Explorers ship that vanished in the arctic more than 160 years ago is found. Secretary of state john kerry is in baghdad to meet the new iraqi Prime Minister Haider Alabadi. The trip comes hours ahead of a live televised address by the u. S. President. President obama is expected to announce a new strategy to tackle the Islamic State group, which currently controls a third of iraq. Kerry will visit jordan, and saudi arabia, where King Abdullah is hosting a meeting. The coalition include nine mostly european counties, as well as the United States. In a moment well be speaking live to our correspondent in jordan. First to john hendren, in the iraqi city of erbil for us. There has been a lot of american pressure on the iraqis to form a government. John kerry in baghdad. What is on the agenda there. What is he hoping to achieve . John kerry is here, first of all, to show support for the 2day Old Administration of Haider Alabadi. He will likely continue to press Haider Alabadi to make this
Scrambling. Crossover appeal from child refugee in serbia, to the catwalks in paris. The gender role model breaking down all barriers. We begin with the latest on white house plans to stop the Islamic State group. President obama spoke with congressional leader and said he has the authority to take action against the group. Theres no agreement in congress and whether the president should ask for approval. Mitch mcconnell said he should. A vote was unlikely as midterm elections were coming up. Meanwhile, they are looking overseas for help. National security advisor susan rice was in beijing. The chinese had not committed, but they support Bashar Alassads regime in syria, win is threatened by the i. S. Group. President obama will announce his plans to the nation. We turn to mike lyons, a retired army major and fellow at the truman security project. What do you think the president will say . He has to outline the why, explain to the American Population why i. S. Is a threat, and what it m
And a huge operation to help hundreds affected by blood waters in india. The entire leadership of one of syrias biggest rebel group has been killed. Theyve been fighting the Islamic State group when an explosion hit their gathering. Dozens were killed, including the leader, hassan abood. He was an english teacher, gaoled before the war. Lets check in with rula. Lets deal with the man and the significance of him and the group. How big was he . Yes, he was very big. We know now that the new leader has been appointed. Hes an engineer. The group is trying to move on. Ahrar alsham has thousands of fighters. They were called the i. S. And it has 83 units, including damascus and aleppo. Ahrarialsham does not seek to take the war behind syria. The group is considered one of the strongest groups on the ground, and in attack, this explosion, if it is, indeed, an attack because we are not sure on the cause, will have many ramifications on the ground, not only on the group, but the different group
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