The Battle of Mosul (Arabic: معركة الموصل, Ma'rakat al-Mawṣil) was a major battle initiated by the Iraqi Government forces with allied forces [a] to retake the city of Mosul from the Islamic State …

The battle for Mosul provides a blueprint for future large-scale combat operations in dense urban environments. The authors provide five observations from that battle that should...

Jul 10, 2017 · The battle for Mosul was a huge military operation to recapture Iraq's second largest city from so-called Islamic State (IS).

Operation Inherent Resolve’s Battle of Mosul (October 2016–July 2017) was one of the most pulverizing battles in recent times, and it resulted in the tactical defeat of the Islamic State. …

Sep 15, 2021 · ISIS forces chased ill-prepared, ill-equipped Iraqi army units out of Mosul in just five days and secured the city on June 10, 2014. Mosul became ISIS’s de facto capital city and …

On 12 December, three Iraqi Federal Police brigades joined three special operations forces “Golden Division” counterterrorism brigades attacking in the east of the city. Pro-government …

Sep 15, 2021 · Each of the battles examined in this series of case studies—including the Battle of Mosul—influence both individual conceptualizations of urban warfare and, importantly, …

Dec 21, 2017 · Between 9,000 and 11,000 people were killed in the 9-month battle to liberate Mosul from the Islamic State group _ a civilian casualty rate nearly 10 times higher than has …

Shot over the course of the nine-month battle, “Mosul” follows four young Iraqi soldiers tasked with leading the fight. Also in this two-part hour: Inside Yemen. On-the-ground reporting goes to...

5 days ago · Now, with UN support, Mosul has risen from the ashes of war and its historic monuments which had been reduced to rubble, dot the skyline once again. The devastating …