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Iraq. >> hi, carol. getting some very disturbing reports of a dramatic increase in the number of brutal executions going on at the hands of isis. sowing terror into the local population. u.n. reporting 232 people have been murdered by isis, executed in recent days. just around mosul. and we have word earlier this day that 20 men have been killed inside mosul by electrocution. they were tied together, and all electrocuted. this happening at mosul university. their bodies were then left out in the...

Civilians in the city, all being held as human shields. this obviously is going to make the retaking of mosul extremely complicated for iraqi forces when they do eventually enter the city. also, word that isis is taking down all of the local iraqi cell towers around mosul, trying to make any kind of communication into the city even more difficult. intelligence has been getting out of mosul. theres been a couple of direct and accurate air strikes in the last couple of days, targeting isis militan...

Iraqi troops backed up by u.s. special forces and air power liberating dozens of villages from isis. a woman raised an iraqi flag as she makes her way to safety. children hold white flags, too, to make sure theyre not fired upon by mistake. and so families flee the fighting, u.s. military officials say nearly 1,000 isis fighters have been killed. thousands more are inside mosul, waiting. mosul isnt the only goal. the defense secretary ash carter says u.s. and coalition forces will go after isis ...

Mosul from raqqah in neighboring syria. iraqi forces are sweeping villages near mosul hunts for militants. but as they close in on the city, the u.n. warns isis is carrying out barbaric acts. the terrorists are killing men, women and children, tossing their bodies into a river and dragging others behind trucks. cnn international correspondent michael holmes is near the front lines outside of mosul. hi, michael. >> hi, carol. yes, those suicide squads, incredible. over the last couple of days, wi...

Attack on mosul is turning out to be a total disaster. we gave them ten months of notice. u.s. is looking so dumb. hillary clinton fighting back and saying those comments are dangerous and need to be repu repudia repudiated. lets talk about that. with me, josh rogan, cnn plilt call only political analyst and "washington post" columnist, welcome, josh. >> thank you. >> you heard what arwa damon said, she said its too early in the battle toll declare anything about how the fight is going in mosul....

Destroying isiss parent tumor in iraq and were on track do just that. >> reporter: for now fighting remains grim. toxic plumes of raw sulfur catch the light. its set all of this on fire. cnns arwa damon visited the area in protective gear. >> i have no idea how the vast majority of workers out here are able to deal with the smell and burning in ones eyes. >> reporter: iraqi army tanks moved in. forces opened up a tunnel where isis hid. reporters have reported scores of people killed by isis. ins...

You can even enroll right over the phone. dont wait. call unitedhealthcare or go online now. ♪ getting new details about some of the recent fighting near mosul, iraq. sources inside the city telling cnn fighting broke out monday between isis and mosul resistance fighters and now isis is punishing the neighborhood by cutting off water and electricity. the push to retake the iraqi city has gone more quickly than expected. its clear isis is not letting go without a fight. using suicide bombers,...

Fires. cnn international correspondent arwa damon is in erbil, iraq, with more. >> you were talking about that resistance happening inside mosul. theyre known as the mosul battalions. for quite some time, theyve been carrying out targeted assassinations and other small-scale attacks against isis. their long-term plan or their more strategic plan is to rise up once troops get closer to the city and isis has, for quite some time, also been trying to go after members of this resistance but it seems...

>> i think, one, its too early to tell. and i think that this was an operation that many will say was a long time in the making. it is one that is absolutely needed. it is one that so far at this point in time, bearing in mind that no one knows exactly what sort of defense isis has in mosul. it seems as its fairly well plan and is so far going according to what has been strategized, if not slightly faster. a lot of those who are out there on the front lines fighting this will tell you that even ...

Sulfur factory that was occupied by isis. and just before they withdrew, they planted explosives in what was a massive mountain of sulfur and throughout this plant, what this has done is released huge clouds of toxic gas that are still burning and over the last few days hundreds of people have had to seek medical attention because of difficulty breathing, choking. it really impacts your eyes. in fact, so many people needed medical attention that hospitals ran out of oxygen. this is just one exam...