One group of Peshmerga fighters was seen near Mafraq Azzawi, which lies between the villages of Bashiqa and Teiss Kharab.
As the forces advanced, two men from the Teiss Kharab village handed themselves over to the Peshmerga forces. It is unclear what the men were accused of.
About 90 ISIS-held villages and towns around Mosul have been retaken so far in the offensive, according to statements from the Iraqi army.
The distance from the front lines to the city ranges from just a couple of kilometres in the east, to 30 kilometres (nearly 20 miles) in the south.
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