i think mosul will be its new capital. >> woodruff: laith kubba, how do you see it? and why is this happening now? how is it that this insurgent group has got ton this level where they can wreak this kind of chaos in the country? >> over the last two years, i think they have been growing steadily. all the signs were there, nobody wanted to read them. they moved from being an offshoot terrorist group, and their people might think we can live with terrorist groups and the skirmishes they create but this has become an army of 10,000 to 15,000, very well equipped with rocket launchers, some air missiles, and they are so coordinated, i think they've become a magnet for more soldiers to join them. this latest attack not only one attack, it's a coordinated attacks on five cities in iraq, has given them immense momentum and credibility, and they're going to become a serious threat to the region. i'm not really sure if they can hold territory for long, but certainly they've achieved their objective in saying we're a force and i think hundreds will join them, and this is going