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It doesn't matter how many generals you talk to. you have to take the time to learn what's going upon that's part of being the president, part of being commander in chief. >> there are a certain number of american troops involved in this mission in mosul. and i'm sure they're not listening to television or radio right at the moment. but still, you would think there would be some -- >> right, actually, we had an american soldier die over the weekend in the operation in mosul. we have hundreds of u.s. troops in harm's way. imagine if trump were commander in chief and screaming the mission they'r...

Military officials as an isis attempt to divert iraq forces from the larger fight to retake mosul. kirkuk is a city of strategic significance because of its large oil reserves. >> they are a very resilient and challenging folk. very adaptable. creative. cunning. >> the first u.s. service member to be killed in the mosul operation died after his vehicle hit an. >> mike: ied. they are confronting initial rings of bombs outside of the city. isis posting new video of clashes, it's weapons defenses are even greater inside mosul. u.s. officials say the top u.s. commander telling the bb c isis must b...

They drown people on video. they burn people alive in cages. they crucify people. and then drive over people on the street with bulldozers. are they using human shields in there, yeah probably. >> the u.s. believe some isis 4r50ed leaders have already escaped mosul. remaining 3,000 to 4,000 fighters, about 1,000 are hard core foreign fighters in a city of 1 million. the u.s. is trying to get a better fix on the strength of the dis dent movement inside the city. and whether those foreign fighter it's inside mosul will fight to the death. >> u.s. officials believe isis is already making plans fo...

It's's sunday attack into kirkuk some 100 miles southeast of mosul is seen by u.s. military officials as an isis attempt to divert iraqi forces from the larger fight to retake mosul. kirkuk still a city of strategic significance because of its large oil reserves. >> they are very resilient and challenging foe. they are very adaptable. very creative, cunning. >> the first u.s. service member to be killed in the mosul operation died after his vehicle hid an ied. up to 200 u.s. troops are in and around mosul advising iraqi and kurdish forces. they are confronti ining initia rings of bombs and boo...

Still facing pockets of resistance. and, wolf, the iraqi government is saying that throughout the various different front lines, although yes they are getting into some pretty heavy clashes, forces are moving much faster than anticipated. but one must also bear in mind that the terrain out there is fairly open and a lot of these villages don't have a civilian population left in them so that makes calling in an air strike a lot easier if one doesn't need to worry about civilian deaths. of course when they actually reach the city of mosul those tactics are going to be more difficult to employ. s...