The Golden Division reached one more sector of eastern
Mosul, but was mostly trying to clear what it already gained. Zuhur was the
newest neighborhood breached by the elite division. Otherwise the unit was
trying to consolidate its areas, which have seen constant fighting since the
city was reached on October 31.
The Hashd were still trying to encircle
Tal Afar to the west. In the process it freed
five new
villages. When
the forces do reach the town, it is likely to set off another round of threats
from Turkey that has warned that it does not want the Hashd to take the
village.
Iraq
Oil Report received news that the water in the western half of the city has
been shut off. There have also been stories of food shortages and the lack of
other basic necessities.
Finally, the number of displaced has leveled off in the last
few days. When Mosul was reached on October 31, there were 17,748
displaced registered with aid groups. When the Iraqi forces pushed farther
into the city that number skyrocketed to 61,674 by November 11, and then 68,520
on November 20. By November 22 that figure had slightly dropped to 68,112. Of
that total, 59,208 or 86.9% are from Mosul, and 98% are residing in Ninewa
province. Still, only a small fraction of Mosul has been reached so far. As the
Iraqi forces push farther in, more people are likely to flee.
SOURCES
Bas News, "Iraq Forces Liberate New District, Nearing Center of
Mosul," 11/22/16
Al Forat, "Popular crowd frees northern village of
Sharia," 11/22/16
International Organization for Migration, “IOM Iraq
Emergency Tracking: Mosul Operations, Data Snapshot: 22 November 2016,”
11/22/16
Iraq Oil Report, “Inside Mosul: Nov. 22, 2016,” 11/22/16
Al Maalomah, "Hezbollah Brigades liberated three villages and
the road link between Tal Afar and Sinjar," 11/22/16
Xinhua, “Iraqi paramilitary forces launch operation to
encircle IS-held Tal Afar,” 11/22/16
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