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>> the assault was designed to capture or kill. the team returned to a staging base. >> reporter: the first he classified images of the special operations forces raid in which he died by detonating a suicide vest. the pentagon confirming for the first time the raid was staged from inside syria. helicopters using an unknown location in the hours leading up to the mission. this video shows army special operators approaching the compound from two sides and this shows close air support against isis ...

The team returned to its staging base. >> tonight, they receive the first declassified images of the special operations forces raid in which baghdadi died by detonating a suicide bed the raid was sage from inside syria, using an unknown location as an operating base leading up to the mission and get this video shows army special operators approaching the compound from two sides. this shows close air support against isis fighters trying to engage the american forces. the pentagon even releasing v...

Based on subsequent debriefing. a total of six isis members died on the objective. four were women and two men including baghdadi in addition to the two children killed by baghdadi as he blew himself up. let me emphasize again that 11 children were protected by the assault force and two men on the objective were detained by the assault force and they were extracted with the force. after baghdadis murder-suicide our assault force cleared significant debris from the tunnel and secured baghdadis re...

Command. we now know the number to be two based on subsequent debriefing. a total of six isis members died on the objective. four were women and there were two men, including baghdadi. this is in addition -- in addition to the two children killed by baghdadi as he blew himself up. let me emphasize again that 11 children were protected by the assault force and two men on the objective were detained by the assault force and they were extracted with the force. after baghdadis murder/suicide, our as...

President visited and how this trip might play into, a., the morale, and b., more information about the policy changes? >> well, look. this was a feel-good holiday visit. and there is nothing wrong with that. hes the commander-in-chief. the troops want to see the boss. so this is what happened today, and its good news for the troops and military families. it brings their sacrifice to the forefront of the american debate, if you will. we dont often see them these days, and today we did. so all of...

Command. and within that support element, you could have logistics, you could have attack aviation, you could have training and equip missions so we could put some the additional firepower into those forces on the ground that are willing to fight. we can conduct medical, we can conduct a whole bunch of operations that would allow for a really proximate and persistent presence that would allow operations to be conducted. we could use that as a staging base for joint special operations, into speci...

Like. this is from september of last year. >> the counter terrorism campaign will be waged through a steady, we relentless effort to take out isil using our air power and partner forces on the ground. the strategy of taking out terrors who threaten us and supporting partners on the one front lines is one we successfully pursued in yemen for years >> the problem this was a major staging base for our drones. >> right. and we dont have anybody on the ground to figure out where the drones need tow s...

Defense secretary leon panetta and joint chiefs chairman martin dempsey discussing potential responses with president obama. 11:10 unarmed u.s. surveillance drone arrives over consulate. by 11:30 p.m. all surviving americans have left the consulate and headed to the annex. the whereabouts of ambassador chris stevens is unknown at that point. he, of course, did not make it to the annex and was later taken from the embassy to a benghazi hospital where he was pronounced dead. from midnight to 2:00 ...

General hamm, i directed several specific actions. first, we ordered a marine fleet antiterrorism secure team, a fast team stationed in spain to prepare to deploy to benghazi. a second fast platoon was ordered to prepare to deploy to the embassy in tripoli. a special operations force, which was training in central europe was ordered to prepare to deploy to an intermediate staging base in southern europe. and a special operations force based in the united states was ordered to deploy to an interm...

Algeria did send one unarmed drone over the bp facility to provide surveillance capability. they did not send any ground troops. the algerians essentially went it alone, killing more than 15 kidnappers according to algerian sources. and they say 30 hostage. what is clear after this incident is the growing al qaeda threat in north africa. >> al qaeda is still there. they are still a threat. they are a threat in yemen. they are a threat in somalia. they are a threat as we speak in mali. >> instabi...