HATRA, Iraq (AFP) — Iraqi forces seized the UNESCO-listed ancient site of Hatra from the Islamic State group Wednesday, the latest archaeological jewel to be wrested from the jihadists’ grip. Hashed ...

The ancient city of Hatra withstood Roman invasions nearly 2,000 years ago and decades of more recent war and instability in Iraq, but then jihadists marked it for destruction. The Islamic State group ...

Hatra, located 110 kilometers (68 miles) southwest of the city of Mosul, was a large fortified city during the Parthian Empire and capital of the first Arab kingdom. The ancient city, a UNESCO world ...

Hatra was established in the 3rd century BC and became a religious and trading centre under the Parthian empire Baghdad: Iraqi pro-government forces announced Wednesday their recapture of the ...

The United Nations' cultural body on Saturday condemned the "destruction" by the Islamic State jihadist group of Hatra, a stunning Roman period ancient fortress city in the Iraqi desert, according to ...

BAGHDAD – Iraqi paramilitary forces say they have captured Hatra, a 2,000-year-old historical site near the northern city of Mosul, where U.S.-backed forces have been battling the Islamic State group ...

HATRA, Iraq - Akeel Abu Zein walked towards the sprawling sand-coloured ruins of the ancient city of Hatra, the fortified walls of which were closely guarded by Islamic State militants during the ...

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HATRA, Iraq — Iraqi forces seized the UNESCO-listed ancient site of Hatra from the Daesh extremist group on Wednesday, the latest archaeological jewel to be wrested from the extremists' grip. Hashed ...