As the SWAT team clear the rooftop and plan their next course of action, an explosive-laden drone targets one of the SWAT men's Humvees. A second explosive-laden drone is shot down …

Jan 29, 2017 · The SWAT team held the position for four days, while the thirty thousand Army soldiers stationed in Mosul—nearly all of whom came from elsewhere in Iraq—ditched their …

Dec 3, 2020 · War correspondent Luke Mogelson profiled an elite Iraqi SWAT unit of Mosul policemen seeking vengeance over depraved ISIS terrorists that had kidnapped many of their …

Nov 25, 2020 · The Nineveh SWAT Team is made up of policemen from inside and around the city of Mosul, a place thousands of years old, with a vibrant, multi-cultural history due to its …

Dec 4, 2020 · In February 2017, The New Yorker published a long account of Ninewa province’s SWAT team as they fought the self-proclaimed Islamic State in the embattled city of Mosul, …

Nov 30, 2020 · In the film, Mosul, Iraq's second biggest city, has been ravaged by ISIS fighters who raped, tortured and murdered Iraqis to establish control. As the SWAT team hones in on …

Feb 9, 2017 · On the morning of November 7th, a suicide car bomber attacked the SWAT team in Intisar, a neighborhood in eastern Mosul. A popular sergeant, Jawad Mustafa, was among the …

Feb 17, 2017 · Victor Blue shares insight into the motivations of those putting their lives on the line in the fight against ISIS, having spent six weeks with Mosul’s SWAT team.

Mar 6, 2017 · Civilians fleeing Mosul spoke of hiding in basements and surviving on rotten bread for days as fighting raged. ISIL's use of human shields is not a new tactic, according to the …

Jan 20, 2020 · Sangar Khaleel, an Iraqi journalist who works for NPR, tells the story of three friends who served in an elite SWAT unit that helped drive ISIS from Mosul, and whose fight …