Iraqi troops arrest seven ISIS leaders in central Mosul

 Iraqi forces engaged in the offensive of Mosul stormed al-Mansour district, south of Mosul, and arrested several ISIS commanders on Wednesday.

Ahmed Faris, an officer from the Iraqi Federal Police said that "the security forces were able to push into the al-Mansur area, which is considered a major stronghold of ISIS in south of Mosul."

He added that "military intelligence also arrested seven of ISIS leaders in al-Tairan area in central Mosul." 

Elsewhere in Mosul, the Iraqi forces managed early on Wednesday to recapture al-Jamhuriyah street and al-Shuhadaa park in the center of Mosul on the west coast.