France24 (Video) Iraq: Mosul's historic al-Nuri mosque and al-Hadba minaret rise again Posted: February 5, 2025 | Last updated: March 8, 2025 The leaning minaret of Mosul in northern Iraq has been ...

IRBIL, Iraq --The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) destroyed Mosul's al-Nuri mosque and its iconic leaning minaret known as al-Hadba when fighters detonated explosives inside the structures ...

Nearly three years to the day after the leader of ISIS declared the "caliphate" of Iraq and Syria from the pulpit of Mosul's Great Mosque of al-Nuri, the historic structure is back in Iraqi hands.

Iraq Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the ISIS act amounts to “an official announcement of their defeat.” His military commanders said militants blew the mosque up after troops closed in.

Basra resident Majed al Husseini said, standing by the rubble of the mosque. Much of Iraq's rich cultural heritage - dating back thousands of years to some of the world's first empires in ancient ...