The Battle For The Iraqi City Of Mosul -- News Updates November 4, 2016

Reuters: Blood, dirt and bombs: Battle for Mosul is fierce urban war

As Iraqi troops battled to gain ground a few streets away, soldiers in the Mosul district of Intisar wrapped a wounded and bloodied colleague in a blanket, lifted him off his Humvee, and sped him away from the frontlines for treatment.

Heavy shooting and mortar fire shook the neighborhood, which the soldiers were trying to recapture from Islamic State militants who have held Mosul for more than two years.

Fighting their way into the city this week, soldiers have gained a foothold in the eastern districts. A trip to the battlefront by Reuters journalists, one of the first visits into Mosul itself, showed the scale of the battle they face.

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The Battle For The Iraqi City Of Mosul -- News Updates November 4, 2016

Heavy fighting in Mosul as IS hits tank during Iraqi assault -- AP
Iraqi forces push deeper into eastern Mosul -- Reuters
Iraqi forces face tough resistance inside Mosul -- France 24
Iraqi forces advance into six new neighborhoods in east Mosul -- Washington Post
Iraqi forces fight ISIS on Mosul streets -- CNN
Mosul battle: Iraqi army fights its way into new suburb -- BBC
Iraqi troops assault Mosul's dense urban areas -- USA Today
Iraqi forces drive deeper into eastern Mosul -- DW
Iraqi Forces Seize Neighborhoods on Mosul’s Eastern Outskirts -- WSJ
Battle for Mosul: Iraq army says six ISIL areas seized -- Al Jazeera
ISIS kills 400+ deserters & civilians around Mosul – UN -- RT
Navy Super Hornets Hit More ‘Dynamic’ Targets as Mosul Offensive Heats Up -- DoD Buzz
Iraqis Near Mosul in 'Smoke-Filled Hell' as ISIS Burns Oil Wells -- NBC
Mosul satellite images reveal IS barricades -- BBC
ISIS seizing boys as young as 9 to fight in Mosul, UN warns -- CNN
Islamic State kills hundreds, seeks child recruits around Mosul: U.N. -- Reuters
Islamic State group has killed hundreds, recruited children soldiers in Mosul, UN says -- ABC News Online
Pentagon claims Baghdadi losing control of troops -- AFP
Mass exodus as ISIS fighters, families flee Mosul for Raqqa -- FOX News
Iraqis flee fighting with tales of horror -- CNN
Iraq's army making slow progress on Mosul, but quick victory unlikely -- USA Today