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You can even enroll right over the phone. don't 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. it's clear isis is not letting go without a fight. using suicide bombers, ieds, drone attacks and now toxic

Fires. cnn international correspondent arwa damon is in erbil, iraq, with more. >> you were talking about that resistance happening inside mosul. they're known as the mosul battalions. for quite some time, they've 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 as if you were mentioning there these clashes are already breaking out. isis is conducting sweepi...

>> i think, one, it's 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 it's 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 though as the u.s. military likes to say the enemy has a vote, they do firmly believe there, the u...

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 example of the many concerns that troops will be facing as they get closer to that city, carol. >> befor...