Iraqi PM said the "end" of the Islamic state"

Iraqi Armed Forces took control of Mosul in the ancient ruins of a mosque destroyed by militants this month "Islamic state"

This is where three years ago, Islamist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi proclaimed "caliphate", informs Deutsche Welle .

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, after reporting a loss Islamists area mosque, said "the end of the Islamic state." It was one of the last points on the territory controlled by militants Mosul, conditional capital Islamists in Iraq.

Lt. Gen. Abdel-Wahab al-Saadi said that after the capture of ruins "An-Nuri" troops continue fighting with Islamists in the Old Town - the historic part of Mosul.

The UN estimates that in the Old City are from 100 to 150 thousand civilians. At least 204 civilians were killed last week while trying to escape from the city.

Previously reported that the terrorist group "Islamic State" undermined the mosque Al-Nouri in the Iraqi city of Mosul.

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