-led coalition in iraq and syria.he evaporation of the ambivalence was a gruesome murder of a lion, or a representative of the jordanian air force, and that touched people. the ambivalence is about what i.s.i.s. did to that particular individual. it's not necessarily a change in the level of ambilicence to u.s. -- ambivalence to u.s. policy or a change in concerns that some have with society, or jordan's alignment with u.s. policy, what we see among the elite commentary coming out of imam, the capital, is not reflective of what we see amongst some of the world tribes in the south. >> jordan is always portrayed as being on the knife edge. engaged in a permanent balancing act, vouched by bigger and sometimes maligned forces on all its borders. well, saddam hussein is dead and gone. hava el-assad is dead and gone, and his son has his hands full with a collapsing syria. what is the balance p balancing act now? >> if you look at the king's father the challenges he had was state-based. you had the problem of a hostile regim

ground combat forces to iraq or syria. it is not the authorization of another ground war like afghanistan or iraq. the 2600 american troops in iraq today, largely serve on bases. and yes, they face the risks that come with service in any dangerous environment. but they do not have a combat mission. they are focused on training iraqi forces including kurdish forces. as i've said before i'm convinced that the united states should not deg dragged back into -- get dragged to another ground war in the middle east. that is not in our national security interest and it is not necessary for us to defeat isil. local forcesond ground who know their countries best are best positioned to take the ground fight to isil and that is what they are doing. at the same time this resolution strikes the necessary balance by giving us the flexibility we need for unforeseen circumstances. for example, if we had actionable intelligence about a gathering of isil leaders, and our partners didn't have the capacity to get them i would be prepared to ord

to get them to the point where people feel they have been chosen to take part in the fight in syria and iraq. both processes, indoctrination and isolation, are taking place in a context in which the conflict in syria and iraq that has gone on for years due to the mass media. they are feeling the international community as a coward. a coward community, not reacting firmly enough against the brutality of the war there. this process of indoctrination and isolation is much more successful among people with a weak position in society or who are struggling with their identity. as i told you youngsters minors also. it is striking that recruitment works best among people carrying lots of frustration from the past and who may have no chance of achieving anything in the society where they grew up. when you asked me what is the reaction of it. we tried to turn it around. we tried to reform the isolation process by a process of rebuilding social networks around the youngsters. we are trying to mobilize civil society. we are going to schools. we are trying to motivate schools and teachers. sports clubs.

and iraq. syriar stronghold and headquarters and iraq where they have been trying to take over and now they are moving into libya and other places. tell me is there good direct communication, coordination between isis leadership in syria and then in places like libya? what are you learning about the coordination efforts? >> what we understand is this was all very calculated from the isis leadership and that a top aide was sent last year to libya to really build up presence there and return of 300 libyan isis veterans. that allowed them to take control of derna, a town in eastern libya with a population of more than 100,000 and since then they've been expanding along the coast and they now have a presence in tripoli where we saw that attack where an american was killed and they are taking advantage of the simmering civil war in libya. they have been taking advantage to expand. >> what is the coalition expected to do or what can the coalition do when you look at libya and there's such a power vacuum. w

strategy is doing too much to empower iran in both syria and iraq and they feel as do many other arab countries in the coalition without sunni support you can't defeat a sunni terrorist organization like isis. >> saying they're back in. >> good news certainly for the president of the united states who is worrying this whole coalition might crumble. indeed isis' core goal with the horrific immolation was to do that to drive a wedge between the united states and its arab allies. the first two-thirds of that they exhibited was completely just ante jordanian state propaganda. >> do you think that isis miscalculated when they decided to videotape burning alive the jordanian pilot, something clearly against all tenets of islam islam? >> i think it's too soon to tell. there are lot of indications the emotional response to this has been overwhelming. you had al azhar in cairo, sort of the hub of islamic theology the grand imam came out and said isis should be exterminated crucified, speaking in tones that even mod ral muslims were sort of shock to hear. i think there's a kind of high-level em

ground combat forces to iraq or syria. it is not the authorization of another ground war, like afghanistan or iraq. the 2,600 american troops in iraq today largely serve on bases. and, yes, they face risks that come with service in any dangerous environment but they do not have a combat mission. they are focused on training iraqi forces including kurdish forces. as i've said before i'm convinced that the united states should not get dragged back into another prolonged ground war in the middle east. that's not in our national security interest and it's not necessary for us to defeat isil. local forces on the ground who know their countries best are best positioned to take the ground fight to isil and that's what they're doing. at the same time this resolution strikes the necessary balance by giving us the flexibility we need for unforeseen circumstances. for example, if we had actionable intelligence about a gathering of isil leaders, and our partners didn't have the capacity to get them i would be prepared to order our spec

syria yesterday. what happens next? jordan reluctant to divulge military details going forward. suffice to say the military going across borders. they don't see iraq syria as two identifiable places. they are appealing to the international community for more support for intensified support for jordanian fighter pilots in the air and other allies in the u.s. in the air and for those foot soldiers on the ground who are fighting against this militant group. the real concern here is that if this isn't a fight that is taken too isis that the group will continue to spread in this country. do remember, jordan shares a border with syria and iraq. the impact of syrian refugees is enormous. some 7 million people here. some 3 to 4 million are refugees across the board. the impact is enormous. it fight the jordanians say is theirs for the taking. they will lead from the front. they point out, christine, while this has a military element for sure this is an ideological fight. one high level official describing isis to me yesterday as the unislamic islamic state as it were. he said this is a group who says they are fighting in the name of religion. they are not

and many analysts fear that libya is ripe for isis to extend into from iraq and syria. it has a large and sort of experienced militant community that's fought in wars in afghanistan, in iraq and syria and its proximity to syria in terms of the larger middle eastern mediterranean area really puts it in a dangerous spot. it also lacks a real central government. it's sort of descending into chaos. egyptian officials said they are going to continue to fight isis and will continue to seek revenge for the killing of those 21 coptic christians. a big question is what happens next? like in jordan that we saw last week gretchen there is a lot of tough talk but right now, the retaliation and the sort of response seems to be all air campaign. there's really no talk in the middle east, in egypt, jordan across the entire region, of any kind of ground operation. >> conor powell, thank you. u.s. intelligence now revealing the latest video released by isis. fox news learning it's being called a watershed in isis propaganda. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge live for us

the islamic state is certainly not taking options off the ground in syria, iraq or libya or anywhere else. the united states should not either. >> i understand you don't think we should be taking options off the table but are you calling for american combat forces in iraq, even in syria? >> jake i don't think it's an open question for dispute that we are not currently effectively waging this campaign in part because we don't have say forward air controllers on the ground or we are not doing enough to coordinate with the iraqi army and the kurdish militias. we are relying too much on iran to fortify defenses against the islamic state in iraq and in western syria. so if it's the best judgment of our military commanders that we need to increase our presence and need to increase the close air support we are providing for those troops on the ground then that's what we have to be prepared to do. that's a question again for our military commanders but right now, the president is restricting them and choosing the targets out of the west wing. when i turn on the tv i see big convoys of islamic

and we have a nice clean boundary between syria and iraq anymore. i actually think that we're going to see potentially a breaking apart of this thing. to answer your question -- >> you think we'll see -- right now, isis controls land between syria and iraq. >> uh-huh. >> and you think what's going to happen? >> i don't see -- >> remember, you're the former director of the defense and intelligence agency. and the right hand of stan mcchrystal in iraq and the intelligence -- >> and other jobs, too. but i've been at this a long time. >> tell me what you think will happen to land -- >> i don't see us returning to that picture on a map again. in any -- >> because we can't? >> because of the scale of the problem right now in that region. and unless there is as i said earlier, unless there's an international alliance that's formed and it's got to be formed pretty quickly, and our problem is we just don't lack internationally the agility to move that fast to bring something like that together. i mean, how long have we been talking about building a military f

today, more syria than iraq. like i said. it's an ongoing effort. >> new to me is jordanian pilots and aircraft have operated over iraq. to me that's new information. >> no, no. we're doing all we can to target isis. isis has -- or daish has remeeched a physical border. they're in iraq and syria, so therefore you have to target them wherever you are. >> you said you're doing the same operations as before. it would be long to classify this as an escalation. this is a continuation. >> this is a continuation but more intensively. we said after the brutal barbaric cold-blooded murder of our brave fighter muath al kaseasbeh, we're going to up it and pursue them wherever they are, and we're doing that. >> united states military said this campaign is not possible without ground forces. would jordan be interested in sending ground forces? >> we're not going to divulge any military plans we have or strategy. suffice it to say we're at the forefront of this fight against terrorism and extremism. by the way this is not new. we were targ

it is as important to you here as those who live in iraq and syria. remember jordan shares border was iraq and syria. the syrian refugees within jordan with a significant impact on infrastructure here. clearly, very very loud message from the government king and country here yesterday. we are on this and we will continue to fight this militant group both militarily and the ideology. christine. >> all right. becky anderson in amman. >>> controversy in washington. democrats challenging republicans to fund the department of homeland security with no strings attached. dhs money runs dry in weeks. democrats demanding a clean funding bill that is not tied to the action on immigration. republican leaders say it will not be their fault if it did not get through, but no doubt, they do not want to be seen as blocking money. >>> from paying for the war on terror to winning it. the obama administration set to release the strategy today. white house officials tell us it will signal america's resolve to defeat american add ver taerversaryadversaries. it will include

and we've seen 150 danish extremists travel to syria and iraq. the vast majority of those have joined isis. 15 of those were killed in syria and iraq including two women. but 70 have returned to denmark. and obviously the danish intelligence offices is very worried about those 70 isis fighters who have returned to denmark, that they are a very significant security threat because of the types of experiences and training that they would have had in syria and iraq. i mean many of these people have killed a lot of people over there. and right throughout europe jim, there's this unprecedented terrorism threat because of those travel flows to sir yand iraq and the fact that more than 750 individuals have come back. >> that's right, paul. as we know the president is about to host a violent -- countering violent extremism summit to try to deal with this problem. because it not only is a worry in western europe it's a worry in the united states. it's exactly the scenario you just described. people who are disenfranchised in their own countries going down t

they believe. 20,000 people have over 90 countries have travelled to syria ask iraq to join the fightnd out why. >> they they what they are doing in syria is the right way. >> do you know how they died? >> they were kill eded. one of them exploded himself. and he made a video. i saw it. >> all the people think about going because of freedom. most didn't even read the koran. they met people and they just went with them. they came from poor places. they even live in poor places. >> why are so many people from tunisia joining isis? >> the internet, you go to the paradise. >> we watched the video they make. . >> when you see an isis video, what do you think? >> sometimes i'm proud. >> watching a video about osama bin laden and how he is going to fight because they get so many people in iraq. >> message to america you want to give out? >> just know that we hate them. >> more and more isis recruits troubling. but another trend we're watching is voices of dissent rising up. some taking on terrorists face to face. a video of one brave elderly woman has been circulating. the woman is seen conf

o'donnell: one of the most alarming things that i've read of these foreign fighters involved in syria and iraq, some 4,000 of them have western passports which means they could travel to the united states without a visa. are we watching them? >> we are. but we're being overwhelmed quite frankly syria and iraq combined are the best platforms to launch an attack on united states i've seen since 9/11. every day that goes by we've got more terrorist organizations with more capabilities to strike homeland than any time since 9/11. you have aqat in yemen but isil presence in syria and iraq they're very rich foreign fighters flow with passports that can penetrate the united states or western allies, you'll see -- if you don't disrupt this organization take the fight to them on the ground. and again you cannot successfully deplete isil on the ground in syria with a free syrian army coalition of arab nations until you deal with assad because he will kill anybody that comes in there that tries to defeat isil. >> o'donnell: let's turn to politics senator graham because you announced this week that you ar

so gangsters have moved from denmark to go and fight in syria and iraq.ven just recently people have gone over there and come back. so there's a real nexus between gangs and jihad. that's very worrying for danish officials because, as you said the ease to getting weapons and exclusives all of this kind of stuff, resources of the criminal underworld are available to those people. >> but when i think back to the similar conversations about par is paris, one of the attackers was radicalized because of certain leaders in certain cells in france, who would have radicalized this attacker in denmark? >> that's going to be a big part of the investigation but in europe and through the united states there's a problem. in europe particularly a lot of young muslims are being sent to jail and when they go to jail some of them are mixing with these terror convict who is are spreading this ideology. it's a real problem. in france they are so worried about it that they are talking about separating the general prison population from these terror convicts so you can't have

david, you talk about iraq and then syria, and then libya, this coming in a week when a u.s.o afghanistan, algeria, egypt, elsewhere, what does this tell us? let's talk about what's happened in libya. the revolution ended 3 1/2 years ago in october 2011 there was a lot of hope in libya. i traveled there many times during that time and after. the people of libya wanted democracy. they were pro-western in their orientation. however,ing there -- there was then and there is now a security vacuum. as a result of that security vacuum a lack of police forces a lack of libyan army which was decimated during the revolution and very little engagement by the west libya is the type of place where isis sees opportunity, because there's insecurity and there's instability. that's whether isis likes to go. it's a great market for them. unfortunately for us we're going to have to confront them there as well. >> right. so paul to you, as david just said the type of place -- this is what happens, when you have failed states or nearly failed states that provides a fertile ground for has clearly

they are in iraq and they are in syria. therefore, tough target them wherever they are. >> he suggested that jordan was doing exactly that, but the pentagon has now said that jordan has not been participating in actual air strikes over syria and iraq just in syria. be that as it may there is great support for this operation here in country and very few voices saying do not strike isis. that wasn't the case a week ago. that part has changed, brett. >> the king put out that lengthy statement, among the items in there was really a lot of talk about his religion. you talked about that with the foreign minister, about what this group should be called from their perspective and how it's different from islam overall. >> indeed. the foreign minister said please do not call them islamic extremists. his point is that they have left islam so far behind that those words shouldn't even be used in the same sentence. his point was islam is a religion of peace a religion of honor and a religion of respect and that no one in islam would eve

others will be encouraging them not to take that step but focus on taking the fight to isis in syria and iraqordan has very significant intelligence capabilities in syria and iraq. back in 2006 jordan played a key role in the u.s. air strike that took out zarqawi. >> the intelligence military and political relationship i assume anything jordan does will be in coordination with the united states. >> i think it will be. and i think we're fortunate in this case because the king of jordan are probably among the best heads of state in the world. reasonable rational respected by their people respected by their military. and i think -- i don't know if they will execute this woman. they may say she was not isis leave her out of it. >> standby. we have a lot more to go over. up next we have an exclusive look inside the u.s. government's command center where they are now tracking isis in the united states. plus we have more details about the female companion of the paris super market gunman. we are learning how she turned into a hard core radical jihadist. >> live pictures from the west wing. we're awa

the thing is, those affiliates and associates are expanding far beyond iraq and syria. that means the war against isis could expand those countries as well. isis fighters parade through conquered territory with dozens of vehicles in tow. this isn't iraq or syria. it is libya. as the isis flag waves over parts of more and more countries, the new military authorization could give president obama and his successors the freedom to engage in more places and on the ground in a limited way. >> if we had actionable intelligence about a gathering of isil leaders and our partners didn't have the capacity to get them i would be prepared to order our special forces to take action because i will not allow these terrorists to have a safe haven. >> reporter: there are already concerns about overreach. >> a resolution that says we can go after isil any time anywhere using any level of ground force as long as it's not an enduring offensive, that pretty much is carte blanche. >> reporter: isis is expanding its presence beyond iraq and syria to libya. the terror group claimed responsibilit

ground combat forces to iraq or syria. ther ground war like afghanistan or iraq. the 2,600 american troops in iraq today largely serve or bases. yes, they face the risks that come with service in any dangerous environment. but they do not have a combat mission. >> reporter: president obama is finding out why there has not been a war authorization in congress for 13 years. he is taking heat from all sides. republicans say he doesn't have a plan. democrats who say the president's proposal is too vague. i pressed eded josh earnest on the fuzzy language. he says it's fuzzy. the president has the flexibility to battle isis wherever they are around the world. wolf the congress may want better answers than that. given the fact that this war is already under way and the white house believes they have the authorization built into current law to wage this war, congress really doesn't have much of a motivation to be in any hurry. >> looks like they will have hearings and hearings and hearings and debate. let's see what they do. thanks

also this mass execution outside of iraq and syria.he feeling is, that there will be something inside north america. a major attack before the end of the year because of the speed at which this is moving. >> of course, we are looking at this map right now, it shows how close libya is to italy. and, of course, this is now, you know, this our version of homeland security has done an interview with a major newspaper, they are staying e wants nato to intervene. that's pretty clear evidence that they see the threat as credible. >> of course, that map didn't even though iraq and syria all lit up as to what is going on there. catherine, thank you. >> you are welcome. >> no one can deny. this isis is getting closer and closer to western europe. libya as we just noted is across the mediterranean sea. that's only 271 miles from italian soil. lt. colonel oliver north joins us. good evening sir. >> good evening. >> it's getting close to europe. what's going to happen in western europe. >> bar barrennians are at the barbarians are at the gates. the

what's the information about the coordination with isis in libya iraq, and syria? >> well, isis in iraq and syria under its leader, abu al baghdadi has its own media production company called the al-hyayat media center. this video of the 21 egyptian christians executed, this was districted by al-hyayat. that means that when the video went out it went out with the blessing of the isis leadership in iraq and syria. like a big movie production company for these groups. when they send it out to the theaters or when they post it online it's all done from a stragglely controlled area. and, in this case it was isis in iraq and syria. not isis in libya. >> all right. now, we now our biggest nightmare was it expanded to libya. it's there now it has expanded. >> clear coordination. >> clear coordination. where is our next sort of, you know what should would he be looking at and what should would he be fearing? what's the next level of coordination? >> if you recall the execution video of the egyptian christians what we now know is that the isis online magazine that's put out

asked him not once but repeatedly whether the jordanians are, in fact, flying missions over both syria and iraq. listen. the military are doing what they have been doing for many weeks, which is to take out targets isis targets syria and iraq. the last 24 hours you have seen intensification of these bombing raids. >> new to me is that jordanian pilots and jordanian aircraft have operated over iraq to. me that's new information. >> no, no. we are doing all we can to target isis. isis has removed a physical border between syria and iraq. they are in iraq and they are in syria. and, therefore, you have to target them wherever they are. >> and that is what the story with which he has stood. in fact, afterwards we got an email from the pentagon saying that the pentagon stands by its statement that the jordanians are flying missions over syria but not over iraq. and since then he has had a interview with another network and in which he doubled down on his statement. they are flying over iraq and syria. >> who is on first that horrible comedy routine. if these are our allies if we are coordinating aga

in syria and iraq. >> if young danish muslims decide to do this, that's their business. we live in a free country where you can do what you want. >> that's why many people say the preachers taking part in the program solely for tactical reasons, to protect islamists from police investigations, but he thinks the project makes sense. >> there's a saying -- it's true but a bit obscene -- democracy goes to bed even with its foes, not out of desire but on principle. so i support measures like this program because it sheds light on the issue. >> he says the muslims in denmark should rise to the challenge. >> what i miss at the moment is major demonstrations by muslims who take to the streets in support of freedom of opinion, tolerance, and democracy. >> it's time for muslims who do not need a reintegration program to speak out, he says. >> the vast majority of muslims in europe are not islamist extremists, but as far as dealing with returning jihadist fighters goes, it's difficult to know what the correct solution is -- prison or reintegration. let me know what you think. now

missing from this speech was a greater sense of urgency of tackling this terrorist safe haven in syria and iraq because after all, it's from syria and iraq that isis are putting out all this propaganda putting out calls for followers in the west to launch attacks and also increasingly training westerners and directing them to return home and to launch attacks. >> we have some breaking news now. >>> you were just talking about the moment of urgency. just moments ago, west midlands police counterterrorism unit in the uk apprehended a woman at london's heathrow airport. police say she was arrested on syria-related terror charges shortly after 9:00 p.m. uk time. she was traveling with her 1-year-old son. let's continue to discuss this and also the wider terrorism issue with cnn national security analyst fran townsend and former homeland security advisor, she is former homeland security advisor to president george w. bush. also with us the gentleman who serve as president obama's security advisor for countering violent extremism from 2011 to 2013. you just came from the summit. the president talking

cooperation by sharing more information and making it harder for fighters to travel to and from syria and iraqto this and as i said at the united states last fall nations need to break the cycles of conflict especially sectarian conflict that have become magnets for violent extremism. in syria, assad's war against his own people and deliberate stoking of sectarian tensions help to fuel the rise of isil and in iraq through the failure of the previous government to govern in an inclusive manner helped to pave the way for isil's gains there. the syrian civil war will only end when there is an inclusive political transition and a government that serves syrians of all ethmoiditis and religions. across the region the terror campaigns between sunnis and shia will only end when the government addresses the issue across the board. second we have to confront the wharped ideologies est powsed by terrorist groups like al-qaeda. these terrorists are desperate for legitimacy. and all of us have a responsibility to refute the notion that groups like isil somehow represent islam, because that is a falsehood t

. >> they are stepping up air strikes in syria and iraq. jordan is vowing revenge. leland viter has the latest. >> are jordan's air strikes having impact? >> doesn't seem as of yet. they are symbolic are unlikely to change the battlefield equation by that much. the jordan hit weapon depos. and experts point the law of the diminishing returns against the terrorist army. there is growing criticism on the administration's handling of the isis threat. susan rice doubled down on the president's policy for confronting terror. >> while the dangers we face are more numberous and varied. they are not of the nature that we confronted in world war ii or during the cold war. we cannot a forward to be buffeted by alarmism, and the nearly instantous new's cycle. >> it was a exercise in self congratulation. and the message is wow, we are doing so well and we'll give you more of the same. my barf factor soarred when susan rice speaking of the administration call today our unparalleled leadership. this is not a strategy. and by the way, islamic state deserves more than this. >> isis

they have been into areas such as syria, iraq, lebanon, bahrain, yemen. iran is effectively increasing its sphere of influence in the region and it is also defending its allies in ways which afford iran the ability to alter battlefield momentum. we have seen a progression of expert witnesses in front of this very panel, and many of my colleagues and these witnesses have stated that they do believe that the president is failing in this area of setting a national strategy. his failure to construct a comprehensive strategy against iran has led to iran's expanded influence in the middle east. i would like to hear your assessment, director clapper, on the tools that iran has and whether we are effectively engaging them, what we need to do to gain a national security strategy. i would like to see all of the pieces put together. director clapper: i can comment on the intelligence aspects of this. national security strategy is not my compartment. the way that iran is exerting its influence in the region is through their organization called the iranian republican

it is not just iraq and syria and what we are seeing there. i mean, we were already talking about a lot of other places around the transregion area that are at risk. what happened with the houthi separatist movement in yemen this movement has been going on for a long, long time and then of course you've got al qaeda that took over this military base. i mean libya, those two states now, and we should look at ourselves, those two states right now are failing or failed states or will become that way because who will recognize yemen? will it be us or is it going to be iran? iran fully backs that houthi separatist movement that just took over yemen. that was a country we were trying to defeat the threat this sunni version of radical islam. that's the essence of the problem. we have to look at how do we want to act. when somebody sits at the table of the united states of america they better be sitting there fully recognized in international law and at least having a recognition of internationally accepted norms and behaviors. if they don't we are be

it is clearly reaching far outside of iraq and syria and clearly waging a religious war, and i wonder that that changes how the west should fight isis? should we really be focusing on air strikes and this bombardment in iraq and syria or does this need to be an entirely new form of battle? >> well i think we clearly have to destroy the islamic state as it exists in raqqa. it is a disease, and what concerns me is it's starting to move into the gulf into saudi arabia the uae and just economic aspect of this could be a catastrophe, but again, also and i agree what disturbs me is the lone wolf this psychosis which i frankly don't understand. i've never seen before where in america, someone who has grown up here so identifies with for instance the sunni in iraq that they feel that they can go out and murder people and in a country where guns are so easy to come by and it's an open society and the fbi just can't arrest you for having a bad thought, i'm worried that these attacks are going to come here and i don't have an easy solution on how to stop them but i can see them coming. >> genera

the guidance from isil to potential terrorists is clear, it wants westerners to come to syria into iraq to fight. isil instructs on how to carry out attacks at home and that is what we are up against. there are more than 100 americans who have either traveled to syria or attempted to travel there. 20,000 foreign fighters will have traveled to syria and who will return home. at least 3400 of them are from western europe and that includes visa waiver countries where they are a plane ticket away from the united states. what we don't know is how many people are inside the united states following isil on the news and on social media and you are becoming inspired to carry out their own attacks. separately i'll qaeda remains focused on conducting attacks against our homeland while a queue in ungoverned areas of pakistan may be as weak as it has been in many years. al qaeda in the arabian peninsula or aqap still poses a clear threat. the group is enjoying a safe haven and yemen with the huti over one of the government there. remember at aqap was behind the attacks against charlie hebdo. the gro

they are going to be asking that the coalition that's operating in iraq and syria expand to libya as see it just as big of a threat as the threat of isis in iraq and syria. they are also going to be asking for political support and material support. i talked to retired army general who told me that they can sustain this battle for a while but after that time they are going to need more weapons. they are going to need to be replenished and they are going to be seeking help when it comes to that point. brooke? >> ian lee in cairo, thank you so much. >>> back now to the deadly attacks that shook denmark's capital city. a gunman fired at a cafe hosting a free speech forum and later at a synagogue. prime minister benjamin netanyahu had a message for jews in europe come to israel. >> translator: jews have been murdered again on european soil only because they are jews. this wave of attacks is expected to continue, of course, jews deserve protection in every country but we say to jews to our brothers and sisters, israel is your home. we are calling for the mass immigration from europe and ca

we have seen egyptians go to iraq and syria. s also had a lot of fighters go to iraq and syria and they are bringing back these skills they learn. the hard-core fighters which will prove difficult to root out. christine. >> ian lee. thank you. >>> the white house by the way condemning the beheadings in a statement, the white house says, quote, the wanton killing is the vicious acts perpetrated by isil affiliated terrorists against people of the region. >>> the u.s.-led coalition stepping up the aerial bombardment of isis after the iraqi base which is home to troops. there is concern the battle field will widen. it is gaining ground west of baghdad. we have phil black in erbil with the latest of the expanding reach of the group. >> reporter: well there are certainly concerns christine. there are efforts underway to curtail it. some 1,400 iraqi soldiers have graduated with the helped of u.s. military personnel from basic. this is part to rebuild the iraqi military. new operations and offensive against isis especially north of the c

scott, can i just add and say that there has been no slowing of the flow of foreign fighters into syria and iraq. we're up to 20,000 now from 90 countries. >> pelley: michael morell former number two at the c.i.a. holly williams our correspondent covering isis from syria and iraq reporting tonight from istanbul. thank you both very much. in teixeira the defense opened the case at the "american sniper" trial. the exgirlfriend of the man charged with murdering former navy seal chris kyle testified. she said that two weeks before shooting kyle eddie ray routh grabbed a sword and a knife and blocked her from leaving her apartment. the defense is trying to prove that routh is not competent. the story of chris kyle the deadliest sniper in american history, made us wonder how real american snipers are made, and our david martin found out. >> reporter: you can't see it at first but you're look at a deadly weapon-- two, in fact-- marine snipers stalking their prey. this is a scout sniper school at quantico virginia, where, says brigadier general austin renforth stalking skills are every bit as important

it would not restrict the battlefield to iraq and syria but it would repeal the 2002 military authorization for the war in iraq. >> let's get to it and bring in white house correspondent michelle kosinski and chief congressional correspondent dana bash who are working both ends of pennsylvania avenue on this one. michelle let's start with you. this was anticipated, but what are you learning from the white house today? >> reporter: it has been a long time in coming. you can see the balance that the president was trying to strike here. tailor something to fit the isis fit specifically but still leave flexibility because you don't know how the mission will change going forward. first place you see that balance repealing the 2002 authorization pertaining to the war in iraq but leaving in place the one from someone related to al qaeda and its associates. that's the one the white house has been operating under to fight isis. it's interesting that they left that one stand. however, we all know that al qaeda and its associates remain a threat. aqap being the main one. other areas of balance allowin

>> well, we know for a fact that outside of iraq and syria isil now has a home, a refuge in libya, in particular in two major cities, durna and sirte. we know that we have hundred was fighters who are loyal to isil in iraq and syria. we also know and this is very alarming, the most alarming piece of information is that isil has been able to blend itself with some tribes in both cities, and this tells me that isil is basically repeating the same strategy in iraq and syria by blending itself with local communities. that's how it has been able to do as well as it has done in iraq and syria. i hope i am wrong but if isil succeeds in really lodging itself, blending itself with the local communities in libya this would be catastrophic, because we might be witnessing an extension of isil beyond the two cities of durna and sirte. >> many thanks indeed. >> syria has described a turkish military operation inside syria as a flagrant aggression. hundreds of turkish soldiers moved a tomb given to turkey in 1921. damascus said it was informed, but did not give permission and warns of consequences.

like isis in iraq and syria, their tactics are brutal.ccuse of spying for egypt or israel. they have killed hundreds of policemen and soldiers and they carried out two massive attacks that killed over 30 people and each time in the northern part of the area. they almost exclusive target security personnel although civilians have been killed in the cross fire. numbers are unknown but estimates put it in the hundreds. the real key to success is they're winning the hearts and minds of the local population in the northern part of sinai. where the military has gone in and accused of rights abuses and destroyed homes. militants have compensated these people for their losses which stirred animosity toward the government here in cairo. >> i assume there's been a major crackdown by the egyptian military, the president, they are going after these guys and most of these attacks are in the northern part of sinai. >> reporter: we have seen attacks in other parts of egypt as well. their tactics do go directly toward the security force. we haven't seen

led military campaign against isis has focused exclusively on syria and iraq. but today we learned that this war is apparently not contained to just syria and iraq. american military personnel launched about attack today in afghanistan. last month the washington post ran this story, meet the shadowy figure recruiting for the islamic state in afghanistan. he landed back in southern afghanistan, and he has been recruiting for isis. and that is weird, right? afghanistan is not even contiguous with those countries, but the "washington post" said that they were trying to make a go of it for isis in afghanistan. that report came out last month. today it is reported that guy, that commander was killed in afghanistan by an american drone. a one name guy who everyone said was key to isis's effort to get a foothold in a third country. he was the one guy everyone was willing to say he is the out post of isis in afghanistan. apparently they got him. it was the afghan government that announced that today, but local officials in the area said the actual hit that killed the op