this is the request from the gna, each and everyone worked out with the gna in coordination with otherces. >> helping with the campaign in certain? search -- search -- cert. sec. cook: we will work with them in the circumstances where we are not able to because of other actors. >> [inaudible] gna? sec. cook: we will coordinate with them. it will be critical to assessing the situation. be will be working at closely coordinating each and every strike, as i said. >> what is the end stage for the united states? what does cert have to look like? for the strikes to cease? isilcook: i want to see eliminated from that stronghold. significant had success. we hope that those airstrikes can be conducted over a short time and those airstrikes will be able to move faster. >> i'm asking what the military considers their objective. having a hard time understanding what the specific u.s. military objective is. eliminate it is to isil in its key stronghold in libya and doing that in conjunction with internationally recognized government there that has asked for our assistance, so that's what i'm doing.

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i don't know how effective this malitia force that the gna has on the ground.hey have taken territory away from isis. that's a good thing. if the air strikes are very effective isis will flee to the south probably to accomplish oolt sa another safe haven. >> and we are talking about the new government in libya, right general keen? this is very new though and one of the big complaints we have heard over the last several years is that there's no real functioning government in libya. what concerns do you have about the new government and working closely with them especially when we are using american taxpayer dollars and american forces to really stamp out isis? >> there are two governments in libya trying to fight for leverage and control. this is when the united states backs and the u.n. backs. libya's u.n. policy because after gadhafi was exposed, you can argue pro and con what it should have been done, but once it was done, the one thing the government asked for, democratically elected government of moderates, not radicals, they wanted the united states to hel

they will continue to target isil and enable the gna to make a decisive strategic advance. >> washington a ready conducted strikes against that position in libya. but never at the request of the libyan government. the head of the government of national accord claims these airstrikes and caused important losses within the ranks of the enemy. he stressed that the united states involvement remains minimal. affirm that there will be no combat military presence on the ground and all will be limited to technical support and logistical only efforts. mary: the fall of the city would be a major blow to the islamic state. they have already faced a series of setbacks. why the u.s. involvement in libya is so significant. robert: they've carried out a major strike against the islamic state in february. the difference this time is first of all it is against the stronghold. this was in coordination with the national unity government. it was merely created. it was trying to get itself establish. in the intervening months it was still weekend but expanded through the entire country. it is in a much stron

the pentagon said libya's western-backed unity government , known as the gna, requested the airstrikes. the so-called unity government is one of three competing governments that claim legitimacy in the country. this is pentagon spokesman peter cook. >> the goal for the gna is to eliminate isil from sirte and from the country and we will be working closely with them and they will be determining the pace in the success of this campaign, arguably, they have their forces on the ground conducting their efforts. this will be in support of their efforts. isil's number seven reduced. they have made significant progress already on their own. we believe this can make a difference. hopefully, and a short amount of time, and we will see. amy: the strikes come almost five years after the u.s. helped depose moammar ghadafi in a revolution that has devolved into civil war. between 2011 and now, u.s. special forces have carried out raids in the country and there have been airstrikes targeting specific individuals. we'll have more on libya with phyllis bennis later in a broadcast. in breaking news, syr

is a collaborative process, a very closely coordinated process, that we have engaged with with the gna in determining the precise locations to hit. >> the u.s. does not have any >>> video released this afternoon shows the moments after a russian helicopter was shot out of the skies over syria. russian military officials say the incident happened while returning to a russian air base on syria's coast. it just finished a delivery of humanitarian aid to aleppo. >>> the findings are the result of a into the sale of rivington house. that's a nursing home sold to a luxury developer and then flipped for a huge profit. melissa russo is in the newsroom. >> the investigation by the city controller slams de blasio who enabled that private developer to get the rules changed so he could profit big time at the house, a nonprofit nursing home on the lower east side, which was supposed to be reserved for the community was allowed to slip away and be sold for a $72 million profit to become luxury condos all because de blasio administration officials failed to communicate with one another and failed to

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house of representatives voted 61 to 1 against the un-backed government of national accord known as the gna39 parliament members abstained from the vote. libya currently has three competing governments that claim legitimacy. earlier this month, the pentagon began carrying out airstrikes in libya against isis in what it says it wil will be an ongoing campaign. in mexico, teachers across the southern states of oaxaca, michoacan, guerrero, and chiapas are on strike to protest president enrique pena nieto's so-called education reforms, which seek to implement standardized testing across the mexico and weaken the power of teachers unions. on monday, which was the first day of classes across mexico, teachers instead marched through the streets of oaxaca city. this is juan garcia from section 22, the local chapter of the teachers union. >> the school calendar we are going to propose and which we are designing concerns the standards of work being fulfilled with the families, not of us. -- not the boss. amy: in june, a deadly police attack on protesting teachers in oaxaca left more than nine people

we have now responded to that request and will continue to work closely with the gna to help the government stability and security in libya. as you have heard the secretary say many times, combating isil's spread along with defeating it in iraq and syria and defending the homeland against the external isil attacks are the three primary goals of our military campaign. >> isis remains a dominant force inside syria, controlling vast swaths of the country despite an extended air campaign from u.s. air carrier groups. as many as 5,000 u.s. soldiers are on the ground in iraq. rick grennell, a fox news contributor, good to see you today. >> good to see you, shannon. >> were you surprised when you got word of the air strikes? what do you make of this operation in libya? >> look, i think that the libyans have been asking for a while, certainly the french have been asking for a while to help in northern africa. and the obama administration, remember, is stuck in the political argument that president obama made a long time ago, which is no more boots on the ground, he doesn't want to start any new war

there is some confidence in the government and the government of national authority as it's called, the gnatually call in these kinds of attacks and to take over territory. so that's good. it also suggests that there is better information-sharing and intelligence on the ground. the u.s. would not be taking these strikes unless it was confident that we were striking real isis targets. we have struck in libya before, three times in the last couple years, but this suggests we have confidence that there is more intelligence on the ground. and finally, the obama administration is defendantly aware we need ledge mass see in terms of what we do and do not want any action to appear illegitimate internationally or even in the united states. and so the fact that the government on the ground has asked for the support is very important for the obama narrative that this is legitimate and legal. >> thank you for helping us to understand this very complicated situation, juan zerate, thank you. >> my pleasure. >>> coming up, any time, anywhere. warren buffett, the billionaire businessman known as the oracl

stable and libya is is the gna effective? what is the current level of strength that no?st: they are far from being stable. there are clashes everywhere, but the rest of the country and are armed, benghazi [indiscernible] there is a lot of tension along the population. host: did -- , it is true, it has not been ratified by the people, but it has been appointed by libyan over parties, so it has its own [indiscernible] likeof the population of it,ee it succeed and fix must of the population needs the solution to that big problem, so they want the government to work to bring back work, electricity, problems.so many it has beenthat, slow. it has been hanging for too long and it is not show the aggressiveness. i think there are be another two months or three months maximum to allow them what they can see what they can do. after that, it will be dire for the whole population because they are not providing them what they need. host: we have tom from new jersey, independent caller. good morning. caller: good morning. i think our intervention in libya was a terrible thing. why do

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