Reuters: Exclusive: Fresh advance in east Mosul to begin within days - U.S. commander
Iraqi forces will resume their push against the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) inside Mosul in the coming days, a U.S. battlefield commander has told Reuters.
The move would be a new phase of the two-month-old operation that will see American troops deployed closer to the front line in the city.
The battle for Mosul, involving 100,000 Iraqi troops, members of the Kurdish security forces and Shi'ite militiamen, is the biggest ground operation in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion of 2003. The upcoming phase appears likely to give American troops their biggest combat role since they fulfilled President Barack Obama's pledge to withdraw from Iraq in 2011.
Elite Iraqi soldiers have retaken a quarter of Mosul, the jihadists' last major stronghold in Iraq, but their advance has been slow and punishing. They entered a planned "operational refit" this month, the first significant pause of the campaign.
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Islamic State: New Mosul offensive 'launched within days' -- International Business Times
Iraqi troops gearing up for second phase of Mosul offensive -- RUDAW
Iraqi army loading the guns for a new round of Mosul battle. -- RUDAW
At Least Seven Iraqi Soldiers Killed in Clashes With Daesh in Mosul -- Sputnik
Scores of ISIS fighters killed in Mosul -- The Hill
Dozens of ISIS fighters killed in Mosul battles -- CNN
Exclusive: Embedded with Iraqi special forces in Mosul -- France 24
Over 116,000 Iraqis Currently Displaced Due to Operation to Liberate Mosul -- Sputnik
As ISIS Strategy Evolves, Mosul Battle Gets Tougher On Iraqi Forces -- NPR
What will it take to recapture Mosul? -- Insider Story/Al Jazeera
US commander signals new advance against 'IS' in Iraq's Mosul -- DW
Islamic State: New Mosul offensive 'launched within days' -- International Business Times
Iraqi troops gearing up for second phase of Mosul offensive -- RUDAW
Iraqi army loading the guns for a new round of Mosul battle. -- RUDAW
At Least Seven Iraqi Soldiers Killed in Clashes With Daesh in Mosul -- Sputnik
Scores of ISIS fighters killed in Mosul -- The Hill
Dozens of ISIS fighters killed in Mosul battles -- CNN
Exclusive: Embedded with Iraqi special forces in Mosul -- France 24
Over 116,000 Iraqis Currently Displaced Due to Operation to Liberate Mosul -- Sputnik
As ISIS Strategy Evolves, Mosul Battle Gets Tougher On Iraqi Forces -- NPR
What will it take to recapture Mosul? -- Insider Story/Al Jazeera
