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This is their homeland. >> in the region. >> they can be protected. they also would have the effect of pushing isis back. because he would carve out a safe area, it would put 20,000, 30,000 troops, looks to me like the french will participate. the russians will participate. right now we are, as two newspapers described it as, once again leading from behind. president obama is kind of, you know, waving at the train as its going by. >> hes in the philippines, theres a meeting next week. >> putin g...

>> its important to keep in mind, george, that emwazi, born in kuwait and growing up in the uk is really -- even though hes played a very prominent media role with these gruesome beheadings of journalists and aid workers, hes not part of the leadership structure of isis, which is made up predominantly of iraqis, including iraqis with experience with saddam husseins security hierk i can. -- hierarchy. so in the grand picture, not necessarily a huge role. theres not going to be huge impact from hi...

To iraq. we are doing the most to fight isis in the region, militarily, financially, any way you measure it? >> we have done a great deal to help iraq in the last year. but weve done it in a hesitant manner. weve done it in a low-risk manner. weve not provided the military muscle that is needed to very rapidly push isis back. eventually, perhaps well succeed. but time isnt on our side. thats what we see with russias intervention a month ago in syria. now, potentially in iraq. if we dont move out...

We want the americans to arm us directly, he says. if they give it to the government they will take what they want and give us the weapons, the good stuff to keep. outside the hospital, you can see the help they are getting. an ambulance from sunni saudi arabia. inside, three injured, from a mortar that hit offduty young fighters playing football the day before a nother died. this town endures, yet feels abandoned despite broad recognition it is vital they win. nick paton walsh, cnn. ian lee, ...

A virginia man was arrested at the scene. pressure cookers have been used in several terrorist scenes. the incident taking place as people were gather for a memorial day concert. iraqi forces rising up against isis. taking the city ramadi showing life after the u.s. defense secretary questioned their will. all this as we get disturbing reports of mass slaughter in syria at the hands of isis fighters. i want to start with the situation unfolding in ramadi with senior international correspondent...

Abandoned their positions and ran, but now government forces are launching counterattacks. john huddy is in our middle east bureau following the new offensive. john. >> elizabeth, yes, it shows that iraqi forces are possibly trying to fight back, launching a counteroffensive or at least trying to stop isis from moving any further towards baghdad about 70 miles to east of ramadi. to give you an idea take a look at this map about whats been going on. iraqi security forces regained control of the t...

Drive away. >> iraqi security officials say isis has seized control near the habbaniyah air force base where theyre amassing and launched a counterattack to try to hold isis back. and prosecutors are saying daron wint did not act alone when killing a prominent washington family. they had point to the elaborate nature of the crime holding sarvvvas savopoulos, and his family. a florida pediatric dentist, facing abuse against his own kids as hes closed his practice now and given up his medical ...

International correspondent arwa damon. how much concern is there where you are in the iraqi capital about the most recent isis gains? and do people where you are believe isis could actually make it into baghdad? >> >> that fear for them is very real wolf. people dont necessarily believe that isis is going to take over the capital the way it took over mosul. but as it does continue to get closer and as we do continue to see the iraqi security forces and the other fighting forces incapable of pus...

The presence of iraqi security forces there to try to hold onto what little ground they have in al anbar province while they wait for more reinforcements while they wait for these iranian-backed shia paramilitary units, popular mobilization units to appear in significant numbers. while they also wait for the iraqi government to start an effort to arm the sunni tribes. until that happens they will not be able to even begin to push isis back. and the provincial governor was also saying -- the depu...

It is not entirely bad news for the iraqi government. in march and april, they recap recaptured tikrit. on the majority of the shiite/muslim militias with close ties to iraq to do it. they are having to do that again in anbar province in ramadi now. that is seen as a setback for the iraqi prime minister who was brought in to power with the support of the u.s. he is now having to turn back to the iranian proxies to try to win back sunni populated parts of iraq. the sectarian divisions in the coun...