{"id":101458,"date":"2021-08-25T18:50:21","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T13:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=101458"},"modified":"2021-08-25T18:50:21","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T13:20:21","slug":"2014-image-of-isis-attack-on-iraq-shared-as-attack-on-pakistan-by-taliban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/2014-image-of-isis-attack-on-iraq-shared-as-attack-on-pakistan-by-taliban\/","title":{"rendered":"Old image of mosque blown up in Iraq viral as Taliban&#8217;s act in Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A photo of a collapsing minaret-like structure with billowing smoke and fire around it is being circulated widely on social media. Users are sharing the image and jokingly commenting that a mosque in Pakistan was launched into space with the help of the Taliban. Twitter user Janvi Singh shared the photo with the message. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210824065655\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/Janvisingh132\/status\/1429055430383206403\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092a\u093e\u0915\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0924\u093e\u0932\u093f\u092c\u093e\u0928\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u092e\u0926\u0926 \u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0940 \u092e\u0938\u094d\u091c\u093f\u0926 \u0905\u0902\u0924\u0930\u093f\u0915\u094d\u0937 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0932\u093e\u0902\u091a \u0915\u0940 \u0917\u0908 \u092c\u0927\u093e\u0907\u092f\u093e\u0902 \u0930\u0941\u0915\u0928\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f \ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83d\ude44 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ElY6Z7f91B\">pic.twitter.com\/ElY6Z7f91B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u091c\u093e\u0928\u0935\u0940 \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939 (@Janvisingh132) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Janvisingh132\/status\/1429055430383206403?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Facebook user Ashok Tiwari posted the image in a group called &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/195525318338045\/posts\/546342156589691\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018\u092f\u094b\u0917\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u0924\u094b \u092f\u0915\u0940\u0928 \u0939\u0948!\u2019<\/a> (Yogi hai toh yakin hai).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-101459 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"706\" height=\"706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-3.png 706w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-3-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The image is widespread on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/photos\/?q=%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%A6%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A6%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9A%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%88%20%20%20&amp;sde=AbpECb0X2vAjVuKQgpGqYeXUrOy70hq6UTgobI0HXGbqcP7aYIuZMhaV2a9sHKBCkwi5yfemg6bmcmJT5ZBKQey8AwU0-9hxsJ5L1z1-ojqURmLT_lwlSCegRSecsCOvsNTX2udeoE24S9ZMoWsjchPJ6PH1GEIdn4sXBcdgGcKaCSx5mGy45C8O67eflI9fJGbZv4r67CUXyQFxjHkf_37zFo8Q51HSTNX2CDtNfKRlfJRRKA5NbbZYC6wjJfPqgZh60qsgDUPvkCIAHD8tBX1hJSG26fWW_DfTc7PbCEvCGLbghhwbHZew92W01eOzxuBNUW6tWAPX-DChpcpTN5Qu9B4Cs4Ck5x0acqdA3lMLvgQjBjD_wdA95pBF_56zJPxW0R_Vl8ix-KKBhJOJGT1PPH9F4usFtoiQYYEHi0MrJmVOSRxKufEbDNA4uvCxT5uzCMmVW7roYPsfpSr5yO0-If_c4MpvWR7rMDSdWCgfb8R0mLBHHvpHFBIkduHR5GQxYn1_YUhVJ4D9Fl4FefPBYJaMLdMUCqD1rslmbICeiMmm5obxQs4j0KIMy4yysGfQo05_a59-l8Km1Z_ms8K3AJhTIvHhMmKehX4kTJPs6ohPBgZC6OjRpUGagCayhWDOnG7kzByOANuvk9IhTbGM4JOYtYPGIDxDPhEyqJpve7-uDM8Gn15xp-aaHhpDY_nUiCOHuXo8QQmnAJCOwiDghnLR1mpIyEzk_pVngXeB6Jvhznv5p9Jz7zxQ2oYAU-FrhzBcEx41LbWnHeZhC46b5n9WInx9Rc6VFAnQkuNQb-IsYXVvmTs6GLY8obQmSU8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%A6%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A6%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%20%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9A%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%88&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-101460 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-75.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-75.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-75-300x116.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-75-768x297.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Using a simple reverse image search, Alt News came across an article by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iraqinews.com\/features\/urgent-isil-destroys-mosul-mosques-pillages-contents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iraq News<\/a> dated July 6, 2014 which covered an attack conducted by terrorist outfit ISIS in the Iraqi city of Mosul. Along with the viral image, the outlet carried other visuals depicting the aftermath of the attack.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-101458 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/2014-image-of-isis-attack-on-iraq-shared-as-attack-on-pakistan-by-taliban\/5-53\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1014\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/5-6.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/5-6.jpeg 1014w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/5-6-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/5-6-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/2014-image-of-isis-attack-on-iraq-shared-as-attack-on-pakistan-by-taliban\/6-44\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"802\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/6-4.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/6-4.jpeg 1020w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/6-4-300x236.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/6-4-768x604.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>An article by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/voices\/comment\/iraq-crisis-how-saudi-arabia-helped-isis-take-over-north-country-9602312.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Independent<\/a> dated July 14, 2014 also ran the photo as the Al Quba Hussainia Mosque. According to the caption, this mosque in Mosul was blown up with explosives. This image has been attributed to the Associated Press (AP) in the article. A video of the mosque being destroyed was also shared in a story by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/video\/news\/video-1103883\/ISIS-demolish-Shia-Al-Qubba-Husseiniya-mosque-Mosul.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-101462 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-76.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-76.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-76-300x222.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/word-image-76-768x568.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To sum it up, an old image of the Al Quba Hussainia Mosque was shared with the claim that a mosque was demolished by the Taliban in Pakistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A photo of a collapsing minaret-like structure with billowing smoke and fire around it is being circulated widely on social media. 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