{"id":338626,"date":"2017-01-18T15:03:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T15:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/01\/18\/mosul-battle-iraqi-army-retakes-citys-east-from-islamic-state\/"},"modified":"2017-01-18T15:03:00","modified_gmt":"2017-01-18T15:03:00","slug":"mosul-battle-iraqi-army-retakes-citys-east-from-islamic-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/01\/18\/mosul-battle-iraqi-army-retakes-citys-east-from-islamic-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Mosul battle: Iraqi army retakes city\u2019s east from Islamic State"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/93646900_mediaitem93646896.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">The Iraqi army says it has recaptured all of eastern Mosul from the so-called Islamic State (IS).<\/p>\n<p>Counter-terror chief Talib Shaghati told reporters the army had taken control of the eastern bank of the Tigris river, which divides the city.<\/p>\n<p>Government forces have made swift advances through eastern Mosul after launching their latest offensive there last month.<\/p>\n<p>Some IS fighters are reportedly still holed up in north-eastern districts.<\/p>\n<p>The campaign to retake the city began in October but got off to a slow start in the face of tough IS resistance and counter-attacks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n<div class='ctx-subscribe-container ctx-clearfix ctx_default_placement'><\/div>\n<div class='ctx-social-container ctx-clearfix ctx_default_placement'><\/div>\n<div class='ctx-module-container ctx-clearfix ctx_default_placement'><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Iraqi army says it has recaptured all of eastern Mosul from the so-called Islamic State (IS). Counter-terror chief Talib Shaghati told reporters the army had taken control of the eastern bank of the Tigris river, which divides the city. 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