CNN CNN Newsroom With Poppy Harlow and Jim Sciutto August 18, 2021 14:02:00
Fighters all around approaching us, shouting. one man shouting at me to cover my face or he wouldn't talk to me. he was carrying this huge makeshift whip. it was a bicycle lock that had basically been split in two. the heavy metal padlock was in the middle. he was using it to get anybody out of his way that gets in his way. there was a consistent stream of gunfire. we also were just accosted by people. john, it's so heartbreaking, everybody coming up to us with their papers and passports saying i worked at camp phoenix, i worked at this camp, i was a translator. help me get to america, get my ...