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Iraqi forces there and you have a totally different military structure that the prime minister has put into place. gone is the cronyism of the past and in more or less is a degree of competence that we haven't seen in a long time u. so they are basically putting their best foot forward in ra a ramadi and they are going to try to continue that as long as they don't have significant losses in ramadi they are going to continue that on the way to fallujah and mosul. >> there's talking about loosening the rules of engag engagemeengag engagement. what would that mean? >> there's been a lot of talk. ...

Ed by u.s. intelligence and u.s. coalition airstrikes. so a lot of people don't realize fa lush ya is between baghdad and ramadi. it will be easier for the forces to isolate. you could see the obama administration's measures start to really take hold. so one by one, you could see these measures begin to produce effective results on the ground. >> and colonel you heard kimberly say this could be a confidence building measure. it was seven months ago that the city fell to isis because officials believe iraqi forces fled in the face of an isis assault. so why do they have this confidence now that...

Deliberately probe this defensive area and find a week spot. >> let's discuss these developments. we're joined by barbara starr, kimberly dozer and military analyst cedrick lateen. barbara, let's start with you. this battle is fascinating because iraqis are using sunni forces to try to retake ramadi. it's a different kind of operation than the so-called sunni awakening ten years ago. why is that? >> it really is. and i think one of the key reasons is you do not have u.s. troops on the ground. you do have some u.s. advisers at a nearby military base, but they are no longer out there in the fiel...

>> you too. >> details on the mission to liberate ramadi from the hands of isis. we'll show you the first pictures from inside the iraqi city and break down what it means for the biggest fights against isis. checking out the listing on zillyeah, i like it. this place has a great backyard. i can't believe we're finally doing this. all of this... stacey, benjamin... this is daniel.

Regular forces moving through ramadi right now and in waiting are sunni tribal fighters, several hundred trained by the united states that are going to hopefully in the eyes of the u.s. be the holding force, if you will. once ramadi is retaken, if it is retak retaken, the tribal fighters will move and and try to hold the city and get residents back in, but the u.s. always very concerned about any prospect for further sectarian violence as that unfolds. >> this is a a real confidence building measure for the iraqi government. we were able to take the city, almost to the center of it with iraqi ...