. just had a long call from general mattis and john i know is very happy to know that, he knows very well than anybody we're doing very well in iraq. our soldiers are fighting and fighting like never before and the results are very, very good. i want to let everyone know. a rare public comment from the president on the fight against isis in iraq. mr. trump's upbeat assessment coming in the wake of an air strike that killed over 100 civilians in western mosul. iraqi military blames the u.s.-led coalition. listen to general strength townsend the top u.s. commander. the coalition likely did play a role in the tragedy while pointing a finger at isis. >> right in that area it's unlikely but because we struck in that area there's a fair chance that we did it. my initial assessment is that we probably had a role in this.