>> the united states is suggesting it could be ready to work closer with one of its greatest adversaries, iran. u.s. secretary of state john kerry said he's interested in sharing information over the turmoil in iraq. iran is one of the closest allies of al-malaki and there's a growing chorus of voices in washington calling for his resignation. >> what the united states is doing is about iraq, not about malaki. nothing that the president decides to do is going to focus on prime minister malaki, it is focused on the people of iraq. >> john kerry also says iraq's formal request for u.s. air support is being considered.

leaders in the middle are speaking out against the proposal. turkey's prime minister is warning against strikes, saying it would cause a high number of civilian casualties. in the u.s., army chief martin dempsey said he doesn't have enough information to take action. >> we'll have the latest from inside iraq. first, more from washington. the saudis are warning against intervention. what options is washington considering? >> we have been in a holding pattern for the last several days, really, all opposites considered. yesterday, we were hearing now president obama is thinking about limited air strikes in the yemenie model of drone strikes

on limited targets, john kerry is very much picking up the theme that's been going around that it's time for malaki to go. that's been the cry from politicians from all parties. however, no one's been specific about who might replace him. what are they suggesting? what role should the u.s. play in out of thing al-malaki, whether or not it's terribly in instructive to ask for his removal. on iran, john kerry did the interview saying he was interested, the u.s. was interested in cooperate, iran and sharing information, but actually he was really stepping back from the comments that he made earlier this week on monday where he didn't rule out military cooperation. actually, that stepping back process has been going on almost instantly after he made those comments, saying he didn't know where that idea came from, and that certainly that really close

cooperation with iran was not on the tail now. look, all we have now is lots of comments back and forth, speculation. we have nothing definite. we're just in this holding pattern, all opposites considered. the u.s. doesn't have the intelligence and that's that. >> if obama launches air strikes, will he go it alone or seek congressional approval? >> well, that's always a discussion. president obama doesn't think he needs congressional approval, especially if it's a short, limited campaign on the yemen i. model. oh position he didn't agree with when he wasn't president, speaking out against military actions by presidents without congressional approval. there are those who think he doesn't have a right to take action without a approval.

president obama feels he can strike whenever he wants without going to congress. >> while the kurds have been saying that without air strikes, sunni militia will be taking further territory, a commander said isil is more powerful and better equipped than the iraqi army. they wash about the capabilities of isil who raided the fourth military base in the country, taking half a billion dollars from mosul's bank. >> they have enough ammunition and weapons to fight for a very long time. they know they have no threat of air strikes on them, so they're moving around freely, open fields, a hundred cars moving around all over the place. >> it has more weapons than the government of iraq now. >> inside iraq, fighting is happening on several fronts. one of the most important

battles is at the countries largest oil refinery. there's been fears fighting just 60 kilometers outside baghdad. the prime minister has promised to retake the area by the end of the day. mosul and tikrit are still under control as is fallujah which fell to rebels in january. hoda, tell us what is happening at the refinery, work we hear workers are being evacuated. is it clear who is in control? >> according to the government, iraqi forces are in control of the army and still remain on the ground of that huge complex. all the workers have been evacuated after a short truce between the sunni rebels and iraqi forces that was brokered by the sunni tribal sheiks in

that area. you have to remember that they are in hostile surroundings, basically cut off from baghdad. it will be very difficult to send them any kind of reinforcementors flies simply because they are in the middle of that swath of land that the iraqi government has lost control over. they might hold it for now, might fight until the bitter end, because they know if they fall into the hands of the sunni rebels, specifically the islamic state of iraq and levant, they might face a brutal end, so they might be holding, but i don't think baghdad can help them at this stage. >> we heart from the bath party. can they be the ones to reunite

groups? >> the a lot of people worry very much about the future of this alliance between the tribal chics, the baath party and specifically the isil. i think also, for the minorities, it's one of the main concerns and mosul has a huge -- had a huge mish-mash of all these different ethnicities of iraq and are very, very worried. >> they fled when mosul fell

into the hands of rebels. they are christians, one of the motor ancient communities of iraq and feel vulnerable and abandoned. >> we received indirect messages from the people who occupy mosul that they have nothing to do with us, and not to feel threatened, yet target is different. what does it mean? we don't know what will happen next. we don't know. the syrian example does not promise anything good. >> most voice worry and prefer to remain anonymous in fear of retaliation. it is in disputed territories in the province. it release on mosul for services and basic necessities. what happens there has a direct impact here. unlike in mosul, water and electricity were cut off a few days ago. the only water available is salty and undrinkable and tempers are high during these hot summer days. >> where is al-malaki? where is the word? take us out of here. we don't want to live here

anymore. every day we have to change location. what is the solution? >> since the sunni rebel i don't know began, people are on their own. >> here, too, the army pulled out. it's some local police, because they are actually from this area. the kurdish forces stepped in, but the presence of the sunni rebels just a few kilometers away is worrying everybody. >> the fears are common among the villages and towns of all sects and ethnicities that straddle the border between the kurdish community and iraq. it was a thousand kilometers long. >> iraqi army is only present on the last 50 kilometers near iran. sunni rebels have taken their passions all along the line. >> the town's form its own protection militia a few years ago, a likely armed force that

worked alongside security forces to protect the town and its churches. >> we know everyone here. we are 1500 strong and we have to protect our homes. >> the men admit they could not fend off any outside attack. it might explain why half of the community has already fled. >> now, the situation along that border is more or less stable. what you have is a standoff of sometimes very close between the kurdish forces and the sunni rebels. there are three flash points, one on the border with syria, one south of kirkuk and one south of the border with iran. there's been fierce fighting between the sunni release explaining why the kurdish authorities ever made a call on the reservists to come back to the barracks. they said that they need reinforcements along that border, so certainly while the

north here is more or less stable, that it is a huge source of concern for the kurds and probably the biggest challenge they've ever faced since the u.s. invasion in 2003. >> thank you very much. saudi arabia says claims that it supports fighters in iraq are ludicrous. the foreign minister said prime minister al-malaki's divisive policies are oh blame for the unrest. gulf monarchies are accused of funding the sunni rebellion. >> what do you make of the saudi denial that it is supporting the sunni rebels. >> the war are words are heating up, escalating between saudi arabia and the between iraq. saudi arabia says malaki's policies are responsible for the

cries. malaki says that saudi arabia and the gulf states support terrorists. there's no denying saudi arabia and gulf states -- they don't support isis. it is an enemy and also of most regimes in the arab word. the big point to highlight here is we are witnesses a new arab cold war, really similar to the one that existed in the 1950's and 1960's. we are also witnesses links between the iraq crisis and the occurian crisis, and you have here not only internal struggles for power, but also regional wars by performies taking place in syria, iraq and lebanon, bahrain and other places. >> iran, of course, we heard john kerry say the u.s. is willing to work with iran on this iraq crisis. how does iran help here? the u.s. are not happy with the shia led government and al-malaki government. could they convince iran to convince al-malaki to step

aside. >> you asked me earlier about what saudi arabia said. the reality is the reason why saudi arabia is very angry was al-malaki. they believe he is a client of iran. when i say there is a regional war by performy, it's between saudi arabia and iran. this is the big dogs, they are waiting -- >> you have the u.s. seemingly reaching out. >> why? because iraq is iran's most important ally. iran has major political capitol inside iraq. iran could really exercise its influence and try to convince al-malaki to stand own or establish a more inclusive government, a national unit government that addresses the legitimate grievances of sunni arabs. isis or isil is embedding itself within the sunni community. you don't want this to happen.

there is an urgent task to drive a wedge between the sunni community and isil, because if isil finds a social base within a sunni community, it bams a catastrophe for iraq and the region. >> everybody is calling for a government more representative of iraq's population, but can any iraqi government truly look like iraq? >> there is no military solution to the struggles raging either in air i can't or iraq. is the very essence is a severe political crisis between the sunni arab community that feels marginal rides and excluded and malaki government has believes sunnis have become a supporter of isil. if iraq state is not to collapse, there is no way but an inclusive government whereby sunni arabs, san knee kurds and

shiite government come together to prevent al-qaeda fighters of controlling iraq and the destiny of the iraqi people. >> moving on to syrian, fighting continues between government and rebels near damascus and aleppo. opposition groups post add video they say shows a government attack in the southern province near the capitol. there have been reports of heavy fighting. these pictures posted by activists show buildings destroyed by shelling. a second video posted thursday is said to show the aftermath of a government barrel bomb attack in east h eastern aleppo. >> syria human rights abuses watch said the kurdish democratic union party has used children issue its armed

division and failed to stamp out abuses in prisons. kurds are the largest ethnic minority making up 10% of the countries prewar population. president bashar al assad forces pulled out of the northeast in late 2012. >> the conflicts in syria and iraq raise concern over the future of their cultural heritage. still ahead, new measures proposed to protect historic sites. >> a cloud from burning can bass,al bain i can't showing it's getting tough on the drug trade. >> spain lose to go chile in the world cup. i'll have the details later. >> spines new king promised to be a monarach for new times. the man narc and his wife

greeted crowds. he pledged to unify the country and work with its political leaders. he paid tribute to his father's legacy. >> almost 40 years ago my father said that he wanted to be the king of all the spanish people. he has been that. he called on us to be part of a project of national agreement, which has resulted in the best years of our contemporary history. >> spanish journalists and author said felipe has struck the right tone on his first day of king. >> i think he is beginning of restoring the prestige of the man arcky. humility is a good place to start. many people believe that has been lacking. the fact he refers to transparency is important, most

people want to see transparency, knowing what is going on in that family. it's a clever move on the part of the new king. he is more of his mother's son than his father's son. i think it will be very natural for him to show these austere outwards that people demand. >> russia restarted a military build up allege the border with ukraine. emrasmussen said a few thousand russian troops have been deployed, coming as fierce fighting continues in eastern ukraine. let's go live. what you have been seeing on the front lines, what are the possibilities of a ceasefire? >> i think it's going to be very difficult to make a general ceasefire work. that's initially not what we're

talking about. it's a unilateral ceasefire president poroshenko is promising. i think there is as strong possibility that it will hold, not least because the ukrainian army units we've seen are well equipped and seem quite confident and well disciplined. they're well dug in. they have tanks, they have armed personnel carriers and light artillery guns. they don't seem to be at any risk of moving or deviating from the orders sent down by kiev. the difficulty arises in the response of the separatists militia to the order. basically they are not bound by what the president says and say they won't be bound by what the president says. they spoke to us, but said they do not recognize the authority in kiev, said they don't answer to the president.

they insisted they are local people, but their actions are from the russian side of the border. that's the problem. it's what the response of the separatists would be. so far, they seem to be in no mood to give up the gains they've made. >> the weaponry against them is formidable drop the army point of view. >> paul, thank you very much, reporting live from eastern ukraine. >> police maintaining a victory over drug gangs, breaking up a ring that is the largest marijuana producer, coming just before talks on whether the country will be able to join the e.u. >> the smoke rising over the little village in southern albania is clouds of burnt marijuana, destroyed by its manufacturers as the police moved in. after years and years of this place allegedly being out of the grasp of the authorities, it's

now held up as an example of how albania with it's lawless reputation may be turning a corner. over time, this entire village has been taken over by drug gangs running a massive can cannabis operation. this police raid hardly seems coincidental timing. >> we will bring normality and law and order to that region. this action will continue to go on. the police are working on it. they are fighting against armed militants. this shows our will, also our ability to continue the fight against drug smuggling.

>> so big was this abrasion, its abrasion,--operation, it is half the local economy for the year. >> headlines around the world, in having a, three taliban suicide bombers attacked trucks carrying fuel supplies. the attack happened at the border with pakistan. >> cline in a jailed three activists for government officials to disclose their personal wealth. they were found guilty of provoking disputes. >> three israeli teenagers have been missing for a week in the occupied west bank. israeli launched a major security operation to find them and accuses hamas of kidnapping them. >> some say the last round of arrests are meant to create divisions in the newly formed palestinian unity government.

we are in the gaza strip where border tensions are growing. >> there are children news parents like the majority of people in gaza say hamas represents the future of palestine. the movement that forms part of the palestinian government which israel is out to destroy. >> this march, the youth here was organized by hamas, a show of unity for the hamas members arrested in the occupied west bank. there are politicians here that say that unless the international community does more, then the future of the unity government is in serious jeopardy. >> israeli's sweeping arrests is part of its search for three israeli teenagers, and ever annoyed members of that unity government. they seem powerless to do anything about it. >> to be honest, i don't know what their are. we are a unity government from the whole palestinian people, we

just came in this position to serve our people in that period of time like six months and after that, i hope there can be election. >> he has condemned the disappearance of the missing settlers and called for restraints among the palestinian factions. the israeli government said his words must be evaluated according to the palestinian authorities' efforts to find the teenagers. it says the real test is the dismantling of the reconciliation agreement. >> it is obvious that israel is not interested in palestinian conciliation, so such aggression on the palestinians and gaza, in order to stop the reconciliation process. >> hamas has neither denied nor claimed responsibility for the disappearance, but says it can only take what it describes as israeli aggression for so long. two rockets were launched into israeli. no one claimed responsibility.

israel responded on training grounds. no one was hurt. gaza is bracing itself for a possible escalation of israeli attacks. there are fears of fuel shortages if israeli clothes the border again as it does last week. there are no visible signs of tens on the streets. after years of failed peace talk initiatives, the international community told israeli to give a chance to palestinian reconciliation between hamas and fast at a. it's been over two weeks since the unity government was folder. israeli continues its arrests in the occupied west bank. palestinian unity and any future break through in peace talks seems as remote as ever. >> we are watching closely the weather. let me show you pictures in the

south, bordering on argentina and paraguay. you can see the flooding situation there. the waters are now begin to go recede, which is good news, but certainly has caused a lot of problems with 40 those people needing to evacuate their homes. the wet weather there has eased. the cloud is a long way further north. it's over brazilia but here giving us milky sunshine. we've seen just the odd shower in rio, but there's been thicker clouds for sao paulo. it's quite gray during the morning. we'll see more wet weather during the day. do expect it to be gray and damp throughout. that does include for the football match, as well. for you are guy, england, there's a chance that a little drizzle and temperature of 13 degrees may help england a little bit there. it's the only match today we are

expecting the weather to impact. elsewhere, temperatures 24-25 degrees and nothing more than a bit of cloud around. as we head through the next few days, the showers stay in the north, which is good news for the south where we have flooding, here it is going to stay dry. >> how one of india's crowning jewels risks losing its shine. china might be to blame. >> i'm rob reynolds in red wood national park with a report on a new threat to these ancient trees. >> cameroon's footballers go on fighting between themselves at the world cup.

>> welcome back. the u.s. says its willing to share information with iran over the turmoil in iraq. >> saudi arabia said it is against u.s. intervention. >> on the ground, the batting for control of iraq's main oil refinery continues. there is heavy fighting in two other areas. saudi arabia denied allegations that it is funding the sunni advance. >> the new king of spank calls for a new spain. thousands gathered to find a glimpse of the new king and

queen. >> countries are looking for ways to get their citizens out of iraq, china coming up with an evacuation plan for the 10,000 employees of chinese employees in the company and the families of the kidnapped urge their release. sixty people including workers from pakistan, bangladesh and nepal have been taken near the oil rich city of kirkuk. eighty turks are believed to be held hostage. >> the world heritage unesco is watching events in iraq with alarm. members are holding their annual meeting in qatar with the historical sites high on the agenda, calling for iraqis to unit for their heritage. >> this is the ancient city of isamarras.

in 2007, it was added to world heritage siting in danger. the area dates back to the ninth century, including a shine considered to be one of the most sacred for shia muslims. there are fears it may be damaged as sunni rebels fight for control of the area. >> there's many reasons for -- president obama to have put this site on the endangered list, one is to allocate rance from the community itself, from the world heritag heritage. >> an international ban on selling objects from iraq helped to stop the trafficking of important cultural objects after previous waivers of violence and looting. that's not yet the case with

syria, very rich in cultural heritage and home to six world heritage sights, despite three years of war. one is the ryes at palmera. >> for syria, there's no such resolution so far. this is something that the international community can do to block for example i will listen set trafficking of cultural objects, which is blooming in the countries that are bordering syria. >> the northern iraqi city is one of 36 new cases considered for protection under unesco. the u.n.'s cultural body is holding its annual world heritage conference in qatar in doha. >> it will be decided which new places should be on the list. they've expressed grave concern in syria and iraq. the director general called for iraqis to protect their cultural heritage.

it is not only a test of humanity, but will help rebuild the country after all the violence. >> in the last five years, tens of thousands of children in the democratic republic of congo have been rescued from rebel groups. the use of children by 30 armed groups remains system ike according to protection agencies, we visited to see how they are being prepared to rejoin society. >> most of these boys are between 14 and 16 years old. many did not go to school regularly. barely into their teens, they were fighting alongside rebel groups in remote villages. fifty boys have been rescued in the last two months. >> my biggest concern is not

just about these children, but all the children is the cyclic nature of the conflict. we are in a situation where there is relative peace. tomorrow, we don't know. we might, a new group might decide to become active, and that poses a direct risk to although children. >> he was 13 when he was a be ducted together with his brothers, by a rebel group. he watched the rebels kill them when they resisted. in the four years he was in the group, he fought many battles against government soldiers and other rebel groups. he escaped two months ago. >> i'd say i took a torch and a grenade and just left. i got lost in the forest and spent a month trying to fight my way out until i stumbled on a village where they helped me. >> since january, 2,000 children under 18 years old have been disarmed in a national

mobilization program. >> these children have fought for different rebel groups and against each other. here they are taught to coexist, basic life skills and just to have fun. >> positivity at home prompted this girl to run off with a rebel fighter to the front line with him a year ago. she is now 15, her baby two months old. >>

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>> welcome back. northern california is stealing priceless natural resources from the national parks. criminals in the national red wood park. we explain. >> park rangers everand laura denny are approach ago crime scene. the victim, an extremely elderly long term resident was attacked in the dead of night. his assailants mutilated him with a chain saw. this is the victim of the attack, a towering ancient red wood tree. >> what we've got behind us is a tree that's probably 700 or 1,000 years old. >> the chain so you wielding thieves were after these, red

wood lump that is grow on the side of the trees. >> it is a type of wood that's valid by wood workers. >> each piece can fetch up to $1,000. bandits have defaced dozens trees so far and more crime scenes likely remain undiscovered. >> every time we discover a cut site, it's shocking. >> the road to the park is lined with shops selling carvings, bowls and slabs cut from burl. >> the shop owner said he never buys illegally cut wood. >> my opinion of them is that they need to knock it off, because it is hurting my business in the long run. >> two alleged bandits have been arrested so far. >> we were able to match burl's having been cut from one of our sites to a gift shop. >> one man has been convicted of felony theft and vandalism and faces jail time.

burl band did itry is a recent phenomenon, but so is the whole attitude of reference toward the trees. the first settlers saw the red woods not as irreplaceable, but as lumber. >> down they come, some of the world's oldest, biggest and tallest trees. >> this 1940's educational film celebrated logging in triumphant tones. by the 1960s, 95% of all old growth red woods were gone. in light of that sad history, today's burl bandits hurt more than trees. >> when you come into a place like this, and you see this kind of did he say creation, it hurts the soul. >> this tree rangers say will likely survive. they are counting on public awareness to foil future

burglars. >> time for the latest from the football world in brazil. >> spain's domination ended in dramatic fashion, having been humiliated by the negligenter lands in their opening match. they crashed out of the tournament with their second successive defeat. spain's conquerors chile reached their niche. >> spain's reign ended. if he fell behind after 19 minutes in rio. the decline of the spanish golden generation was complete

with a 2-0 win. for the first time since 2006, spain exits a major tournament without the trophy. chile qualifies as into the netherlands with a 3-2 win over australia. it is a first for the dutch. seconds later, cahill scoring. australia were awarded a controversial penalty. scoring puts them 2-1 in front. the netherlands responded with an equalizer. they wrapped up the win to knock the aussies out, securing a 3-2 victory and qualification for the dutch. >> cameroon heading home after a 4-0 flashing. it's been a bad world cup for the african nation, cameroon

player sent off for violent conduct. two gels added to seal the win and two points for croatia. it will be enough to ensure their qualification. he head butted his own teammate. >> mexico and croatia will be looking for the victory that would guarantee their progress. those games are monday. >> cameroon and spain fans may be doing soul searching, their exits have not dampened enthusiasms.

fans were in brazil to live and breathe the world cup. we met with some of them. >> it's an invasion, world cup plans with 32 countries outnumbering brazillens in rio de janeiro. on this day, chile and spain faced each other. >> there's just so much going on. i've never been anywhere quite so international, where you've got so many different nations from all over the world all mixing together. >> down the street, we join a group watching the australian netherlands match. it's critical hour for the aussies. >> we're bog to win. it's too old. you got to believe. you got to believe. >> unfortunately, their good luck charm wasn't enough to keep australia in the tournament. from algeria to japan, the fans have come from every continent.

by far, the largest numbers from argentina and chile. many driving here in camper vans like this one, where five sleep at a time after driving 5,000 kilometers to get here. >> from here, we drive to sao paulo for the game against the netherlands. >> while they wait for their next match, they practice their favorite sport on the beach, where tens of thousands watch the world cup, because most tickets have run out. authorities are trying to crack down on people selling tickets on the black market, sometimes for up to 20 times their legal price. two british citizens have been arrested, accused of running an illegal black market scam from one of rio de janeiro's most posh hotels. >> with or without a ticket, the fans jen enthusiasm is insatiable. >> many mexicans left their jobs and girlfriends to come and enjoy the world cup.

>> and enjoy it they have. even those who's teams will be going home early. aljazeera, rio de janeiro. >> let's look ahead to thursday's action, you are guy striker suarez is set to make his come back from injury for the game against england later. both teams lost their openers and are desperate for a win. he had knee surgery four weeks ago. he was the english league's player of the year last season and scored 38 goals for his country. >> suarez is a genius. he's a wonderful player. i think it's going to be a boost for the you are guy players and their supporters to have him back. in the next few hours, columbia and the ivory coast will aim for their second straight victory and a possible place in the

knock i couldn't tell stage. japan also faced greece in that group a little later. >> the financial crisis in greece has taken a heavy toll on football. many clubs that once spent millions buying top talent having bankrupt. despite the hardship, greece's national team is still finding success. we report from athens. >> even the greeks couldn't believe it, they had climbed their way up the ranks of european football, and snatched a title they hadn't dared hope for. the greek team came home to a heroes welcome, their bus took two hours to navigate the last clam at her to the welcome ceremony. since then, the national team has consistently been must not the top 15 and qualified for the last two european championships and last two world cups. >> that is an achievement in itself. >> before 2004, greece had gone

only to two major championships in the past. it's a huge achievement of stability and playing against the odds. >> the greek game in contrast has been in a downward spiral, first division club went bank result after overpaying stars it couldn't afford. another bankrupted underinvesting, losing most of its television righties. a match fixing scandal put owners behind bars in 2011 and drove more fans from the game. >> there isn't enough competition in the greek tournament. one team has no one to play against. it only plays well in the champions league. >> that gives the money to buy and retain good players. he believes the roughly

$19 million first division teams receive from television and betting isn't enough for them to recover, if only they emulate the national team. >> the national team have always progressed by having young players coming out performing well and through the national team, establishment helps probably by going through a collaborative road to play at a club level. we need to go back down to the root levels. we need to develop young players. >> in other words, it's time for talent over money. aljazeera, athens. >> in just under two hours from now, from our daily brazil 2014 update, we'll be live in rio and former striker will give us his view on what went so wrong for spain. >> there's always much more word cup info on our website, including a live blog of all the

latest news. check out aljazeera.com/brazil 2014. >> finally, 11-year-old lucy lee is prepare to go play the biggest event in women's golf later thursday. he became the youngest in history to qualify for the event in california. she won by seven strokes in may. she began playing when she was seven and four years later said she's not out to prove anything at pinehurst. >> i just want to go out there and have fun and play the best i can, and i really don't care about the outcome. it's just i want to have fun, and learn. i want to learn a lot from these great players. >> that's all the sport for now. >> thank you. that's it for this news hour on aljazeera. do stay with us. thanks for watching. ing.

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>> i think that at sixteen it's a little too early to write him off for life. >> should they be locked away for good? >> he had a tough upbringing but he still had to have known right from wrong. president obama attempts a meeting of the minds with congressional leaders from iraq. table. a new poll spells bad news for the president. does it mean the public is over. should mental illness take away a parent's rite to live with their kids. and we meet a teenager that could hep to save our oceans. i'm antonio mora, welcome to "consider this", here is more on what's ahead. .