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Than 60% of the territory they claimed two years ago. the overall operation in iraq to stamp out isis is progressing fairly well. >> bill: so if mosul is eventually liberated and at a high cost at that, what then for isis in iraq? >> well, isis in iraq is losing territory. it appears the u.s. military is going to stay in iraq for a long term to help iraqi forces to make sure isis forces doesnt reappear. were getting a sense maybe in the summer a large operation to knock out isis in iraq is immin...

So we are very committed to not just defeating them but make sure they cannot escape. >> bill: connor powell live in our middle east newsroom watching the story as it unfolds. where are the coalition forces in the efforts to retake the town? >> its been more than three months for coalition and iraqi forces to take back the eastern half of mosul in less than three weeks now theyve taken 30% of western mosul. the operation is moving fairly quickly in comparison to other iraqi operations but the op...

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Thank you very much. were getting word in u.s. injuries in the fight against isis. the pentagon saying u.s. forces have been taking fire while taking hold of mosul. barbara starr has the latest for us. barbara, what are you learning about american troops wounded on the front lines of mosul. >> good evening,ful would. over the last six to eight weeks u.s. troops have moved forward to the line in mosul. and helping iraqi forces target isis forces in the fight to take iraqs largest second city. as ...

Weve learned that senator john mccain chairman of the armed services committee just wrapped up a secret trip to northern syria to talk to officials there, have a look for himself at how the fight is going and what some of those options might be. wolf. >> very quickly, 5,000 ground troops still in iraq, but there are some u.s. troops already in syria, right? >> yeah. the top line limit is about 500. it may not often be that many. but they are mainly special operations forces and some conventional...

Alex? >> the israeli military killed four isis-linked militants after the militants attacked israeli forces of the highly contested region. the incident is the first substantial fight israel and syrian based isis forces there, following the encounter, prime minister netanyahu said he wont allow isis or any other group to use the cover of the war in syria to establish themselves next to our border. louis? back to cuba now as the voices of a younger generation in havana face an uncertain future ...

Having mental problems and being an unstable person. that doesnt mean he was inspired by isis. there was a man arrested in rochester yesterday, again, his father saying he was unstable, easily hijacked by various causes here and there and was mentally limited if you will. he had some mental problems. so that is the issue we know of him, but isis could have been a factor. well know as their investigation continues. >> staying in the area the jerusalem post is reporting that russian air strikes in...

Top rebel leader. the kill is said to be a blow to the government. meanwhile, fighting against isis in iraq is heating up. reuters reports iraqi troops are moving on the last remaining district held by isis forces in the city of ramadi. reuters adds that information about the situation on the ground is very difficult to verify. lets bring in colonel jack jacobs. is this information credible? how close are they actually to taking back ramadi? >> there is apparently just one district left to take....

Heart healthy snack, try a meta health bar. turning to capitol hill, a house committee is digging deeper into americas military strategy in syria and iraq. defense secretary ash carter and joint chief chairman joseph dunfer is testifying. secretary carter just saying he is prepared to send more special op forces to syria. joining me now, nbcs pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski and msnbc military analyst retired army four-star general barry mccaffrey. general, start with you. talk to me ab...

Boots on the ground. but today, when you listen to ash carter up on capitol hill, there are not only going to be boots on the ground. they are going to engage in combat operations, both in iraq and syria. now, those special operations forces will be primarily based in iraq, but they will conduct those kind of raids against isis forces in both syria and iraq. chuck? >> what kind of numbers are we talking about here? >> were talking about perhaps -- somewhere between 50, 100 perhaps, special opera...