Kurdish Commandos News Today

Let me bring in david ignatius for the first question, but, david, before asking the first question, let me ask you, just how big of a threat does isis remain, in your opinion based on all the sources youve spoken with? >> joe, isis is on the way to being destroyed physically, the idea that laid behind isis in syria and iraq, obviously, persists. but they in the last week, im told by the syrian kurdish commandos who is leading this fight have felt a resurgent morale. he told me when i interviewe...

Youve covered these wars so bravely on the ground. i want to ask you a painful final question. what effect is trumps decision to withdraw from syria going to have on americas reputation in that part of the world? >> you know, its really quite painful to hear from my kurdish sources. these are the very troops i traveled when i was embedded in syria. its bafflement. a couple of days before trumps announcement they were reassured by senior officials we were in it for the long haul. regarding the ca...

White house official is that on the call he promised trump if the u.s. would pull out of syria, we will finish it off, turkey will take responsibility for finishing the remaining isis fighters that are still in the country. trump took erdegon at his word. as you know he has interests in syria that go far beyond defeating isis. what goes along with that is a green light for the turks to clear out the syrian kurdish forces fighting along side the u.s. and who feel abondened as the u.s. lets turkey...

Debate these important issue, but please wait until youre called on. now that everyone is this place, its time for the candidates to introduce themselves to our audience. youll each have one minute. senator graham, youre first. >> thank you very much. i just returned there iraq two weeks ago. and it was my 36th trip to iraq and afghanistan in the last decade. toward the hend, i met a very impressive special forces sergeant. it was his job to rain iraqi kurdi kurdish commandos. he was so proud of...

After u.s. and allied kurdish commandos rescued 70 hostages from inside. the first known use of american troops in combat in iraq since they returned there a year ago. the kurds had earlier released video of the moment when the hostages were set free. and now, the semiautonomous kurdish government is apparently using the raid for pr, showing the hostages breaking into tears on kurdish television. as they thank a kurdish political leader. others tell their stories of horrific treatment by isis. t...