It took Iraqi forces more than three months to gain control over eastern Mosul, and casualties were heavy.
Despite the tenuous nature of the military advance, government forces touted the gains as a critical moment in their weekslong offensive to retake western Mosul.
PhotoBAGHDAD ? Iraqi forces trying to reclaim Mosul penetrated the western part of the city on Tuesday, retaking a bridge and several public buildings during heavy clashes with the Islamic State, officials said.
?All people displaced from western Mosul have been accommodated either with family members or in camps or emergency sites, where they receive a tented plot, basic household supplies, hygiene kits, and 30-day food rations,? the United Nations office said.
Mosul fell to the Islamic State in June 2014, along with large parts of the country?s north and west.
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