international community and all countries should fight against daesh, but fighting against daesh doesn legitimizing a brutal regime attacking civilians in aleppo. aleppo is a neighboring city to turkey. if these attacks continue we have real concern that there may be hundreds of thousands of refugees approaching to turkey. of course that is u.n. responsibility to stop these type of refugee flows, and to stop war crimes against people of aleppo and people of syria in general. >>> okay. you have been listening in to the turkish prime minister who is speaking to reporters at the united states there after meeting with the u.n. chief, ban ki-moon. he spoke about a number of issues about libya, cyprus the palestinian issue. on syria, he said the international community should fight against isil but that that did not mean that it should legit ma tiez the regime of assad, the syrian president. we'll bring you more highlights from this press conference on al jazeera in half an hour when we speak to james bayes >>> rival leaders in south sudan have been unable to reach a peace deal. let's get a

but what a mistake it would be to send the message to daesh that there are safe havens.ere are somehow just a two country limitation and then we go through months and months of deliberation again. we can't afford that. that's why there's no limitation, and we know that there are groups in the world, affiliated terrorist groups who aspire to harm the itself our allies our partners. daesh is however, very distinctive in that because it holds territory, and it will continue if not stopped to seize more. because it has financial resources, because of the debilitating impacts in the middle east, and it pro tensions to worldwide leadership, and i don't need to preview for this committee the full litany of the outrages that are committed by daesh, but let me just say that just among them scratching the surface are atrocities against syrian christian and yazidis religious groups the hideous murder of captors from as near as jordan and distant as japan, the plunder and destruction of cities and towns in which followers of islam worship and raise their families. now i testified be

this is about dealing with daesh. this is about defeating daesh.is about empowering our partners so that they can ultimately restore the territorial part of the country and deny daesh ultimately to do that. if you're looking for an exit strategy with respect to our presence in iraq when we have successfully concluded that part of the strategy we have said that our forces will redeploy. so if that's the term that you are seeking in terms of an exit strategy, then i would say that is the mechanism by which we redeploy our forces from iraq, but the strategy is oriented on an effect that we hope to achieve with daesh. >> general olson, you will agree that we are not using what colin powell considered to be overwhelming force, correct? >> we're using an appropriate level of force -- >> which isn't overwhelming force, not as colin powell would see it right? >> i don't want to speak for general powell. i believe the resources we are applying to the strategy to achieve our ends matching ways and means are appropriate for the strategy designed. >> general f

we see daesh or i.s.i.l as a regional threat.ile we'll take concerted action now in iraq because we have a strong partner in iraq we'll have to build that partnership over time to deal with i.s.i.l in syria. the the solution to syria will never be solved by military means. it has to require a political diplomatic track and we're seeking that diplomatic track. but at the end of the process of the political transition in syria, bashar al-assad will not be part of that and i think the coalition members are of one mind on that issue. it's the modalities of how to get there that we would have a different discussion. >> woodruff: general john allen, thanks for talking with us. >> good to see you. thank you for let meg be on tonight. >> ifill: after serving in iraq and afghanistan, many veterans face an uphill challenge in finding work in civilian life. there's been an increase in programs to help ease their transition, but one segment of the vet population is often overlooked. special correspondent gayle tzemach lemmon reports. >> repo

>> well the strategy that the president has approved in fact does envision the defeat of daesh. >> i understand the strategy does. for purposes of an authorization from congress -- i know you've endorsed today what the president wants to do. and i understand that that's what the president thinks he can get passed. but from a military point of view, wouldn't it be appropriate to authorize the president to do whatever it takes to defeat them? >> the president needs the options that he -- that should be available to him ultimately to defeat dash. >> my second question is, is it possible to defeat isis without ultimately defeating them by putting someone on the ground? someone is going to have to confront them on the ground an defeat them there. >> yes. >> can you update us on efforts -- i've seen some conversation amongst the regional countries about the potential for a coalition of armed forces brought together, the egyptians, the turks, the saudis, perhaps some of the kingdoms, jordan, et cetera, who could provide a coalition of local forces who could play that role with significant u

your unity would also send an unmistakable message to the leaders of daesh.they can't divide us. don't let them. they cannot intimidate us. and they have no hope of defeating us. the resolution that we have proposed would give the president a clear mandate to prosecute the armed component of this conflict against daesh, and associated persons or forces which we believe is carefully delineated and defined. and while the proposal contains certain limitations that are appropriate in nature of the light of this mission it provides the flexibility that the president needs to direct a successful military campaign. and that's why the administration did propose a limitation on the use of "enduring offensive ground combat operations." i might add, that was after the committee, then committee chair senator menendez and the committee moved forward with its language and we came up here and testified and responded basically to the dynamics that were presented us within the committee and the congress itself. so the proposal also includes no jeer geographic limitation. not

we've seen airstrikes and we've seen more actions by daesh not only in libya but in the region. >> but libya's feuding factions remain more divided than ever. the united nations recognized house of representatives in tibruk insist it is the only

we have seen more actions by daesh, not only in libya, but also in the region. >> and you mentioned this idea that each side had to concede something. what are the big things that each side has to give to make this work? >> reporter: well basically the government, which is recognized

>> it wouldn't trouble me at all if daesh was defeated in less than three years. >> no. they would not trouble us either. does the length of time really particularly matter to you from the standpoint of the allies and those that that we're defeating or is it just more congress getting behind the effort in a bipartisan way? >> i think it's the latter. >> well, listen, i called over the weekend while you were on your way to kuwait. we all view you as someone who is an outstanding public servant. we appreciate the way you've gone about your work. i know it's difficult. i know decisions don't always get made in the manner or time frame that someone like you wants to seek this, get this done in the appropriate way but i think your demeanor, the way you talk with all of us is certainly very, very well received. we wish you well in what you're doing. >> honor to be with you. thank you, sir. good day, sir. >> and with that, the record will be open until friday for any questions. we would ask that you and your staff respond to those in a fairly timely fashion. meeting adjourned.

your unity would also send an unmistakable message to the leaders of daesh.understand they can't divide us. don't let them. they cannot intimidate us. and they have no hope of defeating us. the resolution that we have proposed would give the president a clear mandate to prosecute the armed component of this conflict against daesh and associated persons or forces which we believe is carefully delineated and defined. and while the proposal contains certain limitations that are appropriate in light of the nature of this mission, it provides the flexibility that the president needs to direct a successful military campaign. and that's why the administration did propose a limitation on the use of quote, enduring offensive ground combat operations. i might add, that was after the committee -- then committee chair, senator menendez and the committee moved forward with its language and we came up here and testified and responded basically to the dynamics that were presented us within the committee and the congress itself. so the proposal also includes no geographic li

also known as daesh in arabic. >> daesh will be defeated when supply lines are cut, leaders are attacked and it fails to hold on to terrain. that is happening now. a sacrifice by iraqi security forces and coalition members. >> translation: we are convinced that mosul is the last stronghold for the terrorists. there'll be pierce resistance in this province. >> barrel bombs have killed many. civilians have died, many injured in alhab ib and idlib. it's one of many targeted by barrel bombs, despite a resist use banning them. also four people inside a refugee camp has been hit by shelling four killed, 20 injured. >> those loyal to abd-rabbu mansour hadi managed to retake a city from al qaeda. three were killed in the fight, al qaeda tighters seized control hours earlier, after an assault on an army base. >> saudi arabia accepted a request by president harley to find a peaceful solution to the crisis in yemen. it's not clear if the houthis who control the capital, will take part in the talks. a top houthi leader accused the saudis of trying to destabilize yemen. still to come - thousands disp

to take a stab at it and recognizing the time. >> yes, sir. >> last year when dish entered iraq -- daesh entered iraq and begin to see the route and ultimately what looked like potential loss of baghdad and points south grand ayatollah called for the rallying of all iraqis to the flight. not shia but all iraqis to the flight. ultimately to help defend the country. at the time for obvious reasons many of those individuals who were able to get to the flag friendly with the shia elements. they were organized in something called a popular mobilization committee of which we see in the field today, popular mobilization of forces. they are not they are not -- with the close ties to iran began to think we need to be very nuanced in how we look at them. because these are organizations that were filled last year with young men that came from the tribes in the south. they were teachers one day and they were fighters the next day. they were baker's one day. they were infantrymen the next day. they came to defend their country. the fact that they are organized in shia organizations, and is about 8000

what has taken prominence at the moment is isis, daesh at this stage.re we trying to chew gum and walk at the same time? this has to be decided by the international community. we believe there has to be a political solution that brings sort of the moderate forces and the regime to the table because there is this bigger problem. that has not been clarified at the moment. coalition, arab muslim western, so to speak, can only do so much in syria against isis. but at the end of the day it has to be syrians themselves especially when you want to reach heartland of isis. >> when we come back with his majesty king abdullah ii, i will ask him what he wants to call the radical islamists or radical extremists that president obama doesn't want to call islam, when we come back. i am totally blind. i lost my sight in afghanistan but it doesn't hold me back. i go through periods where it's hard to sleep at night and stay awake during the day. non-24 is a circadian rhythm disorder that affects up to 70% of people who are totally blind. talk to your doctor about your s

at the same time, this phenomenon of daesh throughout the entierre region is something that we need to work with our partners. we see what's happening in other countries and these franchises that are growing up in libya and other areas. they claim responsible for attacks in tunisia and yemen. this is something that clearly is not just restricted to iraq and syria. we cannot relent we have to work with our partners in the region. >> here is what you said in 2012. >> if a decade before 9/11 at the time of al qaeda's rise and the decade after 9/11 was the time of its decline, i believe this decade will be the one that sees its demise. >> director brennan, weren't you just flat wrong about that? >> no. when we look at al qaeda and look what has happened to al qaeda as the core of al qaeda that was in the area of afghanistan and pakistan, they have taken some really big hits. >> but respectfully, sir, when you were saying this is the decade of al qaeda's demise, i don't think most people thought you meant well, yes, there will be an offshoot called isis which spreads across the middle east.

daesh is sending [ inaudible ] to western afghanistan. to the south pakistan's counter insurgency operations in which more than 40,000 people have already died are pushing the taliban towards afghanistan's border. criminalization of the economy is an indispensable part of this control of terror. control over the narcotic's trade is providing the financing for these groups to find weapons. blurring the lines between criminal economics and criminal politics. each of these groups poses a clear and present danger to our neighbors, and the world at large. afghanistan is carrying forward everyone's fight by containing this threat. but extremism is becoming a system, one that like a dangerous virus is constantly mutating becomes more lethal well financed and thriving on state weakness and an overall lack of regional coordination. to date afghanistan's people have rejected the allure of violence violent movements. we are willing to speak truth to terror. [ applause ] >> military fighting will not put an end to the anger and hatred being promulgat

we have seen more actions by daesh, not only in libya but also in the region. >> foreign minlts ministers from south korea, japan and china. at the summer of the dispute are the japanese sankaiko islands. analysts hope the meeting will lead to a leadership summit between the ministers head of state. rob mcbride joins us. what are the issues grm there are a number of? >> there are a number of issues. what they see a resurge ent nationalism in japan and an ongoing refusal for their perspective, south korea and also china were victims of invasion and colonization. which japan still refuses to stay responsibility for. she see shinzo abe as a hawkish leader. and impacted by ongoing territorial disputes which also can be said to be begun by china, more assertive on its territorial gains dispute over islands in the east china sea and incidentally, south korea has its own dispute with japan over territorial rights for disputed islands between them. animosity levels between the three asian partners. >> what is the possibility ever of the talks? >> what we're expecting is not so so much the content

no claim of responsibility as yet, but the european union foreign policy chief said it is down to daesh the term often used for isil state of iraq and the levant. the suggestion from our expert is that this was first of all aimed at disrupting the amount of foreign money that comes into the country. therethereby destabilizing the economy. it is unlikely to be shaken by these developments. >> right outword out of the white house that it is deeply concerned about the rhetoric coming out of israel, and it will be evaluating it's approach to the middle east process. prime minister benjamin netanyahu suggested that left-wing organizations are trying to get the israeli vote out in droves to sway the election against him. netanyahu's likud party appears to have earned 30 seats in parliament allowing him to build a coalition government with ease. we're talking about what the usa is saying in just a moment. first we go to west jerusalem. >> after a bruising campaign, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said prayers at judaism's holiest site and thanked supporters. >> i thank those who elec

daesh and its allied forces pose to the states of western and central asia. terrorist movement whose goal is to destabilize every state in the region are looking for new bases of operation. we're the front line. >> ghani also he says his country owes a profound debt to the over 2200 troops killed in afghanistan. >>> blast land close to the presidential palace but not clear if the building was the target. >>> in iraq, the country's prime minister today confirmed he asked u.s. forces to help retake the at this time of tikrit from i.s.i.l. in his address haider al-abadi thanks the u.s. for its assistance had launched air strikes against i.s.i.l. targets mr. tikrit. until now the u.s. had had no role in the operation there. >>> officers in the south have taken control of basra al sham. syrian military forces have been trying the reclaim territory along the border with jordan. in the north rebel fighters have teamed up in the city of idlib. kim vanel reports. >> ot the outskirts of idlib rebel fighters take over checkpoints. joint forces to try and take over the c

. >> there is an overwhelming consensus that daesh has to be stopped. our nation is strongest, always has been when we act together. there's a great tradition in this country of foreign policy having a special place that politics ends at the water's edge and that it will act on behalf of our nation without regard to party ideology. we simply cannot allow this collection of murderers and thugs to achieve in their group their ambition. >> let's bring in our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. barbara, what are the main concerns that lawmakers have right now about the president's authorization for the use of military force, that request, the aumf as it's called? >> reporter: what the senators are talking about is one of their biggest concerns is could a new authorization open the door to the administration being able to send a large number of ground combat forces into iraq. what we're talking about are those traditional military units, large battalions brigades, formations truly in combat. a lot of concerns if they vote for this, this is where it could

the threat that daesh poses to the states of western and strencentral asia. the front line. [ applause ] >> he said his country owes a profound debt to the 2300 u.s. troops killed in afghanistan. >>> dozens of people in colorado are facing charges this evening that they illegally grew and sold marijuana. grand jury indicted 32 people that allegedly grew hundreds of pounds of marijuana in denver and exported it to other states. that is not allowed under the state's rules. according to the indictment the group made more than $12 million. >>> sieve veer weather is impacting millions of americans this evening. there are reports of tornados in oklahoma and arkansas. meteorologist kevin corriveau joining us with more. >> we are looking at some unconfirmed reports right now, and it's mostly in arkansas that we're talking about. but parts of oklahoma we're watching very strong thunderstorms. look at the radar for the last 12 hours to now and notice how they really pond up. this is normal for severe weather season. we see these popping up late afternoon and into the e

>> the first point i would say to your viewers that we should not buy the claims of daesh or isis. we have no credible evidence about who are the perpetrators. of course, isis would like us to believe they are spreading far, gaining followers, invincible and what have you. it's their interest but yet we don't have any credible evidence. the point i would stress this virus, this virus of extremism is really poisoning the veins of arab and muslim politics and it is spreading near and far. regardless of whether isis or the so-called islamic state is behind it you have like-minded groups extremists who believe in this particular ideology and, yes, isis is gaining, you know foot holds in libya, in yemen, in tunisia, pakistan afghanistan, west africa in reality they are doing so but these particular attacks could either be carried out by people inspired by the ideology or like-minded groups like sharia also a group that existing in both libya and yemen and in tunisia as well. >> and they seek in countries that are highly stabilized and that seems to be targeting these young individuals t

in the past days we have seen more fighting, we have seen air strikes, we have seen more actions by daesh. not only in libya but also in the region. >> a ceremony has just been held to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the battle of iwo jima. the two countries have marked the battle together for decades. >> meanwhile, foreign ministers are south korea and japan are meeting in seoul. they are aiming to resolve regional tensions, the sankaku islands are are among the areas claimed by both korea and japan. leadership summit between the three countries heads of state. >> chinese international relations expert whose says china will insist on self apologizes from japan. >> what should be the attitude or the position you would adopt regarding the final verdict of the second world war. this year in particular, will mark the 70th anniversary of the vj, victory over japan legacy and i would say that nations in the world would get united again to celebrate the victory of the fight against the naziism and fascism. and this year if prime minister shinzo abe continues to deny the enslavement of femal

in the last days we have seen more fighting, we have seen air strikes we have seen more actions by daesh not only in libya but also this the region. >> hashem ahelbara has more. >> reporter: as far as this is concerned, we're getting more from the policies from the international recognized government of tobruk and the g flmpletc that they will be willing to move forward with a functioning government with full executive authority. then the security arrangements particularly when it comes to disbanding the military factions and pulling them out from the main cities and forming a national army tasked with two main prerequisites leading the fight against i.s.i.l. affiliated groups. the problem we have here is because of the growing truss deficits between the two countries, they say okay, if we have a national unity government who is the say? is it going to be the tobruk government or the tripoli government? you have to have a deal and you have to forget about the past and your divisions. if you don't have a deal, it will be i.s.i.l. taking control of libya something the international communi

we hope the end of daesh will be today. >> our advance is slow because of the the ieds. >> the u.s. air force joined the operation last week with the precondition that shia militia would withdraw from tikrit. they left the front lines because they don't need help from the u.s. army and now many are back reportedly incorporated into government security forces. taking credit for when they push i.s.i.l. out of tikrit is important both for iraq's military and the shia militias. >> it's not just tikrit we are talking about. it's about the future of iraq and the united states and its partners does not want it to become dominated and controlled by the shias. >> the distrust isn't just between the u.s. and militias. there are reports that there are human rights violations. video posted by the shia militia. the reporter says he is with the abu nimah brigade. human rights forces have reported these tactics in areas controlled by shia forces. the iraqi military continues to say the that repatriation of tikrit is not far away. >> marine le pen. plus switzerland leaders say they're closer than e

. >> god willing we will end tikrit today we hope the end of daesh in tikrit will be today. >> progress has been slow. >> translator: our advance is slow because of the ied. iedings srveg. ieds. front lines because they don't need help from the u.s. army.and now many are back. reportedly incorporated into ghoft ofgovernment security forces. >> it's not just tikrit we're talking about. we're talking about the future of iraq and the united states and its partners does not want to see it become dominated and controlled by the shies. shias. >> reportedly in a sunni area taken over by shia fighters. linked to the iranian backed coalition. the fighter says he's with the abu nima brigade. al jazeera cannot verify these images. iraqi army continues to say a win in tikrit is not far away but for the people stuck in a war fueled by sectarian hatred, peace remains a distant possibility. osama ben javed al jazeera. >> guilty of fraud and breach of trust following a trial. initially acquitted in 2012, charged with taking money from a u.s. based supporter while he was mayor of jerusalem on top of the

you to deal with citizens well, our goal is to liberate people from the oppression and militarism of daesh. >> jane arraf has more from baghdad. >>> this is the first bald for a major sunni city, since i.s.i.l. took over last june. tikrit was one of the first cities they seized and has remained pretty much an i.s.i.l. stronghold since then. they tried otake back the city but stopped short of this kind of major offensive. this one is huge. more than 20,000 fighters. iraqi military forces along with iranian backed shia militias. and sunni tribes men about 2,000 of them. it is the sunnis that prime minister haider al-abadi appealed to saying those who had been misled would be pardoned if they lay down their arms. he reached out to the iraqi parliament going had and talking to sunni members of parliament who ended their boycott. on the ground, military forces have approached the city from three fronts and in the town of andur they have taken it back after street to street fighting. there are major worries still. not only taking back that city which has been rigged by explosives by i.s.i.l. but

if we capture tikrit and open up that logistical line, that means that we have cut off isis and the daesh forces coming down from mosul, and they need to be able to put pressure other than baghdad from a different direction and trying to give us a two-front tactical fight to: obviously more complex than a one-front fight and that's what daesh is trying to do by going to ramadi and i thought the discussion today with the foreign relations committee was encouraging, and as we look at what's happening tactically on the ground, the support that we're starting to hear about from the secretary of state and the secretary of defense and the chairman while i think this discussion should have happened about year ago, it's great to hear we've got 62 nations involved and beginning to build the coalition needed to defeat this grave threat. >> there have been discussion on capitol hill and in some of the questioning, of course democrats expressed reservations about using this force. the authorizing of the use of force. if these lawmakers are afraid of perhaps a prolonged war, what happens if congress d

we have seen more actions by daesh, not only in libya, but also in the region. >> reporter: but libya'sding factions remain more divided than ever. the united nations recognized house of representatives in tobruk insists its the only legitimate authority in libya. >> we have basic differences especially about legitimacy of both parties. we feel that the parliament is the legitimate body through the elections, and we feel that gnc is coming into the political scene with no real basis for that. >> reporter: these are members of the tripoli-based general national congress. they say they are the ones who control more territory. >> translator: right now we need to reach out to the tobruk delegation face-to-face so we can continue to what they want because libya is in crisis. >> reporter: but this is the fan who's fate hangs in the balance. he is the army chief backed by tobruk. but the tripoli delegation has bun condition, if there is a deal he should go. but he has always maintained he is the only guarantee against the rise of isil-affiliated groups. >> translator: they come from niger, sud

by kicking daesh out of iraq. i -- d.a.e.s.h. out of iraq i can't give timetables but we are working with people in these places and other areas. they'll be with us. i think there is - i'm overseeing the whole organization of this military organization. it has to be military security to save other people and look after the well being of the people. >> ail of that the planning that has to go into this. not just the ground operations and the police force, all of these things that take time. the sfoction a little closer to baghdad. troops are massing in samarra and other pleases due to be a major offensive due to other officials in the coming days. >> in the news ahead - we meet the senegalese migrants returning home from libya after failing to reach europe. free water and cheaper power. >>> top stories on al jazeera. security in moscow is tight as opposition supporters march through the city in memory of boris nemtsov. vladimir putin's government dismissed accusations that it was behind the killing. the united nations says more tha

we've seen airstrikes and we've seen more actions by daesh not only in libya but in the region. >> but libya's feuding factions remain more divided than ever. the united nations recognized house of representatives in tibruk insist it is the only legitimate authority in libya. >> we have basic differences especially about legitimacy. we feel that it is coming into the political scene with no real basis. >> these are members of the tripoli-based germ national congress. they say they are the ones who control mortar tore. >> right now we need to reach out to the tibruk delegation here face to face so we can listen to what they want because libya is in crisis. >> this is the man whose fate hangs in the balance. general haftar is the army chief backed by tibruk. the tripoli delegation has one condition: if there is a deal here in the moroccan capital haftar should go. but the army general has always maintained he is the only guarantee against the isil-affiliated groups. >> they come from mali, niger and even boko haram. they come from sudan threw the desert to bengahzi, and also through suda

we have seen more actions by daesh, not only in libya, but also in the region. >> and you mentioned this idea that each side had to concede something. what are the big things that each side has to give to make this work? >> reporter: well basically the government, which is recognized by the international community and the u.n. says it remains the ultimate legitimate authority in libya, and whatever the out come, they have to be recognized as the only unique authority in libya. the tripoli based government says no. the reason why we're here is because we don't recognize the tobruk parliament therefore, we have to come together form a government and give the prime minister full authority over libya, so we can move forward. and this is something that the united nations along with the americans and the europeans are trying to come up with. if they can form a national unity government here, that would be good news because then they can move forward to step number two, which is disarming the tack shuns. forming a government and starting the fight against groups affiliated with isil. then on mo

we have seen more actions by daesh, not only in libya, but also in the region. >> reporter: this is basicallyattempt by the united nations to bring both divided factions to agree on a settlement but libya seems to be anything but united at this particular moment. i have been talking to members who say we don't recognize the tripoli based gnc, and i was talking to members of the tripoli-based government and they said we are hear because we don't recognize tobruk therefore, the only way out is to have a political settlement here. >> thank you for that. hashem ahelbarra live for us in rabat. libya is also dominating the final day of talks in brussels. >> reporter: e.u. leaders are using this second day to discuss libya. they are exchanging ideas essentially on how the european union can help support a post-national unity government in libya. they are partially funding the talks that are taking place in rabat and coordinating very closely with the united nations on this whole issue. the european union's foreign superior if you would like spoke on the way to these talks and said they would be comi

our goal is to liberate people from the daesh. we should protect the citizens and their properties. >> we follow the developments from the iraqi government of baghdad. >> prime minister abad di this afternoon is briefing members of parliament of how that operation is going and it has a huge political component as well. iraqi military officials say they have launched a three-prong offensive. they're no longer on the defensive. that's coming from the south the north and west of tikrit. tikrit is the first big city and the first big test that iraqi forces are facing. part of the reason why it's such a test is that it's a major sunni center. it's saddam hussein's hometown, and not only that, in the past few hours iraqi officials say they've retain the city of aldor. that's are hussein ended up hiding when he was found. and it's the base of operations for support for a group that has allied itself with isil, former saddam loyalists. they say they've retain that town but tikrit itself is still another matter. >> the price for african le

iraq it lead the foreign policy chief to blame this fairly and squarely on members of what she calls daeshich is an arabic word describing islamic state of iraq and the levant. but no definite proof so far that these were the people behind the attack in tunisia. >>> the israeli prime minister benjamin netenyahu's marked his victory in his country's general elections by going to jerusalem's western wall. wednesday's poll results show a stunning turn about for the likud party. he now feels he can build a government with ease by joining the ultra orthodox jewish allies. >> reporter: for opposition leader isaac herzog israeli's general election wasn't supposed to end this way. >> translator: a few minutes ago i spoke with prime minister benjamin netenyahu and congratulated him on his achievement and wished him luck but i would like to mic clear to the israeli people the challenges are the same challenges, the problems are the same problems nothing has changed. >> reporter: early results put him in a dead heat with benjamin netenyahu's likud party. but likud won around 30 seats in parliament 12

. >> daesh is fast moving to stage 4, namely organizing orienting, deciding and acting.est we forget this and take our eyes elsewhere, there will be consequences. why are the militants making inroads into afghanistan? an expert says the radical group wants a safe haven outside the sphere of government influence. >> translator: the islamic state militants could send foreign combatants from iraq and syria to afghanistan to establish perpetual safe havens there. >> reporter: backed by rich resources the group is said to buy into the taliban. afghanistan was called a safe haven for terrorists when al qaeda was based there. fears are spreading that the country may be going down the same path again. masaki suda nhk world, kabul. >>> tunisian authorities say the gunmen who attacked the national museum in tunis are linked to a militant organization that purportedly pledged allegiance to the islamic state group last september. tunisian interior minister najen gharsalli said they arrested 23 people and added they're searching for an algerian and other foreigners. they're related t

perhaps a specific targeted operation against daesh leadership, for instance.erhaps intelligence collection and sharing. but the whole purpose here is to have a concept that's well understood that is extremely limited, but not so limiting that our military can't do what it needs to do in some situations to protect america's interests, or american personnel, but it is not contemplating years, not even months to my knowledge. what it would contemplate is some current operation along the lines that i just described. >> i would point out in ending that the language we used in 2001 i think most of us would not have thought it would be used today. this goes to the next administration, the next administration would have the authority and have a totally different view on that. >> it may indeed senator. which is have president obama said i'm going to put it in the three year range. he said i don't want the new president to come in and face the kind of choice i faced on day one which had to be made within 30 days with respect to afghanistan, so he gave it the distance of

i call on you our goal is to lift people from the oppression of daesh. we should protect citizens and their properties. >> we have more now from baghdad. >> this is a first battle for a major sunni city, and since isil took over large parts of the country last june. tikrit was one of the first cities they seized after that, and it's been a stronghold since then. the iraqi military has been trying to take back the city of saddam hussein's hometown, but it stopped before this major offensive. 20,000 fighters iraqi military forces along with iranian-backed sunni militias, and most importantly sunni tribesmen about 2,000 of them. it's the sunnies that prime minister hired al abadi appeared to in the start of this operation, saying that those who had been misled and aligned themselves with isil would be pardoned it if they laid down their arms. he has reached out to the iraqi parliament going there today and talking with sunni members of parliament who ended their boycott. on the ground iraqi military approaches the city on three fronts. on the town where sad

and i think you are misreading it if you think there isn't a mutual interest with respect to daesh -- >> if the u.s. sent more military personnel into iraq they would support that? iran would support that? >> they are not going to come a openly support it and they obviously would be nervous about it. but the point is you have bigger problems with that because the shia militia within iraq might have something to say about it. and other people might obviously react very adversely to that. but what is important senator with respect to your question is to understand this and i think this has been a misread by a lot of people up here on the hill. there is no grand bargain being discussed here. this is about a nuclear weapon potential. that's it. and the president has made it absolutely clear they will not get a nuclear weapon. now the presumption by a lot of people up on the hill has been that we somehow aren't aware of that goal even as we negotiate that goal. our negotiation is calculated to make sure they can't get a nuclear weapon. and it's -- it's really almost insulting that the pres

. >> the daesh characteristic is that it's a man-eater. it swallows its competitors.it's not the physical presence of people from syria and iraq. it's the network effect. >> the president is planning to leave for united states. >>> isis has torn apart communities and families, including a christian minority. some live in an abandoned school. we'll get to that in just a minute but we are learning that isis has destroyed buildings at a christian monastery in mosul. a what can you tell us about this? >> reporter: these are recent images that isis is releasing. it's unclear when this incident took place. they're showing a monastery there in northern iraq that they blew up. and this is coming in at the same time that we've seen pictures also released in the past week of them vandalizing a number of churches and really defacing these churches in the northern city of mosul. and it's really a continuation of what we have seen isis doing in this country since it took hold in northern iraq and gained territory there. trying not only to drive christians out of the areas that the

seulsulmani, i wouldn't consider the forces daesh has brought to bear in iraq have generated an iranian reaction, they want to make sure they are not pursuing a parochial and separate reaction that iraqis don't need. >> combating i.s.i.l. on the ground video shows americans at work in a taji training camp 12 miles outside of baghdad. nearly 100 americans are based there. u.s. fighting techniques are eagerly being picked up. syrian observatory for human rights, say they were taken hostage after a military helicopter went down in rebel controlled territory. in fact this video purportedly shows the crash. the rebel fighters claimed they shot i.t. down. by tomorrow we should have our first official being presidential candidate. texasing senator ted cruz, will be the first to throw his hat in the ring he was actually born in canada, the son of a cuban immigrant. if he wins he would be the first hispanic president in history. first elected in the november 12th 2012 vote, before that crufscruz served as slit or the general under rick perry. michael assure shure has the story. >> that's all goi

know envoy to afghanistan reported just recently to the security council that isis which you call daeshctually on the rise in a sense in afghanistan. there are stray insurgents that are affiliating or declaring loyalty to isis. what do we make of that in why is that happening? >> the reason it's happening is because collapse of yemen, syria, iraq has created an environment where instead of one weak link in the interrelated system of states now there are wider spaces. they have it's one of the most well endowed -- well financed organizations and the techniques are spreading. >> mr. president, you asked for flexibility. you asked obama administration to think about delaying withdrawal. how would you react to the average american who would say we've been in this war for 13 years. it's lasted a lot longer than world war ii or vietnam, why shouldn't we just get out? >> the first point i'd like to pay tribute to the americans, i believe, 2,215 who paid the ultimate sacrifice. over 20,000 americans that have been wounded. hundreds of thousands of americans men and women have seen combat in afg

i call on you and all militants to terrorism of daesh. we should protect the citizens and their properties. >> jane arraf has more from baghdad. >> since i.s.i.l. took over large parts of the country last june tikrit was one of the first cities that they seized after that and it's remained pretty much an i.s.i.l. stronghold since then. the iraqi military has tried to take back the city, saddam hussein's home town but it stopped short before of this kind of major offensive. and this one is huge. more than 20,000 fighters. iraqi military fighters along with iranian backed shia militias. about 2,000 of them it's the sunnies that prime minister haider al-abadi appealed to in the start of this operation saying those that had been misled and aligned themselves with i.s.i.l. would be pardoned if they laid downtown their arms. he has reached out to the iraqi parliament talking to sunni members who ended their boycott. military forces have approached the city from three fronts. in the town of abdur they say they have taken it back after street to

it was done by daesh by isil. and it was cold-blooded murder of nearly 2,000 iraqi soldiers and recruits. a lot of people are charged with anger. 2,000 is not a small number of innocent people, and there is fear of reprisal against one particular tribe there, but that is secondary. i think that the second fear is that can those militias be disciplined enough under the heat of battle and the atmosphere not to have excesses? that's the real concern there. i hope that this would pass, and it would become a turning point for defeating isil. >> how critical is the role of iran here? supporting the iraqi military forces how positive is it in military terms what would happen next? >> sure, i think that in the short terms it is critical, iran is providing unconditional support to the iraqis, to the militias. it's giving them arms, officers, coordinators etc. but in the short-term that is great and fine. there are political consequences, and there is, of course, the long term because everybody knows once any foreign troop

. >> we are now discussing the whole operation of the taking daesh out of iraq, i cannot defend tables but we can work within this year to the people of other areas, they will be with us and they are with us at the moment. >> the prime minister says the campaign to fight i.s.i.l. include plans to maintain security when the fighting ends. i.s.i.l. fighters have released 21 assyrian christian hostages last month. the christians were drpped off earlier. the release captives are roughly 50 years of age or older. i.s.i.l. is still holding 235 other assyrian christians. >>> a video shows three teenage girls recruited by i.s.i.l on february 17th. it's the same day the girls traveled from london to turkey. the three are believed to have made their way across the syrian border. one is 16, the others are just 15. >>> nato leaders are gathering in qatar for a summit on weapons of mass destruction. as tom ackerman reports the issues are high on the nation's list. >> some participants showed up with this mock up of a cruise missile, to be delivered personally to obama. approaching the dark days of

we have seen more actions by daesh, not only in libya, but also in the region. >> let's speak to hashemlbarra who is covering those talks for us in rabat, morocco. there was a sense of urgency there, a sense of urgency in his message. he wants a deal by sunday he says. is that possible? what is the mood of the delegates at this moment in rabat? >> it's far from being optimistic about any political outcome of these talks as we speak. senior member of the tripoli-based general national congress said in a press conference a while ago, that at the time when his own fighters were leading a massive millation operation against isil they were surprised to see -- groups affiliated with the tobruk government launching an attack against the tripoli-based government, and they said this is not going to lead to any political settlement in the near future. the people representing the tobruk delegation say they are the only ones that will represent the legitimacy in the future. they are the only ultimate legitimacy. let's listen to a senior member of the tobruk delegation. >> we have basic differences

the united states will only act against the likes of daesh and al-qaeda, when its own national securitythreatened. but it has never the middle east to their own players. it wasn't going to intervene in syria on turkey's behalf and certainly it wasn't going to intervene in iraq in any big way to fight the iranians. so now it's up to the turks, the egyptians, the saudis, and their allies to take things into their own hands, and we have been seeing that happening, and to tell you the truth, adrian i think we're probably going to see some more movements in lebanon, turkey syria and iraq after this saudi gamble in yemen? >> always great to talk to you. many thanks indeed. >>> well iran is locked in yet day of talks on its nuclear program with world powers in switzerland, the attack on yemen has always been discussed there the foreign minister is urging an end to the strikes. any deal on tehran's nuclear program could impact the wider region. james bayes reports. >> reporter: my menmy's enemy is my friend. some say that still best explains the range of eye liances in the middle east. in yemen