More news came out on the advances in Mosul from November
19. Moalimin,
Bakr and Aden were declared freed
for the second and third times respectively, while Muharabeen
and Ulama were attacked.
On November 20 Akhaa,
for the second time, and Khazir were
liberated, while Bakr,
Zahabiya, Qadisiyah, Tahrir and Wala were being swept for IEDs. There was still
fighting going on in Intisar, which
was first freed on November
1, and Aden that was called liberated the day before, and Qahira and Zuhur
were also attacked. Almost all of the areas that the Iraqi forces (ISF) have
entered remain contested. The Islamic State has been able to re-infiltrate
areas again and again usually through the extensive tunnel system it built
underneath the city.
In the southwest the Hashd was consolidating its position at
the Tal Afar airport. A parliamentarian claimed
that there was a deal between Iraq and Turkey, negotiated by the United States,
to keep the Hashd out of Tal Afar itself. A spokesman for Turkish President
Recep Erdogan called on Baghdad to abide by this agreement. The Hashd have
talked about taking Tal Afar since it joined the operation, so it is unclear as
of now whether such an Iraq-Turkey understanding exists or not.
SOURCES
Abdul-Zahra, Qassim and Rohan, Brian, "Iraqi troops face
stiff resistance from IS in eastern Mosul," Associated Press, 11/19/16
Adel, Loaa, "Anti-Terrorism forces liberate Hayy Adan and
Akhaa near Mosul," Iraqi News, 11/20/16
Bas News, "Iraqi Forces Retake Two More Neighborhoods East of
Mosul," 11/17/16
Iraq Oil Report, "Inside Mosul: Nov. 1, 2016," 11/1/16
Mostafa, Mohamed, “MP unveils Baghdad-Ankara agreement
limiting al-Hashed al-Shaabi combat role,” Iraqi News, 11/20/16
NINA, "A military source: Completing the liberation of
Al-Baker and Aden neighborhoods, and storming the warriors area within the
left-coast of the city of Mosul," 11/19/16
Rudaw, "Iraqi military reports progress on five fronts,"
11/20/16
- "ISIS leader among militants killed in Mosul
district," 11/20/16
Xinhua, "Iraqi forces free more districts in eastern
Mosul," 11/4/16
- "Spotlight: IS commanders escape from Mosul amid Iraqi
troop's offensive," 10/20/16
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