Battle For The Iraqi City Of Mosul -- News Updates March 6, 2017

The Guardian: Iraqi forces push into deadliest areas of Mosul as civilian exodus accelerates

Troops reported to have captured a bridge leading to the old city while aid agencies struggle to accommodate displaced people

Nearly three weeks into the last phase of the battle for Mosul, Iraqi forces have started pushing into the most heavily fortified and lethal corners of the crumbling city.

This weekend the battles in the city, the Islamic State’s last urban stronghold in Iraq, were some of the most intensive yet. Maj Gen Haider al-Maturi, of the federal police commandos division, said Isis militants had dispatched at least six suicide car bombs, which were all destroyed before reaching troops. He said the militants were moving from house to house and deploying snipers.

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Battle For The Iraqi City Of Mosul -- News Updates March 6, 2017

U.S.-backed Iraqi forces capture Mosul bridge, close in on state buildings -- Reuters
Mosul IS offensive: Iraqi forces capture second bridge over Tigris -- BBC
Iraq captures Mosul's al-Hurriya bridge, al-Sumud neighborhood -- UPI
Iraqi forces claim capture of Mosul bridge -- Al Jazeera
U.S.-backed Iraqi forces capture Mosul bridge, close in on state buildings -- Washington Post
US troops train Iraqi forces in key bridging skills -- AFP
Iraqi forces on schedule in Mosul fight: US general -- AFP
Wave of IS car bombs targets Iraqi troops in west Mosul -- AP
ISIS militants accused of using 'blistering chemical agent' in attacks in Mosul -- Chicago Tribune/Washington Post
ISIS Allegedly Used Chemical Weapons in Mosul Battle, Injuring Civilians -- NBC
Battle for Mosul: More than 40,000 flee as Iraqi forces push into city's west -- ABC News Online
Report: More than 200,000 displaced by Mosul conflict -- Al Jazeera
Number of Iraqis fleeing Mosul nears 60,000 -- CNN
50,000 Flee Mosul as Battle Against ISIS Advances in Iraq -- NBC
As fighting intensifies, 10,000 civilians flee Iraq’s Mosul daily -- Al Jazeera
Civilians’ Torment Continues: Mosul Residents Starving, Forced to Eat Garbage -- Sputnik
Life in a basement on Mosul's front line -- AFP
No One Was Prepared To Care For So Many Wounded In Mosul -- NPR
Terror on the Mosul front line -- Reuters
Battle for Mosul: ISIL's human shields -- Al Jazeera
Fight for Mosul: Undaunted by close calls, Iraqi soldier returns (again) to battle ISIS -- CSM
The Battle for Mosul Moves West -- Alan Taylor, The Atlantic
Battle for Mosul: Who controls what -- Al Jazeera