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Possible partner in the fight against isis and gives other militant groups. it is probably a stretch right now but the fact that the afghan government and the taliban were able to agree to some type of cease-fire toilet was not perfect, it did hold for about three days. then the isis militants use this to attack the taliban fighters there. there is a lot of hope that this may lead to some type of understanding between the afghan government and the taliban that there are much more in common of where they see afghanistan going and that their work together to battle isis that is really still a four step away from where we are today but there s a lot of hope right now that this is a stepping stone. thank you connor. the president touting his historic summit with kim jong-un. and defending his decision to suspend american military exercises with south korea. ....
Real news. not fake news. go ahead. another comment that might please the russians came when the president said he s ready to pull u.s. troops out of syria. a decision that could bolster moscow s position in damascus. it s time. it s time. we were very successful against isis. we ll be successful against anybody militarily. but sometimes, it s time to come back home. and we re thinking about that very seriously. the president s remarks seemed to contradict what his own advisers were saying, that the u.s. is staying in syria to battle isis. in terms of our campaign in syria, we were in syria to fight isis. that was our mission. the mission isn t over and we re going to complete that mission. then the president went back to an old campaign comment that he wirs the u.s. would have seized oil assets during the iraq war. i was saying keep the oil. we didn t keep it. who got the oil? isis. a lot of it. that s what funded their campaign. mr. trump seems to have a new ....
Tell me about him, what kind of a man is hapilan. a very bold fighter. reporter: this man is a former islamist militant before renouncing violence and joining witness protection, he spent years in the jungle fighting alongside the man who now leads isis in the philippines. do you think he enjoying killing people? yes. when i spoke to him many years ago. he always think that killing non-muslims satisfy allah, makes allah happy. i was shocked. reporter: in the month-long battle isis has killed scores of for soldiers and wounded more. the fighting has also triggered a humanitarian crisis. more than 330,000 people have fled their homes, and hundreds of civilians are still believe ....
Martial law here, setting up checkpoints, the security forces are on the hunt. they re looking for dozens of suspected isis militants, also searching for prisoners who escaped from a jail that isis broke open during the first day of their attack. the capture of marawi, a deadly coming-out party for isis in this part of the world. this has changed the picture of extremism in southeast asia. we need to be more worried that people with combat experience and leadership skills will be developing close to home, not in syria and iraq. reporter: isis in the philippines is a coalition of many islamist insurgent groups that have long plagued this country. but they have united for the very first time under the leadership the this man. ....
To get this done. working on it. thank you. appreciate it very much. up next, as isis fighters find themselves battling government forces in the in iraq or syria, but in the philippines. we have new information, when we come back. e football. now you drive 300 miles to watch this. yes, nice pop toss! flag dancing? we ve been there. and with free hot breakfast and a warm welcome, . . looking for a hotel that fits. ....