Eastern Mosul under Iraqi army artillery fire

DEBKAfile update: Iraqi forces advancing on eastern Mosul Monday night had not entered the town as widely reported, but taken up position in the Gogjali Gate industrial zone to the east of the city. During the day, they advanced through uninhabited areas without meeting ISIS resistance on the way. From the industrial area, Iraqi artillery is pounding eastern Mosul, which is populated with Kurds and Sunnis living for two years under ISIS rule..