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in syria, you don't. you have the kurdish militia currently fighting with the isis militants around kabani. some 200,000 refugees crossing into turkey. other than that, you have a bunch of rebel groups fighting each other. you have al qaeda and you have isis and the syrian military. as far as having a military presence orsyria, they don't ha. they will train up the moderate rebels over the coming months. that will take time. you know, president obama's strategy was never going to be perfect. it is not going to be achieved by air strikes alone. christine. >> anna coren in erbil, iraq. thank you for that, anna. >> it will be interesting to see if this new round of bombing against isis targets in syria disrupts the flow and coordination in iraq where anna was standing. coming up, more of the breaking news coverage of the first u.s. air strikes in syria against the isis targets. an unusually large broad coalition of arab nations joining in this. we will go live to one of those nations. the uae involved in thi
in syria, you don't. you have the kurdish militia currently fighting with the isis militants around kabani. some 200,000 refugees crossing into turkey. other than that, you have a bunch of rebel groups fighting each other. you have al qaeda and you have isis and the syrian military. as far as having a military presence orsyria, they don't ha. they will train up the moderate rebels over the coming months. that will take time. you know, president obama's strategy was never going to be perfect. it...
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in syria. very few partners in syria. we don't want to work with the syrian government. bashar al-assad owns 50% of syria, and more than that in the personnel of people, and amongst the rebels, about 70%. rebels don't want the united states to come in because they are worried that we'll work with the free syrian army, about 40,000 rebels and 70 groups that are not coordinated, but 70 groups we have been funding and helping. they are worried if we help those, people defeat the islamists, who are the majority in syria, that we'll get - we'll help some fighters against others, and we'll turn this into a battle ground very - that will turn one syrian against the other, amongst the rebels. there's a lot of resistance to this effort. we do not have many partners in syria. >> you saw the ayatollah he said syria. >> i think joshua is right. there's a difference between iraq and syria. in iraq we do have the help of the iranians, we have an inclusive government and forces on the ground, the peshmerga, t
in syria. very few partners in syria. we don't want to work with the syrian government. bashar al-assad owns 50% of syria, and more than that in the personnel of people, and amongst the rebels, about 70%. rebels don't want the united states to come in because they are worried that we'll work with the free syrian army, about 40,000 rebels and 70 groups that are not coordinated, but 70 groups we have been funding and helping. they are worried if we help those, people defeat the islamists, who are...
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in syria. >> we'll leave you there in a moment, but we'll come back to you for the latest from the white house. do stand by for us. we'll update what is happening. we have breaking news out of syria where, for the first time the united states attacked i.s.i.l. targets. the u.s. started to hit the targets on monday. the pentagon press secretary released this statement saying that: john kirby went on to say: our white house correspondent said that it seems the bombardment would or has lasted honour, and it's unclear which partner in additions are joining the fight along with the united states. we can go to sue turton who joins me on the phone from northern iraq. sue, it was inevitable, as lisa stark was saying, there was a loft of posturing that the u.s. will go into syria, but was it a surprise, and what do you make of the timing? >> it has come as a surprise. we are not far from the iraqi border, which is an area targeted, by the sound of it. we understood it would be weeks if not months before
in syria. >> we'll leave you there in a moment, but we'll come back to you for the latest from the white house. do stand by for us. we'll update what is happening. we have breaking news out of syria where, for the first time the united states attacked i.s.i.l. targets. the u.s. started to hit the targets on monday. the pentagon press secretary released this statement saying that: john kirby went on to say: our white house correspondent said that it seems the bombardment would or has...
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air strikes in syria? let's get to lauren simonetti for more on that. >> stocks in europe and here in the u.s. are down reacting to u.s. air strikes in syria in an extended military campaign against isis. this is affecting your 401 k and other investments. dow is off about 40 points. s&p 500 down nearly 5. these de clans are extending yesterday's cut back. it is extending 107 points. war, fighting upheaval any type of political violence makes investors jittery. that's helping the price of gold this morning. it is seen as a safe haven metal they are putting their money there and defense stocks. big contractor at a high raf onand others up in the double digits this year. defense stocks as you know typically drive in conflict and they rallied following the first gulf war in 91 and decades later after the 9-11 attacks. we will continue to watch the market's reaction around the world for the air strikes around the world. >>> in the case of missing uva student hannah graham charlottesville police back at the apa
air strikes in syria? let's get to lauren simonetti for more on that. >> stocks in europe and here in the u.s. are down reacting to u.s. air strikes in syria in an extended military campaign against isis. this is affecting your 401 k and other investments. dow is off about 40 points. s&p 500 down nearly 5. these de clans are extending yesterday's cut back. it is extending 107 points. war, fighting upheaval any type of political violence makes investors jittery. that's helping the...
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is bombing inside syria instead of just saying they are bombing syria. but that awkward phrasing is because this bombing campaign tonight is not against the syrian government. or the syrian military. it's against a group that in fact is fighting the syrian government. a group that controls huge swaths of both syria and iraq. u.s. bomber and fighter jets and drones have been bombing inside iraq since august 8th. the iraqi government welcomed and in fact begged for those air strikes to help iraqi security forces fight against isis in that country. but over the border in syria it's a different story. the government in syria does not welcome and is certainly not asking for u.s. air strikes inside their country. syria has said it would see any air strikes by anyone on its territory as an act of aggression. but those air strikes have in fact, started tonight. the u.s. military announcing these aircraft, f-22s, f-16s, fa-18s and b1 bombers are taking part in the official bombing attack on syria tonight or inside syria tonight. i should maengs this may be the fi
is bombing inside syria instead of just saying they are bombing syria. but that awkward phrasing is because this bombing campaign tonight is not against the syrian government. or the syrian military. it's against a group that in fact is fighting the syrian government. a group that controls huge swaths of both syria and iraq. u.s. bomber and fighter jets and drones have been bombing inside iraq since august 8th. the iraqi government welcomed and in fact begged for those air strikes to help iraqi...
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or not part in any attack on syria, against the sovereignty of syria, against the unity of syria, against the people of syria. we have suffered from this attack or onslaught from the syrian border, from neighboring syria to iraq, and it is in our interest to stop it. and we are only supporting this and this containment, not beyond that. this is our view. so syria shouldn't be disturbed from anything we're doing. we're not part in any -- we have been told as well by the americans and other allies, their only interest to crush isis, to crush daesh. >> so the americans have not told you they're going after anyone else even as collateral. >> they told the world publicly their plan is not to intervene into syria but to stop this disease. >> reporter: you talk about it as a disease. and clearly it has threatened your current in a way that is very, very serious. how do you cope with this pressure that is now on you because you are the man upon whom this strategy rests to form political reconciliation, to have some kind of political outcome? personally, how are you taking this pressure? >> well,
or not part in any attack on syria, against the sovereignty of syria, against the unity of syria, against the people of syria. we have suffered from this attack or onslaught from the syrian border, from neighboring syria to iraq, and it is in our interest to stop it. and we are only supporting this and this containment, not beyond that. this is our view. so syria shouldn't be disturbed from anything we're doing. we're not part in any -- we have been told as well by the americans and other...
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, and security of syria. opposition that does not depend on the outside factors and does not speak on behalf of what is going none syria. an opposition that has impact in turkey and not in western capitols and national position that up holds finding terrorism as it's priority as well as the intelligently going reconciliation effort paving the way of the success of the political solution. mr. president, the continuation of terrorist attacks in syria, humanitarian needs increase in many of the basic areas. the inhuman sanctions imposed by european union and united states aggravated th, while aggravated the united nations in response with plans and agreement within the syria government. the government according to the plan with syria to satisfy the basic needs of the citizens. especially those forced by terrorist acts to flee their homes. we should note that a great number of these people were forced to resort to some neighboring countries and regretbly some of these countries put these displaced citizens in mil
, and security of syria. opposition that does not depend on the outside factors and does not speak on behalf of what is going none syria. an opposition that has impact in turkey and not in western capitols and national position that up holds finding terrorism as it's priority as well as the intelligently going reconciliation effort paving the way of the success of the political solution. mr. president, the continuation of terrorist attacks in syria, humanitarian needs increase in many of the...
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targets inside syria. our nick schifrin is live in syria with this, nick. >> he's are three moments coming together for president obama that he is trying to seize, one, surprise, we thu that the u.s. was going to attack syria but i.s.i.l. fighters obviously didn't know when, the middle of the night. pentagon has of course studied these sites, number two we have a humanitarian crisis that the u.s. is trying to address, 130,000 as you have been talking about syrian kurds fleeing over the border to turkey. and also something we haven't talked about enough which is american leadership, that is a phrase that obama really shied away from for a long time especially when it came to the middle east, he embraced on hes septembehisseptember the 10th s, absolutely no coincidence that the strikes go on the same day that president obama goes to new york for what is called the super bowl of diplomacy, he will look at all sorts of foreign leaders who will know he took this decision he didn't take a year ago to strike syri
targets inside syria. our nick schifrin is live in syria with this, nick. >> he's are three moments coming together for president obama that he is trying to seize, one, surprise, we thu that the u.s. was going to attack syria but i.s.i.l. fighters obviously didn't know when, the middle of the night. pentagon has of course studied these sites, number two we have a humanitarian crisis that the u.s. is trying to address, 130,000 as you have been talking about syrian kurds fleeing over the...
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the problem is in syria. very few partners in syria. we don't want to work with the syria government. assad still owns about 50% of syria, and more than that in the percentage of people. and amongst the rebels, about 70% of the rebels don't want the united states to come in, because they are worried that we are going to work with the free syria army or about 40,000 rebels and about 70 groups that are not coordinating, but 70 groups that we have been funding and helping in the past. so they are worrying that if we help those, that we're going to get -- that we're going to help some fighters against others, and that we're going to turn this into a battleground that will turn one syrian against the other. so there have been a lot of resistance to this u.s. effort. we don't have many partners in syria. >> lawrence you saw the ayatollah, he didn't say don't help at all. he said don't bomb syria. >> that's right. and i think joshua is right. there is a big difference between iraq and syria. in iraq, we do have not only the help of the iranian
the problem is in syria. very few partners in syria. we don't want to work with the syria government. assad still owns about 50% of syria, and more than that in the percentage of people. and amongst the rebels, about 70% of the rebels don't want the united states to come in, because they are worried that we are going to work with the free syria army or about 40,000 rebels and about 70 groups that are not coordinating, but 70 groups that we have been funding and helping in the past. so they are...
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-led campaign in iraq and syria. he said islamic extremism, the play -- the ukraine conflict, the ebola outbreak, and climate change all called for urgent action, appealing for help from the global community. >> we come together as united nations with a choice to make -- we can renew the international system that has enabled so much progress, or we can allow ourselves to be pulled act by an undertow of instability. >> the president pinpointed what he called the islamic state network of death as the greatest challenge to world peace and prosperity. obama vowed the u.s. would work to dismantle the group, which he accused of waging a brutal campaign of rape and murder. >> no god condones this terror. no grievance justifies these actions. there can be no reasoning, no negotiation with this brand of evil. the only language understood by killers like this is the language of force. >> obama confirmed that 40 nations have already offered to join the u.s.-led coalition. he remarks that the task average acting sectarianism was
-led campaign in iraq and syria. he said islamic extremism, the play -- the ukraine conflict, the ebola outbreak, and climate change all called for urgent action, appealing for help from the global community. >> we come together as united nations with a choice to make -- we can renew the international system that has enabled so much progress, or we can allow ourselves to be pulled act by an undertow of instability. >> the president pinpointed what he called the islamic state network...
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they're still inside syria. they're still standing by this islamic state. >> isis has found a toe hold and we're seeing it play out in the hidden video. thanks so much. >>> now sounding the alarm for west africa and the world, the president asks for help on the front lines of the ebola outbreak. but up next, congressional reaction to the air strike strategy in syria and hope for america's arab partners in the fight against isis. big day? . this easy-to-understand guide will answer some of your questions and help you find the aarp medicare supplement plan that's right for you. >>> welcome back. i'm brianna keilar reporting from washington. wolf blitzer is off today. days after getting congressional approval to train and arm syria's moderate rebels president obama ordered air strikes and we are now three days into the air campaign if syria and pentagon officials say it could be a year's long battle. >> i can't tell you it's three, five, six, but it's probably several years at the very least and we're going to be p
they're still inside syria. they're still standing by this islamic state. >> isis has found a toe hold and we're seeing it play out in the hidden video. thanks so much. >>> now sounding the alarm for west africa and the world, the president asks for help on the front lines of the ebola outbreak. but up next, congressional reaction to the air strike strategy in syria and hope for america's arab partners in the fight against isis. big day? . this easy-to-understand guide will...
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>> syria's u.n. ambassador, bash sharoff far rib, the representative for syria met by samantha power, the u.s. ambassador yesterday morning here at the u.n. and told that washington was going to go after isil and al-nusra militant islam fighters inside syrian territory. he told her he would have liked she went to the security council for international legitimacy. the white house was not gonna go do that the nevertheless, syriaens have to accept attacks on their soil for weeks to come. he has a message for washington about them. >> we advise our american counterparts not to repeat the american fiasco in iraq by undertaking the same kind of blind military attacks. combatting terrorism requires having many tracks, a political track, a military track, a diplomatic track, so, so far, washington prefer to follow only one track. >> the syrian ambassador told me that syria and the united states were fighting the same issue, terrorism, the same side, but washington decided to act unilaterally. wolf, the syria
>> syria's u.n. ambassador, bash sharoff far rib, the representative for syria met by samantha power, the u.s. ambassador yesterday morning here at the u.n. and told that washington was going to go after isil and al-nusra militant islam fighters inside syrian territory. he told her he would have liked she went to the security council for international legitimacy. the white house was not gonna go do that the nevertheless, syriaens have to accept attacks on their soil for weeks to come. he...
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beginning tonight also in syria. the united states targeted some 20 different locations, hard targets as bret baier put them, fuel depots, weapons depots, command and control headquarters, according to the tweets that we're getting out of the region isis headquarters right there in the city of raqqa. raqqa the city first overtaken by the first provincial capital at least overtaken by the islamic state when they marched into sir in march of 2013. since then there have been public amputations there executions in that spot. and that is the place in government buildings which existed as the provincial capital of raqqa, that's -- the spot where the isis militants have been conducting the government if you will of this islamic state. tonight, command and control targets have been hit. and these are but the opening salvos of what may be a week, th month, even years long battle against the islamic state. with our arab partners. let's get right to wendell goler who is in washington tonight. wendell, congress has been notified
beginning tonight also in syria. the united states targeted some 20 different locations, hard targets as bret baier put them, fuel depots, weapons depots, command and control headquarters, according to the tweets that we're getting out of the region isis headquarters right there in the city of raqqa. raqqa the city first overtaken by the first provincial capital at least overtaken by the islamic state when they marched into sir in march of 2013. since then there have been public amputations...
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foreign policy now on syria? >> well, the americans made clear that they were not going to cooperate with the syrian government in the battle against islamic state because they believe and say that the syrian government has lost legitimacy because of the violence it has conducted against its own people in the three-year civil war, but at the same time, the americans don't want conflict with the syrian government, so it appears, according to the government statement in damascus, that they sent through a mediator, or through an intermediary, a letter to the government warning them that the strikes would take place, the syrian government said it had received a warning just hours before the attacks, and that statement on the television also said that syria supported any international efforts against islamist extremists in the country and that it was coordinating -- >> oh, i'm just so sorry, we've lost that line to barbara. but we got the main points of what she said fortunately, and of course, we're hearing that the
foreign policy now on syria? >> well, the americans made clear that they were not going to cooperate with the syrian government in the battle against islamic state because they believe and say that the syrian government has lost legitimacy because of the violence it has conducted against its own people in the three-year civil war, but at the same time, the americans don't want conflict with the syrian government, so it appears, according to the government statement in damascus, that they...
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air strikes in syria. the u.s. and at least five other arab nations are participating in air strikes over isis targets in the syrian city of raqqah. let me get you a map up. that's the capital of the islamic state. an official tells cnn the new offensive began with tomahawk missiles launched at sea followed by bombers. we're covering this story for you from more angles. cnn's chief u.n. security correspondent jim sciutto is in washington, and anna coren is n inni in erbil. >> i'm told by multiple u.s. military officials tonight that the start of this strike meant to be a decisive blow, going at key targets of isis. targets in the category of command and control as well as re-supply and training. hard targets. they're going after training facilities, places where weapons were stored. ammunition, also where fighters and commanders might have been holed up for the night. this starting at nighttime over syria and it is still continuing, i'm told, until daybreak there when we get an update on the exact number of targets
air strikes in syria. the u.s. and at least five other arab nations are participating in air strikes over isis targets in the syrian city of raqqah. let me get you a map up. that's the capital of the islamic state. an official tells cnn the new offensive began with tomahawk missiles launched at sea followed by bombers. we're covering this story for you from more angles. cnn's chief u.n. security correspondent jim sciutto is in washington, and anna coren is n inni in erbil. >> i'm told by...
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over from syria into turkey. our arwa damon is standing there. this morning, a new flow of refugees. >> reporter: turkish authorities just opened the border crossing a few hours ago. families have been coming across. they are just carrying whatever they could bring with them. this is such a heart breaking journey because they have left their homes. they left all their livelihood. they left everything they tried to build and put together for their families. fleeing this isis onslaught. many waiting overnight at the border crossing to be allowed inside. taking a tough toll on the elderly and children. many of the mothers telling us the kids were up crying all night because they were hungry and thirsty. one of the first things they are receiving is bottles of water and watching the babies gulping away at the water. the parents trying to figure out and cope with what is happening around and families are getting registered and children are getting vaccinated and moved to transit areas. from that point on, some being m
over from syria into turkey. our arwa damon is standing there. this morning, a new flow of refugees. >> reporter: turkish authorities just opened the border crossing a few hours ago. families have been coming across. they are just carrying whatever they could bring with them. this is such a heart breaking journey because they have left their homes. they left all their livelihood. they left everything they tried to build and put together for their families. fleeing this isis onslaught....
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against isil targets in syria. we were joined from this section by our friends and partners, saddam rain, united arab emirates, jordan, about hurricane and qatar. this makes it clear to the world this is not america's fight alone. >> the war against the islamic state, isil, escalated this week. for the first time early tuesday the u.s.-led coalition hit targets inside of syria. expanding the war beyond the country of iraq. the barrage included police sills fired from u.s. ships and dropping bombs on multiple targets. the first day of bombing hit rob ca? northeast syria, the city isis had control of for more than a year and where it has training facilities and command centers. other isis areas also hit dar al sur, abull ca mall and has adebt. >>> second strikes hit syrian oil refineries isis had seized to fuel their vehicles on a black market that netted isis more than $15 million a month. isis was not the only group in the crosshairs. an al qaeda offshoot called the khorasan group was hit solely by the u.s. because
against isil targets in syria. we were joined from this section by our friends and partners, saddam rain, united arab emirates, jordan, about hurricane and qatar. this makes it clear to the world this is not america's fight alone. >> the war against the islamic state, isil, escalated this week. for the first time early tuesday the u.s.-led coalition hit targets inside of syria. expanding the war beyond the country of iraq. the barrage included police sills fired from u.s. ships and...
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syria. >> welcome to our viewers in the united states and of course all around the world. we have live coverage tonight from anna coren and a host of military experts, but first let's go to our becky anderson in abu dhabi for the very latest. becky? >> reporter: thank you very much indeed. we're live in the gulf. apologize for the noise. there's a military airport close to the cnn bureau here and it's awfully windy. but these are the first air strikes yet on militants inside of syria, and they are being carried out now by the u.s. and five, five arab partner nations. the focus is on the militants' self-pro gamed cclaimed capital raqqah. the pentagon is using tomahawk cruise missiles with air strikes from bombers and fighter jets. and a senior u.s. official tells cnn so far there's been no interfeerns from syrian government forces, i spoke with jim sciutto just a short time ago. this is what he said. >> multiple officials tonight, the start of this strike meant to be a decisive blow, going at
syria. >> welcome to our viewers in the united states and of course all around the world. we have live coverage tonight from anna coren and a host of military experts, but first let's go to our becky anderson in abu dhabi for the very latest. becky? >> reporter: thank you very much indeed. we're live in the gulf. apologize for the noise. there's a military airport close to the cnn bureau here and it's awfully windy. but these are the first air strikes yet on militants inside of...
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mitt romney would start a war in syria, marc! >> that clip right there sums up why the american people say in polls show if the election were held again today mitt romney would win by nine points. the obama foreign policy is an absolute disaster. and in iraq and syria, it's a self-inflicted disaster. and precisely for the reason of what joe biden said in those quotes. our military commanders warned president obama that if you withdraw all of our troops, it's going to create a vacuum in iraq that the terrorists will fill. according to leon panetta, the entire national security team warned him that he needed to train and arm the syrian rebels or that would fill a vacuum in syria that jihadists would fill. he listened to joe biden, he withdrew all our troops from iraq, he didn't do anything about syria. but now in syria we have a terrorist safe haven with a group, khorasan was planning an attack on the united states. that safe haven was created on brk b's watch. >> is it fair to criticize the president at a time like this? already y
mitt romney would start a war in syria, marc! >> that clip right there sums up why the american people say in polls show if the election were held again today mitt romney would win by nine points. the obama foreign policy is an absolute disaster. and in iraq and syria, it's a self-inflicted disaster. and precisely for the reason of what joe biden said in those quotes. our military commanders warned president obama that if you withdraw all of our troops, it's going to create a vacuum in...
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targets inside syria. saudi arabia, unit arab 'em earates and jordan are participating in air strikes, and qatar said to provide a supportive role. >> we are joined by rula amin. one of the arab countries taking part in the air tribes, what do role? >> we haven't had confirmation. jordan voted for the coalition to trike in i.s.i.l., and policies and its expansion in the region. king abdullah was on tv and was clear on how he sees its as a threat to the region as a whole. >> we now also that jordan has been providing intelligence to u.s. officials. not just on i.s.i.l., but other groups and extremist groups. and maid a >> start with one issue education... gun control... the gap between rich and poor... job creation... climate change... tax policy... the economy... iran... healthcare... ad guests on all sides of the debate. >> this is a right we should all have... >> it's just the way it is... >> there's something seriously wrong... >> there's been acrimony... >> the conservative ideal... >> it's an urgent n
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going after isis targets in syria, al nusra targets in syria, khorasan targets, this khorasan group. but i see no inclination that the united states or any other countries are going after bashar al assad. >> for us, we have been fighting two fronts since the first quarter of this year, fighting isil and fighting the regime itself. we know the international community at one point in time they will understand that the assad regime must go in order to put an end to all terrorist organizations in the middle east and in the world. >> how many of your troops, your moderates, free syrian army troops will go to saudi arabia for training? >> the program as it's set -- it's only set for 5,000 troops. but we have our own plan and proposal to the u.s. to train the trainers instead of training the soldiers. and this way, we can produce more troops in short term -- >> i ask the question because this could take a long time to get your military fighting bashar al assad, fighting isis, readying combat troops. it could take at least a year or two years, right? >> it's a gradual program where you have
going after isis targets in syria, al nusra targets in syria, khorasan targets, this khorasan group. but i see no inclination that the united states or any other countries are going after bashar al assad. >> for us, we have been fighting two fronts since the first quarter of this year, fighting isil and fighting the regime itself. we know the international community at one point in time they will understand that the assad regime must go in order to put an end to all terrorist...
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in syria. 190 air strikes here in iraq and french air strikes. still, becky, it not defeating isis. not retreating. they're here, contained. still fighting. they're not retreating. >> despite of course equipment being provided to those iraqis on the ground at times from the iranians. adding another dimension to all of this. all right, anna. for the time being. thank you for that. let's kid wh a's kid what we le the past few hours, who it is, who is involved in this sort of u.s.-led coalition. so far as arab nations are concerned. perhaps unsurprisingly, the saudis and uae, where i am, in abu dhabi, capital of the uae. great allies of the u.s. also, qatar, at odds with saudi and the uae of late over the promotion and hosting of, of political islam which the countries here find incredibly dangerous. then you have got, bahrain in this region. the fifth placer in all of this, self announced as it were, jordan. let's get more on jordan's role in this operation. what we know the u.s. will be flying o
in syria. 190 air strikes here in iraq and french air strikes. still, becky, it not defeating isis. not retreating. they're here, contained. still fighting. they're not retreating. >> despite of course equipment being provided to those iraqis on the ground at times from the iranians. adding another dimension to all of this. all right, anna. for the time being. thank you for that. let's kid wh a's kid what we le the past few hours, who it is, who is involved in this sort of u.s.-led...
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targets inside syria. saudi arabia, unit arab 'em earates and jordan are participating in air strikes, and qatar said to provide a supportive role. >> we are joined by rula amin. one of the arab countries taking part in the air tribes, what do role? >> we haven't had confirmation. jordan voted for the coalition to trike in i.s.i.l., and policies and its expansion in the region. king abdullah was on tv and was clear on how he sees its as a threat to the region as a whole. >> we now also that jordan has been providing intelligence to u.s. officials. not just on i.s.i.l., but other groups and extremist groups. and maid a for the first time >>> welcome to our special coverage. u.s. air strikes in syria on i.s.i.l. targets. four arab countries are participating in the air strikes. also - air strikes are backed up by tomahawk cruise missiles and we'll hear from a former general on what they can do. >>> bashar al-assad rij eem says it was not formed that i.s.i.l. targets would be hit. >>> we have a report on kurd
targets inside syria. saudi arabia, unit arab 'em earates and jordan are participating in air strikes, and qatar said to provide a supportive role. >> we are joined by rula amin. one of the arab countries taking part in the air tribes, what do role? >> we haven't had confirmation. jordan voted for the coalition to trike in i.s.i.l., and policies and its expansion in the region. king abdullah was on tv and was clear on how he sees its as a threat to the region as a whole. >> we...
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it's this question, is isis just a threat in syria or is it a threat outside syria? today you have proof it's a threat outside syria. a group pledging allegiance in effect to isis. another beheading this time in algeria and still in the region and the worry is that this could happen anywhere now, that sympathizers, lone wolves even here in the u.s. could be radicalized to take steps like this. we saw in australia,a i group attempted to do just that carry out beheadings on the streets of australia and in fact, the the president and that's why he's making the call to arms today. is it that group's cancer, spreads overseas. >> and the worry that u.s. officials have and it's clearly a worry is is. i've spoken to some, that american ourists could be captured andy about headed to try to make a point. >> that's absolutely right and this is a sad fact that the countries now involved in this fight, the u.s. included and we saw british people die and a french man die today that they will be prime targets because isis is a group that's very at tune to sending the most terrorizi
it's this question, is isis just a threat in syria or is it a threat outside syria? today you have proof it's a threat outside syria. a group pledging allegiance in effect to isis. another beheading this time in algeria and still in the region and the worry is that this could happen anywhere now, that sympathizers, lone wolves even here in the u.s. could be radicalized to take steps like this. we saw in australia,a i group attempted to do just that carry out beheadings on the streets of...
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area of syria. they probably wanted to do that before air strikes happened. they wanted to infiltrate those area, which are a little bit weaker and make it tough for the u.s. to use that as a supply and support area. as you know, the coalition is considering putting in place perhaps a no-fly zone. the kurdish area is one place they could have done it. isis is finding the most vulnerable areas and i suspect moving into the cities and towns mietding among civilians. that's what we can expect. air strikes are important, but we need more than air strikes. we need ground forces, not necessarily foreign fighter, but certainly we need to fortify the kurdish forces in iraq and the modern opposition in syria. >> this reminder, you can always turn to our web viet for the latest on the air strikes on syria and the rest of the day's major news. that's all at cnn.com/international. sir, thank you for that. the iraqi prime minister says he is glad some arab countries have finally woen to the threat posed by isis.
area of syria. they probably wanted to do that before air strikes happened. they wanted to infiltrate those area, which are a little bit weaker and make it tough for the u.s. to use that as a supply and support area. as you know, the coalition is considering putting in place perhaps a no-fly zone. the kurdish area is one place they could have done it. isis is finding the most vulnerable areas and i suspect moving into the cities and towns mietding among civilians. that's what we can expect. air...
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it will be required in syria. and what he has said is -- it is the iraqi security forces, the peshmerga of the kurdish forces that are the ground forces in iraq, and we will continue to support them through air strikes and other capabilities we have. in syria, as you know, the whole point of train and equip is to help develop that ground force, a capable unit by unit ground force in syria. but he's fully aware of anding a agrees that this isn't going to be done without ground forces, but what he has made clear to the american people that he is not going to order american combat ground forces into those areas, but i thought that was a point that you made that you gave me an opportunity to maybe -- hopefully clear -- clear that up. your point about informing and updating the american people. you are right. i think any of us in this business understand how critical that is, the american people understand what is going on. they are represented obviously in this body in the body across the way as it should be. but to h
it will be required in syria. and what he has said is -- it is the iraqi security forces, the peshmerga of the kurdish forces that are the ground forces in iraq, and we will continue to support them through air strikes and other capabilities we have. in syria, as you know, the whole point of train and equip is to help develop that ground force, a capable unit by unit ground force in syria. but he's fully aware of anding a agrees that this isn't going to be done without ground forces, but what...
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syria is obviously fighting isil. we are still fighting terrorism and will coordinate with the countries who will fight terrorism, including iraq. >> let's bring in zana from beirut. before we talk about these strikes, let's talk about what hatched in idlib, which is in the far northwest of syria. it's a long way from the iraqi border. what do we know about what happened there? >> yes, that is strong hold of the al-qaeda branch front. we have been speaking to activists on the ground. people who filmed the attack, actually. and they told us this is the work of the u.s. military. there is anger there. they are saying that civilians were killed. this was a residential building. but what we also understand is that nusra had a building here that area. there was a strike in western aleppo, but according to them they targeted an al-qaeda affiliate. air power, of course, we know it has limitations, but this is going to cause a lot of anger, especially since a lot of syrians are asking questions. why is the obama administratio
syria is obviously fighting isil. we are still fighting terrorism and will coordinate with the countries who will fight terrorism, including iraq. >> let's bring in zana from beirut. before we talk about these strikes, let's talk about what hatched in idlib, which is in the far northwest of syria. it's a long way from the iraqi border. what do we know about what happened there? >> yes, that is strong hold of the al-qaeda branch front. we have been speaking to activists on the...
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it's not like that in syria. there are no plans for that in syria. there's no western ground troops in syria, certainly. there's no friendly government ground troops in syria. there's a raging multisided civil war in syria. so somebody will capitalize on these u.s. air strikes against isis targets but we don't know who capitalize on them and we actually can't control who capitalizes on them. here's a few things to consider. will it work? is this new air war likely to succeed at its objectives? to that end, look at this. this is from the front page of "the new york times"" earlier tonight. can we drop the breaking news bug for a second so we can see the screen? the bottom story was their lead all day at "the new york times." air strikes fail to dislodge isis in iraq. that was first. then they had to run the new big headline. u.s. and allies strike isis targets in syria. so one and then the other. this is kind of a rorschach test. one way to see this sequence is, well, it didn't work in iraq so why are we doing more of this thing that didn't work? the
it's not like that in syria. there are no plans for that in syria. there's no western ground troops in syria, certainly. there's no friendly government ground troops in syria. there's a raging multisided civil war in syria. so somebody will capitalize on these u.s. air strikes against isis targets but we don't know who capitalize on them and we actually can't control who capitalizes on them. here's a few things to consider. will it work? is this new air war likely to succeed at its objectives?...
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officials have known al qaeda operatives were in syria plotting attacks since at least the spring but more recent intelligence suggested they were in the end game of planning an attack, possibly against the u.s., using western recruits. and u.s. officials say they had to act fast to disrupt them. the u.s. officials say one of the goals of american-led air strikes in syria was to eliminate the command and control structures of a terrorist group called khorasan. in terms of the khorasan group, withcy a network of seasoned al qaeda veterans. hich is a netwo al qaeda veterans. >> reporter: senior u.s. officials tell cnn in july, security at names was increased after intelligence suggested khorasan was creating easily concealed bombs for western recruits to smuggle onto airplanes. what makes the threat of khorasan's attack so worrying is their ties to al qaeda's master bomb maker in yemen, ibraham al-asiri r. >> the concern is that al-asiri trained a number of apprentices in these techniques and these apprentices, some migrated to syria. the fear is that some have joined this group, khoras
officials have known al qaeda operatives were in syria plotting attacks since at least the spring but more recent intelligence suggested they were in the end game of planning an attack, possibly against the u.s., using western recruits. and u.s. officials say they had to act fast to disrupt them. the u.s. officials say one of the goals of american-led air strikes in syria was to eliminate the command and control structures of a terrorist group called khorasan. in terms of the khorasan group,...
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góéj÷ç÷ç >> raqqa, syria. what is believed to be amateur video of the united states and it's participating partners beginning bombing in syria to did he grade and as the president put it destroy the islamic state. the sun comes up about 5:30 in the morning which is just, you know over an hour ago in the 6:00 a.m half hour, syrian state television had a health program on. and syrian state television now has a history program on. there is no news of this in syria from state-run media. you would expect they have a plan for that. but that plan is not yet underway. jennifer griffin is with us from the pentagon this evening. three significant pieces of propaganda video in recent days. >> that is right. going back to friday we saw the video had what sounded like an american accented jihadist fighter threatening to kill syrian troops in the raqqa area. he was trying to taunt the united states on friday. then, two days later you have a 42-minute audio tape for the spokesman of isis which there is a lot of trash talking
góéj÷ç÷ç >> raqqa, syria. what is believed to be amateur video of the united states and it's participating partners beginning bombing in syria to did he grade and as the president put it destroy the islamic state. the sun comes up about 5:30 in the morning which is just, you know over an hour ago in the 6:00 a.m half hour, syrian state television had a health program on. and syrian state television now has a history program on. there is no news of this in syria from state-run media....
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in terms of the reaction from syria, question number three, there is no sign as of yet that syria is activating their air defense system or its air force against u.s. planes. the pentagon said today that syria left its air defense system basically on passive radar for the strikes last night. we'll see if that changes over time. in terms of question two, how other countries are responding, british prime minister david cam son said he supports the u.s. strikes in syria but he's not certain yet where the british parliament would support him in that opinion. allied france made one air strike inside of iraq, but not in syria. in fact, france's government has ruled out the possibility of also running bombing raids inside syria as well. they want to keep their efforts confined to iraq. russia, syria's great ally condemned the u.s. strikes, as long as they proceed without consent from the syrian government. and the iranian president who's become more of a wild card than iran used to be, he said that the u.s.-led air strikes are flat-out illegal, they would need either the invitation of the s
in terms of the reaction from syria, question number three, there is no sign as of yet that syria is activating their air defense system or its air force against u.s. planes. the pentagon said today that syria left its air defense system basically on passive radar for the strikes last night. we'll see if that changes over time. in terms of question two, how other countries are responding, british prime minister david cam son said he supports the u.s. strikes in syria but he's not certain yet...
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in syria began about midnight 30 g.m.t. and confirmed by the united states, but not a lot of detail on where it will go. it is an ongoing operation. continuing coverage here as they happen. we'll look at other news. >>> more than 130,000 syrian refugees crossed into turkey in the past few days, escaping as i.s.i.l. fighters pushed into kurdish areas, now some want to return to defend their homes and those left behind. stefanie dekker has a report from the city on the turkey-syria border. >> reporter: frustration is met by force. turkish forces try to control the few hundred kurds, the ones that return to syria to defend their home town, about a kilometre from here. >> translation: we are the syrian and turkish kurds want to go to cabban to fight i.s.i.l. the clashes started because place are not allowing to us go back. we want to go back to protect our fighters and homes. >> reporter: it's been tense as the men brought their wives and children into turkey to flee the islamic state of iraq and levant. they do not want to sta
in syria began about midnight 30 g.m.t. and confirmed by the united states, but not a lot of detail on where it will go. it is an ongoing operation. continuing coverage here as they happen. we'll look at other news. >>> more than 130,000 syrian refugees crossed into turkey in the past few days, escaping as i.s.i.l. fighters pushed into kurdish areas, now some want to return to defend their homes and those left behind. stefanie dekker has a report from the city on the turkey-syria...
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that's syria. so it made sense to me that the president would want to conduct air strikes both in iraq and syria. but i think your correspondent is right to say that there has to be a ground element. it won't be the united states. and so it has to come from the iraqi army, from the peshmerga forces in kurdistan and from some of the moderate syrian rebel groups. that's a very tall order to organize that in an effective way and that's the challenge ahead for the united states. >> colonel, what is your reaction to the air strikes so far? >> well, they hit the bad guys where they are. if you take a look at the map, you'll see the preponderance of the strikes have been around raqqa, which is the actual headquarters of isis and they predominate in the north and east of syria. this shows a few other strikes, but there have been lots and lots of them all around the northeastern part of syria. if you take a look at how we did it, you'll be able to see that we've got the uss philippine sea here, the uss arti
that's syria. so it made sense to me that the president would want to conduct air strikes both in iraq and syria. but i think your correspondent is right to say that there has to be a ground element. it won't be the united states. and so it has to come from the iraqi army, from the peshmerga forces in kurdistan and from some of the moderate syrian rebel groups. that's a very tall order to organize that in an effective way and that's the challenge ahead for the united states. >> colonel,...
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seeking a safe haven in syria. you heard the president saying this morning that terrorists are not going to get a safe haven wherever they are. on this conference call with reporters that just wrapped up in the last several minutes, i asked senior administration officials about the unknown nature of this group. what they said is basically this group grew out of al qaeda. that is how they are basically deciding that this is in keeping with the authorization for use of force back in 2001 on al qaeda. this group is an offshoot of al qaeda. they're saying that key members of this group came out of afghanistan and pakistan and relocated in syria. that's why they took these -- this decision to take these targets out last night. now, as for the president's decision to conduct these air strikes, senior administration officials have been saying this morning, the president made this decision the day after his centcom speech in tampa last week after he met with the centcom leaders down there a. and these isis targets hit in s
seeking a safe haven in syria. you heard the president saying this morning that terrorists are not going to get a safe haven wherever they are. on this conference call with reporters that just wrapped up in the last several minutes, i asked senior administration officials about the unknown nature of this group. what they said is basically this group grew out of al qaeda. that is how they are basically deciding that this is in keeping with the authorization for use of force back in 2001 on al...
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it is very easy with flat lands to infiltrate syria through turkey, no doubt about that. but let's not say that turkey supported isis because of these things. turkey has a long-standing cooperation with the u.s. on counter terrorism, and regards isis as a terrorist organization and is doing whatever it can. but turkey supported the free syrian army, groups that fought the assad regime. those groups have not been able to bring down the groups, and they've been weakened by the al-qaeda-related groups. >> if you put together an alliance that includes saudi arabia, jordan, the unite the emirates, bahrain, is turkey much less inclined to join a broad based coalition? >> turkey has no hesitation in joining u.s.-led counter terrorism campaign. but the root causes here are larger than just terrorist organizations. we have to address those objectives. turkey cooperates with many countries against terrorism and it has suffered from terrorism for so long. it's not like al-qaeda has not targeted turkey, it has and continues to do so. >> joshua, when the president laid out his plan in
it is very easy with flat lands to infiltrate syria through turkey, no doubt about that. but let's not say that turkey supported isis because of these things. turkey has a long-standing cooperation with the u.s. on counter terrorism, and regards isis as a terrorist organization and is doing whatever it can. but turkey supported the free syrian army, groups that fought the assad regime. those groups have not been able to bring down the groups, and they've been weakened by the al-qaeda-related...
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and then protected areas around that in syria. do you think this is the end game? >> well, i don't think we understand what the end game is at this point. clearly there's going to be a devolution of power and the syria we have seen is not going to exist in the future. so what is the political outcome going to be and how is power going to be shared ultimately has to be addressed and until we get better clarification on the power base and the fighting between these groups, which will take some time, we're not going to see a political end game here that's going to be clear to us. >> and this was what we were talking about, general, earlier with kimmit, which is, what does syria end up looking like? like syria where gadhafi was gown and there's a big power vacuum or does it look like iraq after the first -- >> that's the potential power vacuum, where it's a very good thing to say from the free syrian army, we want to replace bashar al assad. there's another thing to say, okay, what are we replacing him with and what group is moving fo
and then protected areas around that in syria. do you think this is the end game? >> well, i don't think we understand what the end game is at this point. clearly there's going to be a devolution of power and the syria we have seen is not going to exist in the future. so what is the political outcome going to be and how is power going to be shared ultimately has to be addressed and until we get better clarification on the power base and the fighting between these groups, which will take...
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led strikes on syria. russia obviously not a neutral party, a supporter of the assad regime. >> tehran's headlines that the u.s. is using isil to benefit the arms industry, the coalition not including iran, and not egypt as of yet, secretary of state john kerry saying the door remains open for tehran to get involved and there are back door diplomatic talks. >> saudi arabia reporting is on the back foot, at last the west recognizes isil is not islamic. >> osama bin laden's son-in-law will be sentenced after being convicted of terrorism charges. he could facing life in prison for his role at al-qaeda spokesman following the 9/11 attacks. his lawyer wants no more than 15 years in prison. >> back here in the u.s., city leaders in ferguson, missouri opening up last night over the shooting of michael brown. churches around town were packed for the first in a series of community meetings. residents were given an opportunity to do something they have not yet been able to. diane he is at her brook is in ferguson. y
led strikes on syria. russia obviously not a neutral party, a supporter of the assad regime. >> tehran's headlines that the u.s. is using isil to benefit the arms industry, the coalition not including iran, and not egypt as of yet, secretary of state john kerry saying the door remains open for tehran to get involved and there are back door diplomatic talks. >> saudi arabia reporting is on the back foot, at last the west recognizes isil is not islamic. >> osama bin laden's...
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. >> there's been talk of air strikes in syria. what can be the ramifications of that? >> if they go after the head of the snake, that classic technique that we used in somalia, yemen, the leaders of this organization, it does degrade their capability on a going-forward basis. i would like to think we will gain intelligence over the next couple of months and then we'll look to pick off some of the leaders as we find them, they won't be able to hide. >> the president said no boots on the ground. can he keep that promise? >> i think he'll do everything he can to keep that promise. that's going to be the bright line between what happened here and in iraq-afghanistan. this continue terrorism campaign is what he'll call it, i believe, no troops on the ground but lead from above. >> it's a complex situation. how does the united states and the coalition know which groups to go after? >> i think that's a great question. i think we're going to have to look to see what comes offline. what goes from syrian, the syrian free army troops to be t
. >> there's been talk of air strikes in syria. what can be the ramifications of that? >> if they go after the head of the snake, that classic technique that we used in somalia, yemen, the leaders of this organization, it does degrade their capability on a going-forward basis. i would like to think we will gain intelligence over the next couple of months and then we'll look to pick off some of the leaders as we find them, they won't be able to hide. >> the president said no...
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let me deal with the question of syria. i am content that were there to be a motion to the effect that we should take similar action in syria, there exists a proper and sound legal basis for such action. indeed, the very factors that justify intervention in iraq would be of equal weight in relation to syria. those are, to put it briefly, the barbarism that is being displayed, and the fact that regional stability is being heavily undermined. let us remind ourselves that such undermining of stability has an impact on countries such as jordan, a close ally that would be a necessary component were there ever to be a global settlement for peace in the middle east. we must also recognise that the arab countries that have joined in have exercised a degree of responsibility in doing so. in many cases, they are taking on elements in their own countries that are opposed. how would any other country, faced with that decision, feel in the event that the motion that we are debating were not passed? it has been suggested that we need a u
let me deal with the question of syria. i am content that were there to be a motion to the effect that we should take similar action in syria, there exists a proper and sound legal basis for such action. indeed, the very factors that justify intervention in iraq would be of equal weight in relation to syria. those are, to put it briefly, the barbarism that is being displayed, and the fact that regional stability is being heavily undermined. let us remind ourselves that such undermining of...
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from syria. is it the start of a deadly new terror tactic? we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer at the united nations. this is a "situation room" special report, "war on terror: strikes in syria." the u.s. and arab partners launching a new round of air strikes on isis targets inside syria. this time, targeting oil facilities controlled by the militants, providing them with millions of dollars, each to fund their reign of terror. theseatest air assaults as the united nations answered president obama's call for a forceful response to the terror threat, unanimously approving a u.s. security council resolution to crack down on so-called foreign fighters, some 15,000 of whom are believed to have traveled to syria. we have complete coverage this hour with our reporters and our guests here at the united nations and, indeed, around the world. our pentagon correspondent, barbara star, begins our coverage. she's getting new information about these lates
from syria. is it the start of a deadly new terror tactic? we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer at the united nations. this is a "situation room" special report, "war on terror: strikes in syria." the u.s. and arab partners launching a new round of air strikes on isis targets inside syria. this time, targeting oil facilities controlled by the militants, providing them with millions of dollars, each to fund their reign of...
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and syria itself. then there is this, buried in the press release from the military, a report that an imminent attack against the u.s. was thwarted in syria overnight according to u.s. officials. air strikes were conducted by the u.s., west of aleppo against the terrorist group corazon, a network of seasoned al qaeda veterans. >> we wait to learn about the effectiveness of the attacks. two big headlines coming out of it, one will be the coalition and why britain wasn't part of it. the second part, buried in the press release, what may be the biggest surprise, certainly for americans, an imminent attack against the u.s., thwarted by this group, the corazon group. >> i got off the air with a senior u.s. official, who said indeed there was active plotting by this group, a group of al qaeda veterans inside syria, what did they hit? let me go through this with everybody. they hit corazon training camps and explosives and munitions, production facility, a communication building and command and control facili
and syria itself. then there is this, buried in the press release from the military, a report that an imminent attack against the u.s. was thwarted in syria overnight according to u.s. officials. air strikes were conducted by the u.s., west of aleppo against the terrorist group corazon, a network of seasoned al qaeda veterans. >> we wait to learn about the effectiveness of the attacks. two big headlines coming out of it, one will be the coalition and why britain wasn't part of it. the...
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is it not going to be the case in syria? >> well, you have staging bases for troops and we have a sense of where that is. troops have to train. we likely know where they stay. equipment storage areas, they have a lot of trucks, tanks. they have a lot of obviously kind of suv type vehicles that they're using in those staging bases. they can hide some of it, but they just can't hide all of it. and the other thing is, megyn, look, no one has this kind of technology although it is emerging with the west and chinese. we can put a bomb on a target with a 98% chance of hitting that target within 30 meters of the designated point. that is absolutely phenomenal technology. and that's how we can hit a target and not do damage to other things that are in the vicinity. we can make mistakes with that, as we've done in the past. but those are unintentional mistakes. and they're very slight compared to the number of air strikes that we deliver. so we've been shooting 170-something air strikes into iraq since the president authorized that t
is it not going to be the case in syria? >> well, you have staging bases for troops and we have a sense of where that is. troops have to train. we likely know where they stay. equipment storage areas, they have a lot of trucks, tanks. they have a lot of obviously kind of suv type vehicles that they're using in those staging bases. they can hide some of it, but they just can't hide all of it. and the other thing is, megyn, look, no one has this kind of technology although it is emerging...
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turkey borders syria. while the united kingdom's prime minister david cameron has provided valuable intelligence and other support, one of its predecessors is expecting more. >> i believe britain will be there with the u.s., i mean, look, this is a big problem for us, so we have got to help shoulder the responsibility. >> reporter: in an interview with "the wall street journal," ark -- a fear mr. obama is in the fight for the long haul. there are many more extremists in the region and cautioned the administration against, quote, washing its hand of the mid east down the road, adding we can't just limit the confrontation to checking and destroying the islamic state. one of those other extremists is the khorasan group. in his initial comments another the white house that lasted just over three minutes. >> last night we also took strikes to disrupt plotting against the united states by seasoned al qaeda operators in syria known as the khorasan group. >> reporter: the remnants of al qaeda being the j.v. squad.
turkey borders syria. while the united kingdom's prime minister david cameron has provided valuable intelligence and other support, one of its predecessors is expecting more. >> i believe britain will be there with the u.s., i mean, look, this is a big problem for us, so we have got to help shoulder the responsibility. >> reporter: in an interview with "the wall street journal," ark -- a fear mr. obama is in the fight for the long haul. there are many more extremists in...
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in syria, there's a much bigger challenge. the last thing we want to do i push back isis only to have the assad government fill the space. and i am sceptical that the moderate or secular syrian opposition is going to be ready or organized any time soon. so i would put a much greater emphasis on trying to get ground support from local tribesmen, sunni or kurds, and i would also put much more pressure on some of the arab countries to put together their own pan-arab force to work with us on the ground. >> woodruff: i do want to get to syria, but i also want to come back, michele flournoy, to what andrew bacevich just said, that this is not a strategy, it's whack-a-mole, that isis is there, it's a persistent force that's on the ground. with this kind of strategy, the united states is not going to be able to eliminate it. >> i do think it's true there are fundamental conditions in the region that are giving rise to these violent extremist groups, but i think the president's strategy is broader. you saw him withhold or hold back on
in syria, there's a much bigger challenge. the last thing we want to do i push back isis only to have the assad government fill the space. and i am sceptical that the moderate or secular syrian opposition is going to be ready or organized any time soon. so i would put a much greater emphasis on trying to get ground support from local tribesmen, sunni or kurds, and i would also put much more pressure on some of the arab countries to put together their own pan-arab force to work with us on the...
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, isis in syria. but what about our european allies? >> i think we're in for a long, hard fight over a long period of time against this radical islamism and we need a strategy that puts everything together. >> he's right about that. more from the former prime minister, tony blair, who was just on the curvy couch about five minutes ago. >>> here is what the top guy at the pentagon just said. >> we are definitely at war with isil and the same way we're at war with al-qaeda. >> wow. game on. charles krauthammer is here. he'll tell us what the president should say later this morning because mornings are better with friends and we start right now. >>> we're getting right to that fox news alert for you. overnight, the u.s. and arab allies launching a barrage of strikes on isis militants in syria. rear admiral john kirby saying this: we are at war. doug mcleway is live at the white house where the president is expected to speak this morning in just about an hour. good morning to you, doug. what can you tell
, isis in syria. but what about our european allies? >> i think we're in for a long, hard fight over a long period of time against this radical islamism and we need a strategy that puts everything together. >> he's right about that. more from the former prime minister, tony blair, who was just on the curvy couch about five minutes ago. >>> here is what the top guy at the pentagon just said. >> we are definitely at war with isil and the same way we're at war with...