happened in context. if what this man arrested said is the truth, here s what s happened. yesterday an assault began, an unprecedented assault with kurdish troops in the north of syria, with united states air power, retaking a road, which was a supply root between one area for isis and another area. the united states military said it is essential, if we re going to stop this, this road must be stopped. this transportation area must be removed. they dug huge ditches. put up by lings pileings could not be used for supplies, men, isis to carry out its wave of attacks and caliphate across the north of syria, iraq, and iran couldn t be used anymore. that happened yesterday and today. the beginning of the attempt to stop isis with united states air cover and kurdish troops on the ground. that was yesterday.