tertiary would have been the u.s. forces. >> yeah, they certainly wouldn't have been the front line forces going in. but certainly setting a perimeter and assisting wherever they could. >> you have this attack, and there was no guarantee it was just the hotel. >> yeah. >> so that probably pulled them out of their base there. >> what would u.s. forces be doing there? >> training. there has been a lot of problems there with the rebellion if you will in the north of mali. so they would have been training mali forces. they could have been part of that, the u.s. helping with the stabilizing of the government. >> yeah, anything to suggest thatten a attack like this, yvon has indicated there were other attacks. might this lead to an extended role of u.s. forces? >> i think if there were to be an expanded role, it would come to the point of expands intelligence, perhaps drones. because the french forces are very spread out. >> they are in chad and other places. >> yeah, they were talking about pulling some of those forces to move th

the u.s. forces directly involved in this incident did not know the target compound was the msf trauma center. the medical facility was misidentified as a target by u.s. personnel who believed they were striking a different building several hundred meters away with the reports of combatants. the report also determined that the personnel who requested the strike and those who executed it from the air did not undertake the appropriate measures to verify that the facility was a legitimate military target. in the events leading up to this tragic incident and contact. on the evening of september 27, kunduz city was attacked by a significant force of taliban and associate insurgents. i the evening of september 28, local afghan forces quickly withdrew leaving the taliban took control most of the city. on september 29, ms and send the coordinates other trauma center in kunduz to multiple recipients within the u.s. and nato chains of command. those coordinates were received and distributed by the siegler to s

official tells cnn that u.s. forcestrike in raqqah, syria, barbara starr here with new details. >> don, u.s. officials are now telling us, yes, it was a drone strike that the u.s. conducted over raqqah, syria, targeting jihadi john. and that he was in a vehicle at the time. this is interesting information because we know they were conducting surveillance over him for at least a day or more. as they tracked him around. they had gotten eyes on him, so to speak and were tracking him. they have very strict rules. they can only take that drone shot with a missile from the drone when they are certain of who they are hitting and when they are certain that there is very little likelihood that civilians will be hurt. they wait for these high value targets to be free and clear of any civilians they may use as human shields to hide themselves. he must have been out in the open and they were convinced this was their best opportunity. and the pentagon in announcing this still saying they are waiting final confirmation. >> he had bee

the u.s. forcedectly involved in this incident did not know the targeted compound was the trauma certainty. >> reporter: doctors without borders had given the u.s. and nato forces exact coordinates of the hospital three days before the strike. campbell said the mistake happened because the attacking aircraft was diverted from another mission, the on board electrics malfunctioned, the plane veered off course and then the crew visually identified the building without verifying it was a military target. they thought it was another building, a few hundred yards away. making the distinction between protected and enemy targets and assure that an attack is proportional are basic tenants of the laws of war which everything member of the u.s. armed forces learn from basic training and are enforced throughout their career. u.s. officials wouldn't say why that's base i object tenants were not followed but did say some of those involved did not follow the rules of engagement. >> those individuals most closely as

the pentagon says u.s. forces targeted the isis fighter known as jihadi john. seen in horrific videos showing the murders of a number of isis hostages. it has not yet been confirmed whether jihadi john side died in the air raid, but a u.s. official said they knew they had him in their sights when they launched the ire strike. a would-be suicide bomber claims he was sent to beirut by isis along with three other attackers. and according to a lebanese security source, that's just one of many details the suspect has revealed to investigators. a pair of suicide blasts killed more than 40 people and wounded at least 200 at a busy margt in beirut thursday. the surviving bomber is a lebanese national. it appears the other three were killed. a reported isis statement claimed responsibility for the blast. cnn has not confirmed its authenticity. well, the surviving attacker appears to be pulled away from the rubble. but cnn cannot independently confirm that. we must warn you some of the footage you're about to see is graphic. cnn's jim shuto has more. >> reporter: the exp

the u.s. forces directly involved in this incident did not know the targeted compound was the msf trauma center. >> the doctors without borders had given u.s. and nato forces exact coordinates to the hospital three days before the strike. campbell said the mistake happens because the plane was veered off course and then the crew visually identified the building without verifying it was the military target. they thought it was another building a few hundred yards away. making the distinction between protected and enemy targets and insuring that an attack is proportional are basic tenants of the laws of war, which every u.s. member learns through basic training and it's enforced throughout their military career. they did not say why these basic tenants were not followed but there were shows who is it not follow the rules. >> those individuals have been suspended from their duties spending consideration and decision of disciplinary matters. >> doctors without borders asked for an independent investigati

most any adult american could name places u.s. forcese fought around the world in a small way as when ronald reagan ordered an invasion of gau nay da and in a big way, such as vietnam. lots of wars, lots of sacrifice and death, bravery and loss. one thing that hasn't been through all of that. a vote from the u.s. congress to officially declare war against a national foe. >> i ask that the congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by japan on sunday december 7th, 1941, a state of war has existed between the united states and the japanese empire. [ cheers and applause ] >> it was december 8th, 1941, the day after the attack on pearl harbor in hawaii. after that speech, congress declared war on japan, 82-0 in the senate, 388-1 in the house. three days later war was declared on nazi germany by similar margins. the war powers resolution set out in law the relationship between the executive branch, the president, and the congress when it comes to making war. when you read the constitution, you will find war powers are sha

doctors without borders says u.s. forces had the -- >>> doctors without borders says the u.s. forces had the cord nats of where their camp was at. they were being treated at the hospital but no armed men were fighting in the area. the bombing killed 30 people including doctors and patients. the u.s. military said the attack requested by afghan forces was a mistake. >>> the house passed a $607 billion defense bill. president barack obama is opposed to provisions to transfer barack obama inmates out. congress is calling on the papalestinian president to renew direct peace talks with israel and condemn the violence there. 369 house members signed the letter asking them not to entice violence and continue security cooperation with israel. the letter comes ahead of the prime minister washington visit scheduled now for next week meanwhile he says the spokes person has apologized for a series of comments per barack obama. the facebook posts yesterday that barack obama is antisemetic. john kerry should be a stand up comic. he said the post do not reflect his personal opinions. >>> pres

u.s. is sending special forces to assist a select group of rebels. u.s. insists these forces will help the rebels against i.s.i.l, if you need proof that syria's civil war has already turned into a proxy war you need only look at the list of countries participating in last week's syrian peace talks in vienna. representatives from the united states, russia, turkey, saudi arabia and the big news iran for first time ever all got together to debate syria's future in vienna. but the bigger influences nobody cared the highlight the fact that the syrians themselves were not invited to their own peace talks. meanwhile, president obama still subscribes the twin pillar, defeat i.s.i.l. and continue to underpipeline bashar al-assad. but russian military is revealing how contradictory obama's policy is. either way, america is involved in syria's war and the president needs to come up with a more realistic policy for solving syria. while we wait for that to happen, russia is taking the initiative and proposing its own diplomatic solution. barnaby phillips last this rep

the u.s. forces directly involved in this incident did not know the targeted compound was the msf trauma center. >> doctors without borders had given the u.s. and nato forces exact coordnauts of the hospital four days before the strike. campbell said the mistake happened because the attacking aircraft was diverted, the electronics malfunctioned and identified the building without verifying it was a military target. they thought it was another building a few hundred yards away. making the distinction between protected and enemy targets and ensuring that an attack is proportional are basic tenants of the laws of bar which every u.s. forces member learns from basic training and are enforced throughout their military career. u.s. officials here wouldn't say why these basic tenants weren't followed but they did say some of those involved did not follow the rules of engagement. >> those individuals most closely associated with the incident have been suspended from their duties, pending consideration and di

the u.s. forcesy involved in this incident did not know the targeted compound was the msf trauma center. >> reporter: doctors without borders had given the u.s. and nato forces exact coordinates of the hospital three days before the strike. campbell said the mistake happened because the attack aircraft was diverted from another mission the on board electrics malfunctioned the plane veered off course and the crew visually identified the building without fair vying it t was a military target they thought it was another building a few hundred yards away. making the distinction between protected and legitimate targets are the basic tenants of every war. which you learn in basic training. u.s. officials wouldn't say why these tenants were not followed but they did say some involved did not follow the rules of engagement. >> those individuals most closely associated with the incidents have been suspendsed from their duties pending consideration and disposition of ahead minute straight i have and disciplina

u.s. forces now believe that they killed jihadi john with a drone strike in syria. >> we are reasonably certain that we had killed the target. reporter: he is a british citizen whose real name is mohammed emwazi. he was seen in videos showing the headings of the number of hostages including u.s. and british citizens. >> the guy was a human animal and killed him was probably making the world a better place? the british prime ministers says that the country contributed to the effort. >> he was the lead executioner of the organizatorganizat ion. let us never forget that he killed many muslims as well. reporter: despite it did little to ease the grief of victims, these parents released a statement saying that this development doesn't change anything for us ,-com,-com ma it's too little, too late, our son is never coming back. that sentiment was shared by this family of james foley, also beheaded by jihadi john. they say that the u.s. should rescuing hostages as it does hunting down extremists. >> we

u.s. force's role in this hostage situation which has now ended. >> that was a surprise that came out thisorning. we don't know a whole lot about it, but we have been in touch with u.s., africa command. and they gave us this statement saying the soldiers involved with special operations command. they were special ops. they fall under [ inaudible ] which is special ops command. i have experienced their training troops, i was in africa doing exactly that kind of mission. my guess is that the u.s. guys were not near the point of the sphere going into the hotel. different militaries units operate differently, so it can be very dangerous. the way the u.s. would have been involved is on a tertiary level. >> what are the special operations forces doing there in general? >> yeah, there has been a weerl relationship between the u.s. military and mali. a few years ago there was a military coup. the u.s. suspended relations because of the coup. but just a month after the coup, there were still u.s. special operators on the ground. we know that was there were three soldiers who were killed. it has com

the commander of u.s. forces says a u.s. investigation shows it was a tragic but avoiledable mistake. >> the report determined that u.s. strike upon the msf trauma center in kunduz was the direct record of human error compounded by systems and procedural failures. the u.s. forces directly involved in this incidents did not know the target compound >> the trauma center. >> drs. without borders had given the nato forces ordinates of the hospital three days before the strike. cambeled said the mistake happened because the attacking aircraft was diverted from another missing, the plane veered off course and the crew visually identified the building without verifying it was a military target. they thought it was another building a few hundred yards away. making the distinct between protected and enemy targets are basically 10ants of the laws of war. they are enforced throughout their military career. they wouldn't say why these tenants were followed but did say some of those did not follow the rule of engagement. >> they have bee

the pentagon says u.s. forces targeted the infamous jihadi john during an air strike in raqqa, syria. mo ham emwazi has appeared in isis videos showing the murders of hostages. he is a british citizen believed to have been born in kuwait. the pentagon has not publicly confirmed his death. new video appears to show the surviving suicide bomber from thursday's attack in beirut. two suicide blasts killed more than 40 people and left more than 200 people wounded. a lebanese national apparently shown here was taken into custody, but cnn cannot independently confirm that videos's authenticity. kurdish officials say pesh merger fighters will be inside iraq, inside the town of sinjar soon to clear explosives and seize it from isis control. they launched a new offensive late wednesday to retake the key city and to cut militants supply lines. russia is trying to awe thent cat an alleged isis video,er threatening attacking inside that country, quote, very soon. the five-minute video was released thursday. it shows russian ci

were not involved, though we know u.s. forces have been helping to enforce turkish air space. that crash will be discussed today between president obama and french president francois hollande. >> absolutely. it is a significant development that two leaders will discuss and as president hollande comes here, he comes to visit a long time partner, strange ally, a country that the united states has called america's oldest ally. president hollande comes with a fairly aggressive stance, wanting real action, wanting to develop cooperation, if not coordination between countries like the united states. he met yesterday with the british prime minister, david cameron, getting assurances that he would try to get parliament onboard. he needs to speak with german chancellor angela merkel and perhaps the most significant meeting to moscow later this week with president putin. he hopes to go to that meeting in russia with the strength of allies supporting him. we can expect president hollande to ask the u.s. for more in telling, also perhaps mor

u.s. military is oleing on what it believes is the most effective anti i.s.i.l. fighting force in iraq. that will harden kurdish peshmerga troops of the once again, the u.s. is supporting them in the affair, on the ground, but the pentagon insists not on the front lines. the attack began at dawn kicked off by some three dozen air strikes conducted primarily by u.s. ground attack planes but also by american drones and a b# bomber. the u.s. also has special operations commandos on the ground on sinjar mountain which overlooks the i.s.i.l. held city below. u.s. and british troops are helping to direct the attacks which u.s. military sources claimed killed more than 60 i.s.i.l. fighters in the opening hours of the kurdish-led ground fencive. to free sinjar for a year of i.s.i.l. rule and just as importantly, block a key supply line, highway 47 that links mosul in iraq and rack in syria, the two biggest strong holds. the u.s. say kurdish peshmerga have established blocking positions. >> reporter: the targeting of high way 47 and the ground operation by the kurdish peshmerga will help cut off

u.s. military is relying on the anti-i.s.i.l. fighting force - battle hardened kurdish peshmerga troops. once again the u.s. is sporting them in the air, on the ground, but the pentagon insists not on the front lines. >> the attack began at dawn, kicked off by three doze in strikes, conducted by american drones and a b 1 bomber. the u.s. has special operations commandos on the ground on sinjar mountains, over looking the area below. u.s. troops are helping to direct the attacks. which u.s. forces claim killed 50 i.s.i.l. fighters. the objective to free sinjar from a year of i.s.i.l. rule, and just as importantly, block a key supply line, highway 47 that links iraq and raqqa in syria, the two biggest strongholds, the u.s. says peshmerga forces seized parts of the road, establishing blocking positions. >> the targetting of highway 47 and the ground operation by peshmerga will degrade the ability of terrorists to funnel fighters into iraq. and cut off a means of funding activities. a force of 8,000 troops led by the kurds is going up by between 400 and 600 dug in and determined fighters. bat

u.s. air force predator program.ephen lewis, a veteran of the united states air force, is also a former sensor operator for the air force predator program, and this week is speaking out for the first time. also going public for the first time is cian westmoreland, a former air force technician who helped build a station in afghanistan used to relay drone data. but first, i want to turn to jesselyn radack , national security and him and writes director the government accountability project, former ethics adviser to the united states department of justice. as an attorney, she is representing several former drone operators including this , group of four youngman speaking out today. jesselyn radack , how much do they risk in speaking out on democracy now! today? >> they're taking a very enormous and public risk in speaking out. i have clients and the national security and intelligence communities who have done nothing more than tell the truth about some of america's darkest secrets like torture and secret surveillance an

u.s. embassy has increased its security there and there might be additional forces heading to help secure the embassy. it is close to the radisson hotel if this does turn into a protracted hostage siege. i spoke earlier with a u.s. expert and he told me about the real need in this situation for speed and surprise. he said in a hotel of this size there are a number of places to hide. for guests as well as the attackers. and there has to be certain criteria that is known without a doubt before people can go in to rescue hostages. they have to know the exact location where the attackers are. because if they are wrong this can mean more innocent people being killed. they also have to have a fail safe way of getting in. to get in as quickly as possible. once they are in, once they have breeched that particular area, then the attackers will know they are there. and there has to be a certain amount of seconds, not minutes, to reach the hostages and take out the attackers. >> is it known exactly how many terrorists there are inside that hotel holding these hostages? also, do we know the exact numb

u.s. forcesed with moderate fighters on the ground targeting test test >> it's contradictory, it makes no sense, the forces on the ground are targeting isil. they're anti-regime elements. the russians are indiscriminate in attacking all the enemies of the regime. which means that americans could very well be in their sights. the administration has no idea what it's doing. the one thing is that the president is not leading in any way. if there's going to be a real intervention, you said the country has to be convinced who does that? the president. in the absence of that you get nothing or the kind of show behavior thaw get now. >> next up, addiction and the 2016 presidential race. >>> i very much hope that i am the only person on this stage who can say this but i know there are millions of americans out there who will say the same thing my husband and frank and i buried a child to drug addiction. >> very debilitating when you have a loved one and you can't control it. you love them but you have to

u.s. special forces are helping at the mali hotel right now. e have just received a statement from a senior defense official saying 25 u.s. military personnel were in bamako at the time of the incident. we understand some of these personnel are assisting first-responders to moving civilians to secured locations while malian forces clear the hotel of hostile gunmen. there has not been a formal request for u.s. military assistance at this time. the state department issued following statement, we are aware u.s. citizens might be present at hotel. the u.s. embassy in bamako is working to verify the information. give the fluidity of the situation we do not have any additional details at this time. according to spokesman john kish built the u.s. military along with the french legion worked to train mali counterterrorism forces in the past year. u.s. embassy told americans in the capitol to shelter in place. gregg? gregg: jennifer, what role historically to the french play in mali? reporter: mali is a former french colony as you know. in february 2012

. >> in iraq, kurdish forces are trying to push isil out of the northern city of sinjar. the u.s. is supporting them with airstrikes, and special forces on the ground. peshmerga forces say that they have captured part of a key highway. it links mosul to the city of raqqah. and jamie mcintyre has more from the pentagon. >> reporter: phoney, the u.s. military is relying on what it says is the most effective anti-isil force in iraq, battle hardened peshmerga troops. the u.s. is backing them in the air, on the ground, but not on the front lines. the attack began at dawn, kicked off by some three dozen airstrikes. kicked off by attack planes, but also drones and a b1 bomber. the u.s. also has special operations commandos on the ground in sinjar mountain, which overlooks the isil-held city below. the u.s. and british troops are helping top direct the attacks, which they claim killed more than 60 isil fighters in the opening hours of the offensive. years of isil rule and most importantly block a key supply line, highway 47, with isil in iraq and syria. isil's biggest stronghold. peshmerga

we do a lot of exercises with the special forces of the u.s. >> major general victor bravado coordinates the special operations. and stories travel to his headquarters an hour outside of manila. >> we are have the special forces which is similar to the special forces to the u.s. army. and we have the skull rangers which are basically the same rangers of the u.s., and we have the lrb which is the main forces. >> the tough guys? >> yes, well train and highly motivated, and they enjoy their work. >> the u.s. military has been here providing temporarily assistance to the forces? >> mainly they help us in training, and some of their guys are there to give advice to the troops during the operations. >> all clear. >> this is a philippine fight, and with we are proud to assist in the fight. >> in a nation comprised of more than 7,000 islands, maritime commerce is essential to the economy, but the terrorists use these same waterways to commit the crimes making sea borne operations an essential part of winning the war on terror. >> u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s are perfect partners when it comes to counter

also ahead: >> kurdish forces backed by u.s. ir power launch an offensive to retake sinjar from isil. >> a palestinian man is shot dead by undercover israeli forces in the surgery unit of a hospital in

u.s. special operations forces they're on the ground helping coordinate u.s.-led air strikes against isis. but isis is moving in all sorts of directions even as they fight goes on. >> that's right. isis is consolidating its grip on the territories it has. it's going to try to prove its ability to hold sinjar, i would presume. it's working against the egyptians in sinai. it's also working against the egyptians through its forces in libya. and so this is a cancer on the middle east, but it's a g geostrategic cancer, not a religious cancer. it's simply using sunni nationalism or sunni ideology to recruit a bunch of zellouts. >> general clark, i need you to standby. we're going to take a quick break. we're getting indications the russians they're about to retaliate against isis. we'll have much more right after this. if yand you're talking toevere rheumyour rheumatologiste me, about a biologic... this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain and protect my joints from further damage. this is humira giving me new perspective. doctors have been prescribi

u.s. military forces to do things. if we want to maintain a primary role in the world where we need to resource those commensurate with those levels of interest. the recent budget deal, $607 billion is to stem the erosion we have seen. it's not going to buy back significant numbers of readiness or build brigade teams where we have seen them drop. that's the bare minimum that folks have been able to agree to. the funding needs to increase. the services themselves will figure out how to solve operational challenges. they need that breadth of capability to test and see how new technologies are brought into it. if they don't have the capacity to do that, then we are not going to be able to get ahead of that curve and we have a terrible record of trying to predict what the next war will be, against who, what the haracteristics will be, and in that mix and in that current conflict. to have that ability to test those kinds of things, is the overarching need and finding adequate funding to have the military commensurate with t

u.s. forces, about five months later, withdrew from that peacekeeping mission and the fighghng continued for another seven years. more than one hundred thousand people died in that conflict. sharyl: is anyone suggesting the u.s. put troops back into lebanon to protect the border from isis? scott: no, despite the heavy fighting, they are holding strong. nevertheless, the white house said it is sending more resources to lebanon. we can only imagine that means more money and weapons. sharyl: interesting. thank you, scott thuman. in the days following the attacks, concern and rhetoric turned to the issue of refugees. in october, we reported on the potential for isis terrorists to travel into europe posing as refugees. this week, the majority of u.s. states have said they will not allow refugees from syria into their borders due to security concerns. but are syrian refugees the largest threat when it comes to isis infiltrators? jim hansen is with the center for security policy, a former member of u.s.

u.s. has thought fighting wars on the cheap, you know, would work forces out for them, but again and againjust hasn't. you talk about the new normal concept. because of the tragedy of benghazi, the loss of life there, the u.s. has used that as , some i say, in excuse to expand around the continent. as a result, there now in -- they are now a weapon of contingency security locations, csl's, basically austere bases that can be ramped up in very -- very quickly. the u.s. maintains rapid response forces in spain and in italy. and these forces are designed to deploy to these 11 csl's across the continent's of the u.s. can respond in the event of another because i does benghazi-type crisis. whenever u.s. boots on the ground, whenever it builds bases, these things have a tendency to more beyond their original -- what they were originally set up to do. i think in the future, you will probably see them as launching pad for other types of missions. juan: and the situation in the horn of africa, specifically somalia, which for years has source of problems and concerns for the united states? what is g

u.s. ground forces there. all of them support a no flan zone over northern syria, something obama has been unwilling to commit to in more than four years of conflict. at the same time almost all the candidates, all but one, still want to overthrow i.s.i.l.'s biggest enemy inside syria, the regime of syrian president of bashar al-assad. all policy prescriptions cooked up on the campaign trail, these come with a bunch of holidays big enough to drive a tank through. a know fly zone anywhere in syria would be useful for combatting i.s.i.l. who has no aircraft. it would be better tool to shoot down syrian government aircraft but that might invite a clash with the russian air force which backs the syrian government which is busy backing i.s.i.l. in syria as well as rebel groups threatening bashar al-assad. the phenomenony in all of this-- follow eau in all of this is seen by donald trump. the best way is to coordinate with russia even if that means saying that the regime will stay on in syria. ment holes in the poli

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are there u.s. forcesn the ground, and might they be employed to help bring an evened to this thing? -- an end to this thing? >> well, we'll see if that happens. i think u.s. policy is right on the mark here as much as we've been critical of it in dealing with isis in iraq and syria. we have a command called africom, and they're responsible for africa. and our policies here are to have u.s. troops, trained counterterrorist forces from these local countries. we know that none of these countries pose a threat to the american people at home, but we also know that a stable africa is in u.s. national interest, and we're attempting to help these countries help themselves. and i'm assuming that's what some of these troops were there for, either participating in some of that training or coordinating some future training event, and they happened to be there at the time of this incident. jon: there's been a lot of talk about safe havens in places like syria. back in 1991, as you well know, the u.s. spearheaded a suc

u.s. forces are intensifying air strikes ahead of a planned ground offensive to retake a plan. when militants took over a year ago, they killed hundreds of the yazidi religious minority and forced thousands more to flee. now yazidi men are part of a group hoping to drive isis out. we met some of those men and have this exclusive report. >> reporter: the yazidi, volunteers, former soldiers, and a hand full of trained officers, looking out over the isis front line. he's pointing at us. all along here you can see the defensive ditches that have been dug. he said they come as close as that valley. they mortar and fire on us and eventually retreat. it's pretty never ending. this vantage point was in the not too distant past, isis-held. just there he said you can see what they did to the yazidis. the houses are completely destr destroyed. they slaughtered the families inside. it drives home how visceral this was. the department commander is 66. he's a retired soldier, one of the few here with fighting

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pushing isil out of a key strong hold, u.s. forces helping kurdish troops in a new offensive in iraq. >>> a powerful storm moving east. millions of americans could feel the effects. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live in new york city. i'm del walters. one of the heros of the war in afghanistan receiving the nation's highest military honors. it happened just a short while ago at the white house. president obama honoring captain florent groberg at the white house. he spotted and tackled a suicide bomber. as you can see, then the tears began to flow. al jazeera's jamie mcintyre is live at the pentagon. good morning, jamie, tell us more about flo groberg. >> reporter: an interesting story. is flo groberg was born in paris. he lived there until he was 11 years old. he moved to the united states with his family. he attended high school here outside of washington where he ran track and was a track star at the university of maryland. i had a chance to talk to him a little bit yesterday and along with his mother, and his mother told me that

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u.s. forcesld never intentionally strike a hospital or other protected facilities. >> sreenivasan: general john campbell, the u.s. commander in afghanistan, said the destruction of the hospital in the northern city of kunduz was an "avoidable accident." that's the judgment contained in a more-than-3,000 page report compiled since the early october attack. at least 31 civilians died and another 28 were injured when a u.s. warplane struck the facility operated by "doctors without borders," more commonly know by its french acronym m.s.f. despite repeated calls from its staff to american officials both inside and outside afghanistan, the hospital was hammered by the american "ac-130" gunship for more than an hour. the attack followed days of heavy fighting in kunduz as afghan and american forces fought to retake the city from the taliban. today, campbell said the plane's crew had been given faulty location information of a suspected taliban base. afghanistan was the direct result of human error compo

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