Iraqi Kurdistan: Mosul and beyond (Kenneth M. Pollack, Brookings)

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2016/11/02/iraqi-kurdistan-mosul-and-beyond/

ISIL 'using thousands as human shields' in Iraq's Mosul (Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/10/isil-thousands-human-shields-iraq-mosul-161028193148255.html

The battle for Mosul: The beginning of the end (Crispian Cuss, Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/10/battle-mosul-beginning-161023050933878.html

Marching towards Mosul with the Peshmerga (Adam Lucente, Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/10/marching-mosul-peshmerga-161024074724591.html

Battle for Mosul: Iraq forces close in on more villages (Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/10/battle-mosul-iraq-forces-close-villages-161024135052576.html

KRG: Mosul victory depends on ISIL fighters' morale (Tanya Goudsouzian, Al Jazeera)

Iraqi Kurdish Foreign Minister Falah Mustafa Bakir speaks to Al Jazeera about the battle for Mosul and post-ISIL plans.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/10/krg-mosul-victory-depends-isil-fighters-morale-161018121226817.html

Mosul battle enters third day (Al Jazeera)

Shelling intensifies, Al Jazeera reporters on the front line say, as fight for ISIL's last bastion in Iraq continues.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/10/explosives-booby-traps-slow-mosul-offensive-161018140134022.html

Truly winning the battle of Mosul (Daniel L. Byman, Brookings)

True victory in the battle of Mosul, the Islamic State’s capital in Iraq and the largest city it controls, will be difficult. It may take months or only a few short weeks, but I expect the Iraqi military, Kurdish Peshmerga, and other various militias—along with the U.S. forces that support them—to defeat the Islamic State defenders and liberate one of Iraq’s largest cities from their brutal rule. Far harder will be the political struggle. Iraqi forces need to maintain their unity as they go forward and a broader political settlement must be forged. Here the prognosis looks poor.

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2016/10/18/truly-winning-the-battle-of-mosul/

Is protecting Mosul minorities an excuse for partition? (Beverley Milton-Edwards, Brookings)

As the military battle over ISIL-controlled Mosul and Nineveh has begun, questions over the future of this vital province of Iraq are flowing thick and fast.

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/markaz/2016/10/17/is-protecting-mosul-minorities-an-excuse-for-partition/

Why delay doesn't make sense in Mosul (Michael Knights, Al Jazeera)

Don't postpone the battle but do stay engaged for long enough to stabilise Mosul.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/10/delay-doesn-sense-mosul-161004071920561.html

Mosul, the next target (Paul Rogers, openDemocracy)

The complex military operation to seize Iraq's second city from ISIS's grip is a microcosm of the long war.

https://opendemocracy.net/paul-rogers/mosul-next-target