Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has announced an end to ISIL’s “state of falsehood” following the recapture of the historical Grand al-Nuri Mosque at the heart of the city of Mosul. “The return of al-Nuri Mosque and al-Hadba minaret to the fold of the nation marks the end of the ...
The Iraqi military announced on Thursday that special forces had recaptured the iconic Mosul mosque where ISIL Takfiri group’s chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi made his only known public appearance. “Counter-Terrorism Service forces control the Nuri mosque and Al-Hadba (minaret),” the Joint Operations Command said in a statement. The mosque and ...
