Fall of lSlS: Battle of Mosul | Animated History

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Sources:
Al-Tikriti, Nabil. “Civilians in Mosul’s Battle of Annihilation.” Middle East Report, (2018)

O’Driscoll, Dylan. “The Battle for Mosul; Pre and Post ‘Liberation’ Planning.” Middle East Research Institute, 2016.

U.S Army. “Mosul Study Group: What the Battle for Mosul Teaches the Force” September 2017

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[mohamedalzedawi]

As an Iraqi I thank you Griffin for bringing attention to this brutal battle. One of the toughest in 21st century. Im proud that it was our men who will be remembered for this battle.

[Kyle-qdsy]

I remember hearing about one woman's story living in Mosul just after coalition forces retook it. When ISIS took the city an ISIS commander murdered the woman's husband who had worked for the Iraqi army. Right after the murder the ISIS commander violated the new widow and forced her to marry him. For the next few years she feigned compliance and contentment with her new "husband.' When coalition forces were advancing in Mosul the ISIS commander asked her to help him escape. She gave him a niqab and led him to an area where coalition forces were letting civilians through. She rushed ahead of her 'husband' and as soon as she got to the coalition checkpoint she turned and pointed at the ISIS commander and revealed to the soldiers who he was, finally getting her revenge on him.

[painkiller]

As a Mosul citizen I would like to thank you for your honest and accurate presentation of this brutal war … also huge thanks for our Iraqi troops that have shown extreme courage and professionalism in this battle 🇮🇶🇮🇶

[Bobafett-lcvx]

4:10 Love how griffin’s cartoon self isn’t messing around and has on typical combat zone/press body armor on

[TurtleChad]

Deepest respect for the Iraqis soldiers, who remained in their motherland and kept fighting.

[MoodyFares]

As a young Iraqi man who lived in Mosul and was 12 years old when ISIS took over the city, I experienced and witnessed all of these tragic events, scenes, and trauma. I'm very surprised by the accurate details you have provided. I want to thank you sincerely for this video; it was so precise that I felt like I was reliving those moments and unlocking memories that had inexplicably faded away from my memory.

[Trooper-dt]

I was waiting for something like this for so long. Militia vs. Army battles that aren't swept up by the U.S. or Russia are barely covered on history channels I find, it is nice to see this.

[FishyFishaz]

Youtube will probably hate this one, but I enjoy it. good luck guys, your videos are amazing!

[dominionofquebec]

8:14 can we all appreciate the time and effort this guy had to animate this dude doing a barrel roll off a building

[fanofgaming]

I highly recommend the recent war movie "Mosul", directed by Matthew Michael Carnahan. It is an excellent movie set during this battle. It focuses on the Nineveh Province swat team as they try to liberate Mosul as well. One of my favorite war films and I was super excited to see The Armchair Historian covering this battle.

[christopherjustice]

I’d love to see a whole series about the war against ISIS.

[xqt]

Before Bakhmut there was Mosul, before Mosul there was Fallujah, before Fallujah was Hue City, before Hue was Stalingrad.

[rybzym.m]

As an Iraqi, who has visited Mosul in the past 3 years dosens of times, you gave a very accurate representation of the war and the stories that ensued it.

And all in a 16 min video, of course a very short video for the matter but at the same time quite concise and accurate.

The thing is, there are possibly thousands of stories within this battle I only hope that one day these stories would be given their value and not to be forgotten.

[MOBXOJ]

I hope you don’t get demonetized, this content is top notch stuff and this message is for the entire armchair team, Everyone appreciates your dedication some can express it by being members donating etc, others can just express it by words.

[timbaleno]

I don’t think words can do justice how how digestible you make events like this. Despite knowing nothing about the districts of the city or the surrounding villages, the animations and your narrative make it incredibly easy to follow. Thank you!

[Maximusb]

4:18 the press uniform on your animated character was a cool touch

[mohammedizzat]

My uncle was a iraqi special forces soldier he died by in 2017 in mosul

[sajadal-turfy]

Thank you so much for covering this part of our history.

[Reallarsa]

As an armed Iraqi who lived during war ever since my eyes were opened I’m really thankful for your work, really appreciate the quality of your videos mate! Thanks again.