>> good evening. a short while ago, president obama of the u.s. met with his security team to discuss the situation in iraq. he took to the airwaves shortly after, saying that the united states is ready to take targeted action in the country, but ruled out any combat role for u.s. troops on the ground. instead, he announced the deployment of 300 military advisers to help iraqis stem the violence. let's take a listen to what he had to say. >> the united states will continue to increase our support to iraqi security forces. we are prepared to create joint occupation centers in baghdad and iraq, to share intelligence,

and coordinate planning to confront the terrorist threat of isil. we are prepared to work with congress to provide additional equipment. we have had advisers throughout iraq from our embassy and are prepared to send additional advisers, up to 300, to assess how we can best train, advise, and support iraqi security forces going forward. but u.s. president barack obama speaking there. in therespondent is kurdish capital and joins us now. adam, how is that statement likely to go down amongst kurdish people? interest in have no seeing isis as long-term neighbors to their south. any told us they want to see end to this calamity in iraq. they are keen to see anything that is divisive.

one of the messages they will pay attention to in obama's one sect preference of over another. unfortunately, the message will be perceived as doing exactly that by sunni groups, even something as restrained as sending advisers of support to the iraqi national army. frankly, many in the sunni community view the army as a she army protecting a shia regime. isis that ist fighting the government, but a coalition of sunni tribesmen, former insurgents during the years of american occupation. broad sunni most community and the administration has to be careful not to isolate them in any of their actions. there is also a message of inclusiveness, but again, many of the sunnis here will fade is for prime late minister maliki to change his policies and start acting as an effective leader.

unrest in sunni communities are exactly because sunnis andizing putting the favor of power into the shia hands. >> prime minister nouri al-maliki has asked the u.s. to carry out airstrikes. is that the answer? it certainly seems they need them. and iraqi mp said today anonymously and has been widely quoted that without those airstrikes and will not be able to defeat isis. when those airstrikes were initially requested by the malik he -- maliki government, we to americabassador talking up -- about being in immediate danger because the isis forces can move so quickly across iraq. there does not seem to be such

immediate danger now, but look at the countries largest oil refinery and it is clearly a location that should have been extremely strategic and very heavily defended. and yet, it seems that has at least partly fallen into insurgent hands. does seem that those airstrikes, as far as the iraqi government is concerned, would be very valuable to help fight the insurgents. they may not be able to do so without them. >> thank you very much. for more analysis, we are joined , aprofessor daniel sowa middle east expert at johns hopkins university in washington. good evening and welcome back to france 24. could i start by asking you your reaction to what president obama had to say earlier this evening? me it is quite a

limited action he is trying to take. there are those who believe it is a slippery slope and will lead to much more, but it seems quitehe is trying to measured about it, partly to avoid offending sunnis, but it is not clear at all what more could be done. i'm not a military expert, but the idea of airstrikes is not things can bee useful in this situation. >> behind the scenes, we did not hear barack obama saying that nuri al-maliki should be removed from office. some suspected he might say something like that, but he didn't. a backstage air assault will be made from removeton to be -- to nuri al-maliki from office?

i don't know. he just won an election, and has wanted big. he had more personal preference than anyone else in the campaign. his strong that anti-sunni stance is very popular among the shia. you have to worry about pushing aside the democratically validated leader. it may be that he has to step aside to have a more inclusive government, but it should not be the americans who remove him. it should be the iraqis. but some pressure can be placed on him behind the scenes to step aside. is there anybody that you can see who could conceivably take over from him? doing, reallyn so

make the sunni people of iraq feel like they had a government that represents them and their interest? >> there is always somebody else. there is no shortage of politicians to lead. allowing suppose him comes to mind because he did even better than maliki in the last election, but lacked the support of parliament. i'm not sure he would be a positive move at this point. , it'sct of the matter is not an issue that americans can decide. we can insist on more inclusivity, but how the iraqis achieve that has to be left up to them. ,> thank you very much, indeed for your analysis. once again, professor daniel

serwer at johns hopkins university in washington. sources in vienna that say nuclear negotiations between iran and six world powers are making little progress. uranium enrichment program, which the west suspects as part of a plan to make nuclear weapons, that is an accusation iran denies. today,state television he cast negative light on those talks and dismissed the six other powers as completely acceptable. the two sides have until july 22 find an agreement. now to intense fighting -- until july 20 two find an agreement. now to infants -- intense fighting in the ukraine.

the most intense fighting is in a city just to the east of sauvignon. turnbull reports. >> the new faces of the ukrainian leadership, sworn in by parliament. >> i, fully conscious of my great possibility as a cabinet member, solemnly swear to be faithful to the people of ukraine. >> a former chief with the russians teed -- top priority in an aide -- in an effort to ease tensions with moscow. accused of moving forces closer to the border with ukraine.ine -- with a few thousand more soldiers have been deployed there in recent days. i consider it a very regrettable step backward, he said.

a cease-fire plan was announced, offering separatist a way out of the conflict. for russian fighters have yet to hand over their weapons. many do not trust the government to keep its word. some 4000 rebel fighters are said to be involved in clashes. >> staying with ukraine, the pro-western president brought his country one step closer to the european fold earlier today. poroshenko said he will sign key elements of the historic pact between the eu in brussels earlier this month. it was the ouster of yanukovych that sparked deadly unrest in the first place. crowds,on by large spain's king philip the sixth started his reign by leaning to clean up corruption.

it has boosted the popularity of the royal family. role,largely a symbolic but his supporters hope the king will unite the country and repair the damage done to the reputation of the tour -- the troubled royal household. here is more about this pneumonic -- this new monarch. many stood by as his -- he stood by as a boy when his father was sworn in in 1975. the crown prince and earned his stripes as a helicopter pilot, army and naval commander, proving he had both brains and brawn. he followed up a law degree with a masters in international relations at georgetown university in washington. french,uent in english, and cut the lawn, along with spanish. but it was not -- andcatalan,

along with spanish. in 2004, he married a commoner. was one of the country's best-known tv journalists of the 1990's. the couple had two daughters. away from family life, his passion is sailing. philippe a was flag bearer for the olympic yachting team for the games in 1992. on official matters, the crown prince would often go above and beyond the call of duty. and traveling the world to promote spanish business interests and culture. he has managed to keep his name out of the mud. when king juan carlos came under fire for an elephant hunting scandal, and his sister fought tax fraud allegations. theit seems he is taking on role he has been groomed his whole life for, following his father's abdication. he was sworn in as the new king

of spain. >> long live the king. long live spain. >> industrial coworkers here in france has been striking for the ninth day today. railway angry about the reform bill. the government and the national are operator asencio telling the rail workers it is enough and time to get back to work. day of strikes. on thursday, 710 long-distance trains will be operational with two out of three running on regional lines. it is a big improvement from previous days and the protest has started to run out of steam. striker turnout has been reduced to just under 10.5% due to financial reasons. strike theo were on first two days do not agree with the reform agreed upon by the government and asencio.

mpsn wednesday, french adopted the most important part of the bill for real reform. to reassure the sector, they have announced a new company, but have also called for the strike to end. >> that is it was a i cannot say anything else. a message echoed by the head of thesncf. for him, the strike has already cost too much for the >> we lost 315 million euros, three regional trains. that is one third of our income last year. it is enormous. compensateans to passengers for the strike, but calm not certain that will -- be enough to calm the growing frustration for the >> president obama rules out any combat role

for the u.s. troops, but has appointed 300 advisors to the military. the nato chief accuses moscow of resuming its military buildup in the area around the ukraine border. and long live the king, large crowds turn out to cheer on felipe as he began his reign today. marcus carlson joins me now. general electric is playing another card as it tries to take over parts of ouster him -- alstom. >> only days to go before alstom is to make a final decision on two rivals for part of its business. bid comes asric's the french government offered 12.3 billion euros to buy alstom 's energy business out right.

but now the american company form threets to joint ventures with alstom instead. one of the power sector, one in the u renewables sector, and one in nuclear energy. -- in the renewable sectors, and one in the nuclear energy. on top of that, ge is offering to sell its rail signaling business to alstom's train making division. the chief executive of general electric, jeffrey immelt, says it creates friends jobs and also maintains decision-making in france as well as the alstom brand itself. here thisdoes not end evening. we are also getting reports that general electric's rivals are also revising their bid. mitsubishi heavy industries is raising its bid. it says mitsubishi is offering

2.9 million euros -- 3.9 billion ands for its power hydroelectric business. they have teamed up with germany combine, valued at about 14 billion euros. we will move on now. top military tech is on display at the world's biggest defense fair on the outskirts of paris this week. this year's show has become a battlefield for makers of drones , or unmanned aerial vehicles. the drone market has grown widely in the past few years with several drone makers eyeing a particular lucrative contract with the french ministry. here is more. >> this is france's technical drone. it is eyes in the sky for troops on the ground. first developed a quarter century ago, it is now obsolete. its successor, the watch keeper,

devote for the british military by an anglo israeli joint venture. it is the french ministries first choice. they have extensively tested the british version. it is already operational. only onekeeper is the in service for a first-rate army, the british army. >> this at the aviation arms fair outside paris, the principal rival is showing off its strength. it's makers want that experience as well as the secured connections by definition -- and high-definition imaging. and of course, it's made in france. >> we think that a solution that creates in that creates jobs in france, potentially more than 300 people at various industrial sites, that should be taken into account. the product is good enough. >> the two heavyweights are not

safe from a further dogfight with the third rival, the defense branch of airbus partnering with an american developer. they say their version is lighter and cheaper than its adversaries. in the crosshairs of all three, contract of 14 military drones worth 300 million euros. >> looking at the stock market in the united states, seeing a selloff with about 14 minutes or so to go off trading this thursday. gains on wednesday after the federal reserve hinted it would keep interest rates lower for longer. disease --ain and indices in europe aren't slightly out-of-date territory. a different picture in europe compared to the united states at this hour. oil prices are heading higher on concerns over iraqi oil

supplies. u.s. president obama says he , and take action in iraq highlighting concerns that the situation is worsening. that has helped to push the barrel of brent crude further above $115. soaringf blackberry are after the smartphone maker posted better-than-expected results for the three months ending in may. million ist of $23 sparking hope that blackberry's ceo john chen is turning the company around. shares of french utility eds since 2005.rst day they were down as much as 12% at one point, but recouped some of those losses to close 7.6% down.

the government is halting a plan to increase electricity tariffs by five percent. that is the business news. back to you. >> thank you very much indeed, marcus. gonext on france 24, let's online. web news is next. >> welcome to the web news. coming up on today's show, a rack -- iraq shut down the internet to disrupt insurgents. darlinglatest world cup . and it is the -- a mountain bike champ. iraq has blocked internet access in five provinces and is denying access to google social --

google, social media websites to disrupt the tools used by the terrorists. given out in a letter to internet providers. the documentation includes a warning to the authorities -- from the authorities, saying anyone who does not obey will be threatening the security of the country. iraqslamic state of embarked on a massive offensive a week ago and is highly active on social networks. they have used twitter and youtube to circulate messages, videos, and photos of its and to intimidate anyone who resists. the iraqi network for social media, for example, has news on

bands and instructions on how to circumvent the government internet censorship. the mostly tongue-in-cheek hash #wewillharassmen has been circulating across egypt. discussing the way men treat women in public spaces. it is proving very popular with the growing number of messages under the trending hash tag. 100 hours of video content is uploaded to youtube every minute. 500 million messages are posted to twitter every day.

this info graphic was put together by the digital insight platform that has muddied fax from the leading social network. million photos are taken by snap chat every day. incredible, exceptional, praise for the mexican goalkeeper for his stunning save after stunning save. cupas become the new world running of the internet. many have been posting photo montages of his many saves. many have compared him to a brick wall, for example, or

depicted him as a movie hero, like neo from matrix, or even superman himself. it seems as if divine intervention was at work, some said, and he should be canonized for stating his team and keeping brazil at bay. pictures have also been featuring saint nemo ochoa. he could always embark on a political career. some fans have already imagine him as a resident of mexico. -- president of mexico. danish photographer nikolai thiston has produced collection of 141 boxers where

he has photographed them before and after their matches. black eyes and bruises aplenty. they can be seen on the artist's blog.

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06/19/14 06/19/14 [captioning made possible by democracy now!] >> from pacifica, this is democracy now! >> i can tell you we are open to engaging the iranians just as we are engaging other regional players on the threat posed by isil in iraq. >> as iraq request the united states carry out airstrikes against sunni militants, we will look at the role of iran while washington and tehran work together to shore up the iraqi