Mosul celebrates first Eid without Islamic State in years
People in the Iraqi city of Mosul celebrated their first Muslim Eid holiday without Islamic State since 2014 on Sunday after the militants were ejected from much of the city. However, some expressed sadness over the destruction of the 850-year-old Grand al-Nuri mosque and its leaning minaret. Notably, Eid prayers were allowed under Islamic State, but festivities were not.