. >> khanki [han-kee] refugee camp northern iraq. a family is burying a young woman they say was killed while escaping the group calling itself the islamic state. her father told us what happened. >> they are part of the yazidi religion one of the groups targeted by the islamic state of iraq and the levant also known as isil. no one knows exactly how many yazidis were killed because isil-held territory is off limits to journalists and human rights workers. but tens of thousands had to flee their homes after isil fighters captured their towns and villages in june. isil now controls as much as one-third of iraq's territory, including the second-largest city mosul. though its power and influence expanded in syria, it's here where isil was born. during the nearly nine-year long u.s. occupation. fault lines travelled 600 miles across iraq to look at the consequences of the fight against isil -- and how u.s. allies are also helping to divide iraq more than ever. >> when isil advanced this summer people across the country's northern provinc

reporting from northern iraq. now, former israeli prime minister has been sentenced to eight months in jail for corruption. the prison term was handed down following a verdict in march that found he accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars from an american businessman while serving as trade minister. his lawyers say they will lodge an appeal of the supreme court. the 69-year-old was sentenced to eight years in prison in a separate corruption case back in 2014. that case has also gone to appeal. poland has voted for change. that's the conclusion most commentators are drawing after sunday's presidential election which saw the challenger andrzej duda oust the incumbent sen terrorist bronislaw komorowski. >> the vote has been closely monitored because it is seen as a crucial indicator of who may win parliamentary elections later this year. >> a selfie with the future president. 43-year-old andrzej duda out mixing with the people one day after the election. in warsaw he handed out coffee in front of a subway stop to m

they said as you mentioned that they're soldiers of the caliphate in northern iraq they've self-declared as ans islamic state, those soldiers as we know from reading media reports were engaged in an exchange of fire in which a security guard was injured. none of the detail or suggestion of foreknowledge you might expect in a claim of responsibility and what this sounds like is a bid by whoever wrote that announcement to launch themselves on to that attack. what's going to be key to investigators is working out whether or not there was prior communication between isis leaders in northern iraq or syria and those two gunmen in garland, texas. the statement doesn't suggest that maybe because they don't want to reveal those or because there simply isn't ahead. ahead of the attack elton simpson tweeted a request for a pledge of allegiance towards a man he referred to as the leader of the faithful the isis leader abu bakr al baghdadi but afterwards we heard from isis. it is a confusing picture and one chilling which ever way you look at it. if there was a chain of command from isis leadership t

took control of much of the sunni heart land, sunni politicians who were in exile in northern iraq in the kurdish territories, their position was clear we will not attack i.s.i.l. on behalf of iran. they say the only way they will join fight is if being responsible of the security and governing their own territories. for them this is way forward but there is opposition in baghdad. because i.s.i.l. has been taking ground. even in syria the coalition doesn't have much choice. the coalition says it wants to train forces but if the coalition does have forces in syria it will be seen as helping the government. >> all right, zeina khodr, thank you. >>> united nations has condemned the attack on a mosque in saudi arabia. in the eastern town of kartif. three hour gun battle between mexican police and suspected gang members have left over 30 dead. john holman has more from mexico city. >> reporter: that sound is gun fire. and these people were killed in what authorities say was a shootout between police and suspected gang members in michoacan state southwest mexico. by the time the police arri

that's the peshmerga in northern iraq sunni tribes in iraq as well. we've killed about 11,000 to 14,000 members of isis over the last few months. >> when you talk about the regional partners talk to me about the complexities of culture, ideological, religious, tribal and political alliances. how does that get in the way? >> it makes it more difficult but we have a kmob enemy in isis. isis is not only a threat to us, to the israelis but turks and egyptians. we can work together. the fight against isis is really about swatting flies but if we're going to change the dynamic, behavewe have to drain the swamp. we can't have isis in control. >> how do you get rid of asaad? >> working with our local partners. there's not a syrian thomas jefferson, and so all the folks that have had some credibility in the regions have been killed by asaad in this fighting. we have to make sure we have good on the ground intelligence that understand these groups and the people trying to lead this country and that we're supporting them. we need to be a lot more aggressive. the

the commandos took off from northern iraq and flew into isis territory in eastern syria. it was only the second time they carried out a mission in syria in isis territory. they use these helicopters and osprey aircraft to get in and out. the target was a top money man who managed isis's oil and gas income and was pushed to the isis leader and able to take into custody his wife and free a woman being held prisoner. there were no american casualties. >> in the race for barbara boxer's senate seat is under fire after mimicking an indian try. caught on cell phone video, u.s. senate candidate loretta sanchez describes her reaction when she got an invitation from someone within the indian-american community. >> i was shock and appalled that she would make the comments about native americans that way. undemocratic. >> many say they found it to be insensitive to native americans. her opponent and attorney general said that she was shocked by sanchez's gesture. the warriors are back in their own beds tonight. they are resting for the next opponent. they arrived at the oakland airp

s most important leaders is dead, killed in northern iraq last week u.s. officials however say they have yet to verify that claim. jamie mcintire is at the pentagon with the latest. >> coalition continues to pound i.s.i.l. targets from the air. this picture showing an i.s.i.l. position being destroyed in a ferocious fire ball. by the pentagon's own account destroyed more than 1700 buildings in a list of more than 6,000 targets hit since the air campaign began nine months ago. while the pentagon cannot confirm the wounding of abu bakar al baghdadi in mrch, or his lieutenant, it does claim to have killed many of its leaders something lloyd austin told congress has derate dedegraded i.s.i.l.'s power. not as important as the fighting of baiji. >> no doubt they will seek to exploit it as a propaganda victory. that's i.s.i.l.'s main objective to give the illusion of strength. they need to win in iraq because if you look around the rest of the country they currently do not have the momentum that they once had. >> pentagon sources say iraqis are essentially corner

. >> two car bombs have exploded in northern iraq, killing at least 17 ministers. iraq is blaming the islamic state of iraq and the levant for the bombing 35 others were injured. >>> a court in spain has ordered the detention of a marsh from the ivory coast who tried to smuggle his son into europe in a suitcase. security scanned the suitcase and found the eight-year-old inside. city of siutha, a spanish border town. the boy is now in the custody of officials in siutha,. >>> up to 800 people lost their lives when their boat capsized last month in the mediterranean's most deadly migrant tragedy in living memory. trying to cross to europe into a new life, now they have found the boat hundreds of meters below the water. stefanie dekker reports. >> you can still make out parts of the ship despite the murky water, what you can't see are the bloated bodies of hundreds of people trapped inside. the italian navy has released these pictures. >> translator: we have found 90 bodies, it's impossible to say exactly how many. the majority is inside the bottom of the boat but it d

you know it's going to have a disruptive effect, why examine because we saw the same thing in northern iraq where we know the drone strikes continuously -- you get rid of the top level, then the new level, eventually you're dipping down far on the leadership chain. >> let's hope we can continue taking -- >> we need some good news. >> k.t. mcfarland thank you. >>> terrorists armed with guns storm a bus carrying dozens of people. they told passengers to bow their heads i should say, then they opened fire. that's according to officials in pakistan. they say it happened in a city in the southern part of the country. the deadliest attack there in months. according to police the bus was carrying shiite muslims. at least 45 people died including 16 women. they say the driver somehow got the bus to the hospital despite being hurt. cops say the gunmen escaped on motorcycles. it is not clear yet who was behind the attack. isis affiliate took credit for it but so did another group. some taliban fighters have pledged loyalty to isis in recent months. >>> does your boss have the right to know where you

isil dominates large swaths of land in iraq and syria including mosul in northern iraq and this city in syria. crossing over to baghdad bringing in our reporter to bring you when we're hearing on the latest about what the iraqi government is going to do about this. >>reporter: well, it's under the control of isil. they launched a three will have day offensive -- three-day offensive first taking over the compound which houses government and police officers and then they moved on to take the last government stronghold the headquarters of the anbar commands center. there was a lot of fighting. we understand that up to 500 people were killed. security forces and civilians. some died in the fighting and others were executed. isil usually executes people who were cooperating with the government. yesterday the provincial council asked for the involvement of shia lead militias. the prime minister of iraq authorized their deployment and they're now gathering and preparing for a counteroffensive against isil. this is a very controversial decision and will not be welcomed by many sunni tribal l

military says it conducted coalition air strikes in northern iraq overnight tuesday into wednesday. but the military spokesperson tells al jazeera that what did not happen is fighter jets did not strike and hit a mosque in that community, and a spokesperson says it's not clear whether people on the ground were injured or killed, and it's not confirmed whether or not the number two leader of i.s.i.s., el-afri, was one of those killed in the attack. the ongoing attacks are meant to degrade i.s.i.l.'s ability to conduct operations against the military and civilians in their path. u.s. says they have been using intelligence and working with the iraqi military to make sure civilians in places of worship are not targeted through the air raids. it is raising questions about the u.s. military's operations in a part of the world where it had been at war for more than nine years >>> the threat from i.s.i.l. and regional security are on the agenda as leaders from the gulf nation gather in the united states for a summit. white house correspondent patty culhane has this report. >> reporter: as t

. >>> slam islamic state militants have devastated several sites in northern iraq and now seized a strategic town in syria sparking fears the artifacts could suffer the same fate. officials say fierce fighting is taking place between syrian government forces and militants. the extremists now control most of the area and they say nearly 50 people have been killed in the battle. it is located on a major road in eastern syria. it is a unesco world heritage site. it's been under government control since the civil war broke out four years ago. >>> iraqi government leaders say a u.s.-led coalition strike has killed the second-most senior member of the islamic state militant group but americans officials say they haven't been able to confirm the death. they say he was hit on an attack on a mosque near tal afar. he was a former leader of a precursor of the islamic state group there is a bounty of $7 million for the man. >>> the world's automakers are racing to develop ecofriendly cars. two japanese makers are tying up. ai uchida joins us from the business desk. >> toyota motor has been providing hyb

officials say the troops traveled from northern iraq in black hawk helicopters and osprey aircraft like these on your screen. it is just the second time u.s. led special forces operations carried out a mission in isis-controlled territory in syria. they tell us gunfire was exchanged as well as hand to hand fighting. not much is known about abu sayyaf. he was personally close to the isis leader. >> one analyst we spoke to described him as like al capone's accountant. he's significant with a lot of information, but he will be replaced. i think the most significant thing here was the symbolism that u.s. special operations forces went into the isis heartland, grabbed someone, his wife killed over militants on the ground and left successfully. it is a psychological how or an attempted one against isis. i think that's probably one of the most important missions here. >> u.s. lawmakers are praising operation. they have not yet passed an operation, an authorization of military force agreement but they're also warning the u.s. must weigh the risk. >> you can imagine what would have happened if o

the operation was based out of northern iraq. which is the closest point that you'd have to stage. so the iraqi government clearly was cognizant and provided not only approval i would guarantee that they provided layers of support, as well that would allow the special operators to stage. the special operators have to come into country. if they are in country, they're totally covert as barbara described. they would be in very very briefly and have to stage and go through some immediate final rehearsals rehearsals. all that would have to be done with the support and the understanding and the support of the host nation. the iraqi government got behind this and supported it completely. we did nothing to try to clear the air space or try to clear anything with the government of syria. we took full advantage created a corridor went from iraq into syria and hit the target and came back out as quickly as possible. >> cnn military analyst lieutenant general mark hertling is standing by i'd be thrilled to get your take on this breaking development of the significance of the killing of this i

an analyst who works for the jamestown foundation and is based in northern iraq joins us. thanks for joining us. these iranian-backed shiite militias have chosen an openly sectarian name for the opposition that is underweight a name that no doubt in furious the sunnis. what sort of tension is this causing? >> well, the sunnis already have a lot of distrust in the iraqi government in baghdad, but the fact is that mostly shia militias will take part in this operation. it will cause a lot of fear and distrust for the shia fighters and it could also heighten support or the islamic state. >> isn't this all a bit embarrassing for the government in baghdad? >> i think it's more embarrassing or the americans because they always try to keep the shia militias out of the right and wanted to focus on the+ iraqi army and iraqi police, but now everyone realizes that the only way to defeat isis is to use shia militias. >> these shia militias have been quite vocal over the last few hours, saying they are taking the lead in this operation. how much control does the prime minister in baghda

. >> islamic state military militants have repeatedly destroyed artifacts and monuments in northern iraq calling them idol worship. >>> top diplomats from the united states and cuba have opened their fourth round of talks on normalizing diplomatic relations. they are talking about opening embassies in each other's capitals. the chief of the cuban foreign ministry's foreign division met in washington. the countries began the series of talks in january. u.s. president barack obama and cuban president raul castro held the first summit between the nations since they severed diplomatic relations in 1961. obama also notified congress of his decision to remove cuba from the list of states sponsoring terrorism. the measure is expected to take effect as soon as next week. a senior american official said ahead of the latest meeting that a cuban request for opening bank accounts in the u.s. would be met. foreign ministry officials in havana say they welcome washington's decisions. they say their statements have restored a suitable environment for reis storing diplomatic ties. >>> envoys from southe

. >> khanki [han-kee] refugee camp northern iraq.y is burying a young woman they say was killed while escaping the group calling itself the islamic state. her father told us what happened.

military officials say american delta force commandos took off from northern iraq in black hawk helicopters and osprey aircraft like these. and flew deep into isis-controlled territory in eastern syria, into deir al-zour. no allies on the ground. if the u.s. forces were captured they risked unimaginable horrors. a jordanian pilot captured by isis was burned alive. u.s. officials say the american's target, abu sayyat, was a top isis money man, managed isis' oil and gas income and was close personally close to the isis leader al baghdadi. >> he did not go quietly. there was a gunfight and hand-to-hand fighting. abu sayyat was killed along with a dozen other fighters. >> the fact the united states was willing to mount a skap chur -- capture mission to grab him shows he was important in the infrastructure itself. >> reporter: the u.s. commandos left unharmed, take with them abu sayyat's wife known as umm sayyat. u.s. officials allege she helped manage hostages taken by isis. the delta forces also freed an ethnic yazidi woman held by the couple as a slave. the raid was bold and risky. it could y

fear that isis will just as they did with similar sites after they took possession of them in northern iraq last month. >>> new from overnight, a wild story here. police are looking for a person who shot a man, left him in the middle of the street in philadelphia. minutes later, that shooting victim was run over by a suspected drunk driver. the victim is dead. nbc10's katy zachry is live at police headquarters. katy, you've been working on new information. fill us in. >> reporter: well chris, police call the chain of events very unusual. i just got off the phone minutes ago with homicide detectives who say no arrests have made. to girard avenue at 42nd street. we will there and counted more than a dozen evidence markers. investigators tell us whoever shot the 29-year-old man did show at point blank range. he collapsed in the middle of girard avenue just before midnight only to be run over by a drunk driver minutes later. police described the chain of events as highly unusual say it could have been worse because the car driving through the scene was shot several times. >> had it been several

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activists fear that the militants will destroy the ruins as they did at similar sites in northern iraq. >>> new from overnight, in our area, philadelphia police are looking for the person who shot a man and left him in the middle of the street. a shooting victim was then run officer by a suspected drunk driver. nbc10's kate? zachary is live at police headquarters to fill us in on the investigation. katy. >> reporter: hi rosemary checking in with homicide detectives at this time there have been no arrests made police at the scene say this is a pretty unusual situation for you to have a man who was shot is multiple times, left in the middle of a busy street and then run over by a drunk driver. let's go to video of the scene. it happened on girard avenue on 42nd street. you can see what police picked up. and all within the distance of the 29-year-old victim shot at point blank range. police say after the man was shot he collapsed in the middle of girard avenue. and minutes later he was run over by a 79-year-old man who police say was drunk. >> just a very unusual homicide for our shooting

the kman cocommandos flew in from northern iraq and there was some hand-to-hand combat. the commandos escaped unharmed and they took his wife with them. nbc news is reporting that she is now talking to u.s. officials. >>> hundreds of people are still stranded in the mountains of nepal, near the epicenter of tuesday's aftershock. yesterday, people crowded around a helicopter trying to get out of the area. they've been living in tents, apparently feeling safer there than near damaged buildings near the center of town. >>> this weekend, thousands of mourners and members of law enforcement from all over the country pay their respects to a mississippi police officer who was shot dead during a traffic stop. funeral services were held yesterday for 25-year-old officer liquori tate. according to authorities, tate and a fellow officer were shot and killed a week ago. a funeral was held for that other officer on thursday. police arrested 29-year-old marvin banks. they say banks shot the officers after they pulled offered a car that was driven by his girlfriend. >>> that's the poli

the commandos flew in from northern iraq got into a gun battle and there was some hand-to-hand combat that also killed about a dozen isis militants. the commandos escaped unarmed and took sayyaf's wife with them. nbc news is now reporting that she is talking to u.s. officials. >>> hundreds of people are still stranded in the mountains of nepal near the epicenter of tuesday's aftershock. yesterday, folks crowded around a helicopter trying to get out of the area. they've been living in tents, apparently kneeling safer there than near some of the damaged buildings in town. >>> another warm and muggy day. temperatures will be in the mid-80s once again. it felt like summer yesterday, it will feel like summer once again today, and we have more spring-like changes coming during your workweek. weather headlines on this sunday morning, warm and muggy today. may spark a few showers, maybe a few gusty thunderstorms later on this afternoon. and then as we go throughout the workweek, we'll return to the 70s. still warm for this time of year but not the 80s that we're feeling right now. it's alread

i do anticipate for northern iraq particularly the end western in a while.that is predominantly iraq's shia. they have made this my decision not to engage in areas that they feel they've won't be welcome. the iraq's sunni tribe as we have seen still have a lot of work to be mobilized, to be enforced. the only choice with the the pm you about the extent did by the iraq government and there will be an understanding between the baghdad government about what should happen because that already have been as mike mentioned. i like to refer to mike is one of the most influential people. the peshmerga do not want to engage because that's a predominantly iraq's shia. from that the limitation i think as we think about it having said that i'll talk about strategy in the future. but i will talk about the first thing. while the pmu exists. the simple answer is yes. all of the components have become a fact of life in iraq. they do recruit. philip, for your own amusement -- [inaudible] >> but they do exist. they will be part of the political structure. i am not so confident

reporter: tonight, fears that this will happen again -- isis fighters toppling ancient statues in northern iraq. now, isis seizing control of the historic syrian city of palmyra, with its spectacular ruins. the new concern -- those irreplaceable treasures will be destroyed, or artifacts sold off to fund the isis war chest. one more win for isis in what has been a terrible week. estimates that half of syrian territory -- mostly desert -- now under its control, and the key iraqi city of ramadi, where some 30 vehicle bombs leveled entire blocks and sent iraqi forces into retreat. david, we were with those iraqi forces in the same province as ramadi a few months ago and they vowed to defeat the isis terrorists. but today, even president obama acknowledged they need more help. david? >> martha raddatz live in washington. martha thank you. >>> now, to the race for 2016. hillary clinton facing new questions about those 55,000 pages of e-mails, sent by the former secretary from her home server. word tonight, the first batch coming soon including hundreds from the single most controversial chapter from

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responsibility if you can really call it that broadcast on the radio station which we think is based out of northern iraq two al khilafa soldiers the area of northern syria and iraq which isis declared to be the caliphate. the first of the two brothers killed in the exchange of gunfire with a security guard outside garland, texas. noting the security guard was injured. no detail john in the announcement that the investigators could latch on to that could suggest prior knowledge with the plot. this represents the key problem with isis. they are like a global brand. people seeking this demise, latch themselves on to and put out a tweet in the hours ahead of the actual attack and sub subsequently subsequently it is up to isis to claim the attack is something they feel anffiliation with some degree. this message goes on to give a sinister threat. point out the attack they launched this time did not succeed in texas. they say to the defenders of the cross, in the u.s., the attacks will be harsher. we will inflict greater harm on you with the grace of god. that feeds into the broader narrative that they wish t

last month the group held land as far west as the outskirts of aleppo and syria and fallujah in northern iraqusually fallujah sits in anbar province, which is considered strategic because it controls territory that is considered sir are a. >> thank you so much for coming in. >> isil is not on the run. up until now the coalition basically has been saying not only have we stopped isil's advance we're beginning to push them back. >> it's interesting because the narrative was as you say had been on the back foot. the bottom line is what do you think is behind this advance or maintenance by isil? do you think it's ultimately a failure of the prime minister hyder al abadi managing not to get the whole country against isil? >> the certainly it's a failure on the part of the prime minister but it's also isil signify to the people of iraq you can't count on that government. you better apply yourself with us. and for the united states it's very symbolic because anbar province is where the surge of american troops partnered with the sons of iraq were able to defeat the forerunner of isil called al-qaeda

. >>> the word of a mass killing in northern iraq islamic state militants killed 300 people held in captivity. they are considered infidels by islamic extremist. last summer, thousands fled to mount saint chart to escape the group. since the islamic state took over large parts of iraq men and women have reportedly been executed and you see these men men -- women and children have been sold as slaves. >>> in nigeria government forces say they rescued 677 captives of local iran. some of those are pregnant. the women and children were held in a forest, in northeast nigeria where the city extremist have a stronghold. there's been no announcement yet on whether any of those restaurant -- rescues were the students who were kidnapped from the schools a year ago. that mass kidnapping was covered worldwide and trevor the campaign -- trigger the campaign, bring back our girls. >>> many americans trapped in yemen are upset that them american -- united states are not rescuing them. they were warned to lean yemen in february with the usm is either close. now the us says it's too dangerous to try to rescue

iraq and a full fledged ground war began. once again, president obama did little. finally, the conflict threatened kurdistan, a strong american ally in the northernt of iraq. that situation forced mr. obama to step up bombing the isis savages who were also taunting the u.s.a. and the world by beheading captured westerners on camera the. but despite all the carnage president obama and the pentagon did not develop any cohesive plan to defeat isis. >> why is there no coordinated strategy to defeat the jihad after all this time? teddy roosevelt's basic philosophy was speak softly and carry a big stick. with the obama administration, we basically have speak incessantly and carry nothing. the american people deserve to know the truth about president obama campaign to defeat i didn't harassment the truth is there is no campaign. >> and to this day there is no campaign. today, tens of thousands of refugees in iraq are creating chaos as they march toward baghdad. isis has captured the city of ramadi, just 70 miles away from the iraqi capital shades of vietnam. this is a catastrophe. yet, the obama administration still doesn't see the urgency. >> we have s

military officials say american delta force commandos took off from northern iraq in black hawk helicopters ospray aircraft like these and flew deep into isis-controlled territory in eastern syria. no allies on the ground. if the u.s. forces were captured they risked unimaginable horrors. a jordanian pilot captured by isis was burned alive. u.s. officials say the american target abu sayyaf was a top isis money man who managed isis's oil and gas income and close to the leader al baghdadi. the target did not go quietly. there was a gunfight even hand to hand fighting. abu sayyaf was killed along what dozen or more isis fighters. >> the fact united states was willing to mount a capture mission to grab him showed that he was a really important person in the infrastructure itself. >> the u.s. commandos left unharmed taking with them abu sayyaf's wife. u.s. officials a little she helped manage hostages taken by isis. the raid was bold and risky. it could yield intelligence. but it's unlikely to change the overall battle. >> this operation sent a very clear message to isis that even a safe haven a

you've got a lot of local consumption in northern iraq in syria, large parts of that country are cutle to sell this to. now, but the more important part of this raid i think, was his connections to military operations. they also believe that his wife was an active member of isis. so interrogating her, looking at the laptops and the cell phones that they got from the compound that is intelligence they hope to exploit that may lead to future raids very soon by the u.s. or by its allies in this fight. >> all right, kimberly dozier thank you so much. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> be sure to tune in to cnn tomorrow 7:00 p.m. eastern time, to see fareed zakaria, "blindsided." >> just weeks after protests and rioting shook the city of baltimore, the preakness is getting under way and the new tensions over the freddie gray case. uit of hier. it begins from the second we're born. after all, healthier doesn't happen all by itself. it needs to be earned... every day... from the smallest detail to the boldest leap. healthier means using wellness to keep away illness... knowing a prescription i

them with explosives and then driving them right at the front lines of the iraqi military, or in northern iraq against kurdish forces. and they have been able to blow them up, create chaos, go after them, and push back iraqi forces, now, there were tens of these attacks when they finally were able to take ramadi. it's been described as mad max-tile of attacks. the united states has recognized this, they've sent anti-tank missiles to help the iraqi forces to stop these sorts of attacks. but as we speak, isis still continues their advance. we've heard talks trying to recapture ramadi. well, they have to stop isis' advance. and they are right now in the process of trying to take the corridor between the two isis-controlled cities of ramadi and fallujah. if they're able to take that. and then the next step is baghdad. trying to push forward to baghdad, as isis has said in one of their videos, that is their neck objective. >> ian lee reporting, thank you. >>> as tens of thousands of people flee the wrath of isis many others are unable to get away. our cnn international correspondent arwa damon take

in january, before their major push into northern iraq. so, is this very important.hey have been trying to consolidate and tighten their grip on the territory that they control. stretching all the way from the turkish syrian border to the outskirts of baghdad. taking over ramadi, it does seem at this point in time that it's a time and until that happens is this a great gain for isis. a major blow, atika, for the iraqi government that has been tried to last month's launching and offensive to try and take back anbar province. a very complex situation there, after it announceded a victory north of baghdad in the city of that the key. they took over that city. but here, the challenges are very, very different. and of course, the u.s. air strikes intensify yesterday, also, the iraqi forces, the government saying they're sending elite troops into al anbar. a very tense situation unfolding. >> that's cnn's jomana karadsheh reporting. >> thousands of people in burundi are running for their lives. the latest on the amendmented coup in burundi. >> and why some say kim jong-un

and dozens of inmates escaped from the prison in northern iraq after overpowering guards.nmates were killed in the prison riot that ultimately led to the massive prison break. it happen earlier in the prison. and it is 50 miles north of baghdad in the da la procowboys. a fight erupted among the prisoners and when the guards tried to intervene they were overpowered and weapons were taken and both guards and inmates were killed. 40 inmates that established, several were held on terrorism charges. this is dangerous and this prison is located in an area where there is fighting with the isis and iraqi forces. they have locked down the area and currenty on the hunt for those escapeees. julie? >> u.s. military bases remain on high alert tonight. and the pentagon raised the threat level to the highest point in five years after terrorism threats involving isis. jennifer griffin has more from the pentagon. >> first time since the 10th anniversary of 9/11 the military has raised the prekdz levels. the admiral will ordered it raiseed to bravo and that is more guards and drills due to

but as a simple military matter i think if the nation decided that isis had to go and we entered northern iraq and syria to tackle isis i think we'd do a good job. >> so they're unwilling to? >> we're not there. i mean so obviously we're unwilling to. >> but is a superpower -- can we just broaden what we're thinking when we ask about whether a nation is a superpower and do the degree that we're just asking about where we put our military or whether or not we can be this or that and that makes us a superpower we're in the wrong conversation and it leads us to the mess created in iraq in the first place. we have to be thinking about how we can make the world a better place in a nonmilitary way. >> but a strong military is certainly part of being a superpower but your economy has to be strong as well. so other things go into it. we look at something like the middle east right now, there are u.s. interests there and if we decide we're not going to play somebody else will step in and it can be someone who is already there like iran. you can also look at whether it's china or russia or others with s

now, key areas under isis control including, raqqa in syria, and portions of northern iraq, mosul, the u.s. is expa dieting a weapons -- expediting a weapons shipment to help iraq. and for more on this isis offensive, we want to get the latest from our reporter in amman, jordan and joins me live via skype. if you give us context here. they seem to have been taken by surprise by this isis attack. and yet, hasn't isis made it clear that they wanted to take this city for months now? >> absolutely, paula. look at what has been going on in anbar province. where we saw isis emerge in iraq in 2014 last year in january. you saw isis come of in. take over. and cities, saudi arabia, jordan, baghdad. so for the majority of the past year, isis has controlled pretty much almost all of anbar province. pockets of this province, some parts of ramadi have been under the control of government forces. as you mention we saw this latest offensive by isis taking place starting on thursday and going into friday with this wave of s of suicide bombings. they managed to take control of what they're determined t

until you can answer that question, there will be isis in northern iraq. if you can't answer the question whose going to run iraq. is it going to be a military government, going to be a fictitious democracy, unified government we have now? until you answer the big questions about the formation of the state, isis will always exist in the cracks. >> and i understand that. however, this issue of isis acquiring more territory, can that be dealt with without answering those major questions? you don't any so. >> i don't think so. you need to answer the big questions. until you answer these big questions, i don't think you're going to drag this long. >> up next, several new developments in the controversy surrounding the diagnoserugger family. new family members speaking out as more say they want the show permanently cancelled, not just postponed as it is now. it is our news nation. coming up bernie sanders announces he's becoming hillary clinton's first announcer. we'll look at republicans who may be jumping in the race over the next few days. we got the latest c

they still control large sections of eastern and northeastern syria and also northern iraq. the commandos attacked a building where a man and his wife were holed up. syaff has been described as isis' cfo. basically in charge of the terror organization's a financial operations. the sale of gas and oil on the black market and the revenue stream coming in from that. isis guards outside this building where these pool were holed up opened fire on the commands doughs. the gland doughs fought become. then the delta force stormed the building separating the women and children attention killing abu syaaf and capturing his wife and amid this, delta force also rescued a woman who was enslaved by them. remember isis has been involved in human trafficking and sex slavery. this guy's wife, who was captured, is said to have been deeply involved in the human trafficking operation. so this was a significant i operation a. defense secretary ashton carter says it was a significant blow to isis. that said, there is another development involving isis gaining more ground in iraq. this continues i

they took off from northern iraq and flew into isis-controlled territory in eastern syria which is hostile territory. this is only the second time that u.s. operation forces that carried out a mission in syria territory from the ground. they used black hawk helicopters to get in and get out. the target was a top money man who managed isis oil and gas income and was personally close to the main isis leader. >> the fact that the united states was willing to mount a capture mission to grab him shows that he was a really important person in the infrastructure itself. >> the commandos were also able to take into custody his wife, and they also freed a woman who was being held captive. >>> new details about that train derailment in philadelphia on tuesday night that killed eight people and injured more than 200 others. federal regulators are calling on amtrak for safety measures along the busiest route. that's because there may be a new factor in the crash as regulators are asking for new technology to control train speed and analyze curves on the track. investigators are saying the train may ha

. >> you have isis on the defensive in, in tikrit, northern iraq. but, on the other hand, they're on the offensive in alanbar, and palmyra, and syria. so the campaign is now in the balance. >> reporter: just a few days ago, secretary of state john kerry predicted ra mam mmadi wo back in iraqi hand within days. a senior state official said it is a serious set back and nobody is kidding themselves about it. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> well are learning new details about al qaeda leader osama bin laden. four years after his death. >> the u.s. has now released more than 100 documents seized from his home in pakistan in the raid that killed him in 2011. tom foreman has details. >> reporter: newly revealed in the now declassified bin laden papers, al qaeda sent agents to attack targets in united kingdom, europe and russia with emphasis on hitting americans whenever possible. so why did the attacks fail? according to the master terrorist it was bad luck. and god wasn't on our side. the papers show that in all the years since 9/11. bin laden's desi

officials say the troops traveled from northern iraq in osprey helicopters.well as hand to hand fighting. not much is known about abu sayyaf who is considered a top isis money man who hanged isis' oil and gas income and he personally was close to the isis leader al baghdadi. u.s. lawmakers are praising the operation, but also warning the u.s. must weigh the risks against the intelligence that was gathered. so joining us from seattle retired four star general barry mccaffrey. first, sir what do you think we gained out of that? >> well, i think it was again a demonstration of the enormous capacity of this jsop tool to use intelligence, collected in a variety of ways along with an air force team to get people in and out of defended targets. it was a good thing. it worked brilliantly. i'm sure over the coming weeks they will exploit a massive a of information, where was the oil going out of turkey who was handling it, how is the money. so i think it was a first rate operation. but i think that what has astonished me is the confusion of roles in congress and the a