it's why the government won't allow arms through to khobani. it's worried that they could one day be turned on the turks. help is offered on purely humanitarian terms. when ambulance drivers get a call that injured are waiting for them, they race down here. once they're on the scene, they have just seconds really to treat the injured as quickly as possible. move them into the ambulance. and take them into turkey for treatment. but it's very dangerous down here and they cannot hang around. this fighter has suffered shrapnel wounds and needs emergency surgery. every day, the number of kurdish fighters dwindles. for both these men, their fighting days could well be over. even if they fully recover, the turkish authorities won't let them back into khobani. they'll have to be smuggled in across what is now a much tighter front. >>> the situation in khobani is just a small part of one of the greatest humanitarian disasters in human history. 1.1 million people are now living in refugee camps in lebanon. another million are in turkey. and more than 600

>> it is possible that khobani may fall. the things that we have done here in the last several days are encouraging, and we are seeing the kurds actually fight to regain territory that had been lost previously. some very determined fighters up terms oft done work in standing their ground, and i think we have been able to help that along with precision air strikes in the last couple days. general, back to iraq. i'm wondering, you talked about the sunni arab partners. i am wondering about the shiite militias fighting there. and how they could damage the relationship with the sunni arabs and possibly even unravel what the coalition is trying to do their. >> -- there. >> clearly, there are a lot of things possible that can happen in a situation, and is up to the leadership in the government to strike a balance in terms of the relationships between the shia militia or the shia in the south and the sunnis out west. it is incumbent upon this government -- it is this a terry for them to reach out to the sunni population and be inclu

moment but first, let's look at that continuing isis pounding of the critical syrian bordertown of khobanihey used tafrpgz and mortars to beat the town up seriously. the siege has been going on for two weeks but the last few days the fighting intensified and we heard small arms fire, that means there could be close quarter combat with the town's defenders, all of this despite four u.s. led air strikes near the town last night. gunned vehicles in an ammo dump blown up. incredibly no isis tanks were destroyed. yesterday we saw three out in the open. we also took in some trouble today, a little bit closer at hand, literally we took it in. take a look. >> tear gas, armored personnel carriers and soldiers filled the area here battling a protest against the turkish govq)nment. the kurds on this side of the border want turkey to do more for other folks on other side of the border. the town of khobani, it is a long fight and hard fight for them, the folks here want turkey to get involved. >> the turkish military was dealing with protesters and want to deal with khobani and they have problems with

coalition has carried out well over 100 airstrikes in and around khobani, at least 60 this week. pentagon remains cautious. isil wants it, the more targets are available. is military participation from the air, and the air only right now. air power alone is not going to be able to save them. >> word from one monitoring group that fighters have learned to fly three warplanes from amongst their captured military equipment, with the help of iraqi pilots who defected. still, this is a battle on many fronts. amid reports of fighters advancing from the amber province to the west. this man says it is certainly worrying that their are rumors of fighters at the gates of the city, just 10 miles away. defenders on the front line outside the city. to allay fears, they are stiffening their resistance, but baghdad is not in imminent danger. creeley, not everyone is convinced. battle, ie on this spoke a short time ago with a retired lieutenant colonel. iraq thatwrong in allowed the islamic state to get as far as it did so far? made wasical error we pulling all american troops out of iraq at the

go bonnie -- khobani is under increasing threats that the terrorist organization may soon move inside the town. they are steadily gaining ground over the last week. practically all civilians have left the town. as the islamic threat edges towards the turkish border, turkish parliament has given government green light to carry out military action in syria and iraq. no immediate military operation has been announced, but turkey could prove a key ally in the international coalition against the jihadists. >> turkey is ready for action after parliament gave the greenlight light for intervention in syria and iraq. they debated whether to lend military support against the islamic state organization. in the end, they voted in favor by a large majority. the country now looks to lend its support to the international coalition already bad ailing -- battling the islamic fighters. >> nothing has been decided conclusively. there's a lot to iron out between turkey and allies. >> the president has long remained wary of potential retaliation by the islamic state position -- organization. the president

. >> militant group isis is taking more positions in the key town of khobani. turkish police firing tear gas, hoping to clear them as more crews and tanks move in. richard engel is in turkey. >> reporter: he's the latest american accused of trying to join isis. a 19-year-old from chicago aabout to board a plane to istanbul. his residence was searched after his arrest. authorities found document that support isil and disgust at western society, describing it as filth. also found, a three page letter to his parents telling them he was going to join isis. after days of fighting, isis militants stormed into the syrian city of kobani. within they raised their black flags, turkish troops could see it. turkey sent more tanks and troops to reenforce the border. so far, turkish troops have not crossed no syria. isis wants to widen the war, hoping it will become a quagmire and swallow it's enemies. >>> a major status change for dozens of same sex couples. the number went from 19 to 24 states yesterday. it will eventually jump to 30 states in weeks. yesterday morning the

we have khobani being overrun by isis and isis 15 miles outside baghdad and isis hiding from our planesying to kill from above. we have isis killing women and selling them into slavery and children as young as 8, as well. i would not say that the overall campaign has been profoundly successful though i admire our military for trying so hard. >> this is an attempt by the obama administration to put a political stitch in before the november election. if we wanted to solve the problem we need to bomb them like berlin in world war ii. we sent the troops in afterwards to make sure the job was done. that is the only effective way to complete this task. >> if we don't, what happens? just stumble along like we are doing it? >> i talked about it in my book that iraq would fall and we would be back fighting this war again. we fight this same war every decade in the same region. baghdad will fall, i believe. >> baghdad, i don't know, we may not be there when it falls. we only have ten seconds left. i would like to see other nations help. i'm talking about saudi arabia mostly. >> absolutely they sh

. >> strategic could be used by the fall of could he bonnie and heferldled -- khobani and used by themo say they could defeat the largest coalition in the world. >>> there are reports that iraq pilots are training sunni militants to train three captured fighter jets. according to the syrian observatory for human rights, witnesses have seen the planes being flown around the military airport. [ choir singing] >> in rochester, new hampshire, family and friends gathered to remember slain journalist james foley beheaded by islamic state militants in august. foley was remembered as someone who tried to see the good in everyone and who through his work gave voice to those trapped in war and caught up in senseless violencement today would have been -- violence. today would have been his 41st birthday. >>> same-sex couples in arizona are lining up to get married. >> by the power vested in me through the state of arizona -- >> this couple was one of the first to tie the knot after yesterday's court ruling that throughout the state's one man, one woman marriage -- threw out the state's one woman,

. >>> in northern syria, coalition forces are preparing for an assault to defend the town of khobani from isis fighters. isil fighters began shelling them almost immediately. >>> turning to iraq now where government forces are advancing against isil strong holds, they have taken territory from the rebels and regained control of the country's largest refinery. al jazeera has exclusive coverage of the fighting. >>reporter: this is what most of the fighting against isil now looks like. street to street in deserted neighborhoods. isil fighters are just a few hundred meters up the road. this is less than 20 kilometers south of one of iraq's largest oil refineries and a city that is now an isil command center. this special forces unit of the iraqi unit has made gains and the commander says he's confident. >> as we advance, we've managed to clear the town. after securing these towns, we'll move to nearby towns and then the goal is to reach the city. now we're in sweep mode and holding the ground on these areas. so far we have gained control over these territories and expelled isil fighters.

you also at the same time have isis fighters advancing on the city of khobani, right there on the turkishite the air campaign. is it your view that the air campaign is making a difference whatsoever? >> i do believe, and admiral kirby does the updates, there is the degrading of isis going on. it has not been a silver bullet, but the hope is that there will be a growing disgust over this horrific series of beheadings. and of course, the widow now of the british individual made an impassi impassioned may as have others, and it fell on deaf ears. right now, some al qaeda affiliates repudiate the beheadings, which are so barbaric. >> but doesn't the campaign so far so you the deficiency, yes, you can hit the area, but can't stop the ground advance without force. hasn't it exposed what is the weakness of the strategy, despite all the situations you talk about both in the u.s. and the uk tonight. >> i agree, when the forces were pulled out, where it would have helped iraq maintain the command and control and the proper training, they have dropped the ball largely because of that lack of presenc

. >>> battles are raging in khobani. >> iraqi kurdish fighters are expected to ross to help out, buten killed in kobani the past 13 years. >>> britain has -- union jack flag was lowered for the last time at a ser myoin helmand province. security forces will take over the base, but the uk will continue to support them and their development. >>> those are some of the stories this hour, fred. back to you. >>> and we'll have much more straight ahead, right after this. an unprecedented program that partners businesses with universities across the state. for better access to talent, cutting edge research, and state of the art facilities. and you pay no taxes for ten years. from biotech in brooklyn, to next gen energy in binghamton, to manufacturing in buffalo... startup-ny has new businesses popping up across the state. see how startup-ny can help your business grow at startup.ny.gov (receptionist) gunderman group is growing. getting in a groove. growth is gratifying. goal is to grow. gotta get greater growth. i just talked to ups. they got expert advise, special discounts, new technologie

the army is caring through khobani with tanks and heavy equipment.ent is what we left in iraq. they've raised black flags on the east side of town. that would give the savages of isis control of a large swath of land bordering turkey and open smuggling lines for supplies not to mention the death toll potentially with all the refugees camped along the border. we're watching

the army is caring through khobani with tanks and heavy equipment. some of that equipment is what we left in iraq. they've raised black flags on the east side of town. that would give the savages of isis control of a large swath of land bordering turkey and open smuggling lines for supplies not to mention the death toll potentially with all the refugees camped along the border. we're watching this very closely and bring you new updates as they become available. >> this is "outnumbered." here today hashtag one lucky guy, you know him from "desperate housewives" and he's outnumbered. >> i am that. >> welcome. >> thanks. nice to be here. >> great to have you. we've been very excited. >> me, too. >> none of us are desperate and none of us are housewives. just want to clear that up. >> i am sometimes. >> speak or yourself. >> you're a desperate housewife? you're a real housewife of la/new york. >> i'm surprised they haven't done a show on my street. >> they've been everywhere else. >> it's wonderful to have you. everyone is buzzing about desperate housewi

on the other side of the isis battlefield map, the syrian town of khobani is under siege and has launched attacks from multiple points. many argue this could be a major blow to american prestige in the area and how limited air power is not enough against isis, not only inside iraq but also syria as well. anna? >> leland vittert live in washington, thank you. think about the strategy now, we are hearing air strikes could be dominant and could disable isis. but as they start to melt away on the battlefield and using basically human shields to hide behind and melt into the villages, you don't get to see them from the air. you don't see them in one space to target them. think about this, they are knocking on the door of baghdad right now near the airport. think about the heavily fortified green zone right in the billion dollars spent on the embassy there. what happened? >> and you also think about what is going on there, they are growing and expanding, not contracting. some say the air strikes we are doing is not part of the air campaign but more of a p.r. campaign with the president trying t