Iraqi forces race to save ancient sites from ISIL

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Channel: Hi China · 2015 · Entertainment

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#Iraq’s offensive against #ISIL in the north of the country is partly a race against time to safeguard thousands of years of history and culture, as the #IslamicState continues to systematically destroy cultural artifacts and structures deemed “apostate”. 

CCTV reports from #Samara.'

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