Iraqi forces close in on Tigris in Islamic State stronghold Mosul | Reuters
www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-idUSKBN14R08Q
United States · World News | Sat Jan 7, 2017 | 12:07pm EST ... It will be harder for the jihadists to defend Mosul once Iraqi forces reach the river. ... Advances in recent days have driven militants out of several additional areas east of the river.