Terrorist fighters with ISIL/Da’esh invaded Iraq’s second city of Mosul in 2014, destroying centuries-old landmarks in a bid ...

The mosque and minaret were destroyed in June 2017 during the battle to oust IS from Mosul, and Iraq's authorities accused ...

Historic buildings in Mosul, including churches and mosques, are being reopened following years of devastation resulting from ...

The IS fighters were not deterred by UNESCO World Heritage status and destroyed ancient cities such as Hatra and Nineveh.

The leaning minaret of Mosul in northern Iraq has been restored using its original brickwork, years after it was reduced to ...

The Al-Hadba or "hunchback" minaret is part of the historic Al-Nuri Mosque from where former IS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in ...

The Grand al-Nuri Mosque in Mosul, Iraq, famous for its leaning minaret, is fully renovated after being destroyed by ISIS in ...

Historic buildings in Mosul, including churches and mosques ... he first entered the area shortly after the street-by-street battle was over in the summer of 2017. He saw the gloriously skewed ...

Mosul's emblematic leaning minaret – known as the Al-Hadba or "hunchback" – has been rebuilt brick by brick, symbolising the rescue of the Iraqi city's priceless heritage after it was ...

Now, with UN support, Mosul has risen from the ashes of war and its historic monuments which had been reduced to rubble, dot the skyline once again. The devastating nine-month-long battle to liberate ...