back with us now is jessica lewis, major general spider marks, michael waltz and nina burleigh.k you about the main concern that the political leadership in iraq is not equipped to pull the country together. you're an expert in this area. that an accurate assessment? >> i think it's a very fair concern that we don't just face a threat from isis, this former al qaeda group that is gaining territory in iraq and syria. iraq may very well, now be in a sectarian civil war, which was the object of this group to create this circumstance in iraq. because it's what provides best for their islamic state ultimately. but there is a big question in my mind as to whether or not the sunnis in northern iraq are ever going to stand with maliki again. >> the question is how this has become so politicized. nina, i want you to listen to what glenn beck had to say today. and then we'll talk. >> said we couldn't force freedom on people. you know what? let me lead with my mistakes. you're right. liberals, you were right. we shouldn't have. >> why is it so tough for people on the political right to adm

joining us is jessica lewis, director at the institute for the study for war and is the lead analyst on al qaeda in iraq. she's a former intelligence officer in the u.s. army, and while deployed in iraq provided tactical support. she was awarded the bronze star for impact an operations. great to have you with us. i.s.i.l. controls large parts of iran, a third of the country. they overwhelmed forces, and now the kurdish forces are prepared to intervene to protect the kurds in mosul. is this a full-grown civil war. >> i.s.i.l. has been prosecuting a faith military campaign to bring about a sectarian war in iraq for over two years. i believe what happened is a significant inflection that we have seen in the campaign where we see i.s.i.l. taking control of a major urban capital in iraq. i think it carries with it the threat of the civil war in iraq. >> these are areas that americans fought hard for and died to control. >> yes, indeed. the fact that the battle of mosul was an event in 2008 where we felt we had destroyed the lethal capability, known as al qaeda and iraq. now we see that th

jessica lewis is a research director for the institute for the study of war in washington. ica, when i pick this thing up, i -- first, i couldn't believe what i was seeing. and then it started to sink in. it is a very sophisticated piece of work. i don't know that many people connect isis, this terror group that's ravaging and executing as it pushes across the desert, with something that is capable of putting out something this sophisticated. what more do we know about their organization and their tactics? >> what we've been observing about their attacks in iraq over the course of the past two years paints a very similar picture. they're able to design campaigns that suggest that perhaps this enemy, which had been the al qaeda in iraq we had known before, is no longer just a terrorist organization, but is actually organizationing itself like an army. and like an army, it is measuring its own performance and, in fact, reporting it in at least two subsequent be an wall reports. >> how much do we know that is true to the extent it is possible? propaganda is a big part of war. h

jessica lewis, you were army intelligence officer in iraq for three years.iewers about isis? was the group born out of the iraq war? >> yes. this is the group that we used to call al qaeda in iraq. it had renamed itself the islamic state of iraq in 2006 and last year in april, 2013, it expanded and into the islamic state of iraq and al sham, including an ambition to control syria as well. >> so people are wondering where did this new group pop up, it's really just al qaeda? >> this is the same aqi we knew and i believe they we rey generated the strength we're seeing now mostly in iraq and transitioned that force into syria. >> were they there before we got there for the war? >> well, the leader, zarqawi, was in iraq before we got there. but the majority of the activity that we saw that made this group so famous was discharged in the direction of the u.s. soldiers. >> so colonel mansoor, you were on the ground for the commander of the first brigade, the first armored division, the ready first combat team. are you surprised about what is happening there right

. >> for more, we are joined from washington dc, by jessica lewis, director of the programme at the institute for study of war. she served in iraq as an intelligence officer in the u.s. army, the recipient of the brobz star medal. and bobby goshe manager for quarts. editor of times magazine and was the times bureau chief. we have syria bombing inside iraq, killing a bunch of people and iran using drones to help the iraqi government. there were reports they are sending in 70 tonnes of military equipment. we know the i.s.i.l. folks have taken over the borders. is in a regional conflict. let's not forget an outside force that is present in larger number, the american one, up to 300 american advisors will be arriving in iraq. the bond is wide open, the horse bolted. this is a regional conflict. john kerry is trying to shut the door. it's too late. there's too many different elements and interests. some lead to strange bed fellows. for the first time i think of the united states interest in defeating i.s.i.s. runs parallel with syria and iran's interest. >> this is an unlikely matter. >> an import

i spoke with jessica lewis, research director of the institute for the study of war.army intelligence officer and bronze star recipient who was deployed in iraq and afghanistan for almost three years. tell me a little bit about the structure of isis both as an organization and as a military -- i mean, they have an annual report? >> uh-huh. they do. they've actually had two. its broadcast activities and religious activities were broadcast -- >> you're talking about an army, you're talking about a government, you're talking about a religious institution. you're talking about annual reports. this is a very formidable opponent. >> it is. this organization is vulnerable in its current state. but the more it's able to establish new norms for itself, the more it's able to bring itself together and effectively govern, the more dangerous it can become. >> what role did the syrian civil war play in the resurgence of isis? >> it broke down a lot of barriers. it brought a lot of foreign fighters into the iraq front and it gave them a chance to say that they could be more than jus

jessica lewis analyzed the report for the institute for the study of war. >> it's a planned, coordinated, prepared offensive that's extremely well executed. we need to be thinking more in terms of how to disrupt their strategy as if they were a conventional enemy and not just a terrorist organization that can execute spectacular attacks. >> reporter: last year, according to the report, isis carried out 9,540 operations in iraq. committed 1,083 assassinations. planted 4,465 roadside bombs. 238 suicide attacks. the report documents attacks by type, assassinations, bombings, prisoners freed, suicide attacks, and apostates killed. by 2013 ikiss claimed to have 15,000 fighters. the report shows isis is bolstered by the lack of air power over iraq which allows its fighters to march almost at will. its immediate goal was to capture mosul which it did last week. iraq is being inundated with foreign fighters. 15 american alleged jihadists from minnesota are currently under investigation by the fbi for traveling to syria and iraq to fight alongside isis. other foreign jihadists are believed to hav

insurgency, and jessica lewis has looked at it for the institute of war. >> these are planned and coordinated offenses that are extremely well executed and we have to think of more in terms of how the disrupt the strategy as if they were a conventional enemy and not a terrorist enemy who can execute spectacular attacks. >> last year, isis conducted 1,88 1,883s as is nations, and had 438 suicide attacks and of 2013, isis claims to have 15,000 fighters. its immediate goal was to capture mosul which it did last week, and former and current military officials have warned against the mission of conducting air strikes. >> h this cannot be the air force for the shia militias or the shia on the sunni arab fight. >> that is why perhaps the president did not announce that the president would carry out air strikes at the time. the report shows that the isis is bolstered because of the air power over iraq which allows them to march almost at will to the edge of baghdad. sean? >> thank you, jennifer. and now after the president met with the security team to discuss the growing crisis in iraq, president ob

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