iStock/Thinkstock(MOSUL, Iraq) — In a fresh assault on the ISIS stronghold of Mosul, Iraqi special forces fought their way into the city at daybreak Monday morning under heavy fire. Iraqi special forces commander, Abdul Ghani al Assadi tells ABC News his troops have entered the city limits and are fighting to isolate the eastern neighborhood of Gagjali.
ISIS car bombers are reportedly trying to stop the advance. The assault saw armored vehicles, including heavy tanks, move on the suburb of Bazwaya and then onward into the city as allied artillery and airstrikes hit ISIS positions, drawing mortar and small arms fire.
Several prongs of forces allied with the Iraqi government have been fighting their way through the towns and villages that surround Mosul in the two weeks since the offensive began.
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