the main problem we had we knew ever since the first battle of fallujah it was just festering that sooner or later fallujah was the elephant in the room, sooner or later we knew we would have to go in there and clean it out and every day we waited there were more fight in other words the city, more heavily fortified with more weapons and better plans, so it would have been our preference to go in as soon as possible because we always knew it was going to be a big problem. >> rose: this came how many days or help me understand the timtimeline when you had that al killing of the four private contractors. >> march, april, 2004. >> rose: and the battle for fallujah took place. >> november. >> rose: november so a period of months before that happened. >> the coalition wanted the iraqis to try to address the problem, but the iraqi forces that were inside of the city were all being coerced bien my fighters within the city we would later find when we captured enemy strongholds they had the personal records of the police, the national guard, and the enemy was brutal must have to take it out on the

drove al-qaeda out of fallujah. the iraq war. it has once again erupted at the center of al-qaeda operations. for the u.s. administration, this is a war officials wants to put behind them. >> this is a fight that belongs to the iraqis. >> that's exactly what the president and the world decided some time ago when we left iraq. >> while american troops aren't coming back, the u.s. says it will speed up the surveillance rooms to iraq. for a whacky prime minister's shiia led government, airstrikes and arms are the easiest part of this. sunni areas have been seething where the iraqi army was so unpopular, it had to withdraw from those cities last year. malaki is hoping iraqi tribes themselves. >> i called upon the people of fallujah and the tribal leaders to unite and checked the presence of those evil people because fallujah has witnessed fighting and obstruction many times before. we don't want the city to suffer at all. we will not use force as long as the tribes are ready to fight al-qaeda and expel then. >> maliki has his own prob

the militant group now in control of fallujah calls itself the islamic state of iraq and the levant and its borders are also known as the most radical jihadist wing of the syrian rebels and the take a closer look at the organization which is gaining momentum in the region well its root. go back to the early years of the iraq war he was established in april two thousand and four by sunni extremists and pledge allegiance to bin laden at that time it was called al qaida in iraq two years later it was rebranded as the islamic state of iraq in two thousand and thirteen it gained a strong presence in northern syria which sort at the levant to its name and of course in the latest developments the group has taken control of the legion of the key town of the anbar province in iraq and proclaimed it an islamic state now their plan is to unite iraq and syria to form an islamic state known as a kind of fate norman solomon from the american institute for public accuracy told me earlier that the crisis in the region is largely before from the policies of the us there's been such a dissension into cha

thousands are fleeing the cities of fallujah and ramadi. after days of fighting with tribesmen and al-qaeda-linked fighters. >> the main opposition party in bangladesh dismissed the elections as a farce. the bnp boycotted polls ensuring a ruling party victory. 24 people have been killed since sunday, including an opposition leader. >> sudan's president omar al bashir will visit counterparts salva kiir on monday. talks have stalled aimed at ending the fighting. thousands have been ki.d >> al jazeera is demanding the immediate release of three staff members held in custody without charge for a ninth day. baher mohamed, mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste are accused of spreading lies harmful to state security and joining a terrorist group. al jazeera says the lies are fabricated. peter greste is an award-winning correspondent who reported extensively across africa. the three are held in toura prison outside cairo. >> african asylum seekers in israel are gearing up for a second day of protests, demonstrators want a new open-ended law to be abo

storm claiming 16 lives over the last couple of days. >> the iraqi army said it shelled the city of fallujahng to take full control of the city. u.s. secretary of state john kerry is back in jerz after a meeting with the palestine -- jerusalem after a meeting with the palestine presidents. there's progress. he will further promote israeli-palestine

it's anbar province where islamic extremists in league with al qaeda have taken the city of fallujah. that's where u.s. forces fought a ferocious battle in 2004. the fight today is between the two main branches of the islamic faith, the sunni and the shi'a, which are at war with each other from iraq through syria and lebanon. liz palmer, now, on the latest in iraq. >> reporter: it took years of hard fighting to drive al qaeda- linked fighters out of fallujah. now, two years after the u.s. withdrawal they're back. last week the iraqi military went on the attack. this video from the iraqi defense ministry shows the air force firing at extremists who had overrun mosques, jails, and police stations in the two main towns of anbar, fallujah, and ramadi. tonight the insurgents are reported still to be in control of fallujah, armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades they're battling local tribesmen and the largely u.s.-trained and equipped iraqi army. the violence is a spillover from the savage civil war next door in syria where al qaeda-linked militants have exported their cause and the

everything that moves is a legitimate target who then dies who then suffers it's the the people of fallujah themselves of course they don't want to live under al-qaeda but do they want to live under these kind of military assaults paid for by the united states with arms from the united states carried out by the movie government which has also been a brutal against the residents of fallujah i don't think so crucial question thank you thank you no doubt there is an urgent need to drive these militants out after all how can you allow extremists to run talents again territory expand but then you also have to ask if you see bombing as a viable option in order to drive extremists out of residential areas how different is it from what bashar assad is doing in washington i'm going to check on our team . some observers accuse washington of fading to prevent the outbreak of sectarian violence in iraq it's clearly the result of the u.s. war in iraq that has given way to the the kind of sectarian fighting we're seeing in iraq you know the existence of these sectarian based political parties these the s

well the iraqi government has delayed it's all told the militant held city of fallujah for now in fear of civilian casualties but the troops and tanks besieging the city ready to attack soon as they get the order for the residents it's a looming catastrophe so he's going to come reports. the residents of. hell during the u.s. occupation now face their own army so soft on the cd the iraqi government has lined up tanks on loaded fighter jets preparing to drive al qaeda linked militants out of the city the u.s. is packing more hellfire missiles and other weapons for the iraqi army to use and everybody knows when the bombing begins there will be blood brian back with me brian so many innocent iraqis have died in terror attacks do you think this anti terror assault could turn out to be just as deadly as terror itself it could be even more deadly if the people of. have been through this before two thousand and four twice the u.s. marines committed huge war crimes against the people of pollution they can they call a kill zone anything that moved was killed when you declare a kill zone you say

portray the relationship between the masters and their many servants. >> we begin with the fall of fallujah, the battle for the city in 2004 was the biggest urban operation for u.s. troops since the vietnam war. fighters were defeated in a fight that killed thousands of them, but left 100 americans da. was the battle in vein. since american troops left the security situation deteriorated rapidly. according to the u.n., 7,870 were killed last year, the highest number in many years. al qaeda returned to fallujah and ramadi with a vengeance. >> joining us from watertown massachusetts, is a former marine private who fought in the battle of fallujah, and is the director of justice for fallujah, an advocacy group dedicated to raising awareness about the problems with fallujah weem. >> and douglas ollivant, a retired army officer who served in fallujah, and on the security council during the bush and clinton administrations. great to have you with us. ross you fought in the battle for fallujah as a marine. what did you think when you heard it fell to militants? >> it's not clear too me that the ci

on our see this morning iraqi troops fight al qaeda linked militants for the city of fallujah while another branch of the terrorist network is a deadly strike in yemen we find out why the group appears to be thriving despite being hounded by governments around the world. which came here to try to understand how the world has been able to carry out large scale devastating attacks like the one that read it right here look behind the drive up highway one that is the u.s. we understand. that. also had learning from us. a hero in the face of terror. she was so brave she didn't even go to when i was talking to her all the time to meet some man who say one of the youngest victims of the recent bombings in volgograd is the russian city remains on high alert. and clashes between egyptian police and supporters of the muslim brotherhood leaves seventeen dead as the islamist movement to ban the boycott of the upcoming referendum on a new constitution. along kevin are you watching r.t. international where it delighted to have your company our top stories in this morning was just mentioned iraqi security

their jihad is behind the occupation of fallujah and ramadi is the infamous islamic state of iraq and the levant it's one of the most powerful al qaeda branches estimated to be six thousand men strong with its cells threatening the entire region and the organization was formed by sunni insurgents in april two thousand and four a year after the us launched its invasion of iraq many members of the group are fighting in syria against assad and their forces rapidly gaining influence among the radical elements in the devastated country even lebanon has suffered from the group's activity with its being behind the latest bombing attack in beirut anders care gorg a former danish intelligence officer who served in iraq believe the country's army won't be able to wipe out the extremist forces in my opinion. has never been on the run it might have been downscaling due to pressure but once this pressure is lifted the organization is is paid in full force and it uses the. pauses true to regain its strength the fighting ability of the of the isis for instance is very strong but very contained. to l

with whom pelt tray us and others worked to try to spark the sunni awakening and regain control of fallujahthe war. they've been very disappointed with al maliki. >> reporter: incredibly disappointed. i've spoken to a lot of u.s. military commanders and american officials involved in the iraq war project, if you will. and they for years have been frustrated with al maliki saying he's not bringing the sunnis on board. he's treating the sunnis who are 20 to 25% of the population like second class citizens like criminals, not giving them adequate political representation. now when the war just across the border in syria exploded, it destabilized iraq. it inspired the sunnis in there who were already feeling down trodden it take up arms and try to topple their government. they believe it is a sectarian government like the one in syria. so what do you do now? united states is saying we want you to be more inclusive but we want you to be tougher. what exactly does that mean? we want you to go in and blast fallujah, kill a lot of sunnis and try and pass fi the city or do they want you to go back a

the militant group now in control of fallujah calls itself the islamic state of iraq and the levant and its fighters are also known as the most radical jihadist wing of the syrian rebels let's now take a closer look at the organization which is gaining momentum in the region right now while its roots go back to the early years of the iraq war it was astonished in april two thousand and four by sunni extremists and pledged allegiance to bin laden at that time it was called al qaeda in iraq two years later it was rebranded as the islamic state of iraq in twenty third chain it gained a strong presence in northern syria which saw it at a live band to its name and of course in the latest developments the group has taken control of the key town in the bar province in a rug and proclaimed and islamic state their plan is to unite to iraq and syria to form a caliphate and phyllis bennis from the institute for policy studies told us he's kevin r. when the crisis in iraq is fueled by this see we're in war. we risk the possibility of the extension of this militarization that we're seeing in iraq ri

invasion now residents of fallujah and other parts of the country are bracing themselves for the iraqi army's assault as it attempts to drive militants out of seized areas the u.s. is supplying hellfire missiles and other weapons to help the iraqi government in the fight the last thing needs as more missiles we heard the u.s. government say they best summated al qaeda is needed but the groups that continue their cause expand and what they thrive on best is chaos the worst part chaos to iraq and syria washington support for armed opposition has benefited extremists in washington i'm going to. article. the jihad is behind the occupation of fallujah and ramadi are the infamous islamic state of iraq and the levant is one of the most powerful al qaida branches estimated to be six thousand strong with it cells threatening the entire region well the organization was formed by sunni insurgents in april two thousand and four a year after the u.s. launched its invasion of iraq many members of the group are fighting in syria against assad and their forces rapidly gaining influence among the radic

. >> reporter: fierce fighting raged on the outskirts of fallujah today. iraqi troops blasting their way down the streets. after a decade of u.s.-led war to plant democracy in iraq, much of fallujah has now fallen to al qaeda. the terror group's infamous black flag flies openly there now. and its masked soldiers are everywhere, rpg launchers in hand. al qaeda's takeover of fallujah brings back bitter memories for americans. it was here in 2004 that u.s. marines fought a ferocious, house-to-house battle against iraqi insurgents. more than 100 marines gave their lives to pacify the city and hundreds more were injured. today, with american troops out of iraq, security has collapsed. and the civil war in next door syria, where al qaeda fighters are growing in strength and taking the lead among rebel forces, is now spilling over freely into iraq. the fear now is that al qaeda might actually form its own state, its own power base, within the chaos. secretary of state kerry said this weekend the u.s. stands ready to help iraq in this battle, to a point. >> we're n

could turn out to be just as deadly as terror itself it could be even more deadly if the people of fallujah have been through this before in two thousand and four twice the u.s. marines committed huge war crimes against the. they called a kill zone anything that moved was killed when you declare a kill zone you say everything that moves must die everything that moves must be a terrorist everything that moves is a legitimate target who then dies who then suffers it's the the people of pollution themselves of course they don't want to live under what do they want to live under these kind of military assaults paid for by the united states with arms from the united states carried out by the mohican government which has also been a brutal against the residents of fallujah i don't think so crucial question thank you thank you no doubt there is an urgent need to drive these militants out after all how can you allow extremists to run talents again territory expand but then you also have to ask if you see bombing as a viable option in order to drive extremists out of residential areas how different

invasion now residents of fallujah and other parts of the country are bracing themselves for the iraqi army's assault as it attempts to drive militants out of seized areas the u.s. is supplying hellfire missiles and other weapons to help the iraqi government in the fight the last thing needs as more missiles we heard the u.s. government say they decimated al qaida is needed but the groups that continue their cause expand and what they thrive on best is chaos the u.s. backed chaos to iraq and in syria washington support for armed opposition has benefited extremists in washington i'm going to. are. well these you had is behind the occupation of fallujah and ramadi are the infamous islamic state of iraq and the levant it's one of the most powerful al qaeda branches estimated to be six thousand strong with its cells threatening the entire region the organization was formed by sunni insurgents in april two thousand and four a year after the u.s. launched its invasion of iraq and many members of the group fighting in syria against the sad and their forces rapidly gaining influence among the

the top stories - the streets of fallujah are deserted. ey are asking for help from opposition fighters. tribesman are warned of dire consequences if they support the army. >> sudan and south sudan are considering a joint patrol force to stop rebels overrunning oil fields in the south. it was decided in a meeting between president salva kiir, and sudan's omar al bashir. >> thousands protested after an attack which killed a popular army commander. the man credited with flushing out the m23 died after his convoy was ambushed. >> the international criminal court are hoped to take action. >> the international legal team outlined why they say the international criminal court should look into their allegations. although egypt is not a state party to the icc, the team issued an article 12 declaration. that's when a country, in effect, gives the icc jurisdiction to investigate what is going on in its own country. as long as the icc accept the mohamed morsi government is the legitimate government of egypt, and the team say they probably will do beca

add a live band to its name and of course in the latest developments the group has taken control of fallujah and other parts of the unbar province in iraq and proclaimed an islamic state bet phyllis bennis from the institute for policy studies told on his cabin owen the crisis in iraq is fueled by the syrian war. we risk the possibility of the extension of this militarization that we're seeing in iraq right now we're seeing it already in syria where a civil war has expanded to a regional war and it's now spilling over into iraq the increasing militarization by the united states to the iraqi government is only going to make that worse not better course the irony is on the one hand you've got the united states supporting the rebels in syria have now come over the border into iraq and we're also hearing this week no offering drones or military support not personnel but military support to fight these very same people before the against them directly you have this scenario where the sunni population which is the minority but a large minority in iraq feel completely disenfranchised disempowered d

the big towns of fallujah and ramadi sound familiar to a lot of american. back in 2004 four american contractors lynched in fallujah. that sparked the major offensive. america's bloodiest battle since vietnam were fought in anbar. 1300 americans died. that's more than a third of all u.s. soldiers killed in iraq, but the tide did turn. in 2007 it was called the awakeni awakening. the u.s. paid tribesmen to switch sides and fight al qaeda. it worked. now there's real fear that work is being erased. a new group is rising called the islamic state of iraq is an al qaeda affiliate. it now controls part of fallujah and ramadi. the iraqi army has a hard time fighting back, partly because of three parties at work. you have the iraqi government and the prime minister and you have that al qaeda group and in the middle you have the local tribes. they're like the swing vote, unsure of who to support. some many say. prime minister must reach out more to minorities there, but he worries about losing power. what's clear is even with the country in damage of moving backwards

comes ahead of what he says will be a major assault against sunni fighters who have taken control of fallujah and parts of the and bar -- the and bar provincial -- the anbar provincial capital. footage, provided by the iraq he defense military -- the iraqi defense military, is set an attack inow which 25 militants were killed. for those who remain, basic commodities are hard to come by. >> the price of gasoline is 50,000 iraqi dinars. all of this because of al- maliki. and fathers are left behind to take up arms as the battle draws into its second week. >> thousands of african migrants -- toed to resume soon jerusalem to take their protests directly to israeli lawmakers. 10,000 people took part. it is the fourth straight day of unrest. they are demanding that illegal immigrants being granted refugee refugee- be granted status. >> 90 buses have been prepared to carry these thousands of migrants from tel aviv to jerusalem, where about 10,000 of in front of parliament. the numbers coming from the israeli police. they have picketed this very powerful symbol that speaks to pretty much every israel

rebels were trying to bring the battle to cities of ramadi and fallujah because there's no security thereand they know they will be thoroughly defeated in the desert. >> there's no time limit on the attack. for much of 2013 the sunni groups protested. prime minister al-maliki, this was seen as a provocation to the sunni tribes. now in april 2013, the i.s.i.l. was formed taking advantage of the political power vacuum and waging a bloody campaign across the cub. the i.s.i.l. format safe havens across the iraq-syria border. the anbar tribes unofficial many accepted their presence. by that time al-maliki had had enough. sunni tribal rivalries came to the fore, and now encouraging them to take on the i.s.i.l. fighters themselves. will this solution be able to bring peace to the region? perhaps not. perhaps when al qaeda and others opposed, they merely regrouped in other areas. imran khan. al jazeera. >>> the woman known as jihad jane will be spending many years behind bars. the 50-year-old had agreed to kill a swedish artist who had offended muslims. gave col eenl rose a reduced term because s

some don't have a place outside of fallujah to go. is not safe for them all -- also it is not safe for them all the time to leave the city because of the embargo that cuts the highways outside the province of anbar. the military council formed by the tribes called for [ inaudible ] the army and to make things secure in fallujah they are afraid of alerting forces and officers [ inaudible ] but they want everyone off the streets. >> we'll have to leave it there. thank you so much. >> plenty to come on al jazeera. including sent to study islam, but forced to study. these boys facing neglect and abuse from these teachers. there's plenty more fish in the sea, or is there. tokyo's auction gets under way, but at what price for the species. ♪ ♪ jazeera. let's recap the headlines. the polls opened in bangladesh a few hours ago. there has been violence. at least 11 people have been killed including an opposition leader. the main opposition party is boycotting the polls. >> soldiers in southern india have been deployed to help with rescue effort

we all learned about the city of fallujah during the war. well, now there are reports that al-qaeda forces may have seized control of that city while threatening another. our report on all of it tonight from nbc's ayman mohyeldin. >> reporter: in broad daylight on the streets of fallujah, fighters linked to al-qaeda brazenly brandish their weapons, vowing to control iraq's sunni heartland, and warning they will punish anyone who sides with iraq's shiite-dominated government. for days, government forces have been fighting the sunni militants, killing them in forces as they flee in terror, not far from fallujah, iqi military convoys are taking up position, preparing for a major offensive against al qaeda militants who now control much of the city. fallujah, the same city u.s. troops fought and died to control in 2004. seven years after that battle, the last u.s. combat troops left iraq. >> this is an historic moment. a war is ending, a new day is upon us. >> reporter: but some warned the u.s. withdrawal left a security vacuum. >> the united sta

as of the first time fallujah has been at the center of the violent battles jury in the war in iraq it became a stronghold of sunni anti-american resistance and co cache was one of those who fought in fallujah and the time anything so what we are seeing now i think because of political mistakes of the past i have come a long way since my time in illusion in two thousand and four and been able to step back and you know i've been involved in a lot of various efforts here in the united states to help veterans out with p.t.s.d. and things like that so i think it's it's as if it's incredible to see that you know a lot of the predictions that those of us who understood what the war was about at least figured out and we got home coming true now because when you understand the nature of war as a racket you want to stand the true motivations behind the united states and variation occupation when you want to stand what kind of puppet government was installed in iraq your stand it was really only a matter of time before this happened now we spoke to the president of the u.k.'s arab lawyers associ

. >>> iraq, prime minister urges the people of fallujah to push al qaeda linked rebels out of their city. >>> schools closed, peep to stay in-- people told to stay indoors to prevent life threatening arctic temperatures. >> i'm sarah burns, with stories including: lawyers of the party of egypt ousted president outline their ca case against te military in london. >>> the london black cab gets a new year makeover. >> south sudan's president has requested the deployment of joint forces with sudan, to protect oil fields which are threatened in if south. salva kiir is peteing in juba the capital of the south. nearly came to war over issues less than two years ago. less than a thousand people have been killed, in recent fighting with government forces in south sudan. those loyal to kiir's ex-vice president, riek machar. in we came here to understand what we can do to stop this war. our belief is that military solutions does not sof the problem, and the problems are very complicated so the people will at the end sit and negotiate until they reach an agreement. >> in the capital khartoum. we com

of iraq. rebels have taken the city center. eight have been killed there. fallujah is one of two main cities in iraq's anbar province. ramadi has also been under siege. anbar is a dangerous place for u.s. soldiers. more than 1300 coalition soldiers were killed there. here is what we know so far. they are affiliated with al qaeda. the group calling itself the islamic state of iraq in levant. they want to set up a sunie -- sunni state in iraq and across the border in parts of syria. >> fighters from the islamic state in levant say they have taken over the main highway into the town of fallujah. one man shouts god is great as he gestures to a burnt-out vehicle they claim is from iraq's army. they say they sent reinforcement from fallujah to iraq to battle the forces. the fighting moved to the outskirts of fallujah. sunni tribal leaders have not allowed the iraqi fighters to enter to town, saying they should head any matters. it's a sign how little they trust nouri al-maliki. he is not backing down. he describes the operation as crucial. >> translation: there is nothing

fallujah is a small to medium sized field about 300,000 people to the west of baghdad. it's currently surrounded by iraqi forces. they are attacking fallujah from the air and with artillery. inside fallujah, a core group of al qaeda linked militants have taken control. they are digging in and they are now under fire. but also in the city around the militants according to the government, these people are being used as human shields, are iraqi civilians and some of them are trying to leave the city by any means possible. many of them are heading north to get out of harm's way and thousands of people have already left fallujah in the last 24 hours. there is a clear sectarian tension here. a sectarian divide. the people of fallujah and ramadi are sunni muslims and they are being attacked by their government, the government which the united states backs and has long backed which is a shiite government and those sunnis in fallujah believe that they have been ignored by the government and that they have been neglected which is one of the big reasons why this sunni extremist gro

now work of terror iraqi troops file coddling militants for the city of fallujah while another branch of the extremist organization carries out a deadly attack out in yemen finds out why the terrorist group has been thriving the spy being hunted by governments region and the u.s. we came here to try to understand how the group's been able to carry out large scale devastating attacks like the one memory that right here what's behind the rides about them that does the u.s. really understand with finding and that's three. she was so brave she didn't even cry i was talking to her all the time. our team meets a man who saved one of the youngest victims of the terror attacks in volgograd as a russian city remains on high alert. violent clashes between a police and muslim brotherhood supporters believe a seventeen killed an egyptian as the islamist movement coals to boycott in the coming referendum on the country's constitution. watching artier national coming to you live from the russian capital with me. iraqi city of fallujah has become a battle zone between government troops an islamist w

washington i'm going to check on our quick would you how does a group now said to be in control of fallujah and ramadi is the islamic state of iraq and the levant also known as isis it's seen as a formidable fighting force and its militants are among the most radical cells in syria isis itself dates back to the early years of the iraq war it was formed in. sunni insurgents and soon after pledged allegiance to bin laden two years later it was rebranded as the islamic state of iraq in two thousand and thirteen its military successes against assad gained its strong influence in syria which saw it add levant to its name and then of course in the latest developments the group is taking control of fallujah and other parts of the unbar province in iraq and proclaimed an islamic state under his care gor a former danish intelligence officer who served in iraq tells us al-qaeda is just itching for a fight in my opinion. has never been on the run it might have been downscaling due to pressure but once this pressure is lifted the organization is back in full force and it uses these. pulses to to regain

the group is taking control of fallujah and other parts of the anbar province iraq and proclaimed an islamic states under scared gore the former danish intelligence officer who served in iraq tells us how kind is just itching for a fight. in my opinion that he and caden has never been on the run day it might have been a bit down skating due to a two pressure but once the station is listed the yeti on annexation is this bag in full force and it uses he said. and causes to drink a drink. the fighting ability of the stay off the ice is for instance is to set a strong but they contain head to mobilize to have less than one finger. and i seasoned it the rebels has its use them today they want to continue fighting. an iraqi army really has the chance to fight the sit in meetings says it into a pop and soul to medicate them in syria western nations are watching in horror as their favored rebel groups turn on each other just this week almost five hundred opposition fighters died fighting each other in a turf war that appears demonstrates that is more hardline islam as forming the shell the f

the jihad his group now said to be in control of fallujah and ramadi is the islamic state of iraq and the levant also known as isis it's seen as a formidable fighting force and its militants are among of the most radical cells in syria isis itself that dates back to the early years of the iraq war it was formed in april two thousand and four by sunni insurgents and soon after a pledge allegiance to bin laden two years later it was rebranded as the islamic state of iraq in two thousand and thirteen its military successes against. strong influence in syria were so it's ad want to the name now of course in the latest developments the group has taken control of fallujah and other parts of the province in iraq and proclaimed an islamic state ross at the point is a former u.s. marine who fought in fallujah a decade ago he things the u.s. led invasion could be to blame for the violence that we see now but i think the reason that there's discontent in iraq right now is because of the u.s. led occupation put in place a lot of structural injustices that are the root of all the violence in iraq

here in moscow tonight network of terror iraqi troops fight al qaeda linked militants for the city of fallujah while another branch of the extremist organization carries a deadly attack in yemen we find out why the terrorist group's been thriving despite being hunted by governments in the region and these. which came here to try to understand how the world's been able to carry out large scale devastating attacks like the one memory right here but we'll find the rival played a game that does the u.s. understand why that's. also the headlines tonight a hero in the face of terror. she was so brave she didn't even cry i was talking to her all the time artie meets a man who saved one of the youngest victims of the blast in volgograd as the russian city remains on high alert. and violent clashes between the police and muslim brotherhood supporters least seventeen killed in egypt as the islamist movement calls to boycott an upcoming referendum on the country's constitution. giving thanks for being without international it's kevin owen who was visiting our top story there is mention iraqi security for

so what did the president of the united states say? did he mention fallujah? of course not. he said when i took office, nearly 180,000 troops were serving in iraq and afghanistan. today all our troops are out of iraq. yes, the troops are out of iraq, and the place is going to hell in a hand basket. and don't think that these people, that these al qaeda and al-nusra are not intent on pursuing their goals of radical islam right to the united states the united states, and this should concern every one of my colleagues and every american citizen. yesterday, there was a hearing in the united states senate, intelligence committee, al qaeda faction in syria contemplating u.s. attack, intelligence officials warn. senate hears al-nusra front as -- quote -- "aspirations for attacks on the homeland amid concern over civil wars, terrorism implications. intelligence officials have claimed that a faction linked to al qaeda in syria has a desire to launch a domestic attack on the u.s., an assertion that underscored the growing importance of the syrian civil war to global terrorism. the nus

network of terror iraqi troops fight al qaeda linked militants for the city of fallujah while another branch of the extremist organization carries out a deadly attack in yemen. finds out why the terrorist group's been thriving despite being hunted by governments in the region and the u.s. . put came here to try to understand how the world has been able to carry out large scale devastating attacks like the one memory that right here look behind the rival high that. is the u.s. really understood the think that's. also in today's headlines a hero in the face of terror. she was so brave she didn't even cry i was talking to her all the time our team meets a man who saved one of the youngest victims of the blast involved as the russian city remains on high alert. and violent clashes between the police and muslim brotherhood supporters leave seventeen killed in egypt as the islamist movement calls to boycott an upcoming referendum on the country's constitution. well over a good evening chief you just joined this one is kevin zero in this is out international our top story the eleven pm from

network of terry robiskie troops fight al-qaeda linked militants for the city of fallujah while another branch of the extremist organization carries out a deadly attack in yemen finds out why the terrorist group has been thriving the spy being hunted by governments in the region and the u.s. we came here to try to understand how the group's been able to carry out large scale devastating attacks like the one memory that right here looks behind the eyes of our young men and that the u.s. really understands that fighting in this country. also in today's headlines a hero in the face of terror. she was so brave she didn't even cry i was talking to her all the talking. to a man who saved one of the youngest victims of the blast involved a grad of the russian city remains on high alert. and violent clashes between the police and muslim brotherhood supporters believe seventeen killed and injured as the islamist movement calls to boycott an upcoming referendum on the country's constitution. this is r t coming to you live from moscow may reign in joshua welcome to the program. the iraqi city of f

of course, fallujah is the site of two of the bloodiest battles in the iraq war.he state department tonight saying, we are concerned by the efforts of the arrorist state o. their barberism against the iraqi security forces is on display. i want to bring in martha raddatz with us here on a saturday night. you have reported from fallujah many times. the obama administration has to be concerned with what they're seeing. >> they're very concerned, david. i remember talking to you just over two years ago when i was coming out with the last convoy of u.s. troops. i visited fallujah the day before it happened. it was rather unstable and frightening then. but tonight you have al-qaeda flags flying in this very key area right next to syria. >> you were saying we have a diplomatic team there, about 100 marines, but they're in baghdad. what can they do? >> most are not going anywhere. they're there to protect the embassy and the classified material. so the u.s. watching closely, sending drones, but not doing anything else. >> we'll be watching first thing in the morning. tha

all its ad want to its name and of course in the latest developments the group has taken control of fallujah and other parts of the province in iraq and proclaimed and islamic state security analyst and former pentagon official a michael maloof believes al qaeda today is stronger than ever the whole movement is stronger than it's ever been contrary to what president obama nationally so that they were on the ropes that they were decimated that's not true and when you look at over time the extent to which has branched out from from the arabian peninsula into africa northern africa into the magreb and also now into russia using the chechens there it's a very serious development in terms of their of their growth over time because it's evolutionary we don't see it it's not one big event and so this this is emerging as a as an increasingly serious problem in terms of al-qaeda spread and it's getting worse and it's all done at the behest of the saudis the saudis are controlling all of this and they've made it well known prince bandar has made it very well known that he can switch them on and switch

police in the main city of fallujah say rebel fighters control the center of town. killed in the violence there. >>> u.s. coast guard is being called on to help two stranded ships in antartica because the chinariese ice breaker is stran. u.s. ice breaking ship, "the polar star" is already in the reamingon for another mission. >> cold on the midwest, deep freeze bringing lowest temperatures in years. in the dakotdakotas, it could fs low as 503s degrees below zero. several states may face negative temperatures for days. certainly we have seen a dumping of snow in the northeast as well. temperatures are apparently expected to climb. is that right? >> believe it or not, look at the radar, it looks a lot better than it did a couple of days ago, but there is still quite a bit of snow that is still on the ground. >> that's because we haven't got above freezing to melt any of it. so in tain parts of the region, it is very sloshy. here in new york, this is what the taxis are dealing with. i haven't actually taken taxi. i have taken the sub waifrmths because i haven't really