WARNORD Fun Op 31 JUL 20

[RET C.Brock]

The Battle of Mosul

 

WARNORD 31JUL20 - Operation: We Are Coming, Nineveh

 

1. SITUATION

 

For the past two years, ISIS has held on to Mosul with an iron grip. Despite several attempts to retake Iraq’s second largest city, terrorists have consolidated their power and stand ready for the next assault. The last bastion of ISIS in the country, Mosul is the seat of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s self-proclaimed caliphate. Al-Baghdadi continues to lead his forces from the city’s Great Mosque.

 

The Mosul Eye reports the city is heavily fortified and littered with mines, IEDs, and booby traps. Scores of suicide bombers are preparing for their inevitable martyrdom. Civilians lie in constant fear, caught between Iraqi Government Forces and a band of brutal murderers.

 

2. MISSION

 

Iraq’s 9th Armored Division is ordered to assault Mosul from the south NLT 17OCT16 @0600H. As part of the 34th Armored Brigade, your platoon will lead the attack in a column of M1A1s, supported by mechanized and motorized infantry. Your mission is to seize the ISIS HQ at the Great Mosque (OBJ Ali) and recapture the Mosul Airport (OBJ Baba). Your tertiary objective is to capture al-Baghdadi dead or alive. Due to the large civilian presence trapped in the city, PID must be made on all targets.

 

3. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

 

    (a) SPECIAL TEAMS/TASK ORG

       1. 1/A-CO, 1-34, 9th Armored Division (“Desert Lions”)

 

    (b) COMMON EQUIPMENT

       1. STANDARD ISF EQUIPMENT

 

    (c) SPECIAL EQUIPMENT

       1. STANDARD PESHMERGA EQUIPMENT

 

    (d) TIME SCHEDULE

       1. STEP BRIEF 1845

       2. OSCAR MIKE 1900

 

4. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

 

    (a) Utilize Special Equipment as needed.

 

5. INTEL

 

    (a) Map of AO

 

 

    (b) Recent photos of the Mosul Old City