Heavy gunfire in recently recaptured eastern Mosul district

Record ID: 163011

  • Title: Heavy gunfire in recently recaptured eastern Mosul district
  • Date: 3rd January 2017
  • Summary: MITHAQ DISTRICT, EASTERN MOSUL, IRAQ (JANUARY 3, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PLUME OF SMOKE RISING IN DISTANCE / AUDIO OF GUNFIRE VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING WITH BELONGINGS / AUDIO OF GUNFIRE VARIOUS OF SMOKE RISING IN DISTANCE / AUDIO OF GUNFIRE
  • Embargoed: 18th January 2017 10:54
  • Keywords: Iraq Mosul Mithaq district gunfire Iraqi forces Islamic State
  • Location: EASTERN MOSUL, IRAQ
  • City: EASTERN MOSUL, IRAQ
  • Country: Iraq
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Military Conflicts
  • Reuters ID: LVA0015XIZZGN
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Clashes continued in and around Mosul on Tuesday (January 3) and heavy gunfire was heard in the eastern district of Mithaq, recently recaptured by elite forces who have retaken a quarter of the city in the biggest ground operation in Iraq since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein.
    Civilians were seen leaving the neighbourhood carrying their belongings as gunfire continued and smoke rose in the distance.
    The second phase of the campaign to retake Islamic State-held Mosul, launched last week following nearly a month of deadlock, has pushed the militants out of several more areas in eastern Mosul despite fierce resistance.
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