Mosul

[ moh-sool ]

noun

1. a city in N Iraq, on the Tigris, opposite the ruins of Nineveh.

Mosul

/ ˈməʊsəl /

noun

1. a city in N Iraq, on the River Tigris opposite the ruins of Nineveh: an important commercial centre with nearby Ayn Zalah oilfield; university. Pop: 1 236 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Marines used the same rockets in coordination with U.S. airstrikes to devastate Mosul, the second largest city in Iraq, in 2017.

From Salon

That base is along a Syrian highway leading into Iraq and ultimately Mosul, once a prominent base of the Islamic State group.

From Seattle Times

The U.S.-led coalition’s 2017 assault to expel the Islamic State group from the Iraqi city of Mosul was considered one of the most intense attacks on a city in generations.

From Seattle Times

Mosul had an estimated population of less than two million people when IS captured the city in 2014.

From BBC

An Iraqi Kurdish intelligence report estimated that more than 40,000 civilians were killed in Mosul, while Raqqa was even more thoroughly destroyed.

From Salon