the vast majority tried to cross into the kurdish region the northern iraq. the u.s. says it's intensifying the training of irane military after the fall of mosul and is speeding up shipmentments of military equipment to counter threats from i.s.i.l. >> more from iraq. two major cities have been taken over by a splinter group. a spokesman from islamic state of iraq and levant orders its people to attack baghdad. they say baghdad is the allah fat and -- calafat and calls for fighters to march to callet bar. the i.s.i.l.'s goal is to create an islamic state linking syria and iraq. the latest move has them closing in on the capital baghdad, taking control of tikrit, where

there's a large oil refinery. the group took most of the province, including a second city a day before motorcycle you will. i.s.i.l. fighters have been fighting for months in syria. and control two areas. joining me in the studio is al jazeera's senior political analyst. he has been following ent, a fast moving story. let's begin with how the i.s.i.l. managed to take swathes of northern iraq with little resistance from the iraqi military. an indictment to control the area. >> that's right. the sunni areas now where the islamic state has taken control are a fertile ground for extremism and anti-mall abbingy,

anti-baghdad governments in iraq. the sunnis felt neg elected. unlike the 2010 elections, there's a possibility towards a consensus. the 2014 elections deepened the subdivision amooing the tribes. here they have other jihadi groups and tribal forces were able to defeat the forces because they have no stake in the governance of iraq. they have no state in the central government of iraq. the people there are more than anxious about the situation. they are not necessarily supporting the islamic state but they are anti-maliki. nouri al-maliki shifted so far to alienate those he'd want

in a coalition in iraq. he's fighting a losing battle. it's normal for a leader in a situation like this to speak of an emergency. we need to look at the context. that is that maliki declared a war on the islamic state in 2013. six months later it's clear that he failed, utterly failed. we know that sort of campaign, with that policy, that approach has failed. and we know that american support for nouri al-maliki, has not been sufficient in order for them to turn things around in anbar province and the rest of the area, where the islamic separatists have taken on. in the absence of a political formula or solution on the part of go. today any security solution could further divide the country, and so i have not

seen iraq since 2003, 2005 at a dangerous crossroad. i think today iraq could turn into another syria. and although iraq has been bleeding over the last several months and years, but i think now we are at a crossroad where it could escalate so much further that we could face a syrianisation meaning it could lead to the destruction of the country. >> we are getting news out of tehran saying they'd help iraq, but vague on the details, and the united states saying we'll try to help the military quicker. if we see, dare i say, iranian boots on the ground, that will conpews matters and raise eyebrows. >> we saw that happen in syria, when we saw hezbollah forces fighting. we saw that it escalated the

situation, it did not improve it. it could lead for the conflict to spill over. if iran enters the sectarian conflict and turns it into a shiite war on terror, supported by the united states, the levant, region, syria, iraq and spreading beyond that could spill over and lead to a cross regional war. now, the idea of originalisation of the syrian conflict and iraqi syrian conflict with the islamic state crossing borders and rad ukal forces feeling they don't have a stake, all of that could lead to a major disaster for the middle east region. >> these are delicate days ahead. >> yes. thank you for clarifying it for

us. now the world cup kicks off in sao paulo in less than 12 hours. it ceases 32 nations compete for a place in the finals. there has been protests across brazil. it's feared ta sao paulo's metro system will be crippled. the union says it will hold a street protest. workers demand a 12% rise. >> four years ago it was south africa that was in the limelight as it prepared to host the 2010 world cup. so what has been the lasting effect of such a tournament. we have this report from johannesburg. >> reporter: the stadium in johannesburg, this is where the opening and closing ceremony took place. 90,000 packed into the venue,

the first world cup on african soil. many will tell you that that was a proud moment. >> translation: it was tourism that took place and a lot of people coming to south africa. >> reporter: a lot of infrastructure, five stadiums, airports renovated and new roads built. south africa had a high peed rail train. some say the economic benefits promised never led up to the hype. >> we had a lot of infrastructure, but if one looks 4-5 years down the road. most are in the enjoyed. it's the middle and upper middle glasses. we are saddled with serious debt at the local level to subsidise the stadiums and pay, for example, etolls on the transport infrastructure. i would say no, it's not a good investment and we are sitting with a serious headache.

>> officials say a lot has been done to help children in poor rural communities. football is being used as a tool for social change. >> f.i.f.a. - it's funding ongoing programs. >> what they do there is they would bring us afterschool come to the center. they engage with the kids. when they go out on the field. there's different markers, and it will say no to sex or used condoms. >> some people are close to the stadiums. there are a few people here that feel countries with limited budgets shouldn't be spending billion on things like the world cup. >> we are joined by a journalist. he has covered many a world cup are in his time. it's nice to have you on the

programme. before we talk about what has been doing on in south africa or the legacy, in terms of your coverage of world cup. have you ever come across the world cup that has received so much disdain before the ball was kicked in brazil? >> i'm sad, i must be honest, that it has been controversial. and i would say no different to what's when you do host a world cup. i remember four years ago in south africa there were so many different processes. it's a great opportunity for the protesters and the likes to get their protests across. i would say it's nothing different to what we experienced in south africa. it seems a little over the top, or more than it was in south africa. >> how do you assess by the legacy left by the world cup in south africa? >> i agree with your report, the

report that we watched earlier, i agree with it 100%. it feels a sad moment. when i drive around the streets, you wouldn't know there's a world cup happening. four years ago everything was yellow. it was probably one of the most special moments in south african history. every day, there were six or eight in africa was all one. whether it be the begg areas on the streets. everyone will want to know it's by far a win i don't feel we have a legacy. and the fact that we are not competing in brazil is the tragedy. >> while we have controversy in brazil and a legacy that hasn't reach its pinnacle in savvy ka. we are looking at controversy. sepp blatter says he's running for a swiss term. is it time he stepped aside and

allowed a presume to sweep through and somebody else to take the reins. >> no question. the time has come for fresh blood in f.i.f.a. i'm not sure why - there's unfinished business, i'm not sure what it is. it comes to a daj when the administrators need to get off the ped as talls and believe they are bigger that the beautiful game. it's an administrator, a powerful administrators that things that he's bigger than the game. i agree. i agree that say in that time andreas seppi blatter should stepdown. does he want to be 95 and style ruling the beautiful game. >> thank you. >> breaking news coming out of iraq. the iraqi parliament have not passed and not given the prime minister nouri al-maliki any authority for a state of

emergency. too few parliamentarians turned up for the vote. we'll have more on the story as we get it. now, it's the third day of the global summit to end sexual violence in conflict. actress and special envoy angelina jolie opened the summit in london with the goal of bringing those who raped during wars to justice. more than 150 million young girls and 73 million boys experienced sexual violence. few perpetrate scores ares convicted. thousands of unaccompanied children and babies are coming across the u.s. border. they turn themselves over to authorities in the hopes of getting permission to stay permanently. rob reynolds travelled to arizona where the migrants are being held. >> reporter: mothers and young children from central america crowd a bus station, dropped off

by u.s. border patrol officials and left to fend for themselves. in the past two months tens of thousands of central american and women escape intolerable violence at home, believing they can get legal status in the u.s. about 1,000 unaccompanied children who turned themselves in are held in this warehouse in nogales arizona. they were transferred from texas, where government shelters have been overwhelmed. news media are not permitted inside. a group of local clergy said that conditions are squall add. >> looks like a prison. these are not prisoners, they are minors, children. they anticipate another 35 to 4,000 young people in the next three to four days at this facility. i'm going to tell you half of that warehouse has been turned into some kind of a human cattle

pin. >> photos obtained by al jazeera show conditions inside the warehouse where children ranging from infants to 17-year-olds sleep on thin foam pads with foil lined plastic blankets. a handful of portable toilets are available. >> you can see the anxiety in their face, there's no hope and they haven't showered in i don't know how many days. >> u.s. officials are caught offguard by the size and speed of the influx. in addition to this border patrol warehouse the u.s. government is setting up shelters for the migrant children o on military bases in texas, oklahoma and california. >> u.s. officials estimate 60,000 migrants from el salvador, honduras and guatemala will enter the country. >> hundreds of millions are

forced to work. it deprives them of inadequate education, health or freedoms. the international labour organization launched the world day in 2002. the day focuses attention on the global extend of child labour and the action needed to eliminate it. joining me is a senior suspiciouslyist on child labour in the international labour organization, live in bangkok. you started the campaign to coincide with the world cup in brazil. is there any reason for that? >> sure. it has a long history, actuality. it started in 2002, a red card against child labour campaign with the african cup of faces. it was a moment us occasion because that was the first time that it produced data about global estimates about how many were in child labour, and there were way too many millions in this horrible situation of child

labour. it was linked closely to the fact that a lot of media attention and general public attention on child labour came in the late '90s, with them being used in the production of soccer balls or footballs in pakistan. it coincides with the first opportunity where the statistics came out. there was a huge problem, particularly in africa. plus association with soccer balls produced using children. it was used as the launching pad for an important campaign. many of the reasons that your findings say that these children were working the way they were is because they have no other option. the families were poor, to support the family. one wonders who progress has been made in that area. do you have statistics? >> yes, indeed. the good new assist a lot of

process was made since producing the global estimates, and we have seen a steady decline over the jeers, and i think that's very promising. i'm troubled by the fact that we are talking about 168 million children in child labour today. that's 168 million children too many. nevertheless, the figures are down. there was a decline tore children in the young age group, 12 and below. we have a lot of children in the aim groups 12-16, 17, 18 that are engaging in child labour and exposed to a lot of hazards. >> let's hope your campaign has the desired effect and the figures come down. thanks for joining us from bangkok. >> still ahead on the newshour. we'll meet the player that broke brazilian hearts at the 1950 world cup. that and the rest of your brazil

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america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now . >> welcome back, it's time for all of the sport with robyn. >> thank you very much. it's been seven years in the making. there has been plenty of problems and controversy along the way. in the next few hours the f.i.f.a. world cup will get underway in brazil. the opening ceremony will be held in sao paulo. our reporter has more from

there. >> reporter: the world cup is timely upon us here in the county he call the home of the beautiful game. we'll watch several things, the stadium in sao paulo is not quite completely done. work tom c are putting the k c -- crews will put the final touches on the stadium and they'll work until kick off getting the stadium ready. security - there'll be 180,000 security personnel guaranteeing security during the world cup here in brazil. the country is spending about 900 million, several thousands army troops as well in all the different host cities, guarding airports, stadiums and hotels that are key infrastructure sites. overall the meed in brazil, i -- mode in brazil, i would say is starting to build. a lot of brazilians want to get the tournament started. brazil is saying despite the problems, the delays and the

money spent, brazil says a government official is ready to host the world cup are of all world cups, as one official told me, saying "yes, there has been problems, get ready, put your seat belts on because the next few weeks will be a fun ride." will find out about now. so the stadiums are almost ready, fan, present company including ready. what about the brazil team. they'll begin a quest for a sixth world cup. we have this report. >> reporter: any world cup host nation will have its fair share of pressure. it's a country with a football history as rich as brazil. that pressure intensifies further. >> translation: the time arrived for all brazilians. it's what the whole world has waited for. >> reporter: hope rests on the soldiers of neymar. at 22 he'll play in his first

world cup. >> i'm anxious but happy also. because many people would like to be here. i received messages from friends saying it's their dream. they went to different parts. i hope to fulfil the dreams of brazilians by winning the world cup. >> reporter: opponents croatia are ranked 18th and have their lans for counteracting neymar. >> i will lock him in his hotel room. i respect him. he's a top player. >> translation: we know what awaits us. brazil - there's so many good players. i would like to say little croatia boosts the world cup players. i i think mr scolari may lose sleep thinking about playing cross-examine asia. >> the manager led brazil to world cup victory in 2002. >> translation: we have seven steps. we have to go up the seven steps

to start. we have to think of the first steps. we can't jump the seven. >> a nation of almost 200 million anxiously awaits. the last time brazil hosted the football world cup was in 1950. the final game was the home side against uruguay and as explained the result was unexpected. >> reporter: the last time brazil hosted a world cup at re-j's stadium -- rio's stadium the outcome shocked the world and crushed brazil. the hot favourite to win. that winning goal flow uruguay, nicknamed the amasal loss gone down in history, and so too the player. >> translation: it was a bitter moment for brazil. they say many committed suicide.

the pope, frank sin at ra and me, the only people that silenced them. >> reporter: today this man is 88. the last surviving member of the teams that took part in the historic cup final. there was practically no uruguayans to celebrate. the biggest crowd in football history. now, 64 years later he is loved by brazilians. they want their picture taken with him at a football museum. >> they told me he was a soldier. he said "don't worry dad i'll make brazil the world champion when i grow up." the only thing missing in his life was to witness uruguay win

again. this time from the stands, so he can celebrate with the fans. >> f.i.f.a. president sepp blatter all but concerned he'll run the election. he was ready to play his part in moving the institution forward. many blamed him. >> we must lead by example and listen to all voices. we must be responsible and upright in all that we do. we must do the right thing, pooeften if it -- even if it comes at a cost. al jazeera will have special brazil updates.

join andy richardson for the latest news from brazil and around the world. there'll be feature stories and our dedicated brazil 2014 page is live. groups, fixtures, all the latest news. aljazeera.com/brazil2014. in other sports news new york rangers keep the stanley cup hopes alive with a win against the links. the rangers -- los angeles kings. the rangers cut the kings series lead to 3-1. new york will have to win the remaining games, starting with game 5 on friday if they want to lift the stanley cup trophy. >> it's a good team. they threw everything they had at us, the goal tender stood tall, gave us a chance. we had another chaps, we get to

play. >> new zealand cricketers take a 1-0 lad in the test series against the windies. the home side chasing 403 for victory. mark craig. that's him, through the batting line-up in the second innings. picking up four wickets finishing with figures of 8 for 188. that's the best goaling performance by a debutante. the winners by 186 runs. that's the sport. thanks for watching. >> thank you. let's have a look at traffic in europe. if it wasn't bad enough in sao paulo. european cities ground to a halt after taxi drivers staged a strike from unfair competition. uber is a service connecting drivers and fare based on the distance driven. that's the news for the moment. back with more in a few moments from robin and myself.

thanks for joining us on the newshour.

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