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is here looking at a recall nightmare for general motors. >> gm safety record spiraling out of control. the american car giant recalled another 3 million vehicles over faulty ignition switches. it's the 44th recall for 2014. that means gm has had to fix more cars this year than were sold last year. it's midday in london, 7:00 a.m. washington, 2:00 p.m. baquba. there's the scene of the worrying developments of the crisis. this is an hour drive from the baghdad capital. the scene is fighting between isis and iraqi military. the group has seized control of several key cities including mosul and fallujah now encroaching the capital.

president obama has announced u.s. will deploy almost 300 troops to defend the embassy in baghdad. american and iranian officials have been discussing the crisis. now diplomatic relations with iran, british government is starting to reopen its embassy there. >> november 2011 and the model iranian protestors attack the embassy in iran. offices and private quarters were ransacked. there was a small fire. the embassy was closed as was the iranian embassy in london. britain says the time is right to put the relationship on a new footing. in a statement the foreign secretary said there are a range of practical issues we will need to resolve first. however it is our intention to reopen the embassy in teheran with a small initial presence as soon as these practical arrangements have been made. the announcement comes as president obama also considers ways to work with the iranians

on stabilizes iraq. his team says there will be no military operations but other steps are possible. >> we're open to discussions if there's something to be contributed by iran. if iran is prepared to do something that is going to respect the integrity and sovereignty of iraq and ability of the government to reform. >> discussions with the iranian delegation have already taken place on the sidelines of the vienna nuclear talks. momentum for pragmatic political cooperation is building. such diplomacy is having no impact on the ground. the iraqi air force has been in action against isis and tal afar, one of the towns captured in the assaults that's left the iraqi government reeling. >> this is a terrorist organization of such brutality that's destabilize iraq and will destabilize the whole region.

therefore it's -- the u.s. has a duty of care to protect and support iraq and keep it stable under strategic agreement between u.s. and iraq. >> washington has sent this aircraft carrier into the gulf as it considers options. 275 troops are deployed to stabilize key assets. small teams of elite troops and air strikes are also possibilities. >> the u.s. has ruled out leading another ground war. it wants iraqis to fight. hundreds of shiites have been volunteering to fight the sunni militants. the battle lines are becoming dangerous sectarian with a potential for a wider civil war. >> there's a risk of sectarian violence on a massive scale within iraq and supporters. i encourage all iraqi leaders, political military, religious and community to insure that

their followers avoid acts of reprize sal. >> hundreds of thousands have been displaced by the fighting. the u.n. agency has brought tents. iraqis are looking for peace and security too. bbc news. >> in a moment we're going to speak to jack, the uk foreign secretary during the iraq war. let's speak to our world affairs editor john simpson in baghdad. good to see you. what's happening where you are? >> reporter: well everybody is looking at what is in fact going on 37 miles down the road in baquba. this kind of feels like the point at which some sort of balance might be achieved between the two forces or at least we'll see who's going to get the upper hand. what seems to have happened so far is that isis have attacked

the town. there's been reports at least of a massacre of prisoners. not necessarily carried out by isis at all but in fact by the shiite jailers of the town who seem to have allegedly killed 50, 60 or so prisoners who were there and already been held for being members of al qaeda. now none of this has been yet confirmed. the government army spokesman says that in fact they have been killed by hand grenades killed by dattackers. the probability is they were killed by their captors. what you've got is a shiite volunteers essentially pushing out the isis forces from the

center of baquba. the battle is not absolutely finished yet. obviously everybody is looking to it. it's so close to baghdad. because there is some sort of sense that you know, we'll get a better idea of how this thing is going. >> john, the u.s. has announced around 300 troops are sent in to help defend the u.s. embassy in baghdad. how much should we read into this? >> i think it's mostly really done for the sake of the appearance. 275 men even though they are armed for battle apparently is not going to make any difference here whatsoever in practical terms. it does show that the united states hasn't decided to just simply slam the door and shuck away the key where iraq is concerned. they are still interested, worried about what's going on

here. you know, they're not just going to be defending the embassy. i think we can assume they'll also be acting as advisors. we are also getting suggestions that there will be american special forces many small numbers nevertheless taking part in operations. there has been the same suggestions about british special forces too. again we're talking only about a dozen people in each case. nevertheless it's all a part of the effort to strengthen the rather crumbling resolve which has been crumbling of the iraqi government. okay. john, i i -- i know you're going to keep following this and keep us up to date. jack was tony blair's foreign secretary during the iraq war in 2003.

he also travelled to iran earlier this year. let's talk about implications of this strengthens of relations with jack now. thank you for joining us on "gmt" jack. the uk is reinstating relations with iran. what does this mean in practical senses? >> it means we can reopen the big embassy in downtown teheran which i visited earlier this year. it has had over 50 locally engaged staff operating on a care and maintenance basis. iran is a large country, 80 million people, middle income, strategically in a sensitive place, distinguished civilization and history. it's crucial we develop a better set of relationships with iran and move from seeing them as an adversary which i never regarded them as being to closer partners. the truth is even if you're on hard boiled american skeptic, in

a moment if iranians and the west have similar interests in respect of iraq to see an end to this al qaeda inspired terrorism. also to see some stability in iraq and that requires a lot of counselling of prime minister maliki that he's got to be more inclusive of the sunni if there's to be any chance of this democracy in iraq actually working. >> we'll talk about how iran can influence what's happening in iraq. it's a convenient time isn't it since isis has risen up and taken control of key areas of iraq for the uk to be friends, should i say, with iran again. >> let me say i don't accuse for a second that foreign secretary william hague has done this for cynical or short term reasons. he's been on trajectory to

reopen relations with iran. my guess is -- i'm not certain -- had it not been for the situation in iraq, this may have taken a couple more months. it's in our interests in any event regardless of what's going on in iraq and syria. i would also like to see this backed up by determination by the british government to resume trade relations with iran. something quite extraordinary has happened as a result of sanctions. as a result of sanctions, trade between eu nations as a whole has dropped exports to iran. exports from the united kingdom have dropped three quarters. exports from the united states have increased very rapidly from a low base ten years ago and have now doubled the level of uk exports. people scratch their heads about this because no one has been tougher in terms of economic sanctions than the united states. the reason for this is that some

trades, food agriculture pharmaceuticals are allowed in practice. it is far easier for u.s. corporations and u.s. banks to get the green light for trades than it is non-u.s. banks. >> jack, i understand you have been very involved in trade talks and visiting iran over the last few months. you were there earlier this year. you were foreign secretary when invaded iraq in 2003. how much responsibility do you think you and the government should take for the chaotic state the country is in now? >> feel a personal responsibility that the situation in iraq has not worked out as we intended. above all, the fact we entered into the military action in good faith on the basis that we believed, so did the united nations security council that saddam posed a threat to security because of weapons and

mass destruction. that basis turned out to be wrong. it's impossible to say exactly what contribution the invasion and subsequent decisions particularly the extraordinary and wrong decision going from the iraqi army in the summer of 2003 has on the current situation. does it have some effect? of course. the frustration certainly for me and for above all iraqis is that after the u.s. led search in 2006 and 2007 which cleared away the islamic terrorists in that stage, there was a relative period of stability, economic growth or improvement in living standards. even when i was writing my book two years ago i talked about this. that has gone south. can't put all that at the door of what happened in 2003. could have had a different result.

it's gone south principiplallpr. the government has understood if you are running a democracy you can wait of course to the majority. you have to take account as well of the rights of minorities. that's what he's missed. >> jack, thanks for joining us on bbc. other news. there have been more than 100 days since the search for the malaysian airline began. the government in kuala lumpur says it will keep looking. the company that provided key satellite data says investigators are not looking in the hot spot area. the company told bbc according to its calculations the flight lies southwest of the area that has been the focus of the search. our correspondent has more. >> reporter: on march 8, malaysians air flight 370 set off for beijing on board with

239 passengers and crew. 40 minutes into the flight, air traffic controllers lost radio contact with the crew and lost track of the plane on their radar. but hourly electronic connections between the jet and communication satellite showed the plane continued to fly for several hours. the data from the company that owned the satellite suggested that the plane had come down in the southern indian ocean. the navy vessel ocean shield was sent west of perth to investigate. the vessel never got to the most probable area because it picked up signals a distance away the search team thought was coming from the jet's flight recorders. the lead turned out to be a dead end. >> it was by no means an unrealist location but it was farther from our highest

probability area. >> the australian authorities leading the hunt are making a detailed undersea map of the new search area. this is likely to take several months. once they know the precise shape of the seabed they can choose the vessel best suited to continue the underwater sweep. bbc news. >> do stay with us on bbc world news. there's plenty to come. including building relationships. we'll have the latest on the official visit to the uk.

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welcome back. chinese premiere has met the queen on the first full day of his official visit to the uk. it's the first from a chinese

premiere since david cameron met with llama. the two meet later to challenge records. we're look at the implications of this meeting. he's looking from central london, mike, good to see you. lots of excitement around this visit. >> reporter: yes, i think so. both sides stressing it is an important visit calling it a historic visit. they want to give the sense that relations between the uk and china are improving after the problems there were following that meeting between david cameron, the british prime minister and dally llama. we've had several visits of high profile visits. david cameron went six months ago. lee is coming to london to re p

reciprocate that. both sides say the importance of this today is to build and develop business relationships between the two countries that are so important for both sides. >> mike, we mentioned human rights records of china. delicate discussions to be had aren't there? >> yes, very delicate. human rights will be on the agenda. of course as they are every meeting senior ministers of china and united kingdom. they want to make the arguments and go through points in relation to human rights and other political issues as well. they want to emphasize this meeting is is really about the business relationship, about the economic relationship. they see the politics as improving. they say both china and brit fan have more of a mutual understanding of each other's core political interest. they want to build on that and develop the economic

relationships as well. that means chinese investment coming into the united kingdom. britain trying to export more to china. we're going to see lots of deals announced today to further that economic relationship. >> mike thanks for bringing this up from london. in case you haven't noticed the world cup is continuing in rio. on monday the tournament saw the first draw. there have been more exciting results. let's find out more from john roughing it in rio. tough job john. how you coping? >> reporter: it's a lovely morning here. quite a lot of sea haze across the cabana beach this morning. everyone looking forward to another great day of action on the pitch as the matches unfold later on. let's look back at what unfolded yesterday and undoubtedly the eye catching match of the day with germany versus portugal. thomas miller receiving a hat

track, won the golden boot four years ago in south africa. who better to do it this time? of course the sending off thomas muller. sometimes it's a kiss and other times a head butt. portugal's manager went mad about that and made strong complaints. usa ghana was a final gain. clint dempsey getting one of the quickest goals in world cup history. some like 45 seconds before his ball went in the back of the net. let me finally mention iran and nigeria. it was dull. >> i tell you what, if we had a dollar for every time the manager complains about quality of refereeing in the cup, you and i would be wealthy. >> he said it was a disgrace and

everything else. his fans boycotted media as a protest. >> emotional roller coaster ride for fans. >> reporter: for the fans it's a nightmare. at moment i'm looking down. a lot of fans are sleeping everything off on the beach. at the hotel there was singing until 4:00 this morning according to my producer who couldn't get sleep. fans have come from all over the world. some have done it more uniquely. four england fans have walked from argentina to be here. they have walked 1,966 kilometers. the significance of that 1966 was the last time england won the world cup. here's their incredible journey. >> my name is adam burns. i'm from new market in england.

we were four friends that wanted to go to the world cup. we also wanted to help the people and charity that's close to our hearts. we set out to walk 1,966 kilometers from argentina to brazil. the last time england won the last cup was 1966. it's an iconic number for england fans. part of me didn't know what to expect. it was my first time in south america. the reality was it was grueling. we walked three days through the desert in argentina, 35 degrees heat, no shade. biggest mosquitos i've ever seen. we had to sleep in abandoned train stations. we were charged by bulls. we went with our golf carts five kilometers and realized this was a ridiculous idea.

we were working through the farmer's field with thick, heavy mud. we came to a fence. me and dave tried to lift the fence to put our carts under, got electrocuted and nearly vomited. what we thought was a stray dog began following us. he absolutely stunk. pete named him stinky jefferson. three days before we finished the walk we found out jefferson wasn't a stray. we got a message from a guy who's friend had spotted jefferson in a local newspaper. we told him our plan to finish the walk. we reunited them. it was a very emotional thing. i don't think walt disney could have written a more perfect end to the story. it was a journey that taught me a lot about myself and resilience. >> we're going to get lots more coverage from john in rio.

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hello. welcome to "gmt" on bbc world news. isis militants make gains in iraq. what about the other battlegrounds, syria? we're going to report from inside the country where rebel groups are fighting each other. and one of the london's most famous landmarks, speakers corner in high park. it gets a make over. also in the program, aaron is back talking about inventions. here's one that might appeal.

>> the european inventor of the year award has been announced this. man here one of the winners. clearly no ordinary bloat. he's invented a smart dna test. we're going to speak to the man himself about that live. in northern syria, islamist fighters dominate opposition forces. close to the capital of damascus, the battle is fought by the free syrian army. at one time it was held up by the west as alternative. the recent increase in fighters has called for international support. our camera man has crossed from damascus to witness the

continued fight for that city. here's eric's exclusive report. >> reporter: when supporters of assad want to celebrate, they race around as though syria has won the world cup. in their world their president is the man who stands between them and the islamist extremist of isis and al qaeda. bust just 20 minutes away from the streets of central damascus, there are syrians who see their country very differently. this is the road to kabul one of the suburb of the city that are held by armed rebels. this place is fought over close to three years. on the rebel side it's the free syria army. there's supposed to be a local cease fire, but it's fragile.

>> translator: this is the main road to kabul. the syrian army used to be far away. >> how well is the cease fire holding here? >> translator: not very well. you can hear the clashes. >> reporter: in this dusty broken place, small fragments are left of the lives people used to have here. cemeteries to keep the war dead are green and well watered. >> why did you become a fighter. >> translator: to protect our families. the regime is attacking us. there's no freedom in our country. we'll keep fighting. >> reporter: some civilians have stayed despite shelling and gunfire. this man too scared to be identified watching his three children play outside had they

had nowhere else to go. >> what's going to happen in the war? going to win? >> translator: rebels god willing. it's unfair. justice does not last. >> reporter: because of so much shelling on the streets, rebels here moved central services underground. they have a network of small hospitals and basements. in them they can carry out complex war surgery. and from this underground kitchen they feed up to 2,500 a day. the men here said they were good muslims not extremists. they wanted syria to be like turkey or malaysia. the free syria army has lost out in the north of the country to al qaeda and isis. to less extreme islamist fighters who are better armed

and trained. these fsa men didn't seem weary. they rejected the recent election and said the destruction of their neighborhood wouldn't stop them. >> it's not just a question of damage. it's a question of people 's mentalities about the war. not 20 minutes drive from here, president assad's palace. as far as he's concerned he's won a seven year mandate. there's the man we've been spending time with today determined to fight on. when we crossed the front lines back into regime held territory, the urban battlegrounds of damascus was still close by. recent local cease fires have given people confidence enough to fill the streets again. but there's still a gulf between those that took up arms between the regime and those like this that fight to defend it. she was 21 and killed last year in one of the damascus suburbs

with 41 other army soldiers. >> translator: we will continue fighting until the last drop of our blood until we finish the last arm of the rebel in our country. we will keep up and will smash them. >> reporter: from central damascus, the heart of the regime's power, people hear the war in the suburbs rather than see it. syria's neighbors can feel the war. violence is crossing borders to worst of all. without peace in sight it's hard to see how that stops. bbc news damascus. >> there is plenty more on the syria crisis on our website, bbc.com/syria is where you need to go for the latest. time to catch up on what's

going on in the world of business with aaron. i do wander how many recalls can a car company survive. gm is in -- >> 44 so far for gm this year. interesting to note haven't dented sales so far. when you consider gm is fixing more cars this year than it sold last year. general motors last night announced it's recalling 3.2 million cars because of these faulty ignition switches. gm has recalled 20 million vehicles worldwide this year so far. that's more vehicles than the entire industry in the u.s. sold last year. the cost of the recall is thought to have hit $2 billion. there could be more to pay. that includes billions to settle investigations in the u.s. where 13 people were killed as a result of these vehicle

malfunctions. we now report from new york. >> reporter: this latest recall of almost 3.2 million cars also has to do with an ignition switch problem. in this instance, a driver's knee can knock the keys accidentally out of the run position causing an engine fault. this recall is in addition to another recall earlier this year of some 2.6 million cars. that also had to do with ignition switch problems. gm is now setting a side an additional $300 million in this second quarter to cover the costs of these new recalls. in 2014, gm has recalled almost 17 million cars. that's more cars than the company sold in all of last year. it's chief executive officer which will be facing tough questions on wednesday when she goes to washington to face congressional leaders.

they'll be asking questions about these problems with ignition switches. how much the company knew and for how long. bbc news new york. >> okay. we'll keep a cross on that one. how about this, the european inventer of the year award take place today to award design here. it features everything from inflatable cycle helmets to quick dna tests to detect diseases. we've just heard the winner of this award in the research category is this man here. you saw him earlier. he's the samurai outfit. his name is professor christopher. let's go to berlin and speak to the man himself. christopher, congratulations from all of us on "gmt." you won because you designed this new dna test kit. tell us about that and how helpful will it be to the medical field? >> good afternoon aaron.

yes, this is actually the chip if you can see it. it's a small micro chip. instead of putting electricity on the micro chip. can you see it? instead of putting electricity on the micro chip, i put dna on the micro chip. it can detect variations in human dna. it's all about early detection of disease, metabolism of drugs and all other things your dna effects. >> amazing stuff. i know also i was looking at your stuff. you were working on an implant that reduces those for people with obesity. >> i think the future has got to be early diagnostics, preventive medicine. when genes express themselves, they do through lifestyle. me i'm trying to create the

future doctor that will look at your medical future instead of your medical history. that's what this technology is about, preventative medicine. >> chrischris, you're the young ever professor at the college in london. you left high school without a single certificate. how did you do this? >> i think there's not enough emphasis today on creativity. when i graduated i graduated from a polytechnic. the technical colleges where apprenticeships and creativity was important. although i had no theoretical level, i was able to innovate through creativity not through iq. >> before we lose you, any advice for people watching around the world, budding young

inventors? >> i would say two important things. one is work very enthusiastically and hard. we're entering a software wave. we need to move a away from that. health care is very, very important. it's actually mixing in disciplines. it's understanding different languages. medicine, engineering, physics. i think the mixture of those ingredients is now creating the cakes. >> once again, christopher, huge congratulations to you. go and enjoy. i can see that's all happening right behind you. >> i'm sweating. i need champagne. >> you deserve it. >> thanks very much. very proud. >> christopher joining us from the actual awards. he's still going. let's talk about this. take a look at the world's most expensive stamp. goes under the hammer in new york today. it is expected to sell for up to $20 million. the only surviving 1856 one cent

magenta from british republic now. it was exhibited in 1986. why is it so valuable? well it's one of a kind -- i've had champagne. it's one of a kind and seen as investment for those with a lot of cash. this is what i was told a little earlier. >> the fact it's not been exhibited for a long time, nobody has seen it, and there's only one of it. there's not many in the world there's only one of. the insight it gives you to a particular moment in history as well. stamps do have that kind of quality that maybe other investments don't. >> stamp collecting is one of the most popular investments really. stamps can be bought for relatively small amounts of money unlike expensive bottles of wine, cars or fine art. you can start a collection with not that much money. if you want to invest in the

really high great stamps, you're talking very large sums indeed. >> there we go. they lent me the stamp. did you think i've just ruined it? >> what do you think? >> i was going to post it to mom. i've got it. >> the thing is no one would put that stamp in your hands. >> see you later. >> see you tomorrow. right. that's the business news. okay. still to come on bbc world news. high-tech specks could be new smart glass. could this be a break through for people with limited vision? find out. it's one of the most amazing things we build and it doesn't even fly. we build it in classrooms and exhibit halls, mentoring tomorrow's innovators. we build it raising roofs, preserving habitats and serving america's veterans. every day, thousands of boeing volunteers

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you're watching "gmt." the top story this is hour. heavy fighting continues in iraq between government forces and sunni militants. the latest battles are 60 kilometers from baghdad. the british foreign secretary william hague has announced britain plans to reopen the embassy in the capital teheran three years after full diplomatic relations were suspended. crew members of the south korean ferry have arrived for second day of hearings. the crew and captain face charges from homicide to negligence to breaking maritime rules. more than 300 dead or missing, many high school children. lucy williamson was at the heari hearing and sent us this report. >> their deeds the subject of national debate. some still hit their faces. the 15 crew members arrived for

this preliminary hearing in handcuffs and prison overalls. through a separate door, the families of those rescuers never reached. this couple lost their younger daughter in the disaster. her mother told me she held the crew responsible. they should go through the same death my child suffered, she said. they should be drowned. the faces of these families showed grief in all its bitter formed. deadened, anxious, angry faces. parents that feel the 15 survivors must have caused their loss. but the story of what happened here is only just beginning. lawyers have tabled more than 1,900 pieces of evidence so far. today the final four defendants heard their indictments before the hearing started in earnest early next month. inside the courtroom, family members cursed and shouted as defense lawyers said that no

rescuers, no matter how thorough could have saved everyone on board. the appearance of the crew was enough to upset some relatives. why are they allowed to sit comfortably on chairs. they should be made to kneel. >> this case is likely to take many months. with even the president judging the crew's actions, there are concerns over whether they will get a fair trial. lucy williamson, bbc news south korea. the people with severe sight loss getting out and about can be a daily challenge. now the researchers from oxford university have made a break through with specially designed smart glasses. they work by enhancing nearby images and objects. >> directly in front of you we have a chart with letters. >> lynne oliver has progressive eye disease which means she has very limited vision. >> no. i can find the chart, but i

can't see anything on it. >> her guide dog helps her find her way around avoiding most obstacles and hazards. she can't convey other information about her surroundin surroundings. >> i could tell will there's something on it, but i can't see anything to tell me what letters they are. >> it's thought in the uk there are nearly 2 million people with a sight problem which seriously affects their daily lives. most have at least some residual site. >> researchers at oxford university have developed a way to enhance this using smart glasses. they're fitted with especially adapted 3d camera. images process and project onto the lenses so people and objects nearby become bright and clearly defined. >> if you're walking around you're able to navigate door ways, see hazards on the floor

that might trip queyou up. people indicated they saw their guard dog for the first time, limbs or things around them. >> this is a real test. there are potential obstacles in this market. different shapes and sizes coming at you from different heights and angles. can the glasses make this a safe place to navigate? >> just like all sun glasses. >> this type provides the clearest images yet. soon the surroundings are coming into focus. >> there they are. lovely. >> even since we've been down this corridor it's improved. i can see you. i'm just standing here talking and not thinking. i'm looking. >> the researchers are confident in time they can be made the size of normal glasses. eventually they say they could be available for the cost of a mobile phone saving the nshal

manies by preventing falls. the nrib said they could provide a massive step in improving independence. >> you're gone. >> adam, bbc news oxford. >> remarkable. now to london landmark where anyone can stand up and have their say on whatever subject they choose. over the years, speaker's corner has hosted famous figures such as marks. it's about to be reopened after being refurbished. after 150 years, speaker's corner still considered the home of free speech. it is just a side show for tourists. for others it remains a global symbol of democracy. >> it's my human right to speak

on the issues which face my community. >> this has been associated with free speech for almost 1,000 years. it was the site of first public executions. massive crowds would gather to hear the condemned's mans final words. it's been the source of public speeches ever since. the right to stand on a box and say whatever you want was inshrined in law here in 1872. >> why why? why? somebody tell me why is it necessary? [ laughing ] >> what we try to do is make it

as welcoming as possible. >> the parks authority has renovated the whole area. this new entrance to high park will be officially opened thursday. >> we've designed it to look like megaphones symbolizing freedom of speech. >> speakers corner has seen marks, or well, shore. this is tony ben in 1987 reading ex tracts of a then banned article. >> ancient democratic rights -- >> anyone can get up and speak. comedia comedians, religious speakers. richard has been coming here more than 50 years. >> it is particularly important in 2014 when most exchange of opinions take place on the internet and facebook. speakers corner is still a live

exchange of opinions. if you insult somebody, somebody in the audience may shout you down or punch you in the nose. >> why do you keep bringing -- what you going to do with it? >> i feel like an important sort of british institution, did you say? >> most definitely. yes. i think everybody should have the right to voice opinion but not impose it. >> it's good to have discussions. a lot of things that have been said is rubbish. >> funny, challenging at times odious. the most important thing about the speech here, it remains free. bbc news. >> a remarkable spot. let me remind you of our top story. iraqi security forces are fighting islamist and sunni opponents of the government. they're attempting to close in on baghdad. overnight, isis and other armed groups briefly seized parts of

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