ISIL and aligned forces captured Conquering several cities and other territory , beginning Process_start with an attack on Samarra on 4 June followed by the seizure of Mosul on 10 June and Tikrit on 11 June .

The Islamic State ( IS ) called Name_conferral the battles of Mosul and Saladin `` the Battle of the Lion of God al-Bilawi , '' ( ) in honor of Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi .

The then Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki called Name_conferral for a national state of emergency on 10 June following the attack on Mosul , which had been seized overnight .

This offensive broke Destroying ISIL 's troop transport routes and supply lines between Mosul and Raqqa , the largest ISIL-controlled cities in Iraq and Syria at the time .

The next year , however , Barjik led Bringing an army to Mosul and was defeated Conquering .

The Khazar army at Mosul was defeated Conquering and withdrew Escaping north of the Caucasus Mountains .