Militants ousted from Iraqi town with famed ancient ruins
MOSUL, Iraq — Iraqi troops entered a town south of Mosul on Sunday where Islamic State militants had destroyed artifacts at a nearby ancient Assyrian archaeological site, while special forces fended off suicide bombers during a cautious advance into the northern city. “The 9th division of the Iraqi army has liberated the town of Nimrud completely and raised the Iraqi flag over its buildings after the enemy suffered heavy casualties,” Lt. Gen. Abdul-Amir Raheed Yar Allah said in a statement. Video... Читать дальше...