Iraqi troops in 'heaviest clashes yet with Isis' since Mosul push began

Senior commander says Islamic State militants have dispatched at least six suicide car bombs and deployed snipers Iraqi troops have encountered the heaviest clashes yet with Islamic State fighters in western Mosul since the new push began more than two weeks ago, according to a senior commander. Maj Gen Haider al-Maturi of the Federal Police Commandos Division said Isis militants had dispatched at least six suicide car bombs, which were all destroyed before reaching the troops. The militants, he...