This report investigates humanitarian and stabilization needs in Iraq, through a case study of Mosul. and offers recommendations for actions for stabilization after liberation from ISIS. The research team examined humanitarian needs, security implications, infrastructure and services, and governance and reconciliation. All of these activities will affect the immediate stabilization of Iraq and Mosul more specifically, including whether civilians can return home.

Introduction : Study Purpose -- Approach -- An Overview of Mosul Before, During, and After ISIS -- Humanitarian Assistance and Stabilization -- Organization of This Report -- 2. The Humanitarian Response : Circumstances Inside East and West Mosul -- Circumstances of the IDPs Generated by the Offensive -- Circumstances of the IDPs from 2014-2015 -- Conclusion -- Postcombat Security Conditions : The Combat Phase -- Explosive Hazards -- Temporary Hold Forces After Mosul Clearing Operations -- Creating a Sustainable Police Force -- Conclusion -- Enabling Resumption of City Life : Public Services -- Infrastructure -- Housing -- Economy -- Conclusion -- Governance and Political Reconciliation : Overcoming a Bitter Legacy -- Governing Ninewa After ISIS -- Decentralization : Challenges and Promise -- Reconciliation at the Local Level -- National Reconciliation -- Conclusion -- Conclusion and Recommendations : Urgent Humanitarian Actions (0-3 Months) -- Expanded Stabilization (0-6 Months) -- Governance and Political Reconciliation (0-12 Months) -- Financial Burden Sharing -- Looking Ahead.