Iraqi Special Forces have driven back Islamic State (IS) militants from the Mosul University campus. Lieutenant General Abdelwahab al-Saadi of the Counter-Terrorism Service told media that the forces had cleared the technical institute, dentistry, and antiquities departments of the university. The Iraqi forces also found chemical substances IS had used to try to make weapons.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, Iraqi Police units in parallel advances in southeast of the city have gained control of large areas along the river Tigris. The police also captured a highway linking Mosul to the city of Kirkuk.