“They are trying, with their barbarism and arrogance, to destroy the inheritance of humanity, the inheritance of Iraqi people and their civilization, [the] same way they destroyed humans,” al-Abadi said. “I want to send clear message from here in Baghdad, that we will preserve this human civilization and its inheritance, and we will pursue those who are trying to destroy it.”
The Prime Minister’s comments came after a video was released by ISIS purporting to show militants smashing and shattering pieces at a museum in Mosul.
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CNN’s Ben Wedeman and Dana Ford contributed to this report.
