Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-abadi says government forces are pushing toward Mosul more quickly than planned. And local media report that ISIL commanders are fleeing the city. For more, we are joined by our correspondent Stephanie Freid, who is in Baghdad.

Q1: Stephanie, what else has the prime minister announced? And please tell us the latest about the battle. 

Q2:  The United Nations has said up to a million people might flee their homes during the operation. Are there any measures to protect them?