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(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on February 5, 2025 shows the final stages of the reconstruction of the historic "Al-Hadba" leaning minaret (L), which dates back to the 12th century and was destroyed during the reign of the Islamic State (IS) group in Mosul's old city on February 3, 2025 along with the same destroyed minaret on January 6, 2018 in northern Iraq. Eighty percent of Mosul's old city was destroyed in the fight against IS, and more than 12,000 tons of rubble was removed for a UNESCO restoration project, which included the famous Al-Hadba or "hunchback" leaning minaret and its historic Al-Nuri Mosque, Al-Tahira and Our Lady of the Hour churches, and 124 heritage houses. (Photo by Zaid AL-OBEIDI / AFP) (Photo by ZAID AL-OBEIDI/AFP via Getty Images)