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as a result. yet from that moment onwards, what was left of isis so-called caliphate collapsed in on itself. mosul freed from their grip in july, raqqah, back october. isis reduced to a tiny slip of land on the iraqi and syrian border. and an idea, infectious, hateful, still capable of inspiring barbaric insanity, yet now without its figure head, a man willing to lead his followers to death but only from the shadows. now natalie, we are hearing actually from an eyewitness, i should say a witness to some of the loud explosions that were in idlib province in northwestern syria just after midnight or so. this witness lives inside a village about five kilometers away from the town. balisha is a town you ll hear a lot of. it is pointed to be the location of the raid. the witness says after midnight
daring raid by special ops because of the complexities of idlib province and all the different factions there and civilians as well. what does that say to you? it says to me, well, one, this looks like an outstanding piece of work, again, on the quality of the level that we saw in the osama bin laden raid. the fact that we could maintain secrecy in that difficult environment. the fact that they were able to reach the target and actually be successful speaks highly of what was used here. i think the advantage that u.s. forces had, probably here, compared to say the bin laden raid is that they were likely positioned closer by. weigh h we had u.s. assets on the sgroupd and in the air in battle zone, battle space around idlib that we re much more familiar with and have more intelligence on. in some ways, you re right, a
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that means the leader of isis was hiding in an area, where they have sway. idlib is often bombarded. herded there, frankly, after the violence all around them, trying to find a safe place. also, too, it is a strong hold of al qaeda. that many militants who have a serious ideology and look to the west, is what do they do about the idlib situation. did the leader of isis compete in the stronghold. turkey said it s been at the forefront of the ice against