typically but not entirely shia arabs. if that is framework, you have to deduce from that how that applies to iraq. iraq particularly important for iran neighboring state. of a rant-iraq war. competing center of shia islam. but, in the state system, an independent state. in the world of the middle east, an arab state. in a region that take that seriously. iran has no totally free hands. phenomenon not all that different from beirut. governments, weak major forces able to bear arms and serve as militia. and more loyal to their and or iranian surrogates than government they are able to exercise tremendous influence. we see it every day. i rate iran's influence as higher than that of u.s., a rant influence in iraq and ours are not higher than iraqi people themselves. push and pull. body, to maliki in a thati had a lot of traits contributed to rise of isis and alienation of sunni-arabs and the kurds. leader, he would stand up to the iranians. feeling -- a good feeling -- he was trying to play americans and irradiance off and b

it happened at a shrine in a mainly shia suburb. more from our correspondent who is in on the turkey side of the border. talk us through the attacks and what you make of the targets. >> reporter: well, this was a bombing, what we understand that there was a car bomb and then two suicide bombers that detonated their explosives when rescuers and people gathered at the scene. dozens of people were killed. this is being described as one of the worst attacks in the capital of damascus and the target of the attack was a shia area. this is a shia district, one of the holiest shrines is located there. we do understand among the casualties were shia fighters. we understand that we know that shia fighters are fighting alongside the syrian government. this is one of the areas where they have a heavy presence and it is also heavily guarded. so this is a security breach and really a penetration on the part of i.s.i.l. in one way or the other, this is i.s.i.l.'s policy trying to increase sectarian tensions because the more there is political inst

toppling the government in a country with a shia majority. you know, reality intrudes here. given our own domestic situation and politics, how can you project that a future american administration is ever going to be willing to engage troops or treasure in the way we did over the past decade to reverse what looks like a pretty solid gain on the part of the iranians in iraq any more than we would go to lebanon again with marines with hezbollah. that's to all of you, i guess. thanks. >> i'll start. you have just summarized the obama administration argument to -- what do we call them? joint target? a few guys out there with radios. this is another going in with 100,000 troops. how many airplanes does putin have in the middle eastle? they are doing a lot of from putin's standpoint good work. how many people has he lost? i think we were up to two. maybe more on the ground. that's the kind of deployment of power to achieve strategic ends that i admire. i don't admire his purposes. i admire the trade craft. that's the kind of thing i sense with most of the people making recommendat

they targeted a shia area. we're getting reports that their main target was a bus full of shia fighters coming from neighboring countries to fight alongside the bashar al-assad government, but this is close to one of the holiest shrines here. definitely a major blow for the government. the timing of this attack coinciding with efforts of the international community to get the warring sides to agree on some settlement because for the international community they want this in order for the warring parties to confront against i.s.i.l. so we're still here. the whole political process, the push by the international community to get this process to move forward is aimed really at confronting i.s.i.l. >>> a senior u.s. fish has been reported to have met with the y.p.g. in kobani. what can you tell us about this particular meeting? >> reporter: yes. we understand from u.s. and kurdish sources the obama administration's envoy to the coalition that is fighting i.s.i.l. along with officials from france and britain were in

unlike what some of our arab friends believe, shia does not equal iranian. those of us who have been out there know how -- what passionate arab nationalists, many iraqi shia are. and so i would talk not about troops and treasure. i would talk about politics and diplomacy. i have argued with this administration with a singular lack of success, as most of my arguments with this administration meet with a singular lack of success, don't send 101st airborne to baghdad, send the secretary of state for a prolonged seance with the iraqi leadership to both assess and try to influence. what deals can be done? we have been sort of missing in action politically and diplomatically and that is where i would like to see the thrust of a renewed effort come. and here the iranians may actually help because if my provocative hypothesis is anywhere near the mark, well, that's war in another form. and at a certain point you're probably going to get, in fact you see it in some areas already, an iraqi arab reaction to that. you know, we saw al qaeda's excesses enable the surge th

it is in a mainly ee shia neighborhood just north of the capital baghdad. the first bomb exploded on a motor psych. as people gathered to help the injured a suicide bomber blew himself up. i.s.i.l. says it's behind the attack. just hours before west of bag dald suicide bombers and gunmen attacked iraqi security forces. al jazeera can't verify these pictures. several military personnel are said to be killed. a nearby village was sueds by fighters. military barracks were also raided. i.s.i.l. are being held responsible for these attacks too. >> they still have the ability to do coordinated attacks that have these sort of spectacular results. but i think we've reached a point over the last year and a half since they took over mosul in 2014 where they're no longer able to sustain an attack and capture territory. so i'm afraid for the short-term, perhaps, for the foreseeable future. we can expect that they can lash out. >> reporter: the iraqi army is preparing an offensive to retake the northern city of mosul. iraqi forces supported by u.s. coalition air strikes

dozens of people killed, the target is a shia district in the capital.arly an attack which has a sectarian nature, isil claiming responsibility and really, this his in line with its policy. attacks like this only increase sectarian tensions and isil cannot thrive unless there is political instability, a security vacuum, so like i mentioned, the shia district, we also understand that a number of the casualties were shia fighters, because we know that fighters from lebanon from iraq have joined the fight on the side of the syrian president, and next to the site of the explosions is one of the most holiest shia shrines. it was protecting these this rhines that drew from the region to join the fight. the timing is coinciding with geneva talks where the international community us drying to get the warring sides to agree on a settlement. we do know that the international agreement priority is to confront isil and that cannot happen unless there is a political settlement in syria, so a message to the international community, we're still here, we are a potent fo

does it include shia militia? iran? guest: all of this is in tight collaboration.nd what we are doing is in full coordination -- we are working by, with and through them. charlie: do you think isil wouldn't have happened because the maliky government wouldn't have happened because of soldiers there in 1,000 or more. guest: here's my perception. and we as we know the bush administration agreed that american forces would leave at the end of 2011 and the goal was to be a good one. we will get down to 50,000 troops and we did. and making good on the final agreement. we did try to leave a resideal force. and it was the al qaeda in iraq. and we said to the iraqis, the job is not yet done they are down but not fully out. if you don't make accommodations they could come back. and this is what i strongly believe. there was no one in the iraqi body politic who wanted to say i want the americans to say. we were there for 10 years. charlie: and unable to make a powerful argument. guest: i don't think it would have stopped the evolution of daesh and possible that some of our fo

it will be done by iraqis from all backgrounds >>> phillip smith is a researcher specializing in shia militias and he says the iraqi government ask unlikely to gain the trust of sunnis in i.s.i.l. areas >> i think an appetite can be built if there's enough money behind it. if we remember historically what has happened, the government cut funding for a lot of tribes that were originally fighting the components of the group that is now i.s.i.s., and how much money has been thrown their way. that is hard to say. a lot of these groups, because they're under essentially a very totalitarian grip by i.s.i.s., it is hard to push back even if they wanted to. you asked before whether they really want to go and fight with iraqi government forces. well, the operations in fallujah are being run by vicious and sectarian shia militias that are backed almost completely by the iranians and have had a very nasty history with sunnis. it makes a tough situation in terms of going forward if we're going to say, well, you know, there is going to be an iraqi government force and maybe sunni tribes will start

. ♪ >>> the suicide bomber has blown himself up at a shia funeral hall in iraq.t least 38 people have died in the attack in the eastern province of diyalla, a further 62 were injured. i.s.i.l. has claimed responsibility saying it killed six senior militia commanders. what more can you tell us about the circumstances of the attack quj. >> as you said, the final death toll according to security and medical source, death toll of 38 people have been killed and 60 injured. this death toll could not be final as many injured people are seriously injured. this explosion as we know just come in less than 24 hours from another explosion happened in baghdad, in which it killed more than 70 people and more than 100 injured. if we talk about mugabea city which is located in diyalla in which the explosion happened today according to the security source now very tense climate is revealed on the city. the source is talking about militia is controlled and deployed in the city, this city is a population, mixed population sunni and shia in diyalla province, majority of diyalla prov

you have hezbollah, you have iraqi shia militias, also pakistani and afghan militias. so it is very complicated. when it comes to the opposition side. the same applies for national and international powers. they will try to influence the opposition groups who adhere to their cause, however the more extreme or the more international community designate as terrorist, they will not adhere to the cause of truce or peace. not everybody is interested in a political process. it is interesting to see what now is complicates that ask what president bashar al-assad has also called for a new election in april regardless of what's happening. you have also the syrian appear was dor to the u.n. describing the-- ambassador-- staffan de mistura not doing his job. all of that is complicating the situation >>> thanks very much. two students accused of sedition in india have asked authorities to secure their safety so they can surrender in court. they are among five students holed up in a university in new delhi. police have not been allowed inside. the president of the students union is

the attackers main target was a bus carrying shia militia men. this is a site of pilgrimage and a shrine. soldiers operate road blocks around the shrine. lebanese group hezbollah and other militias have a strong presence there. many fighters visit the shrine before heading into front line combat >> i say mercy for the martyrs and a quick recovery for the injured. this will not stop us but will make us more resistant and determined. >> reporter: a car bomb had first been detonated near a public transport garage and that two suicide bombers then blew themselves up nearby as people were being rescued. the explosions happened just as delegates began convening in geneva for peace talks. the head of the syrian government delegation a link between opposition and terrorism. i.s.i.l. has claimed responsibility for the bombing >>> more from our correspondent. this is a very brazen attack by i.s.i.l. in the capital. what's the significance of the target of the bombing? >> reporter: like you mentioned, this is one of the worst bombings in the capital and thi

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shia militia charlie: whether the sunnis were prepared to come on board. in the early times they felt so maligned by the shia government in baghdad and looking the other way. has that changed? guest: this goes to what is the final and most important challenge. even if you get the military, even if you get the stable isation, if you don't get it right. you will be right back. charlie: what is the political piece? guest: there has to be a baveng accommodation in iraq where the sunnis and they can be protected in iraq. charlie: only people that can do that is the iraqi government and surrounding -- guest: correct. the current iraqi prime minister is a improvement but he is walking a tight rope. charlie: are we on a plan for most you will? they are in agreement with us it has to be done and the strategy for doing it and who will be part of the overall group? does it include shia militia? iran? guest: all of this is in tight collaboration. and what we are doing is in full coordination -- we are working by, with and through them. charlie: do you think isil would

she a does not and those are out there for passionate arab nationalists, many iraqi shia are. would talk not about troops and treasurer, i would talk about politics and diplomacy. when it comes to singular lack of success moments in the administration, a singular lack of success, and send the secretary of state. or prolonged seance with iraqi leadership to assess and try to influence. would deals can be done, we have been missing in action, and that is where i would like to see the thrust and renewed effort come. here are the iranians, they actually help because if by provocative hypothesis anywhere near the mark, that is another forum, and at a certain point you are going to get, you see it in some areas already an iraqi arab reaction to that. we saw al qaeda's accesses enable the surge through the awakening, they were our own worst enemy, iranian overreach can deliver the same results and we need to be giving body and others some alternative to tehran because right now there isn't. that needs to be political and diplomatic and it isn't. >> we are not talking about rolling co

iraq has also had to rely on shia militants loyal shia militias loyal to iran. as a result the looks of sectarian lines as iran gains even greater influence. this could be the region with the same if we do not address to tension, there will be no long-term signal anymore. the same thing playing out in libya and yemen. terrorists like a vacuum in the absence of testability, will applaud effective will be void. coaxing him on winning tension in these countries will go a long way towards denying isis the safe haven. today i hope we can have a good discussion on how the united states should continue responding to the threat. how can we stem the growth of isis? how do we stay one step ahead of them? sometimes i'm originally a physically only halfheartedly going after isis and halfheartedly with others on the ground. as you know for many years, three or four years i have been calling on the freeze. army and i believe when we didn't aid them, they withered on the vine and isis moved into the void. i hope that we will be part of a robust campaign. not a tentative one, n

that area has a majority shia population. do you think these attacks will further divide or further deepen the sectarian divisions that iraq is all right experiencing? >> that's true. that's what is expected, unfortunately. iraq still suffers from the sectarian divisions. iraqi security forces and also iraqi political authority, they are trying to put an end for this sectarian conflict, but unfortunately, these conflicts are still going on. trying or doing such attacks in such area with this death toll, a very huge death toll. unfortunately, it will deepen again the security conflict and the security between the iraqi people. iraqi security forces, we are trying to put an end by doing the intense i have security measures not only in sadr city, but everywhere. checkpoints are everywhere in baghdad, but it seems with all these measures, all these security forces are deployed everywhere, those are not enough to stop or to prevent such explosions to be happening. >> it was great talking to you. thank you so much for that update,

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the shia much more secular. and it is a relevant question because the deal that we made with iran, which is mainly sunni, stabbed a lot -- it was just shia, stabbed a lot of sunni friends in the back throughout the arabian we flans and then the nerve to come to them and say you be the boots on the ground and we'll be the air power. it makes no sense. these are the kinds of foolish things that happen when i don't think you fully understand what's going on. >> you feel like you're up to the job now? because that was something you said a while back that you were studying up, reading. >> that was, that was a couple of years ago. i have -- [ laughter ] [ applause ] let me put it this way. i'm ready for the quiz now. but also, do bear in mind that i think it's very important to put the right people around you because will never be the world expert on russian affairs but i can get access to those kinds of people. but you do have to have a basic fundamental knowledge to know who you need to get and solomon said in numbe

the shia much more secular. and it is a relevant question because the deal that we made with iran, which is mainly sunni, stabbed a lot -- it was just shia, stabbed a lot of sunni friends in the back throughout the arabian we flans and then the nerve to come to them and say you be the boots on the ground and we'll be the air power. it makes no sense. these are the kinds of foolish things that happen when i don't think you fully understand what's going on. >> you feel like you're up to the job now? because that was something you said a while back that you were studying up, reading. >> that was, that was a couple of years ago. i have -- [ laughter ] [ applause ] let me put it this way. i'm ready for the quiz now. but also, do bear in mind that i think it's very important to put the right people around you because will never be the world expert on russian affairs but i can get access to those kinds of people. but you do have to have a basic fundamental knowledge to know who you need to get and solomon said in numbe

the shia much more secular. and it is a relevant question because the deal that we made with iran, which is mainly sunni, stabbed a lot -- it was just shia, stabbed a lot of sunni friends in the back throughout the arabian we flans and then the nerve to come to them and say you be the boots on the ground and we'll be the air power. it makes no sense. these are the kinds of foolish things that happen when i don't think you fully understand what's going on. >> you feel like you're up to the job now? because that was something you said a while back that you were studying up, reading. >> that was, that was a couple of years ago. i have -- [ laughter ] [ applause ] let me put it this way. i'm ready for the quiz now. but also, do bear in mind that i think it's very important to put the right people around you because will never be the world expert on russian affairs but i can get access to those kinds of people. but you do have to have a basic fundamental knowledge to know who you need to get and solomon said in numbe

these are shia religious figures that are in control. they are taking the fight to i.s.i.s., and they are the dominant force on the ground. the iraqi army had a hard time stepping up. getting units trained and projecting their power. in fallujah, the main elements are the irani backed shia militias, smashing block after block in an effort to retake the city. so, they have a hard and powerful presence on the ground. what worries me is because the units are sectarian and have instruct tours that bind them. it wunt really open them up -- it doesn't really open them up. it doesn't. these are the same units involved many years ago during the american occupation in terms of ethnically cleansing baghdad and ethnically cleansing other areas of sunni residence, they are the same units operating and pushing back i.s.i.s., and i.s.i.s. used that past history to build support for itself with other iraqi sunnis. unfortunately, we may create the next war because the units are used now. >> from the university of marylands, joining us from washington d.

because in the early times, they felt so mall ianed by the shia-- so ma lined by the shia government in baghdad that they were looked, either supporting or looking the other way at isis, has that changed? >> it hasn't fully changed but it's changing. but this goes to what is the final and most important challenge. even if you get the military piece right, even if you get the stablization and rebuilding piece right, if you don't get the political piece right, it probably won't be sustainable and you will be right back to where you started somewhere down the road. >> rose: what is the political piece. >> there are different ways of looking at thisment one is there has to be a basic accommodation in iraq where the sunnies and the kurds for that matter have real buy-in and feel that their interests can be better protected in iraq than with isil. >> rose: the only people that can do that is the iraqi government. >> that's correct. >> rose: and surrounding. >> exactly. >> rose: sunni states. >> exactly. the current iraqi prime minister is a huge improvement over his pred des es-- predecess

can't do to them what did you to the shia. >> this is somewhat of a the more urgent crisis is really all of the bloodshed in syria. they have a tentative cessation of hostility. we should all hope that takes. >> one important thing in all the complexity is there are divergent political groups right? the shia, the school of espionage after in iraq then the school of common iran and the school of najaf, there are interplays you can actually use, you can force compromise and say american power, hey, we'll side with you. do this. america with nato. it's complicated but do-able. >> the truth is american powerball is receding and certainly under obama and i don't disgrea entirely he says, look. it's a horrible mess in syria. we're not going to put american forces in there. i think most americans fundamentally do not want to get involved in these wars. trump is playing on that. cruz is playing on that. rand paul played on that. >> and somebody should have donald trump, ask donald trump whether he would get more engaged in syria or less engaged. the status quo is not going to work. frankly i

these explosion happened in a majority shia area which is subsidiary to a heavily security measures, but they're saying that all these security measures have been not enough to prevent this explosion to be happened. i.s.i.l. have the responsibility about this explosion. as police expected from the beginning, that the tactic used and this explosion it was clearly that i.s.i.l. would stand behind this explosion. this could be one of the biggest explosion because the number of the people were killed and injured is very high, and it seems that all security measures subjected in baghdad could not be enough to prevent such explosion >>> at least 15 have died and several others wounded in an attack in somalia. it happened in north west of the capital. among of debted was the deputy minister for disarmament. greece's migration minister says as many as 70,000 people could find themselves trapped in greece next month unless other e.u. help to relieve the burden. >> reporter: this is on the greek macedonian border. it was set up last september as a transit camp intended for 1,000 people maximum

the shia rebels and former president remain defiant. they say they are determined to fight to defend the areas that they control >>> algeria's parliament has passed a new constitution that aims to revamp the military system. analysts have cast doubt whether it will end the grip on power. more than a third of adults in the u.s. say they're neither republican nor democrat. they have told they want a third political party. >> reporter: anyone born in the u.s. has the right to run for the president. this health food restauranteur is one of 1500 elected for election in 2016 >> it's the american dream. the challenge is for the people, they want a regular citizen governing our country. we have to change the system. if a hardworking american can't become president, that makes up 99% of the cub. >> reporter: study after study has shown that the promise in the american dream disappeared. election after election has shown that only a few can eviablely run for the country's highest office. >> we need a new way forward that is not brought and paid f

protests took place on the fifth anniversary of mass demonstrations led by bahrain shia majority. south korea's president says its communist neighbor has proven it doesn't washing peace. park geun-hye has been addressing issues on ongoing oppositions from pyongyang. last week a rocket carrying a satellite was launched >> reporter: the message given by park geun-hye had the country being used to threats from pyongyang, nuclear attack, shower and war. south koreans have become incensetive to this language and to north korean provocations. now in the light of the fourth nuclear test by north korea and because of this most recent missile test, as they here term the rocket launch, which north korea says was a peaceful satellite launch from the weekend before last, she said time for a shift in action that south korea is willing to take. that's why she says the government took the position to close the joint industrial complex inside north korean territory as it did last wednesday. south korea has put hundreds of millions of dollars into that plant and she says that they know nok uses ha

it's in a mainly shia neighborhood just north of the capital baghdad.st bomb explode odd a motorcycle as people gathered to help the injured, a suicide bomber blew himself up. isil says it's behind the atta attack. just hours before, west of baghdad, suicide bombers and gunmen attacked iraqi security forces in abu ghraib. al jazeera can't verify these pictures. several military personnel are said to have been killed. a nearby village was also ceasee seized by armed fighter. and military barracks remember raided. isil is being held responsible for these attacks too. the iraqi army is preparing an offensive to retake the northern city of mosul. iraqi forces supported by u.s. co lines airstrikes, have driven isil back to western anbar province in recent weeks. >> translator: troops from the 71st brigade of the 15th division moved towards mosul. and god willing, it will liberate mosul province with peshmerga force forces and alli. >> reporter: violence in baghdad has decreased since isil launched an offensive two years ago and many of its fighters were move

the blasts occurred in the mainly shia district of sadr city. local authorities say a motorcycle bomb ripped through a market. then a suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd that had gathered. more than 70 people are dead and over 100 others are injured. the islamic state group said in an online statement that the bombings targeted shia residents. the militants also attacked a security facility near baghdad. both sides reported heavy casualties. >>> iraqi security forces have been conducting operations nationwide to eradicate the militants. last december they regained control of the key city of ramadi in western anbar province. >>> syria is entering its third day under a fragile, internationally backed deal. to pause fighting that's ravaged the country. the u.n.'s called it the best opportunity to realize lasting peace. but human rights activists and both sides of the conflict say there have been breaches. nhk's takafumi terui reports. >> reporter: this is what a truce looks like in some parts of syria. according to the country's opposition. t

the shia rebels and former president sala remain defiant. they say they are determined to fight to defend the area's controlled. >>> four people have been killed by grenade attacks in bujumbura. amongst the victims was a young boy selling eggs. ten others were also wounded. >>> algerias parliament passed a new constitution that aim to say reform the military-dominated political system. the government says the changes will strengthen democracy, but analysts have cost out whether they'll come into fruition and end the presidential grip on power. changes will require the president to get the backing of a parliament majority in appointing a new prime. >> it does not emanate from a popular demand. rather than promoting new changes within the constitution, the feeling is that algerian leaders should at least -- what already exists. >>> macedonia has started building a new razor wire fence along its border with greece, stretching 37 kilometers. the government said the fence is needed to increase security. they can only enter the country once interv

. >>> 30 people have died in the predominantly shia neighborhood north of the iraqi capitol. 60 others were wounded when a roadside bomb targeted a busy market. isil has claimed responsibility for the attack. iraqi military forces have been attacked by isil fighters across the country. several were kidnapped by the group in abu ghraib. a nearby village was raided and according to military sources, both are under isil control room. 18 policemen were killed during an isil assault near fallujah. al jazeera's wali eastbounwalii more. >>> iraqi forces and political authorities there are trying to put an end for this sectarian violence. this death toll, a huge death toll, unfortunately, it will deepen, again, the security conflict and the security between the iraqi people. ♪ >> the final results of iran's election are exactly shortly. early indications are that moderates and reefrnlists have done very well in the capitalfo done very well in the capital. they have won all the 30 seats in tehran, the biggest voting district. it's a significant change from previous elections which were dominate

thatunni-shia civil war occurred broke the place in half. when the shia had a chance to build an inclusive government, they chose not to. sentenced to death the highest-ranking sunni government officials. they excised sunnis from the military, government positions. they allow shia militias to, in some cases, carry out genocidal attacks on sunni neighborhoods. i don't think there is anything that the united states can do to fix the sunni-shia split. we can work with and help those moderates who are there. this is a problem that is driven by their own violent intent and their inability to get along. they are the ones that are going to have to figure out how to fix it. whether we had invaded or not, these problems would undoubtedly exists. you can imagine that if saddam hussein was still there, we would be facing the same type of civil war in iraq that they are facing in syria. as the arab awakening happened. think it is a problem that defies our ability to reach and there and fix it given the centuries of history of violence and discord that e

the attack took place at a shia mosque in a predominately shia neighborhood. >> eight iraq soldiers haveen killed in an isil ambush. just southeast of the controlled city of falujjah. >> the u.k. national public broadcast tear b.b.c. has been severely criticized by an investigation into his tore call sex abuse. one of those abusers was the former presenter. he raped and assaulted dozens he met. he missed several chances to stop the abuse. >> for more than 30 years he was one of the most famous faces on b.b.c. television. and britain's national broad coster turned a blind eye to the dark truth about his nature. he fronted numerous popular and long running programs. but his star status gave him unchanneled access to sexually abused scores of underage victims. >> they have been through the mill, and they have given evidence which was extremely harrowing for them, and they really do want to move on now. they don't want to see his face all over the television any more, they want to move on. and today was the final chapter, and that's why it was so important that they got to the real truth. >>

claimed responsibility for this attack, an attack really had a sectarian nature targeting shia area.hether or not the government is willing to compromise, if you talk to anyone in the opposition they don't believe the government is ready to make any concessions because the government feels strengthened and embolden with support from russia and russia changed the landscape and battlefield lines and government has the upper hand, no, it cannot claim outright victory but it does have the upper hand but at the end of the day the government cannot recapture the whole of syria, it's going to have to reach some sort of a deal but we always have to remember that what is happening in geneva is as a result of the community to push them to negotiate to find a political settlement because for the international community the priority is for this political settlement to happen in order to confront groups like i.s.i.l. >> zaina we know a senior u.s. official has traveled to kobani and have been essential in the fight with i.s.i.l. and also not invited to the geneva talks, talk to us about the signi

at least 70 people have died in an attack in the proceed dominantly shia neighborhood. 60 others were wounded when a market was targeted. i.s.i.l. has claimed responsibility for that attack. iraqi military forces have also been attacked by i.s.i.l. fighters across the country. several policemen were kidnapped by the group west of baghdad. a nearby village was raid by its fighters and according to military sources both areas are now under i.s.i.l. control and 18 policemen were killed in an aassault in a military barracks near fallujah. our correspondent sent us this update from baghdad >> reporter: two explosions happened inside of baghdad. these happened in a very busy market called bride market. according to the sources the first explosion was a motorcycle. it is followed by another explosion when a suicider wearing a suicide vest blew himself up inside the gathering of people. they just gathered trying to help. the people whom are killed and injured in the first explosion. this explosion happened inside the city. it is a majority shia area and it is subjected to a heavily security m

this explosion happened in a majority shia area subjected to security measures.t is seen all of these security measures have not been enough to prevent this explosion from happening. isil called responsibility for this explosion. police expected that from the beginning. it was clear thattis ill could stand behind this explosion. this could be one of the biggest explosions in baghdad because the number of people whom were killed and injured is very high. all security measures could not be enough to prevent such explosion. >>> more to come for you on the newshour. voting for moderation and reform, live in tehran with the indications so far from the iran elections. >>> we have so much to look forward to. >> optimism and momentum for hillary clinton as she winds the primary in south carolina. and in sport, mab down. find out why manchester united manager is so angry. >> greece is warning the number of refugees and migrants on its soil could more than triple next month because of the cap imposed by balkan countries. greece migration minister says as many as 70,000 peo

like you mentioned this is -- it was a shia neighborhood and very close to one of the holyist shrineshias, a place of pilgramage abpeople from iraq and lebanon to join the syrian government, dozens were killed and i.s.i.l. claimed responsibility and the attack was sectarian in nature and i.s.i.l.'s policy and increasing sectarian tensions means more instability, political instability and sooils is not invited in geneva and not clear if it coincides with what is going on in geneva but reminder there is a talking force on the ground still strong and bear in mind the international community is pushing the warring factions in syria to strike a deal, to reach a political settlement because for the international community the priority is counter terrorism and to fight i.s.i.l. >> do you think this will pressure the syrian government to make compromises in geneva and they will perhaps try to then move their military forces and go to fighting i.s.i.l. instead of the opposition? >> reporter: well, the syrian government would tell you that they are fighting i.s.i.l. and they are fighting terror

they allowed shia militias to carry out genocidal attacks in sunni neighborhoods.o not think there is anything that the united states can do to fix the sunni shia split. work with and help the moderates who are there. this is a problem driven by their own violent intent. their inability to get along and they are the ones that will have to figure out how to fix it. , these we invaded or not problems would undoubtedly exist. you can imagine that if saddam hussein were there, he would be facing the same civil war in iraq that they are facing in syria. as the arab awakening happens. i think it is a problem to define our ability to simply reach in there and fix it given the centuries of history of violence and discord that exists in that region. >> we will have to end it there. thank you for being a newsmaker this week. andeturn to the roundtable are joined by john donnelly. a want to begin with you here at u.s. the congressman to name a change in the current approach withaq and syria dealing the isis threat. the basic strategy does not need to change. he has not heard

number two is what are we doing in the middle east with a combination of a sunni shia conflict driven by the shia arc that iran is now trying to establish in the middle east and also the growing threat of isis. and the third is rebuilding and reinvigorating nato there were a few surprise moments during the debate. bush: i could care less about the insults that donald trump gives to me it's blood sport to him and he enjoys it and i'm glad he's happy about it. but i am sick and tired of him going after my family. my dad is the greatest man alive in my mind and while donald trump was building a reality tv show my brother was building a security apparatus to keep us safe and i'm proud of what he did. the economy was also a hot topic. cruz: everyone understands at home that the middle class has been left behind the last seven years of the obama economy and we've got to bring jobs back, we've got to get people back to work , we've got to get wages going up again, we've got to get people moving from part time work to full time work, we all agree on that but it's not all going to be solved wi

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just recently there were reports shia militia violence in the providence. it's always been a hot bed on both sides of the sectarian divide. the prime minister went to the sight twice. they've arrested nine of the individuals. it was part of the investigation. this a serious problem. something we are focused on all the time. we don't want to paint all of the volunteers, many of them are shia with the same brush. that wouldn't be true. representative desantis: they have touted some of the places like ramadi. my understanding is in his power to let by shia forces, including some iranian-backed forces. what are you doing to empower the sunni tribal forces and the sunni tribal elders? because it seems to me that driving isis out of ramadi is desirable, but the notion that the sunni arabs will be happy living under forces were government they see a dominated by iran and shia that's going to , be a tough sell. mr. mcgurk: i very much agree with you. when it come to ramadi, it was the government of iraq to make sure it was conducted by the iraqi security forces and

they reached two terrorist towns lifting the siege on the predominantly shia communities. the offensive has managed to cut off rebels inside aleppo city and severe supply license from the turkish border. >> this is only road, the only life line for the free syrian army. we have no other life line apart from this border. >> the northern aleppo country side had been the only remaining stronghold for groups linked to the sphrearm. free syrian army. the heavy fighting and bombardment forced people to head towards the turkish bother in search of safety. hundreds are camped out in the open. the offensive also caused civilian casualties many of them as a result of the strikes. the fear now is further government advances towards the border and that would completely seal off the only life line for the opposition in aleppo province. over recent weeks the rebels have lost territory on strategic fronts as russia's military intervention changed the dynamics on the ground. opposition groups will not enter any negotiations from a position of strength. what is becoming clear is that the s

saudi arabia will protect their own territory, their own lands and stand up against the rise of the shia and mullahs. >> going in yemen, took over yemen. they want yemen with the nice beautiful long border. they want the oil. okay? 100%. >> all right. you got thousands of people waiting for you. i think you can throw me out. i'm fired. >> you can always stay. have a good time. thank you very much. >> appreciate it. >>> coming up, senator ted cruz on the campaign bus earlier