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Civilian Suffering Grows In Mosul As Fight Against ISIS Continues

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In this Friday, May 26, 2017 file photo, a child plays among the ruins of a house in western Mosul that was destroyed in a March 17 coalition airstrike that killed more than 100 people. (Balint Szlanko, File/AP)
In this Friday, May 26, 2017 file photo, a child plays among the ruins of a house in western Mosul that was destroyed in a March 17 coalition airstrike that killed more than 100 people. (Balint Szlanko, File/AP)

As the focus shifts to the fight to retake the Syrian city of Raqqa from ISIS, the suffering continues in Mosul, the last major city where the group has a foothold in Iraq. Iraqi troops, supported by the U.S., have cornered ISIS fighters in the western part of the city and they're squeezing ISIS into ever smaller areas.

CNN senior international correspondent Arwa Damon (@arwaCNN) joins Here & Now's Robin Young with the latest.

This segment aired on June 6, 2017.

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