ISIL blows up another ancient temple

ISIL blows up another ancient temple, and now vows to destroy Egypt's pyramids. In a new video purportedly released by the Islamic State, ISIS allegedly blows up the Temple of Nabu in Nimrud, aka Kalhu, Iraq. It then states that it’s its religious duty to destroy the Egyptian pyramids and Sphinx. The video is titled “The Axe of Ibrahim, the Intimate Friend of Allah” and it was released on June 7 on ISIS channels. It comes from “Wilayat Ninawa,” or “Nineveh,” the ISIS-held territory that includes Mosul, Iraq. Further footage also shows the destruction of the reconstructed Adad and Mashki Gates and a large portion of Nineveh’s fortification wall, see also Christopher Jones' Gates of Nineveh, 'ISIS destroys Temple of Nabu at Nimrud, Nergal Gate at Nineveh' June 8, 2016.