camp spiker is a rallying call.hese fighters chant: we are going to avenge our brothers four-fold referring to the dead recruits. they are just setting off. they haven't seen the fighting yet. >> iraqi military leaders are confident they can retake tikrit. u.s. officials share that view. but victories like this come at a very high cost. the unknown hundreds of soldiersn and militia men who have been killed in battle or at the hands of isil and the uncertainty of how far the desire for ref less than go. jane araff, al jazeera, baghdad. >>> at least 14 people have been killed and donorses more injured in two bomb attacks on churches in pakistan. tabletal fighters have claimed responsibility for those attacks which took place in lahor. the latest: >>> the pakistani taliban timed its attacks to apparently cause maximum did he have station. the two churches in lahore were packed with catholics and protestants attending sunday services. there was chaos in the moment after the bombs exploded within minutes of each other. .

they believe are some killed near camp spiker last august?> we have come to lift the remains and transfer them to baghdad. we will take them to the forensic labs to get their dnas and match them with the victims' families. >> the malitias who took back this down flirn kilometers say there are 400 bodies spread across four grave sides. they are believed to be some of more than 1,000 unarmed military recruits left undefended who are killed by isil. making it not only a tragedy but a huge political issue in bag baghdad baghdad. unlike the iraqi army collapse when isil rolled symbol iraq last june, no one is running from this fight. in the past two days t the shia cleric has reactivated his dormant militia to reinforce fighters in tikrit. camp spiker is a rallying call they chant, we are going to avenge our brothers four fold referring to the dead recruits. they are just setting off. they haven't seen the fighting yet. iraqi leaders are confid he want they can retake tikrit. u.s. officials share that view. vict odors like this come at a high cost

camp spiker is a rallying call. these fighters chant >> we are going to avenge our brothers four fold, referring to the dead recruits. they are just setting off. they haven't seen the fighting yet iraqi military leaders are confident they can retake tikrit. the u.s. officials share that view. but victories like this come at a very high cost. the unknown hundreds of soldiers and militia men who have been killed in battle or at the hands of is isil. the uncertainty of how far the desire for revenge will go. jane arraf, al jazeera, baghdad. >> the former u.s. for metal east in the iraqi capital right now. he told al jazeera the battle for tikrit slowed down a bit in the last few days because of the nature of the fighting. when you are talking about street fighting city fighting urban fighting you are talking about a slow battle in any sequence. you don't have the wide open spaces where you can move quickly. when you start getting near the city with the number of ied did that is isil has been using, the careful north sh

camp spiker is a rallying call.hese fighters chant, we are going to avenge our brothers four-fold, referring to the dead recruits. they are just setting off. they haven't seen the fighting yet. >> iraqi military leaders are confident they can retake tikrit. the u.s. officials share that view. victories like this come at a very high cost. the unknown hundreds of soldiers and militia men who have been killed in battle or at the hands of isil and the uncertainty of how far the desire for revenge will go. jane arraf, al jazeera, baghdad. >> the fighting in theback battle for tikrit caused severe damage to the too many of saddam hussein. all that remains are the support columns that once held up the roof in his hometown just south of tikrit. he was buried there in 2007. iraqi media reported last year his remains were removed from the site. the location wasn't disclosed. now, two police officers will go on trial in france in connection with the death of two teenagers two years ago. the incidents where the two boys died of

camp spiker is a rallying call. these fighters say we are going toage our brothers four-phoned.hey are just setting off. they haven't seen the fighting yet. >> iraqi military leaders are confident they can retake tikrit. u.s. officials share that view. victories like this come at a very high cost. the unknown hundreds of soldiers and militiamen who have been killed in battle or at the hands of isil and the uncertainty of how far the desire for revenge will go. jane arraf, al jazeera, baghdad. efforts my the iraqi army to retake the city of tikrit appears to have slowed. they are waiting for reinforcements to arrive. why has progress been so closer given the iraqi army plus the militia's filing alongside them outnumber the number of isil fighters in tikrit? >> you don't have wide-open spaces where you can move quickly. when you get near the city with the number of eid did that isil has been using, the carefulness and the care that must be taken by the forces to clear all of those,nally, it's going to be a slow fight, but i think we are seeing tremendous progress even though it ha

large american presence at spiker and right now this will be the next piece.d 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 fight that all of us have to be together. so it's not a western fight. this is a fight inside of islam where everybody comes together against these outlaws, so to speak. >> what do you think of that? i thought it was very interesting to hear king abdullah's entire interview talking about how islam and muss lamb muslims have to fight against the per vekdzversion of their own faith. >> to michael weiss? >> it puts pain to the idea that

camp spiker is a rallying call. these fighters chance we are going to avenge our brothers four fold, referring to the dead recruits. they are just setting off. they haven't seen the fighting yet. >> iraqi military leaders are confident that he can retake tikrit. u.s. officials share that view. victories like this come at a very high cost, the unknown hundreds of soldiers and militia men killed in batting or at the hands of isil and the uncertainty of however the desire for revenge will go. >> coming up on the news hour, we'll tell you how much fortune investors promise to pump into egypt's crumbling economy. >> in sport will the west indies fit into the quarter finals of the cricket world cup. >> first anti-government protests are taking place across brazil. thousands are gathering as you can see marching along copacabana reach in rio de janeiro. there is deepening discontent. we are joined live from saw sao paulo. >> they haven't all started yet and we're already seeing tens of thousands of people in the streets. r

this city is important not just militarily but because it was close to a camp spiker, where 1,000 recruits were killed by i.s.i.l. a huge political issue. >>> nadim baba takes a look at the issue. >> by june 2014 it was declaring a caliphate and held territory stretching all the way from aleppo to diyala province in iraq. army officers from the saddam era and tribal officers. in april u.s. led air strikes helped kurdish forces break the siege of mount sinjar. pro government force he recaptured beiji. a coordinated mission to retake mosul will probably begin in april or may involving up to 25,000 iraqi troops. need to recapture the city of tikrit because of its strategic location of the north south supply route from baghdad. at the very least there's expected to be strong resistance there. >> more to come here on al jazeera, including: more on why a u.s. backed rebel group in syria has decided to disband. and, south africa's sex workers demand a change of law to bring a change to their lives. >> the new al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. at 7:00, a thor

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since it seized the territory last june gunman killed 1,000 military recruits at the camp spiker and some of the neighboring sunni tribes for supporting i.s.i.l. prime minister abadi saying they will not be targeted by the malitia but he told parliament those who did not support the government fight were supporting i.s.i.l. in this fight and previous ones iran is playing a role and who they are advising are more equipped than other units and say iran commander mani is helping coordinate the operation from the front lines. in the air it's only iraqi aircraft according to the military and united states is helping in other ways but is not backing this major offensive with u.s. air strikes, about 2000 sunni tribal fighters have joined the battle but as iraqi forces fight for tikrit the question is how many more sunnis will join them. they see the battle for tikrit as a launching point to move further north to take back mosul but as the battle moves back to sunni provinces there is deepening iranian involvement and potential to be bogged down in sectarian conflict jane with al jazeera, ba

gunmen killed more than one thousand unarmed military recruits at camp spiker. many militia members blame some of the neighboring sunni tribes for supporting isil. the prime minister has tried to reassure sunni leaders that their people won't be targeted but he told parliament those who did not support the government fight were supporting isil. >> translator: in this battle there shouldn't be anyone standing on the other side. in this battle we should all be united. any claiming to make that a neutral side it means they are standing with those who are killing our people those who are killing the husbands of our women, turning them into widows, orphaning our children. >> reporter: in this fight and in previous ones iran is playing a leading role. the militias it is equipping are considered more effective than most iraqi army units. an iranian commander is helping coordinate the operation from the front line. it's only iraqi aircraft in the air. the united states is helping in other ways but is not backing this offensive. about 2,000 sunni tribal fighters have joi

conjunction with the fighting, this city is important not just militarily but near tikrit, a camp spiker where more than 1,000 troops were killed by i.s.i.l. there is so much potential to deepen the sectarian rift, that u.n. has warned everyone they must adhere to basic humanitarian rules. >> jane arraf from baghdad. jamie mcintire, not a part of this operation is the u.s. coalition, why not? >> as you heard stephanie there is concern that there could be increased sectarian alienation in the city of tikrit. the u.s. wants i.s.i.l. out of tikrit as much as anyone but also concern that having iranian backed troops could further alienate the sunni minority. >> offered i.s.i.l. fighters what he called one last chance to lay down their arms or face what he termed punishment they deserved because they stood with terrorism. tikrit is a mostly sunni city 80 miles north to baghdad that fell to i.s.i.l. fighters as they marched against iraq last summer in what they portrayed as a revolt against the shia led government. several attempts to retake the city last summer failed but this time the iraqi

when isis took over tikrit, they massacred about 1,700 recruits all heights from camp spiker. will try to avenge that massacre and concerns already that they are burning houses and killing sunni civilians who they have sympathized with isis. there's real u.s. concerns on both fronts and what this means both for iran and for u.s. interests in iraq. >>> jurors in the boston bombing trial are getting a break from emotional testimony. chinese businessman testified about being carjacked by the tsarnaev brothers calling it the most terrifying moemgt inging moment of his life. pete williams has the account of his harrowing ordeal. >> reporter: that's him on this surveillance video running to a nearby mobile station. leaps out of car to tell his brother what happened. he dumps what he meant to buy and the two leave. he crawls down low in the mobile station so they won't see him. finds a hiding place and the attendant calls 911. >> i have one come inside now. >> fleez helpplease help me. someone took my car. they are the suspects of the marathon explosion. please help. they have guns.

taking revenge for the killing of perhaps as many as 1,700 iraqi soldiers last summer in june at the spikere which is in tikrit. so many of these people have families who want to see revenge taken. and there's a very high possibility that these troops will go into tikrit not only start revenge killings but also looting and vandalizing property. so that's a big concern beyond the immediate influence of iran itself which, the fact of the matter is it's been part of the political scenery here in baghdad increasingly since the u.s. overthrew saddam hussein in 2003. >> colonel reese, is that your sense right now, hearing a lot more farsi, the language of iran in baghdad, elsewhere in iraq? that their influence has dramatically grown over the past few years? >> no wolf i wouldn't say it was dramatically. even yesterday when we were out just outside of tikrit we saw the kudz special forces they were there and they speak a little broken arabic and they smile. but they're there. but again, i think we've got to remember they have a job just like our special forces. they come in and advise and assist.

. >> spiker bain erspeaker boehner this week emfizedem emphasized his calls for hillary clinton to turn turned over or do you have any concerns that outstanding records have been erased? >> i don't have a concern. i have a concern this isn't really about e-mails. it is about a partisan investigation by a select committee that's spent millions of dollars produced nothing. i think we're just going to see the ongoing attempt to investigate hillary clinton. whatever the subject. whether it's her e-mails or hs ter hair or whatever it has to be. that's what i'm concerned about just a politicization of an issue. and if the fact is -- the speaker says what her server should be turned over? i think that hillary clinton should not be treated any differently than any other secretary of state. even if you just said in this century where technology has moved forward and this kind of subject would not come up about a server and about e-mails a number of years ago. communications, yes. but not this particular stamp on it. so i would say, let's see what other secretaries of state, what their practice i

month here and as they have moved up, for the former iraqi veterans in the main route, and up to spikerotivated, both men, sunni and she ea working together. so i work with the families and people on the strit and i think stormy that sometimes the politicians and senior military guys have no idea what's going on at the ground level. >> is it your view that returning any kind of stabltd to that country will der be dependent on the type of u.s. involvement? >> no fred i do. and here again is my concern, right now, the iranians have advisors on the ground. they're doing the same thing our advisors are doing al assad and while the commander said last week to cnn's ben wedeman, that four advisers helping us stroir isis are better than 200 american advisors in the green zoning what i would look for right now, at minimum, i would want some of my green berets out there observing watching what was going on. why don't they have observers on the ground to look and maybe give advise to both the sunni and the shiia and i believe that would help bring things together for this nation which is in turmo