Mosul militants put up stiff fight

MOSUL, Iraq — Iraqi troops faced stiff resistance Saturday from Islamic State militants as they pushed deeper into eastern Mosul, backed by aerial support from the U.S.-led international coalition, a senior military commander said.

Al-Aridi said militants were fighting back with snipers, rocket-propelled grenades and mortar rounds.

A suicide bomber emerged from a house in the Tahrir neighborhood and attacked security forces, wounding four troops.

[...] another suicide car bomber hit troops in Aden neighborhood, killing a soldier and wounding three others.