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Therefore they want that valuable oil resource. one of the key ones before the war in syria. the regime, of course, have eyes on it, as well. so we're into a situation now where there's a rush for territory when isis leave it, a rush for resources, and at times, too, misunderstandings. the sdf we were with said they were hit by a rocket that injured four, killed one recently. they didn't know if it was the russians, because there were so many different forces in operation around there, but it shows you how these things can get potentially out of hand. remember, too, in the skies there, you saw...

Battlefield the entire time until sergeant johnson's body was recovered. >> in the battle space. either american or nigerian or french and sometimes all three at the same time were engaged in active searches. congress wants answers sooner. >> we're legal branches of government. we should be informed at all times. >> from the secretary defense, talk about the risk the american forces are forced to confront in places like niger gl there. >> there's a reason we have army soldiers there and not the peace corps. offering what is being considered rebukes of president trump. speaking in new york ci...

Anyone behind. >> nothing could be further from the truth. and that is an important myth that needs to be corrected now, i think. >> reporter: did i hear you correctly that american troops stayed on the battlefield the entire time until sergeant johnson's body was recovered? >> within the battle space, either american or nigerian or french and in some cases all three at the same time were engaged in active searches. >> reporter: it just so happens that the french minister of defense is visiting the pentagon today. secretary mattis will be meeting with her in about an hour and a half. be really...

An osprey crash in syria with u.s. military on board. i want to bring in hans nichols. >> it had a hard landing, that is vernacular for a crash. there is one nonlife-threatening injury, but it is a reminder that the conflict is very active. you have u.s. forces, marines providing fire support. and then you have special forces all throughout, fighting with the sdf. most of the special foirces are fighting with this group ever mostly kurdish fighters, some arabs as well. they are coming in fighting isis, pushing down on cities like raqqah. russians and regime forces are also moving forward. it w...

So the message is that nato is still aligned here, still committed with troops with force. we're going to see consistency of that support, i think, and this is now something the administration is staking its policy on. i think secondly, can they reshape the dialogue with pakistan. can they actually affect the way that pakistan is implementing and affecting what is happening. >> when do you expect to see more on that front? >> well, i think you're going to see this both in terms of the troop deployments. and i think you'll see quiet diploma diplomacy. the reality is what happens on the ground. ...