shia led government in baghdad to fight groups threatening in the state. these sunni tribal elders may be confident they can defeat i.s.i.l. but what comes after will determine if iraq as a country can celebrate victory. zeina khodr. al jazeera, baghdad. >>> coming up. to west africa, forest is disappearing fast. we'll tell you why in just a couple of minutes. >> scientists reveal cutting-edge technologies... >> you can look beyond the horizon and extend your reach. >> that could avert disaster while helping save the planet. >> i feel like i have a front row seat for some very dramatic changes.

he said he and his family left baghdad because they're worried that isil is going to get to baghdad in the coming weeks or months. they never thought they would have gotten the hoss style reception they got in europe. they are sanction things are better for them, the situation has cleared up. we are still waiting to find out more about what exactly the emergency measures here will be rolled back. last night, the austrian chancellor said it was time these emergency measures that allow the border -- we have quite a crowd behind us here. we were told that the austrian chancellor said emergency measures would be rolled back and it was time to get back to normality. that's caused concern with the refugees, worrying the borders will be closed again. the austrians have said that the borders won't close, but there will be more checkpoints to make sure human trafficking isn't taking place. >> reporting from vienna, thank

we failed to approximate vied support to the baghdad government that iran filled. and now we did nothing in syria. drew a red line and then pulled it back and putin filled that voir dire qume. that's a natural facet of the big game of power, vacuums don't last. somebody will move into them and in this case the people who moved in are not good guys by any stretch of the imagination. >> stay with us, gentlemen. are the visions of a future syria held by the long list of regional and international players so different from each other that there's no room for compromise? the u.s. has announced its concerns about russian air strikes even as it unleashed its own strikes as the united nations continues to talk about syria, did the place just get more dangerous right under its nose. not quite united nations. it's the inside story. >>> vladimir putin met bar obama in new york this week. russian foreign prefer speaking to a u.n. session on counterterrorism said his country was ready to ensure an effective fight against terrorist groups with the united states and other countri

mccain: visited sure that the major influential force in baghdad is iranian? gen. petraeus: it is possible. iraq has never wanted to be the 51st state of iran. support like a crutch when it is required. the problem is, when that support its tentacles into parties and so forth, it is very hard to get it back out. you general thank for your service to this country but also for being here today so that you can provide us with some very important insights. iraqpproach in syria and seems to be that we are going to be relying on local partners to be the boots on the ground. just how far do you think these local partners are going to be able to take us? gen. petraeus: again, they will go as far as is in their interest to do so. we just have to be realistic about that. that is reality. this is why mentioned earlier we should not think that the kurdish peshmerga for example can be pushed much further below where is it they are in iraq right now or frankly the syrian peshmerga. you might get them a bit farther. you might employ them for some specific operations. they will pl

. >>> some news just in. 16 turkish workers have been kidnapped by masked men in baghdad. to iraqi authorities. zeina khodr joins me now from there. what are you hearing about this, zeina? >> reporter: well, jane, the iraq interior ministry is reporting that 20 people, 17 of them turkish citizens were seized from a construction site in northeast baghdad in an area called. [ inaudible ] this is a predominantly shia area. what we understand from the minute industry is that at dawn masked men who were wearing iraqi uniforms arrived at the construction site, ceased these men, they are still is not calling it a kidnapping, what we understand is from the baghdad operations command an investigation has started. now, we still don't know is this a criminal act? is this act political in nature? or are there any conflict of interests between business men in baghdad really we cannot rule out any of those three options. we still don't know, you know, the nature of this attack. we don't know the motives, we still don't know who is pons i believe. but what we can say is that authorities

because there are still mixed areas in baghdad. you are still mixed areas in the baghdad belt.still highly mixed. there have been efforts to reduce the amount of mixing the has been sector in displacement indeed in some cases perhaps worse than that. but the only way to prevent that kind of horrific civil war breaking out, which is what result would be if there is a determination to break into sunni-shia and the kurdistan. you got to get inclusive politics the you want to connect to give the sunnis a sensitive a stake i in the success of the future of iraq by then a stake in this failure and that what they came to view back in 2006 before the surge and is what that come to view unless couple of years as well. >> your answers are very thorough and we are way out of time. let me just ask you something on the record. because senator mccain mentioned it. i would hope that on the record you can give us your insight as to what lessons we might apply in afghanistan that we learn from our experience in iraq. >> chairman, could i make two quick points on afghanistan possibly? first of a

the baghdad operations demand has launched an investigation. re do not know who was responsible for this act. and we don't know the motives. there are some who suggest that this could be a criminal act simply because kidnapping for ransom are quite common in the iraqi capital. or whether or not there were political motives behind this action. where this took place - it took place in a neighbourhood north-east of baghdad. this is in the sadr city, a place where shi'a militias are strong, we know that shia militias have been critical of turkey's role in the fight against i.s.i.l. some blaming and accusing turkey of buying complicit. we know the relationship between turkey and iraq has been on rocky ground. they have been allowed to export oil. these are speculations, but what is clear is that the security situation in the capital is precarious. and the rule of law, and the fact that armed groups can operate with impugn city. this has been a concern for the people in this country >>> still ahead on al jazeera. celebrations on the streets of guatem

it took place in broad daylight in the northeast of baghdad. he would have been traveling with a tremendous amount of security, here in the city of baghdad. now, as i say, nobody has claimed responsible for this but it comes after a spate of kidnappings. last wednesday 18 were kidnapped and two sunni chics were kidnapped. but there is another twist. he is coming under tremendous amounts of pressure. there have been regular mass protests every friday, one of the demands of those is the reform of the judicial system, now the deputy minister would have been a key part of any reforms that may have been taking place. now we don't know if the two events are linked, but there is a lot of anger here on the streets be evens the prime minister and his government. they say he is not doing enough to be able to bring about the retomorrows that are required. now are the two linked? it may well be that they are, the police have given us a very little detailed at the moment. tall of this is very embraces for the government. >> police have arrested three people

because there are still mixed areas in baghdad and mixed areas in the baghdad belts. the province is still highly mixed. there have been efforts to reduce that amount of mixing and s secretarian displacement but the only way to prevent that kind of horrific civil war breaking out which is what the result will be if there is a determination to break it into sunni, shia and kurdis stand you once again have to give the sunni's they have taken the security. that's what they came to feel in 20 06 and in the last couple of years as well. >> well, your answers are very thorough and we're way out of time. let me just ask for something on the record. because senator mccain mentioned it in his opening statement. i would hope that on the record you can give us your insight as to what lessons we might apply in afghanistan that we have learned from our experience in iraq? >> chairman, can i make two quick points on afghanistan possibly? first of all, there have been reports recently that there was a policy or acceptance of what clearly is absolutely reprehensible, unacceptable beh

they are now back in baghdad. according to the international organization of migration, some 6,000 iraqis have fled this year. that figure marks only the ones who registered. many leave camps like these risking their lives and putting them in the hands of smugglers with often tragic results. al jazeera, baghdad. >> israeli police have fought palestinians at the mosque compound in jerusalem. police say they entered the courtyard to arrest palestinians throwing stones. the palestinian president abbas has condemned what he said was an attack against worshipers at the holy site. the confrontation comes hours before the start of the jewish new year. so spokesman said officers had no choice but to intervene. >> you can see fireworks were fired from inside the mosque, which is supposed to be and considered to be one of the holy sites, were fired from inside at hour police officers who were outside. our police officers and that our policy only shut the front doors without entering the mosque whatsoever, but our police uni

the baghdad operations command has launched an investigation.e still do not know who was responsible for this act, and we still do not know the motives. there are some who suggest that this could an criminal act because kidnappings for ransom are quite common and in the iraqi capital or whether or not there were political motives behind this action. where this took place, it took place in a neighborhood northeast of baghdad. this is in the city, a place where shia militias are strong. now we do know that the shia militias and their political backers have been critical, really, of turkeys role in the fight against isil. even some of them blaming and accusing turkey of being complicit with the armed group. we know that the relationship between turkey and iraq has really been on iraqi ground simply because turkey allows the kurds in the north of the country to export oil independently from the baghdad government. these are all speculations. what is clear that the security situation in the capital is still very much pre-car pre---precarious. and the

a russian official in baghdad informed u.s.at russian military aircraft would begin flying anti-isil missions over syria. and he requested that the u.s. aircraft avoid the air space during these missions. the u.s.-led coalition will continue to fly missions over iraq and syria as planned and in support of our international mission to degrade and destroy isil. our pentagon team broke that story this morning. let's get in our panel. jonah goldberg, senior editor at "national review." and amy stoddard. let's get this straight, charles, the president and putin meet at the u.n. saying they're going to have this deconflict ion about the russian military. the way we find out that russia is going to start strikes, that are not on isis by the way, is a russian general essentially knocking on the door of the u.s. embassy in baghdad. >> and delivering a demarche. a nasty statement, a kind of ultimatum. we're doing this, we're going to do it within an hour and we don't want you in the air when we're doing this. it's one thing to be humilia

embassy in baghdad. >> how did the american forces respond? >> well, it sent them scrambling. it was unexpected to say the least. i got woken up with a call at 4:15 a.m. eastern time with a tip that it had just occurred. washington was caught oguard. centcom says u.s. warplanes will not comply with the russian request. quote, today's request will in no way alter >> i take the russians at their word. they're clear about what they say and their actions reflect what they said they were going to do. my problem is that i don't understand what they're doing. i think that my problem is that i think what they're doing is going to backfire and is counterproductive. >> that from the u.s. defense secretary here at the pentagon just moments ago, shepard. a confusing message. he said that he has ordered his teams to keep planning meetings to talk to their russian counterparts even though this action in baghdad caught all of them off guard and was not part of what they had discussed with the russian defense minister and the president discussed with putin on monday. >> jennifer griffin, than

we have more from baghdad. tell us what police are saying about this kidnapping. >> nobody's claimed responsibility for the kidnapping as yet and the police have released very little details. in fact what you have just said is really all that we know. this will be really embarrassing for the government. he was a very important person. he was traveling with security as v.i.p.'s do around baghdad and like you say, this took place in broad daylight in the capital. it comes after a spate of kidnappings. last wednesday, 18 turkish workers were kidnapped and two days after, two sheik's kidnapped. the prime minister al abadi is under tremendous pressure from protestors. there have been protests for the past six weeks and across the country. one demand is to try and reform the judicial system. cleanly the deputy minister of the judiciary is a key part of that. whether this was protestors or somebody linked to the protestors trying to put pressure on prime minister al abadi is unknown at the moment. this is highly embar

so this is a moment of real consequence, considerable drama in baghdad. and i think we have missed how significant it is to see this number of iraqi citizens in the streets expressing their outrage at what's going on in baghdad. a prime minister who is moving to take action in response to that. but very powerful elements that are going to oppose him. >> thank you again for your service to the country. thank you, mr. chairman. >> isn't it true that the major political influence is iranian in baghdad? >> it is certainly a very important one. i would have to think through what other one might possibly rival it. but i can't come up with one. having said that, chairman, as you know, iraq has never wanted to be the 51st state of iran. and use that support like a crutch when it's required. the problem is one gets tentacles into parties and associate, it's hard to get it back out. >> senator fisher? >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for your service is and being here today so you can provide us with very important in sights. our approach in syria and iraq see

. >> iraq's deputy minister has been kidnapped in baghdad. he was captured in a neighborhood when the car in which he was traveling was ambushed. the kidnappers were reportedly traveling in four black sports utility vehicles and wore masks. >> here in the city of baghdad. now, as i say, nobody has claimed responsible for this kidnapping so far, but it comes after a spate of kidnappings last wednesday. 18 workers were kidnapped and then in the last few days two sunni sheikhs here in baghdad also kidnapped. but there is another twist, prime minister is coming under tremendous amounts of pressure, there have been regular maz protests here in the capitol. every friday one of the demands of those protests is the reform of the judicial system. now, the deputy minister would have been a key part of any retomorrows that may have been taking place, or may have also lost his job as well. now, we don't know if the two events are linked but there is a lot of anger here on the streets of baghdad, against the prime minister and his government. they say he

because there are still mixed areas in baghdad. there are still mixed areas in the baghdad belts. deaala province is mixed. there has been sectarian displacement. but the only way to prevent that kind of horrific civil war breaking out, which is what the result will be if there is a determination to break it into sunni, shia, and kurdistan, you've got to get inclusive politics. once again, you have to give the sunnis a sense they have a stake in the future of the success of iraq rather than the failure. they felt that in 2006 in the surge and the last couple of years as well. >> well, your answers are very thorough and we are way out of time. let me ask for something on the report. senator mccain mentioned it in his opening statement. i hope on the record you can give us insight as to what lessons we might play in afghanistan that we have learned from our experience in iraq. >> chairman, can i make two quick points on afghanistan possibly? first of all, there have been reports recently that there is a policy or an acceptance of what clearly is absolutely reprehensible, unreceivabl

. >> iraq's deputy justice prime minister has been kidnapped in baghdad. he was captured when the car he was traveling in was ambushed. a minister's conference in paris has been held around 60 countries and other organizations to discuss ways of protecting religious minorities in the middle east and north africa. al jazeera's e eniran enran khan. >> they need mosul when the islamic state in iraq and the levant captured the city. isil offered them three choices: convert to islam, pay a tax, or die. in fear they fled. this is ramÓn, he lives here with his wife and four-year-old daughter matilda. he recalls what happened to him in august of 2014. >> it was a horrific experience when isil came in. they swept through 15 villages. we fled with just the clothes on our back. since then we have nothing. this government won't protect us. we want to leave iraq. >> this is one of the best equipped and well run displacement camps in baghdad. thinthey say that iraqi minorities are under threat. >> it's like we don't have any rights. we're iraqis, but we don't get to par

there have been mass protests in baghdad. of the demands is the reformation of the judicial system. this man would have been a key part of any reforms. we don't know if the two events are linked, but there is a lot of anger here on the streets of baghdad against the prime minister and his government. they say he is not doing enough. are the two events linked? they may well be. but we don't know, the police have given us very little details at the moment. but all of this is very embarrassing for the government. >>> in turkey at least 14 police officers have been killed and two others wounded in a bomb attack. the government is blaming the pkk for the attack. it's the latest in a string of deadly attacks against turkish security forces. on monday the prime minister had wowed to -- wipe out the pkk. >> translator: whatever it takes they will be cleared. i ask your support for the struggle we are engaged in, in a calm manner. >> this expert says the conflict is likely to get worse. >> unfortunately you have a perfect storm in tur

it took place in brood daylight in the northeast of baghdad.uld have been travelling with a tremendous amount of security as all vips do here in the city. nobody has claimed responsibility so far, but it come after a spate of kidnappings. 18 turkish workers were kidnapped and then two others were kidnapped. the prime minister is coming under tremendous amounts of pressure there have been regular mass protests here in the capitol. one of the demands the reform of the judicial system. the deputy minister would have been a key part of any reforms that may have been taking place, he may have also lost his job as well. we don't know if the two events are linked, but there is a lot of ang rer here on the streets against the prime minister and his government. they say he is not doing enough to bring about the reforms that are required. are the two events linked? we don't know the police say they are investigating the situation, but all of this is very embarrassing for the government. >>> at least 14 turkish police officers are dead after a bomb attack

how does the situation on the ground far away from baghdad relate to the strategy in baghdad? >> well, i think one, on the isis front, things aren't going well. we still have very coherent cooperations by the peshmerga, but i think politically we're seeing clearer signs of a split about what to do with kurdish as an entity, what relationship does it have with turkey, iran and officials in baghdad? that point i think and the extension of the term for the next two years or potential extension, it really expose where the clergy is. it has disagreements. there is real political debate around how to function either within iraq or otherwise. i think that at this stage the u.s. can actually help in creating more unity between the kurdish parties. encouraging reform within the krg because the krg does need reform. uniting the peshmerga, unifying those forces and encouraging kurdish parties to have a broader dialogue internally and with officials in baghdad. the solution thus far has been to just mostly blame the central government for the problems kurdistan faces. i think if we begin

has been kidnapped by maz gunman in the capitol baghdad.t least 14 turkish police were killed in a tack in a minibus in the eastern province. the u.n. children's agency says it is alarmed by the levels of child hunger in yemen. it was already one of the poorest countries in the world, before war broke out there in march. and now months of heavy fighting have been taking their toll on the most vulnerable. 96,000 children are starving and close to death, in the port city. it is estimated nearly 8,000 children will suffer from severe malnutrition in adan in the next year, and almost 2 million children across the country do not have enough food or water. troops from the sawedly led coalition roll in. they have been wohlstered by the arrival of 1,000 soldiers and armored vehicles. they are getting ready for what yemen officials say will be a decisive battle. in retaliation for an attack on coalition forces last week, 60 soldiers dies when the military base was hit by a rocket. it is also intensified targeting houthis rebel positions and those of

partners are pressuring the baghdad government to reduce the number of fighters in the popular mobilization forces from one off 3,000 to 70,000. and they want the number of the sunni fighters to increase from 15,000 to 50,000. this has caused tensions between the leadership of the popular mobilization forces and the government. >> reporter: the u.s. has been training and swimming sunni fight, he new weapon have his allied and local officials allied to the iraqi government are making clear these men will become part i've state militari' rut us. some shia militias say this is tantamount to create a separate arm on sectarian lines. >> we are working for them to be -- they will be subject today all military regulation. >> reporter: but on the ground the government and allied forces have made little progress.

embassy in baghdad, but there is a coordination center in baghdad. we have one with the iraqis.iraqis are setting up an additional one. i think we have got to talk to the russians. we've got to talk to anybody involved over there. because as we said, any time you're operating this many aircraft from this many air forces in that confined airspace, there is a real possibility of a misjudgment, something to go wrong very quickly. i mean, these aircraft are flying, you know, at the speed of sound. they're on a hair trigger. and a pilot could very easily mistake one aircraft -- a russian aircraft for a syrian aircraft, for a turkish aircraft, and this is a recipe for disaster. >> lieutenant colonel -- colonel, i just want to interrupt because elise labott brings up a great point and a scary point. so saudi arabia is also conducting airstrikes over syria, right? go ahead, ask your question. >> colonel, they're part of the coalition, obviously, and you know that saudi arabia is one of the main opponents of assad and wants assad to get out. they've been very wary of russian intervention

taking over more territory and many refugees on the train including a 13-year-old from baghdad he saidituation there should be better but it is not, security situation is deteriorating and they have fled for their lives and that is the reason they are refugees and the reason they are in europe. >> for now on a train in austria, thank you. the swedish prime minister is calling on european countries to do more to help and sweden takes the most refugees with the population of any european country and thousands have been out staging rallies in support of refugees in stockholm and receiv received automatic residency. the greek island has arrived on the port close to athens. more than 25,000 people have been strand ed here and arrived on boats from turkey and thought many of them are syrian. now, more bodies have been recovered from a boat carrying indonesia refugees, 61 people died in the ferry tragedy so far and the vessel that sank on thursday was carrying mostly men with one toddler on board and 20 are alive and it was due to overloading and bad weather conditions. still being counted in

embassy in baghdad and saying "don't fly your planes." right now what the russians have done is create an exquisite military problem for u.s. pilots. what has to happen now, officials say, there are going to have to be so-called rules of engagement. if u.s. pilots flying in syrian airspace, and they will continue to fly, if they encounter russian aircraft, what are the rules of the road? if they feel threatened, even inadvertently, let's say the russians are making the mistake, they don't understand it's a u.s. aircraft, what are the rules of the road for u.s. military pilots encountering russian aircraft? do they have the right of self-defense? can they counterattack against the russians if they feel a threat? these are the questions that the pentagon wanted to sit down and talk to the russians about. it was just earlier this week, of course, that president obama and russian president putin said there would be talks between the two militaries to work all of this out. but now the russians have taken the first step. they've gone ahead and

and the shia-led government in baghdad to fight groups threat inning the state.bal elders may be confident they can defeat isil but what comes after will determine if iraq as a country can celebrate the victory. zeina khodr, al jazeera, baghdad. >>> around a thousand qatar i soldiers and more than 200 armored vehicles have arrived in yep, they are joining saudi-led coalition forces in the fight against houthi rebels, one of their aims is regain after province. 20 people were killed in what appears to be an accidental coalition air strike. residents said missiles hit a vigil being held for a man killed by houthi gunfire. >>> mexico's attorney general says she'll ask for a new investigation in to the case of 43 missing students. an independent report has condemned the government's up choir any to the disappearance of the student says almost a year galling, john hulman reports from mexico city. >> reporter: a night mexico can't forget. almost a year ago in the southwestern town of iguala. knew let hal police attacked bus loads of students. in four hours of coordinat

in approximate baghdad? im apple: on the ice -- ayham: -- by the herent peshm, rga. what relationship does it have with turkey, iran and officials in baghdad? that point i think and the extent of the term for the next two years or potential extension, it really exposes where it is. they have disagreements. there is a real political debate around how to function, whether in iraq or otherwise. i think that at this stage there is -- the u.s. can actually help in creating more unity between the kurdish parties. encouraging reform within the k.r.g. because the k.r.g. does need reform. renighting the peshmerga and having them have a broader dialogue internally and with officials in baghdad. the solution thus far has been mostly wlame the central government for the problems kurdistan faces. i think as we begin to have a broader discussion of what needs to be done, kurdistan would probably move forward even as a democratic process. jon: given what we've seen of opinion polls in the kurdish areas suggests overwhelmin

embassy in baghdad, basically knocked on the door, and you know better than anyone how fortified that encampment is, and asked to speak to someone saying, we are about to launch air strikes. is this the deconflicting that was promised to us? we have planes in the air, they have planes in the air now, what about this alleged coordination that was supposed to take place when we get more than an hour's warning they are in the air? >> i think it's a sign of the contempt with which to putin holds us. and by the way, what we should be doing in saying to the russians is that we're going to fly anywhere, any time, anyhow we want to, in order to stem the flow of isis. and we also have going to stop bashar al assad's barrel bombing and you stay out of the way. instead, we're talking about trying to have some accommodation with russian aircraft. again, incredible sign of weakness. >> we understand now that secretary kerry and lavrov, foreign minister lavrov, talked in new york today by phone. secretary kerry expressed concern about the air strikes today saying they would not interfere with u.s.-

how is the situation on the ground far away from baghdad? different from the strategy in baghdad? >> on the isis front, things are going well. we have coherent operations by the peshmerga. we're seeing clearer signs of the kurdish entity about what to and what relationship it has with turkey, iran, and officials in baghdad. extension of the the term for the next two years, or potential extension, is it is.shows where they have disagreements and there is a real political debate around how to function either within iraq or otherwise. theink that it this stage u.s. can actually help in creating more unity between the --dish parties and currying encouraging reform because it does need reform. uniting the peshmerga and toouraging kurdish parties have a broader dialogue internally and with officials in baghdad. the solution thus far as been to mostly blame the central government for problems they face. as we begin to have a broader discussion of what needs to be done, kurdistan will probably move forward as a democratic process moves forward there. >> given what we've seen opinion itls

disoard, al jazeera, baghdad. >> in the news ahead we're exhausted refugees in the greek oiled where hope and excitement soon turn to despair. and why jordan's tourism industry is in big trouble. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the sound bites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". only on al jazeera america. >> back with the top stories here for you on al jazeera. austria has opened its borders for refugees, they say the number will double from 10,000 in the next few hours. >>> common eu asylum system. more on the refugee crisis in europe. it's thought there are almost 25,000 refugees on the greek island of lesbos alone. hoda abdel hamid has more. >> they arrive on overloaded boats from turkey, the refugees are syrian. >> i didn't want to leave. these are my children, they stopped going to school in university, there's no life, only fear, we had no life. >> reporter: a few meters away, another boat on the horizon, another, and more. this rubber dinghy's

how is the situation on the ground far away from baghdad? how is that different from the strategy in baghdad? >> on the isis front, things are going well. we have coherent operations by the peshmerga. we're seeing clearer signs of the kurdish entity about what to do and what relationship it has with turkey, iran, and officials in baghdad. that point in the extension of the term for the next two years, or potential extension, is really shows where it is. they have disagreements and there is a real political debate around how to function either within iraq or otherwise. i think that it this stage the u.s. can actually help in creating more unity between the kurdish parties and encouraging reform because it does need reform. uniting the peshmerga and encouraging kurdish parties to have a broader dialogue internally and with officials in baghdad. the solution thus far as been to mostly blame the central government for problems they face. as we begin to have a broader discussion of what needs to be done, kurdistan will probably move forward as a

shia led government in baghdad to fight groups threatening in the state. these sunni tribal elders may be confident they can defeat i.s.i.l. but what comes after will determine if iraq as a country can celebrate victory. zeina khodr. al jazeera, baghdad. >>> coming up. to west africa, forest is disappearing fast. we'll tell you why in just a couple of minutes. >> scientists reveal cutting-edge technologies... >> you can look beyond the horizon and extend your reach. >> that could avert disaster while helping save the planet. >> i feel like i have a front row seat for some very dramatic changes. this is a great place to work. not because they have yoga meetings and a juice bar. because they're getting comcast business internet. comcast business offers convenient installation appointments that work around your schedule. and it takes- done. - about an hour. get reliable internet that's up to five times faster than dsl from the phone company. call 800-501-6000 to switch today. perks are nice. but the best thing you can give your business is comcast business. c

ambassador in baghdad does not always have a day-to-day military counterpart. would strongly recommend facilitating this by moving key elements of the headquarters to baghdad and ensuring that a comprehensive civil/military plan is pursued. i note here that i'm very encouraged that the general selected to lead the campaign in iraq is the officer who as a brigade commander in ramadi in the fall of 2006 launched the reconciliation initiative on which we subsequently built during the surge, leading eventually to what became the anbar awakening. i should also note that in my view the commander in baghdad should focus primarily on iraq, while another commander perhaps positioned in turkey perhaps under the three star in iraq should be designated to focus on operations in syria which clearly need greater unity of effort. let me now turn to the situation in syria. syria today, mr. chairman, is a geopolitical chernobyl, spewing instability and extremism over the region and the rest of the world. like a nuclear disaster, the fallout from the meltdown of syria threatens

fox news has learned that september 22th the quds force was spotted in baghdad. sources tell me he met with russian military commanders now on the ground in baghdad. here's how the u.s. defense secretary described russia's moves. >> the phrase i've used before is to pour gasoline on the isil phenomenon rather than to lead to the defeat of isil. >> president obama will meet with russia's president at 5:00 p.m. eastern time in new york today. gretchen? >> a lot to discuss. now, a lot of people are wondering what you can tell us as well about the status of the green beret who's being dismissed from the army for punching an afghan commander who was accused of raping a young boy. >> well, gretchen, the army is still refusing to reverse an earlier decision to force him out of the military. sergeant first class charles martlin, a decorated member of the special forces, has described in detail in a letter obtained by fox news why he body-slammed and kicked the afghan commander accused of raping a young boy. quote, while i understand that a military lawyer can say i was l

reports from baghdad. >> this is why people began to take to the streets.he shortage of electricity, and the extreme heat was the breaking point. this sector has been worn down by years of war. but people blame the authorities for mismanagement and corruption. the government promised to take action. the electricity minister was questioned in parliament. he blamed former ministers for not investing enough to develop the distribution network. parliament was satisfied with his answers. but it causes more anger on the streets. >> it seems parliament isn't taking people seriously, and underestimates our will. it is making people angrier. >> some of the members who back the minister with from the block in parliament. it is headed by former prime minister who himself has been accused of corruption. he leads the biggest block in parliament. >> the law is not uniterred and they are against each other abadi was relied on the sunni block. they are all standing against him, he is fighting for reforms alone with the backing of the street and the highest shia religious a

a general in baghdad telling u.s. officials russian fighter jets bombing drops inside syria and giving the pentagon just an hour's notice to get safe. what is president obama's next move? the national lead was a state about to execute an innocent man? oklahoma put an execution on hold but now the supreme court denying a request to put the execution on hold about the fate of an inmate who wasn't even there when the murder took place. there are serious questions about his guilt. what will oklahoma do next? . the politics lead. idiot, jerk stupid dumb are those words donald trump has used to describe his republican and democratic opponents or words voters in a recent poll used to describe him? the answer and a brand new trump interview coming up. good afternoon everyone. welcome to "the lead." i am jake tapper. our world lead. there is an old russian proverb, better to be slapped with the truth than kissed with a lie. for president obama and his top military commanders that slap came this morning. cnn reporting a russian

. >> they live in a well to do neighborhood of baghdad. they could afford to pay smugglers to get them to greece. however, the vast majority of people live in camps like these. they can't afford to pay the kind of money the smugglers are asking for. but if they could, they would leave. this camp houses those who fled from violence. this family left there a year ago, they have been living like this ever since. they say they are losing hope. >> translator: i have family in turkey. i'm too embarrassed to ask them for money. if i had money, i would leave iraq today. there ising to the for me. violence at home, hardship in this camp. >> the family never reached greece, they are now back in baghdad. some 6,000 iraqis have fled this year. that figure marks only the ones that have registered. many more refused to go the official route. some risk their lives and put them in the hands of smugglers with often tragic results. >>> the u.n. special envoy to syria is due to submit his peace plan during a meeting in the egyptian capital of cairo. we spent

ambassador in baghdad. had a brief verbal statement. and the encounter was described as kurt, and direct. message for the united states to get its aircraft out of northern syria because the bombing by the russians would begin in just an hour's time. here's the key thing. with the russians you have to watch what they do and not what they say. they hit six strikes, three separate provinces, all of them in areas where we have seen the opposition make very modest gains in the last year. this was about degrading those gains not about degrading isis. >> you obviously heard the public statement by the secretary of state. are they admitting that this -- i mean, it's incredible planning. it didn't just start. >> i'm glad you mention that there seems to be a real disconnect between what's being said politically and what was understood in the military and also intelligence level. two weeks ago. the head of the defense intelligence agency acknowledged that they were watching russian military hardware move into syria. we also know within the last we

embassy in baghdad, issue as demarche and asks for all u.s.personnel to leave syria. that's where we stand right now. >> you've set the stage for the importance, the significance of this meeting of these two gentlemen seeking what will be the u.s. response and will we show some measure and fortitude against what has been a very bold move by russia in the past 24 hours. juan, you have a question? >> i want to come to that point, jennifer. you had mentioned consequences. so if we are in a new era of u.s. competition versus russia and the russians are now taking advantage of shared intelligence that we've been having with the iraqis, because the iraqis are now part of their deal, what can the united states do to punish russia, to push back? >> well, i mean you saw what they, they've tried to do when russia used the same man you'eu by the way, an old playbook that they used when they invaded ukraine, crimea just a year ago. you're not talking about a new russia, the russians have been doing this. there were no consequences other than some sanction

ambassador in baghdad. always have a day-to-day military counterpart. i would recommend facilitating this will stop -- this. i'm very encouraged the general selected to lead the campaign in q is one who launched the reconciliation initiative on which we subsequently built during the search, leading eventually to what became the awakening. in my view,o note the commander in baghdad should focus primarily on a rock -- iraq. let me know turn to the situation in syria. geopoliticals a instability. the fallout from the meltdown of syria threatens to be with us for decades and the longer it's permitted to continue, the more severe the damage will be. that frequently said there's no military solution to syria or other conflicts in the middle east. this may be true, but it's also misleading. for an every case if there's to be any hope of a political securityt, a certain context is required and that will not materialize on its own. we and our partners the facility it and over the past four years, we've not done so. it's been clear from early on in syria, the des

and shia-led government in baghdad.these sunni tribal elders may be confident that they can defight isil, but what cops after will determine if iraq as a country can celebrate the victory. al jazeera, baghdad. >> china has cut it's grown rate from last year 7.4% to 7.3%. the road target is about 7% which is the slowest pace in 25 years. worries about these shrinking chinese government investors are concerned that china is the biggest buyer of commodities by oil, iron, or coal. china is also one of the biggest importers of dairy products. there are lower demands from the middle east and arching. situation is so bad that farmers are marching through bruce he wills to highlight the issue while at the same time european ministers hold an entrepreneurial meeting. in brussels is jacky rowland. >> yes, demonstrating since the morning to draw attention to the fact that they feel that their situation now is just not sustainable. they say it costs them more to produce a liter of milk than to sell a liter of milk on the market the

and shia-led government in baghdad to fight groups threatening the studio state.these elders may feel confident they can beat isil but what comes after will determine if iraq as a country can celebrate the countr victory. >> china has cut its growth rate from 7.4% to 7.3% adding to global concerns about the world's second largest economy. this will be the slowest pace in 25 years. worries about the shrinking why niecchinese economy has investors concerned because they're the biggest consumers of iron and coal. china has-reducing its imports and there are lower demands for the middle east and africa, milk prices are at an eight-year low. the situation is so bad that farmers are marching through brussels to highlight the issue while european ministers are holding an emergency meeting. >> farmers have come from all over europe, and they've brought their tractors into the center of brussels. in fact, they're trying to turn the city into a farm yard. if you have a look here. there are bales of straw, even plastic cows to deliver the message that in their views the pric

we quickly took baghdad. my own personal belief is that after taking baghdad we made terrible strategic mistakes. the disbanding of the iraqi army, which we were counting on, the pentagon asked us to count on that army to provide the security, and so i think the execution of the operation was flawed, badly flawed, but the president made a decision as commander in chief based on the information and intelligence he had. >> look, there were a lot of people who wondered if dealing with the iraq war would not create a bigger mess overall and believe it or not of all people a former secretary of defense in the mid-'90s, i wanted to play for you a clip of him who later became vice president, here's what he said why the first george bush didn't take out saddam. >> that's a very volatile part of the world, and if you take down the central government in iraq you can easily end up seeing pieces of iraq fly off, part of it -- the syrians would like to have to the west, part of eastern iraq, the iranians would like to cla

anotherwould go into room for baghdad he.hen she came back, sometimes she would just lie down without saying a word. sometime she would cry under a blanket. she tried to hide that from us. she did not want to upset us. she wanted to seem strong. she did everything baghdad he wanted. she was afraid to bed. he took kayla if she refused. he gave kayla acheron and taught her about islam every day. i asked kayla to run away with me and she said no, they will behead me. taylor was like a sister or a mother to us. when we went she tried to help us. she would always tell us he would get home to your parents one day. i will never forget her and what she did for us. there is another witness. she was a sex slave for the isis number two. she remembers him laughing at these reports that kayla mueller was killed in coalition -- in a coalition airstrike. kaylatold me they killed mueller because she was un-american. obama can stop them bombing us. 10 of our women and children die every day. this is our revenge. >> kayla mueller was one victi