article_snippet: Jihadists are said to have gone on the rampage and even smashed up 3,000 year-old winged statues that are placed at the gates of the Palace of Ashurnasirpal.
article_snippet: the latest attack on the country's historical heritage comes just days after ISIS extremists targeted a museum in Mosul by using power drills and sledgehammers to destroy artefacts, sparking global outrage.
article_snippet: Jihadists are said to have even smashed up 3,000 year-old winged statues that are placed at the gates of the Palace of Ashurnasirpal the Palace of Ashurnasirpal Ashurnasirpal .
article_snippet: Last week ISIS extremists targeted a museum in Mosul by using power drills and sledge hammers to destroy artefacts, sparking global outrage .
article_snippet: a museum in Mosul opened a museum in Mosul doors to the public last week for the first time in 12 years in a move Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said was to defy efforts 'to destroy the heritage of mankind and Iraq's civilization.'
article_snippet: Mr Green, said Thursday that ISIS seems bent on destroying objects Mr Green view as idols representing religions and cultures that don't conform to Mr Green beliefs.
article_snippet: Mr Green said: 'It's the deliberate destruction of a heritage and It images, intended to erase history and the identity of the people of Iraq, whether in the past or the present. '
article_snippet: Mr Green also noted that in many of these attacks on art, pieces that can be carried away are then sold to fund ISIS, while the larger artifacts and sculptures are destroyed at the site.
highlights_snippet: Jihadists have gone on the rampage smashing up rare and old artefacts .
  
highlights_snippet: Destroyed 3,000-year-old winged statues at the gates of an ancient palace .
  
highlights_snippet: Comes just days after they targeted a museum in Mosul sparking outrage .
  
highlights_snippet: There they used sledgehammers and power drills to destroy old relics .