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American soldier to die on iraqi soil since 20 # 1. this is a mission that brings up many question ss about the u.s. role -- in 20 # 11, and this brings up many questions about the role of the u.s. in iraq, and we are joined by our experts jim sciutto and retired colonel rick francona. and jim, what is the latest being said there on the ground first american to have tied in iraq since 2011 >> he is a member of the delta force, and the inarguably the most elite team in the u.s. military. i am tol...

Saving 90 people in the process. >> it was not the presidents decision to okay this mission, it was the defense secretarys because it fell under advise and assist. did you bristle at all when you heard that? >> a little bit. maybe the president didnt specifically push the button or pull the trigger. he obviously has people under him for a reason. but the president should take ownership. its his mission. and so i think at the end of the day its the old buck stops here. and i would like to see the...

News were following including u.s. commandos theyve been battling isis forces on the ground in iraq now for the first time saving dozens of people faced an imminent mass execution but losing one of their own. plus, the son of a well-known hollywood director joins an al qaeda related group. what role is he playing in their brand new video? wait, i can freeze my account. [touch tone] introducing freeze it, from discover. it allows you to prevent new purchases on your account in seconds if your car...

Announcing the departure of general john allen, a key figure in the fight against isis and helped assemble the 65-member coalition against that terrorist group. the announcement comes a day after u.s. and kurdish commandos raided an isis prison in iraq, rescuing roughly 70 hostages. one u.s. fatality was confirmed in the operation. 39-year-old master sergeant joshua wheeler. ash carter acknowledged u.s. soldiers found themselves in combat during the raid. >> you alluded twice to his actions. his...

Welcome back to "the lead." im jim sciutto in for jake tapper. in iraq resulting in the first american combat death there since 2011. 39-year-old master sergeant joshua wheeler was killed during a mission that rescued dozens of hostages believed to be facing imminent execution. the raid was led by kurdish commandos with u.s. special forces from the delta force serving in an advise and assist role, but when the situation escalated the americans were forced to engage the enemy. [ gunfire ] faced...

An american service member was killed in the operation that lib liberated about 70 hostages from an isis-controlled prison. the defense department has just identified him as 39-year-old master sergeant joshua wheeler. you see his picture there. jim sciutto joins us with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. im told by a u.s. official he was from the delta force, most elite special operations in the military. the delta force was acting originally in a train and assist role with kurdish c...

Glen doherty. and ambassador chris stevens. >> i stood next to president obama as marines carried his casket, and those of the other three americans, off the plane at andrews air force base. >> that was nbcs andrea mitchell reporting. turning now overseas to iraq where an american soldier has been killed in combat for the first time since u.s. forces withdrew from that country in 2011. it happened as american and kurdish commandos raided an islamic-state prison successfully freeing some 70 hos...

Dollars waging successful corruption campaign. officials at the local, state and federal level, including sadly mexico security forces, but has successfully corrupted much of the private sector. the communications industry, the transportation industry. there is not a cab driver in that area that he doesnt have on the payroll. it is extraordinarily difficult for the brave mexican special forces, the marine commandos to effectively identify exactly where hes at and ultimately either kill him or ca...

>> it does appear to be confirmed, though anything confirmed today is difficult, that these guerillas are from the very extreme left-wing group called black september. >> the communique ended with the appeal revolutionaries of the world unite. >> black september actually came out of fattah. fattah was yasser arafat. he had been involved in the palestinian cause since the 1960s. >> arafat thought he was the leader of the palestinians, and he was, in effect. i mean, he couldnt control all of them,...

Locations where the insurgents were firing on soft forces from the hospital. so once that happens, once theres any fire coming from a location that has been given protected status, and -- >> okay, okay, i dont have a lot of time, rusty. so what youre saying is that the taliban is near the hospital and weve got special forces working with the afghan commandos that that hospital is going to get hit. but did they use laser directed jets or was this an ac-130 with, you know, with guns on it? >> i wo...