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The military structure that isis has. >> before i let you go, i want to talk about this audio message from the self-proclaimed leader of isis, al baghdadi. were not going to show it and play it. nbc news has not been able to independently confirm that it is from him. what is in the message? what can we make of the timing of that message? >> the timing might be just to raise the morale of isis fighters. they lost the sinjar mountain areas and a couple of territory inside of syria. but i think thi...

Challenges like fallujah and mosul. >> theres been talk about this new audio message from al baghdadi. im sure the contents are not a coincidence. >> intelligence analysts are saying the tape was probably made a couple of weeks ago so it preceded what was happening. while he said the caliphate is still strong, he intimated that the appearances, the overt and external parts of the caliphate are going to look under pressure and there would be troubled times. and people shouldnt lose doubt. it was ...

West. >> the audio message produced while remains in hiding reclaimed the resilience. it came amid-reports that iraqi security forces have taken control of the complex in central ramadi, the last stronghold in the western city. al baghdadi acknowledging they suffered huge losses. he claimed the coalition was sticking with airstrikes because they are afraid to take on the terror group on the ground. theres an equally fierce debate about the wisdom of using ground forces to eradicate isis. >> we c...

Center under isis control either in iraq or syria. i think it is important to point out, miguel, that could prove a much tougher proposition. back to you. >> indeed. it sounds perhaps the iraqi government is finally making headway in repairing the damage with the sunni. the leader of isis trying to rally his troops in the face of military setbacks. an audio message reportedly made by al baghdadi assures isis fighters they are quote on the right path. the voice on the recording urges patience. ...

Ramadi. that is the big question. if they can, the next target in the governments sights is mosul. that is, of course, is the biggest population center under isis control either in iraq or syria. i think it is important to point out that could prove a much tougher proposition. certainly in the last hour, the iraqi government spokesperson saying they now hold the government compound in the center of ramadi which is a clear victory so far as the iraqi security forces are concerned. miguel. >> it f...

Terrorists. >> the recorded 24 minute audio message while ago baghdadi. iraqi security forces have taken control of the government complex and central ramadi the last reported isis strong hold in the city. he acknowledged they suffered enormous losses in the wakes of the attacks of saudi arabia and others. he claimed the pocoalition was making air strikes. as the fierce fighting continues there theres a debate here about the wisdom of using ground forces to eradicate forces. we can try to help o...

Major generating capability and controls the water of the euphrates river. this will be a big blow to isis and is yet one more step in what the coalition has to do to isolate them so they can finally kick them out of iraq and syria. everybodys been focussed on whats going on in ramadi, what has to happen in mosul, but this is also a key piece of the puzzle. >> could be a key blow to their so-called capital. the same group of rebels is claiming other victories in northern syria as well. they say ...

Bomb attack in a european capital sometime between christmas and new years. police in austria said they found no evidence of a plot but have increased security at big events and crowded places as a precaution. interestingly a police spokesman in vienna said they received several names of several possible attackers but they were checked and there are no concrete hints they said that these people are in austria or in europe or and i quote, if they are real people. so a very vague tip, alex. but, o...

Police across europe are stepping up security measures over concerns of a possible terrorist attack in the coming days. authorities in vienna say a friendly intelligence service warned of a series of attacks before the end of the year. german official wouldnt be more specific about the potential threat but says the security measures had been adapted in response to last months attacks in paris. in other news, isis released an audio message yesterday purportedly from the terrorist groups leader wh...

Rebuild, so we must be mindful that yes, the iraqi security forces may have taken ramadi back but its going to take a long time to rebuild it. now, more broadly, within the region, there are unconfirmed reports in haweja, a peshmerga and u.s. commander assault on an isis prison a couple of months ago, unconfirmed reports yesterday another assault by peshmerga and u.s. forces that have gone in here to retake that area. well keep you updated as we go along. as eamon referred to earlier on, there w...