Iraqi general calls on IS militants in Mosul to surrender

A senior Iraqi general has called on Iraqis fighting for so-called Islamic State in Mosul to surrender as a widescale operation to retake the militant-held city entered its third day.

Lt Gen Talib Shaghati told reporters at a military base that up to 6,000 IS fighters are inside the city. He did not say how many of them are foreigners.