Iraqi forces last week retook control of the area where the destroyed historic Al-Nuri mosque is located, in the Old city of Mosul, where three years ago the head of the Islamic State group declared the establishment of a caliphate. Residents are fleeing the area, heading for refugee camps, as Iraqi forces continue to battle Islamic State militants in the city.
Iraqi Residents of Old City of Mosul Flee Fighting
- By Kawa Omar
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Much of the Old City of Mosul is in ruins as Iraqi forces battle Islamic State militants for the city. The destroyed al-Nuri mosque shows the level of destruction in the city, July 1, 2017.
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Much of the Old City of Mosul is in ruins as Iraqi forces battle Islamic State militants for the city. The destroyed al-Nuri mosque shows the level of destruction in the city, July 1, 2017.
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Much of the Old City of Mosul is in ruins as Iraqi forces battle Islamic State militants for the city. The al-Nuri mosque, destroyed by Islamic State militants as they were pushed from the city, was left in rubble, July 1, 2017.
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Much of the Old City of Mosul is in ruins as Iraqi forces battle Islamic State militants for the city. The destroyed al-Nuri mosque, shown in the background, shows the level of destruction in the city, July 1, 2017.