<p>Islamic State fighters were cornered in a small area of Mosul’s Old City as the Iraqi military edged closer to retaking the entire city on Monday, July 3.</p><p>On Monday, police said</a> that the military had taken control of the Bab al-Sarai district on the western banks of the Tigris, as well as a transportation area inside the Old City. A few streets in the Old City remained under IS fighters’ control</a> but security forces expect to have retaken the entire city by the end of the week.</p><p>Footage released by the Iraqi federal police showed civilians being evacuated from an embattled neighborhood on Sunday. Credit: Facebook/Iraqi Federal Police via Storyful</p><br />
