ISIS insurgents have taken control of the city of Mosul. Armored vehicles and weapons provided to Iraqi security forces by the United States have reportedly been captured and are being moved to Syria.
Al Qaeda-linked militants from ISIS violently seize control of Mosul, Iraq, as govt. declares state of emergency. http://t.co/hW2lOy7iwz
— Mark Scheffler (@markscheffler) June 10, 2014
Iraqi army vehicles burn in #Mosul, #Iraq. Pics by Niqash's guys in Mosul, story coming soon as we can. pic.twitter.com/ZDJApIWed8
— niqash (@niqash) June 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/oemoral/status/476452343094181888
RT @YourRevoCentral: #Iraq: prisoners freed from Badush by ISIS in #Mosul area: pic.twitter.com/sW45adLjOP
— Hevallo (@Hevallo) June 10, 2014
MT @BaxtiyarGoran: Today receiving refugees from #Mosul. #Kurdistan pic.twitter.com/Jy7IGk7EdF
— Hevallo (@Hevallo) June 10, 2014
Local Kurds giving water to #Mosul refugees at checkpoints, thousands feeling Mosul area into Iraqi #Kurdistan. pic.twitter.com/5JwxB7t0AY
— Lawên | لاوێن (@Lawwwen) June 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/zaidbenjamin/status/476405003314548736
https://twitter.com/MsIntervention/status/476359478385053696
Well, that didn't take long. Assyrian church burning in Mosul after ISIS conquers the city. pic.twitter.com/Jio6J3ABJZ
— Serge (@Zinvor) June 10, 2014
Burning military vehicles as deserted in #Mosul, #Iraq. Pics by @niqash pic.twitter.com/IPmB2CX9gA
— Daniel Demoustier (@dandemoustier) June 10, 2014
Iraqi officer on #ISIS militants who captured Mosul: They're like ghosts: they appear to hit and disappear in seconds. We can't fight them.
— Anonymous (@YourAnonCentral) June 10, 2014
The first US humvees arrive in Syria, in the hands of ISIS. Captured in Mosul today. via @ajaltamimi pic.twitter.com/5Re6edcZYl"
— Liz Sly (@LizSly) June 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/kujundzic1/status/476468260515237888
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Editors note: This post has been updated removing some tweets and pictures which are duplicated in an earlier post.
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