north to romani isis focus sees the police station. the counter attack and successfully retook that station killing about 50 isis fighters along the way. before we moved to syria i would like to highlight ongoing training efforts in iraq. today, the us-led coalition has trained within 20,000 members of the isf, providing them the skills and equipment to succeed on the battlefield. particularly noteworthy, has been a training the coalition has provided iraq a special operation forces. recently, 459 trainees graduated from the commando course in baghdad. commando course is eight weeks long and included training in urban combat, close close quarters of battles and battlefield medicine. of note, the course was taught by iraqis with advisers from the coalition serving as mentors. we welcome those new 459 members of the iraqi counterterrorist service. moving to syria, on the line which is star number seven in the upper left-hand corner of the map, opposition forces continue to engage isil along with the troops. opposition forces seized towns