residents trapped in the besieged iraqi city. plus... >> this is my life. >> nigeria's small-scale gold diggers. now the government wants them to pay tax. >> in sport, find out what this australian golfer needs to do to reach the number one spot. that is coming up later >>> now, the bodies of five bahraini soldiers killed in yemen were flown home on saturday. their coffins carried by honour guard at the air base. the soldiers were killed on friday. the missile attack in which 45 soldiers from the united arab emirates also died. part of the saudi-led coalition fighting yemen houthi rebels >>> 21 iraq soldiers and popular mobilization forces have been killed in a string of i.s.i.l. attacks. 13 died near ramadi, the i.s.i.l. controlled capital of anbar province, and eight killed after i.s.i.l. showered a camp east of fallujah. i.s.i.l. has been attacking the iraqi city of ha ether for more than 18 months, but tribal fighters and security forces fought back. it is besieged. people that remain there need assistance to survive. zeina k

. >> in other southwest of the iraqi city tikrit, progovernment forces took the city back from i.s.i.l. in april. >>> united states has delivered more arrangements and equipment to sunni tribal fighters to iraq's anbar province. they are expected to join the counteroffensive against i.s.i.l. but they are mistrusted by government troops and shia militia. as zeina khodr reports, the offensive is slowing down the advance. >> on the front lines against i.s.i.l. these men who operate under the government-backed popular mobilization forces have been doing most of the fighting in the absence of a capable military. but their growing strength in the sunni province of anbar has raised concerns in washington. >> translator: if the international coalition and its regional partners are reducing from 103,000 to 71,000 they want the number of the sunni fighters to increase from 15,000 to 50,000 this has caused tensions from the leadership of the popular mobilization forces and the government. >> the u.s. has been equipping sunni fighters as part of its strategy to defeat i.s.i.l. a new contingent has

the minser says troops were destroyed outside the iraqi city, where it explains it made improvised devices>> pope france has lived a historic address to the united states congress. it is the first time the head of the catholic church has spoken in front of the u.s. legislature. france has received a standing ovation, and confronted a number of issues in a speech that lasted just under an hour. he was critical of the arms traded and called for a global ban on the death penalty. he also highlighted given the current refugee crisis in a majority of the united states is made up of migrants. >> recent, millions of people came to this land to pursue their dream of a future of freedom. the people of this continent are not fearful of foreigners. because most of us -- [applause] >> because most of us were once foreigners. i say this to you. as the son of immigrants, knowing that so many of you are also decedents of immigrants. who is in washington, d.c. so what else did the pope have to say in. >> that's a key point there on refugees. who has been seized upon in the media right now. attitudes need

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people living in the iraqi city of hadifa have been trapped with no where to go because of the continued fighting in the region. they are surviving on food splooipz that were being flown in. more now on how conditions are getting worse. this is the only way to reach hadifa. the roudz are too dangerous from the iraqi military and civilians to use. >> that's why the government needs to air lift supplies into this town. this air base in nearby al baghdadi is the only lifeline. it is surrounded by isil fighters. many of its people have left because the armed group has repeatedly launched offensives to capture one of the last remaining population centers in anbar province that hasn't fallen to the fors. those in the town are largely cut off from the rest of the country. weekly deliveries of humanitarian aid helps them survive. >> one sack of flower costs around $900. most of the time, we sleep without eating because we can't afford to buy food. these people are poor. they prefer to stay in their homes than to join the million dollars of iraqis who have been displaced by war. life here, howeve

. >>> now to iraq where for the first time since isil took over the iraqi city of mosul, an air strike targeted the old city. it's not clear who carried out the strike. tell us why this is so significant. >> reporter: well, it's the first time that we've seen air strikes in the center of mosul now. this is a very densely populated area. both the coalition and iraqi air force is mindful they want to avoid civilian casualties. isil are very much entrenched within the center of the city. they have their administration, which they run mosul from in the center of the city. so this is likely we're being told by diplomatic sources to be an intelligence-led operation against the very specific target, but they won't say what that target was. we know a number of isil fighters were killed in the attack. what's happening? what people from mosul are telling us is they're afraid that these air strikes are going to get closer in time and space within the center of the city. they're fearful and sleep in their cellars and worry this is the beginning of an operation to go into mosul itself. as i say, th

part of a coalition fighting the yemen houthi rebels >>> people living in the iraqi city of haditha have been left trapped, with nowhere to go because of continued fighting in their region. they are surviving on food supplies especially flown in. hoda abdel-hamid has more on how continues are worsening. >> reporter: this is the only way to reach haditha. the roads around the town are too dangerous for the civilians and military to use. th government needs to airlift supplies into the air. this air base is the only life line. many left because the armed group launch offensives to capture one of the last remaining centers that has not fallen to its forces. those who are still in the town are largely cut off and have weekly deliveries of humanitarian aid. >> translation: one sack of flour costs around $900. most of the time we sleep without eating, because we can't afford to by food. they prefer to stay in their homes, joining iraqis. they have not been easy. >> translation: we are thankful. but there was a lack of electricity. we ask the government to help us. >> reporter: haditha has been

these marines go into the city to retake a hardscrabble iraqi city with fixed bayonets. on that night, when george washington orders an assault at yorktown in october, 1781, he tells alexander hamilton and the marquis de lafayette, that he wants the men to go in with cold steel. he wants these two british outposts taken without firing any shots. to be done in silence, to do it quickly with hand-to-hand combat. i was struck by the extraordinary contrast between washington ordering those men in in 1781 and the marines in fallujah in 2004, exactly the same way. so much has changed over those 230, almost 240 years, but some things do not change. the way that men go to war has remained the same. that is what this book is ultimately about, asking questions. who fights our battles? why do we go to war? what is a good war? i start out with a quote from benjamin franklin saying, in 1783, around the time washington is saying farewell here, there was never a good war or a bad peace. part of what i try to explore in this book is whether franklin is right or not. are there good wars,

last year he was living in northern iraqi city with an ancient christian tradition. stormed in. >> translator: yes, a lot of them. i saw a lot of christians get killed. i was so nervous to save my kids, my life. i left everything behind. >> he fled iraq but with little cash and no job, he didn't know what to do. luckily, his brother-in-law who lived in san diego had a connection. mark. >> translator: my brother-in-law told me mark will help you. and he is still helping me. >> he and his family flew via europe into mexico city and then to tijuana. there he got a helping hand from a ciyoety, someone who smuggles people in from across the border. he only gave us his first name. manny. he described his role in this complicated process. >> i have many law enforcement friends who are willing to help to facilitate the crossing whether it be law enforcement agencies, political ties, anything that's needed. >> with all the danger he had experienced at home, he figured there would be trouble. but he was surprised by how smoothly the whole process went in mexico. >> translator:

. >> residents of the iraqi city are trapped by fighting and surviving on food supplies flown in from the outside. we report from baghdad. conditions are now getting worse. >> this is the only way to reach the area. the roads are too dangerous for the iraqi military and civilians to use. the government needs to airlift supplies into this town. this air base is the only lifeline. many of its people left because the armed group has launched too fast to capture one of the last population centers that hasn't fallen to its forces. those still in the town are largely cut off from the rest of the country. weekly deliveries of humanitarian aid helps them survive. >> one sack of flour costs around $900. most of the time we sleep without eating because we can't afford food. >> these people are poor and prefer to stay in their homes. life here hasn't been easy. >> we are thankful for the aid, but there is a lack of electricity. we ask the government to help us. >> it has long been an isil target, surrounded by desert, but it hasn't been easy defending this town. in one offensive, isil used 39 su

efforts to retake iraqi cities like most all my falluja, and ramadi have foundered. isil is expanding globally to places like afghanistan, lebanon, yemen, libya, and egypt. this appearance of success only enhances isil's ability to radicalize, recruit, and grow. the obama administration tells us there started working. ultimately -- their strategy is working. the current policy does not appear sufficient to achieve our goal of degrading and drying isil. put it mildly, committee hearing did little to alleviate concerns . in the absence of an effective strategy violent extremist groups like isil, al qaeda, and their appearance are expanding across the middle east and africa and south asia, and quitting afghanistan. after 14 years of fighting in afghanistan decisions made in the months ahead will determine whether our sacrifices were worth it. after pulling out of iraq against the advice of our military leaders, the president's plan to withdraw from afghanistan would risk of replay of that failure. we look forward to your views on this policy. in addition to the so-calle

president obama acknowledged set backs but insisted that sdiet isil's continued hold on marriage iraqi cities like mosul and ramadi there were signs of progress in the fight. >> iraqi forces have liberated towns along kirkuk prof sxins tikrit. isil lost a third of the populated areas in iraq that it had control. >> reporter: the president's own commanders call the fight against isil a state mail. as the air campaign enters the second year, iraq's prime minister repeated his call for more international help to fight isil. france is renewing calls for a no-fly zone over syria, but the white house rejected that idea as unworkable. mcviqueira, al jazeera, washington. >> we have continuing coverage throughout the day. >>> an oregon man on the run for more than two decades has been arrested. paul irvin jackson was taken into custody in guadalajara on monday. he was detained in 1990 accused in the rape and torture of two women. >>> for many families the old-fashioned phone call is the only way to stay in touch. we have more on the cozy relationship between phone companies and prisons that critics sa

efforts to retake iraqi cities like mosul, fallujah and ramadi have floundered. isil is expanding to places like afghanistan, lebanon, yemen, libya, and egypt. this appearance of success only enhances isil's ability to radicalize, recruit, and grow. the obama administration now tells us their strategy is working. ultimately isil is not 10 feet tall. it can and must be defeated. however, the current policy does not appear sufficient to achieve our goal of degrading and destroying isil. to put it mildly, this committee's hearing last week on counter isil strategy did little to alleviate these concerns. in the absence of an effective strategy, violent extremist groups like isil, al qaeda and their adherence are expanding across the middle east, africa and south asia including afghanistan. after 14 years of fighting in afghanistan, decisions made in the months ahead will determine whether our sacrifices were worth it. after pulling out of iraq against the advice of our military leaders, the preside president's plan to withdraw from afghanistan would risk a replay of

even the iraqi city of ramadi is nowhere close to falling either. pessimistic, and a bit frustrated by the entrenched conflict we're seeing in this part of the world. >> do you think it was that the iran deal stole the attention from syria and iraq, or has this always been a war the u.s. did not want to touch? >> well, i think the real point is that it's a crisis that people are working on. but in terms of the foreign policy conversation in washington, the iran deal has sucked up, as i said, sucked up all the oxygen in the last couple months and it's really going to shadow the whole election campaign in the year ahead. the point which is a very simple point is that if you're genuinely concerned about the security and stability of the middle east, you should probably pay attention to some of the far more vexing challenges experienced by many of those countries. >> one on the list is israeli-palestinian conflict there. when secretary kerry first came in, it seemed this was his top priority. now, as you know, israeli relations with the u.s., generation

. >>> at least 30 iraqi soldiers have been killed in separate attacks by isil fighters. the assaults happened at military positions north and south of the city ramadi. military forces say that 40 other iraqi soldiers from injured. pro government forces are trying to retake the city, which was seized by ill in may--by isil in may. >> for seven months besieged by isil fighters. it was the where they faced fierce resistence. the only one who stood up against isil in this corner of iraq. >> we had a difficult choice. if isil would have entered they would have destroyed everything, including our dignity. if we supported isil, then the government would take revenge against us. >> months later they became the army. they got official status after they signed up to show shia armed groups who operate under iraq's popular mobilization forces. >> sunni tribes in iraq do not speak in one voice. some have pledged allegiance to isil. others don't trust the government in baghdad because of its sectarian policies. and then there are those who don't like to be called government supporters, but at the same time they say they're not enemies of the state. for no

the assaults happened at military positions north and south of the city ofry mad di. 40 others iraqi soldiers were injured. pro government forces are trying to retake the city, which were seized by isil in may. >>> sectarian soldiers are reported to be killed by gunmen. the government denies any involvement in killings. >>> sunday's elections in guatemala are mired in scandal after the president stepped down to face corruption charges. he has told the court that he's innocent of allegations he was linked to a customs fraud ring. the judge is expected to make decisions on tuesday. but voters are worried that electing a new president won't make corruption go away. daniel has been following the story and joins me now. ththe ex-president is in jail, claims that he's not guilty. how does the public feel about this? how much confidence do they have in these elections now? >> it's been quite a week. the guatemalan population is still trying to come to terms with it. corruption is obviously nothing new here, but for a serving president to have an arrest warrant issued, and then for a new inte

efforts to retake key iraqi cities like mosul, fallujah, and ramadi have foundered. isil is expanding globally to places like afghanistan, lebanon, yemen, libya, and egypt. this appearance of success only enhances isil's ability to radicalize, recruit, and grow. the obama administration now tells us their strategy is working. ultimately, isil is not ten feet tall. it can, and must, be defeated. however, the current policy does not appear sufficient to achieve our goal of degrading and destroying isil. to put it mildly, this committee's hearing last week on counter-isil strategy did little to alleviate these concerns. in the absence of an effective strategy, violent extremist groups like isil, al-qaeda, and their adherents are expanding across the middle east, africa, and south asia, including afghanistan. after 14 years of fighting in afghanistan, decisions made in the months that will determine whether our sacrifices were worth it. after pulling out of iraq against the advice of our military leaders, the president's plan to withdraw from afghanistan would risk a rep

iraqi soldiers have been killed in separate attacks by i.s.i.l. fighters, the assaults happening at military positions north and south of the city of ramadi. 40 other iraqi soldiers were injured. pro-government forces are trying to retake the city which was seized by i.s.i.l. in may. six syrian soldiers were reported to be killed following a car bomb. on friday, 36 people died, including prominent druze leader. his death leading to anti-government protest. the government denying protests in the killing. >> justice and development party, known as a p.j. d is known as making big gains. the report is likely to be in charge, most of morocco's big cities. >> he's at the height of his career. the leader of the conservative pgd, a small opposition party. now it's one of the country's most popular and well run. >> we run an efficient government. the local councils we leader the best. we are honest with the people. we asked them to help us. this is why the results are good. >> for others, the vote has been a disaster. this is the leader of the independence. he lost his seat, and his party was dealt a humiliating defeat. the vote was rigged. accusations admi

fighters who were targeting a joint army base northeast of the city and fighters also shelled the area, four iraqivehicles were destroyed. security forces in turkey have blocked delegation of politicians marching toward a kurdish city and southeast city is under a military-imposed curfew and 30 people have been killed there since a military operation began last week and we have the journalist of matthew and you have been there for a week now, the city is under curfew, tell us something of what is going on in the city and what you have seen there. >> yes, no one can leave the city and people remain in the neighborhoods for fear of snipers and positions on rooftops, everyday the city looks more and more like kobane in the streets to be free of snipers to the shields of itch position at the entrances here and the food is running out, milk and bread and access to hospital is small. >> turkish government sorry the turkish government says there are p.k.k. fighters there, that is why they imposed this curfew on the town. what are you seeing in terms of actual fighting, is there any going on? >> reporter:

he performed eid prayers in the southern city of aiden. 80 iraqi soldiers killed in an i.s.i.l.k on a barracks. military sources say 13 soldiers were injured when fighters from the group drove a vehicle up to the post and it happened east of fallujah and injured include shia malitia fighting against i.s.i.l. with the iraqi army. on friday pope francis will address world leaders at the u.n.'s headquarters in new york, this will be his first address to the general assembly and he was greeted by thousands on thursday as he arrived at st. patricks cathedral in new york and he shook hands and gave blessings to the faithful before leading evening mass. ♪ now, the united nations general assembly in the year 2000 set out ambitious goals of helping those in need and they are meeting in new york to set out new development targets and al jazeera diplomate editor james base is at the headquarters in new york and james you have been looking at the successes and the failures, just take us through what really has been a success for the millenniums. >> and if you look at what they have not achi

they were detained last week in the predominantly kurdish city while filming clashes. the iraqir is still being held. >>> in ghana, women accused of witchcraft often face abuse and threats to their lives. hundreds have been forced out of their communities and into camps. now the government is teaming up with ngo's and traditional leaders to stop these people from being ostracized. >> reporter: this settlement is a safe haven for women who have been accused of being witches. this woman has been here for three years. today her daughter has come to visit. she says she left her home after she was blamed for her niece falling sick. >> translator: the crowd attacked me. i was sad. they came there with sticks and so many other things, and the intention was to kill me. the chief stepped in to say i should not be killed. >> translator: this is one of the minority of women who have been receive -- accepted back into a regular community. she is living with her brother and family after 20 years of being in camp. >> translator: being home with my family has helped me. now if i'm with my brot

iraqi soldiers have been killed in separate attacks by isil fighters. the all the happened at military position it's north and south of the city of ramadi. military forces say that 40 other iraqi soldiers were injured. >>> in iraq sunni tribes are cooperating with the shia militias in the fight against isil. but it's less about unity and more about fighting a common enemy. >> for search months the area was besieged by isil fighters. it was the only town in the province that the armed group was not able to capture. isil faced fierce resistence. from men like dara ali abdullah. his tribe was the only one who stood up against isil in this corner of iraq. >> if we supported isil, hen the government would take revenge against us. >> months laird the tribe has become an army. they got official status after they signed up to become an armed group. >> the sunni do not speak in one voice. some pledge allegiance to isil. others don't trust the government in baghdad because of its sectarian policies. and then there are those who don't like to be government supporters, but at the same time they say they're not enemies of the state. >> for now the tri

. >> breaking news from iraq and the iraqi defense minister ha come under fire in the country. that happened in the eastern city of baiji. we have more with that attack. what happened? >> the attack took place north of tikrit near baiji. there was one shot fired. we think it was an assassination attempt on al abadi, the defense minister. he was in a convoy driving around that area. he does this on a number of occasions ins very different areas. iraq is clearly one of the main players in the face against isil. tikrit was supposed to be a success story. about six months ago, was cleared of isil fighters. that area still has the presence of certainly anti-government forces, more than likely to be isil fighters. >> thank you for that update from baghdad. >> egyptian authorities arrested the countries agricultural minister over corruption allegations. he was arrested on monday shortly after his resignation was announced. the prime minister's office released a statement earlier saying his resignation had been accepted. >> thousands of european farmers descended on brussels to vent anger over economic problems in the

city. this volunteer said that iraqi minorities are under threat. >> it's like we don't have any rights.we are iraqis, but we don't get to participate in iraqi society. after the fall of mosul look at us. we live as refugees in our own country. >> despite the good state of this camp very few consider this home. home is mosul. but most people here have lost hope that they'll ever see that again. so they stay here in this concrete jungle. they've also lost hope in the ability of iraq's government to be able to protect minorities. a lot of people here particular which want to get out of the iraq and find relative safety and freedom elsewhere. >> almost daily demonstrations by ordinary iraqis with a massive judge deficit. >> police have arrested three people in nairobi after they were found with a homemade bomb in a shopping center. they were detained in the capital district. >> abandoned mines in johannesburg are making people sick. toxic piles have been piling up for years. >> this woman's lungs are failing her. she relies on oxygen to keep her alive. >> she can't go anywhere at all. anywh

president obama acknowledged setbacks, but insisted that on the hold in the cities, there were signs of progress in the fight. >> iraqi forces liberated towns across the province. i.s.i.l. has lost nearly a third of pop u later areas in iraq. >> the president's commanders called the fight a stalemate. as the campaign enters the second year. iraq's prime minister repeated his call for more international help to fight i.s.i.l. >> france is renewing calls for a no-fly zone over syria. the white house rejected that as unworkable. >> while there's no agreement on the fate of bashar al-assad between the united states and russia, and the question is hypothetical, the white house used the term a managed transition from the bashar al-assad to pa new government. leaving wiggle room that could be the basis for future cooperation. >> mike viqueira, thank you. >> ukranian president petro porashenko fired off serious allegations against russia at the u.n. general assembly. the russian delegation walked out wh petro porashenko accused russia of unprovoked aggression and using a veto on the security council as a licence to killment.

city like this since 2001. are afghan officials up to the task of deep dekeeping the tali bay? it iraqis're having trouble. >> they were using the city at human shields, at the end of the day they were forced to retreat. they retook the jail the taliban is captured. they retake them to the police headquarters. they left them back at the airport. the taliban saying they have it's having difficulty getting reenforcements into the city t. rod to the south that would bring them in. that's cut by the taliban. no surprise the taliban are tactically smart t. government right now appears to be struggling. airstrikes are killing taliban, they say over 100 taliban killed so far. they say they killed the taliban commander. the taliban, themself, are saying, no, he's not dead. he will be making an audio message very soon. it is very difficult to get to the lard facts on the ground t. u.n. is saying 6,000 people forced to flee their homes. roads leading to and from the city are cut. more than 100 people or civilians have been killed and injured and there have been summary executions of medical worker

military sources in iraq say a bigger problem is that the largely shia iraqi forces are just not anxious to liberate the mostly sunni city. jaime mcintyre the pentagon. >> for a second day world leaders are speaking before the general assembly. ukraine's president spoke to the annual meeting and he criticized russia saying that moscow pretends to fight terror f im, but instead, inspires it. good morning, or afternoon, rather. the president was very specific, very pointed words did not mincerd workers he was speaking to russia, speaking to vladimir putin. really speaking to the western world, wanted the western world to hear what eh had to say. >> exactly. he came here and suggested this idea of a grand coalition of all the countries in therd worker including syria, fighting isil. well, today petrov who is the president of ukraine has said well that's cool, isn't it. if you can believe it, referring to the desire to fight terrorism, and it went on from there. he had a really good go of the united nations, saying the charter the broken is needs to retomorrow, really slamming into the security council for failing to referee

military sources say a bigger problem is that the largely shia iraqi forces have just not anxious to liberate the mostly sunny cityal jazeera, the pentagon. >> let's go over now to our senior washington correspondent who is live outside the united nations. president obama as you know is chairing that counter terrorism summit on the sidelines of the jeb assembly. we heard him talk about the accomplishments of the coalition. >> right. >> he mentioned mosul, and ramadi but from jaime mcintyre report, apparently the president's presentation of accomplishment should also be counter balanced with the obvious failure. >> well, what president obama is saying and in fairness what the administration and the president have said for some time, since the coalition air campaign began more than a year ago, was that this was going to take time. by some estimations three years or so. but you are right, the president was trying to emphasize the positive, and minimize the negative in his remarks today regarding the fight against isil. and his rendition, they have lost one third of the territory. this conference today, organized some

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city. she is one such volunteer. she says iraqi minorities are under threat. >> we have no rights.are iraqi but we don't get to participate. we live as refugees in our own country. >> reporter: despite the good state of this cama lost people here consider this home. home is mosul and the green plains. but most people have lost hope that they will ever see that again. so they stay here in this concrete jungle. they have also lost hope in the ability of iraq's government to be able to protect minorities. a lot of people here, particularly wants to get out of iraq and find relative safety and freedom elsewhere. for its part, the government says that the protection of gyp or at thises remains a priority. but with isil an ever-present threat. almost daily demonstration buys ordinary iraqis demanding reforms ramon cupsers how much of a priority he and his family really are. imran cannes, al jazeera, bag deed. >>> at least 18 people have died in a major sand storm swing across parts of the middle east. syria, lebanon and jordan have been engulfed in the dusk cloud. causing breathing probl

city. she is one such volunteer. she says iraqiorities are under threat. >> translator: it's like we don't have any rights. we are iraqi, but we don't get to participate in iraq society. after the fall of mosul, look at us. we live as refugees in our own country. >> reporter: despite the good state of this camp, a lot of people here don't consider this home. home is mosul and the green plains of their province, for most people here they have lost hope that they'll ever see it again were so they stay here in this concrete jungle. they have also lost hope in the ability of iraq's government to be able to protect minorities. a lot of people here particularly want to get out of iraq and find relative safety and freedom elsewhere. for eights part, the government says that the protection of minorities remain a priority. but with isil an ever-present threat, almost daily demonstrations by ordinary iraqis demanding reforms and a massive budget deficit. ramon wonders how much of a pay are priority he and his family really are. >>> turkish n

until you drill down the numbers, that they captured 2300 humvees from iraqi forces when they captured the cityhen you drill down the details of weapons isis put together it is very daunting. >> yes it is. it suggests a situation that can and indeed spinning already out of control. the question how much longer can the united states try to keep all of this at arm's length? isis will only gain strength this sort of thing incentivizes the world's bad actors. that's what we're seeing in north korea. they want what iran got. isis wants to be in the same game. unless the united states begins to up ante pushing back against these rogue regimes, they will ownly continue to press forward. melissa: chris, you talk about isis as threat overseas and a lot of people do, why is it our problem? you look at the plot foiled recently, a 15-year-old, sound a little young, arrested outside of philadelphia for planning an attack inspired by isis against the pope. he was using firearms and explosives, gearing up for a visit from the pope and it is having impact on our shores no matter what you say about it, right? >

iraqi forces backed by she a yeah militia tried to retake the city from isil. the group has been in control since january last year. the aid group doctors without borders has issued a new hospital. plastic surgery is expensive, so the hospital is offering hope to its patients. >> reporter: there are more victims of conflict in the middle east that badly need treatment than ever. this is why the international charity, doctors without borders, set up its own specialized hospital. she is 24 and living with a terrible face injury caused by a mortar shell while there was fighting. >> translator: they removed bones from my pell vision to reconstruct my jaw. next is a transplant for a new nose and new teeth. doctors said there is no treatment for me. i never expected to improve. >> reporter: doctors without borders has been treating mohamed. he's had tens of operations for injuries he sustained in 2003. most of the 150 beds here are already occupied. the region's continuing conflict means the need for hospitals that can treat war injuries is immense. in syria alone, m

recent years, and they are running away from the large city like kunduz and a city of 300,000, and reminds me of the iraqi troops who ran away from mosul when a few isis forces came in. >> yes sh, wolf. it does all too clearly remind us of what happened in mosul. i don't know the dynamics of kunduz, because it is is long a pashtun area. clearly, we are going to have to figure it out, and we will have to sit down with the afghans, and see what can be done to retake the city, but then look more broadly at capabilities, morale and motivations of the afghan security forces, and what we can help them to do to make sure that they see that it is not the beginning of the long spiral down. >> the u.s. air strike, and apparently some limited air strikes have been involved now, and they are trying to bolster what is remaining of the afghan forces in kunduz, and is that o going to make a difference? >> i have heard about the air strike, and also aware that we have special forces moving into the ckunduz airport area. this can make a difference whether it is the iraqi troops or the afghanistan troops, and if there is a

iraqi army shelling has reportedly killed at least 11 civilians in the city of fallujah and four childrene women are among the dead and iraqi forces backed by sh malitia and the group has been in control of fallujah since last year and time to look at the weather now and rob is here and following to tropical storms off the japanese coast. >> active typhoon season and is quieting down and we have two storms and one was born not far away, a tropical storm and this cloud doesn't look very much doesn't it and run you 24 hours of satellite picture and develops into a circulation without much of an eyeball, it's not a typhoon but a tropical storm and this is kilo and that storm started as a hurricane and came across the dateline and born in the pacific. however, it is a tropical storm on the way through at the moment. we won't worry about kilo though it's a typhoon, this is a slow and massive moving cloud and does go across and then flat and we saw that a couple weeks ago. the current statement and there is already a fairly heavy rain in this part, 228 millimeters in 24 hours and that is not fr

iraqi security forces haven't retain a single city since last summer. and then you look at putin. air base now in syria, putin is running naval operations offshore -- >> but obama is doing more than that, he's linking up with iran and iraq and syria to combat isis. it might be a crazy plan, but it's the only plan on the table. >> it's the only plan on the table, and it's probably going to work because he's trying to tout out a spot, a butcher of 250,000 plus, as a hero and the only stability hope in the region. so he and iran are nesting together, working with hezbollah, and they're even negotiating, interestingly, with israelis on the side to deconflict the oncoming conflict. so we have a president -- >> wouldn't we like that, though? we hate assad, but we hate isis more, right? >> well, we do hate isis and isis is a butcher. here putin is going to look just phenomenal. after all, there is a christian genocide going on, and who is going to win for the christians in this case will be vladimir putin, not barack obama. then, of course, you're going to have kind of a proxy government

taking back mosul, a city of about 1.5 million people, is widely understood to be a difficult prospect. archbishop warda believes the iraqi army can't do it alone, and as long as the city remains in the hands of isis-- who he refers to as da'esh, its arabic name-- no christians will be going home. >> warda: for me, da'esh is a cancer. it's a disease. so, sometimes, you take some hard measures, unfortunate measures to deal and to treat this cancer. >> logan: so you want to see a major military offensive to retake mosul? >> warda: yeah, to get iraq to its normal situation. >> logan: and by getting iraq to its normal situation, you mean restoring the border between iraq and syria? >> warda: yes. >> logan: getting rid of da'esh, the islamic state? >> warda: exactly. >> logan: defeating them militarily? >> warda: please god. >> logan: the christian community hastily set up militias to guard their deserted villages and homes along the frontline, and they're getting a little help. we were surprised to come across american brett felton, a christian veteran of the iraq war, who traveled on his own from detroit to train christian v

city of haditha surrounded. fighting for control with the iraqi military at least two months now. officials have so far managed to hold on to power but the people who live there have e-are barely surviving. zeina khodr has the story. >> this is the only way to reach haditha. this air base in nearby eld baghdadi is the only life line. haditha is surrounded by i.s.i.l. fighters. the armed group has repeatedly launched offensives to capture one of the last remaining populations in anbar province that haven't fallen to them. >>> one sack of flower costs around $900, most of the time we sleep without eating because we can't afford to buy food. >> these people are poor. they prefer to stay in their homes than be displaced by war. life here however hasn't been easy. >> we are thankful for aid but with the lack of electricity we ask the government to help us. >> reporter: haditha has long been a target for i.s.i.l. surrounded by desert it hasn't been easy to defend this town. in one attack i.s.i.l. used 39 suicide car bombings. >> i.s.i.l. has still not been able to enter and establish a

>>> nine iraqi soldiers have been killed and 12 more injured in a suicide car bombing on the outskirts on the syria of ramadi and expected to be result of i.s.i.l. fighters northeast of the cityighters also shelled the area and four are iraqi army vehicles were destroyed. saudi-led military forces have carried out air strikes on headquarters of a yemeni t.v. channel in the capitol sanaa and the building was reportedly used as a weapons store by houthi rebels and saleh and peace talks will go ahead next week between all sides in the conflict and saudi-led alliance have been bombing houthi rebels since march and negotiations between them and the houthis broke down in june. and let's speak to the editor in chief of the yemen post, he joins us live from sanaa, what chance of these political talks then, these peace talks next week making any headway? >> they are the only option with the yemen crisis by war and that has improved over the last six months where no side has been affected by this and the only side that has lost over the last six months have been the people, the 25 million people who are now suffering and ongoing and very fierce with the war and why both sides are final

iraqis want to succeed. it this was apparent during what could have been polarizing this summer in baghdad and other major cities. look at the images from these photos. nd you will see a sea of iraqi flags. no other flag but iraq. raqis do not want a revolution that overcomes the first 2003 democratic order. they want reforms that will strengthen the unity of iraq. the inclusiveness of our democracy, and the effectiveness of our government that is not hamstrung by corruption more by sectarianism. and a shared understanding that our the middle east, the government, all want to unite our country and uphold the rule of law. security forces were employed to protect the protesters rather than suppress them. on many occasions police were seen distributing bottles of water to protestors and even sometimes joining them on some of the chants. this dynamic between citizens and the security forces represents a paradigm shift that is representing of the new iraq. those who will still question whether iraq was better under saddam hussein should think back to how this henchman would have responded to even the suspicions . in

his government will pay about $31 million to keep 240,000 syrians and iraqis in refugee camps in jordan, lebanon and turkey. >>> the cityexandria has voted to ban the flying of confederate flags on city property on two occasions. robert e. lee's birthday and confederate memorial day. in the past the city has put up the flags to mark those events but the city council has voted to stop that practice. the council has also voted to appoint a citizens group to review alexandria's flag policies. >>> the numbers are in about drunk driving arrests over labor day weekend. maryland state police say they made 126 drunk driving arrests and more than 8,000 traffic stops over the holiday. 75 people were also arrested on outstanding criminal warrants. >>> apple's ceo tim cook takes the stage in san francisco in just a few hours now. all signs point to him unveiling a new and improved apple tv and a fast iphone. the rumored new features for iphone 6s include force touch plus an improved camera. cook's announcement is set for 7:00 this morning. >>> meanwhile the new late show is off and running officially with stephen colbert behind the

military sources say 40 iraqi soldiers were injured, pro government forces are trying to retake the city which were seized by isil in may. >>> well, staying in iraq, sunni tribes are cooperating with the shia led government and shia militias in the fight against isil. but for the algabora tribe, it's less about unity and more about fighting a common enemy. >> for seven months. it was the only town that isil was not able to capture. they faced fierce resistence. for men like dara ali abdullah, he and his men stood in the corner against them. >> we had a difficult choice. as they entered they would have destroy everything, including our dignity. our tribes, if we supported isil, then the government would take revenge against us. >> months later, they got official status after they signed up to join shia-armed groups sunni tribes in iraq do in the speak with one voice. some pledge allegiance in isil. others don't trust the government in baghdad because of its sectarian policies. and then are those who don't want to be called government supporters but at the same time they say they're not en