A series of images have emerged which show the destruction of almost a dozen ancient shrines and Shia mosques in Isis-controlled territory in western Iraq.
The photographs, which show the destruction in Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, and the town of Tal Afar, were posted on a website which frequently carries official statements from the Islamic State extremist group.
Some of the photos show bulldozers plowing through walls, while others show buildings being demolished by explosives in a cloud of smoke and rubble.

Residents from both Mosul and Tal Afar confirmed the destruction of the sites, Associated Press has reported.
Sunni extremists consider Shia Muslims heretics, and the veneration of saints apostasy.
A Twitter feed attributed to Isis, which reportedly carried the images, described the buildings as pagan 'temples', according to The Times.

'We feel very sad for the demolition of these shrines, which we inherited from our fathers and grandfathers,' Ahmed, a 51-year-old Mosul resident, said, the Times of India reported.
He added: 'They are landmarks in the city.'
Security agencies in Iraq, meanwhile, were yesterday working to verify the authenticity of a video that purportedly shows the leader of Islamic State delivering a sermon at the Great Mosque in Mosul.

Iraqi military spokesman Lt. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi told reporters on Sunday that the country's security services are still analyzing the 21-minute video to verify whether the speaker is indeed al-Baghdadi, and that the government will 'announce the details once they are available.'
The purported appearance in Mosul, a city of some 2 million that the militants seized last month, came five days after al-Baghdadi's group declared the establishment of an Islamic state, or caliphate, in the territories it has seized in Iraq and Syria.

The group proclaimed al-Baghdadi the leader of its state and demanded that all Muslims pledge allegiance to him.

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2683087/ISIS-wages-war-Shia-Muslims-Extremists-demolish-ancient-mosques-temples-spread-carnage-Iraq.html

Some of the photos show buildings being demolished by explosives in a cloud of smoke and rubble. Pictured is the Shia Saad bin Aqeel Husseiniya shrine in Tal Afar, Iraq

A bulldozer edges closer to a monument called 'The Girl's Tomb' in Mosul, Iraq while the second picture shows a bulldozer plows through a wall of the Sunni Ahmed al-Rifai shrine and tomb in Mahlabiya district outside of Tal Afar, Iraq

religion of peace or pieces

many people are not aware of the big gulf between the Suni and the Shia.

Nemesis is catching up with them....

Good news a BH factory down.

This is so serious. Why the intolerance against each other.
Also why do these guys have to wear black clothes in the very hot weather.
Next they will blame CIA & MI5 for everything.
Religion of peace indeed.

TheShopKeeper: This is so serious. Why the intolerance against each other.
Also why do these guys have to wear black clothes in the very hot weather.
Next they will blame CIA & MI5 for everything.
Religion of peace indeed.

It is very serious my brother..i would have loved to post more pictures but it will consume more data.

Bravo, nemesis, law of retribution in action.

Allahu akbar...All hail religion of piece peace

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