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News special forces on the ground in iraq. Scouting options for a massive rescue mission on the ground. This is the tiers time american troops have been on the mountain where thousands of people from the religious Minority Group the yazidi are surrounded by isis. American forces struck isis targets again on the ground in iraq today. Ill get straight to our jim sciutto with the breaking news. What exactly are these special forces doing . Reporter well, this is a team of about a dozen, just over a dozen special forces. Thats the normal size of a team they operate in. And theyre there to assess the terrain, the size of the crowd, the need, but more importantly, more broadly, the feasibility of an air or a ground evacuation of some ten to 20,000 people to get them off that mountain and to safety. These are not combat troops, but they are troops in danger. Thats why those people are on the top of the mountain seeking shelter, seeking s ....
On the latest in the investigation into that metrojet airliner crash that crashed last month killing 224 people on board. We can say now, im quoting him, we can say unambiguously this was a terrorist attack. Explosives were found in the airline debris and the passengers baggage. The homemade device on board was equal in power to one kilogram of high explosive tnt. This is the first time to be clear it has been confirmed that it was a terrorist act and a bomb that caused the downing of that metrojet airliner on october 31st killing all 224 people on board. Swift reaction from the kremlin. Vladimir putin at the meeting. He addressed it saying we will search for those responsible everywhere no matter where they are hiding. We will find them in any place on the planet and punish them. Vladimir putin vowing revenge against the people responsible for downing the airliner. Saying he will take that retribution anywhere. Very Signifi ....
Although no region is absolutely alike, there are lessons that can be adopted and scaled from the Basque model as EU member states prepare for the next wave… ....