IS destroys iconic Mosul minaret as Iraqi forces advance
(Bottom) Mosul's historic leaning Al-Hadba minaret, pictured on June 20, 2017, and (top) a picture taken on June 22, 2017 of Mosul's skyline missing it's trademark minaret the day after it was blown up by Islamic State (IS) group fighters (AFP Photo/MOHAMED EL-SHAHED)/ Mosul (Iraq) (AFP) - Mosul's trademark leaning minaret was missing from its skyline for the first time in centuries Thursday after desperate jihadists blew it up as Iraqi forces advanced on an ancient mosque compound in the embattled northern city. Explosions on Wednesday ...
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