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Platoons to that area. officers started sustaining cinder brick damage stones being thrown at them. officers proceeded northbound to push the youth into a northern direction. officers got caught on an incline a number of officers got injured. one officer knocked out and hit in the head taken to the hospital. he's doing better. another officer had a left kneecap severely damaged. shock trauma. two more officers down injured fairly seriously. all sustained heavy damage by flying debris rocks, sticks bottles. anything that what appeared to be high school students in our school system did out ther...

>> i'm going to jump in. we have the police commissioner now. >> in and around the mall at the time the youth got out of school. they congregated on the north side of the mall. we moved up what we call platoons to that area. the officer started sustaining cinder brick damage stones at them. they continued to push them in a northerly direction. the officers got caught on an incline. a number of officers were injured. one was hit in the head and taken to the hospital. i just checked on him. he is doing better. an office her his knee cam severely damaged. i had two more officers down injured fair...

>> how did this happen? you [ bleep ] racist. >> what is the core of this? >> i mean it's hard to say that it's a race issue. i think that race played a factor in it. to me the biggest thing is excessive force. >> there is a criminal investigation. they say they are going to look into the conduct of the officers involved in this arrest. >> thank you. >> the u.s. army is reportedly investigating charges that platoons of soldiers was given free reign to racial slurs to what is being called racial thursdays. >> the soldiers are based at fort wainwright in alaska. at least one veteran lawmaker say...

Their spokesman is urban warfare. foreshadowing perhaps a role in the battle for mosul. if that battle happens, the worry is that isis will sow the city with thousands of improvised explosive devices or ieds. here the troops are learning how to deticket i-- detect ieds, one of most deadly tactics used by isis. casual fees and fatalities -- many casualties and fatalities caused by ieds. the training program started last smooth already showing results. >> the platoons we train at the front lines. we got the answer from the peshmerga general, this those platoons are much more efficient than befor...

Casualties are caused by the ieds. the training program began last month and is already showing results. >> the two platoons, we trained them at the frontlines. we got the answer from the peshmerga, the generals that those platoons are much more efficient than before. >> and perhaps more deadly. here italian troops are training the peshmerga on an italian made tank weapon. it's likely to make an impact when they take it to the front. >> and the kurds are hoping that this training in combination with new and better weapons will definitely turn the tide when it comes to isis. ana. >> fascinating...