fighters were arrested, over 12 were killed in a joint operation on friday night just slightly away from kakuk near the town of howeeja. this is the place where necessity earlier carried-- they earlier carried out an operation where they released a number of captives held by i.s.i.l. there is no government official report. the reports are via the semi-state news agency quoting news officials. one u.s. official, security fish, that we spoke to last night said that this operation did not take place. there are conflicting reports about this operation. the kurds are confirming it, but some sources in the u.s. are denying it >>> also there is a trial that has started in baghdad. if you could tell us more about that. 26 men accused in a mass-- accused in a mass shooting in i.s.i.l. what can you tell us about this? >> reporter: these are 36 men who have been charged with a massacre as the iraqi government calls it that took place in the military camp. the government says more than 1600 iraqi recruits, air force recruits, young ca debts, many of them shia, were killed by i.s.i.l. this is the second ba

is still there, still in mosul as you said, and still in and around kakuk >>> it keeps changing. >> yeah. they are still there in parts. i don't think that the power or air strikes could achieve something and the americans and the british and other allies are not willing to sends through on the under-- send through on the ground so i think it will remain for a while >>> thank you. meanwhile british bombers have made their second round of i.s.i.l. targets in syria. british offence minister says two fighter jet hit an oil field to the east of the country. the typhoon bombers arrived in cyprus on thursday bolstering its strike far of fighting war plane. a u.s. diplomat who has written books contests that they can rally fighters in syria to fight i.s.i.l. >> the problem with communicating with moderate fighters inside syria is actually to identify them, and the united states has basically identified just one group. that's the ypg at the kurdish fighters who control the territory and along the north of syria with the border of turkey. the border that-- the borders that the u.s. are conducting

about this raid that was carried out friday night in an area which is about 40 kilometres away from kakuk. this was carried out by u.s. and occurred special commanders in an i.s.i.l.-controlled area. details about it have been sketchy. we know the operation has been carried out, but it is not clear whether this was meant to relieve prisoners or capture i.s.i.l. targets. this information that we have is coming via the semi-state kurdish newsagency. we have spoken to officials in the morning who denied that such an operation took place, but there were much sources that said it ways failed attempt >>> this wasn't, of course, the first joint operation in the area. there has been u.s. and kurdish special operations/cooperation in the past. >> reporter: absolutely. this comes in about two months time. the last operation carried out was two months ago where a number of prisoners were released by the special forces raid. we saw pictures that were on hea special forces that took part in this special operation. some people that we've spoken to think that it was a similar operation carried out eithe

targets that they're targeting, especially in the area around riad between kakuk and hawejah. this operation took place on friday night and details are still emerging, but officials are reluctant to come on the record and say anything about it, leading some to believe that this might be an operation that did not go completely as planned as i.s.i.l. is saying that it killed two people, possibly american soldiers >>> let's talk about a big trial that is happening in baghdad. 36 men accused in a mass killing of army recruits by i.s.i.l. this trial has started in baghdad. tell us more about that. >> reporter: this is the second batch of the accused who have been accused by the iraqi forces in the city. this is a place that they took back from i.s.i.l. earlier this year. last year there was a massacre as the iraqi government describes it, more than 1600 young recruits, mostly shia muslims were killed by i.s.i.l. there. the first trial that took place was in july where 25 people were sentenced to death. this is the second trial that has 36 people accused of taking part in that mass