Mosul, Urban Destruction, and Political Instability

May 28, 2021 00:42:27
Mosul, Urban Destruction, and Political Instability
Modern War Institute
Mosul, Urban Destruction, and Political Instability

May 28 2021 | 00:42:27

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Show Notes

In this episode of the MWI Podcast, MWI's John Amble speaks to James Verini. An award-winning journalist, he spent months reporting from Mosul as Iraqi forces, backed by US troops, fought to retake the city from Mosul. In the conversation, he not only discusses the fighting he reported on, but also offers important context about Mosul, its people, and its history—all of which is crucial to make sense of urban conflict. As he describes, Mosul also shows how urban conflict's destructive nature and political instability interact with one another in important ways. That is equally true in other sites of recent urban conflict, including during the outbreak of fighting in recent weeks between Israel and Hamas in Gaza City.

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