Iraqi armed forces say they have
opened a new front in the operation against
Islamic State, IS, militants in the city of Mosul.
Report says, New troops are
advancing from the north on an IS-held enclave in the north-west of the city
and will join troops who are already advancing from the south, supported by
US-led coalition forces.
The Iraqi army says it has
recaptured 70% of western Mosul in the offensive that began in February.
The operation's commander Staff Lt
Gen Abdul-Amir Yarallah told newsmen that the operation would seek to
"liberate Mosherfa, al-Kanesa and al-Hermat" districts.
Those areas include the Old City
centre and the mosque from where the IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi proclaimed
the establishment of a "caliphate" in 2014, shortly after IS captured
the city.
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