AdvertisementRemembering The Relics And Rich History Of Mosul, Before ISISFebruary 28, 2015Alice FordhamfacebookEmailThen-U.S. ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill (right) tours the Mosul Museum of History in May 2009. This week the self-declared Islamic State posted a video online that showed militants going through the museum, pushing over statues and smashing artifacts with sledgehammers. (AFP/Getty Images)