Special forces Lt Gen Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi said today that his troops are "moving very slowly" and that IS fighters are responding with car bombs, snipers and dozens of armed drones.
The drones have caused relatively few deaths, but have inflicted dozens of light injuries that have disrupted the pace of ground operations.
Al-Saadi says he expects the pace to increase after Iraqi forces retake territory and infrastructure on Mosul's southwestern edge which will allow them to shorten supply lines and link up with forces in the city's east.
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