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In the middle east. now the u.n. is pleading with the world to find a way to save this symbol of our shared past. >> i don't know what is happening in palmyra, i am worried. alarmed by what is happening. let's hope this wonderful monument will not be destroyed like we have seen unfortunately in some of the other in some of the bulldozing and bombing of these sites. >> reporter: across iraq and syria, palmyra and seven other ancient sites and cities are on the u.n.'s cultural agency unesco danger, old town, the list goes on. this in a year where nepal alone, 200 heritage sites were damaged duri...

Syrian/turkish border through syria and into anbar province right to the western outskirts of baghdad, providing them with that vital supply line, also a line for fighters coming in across that pretty much non-existent border, and that would mean that isis would pretty much be in control of iraq's largest province, anbar, the sunni heartland and the vast desert province has been pretty much under the control of isis, the majority of it has been under isis control since last year, and it has been some pockets that have seem to be under the control of the iraqi security forces and the iraqi gove...

Isis militants are on the offensive in ramadi and taken over government buildings from iraqi forces. u.s. official says the situation in this key city is still very fluid. at least 47 iraqi security members and more than two dozen civilians were killed on friday. the u.s. is expediting a weapons shipment to help iraqi forces. and indian prime minister narendra modi officially wrapped up his trip to china. both nations signed agreements to boost economic ties over a wide range of issues including education and renewable energy. the deals are worth more than $22 billion. and the president of...

>> of course the main area of concern here is that this would be a major blow, atika, for the iraqi government, for the u.s.-led coalition. this would be the first major iraqi city. it is the provincial capital of anbar that would basically fall into isis for the first time since the coalition air strikes began since this battle against isis intensified last summer, and the one line that we have been hearing over and over from weather from u.s. officials or from the iraqi government is that isis is on the backfoot, they're not gaining major ground in the country, but this would be a major blow...

Anbar province, back in april. we saw this major displacement of people in anbar province with more than 120,000 iraqis according to the you nations displaced by the offensive. now we hear more people are leaving ramadi. where do they go? there's concern about families not being able to get into neighboring provinces like baghdad, predominantly sunni families, sunni people from this province and a lot of sectarian dynamics when it comes to the displacement issue and where people are allowed to go and where they would feel safe to go. concerning situation on all levels. >> it sounds like a seri...