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    ISIS Destroys Historic Mosque In Mosul As Iraqi Forces Close In

    Iraq's military said ISIS destroyed the 12th century al-Nuri mosque in Mosul's Old City, where ISIS fighters remain. Iraq's prime minister called it "a formal declaration of their defeat."
    by James Doubek Jun 22, 2017 1 minute
    The leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul in March 2017, as Iraqi forces shell enemy positions. The minaret stood at 150 feet tall. / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / Getty Images

    Iraq's military said ISIS destroyed the 12th century al-Nuri mosque in Mosul's Old City, where ISIS fighters remain.

    The medieval mosque, with its tall leaning al-Hadba minaret, was the site where ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi made a

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