Iraqi forces say they are in the final stages in their operation to retake Mosul from ISIL, Al Jazeera reported.
"According to the Iraqi military, the fighting is still very intense," Al Jazeera's Charles Stratford, reporting from Erbil, said.
The military said Iraqi anti-terror units are trying to take control of a small area that is less than 200 square metres.
"They say there are around 100 ISIL fighters still in the area," Stratford said, adding that the Iraqi army are also trying to stop ISIL fighters who are trying to escape by swimming across the Tigris River.
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