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in the weakness, this cravenness is catching up with the united states. they're on to him now. >> what made america -- what made the 21st century the great american century, our ability to rally the world against des speights and dictators and list the world to a better place. that's all being unwound right now. kurds won't fight for us again, they won't fight against isis for us. the european allies have noticed that the president of the united states has said let isis go to the european capitals. how do we ever put together another coalition. it's not just this president. the world is now viewing us through the actions of donald trump from now on. >> and it's not just military power, it's soft power, the eu now, the incoming ec commissioners are saying, you know what? we're going to have to look to china because we can't -- america is so unstable, we're going to start building more economic alliances with china. >> yeah. and to get back to ukraine, you
after the terror group seizes control of a strategic city in iraq. >> plus a deadly shootout between rival biker gangs in the u.s. state of texas. >> several u.s. marines are rushed to the hospital after their helicopter makes a hard landing in hawaii. >> hello, welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i'm rosemary church. >> i'm errol barnett. good to be with you, rosie. back together. this is "cnn newsroom." we want to begin this hour with a huge development in iraq. isis fighters there have taken control of the city of ramadi. >> the city fell after days of heavy fighting. ramadi is the capital of iraq's anbar province. one of the last remaining cities in the province that was still under government control. now this is footage of iraqi
western anbar province from ramadi, leading to the outskirts of baghdad. also need to note baghdad isn't under threat. a very heavily fortified city. it does have iraqi officials concerned as well as american official. u.s. secretary of state, john kerry talked about the fight in ramadi. take a listen. >> every single country in the region. bar none is opposed to dash and is engaged in fighting them. so i am confident about the longer road. but, yes, there will be moments like yesterday in ramadi. and there will be some difficult challenges ahead. >> difficult challenges definitely. this was a huge moral and political victory for isis. they had lost tikrit recently. this is a big gain for them. it is going to be difficult, the
something which has been circulating but isn't verified yet. the fact that they fled is undeniable. that is something which happened before. the fight against isis. and if you do it to low morale among the troops. and what isis does. they capture soldiers. from dehebeheadings and burn th alive if they take captive. >> the pentagon is saying late sunday. ramadi is a fluid situation. the u.s. is preparred to back up iraqi fors if they decide to retake the town again. at 60 miles from baghdad. iraqi forces will have to retake the town from isis, correct? >> certainly. it is going to be at the very top of the places that iraqi forces are going to try to retake. isis has control of the, the majority of anbar province. virtually all anbar province at this time. which is a terrible situation for coalition fors to be in.
soldiers pulling out as the city fell. >> large groups of civilians fled ramadi as last troops pulled out as you see here. iraqi officials estimate 500 people died in the final clashes before city fell. >> want to get more on this and the very latest on the isis advance. let's turn to ian lee he joins us live from cairo. ian we have been talking about the huge victory for isis. clearly a massive set back for iraq and the u.s. we have seen the retreating iraqi forces there. but talk to us about how isis was able to take control of ramadi. >> well, rosemary, the battle for ramadi has been taking place for quite some time. since last june, actually. and it has been some very fierce fighting as we have seen. 500 people have been killed during the last clashes. and so, it was a very difficult
weakening since october. until this most recent capture of ramadi, they weren't able to keep and hold territory. we don't know if they will hold ra madd ramadi. losing sa plupply lines. and routes they depend on. and losing large numbers of foreign fighters they depend on. at the same time. a week of isis is dangerous. fall of ramadi is a powerful testament to that as well as the awful revenge killings we are seeing. >> sobering assessment there. and senior fellfellow, thank yor your inseeing tight today from >> a five day humanitarian cease-fire over in yemen. saudi-led air strikes have resumed. at least four districts in aden have been hit. >> the cease-fire was mostly observed. but there were sporadic clashes.
given the proximity to baghdad as you said. certainly seems like it will be one of the first targets. given that, since the -- the, awakening or the movement began in ramadi, a relatively new conquest. difficult for yes to hold it. >> what do you make of the prime minister's strategy now to allow militias to fight in this predominantly sunni city. that itself comes with risks. >> it certainly comes with risks. right now given they're in a terrible situation. it makes sense to bring shiaa militias in, though it is going to be seen as a force that isn't of the local population. what should have been done months ago, the iraqi government or if the iraqi government wouldn't do it. the united states. should have made sure the sunni tribes in the ramadi area were getting arms, ammunition, getting the kind of supplies they would need to hold out against the siege, isis imposed
compound. so even though ramadi has fallen. there are other cities in anbar that are still standing and we believe that the next few days are going to see victories against, against as for reinforcements come in. and more coordination with the international coalition. >> in reality how likely is it you will see victory. among the forces that were fleeing the scene there, in ramadi, were elite forces. so if elite forces don't feel they're capable to go up against isis, then who is on the ground. >> there is a lot of talk here among iraqi officials including central government to determine exactly what happened with the forces that you see retreating. and i think we will, learn more about -- who gave the orders and
landing in an air force base in hawaii sunday. 21 other marines on board were take tune hospitals to be checked out and treated the marine corps said the incident happened during routine training. the investigation is now under way. >> we want to return now to our lead story, the fall of ramadi to isis fighters in iraq. ramadi of course the capital of iraq's anbar province. we are joined now by skype by mohamed hamar, an adviser to anbar's governor. thank you, sir, for talking with us. can we get an idea. do you know what is happening in ramadi right now on the ground and what is happening to those people who weren't able to get out in time? and also to any of the soldiers who were captured by isis? >> isis have taken over most of the city. so the city symbolically has fallen into the hand of isis. they have taken over the government compound which has
stood for a year and a half now. there are fierce battles taking place in neighborhood in the city. and, popular mobilization units have been ordered by the prime minister to move into anbar and they have been mobilized. we're not disclosing exact locations or, or what is happening on the ground for security reasons. we are witnessing a humanitarian crisis, many people are fleeing the city towards baghdad and other safe areas in anbar itself. we are extremely concerned about massacres that, that we think will be committed by isis. on the first day that isis took over, they executed a 3-year-old girl whose father was fighting against isis. and he later died in battle. >> of course, i mean, it is just tore r