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reporter: zenar is a battalion commander but this is the size of his battalion, a handful of poorly equipped men, the nearest friendly forces miles away. the cost of pushing isis out has been enormous, streets here are draped with the flags of fighters killed in battle, along desolate roads through abandoned villages we saw scene upon scene of devastation. the wreckage of months of fierce fighting and relentless coalition air strikes. dozens of villages like this one that were liberated from isis months ago are now still completely deserted. that s partly because the isis militants before they retreated planted land mines all across this area. but it s also because many people here aren t convinced that isis won t be coming back. in the tiny village of mahuja we met this woman who lived here

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