Military commanders told AFP the assault had begun at dawn after overnight air strikes by the US-led coalition backing Iraqi forces

Iraqi Forces launch assault to retake Mosul's Old City

Iraqi forces are poised to enter the city, the last Islamic State bastion in Iraq

Fight to the end, IS boss Baghdadi urges Mosul jihadists

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Iraqi Forces launch assault to retake Mosul's Old City

Fight to the end, IS boss Baghdadi urges Mosul jihadists