After being at the centre of the battle between the self-proclaimed Islamic State and Iraqi forces in Mosul, the Great Mosque of an-Nuri stood in ruins, Tuesday, after it was allegedly blown up by the militants before the site was retaken by the Iraqi Army. br br COURTESY: RT's RUPTLY video agency, NO RE-UPLOAD, NO REUSE - FOR LICENSING, PLEASE, CONTACT br RT LIVE br Subscribe to RT! br Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Google+ Listen to us on Soundcloud: br RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.