celebrations in the streets of mosul embattled iraqi city of mosul is now free the biggest city in isis the so-called islamic state is in the hands of a lucky troops but against the backdrop of jubilation humanitarian groups crying foul over the plight of locals honesty international issued a fifty page report detailing the extent of civilian suffering calling out in both iraq and the u.s. led coalition forces for repeated violations of international humanitarian law which it says could amount to war crimes honesty says there was a reliance on imprecise weapons and ignorance to the growing civilian death toll and a failure to adjust tactics to the challenges created by ice still of course you'd never expect much respect for civilian life from the terrorists known for using innocent people as human shields but it seems that those fighting i still somehow turned a blind eye to what they call collateral damage we have already shifted from attrition people probably shelled them from one position to another iraq syria to annihilation two billion casualties or a fact of life in this sort of s

this is what victory in mosul looks like. a city the size of philadelphia reduced to rubble, its people dead, injured, or displaced. and this is the old city where the last remnants of the isis fighters holed up. the colonel from the 82nd airborne division is the ranking officer. >> at this point, they really have their heel on the throat of isis and they're about to finish them off in the next several days. >> what's the fight been like from your vantage point? >> it's extraordinarily violent. never in my lifetime have i seen close combat like this. 20 meter gun fights, hand grenade range all the time and it's extraordinarily complex. >> but work generally sees the battle from far above the fray, on feeds fed into control centers in the rear, where his men order up artillery strikes, air strikes, and close support. this time around, the battle on the ground is left to the iraqi soldiers. so to see the fight up close, we joined a unit from the 16th division of the iraqi army inside the old city. their commander gave us a quic

including in mosul. a city that american troops have libertied twice before what's to stop that from happening again? will -- when american military officials say the iraqi government and american officials both say that they've set up iraq for success. they say that because they argue that life under isis was so bad that iraqis will have no choice but now to pull together and make sure that nothing like this ever happens again. but iraq doesn't seem to work that way. i've been covering the american war in iraq for 15 years now. and the truth is i've seen more victories than defeats. and yet we are still here. and this is the first time -- the first time i've been covering iraq and not heard he anyone talk about an exit strategy. there doesn't seem to be a way for us to walk away from all of this. thank you for joining us tonight. the 11th hour with brian williams starts now. >>> tonight it wasn't just that russian lawyer at that meeting inside trump tower. after insisting all the details were out comes

johnathan beale, bbc news, mosul. we will hear from someone just back from mosul later in the programme so stay with us for that. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. president trump has been ridiculed by members of his own republican party after revealing he proposed setting up a joint cyber security unit with russia. in a tweet, mr trump said that during the 620 summit he had asked president putin about establishing a team to combat election hacking. david willis is in washington with the latest. in a tweet, donald trump said that he and vladimir putin had discussed forming what he called a cyber security unit to prevent such things such as election hacking. russia is of course widely thought to have attempted to influence the outcome of the presidential election here last year. hence that suggestion of a cyber security unit, and an agreement to form it with russia, has been met with criticism here, even by members of donald trump's own party. two hours and 15 minutes of meetings, tillerson and trump a

you were recently in mosul. talk about the devastation there and the significance of what has just happened. >> the devastation in mosul is unprecedented when compared to every other city retaken from isis. it is symbolic and long five. mosul was the largest city overtaken by isis, but no one believes this is over. the level of destruction is incredible. come,will be violence to despite these last pockets finally have an been taken. -- eastn used mosul was mosul was retaken several month ago, there were a spate of suicide bombings, booby-traps, snipers. happen to really antagonize the local population even after it had been retaken, and we will see much more of that on this other side of mosul. this west mosul side really has in coalition airstrikes, isis attacks, borne the brunt of things that are unprecedented when compared to other parts of iraq. juan: why has it been so devastating? is it thahat isis had suppoport among the populatition or the we ma more e fighters i involved? or is it just indiscriminate bo

led coalition attacks in mosul as we have it are you surprised by that figure. well one thing we also need to bear in mind is the sheer amount of violence and killing in mosul during the period in which they was in control of the city today the high commissioner for human rights. rather the scene made very clear. problems that the people of mosul the feast during the period was in control so on the one hand. we're certainly pleased that they are no longer in control of the city at the same time we want to make sure that all of the forces that have helped liberate the city of mosul in recent days including iraqi security forces and any of their allies will make sure that civilians are protected and that the rule of law is respected ultimately what we want to see is a restoration of the rule of law in mosul after several years in which the people of that city have not had any real way of having their rights respected. but let's also look at a key phrase that's come up again and again i mean when it comes to liberation of those are what talking of this word what le

what he witnessed during his latest mosul trip. what was your first impressions when you when you arrived and became embedded with the iraqi special forces what i found i guess was huge destruction to. civilian life and as ever it's the civilians that. are losing out more than anybody and they're the ones with the with the stories and other ones that i as an illustrator and as an artist i guess are trying to do to give justice to what was the most difficult almost striking thing that you that you saw there something that really made an impression on you on one side a pile of endless piles of rubble these houses been destroyed in an airstrike and this. came out and bought me a chair to sit on you could see i was touring and just begins to tell a story and isis fighters had fled the mosque next door during the fight a fire fight they'd come into his home where his family were living and then the iraqi army had called in an airstrike which it often does in mosul of course killing but also killing his mother two of his brothers and one

en mosul, irak. tierra donde en los Últimos tres aÑos arruinado la ley del estado islÁmico. este sábado se anunciÓ que mosul es libre otra vez. el primer ministro camino por las calles del oeste de la ciudad. los soldados le colocaron la bandera de su patria sobre sus hombros mantuvo reuniones con su cÚpula militar para iniciar el proceso de reconstrucciÓn y asÍ fue como dejÓ isis a la ciudad mÁs grande de irak . en ruinas. >> hoy por hoy queda otro pueblo hacia el sur en la provincia de las harÍa que es la Última resistencia de irak y estÁ completamente liberado irak de las fuerzas de isis. todo comenzÓ el 10 de junio de 2014 cuando el estado islÁmico tomo mosul por asalto y sometiÓ su poblaciÓn a los vejÁmenes mÁs dolorosos de los que se haya comentado. el 29 de junio de 2014 el lÍder de isis declarÓ el llamado califato desde la gran mezquita de mosul. exigiÓ obediencia a los musulmanes de todo el mundo. la intolerancia a otros grupos religiosos era su varita mediÁtica. en oc

jonathan beale, bbc news, mosul. over 900,000 people have been displaced from mosul since 2014. many of them depend on the help provided by local and international aid organisations. melany markham from the norwegian refugee council told me how dire the humanitarian situation is. the city has been under siege for months. years, in some areas. the report is that we are getting are of almost total devastation. in western mosul. 90% of the population have returned to east mosul, it is quite a different story there. in west mosul, entire buildings have been flattened, and for us, going back in there and providing humanitarian assistance, it is incredibly difficult. not only are the small pockets of violence which continue to exist but there are unexploded mines and bombs which we have two navigate in helping those who are still there. what are the biggest challenges? you described a situation which is more complicated than just situation which is more complicated thanjust providing situation which is more complicated than just providing aid? there are a number of camps to provide su

orla guerin, bbc news, mosul. britain is withdrawing from an agreement which allows foreign countries to fish in its waters. the government says leaving the london fisheries convention will allow the uk to take back control of access to its fishing rights. daniela relph reports. the uk fishing industry is a multimillion pound business. but the government says britain's exit from the european union is a chance to build a new domestic fishing policy. the withdrawal from the london fisheries convention will prevent vessels from france, belgium, germany, ireland and the netherlands fishing within six and i2 nautical miles of the uk's coastline. it will not be a quick process. britain's departure from the convention will take around two years. the environment secretary michael gove said that triggering the withdrawal from the agreement would lead to a more competitive, profitable and sustainable industry for the whole of the uk. the london fisheries convention was signed in 1964. it currently allows other countries to

about the horrors of war in the iraqi city of mosul which he's been depicting on canvas it comes as amnesty international releases a damning report on civilian suffering during the coalition led liberation of the city. tell that's the police advice to brits heading abroad in case a terror attack happens while they're on holiday. and the european court of human rights upholds belgium's ban on the full face may come to veil in public the country is among a group of european nations which built in all the clothing. thank you for joining us here at r.t. international live from moscow i'm kate partridge. the names trump and russia never seem to be out of the headlines but now it's the president's son that the spotlight is turning on it all concerns a meeting he held with a russian lawyer during his father's election campaign breaking news report now maggie haberman reporting in the new york times and it is really something that certainly shows intent to collude with the russian government and that is a giant turn in this unfolding story this morning sobered up. everybody still talk about russia.

jonathan beale, bbc news, mosul. and you can keep up to date with all the news about the liberation of mosul by visiting our website. just go to our website bbc.com/news. president trump has been ridiculed by members of his own republican party after revealing he proposed setting up a joint cyber security unit with russia. in a tweet, mr trump said: david willis is in washington with the latest. in a tweet, donald trump said that he and vladimir putin had discussed forming what he called a cyber security unit, to prevent such things as election hacking. now, russia is, of course, widely thought to have attempted to influence the outcome of the presidential election here last year. hence that suggestion of a cyber security unit, and an agreement to form it with russia, has been met with criticism here, even by members of donald trump's own party. two hours and 15 minutes of meetings, tillerson and trump are ready to forgive and forget, when it comes to cyber attacks on the american election in 2016. nobody‘s saying,

of the civilian suffering in the iraqi city of mosul. international releases a damning report on the coalition led liberation. run. that's the message from. in a new video instructing. terror. on the route to spain becomes the second most popular is a sphere. which is struggling to cope with the influx of new comers. thanks for joining us. some five thousand eight hundred civilians may have been killed by iraqi and u.s. led coalition forces in the last four months during the battle for mosul that's the latest estimate from human rights organization international in his new report the group says pro-government forces relied upon precise weapons during the liberation of west of mosul and ignored the growing number of civilian deaths it also claims troops appear to have repeatedly violated international humanitarian law something that may amount to war crimes i missed the international collective the testimonies from the. displaced it says over six hundred thousand people were forced to flee west of mosul well earlier in the program here on

told us the battle in mosul isn't. looking at possibly months or even the best part of a year before most people return but return to what you know i mean you should look at most of the old city in mosul is completely destroyed and we've seen in the past that this is a tactical war unfortunate by i saw two to shamefully use these people is in some people's pockets as buffers as literally human shields for the ordinance which is flying backwards and forwards it's their destiny is rather sad and on uncertain one unfortunately in the longer term i think we're looking at. another war another. battle another conflict with new groups people will be signing up to isis or whatever takes over from isis but you can't really say that the battle is over and muscle. another liberation campaign is underway now as u.s. backed rebels prepare to seize i still say syrian stronghold of raka the u.n. says between thirty to fifty thousand people are currently trapped in the city almost two hundred thousand have already been displaced here

0ur will help mosul to rebuild itself? our key message right now is that the fighting is ending but the humanitarian crisis is not. it will ta ke humanitarian crisis is not. it will take months, possibly years, for the people who have fled from their homes. they have lost everything. it will take months for them to return to damaged neighbourhoods. we have just finished the first assessment in western mosul with 54 residential neighbourhoods, 15 of which are com pletely neighbourhoods, 15 of which are completely destroyed. 23 a moderately destroyed. for conditions to go back to those areas, it will ta ke to go back to those areas, it will take a lot of work and finding. humanitarians have received less than half of what we ask or. here in washington there is going to be a major set of international meetings and we're here to ask the international community to stand in solidarity with the people. iraq has defeated isis for all of us. it is time we stand in solidarity with them and help the people of mosul and iraq when they

jonathan beale, bbc news, mosul. i'm joined by georgejoffe who studies the international relations of the middle east and north africa at the university of cambridge. good evening to you. the liberation of mosul has not come as a surprise at this time, but nine months on why has it taken so long? well, that is because is are very tenacious and we re because is are very tenacious and were not prepared to give up. especially in mosul, that is where the caliphate was declared three yea rs the caliphate was declared three years ago. i think that means that, for them, fighting for mosul was a very important demonstration of their determination to persist, despite the attacks upon them. and they still exist in other parts of iraq, don't they? they certainly do. there is a little enclave just to the north, and other cities on the western edge of mosul. and they are still present in raqqa in syria, just across the border. they still represent a potent force which will have to be eliminated before final victory can be achieve

twenty minutes past the hour welcome back the iraqi prime minister us travel to the city of mosul to declare victory over islamic state now that the terror groups former stronghold has been recaptured the p.m.'s convoy travel through mosul were only a small pocket of militants the remains are expected to be defeated soon celebrations springing up nationwide to mark the victory. just. the most lopper ration success has also been widely celebrated across the media it is not often on the show that we can break good news about iraq but today is one of those days the country's prime minister arrived in mosul today to declare a great victory as he joined his troops to celebrate in the city they've lost many comrades along the way but today the iraqi security forces were firing their weapons in celebration claiming victory over their right. well the iraqi military along with u.s. support to launch the campaign to liberate mosul from the last october since then human rights groups of repeatedly raise serious concerns about the civilian casualties being caused by coalition forces. to. relieve

there is still a lot of misery in mosul. let's have a look at the scene in mosul now. that part of the city looks pretty calm. the fighting has been right in the city centre and inevitably in small, narrow streets there have been lots of opportunities for people to hide, ta ke opportunities for people to hide, take shelter and perhaps exchange gunfire as the iraqi army tries to cu rate gunfire as the iraqi army tries to curate the last remaining members of islamic state. it is pretty clear that the prime minister of iraq would not have come to mosul if he could not have properly claimed victory. the question is, what happens next after the military victory is declared against islamic state, in terms of politics. well, in the last hour, stephanie remion, an emergency co—ordinator working in mosul, told me that despite the declaration of victory, the situation on the ground is still very serious. the patients we receive are still having fresh wins, are freshly injured or have been injured several days ago by a mortar or an air strike and have been waiting and not able

extremely terrible a price on the fighting in mosul they have witnessed or a nightmare yes they have been quite a cost of civilians and infrastructure damage. well the horrors of war were also witnessed in another way by artist and illustrator george butler he was embedded with iraqi forces in the area he's previously worked in syria where he traveled to several times to document the conflict that this time he depicted those who were displaced from west mosul. the media they has largely praised coalition efforts to liberate mosul some even i still own for the devastation of the city we spoke to george patton about what he witnessed during his latest trade. and what was your first impressions when you when you arrived and became embedded with the iraqi special forces what i found i guess was huge destruction to. civilian life and as ever it's the civilians that. are losing out more than anybody and they're the ones with the stories and other ones that i as an illustrator and as artist i guess are trying to do to give justice to what was the most difficult almost striking thing that yo

mosul used to be the second—largest city in iraq. it was the biggest city in iraq. it was the biggest city they could capture in the country. now, as they are defeated in the city they will have to retreat to some role, smaller areas and towns, so it means that the victory against islamic state is very eminent in the whole of the region, notjust iraq. i suppose it is hard to think of many advantages of them being in control in mosul, but at least it meant there was one place you could look to clear them out from. presumably, the nature of their militancy is once they are split up they can do vanish into the civilian population, nobody would know who is or who isn't a fighter. absolutely. this puts a big challenge for the government now. most soul was a very densely populated city, almost 900,000 people fled the fighting. we know that around 600,000 of those fled from the western part of the city where the fighting was very intense and it was very difficult because it has narrow streets, so it was street by street, our house by house and a fight. many people fled. it

jonathan beale, bbc news, mosul. defence secretary michael fallon has given this reaction to mosul being liberated. he says, i congratulate the prime minister and iraqi forces who have been fighting on the ground with great bravery and care against a brutal opponent. he said "daesh has total disregard for civilian life and we welcome their defeat in a city that was ground zero for their so—called caliphate. he said britain played a leading role in the coalition which has helped to bring about the removal of the death cult from mosul. earlier i wasjoined by georgejoffe, who studies the international relations of the middle east and north africa at the university of cambridge. he said strong resistance from is in mosul delayed iraqi forces. is is extremely tenacious and they we re is is extremely tenacious and they were not prepared to give up, especially not in mosul. do not forget that that is where their islamic caliphate was declared three yea rs islamic caliphate was declared three years ago. i think that means

the bbc‘s yalda hakim has travelled to mosul to see what life is now like. western mosul. for three years this was the islamic state's capital in iraq. now it's the broken heart of the caliphate. this is what liberation looks like. the city has been flattened, turned into a graveyard. after constant bombardment and shelling, an eerie silence now hangs over mosul. hundreds of thousands have been displaced, their lives, like the city, in ruins. no wyle has returned to her neighbourhood with her two children for the first time in a month. they had attempted to get away during the battle but were ca ptu red away during the battle but were captured by isa soldiers and imprisoned. her husband was shot dead. she says she may now be liberated but it means nothing without her husband. life, she says, has become even more difficult. the people of mosul are still paying the price for theirfreedom. at people of mosul are still paying the price for their freedom. at the local hospital there is chaos. everyday people queue up, they injured, the sick and the traumatised. the battle is of

mosul. and here are some of the latest pictures from as you can see vast parts of the city lane ruins with smoke still rising above some of the buildings earlier we discussed the diocese actuation mosul with modern warfare from the iraqi project of unicef. i was about we can have a go in the central hospital of western most of. fun people are coming that they're coming there with fresh wounds and one of the image that touch me and it still remains on my. head is this woman who probably four or five children into the hospital. all of you know had with the blood and she was so traumatized how young one year and a half all was on her lap and she was trying to press his arm to stop the bleeding fighting in specifically in western mosul was in attendance extremely intense with a lot of damage and destruction people and specifically children have been extremely terrible price on the fighting in mosul they have witnessed or the nightmare yes they have been quite a cost of civilians and infrastructu

and the reasons for their defeat in mosul? was it simply overwhelming firepower and overwhelming numbers on the side of the iraqi government forces? well, and not to forget the coalition air support. that's been the main driver of many of the advances made by the iraqi security forces. i don't think they could have done it without coalition air support. that's just been overwhelming firepower against the isis militants. and in the parts of mosul where you were, what was the reaction of civilians when is were driven out? were they welcoming in the iraqi government forces? certainly. a lot of celebration. what some iraqi security forces believed was that some of those people coming out, though, were putting on a show of welcoming the iraqi security forces, so there's certainly a lot of suspicion by the iraqi security forces against the civilian population. and, you know, obviously, many, many people were extremely happy to see isis go, but there are still those in mosul and other parts of iraq that do still support the group. 0u

the operation to retake of mosul was launched in october. —— to retake mosul. this area is now deserted. the months of battle have taken a huge toll on the civilian population, still fleeing with whatever they can carry. the un has said that islamic state may be holding thousands of people as human shields. for those who have escaped, the aid is limited. meanwhile, this ship deployed from the us in the mediterranean has played a leading role in the bombing campaign in iraq and syria. fighter jets role in the bombing campaign in iraq and syria. fighterjets striking targets in mosul and raqqa. to battle is coming to a conclusion in mosul. the last few things will be tough, given the narrow streets and the dense population, as well as the area around rack off. we will continue to support the coalition effort. iraqi government announced the full liberation of eastern mosul injanuary, and in some neighbourhoods, police officers celebrated victory. but the battle for the west rages on. the recapture of mosul will not mark the end of the war against islamic state. the

orla guerin, bbc news, mosul. there have been scuffles between pro—democracy demonstrators and police in hong kong just hours after new chief executive was sworn in. it's 20 years since britain handed over hong kong to china. activists have accused beijing of clamping down on free speech. but the visiting president xi has warned against any challenge to beijing's authority. not the images china wanted for the 20th anniversary of the hong kong handover. democracy activists trying to gate—crash the party. xijinping was safely inside, swearing in a new government and delivering staring words about hong kong's future. translation: any attempt to endanger china boss on sovereignty and security challenging the power of central government is an act that crosses the red line and is absolutely impermissible. tough love was the message throughout his tour of hong kong. greetings, comrade scum he shouted. hong kong may be special but it must learn to love —— greetings, comrades, he shouted. hong kong may be special b

cost of victory speaks to an artist who's been depicting the civilian suffering in iraq the city of mosul it comes as amnesty international releases a damning report on the coalition led liberation on the city. run the high talent the police advised to board case a terror attack on holiday. also the european court of human rights. and on the full face veil in public the country is among a group of european nations which outlaws the clothing. you're watching on international live from our moscow studio with me today welcome to the program. some five thousand eight hundred civilians may have been killed by iraqi and u.s. led coalition forces in mosul in the last four months that's the latest estimate from human rights organizations amnesty international and his new report the group says pro-government forces relied upon imprecise weapons during the liberation of west mosul and ignore the growing number of civilian deaths it also claims pro baghdad troops are pit to have repeatedly violated international humanitarian law something that may amount to war crimes amnesty international collected

sponsored by wnet on this edition for sunday, july 9: after a nine month siege, iraq defeats isis in mosul. and in our signature segment, a humanitarian crisis in venezuelan leads thousands to flee across the border to colombia. next on "pbs newshour weekend." >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: bernard and irene schwartz. the cheryl and philip milstein family. sue and edgar wachenheim, iii. the anderson family fund. rosalind p. walter, in memory of abby m. o'neill. barbara hope zuckerberg. corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios at lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thanks for joining us. after a nine-month offensive, the american-backed iraqi army won the battle for mosul today. they ousted isis fighters from the city it had held f

and looking at the pictures of what state mosul is left m, pictures of what state mosul is left in, it is notjust the physical rebuilding it is the psychological impact on the people who are left and prospects for getting back and carrying on living peacefully. and prospects for getting back and carrying on living peacefullym and prospects for getting back and carrying on living peacefully. it is the full package. the problem is for the full package. the problem is for the iraqi government but also for the iraqi government but also for the coalition is there generations to come that are going to be affected by what they have seen in the last since 2004 and hugely since 2014 since the islamic state have announced seizing a lot of cities, most will is one of them. this is going to be having a huge impact on the psychology of those children and of course on the direct death toll of course on the direct death toll of civilians. the silk road was an ancient trade route between china and europe — the world's first global superhighway. china is spending almost a trillion dollars on recreati

orla guerin, bbc news, mosul. the united nations high commissioner for refugees has added his voice to those calling for italy to be given more support, as it deals with large numbers of migrants crossing the mediterranean from north africa. filippo grandi said europe had to organise a system for distributing migrants urgently. more than 80,000 have arrived in italy in the first six months of the year. sarah corker reports. europe's migrant crisis rarely makes the headlines now that it is far every day, italy is seeing more and more people arrive. most come from africa, fleeing war or poverty and these are the latest to be rescued at sea, exhausted but alive. so far this year, 2,000 people have died trying to reach italian shores and the un refugee agency says it is an unfolding tragedy. in a statement, filippo grandi said: he said europe had to organise a system for distributing migrants urgently. it comes as italy is threatening to close its ports after nearly 11,000 migrants arrived in just five days last month

because actually in mosul, west mosul, isis headband these of mobile phones. they do not have the kind of infrastructure to rescue people to go after and document these deaths. what we found when we were doing this research is the scale ofof death was much higher than has so far been acknowledged. airwars estimated that between and juneuary 2017 2017, as many as 6800 people were killed and attacks by the iraqi coalition forces. and just during our research, during the 151 interviews we conducted, we documented 45 unlawful attacks. these attacks killed at least 100.ivilians and injured so the scale of suffering and death and injury has really not been grappled with yet. and i'm afraid we will be finding out in the months and the we want to thank you, iraq researcher at amnesty international, co-author of the new report, "at any cost: the civilian catastrophe in west mosul, iraq." when we come back "life on parole." a new frontline documentary that airs tonight on pbs, looking at how states are trying to reduce the prison population by p puttg more people on par

we were there when the mosul offensive began in october. trying to move in that direction and retake the main road to mosul. >> when iraqi forced cleared the extremists from christian towns on the city's outskirts. >> that sound like quite a lot of resistance. >> and then, forged into the heart of mosul. but as isis faced inevitable defeat in mosul, attention quickly shifted to raqqa. the so-called isis capital across the border in syria. where u.s. backed forces have the extremists surrounded. when we made it to the city two weeks ago, we found neighborhoods freed from isis deserted. and eerie. and in a town north of raqqa, we met this man, who says he was an isis fighter before he ran away last month. he told us he is ashamed. he came here from tunisia, he said, now faces prison when he goes home. isis has murdered and raped its way across iraq and syria. but as they rapidly lose territory, the extremists have been reduced to this. a young man, crying with self pity. holly williams, cbs news, istanbul. >>> the cbs "overnight news" will be

s travel through mosul where only a small pocket of militancy. they were expected to be defeated celebration sprang up nationwide to mark the victory. while the mosul operation success has also been widely celebrated across the media . it is not often on the show that we can break good news about iraq but today is one of those days the country's prime minister arrived in mosul today to declare a great victory as he joined his troops to celebrate in the city they've lost many comrades along the way but today the iraqi security forces were firing their weapons in celebration claiming victory over their right. well the iraqi military along with u.s. support launched a campaign to liberate mosul from the last october since then human rights groups of raise serious concerns about the civilian casualties being caused by coalition forces. the. the. will. well human rights watch told us more about the price paid by civilians from mosul is liberation. operation to retake mosul particularly the end of the city that's been raging february has come at an inc