Mosul is Iraq's second-most populated city and fell to a mere 800 ISIL militants in June 2014 because of the largely Sunni population's deep distrust of the primarily Shia Iraqi government and its corrupt armed forces.
Mosul is Iraq's second-most populated city. Mosul fell to a mere 800 ISIL militants in June 2014 because of the largely Sunni population's deep distrust of the primarily Shia Iraqi government. Mosul fell to a mere 800 ISIL militants in June 2014 because of the largely Sunni population's deep distrust of its corrupt armed forces.