The 9th-century Great Mosque and its spiral minaret are among the numerous remarkable ... with the strength and pride of the empire at that time. Since the war in Iraq commenced in 2003, this property ...
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as an iconic landmark in the Iraqi city of Mosul until it was destroyed by the Islamic State group ...
The mosque and minaret were destroyed in June 2017 during the battle to oust IS from Mosul, and Iraq's authorities accused ... Mosul still "needs a great deal" of work before it is back to normal ...