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Fighters of so-called Islamic State (IS) have launched counter-attacks as they come under growing pressure from Iraqi forces in Mosul, the BBC reports.
IS deployed large numbers of suicide bombers in different parts of the northern Iraqi city but the affected areas were quickly brought under control, Iraqi officials say.
IS has now been squeezed into a square mile of territory in Mosul’s Old City.
It is the final phase of an Iraqi offensive to remove them from Mosul.
