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There. if they lose one of the biggest territories, mosul or even ramadi here sh, they would lose lot of funding, but it does not mean significant funding coming from syria, from the oil revenue, that they are selling. >> so just seven months ago, the iraqi forces were essentially accused of dropping their arms and running when isis took control of ramadi in may, and what has changed in the iraqi army to allow them to regroup, and retake ramadi? >> well, several developments. one is the amplification of the shiite muslims joining the fight. and the other part was a big tactical success of reta...

They seem to be lots of places around sinjar and that is rarely bad news for isis. >> you talk about retaking sinjar. this town was taken initially, it was devastation for the people who live there. >> reporter: the population fled to the mountain where i'm standing and where many still live. it became a deep symbol because of the brutality they got at the hands of isis. it became a symbol of how low isis is willing to sink. the slavery of individuals is what they face. the key question is how quickly

With the detail we are learning at the moment, potentially preliminary. the pentagon says they may provide more details as that becomes necessary. the british prime minister's office here at 10 downing street, they like the united states will not provide confident statements at this stage. this means that isis lost a prominent figure head. having said that, jihadi john had been out of the headlines for many months now. what this means for them tactically means very little. nic robertson, cnn, london. we have breaking news on another front in the battle of isis. peshmerga forces are fighting ...

Territory. this is with the help of more than 200 air strikes by the u.s.-led coalition in iraq in the last month. commanders say they are going up against 600 isis fighters in sinjar. we have our senior international correspondent nick paton walsh live by phone. nick, you have been inside sinjar to see for yourself. >> reporter: remarkable devastation. let me explain how we got there. earlier today, large numbers of peshmerga arrived to make the move to the west as well. hundreds of them on foot moving in toward the city center. they moved in on isis positions and also at one point, this city...

Learns the supply route. at the moment, the coalition has yet to determine the issue or if this is one rare victory of sinjar. so much to sort. >> very important questions from nick paton walsh imbedded in kurdish troops in sinjar. this is a carefully coordinated operation with the coalition involved at least from the air. thanks, nick. the u.s. allys are stepping up air strikes on oil fields controlled by isis in eastern syria. that is according to the new york times. the mission is to cut off the main source of revenue. new information about two deadly suicide bombings that killed more tha...