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There. No, christi. It is important to stress that baghdad doesnt appear to be under threat at the moment. Keeping in mind saz sprawling city of 9 million. And the majority certainly would not welcome isis. Where they are making progress is of course in Anbar Province, iraqs largest province. Provincial officials tell me more than 80 is under isis control and they continue to expand. We understand now the town of hadifa is now completely surrounded by isis. Some good news, apparently what we hea...

Which he is arriveling on ahead of donald trump. Looking at picture theres for joint base andrews in maryland just outside of washington. The Vice President soon to disembark. We expect the president , the first lady and the second lady to also be there to welcome these three americans home. Everybody from the white house will be there. This is very unusual gesture by the white house. We know its two income the morning there. But still the president was very adamant he wanted to be there. He was...

The u.s. defense official says no one was hurt in the attack. it comes about two weeks after president joe biden ordered air strikes on iranian-backed militia groups in the border region between syria and iraq. in afghanistan, another link to the outside world may have fallen to the taliban. the militants say they have cut off a key highway to pakistan as they lay siege to kandahar. cnns anna coren reports from kabul. >> reporter: the taliban is continuing its offensive across afghanistan. tar...

Ground. the militants claim to have cut the main highway between the southern city of kandahar and the border with pakistan. saying that all army outposts in a nearby town have been overrun. they also claim to have the city of kandahar, the birthplace of the taliban, under siege. in recent days, the taliban has taken control of one of the countrys main-trading gateways with iran. the dry port is where millions of dollars worth of fuel and supplies cross, every day. customs officials, also, confi...

The theyre taking army outposts, police checkpoints, one after another. every day and you look at these situational maps where the taliban controls, they are more and more red. and there is a ring of taliban control that is tightening around kabul, making this city feel something like an island of government control. people here in kabul are looking at ways to leave. some people say they will fight to the end. some people arent sure what will happen. a lot of uncertainty. but while many, many af...

The u.s. has military bases all over the world, right? our military is everywhere. the army recruiting website right now, the page on where might i end up serving if i signed up? it has a rollover map that shows army outposts sprinkled all over the world like glitter. the u.s. military, whether you think it is a good thing or a bad thing that this is true, has outposts covering the globe. in contrast, our old cold war adversary, russia, has one military outpost anywhere in the world that is not ...

The vice president and their spouses turn up at joint base andrews in the middle of the night effectively. it is very rare. but it is a big moment. and it is understandable that they would want to market, especially as this is an administration that has had a lot of bad headlines, you know, in recent months. this is good news. this is good news that they want to celebrate. >> and everyone is saying this is an indication that kim jong-un is serious about negotiating an end to his nuclear program ...