Transcript for ISIS cornered in Mosul

Move on now though to what could be a major turning point. In the fight against five cents US backed Iraqi forces are edging ever closer to recapturing key key Iraqi city of Mosul on ABC's. In panel recently spent time in the front lines and joins us from via. Pull it down Iraqi troops now say did just got a few hundred yards left and then this battle's done if that they say that I say it's now controls less than half the square mile of. Mosul. But with civilians trapped and the terrain tough the going is a slow. As it is dangerous. This morning ice is cold it's as Iraqi troops Clemson. Finally taking back Mosul after nearly nine months of all out war. Just look at the devastation. You know Doug we went into the hearts of the old city may require. The front lines with Iraqi special forces I got out civilians has suffered the most here this is all my might have family were caught in the crossfire. Her husband's dead and this is what remains of the farm the home. This is a veteran of the young girls who is anything in this is lifted the roof of the house that's coming up. When the rocket struck. And their base fragments of the rockets around the house. Delilah lost a hand in the fighting but she's strong. Now planning to teach children to knowledge and education by nicest for a six year old sister was shot seven times it's a miracle she's alive. And and you can see here is there community well and she's been Schultz. Number of times the amount needs only surgery and the same money to pay for its. The mother chooses the holes in a home prices forced it to make and if they didn't they'd be killed that we look over that. You see pretty distinct whole evidence being bashed through the wool easily enough space for a man. And then over on the other side leaving through to the neighbor's house is now remote so we can again see another hole that. After months of intense fighting through trees close its hands the movement to celebrate before the rebuilding stops. So I guess this is down yes outs none. What would likely to see is that the militants have pulled back to that role guerrilla tactics the difference being that they now have an international reach that stretches from here. To Europe to America. And that has US counterterrorism chiefs concerned. Paul looked down we have an international reach is the big concern in thank you for your extraordinary reporting this morning.

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