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|director= Matthew Michael Carnahan | |director= Matthew Michael Carnahan | ||
|date=2019 | |date=2019 | ||
|language= | |language= Arabic | ||
|studio= Conde Nast Entertainment | |studio= Conde Nast Entertainment | ||
|distributor= [[Netflix]] | |distributor= [[Netflix]] | ||
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'''''Mosul''''' is a 2019 [[Netflix]] war film written and directed by Matthew Michael Carnahan. Loosely adapted from the 2017 | '''''Mosul''''' is a 2019 [[Netflix]] war film written and directed by Matthew Michael Carnahan. Loosely adapted from the 2017 ''New Yorker'' article "The Desperate Battle to Destroy ISIS", the film stars Adam Bessa as Kawa, a young Iraqi police officer who is recruited to join the elite Nineveh Province SWAT team as they carry out a dangerous mission during the Battle of Mosul. The film premiered on [[Netflix]] on November 26, 2020. | ||
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==Beretta 92FS== | ==Beretta 92FS== | ||
SWAT team members Waleed (Is'haq Elias) and Kamal (Qutaiba Abdelhaq) use [[Beretta 92FS]] pistols as their sidearms | SWAT team members Waleed (Is'haq Elias) and Kamal (Qutaiba Abdelhaq) use [[Beretta 92FS]] pistols as their sidearms. | ||
[[File:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm]] | [[File:BerettaM92FS.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Beretta 92FS - 9x19mm]] | ||
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=Rifles= | =Rifles= | ||
==AK-47== | ==Kalashnikov Variants== | ||
===AK-47=== | |||
Commander Jasem, Amir (Mohimen Mahbuba), and Hooka (Thaer Al Shayei) use [[AK-47]] rifles as their main weapons. Jasem's AK-47 is modified with a railed handguard and foregrip, a Tapco Intrafuse folding stock and an EOTech holosight. | Commander Jasem, Amir (Mohimen Mahbuba), and Hooka (Thaer Al Shayei) use [[AK-47]] rifles as their main weapons. Jasem's AK-47 is modified with a railed handguard and foregrip, a Tapco Intrafuse folding stock and an EOTech holosight. | ||
[[Image:TypeIII AK47.jpg|thumb| | [[Image:TypeIII AK47.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Type 3 AK-47 with laminated stock - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[File:Cybergun_AK47_airsoft.jpg|thumb| | [[File:Cybergun_AK47_airsoft.jpg|thumb|450px|none|'''Airsoft''' Cybergun AK-47 - for illustrative purposes.]] | ||
==AKS-47== | ===AKS-47=== | ||
Razak (Faycal Attougui) is armed with an [[AKS-47]]. ISIS fighters are also seen with the AKS-47. | Razak (Faycal Attougui) is armed with an [[AKS-47]]. ISIS fighters are also seen with the AKS-47. | ||
[[Image:AKS-47.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:AKS-47.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Type 3 AKS-47 with stock folded - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
==AKM== | ===AKM=== | ||
Several members of the SWAT team, most notably Waheed, are armed with the [[AKM]]. ISIS fighters also use AKM rifles while battling the SWAT team. | Several members of the SWAT team, most notably Waheed, are armed with the [[AKM]]. ISIS fighters also use AKM rifles while battling the SWAT team. | ||
[[File:AKMRifle.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:AKMRifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|AKM - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
== | ===AKMS=== | ||
Kawa is | Kawa is seen with an [[AKMS]], which in a continuity error occasionally becomes a [[Norinco Type 56-1]] in certain scenes. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:AKMS.jpg|thumb|none|450px|AKMS - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
== | ===Norinco Type 56-1=== | ||
Kawa is given a [[Norinco Type 56|Norinco Type 56-1]] rifle when he joins the Nineveh SWAT team. As mentioned above, the Type 56-1 occasionally becomes an AKMS in certain scenes. | |||
[[Image: | [[Image:Type56S.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Norinco Type 56-1 - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
==IMI Romat== | ===IMI Romat=== | ||
Akram (Mohamed Attougui) uses an [[IMI Romat]] rifle as his main weapon. | Akram (Mohamed Attougui) uses an [[IMI Romat]] rifle as his main weapon. | ||
[[File:Fal13-1-.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Fal13-1-.jpg|thumb|none|450px|IMI Romat - 7.62x51mm NATO ]] | ||
==Valmet M76== | ===Valmet M76=== | ||
ISIS fighters, Iraqi Army soldiers and Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces / PMU) militiamen are seen using 5.56x45mm [[Valmet M76]] rifles. | ISIS fighters, Iraqi Army soldiers and Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces / PMU) militiamen are seen using 5.56x45mm [[Valmet M76]] rifles. | ||
[[Image:ValmetM76.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:ValmetM76.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Valmet M76 - 5.56x45mm. The Valmet M76 was also offered in 7.62x39mm]] | ||
==M4A1 Carbine== | ==M4A1 Carbine== | ||
IRGC Colonel Kaveh Afsahani (Waleed Elgadi), the leader of the PMU group that the SWAT team meets with to barter for ammunition, uses a [[M4A1 Carbine]] with a foregrip and an ACOG sight to shoot down ISIS suicide drones. During an argument with Commander Jasem, he refers to the rifle as an "Iraqi Army rifle for sale, never been fired, only been dropped once." | |||
[[File:M4A1 ACOG.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:M4A1 ACOG.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Colt M4A1 with 4 position collapsible stock, RIS foregrip, folding rear sight, and ACOG scope - 5.56x45mm NATO]] | ||
==Beretta SCP-70/90== | ==Beretta SCP-70/90== | ||
A PMU militiaman can be seen with a [[Beretta AR-70/223|Beretta SCP-70/90]] carbine when the SWAT team meets with the PMU group | A PMU militiaman can be seen with a [[Beretta AR-70/223|Beretta SCP-70/90]] carbine when the SWAT team meets with the PMU group. | ||
[[Image:SCP7090.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:SCP7090.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Beretta SCP-70/90 with stock folded. SCP version ('''S'''pecial '''C'''arabine '''P'''aratroopers) is used by Paratroopers and rarely by ''Operazione Strade Sicure'' soldiers . - 5.56x45mm NATO]] | ||
=Sniper | =Shotguns= | ||
==Franchi PA8== | |||
One of the PMU militiamen is armed with a [[Franchi PA8]] shotgun. | |||
[[Image:Franchi_PA8_-1-.jpg |thumb|none|450px|Franchi PA8 - 12 gauge]] | |||
=Sniper Rifles= | |||
==Norinco NDM-86== | ==Norinco NDM-86== | ||
An ISIS sniper uses a [[Norinco NDM-86]] in 7.62x51mm to shoot at civilians who are fleeing ISIS territory. After the sniper is eliminated, Amir takes the NDM-86 and uses it for the remainder of the film. | An ISIS sniper uses a [[Norinco NDM-86]] in 7.62x51mm, as distinguished by the magazine, to shoot at civilians who are fleeing ISIS territory. After the sniper is eliminated, Amir takes the NDM-86 and uses it for the remainder of the film. | ||
[[File:Ndm86.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:Ndm86.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Norinco NDM-86 - .308 Winchester / 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
==SVD Dragunov== | ==SVD Dragunov== | ||
A genuine [[SVD Dragunov]] is also found by the SWAT team when they storm the ISIS sniper nest. | A genuine [[SVD Dragunov]] is also found by the SWAT team when they storm the ISIS sniper nest. Waheeb is seen detaching the PSO-1 sight from the rifle in order to use it to survey the surrounding area. | ||
[[File:SVD Rifle.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:SVD Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|SVD Dragunov - 7.62x54mm R]] | ||
=Machine Guns= | =Machine Guns= | ||
==ZB-53 / vz.37 Machine Gun== | ==ZB-53 / vz.37 Machine Gun== | ||
A [[ZB-53 / vz.37 machine gun | A [[ZB-53 / vz. 37]] machine gun is mounted on the turrets of two of the SWAT team's Humvees. Although the ZB-53 is not an anachronistic weapon, it is likely used as a substitute for the [[DsHK]] machine guns that are mentioned in the source material. | ||
[[File:ZB-53 machine gun no turret.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:ZB-53 machine gun no turret.jpg|thumb|none|450px|ZB 53 / vz. 37 machine gun - 7.92x57mm Mauser]] | ||
==M60 Machine Gun== | ==M60 Machine Gun== | ||
The SWAT team's third Humvee has a [[M60 Machine Gun]] mounted on its turret. | The SWAT team's third Humvee has a [[M60 Machine Gun]] mounted on its turret. | ||
[[File:M60.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:M60.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M60 machine gun with bipod extended - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | ||
==Zastava M72== | ==Zastava M72== | ||
Iraqi Federal Police officers and ISIS fighters are seen using the [[Zastava M72]] light machine gun. | Iraqi Federal Police officers and ISIS fighters are seen using the [[Zastava M72]] light machine gun. | ||
[[File:ZastavaM72.jpg| | [[File:ZastavaM72.jpg|450px|thumb|none|Zastava M72 with 30-round box magazine - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
=Other= | |||
==RPG-7== | |||
Waleed trades a hookah for a PMU militiaman's [[RPG-7]] launcher and a single rocket, which he later uses in an assault on an ISIS base. | |||
[[Image:Rpg-7-1-.jpg |thumb|none|450px|RPG-7 - 40mm]] | |||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
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Mosul is a 2019 Netflix war film written and directed by Matthew Michael Carnahan. Loosely adapted from the 2017 New Yorker article "The Desperate Battle to Destroy ISIS", the film stars Adam Bessa as Kawa, a young Iraqi police officer who is recruited to join the elite Nineveh Province SWAT team as they carry out a dangerous mission during the Battle of Mosul. The film premiered on Netflix on November 26, 2020.
The following weapons were used in the film Mosul:
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Handguns
Glock 17
Kawa Salah Al-Faily (Adam Bessa) and his partner Jameel Ziad Al Qurtibi (Ali Al Jarrah) use Glock 17 pistols while defending themselves from an ISIS attack in the introduction. Members of the Nineveh SWAT team are also equipped with Glock 17s as their sidearms.
Glock 19
Commander Jasem (Suhail Dabbach), the leader of the SWAT team, carries a Glock 19 pistol as his sidearm.
Beretta 92FS
SWAT team members Waleed (Is'haq Elias) and Kamal (Qutaiba Abdelhaq) use Beretta 92FS pistols as their sidearms.
Rifles
Kalashnikov Variants
AK-47
Commander Jasem, Amir (Mohimen Mahbuba), and Hooka (Thaer Al Shayei) use AK-47 rifles as their main weapons. Jasem's AK-47 is modified with a railed handguard and foregrip, a Tapco Intrafuse folding stock and an EOTech holosight.
AKS-47
Razak (Faycal Attougui) is armed with an AKS-47. ISIS fighters are also seen with the AKS-47.
AKM
Several members of the SWAT team, most notably Waheed, are armed with the AKM. ISIS fighters also use AKM rifles while battling the SWAT team.
AKMS
Kawa is seen with an AKMS, which in a continuity error occasionally becomes a Norinco Type 56-1 in certain scenes.
Norinco Type 56-1
Kawa is given a Norinco Type 56-1 rifle when he joins the Nineveh SWAT team. As mentioned above, the Type 56-1 occasionally becomes an AKMS in certain scenes.
IMI Romat
Akram (Mohamed Attougui) uses an IMI Romat rifle as his main weapon.
Valmet M76
ISIS fighters, Iraqi Army soldiers and Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces / PMU) militiamen are seen using 5.56x45mm Valmet M76 rifles.
M4A1 Carbine
IRGC Colonel Kaveh Afsahani (Waleed Elgadi), the leader of the PMU group that the SWAT team meets with to barter for ammunition, uses a M4A1 Carbine with a foregrip and an ACOG sight to shoot down ISIS suicide drones. During an argument with Commander Jasem, he refers to the rifle as an "Iraqi Army rifle for sale, never been fired, only been dropped once."
Beretta SCP-70/90
A PMU militiaman can be seen with a Beretta SCP-70/90 carbine when the SWAT team meets with the PMU group.
Shotguns
Franchi PA8
One of the PMU militiamen is armed with a Franchi PA8 shotgun.
Sniper Rifles
Norinco NDM-86
An ISIS sniper uses a Norinco NDM-86 in 7.62x51mm, as distinguished by the magazine, to shoot at civilians who are fleeing ISIS territory. After the sniper is eliminated, Amir takes the NDM-86 and uses it for the remainder of the film.
SVD Dragunov
A genuine SVD Dragunov is also found by the SWAT team when they storm the ISIS sniper nest. Waheeb is seen detaching the PSO-1 sight from the rifle in order to use it to survey the surrounding area.
Machine Guns
ZB-53 / vz.37 Machine Gun
A ZB-53 / vz. 37 machine gun is mounted on the turrets of two of the SWAT team's Humvees. Although the ZB-53 is not an anachronistic weapon, it is likely used as a substitute for the DsHK machine guns that are mentioned in the source material.
M60 Machine Gun
The SWAT team's third Humvee has a M60 Machine Gun mounted on its turret.
Zastava M72
Iraqi Federal Police officers and ISIS fighters are seen using the Zastava M72 light machine gun.
Other
RPG-7
Waleed trades a hookah for a PMU militiaman's RPG-7 launcher and a single rocket, which he later uses in an assault on an ISIS base.
