>> welcome back to the france 24 newsroom. sunni militants in iraq takeover most of the country's oil refinery. evacuated were tuesday as a security forces brace for the attack. petroian president poroshenko says he is set to order a unilateral cease-fire and the separatist east. he says this is step one in a plan to de-escalation conflicts with russian separatists that have been growing since april. spain has a lot at stake for their world cup match against chile. they will have to make up for their crushing 5-1 loss from the

netherlands. coming up for you this hour. paris is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. you might not know that one of the busiest attractions is not actually in the french capital. more from the land of mickey on the way. it would not be france without a strike. in the midst of a very big one. 8 of the rail strike causing train trauma around the nation. first, to the largest oil refinery in iraq, it has been almost completely overrun by the sunni militant group crisis. in with machine

gun fire and mortars. on tuesday, foreigners were evacuated from the refinery as security forces brace for the attack. the isis fighters have been holding the town of beiji, pictures from social media show them moving in. they have taken over most of the oil refinery. fears that the conflict could divide the country along ethnic lines. yesterday, sunni, shiite, and side-by-sidestood in a televised show of unity. shiite, sunni, and kurdish officials lined up to call on iraqi citizens to put aside differences. even as political leaders emphasize unity, signs that the country is plunging into war are increasing by day. the atmosphere is tense in baghdad. >> the residents are afraid of the security situation.

>> on tuesday, a car bomb in the shiite neighborhood of sadr city, leaving dozens dead or injured. this as sunni man found in different parts of the capital. in a prison near baquba, northeast of baghdad, sunnis were found dead. the military gave a different account, saying they were killed by insurgent mortar fire. dark yearsf iraq's following the u.s. invasion. when the sectarian death toll rein in the thousands. minority sunnis put the blame on the shiite government. >> what is happening in iraq is the revolutionary -- the oppression and repression of the sunnis under the leadership of different governments since 2005. , thousands of

shiites are joining the fight against sunni insurgents. >> in addition to the sunnis and the shiites, the kurds are the third ethnic group and iraq. the soldiers of the armed forces of iraqi kurdistan are called "those who face death. peshmerga spread out across several disputed territories. adam has more. >> next to the river, and banknotes have been corrected. peshmerga's defense line west of kirkuk. in the distance, smoke. >> this is our line of defense. there is fighting here. to your right, they are fighting

in the village. >> on the other side of the bridge, the peshmerga have taken over and iraqi army position. begins the territory of the jihadist. >> this was under control of the 12 division of the army, insurgents seized it and we took it back. >> unlike the iraqi army, these men are determined to defend their border. army abandoned this vehicle, which jihadist have destroyed. their goal is to take kirkuk. they say to take the city we will have to walk over dead bodies. the mixed population of kurds, arabs, peshmerga are well received. >> people pray for the peshmerga to stay here. if they were not here, our situation would be as bad as in

the south. 250,000 well-trained and motivated troops, the peshmerga is a solid buffer against the chaos. the jihad is concentrating forces against the iraqi army. have beenhmerga killed in action since the beginning of isis'invasion. millions of people trapped could soon get humanitarian aid. that is only as a new plan from the u.n. goes through. three months ago, the un security council achieved a rare, unanimous approval of a resolution providing safe and easy access into syria. with no inroads so far. russia says the syrian regime has agreed to "drill border crossings from iraq, jordan, and turkey. here's russia's ambassador to the u.n. >> we have produced a formula

that i hope will be accepted by our western colleagues. it is a far-reaching formula that will allow for crossing in which the humanitarian agencies were interested. i would like to see the resolution adopted. >> a key suspect in the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi has been arrested by special forces. khattala will face trial for the assault that killed the u.s. ambassador and three americans. he could face the death penalty. this is the first breakthrough in the case that has been a sore spot for the obama administration since it happened two years ago. there are more and more questions as to why it took so long to make an arrest. washington correspondent philip crowder has more. >> the pentagon was asked why he was not apprehended earlier.

this is the response we were given. lengthsts go to great to avoid capture and it can be a consultative process. the u.s. and this administration is proud nobody got injured or hurt in the process. no members of the special operations team and no civilians. we heard from the u.s. president barack obama saying he was also very proud of this operation. saying this was a message to the world that when americans are killed, they are brought to justice. eventually. this was a team from special operations, u.s. army personnel, and the fbi, to get ahmed abu khattala and there might be more of these operations to come. he is considered the ringleader by the u.s. if he is interrogated, he might have more information. more to come in libya. washington. from

in northeastern nigeria, 14 people, including young children, has been killed in a bomb blast. the explosion went off as a crowd was watching the brazil-mexico world cup game. the attack is that to be the work of boko haram, the group that wants to tear nigeria into an islamic state. here is julia. before the world cup, boko haram had targeted football viewing centers in nigeria. in march, 40 people were killed in twin explosions while watching a game in a video hall. in the northeastern town. a week later, another suicide attack on a sports bar killed 14 people. this is one of three states in yobe, thatlong with has been placed under emergency rule because of boko haram. authorities said they had received intelligence of planned bomb attacks and ordered all venues planning to screen games

in these states to close. nigerians are known to be passionate supporters of their national team. open air viewing centers are possible. meansften have no other to see them in action. he isro poroshenko says set to order a unilateral cease-fire in the separatist east. the announcement came after a phone conversation with russian president vladimir putin. the two leaders talked about the -russiay to end the pro uprising. gulliver crag has more from donetsk. >> it is too early to start talking about a real turning point. this decision is something of a surprise. petro poroshenko had been talking about declaring a cease-fire only once ukraine's border with russia had been secured. that has not happened. after the conversation with vladimir putin, i believe he

also spoke to angela merkel. he seems to have decided that a temporary unilateral cease-fire is an option worth taking. he stressed it would be temporary. giving separatist fighters the chance to lay down their weapons and benefit from the amnesty as proposed. >> what kind of reaction has there been so far to this call for a cease-fire? quest i have been looking on social networks at what people are saying. those saying they are willing to lay down weapons are few and far in between. the main groups of separatists are greeting this with a deal of suspicion and asking a question -- does this cease-fire only affect the ukrainian military or does it also affect the pro-ukrainian italians -- b battalions who are not directly taking orders from kiev. and who are still active in this region.

beyond that, there is not a great deal of trust in petro poroshenko among the separatists activistsro- maidan in donetsk. greeting this with suspicion. we will see what happens. craggover -- gulliver from donetsk. >> headaches for travelers in france. real -- rail strike in its eighth day, it will be pushed till tomorrow. a few more trains running but a resolution to the conflict is nowhere in sight. on tuesday, some strikers clashed with police in paris. train drivers are protesting the planned reorganization of the french railway company. now, the government has shown no sign of backing down. some sports news. defending champions spain have a lot at stake against chile

today. they will have to scramble because they need to make up for the crushing, 5-1 loss against the netherlands. in spain, is never say die for the team's fans. sarah morris has more from madrid. as insouthern madrid, most places, pretty much one topic of conversation -- the 5-1 loss to the netherlands stunned the country. now the shot has subsided and fans are in good spirit. confident their players can fight back. >> spain is going to win 3-0 against chile. the last game was bad, that can happen to anyone. we are going to be chile and australia, you will see. >> chile is difficult to beat not think the match against holland will show the teams drew level. >> spain's coach supported individual players.

many one changes. >> i do not think the team needs to be renewed but there are some changes needed. maybe something needs to be done about coetzee >> go spain. we are the best. >> in the newsroom of the best-selling sports publication, journalists talk about the comeback, a spanish specialty. >> i remember a historical comeback. to beot sure we're going able to do it, we need to win against chile and be motivated to score goals against australia. >> thousands of fans will follow the match on the giant screens around madrid's stadium. they are hoping the performance against the netherlands has not hit more out to heart. the coach has promised changes to the starting 11. >> sarah morris in madrid.

the summer vacation season is getting underway. millions of people will be heading to france. it is after all, the most popular tourist destination in the world. what you might be surprised to learn is that one of the busiest attractions here is not in paris itself. it is the magic kingdom, better known as disneyland. the attraction most visited by tourists in europe is not a monument, but a theme park. disneyland paris enjoys that honor. with 15 million attendees last year. the average expenditure per person, 48 euros, helping make profitable.y changing gears and heading to the heart of historic paris, notre dame. free entry, the cathedral attracts 13 million people each year. louvre remains the biggest and most visited.

it ranks high with americans and brazilians and young people. city symbol, the eiffel tower. the most visited monument that charges an entry fee. 7 million brave the heights for a view of the capital. before leaving paris, stop at versailles, the royal château with its hall of mirrors attracts 6 million visitors. further afield, the châteaus of the valley and mount saint michelle. welcoming 81 million vehicles each year, france is the most popular destination in the world. with the u.s. a distant second. >> now, time for headlines on france 24. sunni militants in iraq takeover most of the country's main oil refinery. foreigners were evacuated from the spot tuesday as security forces brace for the attack. ukrainian president petro

poroshenko says he is set to order a unilateral cease-fire in the separatist east. he says this is step one in a peace plan to de-escalate the conflict with pro-russian separatists that has been growing since april. champions spain have a lot at stake for their world cup match against chile. they will have to scramble to make up for their 5-1 loss from the netherlands. see what has been grabbing headlines. you with us. lots of focus on the situation in iraq. >> the pentagon has sent several naval ships to the persian gulf. let's look at a cartoon in "the new yorker." what is the uss george h.w. bush. today it is the uss deja vu. another op-ed piece from "the new york times" by anne-marie slaughter, director of policy banning at the state department from 2009-2011.

she has been arguing for the use of force in syria. she is surprised the u.s. is using force in iraq but not serious. she argues do not fight in iraq and ignore syria at the same time. act in both countries because we face a threat to global peace and security. this is the right thing to do, she says, for humanitarian and strategic reasons. >> and a lot of focus has been on the group that has been fighting in iraq, which has lots of representation in syria, the islamic state of iraq in syria, isis. interesting article in the "financial times," a closer look at one surprising detail. isis runs a tight ship and keeps its books in order. since 2012, isis has issued ews,"l reports, "the n

outlining operations in numerical and geographical detail. talking about the number of bombings and assassinations, checkpoints and suicide missions. everything. it is like a performance report. what is the point? the "financial times" tells us this is to attract potential donors. isis is coming across as a well-organized military structure and not a ragtag bunch of terrorists. basically, this is what the group is trying to do. i top of that, they are very social media savvy, according to the financial times. this is to attract investors. but also potential recruits. >> back to france, papers are focusing on a report by the state auditor that could mean bad news for france ocalan. >> -- bad news for francois hollande. >> according to them, the report is bad for the debt and deficit reduction program. of the see the president high court of otters. -- of auditors.

what happened to the government's 50 billion euros savings plan? any savings have been virtual. france has been moving forward at a snails pace to put in place reforms. the message is very clear, we are going straight to the wall. >> a business paper looking at the solutions being put forth by the state auditor. >> what are the remedies? it might be more like a shock therapy. according to this, the key to getting the budget under control is reducing the amount of civil service in france. them, there are way too many. they recommend cutting 30,000 public-sector jobs, especially in public hospitals. it recommends increasing the number of hours civil servants work. a very unpopular measure among the socialist government. best of luck to them.

>> on the other side, the conservative opposition having trouble. its new leaders are trying to clean up their image. says the three areleaders of the ump sweeping the ground, firing anyone who was involved with the scandal that stained the reputation of the party. the scandal of financing for nicholas sarkozy's 2012 campaign. this scandal is actually probably going to get a lot better. talk about an article that a satirical newspaper. it appears today. they point out that the company 60 million euros for various services to all sorts of companies. the unp and also the lower house of parliament, the national broadcasting company, and even

coca-cola. this is a scandal that could get bigger. >> a little story for us on sports and tattoos. >> a lot of interesting tattoos during the world cup. something that obviously footballers are a fan of. oscar, basketball players and martial arts, etc. a very interesting article that wonders who owns tattoos. the obvious answer would seem to be the person who paid, it is more complicated. especially when it comes to issues of copyright. there have been several copyright suits against videogame companies that recruited athletes' tattoos in various games. the complicated thing is there is no precedent. it is uncharted waters proving to be complicated. the tattoo artists and the videogame companies. >> thank you for that. if you want to have a look at

the tattoos, you'll get your chance and sports, coming up. reporting from the swiss camp as they prepare to face france. we will start with the workup results from yesterday. >> the goalkeeper pulled off a string of saves tuesday after mexico claimed a 0-0 draw with brazil. group on goalop difference, the draw means the loser of today's game between croatia and cameroon will be eliminated. in the midfield against a lot of mexicans, and possible -- im possible. striker, i change my set up. i would like to go for it 4-2 with him as a playmaker. play with neymar in front. >> elden came from behind to beat algeria.

first goal in three decades, not enough for the africans. the europeans won. made a goalkeeper mistake that gifted south korea a goal in a 1-1 draw. switzerland has been reflecting on their dramatic weekend. a good position to qualify for the last 16. group e, a game against france on friday. said fair catch -- an injury winner against ecuador. looking forward to the next challenge. >> france are a strong team. it will be a good match. tough, but they play football as well as they will not be as defensive as ecuador. we will play as they will play. they have a good team. good individual players, they are strong.

but we have a chance. we have always played well against strong teams. nevertheless, it will be a tough match. i hope we can perform to the same level that we did in the second half against ecuador stop it will not be easy and i'm looking forward to the match. isare very aware that it going to be very difficult. group stagee side, of the 2006 world cup. the last time thie swiss reached the last 16. argentina preparing for the game against iran. lionel messi did not hit top form, 2-1 win against bosnia-herzegovina. mezssi said he hoped they would

continue with the three-man attack. iran picked up a point with a 1-1 draw against nigeria. argentina will be expected to perform better. australia play the netherlands wednesday, knowing defeat would eliminate them. hard againsted chile, despite suffering a 2-1 delete. it is a massive challenge tomorrow. there's a lot at stake for both teams. if the dutch win, they go to the next round. if we do not get a result, is the end of our tournament. both teamsgg99ññwçça7gucw

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