MOSUL

Originals of Assyrian statues and artwork are safely stored in Baghdad Museum.

Kuwati preacher Ibrahim Al Kandari says that the ancient Egyptian monuments should be "destroyed".

St George monastery has been "wiped out" by Islamic State militants.

Islamic State militants have reportedly started fire in oilfield in response to Iraqi army offensive.

Government forces initiate operations to oust Islamic State from Saddam Hussein's hometown.

Conflicting reports on whether Mosul library in Iraq itself has been destroyed, or just a substantial part of its collection.

Assyrians are an ancient group of people who have lived on the land since for over four millennia.

Isis's Islamic Caliphate Broadcast channel to feature 'Time to Recruit' show and British hostage John Cantlie.

Thousands of Yazidi are prisoners of IS and many women are feared to have been sold as sex slaves.

The graphic shots are circulating among IS-linked social media accounts of the horrific punishment.

Islamic State extremists mete out brutal death sentences under strict Sharia law.

Islamic State representatives says budget will cover wages of poor and disabled in caliphate.

John Cantlie is shown giving a tour around the Iraqi city of Mosul.

Islamic State have also opened an all-female staffed hospital in Tabqah, Raqqa

Baghdad government to set up three special bases to train volunteers for the Mosul operation against Isis militants.

Former Yazidi hostages claim Australian brothers fighting for Isis raped them.

Jürgen Todenhöfer is first Western journalist to be granted access to territories occupied by Isis.

The Sinjar operation is part of a larger plan to isolate Mosul from other regions and attack IS militants from all directions.

Kurdish Peshmerga forces reportedly break Isis militants' months-long siege in Mount Sinjar to free trapped Yazidis.

A man was also whipped for committing adultery in Syria.

Islamist militants storm hospitals in Mosul and stop distribution of contraceptives and birth control pills.