Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20170714:17:38:00
Very large scale. a lot of the attackers had suicide belts. we saw bodies with suicide belts still on them. so very, ve gruesome tactics us and no concern at all about putting civilians in the mix deliberately. >> richard, the million-dollar question seems to be at this point, can it hold? can mosul hold? you've spent a lot of time in that part of the world. what's your assessment? >> reporter: probably not. i've spoken to a lot of people about this, and have been covering this for a long time. the sectarian divides in mosul are as strong as ever, if not stronger. you have shia militias, some ...