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The government has persecuted the sunnis. as you know, any discontent has grown within the population. as you know, the population has gotten more and more discontent, joining up with radical groups in syria, these are a few thousand people. but what is stunning is that a few thousand people, well organized, well armed and now with $500 million in cash that they looted in mosul, they're able to make so much trouble for a government, nouri maliki's government has somewhere between half a million and one million people in its army. >> it is amazing when you think about it, how these u.s.-trained...

Ramadi, they are capable of taking baghdad, i doubt they will take it but we'll have to wait and see. i think what we're seeing here is a full-fledged war in iraq, even like we've never seen since 2006. and frankly the administration cannot let this stand. we cannot let a al-qaeda-like state, well-armed, with a lot of money and oil set up in iraq. i wouldn't be surprised if we didn't see washington try to put some sort of coalition. >> more than 4,000 lives were lost in iraq. i just read that washington has spent $15 billion in training giving resources to the iraqi government. but it seems, b...

Whether he is doing the same thing in eastern ukraine whether those are also russian soldiers that he has sent not just into crimea but into other parts of eastern ukraine, for now at least vladimir putin says no, no, they are not russian soldiers, why would you even think that. "the new york times" published a theory this week about the unclaimed mystery soldiers who popped up all over ukraine, well-armed, who took over ukrainian government buildings in city after city in the ukraine's east, some reports show that yes, they do in fact seem to be soldiers, linking the men seen in eastern ukrai...

From moscow supported by russian special forces and the intelligence services who are providing support to the separatists and also helping to organize them in cases. the russian separatists control a number of government buildings in eastern ukraine, including the regional parliament building. they are dug in, well armed, and are demanding a referendum to decide whether eastern ukraine becomes its own country or perhaps part of russia. this easter morning a number of the separatists left their compound with the fear of arrest to attend easter services. they say they feel protected by presiden...

Credibility in many ways. certainly, most people you speak to in this crowd think there is a broader russian strategy at work here. you have to say, when you hang out with these pro russian protesters when they let you, it's always staggering the that they're well disciplined, well armed, top notch firepower strapped around their shoulders and has to come from somewhere other than local activists for a few weeks. >> certainly seem to be dictating the pace of actions in that part of the country and in geneva trying to find a peaceful way out, no progress at this time. nick walsh, great to have ...