{"id":59164,"date":"2016-11-12T19:31:54","date_gmt":"2016-11-12T19:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2016\/11\/12\/heavy-fighting-as-isis-attacks-iraqi-forces-in-mosul\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:08:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:08:39","slug":"heavy-fighting-as-isis-attacks-iraqi-forces-in-mosul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2016\/11\/12\/heavy-fighting-as-isis-attacks-iraqi-forces-in-mosul\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy fighting as ISIS attacks Iraqi forces in Mosul"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>BAGHDAD \u2014 A suicide car bomber from the Islamic State group attacked Iraqi special forces in Mosul on Saturday, setting off heavy fighting in the northern city.<br\/><br\/>The early morning attack in the Qadisiya neighborhood, which the troops entered a day earlier, was followed by a barrage of gunfire, mortar rounds and rocket-propelled grenades, Iraqi officers said.<br\/><br\/>Fighting was also underway in the adjoining Arbajiya neighborhood, the officers added, speaking on condition of anonymity because they aren&#8217;t authorized to brief reporters.<br\/><br\/>The Iraqi armed forces do not release casualty figures, but field medics have noted dozens of killed and wounded since the operation to liberate Iraq&#8217;s second largest city began on Oct. 17.<br\/><br\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mosul 111216-2\" data-alignment=\"center\" data-object-id=\"00000158-5a03-db37-a5fe-fa9f17800000\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/snagfilms-a.akamaihd.net\/9e\/0e\/1636b82a48e98bfa3a91600d1439\/mosul-111216-2.jpg\"\/><figcaption> <span>A Nineveh Plain Protection Units, or NPU, fighter inspects the interior of a church damaged by Islamic State fighters during their occupation of Qaraqosh, east of Mosul, Iraq, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016. Qaraqosh, the biggest Christian town on the Nineveh plains in Iraq&#8217;s north, fell to the Islamic State group in 2014 and was recently retaken by Iraqi government forces.<\/span><\/figcaption><figcaption> <span>Photo Credit: Felipe Dana\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><br\/>Iraqi special forces entered Mosul earlier this month, gaining a foothold on the city&#8217;s eastern edges. But the advance has slowed as they push into more densely populated neighborhoods.<br\/><br\/>The urban landscape inside Mosul proper makes defense easier for the militants, eager to hold on to the last major Iraqi stronghold of their self-styled caliphate. Defeat in Mosul would be a major blow to their project, and they have said they are ready to fight to the death.<br\/><br\/>To the south of the city, militarized Iraqi police have come within 3 miles (5 kilometers) of Mosul&#8217;s airport, which satellite images show has been heavily fortified.<br\/><br\/>The images, taken earlier this month by U.S.-based private intelligence firm Stratfor, show IS fighters have cleared terrain and leveled buildings around the airport and a nearby former military base on the west bank of the Tigris River. Rows of concrete barricades, earthen mounds and rubble are blocking other key routes into the city center.<br\/><br\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mosul 111216-3\" data-alignment=\"center\" data-object-id=\"00000158-5a04-dd02-a9fb-7a14fcaa0000\" data-type=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/snagfilms-a.akamaihd.net\/db\/62\/ff13af904d5e9fbbee660929f823\/mosul-111216-3.jpg\"\/><figcaption> <span>A Nineveh Plain Protection Units, or NPU, fighter walks by buildings destroyed during conflicts with Islamic State militants in Qaraqosh, east of Mosul, Iraq, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016. <\/span><\/figcaption><figcaption> <span>Photo Credit: Felipe Dana\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><br\/>In Baghdad, meanwhile, bombings killed at least nine people and wounded 32 others, according to police and medical officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters.<br\/><br\/>The deadliest of the attacks hit the Kifah neighborhood in the city center, ripping through an area full of auto repair shops, killing three and wounding 10.<br\/><br\/>The capital has seen near-daily bombings since the Mosul operation began, but no large-scale attacks. 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