and that is where we have to fight them as well. this apprehension in syria well killing of one and taking of his wife as well as important intelligence information was a success. again, we have to fight them on all fronts. communication-wise as well as militarily. yeah, if you look historically, when we took out bin laden, all the when we took out that intelligence that we were able to capture and when we took out this isis money man, the intelligence not just from his wife but some of the documents that delta force captured should lead to a lot more gains against isis. we ll see. how about it a lot of focus focused, i know it s 2015 but are focused on the 2016 presidential race. you look on the republican side, jeb bush and marco rubio who have stumbled the past week when asked should we have gone to
phones and other intelligence from that weekend raid deep in eastern syria. cnn has learned the target, a man called sayyaf by the u.s., had been under surveillance since march when delta force commandos flew in helicopters, they had fresh intelligence indicating he was there. the commandos quickly ran into a fire fight and hand to hand combat. they blew a hole in the side of the building to get inside. sayyaf was killed. his wife taken into custody and questioned. u.s. officials say he had critical intelligence on isis military plans and finances. one official saying, he could potentially have information regarding americans who had been held hostage by isis. but just how important was this isis money man. very significant target. a guy who played a very significant role in advancing
indicating he was there. the commandos quickly ran into a fire fight and hand-to-hand combat. they blew a hole inside the building to get inside. abu sayaf was killed his wooif taken into custody. u.s. officials said he had critical intelligence on military plans and finances. one official saying he could potentially have information regarding americans who had been held hostage by isis. but just how important was this isis money man? very significant target a guy who played a very significant role in advancing the interests of isis a guy who was very close to al baghdadi one of al baghdadi s senior advisers. reporter: a u.s. official says the white house did contact several of the american hostage families after the raid to tell
victory for isis so far this year. but in syria a key leader of isis is dead and his wife is in custody after a daring raid by special operations forces. u.s. officials say the troops traveled from northern iraq in osprey helicopters. officials tell nbc news that gunfire was exchanged as well as hand to hand fighting. not much is known about abu sayyaf who is considered a top isis money man who hanged isis oil and gas income and he personally was close to the isis leader al baghdadi. u.s. lawmakers are praising the operation, but also warning the u.s. must weigh the risks against the intelligence that was gathered. so joining us from seattle retired four star general barry mccaffrey. first, sir what do you think we
they were able to mass fire power. now the question is can iraqis even with the help of shia militias move back into this sunni area if isis is digging in minute by minute? can the iraqis actually dislodge them anytime soon? raramadi a big city. half a million people used to live there in the last few weeks and months 120,000 people have fled ramadi. barbara, on to another major development. you were the first, you broke the story early saturday morning of an isis raid. explain what you learned, what happened? because this is a potentially, a significant development as well. reporter: indeed. the man, the pentagon says named abu sayyaf what is his real name? still many questions about that. the obama administration not yet releasing his full true real name. what do we know about him jp who is he? u.s. officials saying over the weekend he is the isis money