خلاصة:
The occupation of Mosul by ISIS forces and its arduous retake operations marked new dimensions to the civil war of the 21st century. In this study, in order to analyze the effective indicators in the tactics and strategies of Mosul urban warfare, by analyzing the analysis through field study and designing a questionnaire, the 85% reliability of the questionnaire proved that there are four indicators in the tactics and strategies of urban warfare. In order to prioritize the four influential indicators in the implementation of the Mosul operation (occupation and liberation), the non-parametric Friedman test was used. The results showed that with 0.95% confidence at the error level of 0.05, there is a significant difference between the dimensions of the four indicators. Comparing the indicators, it was found that in the implementation of the occupation and liberation operations in Mosul, in the first place: ISIS forces with an average (4.45), in the second place: military and security plans with an average (2.99), in the third place: the population living in the city with Average (4.25) and in the fourth rank: physical and geographical indicators of the city with an average (4.1).
ملخص الجهاز:
In this research; in line with identifying and analyzing the dimensions of urban warfare, indicators are extracted in four domains: occupying forces (ISIS), urban population indicators (city residents), spatial and physical indicators of the city, and the city's defense-security plans, so that by categorizing and comparing the sub-indicators, the answer to the main research question titled; "What are the most important influential indicators in the tactics and strategies of Mosul urban warfare?" is provided, and the evaluation of the four indicators is carried out.
/ Davoud Amini 125 Indicators Indicator Description Irregular geometric shape and the division of the city into two parts, eastern and western, by the Tigris River, acting as a factor for the dispersal of the city in the western section to facilitate the process of city occupation Physical indicators: The city's location downstream from the Mosul Dam and the increase in the city's vulnerability coefficient through ISIS's geographical threat of exploding the dam The city's location in a flat and level geographical plain and the absence of natural defensive positions around it Non-optimization of comprehensive urban security and safety plans (absence of special urban warfare units); instability in the Nineveh operations command (Major General Mahdi al-Gharawi) (absence of unified command) The fall of West Mosul due to the defeat of the resistance of the fourth battalion of the defensive line stationed in the west of the city (consistent with military-security plans - the lack of readiness and equipment of the military units defending the city) instability in the defensive lines; the first line of defense for Mosul was the 6th Brigade of the 3rd Division of the Iraqi Army.
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