baghdad, given that you have had several days of attacks in baghdad and around baghdad, what is your assessment there of what isis is trying to accomplish and the destabilization that it poses to the iraqi government? >> certainly our hearts are broken for the almost 100 directly citizens were killed or wounded severely wounded in these recent attacks. these are attacks that isil has claimed responsibility for. we know that baghdad is a huge city, city of over 60 people. it is not a city that can simply be zipped up in completely sealed off. so tragically, the enemy is going to be able to get some truck bombs into the city from time to time. these are probably opportunity targets i think. certainly there had been some unrest, some political churn i think here in baghdad over the past several weeks. we believe they are on the defensive .. on their heels. they still remain a legitimate threat. they are are a dangerous enemy. they are also smart. they have seen an opportunity to create discord to create eight this harmony. the streets on can strikes went into heavily populated areas and

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into baghdad's heavily fortified green zone. kitty logan is live from london with the latest. kitty. >> yes, isis has claimed responsibility for these two bomb attacks which have killed at least 33 people. they targeted public areas in the southern city of someya. a statement hosted by isis says the intended target with members of iraqi security forces but many civilians, including children, appear to be caught up in these blasts. now, it is unusual for isis to attack the shia dominated areas in the south and its strongholds in the north and west of iraq but isis is not the only headache for the iraqi government right now. also today, hundreds of protesters are again camped out in baghdad's green zone voicing their anger about the delayed reforms. these are followers of shia click muqtada al sadr. it's the second day they have reached this secure diplomatic area tearing down heavy concrete blocks. there are reports that it may be breaking up and one leader is urging people to leave but on saturday there were chaotic scenes as the same group stormed the government building, the parli

west of baghdad will prevent more homicide bombings in the capital. david joins us now from washington dc, a former foreign policy advisor to president obama's campaign and a former department official, thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. heather: let's begin with something significant, retaking fallujah, if in fact that can happen and what the us role will be?>> though this is an important test for the iraqi army and for the government in baghdad. remember that fallujah is the second most important city in an bar province, primarily a sunni area and province and it's a restive province, we take it back fallujah twice before going back to 2004. if they can take back fallujah this could help allies and pacify anbar province. can they take back the city and two, can they hold the city and govern the city effectively? the second has been a big problem for the government in baghdad. another interesting issue is what does this about the effectiveness of the iraqi army? the us has said yes melissa's should not be involved in this operation and the us is not going to do

america and around the globe. baghdad was hit by a series of bombings today which left to 70 people dead and dozens injured. this is the latest in a string of attacks claimed by the so-called islamic state. there is growing concern about the ability of iraq's fractured government to keep its citizens safe. jim muir starts our coverage. it athe most deadly attack market in the shaab district. the so-called islamic state said one of their suicide bombers blew himself up. he claimed the attack was aimed at shia militiamen. this survivor said he hid under a table and rescuers took away body parts of shoppers who were no longer recognizable. there is much anger at the random nature of the attack. the explosion killed a woman, her brother, and her knee's, as well as -- her niece, as well as other people who came here to shop. jim: on the east side of baghdad there was anger in the sprawling shia suburb. this was the aftermath of a suicide car bomb explosion which took many lives. the city has been the target of provocative attacks by the sunni militants. another suicide bomber struck afte

feared terrorist group. >> condemning today's bombings in baghdad... >> narrator: tonight, the story of where they came from. >> we created chaos. we abandoned that chaos. we created isis. >> narrator: how they waged war for more than a decade. >> the invasion toppled the government, but zarqawi ripped the country in half. >> these people are really prepared to fight the world and demonstrate that in an act of horrific violence. >> narrator: the failures of two american presidents. >> the united states government made decisions that seemed to make sense at the time, but without those series of decisions, there would be no isis. >> narrator: tonight, "the secret history of isis." >> frontlinis made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. and by the corporation for public broadcasting. major support for frontliis provided by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information is available at macfound.org. additional support is provided by the park foundation, dedicated

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violence that has been just devastating in baghdad. >>> good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berman. it is monday, may 16th. donald trump facing reports about his past and new attacks from president obama. donald trump is denying he created a fake identity and posed as his own pr man decades ago. he is lashing out about the times reporter over his treatment over women in what trump calls a hit piece. president obama took direct shots in his commencement address on sunday. >> in politics and in life, ignorance is not a virtue. it is not cool to not know what you're talking about. that's not keeping it real or telling it like it is. that's not challenging political correctness. that's just not knowing what you're talking about. and yet we become confused about this. >> democrats hope that is a president obama they see a lot more on the stump in the coming months. some conservatives are still trying to recruit an independent challenger to donald trump. not having any success finding someone to come forward. apparently the conversations with mark cub

miles from baghdad. it's been under isis control since january of 2014. there also been isis attacks in and around baghdad in recent days that have claimed more than 100 lives. all of this happening as iraqi forces are scrambling the try to protect baghdad's highly secured green zone which has been breached recently. cnn's barbara starr has exclusive reporting from inside iraq with the commander of the u.s. military central command. >> reporter: protesters invade baghdad's green zone for the second time. violence rising as opposition to the iraqi government grows. the top u.s. commander running the war against isis is watching carefully for the stress mounting on the iraqi military even now as it tries to recapture the key city of fallujah. >> they're having to make decisions in terms of where their force going, where their priorities are. >> reporter: but in baghdad, with the u.s. embassy and military headquarters inside the heavily fortified green zone, does the u.s. have enough security on hand? >> yes, i do think we have the right security forces on ground, on the ground from a u

, they come through ngos -- where allegations are made, they are raised by our embassy in baghdad with the government of iraq. they are raised by the consulate general, and we do have assurances that these allegations when they are made will be promptly investigated. -- assurancesnces from the prime minister and president of the kurdish regime. we have had instances already where the kurdish regional government has conducted internal investigations. there were allegations made about ill-treatment on mt. s injar, in that particular operation, and those allegations have been promptly investigated. >> the key point is, where those allegations are held up, the coalition removes the support it is providing to those organizations. where there are shia militia, the coalition is not providing close air support in support of those ground organizations. >> thank you very much. [indiscernible] if we get daesh from one city at a time, is this going to allow them to reinforce other areas of control? -- we in a position [indiscernible] right now is on the point of the dilemma whereby their stra

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bag baghdad. a u.s. navy seal was killed by isil fighters in iraq on tuesday. he was the third american serviceman to die in the country since 2014. meanwhile, in syria is there is a mush to maintain a fragile cease-fire in the wake of recent violence. i am pleased to have brett back at this table. welcome. >> thank you, good to be here. >> give me your sense. this is a huge concern for you, and we are going to talk about many things. where is iraq today? >> charlie, i have been in and out of iraq now the last month, kind of going back and forth to baghdad and beil. not yet in mosul. iraq faces tremendous challenges. let me try it break it down. the president came into office in september of 2014 after eight years of rule by prime minister maliki, his predecessor. it was a democratic transition arcs peaceful transition in the heart of the middle east. at the time the price of oil per barrel was about $100. every single drop of the price per barrel of oil, iraq loses about $1 billion a year. last month it went down to about $30. you got a sense that the tools with which he had t

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take care now, we will see you >> pelley: terror in baghdad. nearly 100 are killed in a series of isis suicide bombings. >> reporter: this is a residential neighborhood, and there is a sense that nowhere in the capital is safe. >> pelley: also tonight, it was arson. investigators say someone set the fire -- >> god almighty. >> pelley: -- that blew up part of a texas town killing 15 people. is it safe to take folic acid during pregnancy? our dr. jon lapook has the facts behind some troubling headlines. >> i'm morley safer. >> pelley: and the end of an era of wit, wisdom and wonder. >> come on. >> pelley: "60 minutes" correspondent morley safer announces his retirement. >> sure you haven't got any money. >> no, no, it's against company rules. >> let's play for fun. >> this is the "cbs evening news" with scott captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: isis has been steadily losing ground in syria and iraq, so today the islamic terrorist group proved it can still unleash murder and chaos on a large scale. car bombs went off in three baghd

from baghdad, i'm going to ask you to reflect a little bit. no had to sell a war that is -- not always been marked by youtacular victories trade have gone mano a mano with the russian food and propaganda machine, and you've had to make arguments -- putin propaganda machine, and you had to make arguments to a news media that is skeptical. how difficult has that been, how do you think you have done? have you been able to maintain your credibility and integrity in this job as the chief military spokesman in baghdad? colonel warren: that's a deep question, and very personal. i will tell you what i tell a lot of the folks around me. -- therehere in iraq are a number of subordinate public affairs officials and practitioners and professional communicators. what i've tried to tell them over the last year is that i'm not here to sell this war. i have no desire to sell this war. i see my role as to try to explain it. is for other people, not for us. that's not for soldiers. our job is to win the war while we are doing it to explain what we are doing. we have a real duty to america, who en

them in baghdad that have so far left more than 100 people dead. the terrorist group shifting away its focus from the battlefield on to civilian targets. >>> first up, new questions about where donald trump stands in the gop as wisconsin finishes its state republican convention. many wisconsin leaders distancing themselves from donald trump this weekend, focusing on candidates further down the ballot and not mentioning the gop front runner by name. peter is live in philadelphia, where mr. trump will attend his daughter tiffany's college graduation in just about 2 1/2 hours, right, peter? >> reporter: that's right. it's 6:30 this evening at franklin field behind me. mr. trump, away from the graduation, is aggressively going after "the new york times" today for a front page item in today's paper that aggressively goes after him. specifically the way that he has interacted with women over the years. trump does not like the women -- does not like the quotes that were chose frightn from the wom were interviewed. he said he offered up names of different women who have helped over the years a

breaking news overnight--- a blast from baghdad. a car bomb is detonated in a crowded market, killing dozens of people. >>> breaking news overnight, a blast from baghdad, where a car bomb is detonated in the middle of a crowded market killing dozens of people and the group responsible is a familiar force, isis. >>> also, a sewer line breaks down opening up a sinkhole in one of the busiest parts of san francisco. we will still feel the fallout. we will have more in minutes. >>> curry the ball handling. fires up a 3! does it again. >> and some homecome cookings on tap one of the greatest overtimes in team history at the oracle. what does chef curry have in store "today in the bay" starting this morning. >> look who is cooking up this morning. >> getting my saute up this morning. >> good morning, i'm sam brock. cooking does seem like an appropriate theme. the temperatures will be cooking up later today. >> it will start heating up, getting ready for '80s for most of our inland areas today. even though we start out with mild temperatures. /tra et== i'll talk about this warm-up an

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, after a string of suicide bombings in baghdad. find out who is behind these, and what is being done to stop another deadly wave of attacks. poallergies?reather. stuffy nose? can't sleep? take that. a breathe right nasal strip instantly opens your nose up to 38% more than allergy medicine alone. shut your mouth and say goodnight, mouthbreathers. breathe right. >>> welcome back. isis unleashed a wave of deadly violence across iraq's capital city today. killing at least 24 people, in a series of car bombs in baghdad. as riley carson reports, the ta storm the city of fallujah, to push militants out. >> reporter: the car bombing at this checkpoint in northern baghdad was the deadliest of the day. killing at least eight civilians and three iraqi soldiers. in two other attacks at busy markets, farmers blew up a motorcycle, and another car. isis claimed responsibility for the explosions. >> this soldier says the militants aim to thwart our determination to go forward with our victories in fallujah. iraqi security forces began a major offensive into fallujah overnight. aiming to retake one of t

baghdad killed at least 63 people, dozens died after two other attacks in separate neighborhoods. core upon dent charlie d'agada reports from baghdad on the deadly blast. suv packed with explosives rammed busy marketplace in sadr city, sprawling shiite neighborhood in eastern baghdad. now, since the explosion, isis claimed responsibility to the attack, targeting the gathering of shiite malitia in saudi city, but striking busy marketplace, at that time of days, clearly intend today inflict as many civilians casualties as possible. we were in saudi city couple of days ago. although surrounded by iraqi government forces protecting the streets those are shiite malitia protecting the neighborhoods, what happens is this very malitia trying to stop truck bombs, car bombs like this from getting getting , creating bottlenecks, lots of traffic in there, lots of people in the marketplace, and shiite check point, makes it perfect target for isis militants, worse attack in sadr city since one in february where more than 07 people were killed. charlie d'agada, cbs news, baghdad. >>> well, there is m

baghdad. it comes as american troops get closer than ever to the front lines against isis in iraq. we get more from nbc's bill neely. >> reporter: bloodshed in baghdad. a wave of isis bombers striking outdoor markets and a restaurant, soft targets. scored kills. concrete blast walls didn't protect the shoppers from the female suicide bomber in their midst. isis targeting shia muslim areas, trying perhaps to reignite sectarian war here. killing almost 200 in baghdad in a week, bombing the main gas plant inside the capital. >> the string of attacks by isil is the latest reminder of the danger this group poses to all iraqis. >> reporter: u.s.-led air strikes have hit isis hard. 250 more u.s. troops are promised to help fight the group. but the death of u.s. navy s.e.a.l. charles keating in a battle with isis shows it's aiming to take american lives. u.s. officials say additional troops aren't needed yet. but in baghdad, they're protesting, storming the protected green zone and parliament last month, tearing down walls. furious and fearful of isis and of more blood on the streets. bill ne

middle east from iran itself, through the baghdad regime which is now entirely controlled by the ayatollahs, assad in syria and hezbollah in lebanon. so for those who wonder why barack obama never really did much of anything in syria despite a lot of sometimes tough rhetoric, i think that gives you the answer, because to have gone after assad in a really profound way would have tanked any possibility of the nuclear deal with iran that the president signed last summer. that's always been his biggest objective, as we know, from any number of controversial interviews. >> in your way who would be a profound way? calls in the past to bond market airfields. what about taking out soft of the barracks if the iranian forces are in there? >> well, i think that under an obama administration that's next to improbable. i just think that iran is emboldened by the weakness they see in washington. i think these pictures and other information that the ncri has released demonstrate what we expected, what we thought for quite some time, that iran's involvement in syria in bolstering the assad regim

, alive or dead. >> the capital of baghdad was hit by three big explosions, two carried out by suicide bombers. it seemed to be an attempt by i.s. to strike behind enemy lines. once the city is surrounded, there could be a pause before the final assault, allowing civilians to escape. be stoppingrted to them from fleeing, accused of using them as human shields. i spoke with james jeffrey, who served as the u.s. ambassador to iraq and is at the washington institute for policy. could the battle for falluja be a turning point? >> on this american memorial day, it is appropriate that americans and our allies around the world are on the cusp of a possible major victory against isis in one of its key areas that it has held for two and a half years, falluja. this is quite a dramatic developments. nora: it will be a long and complicated fight with the 50,000d civilians -- civilians possibly being used as a human shield. >> we have not seen this degree of urban warfare before while trying to take down isis in places like ramadi. test as to whether the iraqi government with counter terror

outside of baghdad. it's the latest in a series of isis bombings aimed at civilians. >> reporter: this has been the bloodiest week so far in baghdad this year. isis militants tearing out a series of attacks killing more than 100 people it. started wednesday with twin suicide bombings at air police station in dag dad where the attacker struck at dawn, armed with machine guns and explosives. three police officers were killed. thursday a car bomb detonated in a crowded market in the shia district of saweder city. blasts at checkpoints killed more than 30 people. the violence didn't stop there. friday at least 12 were killed when a gunman attacked a cafe in a town north of baghdad, where fans of real madrid had gathered. this man was there, and he described the gunman spraying the cafe with machine gun fire and throwing hand grenades. the violence also continued today. iraqi officials say that at least 14 isis suicide bombers attacked a residential and dwomental complex just -- governmental complex just outside of baghdad early this morning, killing six people there. and in falucia, five bombe

neighborhoods of baghdad. the first bomb went off at a crowded market in the shiite stronghold of sadr city killing at least 60 people. many of them women and children. isis has claimed responsibility for the attack. connor powell live in our mideast bureau with the latest. reporter: john, a very dark and deadly day in baghdad today. of violence continuing. the first bombing happened early in the morning, about 10 am or so in a large truck packed full of vegetables and explosives went off in this crowded market in sadr city. this is predominantly a shiite area and isis quickly claimed responsibility. they are course a sunni extremist group that has long been targeting iraq's shiite majority. these bombings in baghdad are new although in the last several weeks and months, the security situation in baghdad was beginning to improve until today and a few hours later, really just a few minutes ago, we began to hear reports of two more bombings in baghdad. one in another shiite from the dominant area, another in an area that is mixed. they have some sunni population there as well. no one has

targets is a natural gas plant north of baghdad. iraqi officials say ten people were killed and two dozen others were injured. cnn senior international corresponde correspondent arwa damon. what is contributing to the latest isis surge of attacks inside iraq? >> reporter: wolf, over the last week or so, you had at least a hundred people killed. more, in fact, in a series of attacks that took place in the capital and around but what really focused on baghdad. there could be a couple of reasons for this. now the u.s. military will say that it is a by-product of isis coming under pressure in other parts of the country but could be because, remember, isis is an entity that can morph and adapt quickly. it could be isis trying to perhaps change its tactics. by focusing more on the capital and focusing on vulnerable areas and key installations like that natural gas station. isis could be attempting to draw the iraqi security forces away from the various different front lines because at the end of the day, the iraqi government does have to ensure that while it is trying to drive isis out of key t

- claimed bombings in baghdad bring the death toll to nearly 200 just in the last week. what's behind the latest spike in violence? also ahead, with the race's finish line in sight, democrats in kentucky and oregon cast their primary vote, but is the party moving further apart ahead of the general election? plus, from military artillery ranges to prisons. a remarkable story of transformation and the unlikely allies of endangered butterflies. >> when i watched the butterflies struggling to come out of their cocoon, it really makes me realize that, yeah, we all do need to struggle to get to where we need to be. >> sreenivasan: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> fathom travel. >> lincoln financial-- committed to helping you take charge of your financial future. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions: >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: kentucky and oregon take their turns on

attack by more than a dozen suicide bombers just outside baghdad. officials say 14 bombers attacked a complex containing homes and government buildings just before dawn. the violence is the latest in the string of attacks since wednesday that's killed more than 100 people. john huddy live from our middle east bureau. >> this has been the most violent week as far as isis attacks in baghdad and the surrounding vicinity and outskirts of baghdad this year. so far this year with more than 100 people killed since wednesday as you mentioned. take a look at some of the aftermath. again all of this started on wednesday with double suicide attacks at a police station in baghdad killing three police officers there. thursday a car bomb was detonated in a crowded market on the outskirts of baghdad killing at least 68 people. two more blasts again at police checkpoints targeting security forces there. killed more than 30 people. and the violence didn't stop there. yesterday, friday, at least 12 people were killed with gunmen stormed a cafe north of baghdad where fans of the soccer team had gather

? >>> from abc news, it's "this week." reporting from baghdad, co-anchor martha raddatz. >> good morning to you from iraq where the fight against isis terrorists is intensifying. an enemy, a threat to our nation that voters see as one of the most important challenges our next president will surely inherit. with a growing number of u.s. forces, nearly 5,000 u.s. troops on the ground right now in iraq, and several hundred headed to syria, the decisions our next commander in chief will make about this fight will have life or death consequences. we have seen the battle from the air. but this week, for the first time, we saw the american ground forces up close, as they helped the iraqis push back isis. it is a battle that continues to claim american lives. the latest, a navy s.e.a.l. just two weeks ago. and here in baghdad, the deadliest week in months. half a dozen bombings and shootings. a sign that the terrorist threat is evolving yet again. we'll have exclusive interviews with american soldiers and marines scattered across this war-torn country. and a one on one with the u.s. commander of

from iraq where more terror attacks are rocking baghdad today. deadly bombings killing dozens of people in shiite neighborhoods of the capital. the islamic state claims responsibility for the latest attack but they all bear the hallmarks of isis. greg is following the breaking developments live from london. reporter: it's looking very much like the battle old days of baghdad when we covered that dangerous city on a regular basis. the latest attack today occurred close to the center of baghdad in sadr city, another happened in the southern city of doris, still another in the northern city of shod. these are all shiite muslim areas. isis is sunni muslim and usually target shiites. the busiest was the outdoor market and shop, first with a roadside bomb and then when emergency workers rushed to the scene a woman suicide bomber blew herself up. it is a deadly one to punch used often. again, isis claiming responsibility for that attack, probably were involved in the others. last week on soft deadly blasts at a gas plant north of baghdad. there was a lot of carnage last week. so far in

claim baghdad again for a possible assault as we saw 1 months ago? -- 18 months ago? mr. earnest: the united states strongly condemns the multiple attacks in and around baghdad today. initial estimates project more than 80 iraqi citizens have been killed in those attacks. many more have been injured. these attacks demonstrate that terrorists carry out these abominable attacks without regard to innocent civilian life and in order to stoke tensions between these communities even further. we reiterate our solidarity with the iraqi people against the threat from isil. isil is a common enemy to all iraqis, americans and the 65 nations who are part of our counter-isil coalition. by working together the iraqi people have made important gains against isil since 2014. and every step the united states has taken is to support the iraqi government and the iraqi people as they take back their country. i think what is clear from this incident is that a lot of innocent people have been killed and injured. and it certainly is consistent with isil's strategy of wreaking havoc and sewing chaos and viol

baghdad over the weekend, demanding that top iraqi leaders be dismissed. the protesters have left the area for now but vow to return friday. ben wedeman has the details. >> reporter: baghdad was on edge sunday as the government of the prime minister teeters on the brink of collapse. thousands of protesters poured into the green zone, the fortified, walled-in top security baghdad quarters saturday that is home to the iraqi parliament and other government buildings and foreign embassies. they're protesting the failure of the abadi government to live up to promises that it would crack down on rampant corruption. abadi has promised repeatedly to appoint a technocrat cabinet and take action against corruption. but iraqi lawmakers, who are the main beneficiaries of this system of patronage have fought tooth and nail to try to prevent that from happening. images of protesters pulling down blast walls in the green zone and occupying parliament drive home the magnitude of what is happening in baghdad today. entering into the green zone, a forbidden city within baghdad, was limited to the lucky

baghdad in lockdown. thousands of security forces were deployed to prevent a repeat of last week when protesters broke into the so- called green zone which houses iraqi government offices, foreign embassies, and the united states embassy. charlie d'agata is in baghdad tonight. charlie? >> reporter: we saw those ceavily armed security forces everywhere today, scott, new blast walls that sprung up overnight, rows of armored personnel carriers, even tanks, and we were forbidden from filming any of it. and here's why. last weekend, thousands of protesters stormed the green zone and overran parliament, accusing the government of corruption. it looked like an uprising. they were acting largely on the orders of muqtada al-sadr, the powerful shiite cleric whose militia fought raging street battles against u.s. soldiers at 2004height of the insurgency in 2004. today, the massive security cordon meant his supporters were confined to sadr city, the hborwling shi'a neighborhood on the edge of baghdad. it hasn't changed much in the years since the war has ended. we met said al batad, who told us w

attack on a gas plant near baghdad. at least ten security personnel were killed and two dozen people wounded in twin suicide bombings. >> the deadly assault sent plumes of smoke into the air and left several storage tanks ablaze. in just the past week, more than 100 people have been killed by isis in iraq. >> now for the latest, let's bring innia monica. she lives us live from amman, jordan. how was isis able to carry out this attack and was baghdad's governor right when he says the gas plant was inadequately protected and help was too slow to get there? >> reporter: well, i think, rosemary, the unfortunate reality after these kinds of attacks is that you do have officials coming out blaming different security agencies, blaming officials for security lapses or what may have led to an attack like this. but if you look at what the governor was saying in this case about the protection about the plant not being armed enough, not having enough weapons or the quick reaction force, the s.w.a.t. team in this case taking about two and a half hours to get there after the attack, these are thin

population deeply resents the actions of the government in baghdad. what we have seen in the past two years there have been operations which were led by shi'a militias that resulted in revenge killings and looting and destruction of property. this time the government is trying to be very careful making sure the units going inside the city where civilians live and there is civilian property will be sunni tribesmen who have been armed and trained by the baghdad government and elite golden brigade that is multisectarian and considered to be well trained and disciplined. those excesses we have seen in past can be avoided and the civilian population will not be alienated as has happened elsewhere in iraq during this war against isis. >> our senior international correspondent ben wedeman following it from rome. ben, thank you. >>> the pentagon says president obama ordered the assault that took out monsour because the taliban leader was plotting new attacks on americans. monsour was killed on saturday along pakistan's border. mansour posed specific threats. >>> bill cosby and his accuser

deadly attack in a town outside baghdad, leaving six people dead. this as the iraqi capital continues to reel from yet another horrible violent week. isis claiming responsibility for all the bloodshed including an assault yesterday on this cafe 50 miles north of baghdad. gunmen stormed that cafe and killed at least a dozen inside. among the victims were iraqis who happened to be real madrid soccer fans the spanish soccer team wearing black armbands today in their memory. we've got more from the mideast bureau in jerusalem. >> this has been the bloodiest week so far in baghdad this year as isis militants carried out a series of attacks killing more than 100 people. >> reporter: it started wednesday with twin suicide bombings at a police station in baghdad where the attacker struck at dawn heavily armed with machine guns and explosives. three police officers were killed. and thursday a car bomb detonated in a crowded market in a shia district of sadr city killing at least 68 people while 2 more blasts at police checkpoints killed more than 30 people. the violence didn't stop there. friday

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administrations also served as a senior advisor to three u.s. ambassadors in baghdad. questions continue to surround the u.s. led effort to combat the islamic state. abadi is battling to stay in office after protests over the weekend. a u.s. navy seal was killed by i.s.i.s. fighters in iraq tuesday, the third american serviceman to die in the country since 2014. in syria, a push to maintain a fragile cease fire in the wake of recent violence. to talk about this and more, i'm pleased to have brett mcgurk back at the table. welcome. >> good to have you. >> rose: give me a sense -- and this is a huge concern for you and we want to talk about many things, of where is iraq today. >> so, charlie, i have been in and out of iraq now the last month, kind of going back and forth, baghdad, traveling around the region. >> rose: everywhere but mosul. ight, not in mosul. iraq faces tremendous challenges. you mentioned prime minister abadi. here's a guy that came into office after prime minister maliki. it was a democratic, peaceful transition in the heart of the middle east. at the time the p

in iraq where three explosions rocked the capital of baghdad. suicide bombs killed 17 people. the shiite neighborhood and 12 people in the sunni neighborhood of al-jamia. at least 64 people killed in another. isis claimed responsibility for that attack. jim sciutto is following this story for us. there's clearly been an uptick in violence and terror in baghdad and elsewhere, including in the so-called green zone, supposedly the secure area where the diplomats, a lot of american diplomats are based. >> that's right. this is a way for isis to show that it could still exact damage. in iraq, even as it's under pressure from the anti-isis military campaign and it's been suffering lawsuits in that campaign. lawsuits of territory. lawsuits of key battles and perhaps with some bravado, they're striking inside baghdad now because they are losing every engagement on the battlefield but keep in mind, this is a victory of sorts for isis to break through that tremendous security that you have around the capital of baghdad right now and three deadly attacks in one day. it's the deadliest day in

neighborhood complex outside baghdad today. >> overall it's been a violent week in the country. more than 100 people have died in a string of bombings in and around baghdad. >> reporter: this has been the bloodiest week so far in baghdad this year. three police officers were killed. and thursday a car bomb detonated in a crowded market in a shiia district killing at least 68 people while two more blasts at plits checkpoints killed more than 30 people. the violence did friday at least 12 people were killed when a gun man attacked a cafe north of baghdad where fans of a soccer team real madrid had gathered. this man described the gunman spraying the cafe with machine gun fire and throwing hand grenade. the cafe's floor covered in pools of blood. the violence also continued today. officials say that at least 14isis suicide bombers attacked a residential and governmental complex just outside of baghdad earlier this morning. and in falusia five police officers were killed by isis suicide bombers there. snipers are targeting innocent civilians in falusia trying to escape. in jerusalem, fox news