the troops will be leaving syria , the pentagon says more than 30 airstrikes have been launched in eastern syria killing hundreds of isis fighters. more evidence the terrorist arm isn t quite defeated u.s. officials warn isis and the ideology has spread to other commitments including europe an africa where terror attacks hav been munchedun in recent days. in iraq, not all u.s. troops u.s. artillery on the border with syria has been shelling stis positions around the clock in eastern syria. the last known stronghold is that city located within the range of theirs. at its height in 2014 isis controlled thet area the size o ohio. during president comes first year in office airstrikes against the terror group increased 33 percent roughly 40,000 bombs were dropped on isis last year. this year, airstrikes has sharply reduced is fewer target remain on the battlefield. today ice is only holds 1 percent of the territory once
they didn t say bomber found, they talked about trump and headline, they didn t do that with bernie sanders or president obama, horrible situation with the church. reporter: the president is heading to pittsburgh today. an american with ties to isis is free after being held for 13 months. the unidentified man was dual american or saudi citizenship canceled accused of fighting with isis last year. the aclu argued he needed to be charged and released according to the new york times. bible scripture during a religious liberty event. and enforcing the immigration laws. a fellow united methodist, i call upon you, to those in need.
jillian: a 7.5 earthquake rocking the end know neetion island the island under urgent tsunami warning. several. we will keep you updated. also breaking right now seven suspected terrorists planning a major attack captured in a dramatic take down. dutch police swarming a van drag ago man to the ground. cops also raiding several apartments. police say the terror cell plans to use grenades, ak 47s and bomb vests to launch attacks in france and earth inner lands. the lead suspect is an iraqi man convicted of trying to join isis last year. all seven men will face a judge today. that s a look at your headlines. send it to you, brian. brian: thanks, jillian. supreme court nominee judge kavanaugh defintsd against assault allegations. i have never done this to her, or to anyone.
to syria where government forces are continuing their push to take a small area south of the capital, damascus, from ices holdouts. the fighting is going block by block, hundreds have been killed in just the past two weeks. at least three homicide bombers and striking two police stations in afghanistan capital of kabul, wounded at least six people, cleanup operations are underway and made a sporadic gunfire. twin suicide bombings claimed by isis last week killed at least 25 people including nine journalists. to chile, hundreds of students clash with police during a march against sexual harassment on campus. the students held up signs demanding education in schools and universities, that is not sexist. several protesters were arrested. when we return, we will get the latest as we wait for those hostages to arrive on american soil. they are on their way returning from north korea with secretary of state mike pompeo. you are looking live at joint base andrews where they will be
either. all right, guys. i want to ask you to stick around because i want to go over to london real quick and bring in the chair of contemporary middle eastern studies at the london school of political science. great to have you with us. let s talk a little bit what we were just discussing and that is the implications of what we saw tonight on some of the multiple threads, if you will, that are unfold manage the battle inside syria. do you envision tonight as being a tipping point of some sorts? does it change the dynamic? does it change the battlefield whatsoever andus closer to an end game in this syrian civil war? no, i don t. i take it any particular military action should be part of a broader strategy. part of a strategic vision. if you ask me what s the strategic vision of the trump administration, i would say his vision or his result is isis first and isis last.