haider al-abadi's cabinet approved the move. it still has to get through parliament. the move could unsettle iraq's delicate sectarian balance. here is why. the six posts under threats are three vice presidents and three prime ministers, all of whom represent various political blocks. nouri al-maliki is one of the shia vice presidents, and has been a polarizing fig ur since the u.s. withdrawal in 2011, blamed for stoking sectarian tension. whilst he was prime minister. another former prime minister is alawi and also is a vice president, he is recorded as a moderate, and has been a strong critic of hard line shia politicians inyuding nouri al-maliki. we have more from baghdad. >> the political establishment in iraq shaken up after haider al-abadi's decision to dismiss the three vice presidents and three deputy prime ministers. what is interesting about the decision is that already the cabinet here has approved prime minister haider al-abadi's decision, there was an emergency meeting by the council of ministers in which the action was approved. now it must move to parli

haider al-abadi tried to stop shia groups meddling in state affairs. it didn't work. >> reporter: the protests emerged from a grassroots movement. but there's fear they may be hijacked by political forces who are stronger than the state. haider al-abadi needs to make people's expectations to ensure credibility. there's more at stake, including the future of iraq as a state >>> thousands of experts gathered in stockholm for world water week. the theme is water for development, focussing on making sure resources used efficiently, and we have enough for the growing needs. normally 40% of the world's water is consumed in four countries, china, india, the u.s. and braz ail. -- brazil. 750 million don't have access to safe water. 40 million live in sub-saharan africa. from kenya, catherine wambua-soi reports on a scheme developed for people without water. >>> this card has never been more important for people in this township on the outskirts of nairobi. it pays for water. at half a u.s. cent. this person and several other card holders gets 20 litres of clea

on monday, haider al-abadi was nominated to replayers al-maliki. he's got 30 days to form a new government. however, maliki says the nomination is a violation of constitution and asking forces to stay out of the political crisis. >> translator: i really urge you the iraqi military to uproot the clawct and a islamic state . >> talking about deal forces in the north of the country, kurdish forces continue their battle against islamic state fighters. the u.s. has been backing the kurdish forces with air strikes on the islamic state fighters in the area. however this continues on the humanitarian crisis, as islamic state advance on their town. giving more aid to groups in the northern iraq to deal with the disaster. jenna rupp is live in erbil, first of all the word that comes to mind is stalemate. you have one man with all the support and the other man who doesn't want to go anywhere. >> reporter: yep, that's pretty much it but the plans is tipping towards prime minister nouri al-maliki's successor, haider al-abadi has a month now according to the con

>> well we have to spend more time with haider al-abadi than iranians spend time with haider al-abadi. when you have the kutz force on the ground in anbar, tikrit and spending time in the international zone meeting with iraqi officials, and u.s. embassy personnel meeting with a body for an hour -- meeting with haider al-abadi for a day. that needs to change. we need to hug baghdad tighter. we have no leverage because we don't want to do what is necessary, and the sunnis are asking us to do more. >> why is the u.s. reluctant to talk to the haider al-abadi government. the iranians are happier than the u.s. is. >> we are talking to the iraqi government, we just thing the amount of time we spend with it when it is not. at paris tomorrow general allan will attend in john kerry's place. that's a good thing. he'll talk about what needs to be down to bring iraq back into the security forces. he was responsible when it went from the most dangerous to the most secure. he is the voice they need to pay attention to to bring sunnis into the fold. >> good to get your thoughts on that situation. mic

we're actually--i mentioned haider al abadi, because we're actually standing by. he may be the next speaker to address the u.n. security council. we'll stand by for that. we're listening to mr. wayne yi, the foreign minute storefe minister for china. and it's to the point where it's stressing the free syrian army will be trained. >> right. >> hang on a second, before we go to break, and before i get this question to you, let's see if haider al abadi is next. >> before we go to our next speaker, first i said earlier that we had 101 cosponsors for this resolution. i just received an update that we now have 104. it's worth noting the overwhelming interest and support in this issue. and consistent with our earlier agreement and past president, as i mentioned, we have opened this forum to leaders of countries that are not currently on the council, but obviously have an extraordinarily deep interest, not only in the problem that we've discussed today, the issue of foreign fighters, but also are critical in us solving this problem. and so i want to now welcome and give t

iraq's prime minister haider al-abadi ordered military commanders to face trial for abandoning positions in ramadi this year. i.s.i.l. took over the city in may after months of fighting. we have more. >> haider al-abadi came out ratifying recommendations that has been made to him, and members in iraq's military that conducted an investigation into officers abandoning their post when i.s.i.l. took over the city of mike amadio last year. the prime minister is dagreeing with the assessment of the military officers saying any of them were in the army, abandoning their posts, must be court marshalled. it's not clear when they'll happen or if they have happened behind closed doors. this is following up on hours, and hours of investigations by members of the iraqi military. they came up with the recommendation, and it was approval recommended that the previous prime minister and members that abandoned their post should be court martial led and that may happen soon >>> children are among dozens of migrants boarding inflatable rafts in turkey hoping to reach cos. emma haywood reports >>> it's unc

because haider al-abadi is not exactly from the other political option. he's from the prime minister's party and coalition. he's going to be hard pressed to say this is some sort of coup. >> options for nouri al-maliki, security forces in the capitol, how much that armed security infrastructure is controlled by nouri al-maliki? >> well, mr. maliki has a very bad habit of getting units under the direct control of the prime minister. so he does have a number of units. but as to how really loyal to him they are, and the degree to which he put them under him, because he didn't want them under someone else, that's another matter. so i'm-i'm not convince they'd we're going osee a civil war break out, a civil war among shia i should say, break out in baghdad. i think it's something that he needs to calm down, and i'm sure there are a lot of people talking to him tonight, telling him this is not the way to go. so we'll have to see how this plays out but obviously it's a very unwelcome side light to what was very welcome news, that is the choice of another prime m

haider al-abadi - dr haider al-abadi will have a difficult time in persuading those otherwise. >> what about the project of integrating the various communities of iraq into one. certainly it's a priority of his, to win over the sunni elements as well as bringing in the peshmerga as well. whether it's bearing any fruit yet. >> i think i was speaking this morning with one of my colleagues and there is a political understanding that the national guard needs to have a reality within the law. that will constitute a second army. the iraqi national army, and na national guard will constitute each individual province. the danger of that sectarian forces and not a national guard as the quotation should be for national unitedy defending all iraq against dangers. but the idea there's a political standing at present. we need to integrate with the public mobilization in the national guards we need to integrate fighting into the national guard to unite the force against i.s.i.l. and that will become the nucleus for reuniting the country, or creating a true public reconciliation. observers of iraq wo

so who is haider al abadi. he was born in baghdad and lived in britain for many years after his family was targeted by saddam hug saddam hussein. he was a key adviser to prime minister nouri al-maliki. like al maliki he is shia muslim and part of the state of law coalition. he was deputy speaker of parliament just a few weeks ago but was considered contender in the role of prime minister in the last two elections. we spoke with an analyst who said that al abadi must name a cabinet in the next 30 days in. >> they have assigned haider al abadi, now he must form a cabinet within 30 days. containing all the parties and blocs inside the parliament. thirdly if he failed within to days if he failed to form a cabinet then the president must assign the second majority bloc inside the parliament. now we have now a matter of issues about 30 days. now mr. maliki is depending now on these 30 days that he will push all these blocs, all the iraqi blocs, sunni, shia, kurds, to not make a promise for haider al abadi, that they

prime minister held off on asking for additional military support >>> clearly we see prime minister haider al-abadi taking charge and in short order you had the i.s.i.l. attacks. there was a crisis bringing the two countries together in a way we haven't seen in iraq in many years. this is a crisis that affects iraq and the united states. the threat of i.s.i.l. going beyond the borders of iraq. there was a common interest threat, and as a result common reason to talk together and in a way that has worked out well for both countries so far. >> in northern iraq hundreds of girls and women were raped and beaten while held by the group. some described desperate escapes in the night. we have this report from a refugee camp. >> the camp can seem endless. the youngest hind ways to pass the time. there are children who no longer want to play. their innocence stolen in the most brutal way. 17-year-old charean doesn't want to be identified and we are not using her real name. in august last year i.s.i.l. fighters went to her home town forcing everyone to buses. shunted between schools, fighters came t

haider al-abadi, 50,000 bogus names on the army payroll. jane, is this part of haider al-abadi's wears to root out corruption as he said he wanted to do when he took power? >> absolutely. and this is just one of the series of steps darlene. they were basically forced into retirement. which means they don't spend time in jail or get punished in anyway. an effort to reform the institutions. what we're talking about is a tip of the iceberg. what we're talking about is 50,000 soldiers who did not exist but were still on the payroll. that means of course an incredible waste of money but also these army units didn't have the strength that they should have had. combine that with the corruption that led to this in the first place, army generals are essentially disappearing as i.s.i.l. got closer to mosul, it is basically undermining the sense of security here. >> jane, what is the latest on the ground? >> the iraqi military combined most importantly with a large variety of shia political yas are making gain against i.s.i.l. the baji front, there ar

some say haider al-abadi is a weak leader. they called on him to break ranks with his ruling coalition. >> translation: if he can't reform the system, he should resign or leave iraq. let him stay in his party. >> reporter: many blame the head of the party, nouri al-maliki, who was prime minister for eight years for institutionalizing corruption and believe he's a powerful figure preventing haider al-abadi from taking action against corrupt officials. >> translation: he can't take any political decision on his own. he needs to get rid of political pressure from his party. >> reporter: the turn out was lower than previous fridays. people seemed to be losing hope. >> haider al-abadi's credibility and political career are at stake. people are questioning his sincerity, whether he is the person to carry out reforms. he contacted on some promises to reduce the seats in government, the budget for personal security, for officials. apart from that, little changed. >> that is why the slogan for the protest was a message - we assign the

i don't think haider al-abadi started with us. what he did was name and shame individuals. that is not the way to go forward. we need to tackle the deep state that is accused of a number of non-governmental organizations of being deeply corrupt and unrepresentative of iraqi people, that is the reason why we have thousands upon thousands flogging the streets, demonstrating against the government. unless we treat the root causes of problems, we are not going to produce anything. >> good to speak to you. pro-government forces are backing houthi rebels for control of the third-largest. fighters say 50 houthis have been killed in tiaz. south-west of the capital sanaa, the main security headquarters was taken by pro-government forces on saturday. they are also in full control, which had substantial oil reserves, and that means they hold five of yemen's six provinces in the south. >> in pakistan, the home minister of punjab and 11 others have been killed in a suicide attack. 32 others have been injured. rescuers are on the scene trying to help those buried under the rubble >>> chi

now, haider al-abadi has support. we expected him to have his first public address today, addressing the nation since his appointment. but it was cancelled with no explanation. he really has a lot of challenges ahead he needs to create and form a government, a broad-based government, one that represents all communities. each should feel they have a say in governing the future of this country. a lot of challenges ahead, but there's optimism that this is a positive first step. breaking the political deadlock will not end the crisis because iraq is at war, the iraqi army collapsed and the territory is mainly the heartland in the hand of the islamic state group. >> as far as the battle against islamic state, the kurdish fighters have support from the u.s., and we hear they'll have weapons from france. are they making progress against the islamic state? >> well, it's a very difficult fight. first we have to remember that the islamic state group is well armed and well trained. they do have weapons, they managed to capture a

in terms of mr haider al-abadi. why he's looking at the fall of ramadi and not the fall of mossuals. it's affected in every ruling state to court martial anyone that has not followed the rules. we need to follow the rules equally and more effectively as we go along. we don't think the government is doing that. we know now that the iraqi army is not effectively trained or equipment. i don't think anyone is expecting the army to withstand the big assaults as we have heard them from the i am not s i.s. the more leading role is by the militias supporting the army, they are taking a backseat role. in order to effectively carry out the battle against i.s.i.s., we need to strengthen the army and investigate as to why they have withdrawn from those places. taking a few generals, i don't think it's going to achieve much. >> government forces are battling houthi rebels for control of the city. fighters loyal to haider al-abadi say 50 houthis have been killed in fighting in tiaz south-wests of the capital. the main security he

we have to remember that haider al-abadi is from the same party as prime minister nouri al-maliki. we don't know what he thinks about how effective he'll be as a leader or how effective he can be. we are off to a good start iraqis would say, because with sunnis on board, and shia clerics giving a vote of confidence and the kurds not opposing the development, it's a better place to be in. >> we are waiting for the sunni tribal leaders and we'll be dipping into that in this newshour. why are they meeting and what do they want? >> they are meeting to announce they will cooperate with the government given certain continues. the chief person holding the conference in erbil, which is an interesting venue is an important tribal figure. his forces attempted up with al qaeda, and then turned against al qaeda to help the u.s. military and the iraqi military defeat them. he and his forces are major players. the sunnis are divided. his tribe is divided. if, indeed, he is ready to give it a shot, it's a vote of confidence. there's a lot of money needed, weapons and political concessions. certai

haider al-abadi has a lot of problems. the idea of troops on the ground is one that will be counterproductive. because i.s.i.l. want u.s. troops on the ground here in iraq. for them it means that they get a chance to fight them on the ground, and recruitment. we saw this in 2006, seven and eight. comments - i have been speaking to people throughout the day. comments are more for a domestic audience. playing the role that americans are playing in iraq, to americans, rather than a formal offer made no prime minister haider al-abadi. >> imran khan speaking to us from erbil. gulf leaders reviewed their permission, they had no place in the country's future. a leader has been discussing the war. it's the opposition group. so that a new civil state. the summit. >> translation: syrian opposition aims at unifying the opposition, fitting the position when it comes to negotiations and talks based on the geneva one, and that might lead to the establishment of authority. temporary authority that will pave the way for new constitution a

let's hear from haider al-abadi. in pakistan administered kashmir. >> although the indian prime minister and the pakistani minister, sharif agreed to resume talks, there was an indication it was a step forward. now the pakistani side said it analysed the indian foreign minister's statement at a press conference in which india put two conditions - pakistan says india cannot unilaterally put conditions for talks, they should be unconditional. they cannot do this alone. they object to the second point, that the pakistanis will not be allowed to meet the kashmiri leaders likely to attend the talks, and india would not accept a third party. therefore pakistan coming to the conclusion that the talks would not be productive. the fear is that with the breakdown of the talks, the tensions along the cin of control -- line of control in the disputed region of kashmir was likely to get worse before it got better. >> india described pakistan's decision to back out of the national security advisor's talks as unfortunate. the stall

>> the problem that if we're going to talk about legal issues the president actually assigned haider al abadi. this is first. now haider al abadi must form a cabinet in 30 days containing all the parties and blocks inside the parliament. thirdly, if he failed within 30 days, if he fails to form a cabinet, then the president must assign the second majority bloc inside the parliament. now, we have now a matter of issues about 30 days. now mr. maliki are depending now on these 30 days that he would push all these blocs, sunni, shia, curds, not to make a promise for haider al abadi that they would support him. this is all he can do. the interior court did manage to or allow him to be the biggest bloc that supposed to be the candidate for the president to the prime minister. >> okay, so this now leads to the question what about the fighting with the islamic state group given that the elite forces are loyal to nouri al-maliki. >> yes, this is the main issue actually. just as i said before. this filthis is one of the major failures that mr. maliki's cabinet failed to do. now, the americans

president made the comments after meeting with the iraq prime minister haider al-abadi. despite months after months of u.s. led air strikes. >> when a finalized plan is presented to me by the pentagon then i will share it with the american people. it's not-we don't not -- we don't yet have a complete strategy because it requires commitments on the part of the iraqis as well. >> rosalyn jordan has more from washington d.c. >> it should not be surprising that president barack obama said the u.s. doesn't have a complete strategy for dealing with i.s.i.l. in iraq and syria but telling reporters on monday that the fight against i.s.i.l. in iraq is led by the iraqi government not by the obama administration so it would be inappropriate for the administration to try to dictate exactly how the i.s.i.l. fighters should be taken on particularly right now in anbar province. one thing that is also being stressed by u.s. officials is that the u.s. is basically trying to look at how to train fighters. it's already trained more than 8900 fighters in the iraqi military. however they say

on the part of iraq, prime minister haider al-abadi wants u.s. support and military help, not the boots on the ground as everyone points out, but air strikes and other things. he has a tough task ahead of him. he has to fill in the blanks in the cabinet. there's no interior minister, defence minister and several other cabinets. so secretary of state john kerry is expected to finish that cabinet when he comes, and its importance. >> he talks about giving more support to the army, and powers to regional leaders, will these have an affect, do you think? >> there are some things that will have an effect. the things that will have an effect are the hardest to do. they are not just supporting the army, they are incorporating a vast pool of disaeffected iraqis particularly in sunni regions. it did not spring up with the islamic state group takeover, it's been brewing for a year with fighting in fallujah and ramadi, and tribal members and fighters pushing out the iraqi army. it's a concentrated effort to offer something to the sunni community, to the tri

what to you think about haider al-abadi, the prime minister. is he making the changes that nation you and others want to be part of a unit iraq. >> i think he's doing his best. he will succeed inside his party. the kurds are doing their best to support him to succeed and bring peace and stability and sort out problems. >> they have inherited a huge bj of problems. the question is all other groups, they will hep haider al-abadi or in the war against i.s. >> a lot of questions. still to be answered there. >> so far there is good signs. he's doing his best. we hope that he can and i thing the key to that will be judicial systems in the country. >> sorry, we are running out of time. >> it's a question. he will win. >> the former minister with the kurdistan regional government. thanks for your thoughts. voters in tunisia are choosing a president for the first time. some see large queues of voters, more than 5 million are eligible to vote. there are 22 candidates, two emerged as frontrunners, the 87-year-old is the favourite. he is head of the secula

most of the folks were glad that haider al-abadi made the move. made the decision, but were pessimistic about when it would be put into effect. because corruption was rampant in parliament, because parliamentarians as many on the streets told us were looking out for themselves and not the country, they believed it would not get pass the. right now a lot of pressure on government and parliament to pass the resolutions to look to the people in iraq, that they are doing their best to fight corruption and get a return to the basic services like electricity, clean water to the citizens in this country. it's a dire time. >> thank you very much for that >>> the director of the iraq foundation for development and democracy joins me live from london, thank you for joining us on al jazeera. a significant move this, isn't it? >> it is no doubt one of the most significant steps taken in iraq since the occupation in 2003. the iraqi process has reached an impasse. it cannot function or render a result. if a mistake happens, the blame is thrown on the other side

. >> iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi wrapped up his first visit to washington in a meting with vice president biden, who reinforced america's commitment to help iraq reclaim territory from i.s.i.l. >> it's a strategic partnership that helps iraq provide for its people and reinforces sovereignty and independence. in other words, a partnership that will continue to grow long after d.a.e.s.h. has withered away and been defeated >>> jamie mcintyre joins us live from the pentagon. while i.s.i.l. has its sights set on ramadi the u.s. and allies focus on another factoring in iraq. >> that's right. it's not that joint chief chairman general martin defrl si said ramadi is not importance it's not as important important as the fight to the north with baiji and the oil refinery are under called. >> reporter: this video shot on a mobile phone shows an air strikes on oil positions near ramadi. the u.s. and coalition try air pour to beat back the i.s.i.l. interans. interans. -- advance. i.s.i.l. captured three villages they are retreating after loosing saddam hussein's town. it was down played as

why has haider al-abadi come to russia? >> well the main issue that the countries are talking about is military cooperation. iraq wants russian weapons basically to continue the fight against the "ultimate 8," and russia is concerned that the spread of the islamic state may affect the southern borders. russia has been happy to provide baghdad with weapons. last year it sent the first consign. attack aircraft. more are expected to come. iraqi sources say that in the future they are considering a future arms deal with russia words some $3 billion. this is a mutually beneficial relationship for both countries at the moment. >> any idea how it is viewed internationally? >> well, haider al-abadi has said that he has come here despite the advice of certain forces to reject the invitation. which suggests that may be washington d.c. is not too happy about him being here. baghdad is saying at the moment with the security cooperation agreement with washington d.c. still being hashed out. it needs to get all the cooperation, all the s

. >> it's a pleasure to be with prime minister haider al-abadi and his delegation. >> reporter: president obama met with the iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi on the sidelines of the g7 summit in the bavaria alps, and pledged to ramp up training of iraqi troops the lynch pip of an anti-i.s.i.l. strategy. >> we'll continue to provide the supplies that are necessary for iraqi forces to mound an offensive campaign. >> reporter: the u.s. has 3,000 troops in iraq but the president says the problem is there's not enough row iraqi troops to turn into battle-hardened fighters and ordered the pentagon to find out how to train iraqis faster and more willing trainees. that part of the programme is a work in progress. >> we don't yet have a complete strategy because it requires commitment on the part of the iraqis about how recruitment and training takes place. >> reporter: for his part prime minister haider al-abadi blames setbacks on the ability of i.s.i.l., and re-enforcements of fighters crossing from the turkish border to syria, making their way to iraq. >> translation: the problem is in the

haider al-abadi's proposal needs to be approved by the cabinet and the parliament, but could upset the sectarian balance. we have more details from the iraqi cap fall in baghdad >>> the iraqi prime minister's decision to rid the government of the positions of vice president and deputy prime minister sent shock waves throughout the government establishment, it's not surprising considering how much pressure the prime minister has been under because of mounting protests growing in cities throughout the countries, activists calling on the government to end rampant corruption. the people have been coming out. all that we have spoken with, saying they are apolitical in nature. they want a return to basic services. they want electricity, airconditioning at a time when iraq is experiencing a blazingly hot record heatwave. they want clean drinking water, clean water to bathe in for them and their families. the country is at a juncture were there is mounting anger towards the government and the prime minister showing that he's doing his utmost. on friday, the decision issued by the religious aut

haider al-abadi. under the iraqi accusation there is a important step to eun unite iraq's community. >> and john, on martha's vineyard he stated that some have been escaping from mowrnltt sinjar and they are being helped to find safe place. >> what are the figures? >> lieu 10th bill mayville, he said there have since thursday when the president gave the order for this to go ahead been 14 successful missions, 15 targeted air strikes for which we assume that one of them was not successful but the numbers go on are from there. 310 bundles have been dropped on mount sinjar, 16,000 gallons of water, those 73,000 mres meals ready to eat, 50 to 60 sorties taking place, a movement of aircraft of one sort or another, represent jet or even drone. but the lieutenant general did go on to say that he felt the operation scope was limited. onoarnd -- on the other hand, i. is has been hobbled. >> women and children on a mountain in iraq many are members of a religious minority called yazidis. they were trapped on sin

haider al-abadi. as imran khan reports from baghdad he is expected to ask for more help. >> iraq is not only a country in war, but in economic crisis. loss could be around $with 22 billion. aid agencies say they are running out of money. be haider al-abadi wants the world leaders to step up. >> stepping up coalition air strikes and helping iraq reconstruct its war torn infrastructure and for humanitarian aid. is. >> reporter: the u.s. has approximately 3,000 u.s. troops in iraq, training and equipping government forces. 2,000 antitank missiles and the administration has pledged to speed up other weapons shipments. relations between the u.s. and iraq have been strained of late. earlier this month u.s. defense secretary accused the iraqi army of not having the will to fight. some iraqis say that's not fair. >> translator: i.s.i.l. is well quipped and well funded. iraq is in debt. it needs the g7 to support iraq financially and to bridge the debt gap. >> reporter: the meeting between the prime minister a

. ♪ 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 here are saying muath al-kaseasbeh was killed in a barbaric manner and people say the only positive thin

haider al-abadi will have a hard time to convince people otherwise. they believe their rights have been taken away from them, the oil goes kurdistan and no one has the share of the running of the government, and they want more the danger is still there the environment is still very volatile. and the danger still exists dividing iraq into two three separate states completely different than each other. >> six suspected fighters have been killed in a village in aflgz, strike was aimed at the strong hold of a taliban linked warlord. >>> ic 66 >>> it's 60 years to the day that britain granted independence to myanmar. >> if we are complacent we won't progress. there are many areas in this country that need to improve. so we can't be complacent with the current circumstances. we feed to restore the values and the mind sets which we once cherished that have now lost. >> north korea has reacted angrily to new sanctions imposed by the united states. mountain barack obama authorized those over the hacking of the film company sony pictures. pyongyang has denied i

nouri al-maliki eventually agreed to step down, and back a former rival, haider al-abadi in august. peshmerga forces joined iraqi troops in the battle against the islamic state, and for the control of the mosul dam. nouri al-maliki stepped down as prime minister and in his weekly address, as a caretaker prime minister, he called for all political parties to be involved in the formation of a new government. >> translation: the key principle informing the government how to maintain the political stability for the reason that security, construction, economic and social stability of all dependent on the political stability where there is no tension, division, anon imenties or struggle between the parliament and the government. this is what had in the past crippled the states and institutions from operating, giving fertile land and grounds for terrorism. >>> all right. let's go live to our correspondent zeina khodr in erbil in the north of the country, in the region dominated by the kurds. first of all, what did you make of nouri al-maliki making an appearance as a caretaker prime minist

. >> that's right, this was a key meeting for haider al-abadi. what was discussed was prime minister haider al-abadi would have been talking about the idea of protecting the shrines here in iraq. these are key shrines. we saw some of them mentioned in my report. they are important to shias across the world. for iranians, they represent a red line. ensuring them is important. the prime minister haider al-abadi would have been reassuring the supreme leader that they were up to the job. it is a red line for iran, and they will send troops if the shrines get attacked. there was a message delivered from the top shia cleric. via haider al-abadi, to the supreme leader there. there were several things discussed. we are not privy to what they were. i can tell you that they are about the political nature of this conflict. it was a key meeting. he's met with security and political leaders in the country. a key ally and an important ally to the iraq in the fight against i.s.i.l. >>> other news from the region, i.s.i.l. says it has a cache of weapons airdropp

washington has reportedly asked prime minister haider al-abadi not to use militia men to use sunni territories. those known as the popular mobilization forces were deployed to anbar when it felt. it was a request by the government. the army was not able to stop i.s.i.l.'s advances. now one of the commanders of the forces feels, there are attempts to stop them. >> some western embassies should review their positions. we will not allow anyone to interfere in internal affairs. this is a red line. >> this is an influential man, heading the fight against i.s.i.l. his brigade is the strongest militia. it belongs to a political party it belongs to a political party with a strong presence in parliament. . >> he's not the one man, and and prime minister haider al-abadi, or anyone else, is not marginalized. the u.s. is worried about its strength, especially in the post i.s.i.l. phase. it wants to contain powers and numbers. it has pressure to do that. >> it has become stronger than the state and the army. >>> the mobilization forces is believed to number around 100,000 men. they were given status by the

. >> prime minister haider al-abadi promised to do that. these protests a show of support for a pledge to fight corruption, reforming the sectarian political system will not be easy. the prime minister said he is facing powerful enemies. >> translation: there are people that want to bring down the political process. they have money and run television and radio stations. we will stand in their way. >> they have the backing of the highest society in iraq. the grand ayatollah sistani. whose has considerable influence over the shia population, through his statement he urged haider al-abadi to press ahead with reforms. it was a message of support and to his rival - don't stand in his way. he took over and replaced nouri al-maliki a year ago, accused of sectarian practices. after i.s.i.l. took over much of the mainland. his mission was to reconcile the communities, and reassert state authority. he's been challenged by forces within the leadership. shia militias, known as the popular mobilization forces replaced an army that collapsed in the face

secretary of state john kerry is in baghdad where he met iraq's prime minister haider al abadi. president barack obama is expected to announce a new strategy against the islamic state fighters in iraq. king a abdullah is holding a coalition that includes nine mostly european countries as well as the u.s. john kerry has announced $48 million in additional u.s. aid to help iraqis forced from their homes by the fighting. he's praised the creation of iraq's new government and said more must be done to give stability back to the country. >> obviously the hard work is very far from over. we all know that. in many ways it's just beginning. establishing a government doesn't mean a lot if it is not able to governor effectively or doesn't governor inclusively. and it particularly needs to governor inclusively in order to represent the interests of all the iraqi people. >> we talk with john hedron who joins us from erbil. what do iraqi politicians want from this trip? >> reporter: i think iraqi politicians are looking for significant american help in this effort to battlis battle islamic s

is this going to -- is that -- will that work significantly in haider ail badi's favor? >> absolutely. >> the americans have made it very clear -- >> obviously, the americans are helping out with air strikes and small arms to kurdish fighters, but a lot of people say they lack a comprehensive, coordinated strategy because it spans two countries, iraq and syria. are they going to -- are they willing to commit that the forces that in essence -- tears a mismatch between what they're doing now and the level of the threat they describe. >> again, it's a very important question. the americans have made it very clear they will not become a factor in the civil war in iraq unless there is an inclusive government. a government that basically bringing in all social government. once there's an inclusive government the americans are on record to intensify the support and they basicallile will escalate the involvement on the side of the iraqi government. this is the keyword for the americans and even the iranians are willing to go on board. i think the iranians and the americans and e

it's an uneasy union, one these men don't trust, but say they'll answer to haider al-abadi himself. mosul is on the other side of this hill. the front line is protected by kurdish, peshmerga forces. there has been about 11,000 soldiers through this camp in the past three months. commanders admit they are under prepared and under resourced. >> if we are doing the fighting with these weapons the balance will not be in our favour, and we will not succeed. >> you've had 11,000 soldiers through here and, what maybe a dozen weapons. >> i'm asking where is that support and equipment. we are the first army base closest to mosul. and we don't have a pistol. >> reporter: they say the iraqi army needs them to keep the people of mosul on side. this man agrees. he is the former head of an anti-i.s.i.l. a sleeper cell trying to gather information on i.s.i.l. and its leaders. >> translation: from the very start, what i.s.i.l. is doing - i mean killing and beheading, the shias are doing the same. i.s.i.l. is beating girls, making slaves destroying mosques and homes. the same is done by shi'a militi

iraq's prime minister haider al abadi has been calling for a summit. africaafrican union members have met where boko haram has dominated the talks. >> chadian army said it killed 120 fighters during a confrontation. chad is struggling to cope with the influx of refugees escaping boko haram in neighboring nigeria. attacks early this month forced many residents to cross the border. it's believed more than 12,000 people have traveled to chad in recent weeks. >> on the shores the crisis formed by boko haram is laid bear along nigeria's borders. these are some of the victims of the group driven from their villages in the northeast. they group say chad is now their home. they come here quickly as refugees cross the border daily. >> we have received a massive influx into chad from the third of january. more than 11,000 people are out during this period. the majority of refugees are civilians. >> the refugees are also include members of pro government militia. >> they kill our people. and the military do not fight boko haram: >> aid agencies are providing food

dr haider al-abadi said the right things. i was impressed in my conversation with him about his vision for an inclusive government. but they've got to get this done, because the wolf's at the door. in order for them to be credible with the iraqi people, they'll have to put behind some of the old practices and create a credible united government. when we see a credible iraqi government, we are then in a position to engage with planning not just with the iraqi government, but also with regional actors, and folks beyond the middle east, so that we can craft the kind of joint strategy, joint counterterrorism strategy that i discussed at west point, and i discussed several years ago at the national defense college. our goal is to have effective partners on the ground. if we have effective partners on the ground, mission creep is less likely. typically what happens with mission creep is when we start deciding that ber -- we are the ones that have to do it ourselves. that can work for a time. we learnt that in iraq. but it's not sus

haider al-abadi is on a visit to the united arab emirates for talks. they have been a key military backer, attempting to roll back the houthi advance >>> former u.s. president jimmy carter has said cancer spread to other parts of his body. he is rearranging his schedule to undergo further treatment. since leaving the white house he travelled the world to champion human rights. the u.s. environmental protection agency says water quality from a colorado river returned before 11 million litres of toxic. the city can start taking drinking water from the river again >>> lawyers for a man held in guantanamo bay accused the obama administration of endangering his life. he was cleared for release in 2009. he has been on hunger strike for more than eight years, the condition described as life threatening. we have this report >>> the u.s. military held this man at guantanamo since early 2002. in 2009, the obama decided that he no lodger posed a security -- longer posed a security risk and should be released. it's 2015, he is still at guantanamo. his lawyer filed

said haider al-abadi >>> reports of looting, helping the iraqi army capturing the city. hundreds of shops and homes have been broken into or said on fire since wednesday. the foreign minister of iran warned that the country would not respect the terms of the thursday nuclear agreement if the west violates the deal. the agreement includes the lifting of sanctions against iran. >> reporter: we will protothe world that we are committed to promises and others are seeking pretext against us. if at any time we'll decide how to act. any time a deal is finalised we'll act if the other side violates an agreement. then we'll return to counter levels >>> still ahead. how the u.s. city of los angeles is trying to get the homeless off the streets. >> i'm in mumbai supporters say a ban on bulls is protecting the animals. we'll speak to others who say the ban is killing their livelihood. >> i hear gunshots. >> a bullet came right there through the window. >> it absolutely is a crisis. >> real reporting. >> this is what we do. >> america tonight. tuesday through friday. 10:00 eastern. o

we caught up with prime minister haider al-abadi at the reopening of the museum on saturday. that was reopening after distribution of antiquities in mosul by i.s.i.l. i asked the prime minister whether the government was, indeed going to take back the territories, this is what he said. >> i think we are now discussing the whole operation. by kicking daesh out of iraq. i -- d.a.e.s.h. out of iraq i can't give timetables but we are working with people in these places and other areas. they'll be with us. i think there is - i'm overseeing the whole organization of this military organization. it has to be military security to save other people and look after the well being of the people. >> ail of that the planning that has to go into this. not just the ground operations and the police force, all of these things that take time. the sfoction a little closer to baghdad. troops are massing in samarra and other pleases due to be a major offensive due to other officials in the coming days. >> in the news ahead - we meet the senegalese migrants returning home from libya after failing to

prime minister haider al-abadi says i.s.i.l. stole around 200 of them after the fall of the area alone. weaponry that they bought from the americans being used against them. once again we have seen a number of these suicide aarticulates using humvees. but the first time in a very long time that a tank vehicle was used as a carrier of explosives. >> they now fear because of revenge attacks from shia militia, many won't return. and reports of revenge attacks we turn to imran khan once again. >> reporter: this home in be kirkuk life under i.s.i.l. has left a deep psychological scar. >> translator: life was meaningless senseless because of them. all basic services stopped. we had no water. no electricity i.s.i.l. oppressed us, wouldn't let us even smile. they even stopped our transportation so we couldn't even visit our friends and family. >> reporter: but there's a twist to that story. i.s.i.l. is why they left, fear of government linked security forces is why they won't go back. >> translator: we wish we could go back to tikrit bu

haider al-abadi says his country needs the support of the world to defeat i.s.i.l. but is not getting it. we have a report from paris where there was a meeting with allies. >> reporter: in iraq, the bullets and bombs continue. fighting so severe it looks nowhere near over. the hot desert landscape, a tangled web of militaries and militias, all trying to stop the advance of i.s.i.l. in paris, a stark juxtaposition. in this ornate setting diplomats desperate to find a solution for iraq in its battle against i.s.i.l., or as the group is called in arabic, d.a.e.s.h. >> translation: the international community, the international coalition, has to support us, has to support us to destroy d.a.e.s.h. >> reporter: iraq's foreign ministers called d.a.e.s.h.'s demeans a blemic on the world. by the end of day, common ground had been found. >> translation: the exchanges that we had today allowed us to reaffirm our unity and common determination to combat d.a.e.s.h. terrorists. >> the handshakes and hopefulness meant to show how resolute the coalition remains. >> this will be, as

providing jobs to more than 11 million iraqis, few here believe prime minister haider al-abadi's promises of reform will save the industry. that's because there are other major issues affecting iraq's agricultural sector, iraq' i.s.s takeover is causing a major shortage of food, so much the united nations world food organization, is warning iraq it's facing food shortages. efforts to reverse output declines in relatively peaceful southern provinces by modernizing ircongregation channels but these farmers say it's not enough. >> you can see the low water level in the tributary. it's not enough. the government wants us to produce, they press us to go as many crops as we can but at the same time disregard the basic facts. >> it's not surprising that farmers like him are thinking of giving it up a trend that could put even more pressure on an already-struggling industry. imtiaz tyab, al jazeera, southern iraq. >>> germany's ruling coalition is pressing ahead to set up plans of transi transit zones. making germany their destination of choice when fleeing the problems in their home lands. as jo

few here believer haider al-abadi's promises of reform will save the industry. that's because there are other major issues affecting iraq's agricultural sector. i.s.i.l.'s take over of 30 northern provinces is causing a major shortage of food. united nations food organization now warns iraq faces long term food security issues. government officials say they have made efforts to reverse output declines by modernizing irrigation channels but these farmers say it's not enough. >> translator: we just aren't getting the water we need to grow our crops properly. you can see the low water level in this tributary. it's not enough yet the government pushes us to produce. disregarding these basic facts. >> reporter: with so many problems facing iraq's vital agricultural sector, it is not surprising farmers are thinking of giving it up, a threan a thr. >> five others were injured when the british military helicopter went down at nato's headquarters. two of the dead were british air force personnel. it's believed a technical glitch caused the accident. >>> an iranian court

commanders and the iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi. he's been it israel, jordan and saudi arabia. and his visit coming as i.s.i.l. claims responsibility for a suicide car bombs, one of many attacks in shia neighbourhoods on wednesday. this is one attack on mainly shia areas. 17 others died in those explosions targetting marketplaces. we'll talk to imran khan who is in baghdad. . >> the defense secretary comes to down after a bloody week i.s.i.l. claiming victory for several car bomb attacks in the capital and anbar provincement the defence minister will meet with haider al-abadi and generals. but not leaders of the popular mobilization forces, the shia militias one thing they'll discuss is the delivery of the f-16 aircraft that are used to great effect. they have four at the moment. total consignment is 26. it may be a schedule to be discussed and look at regional influences and powers. and for that iran. one thing that will not be suffed is syria. a lot of people criticized the u.s.-led iraq strategy, saying iraq is being put under to

haider al-abadi's proposal still needs to be approved by the parliament but it could upset iraq's delicate balance. mohammed jamjun, do you believe they played a part in the decision they made today? >> very good question, leading up to today on many occasions in the past weeks, you have heard from iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi, warned repeatedly iraqi politicians that they must get their act together, they must show the public that they're doing their utmost to fight corruption. he sense thread was a bit of revolutionary sentiment growing from this protest and government officials best be warned about the protests on the street. there is a direct correlation. one more thing to note. just on friday you had the highest religious authority, shia authority, to the highest shia cleric, ali al sistani, to give him a green light, to show the iraqi public they are battling corruption. we are at one of the protests and there were thousands of people in tahrir square, all of them saying these were apolitical protests that even though there are a number of security challenges in iraq the peop

few here believe that prime minister haider al-abadi's promises of reform will save the industry. that's because there are other major issues affecting iraq's agricultural sector. i.s.i.l.'s takeover of the northern portion of the country is providing danger over food shortage. long term food security concerns including shortages and sharp price increases. government officials insist they are made efforts to reverse output by modernizing irrigation channels but these farmers say it is not enough. >> translator: we just aren't getting the water we need to grow our crops properly. you can see the low water level in the tributary, it is not enough. they disregard these basic facts. >> reporter: so many problems facing iraq's vital agricultural sector, it is no surprise farmers are thinking of giving it up, a trend had a could put an even more pr pressure on a struggling industry. imtiaz tyab, al jazeera, southern iraq. >> the head of the united nations refugee agency has inspected shelters for those arriving on the greek island of lesbos. relocate 60,000 to other european countries.