Iraqi troops in mop-up operations in Mosul after key gains

By FELIPE DANA
MOSUL, Iraq— Iraqi troops were clearing up a key neighborhood in Mosul on Friday, commanders said, a day after making significant gains against Islamic State militants in the city and after the country’s prime minister declared an end to the extremist group’s self-proclaimed caliphate.
Lt. Gen. Abdul Wahab al-Saadi and Lt. Col. Salam Hussein told The Associated Press that their forces were continuing to clear territory in the Old City after capturing the hugely s