The Battle For The Iraqi City Of Mosul -- News Updates November 25, 2016

Iraqi forces in Mosul ©Thomas SAINT-CRICQ, Sabrina BLANCHARD, Simon MALFATTO (AFP)

CNN: Slaughter of innocents continues in battle for Mosul

Mosul, Iraq (CNN)Omar Ali stands outside his home in eastern Mosul weeping. The young father's sense of relief after being liberated from ISIS has been replaced by a feeling of unbearable loss.

Only a day earlier his 18-month-old daughter Amira was there on the pavement in the Zahraa neighborhood playing with relatives when a mortar round landed nearby. Shrapnel tore through the air and the child's skull. Amira was killed instantly. Her two cousins were seriously injured.

"Look world, this is my daughter," Omar Ali cries. "What did she do wrong? She's gone. She was just playing. She's gone from me and she's my only child."

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The Battle For The Iraqi City Of Mosul -- News Updates November 25, 2016

Iraq readies force to storm flashpoint town near Mosul -- Reuters
Status of main battle fronts in Iraq and Syria -- AFP
Iraq says its forces have retaken most of eastern Mosul from ISIL -- Euronew
Kurds and Shi'ite forces to coordinate in push to encircle Mosul -- Reuters
Increasing number of Iraqi civilians injured in fighting around Mosul -- NRT
Dying Civilians Trapped in Mosul Battle -- NYT
In retaken areas of Mosul, Islamic State still inflicts pain -- Reuters
East Mosul residents speak of ISIS mortar attacks, lack of provisions -- NRT
In eastern Mosul, residents fret over security and supplies -- Reuters
Iraq oil workers battle to cap fires set by Islamic State militants (Video) -- Washington Post

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