Iraq PM fetes 'victory' in Mosul, but battle continues

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi congratulated the Iraqi people and security forces on winning a "major victory" over jihadists in Mosul, but fighting in the city continued on Wednesday.More than eight months since the start of the operation to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group, the jihadists have gone from fully controlling the city to holding a limited area on its western side.Abadi congratulated the country's people, security forces and the Shiite religious leadership "on the achievemen