the foreign minister said that they moved to occur dish controlled irbil. they're holding another 45 meem abducted from the kurdish consulate in mosul. >>> two died in egypt on the first anniversary of the military coup against president morsi. it's been a year of turmoil and violence. amnesty international says it has evidence of deterioration of human rights in egypt. a study was produced by the egyptian center for economic and social rights, amnesty says at least 16,000 morsi supporters have been detained. at least 80 people have died in custody. amnesty says torture was used routinely in police stations and unofficial places of detention. almost 1500 men have been sentenced to death, but the grand musti has yet to give his decision. since january almost 3,000 civilians have died in political violence and more people have lost their lives in the past few hours. we have the report. >> reporter: denouncing this a year ago, these are supporters of president morsi fighting with security forces in giza. police fire tear gas to disperse the crowd. he wants to

most fled to the northern kurdish city of irbil.re had been a chrisan presence in mosul for nearly 2,000 years. the syriac catholic leader of the region, patriarch ignatius youssef younan, came to washington to seek western help. >> it is a shame that in the 21st century, we have such a kind of behavior. it's mass cleansing based on religion. >>> religious groups around the world joined in mourning for the victims of downed malaysia airlines flight 17 as their remains were transported from ukraine to the netherlands. churches across the netherlands held memorial services. many faith leaders also urged prayers for an end to the escalating crisis between ukraine and russia. >>> meanwhile, some good news. meriam ibrahim, the sudanese woman who was sentenced to death for refusing to renounce her christian faith, was finally able to leave sudan this week. she arrived in rome with her family. an international outcry had led to ibrahim's release from prison, where she had given birth to a baby girl while in shackles. the family was greeted

there's a complex relationship between baghdad and irbil. i understand that. why wouldn't we prevent the oil rich north from falling into isis' hands. finally, this falls on a willing partner in baghdad that is willing to accept these changes and to help develop an effective i schl f. second, as we all discussed, there must be a political climate where the sunnis and kurds feel that accommodation for them and they can join in a unified military action. in conclusion, it the stronger y become and if the controlled iraq is in national interests of iraq, we should enable iraq and the kurds to defeat them as soon as possible. >> thank you. >> thank you, chairman. mr. chairman, senator, it's a great hon for to appear before this committee. i want to start by talking about some of the realities that we face in iraq because i think they are critical in understanding where we are and what the possibilities are going forward. first, we need to recognize that american influence in iraq has aten waited very significantly to the point where i would argue at this point tha

we're behind -- further behind in irbil and we will coordinate with iraqis whereas we put our assessment teams out as they are out, on their mission, their focus. and we get better information if we have cooperation and coordination from the iraqis. so that's essentially, they will have that mission as a centerpiece but will include coordination as well. >> on iran, look, anyone who has served in iraq through the years knows that iran has been active in iraq since 2005. so the thought that they are active in iraq in 2014 is completely unsurprising. it's probably more overt than it has been up till now. they, too, have come over in some ways to advise this call for young shia men to rise in the defense of their nation. when that proclamation was made, he made it for all iraqis. i hope so. that is a question yet to be answered. but the iranians are there and flying unmanned aerial vehicles and provided some military equipment. i don't know if it has violated any national security resolutions. that has to be determined. whether we intend to coordinate with them or not, we do not intend to c

there's a complex relationship between baghdad and irbil. i understand that. why wouldn't we prevent the oil rich north from falling into isis' hands. finally, this falls on a willing partner in baghdad that is willing to accept these changes and to help develop an effective i schl f. second, as we all discussed, there must be a political climate where the sunnis and kurds feel that accommodation for them and they can join in a unified military action. in conclusion, it the stronger y become and if the controlled iraq is in national interests of iraq, we should enable iraq and the kurds to defeat them as soon as possible. >> thank you. >> thank you, chairman. mr. chairman, senator, it's a great hon for to appear before this committee. i want to start by talking about some of the realities that we face in iraq because i think they are critical in understanding where we are and what the possibilities are going forward. first, we need to recognize that american influence in iraq has aten waited very significantly to the point where i would argue at this point tha

there's a complex relationship between baghdad and irbil. i understand that. why wouldn't we prevent the oil rich north from falling into isis' hands. finally, this falls on a willing partner in baghdad that is willing to accept these changes and to help develop an effective i schl f. second, as we all discussed, there must be a political climate where the sunnis and kurds feel that accommodation for them and they can join in a unified military action. in conclusion, it the stronger y become and if the controlled iraq is in national interests of iraq, we should enable iraq and the kurds to defeat them as soon as possible. >> thank you. >> thank you, chairman. mr. chairman, senator, it's a great hon for to appear before this committee. i want to start by talking about some of the realities that we face in iraq because i think they are critical in understanding where we are and what the possibilities are going forward. first, we need to recognize that american influence in iraq has aten waited very significantly to the point where i would argue at this point tha

>> senator, i was in irbil, baghdad, in late may. the developments of mosul since then was a shock. i was shocked by it. but as i drive around baghdad or basra or other places over the last year, it's a checkpoint army. and i've said that. and you cannot take on an isis if you've been in static position on the defense and not trained for offensive operations. what is troubling, as you ride up to these army checkpoints, there are shia religious banners almost at every one, across baghdad and certainly in basra. there must be a fundamental change in the nature of these forces, not only in the government but in the forces to allow participation by a sunni and kurds in this unified effort that it would require. >> well, i appreciate your insights. i'm not a military guy, but i will say that when an american soldier volunteers, joins, he fights for a cause, for a principle, for a set of values. he fights for his nation. he or she fights for their nation. if the job is just a job, then it doesn't turn out the same way. and if it's difficult to get an iraqi army if you don't feel you are f

and we have personnel on the ground in irbil. none of these troops are performing combat missions. perform combat missions. our approach is deliberate and flexible. >> i'm joined by colonel jack jacobs, msnbc military analyst. lynn sweet as well joining us, washington bureau chief for "the chicago sun-times." colonel, i'll start with you right now. what did you think of the secretary of defense's comments there? >> it's one thing to say just because they're atd viersz they're not going to be involved in combat. i was an adviser twice in vietnam and was in plenty of combat. whether or not the advisers are in combat is wholly a function of what the iraqis do. if they get ambushed, if they're in attacks, our guys with them will be involved as well. >> so advisers on the ground can quickly change roles and become combat related. they are trained as such. >> not only are they trained as such, but they're embedded just like reporters are, they're embedded in the units. if they're going to be giving advice to their counterparts, the commanders of the iraqi units, and they're going to be c

>> senator, i was in irbil baghdad, in late may. the developments of mosul since then was a shock. i was shocked by it. but as i drive around baghdad or basra or other places over the last year, it's a checkpoint army. and i've said that. and you cannot take on an isis if you've been in static position on the defense and not trained for offensive operations. what is troubling, as you ride up to these army checkpoints, there are shia religious banners almost at every one, across baghdad and certainly in basra. there must be a fundamental change in the nature of these forces, not only in the government but in the forces to allow participation by a sunni and kurds in this unified effort that it would require. >> well, i appreciate your insights. i'm not a military guy, but i will say that when an american soldier volunteers joins, he fights for a cause for a principle, for a set of values. he fights for his nation. he or she fights for their nation. if the job is just a job, then it doesn't turn out the same way. and if it's difficult to get an iraqi army if you don't feel you are fig