About 70% of eastern Mosul liberated from ISIS: Iraqi army
Iraqi forces have retaken roughly 70% of eastern Mosul, ISIS' last major stronghold and acting capital in Iraq, joint operations commander Lieutenant General Talib Shaghati said. The forces are expected to reach the Tigris River that divides the city soon, he added. ISIS still controls western Mosul and has been using snipers and suicide bombers to hold its ground.