he declared isis devise yefr after retaking the al nuri mosque in iraq. as you mentioned, this is a major step for the entire coalition fighting isis. it was in this 850-year-old mosque that isis was declared a caliphate almost a year ago today. that was when the group was at the height of its power in iraq. this iconic mosque it is has been almost complete lly levele and an iraqi force blew it up probably to avoid giving them the type of victory that they claim today. all of this comes just as
monsoonal rains that continue to move farther to the north, we ll see the chance of showers and thunder continue to the weekend and next week. george, natalie. thank you. all of that rain there in the southwest united states burning more than one state. a massive wildfire in the state of utah has burned 33,000 acres. or 13,000. the fire has been going on now for a week, but it s only 5% contained. it s already destroyed nearly two dozen buildings there, wow. very sharp response coming from the united nations after isis blew up an iraqi landmark. the great mosque of al nuri in mosul. basically, they re talking about the possibility of war crimes from what happened here. right now, you re looking at exclusive drone footage obtained by cnn of the old city of mosul before and after the destruction of the historic mosque. the terror group blames washington and terrain. iraq s foreign minister said
brought around the area by isis that suggest they re behind the mosque being blown up, that is a deeply symbolic moment for the terror group. it shows how far they are on the back foot, pushed to a matter of square miles in the old city of mosul. what used to be the most populus area under their control in the so-called caliphate. that mosque itself utterly the most important building, frankly, under their control. the al-nuri mosque with its leaning minaret is where the leader gave his lengthy speech declaring the so-called caliphate, his only real public appearance as the leader of isis. it appears from the devastating images that we ve seen that it is in ruins. that explosion occurring at one of the most holy parts, the holy month of ramadan. a remarkable move by isis to choose that timing to destroy such a deeply symbolic and important building. for them, they wanted a scorched
and this is important leadership. they are just getting back. if you can show the five again, the second one there, al-nuri, a family member says he vows to continue to fight and can t wait to get back to afghanistan to continue to try to kill americans. there s one less son from the chaos in iraq right now. when they leave an occupation, it is hard for them to stand on their own. that s going to happen very soon. by the end of 2016, these guys will be back in the afghan government. if these guys are coming back into your country, how do you feel about that? it is reckless of afghanistan and for us. and after the most money spent in the american history, that s what we have to show for it. we are moving these guys back to afghanistan? that s going to work well. unbelievable. we ll bring you the headlines this morning.