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Joining me now, malcolm mance. your reaction to this? >> well, certainly i have strong reactions to the raid that was carried out today by french forces. it was an intelligence success and it was a ground combat direct action success. however, we did see some components of isis, which hadnt been present before. use of female suicide bombers outside of iraq and syria. theyre very prevalent in iraq and syria, but not out in the west. on the other hand, they did a very, very slick propaganda produc...

Im chris hayes. a massive raid in a northern suburb here has quite possibly disrupted san entire terrorist cell in the wake of fridays attack, with at least two more suspects dead and eight more arrests, we will get to that in a moment. first, nbc news has learned theres a new isis video that headaches a reference to new yorks times square. there is no details or plans of a plot. and its important to know that survey of times square has been used by isis before. senior law enforcement officials ...

Strike that took out the isis leader in libya. thats what we have to do intensify over the coming days and weeks. >> fara, you know, youre an expert on this region and so much of this coalition effort is based on these so-called kinetic air strikes. in order to really get the job done, some military personnel, whether the u.s., france, arab countries in the region, some have to go in there on the ground oand really fight directy in ground combat, right? >> so i think its important to understand ...

As the war in afghanistan steams into its 15th year now, today president obama bestowed the medal of honor on the tenth living recipient of that award who earned the medal while fighting the long, long u.s. war in afghanistan. the u.s. military is also carrying out not just air strikes, but also certain levels of ground combat, both in iraq and in syria, in a not imaginary fight against isis, that is being waged very far away from duncan hunters district or the u.s./mexico border. today, it was ...

Of ground combat, both in iraq and in syria, in a not imaginary fight against isis, that is being waged very far away from duncan hunters district or the u.s./mexico border. today, it was front page news across the country, when kurdish fighters in iraq launched one of the biggest military operations yet against isis. this is in northern iraq. its long a key contested supply line route between the city of mosul and the syrian border. and as the white house continues to expand the u.s. military i...

I only know of it happening recently on the republican side of the aisle, where in the wake of the bush/cheney administration, foreign policy chops have not been highly developed. its not been an in-demand part of the republican partys wheelhouse. but getting away with this stuff and it not hurting you in congress, duncan hunter. and it not hurting you in the senate, joni ernst. and it maybe not hurting your presidential campaign, ben carson, well see, on one level, that is hilarious. on another...

Syria, american boots on the ground would not only be good for america but also would be good for syria. >> i will not put american boots on the ground if syria. i will not pursue an open ended action like iraq or afghanistan. >> the resolution resubmitted today does not call for the deployment of u.s. ground combat forces to iraq or syria. now, combat force, thats the important phrase, the white house press secretary saying some of these conversations were about the fight against assad, not the...

Where boots on the ground in syria, american boots on the ground in syria would not only be good for america but also would be good for syria. i will not put american boots on the ground in syria. i will not pursue an open-ended action like iraq or afghanistan. the resolution we submitted today does not call for the deployment of u.s. ground combat forces to iraq or syria. >> joining us now, jim acosta at the white house with more. jim, whats the white house saying about this announcement? >> re...

Today does not call for the deployment of u.s. ground combat forces to iraq or syria. >> joining me now is a lease labott. great to have you on here. its a huge story today. tell me about what were learning, where the americans are going and what precisely their role will be. >> well, were talking about a small team now. its about 50 special forces. this team of commanders will be going to the northeastern part of syria to be looking at helping kurdish and arab troops on the ground there battlin...

Deployment of u.s. ground combat forces to iraq or syria. >> join iing me now our senior international correspondent. so nick, let me go to you first. who exactly is going? where will they be going in syria? what kind of environment will these american special forces be walking into? >> reporter: under 50 special forces we understand, but it will most likely be around the area we think around kobani. the mission is aiming towards raqqa. thats where there are some syrian arab coalition forces alo...