black. >> sure. >> you only see his eyes. he speaks english. he has a british accent. >> right. >> it seems as though if we were to be able to figure out his identity definitively that that would be a major piece of the puzzle. >> i think everybody would like to know who this individual is of course. certainly to assist in the investigative efforts. there a's no doubt about that but at the pent gone here militarily we're focused more on a broader fight against isil from the time air and getting our iraqi security partners on the ground ready to continue to retake territory from isil. our focus is more on a military perspective here. >> we want to ask you from a military perspective about what's happening with the 262 assyrian christians that have been taken hostage. >> right. >> we're told they're mostly women, children and the elderly. how is the coalition going about trying to find these people? >> well it's very troubling, there's no question about that. we've seen these reports.