Rapid Response Division

Iraqi forces have retaken more than a third of west Mosul from Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a commander said, as Baghdad's troops fought March 12 to advance deeper into the city. Iraqi forces launched the operation to recapture west Mosul,  the most populated urban area still under ISIL control, on Feb. 19, retaking a series of areas as they advanced up from the south.