Iraq is in turmoil. A group of fighters called the Islamic State in iraq and the levant known as isil have taken over several cities, they have from mosul moving south taking at that creek and honing in on baiji. Kurdish fighters are now in control of kirkuk. This isnt just about iraq. Isil if fighting for its place in syria and irans president is promising to help combat what he is calling terrorism. The u. N. Security council is meet this is hour to discussion the situation. Omar reports from baghdad 67 the latest is coming from state television saying that the antiterrorism force backed by fighter jets are chasing fighters from isil north of tikrit. Now sources in tikrit are saying that the town of tikrit is still under control of isil. Now, there is another development with regards to whats happening. You mentioned the tribal fighters in mosul and elsewhere, so basically what we have now, there is a statement and according to that statement, they call themselves the tribal fighters
This has not been a good day for the government of iraq. Al quaida inspired fighters are sweeping through cities in the north, and threatening to invade the capitol city of baghdad. And this afternoon, president obama publicly ruled out sending in any more u. S. Troops. An audio recording says the forces are marching on the capital, but Security Forces now appear to be putting up afight, they launched counter attacks and have launched ire strikes on targets. Further north, the kurdish army says it has secured thousands of refugees though seeking safety are threing to Iraqi Kurdish stan. It has only taken a few days for the ruling government to lose nearly a third of the country, and the i. S. I. L. Is using political means as well as military forces to gain grown. Reportingly handed back to sunni tribesman in an effort to turn the tribes against the shiite government in baghdad. A the latest is coming from the antiterrorism force backed by fighter jets are chasing filters from i. S. I.
Necessities they need to buy. Is that the kind of intervention i would be sent into about local Food Production . Awfully expensive and probably not economic, not the one i would devised. I have no idea about poor farmers. Never heard of them before the question. Im tempted to sort of challenge the notion on sort of come in an increasingly urbanized country, the relevance of the type of program. I think one of the biggest changes between 1930s and now, we are an urban country as opposed to a rural country. But i actually do think some of the ideas that i think, that i read about, and most extraordinary our counterintuitive ideas. Innovations, and im not say poor farming is arisen, on the surface sound odd, bizarre, but in the data, tremendous. One of the organizations i read about, a group called give directly which is built entire service overseas, built from the notion that its actually makes a lot more sense. Sets up a program to go to poor neighborhoods in places like kenya and uga
War was flown from the u. S. Military hospital in germany to the Brook Army Medical Center in san antonio, texas, where we find nbcs jay gray. Jay, good morning. Are you there . Youve been following the story all this morning. What is next for bergdahl . Reporter good morning, richard. He begins the third phrase of his reintegration as doctors call it here in san antonio. It has been a long, difficult and controversial trip back, but as you talk about the former p. O. W. , he is back on american soil now. The pentagon confirms Sergeant Bowe bergdahl traveled overnight from landstuhl regional Medical Center in germany to san antonio, where hell begin the next phase of his reintegration, rehabilitation and recovery. Army doctors say bergdahl is Getting Better physically, but needs more time to recover emotionally and psychologically after being held for five years by the taliban as a prisoner of war. My name is bowe bergdahl. Reporter during his captivity, he reportedly spent extended ti
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