“After some days of calm, we launched a new attack this afternoon against the Karkukli neighbouhood,” Mountadhar Salem, a commander with the Iraqi counter-terrorism forces, told AFP.
Karkukli is located in eastern Mosul, west of Gogjali where Iraqi forces began their push into Mosul city itself.
Friday is the 26th day of the Mosul offensive.
Map legend:
Dark green - under Peshmerga control
Light green - encircled/battling by Peshmerga
Red - under Iraqi control
Pink - encircled/battling by Iraqi forces
Yellow - under Hashd al-Shaabi control
Orange - encircled/battling by Hashd al-Shaabi
