Daesh terrorists destroys Mosul mosque where Baghdadi announced ‘caliphate’

“Our forces were advancing toward their targets deep in the Old City and when they got to within 50 meters (yards) of the Nuri mosque, Daesh committed another historical crime by blowing up the Nuri mosque and the Hadba” mosque, Staff Lt. Gen. Abdulamir Yarallah, the overall commander of the Mosul offensive, said in a statement.