the country. >> claiming a key victory in the flashpoint city of tea cretikri. ic taing saddam hussein hometown back from isis militants with the help of tribal leaders there, apparently. a fighter in the area says isis still has control of the city which fell to militants earlier this month. there are clashing going on outside of too creikrit and alld iraq at this hour. and 125 militants killed in fighting today and air strikes in the largest city of mosul. iraqi warplanes fired hellfire missiles at isis targets. a doctor says seven civilians killed when one air strike hit a house. on to american drones now flying over baghdad, sent to help protect u.s. military advisers now in that area, but not at least at this point to launch air strikes. >> let's talk about this, and you know, the u.s. military role specifically in the iraq crisis.