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Reiterate thad the syrian people and not the international community must decide the fate of assad. aid workers say russian jets are to blame, which moscow strongly denies. now, were learning more about the first u.s. ground operation against isis forces in iraq. a daring hostage rescue mission left one u.s. kmaernld dead but it also saved the lives of dozens of people believed to be facing imminent execution by isis terrorists. our international chief correspondent jim sciutto has all the det...

Execution at a prison in northern iraq. this is the first known instance of united states troops in direct ground combat in iraq since the fight against isis began. we go to washington, dc. there are not supposed to be any boots on the ground in iraq. how, then, is the pentagon explaining wheelers death? >> the pentagon said that master sergeant wheeler died in a firefight but not in combat. president obama promised just last year united states troops in iraq would not have a combat mission only...

And he rushed to help them and made it possible for them to be effective. >> and the mission was a success. about 70 hostages were freed. it was the first time u.s. troops had become voched in direct ground combat in iraq since the start of the war against isis and wheel are wer e first u.s. combat death but the pentagon remains reluctant to say that this soldier died in combat because the president promised last year no combat, no ground troop ms in iraq. listen. >> i want to be clear, the amer...

Fighting isis. 39-year-old master sergeant joshua wheeler was shot and killkill killed in a hostage rescue mission in iraq. and tonight theyre admitting they dont even know who americas top fighters were trying to rescue when they sent them in on this mission. how did this happen? jim sciutto is "outfront" with breaking details tonight. >> reporter: faces with the first u.s. combat death in iraq in four years, pentagon secretary ash carter made clear that u.s. troops will continue to face danger...

Releasing new details about what was a very, very complicated operation. >> no question. and defense secretary ashton carter saying that he was proud of master sergeant joshua wheeler. he was the delta force commando killed in that raid. he said in secretary carters words that he ran to the sound of the guns. he ran into this fire fight. he lost his life for it. but secretary carter also making clear there will be other in the future other deadly risky or potentially deadly risky raids like this...

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...

Afghanistan when he leaves office that would hand over americas longest running war to a third president. >> so here you have a situation where we have clarity by what our mission is, weve got a partner who wants to work with us. were going to continually make adjustments to ensure that we give the best possibilities for success and i suspect that we will continue to evaluate this going forward, as will the next president. >> that means the war in afghanistan will be a campaign issue yet again, ...

Hillary clinton says she is standing be i the president as he delays a plan to withdraw american troops. listen to part of the interview. >> president obama is a perfect example of a leader who has strong convictions of what he would like to see happen, also pays attention to whats going on in the real world. his decision is one i agree with. i will not sit here and say what i would do, again, we want to bring our troops home. we certainly den want them endpanled if on the ground combat. >> form...

The real world. and his decision is one that i agree with. i will not sit here today and say what i would do upon taking office because, again, we want to bring our troops home. we certainly dont want them engaged in on the ground combat. we want them to help support and train the afghan army. and we want them to, you know, continue to work with the government of afghanistan to try to help strengthen security for them. so i cant predict where things will be in january of 2017. but i support the ...

Hitting 11 targets, according to moscow. u.s. officials say this was the first time the russians fired this highly accurate missile in combat. pentagon officials believe it is a direct message to them from moscow. we can fire at you from long distances. and in western syria, russia now in ground combat. artillery hitting targets to back up the regime forces of bashar assad. >> now, how bad is this getting? i want everybody to take a look at this video posted by a moderate rebel group in syria th...