Wrote two articles last night. Stats and analysis of security in Iraq first three weeks of January.
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Wrote two articles last night. Stats and analysis of security in Iraq first three weeks of January.
Day 102 of Mosul campaign.
Day 103 of Mosul campaign. Iraqi forces worked with ex-Ninewa governor Nujafi's Hashd al-Watani forces and now issued an arrest warrant for him.
Short piece on effect of Iranian propaganda on Iraq. Iraqis feel Iran trying to save them more than Iranians do. Here's a link.
Day 104 of Mosul campaign.
Day 105 of Mosul campaign.
Day 106 of Mosul campaign.
Day 107 of Mosul campaign.
Day 108 of Mosul campaign.
I interviewed Niqash's Mustafa Habib about the job of securing east Mosul while attacking the west. Here's a link.
Day 109 of Mosul campaign.
This film report (30 mins) maybe available in the USA via PBS, broadcast 31/1/17 and is filmed with the Golden Division i.e. Iraqi SOF:Link:https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng...irty-war-videoQuote:
As Iraqi forces attempt to retake Mosul from Isis, Guardian reporter Ghaith Abdul-Ahad joins their elite Golden Division on the frontline to examine the fight and its toll Go inside the Iraqi army's battle to take back the city of Mosul from Isis with Iraqi journalist Ghaith Abdul-Ahad. Ghaith reveals what retaking the city means for the future of his country. He will also discover the harsh realities of what it's like to live and survive under Isis – and under the Iraqi army.
The fight inside the city is brutal and slow, and losses are mounting with countless civilians and over 2,000 security personnel reportedly killed since the offensive began.
Iraqi special forces are leading the charge to liberate the city. We witness their struggle close-up, with the filmmakers even surviving a suicide truck bomb aimed at killing the group's leader Lt Col Muntadher, known to his troops as 'Steel'.
WARNING: Contains strong language and footage some viewers might find distressing
A PBS FRONTLINE production with Mongoose Films in association with The Guardian.
Or:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5woZG9fQtqo
The SOF are using small commercial drones and Ipads for operational C3I.
Great long piece in New Yorker by reporter embedded reporter with a Rapid Response unit during the battle for Mosul. http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/20...o-destroy-isis
Day 110 of Mosul campaign.
Monthly violence report in Iraq. I'm the only one keeping comprehensive casualty counts anymore after UN stopped. Here's a link.
Mosul Campaign Day 111.
Day 112 of Mosul campaign.
Day 113 of Mosul campaign.
Day 114 of Mosul campaign.
Mosul campaign day 115. East Mosul is looking like a besieged city with all the IS attacks even though IS in the one surrounded.
Months after Fallujah liberated rebuilding barely begun because Iraqi govt is broke. https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/02/1....co/TDkq9Xd1Wf
Day 116 of Mosul campaign.
Weekly security report for Iraq for the 1st wk of February.
Day 117 of Mosul campaign.
Mosul campaign Day 118.
Day 119 of Mosul Campaign.
A pessimistic overview from Professor Paul Rogers, here is one passage:Link:https://theconversation.com/despite-reports-of-imminent-success-mosul-is-still-a-dangerous-flashpoint-72987?Quote:
The Iraqi government now saying that operations to clear the rest of the city are getting underway, with the CTS and three army brigades committed to the operation, supported by coalition air strikes and artillery. This might signal that IS faces imminent defeat – but there are other indicators which suggest otherwise. The worry is not just that it will take months to complete the task, but that the consequences for Iraqi security may be severe.
Day 120 of Mosul campaign.
Day 121 of Mosul campaign.
Day 122 of Mosul campaign.
Weekly security report for 2nd wk of February in Iraq.
Day 123 Mosul campaign.
Day 124 of Mosul campaign. This morning PM Abadi announced attack on west Mosul had begun.
Day 125 of Mosul Campaign. Comprehensive run down of 1st day of renewed campaign to take west Mosul.
Day 126 of Mosul campaign. Outskirts of south Mosul reached.
Day 127 of Mosul Campaign.
Day 128 of Mosul campaign.
Day 129 of Mosul campaign. West Mosul finally entered.
Day 130 of Mosul campaign.
Day 131 of Mosul Campaign.
Day 132 of Mosul campaign. Weekly security report for Iraq. Finally an opinion piece I wrote for NRT from Kurdistan on the declining security situation in east Mosul.
Day 133 of Mosul Campaign.
Day 134 of Mosul Campaign.
Day 135 of Mosul campaign. Plus 4,290 casualties in Iraq in February.
Mosul campaign day 136.
Did an interview with the BBC's Quentin Sommerville on the battle for West Mosul. He was embedded with the Emergency Response Division that moved from the south up the Tigris River into South Mosul.
Day 137 of Mosul Campaign.
Day 138 of Mosul campaign.
My latest interview with Charlie Winter on how Islamic State media releases are dealing with its defeat in Mosul.
Day 139-140 in Mosul campaign.