Mosques and shrines of Mosul

Iraqi religious leaders have laid the cornerstone to rebuild Mosul's landmark al-Nuri Grand Mosque, which was blown up in the battle with Islamic State militants in 2017.

The Ministry of Defense of Iraq has announced Thursday that Daesh terrorists have been eliminated or knocked out of all districts of the city of Mosul, Sky News Arabia reports.

Amid the bombed-out ruins of an ancient site revered by both Muslims and Christians in Mosul, Iraqi violinist Ameen Mukdad on April 19 held a small concert in the city he was forced to flee by Islamic State militants.

Militants from the Islamic State group blew up a mosque and shrine dating back to the 14th century in Mosul on July 27., local residents said, the latest casualty in a week that has seen a half dozen of the Iraqi city's most revered holy places destroyed.