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Mosul battle: Iraqi troops 'ahead of schedule' in bid to retake city
Source: BBC
Iraqi forces are "ahead of schedule", the Pentagon says, as they begin the second day of the battle to retake Mosul from so-called IS fighters.
But Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook warned it "could take some time" as it remained to be seen whether Islamic State (IS) would "stand and fight".
Fighting continued overnight, with IS militants attacking Iraqi army tanks.
A BBC correspondent with government forces says the current front line is 20km (12 miles) south of the city.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-37685964
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