Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20190117:01:38:00
You can see the u.s. flag flying there. there are a lot of reasons why it's not such a surprise. people have been talking about there are isis sleeper cells throughout the country. it's an arab town and it's now under the security forces that are primarily kurdish led. when we were there in the town we happened upon a funeral for two security officeers who had just been killed the day before in a bombing assassination attack underscoring the idea while there may be territorial gains on the battlefield, the threat is real even hours away from the frontline. >> whether they're iraqi or kurds, ha...