move in. that goes to the whole point of trying to encircle where they have not encircled and we're hearing that isis family members and isis fighters and even isis leaders have been leaving mosul and heading for syria. we're hearing that from a senior sunni tribal leader. they're getting out license control territory towards syria. >> so, barbara, what is the assessment from the pentagon on ohow this is going? >> well, right now they feel these iraqi and peshmerga forces are pretty much on schedule, on target. this is what was anticipated that they would approach mosul from the north and southeast. what michael is pointing out is very key, of course, because it is to the west of mosul that isis still controls territory. and they have known for several days that isis operatives and isis leaders in the area would try to get out of the city and move west and fry to get across the border in syria.