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This week, the u.s. raised the stakes in its fight against isis. defense secretary ash carter told a house hearing the pentagon will expand into the special operations force in iraq. to fight islamic state militants in iraq and syria. >> were at war. were using the might of the finest fighting force the world has ever known. these special operators will, over time, be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence, and capture leaders. >> the new deployment will build upon the 3,500 t...

This puts a hunter/killer force of the united states right on the front lines in iraq, possibly even going into syria, listen to how defense secretary ash carter described it to congress. >> these special operators will, over time, be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence and capture isil leaders. this force will also be in a position to conduct unilateral operations in syria. >> reporter: but still, a lot of criticism coming from that congressional panel. republicans asking ...

That fight. the big idea, send about 200 forces to iraq. many of them will be special forces, some support forces, helicopters, others support gear. list hon how carter described what these units will do. >> these special operators will, over time, be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence and capture isil leaders. this force will also be in a position to conduct unilateral operations in syria. >> reporter: think of this now as a so-called hunter/killer force. its the same ide...

>> reporter: on their way are u.s. special ops to iraq. >> these special operators will, over time, be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence and capture isil leaders. >> reporter: but will it change the battlefield? its not really different from what washington is already doing. special ops were operating in iraq in october. commandos from the top secret delta force joined kurdish fighters to raid an isis prison and freed dozens of hostages. one american was killed. whats new...

To fight isis? >> wolf, indeed. defense secretary ash carter has been facing withering criticism on capitol hill for president obamas anti-isis strategy. today he unveiled some new plans but will it be enough to deflect that criticism? hundreds of u.s. special operations and support forces heading to dangerous ground in iraq and syria. >> these special operators will, over time, be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence and capture isil leaders. this force will also be in a po...

In keeping assad in power. their presence there is predicated on propping him up. and so thats going to take some time for them to change how they think about the issue. >> right now defense secretary ashton carter around joint chiefs of staff chairman general jose joseph dunford are testifying before the house armed services committee. t stepped up air strikes were credited. >> were deploying a specialized expeditionary targeting force to assist iraqi and kurdish peshmerga forces and put even m...

>> president obama speaking today about the importance of intelligence needed to expand air strikes on isis. later in the day, defense secretary ash carter outlined a plan to send special ops forces to iraq. carter said the force would lead to more u.s. intel on isis. >> these special operators will, over time, be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence, and capture isil leaders. this force will also be in a position to conduct unilateral operations in syria. that creates a vir...

Against america and our allies. isil is going to continue to be a deadly organization, because of its social media, the resources that it has, and the networks of experienced fighters that it possesses. it is going to continue to be a serious threat for some time to come. but, im confident that we are on the winning side of this. >> on the heels of those comments, a major announcement from the pentagon today. defense secretary ash carter saying the u.s. will expand its fight against isis, by sen...

Secretary of defense ash carter says we are at war. >> these special operators will, over time be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence and capture isil leaders. >> evidence is mounting that air strikes alone wont stop isis just yesterday the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff flatly disputed a claim made by president obama in an interview two weeks ago. general joseph dunford says the u.s. has, in fact, not contained the terror group. but officials call these next accusat...