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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! 🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪
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.
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.
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 🇮🇶🇮🇶
@@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.
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.
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 🇮🇪
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.
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.
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
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.
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!
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.
@@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
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.
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.
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.
@@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.
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)
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.
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
@@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
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
The editing and acurracy of drawings and animation and sound effect is next level thank you for this video it is not only rich in accurate information but enjoyable to watch as a movie because of the good editing good job
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.
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!!
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
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
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.
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.
As a westerner I am glad a video about this came out. I haven't encountered many documentaries about this on the web, even though it's a major part of world history. I have met many people who fled the region as refugees and some of them had seen things no person should have seen. Much respect to the heroic efforts of the soldiers fighting ISIS.
How about this, everything in the video is lies. Especially the Iraqi army the terrorizing of innocent and oppressor of Muslims. Westerners never change, they engage in ME politics with no background and praise this and that.
The main reason of why Iraq was not like Afghanistan, and Isis couldn’t do what Taliban did is that Iraq is a majority Shiaa country…This Shiaa majority broke the Sunni Isis drem
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
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!
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 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
@@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.
Griffin, dude I just wanna let you know, you’re doing an excellent job. You’re touching base with topics that are both sensitive but also need to be addressed. Ik and I love your WWII content it’s how I found your channel. I was a little disagreeable about your change in topic in content but seeing now what you brought to the Table. It’s Amazing. I’m aware you’re also getting a lot of backlash from TH-cam too, that hasn’t been easy for you to deal with at all but as a History buff. You brought so much from the change of topic. Touching base with ISIS, our Involvement In Afghanistan, the War on Terror. The things we’ve been clouded and blurred from for decades. These are conflicts, and wounds that Veterans still carry. But seeing you address all of it and educate young people such as myself is very refreshing. Some of the stuff despite how controversial it may be. It needs to be addressed and told truthfully. So Thank you for all your hard work and dedication for putting this content up Griff.
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. 😅
Incredible, and thank you for not covering the Ukrainian conflict like some other big war youtubers. The dust of that conflict will not settle for years, Battle of Mosul is just about the right age to be able to sift through the propaganda laden smoke.
Well I like when he covers the conflicts but I don’t like when other channels just dedicate themselves entirely to the war then eventually kind of become propaganda channels for one of the sides
@@joeswanson5486since we're on yt almost all channels are propaganda leaning towards Ukraine. I don't support Russia or any dumb invasion but it gets pretty annoying when ppl treat obvious propaganda efforts as "credible sources".
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.
As a Bhartiya I thankyou and salute All Iraqi army, Kurdish Fighters and Us air support for ending this evil demon, Iraqi army is definitely a professional one and i love its golden division meanwhile Kurdish fighters had little to no supplies yet they showed exceptional courage and valour in fight against isis.
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.
Griffin I’ve been following you for years.. your production, narration, visuals have all seen massive upgrades! TH-cam is great coz of ppl like you. I hope millions of kids watch your videos👏🏽👏🏽
I got to work here in 2017, something I'll never forget is the spirit of the people. Despite the horrifying actions around them the people still worked together, kids road their bikes and played. It left a deep impact on me coming from the most privileged country in NA where our struggles are much less, yet we don't know our neighbors. It goes to show there's something to be grateful for every day.
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.
Respect to all our iraqi brothers , we both suffered under isis occupation and terrorism May Syria and Iraq get back their stability and prosperety Greetings from syria 🇸🇾❤🇮🇶
Not going to happen with the fragmentation of Islam into Shiite and Sunni, Arab Gulf States and Israel need Syria and Iraq to be destabilized and in war. Arab Gulf states created terrorism so that US and West can finance Arab Gulf states and provide protection, Israel needs Syria and Iraq to be in war to then expand its borders, and US needs war to feed the war economy and military industrial complex.
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
@@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.
Had a buddy there, couldn’t really tell me much for obvious reasons but thanks for the video. I can see what they were going through now. I was blown up in a house bomb in Diyala province 2008 at a Al-Qaeda camp, we actually found what would later be known as isis flags, New York times even went into the archives in 2014 and found a photo of our regiment commander confiscating them in 2008. it’s wild to connect these moments to the bigger ones. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was actually released from prison weeks before I was hit, back then he was known as a common thug, not enough to keep him detained indefinitely.
Crazy part is when you realize the US government funded ISIS in Syria to overthrow Assad why fighting them in Iraq I remember in mid 2015 seeing Al Nursa which was the Al Qadea branch in Syria have the same black flag and fighting them taking territory then seeing ISIS just came and merged with most of Al Nura becoming a so called caliphate I actually volunteered in Syria to fight Daesh crazy time that was finding US government owned shoot on ISIS
At 7:20 the Isis fighters are wearing Al qasam brigade headband which a Palestinian militant group that isn't related to Isis as far as I know, Great video overall
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FINALLY SOMETHING ABOUT IRAQ MODERN THANK YOU ARMCHAIR HISTORY TEAM
Looks like an epic vid watching now
KURDISTAN STANDS VICTORIOUS!!!!!
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! 🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪
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.
And as an American, Iraq is now back in US hands
@@Railhog2102and let me guess, "Ukraine is a US puppet state" too?
@@Railhog2102what a weird thing to say in this context. Americans are very odd.
@@itseperkele181 beautiful oil!! 🛢
@CrossOfBayonne you mean Iran?
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.
sounds like that guy was a coward like many of them they prefered hiting women and killing children and the unarmed too actual combat
@casslane3932
Hah! Some warrior of Islam that guy turned out to be. Just a miserable murderous bandit.
Hah poetic
@@mirceazaharia2094unfortunately plenty of these religious nutjobs are hypocrites, and it's not just isolated to Islam.
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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 🇮🇶🇮🇶
it's not accurate and the narrative is biased in a weird way.
make a better video then and tag me in it, i'd love to watch@@octavian7637
@@octavian7637mosul citizen says the video about the battle that took place in their city is accurate
This guy:
@@popejohnthesecond bruh I'm from mosul
@@octavian7637what isn’t accurate about it?
Deepest respect for the Iraqis soldiers, who remained in their motherland and kept fighting.
I hope this isn't a condemnation of the Afghan soldiers.
Sure, the ones that didn't desert or join ISIS
@aperpetualguardsmanwithafl2942 Taliban and Isis are two very different groups
yea,if us amry not in iraq and saddam still doing his job,there will no isis
@@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.
4:10 Love how griffin’s cartoon self isn’t messing around and has on typical combat zone/press body armor on
Lol same
Same what? @@ThwipThwipBoom
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.
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 🇮🇪
Man, that sucks. Hope all is well now.
Lebay
في رأيك هل داعش تمثل الاسلام
شعجب اكو واحد من الموصل يكره داعش ؟
متأكد أنت من الموصل ؟
I’d love to see a whole series about the war against ISIS.
Why so they can race swap everybody and try to make into woke garbage?
Same here, seems like it mostly dropped out of the news a few years back.
Need one for Battle for Marawi
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.
@@MrD1cks Yea, they kinda fell off after mosul
TH-cam will probably hate this one, but I enjoy it. good luck guys, your videos are amazing!
Why?
@@undertow619what do you think happened to the Afghanistan video several times
@@YugoTheAnimationGuy
I didn't see it. It got hit with age restrictions?
@@undertow619cause yt finds history sensitive and they hate truth
Yup
8:14 can we all appreciate the time and effort this guy had to animate this dude doing a barrel roll off a building
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.
USAF as well as intelligence was provided to the coalition forces.
@content_enjoyer4458True, but the US had a total of about
@@huntclanhunt9697don't forget the 24 choppers who destroyed hundreds of isis logistical vehicles over the course of the battle.
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
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.
4:18 the press uniform on your animated character was a cool touch
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!
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.
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
I really liked that movie
@@jonathanramos8414 the main character was also Kurdish if I recall is cool
@@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
That was an awesome movie.
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.
Let the people who fought terrorists not be forgotten
We don’t know their names, so let their units live on forever
Lots of BRAVERY happened there. I'm very proud of you all.
shia 💩
How about the killing rooms of mosul
@@jhtsurvival from who?
Thank you so much for covering this part of our history.
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.
Donate to people like this who have high quality content on controversial topics.
@@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
Crazy how making a video about a historical event is a “controversial topic”
@@JC-zj2is war is controversial by definition lol. Ya really wanna spark up a debate over nothing?
@@luck3yp0rk93kinda aggressive bud
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.
Maaaan, well done for such work Fr! 👏 Everything was explained and put perfectly. Great great job! 💯
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.
Oppa gangnam style
rawafidi kalb
@@jokamp9cp it’s called Rafidi not rawafidi, learn Arabic and then talk to me+ I’m not even a Muslim
@@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.
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)
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.
Before Bakhmut there was Mosul, before Mosul there was Fallujah, before Fallujah was Hue City, before Hue was Stalingrad.
Before Stalingrad there Megiddo
Grozny before Fallujah
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.
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
If only the mashriq countries could cooperate on anything else
@@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
Sorry about how you were treated by our following administration..
@@thebiggamers999turkey wont allow this
My uncle was a iraqi special forces soldier he died by in 2017 in mosul
Rip I’m also from Iraq but not Arab
Rest In Peace
May he rest in peace.
@@content_enjoyer4458 thanks hopefully next I will join millatry school
الله يرحمة
5:53 the golden division deserves a video.
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
Glad he survived
Alhamdouallah he's fine
"luckily he survived"
If only all of the non ISIS combatants are lucky
@@ALIGHTBULBLITERALLY yeah may they rest in peace
Wow, thanks for this AWESOME animation! (Keep it up!)❤❤
The editing and acurracy of drawings and animation and sound effect is next level thank you for this video it is not only rich in accurate information but enjoyable to watch as a movie because of the good editing good job
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
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.
sniffed*
I feel the same way watching the Deep State Map with Ukraine
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!!
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
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
فاضل برواري ابوك؟
Just googled him. RIP for your father.
Follow his career son. Make him proud.
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.
That was not isis, it was a terror group that was backed by isis and a "ally" to isis
The movie "Mosul" goes to show how brutal it was in these battles.
I’ve seen it before!!
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.
Al qaeda didn't even like isis. You know your horrid when even al qaeda thinks your too extreme
I don't get it. If you were training those soldiers, how come you didn't knew the details about the battle?
I hope you regret your actions
@@_Tp__what about it he just trained the men he aint responsible for any deaths
@@Progamermove_2003well im not sure maybe because he just trained them and didnt fight
Keep the amazing work! Love your videos!
Mate, amazing content and so informative!!
Thanks for doing this video, modern history needs to be told
This was pretty private during the time. I remember always trying to find out about it but could not find anything
@@jahrhomei don't think the government wants to tell everything
@@knightlord368 for real!
@@jahrhome yea man that's sad reality there is always something bad the government doesn't want normal people to know
@@knightlord368 Pretty sure it was to prevent information leak and allowing ISIS to gain upper hand knowledge.
The animation on this one is astounding
Great video, editing, and explanation.
Some of the highest quality content on TH-cam, love the format
As a Kurdish I appreciate that someone is still knowing that we exist ❤
We will never forget all the brave Kurdish women who sent ISIS terrorists straight to hell!
@@LoveHammerMan You misspelt Iraqi.
@@OFFICERchoclet Them too
How could we forget the people who defeated ISIS?
All the world appreciate you Kurdish people❤
As a westerner I am glad a video about this came out. I haven't encountered many documentaries about this on the web, even though it's a major part of world history.
I have met many people who fled the region as refugees and some of them had seen things no person should have seen.
Much respect to the heroic efforts of the soldiers fighting ISIS.
How about this, everything in the video is lies.
Especially the Iraqi army the terrorizing of innocent and oppressor of Muslims.
Westerners never change, they engage in ME politics with no background and praise this and that.
The origins of ISIS ended in 2017, and now Iraq is safe, reconstructed and developed, And great entertainment
For those who died to prevent ISIS from expanding, you have our eternal thanks and gratitude. May god welcome you in heaven.
Amin
their most likely in hell as they fought on behalf of satan
@@rebukeme eternal hell is their abode
@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?
@@user-xd1eb4vm9d you good
Despite TH-cam practically forcing you off their platform with unjust censorship I still love your videos and hope you post still
The main reason of why Iraq was not like Afghanistan, and Isis couldn’t do what Taliban did is that Iraq is a majority Shiaa country…This Shiaa majority broke the Sunni Isis drem
Do not forget the support of our Persian brothers for the Iraqis
Shia Sunni has nothing to do here. Islam does not support terrorism in any way.
shias were dogwalked before they called coalition to help them
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.
Thanks for sharing.
💯
Hey man thank you for everything. You did good, I bet its a lot. Thanks for the story too.
@@tonyng3285 Thanks to you, I appreciate it!
Why are kurds attacking us
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
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
One of the greatest battles of recent times and it hasn’t gotten very much attention
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.
Thank you for your service! What a story❤
America never defeated ISIS Iran Russia and Hezbollah did with help of Hamas Iraq hates the US you liberated nothing.
This one's absolutely one of the best AH videos ever.
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.
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
many members of isis were people who had family or were personally abused by the US occupation forces
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!
lol "history" that's real cute
@@rebukemeyoud say otherwise if it was an american victory
@@mr.skully8787 not catching what you putting down
@@rebukeme ofcourse you dont
@@mr.skully8787 🤏🏾🫳🏼
I love the 'modern warfare' style UI that is present in this video, keep it up!
Living through all of this made me tear up , remembering all of those who died through this brutal war.
Thank you for the great content.
75 QUID?? This better be your own money 😭
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!
Same war, not same battle. Mosul was house to house combat not long range like village to village.
@@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
@@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.
@@GeN56YoSThey we’re in Mosul, he took the shot from the famous hotel in Mosul I don’t know the name
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
Griffin, dude I just wanna let you know, you’re doing an excellent job. You’re touching base with topics that are both sensitive but also need to be addressed. Ik and I love your WWII content it’s how I found your channel. I was a little disagreeable about your change in topic in content but seeing now what you brought to the Table. It’s Amazing. I’m aware you’re also getting a lot of backlash from TH-cam too, that hasn’t been easy for you to deal with at all but as a History buff. You brought so much from the change of topic. Touching base with ISIS, our Involvement In Afghanistan, the War on Terror. The things we’ve been clouded and blurred from for decades. These are conflicts, and wounds that Veterans still carry. But seeing you address all of it and educate young people such as myself is very refreshing. Some of the stuff despite how controversial it may be. It needs to be addressed and told truthfully. So Thank you for all your hard work and dedication for putting this content up Griff.
Bro What. Damn.
True
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. 😅
Such a cliched thing to say anymore lol
@@Calamity4 well the views are different but the end results are the same.
@@shanenonwolfe4109Agreed
انها ارضي و تبقى ارضي حتى الممات♥️🇮🇶
Incredible, and thank you for not covering the Ukrainian conflict like some other big war youtubers. The dust of that conflict will not settle for years, Battle of Mosul is just about the right age to be able to sift through the propaganda laden smoke.
Well I like when he covers the conflicts but I don’t like when other channels just dedicate themselves entirely to the war then eventually kind of become propaganda channels for one of the sides
what channel sides with isis lmao@@joeswanson5486
@@joeswanson5486since we're on yt almost all channels are propaganda leaning towards Ukraine. I don't support Russia or any dumb invasion but it gets pretty annoying when ppl treat obvious propaganda efforts as "credible sources".
Great video! Keep up the great work!
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.
Good coverage, its baffling to think 2016 is now in the history books.
Top notch! You always put out high quality content in a respectful manner!
As a Bhartiya I thankyou and salute All Iraqi army, Kurdish Fighters and Us air support for ending this evil demon, Iraqi army is definitely a professional one and i love its golden division meanwhile Kurdish fighters had little to no supplies yet they showed exceptional courage and valour in fight against isis.
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.
Griffin I’ve been following you for years.. your production, narration, visuals have all seen massive upgrades! TH-cam is great coz of ppl like you. I hope millions of kids watch your videos👏🏽👏🏽
Wow, the graphics, production, and explanation are all very clear and good. You are amazing. I am from Iraq 🇮🇶
Finaly someone talks about this
It's good that you make videos that ain't a ww2 one
*aren't
This is amazing!
Thanks for the great video 👍
I got to work here in 2017, something I'll never forget is the spirit of the people. Despite the horrifying actions around them the people still worked together, kids road their bikes and played. It left a deep impact on me coming from the most privileged country in NA where our struggles are much less, yet we don't know our neighbors. It goes to show there's something to be grateful for every day.
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.
yea was about to say
Respect to all our iraqi brothers , we both suffered under isis occupation and terrorism
May Syria and Iraq get back their stability and prosperety
Greetings from syria 🇸🇾❤🇮🇶
Not going to happen with the fragmentation of Islam into Shiite and Sunni, Arab Gulf States and Israel need Syria and Iraq to be destabilized and in war. Arab Gulf states created terrorism so that US and West can finance Arab Gulf states and provide protection, Israel needs Syria and Iraq to be in war to then expand its borders, and US needs war to feed the war economy and military industrial complex.
إنتي سوري و مع الاشتراك 😂 شوف شو عمل البعث إلا بلدنا. أكيد داعش خرا بش بشار مو أحسن
❤
@@johnmalik2631 مافي حد يدعم بشار...
بس انتوا كنتو نفس الحمير تصوتوله(بس كلنا نعرف انو التصويت ما يهم, يلعب فيه هذا البغل بشار)
The us let isis escape into Syria after the battle 😂
Good video; keep up the good work.
8:13 that was smooth af
Great video as always
You guys do such good work. Its a shame youtube seeems determind to sabotage all your work.
The graphics and narrating of these videos are so good. Great video!!
what a top notch video. animation was great, storytelling on point, overall 10/10.
We’ll always support you griffin. No matter the circumstances.
Great video!
Now things are getting more interesting, good to see theres a nice change of pace from the usual content
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.
They're actually peaceful and fight for what rightfully is theirs
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
@RyanGoslingLover547 how this weird?
Yeah, they were in Palestine, and I'm sure they had nothing to do with battle of musol
@@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.
Huge respect for Iraq for taking the fight into Mosul by themselves, because they knew what was better for the Iraqi people.
That introduction of Golden Division was cold asf 5:47 🥶
I hope that more vids like this can be made in the future
The fact that the Kurds fought for a home that they don't even get to call home is humbling
Had a buddy there, couldn’t really tell me much for obvious reasons but thanks for the video. I can see what they were going through now. I was blown up in a house bomb in Diyala province 2008 at a Al-Qaeda camp, we actually found what would later be known as isis flags, New York times even went into the archives in 2014 and found a photo of our regiment commander confiscating them in 2008. it’s wild to connect these moments to the bigger ones. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was actually released from prison weeks before I was hit, back then he was known as a common thug, not enough to keep him detained indefinitely.
Crazy part is when you realize the US government funded ISIS in Syria to overthrow Assad why fighting them in Iraq I remember in mid 2015 seeing Al Nursa which was the Al Qadea branch in Syria have the same black flag and fighting them taking territory then seeing ISIS just came and merged with most of Al Nura becoming a so called caliphate I actually volunteered in Syria to fight Daesh crazy time that was finding US government owned shoot on ISIS
Do you think Baghdadi was used as a tool/puppet to run such an infamous organisation like ISIS?
Great video bringing attention to an amazing battle which is never discussed
Keep up the good work don't let youtube detter you from making great content.
At 7:20 the Isis fighters are wearing Al qasam brigade headband which a Palestinian militant group that isn't related to Isis as far as I know,
Great video overall
Well spotted
was looking for someone to mention that,
7:18 those are not isis headbands 💀
Yes, this is a bs zionists hidden move
I knew a former marine who joined a militia to fight ISIS. He liberated a few villages right before the Battle of Mosul
US marine?
@@Zen2k4r- yes
@@blobbymcblobbyface6666 He joined iraqi militia?
@@Zen2k4r- yeah
@@blobbymcblobbyface6666fake news buddy🤣
Cool video! Hope for 2018AD Battle of Khasham in the future. :)
TH-cam probably hates this content, but I love it.
Here's some money to help with demonetization.
Great video, Allied forces fought extremely bravely, urban combat is not a joke.
They stick to the moniker of concrete jungles for a reason
Iraq army and air force + Kurdish Peshmerga who are part of Iraqi security forces + coalition airforce support