Battle For The Iraqi City of Mosul -- News Updates June 25, 2017

VOA: Iraqi Troops Push Deeper into Mosul

Iraqi forces pushed deeper into the historical heart of Mosul on Sunday in their fight to retake it from Islamic State militants, with one Baghdad commander saying that 65 to 70 percent of the Old City had been liberated.

Lieutenant ColonelSalam al-Obeidi said, "There is less than a square kilometer left to retake." He estimated that there were only "a few hundred" Islamic State fighters left in the city.

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Battle For The Iraqi City of Mosul -- News Updates June 25, 2017

"Stench of death" from bodies of ISIS fighters fills Mosul -- CBS News
The stench of death rises over Mosul's Old City -- AFP
Two thirds of

Mosul Old City retaken from IS: commander -- AFP
Iraqi forces seize two-thirds of Mosul's Old City, police says victory not far -- First Post
Iraqi forces say major Islamic State attack blocked outside old city of Mosul -- Reuters
Deadly suicide bombings hit shopping district in Mosul -- Al Jazeera
Iraq forces push deep into devastated Old Mosul -- AFP
Iraqi forces push further into heart of Mosul's old city amid fierce clashes -- Xinhuanet
ISIS makes bloody last stand in last Mosul neighborhoods under its control -- CBS
150000 civilians trapped in final battle for Mosul -- The Times
Hundreds of civilians flee Mosul as IS loses grip on city -- DW
Civilians flee 'final battle for Mosul' -- Euronews
Mosul celebrates first Eid without Islamic State in years -- Reuters