Iraqi forces today seized ground inside Mosul's Old City, a district expected to see some of the fiercest clashes in the battle for the jihadist stronghold.<br/><br/>Federal police commander Lieutenant General Raed Shakir Jawdat said today that Iraqi forces backed by artillery and drones had advanced in the district and imposed their complete control over the Al-Basha Mosque and the Bab al-Saray market in the Old City.<br/><br/>The fall of Mosul, Iraq's second city, would be a major setback for IS following months of losses in Iraq and neighbouring Syria. <br/><br/>