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 … Read more
Forces veterans have had their futures ruined by a Government-sanctioned pension scam. Although some are still suffering trauma from tours of Iraq, Afghanistan and Northern Ireland, they now face working into their eighties after losing nest eggs worth up to £50,000. They said they had been ‘betrayed and abandoned’ by the Government which registered the … Read more
A researcher studying an ancient Assyrian cuneiform tablet has made a terrifying discovery –an overlooked drawing of a demon believed to cause epilepsy. The 2,700-year-old clay tablet is inscribed with symbols that provide ancient medical treatments and although uncovered decades ago in Modern-day Iraq, a re-examination of the artifact uncovered the demonic being. The creature … Read more
An armed drone targeted the home of an influential Iraqi cleric just hours after at least 25 protesters were killed when gunmen opened fire in Baghdad. Muqtada al-Sadr, the head of parliament’s Sairoon bloc, said a drone had attacked his home in the holy city of Najaf on Saturday, according to statements from the political party. … Read more
A married British father claims he has become the first person to take a holiday in the ruins of the so-called Islamic State – and he paid £4,000 for the privilege. Without visas and in constant danger of kidnapping, beatings from militia, and even death, Andy Drury took a three-day mini-break to Mosul, which was … Read more