Iraqi advance on Mosul slows after day of fighting
The pace of the fight to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group has slowed as Iraqi forces advancing to the east and south of the city began pushing towards 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.
