VINCENT The 44th annual Warren Local Band Boosters Arts and Crafts Fair filled the gymnasiums and cafeterias Saturday afternoon at Warren Middle and High
VINCENT The 44th annual Warren Local Band Boosters Arts and Crafts Fair filled the gymnasiums and cafeterias Saturday afternoon at Warren Middle and High
VINCENT The 44th annual Warren Local Band Boosters Arts and Crafts Fair filled the gymnasiums and cafeterias Saturday afternoon at Warren Middle and High
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. now, that s partly because the isis militants before they retreated planted land mines and traps 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 we met a woman who s lived here all her life. she told us she was too afraid to leave home when isis was in control. that they d beat and killed people and brought misery upon the community. there were no air strikes before they arrived. and then the strikes started. there was one next to me. we were scared of everything, not just isis. are you still afraid, i ask, she says not.
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