article_snippet: Babylon, Iraq (CNN)ISIS has smashed priceless ancient statues in Mosul, bulldozed the ruins of Nineveh and Hatra, and dynamited centuries-old churches, mosques and shrines.
article_snippet: The Mosul museum was destroyed.
article_snippet: The Mosul museum was plundered, during a lapse in U.S. security, and the priceless artifacts were smuggled around the world.
article_snippet: Hassan fled Mosul when ISIS' overran ISIS' last year then later ransacked The Mosul museum.
highlights_snippet: ISIS has ransacked museums, bulldozed ancient cities, destroying human history .
  