There, thanks for joining me. I m alex marquardt in this weekend for fredricka whitfield, and we begin with breaking news. We are learning that seven us troops were injured in a raid that killed 15 members of the islamic extremist group, i. S. I. S. That raid happening on thursday in iraq two of the seven were evacuated from the area for further medical treatment u. S. Central command says that the operation was targeting i. S. I. S. Leaders in order to disrupt the group s ability to plan for their attacks. Cnn s chief international security correspondent, nick paton walsh is joining me now. Live from london. So nick, what do we know about this operation? yeah alex, quite extraordinary development here. Essentially, because of the number of u. S troops injured in this instance, seven 75 of whom apparently during the operation to it seems from a fall separately related to that one of whom requiring followon care outside of theatre. Now we re getting a statement to iraqi military high co
Hello, thanks for joining me. I m alex marquardt part in this weekend for fredricka whitfield, we begin with breaking news. President biden has been briefed on the raid which injured seven u. S. Troops and killed 15 members of the radical group isis. The raid happened thursday in iraq two of the seven u. S. Troops were evacuated from the area for further treatment, u. S. Central command manages operations in the middle east. They said that the operation targeted i. S. I. S. Leaders in order to disrupt the group s ability to plan further attacks from where we have cnn s chief international purity correspondent, nick paton walsh, joining us from london. Nick, what do we know about this american operation yeah, alex more details from the iraqi military he referred to the two months that was spent gathering intelligence ahead of this operation. And the four hideouts were targeted that appeared to be consumed camouflage of some description which would suggest yes a sort of camp of some desc
Did hehe say what is this s pla to watch your is now streaming exclusively on max hello thanks for joining me. I m alex marquardt in this weekend for fredricka whitfield, new details coming into cnn seven, u. S. Troops it s our recovering after they were hurt in a raid that killed at least 14 members of the radical group, i. S. I. S. That raid happening thursday in iraq. And according to u. S. Central command it targeted i. S. I. S. Leaders in order to disrupt the group s ability to plan future attacks. And you re looking at brand new images of the cache of weapons and other items that were seized in that raid in the anbar desert in western iraq, iraqi militia sorry, just releasing these pictures cnn s chief international security correspondent, nick paton walsh, is following these developments and has the latest from london will be hearing more details from the iraqi military as to exactly what s happened in frankly, the middle of the anbar desert in western iraq in the early hours of
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