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'Intense' fighting in Mosul as civilians flee

Elite Iraqi forces engaged in "intense" fighting with jihadists in eastern Mosul Saturday, an officer said, as civilians who had been trapped by the fighting sought to flee the city.

13.11.2016

(AFP) Elite Iraqi forces engaged in "intense" fighting with jihadists in eastern Mosul Saturday, an officer said, as civilians who had been trapped by the fighting sought to flee the city.

Iraqi forces launched a massive operation to retake the country's second city from the Islamic State group on October 17, and the Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) special forces have pushed the jihadists back from some Mosul neighbourhoods.