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This combination of pictures created on June 22, 2017 shows (top) a picture taken on June 20, 2017, of Mosul's leaning Al-Hadba minaret and (bottom) a picture taken on June 22, 2017 of Mosul's skyline missing it's trademark minaret the day after it was blown up by Islamic State (IS) group fighters. Explosions on June 21 evening levelled both the Nuri mosque where Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi gave his first sermon as leader of the Islamic State group and its ancient leaning minaret, known as the “Hadba” (Hunchback). (Photo by Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP Photo)
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