Mosul, Iraq. A member of Iraq Special Forces show Abdul-Ghani al-Assadi commander of Iraq's anti-terrorism unit the recently liberated Great Mosque of Mosul, a Sunni mosque originally built by Saddam Hussein, though construction was never completed. The mosque was used as a training school for Islamic State militants, a storehouse for stolen items and one area was turned into a prison for Mosul residents who did not obey ISIS rules. It also served as a stage for filmed beheadings by the Islamic militants. The Great Mosque was liberated on January 18th, 2017.
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- Bethanie Mitchell
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- The Impact of ISIS in Iraq