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The battle is playing out not only on Mosul's streets but also in cyberspace, where both jihadist and Iraqi forces use online media and social networks to mobilise or demoralise. Many in the government camp feel that, in June 2014, Mosul was lost to the Islamic State group before a shot was even fired in anger, and they are keen not to lose the media war a second time. "The media and social networks announced the fall of Mosul before it even happened, and as result, well, it fell," said one fighter who had witnessed the debacle that saw IS seize Iraq's second city.

 

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