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The bitter victory of Mosul

15/07/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - The World This Week, The bitter victory of Mosul

Iraqi forces re-took Mosul from IS. But the bigger battle is far from over.

The Iraqi government finally declared victory over the self-styled Islamic State in Mosul this week, after a lengthy battle that destroyed much of the city, killed thousands of people, and drove almost a million from their homes. But the BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen says that even if IS has been defeated, jihadism has not.
(Photo: People walk in front of the ruins of Mosul University.
Credit: Reuters)

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