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It could be that we are seeing the start of a civil war. the government maliki has tried to declare a state of emergency. so far he's been unsuccessful. he is now moving army divisions from southern iraq to try and reinforce the capital. this is a very serious situation. and it would be wrong to just say that this is a problem for iraq and syria and to dismiss it. these militants, tens of thousands of them are very anti-american. and they don't see this fight as just being limited to this region. many of them also want to carry out attacks in europe and in the united states. this is not just a...

Civilians are fleeing the area. officials say up to 500,000 displaced already. the u.s. fought a nearly decade-long war costing thousands of american lives and a trillion dollars for this not to happen. many of the radicals are the same insurgents u.s. troops battled for years. they're now aligned with militants from syria creating a single front. their leader was once held by american forces. some say he's the real heir to osama bin laden. the u.s. has a $10 million bounty for him. why is this happening? sunnis ruled iraq for 13 centuries until the u.s. invasion toppled saddam hussein usherin...

Dad. >> we're going to hear more on this. >> it's fascinating. >> absolutely. more from him coming up. and also talk about the now race to replace cantor in his leadership position. but first we have to start in iraq. 11 years after american troops arrived in baghdad, the city is facing the threat of a new invasion. this time from the same insurgents the u.s. spent time fighting. stunning speed and now fighters are vowing to march all the way to the capital. their goal is to establish an islamic state that spans across iraq and syria. as the map shows, they already control huge portions of cou...