Battle for Mosul: Snipers, car bombs and trapped families

Iraqi special forces insist they will be in the centre of Mosul "very soon" after adopting new tactics which have seen fewer casualties and more progress - albeit slow. Alex Crawford is with them as they try to reach the Tigris.

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