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10 June 2014

⚔Mosul falls to ISIS

Other regions#Iraq#Jihadist groups
AttackerArmed Islamist groups (al-Qaeda, Nusra, ISIS, Assir…)➜TargetIraq / Saddam Hussein

On 10 June 2014 Mosul fell to ISIS within days after the collapse of the Iraqi army. The war reached the Lebanese border at Arsal in August.

▲ Islamic State of Iraq declaredSistani's fatwa; Popular Mobilisation Forces formed ▼

Cause

Islamic State of Iraq declared (context)

Leads to

Sistani's fatwa; Popular Mobilisation Forces formedDeclaration of the "caliphate"The Arsal events
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