and it s unclear how iraq is going to manage to get those funds. then also probably the most daunting of all tasks is trying to rebuild trust in the community, to bridge the sectarian gaps between the she as and sunnis. the same sectarian divisions exploited by isis in the first place that allowed for the rise of that group. then you have several other towns, of course, not as major as mosul, that are still under the control of isis in iraq. they will have to drive them out of those cities with the concern that isis will then turn back to its roots as an insurgent group and carry out tasks. their main focus is syria, specifically raqqah, the self-declared caliphate of isis, self-declared capital of isis. that is going to be a tough fight that s been going on for weeks. expected to last at least months. and it s a different terrain, geographically different to
go irish! see that? yes! i m gonna just go back to doing what i was doing. find your awesome with the xfinity x1 voice remote. iraq s prime minister declaring victory after troops recaptured mosul from isis. the move marks an end to a nine-month operation which began when fighters of varying ethnic and religious backgrounds made a coordinated push toward the city as u.s.-led air strikes helped pave the way. several questions now including what s next for the liberated city. what s next in the battle against isis. the commander of the international military coalition fighting the terror group says the focus now shifts to syria.
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as of an hour ago, what was job number two for us, raqqah syria, is job number one. we re prosecuting that fight there as we did here by, with, and through local partners. and the coalition is performing the same kind of missions there. we ll take raqqah. and we have more from raqqah. good morning to you. to hold, let alone to rebuild, seems a formidable challenge ahead there. good morning. reporter: good morning, dave. of course, yes, this has been a huge victory for the iraqis, recapturi recapturing mosul. a blow to the terror group in iraq. the tough task is still ahead for the iraqis when it comes to securing, stabilizing, and holding the territory that they ve recaptured from isis, like mosul, rebuilding devastated cities, something that is probably going to cost billions of dollars.
accelerate the defeat of isl, i would be doing it now. homeland security depends liberating raqqah syria, isis self-declared capital a symbol of his power to attract followers around the world. there is no plan, no strategy to retake raqqah. as long as they have the caliphate base, then they re able to orchestrate attacks such as they ve successfully achieved in the last several weeks. raqqah now under heavy assault from russian missile strikes and bombings. he hopes he won t ever have to use nuclear-tipped weapons.