When asked how much of eastern Mosul has been cleared, Dorrian stated on Tuesday that the anti-ISIL forces are "probably at the 85 or 90 percent point" at the moment.
Dorrian noted, however, the US-led coalition against ISIL was concerned about terrorist "sleeper cells" that may have remained in the cleared parts of Mosul.
The operation to liberate the city from ISIL began on October 17, 2016. Iraqi troops have managed to advance in the eastern part of the city, but the western part — on the right bank of the Tigris River — remains under control of the militants.
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