In addition to ISIL activities, the blogger reports episodes of resistance against the regime in Mosul.[9] Mosul Eye quotes residents and discusses their attitudes toward the militant group, writing in February 2015, "Nowadays, people talk openly in the market about [ISIL] and its cruelty."[10] The blog has also posted details about ISIL's struggles, such as the fighters going three months without a salary,[5] and that there were foreign fighters as young as 13 years old among their ranks.[11]