he's from mosul. he knows the area. he has military skills, he knows the people of the area, and in one way or another it gives him or gives the organization some legitimacy. yes, isil has lost a lot of support, but being an iraqi, knowing the people in the area gives them some legitimacy. he knows how to deal with them. but at the end of the day isil still controls mosul. it's iraq's second largest city. it is deeply entrenched in mosul. and it regulates everything in the city. it regulates what people wear, when shops open. they tell people how to live their lives. we understand hundreds of thousands of people still live there. killing or getting rid of a military commander undoubtedly a blow to isil. still isil controls territory, and mosul has been controlled for over a year and just months ago mosul was able to take control of anbar province in iraq. not much progress on the ground, but this is a blow to organization in which top leaders all share the same cleanses, people who are iraqi. people who spent time in u.

dozens of in the province where mosul is. they are recommend that go they be charged with and prosecute today the fall of mosul. this is a very significant development. this panel in parliament has been investigating this for months. they made their recommend recom, they have passed it on for the speaker of parliament. the speaker of parliament has since passed on the recommendations to the prosecutor general here. it now rests solely in the jew dictionary what happens next very much up to the jew dictionary here in iraq. now moore i al-maliki has not made any statements since the accusations were played. he's traveling in iran. this is also significant because this is really the first time that iraq's parliament has lobbed these actions towards nori al-maliki. suggesting there is a deepening resentment towards the mine minister for consolidating too much power during his tenure as prime minister here, it will be interesting to see how this develops. although this particular 3w0d any parliament doesn't have that much power as

many the province where mosul city recommended they're to be charged with the fall of mosul. this is a significant development. this panel in parliament has been investigating this for months. they made their recommendations and passed it on to the speaker of parliament. the speaker of parliament passed on the recommendations to the prosecutor general here. it rests solely in the judiciary. what happens next is very much up to the judiciary here in iraq. nouri al maliki has not made any statements since thiz accusations were made. he's traveling in iran, but this is also significant because this is really the first time that iraq's parliament has lobbed these accusations twaurds nouri al maliki, suggests a deepening of resentment for the former prime minister here. it will be interesting to see how this develops, although this particular body in parliament doesn't have that much power as far as going forward. the fact of the matter is there's resentment that built towards nouri al maliki. they believe now with the judicia judiciary, this is something that could be a lente pro

played a strong role in the capture of mosul, iraq's second largest city. i.s.i.l. then began consolidating its power across northern iraq and setting its sights on baghdad. his death won't necessarily halt i.s.i.l.'s advance nor diminish its authority in the area of controls. the group remains deeply entrenched in mosul where it controls most aspects of life. >> zeina khodr sent us this update from baghdad. >> reporter: i've been speaking with iraqis who have contacts inside mosul. what they have been telling me is their contacts inform them that i.s.i.l. did indeed lose a high ranking official. a high ranking official has been killed but they still cannot confirm who. now, what we understand is that was a high ranking member of the council and in charge of the iraq's military operations in iraq. so if indeed it was confirmed that he was killed, it will be a blow to the operation. we also have to remember that i.s.i.l. is really a predecessor of al qaeda in iraq. most of the leadership came from al qaeda in iraq and they learned from the past and they made sure tha

is deeply entrenched in mosul, where it controls all aspects of life. there are those that believe despite the death, there's no long-term strategy. the challenge is who are we backing. there's a larger issue in terms of having a regional solution. >> in iraq, militias are leading the fight in sunni-arab careers. opposition from baghdad to the sunnis increased sectarian tensions. the reconciliation allowed i.s.i.l. to capture another capital in may. a council offensive made little progress. it may be a short-term setback. but i.s.i.l., requiring a political solution in iraq and syria, where i.s.i.l. controls significant territory >>> thousands much protesters in iraq came out on to the streets of the capital baghdad and bag rag,wanting the government to follow up on reforms. the prime minister announced an anticorruption drug >>> now, an international aid group is calling on factions to stop fighting. doctors without borders says many in the city of tiaz, in a 24 hour period. it's become fighting in weeks as anti-houthi fighters tried to take it. it was

he's from mosul, so he knows the city quite well. he's also--he knows the people of the area which gives him credentials and gives him the skills that isil needs. and what really makes it isil controls iraq's largest city, and they talked about a plan that has not materialized yet. in fact, isil has taken mortar tore into the capital o in may. they have not been able to recapture this city. in fact, ill controls most of anbar province, so what would be a victory is if the coalition and it's partners on the ground are able to take territory, killing a leader undoubtedly will hurt the organization, but it will not bring an end to isil. >> the iraqi military defense inflicted damage on isil in recent airstrikes. it has released video of iraqi fighter jets. the iraqi air force strikes forced heavy losses in men and commitment. it's unclear when it was carried out. meanwhile, isil fighters have destroyed an one and a half thousand-year-old monastery in syria. fighters of the group demolished the monastery with a large tractor. the village

them to be charged with and prosecuted for the fall of mosul. this is a significant development. this panel in parliament has been investigating this more months and made their recommendations and passed it. the speaker has passed on the recommendation to the prosecutor general here. it now rests solely in the judiciary. what happens next is very much up to the judiciary here in iraq. now, nouri al maliki didn't make a statement since the accusations were made and since the recommendations were made. he's traveling in iran. this is also significant because this is the first time that iraq's parliament has lobbed these kinds of accusations towards nouri al maliki, suggesting a deeping of resentment for former prime minister perhaps consolidating too many power here. it's interesting to see how it develops, although this particular body doesn't have that much power as far as going forward. the fact of the matter is there's resentment towards al maliki. legal analysts think that this is something that could be a lengthy process, if there are to be

here's how it works: in this recreation of the lion of mosul, 16 pictures taken from different angles, seen here as blue squares, are aligned to find common features. those overlapping features, represented by black dots, are then connected, and a virtual texture is wrapped onto the model. because these replicas often rely on only a few photos, without actual measurements of the objects, they can never be exact. >> this is in essence, kind of a reverse engineering way of going about finding images that line up or match or were taken from a particular angle that are supportive of creating a three- dimensional model. >> reporter: so more pictures make a better model. >> often times we may have hundreds of images for a single artifact. in this case we may have a dozen. you know, so simple there is no way for us to really speak to the accuracy, and which is why we often emphasize that the most important part of what we get with these reconstructions is the visualize representation. >> reporter: the project isn't just focused on the middle east. in april, nepal was hit by a 7.8 magnitude e

they recommended that they're also to be charged and prosecuted for the fall of mosul. this panel has investigated this for months and made their recommendations and passed it on the to the speaker of parliament. he passed on the recommendations to the mros could you teller general here. it rests solely in the judiciary what happens next and very much up to the jude hear in iraq. nouri al maliki hasn't made estimates since these abbing sflagss and recommendations were made. he is traveling in iran. this is the fist time that the parliament lobbed these acquisitions towards nouri al maliki, showing a deepening of resentment for him here. it's interesting tuz how this gopping, at this particular body in parliament doesn't have that much forward as far as going forward. there is resentment that has built 2004towards nouri al mali. it could be a lepty process, if there are formal charges made and a case, this is something that could take months and possibly years to happen. >>> they sentence 26 officers on charges of attempting to overthrow the government. that he was charg

they are entrenched in mosul. controlling all aspects. there are those that believe despite the death, there's no long-term strategy. the challenge is who are we backing. that's a lot. players on the same page. >> in iraq, iranian-backed shia militias are leading the fight. opposition to some have increased sectarian tensions. the reconciliation allowed i.s.i.l. to capture another capital in may. a council offensive made little progress. it may be a short-term setback. but i.s.i.l., requiring a political solution in iraq and syria, where i.s.i.l. controls significant territory >>> joining us now to talk about significance of the strike is a military analyst and former u.s. thank you for being with us. based on what has been reported about this, this appears to have been a targeted attack, it would have been based on intelligence that they had. how certain can they be that they have the right guy? >> certainly. taking you back to 17 may, we went in with delta force on the ground. attacked the forces. >> this is special forces. >> up on the

-run prison, hayali played a role in the capture of mosul. while his death is undoubtedly a blow to isil, the group seems to be prepared for such eventuallities. >> isil is a secretive organization, but intelligence gathered over the years indicate that the group's power is not snarlized. many of its leaders were members of al-qaeda and iraq, which had a former command structure, and proved to be a weakness. they seem to have learned from that experience. they're believed to have created a system that gives leaders flexibility so that over all operations are not affected if a top official is killed. on the ground the coalition and it's local partners have few successes to claim, and if has been over a year and isil remains deeply entrenched in mosul where it controls all aspects of life. there are those who believe despite the death the u.s. has no long term strategy to defeat isil. >> i think the challenge has been who are we backing on the ground? there is a larger regional position. >> they're leading the fight in sunni arab areas. and the

still controls mosul. it has been more than ayear since they took over that city. more than a million people live under their rule. it's not just that. in may, i.s.i.l. captured yet another provincial capital, ramadi, in anbar province, 80% of that province is in i.s.i.l.'s hands and a counteroffensive have been launched by iraqi forces and shia pli replies yas. at the end of the day, i.s.i.l. ii.s.i.l -- shia militias. the alternative is a shia-led government had baghdad, shia militias, not a united iraqi army. that's how i.s.i.l. gains its strength. this fight cannot be won unless shia and sunnies come together in iraq. the very fact they can move between iraq and syria gives them strength. lack of partners on the ground especially in syria. >> schoard, livzeina khodr, livn that area. >>> macedonia he police there have started to let in bands of refugees. hundreds of people still waiting to get through. on friday security forces fired stun grenades to stop them from crossing over the border. jonah hull, are on the greek side of the border any sense how many have

-run prison, he played a role in the capture of mosul, iraq's second-biggest city. while his death is undoubtedly a blow to isil, the group is prepared for such eventuallities. isil is a secretive organization, but intelligence gathered over the years indicate that the group's power is not centralized. many of its leaders were members of al-qaeda and iraq, which have a form of command structure. it proved to be a weakness, and isil leaders have learned from that experience. they're believed to have created a system that gives leaders flexibility so that over all operations are not affected if top officials are killed. >> on the ground the coalition and it's local partners have few successes to claim. it has been over a year and isil remains deeply entrenched in mosul where it controls all aspects of life. there are those who believe despite the death the u.s. has no long-term strategy to defeat isil. >> i think that the challenge has been who are we backing on the ground? there is a larger issue in terms of having a regional solution being that all the players on th

-run prison, hayali played an instrumental role in the capture of mosul. thassist a secretive organization, but intelligence gathered over the years indicate that the group's power is not centralized. many of the leaders are babies of al-qaeda and iraq which has a former command structure. it proved to be a weakness. isil leaders seem to have learned from that experience. they are believed to have created a system that gives leaders flexibility so that over all operations are not effected if a top official is killed. on the ground the coalition and local partner have few successes to claim. it has been over a year and isil remains deeply entrenched in mosul where it controls all aspects of life. there are those who believe that despite the death the u.s. has no long term strategy to defeat isil. >> i think the challenge has been who are we backing on the ground? there is a larger issue in terms of having a regional solution having all the players on the same page. >> in iraq, militias are leading the fight in mainly sunni areas. opposition from some politi

that they're also to be charged with and prosecuted for the fall of mosul. this is a significant development. this panel in parliament has investigated this for months. they made their recommendations and passed it on to the speaker of parliament. they have since passed on the recommendations to the prosecutor general here. it now rests solely in the judiciary what happens next. very much up to the judiciary here in iraq. nouri al maliki didn't make a statement since these accusations and recommendations were made and he's traveling in iran. this is significant because this is the first time that iraq's parliament has lobbed these kinds of abbing sglags towards nouri al maliki showing a deepening of resentment for the foreign prime minister perhaps for con saul lating too many power during his tenure here. it's interesting to see how it develops. this particular body in parliament doesn't have that much power going forward. there is resentment that built towards nouri al maliki. now that it's with the judiciary, this could be a lepty process. if there are to

they are entrenched in mosul. controlling all aspects. there are those that believe despite the death, there's no long-term strategy. the challenge is who are we the challenge is who are we backing. that's a lot. players on the same page. >> in iraq, iranian-backed shia militias are leading the fight in mainly sunni arab areas. opposition to the arming of sunni baghdadis have increased sectarian tensions. the reconciliation allowed i.s.i.l. to capture another capital in may. a council offensive made little progress. it may be a short-term setback. but i.s.i.l., requiring a political solution in iraq and syria, where i.s.i.l. controls significant territory well a military analyst and former colonel says that he shouldn't be described as second in command of i.s.i.l., but rather as a big player. >> he's former iraqi military that's critical. these guys were the guys when we said in is you are part of the ba'athist party, you can't be part of the new government. what has he done in 10 years. set up his family. he goes - he's a valuable milit

seems he was a strong leader in mosul in logistics from mosul . i was a big guy. the battle goes on. it's not something to be celebrated if i was a colonel he would go back to my troops and say we got a good buy guy. we got more to go. i worse i could do is say we got the number two guy and our guys were let down. >> at least 20 people have been killed in shelling by syrian government forces in douma. they say the air attacks began on saturday morning in the rebel-held town east of the capital of damascus. 200 others are said to be wounded or still trapped under republic. republic--rubble. >>> egyptian state media said that members of the muslim brotherhood have been sentenced t have conviction of crimes. they have already been sentenced to death in a straight trial. 16 others were also sentenced to life in prison. >>> the international aid group doctors without borders are calling to stop fighting in yemen. taiz has become the focus of fighting in recent weeks as anti-houthi fighters try to retake it. this was the aftermath of sporadic shelling on friday that lef

i spoke to the iraqis that have contact in mosul. what it said was that their contact informed them that i.s.i.l. lost a high-ranking member. but in one way for another. in man had a legitimacy or credibility if you like, because he was an iraqi or a foreigner. he knows the area, the people, the culture. this, of course, is an advantage, specially since i.s.i.l. lost a lot of support among the population because of this interpretation of islam, the way it rules, the very fact that it doesn't accept any form of dissent. undoubtedly this is a setback. we have to remember something. i.s.i.l. is a secretive organization. there's intelligent information that the power structure is not centralized. leaders outside iraq, al qaeda and iraq had a centralized command structure. leaders learn from that. adapted, whereby they give flexibility. over all operations are not affected if they lose a leader. in the short term, undoubtedly we'll have to see how it affects the situation on the ground. >> zeina khodr live in baghdad. thanks for that >>>

the man is from mosul and that's where he was which gives him an advantage. he understands the people, he understands the culture. he can reach out to the people. he is an iraqi, he is not a foreigner. so undoubtedly this is a major blow to the group. but most analysts will say this is a short-term setback. at the end of the day, isil is a secretive organization. but its power structure are not centralized. so isil's leaders learn from the past mistake it is and what we understand is that the new structure really gives flexibility to leaders to adopt to the situation so that overall operations are not affected if a top leader is killed. but it's too early to say whether or not isil's operations on the ground will be affected by the death. but what is clear is that isil is still strong. >>> let's take you to macedonia where hundreds of people are camped out on the greek side of the border hoping to cross over. macedonia has become the latest flash point of the refugee crisis that is overwhelming europe. live to jonah hulls on the greek side of the border. any

they had taken root in mosul. and we were trying to take that city back. >> it's the squadron's sixth straight day of around the clock combat operations, and the men are exhausted. >> we'd been up for about 36 hours at this point, and we're making our way back to our combat outpost. >> the battle worn neighborhood is known as an insurgent hot spot. >> the terrain favored the enemy immeasurably. the buildings, the bombed out buildings, were difficult to see the windows. narrow alleys leading up to those roads and those particular intersections. >> but on this day, the area's main road, a major supply route for both u.s. and iraqi forces, looks clear, and the squadron decides to take it. >> i got it before every attack, that pit in my stomach. i knew something bad was going to happen. that's why i decided to take out the camera and start filming, just based purely on hunch. >> staff sergeant jason catrel is acting as lead scout standing up through the hatch of his bradley fighting vehicle. captain brown is on the ra

. >>> the former prime minister is responsible for the fall of mosul last year. 35 others were blamed for losing the second city to isil fighters fighters. >>> commanders who abandoned their posts were demanded to face trial. in may the shia government battled isil in an offensive that lasted three days and isil pushed military forces out and took over the city. theprime minister said anyone officer grade or above who left their post must be court martialed. we have more from baghdad. how cig significant of a develot is this? >> two big developments. when it comes to this report from a parlimentary committee formally accusing malacky of the fall of mosul is a big deal. it certainly shows that there has been a deepening well of resentment toward the former prime min minister. it is also the former governor of that province and other military officials there. 37 in all. this is something that is going to be interesting how it plays out here in parliment. now these recommendations have been passed from the speaker of parliment to the prosecutor and referral is for these for the fe prosec

-ran prison, he played a role in the capture of mosul. while his death is undoubtedly a blow to isil, the group seems to be prepared for such eventuallities. >> isil is a secretive organization, but intelligence gathered over the years indicate that the group's power is not centralized. member leaders have a formal command structure, which proved to be a weakness. they're believed to have created a system that gives leaders flexibility so that overall operations are not affected if top official is killed. >>> on the ground the coalition and it's local partners have few successes to claim. it has been over a year, and isil remains deeply entrenched in mosul, where it controls all aspects of life. there are those that the u.s. has no long-term strategy. >> the challenge has been who are we backing on the ground. >> in iraq iranian-backed militias are leading the fight in mainly sunni areas. opposition from some politicians in baghdad to the arming of sunnies has increased sectarian tensions. the lack of reconciliation allowed isil to captur

he planned the isis offensive that overtook mosul in june of last year. iraq's second-largest city of 2 million people. and the so-called premier of baghdad. the big question, could the intelligence that led to mutazz also help find and kill key isis operatives? like the ones who executed western hostages? the u.s. looking not just in mosul, but also syria. isis has declared that the capital. the u.s. watching and help us -- helping kurdish forges advance on the city that isis leaders may be hiding in. >> they've been taking a beating for some time now. that will be seen when the ypg forces and the rest of the anti-isis forces continue their advance south. only then will we see how doug and they truly are. >> officials say mutazz was a key military planner. >>> a storm brewing in paradise, can -- coming up. we are tracking what was once a hurricane as it heads for the hawaiian islands. >>> next on kron 4 at 8:00 p.m., i'll show you a mobile app that can help students if they get stuck on difficult homework. >>> and it's a nice evening and the fog is now s

-run prison, he played an instrumental role in mosul, iraq's second-biggest city. while the death may be a blow for isil, the group seems to be prepared for such eventuallities. >> isil is a secret organization, but intelligence gathered over the years indicate that the group's power is not centralized. many of its member members followed a structured command, it's weakness. they give leaders flexibility so that over all operations are not effected if a top official is killed. on the ground the coalition and local partners have few successes to claim. it has been over a year and isil remains deeply entrenched in mosul where it controls all aspects of life. there are those who believe despite the death the u.s. has no long-term strategy to defeat isil. >> i think the challenge has been who are we backing on the ground. there is a larger issue here in terms of a regional solution. >> in iraq iranian-backed militias are leading the fight in mainly sunni arab areas. there has been increased sectarian tensions. the lack of reconciliation allowed isil to capture another

recommended that they are to be charged and prosecuted for the fall of mosul. this panel has investigated this for months. they made recommendations, passing it on to the speaker of the parliament. passing it on to the prosecutor general. resting in the judiciary. nouri al-maliki has not made a statement, since recommendations were made. this is the first time that the parliament lobbed accusations. certainly there's is resentment for con sol dating power. it will be interesting to see how it develops. the body in parliament doesn't have much power as far as going forward. there is resentment building. this is something that could be a lengthy process. if there are to be formal charges made, if there is a case, this could take months, years to happen. >> an anti-taliban official is dead along with 16 others, dying in a suicide attack. it happened in the office of the home minister of the punjab. the official hosting a political meeting at the time. a banned arm group affiliated with al qaeda, claiming responsibility any for the attack. >> another round of fight

they were all expelled by the islamic state of iraq and the levant when it took control of mosul. a special prayer was held in their honor at the lot tip church northwest of the capitol amman. this couple and their disabled daughter who fled last year, may never see iraq again, but say that the price they are willing to pay to keep their faith, because they no longer trust their government. >> how can web he can spelled from our homes and towns without any rights. >> christian leaders and diplomatic missions attended the ceremony as did an envoy of pope francis. in a letter read by the average bishop, the head of the roman catholic church appealed to the international community to take action against the continuing persecution of christians. iraq's christians are among the oldest christian communities in the world. >> we live together. we want to serve the true identity of the middle east. >> they prayed for peace. >> my children have been out of school and college for two years. their future is over. we feel we are alive just to breathe and eat. we have nothing to do except wait.

they recommended they be charged with the fall of mosul. this panel has in vetted in more months, made recommendations, passed it on to the speaker of parliament. who has passed on the recommendations to the prosecutor general, and it rests in the judiciary. what happens next up to the judicially in iraq. pierre nkurunzi nouri al-maliki has not made statements since the recommendations, he is draverling in iran. it is significant, this is the time that patient lobbed accusations at nouri al-maliki, suggesting there's resentment towards the farmer prime minister for -- former prime minister for consolidating this uch power. it's interesting to see how it develops, although this parliament doesn't have that much power going forward. the fact of the matter is there's resentment. legal analysts believe that this is something that could be a lengthy process. if there's formal charges made, or a case this, is something that could take months or years to happen >>> an outspoken part of the taliban and 16 others were dead, dying outside of the home

air strike hit a vehicle near the iraqi city of mosul. i'll speak all about this and more with chairman congressman ed royce of california. he's standing by live. our correspondents, analysts and guests are standing by with full coverage. but let's begin with the threats of war on the korean peninsula. brian todd has the latest. >> tensions seem to be getting worse. tonight, the two koreas could on the brink of more hostilities and there are tens of thousands of american troops right in that region on the southern side of the dmz. there are indications that north korea is making preparations for some sort of short or medium range scud launches from single location. there's also a deadline looming, and you've got an unpredictable violent north korean leader calling the shots from his side. he says his million-man army is in a war-time state and waiting for an order of attack. neither kim jong-un nor his south korean enemies are backing down from this dangerous standoff. >> it's a classic game of chicken where both sides have said what they

of isil and attacking mosul. the first one he accuses is mr. maliki. >> that's right. >> the cabinet headed by al abadi makes the accusation, the first one is maliki going to the court and making as an example of what's happening in the whole year of the invasion of isil to the iraqi territory. >> bottom line, all these issues which iraq has, internal problems, corruption problems, isil problems, all these, can iraq do this on its own? i'm not suggesting that forces come back in or something like that, but can it fix these problems on its own? >> i don't think so. it needs the help from everyone, from this the regional countries, from the international community, actually, and frankly speaking, i think the best way to fight isil now with what's happening on the iraqi situation on the other front, on the governmental front is the help of the americans on the land, on the ground. isil until now, it's strong and the iraqi forces, militia, iraqi army, security forces cannot really doing the actual action, because the

. >> he was reportedly killed near mosul, as he travelled in a vehicle with another operative who also died. this is not the first time the u.s. claimed to have killed him. he was reported dead in a strike in late 2014. >> people said we have heard a lot before. it said where and how it occurred, showing it had intelligence and a sign of strategy, that it is beginning to work. >> a former officer that served time said he played an instrumental role in the capture of mosul. that was a big victory, highlighting the army and ability to defend the city. i.s.i.l. began to consolidate power across northern iraq and setting sights on baghdad. his death will not necessarily halt i.s.i.l.'s advance or dim in jish its authority. -- dim in jish it's authority >>> the syrian observatory for human rights is confirming i.s.i.l. has demolished a christian monastery in central syria. photos uploaded to a site shows militants using bulldozers to lock it down. i.s.i.l. travelled several christian hostages to raqqa, the group's stronghold. officials say preliminary tests confirm chemicals were used in an

isis is still after all this time able to come down from these northern routes, from mosul down into ramadi and resupply fighters and weapons in the city. and unless the iraqis can really cut it off, they're not going to be able to get it back. >> doesn't bode well for mosul either in the north. we were there as ray odierno, what was your take-away yesterday? >> you've seen him in iraq over the years as i have. guy who served several tours in command. this is not just any army general, even though he's retiring. top general. knows iraq for the last over a decade, 15 years or so. and general odierno really opened the door to a fundamental change in u.s. strategy. have a listen. >> i believe if we find in the next several months that we're not making progress that we have, that we should absolutely consider imbedding some soldiers, see if they would make a difference. i absolutely believe that the region has to solve this problem. the u.s. cannot solve this problem for the region. >> military power, general odierno went on to say, is never going to be enough to solve the problem, not m

the same thing this kind of strategy, this kind of approach of isil happened even in nineveh and mosul. they were attacked by isil and still there is hundreds of people under the control of isil. they consider them infidels. yesterday, we were here in iraq celebrating anniversary of one year that isil in minority areas, they kept back and kidnapped women and girls from yazidi minority, christians and others. we expect that the same thing will happen to people in syria. officially the children, they are using them or training them for to do their ideology or to -- >> ok, all right. thank you very much indeed, talking to us about isil and how they operate now that they've captured or kidnapped a large group of people in syria. meanwhile, there seem to be signs that the syrian government is looking for some kind of diplomatic way out of this war. the foreign minister has made a rare visit to the gulf for the first time in four years. he met his coupler part. syria's state news agency said the pair talked about constructive efforts to end the war. amman has been a mediator in the process.

in fact he actually helped plan the offensive on the city of mosul in june 2014. it was near that same city where he was finally taken out. the pentagon says he was killed in a u.s. drone strike on tuesday along with one other isis operative. their deaths won't likely have a huge impact on isis' daily operations, but general oit's j another example. >> it makes a difference because you have second, third, fourth stringer coming in. >> argd >>> according to an analyst, number one guy was almost killed on the exact same stretch of road. a sign that the u.s. effort to take out isis leadership is working and improving. >> kristin fisher, thank you very much in washington. >>> aed meanwhil qaeda is on th yemen seizing key parts of aden. pro government forces continue to fight shiite rebels in the region. washington considers the yemen branch to be the most considered of the network. yemen's civil war began about five months ago. it has killed more than 4,000 people so far. >>> the trump machine is gaining momentum. the presidential candidate rolling in to alabama to a

abadi looking at the fall of ramadi and not looking at the more dramatic fall of mosul. it is expected in any state, in any ruling state, to court martial anybody who has not followed the rules. however, i think we need to follow the rules equally and more effectively as we go along. and i don't think the government is doing that as we speak. we all know now that the iraqi army is not effectively trained nor effectively equipped. i don't think in any event anybody is expecting the army to withstand the huge assault as we have heard them from the state from the isis against them. i think the more leading role that has been taken to confront isis was by the popular malitias who are supporting the army. the army is taking a back seat role. in order to more effectively carry out the battle against isis, i think we need to strengthen the army and investigate as to why they have withdrawn from those places. taking a few generals and putting them on trial, i don't think, is going to achieve much. >> pro-government forces are battling houthi rebels for control of yemen's third l

> an iraqi parlimentary investigation says the former prime minister is responsible for the fall of mosul last year. earlier the prime miner ordered commanders who abandoned their positions to face trial. ro made trial. theisil pushed forces out and tk over the city. anyone officer grade or above who left their most must be court court martialed. >> reporter: coming on ratifying recommendations that had conducted an investigation into officers having abandoned their post when isil took over rama di. they say anybody officer grade or above who was a member of the ike iraqi and left their post will be court court martialed. this is following up on hours and hours on investigation who came up with this recommendation. it was previously recommended by the previous prime miner that those who leave their posts should be court marshaled. >>> an isil suicide attack has killed 17 security personnel. two trucks filled with explosives targeted a group of soldiers soldiers and soldiers. >> south sudan will push on with talks to end a 20 mention civil war. rival camps are facing international pressure

that means they knew he was traveling in a vehicle on a road near mosul, iraq, which is an isis stronghold. they were able to launch a missile and get him. this is raising some interesting questions, john, about the level of u.s. intelligence, about some of these high-value targets, how did they know where he was? and that he would be on that road at that time? it suggests a level of intelligence that may be improving, john. >> maybe they are creeping inside this operation now. barbara, we should say there were reports that mutazz was killed in december and we hear from time to time that these guys get killed and then unc unkilled quickly. >> reporter: back in december, the pentagon announced that three top isis operatives were killed. and mutazz was one of those at the time. we are now told other people have the same name, and they weren't that sure when they said it. this time they say they are absolutely certain it was him. john, you're right, some of these top operatives that they kill by drones get un-dead. they show up on videos afterwards because the u.s. has simply made a mistake.

it was investigating a fall of the more dramatic fall of mosul. this committee was about to public findings, there was a lot of controversy about the findings in iraq. the scep, the former prime minister who travelled to europe on an u.n. official visit. all these things, in my view are linked. why are we now, in terms of haider al-abadi, looking at the fall of ramadi, and looking at a dramatic and disastrous fall of mosul. it was expected in any ruling state to court martial anyone that does not follow the rules. however, we need to follow the rules equally and more effectively as we go along. >> we have anyone of officer grade and above will face a court marshall, how will that effect the moral of military in what is a difficult time in the battle of i.s.i.l. >> i don't think it will have a huge impact, why? >> the iraq army is not trained or equipped. i don't think in any event anyone is expecting the army to withstand the big assaults, from the i.s.i. s against them. the more leading roll that has been taken was to confront i.s.i.s. was the mi

. >> it was exactly a year ago on august 3, 2013, isis has recently taken the secured mosul and they then set their sights just to the north. they invaded the mount. people assumed initially it was just another part of their expansion strategy, but from the very beginning it was clear that there was something else going on. survivors tell us that men and women were immediately separated within the first hour, and the fighters arrived with fleets of buses and empty trucks and that they were used to herd the women away. so they came with a plan to take the women and girls for the sexual conquest that then followed. >> woodruff: what did they do with these women? you write how they transported them and took them to different locations. how did they treat them? >> what happened is they were initially taken to a series of, if you will, holding pens. most of them were in the city of mosul inside the galaxy wedding hall, inside the ministry of youth, inside a former prison. and the women say they arrived at these enormous halls. they were already outfitted with plates with accoutrements, wi

they looted the mosul library and burned hundreds of books. in march, they used sledge hammers to break apart the 2300-year-old ruins in iraqi. the complex of temples was a unesco world heritage site. later in the same month, they used bulldozers and explosives to destroy the 3000-year-old city of nimrod. it was although a unesco world heritage site. it used heavy machinery last week to destroy a christian monastery, and now palmyra. >> saudi arabia reported new cases of mers over the past week. all new infections were discovered in a hospital in riyadh. 15 are medical staff. it is the largest new numbers of cases reported this year. since it was first discovered in 2012, saudi arabia has had the most infections. >> two policemen was e. have been killed in a ball blast in egypt that happened just north of cairo. the bomb exploded as a bus carrying the policemen was taking them to work. egypt has been battling a growing in surgeons since president mohamed morsi was ousted in 2013. >> 20 people have been killed in anti-government protests in nep

because isis controls mosul. they will persecute and kill christians and they are fleeing all over the region. not just iraq. there are challenges in lebanon, which used to be a peaceful christian nation. think about the isis inspired terrorists on the shores of the mediterranean in eastern libya, executing, beheading 18 christian cops. think about the christians being slaughtered all around the world. think of the precious christian girls in northern nigeria. this is our challenge. but for us who? thehave a duty and we have skills to do this. these are not the most awesome forces in the world. the united states has fought wars against forces that were evil, just as evil as this with greater military might. we can take these guys on. we have special forces that are the best in the world. we have military capabilities that far exceed anybody else. i reject the idea that this is not important. this would send a signal that the united states is supportive of people, who through no fault of their own believing in the

drone strike near mosul in northern iraq. what is so significant beyond that he was the top deputy, said to be very involved in isis finance. as top deputy, he would have been in touch with baghdadi. we're told that it was carried out using what the military calls actionable intelligence. they had their eye on a vehicle on the road and knew that he was in that vehicle when they fired. they knew he was going to be there. that is a very interesting piece of information because it tells us that the u.s. indeed has some level of intelligence are isis is supposed to have an iran grip. this is a high-value target and very significant and what we don't know is what intelligence they had. it isn't telling anything about where baghdadi may be. >> what does this tell us about how much the u.s. intelligence in this fight against isis has improved? because that's been a key concern reiterated over and over again by analysts, is the concern about the lack of intelligence about isis because of the lack of our troops on the ground. how much

on cent com, the offensive to retake mosul could begin as early as april or may of this year. it now seems to be more than a year away at best. a briefer offered this flawed assessment about the situation in ramadi. >> we firmly believe daesh is on the defensive, conducting small scale localizing harassing attacks, occasional high profile attacks in order to feed their information and propaganda apparatus. >> daesh another name for i.s.i.l. was not on the defensive, in fact at that very moment, ramadi was falling and iraqi forces were being routed. intelligence is never perfect and policy makers take that into account as they try to stay clear eyed about the progress of the war. >> i'm confident we will defeat i.s.i.l. it is hard work. it's difficult work, i think we have the right strategy. >> in arguing i.s.i.l. is losing, the pentagon is quick to cite the number of air strikes or the area i.s.i.l. is losing. but there is a robust debate in the intelligence community about what it means. one official concluded after a year of bombing i.s.i.l. was essentially no weaker and th

parliamentary investigation committee that has been investigating the fall of the - the more dramatic fall of mosul, for the past several months. this committee was about to publish findings, and there was a lot of controversy about the findings in iraq. we had recently the escape of the former prime minister who travelled to iran on an u.n. official visit. now, all these things, in my view, are linked. in terms of mr haider al-abadi. why he's looking at the fall of ramadi and not the fall of mossuals. it's affected in every ruling state to court martial anyone that has not followed the rules. we need to follow the rules equally and more effectively as we go along. we don't think the government is doing that. we know now that the iraqi army is not effectively trained or equipment. i don't think anyone is expecting the army to withstand the big assaults as we have heard them from the i am not s i.s. the more leading role is by the militias supporting the army, they are taking a backseat role. in order to effectively carry out the battle against i.s.i.s., we need to strengthen the army and investigat

held cities of mosul and fallujah. the coalition carried out about 1400 attacks have been carried out in syria, focussing on raqqa, kobane near the turkish border and other places. >>> our coent has been speaking to iraqis who say the campaign against i.s.i.l. is not working. >> with hopes as faded as the pictures that surround them, it's a mournful atmosphere for the patrons of baghdad's historic cafe. here they sip and smoke what small comforts are provided. not even these decaying mementos of iraq's past are enough to counter all the reminders of its dangerous present. >> the majority didn't think that america - that it affects on the ground. nothing on the ground. political analyst tells me that in the years since the u.s.-led coalition began air strikes against the islamic state of iraq and levant, many iraqis have grown more distrustful than ever of their government alliance with the united states. >> they think they have a proven policy, and they will not use the war for global policy. >> reporter: a short walk

died inhmad al-hayali an airstrike on tuesday near the city of most all -- mosul. he is believed to be responsible for moving weapons between iraq and syria. the situation on the border and macedonia remains tense after police used tear gas to control a crowd of thousands of migrants trying to cross. have allowedlice hundreds to pass through after the government issued an emergency order aimed at helping those most vulnerable. our correspondent james reynolds is at the scene and he sends us this report. this is what macedonia's state of emergency looks like. this morning on its border with greece, macedonia's right police fired tear gas and stun grenades against migrants trying to get through this country to the rest of europe. escapedand iraqis who war found themselves on another front line. this afternoon we found migrants moving forward again, desperate to cross the border. this crowd is pushing, even crushing forward toward the macedonian security lines. they are taking their babies with them. they believe that families will be let through. the youngest of all

just don't think we built a force to take baxter story, so we haven't built a force back to take back mosul, we haven't seen a force to take back ramanny, there are very capable forces willing to protect kurdish areas and shia areas. we are not see academy credible force. be able to plan attacks to retake territory, or to further push into areas. we just don't have one, and now with the turks involved now, helping us with the fight, they are attacking the curds that helped us keep kobane. i wouldn't quantity to join this force, because you don't know who is going to hit you, being an air strike, and you don't know whether you will be supported when you confront isis. thank you. >> . >> at least 40 people have been killed in the space of just 24 hours. jennifer glass has the latest from kabul. a very difficult 24 hours in terms of security here in the capitol, in the early hours of friday morning, a huge truck box exploded in the eastern part of the city, it could be heard around the afghan capitol for miles. as it shattered windows collapsed buildings and injuries hundreds of afghan civilia

mosul was taken by the armed group in june of last year. >>> with more than 3 million people internally displaced in iraq the humanitarian crisis is threatening to declare another casual, children education. >> in a climate that makes concentrating near impossible, and handbooks don't distract from the heat, these students are doing their best to learn. >> we used to live in our own neighborhood and it was like heaven. we would go to clean schools, schools with proper roofs. but we're studying here. >> while the boys here worry the world has forsaken them, they're determined not to give up on their education. >> according to unicef there are approximately 850,000 internally displaced school-aged children here in iraq. of that number 650,000 have missed at least a year worth of classes. that's why schools like this are so important now. >> fleeing anbar province when it was attacked. he was just one of several students who were forced to leave school. >> if i was at home i would bewaring a proper uniform. i wouldn't be dressed like this. we wouldn't be living in tents. >> or studying in

instead of focusing on cairo, they are focused on mosul. women an example for prisoners to be released? what about that? stunt.s a my heart goes out to the victims of this group and the tamil's of this man. this is a propaganda stunt. they are trying to appeal to nonviolent ones, to try to hijack their cause and to say that we are willing to kill this man to achieve demands that you have failed to deliver through your non-jihadi means. they're trying to gain recruits and sympathy. aura: egypt has always had strong army. how rattled are the security forces by the rise of is in their backyard? >> there is a sense of arrogance, to be honest. sometimes an incapacity to face the true extent of the problem. in the sinai, the level of the loss of control over some areas, temporarily, that is unprecedented. in the mainland, we cannot compare egypt to libya, syria, or iraq. it is more strong. we should not take this thank you of is growing in egypt. laura: thank you for joining us. you are watching "bbc world news america." hillary clinton is handin