with isis, before ramadi fell. a body is seen in the dirt behind one of the berms used for cover. the man who gave us the video was one of the soldiers there, wounded in that final battle. [ speaking in foreign language ] there were three ieds ta took out two humvees and killed five. then they came at us with two bulldozers rigged with explosives he remembers. his contingent numbered around 140. spread out in smaller units, along the vast terrain west of ramadi. and the city was in this armor personnel carrier, reloading ammunition. one soldier calls for a heavier weapon. a warning that isis is approaching from another direction as well. then they came at us with big gun trucks surrounding us from four directions. should have been a force to our rear but they weren t there, he says.
reporter: first ump,p, extraordinary. one of carter sal lies sunni deputy prime minister is also disappointed in the performance of the iraqi troops. the white house coming out finally and days later saying that you know, carter was only talking about ramadi. we know carter was only talking about ramadi. that s what we asked him about. but i have to tell you, officials here at the pentagon are actually rounding out some of this. offering additional contacts. why did it all fall apart in ramadi? appears the troops hadn t been paid hadn t been home to see their families. they were exhausted, and perhaps most telling, many of these troops expressing a loss of confidence in their iraqi commanders. all of that adding up to very serious situation. if the u.s. wants to patter in and continue to partner with theaticy commander, government and forces there has to be a
no will to fight. they were not outnumbered. in fact they vastly outnumbered the opposing force. and yet they failed to fight. they withdrew from the site, and that says to me, and i think to most of us that we have an issue with the will of the iraqis. reporter: now he is talking, really centering his comments, on the fall of ramadi and rapforces up and left even know not outnumbered by isis fighters. a lot of concern about all of this. a lot of controversy. i think the most telling thing, nobody is countering what the secretary said. brianna? very telling. tell us a little about what we re hearing from iraqi officials, and also from the obama administration? sounds like they re not disagreeing with the president s defense secretary.
fighter jets that were scrambled. i heard from congressman peter king and he said about a week ago there was chatter coming from isis that said you know hoaxes in some cases are as bad as tall aattacks. i can imagine where someone says i m an isis sympathizer, i d like to do that. to have an isis-managed operation where they say we want to start running hoaxes in the united states and elsewhere to me with would be a bit surprising because you have to remember the group is not just about shutting down airlines. it s about showing potential rae kreutz recruits that it is the big one. general, let s talk about iraq. we heard from the defense secretary ash carter. he told barbara starr that the iraqis showed no will to fight in ramadi. this set off a firestorm. how do you get people to have the will to fight, or is it just
ramadi fell. filmed on a cell phone by an iraqi soldier. the strategic city now in the hands of isis and the u.s. defense secretary not mincing words. in an exclusive interview with cnn. what apparently happened was that the iraqi forces just showed no will to fight. they were not outnumbered. in fact, they vastly outnumbered the opposing force and yet they failed to fight. they with spdrew from the site. reporter: a comment that set off its own firestorm. vice president joe biden called iraqi prime minister al abadi pledging more training and equipment, countering the defense secretary. in a white house statement saying the vice president recognized the enormous sacrifice and bravery of iraqi forces over the past 18 months in ramadi and elsewhere.