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To the terror network. lets get the details from cnns mohamm mohammed jum yun. how did this go down? >> reporter: the two most senior leaders were killed sunday. it was a nighttime raid that involved missile strikes and ground forces. a lot of the information obtained in order to locate the safe house appeared after several leaders were arrested. thats according to iraq and u.s. officials. also, when the safe house was located, the two men were hiding within a hole in the house, and thats where ...

Same day that "the new york times" published another story. this time 234 in afghanistan, it was in february during a nighttime raid. special forces fired on men. they shot and killed three women who were standing near one of the men. not only did the u.s. forces kill innocent people in that incident. they also tried to cover up the deaths. one man claiming that u.s. troops dug bullets out of the womens bodies. pentagon officials have admitted the civilians were killed inadvertently. but they ha...

They said the attack weapons team positively identified the threat, established hostile intent, conducted a collateral damage assessment and received clearance to fire. they also say after only extensive review did they realize that two of the individuals killed may have been reporters. nearly three years later, the wikileaks video surfaced on the same day as the "new york times" had another article, this time in afghanistan, this february during a nighttime raid. special forces looking for ta...

Killed on february 12 in a nighttime raid in southeastern afghanistan. special forces showed up looking for taliban insurgents. one of the men killed that night was carrying an ak-47. a u.s. officer opened fire killing him and the three women gathered around them. two were pregnant, the third was a teenager. right after the attack, general stanley mcchrystals office claimed that the women had been tied up and gagged and killed hours before the raid, the implication being they were victims of per...

Green-on-blue in eastern afghanistan which has been plagued by isis in the last year or two. they have tried to step up their offensive in the last few months. we saw where the u.s. dropped the largest bomb ever used in warfare that we know of. and then just at the end of april, two u.s. army rangers were killed during a nighttime raid there, richard. >> courtney kube, thank you for that report on the breaking news and well continue to stay on top of it. when we have more developments, well have...

Attack or a green on blue. it appears to be an apparent green on blue. we dont know for certain whether this individual was an afghan commando or someone who was in an afghan commando uniform. officials are confirming it was an apparent green on blue insider attack. three u.s. soldiers were killed. you mentioned this happened in nangarhar province in an area called the achin district. theres been a continued isis presence there. the u.s. dropped the largest bomb that theyve dropped in the histor...

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But first, we begin with major developments in the fight against isis. the pentagon saying u.s. special forces carried out a daring nighttime raid in eastern syria, killing a senior commander in charge of the terror groups oil and gas operations in a fire fight, including hand-to-hand combat and capturing his wife. those commandos also liberating a yazidi woman who was being held captive as a slave. lets go to molly henneberg who is standing by with the very latest on this breaking story. who or...

Theyre not very accurate. these are not guided rockets. you showers point and shoot. it was a nighttime raid. they do come in fairly slowly particularly when theyre hovering or turning to go into a landing. jack jacobs other military analysts are saying this was a misuse of resources and that i think that could resonate with a lot of americans. after all it was the s.e.a.l.s who killed bin laden. an incredible operation, maybe some learns are going to say why are they being used in this valley t...

This hangar to hear not only the president but the vice president is going to join president obama. ft. campbell, kentucky, is home of the 121st airborne division and theres no division that has probably served so much in afghanistan as the 101st. this is also the home of the knight stalkers, the 160th. those are the guys that helped fly in the navy s.e.a.l.s in that nighttime raid to kill osama bin laden. so as soon as the president and vice president get here, they will go directly to meet pri...