Iraqi forces push on against ISIS in eastern Mosul
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MOSUL -- A top Iraqi commander said on Sunday that troops were continuing to advance toward the center of Mosul, pushing back Islamic State fighters, but hindered by sniper fire and suicide bombings as well as concern over the safety of civilians.
Maj. Gen. Sami al-Aridi told The Associated Press that his special forces were searching homes in areas retaken from ISIS, looking for militants and vehicles rigged to be used in suicide bombings.
Another Iraqi army commander, Brig. Gen. Haidar Fadel, said a suicide car bomber attempted to drive his vehicle toward troops in the city's Tahrir neighborhood, but was shot dead and his explosives-laden car detonated at a safe distance. However, Fadel said the car exploded close to a house, causing it to cave in.
Four civilians were killed and four others were wounded, Fadel said.
