Officials confirmed militants begun destroying site of Hatra , northern Iraq . Comes after group went on a rampage in the 3,000-year-old city of Nimrud . 1987 , jihadists targeted museum using sledgehammers and drills to destroy artefacts .
Officials confirmed militants begun destroying site of Hatra , northern Iraq . Comes after group went on a rampage in the 3,000-year-old city of Nimrud . Days earlier , jihadists targeted museum using sledgehammers and drills to destroy artefacts .