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We believe they will bring mers -- mercenaries. president putin authorized recruitment from the middle east and elsewhere. another indication his war effort is not going as he hoped it would. also likely to systematically kidnap local officials and replace them with puppets. again, this has already begun. the mayor of mariupol was grabbed off the street several days ago, released yesterday in a prisoner exchange. and another mayor in southern ukraine was kidnapped, he has not yet been let go. th...

Tryst in a criminal way to the civilization of ukraine. its a terror tactic, for the will ofdissipate and for the president to give up and turn over his country. i dont believe theyve undertaken taking civilian casualties the same true in the ukrainian military force. the ukrainian military defenses are still fighting, theyre fighting hard for their homeland. to a degree, to answer your question in a shorter sentence, it shows a little bit of russian desperation to try to win this conflict. and ...

Forces facing stiff resistance in ukraine, secretary of state antony blinken is now warning the russian president vladimir putin will likely order the kidnapping of ukrainian officials in an attempt to replace them with puppets. this alert from the state department comes after the mayor of melatopol was kidnapped and subsequently freed. >> reporter: as russian air attacks ravage more cities, putins playbook will likely increasingly include the systematic kidnapping of local leader. >> this is a ...

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Investigating currently and theres been a big rise in knife crime. its been a big story in london in recent months. so it plays into that wider debate. >> on that, max, is that crime, has it been connected to any kind of terror tactic or strategy, or is it just random? >> reporter: as the terror attacks have continued, theyve become more rudime rudimentary. police around london dont carry guns with them. its hard to bring guns in an a lot of gangs and terror groups have been looking to knives as...

Is just the kind of vehicle versus civilian attack that both isis and al qaeda have encouraged their followers to execute. as nbcs tom costello reports, such attacks are difficult for law enforcement to prevent. >> reporter: its a growing terror tactic with devastating results. july 2016 a truck on the boardwalk in nice, france plowed through crowds of people on holiday. 86 killed, 200 injured. similar tactics used on the london bridge last may. 8 dead. another 5 killed in march. around the worl...

Being politically correct is fine, but not for this. >> yesterdays attack was the latest in which an attacker turned a vehicle into a deadly weapon. isis have called for low end attacks. tom costello has more. >> reporter: its a growing terror tactic used around the world with devastating results, judgment, 2016, a truck on the boardwalk in nice, france, plowed through thousands of people on holiday, 86 killed, 200 injured. similar attacks on the london bridge last may, eight dead. another five ...

Not in the usa. he also said, quote, we must not allow isis to return after defeating them in the middle east and elsewhere. enough. and then this tweet, quote, i have just ordered homeland security to step up our already extreme vetting program. being politically correct is fine but not for this. yesterdays attack was just the latest in which the attacker has turned a vehicle into a deadly weapon. its something that isis and al qaeda have both called for in the past to employ such low-tech atta...

From countries that dont have the proper way to vet and background check, when i know countries like venezuela is creating false passports allowing people from middle eastern countries and isis members to come into our country, i think president trump has the right to have an order to block people until we can vet them. this is a pause. its not permanent. he has metrics in there to re-evaluate in 30 days, 60 days, 90 days, 120 days so we can make sure the people coming into this country are peop...

Welcome back to "the lead." im jake tapper. also in our world lead, the battle for mosul in iraq is intensifying, and the noose around isis, were told, is tightening. a local iraqi leader tells cnn hundreds of isis terrorists are attempting to flee for syria, leaving death and destruction in their wake. bringing in arwa damon in irbil, iraq. it appears that isis is turning to a new terror tactic, becoming even more violent and barbaric. >> reporter: they are, to a certain degree, jake. we are he...