Five not four neighborhoods in eastern Mosul were freed on
November 25. That makes a total of 39 areas entered in the city with 19 freed,
and 20 still contested.
Progress
in Eastern Mosul Neighborhoods
Total Entered: 39
Freed: 19
Still Fighting: 20
On November 27 the Iraqi forces were mostly consolidating
their positions, while the Hashd were still busy around Tal Afar. The latter freed two more towns
west of Mosul. The Federal Police in the southwest were clearing IEDs. The 9th
Division was still fighting over five neighborhoods in eastern Mosul, and the
Golden Division several others. The 16th Division in the north was
also clearing towns it had liberated.
Martin Chulov of the Guardian
talked with people who had returned to Gojali in eastern Mosul. One man said
there was no power or water in his home, but he was still trying to push
forward. Another person talked about how they were expecting the worse form the
Iraqi forces, but they had not acted badly, and now they were accepted. Several
small businesses were trying to re-open although supplies were sometimes
sparse. At the same time, the neighborhood came under gun and mortar fire while
Chulov was there showing that it was not completely safe yet.
SOURCES
ARA News, "Over 50 ISIS militants killed, 32 taken captive as
Iraqi forces step up Mosul operations," 11/27/16
Chulov, Martin, “’We want to live again’: Mosul’s defiant
citizens refuse to leave home,” Guardian, 11/26/16
Al Maalomah, “Daily information published by the We are
coming Nineveh operations,” 11/27/16
Al Masalah, "Freed three neighborhoods in Mosul and two
villages in Tal Afar," 11/26/16
Shafaq News, "Statement: freed two villages west of Mosul and
relative calm on the rest of the fronts," 11/27/16
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