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A new Islamic State video has showed the terrorists using sledgehammers and rifles to destroy Iraq's UNESCO World Heritage city of Hatra.
According to News.com.au, officials and local residents said terrorists attacked the 200-year-old city last month.
However, the extent of the damage remains unclear as it is in territory still controlled by the IS terrorists.
The video that was released on Friday showed a terrorist on a ladder using a sledgehammer to bang repeatedly on the back of one of the carved faces until it crashed to the ground and broke into pieces.
The video was posted to a terrorist website frequently used by the group.
One of the terrorists said in the video that they destroyed the site because it is "worshipped instead of God."
IS terrorists have been destroying ancient relics as they believe it promotes idolatry that violates their fundamentalist interpretation of Islamic law.