Good day. Im Andrea Mitchel in washington. Where president obama and his National Security team are now in crisis mode. Tracking developments in iraq after the u. S. Launched its first air strikes this morning against isis. What we are apparently warning shots against an isis artillery piece outside erbil. It could be the first stage in a wider air operation. Joining me with the latest, nbc news chief pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski. Mik, this was not a big strike today but it was sending a signal to isis. Absolutely. And clearly its being described here pretty much as a target of opportunity. U. S. War planes were in the air along with drones keeping an eye on those isis forces. Poised just outside of erbil. You know, which is a key strategic city for the kurdistan area there in the north. When suddenly apparently the isis fighters started lobbing shells in the general direction of some peshmerga fighters. And then were told the two u. S. Navy fa18 bombers launched each a one
Checks . How about the worlds greatest memory air check . Have an excellent afternoon. You warned us. See you later. Thursday, january 9th. New information emerging of what may have caused a ukrainian airliner to crash minutes after takeoff from teherans airport. Multiple officials have told nbc news that u. S. Intelligence officials have evidence that suggest that the Ukrainian International Airlines Plane was shot down by an Iranian Missile. Iranian Officials Say the boeing 737 aircraft had a sudden emergency and it was trying to return to the airport when it crashed. The crew, however, made no call for help. Video emerged that appears to show the plane on fire and zigzagging across the sky moments before it went down killing all 176 people on board. The plane crashed hours after iran fired a number of missiles at bases in iraq which housed u. S. Troops in retaliation for the killing of general Qassem Soleimani. It is still not clear whether or not these incidents are related. Presid
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