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Battle For The Iraqi City Of Mosul -- News Updates January 4, 2017


Reuters: More than 2,000 Iraqis a day flee Mosul as military advances

More than 2,000 Iraqis a day are fleeing Mosul, several hundred more each day than before U.S.-led coalition forces began a new phase of their battle to retake the city from Islamic State, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

After quick initial advances, the operation stalled for several weeks but last Thursday Iraqi forces renewed their push from Mosul's east toward the Tigris River on three fronts.

Elite interior ministry troops were clearing the Mithaq district on Wednesday, after entering it on Tuesday when counterterrorism forces also retook an industrial zone.

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Battle For The Iraqi City Of Mosul -- News Updates January 4, 2017

Number of displaced in Mosul op passes 125,000: UN. -- AFP
Thousands more Iraqis flee Mosul battles -- Al Jazeera
UN: Thousands Flee Mosul as Military Siege Intensifies -- VOA
Battle for Mosul: Thousands of refugees stream out of Isis stronghold as fighting resume -- IBTimes
At Mosul front, Iraqis fleeing and returning cross paths -- AP
Iraq: 13,000 people flee Mosul over five days as anti-terrorist operations intensify -- UN News Centre
Iraqi forces draw closer to recapturing Mosul's city center after taking Mithaq district -- UPI
Elite Iraqi forces advance in Mosul, fighting street-to-street against ISIL -- Euronews
Iraqi army in control of eastern suburbs of Mosul after liberating new neighborhoods -- RUDAW
Iraqi police uncover huge ISIS arms depot and bomb-making workshop near Mosul after terror group fled in haste -- Daily Mail
WATCH: ISIS Car bombs blow up army positions in Mosul -- Yahoo 7 News
US Confirms Strikes Killed Three Daesh Leaders Near Iraq’s Mosul -- Sputnik
Iraqi forces gaining momentum in Mosul: U.S. coalition chief -- Reuters
Three-pronged assault on Mosul leaves ISIS stretched thin, says coalition spokesperson -- RUDAW
Hostilities in West of Iraq's Mosul Could Lead to Humanitarian Catastrophe -- Sputnik
Reporting Behind Enemy Lines in Mosul -- Foreign Policy

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