Reuters: IS shows no sign of weakening as Mosul battle enters third month
Islamic State fighters have stepped up counterattacks on Iraqi forces in Mosul amid bad weather as the U.S.-backed offensive to capture their last major city stronghold in Iraq enters its third month.
With cloudy skies hampering coalition air surveillance, the militants carried out attacks in three districts of eastern Mosul, al-Quds, Ta'mim and al-Nur, over the past four days, residents and security officials said on Friday.
"We heard clashes and explosions and then somebody shouting on the loudspeaker of the mosque 'Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, the Islamic State is staying'," said a Ta'mim resident.
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The Battle For Mosul -- News Updates December 16, 2016
href="http://ift.tt/2gFksTk">Iraqi Air Force Kills 70 Daesh Members Including 20 Commanders Near Mosul -- Sputnik
Anti-Islamic State Forces Concentrate On East Mosul: Analysis -- Stratfor
Iraq: retaken Mosul towns still battle-stricken, await aid -- FOX News/AP
40 out of 56 eastern Mosul districts liberated: army commander -- Iraqi News
Scale of ISIS' weapons production revealed as it loses ground -- CBS News
In secret phone calls, Mosul residents tell of being afraid to leave their homes -- The National
ISIS push families back to the heart of Mosul -- Al Arabiya
Battle for Mosul takes its toll on thousands of children -- CCTV
Is the Battle for Mosul Doomed? -- Daniel L. Davis, National Interest
Anti-Islamic State Forces Concentrate On East Mosul: Analysis -- Stratfor
Iraq: retaken Mosul towns still battle-stricken, await aid -- FOX News/AP
40 out of 56 eastern Mosul districts liberated: army commander -- Iraqi News
Scale of ISIS' weapons production revealed as it loses ground -- CBS News
In secret phone calls, Mosul residents tell of being afraid to leave their homes -- The National
ISIS push families back to the heart of Mosul -- Al Arabiya
Battle for Mosul takes its toll on thousands of children -- CCTV
Is the Battle for Mosul Doomed? -- Daniel L. Davis, National Interest
