. >> jan 2014, in an gru, president obama, when asked about the resurgence of military groups downplayshe threat. using an analogy, he says if a jv team puts on lakers uniforms, that doesn't make them kobe bryant. he is criticized for the remark. june 2014, i.s.i.l. forces swept through northern and central iraq, storing a string of victories in a matter of weeks. the american trained iraqi army is overwhelmed. i.s.i.l. fights its way to baghdad. >> i.s.i.l. gained more than territory. as the iraqi army units melted away. soldiers deserted, leaving quaept behind. all of it. >> in i.s.i.l.'s wake, mass executions, the imposition of sharia law and forced conversions. by june i.s.i.l. changes its name to the islamic state, its leader declares itself the caliph, the emir of muslims everywhere. august 2014, after i.s.i.l. seizes a town of sinjar, thousands of yazidi, members of a minority that islamists believe are herra ticks flea flee to the mount a. president obama orders food troops and air strikes to protect them. in iraq it's not just yazidi, but christians that worry. >> our life is i