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Iraqi forces are fighting their way towards the old centre of the city, advancing from the south and the southwest, Brigadier-General Yahya Rasool says.

Islamic State militants said Abu-Zakariya al-Britani detonated a car bomb at an Iraqi army base southwest of Mosul this week.

The head of Iraq's Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) said security forces were close to seizing the entire east bank of the Tigris, which bisects Mosul north to south.

Just over two weeks into the massive offensive to retake Mosul -- IS's last major stronghold in Iraq -- the army said its forces had managed to push within city limits.

Iraqi forces advancing toward a village in Nineveh province had already been targeted with gun and mortar fire from Islamic State group jihadists inside.

Hollande said Cazeneuve, who has shrugged off opposition calls to resign, had his "full confidence" and announced he would ship weapons to Iraqi forces fighting the IS group which claimed the attack.

Iraqi forces took the Daish group's last positions in the city of Fallujah Sunday, establishing full control over one of the militants' most emblematic bastions.

Iraqi forces battled the Daish group Monday in the opening stages of an operation to retake Fallujah.

Iraqi forces are heading to Fallujah to launch a long-awaited operation to retake the city from the Islamic State jihadist group.

Iraqi forces early Thursday ended an hours-long siege at a mall in the northern city of Kirkuk.