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Taking us from the suburbs of Western Sydney and Australia's military army bases, to the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq, this is a remarkable audiobook that reveals the as-yet untold story of the battle for Mosul and the secret involvement of Australians on both sides of the war - both our commandos and Australian ISIS fighters. Mosul details the rise of ISIS influence in Australia, the Iran and Australia allegiance to fight Daesh and shows what led up to the battle and the ramifications that are still being felt at home - by our soldiers and the victims of that war.

When the Islamic State (also known as ISIS or Daesh) captured Iraq’s second largest city of Mosul in 2014, it heralded a period of unimaginable terror and destruction. A young man named Omar, writing under the pen name of ‘Mosul Eye’, secretly reported from the besieged city unveiling to the world apocalyptic scenes as militants desperately searched for him. For the first time, Mosul and the Islamic State tells the untold stories from inside the Islamic State’s reign of terror over this ancient city, the pursuit of justice in its aftermath, and the enduring struggle of its people for a...

En unik inblick i återtagandet av Mosul från terrorsekten IS en osminkad och detaljrik berättelse om hur ett specialförband opererar i strid, våldsam död, kamratskap i främsta linjen och krigets oskyldiga offer. Svenske elitsoldaten Axel Stål är tillbaka i stridens hetta. Som nybefordrad överstelötjnant i kurdiska säkerhetstjänsten blir hans uppgift att hjälpa till med återtagandet av Mosul från terrorsekten Islamiska Staten. Men trots hans långa karriär som operatör runt om i världens värsta oroshärdar visar sig uppdraget bli långt blodigare och svårare än vad Axel någonsin tidigare varit med om.

"In Mosul, Trapped in War of Attrition" is from the December 18, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Tim Arango, Eric Schmitt and Rukmini Callimachi and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Mosul Fight Unleashes New Horrors on Civilians" is from the October 25, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Tim Arango and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Planned Attack to Retake Mosul Faces Delay" is from the June 04, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael S. Schmidt and Eric Schmitt and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"ISIS Fighters in Iraq Attack Kirkuk, Diverting Attention from Mosul" is from the October 21, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Tim Arango and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

"1.2 Million Iraqis Could Be Uprooted in Mosul Battle, U.N. Says" is from the August 23, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Rick Gladstone and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"U.S. Will Deploy 560 Troops to Help Retake Mosul from Islamic State" is from the July 11, 2016 U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael S. Schmidt and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"In Once-Tolerant Mosul, a Social Unraveling That Feels Permanent" is from the November 10, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Tim Arango and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Iraqi Forces Attack Mosul, Attempting to Dislodge Islamic State" is from the October 16, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Rod Nordland and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Iraqi Forces Breach Mosul City Limits, Heralding Complex Phase in Campaign" is from the January 11, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Tim Arango and Falih Hassan and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Heeding Orders to Stay in Mosul, Civilians Are Dying in Crossfire" is from the November 23, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Tim Arango and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"ISIS Is Massacring Mosul Civilians as Troops Advance, U.N. Says" is from the November 11, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Nick Cumming Bruce and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

A frontline witness account of the deadly urban combat of the Battle of Mosul told by former Navy SEAL and frontline combat medic Ephraim Mattos. After leaving the US Navy SEAL teams in spring of 2017, Ephraim Mattos, age twenty-four, flew to Iraq to join a small group of volunteer humanitarians...