Elite Iraqi forces battling the Islamic State group in eastern Mosul today reached the Tigris River that splits the city in two for the first time, a spokesman said.
Counter-Terrorism Service forces "reached the Tigris River from the eastern (side) of the fourth bridge," Sabah al-Noman told AFP, referring to the southernmost bridge in Mosul.
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