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An Iraqi army soldier walks across the ancient ruins of Nimrud following the recapture of the ancient town on the outskirts of Mosul from ISIS in November 2016. (AFP)
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An Iraqi soldier holds a scuplture as he stands beside a tank made of wood that was used by ISIS militants as a diversion tactic in Bawiza, north of Mosul, Iraq November 13, 2016. REUTERS
Iraqi Forces Dislodge ISIS from Mosul’s Nimrud
About 30 km south of Mosul, Iraqi troops recaptured the 3,000-year-old Assyrian city of Nimrud which was overrun by ISIS terrorists since 2014, a military source said. Nimrud, once the capital of an empire stretching across the ancient Middle East, is one of several...Caption:
Dust clouds from travelling Iraqi army vehicles are seen during an operation to attack ISIS, Reuters
Mosul’s Karemlash Honeycombed with Underground Tunnels, ISIS Guerrilla War Vandalism
Mosul- Kurdish Peshmerga fighters have reportedly killed 16 ISIS hardliners in Bashiqa, Nineveh. The militants had been staying at a city hideout, awaiting the opportunity to make it past Peshmerga checkpoints to join the fight in Mosul. Iraqi Security Forces units of...Caption:
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova (L) and Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb (C-R) meet at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, on May 13, 2015. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
UNESCO head meets Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh in bid to protect region’s heritage from extremists
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova met with Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb on Wednesday in Cairo, in a bid to counter the threat extremist groups pose to global heritage sites in the Middle East. After meeting with Tayeb at Al-Azhar,...Caption:
In this July 27, 2005 file photo, the face of a woman stares down at visitors in the Hatra ruins, 320 kilometers (200 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq. (AP)