- Title: Heavy fighting as Iraqi forces set sights on Mosul mosque
- Date: 15th March 2017
- Summary: AL-NABI SHEET NEIGHBOURHOOD, BAB JDID NEIGHBOURHOOD, WEST MOSUL, IRAQ (MARCH 15, 2017) (REUTERS) LARGE COLUMN OF SMOKE RISING IN DISTANCE IN AL-NABI SHEET NEIGHBOURHOOD, BAB JDID NEIGHBOURHOOD, WEST MOSUL, IRAQ DAMAGED BUILDINGS, SMOKE RISING, AUDIO OF GUNFIRE, AL-HABDA MINARET IN BACKGROUND AL-HABDA MINARET, GRAND MOSUL MOSQUE IRAQI FORCES TANK MOVING THROUGH NEIGHBOURHOOD, AUDIO OF LOUD BANG, SMOKE IN DISTANCE RESIDENTS WITH BELONGINGS TALKING TO SOLDIER ON BICYCLE RESIDENTS WALKING WITH BELONGINGS VARIOUS OF MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN WALKING WITH LIVESTOCK, BAGS WITH SUPPLIES AND BELONGINGS WOMEN, CHILDREN AND ELDERLY MAN RECEIVING SUPPLIES FROM MEN IN VAN WOMEN AND CHILD WALKING WITH SOLDIERS PEOPLE WALKING WITH BELONGINGS, IRAQI FORCES TANK DRIVING PAST SMOKE RISING FROM DISTANCE, AUDIO OF GUNFIRE IN BACKGROUND VARIOUS OF DESTROYED BUILDINGS, SMOKE IN BACKGROUND
- Embargoed: 29th March 2017 12:23
- Keywords: Mosul Iraq Iron Bridge Islamic State IS Grand Mosque
- Location: AL-NABI SHEET NEIGHBOURHOOD, BAB JDID NEIGHBOURHOOD, WEST MOSUL, IRAQ
- City: AL-NABI SHEET NEIGHBOURHOOD, BAB JDID NEIGHBOURHOOD, WEST MOSUL, IRAQ
- Country: Iraq
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Military Conflicts
- Reuters ID: LVA001682LS93
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Iraqi government forces took control of a key bridge in west Mosul on Wednesday (March 15) and are moving steadily towards the city's Grand Mosque, police said.
"Our troops are making a steady advance towards the Grand Mosque and we are now less than 800 metres from the mosque," a federal police spokesman said.
Footage shot by Reuters in an area located just 1.2 kilometres from the Iron Bridge, which leads to the Islamic State-held Old City, showed columns of black smoke rising in the distance while the frequent sound of gunfire and loud explosions filled the air.
Residents could also be seen walking with livestock and whatever belongings they could carry, while Iraqi government forces patrolled the neighbourhood in tanks and on foot. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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