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Mosul battle: Iraqi troops ‘take key district’ from IS

Iraqi forces have made fresh progress in the battle against so-called Islamic State (IS) in Mosul, reportedly taking a key district in the city's east. Elite troops captured al-Muthana following night-time fighting, an army spokesman said, putting them in a position to take higher ground nearby. It comes days after Iraqi forces began the second […]

BBC News reports:

Iraqi forces have made fresh progress in the battle against so-called Islamic State (IS) in Mosul, reportedly taking a key district in the city's east.

Elite troops captured al-Muthana following night-time fighting, an army spokesman said, putting them in a position to take higher ground nearby.

It comes days after Iraqi forces began the second phase of a push to conquer the last major IS stronghold in Iraq.