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The mosque; the Islamic holy place of prayer, carries a distinct structural characteristic and identity.

March 20 marks the twentieth anniversary of the US conquest of Iraq which has devastated its people, destroyed much of the country’s infrastructure,

Tens of thousands of artifacts have been stolen from sites around the country during decades of war

In a room at the old Mosul Museum, a young Moslawi singer closes his eyes in a moment of rapture. Singing next to the museum’s modernist 1974 incarnation still being restored after ISIS’s pillage of it treasures, his voice lifts the hearts of listeners.

Date Time Pope Francis in Mosul: a message of peace and inclusion bolstered by a diverse community When Pope Francis arrives in Iraq on 5 March, he will come with a message of peace and unity supported on a pillar of diversity. This message is at the core of UNESCO’s mandate, where inclusion and diversity are critical to understanding, mutual respect, and ultimately a more peaceful and just world. It manifests itself in our cooperation with the Iraqi government and through our various initiat...

Michael Jansen The author, a well-respected observer of Middle East affairs, has three books on the Arab-Israeli conflict. The author, a well-respected observer of Middle East affairs, has three books on the Arab-Israeli conflict. 04 Mar 2021 Pope Francis. Pope Francis is set to arrive in Baghdad today on the first ever visit of a Catholic pontiff to Iraq although its Christian communities are among the world’s most ancient. His aim is to...

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From the mosque, isis detonated these explosives, blowing up the mosque and that iconic minurette. we heard from isis claims that it was an u.s. coalition air strike that destroyed the mosque. that is something that is being denied by the u.s. military, as you mentioned, saying 1,000% false according to one u.s. official. we heard from the iraqi prime minister saying that this is a sign of isis defeat. and you can definitely now tragically add the mosque to the long list of o large colo, histori...

Claims this morning about whos responsible for blowing up a mosque. isis blames the u.s. coalition, a claim u.s. officials say is 1,000% false. iraqs military putting the blame back on isis. cnn has more live from amman, jordan, on the latest. can you clear this up, why the back-and-forth blame game about who blew up this very symbolic mosque? >> reporter: throughout this long and bloody fight to recapture mosul, if there was one moment that iraqi forces were looking to as a moment where they wo...

U.s.-led coalition, or are they trying to take away the moment that iraqis have been waiting for? throughout this long and bloody battle, if there was a moment where iraqis were hoping to declare a victory, at least a symbolic victory in their battle to recapture mosul, it would have been reclaiming the mosque where the leader of that group, baghdadi, made his one and only appearance in 2014 where he declared this caliphate. since then, the flag of isis has been fluttering over this historic mos...