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Battling IS, Iraq troops reach bank of Tigris River in Mosul

Battling IS, Iraq troops reach bank of Tigris River in Mosul

BAGHDAD 芒鈧珺次元官网网址 A senior Iraqi military commander says special forces battling the Islamic State group in Mosul have reached the Tigris River, pushing deeper in the eastern part of the militant-held city.

Lt. Gen. Abdul-Amir Rasheed Yar Allah said in a statement late Sunday that it's the first time the Iraqi forces have made it to the riverbank since the military operation began in mid-October. The operation, backed by U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, has also taken out all five bridges over the Tigris in Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city

He says troops now control the area and the eastern bank of one of the bridges.

Fighting resumed last month after a two-week lull due to stiff IS resistance and bad weather. Since then, Iraqi forces have recaptured new areas in the city's eastern half.

The Associated Press





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