Showing posts with label Mosul. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mosul. Show all posts

Thursday, September 27, 2018

Mosul Eye

Guardian, Lucy Lamble, Small Changes, The Mosul historian who risked his life to blog about life under Isis – podcast, 26 Sep 2018 "When his beloved city was occupied by Islamic State, Iraqi Omar Mohammed was determined to document every atrocity – as anonymous blogger Mosul Eye" Essential listening!

Thursday, December 07, 2017

Unmasked: Anonymous Historian Leaked Islamic State Secrets

VOA News, Unmasked: Anonymous Historian Leaked Islamic State Secrets "His secrets consume him, sap energy he'd rather use for his doctoral dissertation and for helping Mosul rebuild. In conversations with The Associated Press, he agonized over how to end the anonymity that plagues him. He made his decision."

Friday, July 14, 2017

IS media spin Mosul narrative

Laura Smith, BBC Monitoring, BBC News, IS media spin Mosul narrative "So-called Islamic State (IS) made a success story of its triumphant capture of Mosul in 2014, and it will seek to create one out of the loss of the city to Iraqi forces."

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

ISIS 'Knights of Bureaucracy' drone video

Daily Mail, Boy is 'star' of terrifying ISIS suicide car bomb and drone video, 25 Jan 2017 "In a dramatic propaganda video, ISIS showcase their new fleet of attack drones, using them to drop grenades on crowds down below - and then directing suicide car bombers to the same site to inflict yet more damage."

Also see heavy.com, New ISIS Video Shows Them Using Drones to Conduct ‘Airstrikes’ in Mosul, 24 Jan 2017 "The video was released on ISIS terrorist channels on January 24 from “Wilayat Ninawa,” ISIS’ name for the Nineveh Governorate of Iraq that includes Mosul."

Friday, September 23, 2016

Radio station challenges ISIL in Mosul

aljazeera.com, Radio station challenges ISIL in Mosul "Despite the risks, Alghad FM broadcasts information and commentary into the ISIL stronghold via frontline transmitters."

Wednesday, November 05, 2014

IS Mosul Net Hit

Coalition Airstrikes Demolish IS Internet Network in Mosul | BAS NEWS " The Iraqi authorities also revealed that during the airstrikes, the internet network of Islamic State in Mosul has become the target and coalition jets has destroyed the network."

Friday, June 13, 2014

Mosul updates

Independent, Iraq crisis: Islamist militants close in on Baghdad after capturing two towns north of capital

Niqash, inside mosul: why iraqis are celebrating islamic extremists’ takeover of their city "This week, Mosul’s streets were filled with celebrating locals. And the Internet was alive with videos of Mosul people jeering the Iraqi army as it left and congratulating the extremists who took their place. That is even though most of them know about the beheadings and amputations and other cruelties that come with the hardline Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. So why was everyone so happy? And how long can ISIS’ honeymoon in Mosul last?"

alarabiya.net, With ISIS advancements, nearby Jordan must be concerned, analysts say
 
 BBC 5 Live scroll through: around 5.15 on 12.6.14, there was a good interview with a Mosul resident.

Foreign Policy, The Beginning of a Caliphate  

alarabiya.net, Video shows Saudis fighting alongside ISIS in Iraq