Security Forces Making Significant Progress In Eastern Side Of Mosul

Iraqi security forces have ousted Islamic State fighters from one-third of one side of Mosul, reports Reuters, citing a spokesman from the Interior Ministry.

Mosul is divided into eastern and western sides by the Tigris River. More than one-third of the slightly larger eastern side has been liberated, said the spokesman on Tuesday.

According to Interior, 955 ISIS fighters have been killed and 108 captured on Mosul's southern front since the start of the operation four weeks...