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Mosul Mayhem
Aired April 11, 2003 - 06:06 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
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DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: Let's focus on the northern part of the country. The northern Iraqi city of Mosul is no longer under the control of the forces loyal to Saddam Hussein. The problem is, it's not under anyone else's control either. We are getting word that the U.S. says that the entire Iraqi 5th Corps has surrendered.
Jane Arraf is in Iraq's third-largest city, and she brings us more right now -- Jane.
JANE ARRAF, CNN BAGHDAD BUREAU CHIEF: Daryn, we're actually standing in front of a presidential palace in Mosul. This is called the Spear Palace. It's called the Spear Palace because in the old times, apparently, people defended this city with spears.
I cannot tell you how amazing it is to be here. For all of these people they would never have dreamed to be able to walk into a presidential palace, and you can see behind me they're going in and out. It's Friday here, the holiday, and they're -- well, I have to be honest, they're in the late stages of looting here. People are now at the stages of carrying away entire chandeliers and taking hammers and chisels to the wooden banisters, carting away the doors on the backs of their cars. They're taking away everything they can from this palace.
Now, we hope to show you at some time the inside of the palace. It's actually remarkably tasteful, but it's so secret that -- the largest hotel in Mosul is just behind us, and for the last year or so they have blocked off the entire wing of the hotel that overlooked this palace. No one was allowed to even see the outside of it for security reasons.
People here say Saddam Hussein spent perhaps one day, one night a year here, and now it's just an amazing scene. People still can't get over the fact that they can walk into this place -- Carol -- Daryn, I'm sorry.
KAGAN: Jane Arraf reporting to us from Mosul.
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Aired April 11, 2003 - 06:06 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: Let's focus on the northern part of the country. The northern Iraqi city of Mosul is no longer under the control of the forces loyal to Saddam Hussein. The problem is, it's not under anyone else's control either. We are getting word that the U.S. says that the entire Iraqi 5th Corps has surrendered.
Jane Arraf is in Iraq's third-largest city, and she brings us more right now -- Jane.
JANE ARRAF, CNN BAGHDAD BUREAU CHIEF: Daryn, we're actually standing in front of a presidential palace in Mosul. This is called the Spear Palace. It's called the Spear Palace because in the old times, apparently, people defended this city with spears.
I cannot tell you how amazing it is to be here. For all of these people they would never have dreamed to be able to walk into a presidential palace, and you can see behind me they're going in and out. It's Friday here, the holiday, and they're -- well, I have to be honest, they're in the late stages of looting here. People are now at the stages of carrying away entire chandeliers and taking hammers and chisels to the wooden banisters, carting away the doors on the backs of their cars. They're taking away everything they can from this palace.
Now, we hope to show you at some time the inside of the palace. It's actually remarkably tasteful, but it's so secret that -- the largest hotel in Mosul is just behind us, and for the last year or so they have blocked off the entire wing of the hotel that overlooked this palace. No one was allowed to even see the outside of it for security reasons.
People here say Saddam Hussein spent perhaps one day, one night a year here, and now it's just an amazing scene. People still can't get over the fact that they can walk into this place -- Carol -- Daryn, I'm sorry.
KAGAN: Jane Arraf reporting to us from Mosul.
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