." >> this is gokjeli. the radio station is here. we want to clear all this area back to gokjeli. we will close this area off. i want to secure the residential area. these are tall apartment buildings. so it's very hard to fight here. >> narrator: the iraqi army has a bad reputation in mosul. the population here is mainly sunni muslim-- the army, mainly shia. before the isis takeover, the army was accused of sectarian abuses and illegal detentions. >> abdul-ahad: the civilians, i am sure they look at the soldiers and they worry who will be detained next. it's like two people of one nation finally meeting. a week ago, three days ago, those people would have not imagined sitting there having a conversation with a shia iraqi soldier from the south. >> narrator: munthadar says he understands the residents' fears, but he is trying to convince them that he is on their side. >> (translated): people are starting to trust us, and they are telling us where isis infiltrators are hiding. the people who've been liberated, they say the army is not sectarian. this is not a sectarian army or a sh