The Battle For The Iraqi City Of Mosul -- News Updates January 17, 2017

Reuters: Iraqi forces push Islamic State further back in Mosul: military

Iraqi special forces pushed deeper into Islamic State-held districts in eastern Mosul and army units fought the insurgents inside a military base in the city's north, officials said during the day on Tuesday.

On Tuesday evening, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the military had begun "movement" against Islamic State in the west of Mosul without specifying what action was being taken there.

Three months after the start of the U.S.-backed campaign, Islamic State has been driven out of about three quarters of the eastern districts of its Iraqi stronghold, ceding large areas along the Tigris River, which bisects Mosul from north to south.

Renewed military progress has been made in the last two weeks, thanks to improved tactics and coordination between different military units, U.S. and Iraqi military officials say.

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WNU Editor: This is interesting .... The battle for Mosul in maps (The Guardian).

The Battle For The Iraqi City Of Mosul -- News Updates January 17,

2017
Iraq PM Abadi says Iraqi forces have begun 'moving' in west Mosul: state TV -- Reuters
Abadi Says Iraqi Forces Now 'Moving' Against IS Militants In Western Mosul -- RFE
Iraqi troops capture historic Mosul mosque destroyed by IS -- AP
US military official: 85-90 percent of eastern Mosul cleared of ISIS militants -- FOX News
Only 4-7 districts left to recapture eastern Mosul, militants bodies litter Tigris -- RFE
Security forces recapture 3 districts, Great Mosque in central Mosul -- Iraqi News
Iraqi forces control all five bridges in Mosul, ISIS 'nearly defeated’ in east -- RUDAW
British air strikes destroy IS terror group´s Mosul drone base -- Press Association
U.S. forces erect 4 military bases in Mosul preparing for new combat plans -- Iraqi News
In Iraq's Mosul, university a casualty of anti-IS war -- AFP
Capturing Mosul Solidified Islamic State. Losing It Could Break It. -- David Patrikarakos, RFE