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Slavery. this guys wife, who was captured, is said to have been deeply involved in the human trafficking operation. so this was a significant i operation a. defense secretary ashton carter says it was a significant blow to isis. that said, there is another development involving isis gaining more ground in iraq. this continues in the city of ramadi, 70 miles west of baghdad. this is a critical fight because its a major transportation corridor. tive isis has moved no the center of the city. back i...

And it is remarkable and miraculous that we didnt lose ospreys and or black hawks in there and we had tactical air and gun ships supporting and other assets that may have been doing diversionary. and killing over 40 isis terrorist that we department have a casulty. >> and while this is clearly siing cant there is troubling nows of isis capturing ramadi. that is overshadows this one event. what does it mean if they capture ramadi. it shouldnt happen. we should use our fullest air power to isolate...

Could find the forces in ramadi. and we should not let it fall. >> how come we are not doing that? >> it amazes me. the air campaign. and the saudis had 118 in yemen. and when was the last time the u.s. air force or our forces had 118 air sorties in iraq. it boggles the mind. >> why is that? and do you so a point where we finish them off in >> i know i would ramp it up. i think the administration is letting it drag out in a new reason. and the president is actively controlling it along with gene...

Stage a ground offensive to get in there. here is the problem isis has cut off the main road leading west to baghdad. thats created another humanitarian crisis because hundreds, if not thousands of people remain trapped there ramadi and were hearing isis has been executing people trying to escape. that includes possibly women and children. so it is a very dire situation on the ground in ramadi. we continue to follow the event to see whether that ground owe financessive is going to be launched. i...

Is there a sense in the middle east where you are tonight that the iraqi forces can indeed take back ramadi from the isis terrorists? >> reporter: there is concern about that because we have seen it happen -- ill give you an example. oil fields to the north in between baghdad and mowsle, thats been flip and forth. iraqi military saying they have control, but then we find isis still has control of much of the refinery. thats been the case. a iraqi commanders say no, theyre pushing isis out of the...