imran khan reports from baghdad. >> it's been a bloody few nights. the neighbourhood rocked by two bombs. the latest attack was committed by the islamic state fighters coming in disguised as displaced anbar province members. i.s.i.l. said nothing about fighters in disguise. those fleeing the violence wound up in camps like these. they were afraid of revenge attacks, a fear heightened after the bombings this is nonsense we came with the clothes on our backs. shi'a, muslims, why blame us. look at how we live. >> tribal leaders refuted the allegations that the displaced are behind the attacks. >> this is a sunni leader in charge of the camp. >> this is a move by politicians to inflame hatred. look at the champ, it's women children and babies. there's no i.s.i.l. baghdad was a mixed city. the demographics changed after many left. >> after being plunged into war, much is felt today. sunni stake to their neighbourhoods and shias to their. there's. blame game and the city will see more violence. imran khan baghdad. >>> the director of the house of iraqi exp

imran khan is following the offensive from baghdad. >> shia militia both sides prepare to bament for battle for ramadi. they're also using shelling to target i.s.i.l. fighters and cut off their main supply lines. once the towns and villages are secured then the push to ramadi will begin. >> translator: our aim is to meet armed forces from other front. operations are exclusively shelling and advancing towards i.s.i.l. hideouts. >> reporter: however a writer on iraqi military strategy says their details are failing. >> iraqi security forces lack the intelligence and reconbe sans to prevent the attacks before they happen. the weapons the army uses can sometimes be ineffective. >> reporter: despite that, the operation goes on. this is major supply line for anbar province for iraq's security forces, used by both military and civilian contractors. military could come to a standstill if i.s.i.l. manages to close this highway. these are called defense lines it is the last line of defense before the capital itself. after here you get the headquarters of the 24th brigade, they are in charge of

are using refugees to ipp fill freight the capital, blaming displaced sunnis fleeing fighting >>> imran khan is in baghdad and joins us. this suggestion that i.s.i.l. are exploiting the refugees situation to enable them to launch attacks - what is the general thinking on that. well this certainly is something that some lawmakers are doing, it's not an official position. some lawmakers are floating the idea. when the refugees the displaced people came into baghdad there was a lot of security and i.d.s were checked out. if you didn't have the rite idea you weren't allowed into baghdad. a lot of displaced people moved to other cares, in the south and kabula. there was a fear that i.s.i.l. would use the crisis to bring people into baghdad. there's no real evidence behind it. what has been said and other law makers said is that cars have been traced back to anbar province, but they offered no hard evidence that that happened. speaking to sunni lawmakers and community leaders, i have been to a champ, and they say look around you. the camp is full of women, babies and children. there's a lot of far

let's go to imran khan live in baghdad. is this i.s.i.l. trying to make a push and expand their territory? >> what we are hearing is that i.s.i.l. are making a push. whether they are trying to expand their territory we don't know. they are mounting ever more brazen attacks and using car bombs to devastating effect. this is a tactic they used several times before. they are uparmouring the vehicles reinforcing them. some that they are using are powerless against them. there are a lot of complaints in the security forces that they don't have the recognisance and intelligence in advance. in ramadi attacks have taken place, some suggesting there was an ambush in the last hour where 33 soldiers died. this is not to say that the iraqi security forces are on the back foot. they have taken over several towns and are waiting for a push into ramadi. the battle is in full flow. what is the picture then. what is happening to the government offensive trying to re recapture territory from anbar, is it faltering? >> it's not faltering, but what we so is a

imran khan, be al jazeera baghdad. >> i.s.i.l. controlled city of palmyra, killed 200 people in and around the ancient cities city since capturing it last week. >>> the war in syria has force ed empeople the look for safety in lebanon but the fears are growing the risk of disease in the refugee camps there. omar saleh reports. >> took his livestock with him. some died on the way to lebanon. others were sold. only seven sheep and goats from his herd made it. >> translator: how can i leave it behind? it's part of my grandfather's tradition. we earn our living from them. how can i leave it behind. >> reporter: it's been estimated there are 60% rise in the number of livestock in the area near the border with syria. some of them have brought their livestock with them. because the war has stopped the delivery of animal vaccinations, the risk of animal transport of disease has increased. large number of animals arrived without proper health checks. some farmers have reported new diseases over the past two years. the most common foot and

. >>> iraq's defense ministry released this video wednesday imran khan has more. >> shia militia launch an assault on ramadi. iraqi security forces are trying to take control of roads into towns and villages held by i.s.i.l. trying to target i.s.i.l. fighters and cut off their main supply lines. once the towns and villages are secured then the push too ramadi will begin. >> our aim is to meet armed forces from other front. operations are schufnl shelling and advancing towards i.s.i.l. hideouts. >> however a writer on iraqi military strategy says the iraqi army tactics against i.s.i.l. are failing because they can't provide suicide car bombings. >> the iraqi security forces lack the intelligence and the reconnaissance to prevent the attacks before they happen. and also, the vehicles that i.s.i.l. use are heavily armored. the weapons the army use can sometimes be ineffective. >> despite that the operation goes on. this is the major supply line to anbar province for iraq's security forces, it's used by both my military and civilian contractors. operations could come to a standstill if i.s.

imran khan reports. >> baiji burns in the distance. fighters from the islamic state of iraq and the levant who are inside the refinery have set fire to parts of it in a bid to stop advance he by iraqi security forces. shia militia fight is. this i.s.i.l. video is said to show them burning machinery inside the areas they control. iraqi security force he say the destruction is hindering their efforts to recapture the refinery. >> translator: we are about two kilometers distance from the refinery yet it is an open terrain. i.s.i.l. has rigged it with road side bombs. the enemy is resistant and lost manpower and fire power now. >> the facility has been hard fought over for the last six months with both i.s.i.l. and the security force he at different times claiming that they've been in control. baiji oil refinery is a major source of income whoever is in control of it so it's unclear why i.s.i.l. would set fire to it. we have seen i.s.i.l. use these sort of tactics before particularly in the city of ramadi. this might be a direct push to tr

imran khan is live from baghdad. who exactly is blaming i.s.i.l.? >> well, what we are hearing from is certain shia law makers, particularly one, who says that oil fighters are disguising themselves as displaced people coming into baghdad and mounting attacks. this man is a shia mp. he said that there was a car traced back to anbar and said that that is proof. he is not providing concrete proof to the media to suggest that that is the case. sunni lawmakers refute this. i've been down to some camps housing the displaced, and what they are saying is look around you. these are women, children young babies housed in the camps. they are not i.s.i.l. there's a blame game between certain lawmakers and certain sunni members, and what people are saying is the sectarian nature is hyped up. that is very worrying. >> if it is i.s.i.l. how significant would that be? >> i.s.i.l. claimed responsibility for the attacks. according to social media sites used in the past. they were saying they were behind the attacks on thursday and sunday which took place. it is sign

let's go to imran khan. live from baghdad. what is going on. put it in context for us. is this a push by i.s.i.l. to expand its territory? >> i.s.i.l. have been doing that for the last few days and have been using the car bombs to devastating effect. they are reinforcing the car bomb and using them to split iraqi security forces in half and mount offenses. the one in fallujah is telling of the tactics that i.s.i.l. uses. they mounted an attack against missile factories, pushing to the base. east of ramadi there was an ambush killing 33 soldiers. there is a push but the car bombs are difficult for the iraqi security forces to defend against. many saying they don't have the intelligence to spot them in vans. they are some of the weapons that the iraqi security forces have that are ineffective. at this moment i.s.i.l. are in advance. they are moving towards places in fallujah and ramadi. but iraqi security forces say they are confident they have taken towns and villages and cut off the supply lines, they are attacking ramadi on three sides, the north, south and east. and s

imran khan has this report. >> it's been a bloody few nights. this neighbourhood was rocked by two bombs on sunday. the latest attack forwarding to some lawmakers were committed by islamic state of iraq and levant coming in to baghdad. i.s.i.l.'s claimed responsibility saying nothing about the fighter in disease. those fleeing wound up in camps like these across baghdad. they were afraid of revenge attacks, a fear heightened after the bombings. >> this is all nonsense. we fleaed i.s.i.l. in anbar. shias, unies, loik j. why do they blame us. look at the way we live. tribal leaders disputed the accusations. this is a community leader in charge of the camp. >> this is a move by politicians to inflame hatred. look at the camp it's women children and babies. >> baghdad's demographic changed after 2006 as many sunnis left. after sectarian violence, it's felt today. since then shia communities stick to their own neighbourhoods to their own neighbourhoods. this blame game has many worried that there'll be a return to the blood-letting, and the city will

imran khan, al jazeera baghdad. >> 15 people have been killed in government air strikes in the i.s.i.l. controlled city of palmyra. the dead include government soldiers and civilians accused of backing president bashar al-assad. >>> while the war in syria has forced many people to look for safety in lebanon but fears are growing about the risk of disease in refugee camps there. many refugees brought their life livestock which form their security. >> reporter: when he left syria three years ago he took his live took with him. many were sold, or died on the way. >> translator: how can i leave it behind? it is part of my grandfather's tradition. we earn our living from them. how can i leave it behind? >> reporter: it's been estimated there is a 60% rise of livestock near the border with syria which is causing concern. there are 1.2 million syrian refugees in lebron thon and some have brought their livestock with them. the risk of transborder animal disease has increased. large number much animals arrive without proper health checks. some farmers have reported new diseases over the past tw

imran khan has the latest on the battle against the group. >> all across baghdad you'll see sites like these, blast walls standing as testament to the security situation. let me bring you up to date. let's start with mosul. it's in the hands of i.s.i.l. there has been air strikes to the west trying to cut off supply lines. moving down, slightly further south there's an i.s.i.l. strong hold there's an i.s.i.l. stronghold. nil have been routed from the area. residents are not going back. then we get to baiji, that is in the hands of the iraqi security forces forces. let's get to the nitty-gritty. i.s.i.l. has several places it controls. ramadi and fallujah are key targets for i.s.i.l. they are in the center and want to get into ramadi. people have left ramadi 140,000, according to the u.n. alone. >> the u.s. offered $20 million for information on four senior members. including the spokesman. the u.s. offered a $10 million reward for information on the leader >>> several hundred women and children are rescued by the nigeria's military they are recovering in camps. while many are glad to b

imran khan al jazeera, baghdad. >>> the health ministry in yemen says 36 police commandos have been killedalition forces have also destroyed the naval base. 20 houthi fighters were reportedly wounded in that raid. >>> the european union has asked its member states to take in 40,000 asylum seekers over the next 20 years. the migrants have already landed in greece and italy. record numbers are making the dangerous journey to try to find a new life in europe. >>> the italian government says it will house some migrants in abandoned buildings. hoda abdel hamid has more from rome. >> reporter: they are riving in italy on a daily basis. migrants who dream of a new life in europe for themselves and their families back home. they have put their lives at risk to reach this point. this man came from eritrea to sudan to libya where he was detained for several months. >> translator: it was dangerous. my parents sold everything for me to be freed and come here. they transferred the money and then i was taken to a beach and we left. it was a zodiac it was raining, water was coming in from everywhere. we

imran khan has the latest. >> reporter: shia militias mount an assault on isil fighters north of ramadie has been sporadic fighting since tuesday as both sides prepare to battle for ramadi. they are trying to take control of villages and townes and use shelling and cut off their main supply lines. once the towns and villages are secured, then the push to ramadi will begin. >> translator: our aim is to meet our armed forces from other fronts. bracings have exclusively shelling and advancing towards isil heightouts. >> reporter: however, writer says the iraqi army tactics against isil are failing because they can't prevent suicide car bombings. >> translator: the iraqi security forces lack the intelligence and reconnaissance to prevent the attacks before they happen. and also the vehicles that isil use are heavily armored. the weapons the army use can sometimes be ineffective. >> reporter: despite that the operation goes on. this is the major supply line to anbar province for iraq security forces. it is used by military and civilian contractors. surrounding baghdad you see these, they are

our correspondent imran khan reports on the edge of anbar province. >>> iraqi security forces gatherthe edge of ramadi preparing to retake the city which fell to rights from the islamic state of iraq and the levant more than a week ago. it's likely to be a long operation. is there are reports of isil fighters preparing to meet government security forces. they will lead the operation with backing from shia militia many of which are supported by iran and air strikes from a coalition of countries lead by the united states. the iraqi army is also gearing up for other operations. it is feared that isil fighters could push into baghdad. to prevent that happening, this man is securing the outskirts of the capitol. the town just under 30 kilometers from baghdad is being fortified. >> translator: we're fighting a psychological war. isil have been effective media campaign against us. we have been accused of retreating. we are not. we are now backing up our troops here and preparing for the fall of ramadi. >> reporter: the forces here are mainly shia militia. each militia has its own identity,

imran khan reports. >> reporter: iraqi security forces gather on the edge of ramadi preparing to retakehe city which fell to fighters from the islamic state of iraq and the levant more than a week ago. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: it's likely to be a long operation. there are reports of isil fighters preparing to meet government security forces. they have backing from shia militia, many of which are sup pored by iran. the iraqi army is also gearing up for other operations with isil in control of border crossings from syria into anbar, it is feared that isil fighters could push into baghdad. to prevent that this man is securing the outskirs -- outskirts of the capitol. >> translator: we're fighting a psychological war. isil have an effective media campaign against us. we have been accused of retreating. we are not. we are now backing up our troops and preparing for the fall of ramadi. >> reporter: these troops are primarily shia militia. each militia have its own identify but fight under this iraqi banner. fortifying baghdad comes with unique challenges. this is the last safe to cross from a

imran khan has more. >> iraq's largest oil refinery burns in the distance. fighters from islamic state of iraq and levant set fire to parts of it in a bid to stop advances by iraqi security forces. i.s.i.l. set off at least nine car bombs, killing dozens of security forces and shia militia fighters. the video is said to show them burning machinery in the areas they control. iraqi security forces say the destruction is hindering efforts. >> we are about 2km radius from the refinery it is an open terrain, in which i.s.i.l. has booby trapped trenches sand barriers and road side bombs. we hope the forces will overcome the obstacles. the enemy is desperate, losing manpower and fire power and is trying different methods to halt the advance. >> the facility has been hard fought over for the last six months with i.s.i.l. and iraqi security forces claiming that they have been in control. >> beijing oil refinery is a major source of income. it's unclear why i.s.i.l. would set fire for it. we have seen i.s.i.l. use the tactics before particularly the car bombs in ramad

imran khan followed that meeting and sent this report. >> reporter: the violence in syria continues as and the levant says it has taken territory in the east. that's despite the continuing coalition air strikes against the armed group. the international community is once again calling on syrian president barb babb to declare a ceasefire. turkey has long been a vocal opponent of the assad regime and has proposed a series of secure zones to be implemented in syria. at the nato summit the threat from isil was discussed at length. what wasn't discussed was the proposal for the so-called secure zones, a task perhaps best suited for nato. >> the turkish foreign minister at the previous nato foreign minister a few months ago noted that turkey does believe that this is the right thing to do but did not request a nato role. we will see, of course what happens here but the prime did not request a nato role when he was here earlier in the meeting. so i don't expect honestly speaking at this ministerial for turkey to request a nato role in creating a safe zone. >> reporter: this foreign minister s

imran khan has the latest on the government's battle against the group. >> all across baghdad you'll see sites like these, blast walls standing as testament to the security situation. let me bring you up to date. let's start with mosul. it's in the hands of i.s.i.l. there has been air strikes to the west, trying to cut off supply lines. moving down, slightly further south there's an i.s.i.l. strong hold there's an i.s.i.l. stronghold. tikrit further south was a success story. i.s.i.l. have ben ousted from the area. residents are not going back. then we get to baiji, that is in the hands of the iraqi security forces. let's get to the nitty-gritty. i.s.i.l. has several places it controls. there's a fierce fight for the oil refinery. let's get down to the nitty-gritty and anbar province. i.s.i.l. has several places it controls. the fight is one for the roads. it's predominantly a desert. you need to control the roads. ramadi and fallujah are key targets, in the center of fallujah, but they want to get in the center of ramadi. people have left ramadi, 140,000, according to the u.n., alon

imran imran khan has. >> an assault on isil fighters.here has been sporadic fighting since the operation began on tuesday as both sides prepare to battle for ramadi. the iraqi security forces are trying to take control of roads into towns and villages held by isil. they are also using shelling to target isil fighters and cut off their main supply lines. once the towns and villages are secured, the push to ramadi will begin. >> our aim is to meet armed forces from other fronts. operations have exclusively shelling and advanced toward isih hideouts. >> iraqi strategist says the tactics against isil are failing because they can't prevent suicide car bombings. >> the iraqi security forces lack the intelligence and recon sans to prevent attacks before they happen and, also the vehicles that isil used are heavily armored. the weapons they use can sometimes be ineffective. >> reporter: despite that the operation goes on. this is the major supply line to anbar province for iraqi's security forces. it's used by both military and civilian contract

. >> imran khan, thank you. >>> more than 500 migrants rescued in the mediterranean are in naples italy. rescued near lampedusa. stefanie dekker was there when they landed. >> 98 people are just being brought into the cystian sicilian port. their engine was not working, at the mercy of the sea. we're hearing these stories all the time. the coast guard saying only one operation taking place dinghy was taking on water 80 men 10 women, that relatively speaking is a small number for daily rest accuse but if we look at the bigger picture just over 9,000 people rescued in the last week. shows you the amounts of people taking the risk to cross the mediterranean. there is the question as to when they get here of course being rescued is good news but still uncertain future. these young men have been here phenomenon ten months. one of them tells us, i want an education, i am going to be afather one day i want to be educated. i need an education for myself and my children. waiting for some sort of paperwork which would mean they could work or move. one of them told us with no paperwork you are an

imran khan has the story. >> i.s.i.l. once again using car bombs to devastating effect. now the iraqi security force ves ashave a problem. don't have the kind of reconnaissance and intelligence to stop these suicide bombs in advance. some of the weapons they are using are ineffective against reinforced car bombs. this is something i.s.i.l. is becoming very good at. splitting iraqi forces in half and able to attack military bases as well as civilian and military targets. lisa stark what we're seeing is the shelling of habane average air base, where the majority of force he are based. that's not to say the iraqi security forces haven't had some successes. they have taken over towns and villages. after they clear them of i.s.i.l. fighters for this push into ramadi. this is he already attacking the north and east from outside. we have seefn seen an escalation of the violence in the last 24 hours. >> joining us live in the studio on this day we are seeing a video that we are not showing for doesn'tcy doesn'tcy decency purposes. what is going on there? >> it has been going on

imran khan reports to the capital. it's been a bloody few nights. the neighbourhood rocked by two bombs in quick succession. the latest attack was committed by the islamic state and levant fighters coming into baghdad disguised as displaced residents. i.s.i.l. claimed responsibility saying nothing about their fighters in disguise. those that flee wound up in camps like these they were afraid of revenge attacks, a fear heightened after the bombings. >> translation: this is nonsense. we fled i.s.i.l. in anbar. we came with the clothes on our backs. shia muslim, why blame us. look at the way we life. >> translation: tribal leaders refute that the displaced is behind the attacks. this is a community leader in charge of the camp. >> translation: this is a move by politicians to inflame sectarian hatred. look at the camp. it's mainly women, children and babies, there's no i.s.i.l. >> baghdad used to be a mixed city almost evenly split. the demographics change as many sunnis left. >> reporter: sectarian violence is still felt today. since then shia communi

imran khan al jazeera, baghdad. >>> iraq responded today to defense secretary ash carter's comments abouthe iraqi military performance as isil fighters seized ramadi last week. >> they showed no will to fight. they were not outnumbered. in fact they vastly out numbered the opposing force. they failed to fight, they withdrew from the site and that says to me and i think to most of us that we have an issue with the will of the iraqis to fight isil and defend themselves. >> well iraqi prime minister told the bbc, he was surprised by carter's comments. he also said iraqi forces will retake ramadi. >> he was very supportive of iraq. i'm sure he was fed with the wrong information. it makes my heart bleed, because we lost ramadi. but i can assure you question bring it back soon. >> you say soon what are we talking about? months? >> no no. i'm talking about days now. >> days? hum. today vice president joe briden called iraq's prime minister to reassure him that the u.s. will support the iraqis. mike wow, days. come on that's optimistic from the prime minister. i understand sending an upbeat messa

imran khan reports. >> reporter: the violence continues despite the continuing coalition air strike againsthe international community is once again calling on syrian president to declare a ceasefire. turkey has long been a vocal opponent of the assad regime and proposed a series of secure zones to be implemented. at the nato foreign minister summit the threat from isil was discussed at length. what wasn't discussed was the proposal for this so-called secure zones. turkey has not brought up with the issue with nato. >> the turkish foreign minister at the previous meeting a few months ago noted that turkey does believe that this is the right thing to do but did not request a nato role. we will see, of course, what happens here. but the prime minister did not request a nato role when he was here earlier in the meeting, so i don't expect honestly speaking at this ministerial for turkey to request a nato role. >> you know that turkey has been singled out in isis as the main challenging force. despite the fact that assad has been pointed out by turkish authorities as the main enemy. but there has

imran khan al jazeera, baghdad. >>> let's speak now to al jazeera's senior political analyst live withs here in the studio. this big offensive to try to take back huge chunks of anbar province, why now? isil has been gaining huge chunks of land for months now. >> well certainly they are getting desperate. it's not an easy situation where after a year of back and forth with isil clearly the central government in baghdad cannot contain isil let alone defeat it. and so the big question for me today, and i ask with a bit of a -- you know with a bit -- with a grain of salt where you will. is the central government in baghdad in the process of liberating anbar? or it is really defending baghdad at this point in time? because the -- the expansion of isil has been so dramatic over the last several weeks and months that it's clear for many in baghdad that the surprises, the attacks, and -- and so on and so forth by isil could eventually lead to certain breakdown that could bring it to the outskirts of baghdad. >> wow, okay. so defense secretary ash carter have a point when he says the iraqi arm

imran khan has more from turkey. >> reporter: the violence in syria continues as islamic state of iraq levant says it's taking territory in the east. despite the coalition air strikes against the arm group. the international community is once again calling on syrian president bashar al-assad to declare a ceasefire. turkey has long been an opponent of the bashar al-assad regime and proposed a series of secure zones to be implemented with which it shares a land border in syria. at a summit in a turkish city the threat from i.s.i.l. was discussed at length. what was not discussed was a proposal for zur zones, best suited for n.a.t.o. turkey has not brought up the issue with the organization. >> the turkish foreign minister at the previous foreign ministerial in brussels noted that turkey believes it's the right thing to do, but did not request a nato role. we'll see what happens here. prime minister did not request a thoughto role when he was here earlier in the meeting. so i don't expect honksly speaking for -- honestly speaking for turkey to request an n.a.t.o. role. the reason why the

imran khan has more from a camp for displaced people in the iraqi capital baghdad. >> reporter: you can see the conditions that these people have to ensure. according to u.n. report 140,000 are displaced. the report doesn't get into what a lot are feeling. some accuse anbar resident of being i.s.i.l. fighters and using the crisis to come in and mount attacks, and there has been revenge attacks. we have seenate bodies in the last two -- seen eight bodies in the streets of baghdad in the last two weeks. there has been a fear that anbar residents are attacking shia resident in baghdad. if you speak to people get their stories, they'll tell you no matter how much help they are getting from the government or international aid agencies they'd rather be home living in peace. >>> joining me now to discuss this is jan egeland, the secretary-general of the norwegian refugee council, joining me live. what do you put the increase down and what it suggests about the battles that are under way? >> what it really is is a damning verdict of international diplomacy, of lack of good governance in countri

. >>> let's talk to imran khan who joins me in the studio reporting on i.s.i.l. in iraq. and this goes back to the top story of the i.s.i.l. gains in syria and iraq. it certainly goes against the narrative that we have been getting that i.s.i.l. have been stopped. what happened? >> that's right. what we are seeing is significant gains in ramadi iraq and anbar, where they took over the town the security forces fled. and we are saying and seeing this going on in syria. we are seeing them push and push and push. this is a war, a lot of toing and froing. we have seen in the last few months that i.s.i.l. lost territory in iraq where they were routed in kirkuk and a lot of places we saw them lose territory. i.s.i.l. are not a threat - starting again. i.s.i.l. are not being defeated right now. this is a war that is going on between iraqi security forces and syrian security forces and they are getting stronger. more successes, means more recruits and money. there are ways to get across from syria and jordan we are seeing them become a little more successful than in the past. >> t

shia militias joined government forces and imran khan reports from baghdad - more sunni fighters are signing up as well. >> reporter: sunni fighters take an oath at the air base in anbar province. they are joining the fight against i.s.i.l. after criticism for deploying shia militias. the government is trying to recruit sunni groups. they've been superiors of a shia led government which has been accused of discriminating policies. and they say it was sunni fighting forces winning a battle against al qaeda in iraq. they say the government reneged on a promise to bring them into the army. the sunni tribe all leader said the iraqi policies will make the fight with i.s.i.l. difficult. >> translation: the current government is not helping the sunni community to retake its province. they are biased and deal in sectarian methods. the only solution is to arm the sunnis and ask for help. there's no hope from the government. the battle for anbar will not be over soon. >> reporter: tribes are suspicious of shia militias because of anbar's politics. shia militias have been blamed for attacks in