The Iraqi Forces (ISF) continued to advance in east Mosul
finally reaching the Tigris River, which bisects the city. The Golden Division
attacked the Sukar
and Baladiyat neighborhoods in the northeast, and the Sumer
and Dumiz areas in the southeast by the 9th Division, Federal Police
and Rapid Reaction forces. The ISF was still applying pressure on Kindi
in the north, and Wahda,
Dumiz
and Palestine in the south as well. By the end of the day Sadiq, Baladiyat, and
Sukar were unofficially declared freed, the
residential district of Hadbaa was cleared,
and the Tigris
River in the south and Mosul
University in the north were reached, and the ISF were heading towards the Ninewa Ruins in the
northeast. Sadiq was a new neighborhood reached, while this was the third time
Sukar might have been liberated. Baladiyat was entered at the end of the
December when the Mosul campaign was restarted.
In the Tal Afar district to the west of Mosul the Hashd were
still waiting for
orders to launch their sixth phase. The Hashd are in limbo as there is an
agreement between Turkey and Baghdad to not allow them to take the town of Tal
Afar itself. That means they are stuck taking small towns in the district. They
freed two more on the day.
The Islamic State was still putting up stiff resistance. The
Federal Police were attacked in the southeast. A car
bomb exploded in Ghufron
killing two. Four other vehicle bombs in Hadbaa,
four leading to the Fourth
Bridge in the southeast, and three in Palestine and Dumiz were destroyed.
Two towns in the Tal Afar district and the airport were assaulted
as well. The militants also destroyed
several buildings and a hospital in Mosul University.
SOURCES
Al Aalem, “People of liberated district describe for Al
Aalem the final moments of their liberation yesterday,” 1/8/17
Adel, Loaa, "Iraqi forces reach east bank of Tigris in Mosul:
Iraqi officer," Iraqi News, 1/8/17
- “Islamic state burns Khansa Hospital and some buildings of
Mosul University,” Iraqi News, 1/8/17
-
"Security forces repel IS attack north of Mosul, 10 militants
killed," Iraqi News, 1/8/17
AIN,
"Forces liberated today up to the bank of the Tigris in Mosul, killing 187
Daash [Revised]," 1/8/17
-
“Urgent counterterrorism forces liberate Kafat neighborhood on the left coast
of Mosul,” 12/3/16
Bas News, "Mosul: Iraqi Forces Liberate Three More
Neighbourhoods," 1/8/17
Buratha News, “Freed health clinic in Sukar neighborhood
left coast of Mosul,” 1/8/17
- “Popular crowd announces results of operations and confirms
ready to launch sixth stage,” 1/8/17
- “Recent developments in the field during the process of
liberating Mosul until 15:55 pm Sunday 08 01 2017,” 1/8/17
- “Recent developments in the field during the process of
liberating Mosul until 16:00 pm Sunday 08 01 2017,” 1/8/17
Iraq News Network, Counter Terrorism Services: our troops reached
the outskirts of Mosul University," 1/8/17
Iraq Oil Report, “Inside Mosul: Jan. 7, 2017,” 1/7/17
- “Inside Mosul: Jan. 8, 2017,” 1/8/17
Al
Maalomah, "Federal police kill four Daash north Mosul," 1/8/17
Mostafa, Mohamed, "Iraqi forces charge at new districts
northeast, southeast of Mosul," Iraqi News, 1/8/17
Mousa, Ahmad, “Iraq forces in Mosul punch to Tigris for
first time,” Agence France Presse, 1/8/17
NINA, “/7/ civilians killed in bombing by Daesh, and the
Iraqi forces stormed two residential buildings in the northern axis of Mosul,”
12/28/16
- “Security Forces Liberate Sukkar Area North Of Mosul,”
12/15/16
Reuters, “Iraqi special forces reach Tigris river in Mosul:
spokesman,” 1/8/17
Rudaw, “Iraqi forces reach the Tigris River in Mosul,”
1/18/17
Shafaaq
News, "Killing of a doctor and his son by a roadside bomb near their home
southeast Mosul," 1/8/17
Sotaliraq,
"Popular crowd repels Daesh attack west of Mosul," 1/8/17
Al Sumaria, “Member of Nineveh Council: The joint forces
approaching full control of the left coast of Mosul,” 1/8/17
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