Historic landmarks in Iraq’s Mosul are reopening as the city heals from Islamic State devastation
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Historic landmarks in Iraq’s Mosul are reopening as the city heals from Islamic State devastation

Associated Press  

MOSUL, Iraq — For over 850 years, the leaning minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri stood as an iconic landmark in the Iraqi city of Mosul until it was destroyed by the Islamic State group in 2017. “This mosque is considered the identity of Mosul’s people,” said Mohammed Khalil Al-Assaf, an imam in the city. “The Al-Hadbaa Minaret is one of the most symbolic sites for the people of Mosul, and today this symbol is completely brought back to life,” said Ruwaid Allayla, Director of the State Board of Antiquities and Heritage. “The heritage authority ensured the use of original materials for reconstruction to preserve its exceptional value and authenticity and keep it on UNESCO’s World Heritage list.” Allayla said. “It’s a very important sign of hope that this church was rebuilt by Iraqi people, mostly Muslims, who are happy to restore it for this community.” A model for future reconstruction UNESCO’s experience in Mosul will shape its approach to restoring other cultural sites in war-torn areas -- including neighboring Syria, which is now starting to emerge from nearly 14 years of civil war after the fall of former President Bashar Assad.

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Mosul’s renowned minaret restored from ravages of Islamic State
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mosul’s renowned minaret restored from ravages of Islamic State

The Hindu  

Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque, known for its eight-century-old leaning minaret, destroyed by Islamic State militants in 2017, has been renovated in a boost for Iraq's second city as it rebuilds after long years of war. From the pulpit of this medieval mosque on July 4, 2014, Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared a self-styled ‘caliphate’ spanning parts of Syria …

Reabren sitios históricos en Mosul tras la devastación de la ciudad iraquí por el Estado Islámico
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Reabren sitios históricos en Mosul tras la devastación de la ciudad iraquí por el Estado Islámico

Associated Press  

MOSUL, Irak — Durante más de 850 años, el minarete inclinado de la Gran Mezquita de Al Nuri fue un hito icónico en la ciudad iraquí de Mosul hasta que el grupo Estado Islámico lo destruyó en 2017. Casi ocho años después de que los milicianos del EI fueran expulsados de la ciudad, el minarete ha sido reconstruido, parte de …

Iraq's famed 'hunchback' of Mosul rebuilt brick by brick
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Iraq's famed 'hunchback' of Mosul rebuilt brick by brick

Raw Story  

by Rouba El Husseini The leaning minaret of Mosul in northern Iraq has been restored using its original brickwork, years after it was reduced to rubble under Islamic State group rule. The Al-Hadba minaret of today is an exact replica of the old one, "built with the same bricks", said Abdullah Mahmoud of the Iraqi department of antiquities. "The minaret's …

Iraq's famed 'hunchback' of Mosul rebuilt brick by brick
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Iraq's famed 'hunchback' of Mosul rebuilt brick by brick

New Indian Express  

MOSUL: The leaning minaret of Mosul in northern Iraq has been restored using its original brickwork, years after it was reduced to rubble under Islamic State group rule. The Al-Hadba or "hunchback" minaret is part of the historic Al-Nuri Mosque from where former IS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in July 2014 declared his "caliphate" that committed atrocities across swathes of …

Demolition of historic minaret in southern Iraq's Basra sparks outcry
1 year, 8 months ago

Demolition of historic minaret in southern Iraq's Basra sparks outcry

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Basra’s governor, Asaad al-Eidani, said in public statements that …

ISIS chief once tipped to replace Baghdadi is captured in raid by Iraqi special forces
4 years, 10 months ago

ISIS chief once tipped to replace Baghdadi is captured in raid by Iraqi special forces

Daily Mail  

The Islamic State group erupted from the chaos of Syria and Iraq's conflicts, declaring itself a 'caliphate' after conquering a giant stretch of territory. Here are the key moments in the rise and fall of the Islamic State group: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi - who was also known as Caliph Ibrahim - released a propaganda video in 2014 where he addressed …

Isis may have been defeated a year ago in Mosul, but the ideology that caused it to grow lives on
6 years, 8 months ago

Isis may have been defeated a year ago in Mosul, but the ideology that caused it to grow lives on

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One year …

Mosul post-ISIL: A city struggling to rebuild
6 years, 10 months ago

Mosul post-ISIL: A city struggling to rebuild

Al Jazeera  

Mosul, Iraq – If seen from afar, Mosul’s old town could be compared with a sandy beach. Many say the central government is too slow in its reconstruction efforts as it continues to target ISIL fighters still in the region. Mosul‘s civil defence is coordinating with NGOs to clean up the Old City, but according to Abdel Satar al-Habbow, director …

Mosul's Famed Mosque And 'Hunchback' Minaret, Destroyed By ISIS, Will Be Rebuilt
6 years, 11 months ago

Mosul's Famed Mosque And 'Hunchback' Minaret, Destroyed By ISIS, Will Be Rebuilt

NPR  

Mosul's Famed Mosque And 'Hunchback' Minaret, Destroyed By ISIS, Will Be Rebuilt Enlarge this image toggle caption AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images The United Arab Emirates will contribute $50.4 million to rebuild a mosque and cherished leaning minaret that were destroyed after the Iraqi city of Mosul was overrun by the Islamic State. In July 2014, ISIS leader Abu …

Months After ISIS, Much Of Iraq's Mosul Is Still Rubble
7 years ago

Months After ISIS, Much Of Iraq's Mosul Is Still Rubble

NPR  

Months After ISIS, Much Of Iraq's Mosul Is Still Rubble Enlarge this image toggle caption Jane Arraf/NPR Jane Arraf/NPR Ziad Abdul Qader came back to his house in the Iraqi city of Mosul recently to find a pile of charred human bones in the courtyard. Enlarge this image toggle caption Jane Arraf/NPR Jane Arraf/NPR The months of bitter fighting that …

Iraq declares victory over Islamic State in Mosul
7 years, 8 months ago

Iraq declares victory over Islamic State in Mosul

Live Mint  

London/Beirut: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived in Mosul to declare it liberated from Islamic State, three years after the city’s abrupt fall to the jihadists alerted the world to the group’s growing strength, territorial ambitions and barbarity. Retaking Mosul marks a major blow against Islamic State, whose leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi made his first speech as self-proclaimed caliph from …

A gripping dispatch on the bloody battle for Mosul
7 years, 8 months ago

A gripping dispatch on the bloody battle for Mosul

Daily Mail  

The scenes of destruction were simply apocalyptic. ‘The caliphate has fallen,’ yelled one Iraqi soldier triumphantly to me as his battered black Humvee raced past, squirting up clouds of thick dust that soon merged with dark smoke rising from nearby rocket strikes. It was in this city that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the mysterious Islamic State leader, made his only public …

Victory in Mosul 'about to be announced', Iraq state TV claims
7 years, 8 months ago

Victory in Mosul 'about to be announced', Iraq state TV claims

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Iraqi security forces claim they …

The battle for Mosul is almost over. What next?
7 years, 8 months ago

The battle for Mosul is almost over. What next?

Al Jazeera  

On June 29, 2014 Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, standing on the pulpit of the al-Nuri mosque in Mosul, declared his caliphate. by Not only was ISIL’s rule brutal over the past three years, but its destruction of the al-Nuri mosque and its iconic curved minaret, which gave Mosul its nickname “al-Hadba”, symbolically severed any chance of the group reasserting control over …

ISIS blow up mosque where Baghdadi proclaimed 'caliphate'
7 years, 8 months ago

ISIS blow up mosque where Baghdadi proclaimed 'caliphate'

Daily Mail  

The leaning minaret of Mosul's Grand al-Nuri Mosque survived through the Mongol and Ottoman conquests, neglect under Saddam Hussein and air raids during the U.S. invasion. ISIS blew it up as soldiers came within steps of the complex last week The Iraqi Prime Minister said that the mosque's destruction was an admission by ISIS that they had lost control of …

ISIS drone factory is seized by Iraqi forces in Mosul
7 years, 8 months ago

ISIS drone factory is seized by Iraqi forces in Mosul

Daily Mail  

Wooden propellers lie on a stripped-down drone, among tyres and gas canisters. As the battle for Mosul rages on, Iraqi forces recently discovered this ISIS factory which has been making various death machines - from aerial drones to multi-wheeled robot bombs. Above, an Islamic State-built drone with wooden propellers propped up against it The hardware - including this mobile IED …

Iraq declares end of Islamic State caliphate after coalition forces captures historic Nuri mosque in Mosul
7 years, 8 months ago

Iraq declares end of Islamic State caliphate after coalition forces captures historic Nuri mosque in Mosul

Firstpost  

Iraq government troops on Thursday captured the ruined mosque at the heart of Islamic State’s de facto capital Mosul Mosul, Iraq: After eight months of grinding urban warfare, Iraqi government troops on Thursday captured the ruined mosque at the heart of Islamic State’s de facto capital Mosul, and the prime minister declared the group’s self-styled caliphate at an end. Iraqi …

After capturing Mosul mosque, Iraq declares end of ISIS caliphate but fight goes on
7 years, 8 months ago

After capturing Mosul mosque, Iraq declares end of ISIS caliphate but fight goes on

India TV News  

After Iraqi troops captured the ruined mosque at the heart of Islamic State's de facto capital Mosul on Thursday, Prime Minister of Iraq Haider al-Abadi declared the end of self-styled caliphate of ISIS. With anti-Islamic State group forces on the offensive in both the Iraqi city of Mosul and the Syrian city of Raqqa, Iraq's prime minister made the bold …

The destruction of the al-Nuri mosque in Mosul is another example of the 'culturecide' we've become so used to
7 years, 8 months ago

The destruction of the al-Nuri mosque in Mosul is another example of the 'culturecide' we've become so used to

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Fourteen years ago, racing across Mosul …

Iraq army seizes ruins of Mosul mosque from ISIL
7 years, 8 months ago

Iraq army seizes ruins of Mosul mosque from ISIL

Al Jazeera  

Abadi declares end of ISIL’s ‘state of falsehood’ after troops take mosque where group proclaimed self-styled caliphate. Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says ISIL’s “state of falsehood” has ended after Iraqi forces retook the wrecked landmark mosque in Mosul from where the armed group proclaimed its self-styled caliphate exactly three years ago. Seizing the 850-year-old Grand al-Nuri Mosque hands a …

Iraq Reclaims Historic Mosul Mosque, Saying ISIS 'Caliphate' Has Fallen
7 years, 8 months ago

Iraq Reclaims Historic Mosul Mosque, Saying ISIS 'Caliphate' Has Fallen

NPR  

Iraq Reclaims Historic Mosul Mosque, Saying ISIS 'Caliphate' Has Fallen Enlarge this image toggle caption Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images Nearly three years to the day after the leader of ISIS declared the "caliphate" of Iraq and Syria from the pulpit of Mosul's Great Mosque of al-Nuri, the historic structure is back in Iraqi hands. "We will keep following …

IS destroys iconic al-Nuri mosque in Mosul
7 years, 9 months ago

IS destroys iconic al-Nuri mosque in Mosul

Associated Press  

IRBIL, Iraq — The Islamic State group destroyed Mosul’s al-Nuri mosque and its iconic leaning minaret known as al-Hadba when fighters detonated explosives inside the structures Wednesday night, Iraq’s Ministry of Defense said. “Daesh’s bombing of the al-Hadba minaret and the al-Nuri Mosque is a formal declaration of their defeat,” al-Abadi said, using the Arabic acronym for the Islamic State …

Grand al-Nuri Mosque in Iraq’s Mosul ‘blown up’ by ISIL
7 years, 9 months ago

Grand al-Nuri Mosque in Iraq’s Mosul ‘blown up’ by ISIL

Al Jazeera  

Mosque where Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared a caliphate destroyed by ISIL, army says, but armed group blames US air raid. The landmark Grand al-Nuri Mosque of Mosul and its leaning minaret have been blown up, with the Iraqi army blaming ISIL for its destruction and the armed group accusing a US-led coalition air raid. “Our forces were advancing toward their …

ISIS Destroys Historic Mosque In Mosul As Iraqi Forces Close In
7 years, 9 months ago

ISIS Destroys Historic Mosque In Mosul As Iraqi Forces Close In

NPR  

ISIS Destroys Historic Mosque In Mosul As Iraqi Forces Close In Enlarge this image toggle caption Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP/Getty Images Iraq's military said ISIS destroyed the 12th century al-Nuri mosque in Mosul's Old City, where ISIS fighters remain, on Wednesday. The Great Mosque of al-Nuri, a medieval mosque with the tall, leaning al-Hadba minaret, was the site where …

ISIS has detonated the famous al-Nuri mosque in Mosul
7 years, 9 months ago

ISIS has detonated the famous al-Nuri mosque in Mosul

Daily Mail  

ISIS has blown up the iconic mosque where it announced its own so called caliphate in 2014, an Iraqi officer has said. Pictured: An image of the destruction release by Iraq's Joint Operation Command today The terror group is said to have blown up the place of worship - also known as the Grand Mosque - to cover its escape …

US, Iraq say ISIS blew up famous Mosul mosque
7 years, 9 months ago

US, Iraq say ISIS blew up famous Mosul mosque

CNN  

Story highlights NEW: UN cites possibility of war crimes Historic mosque is destroyed in Mosul CNN — The United States and Iraq said ISIS blew up a historic mosque in Mosul that was the ideological heart of the terror group and the birthplace of its self-declared caliphate. The Great Nur al-Din Mosque Built by the Seljuk ruler Nur al-Din al-Zangi …

Islamic State terrorists start burning their archives in Mosul
7 years, 9 months ago

Islamic State terrorists start burning their archives in Mosul

India TV News  

Islamic State terrorists have reportedly started putting on fire their archives in Mosul after Iraqi forces launched a major offensive to route the jihadists by June 10. "The militants began to burn large quantities of the archives including those of its al-Hessbah, security and recruitment offices and treasury," Al-Arabiya cited a security source as saying. The burning of the archives …

This is life inside Mosul’s Old City
7 years, 11 months ago

This is life inside Mosul’s Old City

CNN  

CNN — At the age of just four, Satabraq finds soldiers and rockets more normal than classrooms and schoolmates. “She plays with them and they bring her sweets.” Satabraq’s family is among the estimated 400,000 civilians, about a quarter of Mosul’s pre-war population, trapped in the Old City, according to the United Nations. Nothing is more important than protecting civilians …

Iraqi forces close in on historic mosque where Islamic State declared its ‘caliphate’
7 years, 11 months ago

Iraqi forces close in on historic mosque where Islamic State declared its ‘caliphate’

LA Times  

A picture taken on March 24, 2017, shows a general view of the skyline of west Mosul, Iraq, featuring the leaning minaret of the Great Nuri Mosque. Jawdat added that troops were closing in on the mosque from three sides, and that Islamic State “had lost its supply routes” and there was “confusion in its ranks.” This month, the Old …

Islamic State: Ancient Assyrian artefacts found in Mosul safe house
8 years, 2 months ago

Islamic State: Ancient Assyrian artefacts found in Mosul safe house

ABC  

More than 100 ancient Assyrian and early Islamic artefacts have been discovered in an Islamic State safe house amid ongoing security operations to clear the recently recaptured Left Bank of Mosul in Iraq. Since its capture of Mosul in 2014, IS has benefited from black market sales of antiquities throughout both Iraq and Syria, while at the same time destroying …

Mosul: Iraqi forces ‘liberate’ east from ISIL fighters
8 years, 2 months ago

Mosul: Iraqi forces ‘liberate’ east from ISIL fighters

Al Jazeera  

Iraqi forces ‘liberate’ the last two neighbourhoods on the left side of the Tigris River in eastern Mosul. According to the statement, federal forces had retaken control of the road linking Mosul, Iraq’s second city, to Dohuk, a provincial capital in the west of the autonomous region of Kurdistan. Government forces are reportedly preparing to attack the western bank in …

Battle for Mosul: ‘I miss everything there’
8 years, 3 months ago

Battle for Mosul: ‘I miss everything there’

Al Jazeera  

As Mosul residents prepare to return home, they fear that the city they once knew is gone. “I miss everything there, my family, friends, my childhood … the bells of the churches … the many old neighbourhoods I cannot forget.” Two years after the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant captured Mosul, former residents say they remember Iraq’s second …

Battle for Mosul: ‘I miss everything there’
8 years, 3 months ago

Battle for Mosul: ‘I miss everything there’

Al Jazeera  

As Mosul residents prepare to return home, they fear that the city they once knew is gone. “I miss everything there, my family, friends, my childhood … the bells of the churches … the many old neighbourhoods I cannot forget.” Two years after the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant captured Mosul, former residents say they remember Iraq’s second …

Mosul: Isis destruction of ancient Iraqi city revealed for first time with new photos
8 years, 4 months ago

Mosul: Isis destruction of ancient Iraqi city revealed for first time with new photos

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Losing Nimrud is more painful to me than even …

Battle of Mosul: Crisis doesn't end at reclaiming the city, international media warns of complex challenges ahead
8 years, 5 months ago

Battle of Mosul: Crisis doesn't end at reclaiming the city, international media warns of complex challenges ahead

Firstpost  

As the Iraqi government and Kurdish forces, backed by US-led coalition air and ground support, launched the long-awaited fight to wrest the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State, the world is eyeing the developments in this vicious battle with bated breath. A report in Guardian says that the “decisive battle” has due support from the US-led coalition forces and …

Isis ‘rigs Mosul with bombs’ ahead of US-backed Iraqi offensive
8 years, 5 months ago

Isis ‘rigs Mosul with bombs’ ahead of US-backed Iraqi offensive

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Isis is readying for the …

Isis defeated in key town of Shirqat as Iraqi army prepares for Mosul offensive
8 years, 6 months ago

Isis defeated in key town of Shirqat as Iraqi army prepares for Mosul offensive

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Iraqi forces have managed to …

ISIL fighters destroy another world heritage Iraqi site
10 years ago

ISIL fighters destroy another world heritage Iraqi site

Al Jazeera  

Ancient city of Hatra near Mosul is third ancient site destroyed by ISIL in recent weeks. In a statement posted on its website on Saturday, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities quoted media outlets about the “looting and destruction of the ruins of the ancient city of Hatra.” Al Jazeera’s Jane Arraf, reporting from Baghdad, said ISIL fighters used bulldozers …

Islamic State destroys ancient religious sites in Mosul
10 years, 1 month ago

Islamic State destroys ancient religious sites in Mosul

India TV News  

Baghdad: The militants of Sunni radical group Islamic State over the past few days have been looting and destroying ancient religious sites in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, a government official said Sunday. The extremists Saturday stole relics, historic books and manuscripts that were inside one of the religious sanctuaries in Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, before demolishing the buildings …

Iraqi militants seize Mosul city
10 years, 9 months ago

Iraqi militants seize Mosul city

The Hindu  

June 10, 2014 03:45 pm | Updated December 04, 2021 10:56 pm IST - Baghdad Iraqi police and army forces abandoned their posts in the northern city of Mosul after militants overran the provincial government headquarters and other key buildings, dealing a serious blow to Baghdad’s efforts to control a widening insurgency in the country, a provincial official and residents …

Umayyad mosque, a Unesco world heritage site, falls amid battles in Syria
11 years, 11 months ago

Umayyad mosque, a Unesco world heritage site, falls amid battles in Syria

India TV News  

Beirut, Apr 25: The 11th-century minaret of a famed mosque that towered over the narrow stone alleyways of Aleppo's old quarter collapsed on Wednesday as rebels and government troops fought pitched battles in the streets around it, depriving the ancient Syrian city of one of its most important landmarks. President Bashar Assad's government and the rebels trying to overthrow him …

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