ISIL is a small part of a much bigger puzzle

Um Mustafa, an Iraqi originally from Mosul and now living in Britain, tells the MEE that the situation is not as clear cut as many believe and that ISIL is just part of a much bigger puzzle. 

"I have been in constant communication with family and friends in Mosul and every single person I've spoken with says what is happening in Iraq is not about ISIL. 

"The people of Mosul feel that their city is returning to their own control after [Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-] Maliki's army fled.