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The fall of Mosul in Iraq occurred between 4 and 10 June 2014, when Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) insurgents, initially led by Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi, captured Mosul from the Iraqi Army, led by Lieutenant General Mahdi Al-Gharrawi. On 4 June, the insurgents began their efforts to capture Mosul.
4–10 June: Mosul taken by forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. [15] June: Mass executions in ISIL occupied Mosul begin. 16–19 August: Battle for Mosul Dam fought near city. 2015 - January: Mosul offensive (2015). 2016 - October: Battle of Mosul (2016–17) begins. [15] 2017 21 June: Great Mosque of al-Nuri destroyed. [16]
Following the fall of Mosul, an estimated half a million people escaped on foot or by car during the next two days. [6] Many residents had trusted the Islamic State fighters at first in the city, and according to a member of the UK's Defence Select Committee, Mosul "fell because the [predominantly Sunni] people living there were fed up with the sectarianism of the Shia-dominated Iraqi government."
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At the end of 10 June, ISIL was considered to be in control of Mosul. [85] On 11 June, ISIL members seized the Turkish consulate in Mosul and kidnapped 48 Turkish citizens including the consul general, three children and several members of the Turkish Special Forces. Reports suggested the abductees were taken to a nearby militant base and were ...
Mosul photographer Ali al-Baroodi recalls the horror that greeted him when he first entered the area shortly after the street-by-street battle was over in the summer of 2017.
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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 February 2025. Large-scale military campaign to recapture Mosul from the Islamic State For other uses, see Battle of Mosul (disambiguation). Battle of Mosul (2016–2017) Part of War in Iraq (2013–2017) Map of the advances by the Iraqi Army in Mosul city during the battle Date 16 October 2016 – 21 ...