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21-year-old leandro jasso was on combat operations. he was evacuated to a medical facility where he died. he was part of the elite ranger regimen from washington state. he is the tenth u.s. service member to be killed this year and the second just this month. a critical moment for are brexit. the eu approved, but parliament gets a say and signs are not good. we are live at 10 downing street next. i am a family man.

My fellow americans, major combat operations in iraq have ended. in the battle of iraq the united states and our allies have prevailed. >> today theres a total of 147,000 american troops throughout iraq. 42,000 in baghdad alone. thats 50% more than the entire u.s. force it took to fight and win the war. but critics claim its still not enough troops to win the peace. >> while the administration had thought about getting rid of saddam, there had been very little thinking about what to do after he ...

Tillerson and foreign minister lavrov agreed to establish a deescalation zone where there would be no fighting. and the russians have already broken that. theres major combat operations taking place there. elizabeth: what is the motivation for iran? and why do we care? >> well, we care because the iranians want to dominate and control the middle east. syria is their strategic anchor to do that. elizabeth: its closer to israel. >> yes, and they have established clearly a shia crescent that moves ...

It should work the syrian regime to stop the violence. what is russia doing there? >> we cannot trust russia. evidence is really clear because of syria. they have broken every cease-fire agreement that they have charted in syria. last year, secretary tillerson and foreign minister lavrov made a deal that they will deescalation zone in southern syria. there will be no combat operations conducted there as a result of it. that would reduce the amount humanitarian crisis. for the last two and a half...

That area. the campaign is being conducted once again and there are hundreds of thousands of them fleeing towards the israeli border as a result of that. the point is this. that campaign if successful will permit the iranians to have a for your hand in southern syria than what they have now, and thats what they want. the second thing and the reason to be cautious, the campaign is being conducted in the very area where secretary of state tillotson and foreign minister lab rope from russia agreed ...

Malcolm nance, as well. decorated formal naval int intelligence officer, taking place in counterterrorism and combat operations. g geoff, we used to get advanced remarks from the president. now the tweet often exceeds what he will say. lets get your reaction to it. maybe your sense of how it frames what were going to hear later today. happy memorial day. those who died for our great country would be very happy and proud at how well our country is doing today. best economy in decades. lowest unem...

What happened to the soldier whose died in the niger ambush? we have david mckenzie live from johannesburg with what to expect. david, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dave. a really highly anticipated report outlining in detail, we expect, what happened to the four u.s. service members who were killed in remote west africa. taken on by a superior force of isis-linked militants. was the authorization incorrect as some have already suggested and what implications will this have for the u....

Fought in kabul. it is not clear how they died. extremist group claimed responsibility for twin bombing terror attack that killed 25 people in kabul. jillian: winning the war on terror, the united states closing the command center in a rack, the decision signifying the end of isis combat operations, 5000 us troops spending the last week for years assisting raps diminishing racks territory gaining territory lost to isis. racks prime minister declared the you islamic state defeated last december. ...

Appreciate your time today. peter king the republican from new york. >> sandra: five months after iraq declared victory over isis the u.s.-led coalition announcing the end of major combat operations against the terrorist group there. the battle is not over yet. lucas tomlinson live from the pentagon this morning. does it mean all u.s. troops are coming out of iraq? >> not all the troops, sandra. there is universal acknowledgement in the pentagon that pulling the troops out in 2011 was a big mist...

To the rank of major in 1994. soon after, he is posted to the joint readiness training center at fort polk, louisiana. >> joint readiness is the various elements of the military working together. this showed him the importance of cooperation with other branchs of the armed forces. and what the differences were. >> its a place of strategic study which can bring your thoughts down to the tactical level. >> its here that flynn first meets two men with whom he will be associated during the wars to c...