IS 'destroying ancient Iraq site'
Islamic State militants have begun destroying the ruins of the ancient city of Hatra, Kurdish sources in northern Iraq say, the BBC reports.
Hatra was founded in the days of the Parthian Empire over 2,000 years ago and is a Unesco world heritage site.
Earlier this week, IS militants began bulldozing the nearby ruins of the Assyrian city of Nimrud.
IS, which controls large areas of Iraq and Syria, says shrines and statues are "false idols" that have to be smashed.
It not yet clear how extensive any damage might have been.