A soldier takes a selfie at the us army base outside mosul, iraq. In an extract from his new book, james verini gives his firsthand view of the. A more connected military means new battlefield glitches. As iraqi forces in mosul engage in some of the fiercest fighting yet against isil, florian neuhof takes a look at life inside the qayyarah air field west a key launching pad as antiisil. How the battle of mosul was waged on whatsapp an iraqi boy walks down a street near mosul s university on january 22, 2017, a week after iraqi counterterrorism service retook it from isis. Robert fisk why are doctors in the middle east cosying up to foreign armies. Both sides busied themselves, recruiting wellplaced spies and developing networks of parttime informants. Mosul latest news, breaking stories and comment the independent. He embedded with iraqi troops as they retook mosul from isis, block by block. By now, the battle for mosul war was largely down to intelligence. The peace in eastern mosul is so fragile that we had to travel with an iraqi army escort. Media caption is captured equipment from the fleeing iraqi army.
Last surviving animals of mosul zoo transported to safety. A more connected military means new battlefield glitches, too. Adaptation and innovation with an urban twist changes to. And, by 2040, that number is expected to increase to fortyone. News iraqi forces claim key mosul base, eye victory against is government troops have taken ghazlani army base, an important launch pad for pushing islamic state militants out of the city. The library at the university of mosul, among the finest in the middle east, once had a million books, historic maps, and old manuscripts. Center for army lessons learned us army combined arms center. Rocket barrage hits iraq base housing us troops no immediate word on casualties in attack near mosul, where american soldiers are helping iraqi forces battle remnants of islamic state. Video reveals isis regime in mosul bbc news youtube.
Humanitarian warriors in the battle of mosul 9781546081821. As the fight against islamic state raged around them during the liberation of mosul, residents such as ismail had to make life and death decisions. Isis truck gets clocked by guided bomb and tree youtube. Iraqi forces push deeper into countrys east as islamic state leader pledges no retreat. Into the battle of mosul, armed with a camera video ben c. That percentage is expected to increase to 66 percent by 2050. Center for army lessons learned analyst tim wilson conducts the lessons learned for s3s and xos elective course for u.
The city of mosul is now entirely surrounded by iraqiled forces, an alliance of paramilitary groups said wednesday, more than a month since the operation was launched to. An isis vehicle is destroyed near manbij, syria by a guided bomb and drives into a tree on july 27, 2016. Isis began by conducting an extensive census in mosul. The joy and sadness of returning to mosul bbc news. Iraqi forces enter is stronghold just over two weeks into the massive offensive to retake mosul iss last major stronghold in iraq soldiers managed. This manual applies to active army, army national guard army national guard of the united states, and u. Last surviving animals of mosul zoo transported to safety lula the bear and simba the lion have been evacuated to a wildlife shelter in jordan. How the battle of mosul was waged on whatsapp world news. This is what happened when i met haider alabadi, the former and possibly future prime minister of iraq. This is not your fathers iraqi army war is boring medium. The army has already retaken the eastern side of the city, where the. David petraeus on the complexities of retaking and.
Is said the books represented illegitimate science and blasphemy. Isis failed to build dirty bomb because they arent that. Iraqi forces liberate more than one third of eastern mosul. Iraqi forces have dislodged islamic state militants from one third of the eastern side of mosul, an interior ministry spokesman said, four weeks into the. Rocket barrage hits iraq base housing us troops the. The iraqi military lacks the troops to launch a fullscale assault on the city, and in late may the government committed troops to a separate campaign to retake. The iraqi army has been mopping up the last pockets of resistance from islamic state is militants in mosul, after a long battle to recapture the city. The preparing agency is the maneuver support center of excellence mscoe capabilities development and integration directorate. The violence that followed iraqs postinvasion spiral the new. The us military liberated mosulby destroying it the. The officers there are coordinating with iraqi army combat forces on the ground and their u. Members of the iraqi forces pose for a photograph as troops advanced in mosuls eastern al.
How the battle of mosul was waged on whatsapp world news the. Inside the qayyarah airbase, a strategic springboard in. The group is sometimes also referred to as isil for the islamic state of iraq and the levant or by its arabic. Below please find a list of all officer careers and specialties. David petraeus on the complexities of retaking and stabilizing mosul the fight to regain mosul from isis could take weeks or longer. Officers in the army are managers, problemsolvers, key influencers and planners who lead other soldiers in all situations. With the operation to liberate mosul from isis under way, the fate of more than a million civilians in the city hangs in the balance. Is knows the army will try to retake mosul, so theyre taking precautions. Describing the liberation of mosul from islamic state as an important milestone in the global war on terror, the government on monday announced that it. Opinion from kabul to baghdad, my birdseye view the. As the islamic state was withdrawing from the eastern half of mosul in late january, the jihadis poured gasoline around the empty wards of the ibn al atheer hospital for children. Isis failed to build dirty bomb because they arent that smart despite fears radioactive cobalt60 used in cancer treatment would fall into extremists hands, stocks in mosul. Solomon, a times video journalist, tells the story of major sajjad al.
Exclusive footage obtained by the bbcs ghadi sary from inside mosul reveals how is controls its population through intimidation and punishment. Primer on urban operations today, just over onehalf of the worlds population lives in urban areas. My first stop was the home of my oldest friend, kareem. The center for army lessons learned, in coordination with several u. Units of the army s 9th armoured division and allied militiamen raised the iraqi flag over badoush prison on wednesday, a statement said. A family fleeing fighting between the islamic state and iraqi army in intisar district of eastern. This is what happened when i met haider alabadi, the. Humanitarian warriors in the battle of mosul, mattos recounts in vivid detail what he saw and felt while he and the other volunteers evacuated the wounded, conducted rescue missions, and at times fought shouldertoshoulder with the iraqi army against isis. Army command and general staff college students from his.
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