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Platoons to that area. officers started sustaining cinder brick damage stones being thrown at them. officers proceeded northbound to push the youth into a northern direction. officers got caught on an incline a number of officers got injured. one officer knocked out and hit in the head taken to the hospital. hes doing better. another officer had a left kneecap severely damaged. shock trauma. two more officers down injured fairly seriously. all sustained heavy damage by flying debris rocks, stick...

>> im going to jump in. we have the police commissioner now. >> in and around the mall at the time the youth got out of school. they congregated on the north side of the mall. we moved up what we call platoons to that area. the officer started sustaining cinder brick damage stones at them. they continued to push them in a northerly direction. the officers got caught on an incline. a number of officers were injured. one was hit in the head and taken to the hospital. i just checked on him. he is d...

>> how did this happen? you [ bleep ] racist. >> what is the core of this? >> i mean its hard to say that its a race issue. i think that race played a factor in it. to me the biggest thing is excessive force. >> there is a criminal investigation. they say they are going to look into the conduct of the officers involved in this arrest. >> thank you. >> the u.s. army is reportedly investigating charges that platoons of soldiers was given free reign to racial slurs to what is being called racial th...

Their spokesman is urban warfare. foreshadowing perhaps a role in the battle for mosul. if that battle happens, the worry is that isis will sow the city with thousands of improvised explosive devices or ieds. here the troops are learning how to deticket i-- detect ieds, one of most deadly tactics used by isis. casual fees and fatalities -- many casualties and fatalities caused by ieds. the training program started last smooth already showing results. >> the platoons we train at the front lines. ...

Casualties are caused by the ieds. the training program began last month and is already showing results. >> the two platoons, we trained them at the frontlines. we got the answer from the peshmerga, the generals that those platoons are much more efficient than before. >> and perhaps more deadly. here italian troops are training the peshmerga on an italian made tank weapon. its likely to make an impact when they take it to the front. >> and the kurds are hoping that this training in combination w...

Regular, you know, airborne division. platoons and companies and brigades. but as a sniper youre often isolated and alone and have to make decisions, can you walk us through what thats like? >> well, you know, not just snipers. >> its all about a team. the conflict of the decisions that you have to make. are not too far from the grunt kicking in the door. so maybe a little up close and personal looking through the glass. and that you may see someones eyebrows and facial expressions. but its a co...

And he was following me around. and i said to one of the fox reporters, or camera men, whats he saying to me? sweet kid. he was asking, are you going to stay here until everybody comes? and i said, no. he said it would be a long time because there are thousands of us waiting to come. >> all right, louiew%c5 gohmert >> we got to stop it. >> thank you so much for being with us for that report. we appreciate it. coming up, the army has announced that sergeant bowe bergdahl will return to active d...

Different platoons. being involved in so many ieds and explosions to where you really cant count how many times you went through it its really hard to describe. going into an area where it might be the last time you see the light of day, i dont think anybody can describe that. the last unit i was with we got a call for a vehicle recovery. in what we called the tier one hotspot. we picked up the vehicle, but on the way back the road bubbled up right in front of our truck. and you had that oh [ bl...

Vehicles latrines and also the afghan military post that was at their base. they confirmed that bergdahl was nowhere to be found. this is where you really see the military pull out all stops on that day and in the weeks to come to try to find him. the order comes down all military assets are to be focused on the dust one situation. status, for duty, whereabouts unknown. within a few hours, you have got two predator drones covering the area, multiple platoons are deployed to search for him. inclu...

To do a search of all their vehicles latrines and also the afghan military post that was at their base. they confirmed that bergdahl was nowhere to be found. this is where you really see the military pull out all stops on that day and in the weeks to come to try to find him. the order comes down all military assets are to be focused on the dust one status, whereabouts unknown. within a few hours, you have got two predator drones covering the area, multiple platoons are deployed to search for him...