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Iraq's famed 'hunchback' of Mosul rebuilt after IS horror rule / 36X44EV
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The famous leaning minaret of Mosul in northern Iraq has been restored using its original brickwork, years after it was reduced to rubble under Islamic State group rule. The Al-Hadba or "hunchback" minaret is part of the historic Al-Nuri Mosque from where former IS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in July 2014 declared his so-called "caliphate" that spread horror across swathes of Syria and Iraq. "Al-Hadba is our identity, and by restoring it, the identity of the city has been reclaimed," says an official from the department of antiquities. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES