i should have -- >> ifill: raghida dergham and jessica tuchman matthews, thank you very much. >> pleasureank you. >> ifill: now to another form of destruction taking place in syria and iraq, that of history itself. jeffrey brown looks at that side of the story, part of his series, culture at risk. >> brown: on a site dating back to the eighth century b.c., this mosque in mosul was celebrated as the final resting place of the biblical prophet jonah. in july it was blown up by militants from the islamic state group. since taking control this summer of much of northern iraq a region boasting thousands of archaeological sites dating back to the beginnings of civilization. the group has destroyed invaluable cultural relics in spectacular fashion. abdulamir al-hamdani is an iraqi archaeologist now studying at new york's stony brook university. >> i've been in touch with my colleagues, friends in mosul museum and the university and i hear the terrible news, been very shocked for them. its really disaster. you know, they say we cannot see mosul without that shrine. >> brown: for the militants its