Isis fighters have blown up the world famous Grand al-Nuri Mosque in Mosul, according to the Iraqi military.

Euronews - Iraq’s army says it has made further advances into ISIL controlled territory, capturing a strategically important village south of the city of Mosul.

Euronews - Dozens of people suffered respiratory and skin problems after ISIL militants reportedly fired poisonous shells and rockets into their town in northern Iraq.

ISIS wants to introduce its own currency and plans to bring back solid gold and silver dinar coins, it has emerged.Militants are said to want to bring back the original dinar, which is an ancient currency from early Islam, and religious figures in Mosul and Iraq’s Nineveh province have apparently announced its return in mosques.