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Alex? >> the israeli military killed four isis-linked militants after the militants attacked israeli forces of the highly contested region. the incident is the first substantial fight israel and syrian based isis forces there, following the encounter, prime minister netanyahu said he won't allow isis or any other group to use the cover of the war in syria to establish themselves next to our border. louis? back to cuba now as the voices of a younger generation in havana face an uncertain future following the death of fidel castro. nbc's gabe gutierrez has the story of one man trying to connec...

Having mental problems and being an unstable person. that doesn't mean he was inspired by isis. there was a man arrested in rochester yesterday, again, his father saying he was unstable, easily hijacked by various causes here and there and was mentally limited if you will. he had some mental problems. so that is the issue we know of him, but isis could have been a factor. we'll know as their investigation continues. >> staying in the area the jerusalem post is reporting that russian air strikes in syria could send isis forces toward israel. how concerned should israeli security forces be conce...

Top rebel leader. the kill is said to be a blow to the government. meanwhile, fighting against isis in iraq is heating up. reuters reports iraqi troops are moving on the last remaining district held by isis forces in the city of ramadi. reuters adds that information about the situation on the ground is very difficult to verify. let's bring in colonel jack jacobs. is this information credible? how close are they actually to taking back ramadi? >> there is apparently just one district left to take. but fighting in urban areas, which is the most difficult anywhere, days can turn into weeks, which...

Heart healthy snack, try a meta health bar. turning to capitol hill, a house committee is digging deeper into america's military strategy in syria and iraq. defense secretary ash carter and joint chief chairman joseph dunfer is testifying. secretary carter just saying he is prepared to send more special op forces to syria. joining me now, nbc's pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski and msnbc military analyst retired army four-star general barry mccaffrey. general, start with you. talk to me about this increase in special ops. >> well, in his opening statement to the house armed

Boots on the ground. but today, when you listen to ash carter up on capitol hill, there are not only going to be boots on the ground. they are going to engage in combat operations, both in iraq and syria. now, those special operations forces will be primarily based in iraq, but they will conduct those kind of raids against isis forces in both syria and iraq. chuck? >> what kind of numbers are we talking about here? >> we're talking about perhaps -- somewhere between 50, 100 perhaps, special operations forces. ultimately as many as 200 forces if you throw in support troops, helicopters and the ...