Iraqi forces take six districts of eastern Mosul

Troops from Iraq's Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) have captured six districts of eastern Mosul from Islamic State militants, a military statement said on Friday.

It said the CTS troops took over the neighbourhoods of Malayeen, Samah, Khadra, Karkukli, Quds and Karama.

They raised the Iraqi flag over buildings in those neighbourhoods, and inflicted heavy losses on the militant fighters, the statement said.