UPDATE: Inside Mosul: June 21, 2017
- Al-Nouri Mosque and al-Hadbah minaret destroyed
- Area taken by Iraqi forces
- Dozens of IS militants surrender to Iraqi forces
- IS militants executed 150 civilians in Bab Lakash for attempting to flee
Detailed updates from Islamic State militant-held areas of Ninewa province gathered by Iraq Oil Report's network of reporters and contacts.
Inside Mosul: June 20, 2017
- Army establishes full control over the Fifth Bridge
- ISF take control of major sites in Shefa’a neighborhood
- Priority also includes more civilian escape corridors
- VBIEDs missing mark but taking out buildings, trapping civilians
Inside Mosul: March 19, 2017
- Fighting in Old Mosul neighborhood intensifies
- IS using dozens of car and motorcycle bombs
- Air strikes assist in Old Mosul
- ISF focused also on clearing corridors for civilians to escape
Inside Mosul: June 15, 2017
- Iraqi forces attack IS militants in Bab al-Sinjar and Farouq Street area of Old Mosul
- Iraqi forces clear escape route for civilians from Shefa’a neighborhood
- IS militants attempt to use chlorine gas on fleeing civilians
- Iraqi Army declares liberation of several villages northwest of Mosul
Inside Mosul: June 14, 2017
- Iraqi forces fight intense battles in Old Mosul, Bab al-Toub, and Shefa’a areas
- IS militants attack Dandan neighborhood in apparent attempt to secure escape route from Old Mosul
- Airstrikes hit IS positions in Old Mosul
- Airstrikes hit IS positions in Tal Afar
Inside Mosul: June 13, 2017
- Iraqi Army declares full liberation of Bab al-Sinjar
- Iraqi forces fight IS militants in the Old City, their last stronghold within Mosul
- Three dead and 800 sick due to food poisoning at IDP camp
- Airstrike targeting IS shelters in al-Boras area also kills 12 civilians
Inside Mosul: June 12, 2017
- Iraqi Army declares liberation of parts of Bab al-Sinjar neighborhood
- Federal Police declare liberation of remaining areas of Zanjali neighborhood, deflecting IS counter-attacks
- IS militants seize 20 families from Shefa’a neighborhood to use as human shields
- Iraqi forces liberate several villages west of Mosul
Inside Mosul: June 8, 2017
- Iraqi forces create corridors for civilians to escape Old Mosul
- CTS forces advance in Zanjali neighborhood
- Hidden explosives kill 22 Federal Police officers and civilians in Bab Sinjar
- Hashid forces gain control of Tal Safuq crossing on Iraq-Syria border
Inside Mosul: June 6, 2017
- IS militants shoot chlorine gas mortars at fleeing civilians, killing about 50 people
- Iraqi forces bombard IS militant positions in Shefa’a and near Kabir Mosque, despite IS use of human shields
- Hashid forces declare liberation of several villages west of Mosul
Inside Mosul: June 5, 2017
- Iraqi forces battle IS militants in Zanjali, Shefa’a, and Bab al-Jadid, trying to create corridor for trapped civilians to flee
- Iraqi forces discover multiple sites of IS executions, including a prison, and the remains of several dozen victims
- Airstrikes hit Old Mosul, destroying an IS IED factory as well as three civilian homes. Unknown number of civilians killed.
- Badr forces declare liberation of several villages in Ba’aj district
Inside Mosul: June 1, 2017
- 60 found in mass grave in Shefa’a neighborhood
- Zanjali neighborhood cleared
- IS snipers target civilians fleeing Old Mosul neighborhood
- Hashid continue push from Ba’aj district to border
Inside Mosul: May 31, 2017
- Federal Police continue making slow progress in Zanjali, Bab al-Toub, and Shefa’a neighborhoods
- Airstrikes hit IS positions in Old Mosul and Zanjali, killing more than two dozen militants
- Airstrikes hit IS bases in Ba’aj and Tal Afar, west of Mosul
- Hashid units in Tal Afar repel IS militant attack
Inside Mosul: May 30, 2017
- Iraqi forces seize five IS arms factories
- Federal Police battle IS militants in Shefa’a and Zanjali neighborhoods
- Federal Police continue slow push into Old Mosul
- Airstrikes hit IS positions and VBIED factories in Bab al-Toub and Zanjali
Inside Mosul: May 28 & 29
- CTS forces declare complete liberation of Siha neighborhood
- Iraqi forces solidify control of neighborhoods surrounding the Old City, in preparation for a multi-pronged ground operation
- Hashid forces gain more territory west of Mosul, including near Sinjar
- After catching 22 civilians trying to escape Zinjali neighborhood, IS militants burn them to death
Inside Mosul: May 27, 2017
- Federal Police breach old city, without the benefit of airstrike or artillery support
- Iraqi forces declare liberation of parts of Zinjali and Shifa neighborhoods
- Hashid forces further isolate IS-held areas of Tal Afar and Ba’aj, cutting transportation route to Syrian border
- IS snipers continue to target civilians trying to flee toward liberated areas
