nouri al-maliki stepped down as prime minister. ending a political deadlock, i think you can call it, that could enable the government to tackle this islamist insurgency, as long as the new government, i suppose, this had the tribal leaders on board. >> there's an element of what they need on board, but an important one. >> the prime minister designate has three weeks to pull that together. what we are expecting is an expression of somewhat cautious opt mixes from a sunni tribe saying they are willing to cooperate if they are brought into the rose and get what they are demanding. what they demand is a range of things, from releasing prisoners from prisons, where they've been held, many without charge, from creating jobs and making them feel that they are part of the country. importantly, steven, there's a message of support from the ayatollah ali al-sistani, the religious cleric saying this could be the opportunity. >> just about everyone welcomed the fact that he stepped down, and will want to see concrete indications that haider

nouri al-maliki clearly did not do that.orities in his population, who used to control the government under saddam hussein, the minorities were persecuted. since them some of them joined isis. nouri al-maliki had said, i'm not going anywhere. he said the constitution says i have to stay, and when the president appointed another prime minister in waiting, a prime minister edition -- des -- designate. nouri al-maliki said i'm putting up a challenge. i'm the prime minister of iraq and deserve another term. had that happened there we be trouble. what were the possibilities? one was he was being guarded by government soldiers right there in the prime minister's palace. and the fear was that nouri al-maliki would say, no, i'm not stepping down. those soldiers who protect him, tugly work for the government, would have to take him down, take him down with force if necessary. end his life if necessary. think of the unraveling that would happen. so those are the things we feared. now in the last five minutes we have definitive word, w

nouri al-maliki has gone to court to get the courts on his side as well. it does not bode well for a swift end to the political crisis. >> indeed. thank you jane for bringing us that update from erbil. >>> israel and hamas enter a new ceasefire, now in the 11th hour. a 72 hour ceasefire began with egypt negotiating separately with the palestinians and the israelis, andrew simmonds joins us from gaza. he is at rafah. what is happening at the border there. is there a sign of that crossing into egypt, opening up today? >> yes, we understand the border is open. this is the on border in the gaza strip not controlled by israel. it borders egypt. there's a large number, crowds arriving since down, convinced that this ceasefire is sticking. let's look at the numbers here. we have here people who have visas and people who have foreign passports, who are able to cross to egypt. and, of course, with the ceasefire now in place, the roads are safer, and people are getting here in large numbers. also, a large number - more than 1,000 in the past few weeks of medical cas

nouri al-maliki has refused to give up his position and asked security forces to stay out. his replacement haider al-abadi has already gained support of the international community. >>> killings at raba square in cairo were deliberate and systematic and likely amounted to crimes against humanity. >>> second day of the 72 hour humanitarian ceasefire between gaza and israel is holding. palestinians using their time to return to their ruined homes and offices and factories. also allowed the united nations food program to distribute food to people. rebuilding gaza at $6 billion, carrying out repairs are difficult. many building products and other essential products are barred from entering the gaza strip. >>> the use of untested drugs ine west africa, despite the announcement that a spanish priest who was being treated with an experimental drug has actually died. this report from tim friend. >> he was a dedicated aid worker. father miguel pajares is the first one to die from the outbreak receiving an experimental serum zmapp. his death comes as the u.n. announced -- u.n. world

nouri al-maliki is looking isolated. he lost a lot of support, even the shia parties, throwing their weight behind haiderrk al-abadi, and he was supposed to give a first public address, but it has been postponed. he has brought support, not just from iraqi parties, but the international community, the obama administration making clear that they would support him in his efforts to form an inclusive government. in a government. they need to form national unity and reconciliation to face the threat. at the end of the day it's not just the political crisis, there's a war. the islamic state has taken over a lot of territory. at the same time there are sunni groups fighting with them. you need to bring them in to the political process. >>> i want to ask a second question along those lines, we have the kurdish forces asking for u.s. help to battle the islamic state fighters. are they making headway? >> well, the kurdish forces are stretched therein, sharing a 1km border. they are appealing for assistance. we met the spokesperso

nouri al-maliki is gone. moving forward, what about the prime minister designate, mr hider al-abadi, and the task ahead of him. how difficult will it be for him to form a unified government in less than 30 days? >> well, that will depend upon parliament and parliament's actions. i think, though, that the real scene of consternation will not be in baghdad, but the provinces and places like that, splitting away the sunni groups and tribes away from the islamic state. nouri al-maliki drove them together. they have no love for each other. the islamic state tribal leaders, former military officers, all of them in the coalition, and now is the possibility of them turning on each other. that is good news for those that want to see the defeat of the islamic state. >> there was a federalist movement inside of iraq as you know. this is a country that seems to want to divide. right. what does the forming of a new government do to stop those urges from the various factions within the country that want to stake their own

very publicly withdraw their support from nouri al malaki. the deputy assistant secretary for near-eastern affairs, brett mcgurk, tweeting this, wait it's done these days, but saying expressing american support for the iraqi president, not for the iraqi prime minister there. the u.s. has placed a lot of capital in the political process. the president said this is really the key to stabilizing the country, in light of what we are seeing now, do you think they placed too much faith in the political process and what should the u.s. do now? >> i think we probably misjudged maliki, most people thought there would be this peaceful transition to the next government and he served for two terms. now he is refusing to step down. he's done this. this looks very bad, like he is going to refuse to go. it likes like our assessment of mall lack ski incorrect, now we have taken the other side. what have we done? told maliki we are not going to support him, now we are the bad guys. if there is a confrontation there, we have got worry about our own people ther

ooep nouri al-maliki's own -- each nouri al-maliki's open party supported the president, homing a new prime minister could be elected as soon as monday. >>> the advance of fighters from the islamic state left many without a home in northern iraq. large numbers were stranded on a desert mountain top in sinjar. those that crossed the border into syria. from then they crossed to the kurdish controlled areas. it takes a wake for some to crash into northern iraq. families are walking, some are in cars with little food and no medical supplies. they will live in tough conditions in a regee camp set up -- refugee camp set up for them. many lost family members. >> i put two of my sons in the car. it had left already. that's why i had to walk here alone. i have three children. this one is with me, i have lost the others. i haven't seen the other children or husband since then. >>> the latest humanitarian ceasefire in gaza continues to hold. the truce was worked out in cairo, with egypt negotiating with hamas and israel. with the ceasefire in place they hope to resume the negotiations for a long

nouri al-maliki under pressure to quit. he's gone under attack against the president. >> translation: i warned the iraqi parliament, the presidency and the constitutional court, the president has no right to delay the election of the new prime minister. and such a violation will lead to more security problems. this is why the government is planning to file a case ace gips the president -- case against the president for violating the cop is it the use twice -- constitution twice. nouri al-maliki, a shia, has been accused of targetting critics, including top sunni politicians. he's now looking increasingly isolated. >> nouri al-maliki's mind-set narrowed down that he is not seeing the country, the thousands killed by i.s.i.s., and not seeing the fact that he upped his watch, all this happened. he was responsible for arming and guiding the iraqi army that collapsed in front of i.s.i.s. >> reporter: the u.s. state department says it supports the president in his role as the guarantor of the constitution. hope has been expressed

let's talk about nouri al-maliki's option ohs. his bloc said they were not going to go down without a fight. what are they most likely to do that would be effective? >> the problem that if we're going to talk about legal issues the president actually assigned haider al abadi. this is first. now haider al abadi must form a cabinet in 30 days containing all the parties and blocks inside the parliament. thirdly, if he failed within 30 days, if he fails to form a cabinet, then the president must assign the second majority bloc inside the parliament. now, we have now a matter of issues about 30 days. now mr. maliki are depending now on these 30 days that he would push all these blocs, sunni, shia, curds, not to make a promise for haider al abadi that they would support him. this is all he can do. the interior court did manage to or allow him to be the biggest bloc that supposed to be the candidate for the president to the prime minister. >> okay, so this now leads to the question what about the fighting with the islamic state group giv

nouri al-maliki says he will not leave fought a federal court ruling. can he still hang on to power? >> hundreds of iraqis took to the streets in solidarity with nouri al-maliki. he is increasingly isolated and lost the support of iran, a close ally in a country which yields a lot of influence in iraq. iran welcomed the nomination of a new prime minister haider al-abadi. the international community welcomed the nomination of haider al-abadi, so the european union, the arab league - nouri al-maliki is calling it a conspiracy. he is not giving up without a fight. really, he's doesn't have much support. now, haider al-abadi has support. we expected him to have his first public address today, addressing the nation since his appointment. but it was cancelled with no explanation. he really has a lot of challenges ahead he needs to create and form a government, a broad-based government, one that represents all communities. each should feel they have a say in governing the future of this country. a lot of challenges ahead, but there's optimism that this is a po

nouri al-maliki doesn't seem willing to step aside as prime minister. what are your thoughts on this development? >> well, nouri al-maliki is a thin skinned individual, takes a lot of things personally. and the idea that they don't want him as the next prime minister is something he's going to take very, very personally. the question is what can he do about it? because haider al-abadi is not exactly from the other political option. he's from the prime minister's party and coalition. he's going to be hard pressed to say this is some sort of coup. >> options for nouri al-maliki, security forces in the capitol, how much that armed security infrastructure is controlled by nouri al-maliki? >> well, mr. maliki has a very bad habit of getting units under the direct control of the prime minister. so he does have a number of units. but as to how really loyal to him they are, and the degree to which he put them under him, because he didn't want them under someone else, that's another matter. so i'm-i'm not convince they'd we're going osee a civil war break out, a

nouri al-maliki is stepping down. it may be the start of what president obama and iraq has been waiting for, a nolle prosequi sectarian -- nonsectarian iraqi government. is this the first unqualified good news we've had in a while from iraq? >> it is good news, but very qus qualified news. nouri al-maliki may have been able to patch some differences, but it will not make a difference to the struggle against is. hider al-abadi is from the same party as nouri al-maliki, and represents a shiite quality that views iraq as being a state that should be governed by the shiites. it's unacceptable to moderate sunnis, let alone to i.s.i.s., whose view is that shiites should be exterminated. there's not really common ground. >> if the appointment leads to the creation of a unity government in iraq, will kurdish leaders back away from the dream of an independent kurdish nation or will it not make a difference? >> it will not make a difference. the president announced that there'll be a referendum on an international kurdistan. a

iraq's president has nominated a prime minister and it's not nouri al-maliki. maliki has been prime minister since 2006, and has consolidated power head of the armed force and defense minister. however his ruling power has isolated sunni, kurds. our inside story, iraq and the united states. just as american warplanes reenter the fight against islamic state insurgents in the north. >> reporter: on the battlefield the american objective is to stop the islamic state advances in the kurdish regio. prime minister maliki is clinging to the power even after the nomination of 9 now man for the job. they have adopted heider al abadi as the new prime minister. the news comes after maliki would take him to court. >> today i will file a legal complaint to the federal court for committing a clear constitutional violation for the sake of political goals and preferring narrow interests over the iraqi people. >> police and soldiers were deployed to the 9 streets closing roads known to be popular for protests. showing signs as the beginning of a coup. a spokesperson later denou

you're watching live from paris "france 24 geico unconstitutional as nouri al-maliki reacts to the appointment of a new prime minister. comparing it to the massacre, human rights publishers are accusing egypt of carrying out a systematic killing of protesters in last year's demonstrations. tributes pour in for robin williams, remembering him as kind and funny with a huge and generous heart. the academy award-winning actor was found dead in his home after an apparent suicide. we will start this edition in iraq. nominated by parliament and accepted by the president, iraq could soon have a new prime minister. he has been called on to form a new government, that the man currently in the job, nouri al-maliki, is not ready to leave. al-maliki is being blamed for failing to stop sectarian violence. >> he was the choice of the u.s. and iraqi president. as a ally body has emerged as iraq's new prime minister. the vice president of the national assembly has managed to get the shiite majority to back him. u.s. president obama has promised to back him. dr. the new iraqi leadership has to regain the confid

ally nouri al-maliki refuses to step down. reports from major garrett and holly williams. >>> a collision on a dirt track leads to a confrontation and death. the latest on the tony stewart case by don dahler. and shooting the moon, photographers all over the earth have a night of fun with an astronomickicle spectacular. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. the use of deadly force by police is once again under investigation. this time in the suburbs of st. louis. today the f.b.i. entered the case of an officer in ferguson, missouri, who shot an unarmed black man to death over the weekend. that sparked rioting. fires were set. stores were looted. today there were peaceful protests along with calls for answers. dean reynolds is in ferguson. (crowd chanting) >> reporter: protesters in this largely black community were demanding to know why an unarmed 18-year-old who was supposed to start technical school today wound up in the morgue instead. >> enough is enough! >>

prime minister nouri al-maliki's long battle to stay in power ends. what his resignation means for iraq's future, and the tough task of changing common ground between israelis and palestinians. a conversation with middle east negotiator. we have more from ferguson coming up. @ >>> we continue to monitor the tense situation in ferguson, missouri. protesters have taken to the street for a fifth night. we have more reporting ahead. there's a developing story in iraq. iraq's prime minister resigned under intense pressure. nouri al-maliki sought a third term. it ended after his party withdrew support. we have more from jane arraf in erbil. >> reporter: after weeks of insisting the constitution demands that he himself form a new government, nouri al-maliki, now a caretaker prime minister, announced on national television that he is stepping aside to allow hider al-abadi to become the country's next prime minister. hider al-abadi, also from nouri al-maliki's party, has less than a month to form a government. a difficult task at the best of times, made easier

nouri al mall lack kirk not in his dna to go down without a fight.his is a man who really is feeling besieged at the moment. he is cornered on all sides, if you like. he's got isis on his doorstep, in a military sense. he even had the grand ayatollah the other day saying politicians should not cling to their posts. but this is a guy who seizes on the power, he holds it he has demonstrated his sectarian style of governance the last few months and really, you could see it coming in some ways that he wasn't gonna go down without a fight. he's a guy that has ruled with an iron fist. he has completely shut out sunnis from the process which in many ways has led to what we have seen in northern iraq and in some ways, not surprising, it's very disturbing, however, as you say and if he has put his people out on the streets like this, a very worrying situation. let's remember that the militias that exist, shia militias who have offer third support to him, they are not necessarily beholden to him. they have already demonstrated their independence of iraqi gover

he was a key adviser to prime minister nouri al-maliki.ike al maliki he is shia muslim and part of the state of law coalition. he was deputy speaker of parliament just a few weeks ago but was considered contender in the role of prime minister in the last two elections. we spoke with an analyst who said that al abadi must name a cabinet in the next 30 days in. >> they have assigned haider al abadi, now he must form a cabinet within 30 days. containing all the parties and blocs inside the parliament. thirdly if he failed within to days if he failed to form a cabinet then the president must assign the second majority bloc inside the parliament. now we have now a matter of issues about 30 days. now mr. maliki is depending now on these 30 days that he will push all these blocs, all the iraqi blocs, sunni, shia, kurds, to not make a promise for haider al abadi, that they will support him. this is all that al maliki could do. this would allow him to be the biggest bloc that is supposed be the candidate for the president to the prime ministry. >>

the americans are the ones that put nouri al-maliki in. we have been supporting him for a decade or more, and we are switching our position. from my stand point we should have stopped supporting nouri al-maliki a decade ago, certainly five or six years ago. we have kept supporting him time and time again. now we see his staying in there will mean an extended political fight, ineffectiveness with the iraqi government. we, the united states, switched our position, and we are saying he has to go. i think he should have gone five years ago. the question now, so far as the iraqi government is concerned is not can they get nouri al-maliki out, but can they put in an inclusive government that can act and be effective. politics moves slowly in that country, taking a long time to make a decision. when the president said we are in for a long haul here, we have to play the long game, he's exactly right. this will not be resolved, the future of the iraq in the next few days or week, it's a long haul. >> nouri al-maliki made noises about using the mili

town in the country's north and hold up the group's black flag as a troe -- trophy and it has put nourimaliki under attack of the president. >> translator: i wanted iraqi parliament that he had no way to do this based on past elections and violation would lead to more security problems, this is why the government is planning to file a case against the president for violating the constitution twice. >> reporter: he is a kurd and his election in july raised hopes of a reconciliation between iraq, kurds and sunnisen maliki is accused of targeting critics including top sunni politicians and is now looking increasingly isolated. >> maliki's mindset now has so much narrowed down he is not seeing the country, not seeing the thousands of people that are being killed but isis and not saying the fact he under his watch all this happened. he was responsible forearming and guarding the iraq army that collapsed in front of isis. >> reporter: it quote fully supports the president in his role as a guarantor of the constitution, end quote and maliki's own spokesman defended the president expressing hop

i don't know under what grounds nouri al-maliki expects to stay. it's quite rich for someone who ran roughshod over the iraqi constitution is now hiding behind it. >> i'm asking is the delay, is he making fight for the kurdish people on the ground harder? does it have a practical consequence? >> not militarily. fighting isis with the help from britain, france, the u.s. and hopefully other countries will help to continue with that fight. but we're fighting on two fronts or three fronts actually. one is mil militarily, the humanitarian front and the political front. >> thank you for coming in to talk. thank you. >>> thousands of people in iraq will fight in iraq and syria, including people from southeastern asia interview indonesia. we have reports from jakarta. many feel it could revival networks in the region. >> reporter: indonesia is moving fast. sympathizest with the islamic state group are arrested around the country. it's ideological message has brought in fighters to syria and iraq. videos like this one made by indonesians allegedly already i

thank you. >> trying to get nouri al-maliki to do the right thing for a long time. some lawmakers are warning that airstrikes may not be enough, and clearly they may not be enough to keep the islamic state from carrying out attacks on northwestern soil, but american soil is later. today is genocide. still, the republican senator their tactics were even too radical for al qaeda and they split. in 2013, calling. thes the islamic state of iraq and al sham, or isis, or the lahm islamic state of iraq and now it's just the islamic state. we have watched as their territory and finances have grown, see them taking over oil fields, banks, and weapons, as we no some of our own. >> they want everyone who does not ascribe to strict islamic sharia law to be murdered. >> that's right. they want them to convert to islam or they want them to be -- to die in some cases they say they'll accept fines but we're seeing brutal tactics. seems like they're just killing them. >> historic ethnic cleansing happening before our eyes. >>> choose -- and looting in st. louis after police shot and

he's generally regarded as a less divisive figure than nouri al-maliki.'s move on now. >> in gaza the five-day ceasefire tension between hamas and israel continues to hold. but for people on both sides, uncertainty remains, still hasn't been a breakthrough on a long-term truce, delegates have returned from cairo where negotiations were being held for consultation with his their respective leaders. with that ceasefire in place many of the palestinians living close to the border have returned to where their homes once stood to find only piles of rubble as is reported in this report. >> reporter: this story of this family is a common one in gaza. it was only a year ago when they she moved in to her new house, now she sits in front of a pile of rubble in the hopes that someone will provide some help. >> translator: i was shocked and screaming in the street. i still have to pay the mortgage. i am a widow. my husband was killed in the previous war. and now my son is in hospital. >> reporter: her relative and her four children, left during the conflict to a safe

nouri maliki finally stands down. what difference will a change many leadership make?peak to a governing official in iraq. >>> plus imran khan says shots were fired on his convoy during a rally. we'll take you live to islamabad to get the latest.

he is from prime minister nouri al-maliki's party. but unlike maliki, he now has the support of iraqi political blocks. he has 30 days to form a new government. but maliki isn't leaving without a fight. maliki now a caretaker prime minister maintains that he got the largest number of votes. he says the constitution dictates he should be prime minister again, he evening made an appeal to security forces. telling them not to worry, he would prevailing. >> translator: i know that some of you in the armed forces are worried. just like i assured you yesterday, here i am assuring you again today, don't worry. make this boost your energy manifest your morale and confront the terrorism, against the self described islamic state. >> reporter: the u.s. is putting increasing pressure maliki to step down. it welcomed his replacement. >> earlier today vice president and i today called him to congratulate him and your honor him to form a new cabinet as quickly as possible. one that's inning cruise inclul iraqis and represents all iraqs. i pledge the

>>reporter: the white house is commending iraqi prime minister nouri al-maliki for his decision to step down. he hands the reigns to rival hadirall al-abadi. the shiite government was blamed for deepening the sectarian grips that allowed the iraqi and syrian military to advance. it calls as u.s. calls off plans to rescue religious minorities trapped on a mountain top in iraq. that mission could have put hundreds of american troops on the ground. instead, u.s. air drops of supplies were found to be infective. >> because of these efforts, we do not expect there to be an additional operation to uateeople off the mountain and it's unlikely that we're going to need to continue humanitarian air drops on the mountain. >>reporter: that aid has helped many of the more than 1 1/2 million people displaced by islamic state militants. but even those who escaped say they still need help. this man tried to lead his family from the mountain to safety, only to see his mother die from lack of food and water and exhaustion. he said we refuse to leave without her. after a few hours of thirst, hunger and ex

breaking news out of iraq, nouri al-maliki resigns. journalists clash with police officers defending the use of tear gas and smoke bombs. president obama calls for calm. >> now is the time for healing. now is the time for peace and calm on the streets of ferguson. >> and ukraine putting troops in place to block a convoy of trucks that russia claims contain humanitarian aid. ferg >>> we have breaking news from iraq. nouri al-maliki withdrew his candidacy for another term as prime minister. announcing it during an address to the nation, and threw his support behind prime minister designate haider al-abadi. he had been under pressure to resign after the country's new president appointed a body to form a new body. he was first elected prime minister in 2006. joining us on the phone is richard murphy, the former u.s. assistant secretary of state for near eastern affairs. good to talk to you, sir. what is your reaction to the news that nouri al-maliki is, in fact, going to step doing? >> well, it's, on one hand expected, but welcome news. he

nouri al-maliki eventually agreed to step down, and back a former rival, haider al-abadi in august. peshmerga forces joined iraqi troops in the battle against the islamic state, and for the control of the mosul dam. nouri al-maliki stepped down as prime minister and in his weekly address, as a caretaker prime minister, he called for all political parties to be involved in the formation of a new government. >> translation: the key principle informing the government how to maintain the political stability for the reason that security, construction, economic and social stability of all dependent on the political stability where there is no tension, division, anon imenties or struggle between the parliament and the government. this is what had in the past crippled the states and institutions from operating, giving fertile land and grounds for terrorism. >>> all right. let's go live to our correspondent zeina khodr in erbil in the north of the country, in the region dominated by the kurds. first of all, what did you make of nouri al-maliki making an appearance as a caretaker prime minist

iraq's president has nominated a prime minister and it's not nouri al-maliki. maliki has been prime minister since 2006, and has consolidated power head of the armed force and

now, many people here blame the current prime minister nouri al- maliki for fueling religious tensions and allowing the islamic militants to capitalize on them. but the problem is that divisions between shiite muslims, sunni muslims and kurdish iraqis are so deep that it's difficult to see how any government could hold iraq together. >> pelley: holly williams in iraq for us tonight. thank you. one reason the president ordered the recent air strikes is to save members of the yazidi religious sect who are facing genocide at the hands of i.s.i.s. they have been driven into the mountains of northern iraq where they're in danger of starving to death and one mission today showed us the deteriorating situation there. the iraqi air force helicopter flew low and slow over the side of mt. sinjar. a camera crew captured what happened next. relief supplies including food were pushed outside and gathered by the stranded yazidis. then as the helicopter slowed and touched down, desperation as yazidis of all ages jumped on to the chopper, in some cases parents pushed their children aboard. once safely

prime minister nouri al maliki on television today refusing to give up power after a replacement was named to head a proposed unity government that could effectively stand up to isis. maliki's supporters protested and military forces loyal to him took up positions across the capital. there were fears of a coup. fears cross currents that threaten to tear this country apart with the innocence, young and old, caught in the middle. u.s. government sources say that u.s. arms and ammunition are being supplied to kurdish forces. and the pentagon says those air strikes are having an effect, but are not likely to stop isis in the long run. brian. >> keir simmons in the north of iraq for us tonight. keir, thanks. >>> the white house is taking pains to stress that even though president obama is on vacation, it's a working vacation in martha's vineyard. in between trips to the beach and golf course, the machinery of the presidency of course is there with him. they released a photo of the president today with his national security advisor, susan rice. then late today the news media were summoned

nouri al-maliki was not going to be the unifying force we depended on. we should not have abided to honoring the request for military service until they made the political changes necessary. >> because now we have the situation. mattingly, tell me about the growing force of objectors saying he has come to the situation too late. we even heard every clinton in a recent interview saying yes, our -- hillary clinton in a recent interview saying our foreign policy has seemed to come from behind. >> there is no shortage of them in town and it is not restricted to the republican wing or the hawk wing. thet of policymakers, primary issue of concern and criticism has been syria. everyone looks at what is going on in northern iraq, what is going on with the escalation of the sunni militants that have moved forward so quickly as being something that really came out of syria -- it came out of the u.s. not having a long-term or a comprehensive policy to address the growth of these militants, these insurgents in that country. that is where you saw hillary clinton come

the prime minister nominee haider al-abadi, and speaking of that, nouri al-maliki has described his nomination as a constitutional violation. said it's up to the court to decide whether he should keep his job. now to zena hoder. >>> rakes have been taking to the streets since -- iraqis have been taking to the streets. maliki has been increasingly isolated. iraqi politician he even the shia parties are no longer willing to back him. the long time iraqi leader has lost the support of the international community and close ally iran, a country which wields influence in iraq. nonetheless, maliki remains defiant. >> the current government continues and will not be changed until changed by the courts. it is a constitutional democracy, we cannot night a constitutional breach. >> abadi is the man who has been charged with saving iraq. he has a month to put together an inclusive government. he faces many challenges. not only does very to ensure that iraq's communities, sunnies, shias and kurds are represented, they have to feel that they have a say in governing the country. a eunt iraq is needed to coun

. >> translation: prime minister nouri al-maliki wants to get rid of sunnis, he's fighting us in fallujah to create all-sunni areas, it's not acceptable that sunni areas are the only targeted. tensions are not true. attacks that target a mosque couldn't come at a worse time for a country trying to deal with religious divisions. shia militias are blamed for the death of many. sunni lawmakers are forming a new cabinet. the speaker of parliament was more conceal atory. >> there are those that want to thwart the political process. they are targetting societies and structures. their contact is made with all the forces in the nation. some are responsive, we thank them for that. many are optimistic. now that there is a political process to form a new government. it is not about changing the leadership spaces. we hope all iraqis will be treated equally and all get the same opportunities, and the army will serve everyone. there is a power struggle in iraq, and the conflict created a dangerous sectarian divide. one that allowed the islamic state to create its own state. these people are caught in t

because of the problems of nouri al-maliki. >> what kind of problems? >> put a lot of people in the prisons. the corruption in the army, and the military. don't give any authorities to the provinces. >> in the streets of the baghdad most iraqis were relieved that the political crisis might be over. >> we hope that the new prime minister will provide us with security and stability and humanitarian necessities. >> not a lot to ask, but after a decade of crisis for most iraqis, those things are a dream. >> with nouri al-maliki hanging on. the political deadlock is not over. iraqi politicians say the nomination of a new prime minister is the best hope for iraqi leaders to put their differences aside and form a common front to prevent the country falling further into crisis. >> reports today that the obama administration may be considering sending more military advisors to iraq. mike viqueira is at the white house with more on this. what are you hearing? >> the wire service is hearing from senior officials that the united states is considering sending up to

but the outgoing prime minister nouri maliki is threatening to hold on.orrespondent ivan watson in northern iraq with some of the more stunning imaginimages that are shocking the world. i want you to show you viewer what is you saw. tell us what it was like because you did amazing work. >> reporter: well the iraqi air force has been flying several flights a day of humanitarian assistance from this airstrip here in northwestern iraq to sinjar mountain. they have to fly because the mountain is surrounded by isis militants. the only way to get there is by air. so we flew with the iraqi air force and i don't think we realized quite how nervous they are until they got over what they say are isis positions and started unleashing machine gun fire from both barrels off the side of the aircraft. and targets down below. i believe probably to suppress any possible upcoming fire. they really burned through ammunition there. and then when they got over the dramatic mount sinjar which just rises up coming out of the plain, that's where we sue the yazdy people, the peop

iraq's president names a new prime minister but nouri al- maliki refuses to give up his post. as the fight against islamic militants continues in the north. good evening, i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. also ahead this monday, the killing of an unarmed black teenager by police triggers outrage, violence and vandalism outside st. louis. >> woodruff: plus, the president of somalia discusses rising violence by islamic militants in africa and his push to retake regions where the al-qaida- linked al-shabaab operates. those are just some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: a new political storm is b

and i ran have welcomed nomination of the new prime minister to replace nouri al-maliki.w u.s. air strikes with islamic state fighters in the north. human rights watch accusing forces committing of what probably amounts to crimes against humanity and cracking down on protesters last year and the group released a damaging report in the squares. ukraine says it will not let in trucks from russia which moscow says contain humanitarian aid. the government says the operation has not been coordinated by the red cross and alleges it could be a covert military operation. and let's get more on the situation in iraq, the fighting between kurdish forces and islamic state fighters have caused a humanitarian crisis. and we have the country director of the children and joins us live and thanks very much for talking to us. just tell us first about the work you are doing and what you're seeing there. >> hello, save the children is working in iraq responding to the needs of internally displaced refugees. over the last ten days we have been supporting 14,000 people who are displaced from s

special forces loyal to nouri al-maliki are deployed in baghdad.ntinue to flee to islamic state fighters and many have crossed the syria border and hundreds are crossing back to kurdish-controlled areas of northern iraq. and inspecting damage to their neighborhoods as the latest cease fire continues. israeli delegation arrived in cairo to meet with negotiators and trying to broker peace between hamas and israel. and we have an author and journalist who reports for the daily newspaper and she joins us now and good to have you with us. so we have the two sides back in cairo but has anything changed that can allow this time a breakthroug breakthrough? >> i don't know. to tell the truth. i think that we on the one hand when we see all the devastation in gaza and on the other hand when we hear about the indirect negotiation in cairo, we forget the main issue, that what has been going on for four weeks or more than four weeks is another chapter of palestinian struggle for liberation and independence and israeli another chapter of struggle to maintain pri

there were in fact it is looking like the incumbent prime minister, nouri al-maliki, does not want to good anywhere, this despite the president here naming another person to take his place, more moderate, inclusive politics. that is getting supported by internal national and iran ya officials. maliki says the move is illegal and warns that terrorists might take advantage of the situation. he looks like he is trying to run things things and has been d for being sectarian and being divisive in this country. mean while, despite that chopper crash, shep, aid efforts continue for the strandedth anything minor, yazidis. the british royal air force get can involved overnight, dropping aid supplies and al told, they have sent five aid missions to help the starve, desprincipal people. centcom says they have been actively supporting the peshmerga tigers that are on the front line, fighting the isis militant that front line 30 miles from where are we are now. today centcom used an unmanned drone aircraft to knock out 0 mortar position. back to you. >> greg, thank you. let's tausch to former u.s.

the one person who has not welcomed the news is the current prime minister, nouri al-maliki, who went on state elevation early today, late evening interact and defiantly said he would not accept the nomination of this new prime minister, trying to hold onto power. the question at this point is what happens next? does he cling to power in some other way? is their use of military force or does cooler heads prevailed and is this the beginning of a political reconciliation in iraq which is something the obama administration has been calling or. you can expect the president to express support for the nomination of the new prime minister designate and effectively urge nuri al-maliki to step aside. that is the message we have gotten from the white house and state department. i think that is what we should expect to hear. >> we look forward to getting your is of that and any of a romney president. let's -- and from the president. joining me now is u.s. ambassador to iraq, zalmay khalilzad. give us your impression of what is the current the jewish and in iraq today. >> i think a new prime mini

there is a new problem, nouri al maliki is refusing to step down. from iraq. >> after weeks of deadlock and islamic state fighters, there is an agreement of a new prime minister. but prime minister maliki is not going out without a fight. he's made clear that he will launch a political legal challenge against this. questioning the constitutional basis for not allowing him to form the next government. and the u.s. has welcomed this move, saying that it believes that this will be a positive step in bringing the country closer together. other countries as well are welcoming it. and ordinary iraqis are just relieved that there is actually perhaps an end in sight to this political deadlock. on the ground fighting continues with kurdish forces trying to restay territory that they have lost to the islamic group fighters in many parts of the thousand kilometer long border in which they are trying to hold these cities and towns. the yazidis part of that ancient minority still trapped on sinjar mountain are coming down in small number now that a corridor has