because that clearly is going to put huge pressure on samara itself isn't it? >> that's a very good point. and this is something that we're seeing all over iraq. already, there are more than 2 million people that have been displaced, and with the offensive in tikrit and the eventual offensive in mosul, we know that we can have hundreds of thousands of more people who are in trouble, who are displaced from their homes, fleeing the fighting and seeking safety dependent upon us and the government for safe haven and protection and for humanitarian aid. >> that's lise grande talking to me from cairo. a short while ago i was speaking the to our middle east editor, and he said while destruction at the site of nimrud has not been analyzed or even confirmed yet, the signs are certainly worrying. >> these reports coming us this morning from the iraqi government, from tribal sources in the area of the nimrud site and so far, it's been impossible, of course to get any detailed assessment of whatever damage might have been done. it's an area that lies deep inside i.s. terri

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tactic and has been quite a lot of fighting near samara and samara the prime minister spoke from and, in fact we are told he is getting ready to go to parliament in baghdad, apparelment where sunni members of parliament ended their boycott. the back drop of this is this that this fight for tikrit is essentially a test and it includes the prime minister's ability to reach out to sunnis members of parliament, people on the ground tribal fighters and most importantly those people in sunni majority provinces who are perhaps accepting i.s.i.l. because they don't feel they have any other option and reached out to them and reach out to lawmakers at the same time the military operation continues to try to take back that city. >> jane just briefly before you go how well prepared are the iraqi force, i mean when they initially faced i.s.i.l. fighters they dropped weapons and ran away what difference this time around do you think? >> they did. there is a lot that is new in the intervening months since june when they essentially collapsed and they collapsed because there was a lack of leadership

and samara north of baghdad that prime minister abad di spoke to military volume treer volunteers andions. >> translator: we will liberate the samara and kick -- tikrit and other plays and i call upon you to liberate people from the oppression and protect the citizens and their properties. >> jane, if and when the iraqi forces and those who are supporting them get into tikrit any idea what they will find there? there? >> sorry jane can you repeat that? >> just wondering what the situation is in tikrit since aisle took over how many people are left? >> well a lot of people have left in the past few days as signals have been sent this major military offensive is coming but it's a major city and life to some extent has gone on there the same way it has gone on in mosul and food has continued to go in there and prices have risen, the price of fuel and food and military in launching this operation has blocked all the highways to tikrit but this is going to be a complication operation and i.s.i.l. laid explosives all along the roads leading into tikrit and this is the tactic they are engagi

in is samara, there are airstrikes. isil captured more than 10 iraqi soldiers. that's not the only place, in the north, in the town of guer, isil has blown up part of a bridge. that bridge was previously blown up by peshmerga foes but repaired. it was blown up to halt the advance of isil fighters toward erbil. the fact that isil has destroyed the remaining part of the bridge could indicate that they are coming back into areas where they have been driven back previously by kurdish forces and u.s. airstrikes. >> we reported just now and our other report over the years the battle against isil is taking place on numerous fronts. shia clerics are calling for more support for the militia backing the army. an iranian general rarely seen on cam race leading those militia men. his story now. >> this is how iraq's military wants the word to see its advances in isil held tikrit. iraqi forces making headway despite attacks and booby trapped buildings. >> i think the tide has turned in tikrit and it will be liberated, soon, sooner than expected. >> before the military would

the prime minister was up in samara.ked this assault off to move to tikrit which actually really began about the 11th of february that brought this piece in. so right now you've got iraqi security forces along with peshmerga military units up there and really surrounding tikrit. we've gotten back spiker fob that most of our listeners will remember from the iraq war and we had a large american presence at spiker and right now this will be the next piece. we take tikrit and they keep walking their way up toward mosul. >> i want our viewers to read some of this interview from our own fareed zakaria and fareed asked him if this is a western fight. >> how should the west handle it? should the response to isis be essentially an arab response a muslim response or should the west be in the lead? >> this has to be unified. i've said this to leaders both in the islamic and arab world and the world in general. this is a third world war by other means. this brings muslims, christians and other religions together in this generational

. >>> the iraqi prime minister is in the city of samara to oversee the military operation against isl. >> i came here to the command center to announce the start of the operation to liberate the proof incident from the turnierney of terrorists. we need to secure the safety of all of our civilians. to make sure they put the safety toes had who volunteered to help the army liberate the land. >> let's talk to jane araf. what more did he have to say about this operation to liberate? >> reporter: one of the interesting things was that he was reinforcing it security forces moving into the proof incident, near the city of tikrit had to take care to avoid civilian casualties the backdrop to that is civilians who have been killed unarmed people who have been killed. other places have which been taken back from is isil. one of the big military operations that will perceive a long way to come. this one, there are a combination of u.s. air support, sunni tripe fighters sunni malitias and the iraqi military. they are heading toward tikrit from points north and many thousands, several thousand of

according to the ministry more than 70 isil fighters were killed in the strikes in samara and sala hadinisil continues to holds parts of tikrit inthey have asked for u.s.-led airstrikes to retake the key city city. >> act visits say syrian if's -- pictures posted social media are said to show the helicopter going down near jabalawazia in idlib progressive. they say the helicopter had a mechanical problem. >> lebanese military says it doesn't have sufficient once again troshing take on isil and fighters along the border with syria. al jazeera was given access to a military front line. >> reporter: each day here in the mountainous border with syria, the lebanese army is looking for any sign of movement by the enemy. when soldiers spot it, they attack. we are concealing the identity of this captain to protect him. >> even if we are not armed very well we are doing the best we can and sacrificing, giving life and we have given a lot of years on this mission and we keep doing that until the last drop of blood. >> the less than knees army is trying to ensure that fighters with isil and the al-

according to the mod, more than sent isil fighters were killed in airstrikes in samara.he iraqi army has been gaining ground in the region but isil continues to hold parts of tikrit. meanwhile, activists say syrian rebels have captured several government airmen after their helicopter crashed in the northwest. pictures posted on social media have said to show the helicopter going down in idlib prove incident. >> tunisia's president said a thirty attacking involved in the bardeau museum shoot something on the run. the ministry is urging all citizens to help them locate this man. israel's president says that the next government will have to bring the country together after a devisive election. he is holding talks with political parties to see if a coalition can be formed. benjamin netanyahu's lakud party won 30 seats making him the most likely candidate for prime minister. it's not a showdown. that's the mention from both berlin and agentics as green prime minister cipros hez to his meeting with angela merkel. >> hasn't stopped media speculation about a confrontation in bot

according to the ministry more than 70 isil fighters were killed in the strikes in samara and salihadinil continues to hold parts of tikrit and u.s. led airstrikes to retake the key city. activists say syrian rebels have captured several airmen after their helicopter crashed in the northwest. a picture is posted social media said to show the helicopter going down near idlib prove incident. they say the helicopter had a mechanical problem. lashingsz was given rare access to a military front line. >> reporter: each day with the board border with syria, the lebanese army is looking for any sign of movement by the enemy when soldiers spot it, they attack we are concealing the identity of this captain to protect him. >> we are not armed very well. we are doing the best that we can and we are sacrificing and given life on this mission. we will keep doing that until the last drop of blood. >> . >> reporter: the lebanese army is trying to ensure that fighters with isil and the al-qaeda nusra front don't expand their war front across the border. this military post is just a few kilometers from w

sorry the sentences will archdiocese is apologizing for having overhead sprinklers on either side of samaras cathedral the church said sprinklers were installed two years ago without a permit to deter homeless people for sleeping bear for having more and more species and dangerous items redolent been left in these hidden door ways of after media reports the homeless people were still sleeping where and getting-what water on a nightly basis the church has now removed the sparklers the purpose was to make the cathedral grounds as well as the homeless people who happen to be on the ground say from we are starting that our intentions have been misunderstood and recognize that the method was ill-conceived and actually has had an opposite affect what it was intended to do they say people in the church included himself to the strike was were there and what they're for but never bother to question and this was the right thing to do, as advocates say this is another example of the humanizing homeless people and those in the neighborhood agreed. the church said they will look at this as a teaching mom

will start an important military campaign to liberate the citizens of the province which includes samara al allam, and tikrit, and other areas in the province from islamic state militants. so i call upon you to deal with citizens well. our goal is to liberate people from the oppression and terrorism of daish. >> we have more details now from baghdad. >>reporter: this is the first battle for a major sunni city since isil took over large parts of the country last june. tikrit was one of the first cities they seized after that and it's remained an isil strong hold since then. the iraqi military has tried to take back the city but it's stopped short of this kind of major offensive. and this one is huge. more than 20,000 fighters iraqi military forces along with iranian-backed shia fighters. it's the sunni's al abadi appealed to saying that those who had been misled and aligned themselves with isil would be pardonened as they lay down their arms. he's also reached out to the iraqi parliament talking to sunni members of parliament who ended their boycott. on the ground, iraqi military forces h

summer, more on what has been a slow and steady advance the battle cry of this fighter, this near samara the base of operations on the eastern front of the battle for decrete, key players are iranian backed katab and command center nearby, interior minister mohamed, a leader of the batter core militia confer whose is given control of the hezbollah brigade. they have combined with forces and army units for the biggest events since isil seized back in june. this is a trip wire for a roadside bomb layed by isil. explosive teams detonates this one, one of hundreds they found along the road. 30-kilometers southeast iraqi security forces make their way past abandoned fields. >> we are still advancing we have reached 50-kilometers through the rough terrain and dessert, leading to decrete, by the help of god we have expelled isil for more than 15 agricultural villages, as you can see, it is farmland and dessert, we have expelled isil from these villages. >> houses and schools are empty here, they have left their crops in the fielding security forces have detonated more than 200 roadside poms som

they are further out in samara and baiji. these pictures are from alalam 18km from tikrit. iraqi forces say they have taken over the area. it's been under control of i.s.i.l. but i.s.i.l. set fire to oil fields to try to confuse forces. >> as part of the advance on i.s.i.l. held traditions troops massed outside ghana, in anbar, trying to push forward to fallujah. they have been under i.s.i.l.'s control for several months now. >>> meanwhile kurdish forces are attacking i.s.i.l. positions advancing from the west of the city freeing villages as they go. the city itself is under kurdish control, but i.s.i.l. still controls areas. >>> coming up here on al jazeera - egypt is ready for foreign investment. but is it violating human rights in efforts to boost the economy. plus, the united states announces new sanctions against venezuela officials in the west diplomatic dispute. we'll be live in washington d.c. in sport, two giants of english football clash in the finals of the english f.a. cup. we look at manchester united versus arsenal. >>>now one of the directors of a mine in eas

we've seen the buildup also in s samara.ortant shia city with a lot of sunnis there. >> not too far from baghdad. >> about halfway distant between tikrit and baghdad. after the iraqi forces take tikrit, the question is going to be, will they then take shircot, peel off and go toward kirkuk? or will they continue to open up the supply lines between baghdad and mosul. you can't go directly into mosul. there's got to be this campaign plain from baghdad to mosul with all the places in between. the critical piece will be when they turn toward kirkuk. right between kirkuk and the other dot in the middle is a small town that seems to be becoming the capital of isis. it was already a problematic area. it was a bad area when we were there. and what you'll see is continual action to drive isis out of territory. >> the retaking of the ground? >> the key will be, will the locals agree -- >> the tribal groups, the baathi officers, they're watching. >> but they -- i mean, the u.s. toward the end was able to reverse a lot of gains that al

insurgents bombed the great mosque of samara in 2005 and in 2001 the giant buddhist in afghanistan moren 1500 years old were destroyed in explosions set by the taliban. of course it's not just historical relics but hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians who could be caught in the cross hairs of isis. 350,000 people in the syrian city of deir ezsor. across the border you'll see some progress in defeating isis. iaqi supporters captured a town on the outskirts of tikrit. they can cleared isis from the town of al baghdadi. that's critical because it's near a key base where u.s. marines are training iraqi troops. iraqi forces drove isis from several villages south of al baghdadi baghdadi. all of this while the u.s. is keeping an eye on iran in iraq. iraq's military reliance is making some leaders quite nervous. >> reporter: the latest u.s. military assessment, most of the fighters here are iranian backed shia militia with iranian weapons fighting to reclaim the city of tikrit. iran's farsi language heard here and field commanders look at their plan. iran watching them happy to have the

in the battle to retake tikrit and then the shadow leader of the force make a public appearance in samara. how significant is their role? >> it's very, very significant. they are rapidly becoming the dominant force in the region. even saudi arabia has said publicly the very concern about iran taking over. i think most observers expect that iran will continue to press forward and except for the areas dominated by the kurds, i think you're going to see iran in firm control of every shiite area in iraq and that's very, very concerning to everybody in the region. >> you know, the u.s. says it has no correlation, zero with the iranians. is that realistic, though? >> they seem to be our tactical allies. they're against isis and we're against isis. so, there is a lot of toing and froing through intermediaries to be sure. not doing any direct coronation but while we want to see isis destroyed the way to get that done is for domination by iran. that's very concerning to us and to our allies. but we don't yet have a strategy to combat that. >> you know, there's been talks for months about the arab

samara had two, zachary had one. that is because zachary wanted to burn his marshmallow.had a great time. it was great fun. mike: what else did you do out there? secretary foxx: kids were looking to do the zip line. it was too cold. we will do a rain check on that. which walked around a lot. i was still hobbled with this. so i didn't get to do a lot of activities. shot baskets with my son and daughter. taught them how to do a lay-up that will serve them well in life. mike: last question as we say good-bye, i can't let you go without getting a barbecue recommendation? secretary foxx: from d.c.? mike: sure. or anywhere. secretary foxx: you got to go -- mike: what is the best meal you had on the bus trip. got austin coming up. mike: yeah. i tell you what i was done in mississippi and jackson and the congressman to which will place. i never had tamales before. i didn't think i would have tamales in mississippi but i had tamalies in sis min. they were pretty good. >> more from politico. >> thank you for a great conversation. [applause] >> here on c-span we are live at the broo

i saw it when i was inside samara. we were providing weapons. defend themselves. that's how you build a relationship. iran is seizing the vacuum we have created and they're building their influence in the process. >> interesting stuff. major, thank you. >> thank you so much. >> every veteran that fought in iraq has got to be seething. >>> all right, 12 minutes before the top of the hour. coming up, clint eastwood has said his movie "american sniper" is an antiwar film. >> call it design intervention a pastor donates his kidney for a man he knew for a few days. that decision saved his own life. wait till you see what the doctors found during the surgery. ♪ >>> just days after a chance encounter at a church fundraiser this pastor says he felt god calling him to donate his kidney in order to save his life. little did he know his selfless sacrifice was part of a divine plan that would end up saving his own life. during surgery doctors discovered a aneurysm. they were able to fix the aneurysm and complete the sarge. what a blessing it is to have both