Mosul residents celebrate end of war against IS in Iraq Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Saturday declared victory in a three-year war by Iraqi forces to expel the Islamic State jihadist group that at its height endangered Iraq's very existence. Iraqis took to the streets to celebrate in second city Mosul, singing patriotic songs, waving the national flag and shouting "Iraq, Iraq!" IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES of celebrations in Mosul