DW – Iraqi pro-government militias announced on Wednesday that they had wrested control of historic Hatra from radical Sunni “Islamic State” (IS) militants, who had previously inflicted grave damage to the ancient town’s walls, statues and buildings. – read more
![A picture taken on October 13, 2010, shows an entrance of the Roman period ancient fortress city of Hatra that dates to more than 2,000 years ago and is located in a desert area about 60 miles (100 kilometres) southwest of Mosul in modern-day Iraq's Nineveh province. With a unique blend of eastern and western architecture, Hatra is one of only four UNESCO world heritage sites in Iraq. AFP PHOTO/ HUBERT DEBBASCH
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