what to you think about haider al-abadi, the prime minister. is he making the changes that nation you and others want to be part of a unit iraq. >> i think he's doing his best. he will succeed inside his party. the kurds are doing their best to support him to succeed and bring peace and stability and sort out problems. >> they have inherited a huge bj of problems. the question is all other groups, they will hep haider al-abadi or in the war against i.s. >> a lot of questions. still to be answered there. >> so far there is good signs. he's doing his best. we hope that he can and i thing the key to that will be judicial systems in the country. >> sorry, we are running out of time. >> it's a question. he will win. >> the former minister with the kurdistan regional government. thanks for your thoughts. voters in tunisia are choosing a president for the first time. some see large queues of voters, more than 5 million are eligible to vote. there are 22 candidates, two emerged as frontrunners, the 87-year-old is the favourite. he is head of the secula

and that prime minister shawki al-badani -- prime minister haider al-abadi wanted to send a message, that the bad old days of sectarianism had disappeared, that this was about bringing in it wases from all of iraq society, and making sure this was an iraqi national army. we have been told that the allegations of corruption levelled against some of the officers were a concern to the prime minister and wanted to clean house. a lot of officers were loyal to the prime minister, prime minister nouri al-maliki. 10 have been given early retirement, and 26 removed from their post, awaiting reassignment. prime minister haider al-abadi's office has been briefing journalists saying that this was not about apportioning blame or assigning blame for the failings of the iraqi army, when islamabad swept through parts of its territory, but more about putting the right officers in the right places to be effective in the fight against i.s.i.l. >>> there has been intense fighting in aleppo between government fighters and the rebels. this photo appears to show the aftermath of an attack. rebels warn they

iraq's prime minister, haider al-abadi. >> the airplane doesn't come here to this area. >> the kurdish fighters are not getting the support they need. they even accuse the u.s. having a certain tolerance to i.s.i.l.'s advance. >> this area is near the border of iran. it might be in the interest of the coalition forces, the reason the coalition forces did not attack i.s.i.l. here. >> it now says it's planning to spend millions of dollars arming sunni tribes with ak 47s mortar rounds. in a pending document to congress it says it will do it with by and through iraq's government but iraq's prime minister is hesitant. >> the government is in doubt about the weapons given to the tribes. it is feared that thieves weapons will reach the hands of i.s.i.l. fighters. >> the u.s. and the coalition are constantly reassessing their options but the u.s. has long maintained the only way to beat i.s.i.l. fighters is by arming the sunni tribes. however, the sunni tribes have been here before. in 2006, 2007 and 2008, they were armed and they did defeat. however they were then abandoned by the americans w

iraq's prime minister haider al-abadi has called for more support.but further east in peshmerga is province. >> the airplane doesn't come here to bomb. >> the battle there is fierce and kurdish commanders are saying they don't get the support they need. they even accuse the u.s. of having a certainly tolerance toward i.s.i.l. advance. >> it might be the preference for the coalition and american forces, why they did not attack i.s.i.l. here. >> but the u.s. wants to expand its influence in the battle against i.s.i.l. ak 47s rocket propelled grenades and rounds. with by and through iraq's government but some suggest iraq's prime minister is hesitant. >> translator: the government code in baghdad is in doubt about the weapons to be given to tribes. it fears these weapons might reach the hands of i.s.i.l. fighters as said by a lot of politician he from the national coalition. >> the u.s. and the coalition are constantly reassessing their options but the u.s. has long maintained that the only way to beat i.s.i.l. fighters in anbar province in particular i

. >> haider al-abadi sacked three men seen as corrupt cronies of the former prime minister nouri al-maliki. >> men and women will not fight if they don't have confidence in their leader. >> dempsey says it will take 80,000 troops, to help capture mosul, and the rest of the territory lost to i.s.i.l., and warned of setbacks. >> i described to this way, three is it steps forward, and two steps back, and at every step, we'll debate the size of the step. >> both ruled out combat roles for u.s. troops, which outgoing republican committee chairman called a minimalist strategy. >> how can you successfully execute the mission you are given to degrade and destroy i.s.i.l. when some of the best options are off the taftenl -- table. >> the pentagon strategy is iraq first, then syria. it would result in the removal of power of bashar al-assad, all while training and arming a moderate opposition, something the pentagon admitted is almost a year away. >> i.s.i.l. has been raising huge amounts of cash to pay for its campaigns in iraq and syria, and a look inside the organization. al jazeera cropped found

iraq's prime minister haider al-abadi called for more air support. further east kurdish peshawar forces are critical of the strategies. >> the airplane doesn't come here to bombard. >> the battle is fierce, and kurdish commanders are not getting the support, accusing the u.s. of having a certain tolerance towards i.s.i.l.'s advance. >> translation: this area is near the border with iran. it may be the preference of coalition forces and americans to create a problem for iran. this may be the reason why the coalition and americans did not attack i.s.i.l. here. >> the u.s. wants to expand it influence in the battle against i.s.i.l., and is planning to spend millions arming tribes with ak-47s. in a pentagon document addressed to congress it says it will do so with, by and through the iraq government. some suggest the prime minister is hesitant. the government in baghdad is in doubt about weapons given to tribes. >> reporter: the u.s. and coalition are constantly reassessing their options. the u.s. maintains that the only way to beat the fighters is to ar

dempsey spoke a day after iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi fired 26 iraqi military commanders for incompetence and corruption. president obama is reportedly considering executive action that would protect up to five million undocumented immigrants from deportation. according to news reports citing unnamed sources said obama could announce the plan as soon as next week. a key component could prevent the deportation of parents whose children are u.s. citizens. the report comes as a majority of house democrats have sent a letter to obama calling for him to take action on immigration. republican house speaker john boehner has vowed to fight any such action "to and nail." an immigrant advocacy group meanwhile has filed a lawsuit against the department of homeland security over obama's record deportations. the national day laborer organizing network says the obama administration has violated the law by failing to respond to a rulemaking petition the group filed earlier this year seeking relief for millions of undocumented immigrants. house lawmakers are expected to pass legislation toda

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