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Mosul’s historic leaning al-Hadba minaret, pictured on June 20, 2017, and (top) a picture taken on June 22, 2017 of Mosul’s skyline missing its minaret the day after it was blown up by ISIS. (AFP)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 23, 2017 | Middle East
Erbil, Baghdad – Iraqi Civil Defense teams removed on Thursday the bodies of scores of civilians from under the rubble of their houses located near Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque and its historic al-Hadba minaret. Ghayath Surgi, who is responsible for the...