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News coverage out of washington. president obama getting ready to send special forces for the first time into syria. this is a major development, a major change in the battle against isis. we have breaking news coverage right after this. you totalled your brand new car.
From a senior administration official. i'll just read you some of the most operative language here. i'm reading through it myself. the president has authorized a small compliment and now we have a number of fewer than 50 of u.s. special operations forces to deploy to northern syria where they will help coordinate local ground forces and coalition efforts to counter isil. the president has also authorized a number of additional steps, including deploying a-10s and f-15s to ins insirlic air force base in disturbingy on the establishment of special operations force to further enhance our ability ...
We're covering these latest developments with barbara starr at the pentagon, joe johns at the white house. barbara, let's start with you. what details are you hearing from your sources. >> good morning, john and kate. multiple u.s. officials are now telling cnn that the white house is expected to make this announcement shortly. what by all accounts the president has decided is a small group of u.s. special operations forces, the most elite, the most highly trained will go into northern syria. this is an area controlled by the kurds, up near the turkish border. they are going to go there to sup...
Want to welcome our viewers around the world. cnn's special breaking news coverage. the united states will be sending for the first time officially, sending special forces into syria to fight isis. in the ongoing fight against isis. this as the u.s. expands its role against isis. kurdish fighters on the front lines in isis -- in the front lines against isis in syria already. they're already battling the terror group, trying to reclaim much of its lost territory. >> these kurdish forces have already pushed isis out of the city of hasaka and may be preparing another move forward. our internation...
Strategy to defeat isis. manning positions along a vast and desolate front line with isis entrenched in villages just through the haze. they're fighters with the ypg, a force of roughly 30,000 syrian kurds which backed by coalition air power has dealt decisive blows to islamic state militants across northern sir gentleman. commander is in charge of this front line position in the city of has hasaka. >> translator: they tried to attack us again ten days ago. we were prepared so they don't reach their target. >> reporter: but they keep trying. isis has control of the next village along, which is...