Welcome to our viewers in the u. S. And around the world. This is cnn. Im natalie allen. We begin in iraq where isis has again destroyed Cultural Treasures and artifacts during outrage across the globe and iraqi official says the militants bulldozed the site of the ancient syrian city ever nimrud. Some call this a cultural cleansing by isis as they destroy history and heritage. It is a huge loss and tragedy for the whole of humanity and, of course my reaction is one of anger because we do believe that the destruction of heritage, the deliberate i would say, destruction of heritage in iraq becomes part of the warfare and also its part of a strategy of cultural cleansing that exterminates already with the looting of sites, with the persecution of minorities, attacks on people and destroying the incredible Cultural Diversity of iraq and also of its priceless heritage. I think the way they construct their strategy of erasing the culture and heritage is disappointing. Nimruds culture is the
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