Images on social-media sites purportedly show Shia mosque's destruction by Islamic State in Tal Afar
Islamic State Claims Shia Mosque Destruction -- Al Jazeera
Images posted on social-media sites appear to show religious centres in Iraq's Nineveh province being demolished.
Fighters from the Islamic State have demolished numerous Shia shrines and mosques in northern Iraq, according to photos published by the group on social media.
The images show Shia religious centres being attacked using bulldozers and explosives in the cities of Mosul and Tal Afar, in the northern province of Nineveh.
Al Jazeera cannot independently verify the authenticity of the images.
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ASIA
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Myanmar Buddhists threaten to kill Muslims.
Hong Kong democracy rally organisers arrested.
New Zealand fears it’s a new asylum target.
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AFRICA
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