BRIGGS: Breaking news at this hour. The Iraqi military reporting its forces have stormed Mosul airport in a nearby military camp both in the ISIS held western part of the city. Joining us with the latest: senior international correspondent Ben Wedeman live in Iraq this morning. Good morning, Ben.</s>BEN WEDEMAN, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Yes, good morning, Dave. Yes, this happened -- this begun at about the crack of dawn. Iraqi forces, specifically the Iraqi federal police launched these dual attacks on the airport and Haslani (ph) military base, both in the southern part of the city. Now, this onslaught was preceded by more than 24 hours of intense artillery and air bombardment on those areas. We also understand that the counterterrorism forces of the Iraqi military are also pushing from the southwest into a variety of neighborhoods. So, this appears to be the first time since this offensive began that Iraqi forces are entering the city proper. Now, another bit of interesting news we just heard is that ISIS is now going house to house in western Mosul, searching for cell phones, which are forbidden under their rule. They are worry is that Mosul residents are providing the Iraqi military with intelligence allowing them to strike targets. For instance, there had been a series of airstrikes by coalition forces on buildings that house foreign fighters. So, it appears the pressure is intense on ISIS this morning as the Iraqi forces move forward. Of course, this is really the beginning of what could be a long operation taking into consideration that the offensive to take the eastern part of the city took about three months. This offensive, for the west, is only four days old -- Dave.</s>BRIGGS: Ben, thank you.</s>ROMANS: All right. Forty-eight minutes past the hour this morning. The Dow Jones Industrial Average just accomplished something that hasn't happened since 1987. It was a very good year, wasn't it? What is it? We're going to get a check on CNN Money Stream, next.
Iraqi Forces Storm Mosul Airport.