article_snippet: But now Baghdad museum director Fawzye al-Mahdi has ridiculed ISIS propaganda exercise, claiming the genuine priceless Assyrian and Akkadian statues and sculptures are still safely in Baghdad museum director Fawzye al-Mahdi possession in the Iraqi capital, adding that those in Mosul were plaster cast replicas.
article_snippet: The museum director's claims appear to back-up those made by experts on the Iraqi statues.
article_snippet: Baghdad museum director Fawzye al-Mahdi ridiculed ISIS video, claiming the genuine Assyrian and Akkadian statues are safely in Baghdad and that those in Mosul were plaster cast replicas .
article_snippet: Following the February video release, Mosul's exiled governor Atheel Nuafi also stated that the vast majority of the Iraqi statues were fakes, but added that at least two of those in Mosul were originals. '
highlights_snippet: Director of Baghdad museum says Director of Baghdad is looking after authentic versions .
  