The Iraqi Army, backed by the Nineveh Plains Protection Units (Assyrian forces), liberated several neighborhoods from the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham in eastern Mosul on Friday. According to local field correspondents, the Iraqi Army and their allies liberated the Qarqouli, Samah, Khadrah, Karameh, Mayleen, and Quds neighborhoods of Mosul after a fierce battle with the Islamic State of Iraq this morning. West of Mosul, the Popular Mobilization Units (Hashd Al-Sha'abi) continued their powerful assault against the remaining Islamic State terrorists near the Aleppo-Mosul Highway, killing a large number of militants while advancing east towards the city gates. The Iraqi Armed Forces will likely intensify their offensive in the coming days, as they strive to expel the remaining Islamic State terrorists from the city.