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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 open as a message to the rest of the population. now, we're also hearing word that tense of thousan...

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. there's been a couple of direct and accurate air strikes in the last couple of days, targeting isis militants in specific buildings. the cell towers going down. that, too, is going to be problematic. these ...

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 they're 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 isn't the only goal. the defense secretary ash carter says u.s. and coalition forces will go after isis in raqqah, syria, within weeks. michael holmes is near mosul with more. hi, michael. >> hi to you,...

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, witnesses inside mosul telling us that hundreds of isis fighters have come across and it is clear what...

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. let's 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 it's too early in the battle toll declare anything about how the fight is going in mosul. from your standpoint, could it turn out to be a disaster? >> i hope not, all right, the point is,...