国际英语资讯:Iraqi forces corner remaining IS militants in small pocket in Mosuls Old City
<p><span word="MOSUL">MOSUL</span>, <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 7-- <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span> (<span word="IS">IS</span>) <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="pocket">pocket</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tigris">Tigris</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mosul">Mosul</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="freed">freed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Souq">Souq</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Saghir">Saghir</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seized">seized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="adjacent">adjacent</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Najafi">Najafi</span> <span word="thoroughfare">thoroughfare</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="clashes">clashes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extremist">extremist</span> <span word="militants">militants</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anonymity">anonymity</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="commandos">commandos</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Counter">Counter</span>-<span word="Terrorism">Terrorism</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> (<span word="CTS">CTS</span>) <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="army">army</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 9<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Armored">Armored</span> <span word="Division">Division</span> <span word="squeezed">squeezed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="alleys">alleys</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="stretching">stretching</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tigris">Tigris</span> <span word="River">River</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="seized">seized</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighborhoods">neighborhoods</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shahwan">Shahwan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ras">Ras</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Kour">Kour</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 9<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Division">Division</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="Abu">Abu</span> <span word="Zaid">Zaid</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="leader">leader</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="aides">aides</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mosque">mosque</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Joint">Joint</span> <span word="Operations">Operations</span> <span word="Command">Command</span> (<span word="JOC">JOC</span>) <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="heavier">heavier</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Iraqi">Iraqi</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extremist">extremist</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strip">strip</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tigris">Tigris</span> <span word="River">River</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span> <span word="militants">militants</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="resorting">resorting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suicide">suicide</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="stiff">stiff</span> <span word="resistance">resistance</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="slowed">slowed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="roadside">roadside</span> <span word="bombs">bombs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="booby">booby</span>-<span word="trapped">trapped</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="snipers">snipers</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="narrow">narrow</span> <span word="alleys">alleys</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span>-<span word="populated">populated</span> <span word="neighborhoods">neighborhoods</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="civilians">civilians</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>.</p>
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