Iraqi special forces advance in eastern Mosul
A member of the Iraqi special forces' Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) fires his machine gun as he holds a position inside Mosul's university. (AFP)
The Associated Press Monday, 16 January 2017
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Iraqi special forces battled ISIS militants on Monday in two key neighborhoods in the eastern half of Mosul, a senior commander said, advancing deeper after fully routing ISIS from the sprawling complex of the Mosul University, a major step in the massive operation to retake the city.
According to Gen. Abdel Ghani al-Asadi, the head of Iraq’s elite counterterrorism forces, the troops pushed deeper into the Shurta and Andalus neighborhoods. The two are among the last remaining sectors between government-held territory in eastern Mosul and the Tigris River, which divides the city.
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