In pictures: What's left of Iraq's treasured Nimrud?
A month into the operation to liberate Mosul from Islamic State, Iraqi forces have freed the ancient city of Nimrud, but what remains of its archaeological treasures?
The ruins of ancient Nimrud have been revealed in Islamic State's wake [Getty]
Nimrud, on the Tigris River valley, and 30 km southeast of Mosul, is one of the most famous archaeological sites in a country often described as the cradle of civilisation.
In April last year, the Islamic State group released a video of its fighters hammering, bulldozing and blowing up parts of the 13th century BC Assyrian capital.
Now a month into Iraqi forces' operation to liberate IS' last bastion of power in the country, Nimrud - or rather its rubble and ruins - have been freed from militants' destructive grip.
Here is what soldiers and photographers found.
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| Nimrud after Islamic State [Getty] |
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| Nimrud after Islamic State [Getty] |
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| Nimrud after Islamic State [Getty] |
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| Nimrud after Islamic State [Getty] |
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| Nimrud after Islamic State [Getty] |
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| Nimrud after Islamic State [Getty] |
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| Nimrud after Islamic State [Getty] |
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| Nimrud after Islamic State [Getty] |
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| Nimrud after Islamic State [Getty] |
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| Nimrud after Islamic State [Getty] |
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| Nimrud after Islamic State [Getty] |
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