article_snippet: ISIS claim ancient relics promote idolatry that violates their fundamentalist interpretation of Islamic law.
article_snippet: ISIS claim ancient relics promote idolatry that violates their fundamentalist interpretation of Islamic law .
article_snippet: The fanatics have caused outrage by destroying several ancient relics and sites in central Iraq recently, as well as books and rare manuscripts.
article_snippet: Earlier this month, ISIS went on a rampage in the Assyrian city of Nimrud in northern central Iraq, destroying the 3,000 year-old winged statues placed at the gates of the Palace of Ashurnasirpal.
article_snippet: In recent weeks, ISIS have also set off bombs around Mosul Central Library, destroying as many as 10,000 priceless and irreplaceable books and manuscripts.