More information became available about events that occurred
on November 25. The Golden Division attacked the Amin
neighborhood, while both Qahira and Masarif were freed.
On November 26, there was fighting
in the Bakr, Zuhur, Intisar, Judaydat al-Mufti, Salam, Younis Sabawi, and
Palestine areas of the city. That was a perfect example of the back and forth
battle for the city. Judaydat al-Mufti was originally attacked on November
1, Younis Sabawi on November
11, and Palestine on November
13. Salam and Zuhur have been liberated once each, and Bakr and Intisar
have been freed twice. So far the Golden Division and 9th Division
have entered 38 neighborhoods of eastern Mosul. 22 of those appear to still be
contested, while 16 have been secured. As the events above show however, many
of those areas declared freed often get re-infiltrated by the Islamic State.
Progress in Eastern
Mosul Neighborhoods
Total Entered: 38
Freed: 16
Still Fighting: 22
On other fronts, the Hashd and Iraqi forces continued to move
forward as well. The Hashd went through six towns in the west, and elements of
the 9th Division freed one more in the southeast. Elements of the 15th
Division and the Ninewa Federal police will have the task of taking on Tal Afar
itself.
On the other hand, based upon their own statements the Iraqi forces are two
weeks behind reaching Mosul itself from the north and south. The Golden
Division was the first to reach the city. Instead of waiting for the other
units to catch up it moved forward opening itself to attacks from the flanks
and rear. Eventually, units from the 9th Division and a separate
brigade were shifted to eastern Mosul as well as they were stuck in towns in
the south. Two weeks ago the rest of the 9th Division said it would
be attacking Mosul airport, and the 15th Division Hadbaa
neighborhood in the north. While the Golden Division was always going to take
on the bulk of the fighting the push into the north and south was supposed to
spread out the Islamic State’s forces. Instead it has been able to focus upon
the east. There have been no new timetables released for when the 9th
and 15th are supposed to reach their original targets in Mosul.
Finally, the United Nations’ World Health Organization gave
another glimpse into the casualties being generated by the on going campaign.
It said
that 1,200 civilians had been treated for injuries since the start of the Mosul
operation on October 17. Since the government is censoring its losses these
types of stories can only hint at what is really going on. They show that a
huge amount of people have been killed and wounded, with only about a third of
Mosul having been entered.
SOURCES
Associated
Press, "IS mortars kill 16 Iraqi civilians in Mosul," 11/26/16
BBC,
"Mosul battle: Iraqi PM rallies forces and issues warning to IS,"
11/5/16
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"Mosul battle: Iraqi special forces enter city limits," 11/1/16
Face
Iraq, "Daesh executed 15 civilians and blew up houses in Mosul,"
11/26/16
Al
Forat, "Popular crowd: destroyed two car bombs on the outskirts of western
Tal Afar, west Ajabour," 11/26/16
Iraq
Oil Report, "Inside Mosul: Nov. 1, 2016," 11/1/16
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"Inside Mosul: Nov. 13, 2016," 11/13/16
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"Inside Mosul, Nov. 21, 2016," 11/21/16
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"Inside Mosul, Nov. 25, 2016," 11/25/16
Al
Maalomah, "Information published in daily briefing on We are coming
Nineveh military operation," 11/26/16
Al
Mada, "Breaking into eight districts and increases pressure on Daesh on
the left coast," 11/11/16
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"Counter terrorism forces enter three neighborhoods on two axis in left
coast of Mosul," 11/25/16
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"Unexpected operation to free the rest of Sinjar in the light of the
agreement between the popular crowd and the Peshmerga," 11/27/16
Mostafa,
Mohamed, "Zohour, Shoqaq Khadraa neighborhoods of Mosul recaptured:
source," Iraqi News, 11/24/16
NINA, "Abu Nakhla village liberated south of Tal
Afar," 11/25/16
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"Al-Tufaha village liberated west of Mosul," 1/25/16
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"Two new villages liberated west of Mosul," 11/25/16
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"Urgent..The popular crowd started the fifth phase for the liberation of
western Mosul operations," 11/25/16
Rudaw,
"ISIS leader among militants killed in Mosul district," 11/20/16
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"Two more mass graves found in Shingal, bringing total to 29,"
11/26/16
Shafaq
News, "Popular crowd repels broad Daesh attack west of Tal Afar,' 11/27/16
Sotaliraq,
"Injured a war photographer following battles west of Mosul,"
11/27/16
United Nations Radio, “Mosul casualties mount as offensive
continues,” 11/25/16
Xinhua,
"Iraqi forces clear areas freed from IS in eastern Mosul," 11/9/16
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"Iraqi forces continue fighting IS militants in Mosul," 11/26/16
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