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ground in syria. the pentagon confirming late this week that several hundred marines have been deployed just outside the northern city of raqqa where they support syrian forces as they tried to retake the isis stronghold. this is 2500 us troops reporting being sent to kuwait to serve as backup for coalition forces. retired four-star army general jack keane is at the institute for the study of war in a fox news military analyst general. first of all, what is our mission there, our military mission? first of all the president assigned the mission to the pentagon to secretary mattis. that is to defeat isis and destroy it. that means not just taking the territory back that isis has claimed in iraq which is going to be completed in the next few
iraqi officials aren t putting out casualty figures, but it s clear government forces are paying a high price. isis fighters continue to put up stiff resistance. car bombs their weapon of choice. they ve used dozen to attack iraqi forces since the push in west mosul began 2 1/2 weeks ago. more than 70,000 civilians have fled the western part of the city. others like this old woman and her granddaughter had no choice but to stick it out. hundreds of thousands remain inside, hanging white flags on their doors in the hopes they ll be spared. fighting in western mosul appears far heavier than in the east where it took iraqi forces three months to gain control.
and natural flavors from the very beginning. give kind a try. . a dramatic new look inside mosul as the battle intensifies for this one-time isis stronghold. car bombs exploding, fire fights taking place as families in the middle of the crossfire are forced to leave. more than 70,000 people have