Battle For The Iraqi City Of Mosul -- News Updates June 27, 2017

SKY News: Iraqi troops 'just days' from capturing Mosul Old City

Vicious fighting has left both sides exhausted and trapped civilians in crossfire, but the end could be near for IS.

The fighting is so close now it is within throwing distance.

Iraqi soldiers hiding in the walled back yard of a house in Mosul's Old City take a few steps and chuck their grenades across the street.

At the gate machine gunners fire at Islamic State positions.

Helicopter gun ships attack from the air, only withdrawing when another volley of artillery shells and missiles crash into buildings.

The two sides are not even 30 metres apart.

They are deep in Mosul's Old City. And this is quite simply apocalyptic stuff.

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WNU Editor: The above video is a must see. It shows how close the fighting now is in Mosul.

Battle For The Iraqi City Of Mosul -- News Updates June 27, 2017

Iraqi forces set sight on Old City riverside, PM sees Mosul victory soon -- Reuters
ISIS Fights its Last Battle in Mosul -- Asharq Al-awsat
Iraqi forces battling for last ‘one percent’ of Old Mosul -- RUDAW
Battle to liberate Mosul from IS ‘nearly over’ -- Channel 4 News
Iraqi army says IS days in Mosul are numbered -- Channel 4 News
IS counterattacks in retaken parts of Mosul stall Iraq push -- ABC News/AP
Mosul: Wave of Isis suicide bomb attacks fail to stop Iraqi army's final assault onto the Old City -- The Independent
Heavy sacrifice made in battle to clear Mosul from Daesh -- TRT World
Smell of Death Hovers over Mosul's Old City -- Asharq Al-awsat
Mosul families stuck in last ISIS pocket as Iraqi forces continue battle -- Al-Arabiya