State of Emergency in Iraq: #Mosul under ISIL attack.
http://t.co/nAyc4PA4KB pic.twitter.com/fmOgw31xei
— Worldbulletin (@worldbulletin) June 10, 2014
ISIS is no longer a state in name only. @DouglasOllivant @brianfishman #mosul http://t.co/M4tqIKEMDi pic.twitter.com/WsLbWfARXW
— New America (@NewAmerica) June 10, 2014
State Dept. calls events in Mosul, Iraq "extremely serious,” says U.S. will provide “all appropriate assistance” to push back against ISIS.
— Brian Rie$ (@moneyries) June 10, 2014
Mosul offensive started last Friday, security & army were replaced for dismal performance, governor now in Erbil. http://t.co/z8uDMpmdBe
— Arash Karami (@thekarami) June 10, 2014
Al Kharez area on the borders to #irbil is completely closed. Chaos! Phonelines cut . People are disconnected . #iraq
— Maryam Al Dabbagh (@maryamwd) June 10, 2014
An estimated 150,000 people may have just fled #Mosul — creating quite the traffic jam http://t.co/IS35oTzA1W pic.twitter.com/3xHnfRDsEK
— Brian Rie$ (@moneyries) June 10, 2014
ISIS assault on Mosul and Iraqi army units collapsing a testament to failure of Maliki and Iraq's politicians over last 4+ years.
— Marc Lynch (@abuaardvark) June 10, 2014
#Iraqs PM Maliki asks for international help to fight militants in control of Mosul after shunning intl community's advice for months
— Ayman Mohyeldin (@AymanM) June 10, 2014
Iraqi soldiers stripped off their uniforms as they fled Mosul. Pretty humiliating. pic.twitter.com/CW8TqRPsEn (via @LizSly)
— Tom Gara (@tomgara) June 10, 2014
799 died in #Iraq last month. May deadliest month of 2014. In Mosul, no phones, no power, no water. And increasingly no hope either.
— Jon Williams (@WilliamsJon) June 10, 2014