Islamic State Militants Destroy UNESCO World Heritage Site in Central Syria

Since the Islamist group have gained control in the regions of Iraq and Syria, these areas have been subjected to the extreme form of violence and turmoil.

The Islamic state militants, most of whom are Salafists, consider ancient tombs, idols and monuments as sacrilegious, and destroy all of them.

Syrian antiquities Chief Abdul Maamoun AbdulKarim said, "In all areas where they spread when they see tombs they destroy them as they see them as sacrilegious and a return to paganism".

The Islamic State militants have now blown up two ancient shrines they consider sacrilegious in Palmyra, a 2,000 year old UNESCO World Heritage site in central Syria.

According to the reports, several militants were seen carrying explosives and the shrines, which are not among the city's monumental Roman era buildings, were reduced to rubble.

The Islamic militants consider the idea of a coherent Islamic state and destroy all the historical monuments, works and culture, in order the white wash the past and establish a new order.

In a way, the Islamic State militants are now being a threat to the world community.