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Hands. john and christine. remarkable reporting. this morning, united states and allies stepping up air strikes on oil fields controlled by isis. this is according to the new york times. the goal is to choke off the main source of revenue. there is information about two deadly suicide bombings that killed 40 people and wounded 200 in southern beirut. isis is claiming responsibility for that attack. we want to go live to beirut and bring in clarissa ward. >> reporter: that is right, john. we ar...

Remarkable number of traps, roadside bombs and in fact tunnels dug under some of the roads linked up to explosive devices. a fear that maybe isis fighters disguised themselves as peshmerga and go literally underground. in fact, we were there in peshmerga they said an isis sniper fired over their heads. the peshmerga fired back. they have two injuries in their ranks. still deeply volatile inside that city, but its definitely in peshmerga hands now. no doubt about that. very little to live off tho...

Resistance hiding in the town and if this is a complete victory for peshmerga in sinjar. i likely heard one blast behind me there. they have taken the town very quickly. it is symbolic. it reverses the retaliation on the yizidi population. you can never take back the scars, but you could give them back their town. it is also strategic. we know the town runs on a main highway between raqqah and syria and mosul in iraq. it is now in peshmerga hands. peshmerga is digging trenches and layering it wi...

Theyre here. in the distance isis black banner flutters when the breeze. below the village is in peshmerga hands. the inhabitants fled months ago. in the far bank in isis-controlled territory, sloems been abandoned. -- homes have been abandoned. this once peaceful river now a battleground. the echo of gun and mortar fire regularly schwartz the calm. fingers here on the front line are usually on the trigger. this man commands the hilltop and has faced off against isis for months and knows them we...

The oscars just happened a day or two ago and chris kyle portrayed as an american hero. sunny, thank you. john? kurdish fighters say coalition air strikes are helping them gain momentum against isis. ben wedeman reports from the front lines of iraq. >> reporter: a peshmerga gunner keeps an eye on the river valley separating him from isis. letting loose the occasional round at an enemy that rarely shows itself. but theyre here. in the distance isis black banner flutters in the breeze. below, th...