Islamic State militants looted Mosul library and burned over a hundred thousand rare manuscripts reports the Independent.
Reports suggest that over 100,000 manuscripts and books, including UNESCO listed rarities, were lost in the looting, on Wednesday.
The Mosul Public Library director, Chanim al-Ta’nan said that the militants demolished the building using explosives after burning the manuscripts.
A University of Mosul professor told the Associated Press that the library which was symbolic of the birth of Modern Iraq, had been slowly demolished at the hands of the militants over the past month.
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