The Islamic State Is On The Verge Of Complete Defeat In Mosul -- News Updates July 8, 2017

Reuters: Iraqi army says Mosul victory imminent, Islamic State vows 'fight until death'

Islamic State militants vowed to "fight to the death" in Mosul on Saturday as Iraqi military commanders said they would take full control of the city from the insurgents at any moment.

Dozens of Iraqi soldiers celebrated amid the rubble on the banks of the Tigris river without waiting for a formal victory declaration, some dancing to music blaring out from a truck and firing machineguns into the air, a Reuters correspondent said.

The mood was less festive, however, among some of the nearly one million Mosul residents displaced by months of combat, many of whom are living in camps outside the city with little respite from the blazing summer heat.

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The Islamic State Is On The Verge Of Complete Defeat In Mosul -- News Updates July 8, 2017

Iraq says forces are ‘tens of meters’ from retaking Mosul -- Washington Post/AP
Battle for Mosul: IS defeat imminent, says state TV -- BBC
Victory in Mosul 'about to be announced', Iraq state TV claims -- The Independent
Retreating Isil fighters flee across River Tigris as Iraqi forces advance in final battle for Mosul -- The Telegraph
Mosul victory announcement ‘imminent’: US general -- Arab News/AFP
Iraqi Federal Police declare mission accomplished in Old Mosul -- RUDAW
Iraqi Army Says Mosul Victory Imminent, IS Vows To 'Fight Until Death' -- RFE
'Old Mosul will be their graveyard': Iraqi troops squeeze ISIS to its final few metres and claim victory will be declared in the city within HOURS -- Daily Mail
Islamic state fighters pledge to fight to the death in Mosul -- Reuters
Mosul becomes 'graveyard' for foreign jihadists -- Straits Times/AFP
With Mosul victory at hand, displaced residents ponder uncertain future -- Euronews
These mind-blowing photos from Mosul reveal the horror of the Islamic State war -- Washington Post