Central Library of Mosul (Photo: courtesy of the Library Website)
Daily Mail: ISIS burn 10,000 books and more than 700 rare manuscripts as they destroy library in Mosul in latest attack on civilisation and culture
* Extremists used improvised explosive devices to blow up Mosul library
* Presumed destroyed are its significant collection of Iraqi newspapers
* Maps and books from the Ottoman Empire have also been burned
* Isis said it will kill anyone privately hoarding books or manuscripts
WNU Editor: This announcement from UNESCO sums it up perfectly .... UNESCO has called the destruction of libraries and books in Mosul 'one of the most devastating acts of destruction of library collections in human history.'
More News On The Destruction Of The Mosul Library
Isis burns thousands of rare books and manuscripts from Mosul's libraries -- The Independent
ISIS Reportedly Holding Public Book Burnings In Streets -- CBS/AP
IS group blows up one of oldest libraries in Iraq -- Ahram Online
ISIS burns more than 8,000 rare books in Mosul -- FOX News
ISIS burning (and looting?) priceless books -- CBS/AP
ISIS Burns 8000 Rare Books and Manuscripts in Mosul -- Fiscal Times
Islamic State destroys 8,000 rare books and ancient manuscripts in Iraq -- DNA Inida
ISIS Burns Mosul Library in Iraq, Destroys Thousands of Valuable Manuscripts and Books -- Global Voices Online
8,000 Books Burned by ISIS in Massive Iraqi Libricide -- ArtNet
ISIS burns Mosul library: Why terrorists target books -- Husna Haq, CSM
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