But fighting has slowed as troops face a mobile enemy hidden among thousands of civilians in the city, a top commander said

1,000 Islamic State fighters killed in Mosul, say Iraqi forces

'Baghdadi is there and, if he is killed, it will mean the collapse of the whole [IS] system,' Fuad Hussein chief of staff to Barzani said

Islamic State chief Baghdadi trapped, surrounded in Mosul: Report

Some of the leaflets assured the population that advancing army units and air strikes 'will not target civilians'

Iraqi army drops leaflets over Mosul, warns residents offensive against IS in final stages

The United Nations said it was rushing to build camps to accommodate what it expects to be a mass exodus from Mosul

UN readies for massive displacement from Iraq's Mosul

The UNHCR said the Iraqi offensive could result in the displacement of one million people

UN warns Mosul displacement could be worst in years

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1,000 Islamic State fighters killed in Mosul, say Iraqi forces

Islamic State chief Baghdadi trapped, surrounded in Mosul: Report

Iraqi army drops leaflets over Mosul, warns residents offensive against IS in final stages

UN readies for massive displacement from Iraq's Mosul

UN warns Mosul displacement could be worst in years