Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20171124:23:46:00
>> isis has always looked to conduct external operations. they have long tried to conduct terror attacks outside of their declared caliphate. >> reporter: this year isis may be more desperate with the loss of their strong holds in iraq and syria, it's strengthening it's affiliataffiliates, lookinw bases of operation. in somalia alone, the u.s. conducted seven air strikes in six days against al-shabaab, the kaed al qaeda affiliate and isis. al qaeda and its affiliates are also ramping up efforts. the reliance on special operations forces has expanded under president trump. there are now approxi...