From the pulpit of this medieval mosque on July 4, 2014, Islamic State leader Abu ... and runs a tailor shop overlooking the mosque’s minaret, said his two sons were killed before the al-Hadba ...

Iraqi police say an explosion has damaged one of the most important Islamic architectural monuments. The spiral minaret, in the town of Samarra, is more than 1,000 years old. Police say insurgents ...

US helicopter gunships also leveled a 60-ft mosque minaret in Fallujah. The military claimed it was being used as a firing platform by the Iraqi resistance. Because of the intense fighting ...

The top tier of the 52m Malwiya tower was blown off in an attack by fighters, said police Lieutenant Colonel Mahmud Muhammad on Friday. The explosion left debris on the tower’s winding ramps ...

LAHORE: A labourer was killed while two others were injured when a minaret of an under-construction mosque fell on them on Vehari Road in Multan on Friday. They were busy fixing the minaret of the ...

Late last week, a bulldozer toppled a minaret that has watched over the city of Basra, Iraq, for nearly three centuries, leaving local residents dismayed. Minarets like this one serve as the ...