A tank of Iraqi rapid response forces fires against Islamic State militants at the Bab al-Tob area in Mosul, Iraq, March 14, 2017. REUTERS/Ari Jalal
MOSUL, Iraq: Iraqi government forces were moving steadily towards Mosul's Grand Mosque on Wednesday after taking control of the bridge leading to the Islamic State-held Old City, police said.
"Our troops are making a steady advance towards the Grand Mosque and we are now less than 800 meters from the mosque," a federal police spokesman said.
