The u. S. Led coalition has intensified its campaign against isil in iraq and syria. With some of the heaviest bombing since it began airstrikes last september. 19 have been carried out in the last 24 hours alone. Kurdish Peshmerga Forces in iraq are helping on the ground. They say they have recently killed 40 isil fighters near the city of kirkuk. Barack obama says hes determined to destroy the group and says regional players in the middle east are united in the fight. Isil strategic weaknesses are real. Isil is surrounded by countries and communities committed to its destruction. It has no air force. Our coalition owns the skies. Isil is backed by no nation. It relies on fear, sometimes executing its own disillusioned fighters. It creates new enemies in short their recent losses in syria and iraq prove that isil can and will be defeated. Obamas statement on isil concurs with an increase in the air campaign. 11 strikeouts in the oil town of panel i fallujah, and sinjar. And in syria i
At a showcase for the best and brightest ideas in innovation and he did sign. Hello, everyone, u. S. President Barack Obama Says hes determined to beat isil. The u. S. Led coalition is intensifying its campaign against the group with some of the heaviest bombing since its began airstrikes last september. At least 19 of these air strikes were carried out in a rack and syria on sunday. President obama says the folk soys taking out isils leaders and its infrastructure and the reason knowledge players in the middle east are united in the fight. Isils strategic weaknesses are real. They are surrounded lie countries and communities committed to its destruction. It has no air force our coalition owns the skies isil is backed by no nation, it relies on fear, seems executing its own disillusioned fighters. Its unrestrained brutality often alienates those under its rule creating new enemies. In short isils recent losses in syria and iraq prove that isil can and will be did he defeated. That stat
For some of the best and brightest ideas in innovation and design. So with starting with news developing out of afghanistan a suicide car bomb attack in kabul. Jennifer glasse is live for us there in the Afghan Capital to tell us more, jennifer. Reporter kamal, that attack happened just about a half an hour ago. A huge car bomb explosion you can see a large plume of smoke. It happened a couple of kilometers east of the center. Policemen tell al jazerra on the scene that they say the target was a convoy, a car carrying international advisers. They were not in military uniform, it was am armor the car and one eyewitness says at least three allegan civilians were wounded in the attack. Kamal its the second car bomb attack in kabul in a week. Last tuesday, just a week ago on the airport road another massive car bomb targeted an International Military convoy in that attack one afghan civilian killed several injured. The foreigners were not hurt. Okay, jennifer, welcome back to you light ore
Plunged into a race after comments by an olympic swimming legend. If they dont like it go back where their parents came from. We dont need them in the country if they act like that. Reporter called a blatant racist by the target of the words australian tennis player nick karias. Only four years almost to the day actually since south sudan was created but the worlds newest country is this the grip of a bitter civil war and both are fighting as hard as ever and no progress on peace talks but al jazeera has been in rebelheld territory for a lock at what is look at what is happening on the ground and south sudan gained independence in the north bank in 2011 following a peace deal to end africas longest running civil war and it was short lived because a new war broke out in december 2013 after a power struggle between the president and his deputy. Since then look at the numbers 10,000 People Killed in 1. 6 million displaced internally in south sudan. Last month while peace talks were underw
For the murder victim, kate. Were here to offer our prayers for her soul. Were here to pray for her family who cant even imagine the struggle the family is going through right now to lose a loved one in such a senseless way. The archdiocese says it hopes an offer of prayer will bring a sense of peace and hope to the family. Prayers were also offered for the suspect and his family. That suspect Francisco Sanchez is due in court tomorrow. Recent jailhouse interviews, he confessed to the shooting, saying he found the gun wrapped in a shirt on pier 14 and fired three shots. He also says he was under the influence of sleeping pills. Sanchez is represented by the Public Defenders Office which declined our request for comment. Developing news. Voluntary evacuation ord ers have been issued as a fire burns in solano county. It started just before 11 00 this morning northwest of vacaville near mix canyon road and sky ranch lane. Earlier chopper 5 was over the flames shooting above the tree line.