Iraq Makes Swift Territorial Gains Against IS in Mosul

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT World http://ift.tt/2jQIwbP
via IFTTT Iraqi forces have won a string of swift territorial gains in Mosul in the fight against the Islamic State group after months of slow progress. Government troops retook the eastern edge of a third bridge in Mosul Saturday and a cluster of buildings inside Mosul university, according to a senior Iraqi officer overseeing the operation.