Iraqi forces are engaged in heavy fighting with ISIL around western Mosul.
They say they have made small advances in two neighbourhoods but are being cautious because of a rising number of civilian casualties.
Al Jazeera’s Osama Bin Javaid has more from Erbil, east of Mosul.
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