>> reporter: fredricka, it's growing. al anbar province, they have over 70% control, they've just, we're told, taken control of a tribe supporting isis, of taking control of the tiny little border outpost right next to the jordanian border. talking about the syrian board, we're talking about the jordanian border. they've taken a large town, about 70 miles from the jordanian border and the saudi border, a town i've passed through many times. they are able to link up by a highway their strong holds inside syria with the outskirts of baghdad. this is an important, strategic gain for them. this has happened in the last 24 hours. the army's put down its weapons and run away, though the government says the army is merely making a tactical withdrawal so they can be redeployed and refocus on other