in 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

i think what you're seeing in baghdad now is one of the consequences of what i believe is already the break-up of the country we used to know as iraq. i think the kurds are well out of it. the sunnis aren't going to listen to the government in baghdad as long as the shia control it, and what the protests these past couple of days demonstrate is conflict among shia groups for control of what's left of the state, so i think this is just more evidence of continuing descent into anarchy across the middle east as a whole. >> what happened if al abadi doesn't survive there? >> my guess is whether al abadi himself remains the leader or somebody else is brought in, iran is not going to tolerate its position being weakened, and it wouldn't surprise me if by the end of the week either there are clashes between these competing shia militia, the badr militias apparently are moving towards baghdad or as is the custom in the region, the iranians and muqtada al sadr cut a deal and emerge both happy. >> yeah. what a sunni state, as you sort of laid it out in your column, also stand as a bulwark again

. >> 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 to heightening public a

now, baghdad 6 million, 7 million people. impossible to completely seal off but the iraqis trying to gather more intelligence all the time on where these ieds and bomb factories are just outside the city so they hope if they can regain control of fallujah that does a couple of things. it lets them move more towards baghdad and ensure that road is secure and it can help ensure to give them a jumping off point to try to bring further security deeper in to western iraq so it's something they very much want to do but the u.s. also pointing out to them votel also pointing out to them, mosul, that major city north of baghdad, still lies ahead, still what has to be gotten back from isis. >> can the iraqi troops liberate mosul this year? what's the assessment, the analysis? >> reporter: well, that from everyone we talk to, that may be very difficult. you know, if you say can they liberate mosul, you also have to ask the obvious question, can they hold on to it? they may be able to get to parts of the city but a full, you know, libera

jim muir, baghdad. katty: for more on the increasing violence in iraq i an army officer who served 2 tours in iraq and who was on the security council for the obama administration. when you got back in march, the deterioration seems to have deteriorated. what is going on? >> islamic state has 2 purposes. the first is practical. they are losing in the countryside in anbar and mosul. they're trying to get the iraqis to pull their front-line troops to baghdad to secure the city. it has a propaganda value. we have not seen the islamic state doing attacks because they were worried about building the islamic state. now the state is collapsing, they have to keep the propaganda going. to maintain relevance, they attack baghdad. katty: specifically targeting shiite members of the community to drive a wedge between sunnis and shiites? they seem to be succeeding. >> after the end of the day they are genocidal. katty: the white house said it is time for the iraqi governments to work effectively for all iraqis. the

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to help destabilize baghdad and move the attention to baghdad the seventh we have to wrap it up there, we have some breaking news but thank you so much for joining us today. i appreciate your input. jon: a moment ago we told you processors were screaming at the exonerated police officer edward nero as he was leaving the courtroom.it turns out that was not nero, that was his brother who looks very much like him.fox news regrets that error. it is crunch time in california for hillary clinton and bernie sanders. what both candidates are doing to win votes ahead of this high-stakes primary. >> heather: welcome back. the biggest primary of all with more than 500 delegates at stake two weeks away and both democratic candidates campaigning hard for every last vote. mike and manuel joins us live from santa monica with more. i might. p6 hi heather. california taking center stage, the biggest prize of the june 7 primary. hillary clinton expected to spend much of this week campaigning across california. her husband, former president bill clinton also hitting the campaign trail here in the golden

to bring baghdad and opec closer together, to encourage the return of the kurdish mps to baghdad. we continue to emphasize to the prime minister that this is not going to last unless he can properly bind in the tribes of anbar and if he can provide the degree of assurance to the sunni population that they are not going to be exposed again to any of the kinds of malevolence they had under the previous regime. >> is there a role for other ngos or, whether it is even the private sector, that can deliver that degree of stabilization we're going to need once the military phase is over? >> yes, some services will be provided by ngos. clearly, the politics has to be themselveshe iraqis and the government. security has to be provided by local security forces that people buy into, but some of the services can be provided externally. we're putting money ourselves into that. we are working closely on that. as the secretary says, the difficulty is the pace. the military campaign is being successful, but our giveaway, the politics is lagging behind. >> it has been suggested one of three things

baghdad,ent unrest in rash of bombings in baghdad, surely that changes the political calculus for the civilian leadership of iraq. we are providing devastating airpower in support of a decision that the prime minister of iraq made to liberate falluja. >> can you clarify whether or not it is political intention or military deployments, especially for the c.t.s., how focusing on falluja now does not take away from the mosul campaign? the forcesren: involved in falluja are different from the forces that will be involved inmosul. mosul forces are continuing their preparations while the anbar operations connect operations in anbar. if this operation goes rapidly, we will see falluja liberated, which will have great benefits. that will take some of the pressure off the political leadership in baghdad. it will cause the iraqi population to rest easier, particularly the baghdad .opulation everything's got a balance. we can do a graduate school seminar on this. it's all about balance. the benefits will be potentially heighten security in baghdad. there will certainly be heightened sense of com

the governor of baghdad said the armed forces were inadequately armed to react. the reinforcement troop took more than two hours to get to the scene. this is the latest in the uptick in violence. the high profile attacks carried out by isis. the concern here is isis is trying to exploit this political concern in the country to reignite the sectarian war in the country. the u.s. and iraqi forces are saying this is isis reacting out of weakness. brett mcgirk speaking here in amman and addressed this violence. here is what he had to say. >> now, the caliphate, as they call it, is shrinking. they are very much on the defensive. they have not retaken any territory. >> reporter: isis has lost 45% of the territory once controlled in iraq. christine, as we have seen over the past couple weeks, that group still possesses the ability to carry out the deadly high profile attacks on a daily basis. >> jomana karadsheh, thank you. >>> george zimmerman now trying to sell the gun he used to kill trayvon martin for a third time. the owner of the auction site says the auction will

on sunday local time, isis attacked the plant in baghdad. they say two suicide car bomb, the first opened the entrance and that left way for the second to come through and clash with security forces and guards. clashes that went on for hours. the governor of baghdad critical of authorities despite the attack repelled saying the security forces were slow to respond. more than two hours to get to the scene. the forces present at the plant were not adequately armed to defend the facility. this is not the first attack we are seeing. this is not the first of the attacks claimed by isis. they are concerned about the uptick in violence. many people isis is trying to exploit the political crisis in country to reignite the sectarian war. bret mcgirk, president obama's envoy to the global coalition had this to say. >> now the caliphate, as they call it, is shrinking. they are on the defensive. they have not retain any territory. >> reporter: and christine, u.s. officials say that isis lost 45% of the territory they used to control iraq. clearly, despi

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maliki was centralized in baghdad and his office. him, ou would meet with he had three phones on his desk, trying to control everything. frankly that can't work. the days of that overly centralized structure creates pressure cookers around the country and that can't work. abadi has a different philosophy. when he was coming to office, told me either iraq de-centralizes, or it was disintegrate. >> but not to point of breaking up iraq into flee parts? >> no. that gets to the susan tribes. he has been -- to the subey tribes. he has very supportive of getting local actors into the fight. that is central in our campaign against isil. you have seen that come to fruition in aun bar province. abnar proffibs, we have working with iraqi security forces and the tribes, 15,000 tribal fighters are mobilized. they have now cleared from madi, marched up the euphrates valley, up to a fortress of isil. just three days ago, even in the middle of this political crisis which has been going on, the tribes in anbar and the iraqi security forces broke a is

one in northern baghdad and one in western baghdad. dozens killed and injured in the attacks. you mentioned isis claiming responsibility for the attacks saying it was targeting the shi'a paramilitary groups. as we have seen in the horrific images in the aftermath of the attacks, many women and children, among the casualties of those attacks. really highlighting here isis ability while it has lost ground in western and northern iraq in recent months, these attacks we saw on wednesday are not the only attacks. we have seen similar bombings in recent weeks. coordinated attacks in northern iraq last week goes to show isis still has that ability to strike whenever and wherever it wants and yet again, john, there is talk this might not be the only reason for the attacks. it may be isis changing tactics trying to draw attention from the battle field and draw forces away from the battle field in northern iraq in mosul and to try to fortify baghdad with the attacks. >> and stoke sectarian violence in the region. jomana karadsheh, thank you. >>> let's get an early start on your money. d

is, you know, baghdad security. you've got to be all-in. there is no other option. baghdad must remain secure and it's very difficult, a huge city. isis can still drive in from the suburbs, stage a bomb attack and drive out. you can't seal baghdad and make it perfect. so what the u.s. is focusing on is making sure that they can convince the iraqis, yes, put forces in baghdad. secure the city. but don't do it to the neglect of the rest of the country. this operation now unfolding in fallujah to the west of baghdad, all-important, because that takes you on the road to isis strongholds. getting ready to move on mosul, north of baghdad, all-important. because that is a major isis stronghold, iraq's second largest city. they just have to get the iraqis to be able to deal with more than one thing at once. >> barbara starr, thank you for taking the time, taking the risk and bringing us the reporting. appreciate it, as always. alisyn? >> thanks. >>> there was a scary moment during a baseball game to show you. a pittsburgh p

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 sca

there were reporters in baghdad. with i'll see that but every day of the week, isis is killing hundreds of people, raping, beheading, genocide against these yazidi people. we don't see that because it's not in baghdad. it's nowhere close to a camera, but one shouldn't think that isis' evil is limited to what goes on in baghdad. >> what you just described, is this a sign that isis is getting more confident or more desperate? >> they are using terrorism as a tactic to try to inspire their followers. i think they are in a bit of a downward spiral but not an immediate one. their recruitment is down, their territory is down, but their effective terrorism both in europe and baghdad is up. so,er we're going to have to conduct to conduct operations against them. our bombing operation is much smaller than it tends to be portrayed. we had maybe 700 sortise a day. you can't conduct a strategic bombing that way. there are things we can do without forces on the ground that will help us to defeat isis. every day that we shorten is

a final point, looking at the actual results of baghdad, as well as the periphery of baghdad, you start seeing this sectarian strife really rear its ugly head again with shiite and sunni, which is isis, in baghdad. so this counterinsurgency ascendence is a change in tactic, but it's very concerning. >> concerning why? >> because the iraqi security forces don't have the capacity, so the united states must look at the total strategy, look at how many trainers we do have inside iraq to support not only the military effort but also protecting civilians, looking at what type of counterinsurgency intelligence and surveillance that we could provide is required. political side needs to be focused on even more. i know secretary of state kerry was just there about two weeks ago with the prime minister looking at the challenges within the new government inside iraq. the political track needs a refocus. we need to have additional support of the iraqi ministry of interior to support their protection to other civilian personnel. >> you know, according to most reports, as you well know, you just menti

they will send suicide bombers into baghdad. if yout change anything are disciplined and we know their tactics. nora: let's say the battle for falluja is successful in what happens afterwards? how do you get genuine reconciliation between sunni and shia and end the sectarian? >> we had one example west of baghdad that was recaptured a year ago. that has gone fairly well. this is a hugely important test because falluja is sensitive to the shia because it lies on the edge of baghdad and the holy shia cities to the south. they have a real interest in cleansing the area but the government and interest in the world has an interest not seeing the sunnis driven into the arms of isis because we need these roccations to retake syria and mosul in iraq. it will be better after we deal with isis than before. usa: thank you for joining with the benefit of your experience. today, the former leader of chad, hissene habre, was found guilty of crimes against humanity. he was sentenced to life in prison. it is the first time in african union-back

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 neely, nbc news, london. >>> there's a lot more ahead for us here ton

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 bombers were killed there. ice sis snipers are targeting innocent civilians trying to escape the war-torn city. >>> president obama listed some star power to call attention to a serious issue during his weekly address. >> addiction is like any other disease. it doesn't discriminate. it doesn't care what color you are, whether you're a guy or a girl, rich or poor, inner city, a suburb, or rural america. this doesn't just happen to other people's kids or in some other neighborhood it. can happen to any of us. >> that's why just talking about this crisis isn't enough. we need to get treatment to

air strikes, the new violence around baghdad has put added strain on those forces. it could open the possibility that army units are pulled from the frontlines of the battle against isis to help secure the capital. any such move could undercut iraq's ability to fight isis in the north, especially as the military pursues a new offensive to retake mosul, the nation's second largest city. for the pbs newshour, i'm william brangham. >> sreenivasan: we turn to the race for the white house. on the democratic side, bernie sanders and hillary clinton will face off in primaries tonight in kentucky and oregon. but over the weekend, clinton and sanders supporters were at odds in nevada at the state's democratic convention, potentially signaling a greater divide in the party. here to help breakdown the divide is susan page, washington bureau chief at "usa today." and from las vegas, jon ralston, host of "ralston live." susan page, we're having this conversation because it's important. but even just today there were a flurry of communications throughout the democratic party abou

last week on soft deadly blasts at a gas plant north of baghdad. there was a lot of carnage last week. so far in this month alone there have been nearly 700 civilians killed. some say isis is taking advantage of the disarray in the iraqi government but maybe more significantly, the losses for isis on the battlefield. it claims the campaign against it is being led by the us airstrikes against the militants have rolled back about half of the territory they had gained in iraq so they are trying new tactics. still a very worrying job that isis can strike with such ferocity outside of its own turf. it will remain a very formidable foe. jon: very potent, obviously. greg palkot in london. more on today's deadly terror attacks in baghdad and the impact of our efforts to try to defeat the islamic state. melissa: a babysitter accused of robbing a bank with two kids in tow. how police say he used the children to carry out her plan. plus, facebook ceo mark zuckerberg taking action after an ex-employee reveals the social network was editing coverage. what he is

this just a day after about a dozen people were killed innen a attack at a cafe north of baghdad. iraq experiencing one of its deadliest weeks of the year. >>> here at home the department of education working to enforce president obama's transgender bathroom law telling schools they have to respect students' gender identities. >>> over the past few weeks there's been growing frustrations over the long lines and some cases bungled baggage that has one of the countries busiest airports phoenix's sky harbor threatening to cut ties with the tsa. officials are looking to bring in some private contractors to handle the passenger screening process and no longer rely on the federal government. can they really do this? will carr has a live report on this all from los angeles. hi, will. >> hey there, eric. and phoenix isn't alone. 22 airports across the country have already switched to private security and many more are threatening to after all the problems we've seen happen recently. the federal government's message to airports and passengers is be patient. jeh johnson has come out and sai

embassy in baghdad is secure. i think for obvious reasons i won't be able to detail all of the security precautions that have been taken. the safety and security of our diplomats serving the united states around the world is the president's top priority. his has made clear to team that all the necessary steps that need to be taken to ensure their safety at the embassy in baghdad are taken. i'm confident that the state department has done that. reporter: given the continued violence there, again, the concern about embassies everywhere, in light of the benghazi situation and because that's become a political issue the administration is confident that that embassy, that leaving the primary responsibility to the iraqis, is sufficient? mr. earnest: every nation has an obligation to safeguard the diplomatic facilities that are on the country's soil. the united states, for example, has an obligation to ensure the safety and security of foreign diplomats that are serving here in the united states. we take that obligation

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 temperature

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 the last isis strong holds in the country. they have been surrounding the city west of baghdad, for about a week, with air support from the u.s.-led coalition. aid groups say there are more than 50,000 civilians still in fallujah. iraq's president has urged them to stay in their homes or get out of the city. riley karlson, for london. >>> the u.s. has about 5,000 military personnel in iraq, most of them serving as

even within baghdad. and the region around baghdad. kurds, al anbar, sunni, shia, iranians, so forth. it's a very, very complex world. and you have to be careful when you commit a military force. >> okay. thanks so much, senator sessions. as we mentioned, we've been and seen for ourself this week, the fight against isis. our exclusive report with the americans on the ground, here next. >> and by. fire! >> this enemy that we're facing today, make no mistake, is out there to attack everyone. we saw it in paris. we saw it in brussels. we've seen it in california. our parents worked hard so that we could enjoy life's simple pleasures. now it's our turn. i'm doing the same for my family. retirement and life insurance solutions from pacific life can help you protect what you love and grow your future with confidence. pacific life. helping generations of families achieve long-term financial security for over 145 years. and you're talking to your doctor about your medication... this is humira. this is humira helping to relieve my pain and prot

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 much more to tell you about this noon, terror at an east coast shoppi

there have been several terror attacks in baghdad over the past few weeks. have the iraqis asked the u.s. for more support? >> i spoke to the u.s. military in baghdad and say they have not asked for support here, but no one is underestimating the seriousness of the situation because what isis is doing, they're trying to bring back those horrible days in the mid 2000s of sectarian war. all three targets were shia. a neighborhood with a key shia shri shrine. they're trying to stoke that shia/sunni violence we saw explode with horrible circumstances, really, a civil war about ten years ago. so these kinds of attacks have a real potential to create something even worse than what we're seeing. >> the pentagon announced more u.s. marines sent to protect american diplomats at the u.s. embassy in the secure green zone, not necessarily that secure. >> you can call baghdad to some degree one of the front lines of this conflict when you have people dieing in those countries. >> the situation unfolding. thank you. >>> still ahead, remarkable scenes from inside war-ravag

the security forces cannot lose their grip on baghdad. so that perhaps could be coming into play but it's also an indication of the sheer reality that despite the fact that isis is, yes, under pressure, and have lost some territory in iraq, there is that offensive you're mentioning in the key city of rutsba, a logistical isis supply route would then be cut off. it's still capable of carrying out attacks in the capital and also capable of carrying out complex sophisticated attacks, wolf. >> arwa damon reporting for us. thank you. i want to talk about strategy in iraq. joining us is cnn military analyst, former army commanding general. thank you very much for joining us. some officials suggested the latest wave, more than 100 people killed, actually a sign of desperation on the part of isis. you buy that? >> i don't. it's partly they're trying to hit the iraqi government in many places. this plant they struck in taji was a pro pane plant. it's affecting the life of the normal iraqi and attacking shias in sodder city. it's the sectarian to d

not the territories are the fighting continues, but in baghdad, near baghdad. >> that's right. and this also just underlines the political tensions right now. we still haven't seen a reconciliation between the different factions inside iraq and that is also contributed to the slow push of going toward mosul, a lack of cooperation and coordination with the different factions, and so it just underscores the very serious political situation there. with this latest attack, though, we are hearing from the iraqi oil minister saying that this will not affect distribution to the people of iraq. this is a gas -- a cooking gas plant and most iraqis have small gas containers in their homes, but, again, going after strategic targets like this, going after soft targets, meanwhile, you do still have this political uncertainty within iraq. >> ian lee live in cairo. thank you for your insight in reporting. we'll stay in touch as we learn more about that. >>> by the samoko haram was a f security summit held in nairobi on saturday. delegates from global and regional parties attended, including f

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 gathered to watch some of the games. the cafe floor covered in pools of blood. much of the video too graphic to show. one man described the gunmen coming in and spraying with machine gun fire and throwing hand grenades. imagine the carnage. getting back to today's attacks you mentioned one at the governmental and residentia res compound. five police were killed

, 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 claimed responsibility for these last two and we don't know if they were carried out by the same individuals but the death toll is mounting, up to more than 80 already. dozens have been injured and the violence there really signifies how fractured the iraqi society has become in the last year or so. also, a sense there of how ineffective the iraqi government is. there were protests that spilled in the to the protective green zone last weekend we are seeing in baghdad a growing sense of frustration with the iraqi security establishment and the political class there, the inability to tackle these deep-seated problems. jon: bloodshed goes on. connor powell, thanks p7 man dies from an allergic reaction after he ordered take-out food. now the restaurant owner is on trial for manslaughter. the details on that case plus, police working to learn the motive

>> reporter: today's attack the latest in a string of bombings in and around baghdad in the last week or so. after that initial car bomb went off, at least six fighters then rushed this oil and gas plant which isis claimed was an iraqi military command and control center. the militants were ultimately stopped, but they did kill at least 11 people and wounded more than 20. earlier in this week isis attacked several markets in and around baghdad, killing more than 100 people in 24 hours, wounding dozens there as well. the sunni militant group really does seem to be targeting predominantly shiite neighborhoods, and there's the belief that they are sort of trying to ratchet up sectarian tensions in iraq in large part because they have begun to lose significant territory in iraq and in syria. the latest string of violence comes as they are beginning to be pushed back in places we heard according to thes military that they heard that isis declared a state of emergency in their capital raqqah. there's also other signs that they prepared for a larger fight in mosul fearing that the iraqi troo

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 price of oil per barrel was abo

charlie d'agata is in baghdad tonight. charlie. >> reporter: we so those heavily 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 malicious raging street battles against u.s. soldiers at the height of the insurgency in 2004. today, the massive security cordon meant his supporters were confined to sadr city, the sprawling shi'a neighborhood on the edge of baghdad. it hasn't changed much in the year since the war has ended. we met said al batad, who told us why he took part in the green zones protest. "they don't care about us," he said. "look at the poor, the hungry. there's no electricity, no drinkable water and no jobs. how shameful is

while baghdad suffers lengthy power cuts, the lights never go off in the green zone. scattered between embassies, ministries, and other government buildings are sprawling villas where politicians enjoy a life of luxury few outside the walls could even imagine. this latest round of protests and entry of protesters into the very heart of governing baghdad may signal that the system of government established by the united states in the aftermath of the 2003 fall of the regime of saddam hussein may be beginning to unravel. nearly 70 sunni and kurdish members of parliament fled late saturday to northern iraq after the protests. adding to the uncertainty are two suicide bombings in parts of southern iraq, which are normally peaceful. political disarray in baghdad could delay or possibly even derail the effort to drive isis out of mosul, the second largest city in iraq, and efforts to crush the terror organization. as is so often the case, the best laid plans in iraq often go awry. ben wedeman, cnn, rome. >> joining me now to talk more about the unrest in iraq is fazl. t now

iraq's government declared a state of emergency and closed all gates leading to baghdad. security forces fired tear gas to disperse protesters. earlier in the day, in a shiite suburb of baghdad, sunni militants from isis carried out a suicide truck bombing in an outdoor food market, killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 40 others. secretary of state john kerry will travel to geneva, switzerland, tomorrow for talks to salvage a cease-fire in syria. he'll meet with foreign ministers of jordan and saudi arabia and the united nations envoy to syria. while there is a lull in fighting around the capital of damascus, syrian government air strikes on the divided city of aleppo continued for a ninth straight day. president bashar al-assad's warplanes and helicopters struck rebel-held areas of aleppo, once syria's most populous city, now mostly in ruins. the international red cross says nowhere in the city is safe, and those remaining face a" humanitarian disaster." the syrian observatory for human rights says at least 250 people have died in the latest assault. after t

both in baghdad and other parts of iraq and syria. it is losing ground, but it is still a traditional terrorist organization that can kill a lot of people. now, the u.s. has also said that the isis capital city of raqqah is preparing for a u.s. and coalition invasion and declaring a state of emergency. others have discredited this report. there is a feeling in both raqqah and mosul and other isis-held towns that the coalition is beginning to make a move on some of these towns and cities. and that isis is beginning to lose significant and important territory. but, elizabeth, make no mistake that isis, as we're seeing this week, is still a very, very deadly organization that can target and cause a lot of problems in the middle east. >> absolutely. deadly violence. thank you so much. we appreciate it. >>> a fox news alert now out of the united kingdom. we told you about a soccer stadium, major stadium, that had been evacuated because of a suspicious package. that package was then blown up right before game time of the british premier lea