Iraq declares end of caliphate after capture of Mosul mosque
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.
Jun 30, 2017, 00:16 AM IST
Iraq govt troops capture Mosul mosque, declare collapse of Islamic State
Iraqi government troops recaptured captured the historic mosque in Mosul from where Islamic State proclaimed its self-styled caliphate three years ago, the Iraqi military said on Thursday.
Jun 29, 2017, 16:27 PM IST![Iraqi forces capture historic Mosul mosque where Islamic State declared "caliphate": Military](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/styles/zm_700x400/public/2017/06/29/606092-mosul-zee.jpg "Iraqi forces capture historic Mosul mosque where Islamic State declared "caliphate": Military")
Iraqi forces capture historic Mosul mosque where Islamic State declared "caliphate": Military
The insurgents blew up the medieval mosque and its landmark leaning minaret a week ago.
Jun 29, 2017, 15:31 PM IST
Iraqi forces advance on Mosul mosque where Islamic State declared caliphate
About 850,000 people, more than a third of the pre-war population of Mosul, have fled, seeking refuge with relatives or in camps, according to aid groups.
Jun 21, 2017, 16:00 PM IST
Iraq forces say near Mosul mosque where ISIS declared 'caliphate'
Elite Iraqi forces said they were battling house by house in the Old City of Mosul on Saturday, inching towards the mosque where the Islamic State group proclaimed its "caliphate" in 2014.
Mar 18, 2017, 20:41 PM IST
