prime minister al-abadi: no. charlie: because the ira nian advisers are there, as we have talked about. general sulamani is your friend. help us understand how coronation -- coordination takes place on the ground. prime minister al-abadi: i'm not giving a timetable or anything. charlie: it will be after ramadan? prime minister al-abadi: more likely. yes. charlie: what do you think that might be? will it be in the spring, the summer, the fall? what is necessary to get that point because that is the climactic battle. prime minister al-abadi: i think we have allocated so many brigades to liberate mosul. these brigades must be fully ready and equipped. this is one of the reasons why i came here. we want these brigades to be fully equipped with heavy military equipment. i think there is an agreement between us. charlie: obama said you would get the military equipment you need for the battle to come for mosul? fully equipped to drive isis, /dash out of mosul. the assurance this president gave you. prime minister al-aba

abadi feels as if the u.s.s have that a problem with iran need to leave those problems outside of the iraqi arena. this country has been a proxy battle ground for various nations and competeing interesting. a lot of people are hoping that at the very least that will come to an end. when we talk about the battle with isis the iraqi government had success when it comes to tikrit isis is trying back and striking back hard. over the weekend, breaching the perimeter of the oil refinery and clashing are still ongoing in vital piece of infrastructure. isis making advances in anbar province forcing residents to flee on foot. then the violence in baghdad. isis is not taking responsibility but it goes to the daily struggles that iraqis face on a regular basis. yesterday, a car bomb exploding outside of a restaurant. earlier today, a car bomb placed in the parking lot of a hospital. this is the complicated back drop that the prime minister makes his trip to washington to make his case for the fight against isis and the ch

but at the same time, i think that al-abadi has a strong case. you have a republican congress, and i don't think that they will hesitate to approve his request. they have been citing the president for not being so aggressive with isis. so i think that he wants to go to congress through the white house. >> one more for you. as former ambassador to iraq, chris ter hill he said that we essentially live in a sectarian age, and to paraphrase, he said that the u.s. in 2003 turned a soviet led country into a shia led state. the sunnis in the region would never accept. and do you accept that? >> yes i do. >> you do. >> unfortunately the post 2003 policies of the bush administration led to this, and they didn't have the vision to build an iraq that would be acceptable by other sunni states. they miscall kateed how their allies in the region would react. like the saudis. and they also also miscalculated how -- >> you draw the policies from thee to where we are today. >> the former baghdad bureau news editor for the new york times. thank you for your time.

but i suspect abadi is going to say mr. president, i get it that's what i'm trying to do every day of the year. >> the caller brings up the kurds in iraq. do you think the end game for the kurds here is a separate state? do they want to be a part of the future of iraq? >> you know, the kurds i think, you ask any kurd and they want to be independent. but you know, you can declare the c-span studio independent but it doesn't really matter if no one else is going to recognize it. and i think the kurds understand that if they don't get international recognition starting with the united states it doesn't really mean anything that they declare occurred stan independent. they certainly want to do things that are consistent with an eventual aim for independence. but i don't see them with any unilateral declaration of independence. their current leadership is wise enough to understand that it doesn't mean anything if they don't have support starting with the united states. >> illinois is up next on the line for independents. lyle is

althoughal-abadi is seeking coalition airstrikes.me minister al-abadi: terrorism threatens not only iraq but the wider region. we are in need of international soup or so we can curb this terrorism. reporter: iraq has been leaning on iranian-backed militias. before boarding his flight to washington al-abadi thanked the country's shiite neighbor for help in combating the militants. u.s. officials have been talking about an imminent offensive to retake iraq's second-largest city mosul. the shia on the ground wanted to retake anbar the country's largest province first, but sunni tribes could prove a stumbling block. they felt betrayed be the shia-dominated government. molly: a former blackwater security guard has been sentenced to life in prison and three others to three decades behind bars. that is after being found guilty of killing 14 iraqi civilians in 2007. the shootings inflamed anti-u.s. sentiment around the world and are brought into question the role of defense contractors in warfare. mark thompson reports. mark: prosecutors cal

has abadi restored the relationship? >> he's taken several serious and meaningful steps to improve the relationship, disbanded the office of the commander-in-chief which maliki set up to directly control the iraqi military unit. he's reached out to kurdish and sunni arab communities. there's a lot of baggage left over from maliki, that's what helped create isis. >> the fighting continues in anbar province. i'm sorry did you have another comment you were making, sir did i interrupt you? >> no, go ahead. >> what do you think will be the most pressing need that prime minister abadi will present to obama? >> i think prime minister abadi is facing a perfect form so will have quite a long list of requests. first he needs humanitarian need from displaced iraqis who have fled to areas like kurdistan. he will ask for military equipment and training for free or with deferred payment and third he'll ask from international organizations like the international monetary fund and world bank, millions of dollars of loans from them, beca

that is a long way from the billions that we expect to be requested by prime minister al-abadi. >> --oth inside of iraq and to the world community that it is important for all fights forces to be under unified control of the iraqi government and i think it's particularly significant that that view is shared among a wide range of political parties inside of iraq, and was echoed by the ayatollah just recently. it sends a clear message that ultimately iraq is in control of its own destiny. and part of that means that those who possess arms and have the ability to apply force and defend their country have to be under a single government. >> president obama in addition to dealing with requests from iraq for financial assistance and military aide of course is urging the prime minister to reach out to all of the segments of iraq to try to stop the sectarian violence that is taking place there, and to build a unified government, we'll be hearing more about the president's meeting and his request throughout the day and tomorrow during his two-day visit to the u.s. >>> in other news judgment da

prime minister haider al-abadi has been promised an extra $2 million in humanitary aid, there's no military support >>> our guest explains why iraq's prime minister held off on asking for additional military support >>> clearly we see prime minister haider al-abadi taking charge and in short order you had the i.s.i.l. attacks. there was a crisis bringing the two countries together in a way we haven't seen in iraq in many years. this is a crisis that affects iraq and the united states. the threat of i.s.i.l. going beyond the borders of iraq. there was a common interest threat, and as a result common reason to talk together and in a way that has worked out well for both countries so far. >> in northern iraq hundreds of girls and women were raped and beaten while held by the group. some described desperate escapes in the night. we have this report from a refugee camp. >> the camp can seem endless. the youngest hind ways to pass the time. there are children who no longer want to play. their innocence stolen in the most brutal way. 17-year-old charean doesn't want to be identified and we are not

but i suspect abadi is going to say mr. president, i get it that's what i'm trying to do every day of the year. >> the caller brings up the kurds in iraq. do you think the end game for the kurds here is a separate state? do they want to be a part of the future of iraq? >> you know, the kurds i think, you ask any kurd and they want to be independent. but you know, you can declare the c-span studio independent but it doesn't really matter if no one else is going to recognize it. and i think the kurds understand that if they don't get international recognition starting with the united states it doesn't really mean anything that they declare occurred stan independent. they certainly want to do things that are consistent with an eventual aim for independence. but i don't see them with any unilateral declaration of independence. their current leadership is wise enough to understand that it doesn't mean anything if they don't have support starting with the united states. >> illinois is up next on the line for independents. lyle is

the president is meeting with the iraqi prime minister today, haider al-abadi.re is translation that is happening. as news comes out, i can tell you two very important points. one has to do with a discussion about how to fight the islamic state terror army and these two men are dealing with abadie's request to for more help to fight iraq. president feels like abadi has kept commitments as leader in iraq and he will look specifically what else we might be doing. we added another $200 million in humanitarian aid to that country. as it makes news we'll bring it to you. ainsley? >> thank you, harris. we are one day away from tax day. we're learning how your tax dollars are not actually at work. a new draft report from the government accountability office out today, finds redundant, overlapping fragmented services costing you the taxpayer tens of billions of dollars a year. for example, the gao says the government the federal government has 42 programs run by six different departments just to help people get to the doctor. eight federal agencies are responsible for t

abadi toemd reporters he'll ask for more. he wan isis controls about 1/3 of iraq. >> isis withdrew from tikrit recently. but the fighting is far from over. awar damon reports the president's trip to washington, comes as the country copes with tax on a number of friend. isis is tryinging back and hard. this video posted by isis shows thick plumes of black smoke rising from the oil refinery. the refinery had been under government control for months. isis in a statement posted on line claims to have broken through the refinery's outer defenses. after deploying a suicide bomber and plea tekting from multiple sides. t a glimpse of the technology used to direct their military operations. also over the weekend, launched multiple assaults in anbar province. taking over three towns north of the provincial capital, sending residents fleeing on foot to safer ground in the city. in another area not far from baghdad. iraqi security forces and local fighters battled for hours to keep isis from advancing. but without more troops and weapons

so abadi has started to make progress in certain areas and your correspondent mentioned a few of themng wealth with the kurdish region and inclusive government that represents almost all iraqis dismissing some of the elements in the armed forces he just retired 300 officers yesterday. so but there are huge problems with sectarian spill over and hangovers and violence and it's not just reported that some of these iran supported shia malitia are still in tikrit and it's a fact and i spoke to some iraqi friends who follow this very closely and speak to people in tikrit everyday that there are some malitias in tikrit and doing destruction. this is a big problem that can only be solved through a national political consensus in iraq that let's all iraqis feel they have a say in how the government is run and they have a share of the developmental pie. so the problem is you can't make military progress against i.s.i.l. unless you have this political consensus and cannot have political consensus unless all pieces fall in place and include i iran and within iraq and it's a complicated puzzle to

. >> iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi wrapped up his first visit to washington in a meting with vice president biden, who reinforced america's commitment to help iraq reclaim territory from i.s.i.l. >> it's a strategic partnership that helps iraq provide for its people and reinforces sovereignty and independence. in other words, a partnership that will continue to grow long after d.a.e.s.h. has withered away and been defeated >>> jamie mcintyre joins us live from the pentagon. while i.s.i.l. has its sights set on ramadi the u.s. and allies focus on another factoring in iraq. >> that's right. it's not that joint chief chairman general martin defrl si said ramadi is not importance it's not as important important as the fight to the north with baiji and the oil refinery are under called. >> reporter: this video shot on a mobile phone shows an air strikes on oil positions near ramadi. the u.s. and coalition try air pour to beat back the i.s.i.l. interans. interans. -- advance. i.s.i.l. captured three villages they are retreating after loosing saddam hussein's town. it was down played as

al-abadi thank you for doing this. you had a visit to washington your first visit as a prime minister of iraq. tell me what you hope to achieve and what you have achieved in your conversations with american officials including the president. >> well thank you very much for this interview. i'm glad to meet you again. and you know, i think there's a coalition which is headed by the u.s. it's very important to talk to them because they are doing an important job to support our military and forces on the ground. one of the important element is the aircraft is to provide help from there to our security forces on the ground. and another is to provide that armment we require on time. because we have this war and we have to finish this war in -- on time and we need back this armament. we need the air cover, the air force of the international coalition. and the third one is training. think i training is on track now. and some armament are on track. and i think we received, i received a very good reception in washington, recepti

abadi has one key request. he told reporters before getting on the plane is to ask america for more weapons and more military assistance and more air strikes. he is however, very aware of the sensitives that lie when it comes to the dynamics of iran. dynamics of iran plays into when it comes to the battle of isis. he has to alleviate the concerns of america. he is walking a delicate tightrope at this stage as he tries to navigate those two countries. america and iran's competing interests. he is expected to have a series of meetings pressing the cause for more american and international assistance for the battle against isis. >> arwa damon, thank you. >>> time for an early start on your money. u.s. stock futures up. wall street thinking about corporate earnings coming in today. johnson & johnson and wells fargo and intel and retail sales last month coming in today. and oil prices are up this morning. u.s. crude is up $52 a barrel right now. you see, john that chart is unbelievable. compared to $100 last summer.

in the meantime, haider al abadi, the iraqi prime minister is not leaving empty-handed. the president announced during his oval office visit with the prime minister that the u.s. is offering $200 million in humanitarian support to the iraqis and that there have been some reports, we should mention, wolf that abadi came to washington with specific requests for those drone, for those apache helicopters. the white house denied that abadi made that specific request of the president though the senior iraqi official told me wolf that they do have a long-standing request for the u.s. to purchase that type of military hardware. they say they need it and they need it badly, wolf. >> $200 million in u.s. economic assistance to iraq. i wonder how that's going to be received up on capitol hill during these types of tight money as they say. all right, jim, thanks very much. there's one thing that congressional republicans and democrats agree on they want to supervise any final nuclear deal with iran and now looks like they'll get their way. if if there's still a deal to supervise. th

abadi asked for air strookz to fight isis. he will meet with congressional leaders in the coming hours. al qaeda in the ararian peninsula says a drone strike killed a top leader in yemen. the former guantanamo bay detainee was a scholar and come bat commander and the u.n. security council on tuesday approved sanctions and an armed embargo on the houthi rebels who control much of yemen. >> havana is praising barack obama's wreck mrecommendation te cuba from the list of countries that support terrorism. the white house is writing a letter saying that cuba has not supported any terrorist activity in the past six months. >> we want to show you some shocking video in from arizona, where a police officer used his cruiser to take down a suspect. first a warning though, this video is graphic. but the man you see in it does survive. [ indiscernible ] >> man down. >> that video shows the officer striking this man, mario valencia who is a robbery suspect earlier in the video there is an apparent gunshot leading offices to believe valenci

said haider al-abadi >>> reports of looting, helping the iraqi army capturing the city. hundreds of shops and homes have been broken into or said on fire since wednesday. the foreign minister of iran warned that the country would not respect the terms of the thursday nuclear agreement if the west violates the deal. the agreement includes the lifting of sanctions against iran. >> reporter: we will protothe world that we are committed to promises and others are seeking pretext against us. if at any time we'll decide how to act. any time a deal is finalised we'll act if the other side violates an agreement. then we'll return to counter levels >>> still ahead. how the u.s. city of los angeles is trying to get the homeless off the streets. >> i'm in mumbai supporters say a ban on bulls is protecting the animals. we'll speak to others who say the ban is killing their livelihood. >> i hear gunshots. >> a bullet came right there through the window. >> it absolutely is a crisis. >> real reporting. >> this is what we do. >> america tonight. tuesday through friday. 10:00 eastern. o

. -- has to go to prime minister abadi. he managed to get all hands on deck without excluding anyone. host importantly, the iraqi armed forces did their job. laura: it was an uneasy alliance between the iranians and the americans. do you see that holding? >> the conductor of the orchestra is the prime minister. if he manages to get them all to do their role, and keep a central role for the iraqi security forces. iraq is threatened by losing its hold on the country to nonstate actors. the key is to keep a central role in the hands of the iraqi security forces. the government security forces. and to allow others who are needed to help. laura: do see this as a dress rehearsal for the battle for mosul? that could be happening in april or may. >> we saw the choreography of the malicious pulling back, the americans and their airstrikes. this could be necessary to satisfy the political orientations of everyone. but abadi delivered. isis is out of tikrit. it is a good achievement and if all goes well for mosul, iraq is better off t

it's an uneasy union, one these men don't trust, but say they'll answer to haider al-abadi himself. mosul is on the other side of this hill. the front line is protected by kurdish, peshmerga forces. there has been about 11,000 soldiers through this camp in the past three months. commanders admit they are under prepared and under resourced. >> if we are doing the fighting with these weapons the balance will not be in our favour, and we will not succeed. >> you've had 11,000 soldiers through here and, what maybe a dozen weapons. >> i'm asking where is that support and equipment. we are the first army base closest to mosul. and we don't have a pistol. >> reporter: they say the iraqi army needs them to keep the people of mosul on side. this man agrees. he is the former head of an anti-i.s.i.l. a sleeper cell trying to gather information on i.s.i.l. and its leaders. >> translation: from the very start, what i.s.i.l. is doing - i mean killing and beheading, the shias are doing the same. i.s.i.l. is beating girls, making slaves destroying mosques and homes. the same is done by shi'a militi

abadi says they will work to have the thousands of people had fled the city return to their homes as soon as possible. >> translator: we are now in central tikrit. god willing, iraq will be liberated from the criminals and their atrocities. >> interior ministry officials say hundreds of rebel fighters are still holed up about 10 kilometers north of the city center. they say government forces are determined to flush them out. the iraqi troops launched the operation to recapture tikrit in early march with support from iranian forces and shia militiamen. they were recently joined by fighter pilots from u.s.-led coalition forces who have been bombing targets. iraqi forces say their next mission will be to take back mosul, the country's second largest city. >> many rice farmers in northeast japan are still recovering from the massive tsunami that flooded their land in 2011. salty water contaminated the soil making rice difficult to grow so farmers in myi myagi teamed up with researchers to grow a different crop. >> reporter: this beer has a rich flavor and a faint scent of lemon. it's nam

haider al-abadi was promised an extra 2 million in aide. >> in northern iraq hundreds of girls and women say they were raped and beaten while held by the group. some were freed others described attacks in the middle of the night. kim vinnell reports from a refugee camp >>> the hours can seem endless the the youngest hind ways to pass the time. there are children who no longer want to play. their innocence stolen in the most brutal way. 17-year-old charean doesn't want to be identified and we are not using her real name. in august last year i.s.i.l. fighters went to her home town forcing everyone to buses. shunted between schools, fighters came to choose the girls they wanted. her name was called eventually. >> translation: i said to my mother i want to kill myself. i was given the permission to go to the toilet. i wanted to do it then. my mother convinced me not to. >> reporter: separated from her mother she was taken and for four months was kept as a sex slave. >> translation: i was so afraid all the time. i didn't know when he would rape me again. i believed in myself, knew that i woul

took the iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi to the white house to ask for more assistance. the u.s. president promised an extra $200 million in humanitarian aid and prays the iraqi people the progress that it made against the group patty culhane reports. >> as haider al-abadi arrived in washington, staff in baghdad made it clear that he was coming for reinforcement for the fight against islamic state of iraq and levant. on the list surveillance drones attack helicopters and fighter jets - needing them to take back mosul and app bar. when asked, this is how president obama responded. >> i think this is why we are having this meeting. to make sure we are improving our coordination why to name sure iraq is in a position to succeed. >> there is no specific request. >> the u.s. is pledging more humanitarian aid, $200 million, a little less than last year. president obama said all foreign assistance has to go to the government of iraq, sending the message that sovereignty is protected and when it comes to accountability, that they'd be responsible for any war crimes committed wit

and al abadi faces the challenge of alleviating america's concerns. >> yes i agree there has been some concerns. there are concerns not only in iraq but the whole region, there are concerns in the meddling affairs of each other's country. there has been a spread in the region. i think we have our own sense. iraq is a neighboring country to iran. some countries have their own problem to iran. >> a tough sell as iraq has long been a proxy battleground for various nations and interests. that are going to have to somehow align. iraq and al abadi says can defeat isis but not alone. >> the united nations says it is doing it can to help civilians trapped inside the yarmouk refugee camp in syria. the u.n. agency responsible for palestinian refugees said it supplied urgent aid monday to around 500 civilians who fled yarmouk. a human rights organization says isis and militant group control 90% of the camp. an estimated 18,000 refugees are still trapped inside. caught in the cross fire between the syrian government and armed groups. >> yesterday, visiting a school, a graup from yarmouk arrived. a

. >> reporter: prime haider al-abadi curb he says the criminal activities of a few members. but he also warned against demonizing this force which is now the main power fighting i.s.i.l. omar al saleh, al jazeera baghdad. >>> shia militias committing acts of atrocities against sunni. the sunni city of tikrit after its liberation from i.s.i.l. >> translator: popular mobilization forces should be seen as shias against sunni. this is courageous patriots who assume their responsibility to protect the nation, similar to what happened in mosul. shia arabs and kurds. they are all members of the armed forces. our minister of defense is a sunni. what you hear only happens on a few tv channels. that's not the reality. >> after last week's set back, iraqi forces have launched a counterattack in the western province of mawsh an bay area. annanbar.the reacquisition of gaza has been barely begun. campaigners are urging the international communities to immediately end the blookd blockade on gaza. >> 3.5 billion to reconstruct the gaza strip. this home is more than 19,000 homes that have ye

the announcement comes as iraq's prime minister hyder al abadi visits the white house. they said that the battle would not be won overnight. we have reports from washington, d.c. >> reporter: as iraq prime minister hyder al abadi arrived in washington. his staff in baghdad made it clear to reporters that he was come hearing for reinforcements in the fight against the islamic state in iraq and the levant. on his list surveillance drones attack helicopters, fighter jets. they said they needed those to take back mosul and anbar. didn't get it. when directly asked this is how president barack obama responded. >> i think this is why we are having this meeting to make sure that we're continuing improving our coordination and to make sure that iraqi security forces are in a position to second. >> there were no specific requests made by the iraqi prime minister. >> the u.s. is pledge morgueing more humanitarian aid. he said that all foreign assistance has to go to the government of iraq. that sends the message that their sovereignty is protected and also when it comes to accoun

clearly, abadi needs to make the case that he's turned things around. the iraqi army is performing a lot better than it did a few months ago. nonetheless, any big arm sales need to be approved by congress. congress is in a skeptical mood about iraq. >> if our viewers want to join the conversation, we're talking to former u.s. ambassador to iraq, christopher hill. he was ambassador there from 2009 to 2010. before that, served as the former assistant secretary of state for east asian and pacific affairs, 2005 to 2009. with us for the next 45 minutes or so. phone lines, republicans call at 202-748-8001. democrats, 202-748-8000. independents, 202-748-8002. ambassador hill, i want to get your assessment of how the iraqi government is playing off the competing interests of the united states and iran as they look to try to defeat this threat of isis in this -- in their country. >> i mean, the essential problem is we live in a sectarian age. when the u.s. went into iraq in oh 5 '03, it flipped what had been a sunni-led country, that is saddam hussein. he was su

>> prime minister abadi will be asking for the delivery of the f-16 purchased by the previous governmentill be asking for drones and apache helicopters and you mentioned u.s. weaponry that the americans have provided the iraqi army in the past and most went in the hands of i.s.i.l. and other groups when i.s.i.l. backed by several sunni groups stormed mosul and stormed tikrit since june of last year. i think the prime minister will be faced with tough questions when he meets president obama and he will be asked about the progress being made on behalf of the iraqi government to reach to the other components of iraq including the kurds as well as sunnis. he will be faced and asked about the exact role of the shia militarys and the so called popular mobilization force involved in clearing areas under the control of i.s.i.l. and also he will be asked about atrocities carried out by those forces and how it will play out in reaching out to the sunni community in the country and facing a tough visit i would say, sammy. >> thanks so much. the man in charge of the global coalition against i.s.i.l.

>> the coalition governments are very much committed to assisting prime minister abadi in creating thent of governance that brings to an end the sectarian strife that have characterized iraqi politics and iraqi society to this point. >> reporter: and then there is the problem of foreign fighters. allen and other leaders are trying to figure out how to keep young people from joining i.s.i.l. and helping them once they come home. >> not only do we need to be prepared to hold them accountable with the rule of law in societies and importantly in the end we are a compassionate people and it's important to explore how rehabilitation and deradicalism will be to bear. >> reporter: it will take years but ultimately the group will be defeated, the challenge he says is not letting up the pressure on i.s.i.l. no matter how long it takes roslyn jordan al jazeera the state department. >>> prosecutors in the u.s. state of oklahoma charged a police officer who shot and killed a black man during a botched arrest and video of the incident has been released showing what happened. >> on your stomach, now.

iraq's fight against isil, prime minister abadi heads to washington cap in hand. >> nigeria marks one year since 200 school girls were kidnapped by boko haram. >> the cat you don't want to cuddle. tasmanias mission against feral felines. >> we begin this news our in yemen with intense fighting on the ground between forces that back president adou rabbo mansour hadi and those loyal to houthi rebels. fighters are making begins against the houthis. armed trainsman in yemen's southeast have taken control of one of the most important ports. it is the country's only gas export terminal. france has a 40% stake in that facility. >> more heavy fighting in aden. 23 houthi fighters have surrendered. the tribesmen are pushing back houthi fighters in other areas in the city. east of the capitol sanna tribal fighterrion are managing to hold off the houthi advance. they say the houthis have superior weapons but can be defeated. a retired air force general said more airstrikes as well as ground troops may be needed. >> really without the air campaign the houthi could control the whole of yemen but th

it's an uneasy union and one these men don't fully trust but say they will answer to abadi himself.other side of this hill about 12 kilometers away and the front line is being protected by kurdish peshmerga forces. there has been about 11,000 soldiers through this camp in the past three months but even the commanders here admit they are under prepared and under resourced. >> translator: if we are doing the fighting with these kinds of weapons, the balance will not be in our favor and we will not succeed. >> reporter: you had 11,000 soldiers through here and have what, maybe a dozen weapons? >> translator: i'm asking where is that support. where is that equipment. because we are the first army base closest to mosul and we don't even have one pistol. >> reporter: they say the iraqi army needs them to keep the people of mosul on side, this man agrees, he says he is the former head of an anti-i.s.i.l. sleeper cell trying to gather information on i.s.i.l. and leaders in mosul. >> translator: from the very start what i.s.i.l. is doing i mean killing and be heading the sheena is also doing

prime minister abadi took office vowing to govern that country in a an inclusive way. iraq is a diverse company and prime minister abadi has gone to great helpings to ensure the diversity of the country is reflected in the die advice tv ogovernment and the security forts -- forces and that will be critical to their success in fighting the threat posed by isil. the united states has been very supportive of his efforts, both diplomatic include and in terms of providing support and assistance to iraqi security forces and we antis pat that pearer inship and that support will continue. >> there have been some reports he is prepared to ask the president for drone aircraft attack helicopters and ammunition. i would wonder if you could characterize the willingness of the president or the administration to fulfill a request like that. >> we're obviously deeply engaged in even daily conversations about steps the united states and international community can take to support the iraqi people the iraqi government, and the iraqi security forces as they face down the isil threat. it'

abadi need to make the case that he has turned things around.he iraqi army is performing a lot better than it was a few months ago, but nonetheless, any arms sale, big arms sale, must get approved by congress. congress is in a skeptical mood about what is going on in iraq. host: viewers, if you want to join the conversation, we're talking to former u.s. ambassador to iraq, christopher hill, and before that served as secretary of state to pacific affairs and with us for the next 20 to 25 minutes or so. republicans can call in, (202) 748-8001. democrats, (202) 748-8000. independents, (202) 748-8002. i want your assessment on how the iraqi government is assessing the competing differences between the united states and iran as they try to defeat the threat of isis in their country. guest: the essential problem is we live in a sectarian age. when the u.s. went into iraq what had been a suge knight lead country, with saddam hussein although most say that he was not sunni, so we turn it into a shiite led country. to some extent, iraq is the black sheep

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charlie: haider al-abadi became prime minister of iraq in september of 2014.im, he was chosen by the president of iraq to succeed nouri al-maliki who was accused of discriminating against sunni muslims in iraq. al-abadi has received some praise for assembling a more inclusive government and for his commitment to fight isis. he came this week to washington seeking support in that fight. i spoke with him on thursday in washington just before he left for baghdad. mr. prime minister, thank you for doin

prime minister abadi came out today at csis and said tikrit was a model. is that your assessment given there have been reports of looting and executions happening in tikrit? and i was wondering if you could speak, both of you, a little more broadly about what is the strategic threat that is posed in yemen such that it demands the u.s. provides intelligence? what is the u.s. strategic in that fight? >> i'll start with whether tikrit was a model. it's a model of how to integrate the efforts of the counterterror system a conventional brigade, and that part of the popular mobilization forces that are under direct control of the iraqi government. it is a model in that sense because it's the first time those three groups ever worked together under the central control of the ministry defense, and we were able to support that and provide the necessary fire to let that campaign reach a successful conclusion. we've watched and are continuing to watch the reports of whether there were looting or burning or atrocities conducts afterwards. although we've seen some imag

that was the topic of our conversation with prime minister abadi yesterday. focus now on anbar province. >> is that why they need additional u.s. help? >> it's part of the reason. we didn't talk about specifying any particular kind of support to the anbar offensive but rather the concept of an anbar offensive while maintaining pressure north of baghdad as well. >> next question to jim schuto of cnn. >> just a brief follow on yemen, and i want to ask you about ukraine. in light of the fact aqap consistently described by u.s. counterterror officials as the principal principal, most severe threat with u.s. military assets out of there, the withdrawal of diplomats, a great number of u.s. intelligence resources, i wonder if you could articulate for the american people how much greater is the aqap threat to americans today due to aqap's advance, gaining territory there, and due to the loss of american assets on the ground there, target them track them et cetera. >> as the i said our efforts have to change their character but remain steady in their intensity. this i

the prime minister is here meeting with the president hader al abadi. york is our cnn global affairs analyst, managing editor of quartz from los angeles the former delta force commander retired lieutenant colonel reese. you spent a month in iraq. where is the iraqi military? they were trained by the united states. the u.s. left billions of dollars of hardware there. and they sim ply are m.i.a. they can't even protect their own people in the anbar province in ramadi? what happened to the iraqi military? >> well wolf right now the iraqi military that was -- has the ability to do the work was used initially up in tikrit and right now engaged in hawiga between tikrit and kirkuk. major oil refinery up there, which is a critical piece of infrastructure for the iraqis. you know out in al a anbar, we've watched this for years out there, with the sunnis out there, the sunni triangle we've got the u.s. forces that are out there, in al anbar province doing the training at the air fields out there. one of the biggest issues right now that i see is that arwa reporte

my pleasure. >> woodruff: iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi's visit to the u.s.as the battle against the islamic state appears to be making headway. but many iraqi americans are still wary of the chaos that's unfolded in the last year at the hands of the extremists. we recently spoke with three iraqis living in the washington area about their fears for their homeland, and their hopes for its future, as they watch the fight from afar. >> when isis came along, i remember the morning i was walking to work and i got a text on my phone from my friend. all it said was "we lost mosul to isis." it literally felt like the whole world stops. >> my country will never get back to the country that i used to know before. >> you couldn't imagine. >> i started thinking about my daughter. i thought, i don't want my family or my daughter to see that. >> no one is going home. i know i'm never going to move back home and even saying it, it kills me. >> march 2012, i got shot two times by really bad people in my neighborhood. even the people that were shot, they say why did they do t

abadie.one of the conditions that you have outlined is essentially prophylactic, trying to prevent the spread of violent extremist ideologies, or perhaps to counter the argument. there are unfortunately, it however small a number, those who have gone to the other side. and you have given us hope that at some point in the future they will be defeated and then we have these people and we cannot jail them all. one aspect of what barack has been doing -- first, i would invite you to say a few words about what to do about reintegrating those who have gone over, converting them back if you will. a hero ago, his majesty went over to tangier and the mohammed saw the, who many people do not know used to pray to the group that the 9/11 attackers went to. could you talk about bringing back these people? dr. abadie: thank you. i would like to come back to one question. the seeds are here and those three dimensions need to be inserted to stop the spreading of those seats. because the growing process is th

. >> going into the meeting with president obama on tuesday, is prime minister haider al-abadi optimistic that the iraqis on the ground will get the support they need. >> we had a number of positive signs including the speech by the vice president. other signs we have seen from the traffic flow of administration to baghdad and vice versa. we have a positive relationship now, including by the way with congress where last week we had talks by the speaker and majority leader in baghdad. more to follow it's part of the partnership. dialogue and conversation in the fight againsties. >> luke -- against i.s.i.s. >> hopefully we can speak to you later in the week after the meeting between president obama and prime minister haider al-abadi. >> secretary of state john kerry is asking for patients. he's asking for everywhere to hold their fire until they have seen the agreement. >> i think we've earned the right through what we have achieved in the interim agreement and laid out in the parameter set forth, we earnt the right to complete this without interference and partisan politics. >> it remains

haider al abadi met with president obama but the iraqi leader said he needs billions to battle isis andor his country. he will meet with the monetary fund the president the world bank. and iraq facing a budget deficit of $22 billion this year. falling oil prices a major problem there. >>> there are fears that isis may take control of the key iraqi city of ramadi within hours. an official in al anbar province where ramadi is tell sources that they now have ramadi surrounded. they're calling for reinforcement and air support from u.s. coalition. >>> it has been three weeks since saudi arabia launched its first air strike against iranian-backed houthi rebels. the u.n. is stepping in voting to ban arms sales to the houthis, this as the iranians call for a cease-fire. the conflict has triggered a huge humanitarian crisis. i want to bring in cnn senior international correspondent nick paton walsh who has been reporting exclusively from yemen, with some remarkable footage. nick. >> reporter: john we ained access to a unicef aid flight that landed in any functionale airport or part functional a

. >> iraq's prime minister, haider al-abadi has ordered the arrest of anyone working in areas under government control. push into other i.s.i.l. controlled areas ever anbar province. but as the fighting intensifies winning the trust of a man like keist will be difficult. al jazeera. >>> took place in jalalabad a dozen civilians were also injured. the taliban has claimed spoobilitiesd. responsibility. >>> thousands of children are born with pirts defects. ab drew sim ons. >>> ment. >> maybe only this little one is clinging on to life. his heart mass been stopped a medicine takes over. >> without this, he could not have survived. dr. igor leads what he calls the chernobyl heart team. >> this baby was so big and so strange defect, not usual very high probability can be related to chernobyl testing. after all this intense intricate surgery the tiny help is over again, there is every chance this baby will survive. >> the blood pressure is 96, over 52. so. >> whints the hour, the surgeon who, dr. olga earns less than a taxi driver in ukraine's underfunded poorly queapt health service. she reassures