Transcript for Iraqi Forces Assault Mosul District

Overseas the battle to retake Mosul has now Reid should that city itself Iraqi special forces. Have pushed up to the eastern outskirts of the city taking the last village before the city boundary. And they are now some firing with artillery tanks and machine guns at crisis positions on the eastern edge of the city. And are just five miles from the city center. Muscles the last stronghold of the of crisis in Iraq so intelligent claims and there are also clashes within the city between crisis and residents were living there. But there is no confirmation of that.

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