Iraq's famed 'hunchback' of Mosul rebuilt brick by brick

A picture shows a view of the historic Great Mosque of Al-Nuri's 'Al-Hadba' leaning minaret, which dates back to the 12th century, after its reconstruction in Mosul's old city in northern Iraq. Photo: AFP

The leaning minaret of Mosul in northern Iraq has been restored using its original brickwork, years after it was reduced to rubble under Islamic State group rule.

The Al-Hadba or "hunchback" minaret is part of the historic Al-Nuri Mosque from where former IS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in July 2014 declared his "caliphate" that committed atrocities across swathes of both Syria and Iraq.