the last two days. bullets started to zing over our heads and a mortar round landed right next to the building we were in. so we had to get out of there very quickly as rounds were coming down the street. and so we saw some of the syrian democratic forces running in the opposite direction from the front, even though there have been intense air strikes on the town since the morning. but it appears the iesds fighte isis fighters have taken advantage of the heavy mist in the morning. and therefore when this town is going to fall is not at all clear. last night we were speaking to their commanders who were saying that they expected that perhaps today maybe tomorrow they'd be able to take complete control of this town and announce the time victory over isis as a geographical entity. but now it appears that this