Iraqi forces are fighting for control of government buildings in Mosul on the third day of a renewed offensive against ISIL fighters in west Mosul.
The troops are pushing towards Mosul’s Old City centre as they try to clear ISIL, or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group, from the city altogether.
West Mosul is the largest remaining urban stronghold in the “caliphate” declared by ISIL, also known as ISIS, in 2014.
Iraqi forces said on Tuesday they had seized the main government offices in Mosul and its famed museum as part of their advances, which included
source http://www.omnipopmag.com/2017/03/07/forces-claim-gains-in-battle-for-mosul039s-old-city/
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