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Control of kobani for months now. a group says the kurds have seized 70% of kobani. including the site that faces the turkey border. and syrian activists say fighting with government forces and militants has left at least 25 syrian soldiers dead. air strikes and missiles against isis and al nusra militants on the outskirts of the capital. assad visited his troops on new year's eve undercover of night. he told them this quote, no one is celebrating the new year. we are in war. all the days are the same. he also saluted his troops for wanting to protect their country and people. new video post...

>> the fighting has just begun. >> reporter: the fbi director said tracking down the dozen americans recruited by isis is a top priority. >> it's a huge focus of all of us in law enforcement to understand who is being recruited, who is flowing, who is looking to flow back. >> reporter: president obama was briefed by top military officials at the pentagon on the u.s. campaign against isis. >> our strikes continue alongside our partners. it remains a difficult mission as i've indicated from the start. this is not something that's going to be solved overnight. >> reporter: isis forces may be on t...

And al nusra, total about 10,000 fighters. many veterans of al qaeda in iraq. they're experienced and well-skilled. the others an estimated 35,000 believed to be hard line isl islamist whose share some of al qaeda's views, an estimated 30,000 believed to be moderate islamists, and only 25,000 fighters are believed to be purely secular or nationalists. and it's the moderates who are losing ground. >> ivan watson in new york to talk about this. you were just up in that neck of the woods on the syria/turkey border. islamists are better fighters and have won key battles for the rebels but this sit...

Their back, and maybe one small bag with them, aside from that, they have nothing. >> what are you hearing from those folks? what are you hearing from the people who have been displaced there about u.s. intervention? >> well, most of the people in the camp are definitely not with the assad regime, so they are frustrated and have been waiting for a long time for major players to come in and help the opposition, so from their point of view they are hoping the u.s. will get involved. >> we have amateur video showing what it claims to be, the lines of people backed up at the syrian/turkey border a...

Fellow man. just a thought on this saturday afternoon. when we come back, more violence breaks out at the syria/turkey border. what's next there? our richard engel is on the ground and you are watching msnbc. the place for politics. [ female announcer ] can a body wash go beyond basic cleansing? olay ultra moisture body wash can with more moisturizers than seven bottles of the leading body wash. with ultra moisture your body wash is anything but basic soft, smooth skin with olay. ♪ now you can give yourself a kick in the rear! v8 v-fusion plus energy. natural energy from green tea plus fruit...