fleeting enemy, lit only by the glow of mosul s city limits. barely two kilometers away. the iraqi special forces, trained by the u.s., target with a tank here. where they are attacked from during the day. telling us to husband humvees as cover when they move. their commander major salim has fought isis in fallujah, ramadi, and now the end is near. where did the artillery land, he asks? just visible in the distant lights of mosul. this is the global tip of the spear in the war on isis. surging forwards, on a thin strip of land, into isis territory. and, as we see in the same area
runs from where we saw the fighting start, just a few weeks ago now, to where they are hitting the city limits now where we saw ourselves some of the intense resistance isis is putting up. the last phase of lifting isis dark curse from iraq begins here. trying to hit a spectral, fleeting enemy, lit only by the glow of mosul s city limits. barely two kilometers away. the iraqi special forces, trained by the u.s., target with a tank here. where they are attacked from during the day. telling us to use humvees as cover when they move. their commander major salim has fought isis in fallujah, ramadi, and now the end is near. where did the artillery land, he
isis, despite being in their end s days still able to conjure the terror of omnipotence that began their savage rule. coming back, but we cannot film them. a steady stream. the unit we were with earlier on the roof have been hit. rockets struck, many of them asleep, tightly packed in a room. the blast killed 14 soldiers. many limbs torn clean off. major salim is shown the weapons of the dead. he pauses in emotion. you guys are heroes, he says, and none of you should be affected by this. those suicide bombers are nothing. two kilometers from mosul city, and seven left to the center to go.
asleep, tightly packed in a room. the blast killed 14 soldiers. many limbs torn clean off. major salim is shown the weapons of the dead. he pauses in emotion. you guys are heroes, he says, and none of you should be affected by this. those suicide bombers are nothing. two kilometers from mosul city, and seven left to the center to go. now those 14 dead, one of the largest casualty incidents we ve been aware of since this offensive began in iraqi forces. the coalition had days ago been talking about the need to perhaps slow down, pause, consolidate the territory behind iraqi forces. well it s unclear, really, if that had any impact on iraqi strategy here. they are forcing their way towards that urban straw now where the fight will be bloodier and more difficult and where