Iraqi troops begin assault deeper into Mosul neighborhoods
Iraqi special forces say they have begun their assault into more urban neighborhoods of Mosul from its easternmost district, its latest push to drive ISIS fighters from the city.
Lt. Col. Muhanad al-Timimi stated that the Thursday advance began with artillery and mortar strikes on the Aden, Tahrir, and Quds districts, just west of special forces footholds in Gogjali and Karama neighborhoods.
ISIS is fighting to hold Iraq's second city of Mosul as Iraqi forces and allied Kurdish troops advance on the city with US-led coalition support. On Tuesday, Iraqi troops entered the city limits for the first time in more than two years, gearing up for urban warfare expected to take weeks, if not months.
