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Many of the peshmerga like 18-year veteran jalil abdullah are no strange force war. nonetheless, this modern training makes a difference. "when we return to the front," he tells me "im hoping well take fewer casualties and inflict more on the enemy." in iraqi kurdistan, training is conducted by german dutch, itall can, and british troops. elsewhere in iraq troops are working to update the beleaguered army. dutch soldiers train the fires in the most basic of battlefield first aid. how to protect ...

A third wounded and captured. prosecutors say they were investigating extremists, some of whom had recently returned from fighting in syria. the gun battle is one of at least ten anti-terror operations carried out across belgium. officials say terrorists were preparing to carry out major and imminent attacks. this as europe recovers from last weeks terror attacks in paris. the hunt for accomplices in those killings goes on. this operation is highlighting the growing fears of officials across eur...

A third wounded and captured. prosecutors say they were investigating extremists, some of whom had recently returned from fighting in syria. the gun battle is one of at least ten anti-terror operations carried out across belgium. officials say terrorists were preparing to carry out major and imminent attacks. this as europe recovers from last weeks terror attacks in paris. the hunt for accomplices in those killings goes on. this operation is highlighting the growing fears of officials in europe ...

He was 72. there were solemn remembrances from arizona to capitol hill marking four years since a mass shooting that gravely wounded former arizona congresswoman gabby giffords. they rang a bell in tucson 19 times yesterday, one each for the six people who were killed and the 13 wounded, including giffords. she met yesterday with president obama who was in arizona. on twitter she said progress has come from working hard in the four years since she was wounded. the house is expected to pass t...

The other wounded and then shot execution style. that the militants stormed into this building. there was a permanent police security presence. because this newspaper is so controversial. that the police once they realized what was going on, descended to the lower floor, started to engage the militants so there was a gunfire that took place, a gunfight that took place inside the building, and the killing spree continued. and the militants -- it seems there were three of them. two gunman -- or at...

At least a dozen people are confirmed dead eight people are wounded, four of them critically. the gunmen are still on the loose as of right now. the wounded were put on stretchers they were taken away in ambulances. witnesses say the assailants were dressed in black, they wore hoods and were armed with kalashnikov submachine guns and possibly yes, possibly, a rocket propelled grenade launcher. lets begin our coverage with our senior international correspondent jim bitterman in paris. jim, what i...

Leave this decision to his successor, or he would in some ways ignore realities on the ground and say well get out no matter what. i dont understand after this massive investment in afghanistan. and given its continuing importance. you dont pour in troops and money because of the past but we have ongoing concerns whether they are strategic concerns and we dont want this to become a place where terrorists act with impunity. were worried about the drug crop. we have human rights concern. fate of w...

The 50. it seemed they were closer to that dozen or so number. were getting a better idea of how many people were in there but seeking more confirmation on their well-being. we saw the ambulances passing by, presumed theyve been taken to hospital and looking for more information about what happened to those people who have spent this long day in this cafe. a. >> a terrifying scene playing out quickly. we watched it unfold before our eyes. we saw stretchers taking out the wounded. some people wal...

Joining us now is a reporter with channel 9 in australia. it is day break in sydney. 5:30 in the morning now, tuesday morning there. laura, give us the sense of what its like on the scene. are police still worried there could be more bombs out there or are they trying to gather evidence? >> i think that threat has definitely passed. we did see a bomb-detecting robot go into the building and a number of officers from the bomb squad also went in there. they are telling us now that they are conside...

3:15 a.m. the scene is very different. the siege is other now in australia and now the work begins to care for the wounded and the injured and the investigation into what happened. one of the things theyll be looking at -- key aspects of sydneys hostage standoff played out on social media. the gunman and hostages posted messages to youtube and facebook. >> the commissioner said there is no part of the world where social media does not reach. so their terror training for hostage standoff includes...