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Elaborate system of passages in local tribal leaders say isis is still controlling about a quarter of the city but forces and the u.s.-led coalition have driven them from the center of the city ask during the attacks, the isis militants would disappear. turns out they were hiding in tunnels beneath houses under ground passageways which were now getting a first look at. >> reporter: ramadi, after

Months of isis rule, this is what remains. isis occupation of the city leaving the mark above and below ground. these are the houses that the militants were hiding inside of. you can see what they were doing is digging up tunnels so that they were able to move from house to house without being seen by the coalition planes. and so that this wasnt spotted from the air, they were hiding the dirt that they were digging up and keeping it inside the houses themselves. if you come through here, we can ...

Year. since then iraqi forces have been battling through a claim of territorial integrity and moral. were told the liberation should be celebrated around the world. [speaking foreign language]. >> translator: defeating isis and this victory impacted plon plans and very existence causing weakness and desperation. the road to mosul is now open and clear. >> reporter: blind folded and bound, captured isis fighters face the war. they were were told attempting to blend in to what remains of the local...

Gunfire there. a little further across the other side of the river. the fighting is on going. the cleanup operation is still going on and thats why the helicopter is circling overhead. in spite of the threat of ieds and road side bombs, the troops continue their pain staking push. under every inch of reclaimed territory a possible death. everyone here knows so much is at steak in this claimed liberation and not just for iraq. >> translator: this victory is a victory for humanity because isis is ...

To 1,000, anderson. not just the tunnels isis is using to hide from the coalition. what they have been doing is moving civilians from those areas that border where the government is in control deeper into that territory where some of the government offensive to consolidate the hold in ramadi is coming through and the coalition air strikes, the u.s. air strikes are concentrating on and they are essentially using them as human shields and moving them around the houses where they still have a press...

Neighborhoods inside of ramadi. >> when you look at isis territory lost in iraq and syria over the past year, youre talking about 40% of their territory lost. is isis on its heels? is it caliphate shrinking? >> isil is in a defensive crouch now. their caliphate is shrinking. youve said it. theyve lost 40% of the territory they once held here in iraq. thats significant. isil depends on holing territories. thats whats different about them. theyre not just terrorists. they want to hold ground. that...

Isis contingent from that city. but we still do know that there are continuing isis fighters and isis -- pockets of isis fighters inside ramadi. were seeing that reflected in the continuing intensive coalition strike. seven this morning alone, claiming to have hit five tactical units. the iraqis contend although the purge is ongoing, that what theyve done in ramadi is create a blueprint that they believe they can replicate in fallujah and in mosul. one of the more -- most strategic isis cities. ...

Thats what were here to hope them do. the army does get a vote. >> lets talk about the successes. what went right in ramadi? you had months of training of the iraqi military, coalition air strikes, training of sunni tribal fighters. is this a model for fallujah were for mosul, other cities? >> this really is a model. this is what we have been working for since the beginning, frankly. it takes time to train an army. the army we left behind before the mid-2000s was a counterinsurgency army. it had...

Cant find you anywhere! dont settle for u-verse. x1 from xfinity will change the way you experience tv. 20 minutes past the hour. 28 minutes past the hour. defiant iraqi prime minister predicting isis will be dealt a fatal blow in 2016. he says the terror group will be pushed out of iraq next year on the heels of reclaiming ramadi. we go live to baghdad with the latest on strong words from the iraqi prime minister. >> reporter: there is absolutely no doubt that ramadi is incredibly strategic a...