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Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived in Mosul on Sunday night and congratulated the armed forces for their "victory" over Daesh.

This comes after troops battled the insurgent group for nearly nine months in the city.

Reuters reported that Daesh’s defeat in Mosul comes three years after the group took control of the city – forcing almost one million people to flee.

Sunday’s victory is a major blow to the group, which is also losing ground in the Syrian city of Raqqa – which it uses to plan global attacks.

The group, however, still controls territory in Iraq and is expected to revert to more conventional insurgent tactics such as bombings as its self-proclaimed caliphate falls apart, reported Reuters.

However, the battle for Mosul has left large areas of the city in ruins, it has killed thousands of civilians and displaced almost one million people.

The prime minister’s office said in a statement on Monday: “The commander in chief of the armed forces (Prime Minister) Haider al-Abadi arrived in the liberated city of Mosul and congratulated the heroic fighters and Iraqi people for the great victory."

Iraqi state television showed Abadi touring Mosul on foot alongside residents.

But air strikes and exchanges of gunfire could still be heard in the narrow streets of Mosul's Old City, where the group has staged its last stand against Iraqi forces backed by a U.S.-led international coalition, Reuters reported.

Daesh has however vowed to "fight to the death" in Mosul, but Iraqi military spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Rasool told state TV that 30 militants had been killed attempting to flee by swimming across the River Tigris that bisects the city, Reuters reported.

Meanwhile the United Nations has said it will cost more than $1 billion USD to repair basic infrastructure in Mosul but that there are concerns that this figure could rise dramatically.

The battle for Mosul has left large areas of the city completely destroyed and basic reconstruction efforts will cost over $1 billion USD, UN says.

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Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived in Mosul on Sunday night and congratulated the armed forces for their "victory" over Daesh.

This comes after troops battled the insurgent group for nearly nine months in the city.

Reuters reported that Daesh’s defeat in Mosul comes three years after the group took control of the city – forcing almost one million people to flee.

Sunday’s victory is a major blow to the group, which is also losing ground in the Syrian city of Raqqa – which it uses to plan global attacks.

The group, however, still controls territory in Iraq and is expected to revert to more conventional insurgent tactics such as bombings as its self-proclaimed caliphate falls apart, reported Reuters.

However, the battle for Mosul has left large areas of the city in ruins, it has killed thousands of civilians and displaced almost one million people.

The prime minister’s office said in a statement on Monday: “The commander in chief of the armed forces (Prime Minister) Haider al-Abadi arrived in the liberated city of Mosul and congratulated the heroic fighters and Iraqi people for the great victory."

Iraqi state television showed Abadi touring Mosul on foot alongside residents.

But air strikes and exchanges of gunfire could still be heard in the narrow streets of Mosul's Old City, where the group has staged its last stand against Iraqi forces backed by a U.S.-led international coalition, Reuters reported.

Daesh has however vowed to "fight to the death" in Mosul, but Iraqi military spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Rasool told state TV that 30 militants had been killed attempting to flee by swimming across the River Tigris that bisects the city, Reuters reported.

Meanwhile the United Nations has said it will cost more than $1 billion USD to repair basic infrastructure in Mosul but that there are concerns that this figure could rise dramatically.

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