Mosul
Americannoun
noun
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The American-led coalition was formed after Islamic State militants took the Iraqi city of Mosul in 2014.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025
Mosul photographer Ali al-Baroodi recalls the horror that greeted him when he first entered the area shortly after the street-by-street battle was over in the summer of 2017.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025
A U.S.-spearheaded military coalition freed Iraq’s second-largest city, Mosul, from the group’s grip in 2017, and pursued its remnants into eastern Syria.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2025
That base is along a Syrian highway leading into Iraq and ultimately Mosul, once a prominent base of the Islamic State group.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2024
Neither in the train to Kirkuk, nor in the Rest House at Mosul, nor last night on the train had she slept properly.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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