Iraqi Police Uncover Huge ISIS Arms Depot In Ancient Nimrud

A video has emerged of[/news/iraq/index.html Iraqi] Police presenting a stash of weapons and explosives seized from[/news/isis/index.html ISIS]during the tussle for the city Nimrud showing the terror faction's military strength.
The footage shows dozens of missiles lined up in numerous rows and electrical wires, some of which are attached to petrol canisters.
Also on show in the purported ISIS arms warehouse are box devices that would be used for detonating explosives. 
[ ] Row upon row of missile suggest ISIS left the area in a haste-not having time to collect their arsenal 
The police officers who present the video opened large tubs to reveal white powder presumably used in bomb making. 
The amount of intact weaponry on show suggests ISIS fled the area with great haste after Iraqi forces advanced on the city.
The Sunni terror faction exercised control of Nimrud which lies just 30 kilometers south of Mosul.
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The jihadis captured the ancient city in the summer of 2014 - at the same time they took over Mosul thus claiming one third of Iraq and declaring the country their caliphate.
However the terror group was driven out of Nimurd by Iraqi forces in November, but left behind scenes of devastation, with much of the ancient Assyrian city destroyed.
Some of the electrical wires on show were attached to petrol canisters and seemingly ready to be used 
White powder, presumably used in bomb making, momcheap.hpage.com was stashed in large tubs 
Militants blew up and hacked apart much of the nearly 3,000-year-old city's remains, destroying one of the Middle East's most important archaeological sites
ISIS members believe that all non-Muslim culture is heretical and should be destroyed. 
Nimrud was founded in the 13th century BC on a dirt plateau on the edge of the Tigris River valley about 18 miles southeast of Mosul, and the site's palaces and temples were spread over 360 hectares (900 acres).
From 879-709 BC, Nimrud was the capital of the Assyrians, one the ancient world's earliest empires.
ISIS tyrants still exercise control in Mosul however Iraqi forces continue to make gains in the city in order to push them out.