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Than 60% of the territory they claimed two years ago. the overall operation in iraq to stamp out isis is progressing fairly well. >> bill: so if mosul is eventually liberated and at a high cost at that, what then for isis in iraq? >> well, isis in iraq is losing territory. it appears the u.s. military is going to stay in iraq for a long term to help iraqi forces to make sure isis forces doesn't reappear. we're getting a sense maybe in the summer a large operation to knock out isis in iraq is imminent. force have been meeting to discussion the operation so there's a sense the anti-isis coalitio...

So we are very committed to not just defeating them but make sure they cannot escape. >> bill: connor powell live in our middle east newsroom watching the story as it unfolds. where are the coalition forces in the efforts to retake the town? >> it's been more than three months for coalition and iraqi forces to take back the eastern half of mosul in less than three weeks now they've taken 30% of western mosul. the operation is moving fairly quickly in comparison to other iraqi operations but the operation is going to get much more difficult, much more deadly as coalition and iraqi forces move i...

With the most precise data at their fingertips. because safety is never being satisfied. and always working to be better. >> shannon: it could be a wild day on wall street. the market's supposed to move today anticipating news on interest rates from the fed. janet yellen and company all but assure rate hike after the meeting wednesday. all this of course comes after the friday jobs report showed strong momentum in the economy. looks like it's opening slowly this morning so far. >> bill: so far. now this, iraqi forces making headway in the battle to take mosul from isis forces pushing further i...

Thank you very much. we're getting word in u.s. injuries in the fight against isis. the pentagon saying u.s. forces have been taking fire while taking hold of mosul. barbara starr has the latest for us. barbara, what are you learning about american troops wounded on the front lines of mosul. >> good evening,ful would. over the last six to eight weeks u.s. troops have moved forward to the line in mosul. and helping iraqi forces target isis forces in the fight to take iraq's largest second city. as they have moved closely in that assist, you can predict what has happened. they have come under at...

We've learned that senator john mccain chairman of the armed services committee just wrapped up a secret trip to northern syria to talk to officials there, have a look for himself at how the fight is going and what some of those options might be. wolf. >> very quickly, 5,000 ground troops still in iraq, but there are some u.s. troops already in syria, right? >> yeah. the top line limit is about 500. it may not often be that many. but they are mainly special operations forces and some conventional forces mainly doing train, advise, assist, but what we're talking about is if additional forces go...