Iraqi forces claim the destruction of the caliphate after retaking Mosul's wrecked al-Nuri mosque - but root problems driving violence in the country will be harder to address Independent
*By The Canadian Press*
MOSUL, Iraq — Iraqi forces on Thursday captured the compound of a landmark mosque in Mosul that was blown up last week by the Islamic State group — a hugely symbolic site.. CJME Also reported by •Bangkok Post
According to the Iraqi military, government troops on Thursday captured the ruined mosque in Mosul from where Islamic State proclaimed its self-styled caliphate three years ago. The move comes after.. Source: Wochit Headline News -
U.S.-backed Iraqi forces say they've taken an iconic mosque in the heart of Mosul that was destroyed by ISIS. Its recapture comes three years to the day after ISIS declared its so-called caliphate. The.. Source: CBS News -
Iraqi forces said on June 29 that they had recaptured the site of the destroyed al-Nuri Mosque in Old Mosul.The forces also said they had captured the al-Sirjkhana neighborhood and continued advancing.. Source: Storyful Studio -
Iraqi forces said on June 29 that they had recaptured the site of the destroyed al-Nuri Mosque in Old Mosul.The forces also said they had captured the al-Sirjkhana neighborhood and continued advancing.. Source: Storyful Studio -
Iraqi forces captured more areas of Mosul's Old Town from ISIS
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Iraqi forces captured a mosque in Mosul Thursday that was blown up by the Islamic State last week -- the same mosque where the leader of the terror network declared an Islamic “caliphate” nearly.. FOXNews.com
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi forces on Tuesday pushed towards the river side of Mosul's Old City, their key target in the eight-month campaign to capture Islamic State's de-facto capital, and Iraq's.. Reuters
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraq's armed forces blocked a major wave of attacks by Islamic State suicide bombers outside the Old City of Mosul on Sunday, a military statement said. Reuters
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - Iraqi forces opened exit routes for hundreds of civilians to flee the Old City of Mosul on Saturday as they battled to retake the ancient quarter from Islamic State militants.. Reuters
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