iraq s prime minister expressing confidence that isis will be pushed out of mosul within days. haidar al abadi said they ensured their defeat by blowing up mosque s al nuri mosque. they are trying to contain the old isis fighters in the city. we have more now. good morning. reporter: good morning, david. as we heard from the iraqi prime minister, he is saying that they will announce victory and the liberation of mosul in the next few days. we have heard this optimism from iraqi officials in the past. if you recall last year, the iraqis were expecting to have mosul back by the end of 2016, but that hasn t happened. this has been a slow, long, and bloody battle to recapture
captured in 2014 and they showed the video of isis taking sledge hammers to the artifacts. all they were able to find were piecemeal remains of tablets and syrian statues, pieces of the super rare ancient culture destroyed. in terms of what s going to happen next, there s one thing we re told to anticipate next in terms of the fight against isis to take back the rest of mosul. one other building besides that museum in mosul since isil has had it and it s from the one time that the head of isis has ever been seen in public, the place where he declared himself the kalif of muslims, it s the al-nuri mosque.
in terms of what s going to happen next, there s one thing we re told to anticipate next in terms of the fight against isis to take back the rest of mosul. one other building besides that museum in mosul since isil has had it and it s from the one time that the head of isis has ever been seen in public, the place where he declared himself the kalif of muslims, it s the al-nuri mosque. we are now told that racky troops are closing in on that mosque now and they are about to take it back from isis after all these years. watch this space.
the kalif of muslims, it s the al-nuri mosque. we are now told to expect that iraqi troops are closing in on that mosque now. they are about to take it back from sooiisis after all these y. watch this space. i ve found a permanent escape from monotony. together, we are perfectly balanced. our senses awake. our hearts racing as one. i know this is sudden, but they say.if you love something set it free. see you around, giulia
one other building besides that museum in mosul since isil has had it and it s from the one time that the head of isis has ever been seen in public, the place where he declared himself the kalif of muslims, it s the al-nuri mosque. we are now told that racky troops are closing in on that mosque now and they are about to take it back from isis after all these years. watch this space.