al abadi? >> who is haider al abadi. 's leader who came to the country in the 70's, and has been involved in the iraqi war position since that time. he was one of the leader in london and beirut, so he's an outspoken person, and outside of the country. haider al abadi, he has been in all the iraqi position meeting over about 30-35 years so far. when he went back to the country he get literally minister and demonstration. he was the minister, and then he get elected and he headed the investment between 2005 an and 2008. he has been head of finance. he has been the leader for how lonhow long, he was a trusted person. tested person. he was basically executive, and also he worked with the legislative. so the shy person that they agree on consensus. he has a great relationship with the iraqi. the courts trust him, and also the sunni trust him. so here is haid er al abadi giving them the opportunity to move on the political process. >> shia, dowa, haider al abadi he is coming from a similar background in some respects as you n

on monday, haider al-abadi was nominated to replayers al-maliki. he's got 30 days to form a new government. however, maliki says the nomination is a violation of constitution and asking forces to stay out of the political crisis. >> translator: i really urge you the iraqi military to uproot the clawct and a islamic state . >> talking about deal forces in the north of the country, kurdish forces continue their battle against islamic state fighters. the u.s. has been backing the kurdish forces with air strikes on the islamic state fighters in the area. however this continues on the humanitarian crisis, as islamic state advance on their town. giving more aid to groups in the northern iraq to deal with the disaster. jenna rupp is live in erbil, first of all the word that comes to mind is stalemate. you have one man with all the support and the other man who doesn't want to go anywhere. >> reporter: yep, that's pretty much it but the plans is tipping towards prime minister nouri al-maliki's successor, haider al-abadi has a month now according to the con

and iraq's president has anamed haider al abadi to replace the prime minister. who is haider al abadi. he was born in baghdad and lived in britain for many years after his family was targeted by saddam hug saddam hussein. he was a key adviser to prime minister nouri al-maliki. like al maliki he is shia muslim and part of the state of law coalition. he was deputy speaker of parliament just a few weeks ago but was considered contender in the role of prime minister in the last two elections. we spoke with an analyst who said that al abadi must name a cabinet in the next 30 days in. >> they have assigned haider al abadi, now he must form a cabinet within 30 days. containing all the parties and blocs inside the parliament. thirdly if he failed within to days if he failed to form a cabinet then the president must assign the second majority bloc inside the parliament. now we have now a matter of issues about 30 days. now mr. maliki is depending now on these 30 days that he will push all these blocs, all the iraqi blocs, sunni, shia, kurds, to not make a promise for hai

because haider al-abadi is not exactly from the other political option. he's from the prime minister's party and coalition. he's going to be hard pressed to say this is some sort of coup. >> options for nouri al-maliki, security forces in the capitol, how much that armed security infrastructure is controlled by nouri al-maliki? >> well, mr. maliki has a very bad habit of getting units under the direct control of the prime minister. so he does have a number of units. but as to how really loyal to him they are, and the degree to which he put them under him, because he didn't want them under someone else, that's another matter. so i'm-i'm not convince they'd we're going osee a civil war break out, a civil war among shia i should say, break out in baghdad. i think it's something that he needs to calm down, and i'm sure there are a lot of people talking to him tonight, telling him this is not the way to go. so we'll have to see how this plays out but obviously it's a very unwelcome side light to what was very welcome news, that is the choice of another prime mi

maliki's political history to haider al abadi to try to stitch this country back together again. ite house national security adviser susan rice commending al maliki stepping aside and welcoming abadi to that complicated task. he has to move fast, bridge the gap with the sunnis here. barack obama thinks he can do it. he said hours before that speech from al maliki, he had spoken with abadi, hoping to see those divisions healed quickly. perhaps then westerners can come back into the fight but a difficult task for prime minister-designate haider al abadi. >> let's see what middle east/north africa eurasia group joining us this morning. we know al maliki alienated himself during his tenure while trying to consolidate his power. how he is leaving his party, the d darwa party? how open is it to bridging that divide now and ruling iraq as a whole? >> i think many of iraq's problems have really been blamed on maliki, but perhaps that's a bit of an exaggeration. there were structural problems with the iraqi political system where that has really given shias dominant power in setting and sh

in favor of prime minister designate haider al abadi. tes sees al badi as the only hope for the new government in iraq. this as there are concerns that isis may change its tactics in the face of u.s. air strikes might soon blend in making it more difficult to target on the ground there. united states is estimating its involvement in iraq. sending an additional 138 advisers to that country to plan, help plan, the evacuation of thousands of refugees now under siege by isis militants. our nick paton walsh there, a lot of people here waking up to the news that the united states is considering increasing its involvement. maybe even help with a rescue operation. a direct rescue operation of those yazidis trapped on the mountain. >> reporter: that would be an extraordinarily difficult task, of course, within the u.s. military's capabilities but with so much risk, you have to wonder, the white house, how they're weighing that with the public tolerance now in the united states for putting troops back on the ground, particularly back in iraq where

we have to remember that haider al-abadi is from the same party as prime minister nouri al-maliki. we don't know what he thinks about how effective he'll be as a leader or how effective he can be. we are off to a good start iraqis would say, because with sunnis on board, and shia clerics giving a vote of confidence and the kurds not opposing the development, it's a better place to be in. >> we are waiting for the sunni tribal leaders and we'll be dipping into that in this newshour. why are they meeting and what do they want? >> they are meeting to announce they will cooperate with the government given certain continues. the chief person holding the conference in erbil, which is an interesting venue is an important tribal figure. his forces attempted up with al qaeda, and then turned against al qaeda to help the u.s. military and the iraqi military defeat them. he and his forces are major players. the sunnis are divided. his tribe is divided. if, indeed, he is ready to give it a shot, it's a vote of confidence. there's a lot of money needed, weapons and political concessions. certai

iran welcomed the nomination of a new prime minister haider al-abadi. the international community welcomed the nomination of haider al-abadi, so the european union, the arab league - nouri al-maliki is calling it a conspiracy. he is not giving up without a fight. really, he's doesn't have much support. now, haider al-abadi has support. we expected him to have his first public address today, addressing the nation since his appointment. but it was cancelled with no explanation. he really has a lot of challenges ahead he needs to create and form a government, a broad-based government, one that represents all communities. each should feel they have a say in governing the future of this country. a lot of challenges ahead, but there's optimism that this is a positive first step. breaking the political deadlock will not end the crisis because iraq is at war, the iraqi army collapsed and the territory is mainly the heartland in the hand of the islamic state group. >> as far as the battle against islamic state, the kurdish fighters have support from the u.s., and

>> the problem that if we're going to talk about legal issues the president actually assigned haider al abadi. this is first. now haider al abadi must form a cabinet in 30 days containing all the parties and blocks inside the parliament. thirdly, if he failed within 30 days, if he fails to form a cabinet, then the president must assign the second majority bloc inside the parliament. now, we have now a matter of issues about 30 days. now mr. maliki are depending now on these 30 days that he would push all these blocs, sunni, shia, curds, not to make a promise for haider al abadi that they would support him. this is all he can do. the interior court did manage to or allow him to be the biggest bloc that supposed to be the candidate for the president to the prime minister. >> okay, so this now leads to the question what about the fighting with the islamic state group given that the elite forces are loyal to nouri al-maliki. >> yes, this is the main issue actually. just as i said before. this filthis is one of the major failures that mr. maliki's cabinet failed to do. now, the americans will be a

the americans have supported the new prime minister haider al abadi. the u.n., saudi arabia, iran, which used to be a strong ally of maliki. so now his only tactic now is to go to the courts and say this is unconstitutional. >> and are the courts free, biased, political? >> in iraq, because the thing is that maliki belongs to the shia section of the society. and what is apparent now is that there is a majority of the shia who wants maliki to move out and sees him as an obstacle to resolving this political crisis. >> it looks like he will have to go, even though it may be messy in the process? >> he can hinder it a little bit, but he doesn't have much choices. >> okay. looking at the spread of isis, or i.s. now, the news from earlier today is that they have taken another town near aleppo. and that wave of power is absolutely incredible in a relatively short space of time. is enough being done not only to help the yazidis but also to fight against them? >> when the international community is looking at how to deal with it, the united states and the europ

haider al-abadi. under the iraqi accusation there is a important step to eun unite iraq's community. >> and john, on martha's vineyard he stated that some have been escaping from mowrnltt sinjar and they are being helped to find safe place. >> what are the figures? >> lieu 10th bill mayville, he said there have since thursday when the president gave the order for this to go ahead been 14 successful missions, 15 targeted air strikes for which we assume that one of them was not successful but the numbers go on are from there. 310 bundles have been dropped on mount sinjar, 16,000 gallons of water, those 73,000 mres meals ready to eat, 50 to 60 sorties taking place, a movement of aircraft of one sort or another, represent jet or even drone. but the lieutenant general did go on to say that he felt the operation scope was limited. onoarnd -- on the other hand, i. is has been hobbled. >> women and children on a mountain in iraq many are members of a religious minority called yazidis. they were trapped on sin

you don't feel confident in haider al-abadi. even if he abides by national reconciliation. >> a concern i had for months and years, is americans under bush and president obama now are willing to stake security on individuals. haider al-abadi is a welcome change in baghdad. as i outlined in the "new york times" piece, the problems go well beyond dd haider al-abadi. if you installed nelson mandela in baghdad, i'm not sure he could overcome the systematic failures within the iraqi political system, because of the entrenched sectarianism, the entrenched corruption and the interference of regional powers to weaken iraq and keep it under tehran's control. >> we had two ambassadors to iraq - - first ebola related death outside of africa. and this spanish priest who worked in africa and tested positive for ebola is returning you wrote in distinguish politicao the national security staff sa part of the problem, because most don't speak the lang yij, nor do they speak. you quoted saying: tested negative for ebola. world health organization

president fouad masoum asked haider al abadi to form a new cabinet within 30 days. abadi has served as deputy speaker in parliament and as an

haider al abadi. and all day long we've been getting stam, vice president joe biden called abadi earlier today and expressed his support. encouraged hip to form a more unified government, something they think nuri al maliki has failed to do and secretary of state john kerry put out his own statement saying very much the same thing. i think what we're going to hear from the president, he's going to make very similar comments and i think he's going to be encouraging of haider al abadi as the new prime minister. if you read between the lines and we've seen this for several weeks, the message from the president is it's time for nuri al maliki to go. >> stand by. we're going to have live coverage of the president once he gets to the microphones, gets in front of the cameras. we'll hear what he has to say about the situation in iraq, a situation that is pretty much in everyone agrees is awful right now as there's a genuine threat of genocide against a whole lot of people in northern iraq, including small ya

later in july the iraqi president nominated haider al-abadi to be the new prime minister, thereby sidelining nouri al-maliki. nouri al-maliki eventually agreed to step down, and back a former rival, haider al-abadi in august. peshmerga forces joined iraqi troops in the battle against the islamic state, and for the control of the mosul dam. nouri al-maliki stepped down as prime minister and in his weekly address, as a caretaker prime minister, he called for all political parties to be involved in the formation of a new government. >> translation: the key principle informing the government how to maintain the political stability for the reason that security, construction, economic and social stability of all dependent on the political stability where there is no tension, division, anon imenties or struggle between the parliament and the government. this is what had in the past crippled the states and institutions from operating, giving fertile land and grounds for terrorism. >>> all right. let's go live to our correspondent zeina khodr in erbil in the north of the country, in the region domina

and confront it with kurdish allies and others. >> you wrote that haider al-abadi is iraq's last chapsat sectarian politics is turning iraq into lebanon o siberia, and the hollowing out of iraq - you don't sound hopeful for haider al-abadi, even if he begins a campaign of national reconciliation. >> right. a concern i had for months and years, is americans under president bush and obama are willing to bet and stake our international security on individuals. leadership is important. the prime minister represents an change, but as i outlined in the new york times peace, the problems go beyond haider al-abadi. if you were to install a wonderful leader like nelson mandela, i'm not sure that he could overcome systematic failures within the iraqi political system because of the entrenched sectarianism and corruption, and the interference of powers like iran, to weaken control. we had -- under tehran's control. we had two former ambassadors to iraq on the shot. both have been critical of the administration. the president took a break from vacation to meet with the security council about iraq.

we saw progress as iraqis named a new prime minister designate haider al-abadi, and iraq's outgoing prime minister nouri al-maliki agreed to step down. this peaceful transition of power will mark a major milestone in the political development. as i think we are aware, the work is not yet done. over the next few weeks the work of forming a new broad-based iraqi government - one that develops a national programme to address the interests of all iraqis. without that progress, extremists like i.s.i.l. can pray upon iraq's divisions. with the new government in place, iraqis will be able to unite the county against the threat from i.s.i.l., and will be able to look forward to support not just from the united states, but other countries are in the region and around the world. let's remember, i.s.i.l. poses a threat to all iraqis. and to the entire region. they claim to represent sunni grievances, but they slaughter sunni men, women and children. they claim to oppose foreign forces, but they actively recruit foreign fighters to advance their hateful ideology. the iraqi people reject them and unit

is backing a new leader for iraq, haider al abadi has been nominated to be the next prime minister.ry of state john kerry is urging him to form a new cabinet as quickly as possible. fareed zakaria is joining us from new york. it's by no means a done deal, though, fareed, nuri al maliki, the current prime minister, he might not go quietly, he may try to use the forces loyal to him to effectively engage in some sort of coup. wa what's your analysis? >> my own sense, wolf, is he won't do that. there are many, many forces within the iraqi political system that would be very strongly opposed to them. most importantly, ayatollah sistani, the chief shiite cleric of iraq, has always been clear iraq needs to be on a democratic path. you remember early on when we were watching the iraqi politics begin, sistani was very clear on the need for elections, for democracy. so i would suspect that he would come out strongly opposed to this. in that case, maliki's support would collapse. maliki's support has largely collapsed. what he is now holding on to is the thin reed that says technically he was

hopeful that a transition of power will help bring back security. >> handing over the post to haider al-abadi is significant indication that nouri al-maliki is keying for the safety of iraqis and iraq. >> the cleric ali al sistani, now all eyes are on haider al-abadi, a new prime minister would has less than a month to form a new government. it will be a challenging task. maliki has been accused of consolidating power and aliena alienating sunnies. prominent sunni tribal leaders hold sway on the ground. they welcomed maliki's departure but says it will not prove to be the solution. >> translator: we are ready to cooperate with the new government. only if sunnies have their rights. our priorities is to stop government attacks and to disarm shia militias. they are more dangerous than islamic state group. >> to protect the entrances of baghdad from the islamic state group. that group took control of much of the sunni heart land, the iraqi army which abandoned their positions and their weapons has not been able to recapture that territory. hoping a united iraq can recapture, a deeply divided coun

he's scheduled to meet prime minister designate haider al-abadi, according to the iranian state news. the political development follows 24 hours of violence. three car bombs exploded in kirkuk. there has been coming in erbil, the capital of the semiautonomous region. the army and peshmerga are trying to fight off the islamic state, which controls parts of northern iraq and syria. jane arraf has more from erbil. >> security forces in the kurdish capital of erbil are on high alert following a rare explosion. a sticky bomb attached to the undercarriage of a car detonated on a main road in the city. this is the peshmerga fight, trying to retake territory from the islamic state group. one of the fronts is the town of jaluala, 20km from the iranian border in the province of diyala. iranian forces are said to have backed the kurdish fighters. the foreign minister arrived in baghdad for talks with his counterpart and congraduate the new prime minister-delegate. haider al-abadi is trying to contain the fall out of what is determined a massacre at a sunni mosque. that blamed on shia militia mem

the president and parliament nominated haider al-abadi. but maliki says he will not stop down. abadi was born in baghdad but lived he entered politics after the u.s. led invasion of iraq in 2003. he went on to become head of the parliament's finance committee, the minister of communications and a political advisor to prime minister maliki. he was elected deputy speaker of parliament a few weeks ago but was considered a contendedde coo prime minister in the last two elections. coming up. who are the religious minorities and what is done to help them? >> advances in iraq in recent days prompted the u.s. military to act. the group had been called the islamic state of iraq and the levant. but dropped the last part of its name to just islamic state. the group wand to develop a state caliphate. where womsd ar women's are not o leave home. jetblue has more. >> the group is so feared that not even al qaeda will work with them. islamic state fighters are a growing threat to not just iraq but the world. >> whawhat we see is the most serious threat to britain in all the world today. >> sla

give up as prime minister, but the iraq' iraq's parliament has appointed a new prime minister, haider al-abadi. >> last night vice president biden and i called haider al-abadi and encouraged him to form a new government inclusive of all iraqis. i encouraged them to work through political process in the days ahead. >> reporter: but if maliki continues to cling to power there might be more violence projected to the capitol. yesterday al-maliki insisted his out offing by the parliament was unconstitutional. politically he is on his other than. his allies no longer believe he can save iraq from civil war and they have all but abandoned him. >> interesting to follow, "america tonight's" sheila macvicar. ahead on "america tonight." big play, an nfl star's latest moves in the charter school filed field. >> it is a world class failure when it comes to charter schools. >> and deion sanders and the school's losing record. h >> audiences are intelligent and they know that their needs are not being met by american tv news today. >> entire media culture is driven by something that's very very fast... >> th

. >> on monday, the iraqi president nominated haider al abadi, the deputy speaker of the parliament, to replace al mali i maliki. nuri al maliki seems to be digging in further. so what happens next? >> well, it was an interesting speech, you can imagine, he could have been slightly more defiant. he didn't say the magic words everyone seems to expect him to say, which is "i'm stepping down from power." he didn't also say he would not leave under any condition. he said he was waiting for the decision of the federal court. they're the ones who may eventually rule on the constitutionality of what's been happening with his successor, haider al abadi, named prime minister-des ignate by the new president, embraced by washington, iran, saudi arabia and much of the politicals here in baghdad. that is potentially giving him a way out. it may be he's holding out for some guarantee for his future safety or immunity from prosecution or pleasant lifestyle. we don't quite know. it was an interesting lengthy speech. he talked about the sacrifices, again of those soldiers fighting isis on the front li

just down the home is the family of the prime minister designate haider al-abadi. hours later, furiously demolishing the checkpoint of the police who did not protect them. shots fired in the air, to scatter them. the next day, police there enforce, refusing to let us film them making life even tougher to live or for him to remember any other way of life. no, he says, i don't remember a time when there were no bombs. i don't go out on the streets because i'm afraid. business is unusual for baghdad. shops closed, traffic jams missing. this should be rush hour traffic and cars should find it almost impossible to move this time of day. but in some areas of baghdad there is a sense of a city unwilling to venture out into the streets and brace for the worst. shock, paralyzed amid a government that says it has never been so bad. right now, 2014 is the worst year yet for baghdad, he says. the street is literally empty. where are the army and police? down the road, water pipes, there are things isis militants would immediately punish brutally. and the recognition that the p

i want to ask you initially about haider al-abadi. one of his favorite quotations, is, father-in-law, the key to leadership is tolerance. do you think he would make a difference if he actually did take up the post? >> i think problems in iraq are deeper than the person who will lead the government as a prime minister. unfortunately the iraqi political system has issues with sectarian, corruption. some people are skeptical that changing the prime minister will effect that much change and lead to fixing many of iraq's problems in the political system. >> wasn't the criticism of al-maliki was that he wasn't inclusive enough leading to the position in the moment? >> correct. i mean there are some mistakes i think that many blame al-maliki for doing. many give him credit for other things that he managed to achieve. overall, i think there is more criticism to the entire system than criticism to the person of al-maliki. >> okay. >> sometimes criticisms to failure of the system have been imposed on the person of al-maliki rather than blaming

the prime minister nominee haider al-abadi, and speaking of that, nouri al-maliki has described his nomination as a constitutional violation. said it's up to the court to decide whether he should keep his job. now to zena hoder. >>> rakes have been taking to the streets since -- iraqis have been taking to the streets. maliki has been increasingly isolated. iraqi politician he even the shia parties are no longer willing to back him. the long time iraqi leader has lost the support of the international community and close ally iran, a country which wields influence in iraq. nonetheless, maliki remains defiant. >> the current government continues and will not be changed until changed by the courts. it is a constitutional democracy, we cannot night a constitutional breach. >> abadi is the man who has been charged with saving iraq. he has a month to put together an inclusive government. he faces many challenges. not only does very to ensure that iraq's communities, sunnies, shias and kurds are represented, they have to feel that they have a say in governing the country. a eunt iraq is needed to coun

al abadi replacing nuri al maliki. president obama saying the government needs to form quickly and solidify so it can have a foot to stand on in its fight against isis. how is mr. haiderabadi doing? >> reporter: well, he's got about three weeks left to form a government. he says he's going to do this before the constitutional deadline to bring a government together. but, errol, it's a very tough task. in the past the negotiations to put together a government is a lengthy process that is really a lot of horse trading and negotiations that take place between the various political blocs and parliament. this is going to be more challenging because he needs to try to undo what nuri al maliki had done in the last for you years, which is creating tensions with the kurds, which has been alienating sunnis. he needs to try to regain trust, this is going to be different, a truly inclusive government not one where sunnis and kurds would be represented but not have much power. it's going to be a challenge for haider al abadi in the next few weeks. >> and the pressure is certainly on. live from baghdad, thank you. >>> just ahead on our special coverage, the latest from ferguson, mi

he's giving way to haider al abadi who will try to form a new government and bring together the government's sharply divided religious groups. >>> meantime people fleeing from isis militants are streaming into refugee camps. the u.n. says 400,000 people have been displaced in just the past two months. >>> let's talk more about the situation in iraq now. and bring in middle east expert. he joins us now via web cam from france. good to see you, andrew. we were able to connect earlier in the week as we discussed what nuri al maliki would do. now he announced he would step down and step aside. what's your reaction to this development? >> i think it's a good sign. it shows, i think, that both iranian pressure and american pressure at the same time has convinced him he's not the man for the job at the moment. that he blew his chance. we'll have to wait and see if the incoming prime minister will be able to form a government that will placate sunnis enough. >> haider al abadi to form this new government, forcing isis away and bring other factions into the government. what's your estimation on how c

iraq's miements haider al-abadi has -- prime minister haider al-abadi has a month to form a new government>>> moscow says they are carrying humanitarian aid. kyiv says the cargo could be used to support the separatists. they have evidence that russian forces are launching artillery attacks from ukrainian soil. neave barker has more. >> reporter: on the move, more than 260 russian aid trucks. the vehicles have been in limbo on the border for more than a week as kyiv and moscow argue over their entry. in defiance of kyiv the trucks are rolling into ukraine, kyiv is calling it a direct invasion. and this is where the trucks are thought t to be heading. the separatist held city of luhansk where street to street fighting rages. the city remains under constant ukrainian bombardment. of this monastery, more than a thousand refugees have sought sanction wear. a few weeks ago these people led ordinary lives in quiet back waters but the war has changed everything. angelica escaped fighting in the town of horlivka. she and her family gathered what they could and fled. we're on the road to horlivka. n

iraq's prime minister designate haider al-abadi. special forces were sent to iraq's mount sinjar, forced by their homes by islamic state fighters. they carried out their mission as the white house hinted ground troops might be needed to help the refugees. fewer yazidis than they thought were on top of that mountain. in a statement pentagon spokesman john kirby says a evacuation is quite less likely, supplying humanitarian assistance as needed. john burns is the new york times london bureau chief. he was based in baghdad in the leadup to iraq in the war in 2003. given his own time in iraq i asked him about the current crisis unfolding there. >> i think it became apparent certainly by 2004, 2005, that the united states has got itself into an intractable. impossible situation, that it had opened up by toppling saddam hussein a pandora's box to with, the historic enmity of sunni and shia in iraq, beyond the states, beyond the politicians in iraq. i spent countless hours with american generals, american can ambassadors, secretary o secre

prime minister haider al-abadi is vowing to fight terrorism and corruption. in a statement he says his government will be one of efficiency and integrity. on thursday, the prime minister nouri al-maliki announced he would step down. he has 30 days to form a coalition government. >> the european union is offering to take charge of border crossings into and out of gaza. this comes as talks between a long-term truce between israel and hamas continue. the blockade remains a key point of tension between the two sides. today was day 2 of a five-day cease-fire between israel and hamas. >> we have one more day of really nice weather and then the heat and humidity is back on sunday. >> you can have those. >> i'll try to keep it just for sunday. we have some changes on the way. showers and thunderstorms back in the seven-day outlook and lots of next week not looking very pretty. it's 81 at reagan national but the reason why it feels so great, the dew point levels only in the 40's. usually this time of year we're in the middle to upper 60's to around 70 and it feels rea

haider al abadi has less than a month to form a more inclusive government, which many hope will unite the country against isis. the sunni population complained they were marginalized by outgoing prime minister nouri al malaki. he says he's ready to work with haider al abadi. >> translator: it's very important that a body understands that he cannot start by asking us to fight the insurgents of the islamic state. we have said before that the islamic state is not a big problem for us or the main issue that we suffer from. he has to purge first the security installations like the defense, the interior, the national security, and intelligence apparatus from the militias which were brought in by malaki. >> as political leaders seek a solution, people continue to suffer. ivan watson is following the crisis. it's now spilled over into syria, where he saw this scene right here. >> reporter: the clinics here are providing medical care for people coming to these camps. they say some of the most common problems they're facing are the little kids who they say get dehydrated due to extreme heat and

iraqi government a shipment of missiles, guns and ammunition but it is waiting to do so until haider al-abadi officially becomes iraq's new prime minister. it remains unclear if iraq's current prime minister al-maliki di.l release powers to aba he says the appointment violates iraq's constitution. but the united nations says may00 to 30,000 yazidis still be trapped on the arid mount sinjar where they fled. the human special repertoire on minority issues said -- to talk more about the situation in iraq, we're joined by patrick cockburn. he was in baghdad last month. his new book is, "u.s. 'humanitarian' bombing of iraq: a redundant presidential ritual." "the jihadis return: isis and the new sunni uprising." can you talk about the latest news, the a sending of additional on hundred 30 more u.s. marines and advisers into iraq? more u.s.s a little commitment to the kurds. i don't think it makes an enormous difference. the most significant action was the airstrikes, although limited, a few days ago. that was important. that raised kurdish morale. it meant a new u.s. military involvement in iraq. s

it certainly could form behind the new prime ministerial candidate, haider al abadi.hink it's going to take more than just having a government in baghdad to have the execution and capacity to take on isis. the iraqi forces certainly are not ready to do that. the peshmerga forces in kurdistan are more unified and shown more success on the battlefield, but they really don't have the weapons right now to confront isis isis. they're outmanned, outgunned by isis. they've had some success now on the battlefield because they have air strikes giving them cover from the u.s. i think in conclusion it's really going to take outside help primarily from the u.s. hopefully from some of the other countries to work in cooperation with the peshmerga forces and the iraqi forces to defeat isis. >> we appreciate it your expertise and your time, david tafuri joining us from beirut. thank you. >> the white house is calling the execution of journalist james foley a terrorist attack on the united states and numerous countries have joined forces to find foley's killer. the uk is a focal point

the president has appointed haider al-abadi as prime minister. authorities believe people opposed to a new administration under abad did i are responsible for the bombing. another car bomb happened on the same day, killing two people. the attacks took place as abadi and maliki are in a standoff. maliki has been called on to resign by people who say he allowed sunni militants to wield influence. abadi was named to replace him on monday. and the following day, the largest sunni faction started forming a cabinet. fighting continues between kurdish troops and the militants. the militants continue to besiege mountainous areas around sinjar. more than 20,000 people from a religious minority group remain stranded there without food or water. and u.s. officials have sent in more help. an additional 130 military advisers have joined in the relief effort. >> u.s. defense officials say they have reached a milestone in their work to destroy syria's chemical weapons. they say specialists have neutralized 100% of the agent used to make sarin gas. pentagon offi

he says he'll support prime minister designate, haider al abadi, who is also a shia. he was tapped on sunday to form the next government, but until the announcement he had refused to step aside. he said he has no intention of seeking other posts. many iraqis are hoping his successor can form a national unity government with sunnis and kurds and hope those forces can join forces in the fight against the militants. >>> president obama said air strikes to help other iraqis threatened by islamic militants will continue. >> we broke the isil siege of mount sin jar. we helped vulnerable people reach safety and helped save many innocent lives. >> obama said a small team of americans checked conditions on the mountain. and they found food and water have been reaching those in need. he said every day, thousands of people have been taken to safety and u.s. forces have increased the delivery of military assistance to iraqi and kurdish forces fighting you the insurgents. >>> tensions are high on the streets of ferguson in the u.s. state of missouri. confrontations between demonst

haider al abadi is take his first steps towards forming a government. but the man he is trying to replace is trying to hold on. abadi has served as the deputy speaker of parliament. president fouad masoum has named him to take over as prime minister. abadi is a shia. so is the man who has been prime minister the last eight years, nuri al-maliki. many iraqis say maliki has favored shias and they say that's driven sunnis to launch an insurgency and take over parts of northern iraq. now many sunnis are backing abadi. the president of the kurdish regional government masoud barzani has expressed his support and leaders in neighboring iran, turkey, and saudi arabia have also welcomed abadi's appointment. but maliki is refusing to step down or step aside. he met on tuesday with senior military and security officials. he reportedly instructed them not to interfere in the political crisis. still iraqis are seeing more of what they've seen throughout months of fighting between shias and sunnis. a series of bombs exploded in shia neighborhoods in baghdad. security

now on monday, haider al-abadi was appointed to replace maliki. he's been given 30 days to form a new government. maliki says that appointment vitals thviolates the constitut. he's ordered the international community to stay out of the issue. >> i really urge you to iraqi military to uproot the islamic state group and al qaeda. you are responsible. they are otherwise a cancer that can spread. we are all responsible for the safety and security of our country. >> that's the political battle. meanwhile in the north of the country, kurdish forces continue to fight against islamic state fighters. the u.s. has been backing the kurdish fighters with weapons, however humanitarian crisis going on and on as thousands flee their homes a with islamic state forces enter their homes. jane in erbil. seems like nouri al-maliki's days are numbered yet he is holding stubbornly firm almost. >> reporter: well he seems to firmly believe that actually he is constitutionally entitled to be the prime minister. but of course this isn't a vote that, what is about is clearl

the shiite leadership ali al-sistani and from tehran itself. >>> the prime minister designate haider al-abadi, how daunting is the task ahead of him to form a new government that is, in fact, inclusive? >> well, i think the message is clear that the country is in sad need of an inclusive approach. is he the man for the job? the others think so. he is known as a man who is distinguished for his party loyalty, and if the party is determined to move in that direction, he'll be right there with him. he is a more westernised in his education, spending a number of years in great britain, and he's an engineer by training. so he is more of a techknow accurate than maliki was, and the hope is that he'll be the instrument for restarting a dece dialogue among the factions in iraq. >> is there evidence that he has the skill set to talk to the kurds and the sunnis and bring them to the table? >> i don't know that much about the man. it's clearly the need of the hour. >> yes. the need now is to do that. does he have the capability, are they ready to work with him. you know, the wounds ever since the invasi

maliki apart from him, iranians as you say, john kerry encouraging the prime minister designate haider al abadi to get on the job as quickly as possible. french accusing nuri al maliki of being behind the crisis in iraq itself. even the saudi arabians suggesting that they want haider al abadi to become the prime minister here. nuri al maliki defiant saying he doesn't want the military to be involved in politics here or he has suggested he might use force to stay in power. we saw a potential window of conciliation the past few hours. haider al abadi, the man nominated to replace maliki saying nuri has a place in iraq's future. perhaps a bid to try and calm tensions here but bob all, nuri al maliki not stepping back from the plate. >> there was a very disturbing moment today. an iraqi military helicopter trying to aid some of the minorities, christians, yazidis up in the north that iraqi military helicopter crashed apparently into something the pilot was killed, a reporter for "the new york times" alissa rubin was injured along with a photographer for "the new york times." there was a parliamenta