PUBLIC RADIO INTERNATIONAL: Were high civilian casualties in Mosul unavoidable?

  • Dylan O'Driscoll

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Description

Dylan O’Driscoll, an Iraq analyst and researcher at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute at the University of Manchester, said the battle for western Mosul “was always going to be more difficult” than it was to defeat ISIS in the eastern district.

Period13 Jul 2017

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Media contributions

  • TitleWere high civilian casualties in Mosul unavoidable?
    Media name/outletPublic Radio International
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    Date13/07/17
    DescriptionDylan O’Driscoll, an Iraq analyst and researcher at the Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute at the University of Manchester, said the battle for western Mosul “was always going to be more difficult” than it was to defeat ISIS in the eastern district.
    URLhttps://www.pri.org/stories/2017-07-13/were-high-civilian-casualties-mosul-unavoidable
    PersonsDylan O'Driscoll

Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

  • Global inequalities
  • Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute

Keywords

  • Iraq
  • ISIS
  • Middle East
  • Mosul
  • warfare
  • humanitarian aid