Overview of Military Situation in Mosul on October 19, 2016

Overview of Military Situation in Mosul on October 19, 2016

On October 19, the battle for Mosul entered the 3rd day. The Iraqi army, the Iraqi Special Forces, the Iraqi Federal Police, the predominantly Shia Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) and Kurdish Peshmerga, supported by the US-led coalition’s air power and military advisers, continued the first phase of operations against ISIS, aiming to set a foothold…

Western Doublethink on Aleppo & Mosul Obscures Terror Complicity

Western Doublethink on Aleppo & Mosul Obscures Terror Complicity

The Syrian and Iraqi cities of Aleppo and Mosul have strikingly similar situations – yet the Western media perform a complete mental flip over the respective conflicts. Consecutive reports in news broadcasts set new standards of doublethink by presenting the battles underway in each city as diametrically opposite, when in fact they’re the same. Both…

Overview of Battle for Mosul on October 17, 2016

Overview of Battle for Mosul on October 17, 2016

On October 15, the joint forces of the US-led coalition, the Iraqi government, the pro-government Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) and the Kurdish Peshmerga launched the long-awaited military operation to liberate the last ISIS major stronghold in Iraq – Mosul. Since Saturday, Mosul and the nearby areas have been the target of massive shelling and bombing…