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Mosul mosque's ruin 'shows IS defeat'

This aerial view taken on June 21, 2017 and provided by Iraq's Joint Operation Command reportedly shows destruction inside Mosul's al-Nuri mosque compound

Iraq's PM condemns IS's destruction of an ancient landmark as troops advance in Mosul's Old City.

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