The Battle For The Iraqi City Of Mosul -- News Updates December 30, 2016

Reuters: Iraqi forces face Islamic State car bombs, fierce resistance in south Mosul

Iraqi forces faced car bombs and fierce resistance from Islamic State militants in southern Mosul on Friday, the second day of a renewed push to take back the city after fighting stalled for several weeks.

An officer in the federal police forces, which joined the battle on Thursday, said there were heavy clashes in the southeastern Palestine district, but they had made progress in two other neighborhoods, disabling a number of car bombs.

Another officer, from an elite Interior Ministry unit fighting alongside federal police, said his forces were gaining ground in the Intisar district despite heavy clashes there.

Iraqi forces in the east and north of the city were clearing areas they had recaptured on Thursday before advancing any further, officers said, and the army was trying to cut supply lines to the town of Tel Keyf, north of Mosul.

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The Battle For The Iraqi City Of Mosul -- News Updates December 30, 2016

Iraq’s resumed assault on IS in Mosul makes gains -- AP
Iraqi forces launch second phase of Mosul offensive against IS group -- France 24
Iraqi forces face Islamic State car bombs, fierce resistance in south Mosul -- Iraqi News
Fighting in Mosul Resumes After Two Weeks of Calm -- VOA
Islamic State abruptly evacuates its members from 4 areas near Mosul -- Iraqi news
Iraqi Army Expected to Secure 'Major Victory' in Eastern Mosul Within Days -- Sputnik
US military says Mosul airstrike may have killed civilians at hospital -- The Guardian
Coalition: Airstrike may have killed civilians at Mosul hospital -- UPI
ISIS 'defense wall' runs through eastern Mosul -- RUDAW
Some in Mosul wary of return of Iraq's government -- AP
US soldiers build bonds with Iraqis near Mosul front -- Stars and Stripes