Mosul battle: BBC team's tweets from front line Published duration 1 November 2016

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As Iraqi special forces enter the city of Mosul for the first time since the start of the campaign to retake it from so-called Islamic State, a BBC team embedded with the troops is tweeting from the front line as the battle unfolds.

The BBC's Ian Pannell said the jihadists were putting up a hard fight.

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BBC producers Joan Soley and Peter Emmerson are also embedded with the Iraqi troops.

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BBC Arabic's Feras Kilani caught in crossfire.

This picture from Feras Kilani shows the destruction of a neighbourhood on the outskirts of the city.

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There are thought to be up to 1.5 million civilians in Mosul, trapped between IS and Iraqi forces.

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The team were with the Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) when it retook Bazwaya, about 3km (2 miles) east of Mosul, on Monday.

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