MOSUL, Iraq, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi security forces on Sunday extended their grip in the city of Mosul after intense fighting with Islamic State (IS) group in the fourth day of a renewed push to retake control of the eastern part of the city, the Iraqi military said.
The heaviest clashes took place in southeastern the city as the federal police and soldiers of the 9th Armored Division fought fierce clashes with IS militants and managed to push into neighborhoods of Yafa and Younis al-Sab'awi, in addition to recapturing the vital street of Siteen, a statement by the Iraqi Joint Operations Command said.
The troops also continued their battles in the three nearby neighborhoods of al-Entisar, al-Salam and al-Shaimaa and recaptured several buildings, the statement said.
For the fourth day of heavy clashes, the troops made limited progress inside the three neighborhoods, which already were battleground of fierce clashes between the troops and IS militants in the past weeks.
During the day, IS militants carried out counter-attacks against the troops in southeastern Mosul, but the troops repelled their attacks, leaving some 182 militants killed and destroying three booby-trapped vehicles, according to the statement.
In the eastern front of the city, members of the Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) continued their slow advance and managed to recapture part of al-Karama neighborhood amid heavy clashes with the militants, the statement said.
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