Freelance Journalist

Owen Holdaway

ARTICLE ON TAL-AFAR AND THE FIGHT AGAINST ISIS IN THE WEST

An article with the Hashd-Al-Shaabi on the fight against ISIS west of Mosul near the town of Tal-afar: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2860099/as-isis-faces-oblivion-in-terror-stronghold-mosul-meet-the-fighters-blitzing-the-fleeing-fanatics-by-blocking-off-their-escape-routes/…

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ARTICLE UNDER SNIPER FIRE INSIDE MOSUL

A Sun article on the offensive in the Western quarter of Mosul, just after they took the airport: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2968493/how-isis-barbarians-are-unleashing-snipers-armed-drones-and-poison-gas-car-bombs-in-fierce-final-defence-of-mosul/…

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ARTICLE ON THE KHASFA MASSIVE GRAVE JUST OUTSIDE MOSUL

A SUN article on a mass killing site, Khasfa sinkhole, in between the town of Hammam Al-Alil and West Mosul: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2967802/chilling-images-reveal-inside-biggest-mass-grave-in-iraq-where-isis-buried-bodies-of-thousands-of-enemies-in-400m-deep-sinkhole/…

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ARTICLE WHILE EMBEDDED WITH THE FEDERAL POLICE INSIDE WEST MOSUL

Inside the battle for Mosul where Iraqi troops face ISIS suicide bombers and snipers in bloody battle to liberate terror stronghold https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3058853/inside-the-battle-for-mosul-where-elite-iraqi-troops-face-isis-suicide-bombers-and-snipers-in-brutal-fight-to-the-death-as-they-battle-to-liberate-terror-stronghold/…

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ARTICLE ON A MORTAR ATTACK ON ME INSIDE MOSUL

Terrifying moment ISIS mortar round lands just feet from Sun reporter in the thick of the battle to blast terror fanatics out of Mosul: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3106237/isis-mortar-mosul-sun-reporter-battle/…

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A sniper attack in west Mosul

A sniper attack in west Mosul while embedded with the Iraqi Special Operation Forces: https://www.thesun.co.uk/video/news/isis-bullets-whizz-past-sun-reporter-on-the-ground-in-mosul-as-snipers-target-journalists/…

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Article on children of Mosul being killed by ISIS car bombs and maimed by sniper fire

Article for the Sun on the children of western Mosul: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3190201/isis-car-bomb-sniper-mosul-killing-kids/…

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ARTICLE ON ISIS PLANNING CHEMICAL ATTACK NEAR BADUSH IN IRAQ

An article for the SUN newspaper on a potential chemical attack in Badush and the killing of civilians by ISIS in Northern Iraq: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3536839/isis-planning-deadly-gas-attacks-claims-iraqi-medic/…

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AN ARTICLE OF BEING AN ISIS SNIPER BULLET BEING DEFLECTED BY A GOPRO IN WEST MOSUL

An article on the dramatic moment ISIS sniper’s bullet bounces off Iraqi cameraman’s GoPro – as Sun man films miracle escape just inches away https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3573603/sun-reporter-sniper-bullet-mosul-iraq/…

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ARTICLE ON THE LIBERATION OF HATRA FROM THE SO CALLED ISLAMIC STATE

An article in the SUN on the liberation of ancient Assyrian city of Hatra by the Popular Mobilization Forces [PMU]: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3463619/iraqi-forces-push-isis-jihadis-out-hatra/…

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