iraq. this as the elusive leader of isis purportedly resurfaces in a 24-minute audio message. plus european cities are on high alert as austrian authorities warn of another terror plot. a lot here to cover. nbc s keir simmons is tracking the story from our london bureau. let s talk about this as far as liberation of ramadi, that being retaken here, and especially when it comes to what that symbolizes when it comes to strategic movement but also what it means for isis in demoralizing them. right. first of all, it s a psychological victory for the iraqi army. the iraqi leaders are describing it as an epic victory. the prime minister of iraq saying now in the last few hours we are coming to liberate mosul and it will be the fatal and final blow to daesh which of course is another way of
al baghdadi say? what was his primary message? he was trying to rally his fighters and that just days before the fall of ramadi suggests that he felt like at the very least, needed to do this. it is rare to hear from baghdadi. last time we saw him in a video, there s a still of that now, you can see that was back in 2014. so some people are questioning whether it actually, you know, symbolizes baghdadi being concerned about the strengths, strength of his forces. other people raising questions about this audio recording s timing, pointing out that he doesn t mention any of the string of terror attacks that we have seen in recent months. keir simmons, thank you very much. with me now is an msnbc contributor, also a former assistant special agent in charge of the fbi and nypd joint
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describing isis, through the unity and greatness of this great people. so the prime minister of iraq there saying that if you like first ramadi, next mosul, and you will remember that mosul was the city that was overrun by isis before they declared that they believed they had set up a caliphate. a very, very important moment. whether that momentum is sustained is another question. the pictures we have been seeing of the flag raised in the center of ramadi is of the government buildings there. that is the area that has now been seized by the iraqi army, but there are still isis fighters in other parts of the city. so the iraqis themselves admit there is a lot of work yet to be done. as you can see, they are having to go door to door just to try to root out isis fighters. and this video, this 24 minute audio reporting, what did