euphrates province about 40 miles from the syria border. a militant group was forced from its last major city in syria though pockets of fighters do remain. >> the white house claims no final decision has been made on whether to end a ban on importing elephant hunting trophies why two african nations. this comes after they said the administration would allow importing remains of el faptss legally hunted in zimbabwe and zambia. he said higher hunting permit revenue would allow those countries to improve the conservation effort. importing elephant trophies was banned by president obama in 2014, citing a drop in the african elephant population. we should note the president's sons are big game hunters. this got a lot of attention yesterday. >> very much buzzed about.