on c-span's q&a. >> next, senator tammy duckworth talks about u.s. policy in iraq. the illinois democrat is a former almy -- army helicopter pilot and served in the veterans affairs department before being elected to congress. the center for strategic and international studies hosted the event. studies this is just under one hour. >> good afternoon. [inaudible] it is my special pleasure to welcome toit is my special pleasure welcome senator tammy duckworth. if anything happens, i will be the control officer and i will direct you either out or back. someplace to go. senator duckworth is the senator from illinois and recently elected. the first senator to give birth in office. this is a wonderful achievement and previously represented illinois and house of representatives where she was elected after serving in iraq. she just came back from iraq from her first trip after leaving iraq under different circumstances and is here to talk about what she saw and what she learned and how that should help inform us moving forward. sarah, thank you for coming. >> thank you. >> so, you were i

an example of how a liberated iraq good luck. so if there's one place where the u.s. can be proud of its legacy in iraq they should be here. and on the surface at least the future seems brighter than ever. it's a bit surreal to see the architecture transformed and major international chains selling goods at western prices and it doesn't entirely make sense most iraqi kurds only around $400.00 a month these malls are full of people but it seems like those actually doing the shopping on cards from this region it's iraq hours truck up from baghdad the rest of the country and it's forest coming from turkey leaving iran. if small iranian influence may be expanding in the south turkey's footprint here is growing by the day 30 iraq has become turkey's 2nd largest trading partner most of that trade is with the kurdish region off the years of animosity economic potential seems to have won out over turkey's antagonism toward iraqi kurds and their dream of independence and the kurds appear to have found a new patron. from constructing the roads to rebuilding the souk signs of the deepening t

-jazeera. see. iraq. a country recovering from decades of war sanctions and sectarian divisions and the rise and fall of lysol it's achieve some progress in recent years thanks to its oil industry. but all big 2nd largest producer is now trying to diversify its economy by making it easier to attract foreign investment. iraqis still suffer from a lack of adequate facilities bureaucracy and deep rooted corruption. additionally regional politics and u.s. sanctions against iran one of its major partners impacting its economy. so can iraq overcome years of conflict to face the challenges ahead. iraqi deputy prime minister and oil minister. talks to elders there. mr have one now that we've seen that sanctions have been levied against iran by the united states is one of your biggest trading partners how are you going to be affected by it and what is your plan that has been clearly stated that core not be part of the $24.00 alliance against another alliance and the area our main objective is to contribute to peace thought. and the country and the area but it's not entirely up to you because you

iraq reactor expanding enrichment are very productive. the un security council has held and information on the growth of illegal israeli settlements there is member states reiterated that building on palestinian land as it only unlawful it also violates un resolutions palestinian foreign minister maliki added that current u.s. policies aren't helping the stalled peace process it's not diplomatic editor james space the meeting was organized by indonesia the current president of the security council but because it was a controversial subject israeli settlements in the west bank this wasn't a formal meeting of the council instead an informal meeting to which all security council members were invited surprising then that the u.s. special representative jason green blatt one of the architects of the trump peace plan due to be presented soon came here in person to the meeting he presented a case that was very supportive of israel. we hope to prevent our vision soon and in the meantime we will continue to speak the truth even when it is not welcome the truth is that israel just day

inform us moving forward. sarah, thank you for coming. >> thank you. >> so, you were in iraq on a congressional delegation. >> yes, i met the delegation. >> we were able to meet with all of the government leaders with the prime minister they were gracious to make time for us in baghdad and we were -- i was able to visit my shoe down site and then we went up to the region and met the prime minister and had a very good conversation and was able to see the changes because when i served in iraq i flew all over the country's and could see the changes that have happened. >> what changes did you see? >> when i is to go to the kurds there's one hotel at the top of help and that was it and we landed on a hillside and would walk up to the hotel and now it's a high-rise and modern an and -- there is unfinished areas where 2014 with i.c.e. is happening but it's very vibrant and [inaudible] this is an international cosmopolitan city here and very different to be in the same country but to also to the different -- >> know it's always hard on the government trip to judge what security feel like

eek on "firing line." >> in the face of tough enemies in the brutal summer heat of iraq, coalition and iraqi security forces have achieved progress. w n david petraeus took command in iraq in 2007, the country was on the brink, overtaken by civil war. >> there's a lot of challenges out there, so we've got a long way to go. >> he is credited with successfully implementing the surge strategy, which focused on protecting iraqi civilians rather than simply targeting insurgents. his work there made him the most famous general of his generation.ma >> thiis unique. he is one of the great leaders. >> o of the finest military officers of our time, general david petraeus. >> now, with tensions ring in iran... >> i'm hearing little stories about iran. we have no indication that anything's happened ppen,ll but if it does, it will be met, obviously, with great force. >> ...and the u.s. inching towards the possibility of another war in the middle east. >> has the threat of iran been removed? no, of course not. >> intentionally or unintentionally, we can create a situation in which a war will take pl

, activities going on with the shiite militia support in iraq right now. and i did some checking. the u.s. still has 5,200 u.s. troops in iraq, almost 7,000 contractors in iraq and syria. mostly in iraq, half of whom are u.s. citizens. others are third country nationals. what's the latest thinking over there at the pentagon about what iran is up to in iraq? >> well, this is one of the very critical issues, wolf, because these iranian-backed militias, iran's revolutionary guard corps, led by the most militant wings, these are the portions of iranian security, military force that often may not be under complete control of the central government in iran. so what are their intentions? what are they planning? and there is a real concern that it is those very militia groups that exert tremendous influence in places like iraq and syria, but they are not always under control of the government. and if they are the ones, especially the revolutionary guard corps, stirring up this kind of trouble, that's something the u.s. may find even more difficult to try to get a handle on. wolf? >> you know, we'

with iraq and i hope the american people told this administration that we will not go to war in iraq underlying this crisis a decision by president donald trump to unilaterally pull out of the 2050 nuclear deal with iran and as the briefings were taking place iran was announcing it had quadrupled its production of enriched uranium this uggie many democrats a consequence of a president rejecting a negotiated deal with no thought as to what should replace it mike hanna al jazeera washington glenn call is a former cia officer he says the coals deescalating tensions must be echoed by president trump. the acting defense secretary is a rare reasonable official in the administration of india logs and incompetence so i think that is probably true that tensions are a little lower and the problem is that you have to the extent you have a coherent series of tactics i won't call you in the strategy they are those of the neo conservatives which gave us the invasion of iraq and it is easy to threaten and to break things for the united states but it's always infinitely infinitely harder to build th

of indonesia but here it is not a dry. 2012 al-jazeera traveled to iraq people here are definitely scared to speak on camera they're saying that if they talk to us they think they'll be arrested down the line to take the pulse of a country ravaged under us occupation some of these graves are completely destroyed it's one of the most holy and sacred sites in all of iraq had turned into a battleground between the mighty army and the americans rewind returns to iraq after the americans on al-jazeera. a recap of our top stories on al-jazeera voters across europe have dealt a blow to traditionally a centrist politician seen even parliamentary elections the populist far right so a surge in support but the negroes and the greens also added more seats meanwhile as not general election has been called in greece after the ruling party suffered major losses in the e.u. are entry elections prime minister alexis tsipras and his left wing syriza party lost out to the conservative new democracy party and donald trump says he is not seeking regime change in iran on the 3rd day of his visit to japa

. officials in iraq to evacuate as soon as possible after raising the alarm on the international stage over a supposed an increased threat coming from neighboring iran. the u.s. attorney general investigates the legality of evidence used in the russia trump collusion probe although doesn't question the findings of the report. and coca-cola the latest campaign in norway sparks anger from some as it features a crescent moon part of the slow boat to coincide with ramadan and. you're watching aren't international bringing you your live news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program. we leave iraq now as fast as possible that's the dramatic warning that's been issued by washington to certain u.s. employees in the country it comes amid a heightened sense of urgency from the american side over what it calls the increased threat coming from iraq's neighbor iran earlier i discussed the alleged iranian threat with. loraine u.s. relations are complex to say the very least but this certainly is a new level of tension that we can see here the u.s. has issued a security alert all

now on you tube. come. it's 2 in the morning and when chicago is getting ready to go to iraq. he's a jewish north london with a point to prove. who is going to even believe that there were jews in iraq. i can no longer carry on living as if nothing else happened i tell my son that he was born in finchley and this was where his as a story started. we have gotten possible off iraq and i would let go. and when wants to buy a house north of baghdad it's so that he can say the iraqi jews still have a stake in their home in. the snow as a movie like this is being taken as long as our house is being told the jews of iraq. we are still there. and that gives me the sense of belonging. for decades baghdad has meant violence. and the last place most people would want to call home especially the jews. but it wasn't always soon. not diamond got no clothes still i think i'm a lucky guy i got a son and ambled of mine. i 1st came across the jews of baghdad when i was asked to catalog an archive. it belonged to the family of david dunn goal. when david's father was born there were 140000 jews in bagh

to tarry to such an extent that this one of the most holy and sacred sites in all of iraq had turned into a battleground between the mighty army and the americans. hundreds of monte finds as dined in the battle. in a new section of the cemetery built for sanders followers killed in the uprisings and sectarian violence that the u.s. led occupation provoked. families come to honor their daily. lives. so much. no one knows how many iraqis have been killed since the invasion. of them its range from more than 150002 over a 1000000. for years the u.s. claims not to keep a body count. but there are some 6000 graves in this cemetery learn where the grief seems impossible to bury. early shock a saddam's mother died during the violence in 2004 his brother is buried here in the section reserved for those killed by u.s. forces. in the huddle too little to bother from the front of other people for. and you look in your heart a lot of be. a little. bit of a look at that i. thought and i don't know what i thought of that. these were the people the u.s. military expected to welcome them. but

listening post on al-jazeera in 2012 al-jazeera traveled to iraq people who are definitely scared to speak on camera they're saying that if they talk to us they think they'll be arrested down the line to take the pulse of a country ravaged under us occupation some of these graves are completely destroyed it's one of the most holy and sacred sites in all of iraq turned into a battleground between the mighty army and the americans rewind returns to iraq after the americans on al jazeera. sources now with peter. thank you very much lewis hamilton dedicated his win that the monaco grand prix to the formula one great niki lauder after a victory on the streets of monte carlo before the race says the drivers came together to pay their respects to the 3 time world champion who died on monday it was another day to forget for ferrari charlotte clare for 3rd tire after suffering a puncture trying to pass nico holcomb berg the debris clear up brought a safety car and the pit lane release of the drivers so max for stop and collide with 40 bottles collecting a 5 2nd penalty that would eventually c

department has ordered all non-essential government employees to leave iraq immediately the order follows a warning by the u.s. military of a threat from groups linked to are wrong but that assessment of high risk appeared to be contradicted by a senior british general sation general charles traffic reports from baghdad i just and 14 iraq's senior shia religious leader ali al sistani issued a fatwa urging iraqis to take up arms against eisel this came up to the iraqi army fled to going solo french civil mosul without a fight but led to the establishment of the shia groups noticed a popular mobilization forces backed by iran who were highly effective in iraq in syria fighting in coordination with u.s. led coalition forces but the u.s. is putting increasing pressure and sanctions on neighboring iran and some in washington say what they call iran's proxy militias in iraq are a potential stretch to u.s. interests here. including 5200 american soldiers but major general christopher the deputy commander of the anti eisel coalition has contradicted that. no there's been no increased thre

war in iraq. this is 45 minutes. >> we're back for volume two. is everybody okay in the back? is that good? we're fortunate to have jim powell, one of the authors of volume two, and ken pollack, from ai, that talks about a period from the beginning of the surge all the way to the end. we will get out of here about 11:15 so jim will take about 15 minutes to describe his findings in the volume and ken will provide his remarks and hopefully we will have a little more time for question and answer from all of you. just to set the stage, i thought i'd just outline the period as the authors found it in late 2006, because it is really a remarkable series of intersecting and complex challenges and choices that the army faces, okay? so there's six that the authors have identified in late 2006. one, the united states distrust of prime minister mallaki and his government are deepening. two, there is an open question whether sectarianism within the government of iraq will allow it to have the will or capability to go back after al qaeda in iraq and shia militants. three, there's intensifying coali

>> illinois senator tammy duckworth talks about iraq with other members of curtis. secretary duckworth is a former military helicopter pilot injured in 2004 all deployed in iraq. for the center from internet to strategic studies this is just under one hour. >> good afternoon. good afternoon. was the director of the middle east program thank you senator duckworth - - duckworth but before we start with the security announcement if anything should happen i will be the control officer to direct you to a safe place to go. the senator from illinois the first senator to give birth f while in office after serving in iraq as a helicopter pilot she just came back from her first trip after leaving iraq and are hurried circumstances and is here to talk about what she learned so thank you for coming. >> thank you for everyone whoo is here. >> what were you able to see quick. >> we could meet with the government leaders we were very gracious to make time for us in baghdad. we were able to see this site where i was by helicopter and then we met with the prime minister and had a very serious

include the people amazon. the u.s. withdraws its embassy and consular staff from iraq fighting it alleged threat from iran part rock supported. president putin thinks a more cautious approach to iran those 3 days of high profile talks rough and stubborn russia would keep global conflicts in the spotlight. the u.s. department of commerce puts the chinese tech giant wild way on a trade blacklist after president trump signs an executive order banning the use of equipment that poses an alleged security risk. and the u.s. attorney general investigates the legality of evidence used in the russia trump collusion probe. a very warm welcome you're watching r.t. international with me and. the u.s. government has ordered all non-emergency staff to leave iraq after an alleged threats coming from forces controlled by iran earlier we discussed the alleged iranian threat with artie's danny hawkins. seems now though that he's have reached new heights the u.s. has issued a security alert all its non-emergency personnel in iraq asking them to immediately depart from the u.s. embassy in baghdad and

well. wolf a lot of people know. washington orders u.s. officials in iraq to evacuate as soon as possible after raising the alarm on the international stage over a suppose it increased threat coming from neighboring iran. security in the future of russia's relations with washington lead the way in discussions in sochi president putin calls out washington for quitting the iran nuclear deal in tehran as the bad guy. also the u.s. attorney general investigate the legality of evidence used in the russian collusion probe although it doesn't question the findings of the more the report. is coca-cola its latest campaign in norway spots anger from some as if it is a crescent moon as part of its logo to coincide with the ramadan. thanks for joining us this evening this is r.t. and. leave iraq now as fast as possible that is the somewhat dramatic warning issued by washington to u.s. employees in the country comes amid a heightened sense of urgency from the american side over what it calls the increase that coming from iraq's neighbor iran. has been following the story joins me in the studi

iran we lost one game like this one on iraq's relations with its key trading partner will not be part of 3 to a new alliance against another of the iraq's deputy prime minister and the oil minister. al jazeera. this is an opportunity to understand in a very different way where there. is and we don't leave. and again you're watching out is there a reminder of our top stories this hour and the u.n. says he 3 rebels in yemen have agreed to withdraw their forces from 3 key ports over the next 4 days the yemeni government says the offer is misleading and inaccurate. donald trump is preparing to add terms to all chinese products that are already facing import taxes the escalation in the trade war follows a fading it's reached an agreement in the latest round of talks. the united states has imposed sanctions on 2 shipping companies involved in trade with venezuela the u.s. treasuries problem says the restrictions are in direct response to the arrest of a senior opposition politician. to france now where a saudi ship has set sail without its planned cargo of weapons human rights protests to s

have been created we know about the e.u. we know about switzerland we know about iraq we know about oman in the last several hours of japan wants to get involved perhaps in being some sort of go between the wall street journal reported on friday that some communication has been being passed through these been passed through these and to be drees with the iranians saying that perhaps if u.s. sanctions on oil exports were loosened that maybe a chance for talks the u.s. suggesting confidence building measures in the form of the release of a u.s. prisoner held in the iranian jail so they do seem to be some but also be some communication between the u.s. and iran through back channels despite what's the u.s. and iran are saying is for you know certainly there to be any direct negotiations but some communication does seem to be happening driven by those concerns of the international community thank you very much amber tansley and washington. well iran's foreign minister is now in iraq for 2 days of talks with his counterpart that baghdad has found itself caught between its neighboring to

and rack. this and iraq. this is 30 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> thank you, everybody, for joining us. welcome to center for american security. i run the middle east program here, can is today we're going to spend a couple hours talking about the future of the middle east. and specifically, you know, how we think about american policy in the context of, you know, the aftermath of at least the end of the isis caliphate but, obviously, isis very much remains a factor as we saw just last week in sri lanka. and if also looking more broadly at the region and all the various challenges we face. .. ultimately for american policy in syria based on level of commitment the united states wants to make on the level of investment the united states wants to make as well as looking at the question of how we want to and what posture we want to take toward a thought. second report to counter regular work there there is a lot of research in the past on why efforts for the united states to work together with arab partners have failed in this capacity especially in dealing with challenges pose

british giant b.p. to develop the remaining oil fields the largest in iraq. newly arrived chinese oil workers and other foreign employees meet their security details in this composite pass or airport. for us to a private security escort is still obligatory and this is all. that. was the 1st city to fall in the 2003 u.s. led invasion. i came here that summit to report on angry protests that have broken out against the lack of electricity. today there isn't much improvement in the basic services people were protesting for 9 years ago as rest still suffers power cuts. unemployment also is widespread here almost a quarter of people under 30 don't have jobs. and while there are signs of new money flowing in the cost of living is rising fast. oh my god that it's a good thing of the snow played. on them and. they can see that's a look at what isn't so much how much i can elissa. community in the budget has sat for 9 years union leader. has fought to keep iraq's oil wealth flowing to iraqis not just the foreign companies iraq's deputy prime minister for energy says that the deals the governme

produce some rain probably in the borders when iraq iran and the head of it will bring rain up through the caucasus up through georgia and beyond that's a picture that we see on friday following the rain the be a few showers could be a bit dust picked up as well but that's the picture on friday thirty degrees in baghdad in the sunshine would have a might still be on the ground right for gaps in the sky in said iran as by john and beyond the clouds the sounds of it might just be that tide i think for a day or so if anything it drifts eastwards and does nothing at all part of an occasional shower popped off possibly even in southern pakistan but at least sunshine behind same sort of temperature regime very little in the way of wind now that same cloud could produce a shower to a northern side by friday i think about the further south and late in the day or find them over the higher ground to the west dart self could be one of these a pall of cloud once more but i think it will stay dry if human is seven degrees similar sort of picture on saturday the showers are more frequent in saudi ar

quick reminder of the top stories this hour iraq says it will stand with iran and its escalating disputes with the us iraq's foreign minister mohammad ali he made the pledge following talks with a civilian counterparts to have a job at sorry for. the final day of voting in europe's parliamentary elections is well underway as are casting their ballots in $21.00 member states including germany france and italy and no one has successfully registered to stand in algeria as upcoming presidential election in july virtually all of the 77 candidates failed to get the required number of signatures to separate developments the new state prosecutor is pursuing corruption charges against a dozen former high ranking officials including 2 prime ministers. but one of sudan's main opposition parties has rejected calls from other process leaders to organize a general strike your own choose stay and wait and see the division between opposition groups comes after weeks of political deadlock they're trying to force the military to hands over power to civilians in non-con has more now from khartoum.

from the east. coast. from. washington orders u.s. officials in iraq to evacuate as soon as possible after raising the alarm on the international stage over supposed increased threats coming from neighboring iran. also this hour the u.s. attorney general investigate the legality of evidence seized in the russian trunk collusion probe although it doesn't question the findings of the report. because the latest campaign in norway sparks anger from some as it features a crescent moon as part of its logo to coincide with ramadan. you're watching art international coming to you live from the russian capital where it's just turned 4 pm welcome to the program leave iraq now as fast as possible that's the dramatic warning that's been issued by washington to u.s. employees in the country it comes amid a heightened sense of urgency from the american side over what it calls the increased threat coming from iraq's neighbor iran i'm joined now live in the studio by daniel hawkins who's oppose this development for us now dan the u.s. seems to have gone almost in panic mode here it's about

strategic and international studies posted this forum on the two-volume report in the war in iraq. this is about an hour and 10 minutes. >> all right, good morning, everyone. thanks for coming to csis today. i see friends and some new people. my name is seth center. i'm the director on history and strategy, which is csis' novel strategy, which is csis' novel and probably naive idea that people might want more history to go along with their tweets when they're talking about state craft strategy and military affairs. so what better way to kick off that hypothesis than with 1500 pages of military history? that seems like a good test case for whether we can succeed or fail in this endeavor. and what's most striking about that is how little actual history has been written about the iraq war from the perspective from a professional historian. i think as we move into thinking about the implications and future of america's role in the world, its statescraft and military operations, it's useful to dive into the actual history of what happened if we're going to make the large assumptions ab

his home. northern iraq his homeland. from which he ran. camera in hand he retired. to film was he was tiny taste to run. a story seen transformed by a chance encounter. the gal who saved my life i witnessed documentary on al-jazeera. i really want to get down to the nitty gritty of everyone. let's see whether online we have a male chauvinism that is in plants with in our global federation it is really hard to get a piece of the pilot or if you join us on saturday to block the beat up their mind this is a dialogue everyone has a voice to talk to us in our live you tube chat and you too can be at history joining the global conversation on al-jazeera across the united states indigenous families are searching for their loved ones for relatives of people who go missing finding closure is often impossible people are meeting here to raise money for the search efforts of the young woman advocates and family members have started to raise awareness about the high rates of violence that disproportionately impact indigenous communities tribal police departments are understaffed and under reso

in iraq amid increasing tensions between the trumpnd iran and administration plan to send 1500 more troops to the region. you are watching live coverage on c-span. c-span.org [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2019] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> if you have a phone with you, if you would please put it on silent. i would appreciate that. thank you. i am doing the same thing right now. my name is michael, i am a senior fellow at the hudson institute. i would like to welcome you to today's panel and welcome our c-span audience. we have a panel called stuck in the middle. iraq caught between the united states and iran. these tensions are leading to discussion as to whether or not iraq could be the battlefield for these two powers in the region -- iran being a power and the u.s. being in the region. that this is likely to take place in iraq, we may have disagreements. we are going to discuss it and we will do this like a sunday morning show format. i will provide

the open on them on the edges iraq. is sending far west of to some of us in north america now it's been in the west where we've had some very bright weather recently but now we've got more in the way of clouds and that cloud is thickening up and it's going to give us some fairly heavy rain in fact for some of us it really does it very wet on says say that what weather pushing all the way down into the l.a. region that system works its way eastwards makes its way across the rockies still give me a little bit of wintery weather over the high ground there and as it works its way away we'll see more cloud him more rain roll in as well or of that links up to the . in the east that we've got this whole trailing leg really of cloud and rain for many of us is in the south where it's fine unsettled really quite warm with atlanta getting to around 28 degrees and then for the towards the south and it is more unsettled now across the central americas you can see the trailing leg here that's making its way across the bahamas and of course piles of cuba towards the temp and insula those showers

people of illinois in the house of representatives, where she was elected after serving in iraq where she was a helicopter pilot. she just came back from iraq, her first trip after leaving iraq under someone hurried circumstances. aboute is here to talk what she saw and what she learned and how that should help inform us moving forward. thank you very much for coming. sen. duckworth: thank you to everyone who is here. iraq on a were in congressional delegation. what were you able to see? sen. duckworth: so, we were able to meet with all of the government leaders. the president, the prime minister and the speaker were very gracious to make time for us in baghdad. i was able to see the field where i landed my helicopter 15 years ago. then we met with the prime veryter up there and had a good conversation and was able to see the changes in the last 15 years. i have been all over the countries -- country so i could see all kinds of changes. jon: what kind of changes did you see? sen. duckworth: the kurdish area, there was one fancy hotel on top of a hill and that was it. we walked up to the o

suddenly having iraq passing all messages back and forth between the u.s. and iran what can the iran iraq is achieve when they are partly beholding politically to the americans about same time beholden to the iranians. well it is quite ironic when the u.s. government came out and said that non-essential u.s. . military should should leave as though the country of iraq was not safe for americans anymore it was a bit of an irony after everything that the u.s. government did to say that it was that it was safe i mean iraq is in a is in a tough spot here but to be to be completely clear that the u.s. is using kind of there the idea that iraqis don't want quote unquote freedom or quote unquote democracy which they may or may not want to do using that as a scapegoat for allowing you know iraq to to be into these days tight spots where they don't necessarily know who whose we know which side to go on it's. it's a tough call here to try and play this middle man with with particularly with donald trump on the on the u.s. side in so that this tension and if this fails and if iraq is unable to

european nation could lead the mediation i have always been skeptical that iraq can ever play that role there are other countries in the region that have also that might have more ability to play that role and i think even they are sitting on the sidelines so i'm not sure that the iraqi government will in fact be able to play this role nor indeed do the 2 principal parties appear to be looking to the government of iraq to do so one of the principal casualties and the estimates of many experts including some within the iraqi government that one of the principal casualties of such a shooting war would be iraq itself and so this has focused the minds of the entire iraq the political clout regardless of which side of the issues they come out on so it's more conceivable to me that a european power perhaps even switzerland which after all represents american interests in iran and the president the united states met with this was president in the oval office oval office for 2 and a half 3 hours recently so i think it's more likely that a european power will have the ability to mediate between

the u.s. with the draw. and consular staff from iraq citing an alleged threat from the round by. 6 a more cautious approach to iran as 3 days of high profile talks wrapped up in southern russia and global conflicts in the spotlight. so the u.s. attorney general investigates the legality of evidence used in the rush to trump collusion probe. and his latest campaign in norway sponsored anger from. the crescent moon as part of its logo to coincide with ramadan. you're watching our teens a national as always you almost walk. first this hour leave iraq now as fast as possible plus the dramatic warning that has been issued by washington to u.s. employees in the country comes amid a heightened sense of urgency from the american side of what it calls the increased threat coming from iraq's neighbor iran earlier on discussed the alleged iranian threat with my colleague daniel hawkins. it seems now though that he's have reached new heights the u.s. has issued a security alert all its non-emergency personnel in iraq asking them to immediately depart from the u.s. embassy in baghdad and from t

cancer will spread. we are on a journey from the mountains of northern iraq to the southern marshes to investigate the country's environmental catastrophe and understand how the city of basra has become the country's drain, the centre of the crisis, where all the filth ends up. a little over 15 years ago, none of this existed. the marshes had been drained but in 2003, they were brought back to life. the threats now are very different — they're pollution, a lack of water as well as climate change. if people keep dumping raw sewerage, poisons, toxins... of course, of course, it is catastrophic. 0urjourney to trace the roots of this crisis begins in the mountains of northern iraq, a lunar landscape that brings to life the rest of the country. the rainfall from here feeds iraq's two great rivers, the tigris and the euphrates. they gave rise to mesopotamia, the land between the rivers, home to one of the earliest civilisations, now modern—day iraq. the water up here is at its most pristine. untouched, you can drink it straight from the streams. but almost as soon as it runs off the m

iraq he's talked about reducing troop numbers in afghanistan but on the flip side of that he would never want to be seen to be taken advantage of and particularly not by iran so while there are those in washington who suggest that the national security advisor john bolton is keen to press ahead with some sort of action against the iranian regime and has talked in the past the boat we do in war there and might pompey or the secretary of state is seen very much as a hawk when it comes to iran meaning that he would also be in favor of some sort of regime change if that could be done through military action donald trump is the president and while advisors advise he will make the final decision and there's certainly no suggestion from the white house that donald trump is looking road he wants to keep iran in check he wants to build up his regional allies but he's not prepared to put american troops on the ground and start another in his view expensive foreign war thank you very much for the latest from washington allan well injuring these current tensions in iraq has found south court t

beer own mind. your own mind. announcer: next, the middle east, focusing on syria, iran and iraq. here is the deputy secretary's remarks at the event hosted at the center for a new american security. ilan: thank you, everybody, for joining us. welcome to the center for new american security. i run the middle east security program here at cnas. today we're going to spend a couple hours talking about the future of the middle east and specifically how we think about american policy in the context of the aftermath of at least the end of the isis califate. but obviously, isis remains a factor, as we saw just last week in sri lanka. and also looking more broadly at the region and the challenges we face. we have -- as part of this event we're rolling out two new reports. the first, solving the syrian rubiks cube. an instruction guide for leveraging fragmentation for u.s. policy objections -- objectives. we have long subtitles, that's how we like to roll here. that was written by my colleague nick harris and kaley thomas. and we will have a whole panel that dives deeper on what happens n

consulate staff from iraq citing an alleged threat from neighboring iran. curity and the future of russia's relations with washington lead the way in discussions in sochi is president putin calls out washington for quitting near a nuclear deal. u.s. attorney general investigates the legality of evidence used in the russia trump pollution probe. colors latest campaign in norway sparked anger from some features a crescent moon as part of its logo to coincide with ramadan. for a good evening to you this is international. in the country and it comes amid a heightened sense of urgency from the american side over what it calls the. increased threat coming from iraq's neighbor iran iran and discuss the alleged iranian threats with my colleague daniel hawkins. it seems now although that he's have reached new heights the u.s. has issued a security alert all its non-emergency personnel in iraq asking them to immediately depart from the u.s. embassy in baghdad and from the consulate bill that's an order that relates to all non-emergency personnel now why the sudden panic well this security al

>>> a look at the u.s. army's 2 volume report the war in iraq. the co-authors outlined there's report at the center for strategic and international studies. >> good morning everyone. thank you for coming to csis today. i'm the director of csi project on history and strategy. -- csis history and so strategy which is there novel and probably naove idea that people may want a little more history to go along with their tweets when they are talking about state strategy and military affairs. what better way to kick off that hypothesis with 1500 pages of military history? that seems like a good test case for whether we can succeed or fail in this endeavor. i want to thank peter and ken who are my co-conspirators deciding we should give a little extra publicity to this terrific piece of military history. as all of us know the iraq war has become an ideological referendum on america's place in the world, and what's more striking about it is how little actual history has been written about the iraq war from the perspective of a professional historian. as we move into thinking about the i

-jazeera bit in the meantime we'll look at what's going on in iraq because it is fake and out against the u.s. treatment of a wrong in their escalating crisis but the iraqi foreign minister also told his iranian counterpart that iraq is willing to mediate but matheson reports now from baghdad on iraq's position. if mohammed jever jerry for came to baghdad to clarify where iraq stands in the ongoing tension between the u.s. and iran iraq's foreign minister seems to have given him an answer and. against the unilateral measures taken by the us we are standing by iran in its position and god willing we can play an intermediary role between the parties if necessary like. iran's foreign minister has proposed signing a non-aggression pact with gulf neighbors but iran says it will take action if necessary. comes i'm on we will defend ourselves against any efforts for a war with iran whether it is a military or economic one that would victimize the iranian people we will face it was strength and resistance iran and iraq have close ties to trade culture and religion but iraq relies on u.s. and

in iraq to evacuate as soon as possible after raising the alarm on the international stage over a supposedly increased threat coming from neighboring iran. top level talks continue in the russian resort town of sochi the security around and the future of russia's relations with washington leaving the topics up for discussion. also this hour the u.s. attorney general investigates the legality of evidence used in the russia trump collusion probe about doesn't question the findings of the molar important. and latest campaign in norway sparks anger from some as it features a crescent moon as part of its logo to coincide with. a very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at our church here in moscow thanks for joining us this hour. leave iraq now as fast as possible that's the dramatic warning that's been issued by washington to certain u.s. employees in the country it comes amid a heightened sense of urgency from the american side or what it calls the increased threat coming from iraq's neighbor iran earlier i discussed the alleged iranian threat with artist and hawkins. lor

the principal casualties of such a shooting war would be iraq itself and so this has focused the minds of the entire iraq it political clout regardless of which side of the issues they come out on so it's more conceivable to me that a european power perhaps even switzerland which op or all represents american interests in iran and the president the united states met with this was president in the oval office oval office for 2 and a half 3 hours recently so i think it's more likely that a european power will have the ability to mediate between the 2 principals rather than a regional country also in iraq the military says at least 5 people have died after a car bomb exploded at a busy market west the mosul that happened in a village near the syrian border that tim's were out shopping before breaking their ramadan fast. still ahead on al-jazeera the u.s. president takes in the traditions of japan but instead of what we progress on a trade deal. the police used tear gas indiscriminately and treated everyone violently rights groups accuse indonesian police of unnecessary violence duri

bbc news, it's time for our world, which this week travels to iraq and syria to discover the disturbing story of the yazidis‘ secret children the years edie‘s... an ancient religious minority and the hymns of one of the islamic state's most ritual attacks. but they are a minority now hiding a secret. —— the yazidis. many yazidi women were forced into sexual slavery, and some have had children fathered by their islamic state captors. children... translation: i was in prison for four years but i've been able to put it all behind me now because of this child. but women like reg dean are being forced to choose between their children and returning to the yazidi community. translation: children and returning to the yazidi community. translationzli children and returning to the yazidi community. translation: iwant children and returning to the yazidi community. translation: i want to ask you, are we going to miss our children? i mean women like us. are we wrong? over the past year, i've travelled across northern iraq and syria to find the women reinforce to make these agonis

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