imran kahn, al jazerra baghdad. >>> the u.s.now approved ashton carter important the new defense secretary. he will help read the defense strategy in fighting isil. earlier this month he told the senate armed serb sit committee deceiting isil is his top priority. he replaces chuck hagel who resigned in november. >>> the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon has called for urgent action to stop yemen from descending s in to an, arc anarchy. a coup by shia hugal rebels last week has led to further instability. >> yemen is collapsing before our eyes. we cannot stands by and watch. the country is facing multiple challenges. a dangerous political crisis continues in san yeah, president hadi, and the prime minister and government ministers and other state officials must be granted freedom of movement. i am concerned by reports of excessive use of force to disperse a peaceful demonstrators and the use of arbitrary arrest and detention of civil society activities and journalists. i call for the protection of human rights especially the rig

baghdad and speak to imran kahn. ions as roslyn puts it, imran, about how the american army will exactly be involved in this poe suggestthis mosul operation when it takes place. but leading up to that, what is the role the u.s.-led co since will be playing in the next couple of months to prepare the iraqi army? >> reporter: well, that's right, the iraqi army has had u.s. advisers embedded with it like in anbar province so a significant amount of training is going on, baghdad airport where some of the troops are based. they have had some success taking by the oil refinery a big success for the eye rally army in conjunction with the training they received from the american forces, we are in a very different situation when we were in june when isil took over huge parts of the iraqi army when they simply disappeared. they are taking the fight to ice and they are preparing the ground. we have heard last week since iraqi officials quoting their u.s. counterparts this offensive was coming. but the real fear here is what kind

more from imran kahn who is in baghdad. know what you have been able to find out in the last 60 minutes, imran update us if you can. and tell us how many u.s. soldiers are there. >> reporter: well, what i found out in the last 60 minutes more details have emerged what we are hearing is that isil fighters were inside the city of baghdadi and what they had what a number of sleeper cells that's what the iraqis are calling them, that they activated that they were able to take control of parts of that city and use it important a base to try to make a push towards the air base. now, that hasn't happened. they are still fighting inside the town. now, according to the iraqi government source that his we have spoken to, the area has been cleared of isil fighters. but locals and eyewitnesses within the town of baghdadi say that there are still a number of isil fighters and the fighting is ongoing it's a tactic that isil have used before. we have seen it time and time again whenever they have want today take a base they take control of

warning, though, that imran kahn's report does contain images viewers my find disturbing. >> reporter plungeed in to political turmoil as two major parties suspends their participation in parliament after 12 sunnis were found killed. one senior sunni m.p. warned the government of dire consequences. >> translator: we want to go against those br* -- we warn against those trying to conceal those that committed that heinous crime it will be a message to minute that it happened with the knowledge of the government opening a the gate to a full-blown sectarian war that will never end. >> reporter: the united nations assistance mission in iraq also responded with special representative issuing a statement saying i call upon all law enforcement agency today work quickly in order to bring those responsible to justice. it has sent shock waves through baghdad. it's alleged the men were kidnapped by militia at a checkpoint in baghdad and taken to an undisclosed low take, one p.m. released badly beat within a broken leg. 12 bodies were then found in three zip rat location as cross the capital. the

imran kahn reporting from baghdad. >>> so as we are reporting the u.s.on air strikes continue against areas controlled by isil in iraq. take a look at this video. it's showing a strike on an area. and there is another video that is showing a strike -- strikes rather on, a building in anbar province and also on the oil town of beiji. >>> turkey and the united states have signed an agreement to train and arm moderate syrian rebel to his fight isil. military exercises expected to start soon and those involve hundreds of syrian fighters. turkey is also suggesting that the rebels could also target the syrian government of president bashar al-assad. syria's information minister says the success of the u.n.'s bid for a ceasefire in the city of aleppo hinges on whether foreign states that back the opposition can get them to agree agree. he says he was referring to saudi arabia. qatar, turkey and jordan. which, according to him have all offered support to rebels fighting the assad government. this week the u.n. envoy said that damascus was willing to temporarily

. >>> imran kahn has the late of the now from baghdad. >> reporter: the words come as a surprise to somehere in iraq. i have spoken to iraqi and u.s. and european sources who tell me that they were unaware of the report of hezbollah fighters being in any kind number here in iraq. but if they are here, they are likely to be in an advisory capacity to the shia ma russias working here under the us spits of iran now hezbollah do play a role in damascus, they are there to pretext the that lines there. the shia show shrines it look like there is a small con tint cent? an advisory training role with the militias but not a front line fighting force according to people i have spoken to. while all of this happens and he says the hezbollah fighters are here the shia militias are in the spotlight. they were accused of beating a key senior m.p. and killing 12 sunni people here in baghdad that. led to a suspension of parliament. a suspension that goes onto this day. now the sunni block suspended their participation in partner lament decide whether to go back on thursday, there has been closed-door mee