Iraqi Forces Say IS Destroyed Historic Tomb of Jonah in Mosul

Iraq’s special forces troops advance during a battle against Islamic State militants in the eastern side of Mosul, Iraq, Jan. 16, 2017. Iraqi forces battling so-called Islamic State fighters this week made a grim discovery in a Mosul neighborhood, confirming reports from 2014 that the group had leveled the shrine that is said to have housed the tomb of the prophet Jonah, a key figure in the Judaic, Christian and Islamic religions.