first battle that they have fought without the direct support of the mobilization forces known as sheena militias. these soldiers have kille found hundreds of roadside bombs. the challenge is to clear the homemade explosives and booby traps planted. >> e. coli forces are upatlanta. it has taken them months to battle with isil and days in the final offensive to get this far. while they may have won this battle against the group, it will take them long for win the war against isil. al jazeera, erbil. northern iraq. >> and not surprisingly there has been u.s. reaction to the retaking of ramadi. let's go to roslind jordan in washington, d.c. it was such a disappointment. back in may when the islamic state in iraq and the levant managed to take this key city, i would imagine that the united states is particularly pleased to see the resilience of the iraqi forces now. >> that's right, david, in fact, the u.s. military is saying that patience is paying off as is the ongoing training work which the u.s. military has been carrying out with the iraqi military. however, they are cautioning even though this