Special Report Senior International Correspondent: Arwa Damon

Arwa Damon Photojournalist and Editor: Brice Lainé

Brice Lainé Producers: Hamdi Alkhshali and Tim Lister

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In November 2016, CNN’s Arwa Damon and Brice Lainé entered eastern Mosul with Iraqi security forces. Their convoy soon came under attack by ISIS fighters. Arwa and her producer, Hamdi, who was back behind the front line, relied on an old cellphone to keep in touch. The group was under siege for 28 hours.