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Battle against isis. this territory shrinking in mosul as iraqi forces continue to push into that city. there are concerns now about the large number of civilians who are believed to still be trapped by the remaining terrorists there. senior foreign affairs greg palcott is live with the latest on this. the iraqi government has declared victory in mosul. is that appropriate or premature? >> not quite yet. we've been following this story for ab three year. it could be close to the end. some nasty fighting going on in mosul between u.s. backed iraqi forces and isis. it's estimated there are aroun...

>> i think without a doubt there's some success against isis, this has been happening over time, but certainly you have seen isis's hold on territory shrinking, certainly mosul will be taken by iraqi forces with u.s. help. great reporting by richard. >> time and time again, he puts himself in harm's way so we can see what's happening on the front line. >> certainly in syria, you see forces aligning around the capital of isis in iraq. >> isis is next, they're going to finish there, and they can sort of redeploy their energy and thought processes. >> if you look at the map of the territory that ...

As many as 15 to 20,000 foreigners of whom several thousand came out of europe and maybe a hundred or so out of the united states. so again, erica, thank god for u.s. air power and for the special operations forces, but the fbi and customs and border protection are the first line of defense to the american people dealing with isis. >> we heard the fbi has launched more than 900 investigations across 50 states, many of them tied to terror. when we look at this situation on the ground, specifically in iraq and in sear yeah mentioned tikrit. we've been talking a lot today about ramadi and iraqi t...