And the ruthless syrian rebels used to fighting on the ground and they've turned to the syrian regime who have taken towns that we were in. we had to leave because of the ranc. big winners here, turkey getting here and the syrian regime and russia moving in fast too and the united states nowhere to be seen. brianna. >> nick payton walsh in northern iraq. thank you so much. and joining me now is retired general mart hartling, thank you so much for joining us. the president is threatening sanctions, vowing to leave really a contingency force in the south. but nothing in the north. is that goin...