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11 Apr 2. Video Shows Aerial Attack on Swimmers Fleeing Onto Tigris Bank in Mosul

| WITNESS VIDEO SHOWS AERIAL ATTACK ON SWIMMERS FLEEING ONTO TIGRIS BANK IN MOSUL Source: Iraqi Army Aviation (Corroborated) Location: Mosul (Confirmed) Date: July 16, 2017 Archived here A video released on July 16, 2017, was described as showing attacks by an Iraqi helicopter on fleeing IS

11 Apr 1. Iraqis in Federal Police Uniform Pose With Beheaded Man In Mosul

| WITNESS IRAQIS IN FEDERAL POLICE UNIFORM POSE WITH BEHEADED MAN IN MOSUL Source: Third Brigade Commandos via YouTube (Confirmed) Location: Mosul (Corroborated) Date: January 25, 2017 (Corroborated) Archived here A video shared on January 25, 2017, showed Iraqi fighters posing with the body of a beheaded

11 Apr Iraqi Forces Perpetrator Videos

| WITNESS IRAQI FORCES PERPETRATOR VIDEOS The Iraqi government, backed by US-led coalition forces, launched an offensive to retake Mosul city from IS on October 16, 2016. The city was fully retaken on July 10, 2017. Various social media accounts with links to the Iraqi police, military

11 Apr 2. IS Video Shows Beheading of Kurdish Prisoner (Graphic)

| WITNESS IS VIDEO SHOWS BEHEADING OF KURDISH PRISONER (GRAPHIC) Source: Islamic State via Archive.org (Confirmed) Location: Mosul (Confirmed) Date: Range - June, 2014, to August 28, 2014 (Confirmed) Archived here IS released footage on August 28, 2014, showing the beheading of a man described as

11 Apr 1. IS Hangs Kurdish Peshmerga Fighters From Bridge Amid Mosul Offensive (Graphic)

| WITNESS IS HANGS KURDISH PESHMERGA FIGHTERS FROM BRIDGE AMID MOSUL OFFENSIVE (GRAPHIC) Source: Islamic State via Amaq News (Confirmed) Location: Mosul (Confirmed) Date: October 20, 2016 (Corroborated) Archived here Amaq News released footage on October 20, 2016, showing two men dressed in fatigues, faces bloodied, hanging

11 Apr 3. British Hostage John Cantlie Seen in IS Propaganda Video

| WITNESS BRITISH HOSTAGE JOHN CANTLIE SEEN IN IS PROPAGANDA VIDEO Source: Islamic State via Al-Hayat Media Centre (Confirmed) Location: Mosul (Confirmed) Date: Range - October, 2014, to January, 2015 (Confirmed) Archived here Al-Hayat Media Centre released a video on January 3, 2015, showing British hostage John

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