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11 Apr 2. IS Opens Luxury Hotel in Mosul

| WITNESS IS OPENS LUXURY HOTEL IN MOSUL Source: Islamic State via justpaste.it (Confirmed) Location: Mosul (Confirmed) Date: May 2, 2015 (Corroborated) Archived here IS reopened the Nineveh International Hotel in Mosul at the beginning of May 2015, according to local activist reports. The hotel had previously

11 Apr 1. IS Return to Site of First Assault on the City for Propaganda Video

| WITNESS IS RETURN TO SITE OF FIRST ASSAULT ON THE CITY FOR PROPAGANDA VIDEO Source: Islamic State via Archive.org (Confirmed) Location: Mosul (Confirmed) Date: November 28, 2014 (Corroborated) Archived here The footage shows a busy city with traffic on the streets and people going about their

11 Apr 3. IS Fighters Showcase Weaponized Drone Amid Ongoing Battle for Mosul

| WITNESS IS FIGHTERS SHOWCASE WEAPONIZED DRONE AMID ONGOING BATTLE FOR MOSUL Source: Islamic State via Archive.org (Confirmed) Location: Mosul (Confirmed) Date: January 24, 2017 (Checking) Archived here IS’s Wilayat Nineveh media organization released a propaganda video, titled Knights of the States, on January 24, 2017, showcasing

11 Apr 2. IS Releases Photographs From Nineveh Training Camp

| WITNESS IS RELEASES PHOTOGRAPHS FROM NINEVEH TRAINING CAMP Source: Islamic State via Archive.li (Confirmed) Location: Mosul (Confirmed) Date: June 15, 2015 (Checking) Archived here IS released a set of photographs in June 2015, which they said showed fighters training at a camp in Nineveh, Iraq. The

11 Apr 1. Militants Parade Through Mosul in Show of Force

| WITNESS MILITANTS PARADE THROUGH MOSUL IN SHOW OF FORCE Most IS propaganda has focused on the group’s ability to take on state military forces with far greater numbers and more advanced weaponry. Social media was used to announce the group’s spread across parts of Iraq and

11 Apr Monitoring IS Content

| WITNESS MONITORING IS CONTENT IS uses specific keywords and hashtags when new content is published. This allows for speedy dissemination of content. Using common terms and hashtags means content can be found and amplified by the group’s supporters, combating the platforms’ efforts to remove content quickly.

11 Apr Relevant Reporting

| WITNESS RELEVANT REPORTING For its reporting on the story, Storyful developed lists of reliable sources and catalogued them for internal use by name, logo (where appropriate), associated location and area of coverage, associated accounts, and affiliations or political links. Social media platforms, such as Facebook, YouTube

11 Apr Useful verification information

| WITNESS USEFUL VERIFICATION INFORMATION Location: IS was consistent in the publication of produced propaganda videos and usually provided accurate location information. They tended to show obvious landmarks and distinctive buildings and sites. For example, the video here was filmed in front of Mosul Grand Mosque. However,

11 Apr Methodology

| WITNESS METHODOLOGY This case study discusses these challenges, as well as setting out the methodology used to build a process for a story of this type, defined by WITNESS for the purposes of this report as a Model 2 investigation – the investigation of a category

11 Apr Outcome

| WITNESS OUTCOME Storyful monitored the city of Mosul from the time it was overrun by IS fighters, through to the battle to retake the city. During this time, we developed a methodology for monitoring the release of new content. The result of the work was a