changed in eastern syria there is still presence of daesh there. in an exclusive interview, lieutenant general pat white said troops are withdrawing from parts of syria even as the national guard unit with armored vehicles moved in overnight to maintain security at syria s oil fields. the enduring defeat of isis mission that we have, the oil fields are contained inside of that reporter: general white said he is sending infantry troops in to hold areas freeing up the special operations forces to continue to pursue isis. lester. all right courtney cuby in baghdad thank you. there is a growing mystery in alabama where police now say there may have been foul play in the disappearance of a college student who is the stepdaughter of a ufc star. here s morgan chesky reporter: tonight, an urgent search for a missing college student police believe could be in grave danger. there is obviously high probability and likelihood that there s some foul play involved. 19-year-old went mis
be a threat in this region. we had an opportunity to sit down with the commanding general of operation inherent resolve. that s the task force that is in charge of this entire area, iraq and syria, a coalition of nations here. and we talked to him specifically about the isis threat and what the mission here is. the enduring defeat of isis mission that we have, the oil fields are contained inside of that. so it denies them revenue, denies them an opportunity to reconstitute. we actually have regained the initiative, in my mind, military tearily against this organization, because now they re vulnerable, more vulnerable than they have been in the past partner forces in iraq. reporter: they continue to partner with the syrian democratic forces and the iraqis
vigilant in the region who threaten the united states and our partners and our allies. i would like to express my sincere appreciation for the professionalism of the men and women who made this operation a success. this was a true inter-agency effort so i commend our partners across the u.s. government. the individuals who plan and conduct this mission are quiet professionals focused above the mission above glory and recognition. committed people did hard and risky work and did it well. i have a few minutes to answer questions. john, over to you. general mckenzie, with the death of baghdadi, can you just give a sense of what the u.s. counter isis fight is going to look like? are you seeing leaders start to emerge and just as related, the troops are now moving into darasore and how are they going to supplement that counter isis mission and explain about how they re going to be protecting the oil. sure.
ada adapti adaptive. they re a global franchise. let me interrupt, you tthe briefing is about to start. the united states joint special operation forces conducted a successful raid on saturday night resulting in the death of abu bakr al-baghdadi, the founder and leader of isis. this operation was a combination of a multi-year to find him and capture or kill him. baghdadi and the thugs who followed him responsible for some of the most brutal atrocities of all time. i isis are now deprived of their leader. i want to thank our brave service members who took part in this raid along with our partners who supported the mission.
isis. to continue the mission and give the president options while returning the balance back home to the united states. those who remain will continue to execute counter terrorism operations while staying close contact with the syrian forces who fought alongside with us. additionally the united states controlling the oil field in northeast syria. these oil fields provided isis with the bulk of financial resources used to fight its terror. we respond with overwhelming military force against any group that threatens our forces there. it provides critical funding which enables ability to secure isis camps and conduct operations against isis among other things. last week i was in brussels for