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American forces had difficulties
distinguishing insurgents from civilians, so the order was to treat
everyone as a potential threat. We went in for some night raids. There was no discrimination. They went to every house
and, man, they did not knock. BANGING You know, they'd go in there and
they'd just tear the house up, like, looking for guns. Outside! That was happening
across the Sunni Triangle several times a night. You know, in villages everywhere,
every night. Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang. Hey, lay the BLEEP down. Lay the BLEEP down. Lay down.
Lay the BLEEP down! Lay down! FEMALE SOBS Then three times in a week, you have
40 men go through your house, go through your wife's
underwear drawer. SHE WAILS It's humiliating
distinguishing insurgents from civilians, so the order was to treat
everyone as a potential threat. We went in for some night raids. There was no discrimination. They went to every house
and, man, they did not knock. BANGING You know, they'd go in there and
they'd just tear the house up, like, looking for guns. Outside! That was happening
across the Sunni Triangle several times a night. You know, in villages everywhere,
every night. Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang. Hey, lay the BLEEP down. Lay the BLEEP down. Lay down.
Lay the BLEEP down! Lay down! FEMALE SOBS Then three times in a week, you have
40 men go through your house, go through your wife's
underwear drawer. SHE WAILS It's humiliating
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American forces had difficulties
distinguishing insurgents from
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civilians, so the order was to treat
everyone as a potential threat.
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We went in for some night raids.
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There was no discrimination.
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They went to every house
and, man, they did not knock.
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BANGING
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You know, they'd go in there and
they'd just tear the house up,
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like, looking for guns.
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Outside!
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That was happening
across the Sunni Triangle
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several times a night.
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You know, in villages everywhere,
every night.
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Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang.
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Hey, lay the BLEEP down.
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Lay the BLEEP down. Lay down.
Lay the BLEEP down! Lay down!
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FEMALE SOBS
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Then three times in a week, you have
40 men go through your house,
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go through your wife's
underwear drawer.
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SHE WAILS
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It's humiliating.
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With unique personal archive from civilians and soldiers from both sides of the conflict, this series takes viewers closer to the realities of war and life under ISIS than they have ever been before.
