Inside Raqqah News Today

That says this is it, this is, you know, this issue is over. and instead his inaccuracies and the questions surrounding what he said ends up actually prolonging a controversy thats been very damaging for the white house. >> well see if they end up having a conversation. >> they should have a conversation. she should have a conversation with general kelly, he should speak with her and then they should move on. the president doesnt want to move on. he tweeted last night, we assumed after general k...

Democracies and their effectiveness as a resource for activists in countries where their governments genuinely put them in danger, its a complicated situation. >> such fascinating reporting. again, new this morning on "the daily beast," thank you. >> thank you. cnn on the ground inside of raqqah, syria, newly liberated from isis control. a look at the dangers preventing people from returning home at this point and the devastation that will await them when they do.

Raqqah, syria, getting a first look at what is left behind. >> u.s. backed forces celebrating a victory on the streets but danger remains. arwa damian inside raqqah for us with the latest. arwa? >> take a look at destruction around us. this is one of the main squares in rack ka and it was here where isis would carry out its public beheadings and executions and put the heads of its victims on these spikes. a gruesome, chilling reminder to anyone who walked by what their fate could be if they even...

Deeply rooted in military service back to the war of 1812. his brother says the man was a servant and loved people. again, we are thinking about them and their families today. >> whole lot of news coming in. turns out that top trump campaign aides retweeted messages directly from russian trolls days before the election. >> plus, a crucial senate vote on a budget bill. the first step towards some pretty big potential tax cuts. do republicans have the votes on this one though? >> cnn goes inside r...

From returning or gaining a foothold in raqqah again, they have to rebuild the fabric of society. >> arwa damian inside raqqah, remarkable work inside that city at great risk we might add as well, thanks to arwa. a threat from north korea this morning. the country says the united states should expect an unimaginable strike at an unimaginable time. >> this statement comes as the united states and south korea are carrying out more of these joint military drills over the peninsula. the language t...

A white woman in 1955. the sign was scratched last month. and this past weekend, as well. the vandals ripped panels containing words and images telling tills story off the marker. emmett tills kidnapping and murder helped to galvanize the civil rights movement. the self-declared capital of isis is crumbling. next, a cnn exclusive. inside raqqah. well show you what life is like inside the city and how locals are trying to force remaining fighters out.

As well. where is russia in all of this? we have an administration that does not get tough with russia on things that would protect our country. russia has been supportive, so one question i have is what are they doing to reach out with russia to get their support to stop this as well? >> all right, senator debbie stabenow of michigan, thank you for talking health care and syria with us today. appreciate it. >> thanks. up next, a cnn exclusive, inside raqqah, the de facto isis capital, right? ...

Yiesz plots to attack the united states are believed to be in the work right now in the terrorist self-proclaimed capital in syriaia. barbara starr is working the story for us.. barbara starr is working the story for us. >> reporter: growing intelligence that isis is using raqqah as a mabase of operation to plot against the united states. there are fresh kagtss the u.s. is getting ready to move on raqqah. >> inside raqqahs syria the u.s. believes terrorists are plotting to attack the u.s. and th...

>> caller: cnn has learned u.s. special operations forces recently attacked an isis target inside syria. the u.s. believes the raid stopped plotters planning to attack the u.s., an administration official says. >> we know we need to remove daesh from raqqah. >> 2,000 to 3,000 fighters in and around raqqah according to u.s. military officials. no one knows how many other supporters exist among the population. within the next few weeks the u.s. plans along with kurdish and arab partners to try to ...

City but location of the troop. >> reporter: president obama responded by telling npr, the risk of killing innocent civilians is not acceptable. >> that is not who we are. that would be a strategy that would have an enormous backlash against the united states. it would be terp for national security. >> reporter: could the most sophisticated american officials strike raqqahs city hall with precision and take out only isis militants. >> no munitions can do that from the air without being up close ...