Washington Post: Islamic State mounts final stand for Mosul as bloodied and dazed civilians flee
MOSUL, Iraq — Iraqi forces edged through the final roads and alleyways of Islamic State territory in the city of Mosul on Tuesday as dazed and malnourished civilians were evacuated to safety.
The militants are cornered in a sliver of land in the western Old City, and commanders say they expect to declare victory against the Islamic State here by the end of the week.
Gen. Sami Al-Aridhi, a commander with the Counter Terrorism Service, said his troops were advancing on foot through the Old City’s winding maze of streets.
“It’s a battle inside alleyways against an enemy that commits to no ethics,” he said.
Elite Iraqi rapid-response units were calling in U.S.-led coalition airstrikes at close quarters Tuesday as Iraqi special forces moved door to door, evacuating civilians who had cowered in their homes through the final, terrifying assault.
Dozens of those families crossed the Tigris River in the beds of pickup trucks as the temperature soared to 122 degrees Fahrenheit.
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