Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20170623:08:23:00
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 iraq's 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. it's 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 isis snipers and fighters, but we're talking about booby traps and car bombs that isis has planted. ...