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Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Mosul (/moʊˈsuːl/; Arabic: الموصل‎ – al-Mawṣil (local pronunciation: el-Mōṣul); Syriac: ܢܝܢܘܐ‎ – Nînwe; Kurdish: مووسڵ‎ – Mûsil) is a city of normally about two and a half million people (2014 est.) in northern Iraq, occupied since 10 June 2014 by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).Mosul is completely ruled by the Islamic State terror group headquartered in Al-Raqqah, Syria. The current government of Iraq stopped paying salaries soon after the city was overrun by militants. (that ISIL allegedly exploited by stealing a generous percentage) which it had previously paid to city workers, including nurses and doctors.Located some 400 km (250 mi) north of Baghdad, the original city stands on the west bank of the Tigris River, opposite the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh on the east bank, but the metropolitan area has grown to encompass substantial areas on both the \"Left Coast\" (east side) and the \"Right Coast\" (west side) as the two banks are described in the local language.In the early 21st century, the majority of Mosul's population was Arab, with Kurdish, Assyrian, Iraqi Turkmen, Yazidis, Armenian, Shabaki and other minorities. The city's population grew rapidly around the turn of the millennium and by 2004 was estimated to be 1,846,500. An estimated half million persons fled Mosul in the second half of 2014, and while some returned, more fled in 2015 as ISIL violence in the city worsened.Historically, an important product of the area is Mosul marble and oil. ISIL is alleged to be making significant sums of money selling oil and automotive petrol to the inhabitants of Mosul as well as exporting oil products.The demonym for inhabitants of Mosul is \"Moslawi\". Many participated in vigilante resistance actions against ISIL and many have been killed for these actions.The city of Mosul is home to the University of Mosul and its renowned Medical College, which together was one of the largest educational and research centres in Iraq and the Middle East. The University has since been closed but at the choice of the Islamic State's leadership in Mosul, the Medical College remains open but barely functional.Until 2014 the city was a historic centre for the Assyrian Church of the East of the indigenous Assyrians, containing the tombs of several Old Testament prophets such as Jonah which was destroyed by the Islamic State occupation army in July, 2014."@en }

• Mosul abstract "Mosul (/moʊˈsuːl/; Arabic: الموصل‎ – al-Mawṣil (local pronunciation: el-Mōṣul); Syriac: ܢܝܢܘܐ‎ – Nînwe; Kurdish: مووسڵ‎ – Mûsil) is a city of normally about two and a half million people (2014 est.) in northern Iraq, occupied since 10 June 2014 by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).Mosul is completely ruled by the Islamic State terror group headquartered in Al-Raqqah, Syria. The current government of Iraq stopped paying salaries soon after the city was overrun by militants. (that ISIL allegedly exploited by stealing a generous percentage) which it had previously paid to city workers, including nurses and doctors.Located some 400 km (250 mi) north of Baghdad, the original city stands on the west bank of the Tigris River, opposite the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh on the east bank, but the metropolitan area has grown to encompass substantial areas on both the \"Left Coast\" (east side) and the \"Right Coast\" (west side) as the two banks are described in the local language.In the early 21st century, the majority of Mosul's population was Arab, with Kurdish, Assyrian, Iraqi Turkmen, Yazidis, Armenian, Shabaki and other minorities. The city's population grew rapidly around the turn of the millennium and by 2004 was estimated to be 1,846,500. An estimated half million persons fled Mosul in the second half of 2014, and while some returned, more fled in 2015 as ISIL violence in the city worsened.Historically, an important product of the area is Mosul marble and oil. ISIL is alleged to be making significant sums of money selling oil and automotive petrol to the inhabitants of Mosul as well as exporting oil products.The demonym for inhabitants of Mosul is \"Moslawi\". Many participated in vigilante resistance actions against ISIL and many have been killed for these actions.The city of Mosul is home to the University of Mosul and its renowned Medical College, which together was one of the largest educational and research centres in Iraq and the Middle East. The University has since been closed but at the choice of the Islamic State's leadership in Mosul, the Medical College remains open but barely functional.Until 2014 the city was a historic centre for the Assyrian Church of the East of the indigenous Assyrians, containing the tombs of several Old Testament prophets such as Jonah which was destroyed by the Islamic State occupation army in July, 2014.".