we're moving west uphe you euphrates valley. this is critical because it opens up an expressway from ramadi to haditha. haditha has been under siege for almost two years. we're now in a position to break that siege. we're having an awful lot of success. it's a different campaign than it was in 2007/2008. you know, americans are not doing the fighting. we are advising. we're assisting. we're providing devastating air support and special operations. you know, there are things we don't talk about much. we have special operations and special forces in northern iraq. they're very effective against the leadership of dash. and so, you know, they're doing a great job. everything we do, again, judy, is with the consent of the iraqi government. this is not a situation in which we're an occupying force. it's a very, very different, much more complex, much more challenging situation than 2007. but we believe that the most sustainable way to do this is to get the iraqis fighting, to empower locals. >> woodruff: you can understand why people

ahead of this push through the euphrates river valley to establish several i.d.p. camps just south of the line of advance or line of attack. and those i.d.p. camps were used, they were stocked, very well run, so we've actually been very satisfied with the conduct of both the t.p.s. and the iraqi army through the course of this operation. it's been heartening and good to see. but unfortunately, i don't have a good set of numbers for you. largely speak, the i.d.p.'s are still out of their homes but we are beginning to see a trickle back. >> is there any plan to army syrian rebels with shoulder-fired surface to air missiles? colonel warren: right now, we are only providing only in addition and small arms. i certainly wouldn't get into future plans an operations, ill leave that to more senior people to announce. as of now, what we provide through the coalition, is primarily ammunition and in some cases small arms, .50 caliber machine guns, mortars, mortar ounds, certainly no manpads. >> do you know how many manpads pproximately are in syria? >> no idea, i'm sor i. >> c

. >> anbar province, they're prepare to go retake a mall town off the euphrates near ramadi. last year isil was estimated to have lost 14% of the territory it had control in the north including kirkuk. and it still has areas around that city. >> there are many reasons behind the increasing of the death toll that is brought by the united nations and iraq. the clashes and the fighting against isil is still going on. when iraqi forces announced that they're going to launch or they did launch more than operation and more than one area. nomany areas, vast areas in iraq are subjected to military operation between iraqi forces and isil as well. also, we have to take into consideration that the very bad circumstances that surround the area from all directions. sieged by iraqi forces and people inside fallujah they're talking about very bad circumstances that they're witnessing and passing through. many people died because of this circumstances of this siege made by iraqi forces. now everybody is saying that the coming battle inside mosul or ongoing operation close to mosul could incr

iraqi forces have consolidated their gains around ramadi and have pushed up the euphrates river valley. iraq forces have pushed towards mosul and as secretary kerry made clear last week, we will continue to assist iraq and so must the entire world as it works to stabilize liberated areas and promote governance. >> the virginia. he just had a meeting with his national security council. he is wrapping up what appears to be information on the fight against isis and the progress that the u.s. has made thus far. >> we'll keep you up to date what else the president may say that is newsworthy. stay with us for that. >>> first came the breathalyzer, now comes the text-alyzer. >> fall out from a bathroom bill in north carolina. the changes that are being made after the legislation made national headlines. >>> hey sue, another beautiful day out there. >> we don't have those big winds either. temperatures topped out in the upper 50s today. that sun felt great. also want to let you know we do have another forecast advisory posted for almost the exact same areas that had it last night. you will hea

iraqi forces are trying to take control of the town that's dwudd by the euphrates river. i.s.i.l. fighters a fled to the parts. many have been displaced and the numbers are expected to rise when the iraqi forces continue their push towards mosul >>> cyprus has agreed to send a man accused of hijacking an egypt's air flight back to egypt. he took over the plane shortly after take off from alexandria last week and demanded it be rerouted to cyprus. he wore a fake suicide belt. his motive appears to be an attempt to reunite with his former wife and children. 300 refugees and migrants have been rescued from a barge. the italian coast guard was aalerted. those on board, including 100 children, were from palestine and egypt and other parts of africa. they're on their way to italy. many refugees are still making the dangerous journey to europe despite a controversial deal to senld people back to turkey. boats began transporting refugees back to greece on monday. even though the stakes are higher than ever, some are still trying to cross the sea. our correspondent witnessed one such attem

fought against aisles think iraqi forces trying to take control of the town that's divided by the euphratesisil is said to have sweat to the west. hundreds of families have been displaced by the latest fighting and that number is expected to rise when iraqi forces resume their push towards mosul. al jazeera. >>> cypriot authorities have agreed to send a man accused of highjacking a an egypt plane ba. he took over the plane shortly after it took over from alexandria last week and demanded to be taken to cyprus, he was wearing a fake suicide belt his attempt was apparently to meet up with his rife and children. >>> the ahead of a congressional committee has recommended this a vote on dilma rousseff's future should go ahead. the man who heads the special commission says the case against rousseff is legally admissible. the lower house of congress has voted for her reprevious on april 18th. teresa breaux has more. >> reporter: wednesday's events put dilma rousseff's possibilities of being impeached carrying out investigation on no whole process has said there is enough evidence that an impeachab

in anbar province it is retaking areas along the euphrates river. by the end of last year isil was estimated to have lost almost a sixth of the territory it had control manically i mainly in the north. we have the latest from baghdad. >> there are many reasons behind the increasing death toll of those mentioned by the united nations mission in iraq. first of all because the clashes and the fighting in isis is still going on and recently it is increased highly when the iraqi forces announced that they launched in more than one area. many areas are subjected to military operation made between the iraqi forces and isil as well. some cities in iraq are witnesses especially when we talk about this position, fallujah is surrounded by all directions. and inside fallujah they're talking about circumstances that are passing through. many people have died because of these circumstances of iraqi. >> 12 soldiers from killed on saturday. the enclave located between armenia and azerbaijan. the fighting over the past 24 hours has been said to be the worst since a

to the west in the euphrates river valley, the operation continues. the seventh division seized a statement -- a cement factory. isf and tribal fighters are now clearing that town of ied's. tribal forces are key to maintaining long-term stability after the army moves out of the area. yesterday, the isf continued their attack. moving on to syria. forces aredemocratic improving their defenses and preparing for future operations. in the last six weeks, they have gained more than 3200 square kilometers. line, sdflong the and isil have gained in lost towns, so the shoving match continues. to open with, so let's move to questions. i think i saw bob. .ob: good morning, colonel thanks. i just wonder what became of the operation against the islamic state loyal as in structure you talked so much about a couple of weeks ago. is that completed, and have you assessed the impact on their oil againsts and revenue -- the islamic state oil infrastructure. >> great question. waves named after tidal one, which was our effort to strike nazi oil in romania. i do have some

. >> first, 30 iraqi soldiers have been killed in isil car bomb attacks in the town on the euphrates river west of baghdad. iraqi military sources told al jazeera there have been eight separate car bomb attacks and others were injured. the army and tribal fighters took the stronghold on thursday. iraqi state tv said that thousands have been evacuated while the u.s. have been leading airstrikes on isil positions. that all happened when secretary of state john kerry met with leaders. roslind jordan reports. >> iraqi troops conduct preparations for the eventually ground assault to retake that city. nearly two years after isil first moved into iraq. the u.s. secretary of state told reporters in baghdad on friday the situation is slowly improving. >> daesh is getting weaker by the day and the coalition strategy of supporting iraqis with training, equipment and airstrikes is working. >> even as kerry was speaking isil set off eight car bombs in a strategic city for isil because of the supply lines that it gives them in western anbar province. and the visit came at a critical time from the

they have a cooling pond in the euphrates river. they were changing the cooling water. this for all practical purposes from what we could see any day now they could've been inserting uranium into the facility. a bit of intelligence, we found it and we were right. it was indeed a nuclear reactor. we didn't give the administration much decision-making at all. there are very few good choices and you've got this new complete nuclear reactor in eastern syrian desert. so the intelligence process constrained the policy choices the president might have had incredible to tell them six, 12 or 18 months earlier. >> well, time is of the actual two minutes over. and give her much for being a wonderful audience and i hope as you said, this has been a valuable discussion on the why of intelligence, how it's conducted, and what is it that we get from it by way of informing sound decision-making. so please thank our guests. [applause] >> they are out of government. they cannot accept it. -- they can now accept it. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversati

they have a cooling pond in the euphrates river. they were trenching the cooler water. for all practical purposes from what we could see, any day now, they could have been inserting uranium into the facility. a bit of intelligence, we actually found it and we were actually right. it was indeed a nuclear reactor. we didn't give the administration much decision space at all. there are very few good choices when you have this near complete nuclear reactor in the desert. that intelligence process constrained the policy choices that the president might have had. if you are able to tell him 6, 8 or 12 months earlier. >> time is up. two minutes over. thank you very much for being a wonderful audience. i hope, as you said, this has been a valuable discussion on the why of intelligence, the how it's conducted, and what is it we get from it by way of informing sound decisionmaking. so please thank our guests. >> thank you very much. >>> all right. folks. as we get started again, running on time. it is a distinct pleasure to introduce the second panel. if you notice the way the pr