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Between some of the leaders of syria and iraq with the trump administration. obviously the u.s. does rely on help to battle isis. certainly that is those sort of relations are now under threat. well, listen, i think coming on an official line coming from the iraqui government, for example, they have asked the united states to reconsider the ban. they said they are going to look into measures they re going to take, but it is a give-and-take relationship. the iraqis need the united states as much as the united states needs iraq, and there s the realization on the official level. but on the street level when you talk to people, we are hearing the reaction coming out as our ben weederman has been reporting over the last week, people feel insulted because you hear about the travel ban where president trump is saying it is about ....
This fight is not over. it will remain a multi-year effort. reporter: multi-year effort because they still want to go after the self-proclaimed capital of raqqah. that s yet to come. when you look at the proliferation of isis cells and supporters and lone wolf attacks across europe, even here in the united states, that still is a very big problem. but he did talk about some success they have had to that end, that they did go after three leaders in raqqah, syria that were involved in the attacks in paris and planning attacks in brussels. those three leaders were killed. so they are making great gains against isis and its leaders on the battlefield in iraq and syria, but isis still remains a threat not only in the middle east but also to europe and the united states. very soon, donald trump will be taking on and heading up the mission to battle isis. great to see you. thank you. so donald trump is also hosting today who s who of tech executives at trump tower. one big name is missi ....
Who or whom trump should pick to be secretary of state. ahead, new details about how frustrated rudy giuliani is this morning and how this is all playing out for the world to see. plus, no food, water or medicine. people in for a nightmare as iraqi forces battle isis. we take you inside mosul coming up. marie knows that a dutch apple pie can make any occasion feel more special. so she makes her pie crust from scratch. and sprinkles on brown sugar streusel. so that you can spend more time making special moments. .with your family. marie callender s. it s time to savor. ....
Flynn s peers felt he d gone over a line. as you said, you cannot overstate the importance of this choice as, you know, the western world and many in the middle east continue to battle isis, et cetera. critical choice, especially for a president who has no military experience. peter, fascinating piece up on cnn.com. thank you very much. thank you, poppy. coming up, live in the cnn newsroom, any moment, you will hear from president obama. his final international news conference ahead tonight, live from lima, peru. of course, we watch who will show up next at the door to meet with president-elect donald trump as he fills his administration. up next though, the vice president elect and the president-elect, not getting along well with the cast of a broadway hit show. hamilton. the latest on that. the president-elect tweeting about it again today. also, he s back. what is isis? ....
Describe her loss to barack obama back in 2008. tonight, clinton is suggesting trump is a bully, her word, but she s refusing to respond directly to his new attacks. we have our correspondent, analysts and newsmakers, they re standing by to cover all the news that s breaking right now including a leading member of the house homeland security committee, the former cia officer, congressman will hurd. first let s go to our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. barbara, what are you learning about u.s. special operations forces on the ground right now in syria? reporter: good evening, wolf. at this hour, we are confirming, we have been told by a u.s. official a small number of u.s. special operations forces on the ground in northern syria. they are there to help anti-isis forces get more experience and to advise them on how to battle isis in that very fraught area. but all of this happening, wolf, as there is a very strategic battle under way across the border in iraq. ....