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Control of kobani for months now. a group says the kurds have seized 70% of kobani. including the site that faces the turkey border. and syrian activists say fighting with government forces and militants has left at least 25 syrian soldiers dead. air strikes and missiles against isis and al nusra militants on the outskirts of the capital. assad visited his troops on new year's eve undercover of night. he told them this quote, no one is celebrating the new year. we are in war. all the days are the same. he also saluted his troops for wanting to protect their country and people. new video post...

Captured in somali, and 2010, linda norgrove, a british aide worker captured by the taliban was killed in a failed rescue attempt. in fact, a u.s. navy s.e.a.l. was disciplined over the incident. and you may recall u.s. s.e.a.l.s also rescued captain phillips after his ship was hijacked. so no guarantee of success, they are highly difficult missions. and new freedom in uruguay, the u.s. released the men, flying them to the nation on sunday. but the release has led to controversy and concern in their new host country. >> reporter: the six former guantanamo detainees are now being cared for at...

Closely as possible. but one hostage died on board, the other back near a navy ship. some of luke somer's family said they wished more would be done earlier to get him out of yemen and that they were not consulted about the rescue mission. u.s. officials point out that the united states does not tell families ahead of time about highly classified hostage rescue efforts. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> now, the u.s. has a mixed record when it comes to hostage rescues in the past years. we pulled up some, the u.s. agents tried to free james foley, the american journalists held by isis. but ...

The california based charity of academics and developments left three africans, a father and teenage son dead. the mother has decided to remain in kabul in defiance of the taliban's attempt to frighten international aide workers. they are timed by the taliban to discourage international groups from staying and making it look like the taliban and insurgent are pushing nato and american out of afghanistan. admiral john kirky said the u.s. plans to draw down by the end of the year. >> combat mission comes to an sxend we are on track to get down to the proscribed level of forces by 10000. >> and w...

Raising concerns about its resurgeiance. 12 high profile attacks on international targets in kabul over the last two weeks and including the one that killed the family of a south african doctor working with a charity group. jennifer griffin joins us live from the pentagon. jennifer. >> reporter: hi, john. so far this year 36 aide workers were killed and 95 wounded and more aide workers killed last year by the taliban. what happened in the past three weeks, the taliban is targeting foreigners in kabul. aide workers are urged to leave temporarily. and the canadian embassy said if you are in afgh...