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  • čas přidán 8. 09. 2023
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    Sources:
    Al-Tikriti, Nabil. “Civilians in Mosul’s Battle of Annihilation.” Middle East Report, (2018)
    O’Driscoll, Dylan. “The Battle for Mosul; Pre and Post ‘Liberation’ Planning.” Middle East Research Institute, 2016.
    U.S Army. “Mosul Study Group: What the Battle for Mosul Teaches the Force” September 2017
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  • @TheArmchairHistorian
    @TheArmchairHistorian  Před 8 měsíci +500

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    • @pyeitme508
      @pyeitme508 Před 8 měsíci +4

      RAD!

    • @WFootyEdits
      @WFootyEdits Před 8 měsíci +3

      FINALLY SOMETHING ABOUT IRAQ MODERN THANK YOU ARMCHAIR HISTORY TEAM

    • @Maximusb1527
      @Maximusb1527 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Looks like an epic vid watching now

    • @TheMilitantMazdakite
      @TheMilitantMazdakite Před 8 měsíci +1

      KURDISTAN STANDS VICTORIOUS!!!!!

    • @mateaduashvili6770
      @mateaduashvili6770 Před 8 měsíci +2

      Hello armchear historian .I have one request. I am Georgian and I want you to make a video about us too🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪 Specifically about the Shindis fight. this battle, the Russians ambushed the Georgians. The Russian machine gun platoon called the headquarters twice because they thought they had encountered a company of Georgians. Our guys didn't let them move. The Russians fired from tanks, machine guns and grenade launchers. However, the Georgians were not going to give up. The enemy will give you victoryAfter the Georgians have run out of bullet supply. However, the Georgians preferred death to capture. Alexander Onian and his godson roman zoidze blew themselves up. The Russians remembered this battle bitterly. Also many others but let's talk about Shindis fight and its heroes. Please make a video about it. The Georgian audience will be grateful to you. I will tell my friends to subscribe to your channel. I look forward to your reply. With much love from Georgia🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪 . დიდება საქართველოს! თავისუფლებას დიდება! 🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪

  • @Kyle-qd2sy
    @Kyle-qd2sy Před 8 měsíci +7106

    I remember hearing about one woman's story living in Mosul just after coalition forces retook it. When ISIS took the city an ISIS commander murdered the woman's husband who had worked for the Iraqi army. Right after the murder the ISIS commander violated the new widow and forced her to marry him. For the next few years she feigned compliance and contentment with her new "husband.' When coalition forces were advancing in Mosul the ISIS commander asked her to help him escape. She gave him a niqab and led him to an area where coalition forces were letting civilians through. She rushed ahead of her 'husband' and as soon as she got to the coalition checkpoint she turned and pointed at the ISIS commander and revealed to the soldiers who he was, finally getting her revenge on him.

    • @casslane3932
      @casslane3932 Před 8 měsíci +1589

      sounds like that guy was a coward like many of them they prefered hiting women and killing children and the unarmed too actual combat

    • @mirceazaharia2094
      @mirceazaharia2094 Před 8 měsíci +764

      ​@casslane3932
      Hah! Some warrior of Islam that guy turned out to be. Just a miserable murderous bandit.

    • @TheRealKiRBEY
      @TheRealKiRBEY Před 8 měsíci +145

      Hah poetic

    • @triadwarfare
      @triadwarfare Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@mirceazaharia2094unfortunately plenty of these religious nutjobs are hypocrites, and it's not just isolated to Islam.

    • @mr_kb1420
      @mr_kb1420 Před 8 měsíci +131

      3 2 1 boom scammer get scammed W

  • @just_a_turtle_chad
    @just_a_turtle_chad Před 8 měsíci +7699

    Deepest respect for the Iraqis soldiers, who remained in their motherland and kept fighting.

    • @dave_riots
      @dave_riots Před 8 měsíci +71

      I hope this isn't a condemnation of the Afghan soldiers.

    • @ArTofPvT
      @ArTofPvT Před 8 měsíci +325

      Sure, the ones that didn't desert or join ISIS

    • @user-op8fg3ny3j
      @user-op8fg3ny3j Před 8 měsíci

      @@aperpetualguardsmanwithafl2942 Taliban and Isis are two very different groups

    • @m1n5dmcs
      @m1n5dmcs Před 8 měsíci +72

      yea,if us amry not in iraq and saddam still doing his job,there will no isis

    • @magnagermania9311
      @magnagermania9311 Před 8 měsíci +231

      ​@@dave_riotsI think its a condemnation if the millions of cowardly fighting age men that fled to europe, mainly germany and sweden, instead of fighting.

  • @painkiller7733
    @painkiller7733 Před 6 měsíci +504

    As a Mosul citizen I would like to thank you for your honest and accurate presentation of this brutal war … also huge thanks for our Iraqi troops that have shown extreme courage and professionalism in this battle 🇮🇶🇮🇶

    • @octavian7637
      @octavian7637 Před 6 měsíci +9

      it's not accurate and the narrative is biased in a weird way.

    • @mason1807
      @mason1807 Před 6 měsíci

      make a better video then and tag me in it, i'd love to watch@@octavian7637

    • @popejohnthesecond
      @popejohnthesecond Před 6 měsíci +79

      ​@@octavian7637mosul citizen says the video about the battle that took place in their city is accurate
      This guy:

    • @octavian7637
      @octavian7637 Před 6 měsíci +6

      @@popejohnthesecond bruh I'm from mosul

    • @luciussulla987
      @luciussulla987 Před 6 měsíci +11

      @@octavian7637what isn’t accurate about it?

  • @MoodyFares
    @MoodyFares Před 7 měsíci +426

    As a young Iraqi man who lived in Mosul and was 12 years old when ISIS took over the city, I experienced and witnessed all of these tragic events, scenes, and trauma. I'm very surprised by the accurate details you have provided. I want to thank you sincerely for this video; it was so precise that I felt like I was reliving those moments and unlocking memories that had inexplicably faded away from my memory.

    • @JakeJacob-eo8nd
      @JakeJacob-eo8nd Před 7 měsíci +30

      Christ almighty. Are you and your family doing well? Are you guys safe, are you OK? I really hope you and your nation is doing better now. Prayers from Ireland 🇮🇪

    • @Mjp11111
      @Mjp11111 Před 7 měsíci +5

      Man, that sucks. Hope all is well now.

    • @Ndenridwan
      @Ndenridwan Před 6 měsíci

      Lebay

    • @wawariro2247
      @wawariro2247 Před 3 měsíci

      في رأيك هل داعش تمثل الاسلام

    • @Hsjsskyk
      @Hsjsskyk Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@nero6298hayır olmaz

  • @mohamedalzedawi6856
    @mohamedalzedawi6856 Před 8 měsíci +6394

    As an Iraqi I thank you Griffin for bringing attention to this brutal battle. One of the toughest in 21st century. Im proud that it was our men who will be remembered for this battle.

    • @CrossOfBayonne
      @CrossOfBayonne Před 8 měsíci +87

      And as an American, Iraq is now back in US hands

    • @black-uh1df
      @black-uh1df Před 8 měsíci

      ​@@CrossOfBayonneand let me guess, "Ukraine is a US puppet state" too?

    • @itseperkele181
      @itseperkele181 Před 8 měsíci +621

      ​@@CrossOfBayonnewhat a weird thing to say in this context. Americans are very odd.

    • @jonathanramos8414
      @jonathanramos8414 Před 8 měsíci +98

      @@itseperkele181 beautiful oil!! 🛢

    • @akidnamedryan4758
      @akidnamedryan4758 Před 8 měsíci +20

      ​@CrossOfBayonne you mean Iran?

  • @Bobafett-lc2vx
    @Bobafett-lc2vx Před 8 měsíci +733

    4:10 Love how griffin’s cartoon self isn’t messing around and has on typical combat zone/press body armor on

    • @ricardo-2022
      @ricardo-2022 Před 8 měsíci

      What did ISIS, Al-Qaeda, and terrorist movements give to the Islamic world? Have we become the greatest nation among nations?
      What is the difference between a terrorist and a freedom fighter?

    • @Karlach_
      @Karlach_ Před 10 dny

      Lol same

  • @Reallarsa
    @Reallarsa Před 8 měsíci +495

    As an armed Iraqi who lived during war ever since my eyes were opened I’m really thankful for your work, really appreciate the quality of your videos mate! Thanks again.

    • @bottle3124
      @bottle3124 Před 8 měsíci +6

      Oppa gangnam style

    • @MadMan-mp9cp
      @MadMan-mp9cp Před 8 měsíci

      rawafidi kalb

    • @Reallarsa
      @Reallarsa Před 8 měsíci +12

      @@MadMan-mp9cp it’s called Rafidi not rawafidi, learn Arabic and then talk to me+ I’m not even a Muslim

    • @MadMan-mp9cp
      @MadMan-mp9cp Před 8 měsíci

      @@Reallarsa in arabic they are called rawafids. In english by rafidites. I don't care who you are, you're just a piece of trash that sat out from the front and pretends to be a hero here.

    • @TrueFlameslinger
      @TrueFlameslinger Před 8 měsíci +15

      As an American, I truly hope you and your country find peace in your time. I was born in 2001 and since the day I was born, the Middle East has been filled stricken by violence while I got to live disconnected from it all. (It's through T.A.H. that I get to see some of the things you all have dealt with for the past few decades. I hope that, sooner rather than later, you all may find peace again.)
      كأمريكي ، آمل حقًا أن تجد أنت وبلدك السلام في وقتك. لقد ولدت في عام 2001 ومنذ يوم ولادتي ، امتلأ الشرق الأوسط بالعنف
      بينما كنت أعيش منفصلة عن كل شيء.
      (I don't know Arabic myself, so the last few lines of what I said in English got axed since I couldn't get it to translate properly. I'm still not certain if it translated correctly, but I hope it did)

  • @larrymunn5279
    @larrymunn5279 Před 8 měsíci +11

    Grateful to all the vets that shared their stories there were quite a few. This has been a good read video and comment section both.

  • @christopherjustice6411
    @christopherjustice6411 Před 8 měsíci +2641

    I’d love to see a whole series about the war against ISIS.

    • @wisam111
      @wisam111 Před 8 měsíci

      Why so they can race swap everybody and try to make into woke garbage?

    • @MrD1cks
      @MrD1cks Před 8 měsíci +151

      Same here, seems like it mostly dropped out of the news a few years back.

    • @yurikovRUKR762
      @yurikovRUKR762 Před 8 měsíci +97

      Need one for Battle for Marawi

    • @rpilo5560
      @rpilo5560 Před 8 měsíci

      The sheep in the West and around the world still believe blindly their media and think that ISIS is a caliphate that appeared spontaneously and was not made by Western intelligence and Freemasonry.

    • @Aaron067
      @Aaron067 Před 8 měsíci +44

      @@MrD1cks Yea, they kinda fell off after mosul

  • @FishyFishaz
    @FishyFishaz Před 8 měsíci +2262

    CZcams will probably hate this one, but I enjoy it. good luck guys, your videos are amazing!

    • @bendrenth441
      @bendrenth441 Před 8 měsíci +5

      Why?

    • @YugotheMexicanandAmerican
      @YugotheMexicanandAmerican Před 8 měsíci +83

      ​@@bendrenth441what do you think happened to the Afghanistan video several times

    • @bendrenth441
      @bendrenth441 Před 8 měsíci +7

      @@YugotheMexicanandAmerican
      I didn't see it. It got hit with age restrictions?

    • @swizzzy4962
      @swizzzy4962 Před 8 měsíci +115

      ​@@bendrenth441cause yt finds history sensitive and they hate truth

    • @skataman56
      @skataman56 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Yup

  • @sargejay3053
    @sargejay3053 Před 8 měsíci +4

    Maaaan, well done for such work Fr! 👏 Everything was explained and put perfectly. Great great job! 💯

  • @sajadal-turfy9376
    @sajadal-turfy9376 Před 5 měsíci +5

    Thank you so much for covering this part of our history.

  • @BirbMan41
    @BirbMan41 Před 8 měsíci +633

    I was waiting for something like this for so long. Militia vs. Army battles that aren't swept up by the U.S. or Russia are barely covered on history channels I find, it is nice to see this.

    • @napobg6842
      @napobg6842 Před 8 měsíci +19

      USAF as well as intelligence was provided to the coalition forces.

    • @huntclanhunt9697
      @huntclanhunt9697 Před 8 měsíci +43

      ​@content_enjoyer4458True, but the US had a total of about

    • @thelordofcringe
      @thelordofcringe Před 8 měsíci +11

      ​@@huntclanhunt9697don't forget the 24 choppers who destroyed hundreds of isis logistical vehicles over the course of the battle.

    • @aburoach9268
      @aburoach9268 Před 8 měsíci +17

      US airsupport was crucial here / Without it, the Iraqi army wouldn't even have reached Mosul & Kobany would've fallen easily to ISIS
      Those National middle-eastern armies on their own are just food for those insurgents, look at Afghanistan for instance / 10 days, in just 10 days they fell to the Taliban over there

    • @billyteflon1322
      @billyteflon1322 Před 8 měsíci +1

      There's a lot to say. The predicament was there was a paper division in Mosul of 400 soldiers, they failed quickly by a dozen gun trucks. It is understandable.
      The problem with the recapture of Mosul was, you had a militarized folk fighting as guerillas, on the other side you paramilitaries acting as military. The defenders of Mosul were hard core fighters from the West. They knew drone warfare, how to deploy VBIEDs, and it is a city prepped for siege.

  • @OWTShark
    @OWTShark Před 8 měsíci +797

    As a Kurd i want to thank u so much for this video, the war against ISIS was a beautiful example of global cooperation to defeat an evil force.

    • @thebiggamers999
      @thebiggamers999 Před 8 měsíci +37

      genuine questions, how do you feel about the territory the kurds have acquired since the start of hostilities and the uneasy "ceasefire" with their neighbours? Do you think iraq and syria will ever recognise your territorial claims and could the cooperation against ISIS have helped? im hoping you will finally have the recognition of a country to call home some day

    • @belthesheep3550
      @belthesheep3550 Před 8 měsíci +4

      If only the mashriq countries could cooperate on anything else

    • @kaweskosar224
      @kaweskosar224 Před 8 měsíci +49

      @@thebiggamers999the future is very blur and we hope that we will one day have a recognized country, but we are proud if what we have achieved. The fight against ISIS definitely helped us get some recognition from world powers that we are a valuable asset for keeping the region we are in stable

    • @davidt3563
      @davidt3563 Před 8 měsíci +27

      Sorry about how you were treated by our following administration..

    • @quempire2656
      @quempire2656 Před 8 měsíci +9

      @@thebiggamers999turkey wont allow this

  • @constabret
    @constabret Před 8 měsíci +4

    This was an informative video. Thanks for posting!

  • @timbaleno9269
    @timbaleno9269 Před 7 měsíci +34

    I don’t think words can do justice how how digestible you make events like this. Despite knowing nothing about the districts of the city or the surrounding villages, the animations and your narrative make it incredibly easy to follow. Thank you!

  • @mohammedizzat5416
    @mohammedizzat5416 Před 8 měsíci +405

    My uncle was a iraqi special forces soldier he died by in 2017 in mosul

  • @fanofgaming8403
    @fanofgaming8403 Před 8 měsíci +476

    I highly recommend the recent war movie "Mosul", directed by Matthew Michael Carnahan. It is an excellent movie set during this battle. It focuses on the Nineveh Province swat team as they try to liberate Mosul as well. One of my favorite war films and I was super excited to see The Armchair Historian covering this battle.

    • @jonathanramos8414
      @jonathanramos8414 Před 8 měsíci +70

      That's a badass movie. And it's cool that it's not about Americans. Because as you know we have to be the heroes in everything lol

    • @maximilianodelrio
      @maximilianodelrio Před 8 měsíci +18

      I really liked that movie

    • @efrenyalung1348
      @efrenyalung1348 Před 8 měsíci +17

      @@jonathanramos8414 the main character was also Kurdish if I recall is cool

    • @blackman7166
      @blackman7166 Před 8 měsíci +26

      @@efrenyalung1348what made me like the movie is their language which is a rare thing to see at that time but thanks to them they managed to find a REAL actor who could speak Arabic in a perfect way specially with the Iraqi accent

    • @cavscout7113
      @cavscout7113 Před 8 měsíci +2

      That was an awesome movie.

  • @lerch400block
    @lerch400block Před 7 měsíci +1

    Great video, editing, and explanation.

  • @theoddguy985
    @theoddguy985 Před 8 měsíci +10

    8:26 that person in the middle that you added is my father I believe major general fadhil barwari ❤ as an iraqi this video is EXTREMELY detailed I love it

  • @lordofchaos9144
    @lordofchaos9144 Před 8 měsíci +127

    My cousin is an iraqi soldier who serves in a tank division one time their tank got hit real bad and so they had to leave the tank and retreat on the way of retreating he got shot 3 times in the belly luckily he survived

    • @shabah2644
      @shabah2644 Před 8 měsíci +25

      Glad he survived

    • @cracksmoker1506
      @cracksmoker1506 Před 8 měsíci +6

      Alhamdouallah he's fine

    • @user-vi3mj1gm6w
      @user-vi3mj1gm6w Před 8 měsíci +6

      "luckily he survived"
      If only all of the non ISIS combatants are lucky

    • @lordofchaos9144
      @lordofchaos9144 Před 8 měsíci

      @@user-vi3mj1gm6w yeah may they rest in peace

  • @MOBXOJ
    @MOBXOJ Před 8 měsíci +562

    I hope you don’t get demonetized, this content is top notch stuff and this message is for the entire armchair team, Everyone appreciates your dedication some can express it by being members donating etc, others can just express it by words.

    • @luck3yp0rk93
      @luck3yp0rk93 Před 8 měsíci +7

      Donate to people like this who have high quality content on controversial topics.

    • @MOBXOJ
      @MOBXOJ Před 8 měsíci

      @@luck3yp0rk93 I wish I could but I’m not doing that financially well, all I can do is appreciate the content by liking and leaving a comment

    • @JC-zj2is
      @JC-zj2is Před 8 měsíci +14

      Crazy how making a video about a historical event is a “controversial topic”

    • @luck3yp0rk93
      @luck3yp0rk93 Před 8 měsíci +3

      @@JC-zj2is war is controversial by definition lol. Ya really wanna spark up a debate over nothing?

    • @peanutbutterman411
      @peanutbutterman411 Před 8 měsíci +5

      @@luck3yp0rk93kinda aggressive bud

  • @jeddkeech259
    @jeddkeech259 Před 8 měsíci +1

    I remember being in my late teens just after high school, and hearing about the final stages of the battle on the radio.

  • @georgeund7533
    @georgeund7533 Před 8 měsíci

    Great video bringing attention to an amazing battle which is never discussed

  • @Maximusb1527
    @Maximusb1527 Před 8 měsíci +39

    4:18 the press uniform on your animated character was a cool touch

  • @rybzym.m790
    @rybzym.m790 Před 8 měsíci +866

    As an Iraqi, who has visited Mosul in the past 3 years dosens of times, you gave a very accurate representation of the war and the stories that ensued it.
    And all in a 16 min video, of course a very short video for the matter but at the same time quite concise and accurate.
    The thing is, there are possibly thousands of stories within this battle I only hope that one day these stories would be given their value and not to be forgotten.

    • @APersonOnYouTubeX
      @APersonOnYouTubeX Před 8 měsíci +28

      Let the people who fought terrorists not be forgotten
      We don’t know their names, so let their units live on forever

    • @discojelly
      @discojelly Před 8 měsíci +5

      Lots of BRAVERY happened there. I'm very proud of you all.

    • @rebukeme
      @rebukeme Před 8 měsíci

      shia 💩

    • @jhtsurvival
      @jhtsurvival Před 8 měsíci +1

      How about the killing rooms of mosul

    • @rebukeme
      @rebukeme Před 8 měsíci

      @@jhtsurvival from who?

  • @escomoe4242
    @escomoe4242 Před 8 měsíci +48

    Weird detail but the green headband at 7:26 is the Hamas armed wing Qassem Brigades. As far as I know they weren’t involved in Mosul.

    • @Zen2k4r-
      @Zen2k4r- Před 8 měsíci +15

      They're actually peaceful and fight for what rightfully is theirs

    • @ChopstickSpice
      @ChopstickSpice Před 2 měsíci

      HAMAS and ISIS are Enemies. It's like saying Fascists and Communists are friends/the same when they ideologically oppose them. Ex: when the Fascists (ISIS) openly say they want to ethnicly clense the communists/slavic people

    • @MohammudG2-ux1ko
      @MohammudG2-ux1ko Před 2 měsíci

      ​@RyanGoslingLover547 how this weird?

    • @Mahasnito
      @Mahasnito Před 2 měsíci +3

      Yeah, they were in Palestine, and I'm sure they had nothing to do with battle of musol

    • @humblecrabd6981
      @humblecrabd6981 Před 2 měsíci

      @@Mahasnito there's reports available on how hamas was actually arresting internal members who were isis affiliated as they were directly undermining the pursuit of independence in Palestine.

  • @adnankhalid8457
    @adnankhalid8457 Před 8 měsíci +2

    It feels odd seeing events that you lived in a video like this i clearly remember the battle for al slam hospital as my home was very close to it

  • @napoleonibonaparte7198
    @napoleonibonaparte7198 Před 8 měsíci +80

    I remember watching the siege of Mosul from Liveuamaps, starting from the day the siege was announced, seeing each sector being retaken and contested. It was that feeling of inside relief when Isis was finally snuffed.

    • @rebukeme
      @rebukeme Před 8 měsíci

      sniffed*

    • @TheLocalLt
      @TheLocalLt Před 7 měsíci +1

      I feel the same way watching the Deep State Map with Ukraine

    • @paulclarke4776
      @paulclarke4776 Před 7 měsíci

      Yeah, bk here in the UK you would always see the same Iraqi tank and crew, the same coalition spec. ops 4 man team with radios n antennas dangling from their humvee calling in air strikes on the news!!

  • @earleaccount
    @earleaccount Před 8 měsíci +179

    This was a great video! I was deployed in Iraq in 2016 to train Iraqi soldiers that where gonna take part in the battle of Mosul, and yet i still learned a lot about the battle itself.

    • @jonathanramos8414
      @jonathanramos8414 Před 8 měsíci

      Al qaeda didn't even like isis. You know your horrid when even al qaeda thinks your too extreme

    • @Progamermove_2003
      @Progamermove_2003 Před 8 měsíci +2

      I don't get it. If you were training those soldiers, how come you didn't knew the details about the battle?

    • @_Tp__
      @_Tp__ Před 8 měsíci +1

      I hope you regret your actions

    • @Acousticmf123
      @Acousticmf123 Před 8 měsíci +29

      @@_Tp__what about it he just trained the men he aint responsible for any deaths

    • @Acousticmf123
      @Acousticmf123 Před 8 měsíci +3

      @@Progamermove_2003well im not sure maybe because he just trained them and didnt fight

  • @yoellopez82
    @yoellopez82 Před 8 měsíci

    Why do your videos make me feel such suspense💯

  • @shafaitahir4728
    @shafaitahir4728 Před 8 měsíci +3

    Thank you so much for covering the whole battle. I used to see so many raw videos of on ground action, i remember how exited everyone was when they reached the tigris river.

  • @robertlowe9590
    @robertlowe9590 Před 8 měsíci +387

    I served as a machine gunner in a US Army MP team in Mosul from July '06 to November '07, doing PTT training with Iraqi Police. We were out with those guys everyday doing patrols and raids. We'd do raids we called "Lion Hunts" where we closed off whole city blocks and just raided apartment complexes in neighborhoods known to be heavy enemy strongholds. These were massive affairs with the 2nd Infantry Division and all local IP forces. We lost a whole lot of our IP's during that time, they were getting killed left and right. I remember seeing all the major landmarks in Mosul, like the leaning Minaret and the Tomb of Yunas (Jonah) which were later destroyed by ISIS after the US pulled out of the conflict. It infuriated me seeing these get destroyed by ISIS during this period of occupation. ISIS also wreaked terrible havoc on the Kurdish population of Northern Iraq, as well as the Yazidis and Northern Christians. God Bless the Kurds, I always found them to be great friends and allies.

    • @larrymunn5279
      @larrymunn5279 Před 8 měsíci +4

      Thanks for sharing.

    • @anewberr
      @anewberr Před 8 měsíci +1

      💯

    • @tonyng3285
      @tonyng3285 Před 8 měsíci +6

      Hey man thank you for everything. You did good, I bet its a lot. Thanks for the story too.

    • @robertlowe9590
      @robertlowe9590 Před 8 měsíci +2

      @@tonyng3285 Thanks to you, I appreciate it!

    • @Salgamificator3456
      @Salgamificator3456 Před 8 měsíci

      Why are kurds attacking us

  • @JesterOfAce
    @JesterOfAce Před 8 měsíci +167

    Bro What. Damn.

    • @Omnidex8.0
      @Omnidex8.0 Před 8 měsíci +2

      True

    • @Calamity4
      @Calamity4 Před 8 měsíci +14

      History does not really repeat, I mean, most things hold similarities but the motives are almost always unique or from a different perspective. I just think that saying history repeats is a needlessly survivable statement that has been increasing flawed. 😅

    • @shanenonwolfe4109
      @shanenonwolfe4109 Před 8 měsíci +3

      Such a cliched thing to say anymore lol

    • @JesterOfAce
      @JesterOfAce Před 8 měsíci +8

      @@Calamity4 well the views are different but the end results are the same.

    • @balabanasireti
      @balabanasireti Před 8 měsíci +2

      ​@@shanenonwolfe4109Agreed

  • @emmi04
    @emmi04 Před 8 měsíci

    You should make a video on the battle of marawi i think it’d be really interesting!! Keep up the great work

  • @Ryuko-T72
    @Ryuko-T72 Před 8 měsíci +3

    I remember "covering" this battle for a news segment in my high school class. I interlaced battle of Berlin footage into news footage to draw the comparison.
    I strangely like when this battle is covered now because I followed it from thr beginning.

  • @nathanfranco9977
    @nathanfranco9977 Před 8 měsíci +277

    For those who died to prevent ISIS from expanding, you have our eternal thanks and gratitude. May god welcome you in heaven.

    • @mustafaali6142
      @mustafaali6142 Před 8 měsíci +6

      Amin

    • @rebukeme
      @rebukeme Před 8 měsíci +10

      their most likely in hell as they fought on behalf of satan

    • @MadMan-mp9cp
      @MadMan-mp9cp Před 8 měsíci +8

      @@rebukeme eternal hell is their abode

    • @spicysnowman8886
      @spicysnowman8886 Před 8 měsíci

      ​@rebukeme let me guess, women are nothing but housewives and baby makers, and anyone who doesn't believe in God should be killed and sent to hell?

    • @MadMan-mp9cp
      @MadMan-mp9cp Před 7 měsíci

      @@user-xd1eb4vm9d you good

  • @RanjRasm
    @RanjRasm Před 8 měsíci +87

    As a Kurdish I appreciate that someone is still knowing that we exist ❤

    • @LoveHammerMan
      @LoveHammerMan Před 8 měsíci +21

      We will never forget all the brave Kurdish women who sent ISIS terrorists straight to hell!

    • @OFFICERchoclet
      @OFFICERchoclet Před 8 měsíci +7

      @@LoveHammerMan You misspelt Iraqi.

    • @LoveHammerMan
      @LoveHammerMan Před 8 měsíci +8

      @@OFFICERchoclet Them too

    • @w1ndgeneral226
      @w1ndgeneral226 Před 2 měsíci +1

      How could we forget the people who defeated ISIS?

    • @MagicMan07
      @MagicMan07 Před 2 měsíci

      All the world appreciate you Kurdish people❤

  • @shipmaster323
    @shipmaster323 Před 8 měsíci +4

    Good video; keep up the good work.

  • @marcush4741
    @marcush4741 Před 8 měsíci +2

    I was in Raqqa the day we captured the stadium. It blows my mind that it's been almost 6 years.

  • @elijahwest1168
    @elijahwest1168 Před 8 měsíci +61

    The animation on this one is astounding

  • @justinphillis9598
    @justinphillis9598 Před 8 měsíci +54

    I greatly appreciated this video. I remember a lot of these things going in, but a top-down tactical map approach really helped me to visualize and further comprehend the battle in it’s totally.
    Thank you, Mr. Griffin and team for your hard work and detailed efforts in face of YT constantly pushing back on the integrity of your work.

  • @Ash-gv7uj
    @Ash-gv7uj Před 8 měsíci +2

    Thank you for the in depth look. As you were explaining I recalled hearing bits on the news and this really helped me to peace it together better than anything I could get from a couple of minutes here and there on the evening news.

  • @HappiAddi
    @HappiAddi Před 8 měsíci +12

    I’m late to this video of course, but I remember the stories my dad would tell me during the wars on terror. He’s served so far for 23 years. He has various medals, most notable being the bronze star from this battle. He was an important component of the helicopters used during the capture. We even have the flag he flew during the battle covered in sand

  • @NASWOG
    @NASWOG Před 8 měsíci +121

    I was on the Eisenhower for the 2016 deployment. We dropped the most ordnance on a deployment since 2003, it was incredible. We’d have to replenish our bombs and JP5 2-3 times per week. It really makes grinding away in the Persian gulf worthwhile when you see hundreds of sorties leave with a full load of bombs and come back clean every day!
    Glad we could help liberate this historic city.

    • @jamielynn2585
      @jamielynn2585 Před 8 měsíci +3

      Thank you for your service! What a story❤

    • @ashleyoasis7948
      @ashleyoasis7948 Před 8 měsíci

      America never defeated ISIS Iran Russia and Hezbollah did with help of Hamas Iraq hates the US you liberated nothing.

  • @bobbiemanueldelapena4997
    @bobbiemanueldelapena4997 Před 8 měsíci +16

    In May 23, 2017, ISIS made one last attempt to set up shop in Southeast Asia, in Marawi City, Philippines. In response, former President Rodrigo Duterte placed the Mindanao islands of the Philippines under martial law, and the Philippine military wiped them out in November of the same year.

  • @herolin23
    @herolin23 Před 8 měsíci

    I appreciate this gain of knowledge. Thank you! Btw, I think the Animation is pretty cool and that it seems similar to the game called 'Strike Force Heroes'. Nice!

  • @dukeofhazard420
    @dukeofhazard420 Před 8 měsíci +3

    One of the greatest battles of recent times and it hasn’t gotten very much attention

  • @Zayn32wwwww
    @Zayn32wwwww Před 8 měsíci +71

    Hey armchair I recommend you make a video on the Sudanese civil war,the second sudanese civil war it’s modern history and truly fascinating

  • @indianajones4321
    @indianajones4321 Před 8 měsíci +77

    Thanks for doing this video, modern history needs to be told

    • @jahrhome
      @jahrhome Před 8 měsíci +7

      This was pretty private during the time. I remember always trying to find out about it but could not find anything

    • @knightlord368
      @knightlord368 Před 8 měsíci +6

      ​@@jahrhomei don't think the government wants to tell everything

    • @jahrhome
      @jahrhome Před 8 měsíci +3

      @@knightlord368 for real!

    • @knightlord368
      @knightlord368 Před 8 měsíci +4

      @@jahrhome yea man that's sad reality there is always something bad the government doesn't want normal people to know

    • @RoyalDog214
      @RoyalDog214 Před 8 měsíci

      @@knightlord368 Pretty sure it was to prevent information leak and allowing ISIS to gain upper hand knowledge.

  • @garabic8688
    @garabic8688 Před 8 měsíci

    I still remember looking at my computer every few days and seeing new reports from Mosul

  • @Im_Owa
    @Im_Owa Před 8 měsíci

    I just found another history channel!
    I love this!

  • @LittleMakwa
    @LittleMakwa Před 8 měsíci +43

    Surprised you didn’t mention this is the battle where the longest sniper kill in history was made by a Canadian JTF2 near the end of the battle. Great video still keep it up!

    • @GeN56YoS
      @GeN56YoS Před 8 měsíci +6

      Same war, not same battle. Mosul was house to house combat not long range like village to village.

    • @LittleMakwa
      @LittleMakwa Před 8 měsíci +3

      @@GeN56YoS The kill happened June 2017 during an “operation in Mosul” which fits the timeline and from the video it looked to be in a pretty urban area. I’m not a 100% though as the details and video weren’t released until literally just a few months ago though lol

    • @GeN56YoS
      @GeN56YoS Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@LittleMakwaThis could be a translation misunderstanding, but operation Mosul refers to the objective of liberating all of the Mosul province, not just the city. The official name of the province is Nineveh, but more commonly called Mosul interchangeably with the city. It's unclear if the snipers were in the city or in some villages around it, regardless it's a remarkable feat and should've been mentioned. I take back that we know which happened for sure, could be the city and could be not.

    • @LittleMakwa
      @LittleMakwa Před 8 měsíci

      @@GeN56YoS Ahhh that makes sense, a lot is still super cloudy about it still, and fr still super cool and crazy that it’s on video.

    • @Arbiter710
      @Arbiter710 Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@GeN56YoSThey we’re in Mosul, he took the shot from the famous hotel in Mosul I don’t know the name

  • @williamwallace3057
    @williamwallace3057 Před 8 měsíci +3

    your annunciation is amazing, post production is bad ass also - awesome job!

  • @altoids79762
    @altoids79762 Před 8 měsíci

    Good job on this. Try the third battle of Fallujah next. My unit took part heavily in that battle. Through CAS.

  • @BigBinky_Gaming
    @BigBinky_Gaming Před 8 měsíci

    I love history videos like this.

  • @swizzzy4962
    @swizzzy4962 Před 8 měsíci +3

    TY for going deep into subjects like these ones, you are vefy underated from my perspective and yt should treat creators like you better

  • @Jarod-vg9wq
    @Jarod-vg9wq Před 7 měsíci +4

    5:53 the golden division deserves a video.

  • @dominionofquebec10452
    @dominionofquebec10452 Před 7 měsíci +3

    8:14 can we all appreciate the time and effort this guy had to animate this dude doing a barrel roll off a building

  • @shortieberg6343
    @shortieberg6343 Před 8 měsíci +8

    Despite CZcams practically forcing you off their platform with unjust censorship I still love your videos and hope you post still

  • @Jarod-te2bi
    @Jarod-te2bi Před 8 měsíci +3

    Yes thank you griffin! Been hoping you’d make a video on the war on Isil

  • @Syphonix3
    @Syphonix3 Před 8 měsíci

    This is amazing!

  • @cye9890
    @cye9890 Před 2 měsíci

    woah feels so weird t o remember this war again... thank you so much for giving an honest documentary about this

  • @ambition112
    @ambition112 Před 8 měsíci +196

    0:00: 💥 The Battle of Mosul in 2014 marked the final major showdown with ISIS, with over 100,000 Iraqi and Kurdish soldiers set to clash with around 10,000 of the extremist organization's men.
    3:48: 🔥 The largest military operation since the US's 2003 invasion of Iraq commenced in Mosul, with initial success but later challenges.
    7:31: 🚀 The coalition's advance in Mosul faced resistance and weather conditions, but still managed to liberate several districts and recapture strategic locations.
    11:33: 🔥 Coalition forces advance into Eastern and Western Mosul, facing heavy resistance from ISIS fighters.
    14:40: 💣 The Battle of Mosul resulted in the destruction of the Great Mosque of al-nori and the defeat of ISIS, but caused immense casualties and devastation to the region.
    Recap by Tammy AI

    • @rebukeme
      @rebukeme Před 8 měsíci

      it wasn't a battle. all they did was air strike it to hell because they could never defeat the terrorist on the ground as kurds are weak, shia are cowardly , and americans only fight via air power

  • @HungNguyen-bm4zw
    @HungNguyen-bm4zw Před 8 měsíci +83

    Wow, thanks for this AWESOME animation! (Keep it up!)❤❤

  • @georgerothwell
    @georgerothwell Před 8 měsíci

    Great video as always

  • @ZanderCrawford-ko6hd
    @ZanderCrawford-ko6hd Před 8 měsíci +36

    Keep the amazing work! Love your videos!

  • @gnometruther5551
    @gnometruther5551 Před 8 měsíci +4

    I love the 'modern warfare' style UI that is present in this video, keep it up!

  • @feet9100
    @feet9100 Před 8 měsíci

    Thank u for your great insight very eye opening

  • @ayhamalrawi800
    @ayhamalrawi800 Před 2 měsíci

    Living through all of this made me tear up , remembering all of those who died through this brutal war.

  • @rocketsniper8726
    @rocketsniper8726 Před 8 měsíci +3

    So glad griffin is covering this period of warfare. Hoping to see Kobani covered next.

  • @dawson3152
    @dawson3152 Před 8 měsíci +27

    Some of the highest quality content on CZcams, love the format

  • @ArcticLeet
    @ArcticLeet Před 8 měsíci +5

    There is a minor error at time stamp 7:18. The man on the left is wearing a green headband that says "kata'ab alqassam" or Qassam Brigades which is the military wing of Hamas. That headband is only worn by them and they only operate in Gaza. Great video nonetheless.

  • @soldier660
    @soldier660 Před 8 měsíci

    Nice animations, art and Colors, just to let you guys know ^^ !!! Thanks for the video.

  • @ajrod85
    @ajrod85 Před 8 měsíci +84

    Back in 2016, I was a technical inspector for the US army aviation unit that helped besiege Mosul. We had 24 birds in Irbil that were there for the effort, but only 2 of us tech inspectors on station, which is a 16 person job. I remember a pilot friend saying that his whole job in the apache was to destroy Isis tractor supply lol. they were reinforcing the perimeter and had a ton of IED placement.

  • @joshuagodfrey5686
    @joshuagodfrey5686 Před 8 měsíci +144

    It’s strange to live through an event such as the rise and fall of ISIS for it to now be put on a history channel but loving the video either way.
    Keep up the good work!

    • @rebukeme
      @rebukeme Před 8 měsíci

      lol "history" that's real cute

    • @mr.skully8787
      @mr.skully8787 Před 8 měsíci +2

      ​@@rebukemeyoud say otherwise if it was an american victory

    • @rebukeme
      @rebukeme Před 8 měsíci

      @@mr.skully8787 not catching what you putting down

    • @mr.skully8787
      @mr.skully8787 Před 8 měsíci

      @@rebukeme ofcourse you dont

    • @rebukeme
      @rebukeme Před 8 měsíci

      @@mr.skully8787 🤏🏾🫳🏼

  • @davidt3563
    @davidt3563 Před 8 měsíci

    Reading the daily news stories of this was a nightmare. Being there must have seemed like literal hell on Earth.

  • @IslamIsTheTruth.868
    @IslamIsTheTruth.868 Před 7 měsíci +2

    pleaseeee more videos on modern combat with this style

  • @santimarxer5784
    @santimarxer5784 Před 8 měsíci +30

    This one's absolutely one of the best AH videos ever.

  • @RealLifeZatoichi
    @RealLifeZatoichi Před 8 měsíci +3

    This video was awesome! Superbly done

  • @senoreunicornio3227
    @senoreunicornio3227 Před 8 měsíci

    0:27 love the fact that my guy has a fire going whilst the window shows a hot looking climate outside

  • @bonkyz1430
    @bonkyz1430 Před 8 měsíci

    very interesting video with good explanations. Keep doing such good work, is it possible to see french tanks evolution ? It can bring back a very good series of video about tanks

  • @hamco5784
    @hamco5784 Před 8 měsíci +31

    I remember watching fox new's take on this battle and the guy actually said "like the battle of stalingrad".
    Thank god you did this video, bringing this battle the much needed attention that it deserved.

    • @meatrealwishes
      @meatrealwishes Před 8 měsíci +4

      Stalin used human wave tactic in Stalingrad and shifted the blame on his commanders after finding out that even the Nazis said that was just too brutal.

    • @_SteelRain
      @_SteelRain Před 6 měsíci

      ​@@meatrealwishesnazi propaganda

  • @Atollic
    @Atollic Před 8 měsíci +3

    Thank you for the constant entertainment, AH!

  • @tld8102
    @tld8102 Před 8 měsíci +1

    you make it sound like there was lots of cooperation with all forces.

  • @perrycarters3113
    @perrycarters3113 Před 8 měsíci +15

    I always do my best to put myself in someone else's shoes, to imagine myself in their position and how I got there.
    It helps me humanize. Helps me understand. Helps me bridge the gap between me and them, and prevents the feeling of 'otherness' that often comes with war and conflict.
    I cannot do this with groups like ISIS. Evil to the fucking core.

    • @commisaryarreck3974
      @commisaryarreck3974 Před 8 měsíci

      Never forget, this evil was created by an evil empire
      Lest you think creating the environment for then to thrive and directly funding and arming them isn't just as evil

    • @DanielAliDombrowski
      @DanielAliDombrowski Před 8 měsíci

      many members of isis were people who had family or were personally abused by the US occupation forces

  • @King-kz2fu
    @King-kz2fu Před 8 měsíci +3

    I hope that more vids like this can be made in the future

  • @kendrox0994
    @kendrox0994 Před 8 měsíci +9

    Top notch! You always put out high quality content in a respectful manner!

  • @detectivefarah4885
    @detectivefarah4885 Před 8 měsíci

    The start of the video is genuinely scarier than any horror movie Hollywood could ever come up with. I get chills from it

  • @paulyost6849
    @paulyost6849 Před 8 měsíci

    Been there back in the day, didn't look good then couldn't imagine what it looked like after this battle.

  • @KEPPLER12C
    @KEPPLER12C Před 8 měsíci +3

    Great video, I’d also love to see a video about the Marawi Siege another urban battle that happened in the Philippines back in 2017.

  • @pie-master8973
    @pie-master8973 Před 8 měsíci +5

    Great video! Keep up the great work!

  • @bnu2985
    @bnu2985 Před 6 měsíci +3

    The movie "Mosul" goes to show how brutal it was in these battles.

  • @RoboticDragon
    @RoboticDragon Před 8 měsíci

    Great video about a topic, while recent and got a lot of attention, most people havent a clue about it

  • @C.M6969
    @C.M6969 Před 8 měsíci +7

    Now things are getting more interesting, good to see theres a nice change of pace from the usual content

  • @greenlandstudio9930
    @greenlandstudio9930 Před 8 měsíci +5

    Griffin I’ve been following you for years.. your production, narration, visuals have all seen massive upgrades! CZcams is great coz of ppl like you. I hope millions of kids watch your videos👏🏽👏🏽

  • @dinathseyara325
    @dinathseyara325 Před 8 měsíci +2

    8:13 that was smooth af

  • @alexcativo7958
    @alexcativo7958 Před 8 měsíci

    The worm at 8:17 was hilarious lmao, I thought I was bugging seeing a worm after the guy got shot but playback speed came in handy 😂

  • @ScarTalon
    @ScarTalon Před 8 měsíci +8

    what a top notch video. animation was great, storytelling on point, overall 10/10.