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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 and rocket launchers pounded targets to backup regime forces of bashar al assad. now, according to the u.s. and turkey, so far the russians hitting few, if any, isis positions. and about that called off air strike, no word yet whether u.s. warplanes were able...

Ground combat in iraq and syria? >> well, it would have to be a very measured decision. wed want to hear from all the experts. i think at the end of the day in order to beat back isis from the vacuum that was created when president obama removed troops from iraq, and i think thats undispu undisputed, is were going to have to put boots back on the ground. i mean, thats not an easy decision to make again but what we have to look at is whether or not isis is an existential threat to this country. i...

Situps, a five-mile run in 40 minutes, a 12-mile foot march in three hours, parachute jumps, helicopter assaults and 27 days of mock combat patrols. >> i want to take a hard look at all that and make sure that the standards are being met. there is no doubt in my mind that women can engage in ground combat with enemies of our nation because theyve done it. >> reporter: since 9/11 more than 150 military women have died and more than 1,000 wounded, assigned to operations in the war zones. many will...

While executing surgical raids on target to take out any threats. how hard is ranger school? 400 students started. only 96 graduated. of the 19 women who began, 16 dropped out. one is still working to get through the program. little sleep and food is just the beginning. soldiers must do 49 pushups, 59 situps, a five-mile run in 40 minutes, 12 mile foot march in three hours, parachute jumps, helicopter assaults and 27 days of mock combat patrols. the armys top general is yet to make his recommend...

There. what is number one thing the u.s. needs to do to prevent that from happening? >> thats right, brooke. it would be a strategic disaster. i think we need to change our current strategy which is clearly not working. i think we need to ramp up air strikes, special operations. we have to capture and interrogate isis leaders and put ground combat forces in. >> isis is strong strategically. you point out in a piece of yours recently that in the fight for ramadi there were these three huge truck ...

Im not talking about ground combat. im talking about better assistance and we also have to have a strategy to defeat isis in sooe and there is no ground force there. thatll go on for years. >> can iraq defeat isis without american troops? >> if you mean american ground troops i dont know the answer to that but i do think we should try and provide them the kind of assistance this they truly need that ive just described to you. more trainers and more advisors on the ground. we dont have any adviso...

Weve heard any "im sorry." so no sir, to answer your question. >> when it comes down to the altercation that happened bates, 73 years old, he was acting as a volunteer, allowed to have both weapons on him. take a listen to this. >> mr. harris fled he disobeyed the orders of law enforcement. he attempted to flee from captured, when he was still in a ground combat with deputies deputy bates approached and attempted to use a less lethal device. inadvertently he used his handgun instead how would yo...

Ground combat forces into iraq. what were talking about are those traditional military units, large battalions brigades, formations truly in combat. a lot of concerns if they vote for this, this is where it could all lead. secretary of state john kerry says absolutely not and he offers some very interesting reasoning about why the u.s. will not send ground troops into the region. have a listen to what he had to say. >> the implications of that would be actually to aid in the recruitment, to crea...

Authorities today charged three men with conspiracy to help isis. western nations might not be engaging in actual ground combat against the terror group. but they are fighting isis at ground level. how? by training forces who have already proven they can win against this terrorist group. the kurdish pesh mer ga in iraq is one of the groups. these fighters have kept isis at bay and a lot of the region here despite suffering serious losses. i am going to turn now to our senior international corres...

Moving them to full swing, just several days ago they began at a base another 170 u.s. troops there, they are beginning to train the iraqi forces. so youre seeing a higher profile, a more spread out profile of u.s. troops in iraq and it goes this very question the president has said no ground troops in combat as we have been saying the question may be whether ground combat will come to the u.s. troops who are there. brooke? >> barbara starr, thank you so much at the pentagon. we also have some...