A still image taken from an Islamic State (IS) video released through the group's Amaq news agency shows an unidentified militant addressing the camera. Video said to be shot in Mosul, Iraq, on October 18, 2016. REUTERS/Reuters TV via Amaq news agency/File Photo
Samia Nakhoul and Michael Georgy, Reuters: Special Report: Under siege in Mosul, Islamic State turns to executions and paranoia
A few weeks ago, a person inside Mosul began to send text messages to Iraqi military intelligence in Baghdad.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of Islamic State, "has become intemperate," said the early November message, written by an informant inside the city who has contact with the group but is not a member of it.
"He has cut down on his movements and neglects his appearance," the message read. "He lives underground and has tunnels that stretch to different areas. He doesn't sleep without his suicide bomber vest so he can set it off if he's captured."
The text message, which Reuters has seen, was one of many describing what was happening inside Islamic State as Iraqi, Kurdish and American troops began their campaign to retake the group's northern Iraqi stronghold of Mosul.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- November 16, 2016
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What will President Trump do about North Korea? -- Stephen Evans, BBC
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Globalization’s Last Gasp -- Barry Eichengreen, Project Syndicate
1 comment:
Way to go Reuters, doesn't it occur to you that ISIS also reads your reports. Now a source in Mosul has to watch his ass. I don't want to hear any nonsense that this has been vetted for release. It's either an old and busted source or they've blown somebody.
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