from america, and with iraq going broke as the oil business goes bust. how much more blood and treasure can the u.s. afford to provide. i'm talking about a man who had his own boots on the ground and trained its army >>> plus, one of the influential women attempting to shape the future of this region at war. >> we will hopefully, behind the military piece come up with a civilized world narrative against a bunch of butchers. >>> i'm ali velshi, and this is "real money". >>> an iraqi ground offensive against i.s.i.l., with help from the u.s.-led coalition is imminent, according to general john allen, president obama's point man for confronting i.s.i.l. americans are in iraq, aiding iraqi forces in reclaiming the territory. the president went to congress to get authorisation for the use of military for or war powers. iraq, with u.s. help appears to gear up to retake iraq's second largest city, mosul, which fell to i.s.i.l. last june. iraqi kurdish peshmerga forces magged to curb i.s.i.l. fighters back, while iraqi government force, with the help of local militia regained the initi

. >>> iraqi forces are gaining ground on i.s.i.l. but not without help from america. and with iraq going broke ag the oil business goes bust how much more blood and treasure can the u.s. provide. i talk to a man who had his own boots on the ground in iraq and personally trained its army and one of the most influential women attempting to shape the future of this region at war. >> we will hopefully beyond the military come up with a narrative, a world narrative against a bunch of bushers. >> i'm ali velshi and this is "real money". >>> an iraqi grouped offensive against i.s.i.l. with help from the u.s. according to general john president obama's point man. america is back in iraq aiding troops in reclaiming the territory they lost. the president went to congress to get authorisation for the use of military force for power. iraq with u.s. help appears to be gearing up to retake the second-largest city mosul, which fell to i.s.i.l. last june. so far president obama insists no boots on the ground. there is at least one flaw in the president's strategy and that is iraq. last year iraqis threw

the just-released study "the long haul: rebooting u.s. skoort cooperation in iraq." philip smythe is a researcher at the university of maryland and author of the blog which focuses on shiite islamist militarism in the reg jor. "the shiite jihad in syria and its regional effects." commenting on the presentations we're really lucky to have p.j. dermer, retired army colonel who served multiple tours in the region, including two in iraq. and served as senior military adviser for reconciliation to iraqi forces in baghdad in 2008. before we start, just a quick reminder, please put your mobile phones on vibrate. we are live on c-span today, apparently. so we'll start with mike knights. >> thank you very much for coming today. it's great to see such a full room. and my colleagues on the panel with me, it's a real honor to be alongside them. so i'm going to talk today about some of the themes coming out of our new study. "the long haul: rebooting u.s. security corporation with iraq." and i want to go through the study in detail. what i'm going to do maybe is to try and pick out some of the --

of iraq and syria who are suffering so terribly under isil's reign of horror. i want to thank vice president biden, secretaries kerry and hagel for their assistance. even as we meet this challenge we all agree that one of our weapons against terrorists like isil, a critical part of our strategy, is the values we live here at home. one of the best antidotes to the hateful ideologies that try to recruit and radicalize people to violent extremism is our own example as a diverse and tolerant societies that welcome the contributions of all people including the people of faith. the resolution we submitted today does not call for the deployment of ground combat forces to iraq or syria. it is not the authorization of another ground war like afghanistan or iraq. the 2600 american troops in iraq today largely serve on bases. and yes they face the risks that come with service in any dangerous environment but they do not have a combat mission. they are focused on training iraqi forces including kurdish forces. as i've said before, i am convinced the united states should not get dragged back in

the islamic state of iraq and the levant. in the past week the country rallied to the cause. after i.s.i.l. posted video of a captured jordanian fighter pilot burned alive in a cage. >> it's one more indication of the viciousness and barbarity of this organization. >> when that news broke king abdullah was here in washington. the king vowed revenge and left with stronger support. jordanian fighter jets are pounding targets in syria and iraq. we'll talk to a retired 3-star jordanian air force general about the mission, the risks and the state of the u.s.-led coalition. does the latest i.s.i.l. horror and jordan's reaction both military and political change the fight against i.s.i.l.? it's "inside story". . >> aircraft from the royal jordanian air force are making regular sortees with the help of u.s. coalition. the king rallied, executed prisoners i.s.i.l. wanted released and pledged his country to wipe out the so-called islamic state. did i.s.i.l. killing the pilot accomplish something jordan had trouble with national unity around going after the islamic state. earlier this week th

iraq authorization. the post 9/11 one would remain in the books. they say enduring offensive ground combat operations but leave the door open for potential boots on the ground. we'll report on what that means coming up. and the term isis and associated persons or forces. that is who the white house targets but it does not restrict force to just iraq and syria. the white house has agreed to report back to congress every six months. now on the hill the possibility of ground troops and broad geographic targets are raising concerns but not from this president's usual critics, it's democrats who want more detailed definitions. and meanwhile, they say congress should not manage an unpredictable war from the republicans. the house foreign affairs committee will hold the first hearing on the president's request tomorrow. but many committees want to hold hearings today. one aide said this could be delayed until june for a vote. and we'll hear from evan coleman on how this would impact the fight from isis and from fred ginsburg on the impact and molly o'toole and retired navy commander chris

dozens of air strikes against the islamic state of iraq and the lavonte, angela merkel head to moscow for peace in ukraine but can they convince vladimir putin. investigators say one of the engines of a trans asia plane and crashed in the river lost power after take off. >> i'm with the sport and fan violence marked the africa cup of nations semi final between guinea and equitorial guinea. ♪ we begin this news hour in jordan where the resolve to destroy the islamic state of iraq and lavonte is growing stronger and jordan military has widen its campaign against i.s.i.l. carrying out dozens of strikes targeting the group's position all of this is in response to the killing of jordanian pilot muath al-kaseasbeh and we report. >> reporter: this is where jordanian pilot muath al-kaseasbeh wanted to celebrate his return instead it is a place where they receive condolence after the islamic state of iraq and the lavonte burned alive and they paid respects to the tribe in kirkook and told the father that the royal airforce just shelled i.s.i.l. forces in the syrian providence and the king ha

-- against isis. regional experts and a former army colonel who served in iraq took part. this is about an hour and a half. >> good afternoon. good afternoon. and welcome to the washington institute. my name is david schenker. i'm the director of the program on arab politics here. it's nice to see such a large crowd. good to see you. we're here today for a policy forum entitled the fight against isil shiite militias and the coalition effort to talk about the release of two new fascinating institute studies. if anyone had any doubts, the video released earlier this week of the burning alovie alive of the jordanian pilot confirms the moral depravity of isil. but six months into the air coalition campaign against isil which commenced with the beheading of american journalist foley, the results have been mixed, at best. the air strikes have driven isil out of kobani in syria. however, overall today the group controls actually more territory in syria and iraq than it did six months ago when the war started. air power alone is going to be insufficient to degrade and ultimately defeat is

colonel who served in iraq will take part in a discussion on the fight against isis and the role of iran and syria. this took place friday at the washington institute for near east policy. >> good afternoon and welcome. my name is david schenker. it's nice to see such a large crowd. we are highhere to talk about the release of two new studies. if anyone had any doubts, the video released -- kobane and syria. today, the group controls more territory in syria and iraq than when the war started. air power will be insufficient. to roll back isil, the organization will have to be counted on the ground. we are witnessing the initial stages in the new phase of the campaign. in syria comedy strategy of training moderate opposition remains a distant if realistic option. meanwhile in syria iran and the assad regime are deploying militias. in iraq, baghdad is working to reconstitute an integrated security force. to discuss these differing approaches to isil, we have a great panel featuring michael knights, philip smith and p.j. dermer. michael knights is a feller at the washington institute and an

using military force, which he has been doing in both iraq and syria, but he cannot keep using that military force indefinitely or without getting that okay from congress to continue doing so. but before authorizing anything congress wants three key questions answered. let me run through this for you. one, how long will this war take? the president now says three years. geographically where will this war happen number two. answer unsure but the battlefield will not be restricted to iraq and syria and three, what exactly is the scope of the u.s. involvement? no boots on the ground specifically no enduring offensive ground combat operations. we're going to talk more about that and what to expect from the president in just a moment. we're also hearing disturbing information about the final months of kayla mueller's life in isis captivity. intelligence sources telling cnn that the 26-year-old aid worker may have been forced into relations with a male isis fighter. some kind of just sick forced marriage. new and painful blow of course to her family her friends, who are trying to come to

up attached to terrorism? >> isis controls the area the size of kansas. across iraq and syria. is there a strategy to defeat them? >> what do you understand the strategy to be? >> i think the -- >> doesn't sound like a strategy to me. >> why they are the richest terrorist organization on earth. isis is hell on earth and the world continues to witness its cruelty and viciousness. lieutenant colonel oliver north and his war story's team made more than 15 trips to iraq where isis continues to gain ground. now where else are they spreading? >> all over the world. we have isis elements in the philippines, work there. we have them with boko haram in west africa and yemen, south africa. you have them literally all over the stands and they now proclaim that they've got people who defected from the taliban in afghanistan. so it's not just what we're seeing constantly in the news and iraq and seer y. it's literally spreading all over the sunni world. it's part of their effort, al bagdadi proclaimed himself to be the savior sunni islam from the shiites. the shiites predominant in iran. it's

concern that the isis is expanding its global footprint beyond its bases in iraq and syria. in geneva iran's six international powers have entered a decisive phase in nuclear noarngz the world powers want iran to curtail its nuclear program in return for lifting sanctions. iran's supreme ruler announced last week no deal is better than a bad deal. american politicians have said the same thing. i'm pleased to have mike morell back at this table. welcome. >> good to be here. >> rose: someone said to me there's a sense that somebody's got to come together, that the isis and the extent of their footprint is much more troubling than anybody ever imagined. tell me how you see isis today based on what we just saw in libya paris, copenhagen iraq and syria. what is the challenge here? and what kind of response is demanded? and what's the time context? >> so let's charlie, first start in iraq itself. we've been-- we've been at this now-- "we" being the united states and the coalition-- we've been at this now for six months, six months of air strikes. so in iraq, what we've done in those six mon

coming under fire in iraq in 2003. that matters because, well brian williams -- let me put it this way. this country has no walter cronkite anymore, but brian williams is the closest thing to cronkite we have left. now he has benched himself, as one source said to me while nbc figures out what is true and what is not true. here is what brian williams said in a statement yesterday to his colleagues. it has become painfully apparent to me i'm too much a part of the news due to my actions. as editor of daily news i've decided to take my self off my daily broadcast. he went on to say i will continue my career long effort to be worthy of the trust of those who place their trust in us. he says he will be back. to be honest others are not so sure even some people at nbc this morning. here are the latest developments. lester holt weekend "nightly news" anchor will be filling in for brian williams starting tomorrow. it's unclear for how long. meanwhile nbc's investigative unit is checking all the facts trying to figure out what really happened in iraq and new orleans. we'll get to that a little

said maybe iraq should be divided into three her call viable is that? may we done now but it seemed like an idea back then. then lamp concerned about jordan the impact of the refugees are having on the economy and more more people are coming. and i am concerned if we're doing enough to make sure. >> they have stepped forward ? >> item no baby some of the things would be wrong to train iraqi cleaner but it is hard for me to except that. >> could questions. of the iraqi troops did not run the ball province -- there we're pulled up because of the political dispute in bed took over the police that were much weaker. they have bad days in the province but my experience with a good number of laws on various levels including trying to train them as you can train forces to do well with the advisory teams and the american air power. there fran until replayed in massive air strikes and the advisory team out there fighting with them and the result was they turned the tide to push back. i have seen this in iraq 2010 and 2011 iraqi troops did well against al qaeda but in particular with the ameri

in iraq and syria? since september, we are making significant progress and degrading isis by using a combination of airstrikes by the coalition coordinated with local forces on the ground. through this partnership approach, we've eliminated nearly 6,000 isis fighters in iraq and a thousand in syria. we are diminishing supply lines and manpower and probably most importantly, we have decreased the group's momentum. we have three main military partners on the ground. we have the iraqi security forces, the kurdish forces as mentioned, associated with the krg and then we have our syrian opposition forces which include both arab and kurdish factions. they are the best place to understand the sociopolitical context that has allowed isis to incubate themselves and thrive in the nation. i believe this reflects a larger strategy. one has preliminarily been working. a strategy that prioritizes the role of the partners on the ground in ultimately defeating isis and filling in the vacuums left behind upon isis' retreat. the limited tailored approach suggests to the muslim world that we are not in

targets and breaking now, not only in syria but also in iraq. that's according to jar dan's foreign minister. i spoke with him just moments ago. i'll give you all the details and you'll hear from him in just a moment. >>> plus, the girls' guide to isis. it contains tips about the islamic life including advice that it's okay to get married at age 9. let's get to it. >>> and we begin with breaking news here in ahman as the clock strikes 10:00. the foreign minister of jordan just confirmed to fox news his warplanes have bombed isis targets in iraq. he said it's not the first time but it's brand-new news to us and beyond. u.s. insists jordan is not bombing targets in iraq. we'll go live to the pentagon for that. but here's what the minister told me a few minutes ago. jordanian pilots have kayed out strikes in iraq and syria. >> that's right. today, more syria than iraq. like i said. it's an ongoing effort. >> new to me is jordanian pilots and aircraft have operated over iraq. to me that's new information. >> no, no. we're doing all we can to target isis. isis has -- or daish has remeech

in iraq. i think there are a lot of questions relative to syria. my sense is today you'll have a number of questions regarding that. and we hope that what you'll do general allen is give us an honest assessment as to the end state we would like to see happen in iraq and syria when we complete the activities that we're involved in. and understand the political and military strategy that we have under way. and to give us a little sense of time frame relative to the various activities that are necessary. i was just in iraq last week in both baghdad andish isherbil with our kurdish friends and ankara with our turkish friends. the shia militias are everywhere in iraq as people know. general sulayman who was head of the force for iran has now become a celebrity in iraq. and i have to say it feels very strange to be there knowing much of the activity we have under way while it is necessary is really to iran's benefit. and i know there is a lot of concerns that after this activity is completed, if we're successful with isis, which i know we will be, and in essence the next issue is going

visit. not surprisingly, given what is going on in syria and in iraq and nigeria somalia, and elsewhere, the main focus of the discussions has been violent extremism. this was brought into stark focus on tuesday with the appearance of the video showing the horrendous killing of m muath al-kasaesbeh. his killing as well as gruesome killings of others who damages overshadowed my meetings and i had serious discussions about this and related issues with many of the senior state department officials who i met as well as members of both the house and the senate from both parties. as you may be aware yesterday at an event kindly and very appropriately hosted by the holocaust memorial museum i laid out some ideas about how we should and how we shouldn't attempt to deal with the spread of extremism and violence carried out by the groups such as isil, boko haram and al-shabaab and others. in addition to some government forces and and militias in iraq and syria. of course it is not simply syria and iraq but also an increasing number of countries especially in the middle east south asia a

clear the battle against isis won't be a repeat of iraq and afghanistan but the president is also leaving a lot of the details, in a word, fuzzy. president obama's proposal to authorize the war on isis opens a new door. to more than just air strikes. >> our coalition is on the offensive. isil is on the defensive and isil is going to lose. >> reporter: asking congress for the green light on his war plan the president charges isis with the deaths of american hostages including their most recent known victim, kayla mueller. if left unchecked, he warns isis could pose a threat to the u.s. homeland. while the president says this battle won't be a flashback to the wars in iraq and afghanistan involving hundreds of thousands of troops mr. obama's new authorization does seek ground forces for rescue operations. missions to kill isis leaders, intel collection and air strikes. >> if we had actionable intelligence about a gathering of isil leaders and our partners didn't have the capacity to get them i would be prepared to order our special forces to take action. >> reporter: the president's

across iraq and syria. is there a strategy to defeat them. >> do you understand the strategy to beat? >> i think -- sounds like a strategy to me. >> they are the richest organization on earth. >> isis is hell on earth and the world continues to witness its true ali cruelty and viciousness. they made more than 15 trips to iraq where isis continues to gain ground. where else are they spreading? >> all over the worrell. we have isis elements in it the philippines working with abu saeff. we have them in west africa and yemen and south africa and all over the stands. they now proclaim they have people who defected from the taliban in afghanistan. it is not just what we are seeing constantly on the news and iraq and syria. it is literally spreading all over the sunni world. it is part of their effortal baghdadi is claimed himself to be the savior of sunni islam from the shiites. the shiites predominant in rowan. it is a thousand year war in which we are caught in the middle. they kill fellow sunnis like the jordanian pilot. it is the most brutal terrorism organization on planet earth. >> u

and the international coalition is doing to stabilize iraq, because we're really on our back foot when it comes to information operations. so, you know, these guys are ambitious. they are not some kind of minor small group of concerned local citizens et cetera. in 2009, when the sawa was being set up these guys never disbanded. these guys never did biometrics. most of the movements came in, signed their little piece of paper, did the biometrics, which the iraqi government now holds on them, hezbollah never did that stuff. they just said, we might stop fighting you, but one day we'll fit you again, but for now we are willing to take the paycheck for being in, quote, a son of iraq. these guys are not from the minority like the sunni sawa. these guys are in charge of mechanized unit capability. these guys have got multiple rocket launch systems and a regular resupply of ammunition coming from iran. these guys have got kurds forces come partcompartmented intelligence within their headquarters that are linking them to the kurds force drone operations overhead. iranian air support poten

only on al jazeera america >>> more than 100 people from one of iraq's most powerful tribes are abducted by isil. ♪ >>> hello, this is al jazeera, live from doha i'm aide -- adrian finighan. >>> secret documents reveal the role of israel in espionage. >>> and we're in southern yemen in the port city of aden where people say shifting power to their city will only bring trouble. ♪ >>> it is a tactic designed to spread fear. in iraq over 100 men and 9 boys, some of them just nine years old have been kidnapped by the islamic state of iraq and the levant. they belong to one of the biggest tribes in the country. iraq's defense minister is a member of the tribe. all of those come from a single village east of tikrit in an area where isil is involved in fierce fighting with government forces. we'll hear from a our correspondent there in just a moment. but first we'll go to syria where isil forces are under attack from kurdish forces. zana hoda reports. >> reporter: syria's kurds have been war at war with the islamic state of iraq and the levant for months. isil fighters were defeat

>>> more than 100 people from one of iraq's most powerful tribes are abducted by isil. ♪ >>> hello this is al jazeera live from doha i'm adrian gin man, the worst avalanche in 30 years killed dozens of people in afghanistan. >> we are literally naked compared to some of the other countries. >> the spy cables reveal how south africa is wide open to spies. >>> and the people of gaza say they have had nothing but broken promises. ♪ >>> it is a tactic designed to spread fear. in iraq over 100 men and nine boys, some as young as nine have been kidnapped by the islamic state of iraq and the levant. they long to one of the biggest tribes in the country. iraq's defense minister is a member of that tribe. all of those taken come from a single village east of tikrit. in an area where isil is involved in fierce fighting with government forces. first, though, we're going to go to syria, where isil forces are under attack from kurdish forces. >> reporter: syria's kurds have been at war with the islamic state of iraq and the levant for months. isil fighters were defeated in the border town of

in iraq and syria we put that to the foreign minister he said we have to knock on their door before they knock on ours. bob. >> schieffer: charlie thank you. for latest on jordan's powerful response to the isis execution of its pilot jordan's minister of media affairs muhammad also joins us now from amman. mr. minister, your country has conducted 56 airstrikes now in three days. can you tell yet what the impact they have had? >> our military officials bob just held a press conference saying that they believe there has been significant damage done to isis target, we believe that 20% of the known targets of isis has been destroyed over the last three days, airstrikes. we said right from the beginning that our response would be swift and strong and this is what they showed today in the press conference with pictures and evidence. >> schieffer: do you have any further information on the fate of the american aide worker, kayla mueller of course isis said she was killed in one of those airstrikes. >> they tend to lie about these things all the time. they negotiated a swap with our pilot t

♪ fury and jordan carries out dozens of air strikes against islamic state of iraq and lavonte. ♪ hello, this is al jazeera, live from doha i'm adrian and ahead iraq prime minister haider al-abadi seeking support against the fight against i.s.i.l. angela merkel and alon visit moscow with peace in ukraine but can they convince vladimir putin. the cost of falling oil prices and how the drop is causing more pain for nigerian consumers. ♪ we begin in jordan where the result to destroy the islamic state of iraq and lavonte is growing stronger and widened campaign against i.s.i.l. carrying out dozens of strikes targeting the group's position and all of this in response to the killing of the pilot muath al-kaseasbeh and let's go live to aman and jordan. so jordan itself carrying out military operations against i.s.i.l., how are ordinary jordanians reacting are they rallying against i.s.i.l. now? >> well this is what we are seeing here adrian in downtown aman, this huge rally with thousands of jordanians supporting and in support of the government, the king and army and the people

got back from iraq. and we're going to be debating this war resolution about what the president wants to go after isis to get congressional authority to do this it means it is going after isis in iraq and syria. what did you see in iraq? officials here claim they're making progress against isis in iraq. >> reporter: i was incredibly depressed frankly. i knew iraq was in bad shape. it was even worse than i thought. isis is a huge problem in iraq and syria. but unless you confront the much bigger issues the issue of will occurred kurdistan be an independent state. what happens to sunni areas? will the government in baghdad continue to be run by shiite militia militias? what happens with assad? unless you address the bigger issues, it is still going to be there. i was completely discouraged by what i saw. the iraqi army has been described as pathetic, little more than a coalition of militias. so i got no indication that things are going well. >> all right. richard, thank you for your sober account there. we'll discuss this attack plus the war against isis with two key senators from the a

to full fold when we're watching iraq. and not that i'm saying it's not isis doing a lot of the fighting. but they have cast kind of this sunni enemy of theirs as takfiris. it doesn't necessarily mean they are your buddies. the other thing is they were just reactionary. well, these groups were around for quite some time, decades even. i'll give you the example of the badr organization in iraq. the iranians created them or helped create them from iraqi refugees who went over to iran in the early 1980s to fight saddam hussein. they were even part of iraq's government. this even dominate the interior ministry. so these groups have been around for a while. lebanese hezbollah, they've also been around since the early '80s. but that doesn't mean they are not growing at rates we've never seen before. because there's a new crisis we have new organizations. the other main thing is iran's reach in this is totally overstated. i can't say how much annoyance that actually causes me because they're so open about this about how they control these organizations. again, all you need to do stoimz

ground. we have eliminated nearly 6,000 isis' fighters in iraq and syria and we have decreased momentum most support the. three main military partners are the erech security forces the kurdish writer -- fighters in the syrian opposition forces. a limited use reflects this strategy that prioritizes the roles of the partners on the ground in the vacuum left behind. though ltd. tailored approach to the war-weary public and the muslim world in the heart of the middle east to reduce the threat it poses it does not require that type of approach. with one element of the strategy to use it wisely in the way it is most effective. this one element is insufficient in a sustainable and long-term manner. even speaking with the proper use of force over a larger political strategy with the work that would be necessary per our look forward to your questions about this military objective. to diminish the a peal of the i.c.e. is ideology. >> ambassador, you raise the question who will dig them mount? this committee raised the issue before we should have used their power while they were on the de

very well describe baghdad. do any of you, are any of you qualified to talk about whether iraq should do a currency exchange designed to invalidate the many billions of dollars worth of iraqi currency isis seeded in the mosul bank? >> well we'll move on to another question. >> for what it's worth, ranking member, i think it's a good idea. and i would suggest maybe after a you reflect on it if you could have a written response to the congressman's question. that would be helpful. >> and let me establish just a policy for this committee. i will yield automatically to any member who wants to say i have a good idea. >> won't happen all the time. >> it's unlikely to interrupt me very often. in world war ii the french lived under any occupation and we regarded those areas as areas to be bombed and constricted. obviously, you couldn't, the government wasn't allowed to buy argentine wheat and just bring it in by ship across the ocean. we regarded france as an asset of the nazis. yet, i'm told in news reports that indicate ha the iraqi government is paying the civil servants in mosul and of co

going to replay, i do not think, the iraq war decision if god forbid, we have another such vote. >> remember you and a lot of people who supported her were doing it -- supported it were doing it based on false information. >> there were a lot of people who got the call right. the same thing applies to her choosing people which is one of the most important jobs of president has. it is an open question. i am not saying she would do a bad job but in the past, she sometimes has chosen people for their loyalty rather than for their talent. not always but sometimes. >> this has been a real problem with the obama administration is that there has not been a real reaching out to the best and the brightest. he pretty much has the same people who he had on the hill who got him elected. i think through four people basically run that white house. i think hillary who has been a victim of that closed shop as secretary of state, i cannot imagine that she would repeat that formula for governing keeping that small group and power. >> the white house these days is pretty insular. >> there are peop

lebanon calls for a wider campaign against isil in iraq. tp-rzsforced out. why thousands of pakistan refugees are now being deported. >>> we start with reports coming out of yemen and media reports claim a shipment of arms from russia has reportedly arrived in the port city. the area has been under the control of houthi fighters since october. now, the shipment is then said to have been transferred north to the houthi strong hold. let's now get more from jamal who joins us from the support city of aden. what more can you tell us about these reports i've russian weapons shipment? >> reporter: well, what we understand from sources who work at the port there, that the houthis who are in control of the ports have ordered the staff that were not loyal to them or were not their fighters not to approach the harbor as the shipments arrived on board the ukrainian vessel is what we have been told. we know for sure, for certain is that the airport was closed yesterday, monday. and that's where the reports then arose that the shipment was taken from the ports to the airport and then flo

jeffery former u.s. ambassador to iraq and dafna rand, former director for democracy and governance at the national security council. on wednesday the president sent a draft to congress requesting a new authorized use of force against isis. the military has been using the 2001 authorization. relating the senate will be confirmation of ashton carter to be the new secretary of defense and would we plays chuck hagel and the debate will get under way at 10:30 eastern. mr. carter is expected to be confirm confirmed today. you can see all of this live on c-span2. the house will debate and vote on tax revisions. see coverage on the latest day in the house at 2:00 p.m. eastern. also this on the associated press, democrats have picked philadelphia as the site of their 2016 national convention. the democratic national academy says it will be held the week of july 25th. and the republicans will be in ohio and the democrats convention will come the week after republicans meet in cleveland. >>> if members would take their seats? we're going to begin this hearing and i'll ask all members to take the

, those pictures. >> i think it underscores to people that it isn't just a fight in iraq and syria and it's not just a fight about dropping bombs on terrorists. it's how we stop the causes that lead to extremism in a place like libya, where there's no governance, letting isis grow and flourish there, which is what we saw with this awful situation. but it's a longer fight, fighting them on social media. they're using social media to get converts to their cause and to spread their hatred all over the world. this week, we'll have over 60 countries in washington to talk about combatting this violent extremism together in the long-term. >> how do we win? how do we stop this? i see the shia militias coming out of baghdad. the sunnis hate them. they're loyal to isis rather than go with the shia. you have the kurds, and the egyptian air force, but i don't see -- if i were isis, i wouldn't be afraid. they can keep finding places to hold executions and putting the camera work together, getting their props ready and killing people for show and nothing we do right now seems to be directed at stopp

>>> ♪ >>> helicopters battle isis near an air base in iraq. where where u.s. troops and is the threat over this morning? >>> the clock is ticking to a cease fire in ukraine and rebel troops. this morning it continue and resulting in more deaths. >>> yes, i am so sorry so say. another monster storm is about to hit the midwest. 60 million of you impacted by this one. boston getting hit the hardest. they're under a blizzard warning, but they're not the only ones. >>> can you it again? happy valentines day. >> thank you. thank you. boston please be careful out there. first thing this morning. >> yeah, u.s. helicopters battling fighters in iraq. that's what we're talking about because the bombers attacked a military base and that base is housing hundreds of american troops. it's just nine miles from the iraq town. you see it here on the map. they grabbed control of the town on friday in an intense assault. 90 percent of it is under isis control. now, as the isis fighters battled inside suicide bombers wearing uniforms that they had stolen trying to rush the air base. cnn's bill blac

cruelty and viciousness. isisen it is to gain ground in iraq. now where else are they spreading sfwh>> all over the world. we have isis elements in the philippines working with ab d due -- abu sayyaf. we have them in yemen, in south africa. you have them all over the stands. they now proclaim they have people who defected in the taliban in afghanistan. it is not what we are seeing on the news and iraq in syria it is spreading all over the sunny world. he is claims he is the savior of sunni islam. it is a thousand year war in which we are caught in the middle and they still kill fellow sunnis like the jordanian pilot. o >> under line all of this, it is not in any way getting smaller or staying as is. this is expanding. >> we heard after the murder of the jordanian pilot this was going to go far. it 2 turned them against them. >>al baghdadi not only goes out and kills people they put it up as propaganda he also puts out proclamation of he is the answer to the expansionism of sheet islam -- shi'ite islam. we have seen the rest of it most people thankfully have not. they are all over the

islamic state of iraq and the levant's murder of jordanian pilot muath al-kaseasbeh has produced outrage and calls for revenge. it has also shifted public opinion. those who were against jordan joining the u.s. led coalition against isil are now for it. everyone here chanted in support of king abdullah. >> islamic state of iraq and the levant face us at our borders. you don't remember islam. >> for the thousands of people at this rally in the capitol amman, muath al-kaseasbeh's murder revealed that jordan has always been islamic state of iraq and the levant's target. >> jordan is the next target after syria. if they occupy all of syria jordan is next. we have to strike this criminal group in their heightout. >> jordan has long been a stable country and its people fear being dragged into conflict. >> i swear we are not afraid. we are proud and stand behind the king and offer our men and women to tight terrorism. >> the queen surprised the crowds when she showed up at the rally. people have come from all over the country to honor the young pilot. >> this by all means is a rally in

based on what we just saw in egypt, in libya, paris, copenhagen, iraq, and syria. what is the challenge here and what kind of response is demanded and what is the context? mike: let's first start in iraq itself. we've been at this now the united states and the coalition, we've been at this for six months. six months of airstrikes. in iraq, what we've done in those six months is basically stopped their expansion. stopped their blitzkrieg. we put an end to that. we the coalition, have put an end to that, and the iranians have put an end to that. the iranians have built very effective shia militia that are taking on isis on the ground while we do a lot from the air. charlie: these were militias that were already in place, shia militias that had been engaged in iraq before. mike: many of them, but not all of them. charlie: so they are new. and how is iran contributing to their effort? mike: they are funding training, equipping, providing strategic guidance and technical ravens -- tactical guidance on the ground as well. so we stopped the expansion in iraq, but within the sunni are

kidnapping more than a hundred men and nine boys from one of iraq's biggest tribes are taken hostage. hello, you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up on the program in syria isil fighters are under attack from kurdish forces in the strategic province. the democratic republic of congo launches a major offensive from rwandan hutu rebels, and why a mission to putting life on mars is looking increasingly unlikely. >> hello, thank you for joining us. we begin with the fight against the islamic state of iraq and the levant where more than a hundred men and nine boys have been kidnapped by isil fight necessary iraq. they belong to one of the biggest tribes in the country. this comes assist fighters have found themselves under attack from kurdish forces in the province in syria. and it's a strategic area as it borders territory controlled by the group in iraq. in all of this, the special envoy to syria as they try to secure opposition support for a fighting freeze in aleppo. we'll hear about the fighting in syria. first, we'll get the latest on the kidnappings in baghdad.

plan. the u.s. releases details of a new offensive against isis in iraq. why is the pentagon giving isis a heads up about what's coming? >>> hurlured to syria. an international hunt is under way for three teenaged school girls who may be on the way to meet isis. we have disturbing details about a new twist in the terrorist recruiting tactics. >>> also frozen. from niagara falls to the potomac river and beyond. with almost half of the country on ice, a new storm takes aim. we have the latest forecast for those in the danger zone. >>> and rudy giuliani declares i am not a racist but now he says president obama was raised by socialists and he isn't backing off from his claim that the president doesn't love america. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> breaking now, new and detailed plans for an upcoming ground offensive against isis. this is not a leak. it's coming directly from the pentagon. the war plans call for iraqi and kurdish fighters to work together in a battle this spring to push isis out of iraq's second largest city. significantly, the plans leave open the