Iraq's joint operations command says Islamic State militants blew up the minaret of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul June 21. What happened to al-Nuri mosque? But the U.S.-led coalition denied that, suggesting instead that the Islamic State had blown up the mosque as they retreated. Joint ops distributed this video which they say is of the moment the al-Nuri mosque was destroyed. A number of TNT mines have been found in Islamic State training camps near Mosul.

Source: Washington Post June 22, 2017 16:36 UTC