Supporters of the terrorist group IG destroyed several statues and bas-reliefs in the town of Dura-Europos in the east of Syria, reported on Sunday, May 14, the Syrian news agency SANA. Vandal-made video footage appeared on websites supporting militants. On the video, ancient sculptures and bas-reliefs are crushed by a sledge hammer into small parts. - Hassan Hassan ??? (@hxhassan) May 13, 2017, 22:54 According to SANA, the militants previously subjected Dura-Europos to organized looting, destroying cultural values. The IG and other terrorist organizations banned in Russia sell archeological artifacts, smuggling them out of Syria, and those finds that can not sell, destroy.

The agency calls the incident "a new crime against the Syrian civilization and world heritage". Dura Europos is an ancient city near the modern Kalat-es-Salihiya in Syria, which existed from about 300 BC. Up to the year 256. Got famous in connection with archaeological finds and well-preserved ancient frescoes. In January 2017 IG fighters destroyed part of the Roman theater and Tetrapilon in Syria's Palmyra.

Original article: IG's militants destroyed ancient statues in the ancient city of the Euphrates.