UNESCO finds Islamic State group-era bombs in Mosul mosque walls, years after the defeat of IS
BAGHDAD — The U.N. cultural agency has discovered five bombs hidden within the walls of the historic al-Nouri Mosque in the city of Mosul in northern Iraq, a remnant of the Islamic State militant group’s rule over the area, UNESCO said in a statement Saturday. The mosque, famous for its 12th-century leaning minaret, was destroyed … Read more