itself. thousands of them, but they were met by substantial numbers of car bombs that were seized in their direction. but at the same time, those p h peshmerga were able to at times stop some of those car bombs from coming near them because they have a missile system which actually fired at those cars blowing them up in their tracks. a lot of resistance still in evidence in the city. isis have hundreds of fighters by one estimation. they may try to retain control over that area. it s vital they have that supply route. although i have to say you saw ek ka va tors on digging huge trenches and creating bedrooms along that road effectively cutting off traffic. so it seems quite quickly one small part of the goal. s are achieved, but the broader question of how to perge isis from that sprawl that is sinjar yet to be resolved. we saw this stage as who who