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Richard? >> reporter: we are now in the city of kirkuk. this is the oil-rich capital of the north home to about 15% of all of iraq's known oil reserves all of the different factions in this country have long wanted to control kirkuk. until a few days ago there were iraqi troops here but now this city and the oil fields are being controlled by kurdish militias by the kurdish fighters. the dynamics in this country are shifting and changing as isis militants continue to march on baghdad. iraq's second biggest city mosul is now under islamic sharia law. militants from the al qaeda offshoot isis de...

Capital of the north home to about 15% of this country's entire known-reserves. all of the different factions in this country have long wanted this place, wanted to control it. it is now under the control of kurdish forces. lots of regional dynamics here are in shift as militants from isis continue to march toward baghdad. iraq's second biggest city mos mosul is under islamic sharia law. isis sis banned other armed groups from entering the city. mosul was one of the first cities occupied by u.s. troops a decade ago. american officials said democracy would then spread from here. not this. and t...

Trained to fight the isis assau assault, they're still surrendering. with no army protection, hundreds of thousands of civilians are leaving mosul. this family, all 12 of them, walked 20 miles to escape mosul. now this tent is their home. omar blames the u.s.-backed shiite prime minister, saying he alienated all sunnis in the country, made them feel second class. volunteers and atid workers are building tents as fast as they can. there has been a massive wave of people fleeing their homes. the fear is just the beginning. kathy robinson says the displaced, hundreds of thousands need food and sh...

Assault they're still surrendering. with no army protection, hundreds of thousands of civilians are leaving mosul. this family all 12 of them walked 20 miles to escape mosul. now this tent is their home. omar blames the u.s.-backed shiite prime minister saying he alienated all sunnis in the country, made them feel second class. volunteers and aid workers are building tents as fast as they can. there's been a massive wave of people fleeing their homes. the fear here this is just the beginning. kathy robinson from unhcr said the displaced hundreds of thousands need food and shelter. >> it's dust...

State of collapse as many feel the next battle will be in baghdad. iraq's second biggest city, mosul, is now under islamic law. militants from the al qaeda offshoot isis decreed all women must veil. it outlawed freedom of religion and banned other armed groups from entering the city. mosul was one of the first cities occupied by u.s. troops a decade ago. american officials said democracy would then spread from here, not this. and the men the united states trained to fight the isis assault, they're still surrendering. with no army protection, hundreds of thousands of civilians are leaving mosul...