let's talk what is happening in bakuba. it gives you the difficult of a, reporting here, but also how kind of all sides try to manipulate information. we got this report about 44 prisoners being killed in their cells cells bakuba. they stole all the weapons. the government here reported that it was shelling, that it was size sis shelling that killed these sunni prisoners, but through our reporting, we found sources at the morgue and at the hospitals are saying in fact they were shot at close range. >> it shows you the brutality, the close-up brutality, because it does appear as if the iraqi police were the ones who shot these prisoners because they were sunni prisoners and the assumption was that the isis fighters would release them. >> they didn't want the sunni prisoners to fall in the hands of isis. >> soy they literally went and shot them at close range. isis uploaded brutal videos, they are horrible, war crimes even. here essentially you have the same thing happening inside a jail. and the government it appears is tryi

there has been a day-long battle in bakuba. the provincial capital. long fights. i'm not suggesting to you that the entire iraqi security forces will behave like these two units. we have to be encouraged by it given what we saw in the days prior. there's issues to be sure with the i.s.f. listen, you have american airpower working for you and you see that every day. that helps to stiffen your resolve. air and ground coordination together. it has a psychological impact on your opponent. >> we appreciate you being here, thank you so much. >>> when we return - inside iraqi kurdistan, the other major faction controlling key parts of the increasingly fractured iraq. >> with neither side willing to comprom i say... >> faultline's josh joins us with a look at the kuds, their strong -- kurd, their strong whole and economy >>> and the rebel fighters digital campaign. a high-tech approach the i.s.i.l. is using to win hearts and minds in iraq. should juvenile killers serve life without parole? >> the didn't even ask for the money they just shot him. >> horrendous crimes commi

. >> reporter: well, certainly bakuba is the latest town they're fighting, the closest to baghdad, as we talked about, some 37 or 40 miles or so from the capital. that's obviously of great concern. still, as far as we understand, there is still fighting going on there. last we heard, the isis forces and sunni supporters were in western parts of bakuba, that fighting said to continue. certainly, if isis is able to take over the oil refinery in the north, in beigy, the largest oil refinery in the north, also a power station for the entire north, that would be a major blow to this government. last we heard, fighting was continuing there. there was still iraqi forces on-site there. some had said to have left, according to at least one source that i have talked to. you know, there's a lot of -- there's obviously concern here in baghdad. there's a lot of uncertainty here in baghdad. people aren't really sure what to believe. a lot of the statements coming out of the iraqi government. it's hard to verify them. they haven't really held up to the light of day. after they have been made. we hea

iraqi troops didn't turn and%k%n today but isis militants advanced to bakuba less than 30 miles from baghdad. the insurgents control almost the entire border with syria and for a while also seize add key checkpoint with jordan urging to the urgency of john kerry's trip to baghdad, landing under intense security. he met with sunni and shia power brokers. for almost two hours with prime malaki stressing that this is a moment of decision, a critical time for iraq's leaders. >> iraq faces an exsten shell threat and iraq's leaders have to meet the threat with the urgency it demands. the very future of iraq depends on choices that will be made in the next days and weeks. >> reporter: the other leaders with whom you met today indicate that they have the confidence that prime minister malaki can change? >> all of the leaders that i talked with today, including prime minister malaki, professed their commitment to the meeting the date and their understanding that they need to move rapidly to form a government. >> reporter: nothing illustrates how much things have changed here in iraq than this

i'm a military man you're watching r t america overnight clashes with shiite militia men in bakuba iraq leave forty four dead and much of the city in the hands of sunni militants from the islamic state in iraq and syria or better known as isis president obama has already deployed two hundred seventy five u.s. armed forces to iraq to provide support and security for u.s. personnel at the embassy in baghdad officials within the administration say that the u.s. is also considering air strikes on areas now controlled by the insurgents along with sending one hundred troops to further train the iraqi forces as the clashes in book continue government forces are focused on regaining control of the strategic city it's the last city between isis insurgents and the capital of baghdad as the sunni al qaeda offshoot push the shiite government further south with fewer and fewer government strongholds in the country but joe. asked who is this group who is isis we're hearing so much chatter about this organization but how powerful are they i was joined earlier today by lina contained director of the ca

>> well, we saw more of a push by isis to the city of bakuba.hat's an important, strategic city for many reasons. it's the capitol of the province, and sits close to one of the major highways into the heart of the city. and if insurgents could take over the city, it could be used as a base that could put the city under a lot of person. >> please stay with us. here's dan o'shea. working with hostage negotiations, and was with the u.s. embassy at the start of the iraq war. what are our options here, military or nonmilitary? >> well, they're pretty limited. we don't have an agreement in place, and until that happens, we can't have any boots on the ground. so, that leaves air options, but air force or predators can't do much without troops on the ground. so, our options are limited right now, and this is a very volatile situation that is going to continue to play out. involving more than just iraq, with reverberations that are going to go around the world. >> and let me bring you back in, a lot of smart folks writing in, who is isis? it's not quite

iraqi troops are now holding ground in three important battle fields, bakuba, tal afar, and the oil refinery. but the drum beat continues to grow on that. here is "america tonight"'s sheila macvicar. >> slick uniforms newly pressed. 13 minute propaganda and recruitment video was uploaded to a youtube channel, from i.s.i.l, and quickly taken down. using pseudonyms, some of them say they're british. >> the family you have are you willing to sacrifice this for the sacrifice of allah? >> one the video suggested has been since killed in fighting. speaking english in a deliberate effort to appeal to those sitting on western sofas, these are foreign fighters governments from washington to canbarra to london have worried and wondered about for months. >> i.s.i.l. is a threat not just to iraq and to the entire region but it is a threat to europe, the united states, and other countries in the world, and obviously with the number of foreign fighters that have been assembled in syria, this remains a very significant issue. >> reporter: the islamic state of iraq and syria, sometimes called isis. there is

they are in bakuba. samarra 80 miles north and 50 files to the east in fallujah.'t able to say they are encircling the city but that's their agenda. they are being held back by iraqi forces and shiia militia. they are trying to throw their weight behind the defense not only of the capital but the idea of an iraqi unity state. the kurds have a semi isolated the state. the up s. and iran are starting to have up formal talks about how to stop this. the main conclusion is they will have to put pressure on the central government to hug their sunniss closer in before they drift off into the hand of the extremists. bill: we await to see whether the battle for baghdad happens or not. john bolton, good day to you from chicago. this is such a complicated web where we are. we are talking about making friends with a long-time enemy, iran to get tehran to help us out with what's happening here in iraq. in the meantime you have got these reports. iran is shiia, but its neighbors are sunni. neighbors like kuwait and qatar and saudi arabia. reports are some in the populations of

not is with sunni extremist fighters less than 40 miles to the north of this city, battling to add bakubat here in the capital. not with bodies being discovered in road-side bombs going off and the government of nuri al maliki showing few signs of being able or even willing to hold this country together. even if he could, even if it were possible. not many people, as i said,

at the same time we're hearing this morning 45 mintz drive northeast of the city, the down of bakuba,city there. iraqi tv, the state tv says the government is in control of a number of neighborhoods in that city but an eyewitness who talked to cnn said isis has managed to get into the city and into the police station and take all the weapons from the police station so before leaving it so the battle there very close to baghdad. seems still to be very fluid. >> certainly very concerning for u.s. officials who are right now what to do, what level of support they will be providing. nic robertson, thanks so much. >>> breaking overnight more violence in kenya as militants carried out another attack. there are reports that nine people were killed there. this comes a day after dozens of people were massacred when the somali extremist group al shabaab attacked another small coastal town in the area. militants armed with automatic weapons attacked police and set two nearby hotels on fire. >>> baseball has lost one of its true legends. hall of famer tony gwynn died monday after a battle with ca