IS militants bulldoze ancient city of Nimrud
(AGI) Rome, Mar 5 - Islamic State fighters have looted andbulldozed the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud, the Iraqigovernment says. The assault came just a week after the releaseof a video showing IS supporters smashing museum statues andcarvings in Mosul. UNESCO has called the destruction a warcrime. Fears are growing for the heritage of other areasthreatened by IS, like the archaeological sites of Cyrene,Leptis Magna and Sabratha in Libya. The Hezbollah Brigades, theIraqi wing of the pro-Iranian Shiite movement, took control ofthe entire area of al Dour, 25 kilometers south of