BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi paramilitary units dislodged Islamic State from Hatra on Wednesday, driving the militants from an ancient city they damaged during their three-year rule, according to an Iraqi military spokesman.
The extent of the damage was not disclosed, but Islamic State released a video in 2015 showing their destruction of monuments in Hatra.
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