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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."
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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