Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20161024:08:53:00
Units and peshmerga units barrelling through towns. some have few civilians in them or are empty. in this case, iraqi forces came through and villages came out to celebrate arrival. iraqi forces kept going. isis fighters who have been hiding came out and rounded out those during the celebrating and executed 40 people. the progression to mosul as you point out has been ahead of schedule. iraqi operations command putting out information a couple of hours ago saying 78 towns and villages have been liberated. the term we will use loosely because a lot are empty. 78 towns and villages. 770 isis fig...
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