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Iraqi forces reach Tigris in Mosul as suicide bombs hit Baghdad

Mosul, Iraq/Baghdad, Jan 8 (Reuters) Iraqi special forces battling Islamic State reached the eastern bank of the Tigris river in Mosul today for the first time in a three-month, US-backed offensive to capture the city from the militants, who still control its entire western half.
The group also claimed one of two attacks at two Baghdad markets in which 20 people were killed, the latest in a spate of bombings, tactics to which Islamic State is resorting as it comes under pressure in Mosul, its last major stronghold in Iraq.
Units of Iraq's elite counter-terrorism service (CTS) have fought their way to the eastern bank of the Tigris, spokesman Sabah al-Numan said.
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