BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister presided over the official reopening of the historic al-Nuri Grand Mosque and its leaning minaret in the heart of Mosul’s Old City Monday, eight years after the ...
A view of the mosque and minaret in 1932 (image courtesy LOC/Wikipedia) A view of the “leaning” minaret in 2013 (via Wikipedia) The mosque has an important role in ISIS propaganda, because it is the ...
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities say a bomb explosion at a Sunni mosque just north of Baghdad has killed five worshippers and wounded about 19 others. Police officials say Friday's bombing occurred as ...