According to reports, Islamic State militants on Wednesday reportedly blew up the Grand al-Nuri Mosque in Mosul. Notably, ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared "caliphate" over Syria and Iraq from the same mosque in June 2014. Following this, Iraqi Prime Minister said: "Blowing up the al-Nuri mosque amounts to an official acknowledgement of defeat."
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