BAGHDAD — Iraqi government forces bombed Mosul on Monday, as Kurdish-led troops captured villages just east of the city to lay the groundwork for reclaiming the last major Iraqi city held by the Islamic State.Explosions shook the eastern part of Mosul, as U.S.-led coalition warplanes launched airstrikes at Islamic State defensive positions in the long-anticipated drive to free the northern Iraqi city, captured by the militant group in 2014.
