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Mosul. if we look at what is left of the city -- as you mention, it is the old part of the city. a fraction of iraqs second oldest city. they have liberated the majority of mosul. what is left is a very complex urban environment where troops have to fight to recapture what is left. this old city with its very narrow streets and alleyways. its difficult for troops to move with their vehicles. they have to dismount, they have to move on foot. they will be meeting resistance not just in terms of is...

Went back to help the wounded. both of them are joining us now over the phone. sergeant carr to you first when you heard this thing go off did it take you back to afghanistan? >> yeah. and iraq, more iraq, but, yeah, of course. you know, i mean you kind of invisioned it happening there, not coming back here to haunt you, you come back and have this happen to you. jon: and when you saw the wounded, i mean im sure your military training just kicked in. >> yeah. i just -- i didnt even think twice, ...

The explosive devices at the time that law enforcement got to them. so they could have been rendered safe by explosives teams, the eod teams that went to look for these. and police may have taken those devices for evidentiary value. again, we dont know and weve yet to ascertain the conditions of those explosives. >> when we talk about the training and we talk so much about the training that multiple branches are responding at this point but that law enforcement and other agencies undergo and it ...