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[music continues]
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[gunfire]
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[man shouting in distance]
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[reloading gun]
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[gunfire]
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[explosion]
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[tense musical buildup]
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[Ali] Baghdad, October 2016.
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The Iraqi capital hums
with a vibrancy and energy
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unseen since
the American invasion in 2003.
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But 400 kilometers north,
a great storm is brewing.
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My name is Ali Maula.
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As a journalist
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I have interviewed
dozens of Isis defectors
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in an attempt
to understand their ideology,
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their objectives,
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their motivations.
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I came away from these meetings
with more questions than answers.
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I have finally secured an interview
with a high value detainee
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who might be an important
piece of this puzzle.
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His name is Nasser, an ISIS recruiter.
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But in order to reach
the location where he is being held,
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my journey will take me
up the Tigris River
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into the heart of ISIS controlled Mosul.
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A grand coalition is forming to reclaim
Mosul from the so-called Islamic State.
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All of Iraq's diverse
ethnic groups are united,
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at least for now, to bring
an end to the savage rule of Daesh.
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The term Daesh has become
a popular description
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used by those who want to challenge
the group's legitimacy and authority.
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Yet, even as these groups
set aside their differences
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to focus on the common enemy,
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rumors of sectarian conflict
are on the minds of everyone.
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That's why the external powers are here,
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to have a say in what rises
from the ashes of Mosul.
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The only information that leads to Baghdad
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is the steady stream
of snuff videos depicting torture,
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beheadings and medieval religious fatwas.
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Those lucky enough to escape, paint
a bleak picture of life under Sharia rule:
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Long beards,
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strict dress codes,
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and some are execution for just about
anything that smells like indulgence.
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-[crowd shouting]
-[shot]
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Christians are burned alive,
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homosexuals are thrown
from rooftops to their death.
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Even trade and commerce for the occupied
areas is virtually non-existent.
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From my sources in the Iraqi government
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I learned an uncomfortable truth
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about what had led to
the surprising success of Daesh.
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The Iraqi army had given up.
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When they fled to Baghdad,
they left behind American weapons,
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including tanks and Humvees.
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Politics and sectarian differences
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had all undermined
the civil defense against Daesh.
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Mosul was infested
with Daesh spies and sympathizers.
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In the beginning
some saw Daesh as liberators,
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defenders of the Sunni minority
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who would rebuff the Iranian
influenced government in Baghdad.
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But not all Sunni tribes would agree.
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Meet Sheikh Saleh, my government minder,
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or as he calls himself, The Crocodile.
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My ticket into the hot zone
is a warrior poet,
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with a name ripped from a fantasy novel.
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A Salute to peace,
on behalf of Ali Al Sistani,
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The Glorious and Prestigious.
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Oh, Son of Generosity and Goodness,
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if you desire to bind this nation together
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and fulfill the honor of Prophet
Muhammad with the turns of our world,
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we are called to return to you.
Oh, beloved Mosul.
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We are fighting the disobedient
with everything we have.
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I'll tell you a story.
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They took two men
to be executed near Alam.
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A Shiite and a Qaysi.
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The Shiite said he was only a student.
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The Qaysi said,
"Execute me, and free him."
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They said, "No, you are a dog.
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You are an apostate
from God's religion, and he is a refuser!"
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So, they executed them both,
and their blood mixed.
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They shouted out...
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Our brave brothers, can you help us?
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Where is your shame?
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Where is the father,
and where is the lover?
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You fear for your lives
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under their weapons.
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Shaikh Salih.
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-We've reached the base?
-Yes.
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Salutations from Sheikh
Saleh Obayd Al Qaysi, Abu Timsah
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Vanquisher of Daesh from the map,
and onwards to Syria!
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[Ali] So, are we there yet, Crocodile?
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We're close. About 45 minutes.
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To Shirqat or Mosul?
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We'll arrive in Shirqat.
Then to Qayyarah base.
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Beyond the front lines,
we will head into Mosul.
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[soft music]
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[Ali] The sheep, they're black from what?
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From the smoke.
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-The smoke?
-Yes.
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[Ali] What color were they before?
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[boy] They were white.
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[Ali] White? All of them?
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[boy] Yes, all of them.
Now they are all black.
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[Ali] Your hands, let me see them.
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Black, from the smoke?
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[boy] Yeah, from the smoke.
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-Do you bathe every day?
-Yeah. I'm going right now.
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-And then you come back?
-Yeah. I come right back.
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Tell us about the smoke. What happened?
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It's from when the Daesh fighters came.
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They poured 38 barrels of sulphur
into a well and added fuel.
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Then they set it on fire,
making all this smoke.
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It's destroyed the crops,
destroyed everything.
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People can't handle it.
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[Ali] I'm taken to meet the fighter
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who embodies this war of contrasting
narratives and contradictions.
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Um Hanadi, a female
commander in an army of men,
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a Sunni serving in a Shia militia
called Al-Hashd Al-Sha'abi.
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We were behind enemy lines,
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my husband, Abu Shaima and I.
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I used to arrive at 6 a.m.,
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cook soup, then return
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to the men behind enemy lines
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and bring bread and tea.
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Why? Because I like cooking? No.
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Because they are fighters.
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They are patriots.
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And also, because they were deprived
of their families.
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The enemy had their hometown
of Shirqat surrounded.
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Since my husband died seven months ago,
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I vowed never to cook again.
It used to be a hobby.
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But today,
I will make an exception for you.
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I have an immediate family
of daughters and grandchildren,
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but my second family
is made up of my soldiers.
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I give whatever resources
I can, food, water.
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I give her gifts once in a while
because we haven't received salaries.
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But when we do, she will get hers.
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Rumors grew
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that Um Hanadi cooks the heads of Daesh.
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This, of course, is not true.
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It is true that I've suffered greatly
at the hands of terrorists.
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They hurt me.
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And from time to time,
I film their corpses
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and drag them
around to show victims' families
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that the terrorists were defeated.
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But to cook them, no.
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That's not true. Absolutely not.
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[Ali] I'm confronted
by two different narratives.
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In one, Um Hanadi is a matriarch,
cooking chickens too for her soldiers.
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In the other, she is boiling
the heads of Daesh fighters.
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I certainly fear for my family.
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I'm on a wanted list
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of terrorists and regimes.
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The evidence of this is
that they killed my family.
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I have buried nine of them.
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All that is left are
the women and children.
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As a fighter and commander
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in the PMF, I am the only woman.
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But there are other female fighters.
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A fighter is every mother
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who encourages her sons
and sends them to the front lines.
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Every woman who celebrates
the victory of our troops
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when they liberate an area, is a fighter.
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My true love that I lost, was my husband.
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That honest true love
can never be replaced.
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When I would hear the classic
love stories of Qais and Layla,
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Abla and Antar,
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Romeo and Juliet,
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I did not believe them.
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But I started to believe
when I fell in love with Abu Shaima.
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He died four kilometers
behind enemy lines in a minefield.
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Even though I am one
of Daesh's most wanted,
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I strapped my gun
to my side, rifle in hand,
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and walked the four kilometers alone
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and brought him back.
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I wasn't afraid. With God as my witness,
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a fighter pilot and Ahmed,
a recruit, was next to his body.
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Everyone else had retreated.
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I took him from the minefield.
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Four of the men from advanced
weaponry tried to join me,
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but implored me to wait for a mine expert.
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I told them, "I am the expert."
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If death joins me with my love,
then I do not fear it.
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I walked across.
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I covered his body
and dragged him about 50 meters
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away from the landmines.
The men came and carried his body back.
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I have dedicated my life to our memories,
my sons on the battlefield,
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and my family.
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However, to love again
or return to life as a housewife...
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That's impossible.
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My work
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is the best thing in my life,
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except for an only child
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that I can't be separated from.
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The love I had for Abu Shaima,
which was without equal,
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is followed by my love for this child,
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Mohamed. I call him Sunbul.
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[man speaking in distance]
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[Um Hanadi] Our love is for Iraq.
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Without our sacrifice,
there will be no liberation.
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Nothing happens without sacrifice.
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[Ali] Um Hanadi puts me face to face
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with the first Daesh fighters
I've encountered.
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These prisoners
appear scared and uncertain.
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Not at all how I expected.
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Here, we have a Daeshi from Haweejah.
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He was one of their prominent fighters.
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He fought in the town of Theluia.
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His cousin,
nicknamed Abu Hamra, the Emir of Hawija,
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who put children and women in cages,
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and burned them alive.
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Abu Hamra, the Emir of Hawija,
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the one who slaughtered
and burned families in cages.
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What is his relation to you?
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My cousin. But I'm on my own.
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Just listen. I ask, then you answer.
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The son of Abu Hamra,
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may God not have mercy on him.
The one who blew himself up,
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-what is his relation to you?
-Huh?
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His son! Who blew himself up
with a suicide vest! What is he to you!?
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I already told you,
his father is my cousin.
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Ah, okay.
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Until their time of judgement.
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Then, everyone will get what they deserve.
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[Ali] Everyone will get what they deserve.
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She finds comfort in that.
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I think it begs the question,
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is this what the Iraqis deserve?
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[Um Hanadi] Daesh and their secret agents,
unfortunately,
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Daesh and their fighters
haven't greatly harmed us.
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Daesh is our enemy, we know them.
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On the front lines,
you know who's the enemy.
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You see them, face to face.
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However, the real enemy are
the Daesh agents planted among us.
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The ones who are
within the government, the ministries,
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senior security positions
and leaders of tribes,
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who abandoned their allegiance,
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and surrendered Salahedin and Mosul,
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and are promoted
to sit on the seats of power.
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The Iraqi people never break.
They're all cut from the same cloth.
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I can remember in my life
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never having known who is Yazidi,
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Sunni, Sabiqi, or Shiite.
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I didn't know these things, even though
I am Sunni, and my mother is Shiite.
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They tried to play
the sectarian card on me.
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Sectarianism is more dangerous
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than chemical and nuclear weapons.
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[dramatic music build up]
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[Ali] Um Hanadi is
a passionate contradiction,
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who inspires admiration and uncertainty.
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I fear her narrative
is of very little help
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as she has gone
beyond the point of no return,
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the protagonist
in an epic tragedy, all her own.
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[man on radio] Transmit 1-9, transmit.
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Sir, while on patrol,
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we noticed there were Daesh fighters
climbing by the stone quarry.
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Daesh fighters
infiltrating near the river.
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There are three of them
wearing black and camouflage gear.
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If it's possible, can you send a force?
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[Ali] One member of the alliance stands
out for their fervor and exuberance,
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the Al-Hashd Al-Sha'abi,
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also known as
the Popular Mobilization Forces.
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In some ways the PMF
is the wild card in this conflict.
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On paper,
they answer to the Iraqi government.
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In reality, Iran calls the shots,
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and provides their training and weapons.
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Without them,
Iraq would not have the manpower
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to take Mosul back from Daesh.
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I accept an invitation to meet
with their spokesman, Ahmad Asadi,
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who is also a member
of the Iraqi Parliament.
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In order to overcome
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the ethnic and sectarian differences
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that exist in the region
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and are exploited by some groups,
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We agreed that only Sunni tribal forces
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from Mosul itself would enter the city
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with the Iraqi Army or the Police.
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Neither the PMF nor the Peshmerga
would be allowed to enter the city center.
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The participation of the PMF
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means the participation of Shiites,
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Sunnis, Kurds,
Sabeans, Christians, and Yazidis.
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It is a clear
demonstration of national unity.
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We are a beacon of unity against
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the forces of division,
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because we act with everyone's voice.
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Our mere presence is a resistance
to division and vengeance.
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One of the most important
and difficult jobs that we have
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is to preserve local peace
and keep people away
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from revenge and counter revenge,
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because vengeance will keep the tension
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in those areas unsolved.
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Anywhere our forces enter,
they are feared by the enemy
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and those who plot against
the future of Iraq. They fear our force,
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which has now become an official reality.
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[Ali] Revenge.
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Such a reliable motivator for mankind.
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Yet it would seem that Um Hanadi and Asadi
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are not on the same page
when it comes to this issue.
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Can I blame her though?
299
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What an unusual alliance has
assembled in the face of Daesh.
300
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I'm impressed with al-Asadi's candor.
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He readily admits that
in the Sunni majority region of Mosul,
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a Shiite militia is feared
almost as much as Daesh.
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So how can trust be established
between such uneasy allies?
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[tense music]
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[Ali] Sheikh Saad Halismin, Captain Alaa.
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A family man and lawyer
who joined the military
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to help take back his country.
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[tense music]
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His team radiates
confidence and professionalism,
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a fact that gives me some
courage for the mission ahead.
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Come with me to distribute the teams.
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[Ali] For Captain Alaa,
this turbulent period in Iraq's history
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is as much an opportunity
for the country's growth
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and self-discovery,
as it is a fight for its survival.
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There are countries
where war had such an impact
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that it led to revolutionary thinking.
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They consider it a lesson.
Then, there are others.
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Countries that fell backwards.
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Take Japan, after World War II,
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after the bombs
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that destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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They saw advancement and improvements
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in the culture,
and revolutionary thinking.
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[engine starts]
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[Ali] I forget about my own fear,
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as I see the businesslike way
these men prepare for battle
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like co-workers heading to the office.
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Our goal today
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is liberating an area of about 500 meters.
330
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This is a dangerous area,
we will be facing the enemy.
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There's one main street,
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and the rest are very narrow alleys.
333
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According to our intel,
there are suicide bombers,
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vehicles rigged with explosives,
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and a number of snipers
from the Caucasus and Chechnya.
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The area is very dangerous.
337
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I will try to keep you behind our teams,
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so you can film from a distance.
339
00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:26,880
It's difficult to have you
move with us in this area.
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We want to keep you safe and secure.
341
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We'll follow your instructions
and try to film from behind.
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Honestly, with your passion,
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I'm a little worried
you'll might run ahead of us.
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[Ali] I wish I could.
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[dramatic music]
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Be careful of the sniper.
347
00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:51,360
Yes, Hussain, yes.
348
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The intel is that the snipers
are now inside the house.
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We are currently
covering for you. Proceed.
350
00:23:56,280 --> 00:24:01,480
Clear, sir. Roger on the intel. I'm going
to climb up from my position. I have room.
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[gunfire]
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[dramatic music]
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[Alaa] Careful, watch your heads.
Careful. Cover for him, cover for him!
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[gunfire]
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00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:28,640
[dramatic musical buildup]
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[Ali] House by house,
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each block must be cleared and secured.
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[gunfire]
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00:24:52,120 --> 00:24:52,960
[gunfire]
360
00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:01,080
[gunfire]
361
00:25:07,720 --> 00:25:08,600
[gunfire]
362
00:25:08,680 --> 00:25:11,680
[tense music]
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00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:19,400
[gunfire]
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00:25:23,120 --> 00:25:27,680
[gunfire]
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[Ali] Every move forward,
pushes a sniper back.
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[bullets whizzing]
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00:25:43,800 --> 00:25:47,320
[gunfire]
368
00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:56,320
Your intel. Have you got him? Go. Proceed.
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00:25:57,640 --> 00:25:58,880
This house.
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00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:03,520
[rapid gunfire]
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00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:06,760
We are going to jump to that house.
Then we'll advance from there.
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Let's go. No, on me!
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Quietly.
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-On me.
-Do you see any tunnels in there?
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[Ali] As we go closer,
Captain Alaa identifies Daesh's presence
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00:26:25,360 --> 00:26:29,400
by the intricate network of tunnels
they have built through the neighborhood.
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[gunshots]
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00:26:31,520 --> 00:26:32,680
They're shooting at us, now.
379
00:26:32,760 --> 00:26:35,840
[rapid gunfire in distance]
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00:26:38,360 --> 00:26:40,880
[Ali] Meanwhile,
on the other side of the city,
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the Iraqi army is adapting off-the-shelf
technology to wage war from above.
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God bless you, Mohammed.
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00:26:50,120 --> 00:26:55,720
[Ali] Consumer drones have been field-
improvised to drop modified grenades.
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00:26:55,800 --> 00:26:57,360
[drone whirring]
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00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:05,240
[beeping]
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00:27:10,120 --> 00:27:13,440
[tense music]
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[explosions]
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Just watch for his friends
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between those areas.
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00:27:38,280 --> 00:27:40,480
Keep him suppressed.
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00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:43,520
Men, you are going
to close in on the snipers.
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Keep your movements fast.
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00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:46,160
Expect explosive devices. Stay alert.
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00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:47,120
Yes, sir.
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Focus. Be careful.
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[gunfire]
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[Ali] The team turns their focus
to identifying explosives and booby traps.
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Be careful of explosives.
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00:28:10,400 --> 00:28:12,200
Take cover.
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00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:14,840
We can't climb to that house,
he's secured it.
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00:28:14,920 --> 00:28:16,440
If we climb up, he's going to see us.
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00:28:16,520 --> 00:28:19,320
[Alaa] Okay.
Here's what we are going to do:
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Duck down a little.
From that wall there, we jump.
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00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:24,520
-Just be careful of that house.
-Let's see it.
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00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:26,400
If there's a path, we'll secure it.
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Proceed.
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00:28:30,520 --> 00:28:33,520
[dramatic music]
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00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:52,280
[Ali] The shots fade into the distance
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00:28:52,360 --> 00:28:55,560
as another team calls in artillery fire.
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00:29:07,080 --> 00:29:08,600
[engine revving]
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[man shouting] Let's go.
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00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:15,120
We've found a group of them.
There they are, in the house.
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00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:18,280
Find the opening in the building.
Do you see it?
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00:29:18,360 --> 00:29:21,280
Captain Mahmood, do you copy?
That one. Yes, that one.
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00:29:27,040 --> 00:29:29,960
[dramatic musical buildup]
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00:29:30,040 --> 00:29:31,680
[explosion]
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00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:33,760
[man shouting] Quickly!
Correct, destroy it!
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Allahu Akbar! Repeat fire, repeat fire!
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00:29:35,640 --> 00:29:37,480
[explosion]
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[man] Well done.
The snipers have been killed.
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Start moving forward.
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00:29:45,840 --> 00:29:47,160
[Alaa] Where does it take us?
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[soldier] They killed the sniper.
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Clear to advance.
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From here, we can cross.
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00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:05,400
[Ali] Another day, another neighborhood
freed from the clutches of Daesh.
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00:30:05,480 --> 00:30:07,120
[Alaa] This talk of separation
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of the region and partitioning...
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These are the voices of politicians,
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not the people of Mosul
or Anbar and Tikrit.
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00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:23,160
The citizens of Ramadi and Mosul
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and nearby areas are tired.
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00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:28,600
[indistinct chatter]
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00:30:31,440 --> 00:30:34,440
[soft music]
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00:30:36,400 --> 00:30:39,680
We saw him. We shot at him,
but it wasn't us that killed him.
436
00:30:39,760 --> 00:30:42,360
I saw when you first shot at him.
437
00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:44,400
His group was in the house, behind him.
438
00:30:44,480 --> 00:30:46,360
There were more? I only saw one up there.
439
00:30:48,320 --> 00:30:51,080
Great job, men. May God reward you.
440
00:30:52,320 --> 00:30:57,600
Our goal, above all else, is liberating
the people before capturing the ground.
441
00:30:57,680 --> 00:31:00,280
The terrain is not important.
It can be easily captured,
442
00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:02,080
but my goal is freeing the people.
443
00:31:02,160 --> 00:31:05,560
I could liberate the entire
Old City in one day.
444
00:31:05,640 --> 00:31:10,160
Yet, how many civilian
casualties would that be?
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Many.
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00:31:12,160 --> 00:31:15,160
[soft music]
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00:31:20,320 --> 00:31:21,600
[Ali] On the road back to base,
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00:31:22,520 --> 00:31:26,000
I'm curious about what
these children experienced.
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00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:28,240
They were killing people.
450
00:31:28,640 --> 00:31:30,880
They took me to be executed,
451
00:31:31,880 --> 00:31:33,400
but my dad got me out.
452
00:31:34,080 --> 00:31:35,520
[Ali] Why did they want to kill you?
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00:31:35,600 --> 00:31:38,880
I was singing pro-military songs
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and that's why they wanted me executed.
455
00:31:42,360 --> 00:31:45,080
-[Ali] Did you sing Daesh songs too?
-Just military songs.
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00:31:45,160 --> 00:31:46,040
[Ali] Which song?
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♪ Someone hanged the army flag... ♪
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There's one about a high-ranking officer
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whom Daesh snipers
had been hunting: Ali Eid.
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00:31:55,720 --> 00:31:57,200
[Ali] What was the song?
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The song that starts with "Oh, Protector".
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[Ali] Do you have school?
463
00:32:03,120 --> 00:32:05,240
-No, I don't.
-Why?
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I haven't gone to school
since the 4th grade.
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[boy] Daesh would play tricks on us.
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00:32:14,520 --> 00:32:19,240
The one named Abu Sabah...
the highest ranking one.
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[Ali] He's still there?
468
00:32:20,960 --> 00:32:25,120
Yeah. There was a house he had condemned,
469
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so he made us light it on fire.
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-[Ali] On the east side of the city?
-Yes.
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[Ali] Did you live near there?
472
00:32:30,920 --> 00:32:34,440
Yeah. After a day or two,
there wasn't much to eat.
473
00:32:35,160 --> 00:32:36,360
The people there are starving.
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00:32:37,040 --> 00:32:38,120
[Ali] Are things better now?
475
00:32:38,640 --> 00:32:43,160
Things are getting better. I felt relieved
after seeing the military arrive.
476
00:32:46,840 --> 00:32:49,600
[boy] Our families were starving.
477
00:32:49,680 --> 00:32:53,200
I swear if we could gnaw on bricks,
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we would find more food.
479
00:32:55,840 --> 00:32:57,960
I swear to God.
480
00:32:58,520 --> 00:33:01,600
There was no food there. Just weapons.
481
00:33:02,160 --> 00:33:03,560
[Ali] You still have family there?
482
00:33:03,640 --> 00:33:05,480
All my uncles are still there.
483
00:33:05,560 --> 00:33:06,840
[Ali] Do you talk to them?
484
00:33:06,920 --> 00:33:08,800
There isn't much to say.
485
00:33:08,880 --> 00:33:11,720
Everything is very expensive,
and they can't afford anything.
486
00:33:11,800 --> 00:33:13,040
[Ali] Are people able to leave?
487
00:33:13,520 --> 00:33:17,640
[boy] They can, but they wouldn't
dare leave their cars and homes behind.
488
00:33:17,720 --> 00:33:20,480
They would be taken by Daesh.
489
00:33:20,560 --> 00:33:21,800
They wouldn't.
490
00:33:24,720 --> 00:33:25,880
[Ali] What about the schools?
491
00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:27,840
What schools?
I just told you there is nothing there!
492
00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:30,000
There are no school, no drinks, no food.
493
00:33:30,080 --> 00:33:34,440
The other day, for Friday prayer,
there were only three people.
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-[Ali] In Hawija?
-Yes. Three people only, in the mosque.
495
00:33:39,080 --> 00:33:40,440
And Sbu Sabah the criminal.
496
00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:43,360
Daesh scared them,
telling them the army was coming
497
00:33:43,440 --> 00:33:45,240
and they'd abuse
their loved ones and kill them.
498
00:33:45,320 --> 00:33:48,120
-All of this was said during the sermon.
-[Ali] Do the people believe this?
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[boy] Everyone knows they are liars.
500
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[tense musical buildup]
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[Ali] The violence takes a heavy
emotional toll on the psyche,
502
00:34:05,360 --> 00:34:09,040
but perhaps there is some hope
in the resilience of humanity.
503
00:34:10,160 --> 00:34:13,160
From a shell-shocked sniper
named Khadoury,
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00:34:13,240 --> 00:34:16,400
I learned about the healing
power of service animals
505
00:34:16,480 --> 00:34:18,480
to heal the psychological wounds of war.
506
00:34:20,080 --> 00:34:22,960
[Khadoury] Under constant fire,
I am always fighting.
507
00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:26,480
To distract myself,
508
00:34:26,560 --> 00:34:29,560
I surround myself by animals.
509
00:34:29,880 --> 00:34:32,480
I buy them from any
nearby market I can find.
510
00:34:33,360 --> 00:34:38,120
I take the car, and buy sheep
and songbirds. They preoccupy me.
511
00:34:38,200 --> 00:34:39,320
I bought a bulbul.
512
00:34:43,040 --> 00:34:46,480
My mental state was affected
by the death of my colleague Sayed Jafar.
513
00:34:47,640 --> 00:34:49,680
We were on an operation.
514
00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:53,880
He was engaged
515
00:34:54,520 --> 00:34:56,360
and had to leave to attend his wedding.
516
00:34:58,600 --> 00:35:01,320
The day after, he was killed in Fallujah.
517
00:35:02,600 --> 00:35:07,000
These events affected me mentally.
518
00:35:08,800 --> 00:35:12,800
We thank God for motivation
and it's what keeps us going.
519
00:35:12,880 --> 00:35:15,640
This is our fate.
520
00:35:16,440 --> 00:35:17,840
We didn't come here just to die.
521
00:35:17,920 --> 00:35:20,960
We came to be part
of the first responders.
522
00:35:22,280 --> 00:35:24,520
We didn't come to pretend to fight.
523
00:35:24,600 --> 00:35:27,600
If death comes, then it is our time.
524
00:35:28,960 --> 00:35:30,880
There has not come a day where I've cried,
525
00:35:30,960 --> 00:35:34,160
but I've lost too many close friends.
I'm trying to forget.
526
00:35:34,240 --> 00:35:38,800
I try to live a soldier's life
just like I would live as a civilian.
527
00:35:39,920 --> 00:35:45,640
That's enough for me.
528
00:35:51,600 --> 00:35:55,440
[soft music]
529
00:35:56,360 --> 00:35:59,080
[birds singing]
530
00:36:12,360 --> 00:36:16,200
[Ali] The battle to reclaim Mosul
from Daesh is far from won.
531
00:36:16,280 --> 00:36:18,760
But for this recently liberated village,
532
00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:21,440
life is already returning to the streets.
533
00:36:21,520 --> 00:36:22,640
Peace be upon you.
534
00:36:24,080 --> 00:36:29,160
It seems it's not just stores,
but the restaurants are open, too.
535
00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:32,360
Thank God, business is good.
536
00:36:32,440 --> 00:36:34,320
-Does anyone bother you now?
-No, thank God.
537
00:36:34,400 --> 00:36:36,000
Not from Daesh, nor people they know?
538
00:36:36,080 --> 00:36:39,760
No. The federal police
have made life comfortable for us.
539
00:36:39,840 --> 00:36:41,440
We don't often see military here.
540
00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:44,000
We regularly get federal
police and PMF customers.
541
00:36:44,080 --> 00:36:46,720
But we do have people here who,
as an example, their son is a Daeshi.
542
00:36:46,800 --> 00:36:50,160
They remained here,
just like any other citizen.
543
00:36:50,240 --> 00:36:52,440
Their son is responsible
for his own actions,
544
00:36:52,520 --> 00:36:56,880
and nobody holds the father
or the brother accountable.
545
00:36:56,960 --> 00:36:59,240
We have many examples of people here
546
00:36:59,320 --> 00:37:02,160
who are in a similar situation,
where a brother is a Daeshi
547
00:37:02,240 --> 00:37:04,560
and he remains a regular citizen.
548
00:37:04,640 --> 00:37:06,560
[background chattering]
549
00:37:08,760 --> 00:37:09,880
[fire hissing]
550
00:37:15,160 --> 00:37:19,400
Thank you, it's okay, I'll pay.
551
00:37:21,080 --> 00:37:22,440
Thank you very much.
552
00:37:23,120 --> 00:37:26,880
[calm music]
553
00:37:28,680 --> 00:37:31,040
[indistinct chattering]
554
00:37:36,080 --> 00:37:38,480
The majority are Shiite,
555
00:37:38,560 --> 00:37:41,960
you have married
a Shiite woman and you mother is...
556
00:37:43,560 --> 00:37:46,920
[Ali] After a hard-fought day,
Captain Alaa's men
557
00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:50,320
demonstrate the camaraderie
of a tight-knit military unit.
558
00:37:59,400 --> 00:38:03,000
[Ali] But even as they sit around
the campfire as one family,
559
00:38:04,520 --> 00:38:07,320
the demons of war
still shadow their thoughts.
560
00:38:09,240 --> 00:38:11,000
[man] The security forces
found an older man crying,
561
00:38:11,080 --> 00:38:13,000
tears streaming down his face.
562
00:38:13,080 --> 00:38:17,000
The security forces
asked him what had happened
563
00:38:17,080 --> 00:38:19,400
that caused him to weep so deeply.
564
00:38:19,480 --> 00:38:20,720
After some time,
565
00:38:20,800 --> 00:38:23,520
he told them that he decided
to run from Daesh at night.
566
00:38:24,480 --> 00:38:27,080
He took his wife and two boys,
567
00:38:27,160 --> 00:38:30,360
ages two and four years old,
568
00:38:31,080 --> 00:38:33,400
and they ran outside into the street.
569
00:38:33,480 --> 00:38:36,680
A Daesh sniper spotted them
570
00:38:36,760 --> 00:38:39,200
and fired at the man's wife,
571
00:38:39,280 --> 00:38:42,240
killing her instantly.
572
00:38:44,120 --> 00:38:45,920
The man quickly carried his wife
573
00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:47,680
and kids back to their garden
where he buried her,
574
00:38:47,760 --> 00:38:50,920
The kids were screaming and crying,
clearly in no shape to escape that night.
575
00:38:51,000 --> 00:38:53,400
He decided
576
00:38:53,480 --> 00:38:58,960
to give them sleeping pills.
577
00:38:59,520 --> 00:39:03,360
After they had fallen asleep,
578
00:39:05,440 --> 00:39:08,960
he put a child
579
00:39:09,040 --> 00:39:12,800
on each shoulder.
580
00:39:14,680 --> 00:39:17,240
Again, another sniper
was able to spot him and fired,
581
00:39:19,040 --> 00:39:22,400
killing the child
582
00:39:22,480 --> 00:39:26,280
on his right shoulder.
583
00:39:26,360 --> 00:39:28,840
The man ran back to the garden
584
00:39:29,640 --> 00:39:32,800
and set his children down
585
00:39:32,880 --> 00:39:35,680
and he began to dig another grave,
586
00:39:36,360 --> 00:39:38,360
shaking and traumatized
as the other remained asleep.
587
00:39:39,400 --> 00:39:42,360
After burying his child,
he again tried to escape.
588
00:39:43,440 --> 00:39:45,440
The next morning,
he reached the security forces.
589
00:39:46,640 --> 00:39:49,080
After they questioned him,
590
00:39:49,160 --> 00:39:53,280
they found he had buried
his uninjured sleeping child
591
00:39:53,360 --> 00:39:56,440
next to his mother
and escaped with his dead child.
592
00:39:58,720 --> 00:40:00,880
Very painful story.
593
00:40:00,960 --> 00:40:03,800
Just one of many stories.
594
00:40:04,760 --> 00:40:08,160
[ominous music]
595
00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:20,440
[Ali] Another day dawns
on the road to Mosul.
596
00:40:21,600 --> 00:40:25,600
Reports from the frontlines
are that progress is slow.
597
00:40:25,680 --> 00:40:28,520
There is no tolerance
for civilian casualties,
598
00:40:28,600 --> 00:40:31,840
not when the fragile
coalition hangs in the balance.
599
00:40:33,200 --> 00:40:36,600
The soldiers who have been
in the trenches the longest against Daesh,
600
00:40:36,680 --> 00:40:38,360
have been the Kurdish Peshmerga,
601
00:40:39,280 --> 00:40:41,200
which means those who face death.
602
00:40:42,880 --> 00:40:45,440
The commander is Arif Tayfur,
603
00:40:45,520 --> 00:40:48,760
a former deputy speaker
of the Iraqi parliament.
604
00:40:49,440 --> 00:40:51,880
Due to our shared struggles,
605
00:40:51,960 --> 00:40:53,840
the Shiites and us
were in the same position.
606
00:40:54,600 --> 00:41:00,000
There were crimes
against Kurdistan and the South,
607
00:41:00,080 --> 00:41:02,440
like the Anfal campaign
608
00:41:03,160 --> 00:41:05,320
and the chemical attacks.
609
00:41:05,400 --> 00:41:07,800
We are partners with our Shia brothers.
610
00:41:07,880 --> 00:41:10,560
At the same time,
611
00:41:11,160 --> 00:41:14,160
we have things in common with the Sunnis
612
00:41:14,760 --> 00:41:16,800
because we have
geographical borderlines with them,
613
00:41:16,880 --> 00:41:18,560
They are Sunnis and we are also Sunnis.
614
00:41:19,960 --> 00:41:23,640
There are old relationships
between us and the people of Mosul.
615
00:41:24,160 --> 00:41:27,840
There are trade relationships
and inter-marriages with them.
616
00:41:28,320 --> 00:41:32,520
Our relationships with them are good,
617
00:41:32,600 --> 00:41:37,880
despite the fact
that they harmed us a lot.
618
00:41:38,680 --> 00:41:41,040
We've suffered a lot from them.
619
00:41:41,120 --> 00:41:44,000
They hit us with chemical weapons,
they organized
620
00:41:44,080 --> 00:41:46,680
Anfal Campaigns against us.
This pushed us closer to the Shiites.
621
00:41:47,840 --> 00:41:53,000
Together we were able to defeat
Daesh and liberate many areas.
622
00:41:53,960 --> 00:41:57,040
This unity, common understanding,
623
00:41:57,120 --> 00:42:00,560
and coordination led to those victories.
624
00:42:02,280 --> 00:42:04,280
[Ali] Despite his friendly presentation,
625
00:42:05,680 --> 00:42:08,760
I'm beginning to sense
further cracks in the coalition.
626
00:42:11,000 --> 00:42:15,480
The Sheikh senses my skepticism
and confronts it head on.
627
00:42:17,840 --> 00:42:20,480
They dream of more sectarianism.
628
00:42:20,560 --> 00:42:23,800
They dream of Iraq falling apart.
629
00:42:24,440 --> 00:42:26,440
The Kurds want their own country,
630
00:42:27,320 --> 00:42:29,360
but this is also a false hope.
631
00:42:30,480 --> 00:42:34,320
Turkey has Kurds.
632
00:42:34,920 --> 00:42:38,720
Syria has Kurds. Iran has Kurds.
633
00:42:39,400 --> 00:42:41,080
These groups took advantage
of the Kurds in Iraq.
634
00:42:41,160 --> 00:42:42,720
The Turks want to take them from us.
635
00:42:43,360 --> 00:42:46,520
These Turks are greedy for Iraqi land.
636
00:42:47,560 --> 00:42:51,400
The Ottoman Horde wants to
fulfill its goal and force this on Iraqis.
637
00:42:52,800 --> 00:42:57,320
This will not happen.
638
00:42:57,720 --> 00:43:01,520
Not for their president, Erdogan
639
00:43:02,160 --> 00:43:05,880
or anyone.
640
00:43:07,240 --> 00:43:11,680
They seek unrest in Mosul.
641
00:43:11,760 --> 00:43:13,720
They have convinced Mosul
642
00:43:13,800 --> 00:43:15,800
that it is Turkish land.
643
00:43:16,440 --> 00:43:19,240
This was true a long time ago.
644
00:43:19,720 --> 00:43:23,000
For it to happen again
645
00:43:23,080 --> 00:43:25,880
is a pipe dream.
646
00:43:27,160 --> 00:43:29,360
If they try to get
so much as an inch from Iraq,
647
00:43:29,880 --> 00:43:31,920
the tribes would stand up to Erdogan.
648
00:43:32,000 --> 00:43:36,680
Those dishonorable cowards
that sold Mosul to Daesh
649
00:43:36,760 --> 00:43:39,360
will learn their lesson by electrocution.
650
00:43:40,040 --> 00:43:43,720
We have seen nothing
but good intentions from Iran.
651
00:43:44,520 --> 00:43:47,400
They wanted to help the militias,
652
00:43:47,480 --> 00:43:50,360
so they provided us
weapons and assistance.
653
00:43:51,560 --> 00:43:54,280
What has Turkey
654
00:43:55,240 --> 00:43:58,640
done for us?
655
00:43:59,160 --> 00:44:01,760
They are like a horde,
656
00:44:03,440 --> 00:44:07,920
greedy for our land. My oil, and your oil.
657
00:44:08,640 --> 00:44:11,520
Even our water.
658
00:44:12,160 --> 00:44:15,600
What negative effect
has Iran had on us? None.
659
00:44:15,680 --> 00:44:18,560
I'm paying the price.
660
00:44:18,640 --> 00:44:21,240
The Sunnis pay the price.
The Shiites pay with blood.
661
00:44:22,280 --> 00:44:26,160
Meanwhile,
most people just sit around and watch.
662
00:44:26,240 --> 00:44:30,880
The upscale residents
of some areas say this and that
663
00:44:30,960 --> 00:44:33,320
about Iran.
664
00:44:33,400 --> 00:44:36,120
Get back to work and be quiet.
665
00:44:36,200 --> 00:44:38,480
But these are the people we elected.
666
00:44:38,560 --> 00:44:40,920
But now they sit in their fancy hotels
667
00:44:41,000 --> 00:44:43,200
with Turkish prayer beads sipping whiskey
668
00:44:43,280 --> 00:44:47,040
while our children are killed
669
00:44:47,120 --> 00:44:50,920
and slaughtered.
670
00:44:51,000 --> 00:44:55,600
in Hawija and Mosul.
671
00:44:55,920 --> 00:45:00,240
These are the values of the upper class.
672
00:45:00,320 --> 00:45:05,080
They are cowards, not patriots.
673
00:45:08,840 --> 00:45:10,840
[Ali] Like the other
government talking heads,
674
00:45:10,920 --> 00:45:16,000
he assures me that the liberation of Mosul
will bring forth a historic alliance
675
00:45:16,080 --> 00:45:18,720
of the perpetually
feuding peoples of Iraq,
676
00:45:19,360 --> 00:45:21,760
all coming together to fight Daesh.
677
00:45:22,920 --> 00:45:25,280
It is clear what side the Sheikh is on.
678
00:45:26,440 --> 00:45:31,000
His true opinions seem to contradict
the supposed unity of the coalition.
679
00:45:33,320 --> 00:45:36,080
The fall of Mosul
to Daesh was a nightmare,
680
00:45:36,960 --> 00:45:39,360
a black dream descending upon Iraq.
681
00:45:41,440 --> 00:45:43,360
Their military victory was astonishing,
682
00:45:43,960 --> 00:45:47,720
but the political context was
almost impossible to comprehend.
683
00:45:48,600 --> 00:45:50,960
Daesh promised
the people of Mosul more jobs,
684
00:45:52,200 --> 00:45:57,040
better public services
and their version of Islamic justice.
685
00:45:59,640 --> 00:46:01,080
At the Great Mosque of al-Nuri,
686
00:46:01,640 --> 00:46:04,320
Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi
ascended the minaret in triumph.
687
00:46:05,440 --> 00:46:09,240
He told his followers
that the caliphate had arrived in Mosul.
688
00:46:20,280 --> 00:46:21,960
I arrive at a Christian town
689
00:46:23,560 --> 00:46:25,080
where fires are still burning.
690
00:46:26,560 --> 00:46:30,000
[ominous music]
691
00:46:47,920 --> 00:46:52,240
I also say to you: You are Peter,
692
00:46:52,640 --> 00:46:55,680
and on this rock I build my church,
and the gates of hell
693
00:46:55,760 --> 00:46:58,000
shall not be strengthened against it.
694
00:46:58,080 --> 00:47:01,040
Forgive us our sins,
695
00:47:01,120 --> 00:47:05,320
as we also have forgiven
those who have sinned against us.
696
00:47:05,400 --> 00:47:08,480
And leads us not into temptation,
697
00:47:08,560 --> 00:47:13,680
but deliver us from evil.
698
00:47:26,440 --> 00:47:29,080
[Bhoutros] You can see
the destruction in front of you.
699
00:47:29,160 --> 00:47:32,520
We saw towns like Hamdania,
Bartella and Karmless
700
00:47:33,320 --> 00:47:35,680
they are completely demolished.
701
00:47:37,360 --> 00:47:40,600
The Christian areas
are the most afflicted.
702
00:47:41,760 --> 00:47:45,360
Daesh leaves nothing standing.
703
00:47:46,040 --> 00:47:50,760
No holy places, no place for prayer.
They left nothing for us.
704
00:47:50,840 --> 00:47:52,400
Even the homes are burnt down.
705
00:47:52,800 --> 00:47:55,840
[Ali] Captain Bhoutros
is a Christian militia officer
706
00:47:56,800 --> 00:48:01,000
who guides us through what's left
of his once cherished place of worship.
707
00:48:02,720 --> 00:48:05,960
See, they've even destroyed the date.
708
00:48:06,040 --> 00:48:10,760
The church was built in 1907.
709
00:48:19,600 --> 00:48:21,080
They've even dug tunnels, like rats.
710
00:48:21,920 --> 00:48:24,840
What can I say? This hole is
about 10 to 11 meters deep.
711
00:48:27,200 --> 00:48:29,160
[Ali] They used to sleep in this room?
712
00:48:29,240 --> 00:48:30,920
[Bhoutros] Yes, they slept in this room.
713
00:48:31,000 --> 00:48:35,400
No longer, thanks to our brave forces.
714
00:48:35,480 --> 00:48:39,000
[Ali] I presume these are their names?
715
00:48:39,680 --> 00:48:42,080
These are the names of the rats.
716
00:48:42,160 --> 00:48:43,400
So, we are sure they are all...
717
00:48:43,480 --> 00:48:45,160
Martyrs.
718
00:48:45,240 --> 00:48:46,400
[laughs]
719
00:48:46,480 --> 00:48:48,200
No. They were killed. Like dogs.
720
00:48:54,920 --> 00:48:59,920
This is their destructive nature.
One can't imagine humans would do this.
721
00:49:00,360 --> 00:49:02,640
[Ali] Seeing their faith
should have renewed my own,
722
00:49:03,320 --> 00:49:04,560
but it did the opposite.
723
00:49:05,840 --> 00:49:07,640
How is forgiveness so easy?
724
00:49:08,560 --> 00:49:11,680
It's hard to believe the attacks
on these victims are not personal.
725
00:49:13,120 --> 00:49:15,160
And what of those who cannot return home?
726
00:49:16,040 --> 00:49:19,240
[tense music]
727
00:49:24,040 --> 00:49:25,320
[Ali] Along the river bank,
728
00:49:26,400 --> 00:49:27,760
a familiar sight.
729
00:49:30,560 --> 00:49:34,680
Crowds of refugees waving
white flags, waiting to be rescued.
730
00:49:36,520 --> 00:49:39,360
Among them could be
Daesh spies and saboteurs.
731
00:49:40,440 --> 00:49:41,480
Colonel Nedhal,
732
00:49:42,160 --> 00:49:43,560
head of refugee operations,
733
00:49:43,640 --> 00:49:46,640
explains the danger
that hides in plain sight.
734
00:49:47,480 --> 00:49:49,680
The concern
735
00:49:49,760 --> 00:49:53,360
is that they are wearing suicide belts.
736
00:49:53,440 --> 00:49:55,160
They must take
their clothes off completely,
737
00:49:55,240 --> 00:49:56,560
and then come one by one.
738
00:49:56,640 --> 00:49:59,680
Just like the army checkpoints,
so that we can identify them.
739
00:49:59,760 --> 00:50:04,240
If someone not part of their group sneaks
in, they'll be able to identify them.
740
00:50:05,320 --> 00:50:08,320
[tense music]
741
00:50:17,440 --> 00:50:20,600
You have just crossed into the west bank,
742
00:50:20,680 --> 00:50:22,440
which is enemy territory.
743
00:50:28,440 --> 00:50:31,800
We are on our way
744
00:50:31,880 --> 00:50:34,960
to retrieve the displaced
families after they are searched.
745
00:50:37,200 --> 00:50:41,440
Stay there, stay there.
746
00:50:42,440 --> 00:50:46,560
Raise your hands higher.
Raise them higher!
747
00:50:48,640 --> 00:50:50,640
Search them, men!
You there, stay there, ladies.
748
00:50:51,240 --> 00:50:55,960
Stay where you are.
Stay there. Search them.
749
00:50:56,040 --> 00:50:59,240
Stand in a line, girls.
Stand there in a line.
750
00:51:05,520 --> 00:51:07,800
You can throw away your burqa.
No more burqas after today!
751
00:51:07,880 --> 00:51:09,400
Thank God for your safety, again.
752
00:51:09,480 --> 00:51:11,320
You're welcome.
753
00:51:11,400 --> 00:51:15,480
Whomever doesn't have relatives to go to,
754
00:51:15,560 --> 00:51:18,240
I can be your relative.
You can come home with me.
755
00:51:18,320 --> 00:51:20,640
Welcome, welcome.
756
00:51:25,240 --> 00:51:29,000
[Ali] Crossing the river is
only the first step to salvation.
757
00:51:30,720 --> 00:51:34,120
Daesh agents are
often hidden among refugees,
758
00:51:36,560 --> 00:51:39,800
but still there is
relief on the faces of some.
759
00:51:48,480 --> 00:51:53,880
Welcome to the city of Shirqat.
760
00:51:53,960 --> 00:51:55,320
The city of the "White" battle,
761
00:51:55,400 --> 00:51:58,360
where multiple official
forces worked together.
762
00:51:58,440 --> 00:52:02,960
May it be an example for future
battles for the liberation of Mosul.
763
00:52:03,720 --> 00:52:05,480
[Ali] You have tribal forces
working with you?
764
00:52:05,560 --> 00:52:08,280
Yes, we have the 51st
tribal forces working with us,
765
00:52:08,360 --> 00:52:11,200
area by area.
766
00:52:11,280 --> 00:52:13,520
The rumors in the media,
767
00:52:13,600 --> 00:52:17,920
about disagreements
between the Army and the people...
768
00:52:18,000 --> 00:52:19,040
Are they true or false?
769
00:52:19,120 --> 00:52:20,600
False.
770
00:52:20,680 --> 00:52:25,640
These are all coming from lying
sources targeting the Iraqi people.
771
00:52:25,720 --> 00:52:27,880
They want to create
disorder that doesn't exist.
772
00:52:27,960 --> 00:52:30,760
Since we've arrived in Shirqat,
the Army, the PMF,
773
00:52:30,840 --> 00:52:34,800
and the tribes have been
working hand in hand,
774
00:52:34,880 --> 00:52:37,200
step by step.
775
00:52:40,880 --> 00:52:43,040
[Ali] Where are the battles now?
776
00:52:43,120 --> 00:52:47,000
The fighting now may
seem slow to the world,
777
00:52:47,080 --> 00:52:50,320
however, the pace is,
for the sake of accuracy,
778
00:52:50,400 --> 00:52:55,080
preserving our fighters,
and protection of the local civilians.
779
00:52:55,160 --> 00:52:59,200
There is no animosity from any group?
780
00:52:59,280 --> 00:53:02,320
No animosity from any group.
781
00:53:02,400 --> 00:53:04,200
[Ali] And no political involvement?
782
00:53:04,280 --> 00:53:06,760
Never.
783
00:53:06,840 --> 00:53:09,840
The people have had
their fill of politics and media.
784
00:53:09,920 --> 00:53:11,960
So, the people of Mosul are not
785
00:53:12,040 --> 00:53:13,760
to fear Kurdish or tribal involvement,
786
00:53:13,840 --> 00:53:18,000
that might lead to conflicts?
787
00:53:18,080 --> 00:53:20,440
The people have witnessed and learned.
788
00:53:20,520 --> 00:53:24,040
All of these politics are foreign ploys,
789
00:53:24,120 --> 00:53:26,840
not from the local government, external.
790
00:53:26,920 --> 00:53:28,680
As a citizen of Mosul,
791
00:53:28,760 --> 00:53:31,720
do you presume sectarianism has ended?
792
00:53:31,800 --> 00:53:35,720
It has ended, and it has been buried.
Forever, God willing.
793
00:53:36,520 --> 00:53:39,360
[Ali] Ended and buried, there it is again.
794
00:53:40,880 --> 00:53:44,880
But how can that be
when the enemy could be anyone?
795
00:53:45,720 --> 00:53:49,320
[ominous music]
796
00:53:49,400 --> 00:53:52,520
I follow the colonel
to the next part of his day,
797
00:53:53,920 --> 00:53:55,120
refugee camp.
798
00:53:55,200 --> 00:53:58,520
[indistinct chatter]
799
00:54:02,440 --> 00:54:07,240
[ominous music]
800
00:54:16,680 --> 00:54:19,600
When the refugees arrive,
801
00:54:19,680 --> 00:54:23,040
after the oppression, hunger,
802
00:54:23,120 --> 00:54:26,080
and thirst for life under Daesh,
803
00:54:26,160 --> 00:54:31,280
out of joy they throw off their burqas.
804
00:54:35,160 --> 00:54:37,760
[Ali] What is the reaction
of the women, after arriving?
805
00:54:37,840 --> 00:54:42,400
They can't believe it. They can't
believe they escaped from Daesh.
806
00:54:43,480 --> 00:54:46,160
[Ali] What did Daesh do to them there?
807
00:54:46,720 --> 00:54:48,080
Oppression and rape.
808
00:54:49,400 --> 00:54:50,960
It was as if they were imprisoned,
809
00:54:51,040 --> 00:54:54,560
without judgement or crime.
810
00:54:55,040 --> 00:54:57,320
They would come and tell us
811
00:54:57,400 --> 00:54:59,920
about the Emirs doing
whatever they wanted to the people.
812
00:55:00,000 --> 00:55:04,120
They were in charge of the area,
813
00:55:04,200 --> 00:55:08,600
and everyone in it.
814
00:55:16,600 --> 00:55:17,960
[Ali] Around the camp,
815
00:55:18,960 --> 00:55:21,520
I encounter scores of women and children,
816
00:55:23,560 --> 00:55:25,200
but where are the men?
817
00:55:28,360 --> 00:55:31,040
All men of fighting age are
detained for questioning
818
00:55:31,120 --> 00:55:32,800
by the Iraqi Security Services,
819
00:55:33,480 --> 00:55:36,360
to root out any Daesh agents
hiding amongst them.
820
00:55:36,440 --> 00:55:39,240
[calm music]
821
00:55:42,920 --> 00:55:45,520
[indistinct chatter]
822
00:55:57,040 --> 00:56:02,000
[Ali] I listen to the stories of countless
civilians like Abdullah and his father.
823
00:56:03,320 --> 00:56:06,480
I'm curious about the lives
they led under Daesh rule.
824
00:56:10,760 --> 00:56:14,280
I was involved in teaching and politics.
825
00:56:14,360 --> 00:56:16,680
I was a candidate.
826
00:56:17,160 --> 00:56:19,800
I was in danger of being executed
827
00:56:19,880 --> 00:56:22,560
or murdered at any moment.
828
00:56:22,640 --> 00:56:25,800
I couldn't sleep in my own house.
829
00:56:26,200 --> 00:56:28,760
-[Nedhal] Because of Daesh?
-Because of Daesh, and their gangs.
830
00:56:31,640 --> 00:56:35,640
They were searching for me.
They arrested and executed my colleagues.
831
00:56:36,880 --> 00:56:39,960
Then, in the beginning of 2015,
832
00:56:40,040 --> 00:56:42,560
I escaped.
833
00:56:42,640 --> 00:56:46,280
This entire time
834
00:56:46,360 --> 00:56:48,920
I had no communication with my family.
835
00:56:49,280 --> 00:56:51,760
I didn't know what was going on,
836
00:56:51,840 --> 00:56:55,080
or what had happened to them.
837
00:56:56,080 --> 00:56:57,640
Dead or alive.
838
00:56:58,480 --> 00:57:00,600
Hungry or starving.
839
00:57:00,680 --> 00:57:02,960
All calls and network
access were forbidden.
840
00:57:03,040 --> 00:57:04,040
Daesh forces came
841
00:57:04,120 --> 00:57:06,320
and took some of them as human shields.
842
00:57:06,400 --> 00:57:09,160
They then began
firing at the security forces,
843
00:57:09,240 --> 00:57:13,040
to provoke return fire
844
00:57:13,640 --> 00:57:19,080
to have the women and children killed.
845
00:57:19,720 --> 00:57:22,400
So that they create
a delusion for the people,
846
00:57:22,480 --> 00:57:25,560
using their lying media,
847
00:57:25,640 --> 00:57:29,160
that the security forces
intended to kill everyone.
848
00:57:30,520 --> 00:57:32,360
What did Daesh do to you, back there?
849
00:57:33,520 --> 00:57:35,080
-Over there?
-Yes, over there.
850
00:57:35,160 --> 00:57:39,360
They would shoot at us. They would stand
in the middle of the village,
851
00:57:39,960 --> 00:57:45,320
and shoot at us, to let us believe
it was the army killing us.
852
00:57:45,400 --> 00:57:49,240
-You can't clean up your beard.
-It had to be full and long?
853
00:57:49,320 --> 00:57:51,680
Yes. If it was cut, or trimmed,
you would be fined and whipped.
854
00:57:51,760 --> 00:57:54,720
[Nedhal] What were guys expected to do?
855
00:57:54,800 --> 00:57:58,080
Before the call to prayer,
we had to be in the mosque.
856
00:57:58,160 --> 00:58:03,240
If they didn't find you in the mosque,
they would kill you.
857
00:58:03,840 --> 00:58:07,720
[Nedhal] Thank God for your safety
858
00:58:08,520 --> 00:58:13,680
and for the safety of your cousins,
whom you haven't seen in two years.
859
00:58:13,760 --> 00:58:16,920
Have a car take them to where they need.
860
00:58:20,360 --> 00:58:24,080
[Ali] Their story was
heartbreaking, but was it true?
861
00:58:24,920 --> 00:58:30,040
I have begun to doubt my instincts
in a world where nothing is as it seems.
862
00:58:31,160 --> 00:58:34,000
There wasn't much time
to ponder the question
863
00:58:34,080 --> 00:58:38,320
as Abdullah and his son were
heading south to relative safety.
864
00:58:42,280 --> 00:58:46,280
We are headed north, always north.
865
00:58:51,800 --> 00:58:53,760
As we draw closer to the beast,
866
00:58:53,840 --> 00:58:57,760
I prepare for my interview
with the high value target, Nasser.
867
00:59:03,280 --> 00:59:05,400
From what little I know about him,
868
00:59:05,480 --> 00:59:10,080
he is said to understand and embrace
the violent ideology on a visceral level.
869
00:59:12,840 --> 00:59:15,240
Nevertheless, I wasn't afraid,
870
00:59:16,080 --> 00:59:18,600
suspecting I'd find
a masked and betrayed man
871
00:59:19,760 --> 00:59:22,840
whose beliefs were
already crumbling in confinement.
872
00:59:22,920 --> 00:59:24,080
[engine idling]
873
00:59:30,480 --> 00:59:32,040
[crickets chirping]
874
00:59:37,320 --> 00:59:40,320
[tense music]
875
00:59:46,840 --> 00:59:49,720
The role assigned to me
was preaching and guidance.
876
00:59:54,120 --> 00:59:57,320
Young men, at times,
877
00:59:57,400 --> 01:00:00,280
come in need of convincing.
878
01:00:01,440 --> 01:00:06,200
This persuasion is done
through a number of methods.
879
01:00:06,280 --> 01:00:09,320
They're either here
for a sexual, financial,
880
01:00:09,400 --> 01:00:11,840
intellectual, or humanitarian goal.
881
01:00:11,920 --> 01:00:14,040
They're a person who
has come to change his life.
882
01:00:15,320 --> 01:00:16,520
[Ali] If you are convinced
883
01:00:16,600 --> 01:00:17,880
of the Islamic State's ideas,
884
01:00:17,960 --> 01:00:22,120
what are the positive points
that convinced you?
885
01:00:23,040 --> 01:00:27,280
The basis of Islamic doctrine rests
886
01:00:27,360 --> 01:00:29,400
on the Prophetic Sunnah.
887
01:00:29,480 --> 01:00:33,680
Directing what is right,
and forbidding what is wrong.
888
01:00:36,040 --> 01:00:38,600
The social contract that guarantees
889
01:00:38,680 --> 01:00:41,560
every person the right to live.
890
01:00:42,240 --> 01:00:46,680
If there had been
an Islamic system in Iraq,
891
01:00:46,760 --> 01:00:50,520
you wouldn't see
homeless people on the street.
892
01:00:51,200 --> 01:00:54,600
There is killing,
893
01:00:54,680 --> 01:00:59,240
sectarianism, and quotas.
894
01:00:59,320 --> 01:01:01,240
Where is the Islamic State?
895
01:01:01,960 --> 01:01:03,000
[Ali] And the alternative?
896
01:01:03,080 --> 01:01:05,400
The alternative is
the Islamic State. The Caliphate.
897
01:01:06,600 --> 01:01:08,960
I'm not making this up.
898
01:01:09,040 --> 01:01:12,720
The Sunnah is being implemented as it is.
899
01:01:12,800 --> 01:01:15,320
What is the problem
with amputating the hand of a burglar?
900
01:01:15,400 --> 01:01:19,600
God doesn't seek vengeance on people.
901
01:01:20,000 --> 01:01:24,800
Only deterrence. So, what's the problem?
902
01:01:25,200 --> 01:01:30,000
[Ali] There are laws already in place.
903
01:01:30,080 --> 01:01:33,640
There are courts that punish burglars,
904
01:01:33,720 --> 01:01:35,480
punish fornicators, and punish criminals.
905
01:01:35,560 --> 01:01:40,880
Where is the lack of law that you intended
to implement replacements for?
906
01:01:40,960 --> 01:01:44,200
What law? If the burglar
pays restitution, he is released.
907
01:01:44,760 --> 01:01:47,120
Whose law is more just:
The law of God or of the people?
908
01:01:47,840 --> 01:01:51,680
If God made the punishment for stealing,
amputation of a hand,
909
01:01:51,760 --> 01:01:54,440
what is your alternative?
One year or two years in prison?
910
01:01:54,520 --> 01:01:55,400
[Ali] Times have changed.
911
01:01:55,480 --> 01:01:56,280
What times?
912
01:01:56,360 --> 01:02:01,160
Quran is the same
and the Sunna is still applied.
913
01:02:01,240 --> 01:02:03,960
So, what times?
Times of corruption and bribery?
914
01:02:04,920 --> 01:02:06,200
You are Iraqi, right?
915
01:02:06,280 --> 01:02:07,280
Iraqi.
916
01:02:07,360 --> 01:02:08,920
Do you belong to Iraq?
917
01:02:09,440 --> 01:02:11,120
Of course.
918
01:02:11,200 --> 01:02:14,160
The evidence is that the Islamic
State's first project is in Iraq.
919
01:02:14,240 --> 01:02:17,320
And those that were killed
in Camp Speicher, are they Iraqis?
920
01:02:18,480 --> 01:02:20,240
Those that were killed in Mosul?
921
01:02:25,640 --> 01:02:28,040
Do you not feel
the pain of the Iraqis, Nasser?
922
01:02:29,080 --> 01:02:32,880
I can sense that you have
some negative points
923
01:02:32,960 --> 01:02:38,560
directed towards what is
referred to as the Islamic State.
924
01:02:39,560 --> 01:02:40,760
They aren't negative points.
925
01:02:40,840 --> 01:02:45,880
Humans are susceptible to mistakes.
926
01:02:47,400 --> 01:02:48,760
No further comment.
927
01:02:51,840 --> 01:02:53,480
What do you presume is your future?
928
01:02:54,880 --> 01:03:00,600
Nasser Issa is not just a body in a place,
929
01:03:00,680 --> 01:03:04,960
but a soul and an ideology.
930
01:03:05,040 --> 01:03:07,200
If I were to die now,
931
01:03:07,280 --> 01:03:10,440
there are a number of young men
that have learned the ideology
932
01:03:10,840 --> 01:03:14,200
that I have planted
for the future of Islamic thought.
933
01:03:19,800 --> 01:03:21,920
[Ali] Now is not the time for philosophy.
934
01:03:23,640 --> 01:03:28,600
The final push into the heart
of Mosul will commence tonight.
935
01:03:33,120 --> 01:03:34,880
[man] I'm behind you,
936
01:03:34,960 --> 01:03:38,200
I can see, I don't need light. Go ahead.
937
01:03:38,280 --> 01:03:40,320
[indistinct chatter]
938
01:03:46,600 --> 01:03:48,840
[man] What's the next step, Sheikh?
939
01:03:48,920 --> 01:03:50,800
Kill the lights.
940
01:03:50,880 --> 01:03:52,000
[phone ringing]
941
01:03:53,240 --> 01:03:55,120
I can't see a thing.
942
01:03:55,200 --> 01:03:56,800
Can you see anything?
943
01:03:56,880 --> 01:03:58,960
I can't see a thing.
944
01:03:59,040 --> 01:04:01,280
[overlapping conversations]
945
01:04:04,120 --> 01:04:05,440
[man] Our current position
946
01:04:05,520 --> 01:04:08,360
is one of the most important points
along the enemy's front lines.
947
01:04:08,440 --> 01:04:11,120
This is the Tigris river.
Daesh controls all of the Tigris river.
948
01:04:11,200 --> 01:04:14,280
[Ali] They have weapons that can reach us?
949
01:04:14,360 --> 01:04:15,520
Definitely.
950
01:04:16,560 --> 01:04:19,600
[artillery fire and explosion]
951
01:04:21,400 --> 01:04:23,480
[rapid gunfire and explosion]
952
01:04:26,600 --> 01:04:29,120
[muezzin calling to prayer]
953
01:04:39,960 --> 01:04:44,280
[Ali] The next day we pushed to the city
center with the golden division,
954
01:04:44,360 --> 01:04:46,920
Iraq's elite counterterrorism force.
955
01:04:47,880 --> 01:04:49,400
When the bullets started to fly,
956
01:04:49,880 --> 01:04:52,440
I was happy to be under their protection.
957
01:04:52,520 --> 01:04:54,200
[engine idling]
958
01:04:57,120 --> 01:04:58,960
[distant gunfire]
959
01:05:01,720 --> 01:05:04,040
We are crossing the men.
960
01:05:09,040 --> 01:05:11,640
[gunfire]
961
01:05:19,240 --> 01:05:20,160
[bullets whooshing]
962
01:05:25,520 --> 01:05:28,040
[dramatic music]
963
01:05:28,640 --> 01:05:32,440
[Ali] Daesh barricades turned
the way forward into a death trap.
964
01:05:35,480 --> 01:05:38,520
The team brings in
heavy machinery to clear a path.
965
01:05:39,760 --> 01:05:40,920
[distant explosions]
966
01:05:41,000 --> 01:05:42,840
[indistinct radio communications]
967
01:05:42,920 --> 01:05:44,400
Do you see me?
968
01:05:45,240 --> 01:05:47,200
[man on radio] I see you.
969
01:05:47,280 --> 01:05:48,600
Tell him he must move in,
970
01:05:48,680 --> 01:05:49,720
so they can't get behind us.
971
01:05:49,800 --> 01:05:51,840
First house, second house, third house.
972
01:05:51,920 --> 01:05:55,960
On my signal. There's some
room at your five o'clock position.
973
01:05:56,600 --> 01:05:59,720
Can you take the bulldozer's position?
974
01:06:02,680 --> 01:06:06,680
[radio communication]
Where exactly, right or left?
975
01:06:06,760 --> 01:06:07,720
In your direction,
976
01:06:07,800 --> 01:06:10,640
the first and second
houses that are orange and yellow?
977
01:06:16,000 --> 01:06:19,840
Sir, on your right, up to the third house.
978
01:06:19,920 --> 01:06:21,840
Do you copy?
979
01:06:21,920 --> 01:06:24,360
After the second one,
go to the third in that line.
980
01:06:24,440 --> 01:06:25,520
Clear, we got it.
981
01:06:32,240 --> 01:06:35,680
[gunfire]
982
01:06:39,720 --> 01:06:41,960
[distant gunfire]
983
01:06:46,280 --> 01:06:47,520
[explosion]
984
01:06:49,880 --> 01:06:52,560
[Ali] Downstairs a casualty
is brought inside.
985
01:06:54,200 --> 01:06:55,920
Listen to me, call the Hummer quickly.
986
01:06:56,000 --> 01:06:57,840
He's in very critical condition.
987
01:06:59,640 --> 01:07:01,120
Clear his airway.
988
01:07:01,200 --> 01:07:02,440
Where are the bandages?
989
01:07:02,520 --> 01:07:04,040
I don't have any bandages.
990
01:07:04,120 --> 01:07:06,320
Give me your shemagh! Grab that!
991
01:07:06,400 --> 01:07:08,000
Grab that! Give it to me!
992
01:07:08,080 --> 01:07:09,840
Bring the Hummer, we have a casualty.
993
01:07:09,920 --> 01:07:12,680
He is dying.
994
01:07:12,760 --> 01:07:16,440
[radio commotion]
995
01:07:16,520 --> 01:07:19,600
You need to move the soldier immediately.
996
01:07:23,480 --> 01:07:27,720
I told you Yusuf was to meet us inside!
Where is our air strike?
997
01:07:27,800 --> 01:07:30,480
We will remain here, have him come to us.
998
01:07:31,320 --> 01:07:34,280
[Ali] The Humvee arrives,
but not fast enough.
999
01:07:37,000 --> 01:07:39,320
[man crying]
1000
01:07:41,680 --> 01:07:43,080
Adjust his feet.
1001
01:07:43,160 --> 01:07:44,480
Just give him to me.
1002
01:07:44,560 --> 01:07:45,800
You can't take him outside!
1003
01:07:45,880 --> 01:07:47,000
I can! Just grab his hand,
1004
01:07:47,080 --> 01:07:49,080
and put his other foot over.
Who told you not to cross?
1005
01:07:49,160 --> 01:07:51,560
Captain Muayid and Lieutenant Murtada.
We had no other choice.
1006
01:07:51,640 --> 01:07:52,800
They came up behind us.
1007
01:07:52,880 --> 01:07:55,240
We would have had to move three blocks.
1008
01:07:55,320 --> 01:07:56,960
So, we didn't cross,
and held our position.
1009
01:07:57,040 --> 01:07:59,200
I was coming back to tell him,
then he got hit.
1010
01:07:59,280 --> 01:08:01,600
I would have never let you move an inch.
1011
01:08:01,680 --> 01:08:04,000
We went back to base, not the other place.
1012
01:08:10,840 --> 01:08:13,000
I told you before,
1013
01:08:13,080 --> 01:08:17,200
when we move forward, never fall back!
1014
01:08:17,280 --> 01:08:19,120
Hold your position and make it home.
1015
01:08:19,200 --> 01:08:21,880
This entire side is not cleared.
1016
01:08:21,960 --> 01:08:23,680
Come on, Alawi.
1017
01:08:23,760 --> 01:08:27,240
You are not going
to carry him! Are you crazy?
1018
01:08:28,400 --> 01:08:31,160
There is heavy fire outside!
1019
01:08:36,240 --> 01:08:38,760
[speech fades out as music builds]
1020
01:08:47,880 --> 01:08:50,680
[muted speech]
1021
01:09:17,920 --> 01:09:19,320
[Ali] Still in safe mode.
1022
01:09:20,560 --> 01:09:24,760
For some the war is over
before they even fire a single bullet.
1023
01:09:25,560 --> 01:09:27,840
[gunfire]
1024
01:09:28,240 --> 01:09:31,480
[Ali] The Humvee is right outside,
but we're pinned down.
1025
01:09:33,400 --> 01:09:35,080
Send him, send him, send him.
1026
01:09:35,160 --> 01:09:37,480
No, don't go anywhere right now.
There's too much heavy fire.
1027
01:09:38,160 --> 01:09:39,720
Take the grenade and throw it.
1028
01:09:39,800 --> 01:09:41,240
There's too much heavy fire, man.
1029
01:09:47,280 --> 01:09:48,440
[explosion]
1030
01:09:55,720 --> 01:09:59,320
Let's go, one of you get in first.
1031
01:10:00,880 --> 01:10:02,040
Come on, come here!
1032
01:10:02,120 --> 01:10:03,360
[engine idling]
1033
01:10:04,440 --> 01:10:06,000
[indistinct chattering]
1034
01:10:08,080 --> 01:10:09,840
[man] Go, crouch
until you reach the vehicle.
1035
01:10:09,920 --> 01:10:13,880
[intense music]
1036
01:10:19,400 --> 01:10:20,480
Let's move, guys. Move, move, move!
1037
01:10:26,560 --> 01:10:29,040
[indistinct shouting]
1038
01:10:34,200 --> 01:10:39,040
[gunfire]
1039
01:10:53,880 --> 01:10:57,440
[Ali] Intel indicates that Daesh fighters
are using human shields.
1040
01:10:59,280 --> 01:11:02,720
Ready for anything,
the team pushes into the house.
1041
01:11:10,360 --> 01:11:12,480
Don't worry.
1042
01:11:12,560 --> 01:11:14,120
[woman crying and moaning]
1043
01:11:14,760 --> 01:11:17,240
Thank God, you're all safe.
1044
01:11:17,320 --> 01:11:18,880
Mother, everything is alright,
1045
01:11:18,960 --> 01:11:21,200
nothing bad is going to happen.
Don't be afraid of us.
1046
01:11:21,280 --> 01:11:24,200
You don't need to be afraid anymore.
We are your children, too.
1047
01:11:24,280 --> 01:11:26,840
Take everyone inside and stay safe.
1048
01:11:26,920 --> 01:11:27,720
[women crying]
1049
01:11:29,520 --> 01:11:31,480
[soldiers comfort her]
1050
01:11:41,200 --> 01:11:45,080
[Ali] Moments later a Daesh
fighter is spotted from the window.
1051
01:11:51,320 --> 01:11:53,560
[soldier] You see him, Ali?
1052
01:11:54,680 --> 01:11:57,640
[soldier] There he is! Near the garden!
That's the guy. There's only one.
1053
01:11:58,040 --> 01:11:59,240
[distant explosions]
1054
01:11:59,320 --> 01:12:00,600
[gunfire]
1055
01:12:02,160 --> 01:12:04,240
[soldier] There's two of them.
One of them jumped into the house.
1056
01:12:04,320 --> 01:12:05,880
[explosion]
1057
01:12:10,840 --> 01:12:12,320
-Was he killed?
-Yes.
1058
01:12:12,400 --> 01:12:14,560
-Is there a dead body?
-Should be there in that garden.
1059
01:12:14,640 --> 01:12:15,800
[distant explosion]
1060
01:12:17,560 --> 01:12:19,000
[indistinct radio commotion]
1061
01:12:20,400 --> 01:12:21,320
[gunfire]
1062
01:12:22,200 --> 01:12:25,000
Shoot single shots. Okay.
1063
01:12:29,880 --> 01:12:32,680
[gunfire]
1064
01:12:38,560 --> 01:12:43,000
[Ali] The team follows a trail of blood
left by an injured Daesh fighter.
1065
01:12:47,720 --> 01:12:50,560
[ominous music]
1066
01:13:24,320 --> 01:13:26,440
[Ali] We followed through
a network of tunnels
1067
01:13:28,160 --> 01:13:29,280
to a ravaged home.
1068
01:13:41,240 --> 01:13:43,440
[dramatic music]
1069
01:13:47,600 --> 01:13:49,360
As the soldiers push inside,
1070
01:13:50,800 --> 01:13:53,040
we expect to find our wounded prey.
1071
01:13:58,680 --> 01:14:00,840
They can't get inside with us.
1072
01:14:03,920 --> 01:14:07,320
[overlapping chattering]
1073
01:14:10,880 --> 01:14:13,360
There are tunnels down there, right?
1074
01:14:19,880 --> 01:14:21,760
Yes, there are tunnels.
1075
01:14:21,840 --> 01:14:23,640
From this direction.
1076
01:14:23,720 --> 01:14:26,520
Until the end of the road.
1077
01:14:27,120 --> 01:14:28,840
Towards the school.
1078
01:14:28,920 --> 01:14:32,520
The street they've burrowed through.
Over by Afar park.
1079
01:14:32,600 --> 01:14:35,760
How were you injured?
1080
01:14:35,840 --> 01:14:38,840
A grenade. They threw it at him.
Abu Muhammed, who threw it at you?
1081
01:14:38,920 --> 01:14:42,480
They were trying to get me to get out
of the house. From that house there.
1082
01:14:42,800 --> 01:14:45,400
[woman's voice overlapping]
1083
01:14:45,480 --> 01:14:48,080
When they retreat from the army,
they throw grenades everywhere.
1084
01:14:48,160 --> 01:14:49,680
There's nothing to worry about.
1085
01:14:49,760 --> 01:14:52,400
Take care of the children.
Don't be afraid. We love you.
1086
01:14:55,040 --> 01:14:58,640
Are there more families up ahead?
1087
01:14:59,480 --> 01:15:00,920
All families. This whole street.
1088
01:15:01,000 --> 01:15:04,760
There are rockets here... These two guys
came, one of them said he was from Rawa.
1089
01:15:06,480 --> 01:15:11,040
I asked him: "What do you want from here?"
1090
01:15:11,120 --> 01:15:14,720
He said, "I'm bringing the launcher."
1091
01:15:14,800 --> 01:15:18,200
He came with about five more
and their leader.
1092
01:15:18,760 --> 01:15:22,600
One is called Abu Aisha,
the other is Abu Junaid.
1093
01:15:22,680 --> 01:15:25,760
He was ordered to go fire at the Hummer.
1094
01:15:25,840 --> 01:15:28,680
When he came down
he asked him, "Did you hit it?"
1095
01:15:28,760 --> 01:15:31,640
He said, "No, they retreated."
1096
01:15:32,400 --> 01:15:34,720
He then said he would exchange
the weapon and return.
1097
01:15:35,040 --> 01:15:37,200
After a little while,
they threw grenades into our house.
1098
01:15:37,280 --> 01:15:39,000
Then they scattered and retreated.
1099
01:15:39,080 --> 01:15:42,400
One of them got hit in the face
after my brother was injured,
1100
01:15:42,480 --> 01:15:43,840
while he was standing in that room.
1101
01:15:48,800 --> 01:15:50,440
[Ali] Was the civilian telling the truth?
1102
01:15:51,200 --> 01:15:53,120
Or was he involved in today's event?
1103
01:15:54,720 --> 01:15:57,760
I am beginning to realize
there is no right answer
1104
01:15:58,680 --> 01:16:01,360
or at least no one right answer,
1105
01:16:02,760 --> 01:16:06,400
only the truth as it can be
perceived in the moment.
1106
01:16:19,000 --> 01:16:22,000
[soft music]
1107
01:16:32,880 --> 01:16:34,640
-Ready?
-Ready.
1108
01:16:37,640 --> 01:16:39,800
[artillery fire]
1109
01:16:39,880 --> 01:16:41,520
[Ali] In July 2017,
1110
01:16:42,640 --> 01:16:45,640
the big guns
of the Iraqi army fall silent.
1111
01:16:47,840 --> 01:16:49,560
After 10 months of combat,
1112
01:16:50,480 --> 01:16:53,800
the last Daesh stronghold
in the old city of west Mosul,
1113
01:16:53,880 --> 01:16:56,080
is captured by Iraqi forces.
1114
01:16:58,440 --> 01:17:01,320
But there are no cheering crowds
to greet the liberators,
1115
01:17:02,720 --> 01:17:04,280
only empty streets,
1116
01:17:06,120 --> 01:17:07,600
and utter devastation.
1117
01:17:09,960 --> 01:17:11,920
The price of victory has been high,
1118
01:17:13,480 --> 01:17:17,200
and the people of Iraq will be paying
the price for generations to come.
1119
01:17:21,440 --> 01:17:23,760
The human cost is still being calculated.
1120
01:17:25,440 --> 01:17:28,480
As the suffering continues
for wounded soldiers,
1121
01:17:32,000 --> 01:17:34,080
civilians caught in the crossfire,
1122
01:17:38,120 --> 01:17:41,560
and displaced families whose homes
have been ground into dust.
1123
01:17:44,360 --> 01:17:47,240
And then there is the moral cost.
1124
01:17:48,200 --> 01:17:50,920
Iraqis will need to reconcile
the need for justice,
1125
01:17:52,160 --> 01:17:54,080
against the desire for vengeance.
1126
01:17:55,800 --> 01:17:58,280
Reports emerge
about horrific human rights,
1127
01:17:58,360 --> 01:18:01,880
abuses committed
against suspected Daesh fighters.
1128
01:18:07,640 --> 01:18:12,440
Mosul is an unhealed wound
on the psyche of a nation.
1129
01:18:16,120 --> 01:18:19,480
Many of Mosul's historic
landmarks are gone forever,
1130
01:18:20,320 --> 01:18:22,600
including the Great Mosque of al-Nuri.
1131
01:18:24,040 --> 01:18:29,000
It had withstood the wrath of north
invaders during its 850-year history,
1132
01:18:30,360 --> 01:18:33,360
until Daesh leveled it in June 2017.
1133
01:18:36,840 --> 01:18:41,160
This is all that remains
of the iconic leaning Minaret.
1134
01:18:47,160 --> 01:18:50,480
Iraqis are returning
to the old city of Mosul
1135
01:18:50,560 --> 01:18:52,440
to see what is left of their heritage.
1136
01:18:53,920 --> 01:18:55,080
People like Captain Alaa,
1137
01:18:56,200 --> 01:18:58,080
who has come
to the Mosul historical museum
1138
01:18:58,160 --> 01:19:03,480
to observe the defensive fortifications
that Daesh combat engineers have erected.
1139
01:19:03,560 --> 01:19:06,640
This also was shown
in one of Daesh releases.
1140
01:19:06,720 --> 01:19:08,480
They destroyed the antiquities.
1141
01:19:08,760 --> 01:19:10,280
[Ali] They looted almost everything,
1142
01:19:11,680 --> 01:19:14,760
destroyed or burned the rest
of the museum's holdings.
1143
01:19:17,720 --> 01:19:21,760
Little remains here
except glimpses of past greatness
1144
01:19:22,960 --> 01:19:24,360
and the echoes of time.
1145
01:19:26,640 --> 01:19:32,000
There is a saying that, "Those who forget
their history are condemned to repeat it."
1146
01:19:33,920 --> 01:19:37,120
But what about those who destroy
their own history?
1147
01:19:40,440 --> 01:19:41,760
As I return to Baghdad,
1148
01:19:42,280 --> 01:19:46,240
it struck me that the real question for
Iraq, is not the question of a country,
1149
01:19:46,960 --> 01:19:48,280
but of its people.
1150
01:19:50,720 --> 01:19:53,120
Nasser's comment continues to haunt me.
1151
01:19:53,880 --> 01:19:57,880
[Nasser] Nasser Issa is not just
a body in a place,
1152
01:19:58,360 --> 01:19:59,400
but a soul and ideology.
1153
01:20:00,000 --> 01:20:01,720
If I were to die now,
1154
01:20:01,800 --> 01:20:07,360
there are a number of young men
that have learned the ideology
1155
01:20:07,440 --> 01:20:10,920
I have planted,
for the future of Islamic thought.
1156
01:20:12,520 --> 01:20:14,640
[Ali] I fear it will take
more than razor wire
1157
01:20:14,720 --> 01:20:17,560
and high prison walls
to contain this ideology.
1158
01:20:19,280 --> 01:20:22,360
Thinking back to those characters
I've met along the way,
1159
01:20:23,280 --> 01:20:26,560
The Crocodile, Um Hanadi, Captain Alaa,
1160
01:20:27,400 --> 01:20:29,400
I wonder what life will be like for them,
1161
01:20:30,560 --> 01:20:32,520
if and when the peace takes hold.
1162
01:20:34,440 --> 01:20:37,760
Will they be able to adapt
to civilian roles in a unified country?
1163
01:20:38,960 --> 01:20:41,840
Or will they be caught up
as the protagonists
1164
01:20:41,920 --> 01:20:44,680
of the next chapter
of this recurring tragedy?
1165
01:20:46,360 --> 01:20:48,360
I hope they find some kind of peace.
1166
01:20:51,920 --> 01:20:53,880
I hope I find it too.
1167
01:21:02,640 --> 01:21:06,120
[ominous music]
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