Mosul's landmarks rise again after IS destruction
The famous leaning al-Hadba minaret was destroyed in the battle to liberate Mosul in 2017/ Historic buildings in Mosul, including churches and mosques, are being reopened following years of devastation resulting from the Iraqi city's takeover by the extremist Islamic State (IS) group. The project, organised and funded by Unesco, began a year after IS was defeated and driven out of the city, in northern Iraq, in 2017. Unesco's director-general Audrey Azoulay attended a ceremony on Wednesday to mark the reopening. Local artisans, residents ...
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