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And so far have showed no hint they're ready to abandon him. the united nations says the death toll at syria's civil war stands at 250,000. meanwhile, the pentagon says the u.s. troops are in combat with isis forces in iraq. until now, the u.s. has characterized the americn roll as advise and assist. but the death of a u.s. commando in an operation has underscored the real nature of the u.s. mission. cnn pentagon correspondent barbara star has the very latest now from washington. helicopter forces loyal to bashar al assad pounding a suburb. bodies retrieved from mountains of rubble. in the n...

Burns. and there's also breaking news out of the pentagon. top officials are now saying bluntly that u.s. troops are in combat with isis forces in iraq after previously characterizing the american role as an advise and assist mission. the defense secretary ash carter now says the u.s. commando killed just days ago in an operation to rescue isis hostages died in combat. we're covering all of this and much more this hour with our guests including republican congressman adam kinsinger, he's a veteran of the wars in iraq and afghanistan. and our correspondents and experts they are also standing by...

Uniform acknowledging what is so obvious to them and that is that u.s. troops are in harm's way. we've seen the first american soldier killed in action. and of course it's combat. that is what they are saying. the politicians not so willing to embrace those words. and the real question now is how far will all of this really go. helicopter forces loyal to syrian president bashar al assad pounding a damascus suburb. bodies retrieved from mountains of rubble. in the north near the flashpoint city of aleppo syrian army units repelled an isis attack according to iranian state media. russia has focu...

That's it for "the lead." i'm jake tapper. i am turning you over as of right now to one mr. wolf blitzer. he is right next door in "the situation room." thanks for watching. happening now, breaking news. fire on the runway. a jet engine bursts into flames moments before taking off. panicked passengers forced to flee for their lives with more than a dozen injured. hear the frantic calls for help and how close was this to a full blown disaster? america in combat. for the first time the pentagon now concedes u.s. troops in iraq are fighting a ground war against isis forces contrary to president...

Little problem. little problem turns out to be a big problem. >> and don't have backup aircraft. i think this is going to be an interesting investigation. thankfully no one was injured beyond the one or two that were badly burned. but this could have been a real disaster. >> yeah. could have been indeed. all right, guys, thanks very much. there's more breaking news we're following today here in "the situation room." the pentagon now saying u.s. troops are engaged in combat in iraq with isis forces. plus, donald trump claiming victory in the latest republican presidential debate speaking out ab...