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Inside Mosul: Oct. 15, 2016

A daily brief on activity inside Islamic State militant-held areas of Ninewa province, from Iraq Oil Report’s network of reporters and contacts.
A fighter with PAK, an Iranian Kurdish militia assisting Peshmerga forces, keeps watch over Bashiqa, 20 kilometers northeast of Mosul, Oct. 12 2016. (PATRICK OSGOOD/Iraq Oil Report)
  • IS leader gives defiant radio address
  • Friction between local and foreign fighters as many IS leaders leave city
  • Civilians complain of continued smoke pollution from IS oil fires
  • Food and fuel prices spike, basic foodstuffs become more scarce
  • Several airstrikes on IS positions south of Mosul
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