"But for the exterior we used 26,000 old bricks" to preserve its historical ... Eighty percent of Mosul's old city was destroyed in the fight against IS, and more than 12,000 tons of rubble ...

This photo taken on March 17, 2025 shows the reconstruction site of the Grand al-Nuri Mosque and its al-Hadbaa minaret in the old city of Mosul, Iraq. The Grand al-Nuri Mosque was built in 1172 ...

“But for the exterior we used 26,000 old bricks” to preserve its historical ... Eighty percent of Mosul’s old city was destroyed in the fight against IS, and more than 12,000 tons of rubble ...