up the great al nuri mosque in mosul and its famous leaning minaret. the mosque is where abu bakr al baghdadi made his only public appearance as the leader of is, after announcing a new caliphate three years ago. the us military described it as a crime against the people of mosul and of all iraq. it has denied an allegation by the jihadists that an american air strike was to blame. frankie mccamley reports. an image of the past: the grand al nuri mosque in mosul, which had stood nearly eight centuries with its famous leaning minaret. from above, drone footage shows it s now flattened one of the old city s most famous historical sites, a shadow of its former self. us led coalition forces claim so called islamic state is responsible: however, is claims us aircraft destroyed the mosque. but, no matter who is telling the truth, this is a hugely symbolic moment. the mosque is where back in 2014 isis leader abu bakr al baghdadi made his only public appearance shortly after declarin
up the great al nuri mosque in mosul and its famous leaning minaret. the mosque is where abu bakr al baghdadi made his only public appearance as the leader of is, after announcing a new caliphate three years ago. the us military described it as a crime against the people of mosul and of all iraq. it has denied an allegation by the jihadists that an american air strike was to blame. frankie mccamley reports. an image of the past: the grand al nuri mosque in mosul, which had stood for over eight centuries with its famous leaning minaret. from above, drone footage shows it s now flattened. one of the old city s most famous historical sites, a shadow of its former self. us led coalition forces claim so called islamic state is responsible: however, is claims us aircraft destroyed the mosque. but, no matter who is telling the truth, this is a hugely symbolic moment. the mosque is where back in 2014 isis leader abu bakr al baghdadi made his only public appearance shortly after decla
up the great al nuri mosque in mosul and its famous leaning minaret. the mosque is where abu bakr al baghdadi made his only public appearance as the leader of is, after announcing a new caliphate three years ago. the us military described it as a crime against the people of mosul and of all iraq. it has denied an allegation by the jihadists that an american air strike was to blame. frankie mccamley reports. an image of the past: the grand al nuri mosque in mosul, which had stood for over eight centuries with its famous leaning minaret. from above, drone footage shows it s now flattened. one of the old city s most famous historical sites, a shadow of its former self. us led coalition forces claim so called islamic state is responsible: however, is claims us aircraft destroyed the mosque. but, no matter who is telling the truth, this is a hugely symbolic moment. the mosque is where back in 2014 isis leader abu bakr al baghdadi made his only public appearance shortly after decla
the start of a day which will see a european council taking place in the building behind me. it is a counsel of some contrast, i suppose you could say, because the message coming out from eu leaders ahead of this event is that there is a growing confidence and optimism once again within the european union, amongst the people of europe, that the eu can be of value to them. that message, though, coming in contrast to, of course, the discussions about brexit. the whole notion of one large country within the eu finding its way out of this club. so that, if you like, is the contradiction. as to the agenda, certainly issues of security and defence, not to mention migration, very high up on the list of priorities, here. only on tuesday night, it is worth remembering, that in the central station in brussels, just down the road, a suspected suicide bomb was taken out and shot by police. it just raises the levels of attention and focus once again on security and defence within the euro