truck attacks on towns they were so successful in doing last year. they can't do that anymore. what we are finding is they are formidable fighting forks very disciplined and adapted to the coalition air frens presence. some guys get bombed every night but a lot get through and you see them able to pursue offensive operations in predominantly sunni areas that are out of the control of the iraqi government, like you would see around the oil refinery in baiji and ramadi. >> a long protracted battle. appreciate your update from erbil. >> always a pleasure. >> thank you. we want to bring you breaking news just in to cnn. there are reports that a migrant boat has capsized off the coast of libya. officials in malta say that boat capsized overnight with as many as 650 migrants on board. malta's local newspaper reports at least two dozen people have