"Near Mosul, Iraq (CNN) — The Iraqi army's armored division is closing in on Mosul's fringes after sweeping through enemy-controlled land in the past 48 hours, liberating communities village by village, the division's commander told CNN Wednesday, as the operation to liberate Mosul from the brutal..."
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/19/middleeast/mosul-isis-operation-iraq/index.html