and the fighting goes back and forth. but the reality is the u.s. conducting some 12 air strikes in the last 72 hours there. trying to do everything they can to ensure the iraqis are able to hold on to this city. and the new audio from the isis leader al baghdadi does that concern the pentagon? that s their reaction there? reporter: the same thread we re hearing continually. the pentagon saying that audio proves they re desperate, because he s asking for more recruits and more fighters. the pentagon very much insisting isis is on the defensive, they re no longer acting as an offensive military force and all of these events reflect their attempt to hold on to territory. fair to say there s a lot of people that may disagree with the pentagon s assessmented, still see isis as a very potent force and the iraqi forces struggling to hold on to what they have. wolf? barbara, stand by. i want to get more on what s
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province the sunnis look there. what s going on here? well ground is very important. cities are very important. because they have an emotional tie as well. that s part of the western euphrates river valley ramadi biggest city west of baghdad. it s critical from that standpoint. but also as a symbol. why is the iraqi military after all the training the arms everything the u.s. did to train 300,000 iraqi soldiers i m guessing most of them are missing in action right now. they have fled. why did the iraqi army turn out to be a disaster? i think after the departure of the americans in 2010 there was a move that the shia dominate organizations and i think it cut the morale and leadership out of many organizations, i think there s still some solid organizations in there but the most critical thing about a military is its leadership and you ve got to have an infrastructure through. the former prime minister al