Iraq sees end to 'caliphate' as Mosul mosque recaptured

View photosMembers of the Iraqi federal police hold position during an armed exchange in the Old City of Mosul as smoke billows in the background on June 28, 2017 (AFP Photo/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)
MoreMosul (Iraq) (AFP) – Iraq declared the Islamic State group’s “caliphate” was coming to an end after it recaptured Mosul’s iconic Nuri mosque Thursday, three years to the day after it was proclaimed by the jihadists.
The jihadist group announced its self-styled “calipha