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River to do that. they have been putting explosives on those bridges, as they go. so we know what they're going to do. and heading in to the west part of the city. which is really a rabbit warren of alleyways and narrow roads and closely built houses. which is going to make it easier for those already embedded in a place like that, in fighting position, and going to make it pretty impossible for some of the big armored vehicles we've seen rolling across the iraqi plains to navigate. so, they're going to be there, and they're set. the plans, obviously isis has been making for the last 2 1/2 yea...

Talk to me about how bad that was? >> it was horrible. we kept getting reports that we were going to get overrun by 300 plus taliban for about over a month. it was just one of those things we thought they were crying wolf. every time we would hear the chatter. on october 3rd i went to use the computer on any given day and rockets just started coming in and they didn't stop. i had about a 300-meter run uphill to my fighting position. ended up taking some shrapnel in my legs, bullet fragment through my shoulder. my good friend was killed in front of me. >> in front of you. >> yeah. we lost eight...

The endless pain of continuing loss and hardship wearing down on the 71-year-old retired teacher. he taught and watched most of those buried here grow up. they defended their country, but we need someone to protect iraq. he fought for iraq, he pleads. how can you watch us be slaughtered? 150 dead. the most recent price this town, among the few in the area to stand against isis, paid to break the terrorist's seven-month siege. >> we're afraid they're going to kill all of us. >> reporter: it's not much of a choice in a nation where devastation and death tend to repeat themselves. the damage here...

Handing bricks, hand over hand, and establishing new fighting position at walls and barricades. these masters of ceremonies have been telling them watch out for the snipers. there have been reports of snipers in the area. they have been telling protesters where they should set up their positions, where they should set up the bunks because they are also setting up some housing in these surrounding areas. effectively they are holding ceremonies here because the cell phone usage is quite limited. >> nicole, you had an op-ed you wanted to read? >> i am surprised by this op-ed from pete waner who w...

Missiles out into fighting position, and the gas mask threat was a new one. every israeli is entitled to gas mask, a lot of people dp have them, didn't have fresh canisters. the last time israel was under threat was during the iraq war or the persian gulf war in the 1990s when saddam hussein launched scud missiles. this put a fear into israel. more than three years i've heard a lot of phases he s a differe feeling on the ground that thing koss get awfully dicey awfully quick. the israelis were careful to say if we are struck, we will retaliate fiercely. everyone believed that, but certainly be...