Ancient carvings of an Assyrian king honouring the gods while surrounded by mythical beasts have been safely unearthed in Iraq after being threatened by ISIS. ISIS seized the city of Mosul in 2014 and researchers were forced to abandon the archaeological site of Faida as the ruthless force was just 15 miles away. The ten rock reliefs were found in the Kurdistan region of Iraq and are believed to be ...
![Rebel fighters talk near the bodies of the victims of a suicide bombing allegedly carried by al-Qaeda-linked group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's (ISIL) near the headquarters of the Army of the Mujahideen. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/000_Nic6286201.jpg?itok=ooNxXzHr "Rebel fighters talk near the bodies of the victims of a suicide bombing allegedly carried by al-Qaeda-linked group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's (ISIL) near the headquarters of the Army of the Mujahideen. [AFP]")
