France's Macron hails troops after Mosul freed from IS

Paris, July 9, 2017 (AFP) -French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday hailed Iraqi pro-government troops and their allies for taking control of Mosul from the Islamic State (IS) group."Mosul liberated from Daesh (another name for IS). Homage from France to all those, with our troops, who contributed to this victory," Macron tweeted after IS forces lost control of Iraq's second city, their last urban stronghold.