Chronicle EditorBAGHDAD. — The Iraqi army says troops have entered another neighbourhood held by the Islamic State group in the southeastern part of Mosul. The commander of a joint operations centre that oversees the Mosul campaign, Lt Gen Abdul-Amir Yarellah, says that soldiers from the 9th Division took over the hospital building in the al-Salam neighbourhood on Tuesday.He did not provide more details but said the troops “continue clearing” the neighbourhood from IS militants.
Iraqi forces, backed the US-led international coalition, launched a campaign in October to retake Mosul, the country’s second largest city and IS’s last major urban bastion in Iraq.
Most gains have been made by special forces operating in the section of Mosul east of the Tigris River, while other forces are advancing on the city from other directions. —AP.
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