>> welcome back to the france 24 newsroom for a new our. these are the headlines. jihadist fighters in iraq are coming closer to the capital of baghdad, this as the u.n. says the number of victims from the takeover of the iraqi city of mosul may be in the hundreds. fromhe movement of tanks russia over the border into causes issues. it is being called unacceptable. and brazil wins over croatia in

the first match of the world cup. holland is looking to avenge its loss against the world champs. thiscoming up for you hour, actress angelina jolie uses her star power to bring in some high-profile guest at a conference aimed at stamping out sexual violence in war. today, secretary of state john kerry speaks at the closing of the event in london. and student researchers in iran may have come out what they solar powered car. they are having a harder time getting to be says they need to get papers for the united states.

said he isa examining all options to help off security forces hold insurgents in iraq. surprised authorities in the last few days. officials have ruled out putting u.s. troops back on the ground, but washington is weighing short-term options, including airstrikes. >> as sunni extremists are threatening to press toward baghdad, the u.s. announced the temporary relocation of american totractors based in iraq due security concerns. the obama administration is now weighing direct military assistance to iraq. >> i don't rule out anything, because we do have a stake in jihadists areese

not getting a permanent foothold in either iraq or syria, for that matter. >> is spokesman, and jay carney, spokesman jay carney later specified that would not be troops on the ground, but rather airstrikes. british are adamant they will not commit british troops. >> we are committed to helping with the humanitarian pressures of displacing hundreds of thousands of people. we are not contemplating military assistance from the u.k.. >> both the u.k. and u.s. are favoring strengthening iraqi military equipment. >> no one in iraq has yet called for foreign troops, boots on the ground as the saying goes. today, they wonder if the

military in iraq will be able to fight isis alone. in mozilla, week iraqi security forces collapsed. in most cases, police and military simply ran, sometimes shedding uniforms, and abandoning arsenals of heavy weapons. >> the situation there seems to be only getting worse. the insurgents are getting closer and closer to baghdad. >> we are looking at games they are making overnight again on thursday and into this friday morning. they are getting closer to baghdad. that icere coming in fighters have pushed into diyala province, which is northeast of baghdad. we can see some of the towns there in green. in red, rather. places are just 90 kilometers away from the capital. .hat is just 60 miles

clashes are going on in samarra in the center at the moment. 2006, there was a bombing of , whichimportant shrine sparked a huge wave of deadly sectarian violence. thatis significant fighting and battling is going on there. and the whole diaw lebron and -- is unique ince that it is mainly sectarian. if we can zoom out more and look at the whole area of where isis are taking control, we've got that map up there. it is a huge swath of land. a very fluid situation,

but you can see it stretches right over from aleppo through syria into the west of iraq and right over to the iranian border yah, a town -- sadi on the border that isis has taken over. and there in tikrit, the jihadist have cleaned up with former baath party members, former supporters will stop in the north, sunni tribesmen coming together with them and most will, in the west as well in ramadi. different elements are coming together and it seems to be drawing -- redrawing the maps of serious and iraq. -- of syria and iraq. unusualuld provide in -- an unusual dynamic where it

ron and the u.s. could be on the same page. >> the situation is becoming very complex geopolitically. the u.s. is very worried about isis gaining ground and threatening the integrity of iraq. iran, of course, a shiite new slim -- muslim, as is the .overnment of nouri al-maliki isis is hard-line sunni. what could this mean in terms of geopolitics? could we see iran and the u.s. cooperating? probably it would be behind the scenes, talking about how to boost the iraqi army. they are very weak and disorganized. they need military advisers, cooperation is still very unclear at this stage. >> thank you. the insurgency in iraq is also having a very real human cost. the u.n. said hundreds of people may have been killed in the city of mosul after the islamist

militants took it over. for more on there, let's bring in ruppert in geneva. you are the spokesperson for the u.n. high commissioner for human rights. highr the u.n., commissioner for human rights. tell us about the numbers they're getting. it is not clear, but it seems over the last few days -- not just in modal, but in the north, probably several hundred have been killed. we believe it is close to 1000 injured. half a million new people have been displaced, mostly from oso, but other areas as well. that is in addition to half a million that were already displaced before the recent fighting started. >> is this all in your opinion linked to fighting that has been put forth from isis militants? or is the displacement also from

violence from government forces as well? >> we are starting to get reports of specific incidents. a number of executions carried out by ifo or groups -- by isis or groups associated with them. of captured army soldiers. execution of a court employee and so on. they seem to be targeting not just military and police, but also other people they see as being associated with the government. some pretty scary violations ifil.committed by from the government side, some pretty disturbing reports. one that they were shelling an civilian led to some

casualties, up to 30 killed by shelling. and then there were stopping oso --from fleeing from at one point and turning them back. thousands are, fleeing. what is being done to welcome them somewhere else? weremanitarian agencies talking about that at a press briefing this morning. obviously, they are doing their best. they do have existing operations in iraq. there are some places they can go to, but the security situation is not easy in this part of the country. i don't have specific details. you would really have to talk to unicef or a similar program for more precise information.

obviously, they are limbering up. there are reports of people also returning to muzzle --mosul. the situation the city is quiet and some feel sufficiently encouraged to return. others are absolutely petrified by what has been going on and will not return until they feel it is safe to do so. >> ruppert, thank you for taking the time to speak with us. you are the spokesperson for the high commission on human rights there for the u.n. fit -- foreign affairs representative said russian tanks are rolling over the border. there was a tense phone conversation between the countries to leaders, telling him it was unacceptable. wooten for his part has denied the allegations. for his part has denied the allegations. >> according to intelligence and

surveillance, despite the russian federation statements that it welcomes the peace process and that the order has been given to strengthen border controls, within the last three days we have been observing columns passing through checkpoints captured by terrorists in the area. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry is due to address a conference in london aimed at stamping out sexual violence in war. this is the closing day of the summit to end sexual violence at the conflict. hostedur-day meeting was by william hague as well as actress angelina jolie. some 1500 presidents are attending, as well as their foreign ministers. protocols that would recognize sexual violence in war zones as an international

crime. >> you can get all the headlines at our website france24.com and all the latest at the world cup. we will go now to brazil. croatia 3-1 last night. here's a look at the celebration. >> ticking off the celebration from the street, resilient fans victorytheir teams 3-1 over croatia. the whistles and chanting were deafening as a sea of yellow and green took over this world cup host city. >> name are is the star of the team. italy, win against japan. this is the best selection in the world. >> those who could not get into the stadium flocked to public screens to watch results victory

after its own goal and a bumpy start. thatthink we understand in a frenzy ofl the beginning of the world championship. proud moments to open their very own world cup. >> we are really happy. viva brazil. >> even croatian fans were smiling as they admitted defeat. a show of camaraderie was found as they left the stadium. showeds home victory trepidation and excitement for fans. have been working up

to this moment. >> the netherlands will be looking to get revenge over spain for their last-minute win in the last world cup final in south africa. but the reigning world and european champs are going to take some stopping, as mark thompson reports. >> these were the scenes in madrid four years ago when with less than five minutes left in the second period of extra spain a 1-0ona gave victory and took on the world cup. the countries golden generations have also lost the last two world championships. in coach thinks they are brazil to win a fourth straight international treaty. >> we are not afraid of anybody. all our players are extraordinary. we are not here for what we have done in the past, but what we will do in the future.

>> the dutch side were heavily criticized for their aggressive approach in the final, which has been dubbed one of the ugliest ever played. incoming manchester united manager louis van hollen is now in charge of the fight. the netherlands dropped only two points out of a possible 30. they say new nick is looked -- they say they're looking for revenge for four years ago. >> of course, there's extra baggage, but we are not thinking about it at the moment. we are only focusing on football and the match in history. >> both teams are expected to qualify for group d. to do so, they will have to overcome australia and chile, who face off in the last of friday's games.

>> the offensive led by jihadist fighters in iraq is coming closer to the capital of baghdad. the u.n. says the number of victims from the takeover of the osul mayty of muzzle m be in the hundreds. >> the movement of russian tanks over the border into ukraine causes controversy. the ukrainian president is calling it "unacceptable." and brazil wins 3-1 over croatia in the opening world cup game. holland is looking to avenge its loss against the world champ, spain. let's take a look at what headlines have been saying around the world. lots of focus today on the continuing chaos in iraq. but it is grabbing a lot of front pages -- >> it is grabbing

a lot of front pages around the world. here is one that says iraq is plunging back into chaos. 11 years after the invasion, chaos once again in the country. say that idence says, the islamic state in iraq surprise attack and victory. they have called on fighters not to become too arrogant. you can see the quote here. "do not fall prey to your vanities and your ego." >> a lot of people are wondering who isis is. it was a sunni organization that was part of al qaeda until it broke away in early 2014. obama --ts say that that osama bin laden himself thought the group too extreme

for his liking. isis is getting help from former officers from saddam hussein's baptist regime -- bathist regime. revengesaddam hussein's , according to one. he was originally a nationalist with secular ideology, but has shifted toward islam in the last decade before saddam hussein's downfall. iran -- >> and iran has sprung into action. but there was an in depth article investigating this. -- >> there was an in depth article investigating this. this is according to iranian security forces, they say that iran has deployed a revolutionary guard unit to a rack. three battalions have been dispatched. why is that? the wall street journal tells us that isis is threatening to holy

sites, buto holy more broadly, iran is worried that isis could eclipse the power in iraq, which is shiite. isand more on how the u.s. reacting to the crisis was a >> that is right, the guardian says u.s. back tong the iraq. republicans are critical, saying that the u.s. never should have withdrawn from iraq. an editorial in the "new york times" today is critical of prime minister maliki. he, according to this editorial, is more accountable than anybody. he poisoned a rack and stokes the sectarian conflict. and he favors the shiite majority at the expense of the sunni minority. independents.

criticaltorial is very of bush and tony blair for getting involved in iraq in the first place. puttingtheir hubris is iraq in a place that is powerless to fight any genuine threat. they are against any intervention today, even though it could liberate the people in iraq today. >> and there were many papers covering the world cup that kicked off yesterday. >> it is getting a lot of attention. , sos kicking off in brazil the world cup, of course, but also some social protests those of you can see a photo taken in são paulo. tear gas, river blitz, and stun grenades, welcome to the world cup. -- rubber bullets, and stun grenades, welcome to the world cup.

let's take a look at an article in the brazilian press. says --from são paulo it is focused on the fact that the president was actually booed during the opening game. four times, they counted. also before the game and after the goals were scored. this timeorts story in the states. everyone is focused on brazil, of course, but in the state, there is an important event going on, the stanley cup. that is the ice hockey major tournament. mother jones is -- did a very interesting investigation about the ice girls, the cheerleaders for this tournament. it announces their strict working conditions and humiliating tasks. some of them like and being a cheerleader to a kind of torture camp. they are not allowed to wear jackets near the ice rink, and they cannot eat in public. very interesting article that comes on the heels of another scandal, this one involving

shooters -- cheerleaders for the national football league. >> very interesting stuff we will stay with sports now. the top story there is the world cup. the site -- despite marcello scoring on his own goal in são paulo, brazil wins. oscar then finished off a 3-1 score line. >> we spoke earlier about the battle for midfield. i felt we go played a risky side. he took the game to brazil. they were fortunate to come in level. in the second half was a pretty even game. of a slightlybest innocuous challenge and the ref

was quick to give the penalty. there was no way back from that. >> friday sees another cracking tied, coming in with group b in salvador. that match did not show the dutch off in their most glorious and one of the finals -- ugliest finals ever played. but they have their eyes on payback against the spanish. >> i understand that any team playing spain will do anything to beat us. i think this is the way we are, too. if we have ambition, the willingness, and more than anything, the dream, which made us a champion for years ago. be team will show itself to strong and will show itself to have clear ideas. to go as far as possible and defend our world title that we won four years ago.

it won't be easy. >> robin van persie is due to start for the dutch despite a growing knee problem. not overly concerned about the opposition. >> we are not afraid of anybody. all our players are extraordinary. we are not here for what we have done in the past, but what we will do in the future. >> spain are boosted by the return of the igo costa. -- diego costa. france's national team is accused by munich of being responsible for the absence in these world cup finals. frank de gaulle is the champion substituting in the german cup final may 17, but not before getting painkilling injections for back trouble that have been afflicting him for several weeks

before. >> frank belongs to a club where every disease is cured by injections. and they give 10 to 20 injections for each physical problem. that represents 25 to 40 injections a year. at some point, he can no longer stand any more injections. consideredpoint we that an injection would solve a problem, we did not go there, because he was afraid of injections. >> he also had a series of injuries and january. gg99ññwççñmw