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Iraqi forces make steady advance on Mosul's Grand Mosque

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MOSUL -- Iraqi government forces were moving steadily towards Mosul's Grand Mosque on Wednesday after taking control of the bridge leading to the Islamic State-held Old City, police said.

 

"Our troops are making a steady advance towards the Grand Mosque and we are now less than 800 meters from the mosque," a federal police spokesman said.

 

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