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MUSINGS ON IRAQ Iraq News, Politics, Economics, Society Wednesday, April 26, 2017 Mosul Campaign Day 191, Apr 25, 2017 The Golden Division freed the Tanak neighborhood located on the far left. The police are still fighting over the Old City on the far right along the Tigris River. Green = liberated, White = IS control, Blue = Tigris River. (Ninewa Media Center) There was a large advance in the western section of west Mosul, and very limited movement in the east. The Golden Division freed  Tanak , which it fought over for almost a month. It is one of the largest neighborhoods in the city and is along the western edge. In the east the police inched ahead. It was still attacking the  Old City  along four axes and was said to have seized some  streets  in Bab al-Tob and Bab al-Jadid. The police recently restarted their o...

MUSINGS ON IRAQ Iraq News, Politics, Economics, Society Wednesday, May 3, 2017 Mosul Campaign Day 198, May 2, 2017 The Golden Division and Rapid Reaction forces are now attacking Mosul from a new direction, the northwest in 17 Tammuz (July 17) and Rafai neighborhoods. The Golden Division is also fighting over the Zangili neighborhood which is northwest of the Old City (not marked on map) (Institute for the Study of War) The major fighting in Mosul was on the new front in the northwest. The Golden Division and Rapid Reaction Division were  attacking  the July 17, Mesherfa, Najar and the Rifai neighborhoods. The Golden Division was also said to have seized large parts of the Zinjali area to the northwest of the Old City. The Federal Police were battling in the Old City, but that was still stalemated. The goal remains to liberate the ...