THE ROUTING OF ISIS:
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An ISIS soldier captured in the end stages of the battle for
Lieutenant General Stephen Townsend (left) has hailed an
'historic' victory over ISIS in Mosul, but says the terror group
will renew itself if the government fails to reach out to Sunni Muslims
While the city is now 'firmly' under the control of Iraqi forces,
there are fears terrorists hiding among the civilian population
will launch revenge attacks
Iraqi forces fight to rid Mosul of the last ISIS fighters shortly
before Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced victory over the group
A plume of smoke rises from Mosul's Old City where sporadic
fighting was still taking place on Monday afternoon
Iraqi security forces search blown-out buildings for ISIS
fighters who could be in hiding
A member of the Iraqi armed forces patrols the Old City in
Mosul after victory against ISIS
ISIS itself used to be part of al-Qaeda before splitting from the
group in 2014 as western forces withdrew from Iraq,
before establishing its so-called Caliphate (pictured,
an Iraq soldier holds a captured ISIS flag)
Bombs continued to be dropped on Mosul's Old City on Tuesday,
despite victory having been declared against ISIS
Iraqi security forces called in airstrikes against remaining
ISIS positions on Tuesday
The bombing raids came as Iraqi commanders said ISIS had
captured a village to the south of Mosul after fleeing the fighting
Coalition commanders are urging government forces to reach
out to disaffected Sunnis or allow ISIS to reform. Pictured,
a captured ISIS soldier is led to be executed
An ISIS soldier captured in the end stages of the battle for
Mosul waits to be executed
Smoke rises over Mosul's Old City as members of the
security forces stand guard
US commanders say the fight to retake Mosul's Old City saw
the most intense street combat since the Second World War
Iraqi serviceman carries a rocket-propelled grenade past
armoured trucks as the security services patrol Mosul's Old City
Iraqi troops have been celebrating their hard-won victory in
central Mosul after months of fighting to reclaim the city
from ISIS came to an official end yesterday
More than 1,000 Iraqi and coalition troops died in the
fight for Mosul, according to official estimates, with ISIS
suffering losses close to double that
Iraqi forces will now have to help rebuild the city, much of which
was destroyed by the heavy fighting which lasted eight months
Soldiers were not the only ones celebrating the downfall of
ISIS as civilians in the city of Kerala also took to the
streets cheering and waving flags
Cars honked their horns as people waved Iraqi flags in
Baghdad to celebrate the defeat of ISIS
People celebrate victory over the terror group in Tharir Square, Baghdad
While the end of ISIS as a territorial power in the Middle East
is nearing an end, the region is still vulnerable to guerrilla
attacks as evidenced by the attack on an ice cream shop in
Baghdad and the German embassy in Kabul (pictured) during Ramadan
ISIS is also seeking out new frontlines by expanding into
unstable regions around the world, including in Marawi,
in the Philippines (pictured)
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