Battle For The Iraqi City Of Mosul -- News Updates July 5, 2017

Daily Mail: ISIS hold just 600 square yards of territory in Mosul, which holds 300 of its fighters, Iraqi commander reveals

* Up to 300 ISIS fighters surrounded in Mosul's Old City as Iraqi army moves in
* But there are fears hundreds of civilians remain trapped in the fanatics' enclave
* 1,500 residents flee with every 100 yard advance by Iraqi government forces

ISIS hold just 600 square yards of territory in Mosul - an area holding 300 of its fighters an Iraqi commander has revealed.

The extremists have been surrounded in a small enclave in the Old City amid fears many of the buildings are still packed with civilians.

Up to 1,500 trapped residents flee with every every 100 yard advance by government forces.

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Battle For The Iraqi City Of Mosul -- News Updates July 5, 2017

Iraqi commander says 300 IS fighters holed up in Mosul -- ABC News/AP

href="http://ift.tt/2tHurC2">UPDATED: commander: 100 IS suicide bombers remain in Mosul’s Old City -- Iraqi News
ISIS Unleashes Dozens of Female Suicide Bombers in Battle For Mosul -- Newsweek
Over sixty Islamic State militants killed in Mosul’s Old City: Federal Police -- Iraqi News
US-Led Coalition Destroys 33 Fighting Positions Near Iraq’s Mosul -- Sputnik
As the Battle for Mosul Nears End, Civilians Struggle to Survive—and Flee -- WSJ
In Iraq, Fight To Retake Mosul From ISIS Appears To Be In Its Final Stages (Audio) -- NPR
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi hails ‘big victory’ over Islamic State even as fighting continues and civilians count cost -- SCMP/AP
Iraq declares the end of Isis on third anniversary of declaration of caliphate -- The Independent
Iraq to declare Mosul's full liberation from IS within two days -- The Statesman/IANS
Basic infrastructure repair in Mosul will cost over $1 billion: U.N. -- Reuters
Humanity under attack in Mosul, Red Cross says -- BBC