The Fall of Mosul occurred between 4–10 June 2014, when ISIL insurgents, led by Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi, defeated the Iraqi army, led by Lieutenant General Mahdi Gharawi.In January 2014, ISIL took control of Fallujah and Ramadi, inciting conflict with the Iraqi army. On 4 June, the insurgents began their efforts to capture Mosul. The Iraqi army had 30,000 soldiers stationed in the city, facing a 1,500-member attacking force.
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| - The Fall of Mosul occurred between 4–10 June 2014, when ISIL insurgents, led by Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi, defeated the Iraqi army, led by Lieutenant General Mahdi Gharawi.In January 2014, ISIL took control of Fallujah and Ramadi, inciting conflict with the Iraqi army. On 4 June, the insurgents began their efforts to capture Mosul. The Iraqi army had 30,000 soldiers stationed in the city, facing a 1,500-member attacking force.
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| - 2,300Humvees lost
- More than 2,500
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| - Iraqi Government
- Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
- *Security forces
- *Awakening Councils
- *PMC
- *Private militias
- JRTN
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| - Decisive ISIL victory
- * ISIL takes over Mosul on June 10
- * Iraqi Security Forces abandon Mosul
- * ContinuingISIL offensive on multiple targets in Iraq
- * ISIL seizes the provincial government headquarters,Mosul International Airport, the local prisons and banks
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| - 800–1,300+
- 30,000 (Two divisions, with security forces outnumbering attackers by more than 15-to-1)
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