Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20170226:01:46:00
The bombardment of western mosul is intense and steady. the iraqis are fighting helicopters and blast isis targets inside the city. resistance has been stiff because isis fighters realize they are cornered. they are surrounded, he tells me, there's no escape. either they die fighting or they surrender. the airport on the southern edge of the city is in ruins. the runway strewn with concrete blocks. the fighting is proceeding at an accelerated rate. the iraqi forces may be ek eageo avoid a repeat to liberate the eastern part of the city.
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