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Atrocities. many say isis very much on the march forward. they have a lot of abandoned iraqi arm our the security forces left in their wake not justton for anbar but also to baghdad for which they are increasingly close. >> thanks so much for that. also, a big gain to tell you about for the coalition fighting isis. we are learning more about that weekend raid in syria involving u.s. army delta force that killed a top commander and captured his wife cnn is live with more. what do we know about this? >> alisyn the administration is characterizing this kill as a serious blow to isis. the national...

Iraqi police and tribes are massing to fight back. but isis controls two other towns close to the capital, fallujah and karma. they would have a straight shot into baghdad from their strongholds in syria. u.s. officials were quick to frame the loss as part of the long fight against isis. >> the campaign against dash is a long one. it's going to take a long time. we've already said that. >> reporter: but monday, an admission this is a loss. >> there is no denying that this is a setback. but there is also no denying that the united states help the iraqis take back ramadi. >> reporter: a stark ch...

This undercuts that argument. >> sunlen serfaty reporting live from the white house. u.s. special forces take down the so-called money man of isis. the pentagon says abu sayyaf was among a group of militants killed during a daring weekend raid in eastern syria. commandos dropped into the area with the help of black hawk helicopters and that's when a fierce firefight took place on the ground. no civilians were killed. officials say sayyaf's wife was captured. she's being detained in iraq for interrogation. let's talk about this with jonathan. thank you for being with me this morning. some peo...

Field a large-scale military attack. >> there are fierce battles taking place in neighborhoods in the city and popular mobilization units have been ordered by the prime minister to move in. >> reporter: just 48 hours earlier a top u.s. military official suggested ramadi might be just an isis pr stunt. now isis roaming deserted streets. able ban donned weapons, a sign of hasty retreat. u.s. air strikes will continue but no sign yet of iraqi government forces ready to counterattack. all this says u.s. intelligence agencies scour computers, cell phones and other intelligence from that weekend rai...

So a mini conversation was had. here's a look at some of the stories. a marines task force is on high alert after the weekend raid at libya. 100 marines are in place at naval air station in southern italy, another 200 on the way. teenage pakistani activist malala yousefi who survived after a gunshot wound to the head is once again getting death threats from the militant group. she is out with a new book nearly one year since she was shot at the age of 15 for simply trying to make sure that all young girls can get an education. >> we know that the terrorists were afraid of the power of educ...