<p>Iraqi military forces conducted numerous air raids, bombarding Islamic State military positions inside Mosul’s Old City on May 22 with rockets, artillery shelling, and mortar fire.</p><p>The bombardment came ahead of an Iraqi ground offensive</a> in the Old City expected to be launched in the coming days.</p><p>Following the capture of the Tamuz 17 and Najjar neighborhoods</a> in northwestern Mosul on May 22, the Old City and its environs remain the last bastion of IS-held territory inside the city. That said, Iraqi forces fought IS militants in and around the Old City, struggling to gain additional territory for several months</a>.</p><br />
