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A news item involving Great Mosque of al-Nuri, Mosul was featured on Wikipedia's Main Page in the In the news section on 22 June 2017.

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A fact from Great Mosque of al-Nuri, Mosul appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 3 July 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the leaning minaret (pictured) of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul, Iraq, reputedly gained its tilt after it bowed to the prophet Muhammad?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2011/July.

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ISIS detonated al-Hadba Minaret as of 2017/06/21

ISIS detonated al-Hadba Minaret as of 2017/06/21 No official sources as of yet — Preceding unsigned comment added by Uxkn (talk • contribs) 22:38, 21 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Iraqi troops claimed it was ISIS, ISIS claimed it was the USA. There is no proof on either side. So we should just write it as ISIS and Iraq claims it was. Showing both perspectives. That is WP:NEUTR. --Rævhuld (talk) 01:59, 22 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

From a video posted by the Iraqi Military [1], it appears that the mosque was destroyed in a controlled demolition. The way the building is seen imploding is inconsistent with damage caused by an airstrike. This is of course my personal opinion and a legitimate source is needed to proscribe this for the article.--SamHolt6 (talk) 15:38, 22 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Comparison with Leaning (Bell) Tower of Pisa & other off-vertical towers.

When the current fuss over the destruction dies down, there is probably an interesting story to tell of

- why the tower leaned
- why it's lean changed 'during' construction (evident from the not-straight shape)
- the "Italian" stabilisation efforts ( obvious cross-links to Pisa)

The reports of previous cracks near the base are ominous, and do leave open non-intentional reasons for the destruction. (First Wiki attempt on mobile. Errors mine.)

AKarley (talk) 17:49, 22 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Reason for destruction?

Has ISIS specified / announced why they targeted this particular mosque? I guess it could be for reasons of idolatry, but maybe it was just wanton destruction. If anyone knows their reasons it would be good if it were included in the article. Marvello123 (talk) 09:02, 22 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

They deny that they destroyed it, blaming the destruction on the US Air forces in the region.

No Pictures of the mosque on wikimedia.--Io Herodotus (talk) 07:43, 24 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I couldn't find any other free pictures of this. Perhaps someone who speaks Arabic can find some on social media and ask for permission? --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 01:21, 23 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I think there is a confusion between this mosque and the Mosul Grand Mosque; where was this preach by the "calif" in 2014 ? It seems to be in a large mosque. --Io Herodotus (talk) 14:21, 24 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Removed unsupported claim of Iraqi gov't destruction

This article is getting chewed up by pro and anti IS edits. Needs to be reworked toward NPV and reliable sources. May need semi-protection. Scanlyze (talk) 22:56, 29 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]