The only militant taken alive is Nur-pashi Kuvayev, a Chechen.
Hatra, Iraq -- A militant takes a sledgehammer to a carved head in Hatra.
Islamist groups, some with links to Al Qaeda, quickly pushed aside the secular Tuareg militants, taking over northern towns and imposing their strict interpretation of Shariah law.
Libya Isis has gained full control of coastal city of Sirte and battled for control of Derna, with al-Qaeda linked militants taking a nearby neighbourhood.
This drew a furious response from America, with Hillary Clinton, the secretary of state, speculating on the possibility of the militants taking over Pakistan.
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According to Palestinians, three militants taking cover in one house were killed, along with a policeman on his way to work.
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One video, released in April, showed militants taking sledgehammers to ancient Assyrian statues and reliefs among ruins in Nimrud, some 20 miles south of Mosul.
