Iraq forces retake large Mosul neighbourhood from IS

Iraqi forces retook full control of one the largest neighbourhoods of west Mosul Tuesday from the Islamic State group after a week of intense fighting, a top commander said."This morning, the heroes of the Counter-Terrorism Service on the western axis succeeded in fully clearing Tenek neighbourhood," Staff Lieutenant General Abdulwahab al-Saadi told AFP in Mosul.The elite forces have been spearheading a massive offensive launched in mid-October 2016 to retake Mosul, the country's second city and