The Iraqi military says its forces have retaken Nimrud, the site of an ancient Assyrian city overrun by Islamic State militants two years ago. Nimrud lies less than a mile west of the ruins of the 3,000-year-old city. Activists, officials and historians condemned Isis at the time for the destruction of the ancient Assyrian archaeological site, while Unesco described the act as a war crime. Isis video shows destruction of ancient Assyrian city in Iraq Read moreVideo footage released by Isis, purportedly from Nimrud, also showed its fighters destroying relics with electric drills and explosives. Speaking to the Guardian last year following the destruction of the ancient site, historian Tom Holland said the act was “a crime against Assyria, against Iraq, and against humanity.

Source: The Guardian November 13, 2016 11:05 UTC