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the targets were senior members of the shia militia when were attending a funeral of a colleague. >> reporter: few are venturing to the streets here. the iraqi town is in this province bordering iran. it is strategically important for the she militias. the-- shia militias. it is sunni area. this was the aftermath of a suicide bombing on monday at a funeral attended by commanders from a shia militia. at least 40 people were killed. >> translation: in a video leaked online the governor is heard blaming the breakdown in security on iraq's prime minister. >> reporter: he said his decision to take responsibility from the police and give it to the military have political and sectarian motives. the mesh is accused of using this attack as an excuse to force sunni civilians from the area. it did the same thing in january when the suicide bombing of a cafÉ killed 42 mainly shia people. there were reprisal attacks, including the fire bombing of nine sunni mosques. civilians from all communities are the victims of the violence. much of the man power is dedicated now to areas north of baghdad wher
the targets were senior members of the shia militia when were attending a funeral of a colleague. >> reporter: few are venturing to the streets here. the iraqi town is in this province bordering iran. it is strategically important for the she militias. the-- shia militias. it is sunni area. this was the aftermath of a suicide bombing on monday at a funeral attended by commanders from a shia militia. at least 40 people were killed. >> translation: in a video leaked online the...
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it is strategically important for the shia militias. the area is predominantly sunni. but it is i.s.i.l. the most destabilizing force. this was a funeral attended by shias. at least 40 people were killed. in a video leak r leaked on line the governor is blaming the breakdown of security on the prime minister. he said april decision to take responsibility for security from the police and give it to the military have political and sectarian motives. the sta it is an excuse to forc sunni civilians from the area. it did the same thing in january when the suicide bombing of an a calf' killed 42 mainly shia people. there were reprisal attacks including the burning of nine sunni mosques. it is civilians who are the victims of the violence. much of the iraqi army's man power is dedicated to areas north of baghdad where it is trying to lis lodge i.s.i.l. again, here, they worked together with shia militias. the aim is to tighten the army's grip around the i.s.i.l. held northern city of mosul. in other areas the army works with sun eep fighters. but in the area where shia militia
it is strategically important for the shia militias. the area is predominantly sunni. but it is i.s.i.l. the most destabilizing force. this was a funeral attended by shias. at least 40 people were killed. in a video leak r leaked on line the governor is blaming the breakdown of security on the prime minister. he said april decision to take responsibility for security from the police and give it to the military have political and sectarian motives. the sta it is an excuse to forc sunni civilians...
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this is strategically important for the shia militia. the area is predominantly sunni but it is i.s.i.l. that has been the most destabilizing force recently. this was the aftermath of a suicide bombing on monday at a funeral attended by commanders from a shia militia. at least 40 people were killed. >> translation: in a video leaked, the governor is blaming the breakdown of security on the prime minister. >> reporter: he said the prime minister's action of taking responsibility from the police and give if to the militia is bad. they have forced sunni people from the area. it did the same thing in january when the suicide bombing of a calf ee killed 42 shia people. there were the fire bombing of nine sunni mosques. it is civilians from all communities who are the main victims of the violence. much of the iraqi army's man power is dedicated to marries north of baghdad where it is trying to dislodge i.s.i.l. they work together with shia militias. the aim is to tighten the grip around mosul. in other areas the army works with sunni fighters,
this is strategically important for the shia militia. the area is predominantly sunni but it is i.s.i.l. that has been the most destabilizing force recently. this was the aftermath of a suicide bombing on monday at a funeral attended by commanders from a shia militia. at least 40 people were killed. >> translation: in a video leaked, the governor is blaming the breakdown of security on the prime minister. >> reporter: he said the prime minister's action of taking responsibility from...
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shia militias have been using loud speakers to warn sunni families to leave town now. the iraqi town is in diyala province, it's important for the shia militia, the area is predominantly sunni. isil has been the most destabilizing force recently. this was the aftermath of a suicide bombing on monday, for a funeral commanded by militias. 40 were killed. >> in a video leaked online the governor is heard gaming the breakdown on iraq's prime minist minister. the decision to take security from police and give it to military has political and sectarian motions. the state financiers is accused of using it to force sunni said from the area. it did the same thing in january, when the suicide killed people. there were reprisal attacks, including nine sunni mosques. civilians from all communities are the victims of the virus. much of the iraqi army's manpower sp dedicated to areas north of baghdad, where it's trying to dislodge isil. they are working together with shia militias. the aim to tighten the grip around the city of mosul. in other areas, the army works with sunni fighte
shia militias have been using loud speakers to warn sunni families to leave town now. the iraqi town is in diyala province, it's important for the shia militia, the area is predominantly sunni. isil has been the most destabilizing force recently. this was the aftermath of a suicide bombing on monday, for a funeral commanded by militias. 40 were killed. >> in a video leaked online the governor is heard gaming the breakdown on iraq's prime minist minister. the decision to take security from...
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iran backed shia militias as the iraqi military has disintegrated. unfortunately what we face is a cycle of atrocities between those militias. the participation of the iran backed militias is likely only to strengthen i.s.i.s. moving forward because they represent forces that are generally rejected by those in mosul where the most recent offensive have been launched. >> the town of estandaria is known to be mostly shief mostlys that going to be in the country? >> al qaeda in iraq, sectarian based attacks, primarily car bombs against innocent shia, aqi's leader, baghdadi's predecessor wanted to ignite a shia-sunni war. then the bombing in february 2006. what we clearly see now is that i.s.i.s. wants to do the same thing and unfortunately the main beneficiaries of such attacks both against innocent civilians and al qaeda and i.s.i.s, and a lot of these extremists, iran-backed shia militia groups. >> let me ask you about the u.s. plans, the americans saying they have stationed 200 marines in an outpost near mamud, and publicly at least them saying this i
iran backed shia militias as the iraqi military has disintegrated. unfortunately what we face is a cycle of atrocities between those militias. the participation of the iran backed militias is likely only to strengthen i.s.i.s. moving forward because they represent forces that are generally rejected by those in mosul where the most recent offensive have been launched. >> the town of estandaria is known to be mostly shief mostlys that going to be in the country? >> al qaeda in iraq,...
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sources have told al jazeera that shia militia shelled two homes in sunni neighborhoods. the area has recently seen a rise in sectarian reaction. 60% of iran's population is under the age of 30. their prospects for getting a job are not looking bright thanks to an economy laid waste to sanctions and miss management. after last week's elections under which gains were made, al jazeera's jonah hull has been talking to young adults about theirs hopes and challenges that they face. >> reporter: this grand bizarre in tehran. one of the great experiences of a city on the cusp of change. even as the political ground shifts beneath their feet in the bizarre, it is business as usual. these women, who like many who prefer not to give their surnames, are shopping for traditional wedding jewellery. in iran where the population is one in four is out of work, getting married is a luxury that is not afforded. >> if living costs went down, people would be inclined to get married and have families. so many of my friends and family are not getting married because it is too expensive >> tran
sources have told al jazeera that shia militia shelled two homes in sunni neighborhoods. the area has recently seen a rise in sectarian reaction. 60% of iran's population is under the age of 30. their prospects for getting a job are not looking bright thanks to an economy laid waste to sanctions and miss management. after last week's elections under which gains were made, al jazeera's jonah hull has been talking to young adults about theirs hopes and challenges that they face. >>...
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on the ground, shia militias launched an operation to try to dislodge isil fighters in the western desert. >>> rebels attacked a city, five attackers died two after detonating suicide explosives. two civilians have been killed and 19 injured with that that number is expected to rise. no group that claimed responsibility for the blasts in afghanistan. >> according to an afghan government spokesman it took security forces 15 minutes to end this attack. it left five of the attackers dead. one blew himself up in a car packed with explosives at the entrance to the security cordon leading to the indians consulate. one detonate his suicide vest and three others were shot dead by supreme court forces. they had made their way to a house from which they were trying to launch an attack but were overpowered and killed. it did leave civilian casualties, because this is very much a residential area. we're toldal few have been killed, many more injured, some children, one as young as one. the consulate are very much under the target of the taliban and extremist groups because they see the indian governm
on the ground, shia militias launched an operation to try to dislodge isil fighters in the western desert. >>> rebels attacked a city, five attackers died two after detonating suicide explosives. two civilians have been killed and 19 injured with that that number is expected to rise. no group that claimed responsibility for the blasts in afghanistan. >> according to an afghan government spokesman it took security forces 15 minutes to end this attack. it left five of the attackers...
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it was full of members of one of the shia militias. they don't like to be called militias. they say they're under control of the iraqi government, but this, in fact, was a splinter group of the army, those loyal to shia cleric who is launching a political challenge. so you had shia militia members there, you had a large group of sympathy as and-- shias in a largely shia community. one thing i.s.i.l. tries to do is foster sectarian violence with the idea that if they launch enough attacks on sympathy targets, it will restart that cycle of sunni groups against shia group and the country will devolve again into civil war >>> thanks very much. greek also had found plans for a potential attack on brussels airport in two athens apartments in 2015. according to new reports it included a map of brussels airport. it says that it informed the belgian authorities. the attacks killed 31 people and injured hundreds in brussels airport and the metro station on tuesday. officials say the airport won't open until at least next tuesday. our correspondent joining us live. for the government w
it was full of members of one of the shia militias. they don't like to be called militias. they say they're under control of the iraqi government, but this, in fact, was a splinter group of the army, those loyal to shia cleric who is launching a political challenge. so you had shia militia members there, you had a large group of sympathy as and-- shias in a largely shia community. one thing i.s.i.l. tries to do is foster sectarian violence with the idea that if they launch enough attacks on...
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former shia militias now under command. the prime minister says the operations are a step to driving i.s.i.l. out of a much wider territory in the west and north. >> translation: these forces are fighting the enemy. they are moving thousands of kilometers from areas in which hundreds of i.s.i.l. fighters gathered to launch offences. >> reporter: while an assault on mosul is still likely months away, the white house says they've started preparing the ground for an offensive. >> mosul be will be very complicated. it will be a mix of forces and important to ensure it's well planned from a military perspective, for a humanitarian perspecti perspective. [technical difficulties] >> reporter: the iraqi prime minister is in a tough position right now. if he pushes too hard to reshuffle cabinet or arrest corrupt officials, he could risk losing support from political blocks he needs. he could also lose support if he doesn't implement those reforms >>> a large fire in the u.a.e. has destroyed several boats. nine firefighting teams res
former shia militias now under command. the prime minister says the operations are a step to driving i.s.i.l. out of a much wider territory in the west and north. >> translation: these forces are fighting the enemy. they are moving thousands of kilometers from areas in which hundreds of i.s.i.l. fighters gathered to launch offences. >> reporter: while an assault on mosul is still likely months away, the white house says they've started preparing the ground for an offensive. >>...
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shia funeral on monday. it included a senior commander from the main pro-government militia. shia militia groups reiterated their call on wednesday for sunni families to leave the town immediately. since january, they have been carrying out reprisal attacks on sunnis. five civilians have been killed and two were kidnapped from the eastern province on monday alone. the european union is planning to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on aid to alleviate the refugee crisis. there is a humanitarian crisis developing on the greece-macedonia border where the build up of refugees continues. a report from our correspondent. >> reporter: it is slowly become a near permanent settlement. expanding by the day. the newly arrived trying to find a spot for what could be a long wait, while some of those who have been here for a while bring some sort of normality to their lives, but many are clearly distressed. exhausted and worried. those sitting on the tracks hope to keep up the pressure, but very much aware that the riots that unfolded here on monday did not help their cause. some like
shia funeral on monday. it included a senior commander from the main pro-government militia. shia militia groups reiterated their call on wednesday for sunni families to leave the town immediately. since january, they have been carrying out reprisal attacks on sunnis. five civilians have been killed and two were kidnapped from the eastern province on monday alone. the european union is planning to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on aid to alleviate the refugee crisis. there is a...
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former shia militias now under the nominal command of the iraqi government had a battle near the area last week. the prime minister said the operations are a step to driving i.s.i.l. out of the much wider territory in the west and the north. >> translation: these forces are fighting the enemy. they are moving thousands of kilometers from areas in which hundreds of i.s.i.l. fighters gathered to launch offences. >> reporter: while an assault on mosul is still likely months away, the white house said they have started preparing the grounds. >> mosul will be complicated. it will be a mix of forces and important to ensure it's well planned from a melbourne tree, humanitarian and political perspectives. >> reporter: i.s.i.l. isn't the only threat to the iraqi government. shia cleric has threatened to withdraw support in parliament. if the prime men sister stunt make the sweeping reforms he promised last year. he claim officials in the zone which is home to iraqi government ministries and diplomatic missions were stealing money while they're suffering the consequences of the economic crisis
former shia militias now under the nominal command of the iraqi government had a battle near the area last week. the prime minister said the operations are a step to driving i.s.i.l. out of the much wider territory in the west and the north. >> translation: these forces are fighting the enemy. they are moving thousands of kilometers from areas in which hundreds of i.s.i.l. fighters gathered to launch offences. >> reporter: while an assault on mosul is still likely months away, the...
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now a very powerful political figure, as well as the leader of what was once the most powerful shia militia here. there are a lot of militias now on the front lines fighting isis, but this campaign, this protest is very much. here. >>> talks in geneva on monday are aimed as bringing the five year war in syria to an end but is down playing the chances of reaching an agreement. the u.n. special envoy for syria staffan de mistura said talks between the syrian government and opposition groups will address presidential and parliamentary elections next year. he expects a presidential election will happen in 18 months to him. staffan de mistura believes the tide is turk in the conflict. he spoke to our diplomatic editor james bails. >> you said finding peace in syria was almost mission impossible. also we stand now, what do you think are the chances of peace? >> higher. certainly higher than ever bro, for three reasons. the first one, we do have a momentum and we can see the syrian people are detecting it themselves. you can ask them and they will tell you that. on the cessation of hostilities, a
now a very powerful political figure, as well as the leader of what was once the most powerful shia militia here. there are a lot of militias now on the front lines fighting isis, but this campaign, this protest is very much. here. >>> talks in geneva on monday are aimed as bringing the five year war in syria to an end but is down playing the chances of reaching an agreement. the u.n. special envoy for syria staffan de mistura said talks between the syrian government and opposition...
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one of the things to note in this is that this football match was organized by one of a former shia militias now under the command of the iraqi government security forces who were extremely controversial and certainly a target of i.s.i.l. >>> if i.s.i.l. is behind the issues in the area, is it too early to say that the caliphate is beginning to shrink? >> reporter: not too early. if you look at the land mass, huge areas of territory that i.s.i.l. rolled in and controlled with armoured vehicles and complex attacks, if you look at those, that has shrunk by up to on 40%. there are clearly losing territory, including major citi citi cities. what they have not lost is the ability to adapt and the ability to launch attacks that destabilized the iraqi security forces. right now the prime minister is fighting a political challenge. he is to head off a political crisis by presenting a new cabinet. at the gates of the green zone, there are foreign emback ees, there's huge protest camps set up by followers, so there are a battles being fought here. they're not all military, some are political and econo
one of the things to note in this is that this football match was organized by one of a former shia militias now under the command of the iraqi government security forces who were extremely controversial and certainly a target of i.s.i.l. >>> if i.s.i.l. is behind the issues in the area, is it too early to say that the caliphate is beginning to shrink? >> reporter: not too early. if you look at the land mass, huge areas of territory that i.s.i.l. rolled in and controlled with...
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shia militias have reiterated a call for sunni families to leave the town immediately. since january they've been carrying out reprisal attacks on sunnis. five sunni civilians were killed and two were kidnapped on monday alone. the e.u. planning on spending hundreds of millions of dollars on refugees. there is a humanitarian crisis developing on the greek mass border where the build-up of refugees refugees continues. >> reporter: it's slowly becoming a near permanent settlement. expanding by the day. the newly arrived trying to find a spot for what could be a long wait. while some of those who have been here for a while bring some sort of normality to their lives. many are clearly distressed, exhausted and worried. those sitting on the tracks hope to keep up the pressure but very much aware that the violence that unfolded here on monday did not help their cause. some have been stranded for 12 days now. >> translation: we should have been warned that they're only letting a small number of people in. we are given the news from friends in other countries. we don't know wha
shia militias have reiterated a call for sunni families to leave the town immediately. since january they've been carrying out reprisal attacks on sunnis. five sunni civilians were killed and two were kidnapped on monday alone. the e.u. planning on spending hundreds of millions of dollars on refugees. there is a humanitarian crisis developing on the greek mass border where the build-up of refugees refugees continues. >> reporter: it's slowly becoming a near permanent settlement. expanding...
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several arabic takers believed that these were regime loyalists, that they were people who were shia militia and we believe that by the way they were acting, what they were time that, by the way they were behaving. and it seemed very credible. we got out. we got out of this horrible experience alive. everyone on our team made it. and then we moved on with our lives. a couple years later we got it dead and we said well, there may be more fair. the people who grabbed you, you might want to look again at them. so we did. we spent about two months digging back and trying to find out who and where it is complicated because a lot of people have since been killed. i do think these people were probably a mouth like that, it's very hard to know frankly. it goes to the point of how complicated the situation is and remains in syria where loyalty is are often not what they seem and alliances are a convenience. in all likelihood they were bugs. they were people who wanted a ransom. they were posing as regime loyalists. so in case we did that we would know who they were. so is it a kind of a false flag wr
several arabic takers believed that these were regime loyalists, that they were people who were shia militia and we believe that by the way they were acting, what they were time that, by the way they were behaving. and it seemed very credible. we got out. we got out of this horrible experience alive. everyone on our team made it. and then we moved on with our lives. a couple years later we got it dead and we said well, there may be more fair. the people who grabbed you, you might want to look...
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pull them back into iraq and bleed us solely as they did before and also embolden the iraq backed shia militias because they reject american involvement in the country. if anything, absent a broader political framework, which is getting all the iraqi communities to be equally and fairly represented in baghdad and for all to feel like first class citizens in the country. absent that i feel this is the beginning of a slippery slope and many more young men and women are going to die in vain as extremist forces become emboldened and become more and more powerful. >> government forces have taken the ancient city of palmyra from isil. it has been report that the citadel area has been recaptured by the government, but the city itself is still contested. >> activists claim that the government forces are in control of the city. and there is only one kilometer away from the city center. so without control of that, that gives them the vantage point, and also probably in military terms they will be in control of the city itself. we have reports that isil is still in a number of areas. but we know that the
pull them back into iraq and bleed us solely as they did before and also embolden the iraq backed shia militias because they reject american involvement in the country. if anything, absent a broader political framework, which is getting all the iraqi communities to be equally and fairly represented in baghdad and for all to feel like first class citizens in the country. absent that i feel this is the beginning of a slippery slope and many more young men and women are going to die in vain as...
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a prominent shia militia leader is among the dead. 58 others were injured and i.s.i.l. has claimed responsibility for a double bombing on sunday in sadr city. more than 100 remain hospitalized. the u.s. has issued a warning of the possible collapse of the mosul dam, be ready to leave on a moment's notice, could leave mosul under 70 feet of water. baghdad downstream would also see significant flooding. iraqi prime minister abadi said the odds of the dam breaking are very small. >>> how zika virus is affecting a highly catholic country, venezuela. that japanese people call "wa." at the other side of history, fukushima's heroes were not enough. people have lost their trust, especially in the authorities. the myth of nuclear energy, of it being economic, safe and clean has been swept away. >> health officials in philadelphia are monitoring the city's first case of the zika virus. they say the patient recently returned from the caribbean. also the centers for disease control has added st. vincent and the grenadines with its no travel list. abortion debate in brazil, mothers
a prominent shia militia leader is among the dead. 58 others were injured and i.s.i.l. has claimed responsibility for a double bombing on sunday in sadr city. more than 100 remain hospitalized. the u.s. has issued a warning of the possible collapse of the mosul dam, be ready to leave on a moment's notice, could leave mosul under 70 feet of water. baghdad downstream would also see significant flooding. iraqi prime minister abadi said the odds of the dam breaking are very small. >>> how...
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shia militia groups have called for sunni families to leave the town immediately. since january they have been carrying out attacks on sunnis. five were killed and two were killed napped on monday alone. the european union planning to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on aid to alleviate the refugee crisis. it follows a warning from the u.n. that there is a humanitarian crisis developing on the greece-macedonia border where a build-up of refugees continues. >> reporter: it is slowly becoming a near-permanent settlement, expanding by the day. the newly arrived trying to find a spot to prepare for a long wait, while those who have been here for a while are turning to normalitys. people are aware that the riot that unfolded here on monday did not help their cause. some like this man have been stranded for 12 days now. >> translation: we should have been warned that they're only letting a small number of people in. it's our friends in our countries that give us the news. we don't know what is happening. there's so many rumors on social media. >> reporter: the cross
shia militia groups have called for sunni families to leave the town immediately. since january they have been carrying out attacks on sunnis. five were killed and two were killed napped on monday alone. the european union planning to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on aid to alleviate the refugee crisis. it follows a warning from the u.n. that there is a humanitarian crisis developing on the greece-macedonia border where a build-up of refugees continues. >> reporter: it is slowly...
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>> the shia militia have a lot of numbers. in my opinion they are not good fighters. they don't have good trade craft. they don't -- >> is it fair to say they cannot be used to liberate mosil? >> i would say if we go down that path, senator graham, we will make a significant mistake. >> i couldn't agree with you more and we're relying on the iraqi security forces and i think that's a long way away. libya, general rodriguez, thank you for your service, what
>> the shia militia have a lot of numbers. in my opinion they are not good fighters. they don't have good trade craft. they don't -- >> is it fair to say they cannot be used to liberate mosil? >> i would say if we go down that path, senator graham, we will make a significant mistake. >> i couldn't agree with you more and we're relying on the iraqi security forces and i think that's a long way away. libya, general rodriguez, thank you for your service, what
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former shia militia now under the nominal command of the iraqi government and the battle near samaraek and prime minister abadi say the operations are a step to driving i.s.i.l. out of the much wider territory in the west and the north. >> translator: these forces are fighting the enemy, they are moving thousands of kilometers from areas where hundreds of i.s.i.l. fighters gather to launch offenses and salah and areas of baghdad. >> reporter: assault on mosul is still likely months away the white house says they started preparing the ground for an offensive. >> mosul will be very complicated. it will be a mix of forces and it will be very important to ensure it is well planned, it is well planned from a military perspective and from a humanitarian perspective and well planned from a political perspective. >> reporter: i.s.i.l. is not the only threat to the iraqi government and shia cleric threatened to withdraw support in government from the abadi government if they don't make the sweeping reforms he promised last year. and the followers claim officials in the zone which is home to i
former shia militia now under the nominal command of the iraqi government and the battle near samaraek and prime minister abadi say the operations are a step to driving i.s.i.l. out of the much wider territory in the west and the north. >> translator: these forces are fighting the enemy, they are moving thousands of kilometers from areas where hundreds of i.s.i.l. fighters gather to launch offenses and salah and areas of baghdad. >> reporter: assault on mosul is still likely months...
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warplanes have given air support to shia and militia groups going after isis.raq is a failed state now. there is no government. you have competitive factions. some led by nationalists and some led to loyalists to ayatollah khamenei. this is a problem. you want to talk about counters narratives, guess what, the u.s. is actually doing the isis messaging for it. and this is something that al baghdadi goes to bed rubbing his hands with glee. this is why you have young kids who in some case are not muslim, they can't recite one thing to you. and they become international terrorists. they're turning on cnn, it's easy to see and they're saying what's happening in the middle east? why are they suffering? this is clearly the problem. >> clearly, they haven't heard the republican argument about the iran/u.s. deal. i need to interrupt for a moment he's getting another question. >> -- why you decided that this was the correct course in terms of optics and message a. what is that message? and finally on the trip, it seems to me that both in cuba and argentina, you are seeki
warplanes have given air support to shia and militia groups going after isis.raq is a failed state now. there is no government. you have competitive factions. some led by nationalists and some led to loyalists to ayatollah khamenei. this is a problem. you want to talk about counters narratives, guess what, the u.s. is actually doing the isis messaging for it. and this is something that al baghdadi goes to bed rubbing his hands with glee. this is why you have young kids who in some case are not...
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military operations who, by the way, were successful with the help of russian airstrikes and iranian shia militiasdoesn't that in effect only cement bashar al-assad hold on syria? >> what it does remind us is will never forget what isil did to palmyra. this was a city that reflected sort of our common human heritage. and that those committee of those cultural sites were destroyed by isil. .. but what is also true is over but firm the army under the shower -- al assad remained political solution to the conflict. as long as al assad is around and in charge of the country and in control of the military, we are not going to be able to resolve the political chaos inside of syria and that's why the united states has made this political transition of priority and we are pleased to have the support of the russians who also made that a priority but there's a lot of other important work to be done to bring about this political transition because that is the only way to address the root causes of the problems that are essentially in the chaos of syria. >> so the defeat of isis as a victory? >> we are pleased
military operations who, by the way, were successful with the help of russian airstrikes and iranian shia militiasdoesn't that in effect only cement bashar al-assad hold on syria? >> what it does remind us is will never forget what isil did to palmyra. this was a city that reflected sort of our common human heritage. and that those committee of those cultural sites were destroyed by isil. .. but what is also true is over but firm the army under the shower -- al assad remained political...
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military operations who by the way were successful with the help of russian air strikes and iranian shia militias? doesn't that in effect only cement assad's hold on syria? >> well, think, jim, what it does is that we'll never forth about what isil did to palmyra. this was a city that reflected our common human heritage and many of those cultural sites were destroyed by isil, and in fact the archaeologist responsible for protecting the sites and studying the sites, was in fact beladied by -- behead by isil. palmyra is a good illustration of the brutal assault isil has carried out across syria and on innocent syrians in a way that has a tangible impact on the rest of the region and the rest of the world. but what is also true, is that over the long term, the syrian army, under bashar al-assad's command, cannot bring lasting peace to syria. that's why we remain committed to finding a political solution to the conflict. as long as assad's around and in charge of the country and in control of the military, we're not going to be able to resolve the political chaos inside of syria, and that's why the u
military operations who by the way were successful with the help of russian air strikes and iranian shia militias? doesn't that in effect only cement assad's hold on syria? >> well, think, jim, what it does is that we'll never forth about what isil did to palmyra. this was a city that reflected our common human heritage and many of those cultural sites were destroyed by isil, and in fact the archaeologist responsible for protecting the sites and studying the sites, was in fact beladied by...
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>> the shia militia have a lot of numbers. in my opinion they are not good fighters. they don't have good trade craft. they don't -- >> is it fair to say they cannot be used to liberate mosil? >> i would say if we go down that path, senator graham, we will make a significant mistake. >> i couldn't agree with you more and we're relying on the iraqi security forces and i think that's a long way away. libya, general rodriguez, thank you for your service, what percentage of libya would you say is under the control of extremist groups like isil? >> isil and daesh control the area in and around sirt. i couldn't give you exact percentage. the other places have transitory effect. >> would you consider libya at this point a failed state? >> yes, sir. >> thank you all very much for your service. >> thank you, mr. chair, and thank you to the witnesses. i echo the comments about the appreciation for the service. the many times you have been before this committee. general rodriguez, i want to ask a couple of questions touching on each of your expertise about the training we do wit
>> the shia militia have a lot of numbers. in my opinion they are not good fighters. they don't have good trade craft. they don't -- >> is it fair to say they cannot be used to liberate mosil? >> i would say if we go down that path, senator graham, we will make a significant mistake. >> i couldn't agree with you more and we're relying on the iraqi security forces and i think that's a long way away. libya, general rodriguez, thank you for your service, what percentage of...
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the disintegration of the iraqi army and the rise of shia militias to combat islamic state also known as isis increased iran's influence leader, yet many leaders want to strengthen ties with the u.s. -- host: the independent line, connecticut, we hear from tim. good morning. go ahead. caller: hey, good morning, c-span. i think the united states should lead by leadership. i think using a policy of brute force for what some presidential candidates have said as in going in and bombing and then leaving is absolute idiotic. i would ask your listeners this, how much money do you think we have spent in afghanistan over the past 15 years? and if you say less than $600 billion, you are wrong. that number actually can be as high -- some people report it as high as $800 billion. if anybody can tell me what we've got for that money over the last 15 years, i welcome the call. now, when we talk about national security, and that seems to be a hot button looking forward in this election, i too am in favor of national security. but if we continue to spend money and we don't have additional funds for o
the disintegration of the iraqi army and the rise of shia militias to combat islamic state also known as isis increased iran's influence leader, yet many leaders want to strengthen ties with the u.s. -- host: the independent line, connecticut, we hear from tim. good morning. go ahead. caller: hey, good morning, c-span. i think the united states should lead by leadership. i think using a policy of brute force for what some presidential candidates have said as in going in and bombing and then...
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shia clerics. formerly leading a militia rising up against american forces. now a mainstream political figure. for weeks he's rally hundreds of thousands of supporters in public squares and near the green zone is where diplomats live and work and is presented. he has said that his followers will storm the green zone. instead of that, he appeared today saying that they had showed great discipline, and they will to continue to do that and were to stay put and he would go into the green zone. this is one of the few cases where followers have seen him up close. people were weeping as he spoke. he went into the green zone. he was kissed and greeted by senior iraqi security officials and sat on the side walk. that speaks volumes, he said he's a man of the people, speaking for all of iraq. this is a way to put pressure on the government, and intends to stay until reforms are made. the iraqi government, the prime minister wants reforms, there's a lot of political resistance to reshuffling the cabinet he has a leading political rival sitting there, basically waiting for him to do something, and frantic
shia clerics. formerly leading a militia rising up against american forces. now a mainstream political figure. for weeks he's rally hundreds of thousands of supporters in public squares and near the green zone is where diplomats live and work and is presented. he has said that his followers will storm the green zone. instead of that, he appeared today saying that they had showed great discipline, and they will to continue to do that and were to stay put and he would go into the green zone. this...
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shia clerics. formerly leading a militia that rose up against american and iraqi forces and now a mainstream political for weeks he has been rallying his supporters, hundreds of thousands of them at a time in public squares here and lately near the entrance to the green zone. where iraqi and foreign diplomats work and it's heavily protected. he's threatened his followers will actually storm the green zone if these political did he plants are not met. instead of that he appeared today and told them they showed great discipline they had to continue doing that and they were to stay put. instead, he said, he would go in to the green zone. now, the reason this is significant is that he railroad rarely leaves, this is one of the few case where his his followers have seen him up close. people were weeping as he spoke. he went in to the green zone, he was kissed and greeted by senior iraqi security officials. and he sat down on the sidewalk. that, again, speaks volumes. he says he is a man of the people, speaking for all of iraq, and this is a way to put pressure iraqi government. he says he intends to stay t
shia clerics. formerly leading a militia that rose up against american and iraqi forces and now a mainstream political for weeks he has been rallying his supporters, hundreds of thousands of them at a time in public squares here and lately near the entrance to the green zone. where iraqi and foreign diplomats work and it's heavily protected. he's threatened his followers will actually storm the green zone if these political did he plants are not met. instead of that he appeared today and told...
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this is one of the most revered shia clerics from a long line of revered shia clerics and formally leading a militia up against american and iraqi forces and now a mainstream political figure and for weeks he has been rallying supporters hundreds of thousands of them at a time in public squares here and lately near the entrance to the green zone, the green zone are where iraqis and officials live and work and heavily protected and say they will storm the green zone if these political things are not met and he appeared and said they shown great discipline and had to continue doing that and had to stay put. instead he said he would go into the green zone. the reason this is significant is that he very rarely leaves, one of the few cases where followers have seen him up close and people were weeping as he spoke. he went in the green zone and was kissed and greeted by senior iraqi security officials and he sat down on sidewalk. that again speaks volumes. he says he is a man of the people, he is speaking for all of iraq and this is a way to put pressure on the iraqi government. he says he intends to stay
this is one of the most revered shia clerics from a long line of revered shia clerics and formally leading a militia up against american and iraqi forces and now a mainstream political figure and for weeks he has been rallying supporters hundreds of thousands of them at a time in public squares here and lately near the entrance to the green zone, the green zone are where iraqis and officials live and work and heavily protected and say they will storm the green zone if these political things are...
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other militia groups and former militias have superseded him and other shia religious fightings have certainly superceded him. he has reemerged recently with the ability to mobilize huge numbers of protesters and as we saw at the gates of the green zone, to have them obey. he told them yesterday he was going to go in by himself and they should remain put. they did. his followers are obedient but they're not exclusively just his followers and there is potential for unrest >>> on that idea of potential unrest, does the prime minister have to be seen ago handling this as a strong man abecause he can't be perceived to weak, and also strong on other side of the country i.s.i.l. and mosul >> >> reporter: absolutely. this has created appear untenable position. he walked into the green zone. one of the senior military leaders in charge of the protection of the green zone kissed his hands where indicates where those loyalties are. in the wider battle, they're diverting forces. they can't devote all of their attention to i.s.i.l. in the field when they're worried about the green zone and baghd
other militia groups and former militias have superseded him and other shia religious fightings have certainly superceded him. he has reemerged recently with the ability to mobilize huge numbers of protesters and as we saw at the gates of the green zone, to have them obey. he told them yesterday he was going to go in by himself and they should remain put. they did. his followers are obedient but they're not exclusively just his followers and there is potential for unrest >>> on that...
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this is one of the most revered shia clerics from a long line of revered shia clerics and formally leading a militiarose up against american and iraqi forces and now a mainstream political figure. for weeks he has been rallying supporters, hundreds of thousands of them at a time in public squares here and lately near the entrance to the green zone. the green zone is where iraqi officials and foreign diplomates live and work and it's heavily protected so he has threatened that his followers will actually storm the green zone if these political demands are not met. instead of that he appeared today and told them they had shown great discipline and had to continue doing that and that they were to stay put. instead he said he would go into the green zone. the reason this is significant is he rarely leaves and this is one of the few cases his followers have seen him up close, people were weeping as he spoke. he went into the green zone and he was kissed and greeted by senior iraqi security officials and he sat down on the sidewalk. that again speaks volumes. he says he is a man of the people, he is speak
this is one of the most revered shia clerics from a long line of revered shia clerics and formally leading a militiarose up against american and iraqi forces and now a mainstream political figure. for weeks he has been rallying supporters, hundreds of thousands of them at a time in public squares here and lately near the entrance to the green zone. the green zone is where iraqi officials and foreign diplomates live and work and it's heavily protected so he has threatened that his followers will...
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the shia are very suspicious of the americans, particularly the militias who say any combat troops on the ground here combat an enemy and they will need to be fought. the sunni's have a very good relationship with the u.s. and they remember a time when the u.s. helped them fight al-qaeda in iraq and want to get back to that strong relationship. the kurds have a good relationship with the u.s. but she suspicious. they would like the u.s. to help them because much mr. independent of baghdad than they already are. because of that three pronged approach, iraqis are frustrated because their politicians are giving mixed messages on what they say, that it doesn't matter who it is in the oval office, the policy toward iraq never changes. >>> there was a poll done recently asking russians which of three political systems they prefer, the old soviet system, the current way or western democracy. there was western democracy that was the heat popular. add to that the current russian t.v. diet of currency crisis and russian affairs and russians are not particularly avoid watchers of the u.s. electo
the shia are very suspicious of the americans, particularly the militias who say any combat troops on the ground here combat an enemy and they will need to be fought. the sunni's have a very good relationship with the u.s. and they remember a time when the u.s. helped them fight al-qaeda in iraq and want to get back to that strong relationship. the kurds have a good relationship with the u.s. but she suspicious. they would like the u.s. to help them because much mr. independent of baghdad than...
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shia-sunni war which it successfully did by bombing in the cities and selecting targets. isis wants to do the same thing. and unfortunately, the main beneficiary of such attacks with attacks against civilians and militia attacks against sunni civilians is militant and extremists and iran-backed militia groups. unfortunately, what we've seen out of this white house is all tactics and no strategy. absent of broader political framework all the military resources in the world and obviously the united states has the best intelligence, reconnaissance, surveillance capabilities and the best special operations forces in the world. all those resources could have been expended in iraq during the bush administration. but u.s. involvement is not going to achieve anything. >> the belgium prosecutors have charged some suspects. thousands of people have been coming to the heart of belgium's capital to la floral tributes. suicide-bombers detonated explosives at the international airport and a busy metrotation. jacky rowland responds from brussels. >> we've been getting details of more charges filed against suspects who were arrested on thursday and on friday. and thursday a suspect by the nam was arrested and he was
shia-sunni war which it successfully did by bombing in the cities and selecting targets. isis wants to do the same thing. and unfortunately, the main beneficiary of such attacks with attacks against civilians and militia attacks against sunni civilians is militant and extremists and iran-backed militia groups. unfortunately, what we've seen out of this white house is all tactics and no strategy. absent of broader political framework all the military resources in the world and obviously the...