haider al-abadi has a lot of problems. the idea of troops on the ground is one that will be counterproductive. because i.s.i.l. want u.s. troops on the ground here in iraq. for them it means that they get a chance to fight them on the ground, and recruitment. we saw this in 2006, seven and eight. comments - i have been speaking to people throughout the day. comments are more for a domestic audience. playing the role that americans are playing in iraq, to americans, rather than a formal offer made no prime minister haider al-abadi. >> imran khan speaking to us from erbil. gulf leaders reviewed their permission, they had no place in the country's future. a leader has been discussing the war. it's the opposition group. so that a new civil state. the summit. >> translation: syrian opposition aims at unifying the opposition, fitting the position when it comes to negotiations and talks based on the geneva one, and that might lead to the establishment of authority. temporary authority that will pave the way for new constitution a

>> this victory is vindicating for the iraqi military but also for prime minister haider al-abadi and his partners in the united states. as haider al-abadi said, this is sort of paving the way toward mosul, which will be a much, much more difficult fight. >> ifill: you mentioned haider al-abadi, the prime minister, he made kind of a victory lap througthrough there today. how well was that received? >> any politician likes to get his picture in the right place at the right time so this is not unusual. rumors were circulating his convoy came under fire from missiles from ten my, but that was not the case at all. this is how difference it is. he is caught between the islamic state on the one side and is shiite militia groups that were very resentful they weren't included in the fight for ramadi. >> ifill: have iraqi troops improved on their performance and how? >> one of the things iraqi troops were able to do in ramadi and not previous battlings were combined tactics, they called the on airstrikes and iraq's military at the right time for the right targets, they combined the use of amph

prime minister haider al-abadi said the troops couldn't fight. there was arguments over who would control ramadi after it was taken by iraqi security forces. was it going to be the iraqi security forces, the popular mobilization forces, the mainly shia militias, the sunni militias themselves. there was a lot of politics, a few practical delays. what happened now is an agreement has been made. the iraqi security forces have gone in. the iraqi army and the counterterrorism forces went in and took key territory. >> what is going on now is the battle that we see when i.s.i.l. is on the back foot, they wait until iraqi security forces get in. then they start shelling. they hope the iraqi security forces will suffer a significant defeat and pull back, and they'll come into the city again, and that's when we see the gorilla warfare in sinjar and other places. the type of fight that the iraqi security forces face and when going into the center of ramadi we have seen before. this is a fight led by the iraqi security forces. it's interesting now the u.s. i

haider, what do you mean by that?> what i mean by that is don't have a broad brush approach that indicts an entire community. the approximately 3 million patriotic by large law-abiding citizens whose loyalty is to the constitution and live like everybody else. so what happens at times like this, a time of great fear and confusion and anxiety, some folks want to put all of them in one category. now i'm the first one to admit that there is a serious problem. there's a small cult that is very loud but very deadly within the muslim community even here in the united states. these are folks that we saw who went on this rampage. and they get radicalized. now, they get radicalized for a whole host of reasons. but that community exists. and one of the best things that have come out if you look at fbi data is the community outreach program. and the last ten years many muslim american family members have come out and said my daughter is about to get radicalized or is thinking of going to syria or my son is acting differently or

haider, what do you mean by that?what i mean by that is don't have a broad brush approach that indicts an entire community. the approximately 3 million patriotic by large law-abiding citizens whose loyalty is to the constitution and live like everybody else. so what happens at times like this, a time of great fear and confusion and anxiety, some folks want to put all of them in one category. now i'm the first one to admit that there is a serious problem. there's a small cult that is very loud but very deadly within the muslim community even here in the united states. these are folks that we saw who went on this rampage. and they get radicalized. now, they get radicalized for a whole host of reasons. but that community exists. and one of the best things that have come out if you look at fbi data is the community outreach program. and the last ten years many muslim american family members have come out and said my daughter is about to get radicalized or is thinking of going to syria or my son is acting differently or ha

secretary carter described his meeting with haider al-abadi as very productive but carter admitthat right now abadi is rebuffing the u.s. offer. >> in connection with ramadi, however we did discuss the possibility that circumstances in the future might cause our commanders to advise and his commanders to advise and him therefore to approve us doing more things. >> fighting in the key iraqi city just 70 miles west of baghdad has intensified as thousands of u.s. trained iraqi forces are slowly closing in on an estimated 700 i.s.i.l. fighters still holding the city center. the u.s. frustration with the slow moving ramadi offensive is tempered somewhat by what a top u.s. commander says is incremental but significant process. >> although they have their own ways of doing things and it may not always be our way it is in the end becoming increasingly effective as they push the enemy out of that very important city of ramadi. >> while u.s. commanders call for more boots on the ground, iraq remains resistant to a larger u.s. footprint. secretary carter's ask got a push back from iraq. more embedde

haider al-abadi says 2016 will be the year iraq kicks i.s.i.l. out of mosul. >> in the u.s.'few, it may take longer. >> iraqi forces and tribal fighters are tightening their grip. there's reports of fighting in fallujah. this report from erbil. >> according to reports, 500 fighters came to the front line to consolidate and carry out the clean and sweep. these are the two areas which are key in order for the iraqi forces to cross the euphrates river into ramadi. forces are confident they cannot just take on ramadi and other areas like fallujah. the fighting offense, and iraqi forces say it will take days to complete >>> the u.s. criticized the killing of the leader of the syrian rebel group saying they were ready to take part in u.n. mediated talks. there's concerns over what it calls indiscriminate russian air strikes, something russia denies. >> n.g.o.s reported the air strikes killed hundreds of civilians, including first responders, schools and markets, and led to the displacement of 130,000 syrians in october, and the first half of november. we are deeply concerned about

haider al-abadi says 2016 is the year iraq kicks i.s.i.l. out of mosul. in the u.s.'s view, it may take longer >>> belgium raised its security alert level after police arrested two people suspected of plotting in the new year's eve attack in brussels. military uniforms, i.s.i.l. propaganda, material and computer hardware were recovered after raids across the country. belgium has been on high alerts after an attack killing 130 people >>> u.s. accusing russia of undermining efforts, killing hundreds of civilians in air strikes. [ explosion ] >>> this was the aftermath of heavy shelling, it's not clear if it was carried out by the russians or syrian government forces. the syrian observatory of human rights suspected that strikes killed people in northern aleppo >>> hundreds of civilians were killed, including hit medical facilities, schools and markets. and led to the displacement of 130,000 syrians in the first half of november. we are deeply, deeply concerned about the reports of high civilian casualties, and we have seen a marked and troubling increase in supports of

. >> iraq prime minister haider al abadi said his forces were capable of defeating isis without the help of foreign combat troops. >> any foreign force which enters iraq will be viewed as an invading force. >> trevor: ah! see, i always knew the invasion of iraq would one day come back to bite the u.s i knew it i knew it. so iraq has decided that they can take on isis by themselves. and they're not going to be the only ones trying to be the only ones. >> anonymous, the hacktivist group shrouded in secretary resee has declared war on isis following the attacks in paris. >> you have reached a limit. >> trevor: oh, snap. you have reached your limit, isis. your free version of terrorism has expired. it's time for you to pay for the proversion, come on, we're talking about isis here. how effective can anonymous be. >> more than 20,000 twitter accounts belonging to isis were just taken down by anonymous. isis, we will hunt you. take down your sites. accounts, e-mails and expose you. >> trevor: i have a particular set of skills. we will hunt you down. we will find you. and we will make you-- mom

geoff dyer from the "financial times" joining us from >> sreenivasan: the prime minister of iraq, haideral abadi, called on turkey to withdraw forces training in northern iraq today, saying that the exercises are a serious breach of iraqi sovereignty. a turkish security official told reuters several hundred soldiers joined a camp near the city of mosul on thursday to train iraqi troops fighting against isis militants. turkish troops have conducted training exercises for several years in the kurdish autonomous region farther north. the city of mosul has been under isis control since june 2014. in chennai, india, hundreds more rescue workers were deployed after one of the worst floods in the region's history killed at least 280 people. clearer skies on friday allowed rescue operations to go into higher gear, bringing help to residents stranded on rooftops and trapped by floodwaters. india's government has been criticized for not reacting fast enough to the disaster; many affected areas still have not received aid, and 18 people died after a flood-related power outage shut down a hospital's

he described his talk with haider al-abadi as very productive but for now abadi is rebuffing the offer of fire power. >> did not in connection with ramadi. however we did discuss the possibility that circumstances in the future might cause our commanders to advise and his commanders to advise and him therefore to approve us doing more things. >> reporter: fighting in the key iraqi city just 70 miles west of baghdad has intensified as thousands of u.s. trained iraqi forces are slowly closing in on an estimated 700 i.s.i.l. fighters still holding the city center. the u.s. frustration with the slow moving ramadi offensive is tempered somewhat by what the top u.s. commander says is incremental but significant progress. >> although they have their ways of doing things and it is not always our way it is in the end becoming increasingly effective as they push the enemy out of that very important city of ramadi. >> while many in congress continue to call for more boots on the ground, iraq is resistant to an increased foot print. also got a push back from iraq. secretary carter offered to embed

iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi, has called, president vladimir putin said anything threatening its forces in syria will immediately be destroyed. and syrian leader bashar al-assad is now drawing a line in the sand. he is refusing to negotiate with any armed groups. assad called them terrorist groups, the only thing he would discuss with them is their disarrangemendisarmament. rosiland jordan has more. >> u.s. is cautiously welcoming the syrian opposition's decision to form an umbrella group that will try to negotiate peace with the regime early next year. >> there are some questions, and obviously, a couple of, in our judgment, kinks to be worked out. and i'm confident they're going to be worked out. >> reporter: what could hold up the talks, the opposition's demand that president bashar al-assad quit before a transitional government takes power. that's what rebel fighters in aleppo want. >> translator: gol god wilinge will not be negotiating with killers. >> translator: our first goal is the removal of assad. >> not surprisingly, russ russia rejects the withdrawal of assad. >>

. >> reporter: in a bid to save face and aimed at the iraqis themselves, iraq's prime minister haiderl abadi said his forces were capable of defeating isis without the help of foreign combat troops. secretary of state john kerry said the iraqis were fully briefed. >> we will continue to work very, very closely with our iraqi partners on exact ly who would be deployed, where they would be deployed. >> reporter: the iraqi military appears poised to face a critical test. the takeback of the city of ramadi. tv announcers have warned civilians in ramadi to evacuate their homes immediately. while isis militants are reportedly threatening to kill anybody who tries. a success in ramadi may help prove that months of air strikes along with capable ground forces are having an impact on isis militants. but in an interview with czech television syrian president bashar al assad said air strikes from the u.s. and its coalition allies were having the opposite effect. >> isis has extended the recruits from around the world has increased. >> reporter: the battle against ice sis also ta isis is also tak

this operation has been a year in the making and prime minister haider al-abadi has blamed everythingfrom the heat to the lack of coalition air strikes. weakened i.s.i.l. forces plowg iraqi forces to go in. what we have been told is any civilians still trapped in ramadi are able to leave as long as they wave white flags. we haven't seen any pictures of people waving white flags nor arflags norare there any picture requesting to leave. >> imran khan reporting from erbile in iraq. >>> group has taken control of the libyan city of sirte. sirte is a gateway to libya's oil fields and refineries which i.s.i.l. has begun targeting. libya has two rival governments and no functioning political system. officials in france say two french nationals were arrested after trying to make their way to i.s.i.l. training camps in libya. they were stopped in tunisia near the libyan border on november 13th the same day as the paris attacks. it is the first case made public of potential french i.s.i.l. recruits traveling to libya instead of syria. still ahead on al jazeera america. a message of unity, pope

. >> but president haider al-abadi disagrees. he said that iraq has no need for foreign ground troops. we have not asked any country to send ground forces. we would consider any such groups as an act of aggression. there is concern about the iraqi army's introducing human rights violations and it goes on to say: >> one of those groups accused by the forces isel militia forces. but president obama said he won't authorize airstrikes to support them. it goes back to the u.s. invasion and occupation of iraq when diplomat paul bremer was send by president george w. to oversee iraq's government. he made a number of decisions including disbanding iraqi army that many say contributed to the rise of isil and sectarianism in iraq. speaking to my colleague, bremer denied those allegations. >> i did not disband or destroy the iraqi army. there was not a single member of the iraqi army standing to arms as testified. the wasn't to disband. that was a mistake. we should never have used that verb. the question was should we recall the army. >> t

it might be him putting pressure on haider al-abadi, and the sunni arab allies this they may get and the u.s. may come and join in the fight. it's surprising. iraqis are saying not only have we formally asked for help, but informally we've been asking for it all the time. >> imran khan live in erbil and iraq >>> a minnesota man is in custody for alleged ties to i.s.i.l.: he was arrested in minneapolis, charged with supplying material support to the group. he is one of 10 somali americans plan toing go to syria. three men pleaded guilty, one is in syria? >> funeral services for one of the san bernardino massacre victims. there's information coming in about the couple carrying out the killing. investigators want to know if one of them was preparing an attack years ago. >> reporter: well the question that may never fully be answered to our satisfaction is how a pharmacist or health inspector turns against the u.s. the picture that the fbi director is describing is something that is a different dimension of threat. home-grown terrorists who otherwise did everything else on their own. >>

we have this story from erbil, iraq >>> when prime minister haider al-abadi made his way to the west of ramadi, his helicopter came under fire. there were i.s.i.l. firefighters the area, that tried to attack the plane. they couldn't really. it was out of range and they couldn't do damage. it gives you an indication that this area much iraqi forces are jubilant that they have retaken, is not completely under their control yet. in parts of central ramadi, east, there are large pacts of fighters that have always been there, and there have been fighters that fled from the areas which have been taken by the iraqi forces. it's very much an ongoing fight. yes, it's a symbolic victory for the iraqi forces. there's a lot of work ahead to completely secure karri ramo. >> reporting from erbil, iraq. >> in syria, u.s. special forces say they obtained an i.s.i.l. document giving permission to i.s.i.l. fighters under sharia law to rape female hostage. the documents classifies women captives as property of the kidnappers, allowing them to be bought and sold. and in syria's civil war, government for

iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi rejectthat idea, saying. >> people from 86 countries who have traveled to iraq and syria to join the group. and the next stage in reestablishing diplomatic ties with cuba. now comes the hard part. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll credit your account $20. it's our promise to you. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other way around. >> for today's in context segment, the private intelligence firm the sufon group says have gone to those those countries to join i.s.i.l. and other groups. that's up from last year's estimate of 12,000 people. most come from the middle east and north africa, western europe and the balkans have supplied almost 6,000 more and almost 5,000 have come from russia and the former soviet republics. compiled

. >> reporter: prime minister haider al-abadi says we reaffirm that we do not need ground troops, we consider any troops to be an act of aggression. the united nations is concerned about the iraqi's army's abuses in some areas. and says: >>> one of those groups accused of abuses is the popular mobilization force, a shi'a militia operating as part of the iraqi army. president obama will not authorise air strikes. it goes back to the 2003 invasion and occupation of iraq. that's when american diplomat paul bremer was sent by bush to oversee the group. bremer made a group of decision, including disseminating the iraqi army, that many said saw the escalation of al qaeda and others. >> i did not disband and destroy the iraqi army, there was not a single member, unit, standing to arms on april 17th as the general advocate testified itself. the question was not to disband. that was a mistake. the question was shall we recall the army. the only real debate is whether ground troops are needed. whether they be western arab, turkish or iranian. that debate is still raging >>> an-iraqi member of

secretary carter described his meeting with hardy hard haider s basically fm positive. >> the prime minister did not make any specific requests in connection with helicopters which you mentioned in connection with ramadi. however we did discuss the possibility that circumstances in the future might cause our commanders to advise and his commanders to advise, and him therefore, to approve, us doing more things. >> fighting in the key iraqi city just 70 miles west of bagzf baghdad has intensified as force he are closing in on an estimated 700 i.s.i.l. fighters still holding the city center. tempered somewhat by what the top u.s. commander says is incremental but significant progress. >> although they have their own ways of doing things and it may not always be our way it is in the end becoming increasingly effective as they push the enemy out of that very important city of ramadi. >> reporter: while many in congress continue to call for more boots on the ground iraq remains resistant to a larger u.s. footprint. secretary carter's plan for a larger role of united states forces also got rebuffed

. >> prime minister haider al-abadi disagrees and says we reaffirm that iraq has no need for foreign ground troops, and which did not ask any countries to send ground forces and will consider such troops to be an act of aggression. the united nations is concerned about the iraqi army's human rights violations in areas reclaimed from i.s.i.l. and says: >>> one of those groups accused of convictions is the popular mobilization forces, a shia militia. president obama says he will not organise air strikes to support them. it goes back to the 2003 u.s. inconcentration and occupation of iraq. that's when the american diplomat paul bremer was sent to oversee the iraq government. he made a group of decision, including disseminating the iraqi army, that many said saw the escalation of the rise of isil and terrorism in iraq. >> i did not disband and destroy the iraqi army, there was not a single member, unit, standing to arms on april 17th as the general advocate testified itself. the question was not to disband. that was a mistake. we should never have used that verb. the question was shall w

haider al-abadi said 2016 will be the year iraq kicks them out of i.s.i.l., in the u.s.'s view, it will take longer. iraqi forces and tribal fighters are tightening. there's fighting in fallujah. we have this report. according to the anbar police chief. 500 tribal fighters have come to the line, carrying out operations for the forces. these are the areas, key in order for the iraqi forces to cross the euphrates river into central parts of ramadi. iraqi forces are confident they can not just take on ramadi after capturing thing about, and fallujah and surrounding areas of ramadi. the fighting continues, and the iraqi forces say it will take them days to clear and sweep the area of land mines. explosive in houses and iuds that i.s.i.l. fighters leave behind. >> the u.s. criticized last week's killing of the leader of the syrian group, saying he was ready to take part in u.n. mediated talks. there's concern over what is called indiscriminate air strikes targetting civilians. something russia denied. >> n.g.o.s reported that hundreds of russia's air strikes killed hundreds of

. >> reporter: in a bid to save face and aimed at the iraqis themselves, iraq's prime minister haider al abadi said his forces were capable of defeating isis without the help of foreign combat troops. secretary of state john kerry briefed. >> we will continue to work very, very closely with our iraqi partners on exactly who would be deployed, where they would be deployed. >> reporter: the iraqi military appears poised to face a critical test. the takeback of the city of ramadi. tv announcements have warned civilians in ramadi to evacuate their homes immediately. while isis militants are reportedly threatening to kill anybody who tries. a success in ramadi may help prove that months of air strikes along with capable ground forces are having an impact on isis militants. but in an interview with czech television syrian president bashar al assad said air strikes from the u.s. and its coalition allies were having the opposite effect. >> isis has extended the recruits from around the world has increased. >>> the battle against isis is an investigation by george washington university found t

multifaceted and we're not there yet >>> a day after the military announced it had driven i.s.i.l., haider al-abadi has visit. belgium police have arrested two people suspected in the a new year's eve attack. military-type uniforms and i.s.i.l. propaganda but no explosives or weapons. belgium has been on high alert since last month's attack in paris. a suicide bomb attack in pakistan killed at least 26 people and 42 people were injured after a suicide bomber blew himself up at the main gate. >> reporter: the attack was timed to cause maximum devastation. the government office is issuing identity cards and was packed with people. there was chaos in moments after the bomb exploded. police say it was a suicide attack. many people were killed and many more were injured. >> translation: there was a blast in the office around 2 o'clock. around 100 people are injured and 20 have been murdered. >> translation: i was offering my prayers in my mouse when the blast occurred. it was a huge blast. when i came running here there were dead bodies. >> reporter: the attack happened in the city of mandela a

. >> white house says iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi has welcomed additional help. secretary of state john kerry says the government was fully briefed on the plan. say no to more u.s. soldiers, some iraqis think a greater u.s. presence, 200 or so special operations troops will be followed by a much larger deployment. tom rogan joins us from washington, d.c, tonight, columnist from national review. tom good to see you. today was a reminder how much more colorful debates were in parliament than in coming. his argument that it was necessary to attack them before they attacked britain seemed to carry the vote with big numbers. >> good to be with you. there were lot of passionate talks on display in parliament. hilary ben senior member of the labor party, made ospeech outlining why he thought the government was right, and jeremy corbin leader of the lab-our appeared, against the strikes. why you saw approval for air strikes into syria today were the attacks in france and that perception that just across the channel, the english channel, there is a grave and growing terro

in february 2013, ahmed rajib haider was hacked to death by people wielding machetes.his death was the first in a string of targeted killings of secular bloggers. prosecutors say the students were radicalized by extremist islamic clerics. on thursday, a judge sentenced the two students and five others in connection with the murder. in turkey, residents of the southeastern town of cizre are protesting the lack of water, food, and electricity as a two-week government crackdown continues. cizre is one of more than a dozen towns under mandatory curfew for more than two weeks. the turkish government says it is carrying out a massive military operation to target members of the kurdistan workers' party, known as the pkk. at least 10,000 turkish troops, backed by tanks, have been deployed, but local residents say the military offensive has led to repression of kurds at large, displacing an estimated resulting in civilian 200,000, casualties, including the recent death of a 5-year-old boy and a 3-month-old girl. in cizre, shopkeeper ramazan simsek spoke out. >> the country is i

. >> warner: just the same, prime minister haider al-abadi visiting ramadi this week, vowed to set his sights on a far larger prize in the quest to drive isis, known as daesh in arabic, out of iraq. >> ( translated ): we will raise this flag and purge this land from the last member of the we tell the people of nineveh, the people of mosul, that we are coming to liberate you from daesh, and isis will be defeated and flee as they were defeated in ramadi. >> warner: mosul, 250 miles north of baghdad, had a population of two million before isis took it; five times the size of ramadi and the largest city in the militants' control. do you think the approach that you used combined your forces with a lot of american air power. is that enough of a model to then retake mosul, which the president has said is the goal? >> popular mobilization forces, we had local tribes participate in it. in ramadi, we focused on the local tribes, our counterterrorism forces and the strong cooperation of the allied forces, in relation to the supremacy of the air. we need to carry on with such a model in retaking m

carter said he had spoken to iraqi prime minister haider al abadi. >> i explained to him our regrets. he and i agreed that this was that this was in event that we both regretted and that there would be an investigation of it, but that these kinds of things happen when you're fighting side-by-side, as we are. amy: in news from afghanistan, a key district in the southern province of helmand has reportedly fallen to the taliban. taliban militants overran the sangin district after two days of fighting which reportedly killed more than 90 afghan soldiers. helmand's deputy governor had pleaded for help from afghan president ashraf ghani on sunday saying, "helmand stands on the brink." in china, at least 91 people are missing after a massive landslide in the southern city of shenzhen. a massive man-made pile of construction waste plowed into an industrial park, burying 33 buildings. in iran, authorities have shuttered all schools and kindergartens for two days due to dangerous levels of air pollution. the move comes after authorities in beijing, china issued their first ever red alert over s

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. >> and now the shiite led government in baghdad of haider al abadi aligned with iran, they're telling the u.s. we don't want anymore u.s. troops. we're fine so stay out of that. >> they're saying they're encouraged by iran but continuing to get a lot of support from the u.s. i think phil put his finger on it. you need people to stand up and make this fight themselves. the problem is the president waits for local forces who will take this fight, you're going to be waiting a while. and all this time the american people are going to be anxious, clambering, where's the strategy, what are we doing, why don't we take ramadi. if you wait for them to do it, you're going to wait a while. >> we are. and frustrating especially to the men and women who go over there and wonder are we risking our lives for something that's going to really pay off in the end. because we know a lot of americans came home in body bags unfortunately over these past 14 years. and their families today especially as we get closer to christmas are wondering was it worth it all to begin with. guys, thanks very much. merry