Iraqi Advance on Mosul Slows After Day of Fighting
Iraqi forces hold a position some 45 kms south of Mosul, as they advance towards the city.
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Gwer, Iraq (AP) -- The pace of operations slowed Tuesday in the fight to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group, as Iraqi forces advancing to the east and south of the city began pushing toward larger villages and encountering civilian populations.
Iraq's Kurdish fighters, also known as the peshmerga, largely paused their advance, according to commanders stationed along the front to Mosul's east, consolidating gains from the previous day.