Iraq: The Battle for Mosul

AsiaNews: To express their opposition, some Mosul residents wrote word “M” ( “Muqawamah”, resistance) on the city’s walls.  Those discovered were immediately sentenced to death without trial. The militiamen fleeing the besieged city, are headed to Raqqa and Deir Ez Zor in Syria, thanks to the Turkish army protection. A new map of Turkey encompasses the northern Syria, Mosul, Erbil, Kirkuk and part of Armenia. From Saudi Arabia and Qatar a hashtag: “Mosul is annihilated”. The hashtag of the Iraqi government: “Mosul is liberated”. Full article is here.