action follows the capture today of tal afar in northern iraq. tal afar is highway linking mosul, captured last week, to syria. these are the areas isis holds so far, their goal is to form an islamic state ruled by sharia law, in parts of iraq and syria and they are just miles from baghdad, clarissa ward is there. >> reporter: as isis captured yet another city in the north, its fighters were starting to use their new equipment. abandoned by the fleeing iraqi army. but it's these images that shocked the people of iraq and threatened to plunge this country deeper into sectarian bloodshed. isis claims the photos show its fighters executing more than 1,700 men captured in last week's fighting. though the photos have not been verified, pictures and videos like these of militants brutalizing iraqi soldiers have horrified shiites and sunnis are now living in fear of retribution. especially here in baghdad, a deeply divided city. these walls were built years ago to separate sunni and shiite neighborhoods during the worst of the sectarian blood letting, an

growing anger at baghdad was one of the reasons john kerry traveled to northern iraq. even after his meeting, it is not clear if the region's leaders still see a future in iraq. >> joining us in the studio, an iraqi journalist based right here in berlin. a mere, very warm welcome. i want to start off by asking you about the kurds. where do they fit in in this turmoil? the advance of isis has presented an opportunity for them. >> opportunity that is also an advance, it is a challenge for them. as you know, this is the touch of the fighting line, which will be in front of their area with isis fighters. also, in the end they are the big winner of this new challenge. they got control of pure cook -- her cook -- cure cook -- they got control of the oil. >> the united states sees them as key to trying to keep a rack together. what do you think? -- think? >> definitely. the kurds play a major role in this matter. the have many elements in their hands. they have the ground, the military power, with control over the oil and a huge network of relationships in the area and in the

northern iraq by jane, a reporter. what have you seen today? >> reporter: north of iraq closer to mosul, it's quite tense. that ranges from the towns and villages and disputed territory between mosul and the kurdish capital. it's weird driving there. you notice the tension has increased. there was a school just a little while back where desks were piled on top of each other. they cancelled classes and final exams. the school we passed was occupied by kurdish security forces. there were other place where you could see the iraqi army had taken check points where they used to patrol kurdish forces. the iraqi security forces have completely gone from this area. it happened when they melted away mosul and also here in the border region. >> the video of security forces being killed is making news here. are people in iraq aware of that? is there reaction to it? >> there is so much going on here in terms of video and rumors and government propaganda that it's really hard for people to entangle what's real and not real. one of t

iran and focused on other ways to turn back sunni insurgency. >> the capture today of talifar in northern iraq the goal is to form islamist state ruled by sma rhea law in parts of iraq and syria and just miles from baghdad. clarissa ward is there. >> reporter: ice a -- as isis captured another city in north, they started to use new equipment abandoned by flying iraqi army. isis claims the photos show its fighters executing more than 1700 men captured in last week's fighting. though the photos have not been verified, pictures and videos like these of militants brutalizing iraqi soldiers have horrified shiites and sunnies are now living in fear of retribution. especially here in baghdad, a deeply divided city. these walls were built years ago to separate sunni and shiite neighborhoods during the war since the sectarian blood letting and now communities on both sides fear that violence may explode here again. in the shiite strong hold, men took to the street with every weapon they could find in a show of force. we found abu ali khalek leading a chant that summed it up. "isis, we will kick you out

more from northern iraq. >> reporter: iraq's largest refinery, the scene of heavy fighting today. video clips posted on the social media website purported to show smoke rising from the instillation after the rebel swept into the facility this morning. trouble at the refinery, one of the causes of these, long lines for gasoline, hundreds and hundreds of cars throughout iraq's region. >> we're supposed to live in the country of oil and gas, and suddenly, we learn yesterday there is no fuel. >> reporter: and still, the islam make militants press on. >> we're here in northern iraq, home to an enormous amount of infa talk tour, one of the largest three oil fields and large natural gas facility. we're told fighting is happening several kilometers down the road between the military that's had to take over this city because the iraqi military just appea d appeared. they are fighting islamic militants. if the militants could take over, it could be devastating to the oil infrastructure here in the north part of the country. the governor is in charge of trying to keep his province safe. he s

the advances mean the insurgents now control large swaths of northern iraq, and threaten the capitol. it has been answered by jihaddist far and wide, they already have a foothold in syria, effectively wiping out the border with iraq. now, two crisis poor tracted civil war, and iraq slipping into chaos, have merged. >> i don't know what the president is being told. but what i heard today scared the hell out of me. >> the options that we have become fewer and fewer as this success the isis continues. >> this is not the time for a blame game. this is a time for both sides to come together. >> i think the american people do not have an appetite for sacrificing our troops, our precious treasure first and foremost, and to be engaged in a conflict there. >> we are 100-miles from baghdad. what's the president doing. taking a nap. >> in the short term, we have to deal with what clearly is an emergency situation in iraq. >> the president said there were military options but didn't say what they were. the new york times reports that in the last month, iraqi prime minister requested u.s. air stri

a middle east expert joins us now on the phone drum kurdish northern iraq. vladimir am a why is prime minister maliki so opposed to forming a unity government? >> he feels that he has the right to form a government [indiscernible] he feels he has the right to form a government. >> he has antagonized the sunnis, the kurds, and even some shiite factions. is prime minister nouri al-maliki going to rally iran to turn the tide against isis? but most likely it will try to get support. to fight against sunni insurgents. >> vladimir, do you think the pressure the u.s. is putting on the iraqi prime minister to form a broader coalition has backfired? >> it looks like that. he is basically saying i'm not offering what you wish. your shows the u.s. influence -- regional countries are playing more of a role like turkey. >> the view from kurdish northern iraq. thank you so much for that. but moving onto other news, there has been renewed fighting in eastern ukraine him and despite a cease-fire agreed on by the government and pro-russian separatists. >> it looks like it mi

how the situation in iraq has turned geopolitics on its head. >> for nightly business report, northern iraq. >> while the turmoil in iraq has boosted global oil prices over the past week, worries about supply disruptions, the middle east isn't the only global hotspot that energy experts are keeping a close watch over. morgan brennen explains. >> the escalating crisis in iraq, comes at a time when other producers are suffering setbacks of their own. several african countries struggle wh local security threats and tensions mount in eastern europe. industry experts say it's not surprising these regions rich with resources also foster conflict. >> very rapid changes. regional power struggles. and so we see the consequences of our springs. we see the consequences of vacuums being opened up in syria. other forces to regroup and take interest in iraq. bad interest in iraq. >> by itself, interruption in iraq wouldn't steeply impact global supplies. it would lead to major decline. >> libya's output tumbled from the year before in 2013. this year, production has ground to a near halt. nigeria, which

>> reporter: as the first secretary of state to visit the kurdistan region of northern iraq john kerry urged the leader to help form a new government in baghdad. but the kurds having seized control of a city they are facing a new iraq. the new iraq dawned this month when the sunni terrorists known as isis captured mosul. in our interview i asked john kerry why isis caught american leaders flat footed. >> you and president obama both suggested the only real surprise in isis's capture of mosul was how swiftly the iraqi armed forces melted away. but given all that america has done and sacrificed to stand up to the iraqi armed forces over the years and give end too isis

has announced the creation of a breakaway islamic state the so-called caliphate covers much of northern iraq and also parts of syria where the group is now in control of several regions now the announcement comes out a time of intense fighting across iraq government troops are trying to prevent the extremists from seizing it key cities including the capital the latest clashes erupted just fifty kilometers outside baghdad leaving dozens of soldiers dead but despite the group's gains in iraq robert naiman from just a foreign policy thinks that the jihadists are unlikely to achieve the same success in nearby countries. they controlled territory and so far neither the syrian government nor the rug government nor the dow was. any position to fundamentally change that now it sounds to me is not empty i think you need to be posed to the extent that the implied that they're sort of contesting for our throughout the arab and islamic world that i think is an empty threat and there's no prospect of turkey and saudi arabia. are going to come under their control. disturbing evidence is emerging of how th

arwa damon is in northern iraq. you were there in 2003 covering the war. you've been there so long. how do you think the president's admonition to maliki, shiite-led government in baghdad will play? will they at that time stetake to bring in iraqi sunnis, create a accept blesemblance of a more government that the united states is demanding as a precursor before the understand takes any military assistance? >> reporter: one really just has to look at iraq's recent history and prime minister nuri al maliki's actions at every sipping sg sending sgsingle step of the way. he has made promises that he would be developing apan p clus sif government and he has done nothing except further alienate

holly williams is in northern iraq, where many consider isis to be the lesser of two evils. >> reporter: the families, many with just the clothes on their backs, are now seeking refuge here in erbil, iraq's safest city, but very few blame the armed islamic extremists for the violence. in mosul, the militants paraded through the streets to a rapturous welcome from their supporters. like the militants they're sunni muslims who resent iraq's government. moussa sher mahmoud fled mosul today with his two-month-old daughter sabba. "i don't like terrorism," he told us, "but people are fed up with the government, and that's why they're rising up." just 25 miles from mosul is iraqi kurdistan, an autonomous region with its own security force. its disciplined fighters don't like islamic extremists, but they're reluctant to get directly involved, partly because they're also suspicious of iraq's government. kurdish leader jauad mohammed told us he witnessed iraqi soldiers deserting the battlefield. and what do you think about that? "the iraqi army is useless," he said. "they don't have any principle

. >> militant group known as isis has been on the attack taking over towns in northern iraq. they captured two more cities just outside of baghdad. the president emphasized that even with u.s. assistance, iraqi leaders have to get their act together. >> iraq's leaders have to demonstrate a willingness to make hard decisions and compromises on behalf of iraqi people in order to bring the country together. >> iraq's leadership is paralyzed. sunnis don't trust the shiites who don't trust the kurds. the president's decision could take several days. >>> tonight bowe bergdahl is in san antonio, texas. he arrived overnight at an army medical center. bergdahl will receive mental and medical treatment after being held for five years by the taliban. he could be there for months and there is no word when he will be reunited with his family. while at a u.s. military hospital in germany, bergdahl refused to even speak to them on the phone. >>> first the super bowl, next the olympics. the bay area on the short list for 2024? what it would take to host the world's best athletes in our own ba

announced the creation of a breakaway islamic state in the so-called caliphate covers much of northern iraq and also part of syria where the group is in control of several regions the announcement comes at a time of intense fighting across iraq government troops are trying to prevent the extremists from seizing key cities including the capital the latest clashes erupted just fifty kilometers outside baghdad leaving dozens of soldiers dead but it's despite the group's gains in iraq robert naiman from just foreign policy thinks that the jihad ists are unlikely to achieve the same success in nearby countries. they controlled territory and so far neither the syrian government nor the rug government nor the dow was. any position to fundamentally change that now it sounds to me is not empty i think you need to be posed to the extent that the implied that they're sort of contesting for our throughout the arab and islamic world that i think is an empty threat and there's no prospect of turkey and saudi arabia. are going to come under their control but disturbing evidence is emerging of how the mili

syria to northern iraq. and iraq's second largest city was taken last week. isis now threatens samarra believed to be the birth place of its leader. >> holly williams has been covering the rise of isis for years now. she joins us this evening from the northern city of erbil. what do we know about isis's leadership. >> well, jeff, the group's mysterious leader is a man known as abu bakr al baghdadi. he is so elusive that we only have a couple of grainy photographs of him. but al-baghdadi now commands several thousand men in iraq and syria where he is trying to set up a state based on islamic law. al-baghdadi is so feared that some people have dubbed him the new osama bin laden. and the u.s. government has placed a $10 million bounty on his head. >> jeff: and we have seen isis sweep through northern iraq pretty quickly here. how do they become this kind of force? >> well, isis has spent several years fighting in the syrian civil war. doing battle not just against the syrian regime, but also against other syria

invasion back in two thousand and three and although there are shortages here in erbil parts of northern iraq have run out of gas even on the black market and so people are stocking up they say that they don't know what the ring of the fear is that it will get a lot worse before it gets better that's a sentiment we heard from many here and it's not just a nice fleeing the violence we encountered shia refugees to. the job or came here six days ago from baghdad in baghdad the situation has gone from bad to worse people are arming themselves and getting ready to fight one another all you see in the future is bloodshed and violence and if something doesn't change iraq will be a country of new phones and widows caffein of erbil iraq. earlier this week the kurdish regional government said it was weighing up plans to establish an autonomous state in northern iraq and event goal has been endorsed by the prime minister of israel his position though seems to clash sharply with the united states government's views on how to quell unrest in the region washington is called on the kurdish leaders to stand

in just the last two weeks, isis fighters have taken over cities in northern iraq, into syria and jordan>> so this is a chris cal moment for iraq's future. it say moment of decision for iraq's leaders and it's a moment of great urgency. >> kerry is in northern iraq today meeting with the leader of the kurds. he's expected to visit ahman, jordan, and brussels and paris to gain support from its allies for whatever action america takes. >>> new information on breaking news from 11:00 last night. utility crew are working on an underground steam pipe that burst in center city. skyforce 10 brought you these pictures from the area of the pennsylvania convention center. here's a ground view of that scene from our nbc 10 camera. heavy steam prompted police to shut down 13th street near race. we are working to find out if the problem is fixed and the street is open again. >>> with summer weather now here, public safety officials are warning about the dangers of leaving children in cars. nbc 10's jesse gary is live in pl plymouth meeting, montgomery county. >> reporter: experts suggest leaving your

the islamic state of iraq and the levant or isil is claiming to have taken the northern city of tikritad already taken iraq's second city mosul and also attacking nearb nearby city. >> reporter: one of the biggest refineries burn as fighters take control. they mounted at tack in the early hours of tuesday morning quickly overrunning security force this is. but the take over didn't last long, iraq's fourth article are armored division and police took back control a few hours later. the fighters from the isil who have also mounted attacks here in kirkuk where fighting controls, mosul remains under is life. corollas prime minister nouri al-maliki used his regularly televised address to deliver a strong message. >> translator: this is just the latest round of fighting against isil and it won't be the last. we will continue to fight against them with the help of the people of mosul. al qaeda and isil don't have the numbers to control the city. they don't have the power to confront the iraqi forces. >> reporter: but on the outskirts of mosul, people continue to flee. carrying what little the

million people are forced from their homes as an al-qaeda group forces them from their grounds in northern iraq. >> in baghdad with the latest. you're watching the al jazeera news hour from london. >>> also coming up, crackdown on egypt activists. jailed for 22 years. [♪ singing ] >>> excitement mounts ahead of the world cup in brazil, but not everyone is celebrating. >> hello, the crisis in iraq is escalating that a second city is now under the control of al-qaeda group isil. half a million people escaped the area that was captured by isil groups yesterday. the convoy of around 50 military vehicles were seen leaving the city for baghdad. fighting is also been reported in several other areas between southwest city near kirkuk. we have the latest. >> reporter: the oil refinery, one of iraq's biggest burns as fighters attack control. they mount the attack in the early hours tuesday morning. but the takeover didn't last long. iraq's fourth armored division took back control a few hours later. isil mounted attacks in kurkuk, as prime minister nourial malicioused his weekly address to deliver a mess

we're told the idea for now is to relocate many of these staff in northern iraq. the u.s. taking no chances. you remember at the beginning of the iraq aware and that whole face of american occupation i in 2003, the u.n. suffered a bombing that killed the chief of iraq and close aids. they're not taking chance this time and they're pulling back their staff, announcing in the last few minutes, from baghdad. >> thank you very much, indeed, james bays, diplomatic editor that u.n. is taking some of its staff from its mission in baghdad. >>> 100,000 cambodian workers have left thailand last week they're afraid of being arrested after a crackdown on undocumented residents. >> reporter: you would think that there had been a war or terrible natural disaster. more than 100,000 people getting out of thailand as fast as they can. with whatever they can carry. cambodian workers say they are afraid of being arrested, la harassed or even killed by soldiers acting for the military who took over the government a month ago. relations between thailand and cambodia have always been complex. th

over the weekend, militant fighters took over another major city in northern iraq. they are vowing to continue their attacks all the way to baghdad. the rebels also released these graspic photos claiming to have massacred more than 1700 iraqi soldiers. the state department reviewing its options in order to help out, including direct talks with iran. >> we're open to talking to iran. we had similar conversations in the past with iran regarding afghanistan. these consultations will be along those lines. >> the u.s. is sending more ships to the area. also arriving in the region, the u.s.s. verde. obama says the troops being keloid would remain in iraq until the security situation improves. that is as we know it right now. we're obviously keeping an eye on the situation. >> monitoring it. >> those of us old enough to remember vietnam. sent a lot of advisers and out of that country for a while before things finally stabilize. >> ken, thanks. >>> we're just getting word that a 6-year-old has been seriously injured after being hit by a car in berkeley. police tell us the c

that would mean northern iraq where you are in erbil, at least not immediately a priority. >> reporter: right. this part of the country is by and large being secured who managed to at the least stop isis ask sunni allies advance. the territory they deem to be peace. areas where there is a majority kurdish population or the oil-rich city of kirkuk. they are very worried about what next steps may be taken. there is a realization here and amongst a lot of other senior politicians that we have been speaking to that if the u.s. takes military action or even perceived as being by the sheer act of sending advi ining advis with the iraq security adviser, with the shia population and only going to a straight the sunnis. isil is not fighting on its own. it makes up a small fraction of the force trying to barrel its way towards the capital of baghdad. the bulk of it is made up of the former sunni and troops very active here during the u.s. occupation of iraq. also sunni leaders who feel at this point in time that they may as well make their bed with the devil, isis, because they feel that strongl

. >>> islamic militants linked to al qaeda are sweeping through northern iraq. they've taken care of the country's second largest city mosul. they long to a group that attacked the consulate general of turkey in mosul. they seized about 50 people and reportedly forced half a million people to flee. the militants also battle with security forces in other cities, the site of iraq's largest oil refinery. they say military commanders will launch an operation to contain the insurgents and he's calling on iraqis to join the fight. a spokesperson for the u.s. state department says secretary of state john kerry discussed the situation. he said u.s. officials are ready to provide any assistance to the governments of turkey and iraq. the syrian president issued a statement calling them terrorists and he said his government is ready to cooperate rate with iraqi leaders to fight their common enemy. >>> millions of europeans fear their natural gas could be cut off. they get their supplies from russia but it passes through ukraine. energy ministers from those countries have f

they'll have a center in baghdad and one in northern iraq. they're there to advise the iraqi military but also as our eyes and ears on the ground try to assess the situation and see what the u.s. might have to do going forward. that's the main reason they're there. they are advisers, they're not combat troops. as for secretary kerry we don't know if he's going to iraq. there is talk that he may. we do know he's going jordan, and one the key things he'll talk about there is the situation in iraq as the u.s. pushes, pushes for a more inclusive government. president obama has made it clear that he thinks there is a political solution, not a military one to what is going on in iraq, and he has made it clear that he does not intend to put u.s. combat troops on the ground there. >> lisa, you mentioned assessing the situation. the iraq war took a toll on iraq forces. what are we hearing? >> they fought for a decade nearly. there were 1 million u.s. troops that fought in iraq 4500 nearly were killed, tens of thousands were injured. as you can imagine

amid the escalating tensions, hundreds of america's contractors are being evacuated from northern iraq. there's no decision yet to evacuate americans from baghdad. >> susan mcginnis in washington, thank you, susan. >>> holly williams is in iraq and she joins us by phone. what is the latest on the ground there, holly? >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. the islamic militants have continued to make gains. there are reports this morning they control parts of a town 65 miles north of baghdad, the iraqi capital. they've also moved into two towns north of iraq. it's been lightning quick in part because of religious loyalties. they're mostly muslim and the cities they've overrun are mainly sunni. but as they move further south toward baghdad they're going to move into a big shia population. of course, that threatens to reignite iraq's deadly religious tensions. >> now, you've talked to some of the people who are fleeing the cities already taken by isis. what are they telling you? >> reporter: well, hundreds of thousands have fled but many have come to iraqi kurdistan which is relatively pe

the market in general has been impressed by political news, especially the fights in northern iraq.all prices went up and not a few investors feel that this might lead to a new oil crisis. >> here's a quick look at the numbers for you. the dax ended by a quarter of a percent. the euro stoxx 50" flat. the dow jones currently in positive territory and the euro is trading for one u.s. dollar, 35. tesla motors is handing over the keys to its technology in an unusual effort to encourage other automakers to expand beyond gasoline burning vehicles. >> they are promised to give their entire patent portfolio to all comers, that is as long as they have promised not to engage in courtroom battles. this company is seeing its brand shine. >> the model s is one of the most sought after electric cars in the world. 22,005 hundred were sold last year. that is a lot for electric vehicle but a drop in the ocean of the global car market. that is a sore point for the tesla ceo. he wants to speed up the development of electric cars. and so he has decided to allow his competitors open access to tesla's pa

-- sunni extremists have taken over large areas of western and northern iraq. the prime minister and his government had failed to stop the militants threatening to tear the country apart and bring further instability to the already volatile region. >> the aftermath of the syrian strike on the border of iraq, an area not under the control of isis. an attack welcomed by the iraqi prime minister who is receiving help to fight the militants for more than just one ally. damascus, tehran, and washington are all seemingly fighting a common enemy. this article details what each country has applied. iran is sending surveillance drones and weapons and officers to advise. dozens of troops are stationed at the border. tehran has also set up a control center at the airbase, ironically, a former american base. 300u.s. has sent up to commanders and 35 surveillance flights per day. senior american officials have emphasized the parallel efforts to fight isis are not coordinated. the u.s. secretary of state has expressed concern about other countries getting involved. it has bee

. >> much of northern iraq is slipping from the government's control. these images posted on social media are said to show much -- show fighting in the surrounding area. iraqi forces have pulled back from the region. the city is now controlled by the isi l, a malicious seeking to establish an islamic state in iraq. the provinces have fallen to the group. the isi l already captured the town of falluja and much of a anbar province earlier this year. islamist are exploiting a power vacuum. the freshly reelected prime minister has yet to form a new government. his past crackdowns alienated much of the community. now he is asking parliament for help. >> parliament must declare a state of emergency and mobilized all political, financial, in popular capabilities to return life to normal in all areas occupied by terrorists here or in any other city. >> nouri al malik he also appealed to the international community for help. he called on the iraqi people to rise up against the islamists. he said that anyone willing to fight them should be given a weapon. >> for

richard engel, nbc news, irbil, northern iraq. >>> texas needs help. it is asking the federal government for $30 million for security to handle the hundreds of children and adults surging across the united states southern border every week. rio grande arrests this fiscal year is now double than any other area. nbc's tracie potts is in washington, d.c. the debate now where you're at is this surge. is it the result of the president's dreamer policy? >> reporter: or the result of the lack of a policy at this point in terms of enforcement. the challenge that the administration seems to be facing is people who think they can send their kids over the border and those kids will be allowed to stay in the united states and now they have got sort of a pr campaign going on to let them know that is not the case. most of these kids are going to be sent back home. they're going to be deported. with children, the process takes a little bit longerment they try to find the family here, which means we have to house and feed and take care of them in the process. and now

rebel fighters have taken control of two towns in northern iraq. they are both in the same province. the islamic state of iraq and levant or the i.s.i.l. is in control of several cities, including mossual and tikrit. we have this report. >>> after days of criticism of iraq's army after abandoning their post, iraqi strikes back. they have released pictures targets in the city. it's a show of strength. this is the islamic state of iraq and levant, claiming victory in tikrit. the aims are to establish an islamic state that straddles the border of iraq and syria. after fighting a campaign in the third of the country. the fighters have made gains. the story of the game is one of politics. the prime minister wanted a state of emergency law passed. he didn't get that after members didn't turn up for an emergency session. that left him furious and many wondering what to do next. in mosul, thousands flee as aid agencies struggle to cope with the influx of people. in other parts there's no iraqi army presence. fighters remain on the border. so for mosul is qu

with with such chaos across northern iraq, decisions have to be made. decisions that may well see young men like these fight. the latest has been a very visual display of who is now in charge. members of the police special forces battalion were paraded. >> a crowd by armed men. they were then bungled into the back of pickup vehicles. the government told them this is their final destination is baghdad, and what they described as the battle. two government has now released footage it says is a government on wednesday. what else is the iraqi government doing to try to regain some ground in this battle? briefly, about the air strikes from yesterday, a senior army officer was al in consultation with the air force. they were carried out in different locations. and we only saw the pictures come out for the attack today. what the government was also doing is sending special forces to create the north and further north. they say the aid for that force is to liberate the areas that were falling under the control of i.s.i.l. fighters as well as other armed groups.

in just the last two weeks, isis fighters have taken cities in northern iraq and in border crossing townsnto syria, into jordan. iraq agreed to u.s. military advisers to help and a u.s. aircraft carrier is now in the persian gulf in case president obama orders air strikes. >> so this is a critical moment for iraq's future. it is a moment of decision for iraq's leaders. and it's a moment of great urgency. >>> kerry's in northern iraq today meeting with the leader of the kurds. he's expected to visit ahman, jordan, brussels and paris to gain support for u.s. allies for whatever action america takes. >>> out of our delaware bureau now, another delaware bridge has been shut down for repairs. the second one this month. the 105-year-old swinging pedestrian and bike bridge over the brandywine river in wilmington is closed. every day, hundreds of joggers, bikers and dog walkers use that bridge to cross the river. now the reason for the shutdown, the bridge needs new decking, among other repairs. it should be re-opened by late this fall. now, fortunately for commuters, that bridge isn't nearly as

. >> shortly we will be getting the latest on the situation in northern iraq. but fist let's talk. in the capitol of baghdad, did he have anything else to say? >> that's right. he gave this regular televised address, he does this every tuesday, but this was a significant one, and many iraqis were in tune to it. he did say this was an internal war that it would point the last either. be uh the most interesting thing he said, is that isil took advantage of political divisions within iraqsy soto gain. what does he mean by that? he means that iraqsy society isn't united. that's exactly what the curds and the sunnies of iraq have accused communist of encouraging, and developing, they say that he as a communist hasn't reached out to all sectors of iraqsy society, so that comment came as a great surprise. he rounded off by saying that the people of m objectionsul haven't been abandoned. >> so he is trying to shift the blame, but where is this leaving him? he is called for a state of emergency, i know that is making people squeamish. >> that's right. many people say that if he is given the

holly williams joins us now by phone from northern iraq. she's in the town of erbil. holly, these pictures released over the weekend, while they haven't been verified, they seem to be of a lot of concern. >> reporter: yeah. good morning, marlie. hundreds were captured last week. now the militants are posting online and they seem to be showing hundreds of iraqi soldiers forced to lie in a ditch and then shot. they can't be verified. they may have been doctored, but they appear to show execution, and the u.s. government has condemned these as a true depiction of blood lust and accuse the islamic militants of trying to divide iraq along religious lines. remember that the militants are sunni muslims while most of iraq's army is made up of shiite muslims. >> what can you tell us about isis and their leadership? >> reporter: well, the group's leader, he's so elusive that we have a couple of grainy images of him. but he now commands several thousand men across iraq and syria. he's trying to establish based on islamic law. now he's so feared that some people have dubbed him t

jihadist militants sent thousands fleeing as they continued their advance in northern iraq. they captured a new city of tal afar. no agreement richied between moscow and kiffin over unpaid -- and kevin business. gas place are being cut off. sabaab sabaab rebels say they are behind the attack on a kenyan coastal town which left