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Inside Mosul: Oct. 18, 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.
Zerevani soldiers stand behind a berm at the village of Badana Gawra on the Khazir front line, looking at oil fires lit by Islamic State in the village of Badana Buchuk, Oct. 17, 2016. (PATRICK OSGOOD/Iraq Oil Report)
  • Deadly firefights between IS militants and guerrillas from Kataib al-Mosul
  • Residents complain of severe fuel shortages, hunker down for expected siege
  • Mobile phone service improves
  • IS fighters rebase from Left Bank and university campus to Right Bank, deploy drones
  • Detailed updates of liberation of areas on Qayarah front

Editor's Note: Iraq Oil Report gathers daily updates on security and humanitarian developments inside Mosul city and surrounding IS-held areas in Ninewa province from a network of local reporters, residents, resistance fighters, and IS militants. Because of the physical risks associated with information-gathering in these areas, these reports are not comprehensive, and many cannot be confirmed via multiple, reliable sources. Nonetheless, we believe there is a significant public interest in publishing this reporting, as it gives readers a view of the battle for Mosul from the opposite side of the front lines.

The Custom Research Service of Iraq Oil Report also collects hard data on violence in IS-held territory and compiles maps and analysis of trends. For more information, email Custom Research Service Director Jared Levy at CRS@iraqoilreport.com.

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