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Damage that was done was exactly what we intended and this worked perfectly. can you thread that for us in terms of giving us an assessment? >> the base itself, the majority of the to the base itself was infrastructure. these strikes were very targeted. they didn't take out the syrian air force as some were calling for yesterday. what they were trying to do was send a clear message, clear signal that the specific assets that were used for this chemical attack earlier this week on civilians near idlib, those were what were targeted. they went after about 20 syrian aircraft, they went after seve...

This base, certainly it is still functioning as an air base. we got counter veiling information from u.s. sources saying no. the amount of damage and type of damage done was exactly what we intended. can you thread that for us at all in terms of giving us an assessment? >> the base itself, the majority of the damage to the base itself was infrastructure. they did not -- these strikes were very targeted. they didn't take out the syrian air force as some were calling for early yesterday. what they were trying to do was send a very clear message, a very clear signal that the specific assets that ...

What you'll see inside the joint operations room is americans and iraqis both inside staring at multiple screens that are looking, pinpointing key locations on the battlefields. and while we were there, we saw them calling in an airstrike. the target was a group of isis fighters who were carrying a rocket-propelled grenade trying to launch a counter-assault against the iraqi troops as they were advancing. on the base itself, a massive, sprawling facility still being cleaned and cleared. when the u.s. and iraqi troops and others moved in, they found this facility full of bombs. the building had...

Help the investigation. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. good morning. so glad to have you with us. i'm christi paul. >> and i'm joe johns in for victor blackwell. >> we want to start with some breaking news this morning. iraq officials fighting back as isis is marching towards baghdad. there is a fierce fight going on right now in a small town close to the military base of habbaniyah. what's going on now, isis apparently is using different tactics. they're coming across the river where there are no security forces rather than right there you see, trying to battle through front lines...

This is all died to the buildup we have been experiencing the last three months. >> they don't reference the bergdahl search? >> they do not in that particular moment. >> what about the feeling that -- well, okay. >> it is the fog of war so a lot of completing views but we are trying to by point out here is what the military was writing at this time. >> is it a fair assessment those on the ground we weren't getting the same amount of resources to combat the hostile its because they were dedicate to looking for bergdahl and we are using that as a basis of belief if we had those resources we wou...