With a series of hit and run attacks in the last 48 hours. And today isis is suspected of staging a bloody series of car bombs inside baghdad including one that nearly killed an iraqi minister. There are serious concerns about what will happen if isis does manage to breach the iraqi capital and whether iraqi fighters have the courage to drive them out. Megyn, nobody is quite sure how far isis fighters are from reaching the capital baghdad but the department of defense is acknowledging that isis could now be within five miles. That means the fight is approaching the baghdad suburbs. The clashes have killed hundreds of iraqi soldiers. Today rear admiral john kirby was asked if iraqi fighters could hold their ground. Listen to him. So i think were i cant predict anything one way or the other other than to tell you what i can predict is were going to continue to work with them in their defenses of it. But those in and around baghdad arent sure the air strikes will be enough. They point out
Safety. Good morning, everyone. So grateful for your company. Youre touching on all of those stories. Im christi paul. Of course, my colleague Victor Blackwell is live in orlando. Good morning to you. This city, orlando, is still reeling now nearly a week after the attack at pulse nightclub. At least five funerals today for some of the 49 people who were gunned down at that massacre at the nightclub. Now talking about the investigation, authorities are still on the scene trying to piece together the killers motive. Fbis analyzing Surveillance Video showing the shooting rampage inside the club. One key detail as investigators say the shooter paused several times to use his phone, even posted on facebook. Heres one of the posts. You kill innocent women and children by doing u. S. Air strikes. Now taste the Islamic State vengeance. Also a final warning here. He says in the next few days, you will see attacks from the Islamic State in the usa. Now these posts prompted a friend to call him
Populist outrage in Iraq continues after a U.S. airstrike killed a senior Kata ib Hezbollah commander on February 7, 2024. A military spokesman said the commander, later identified as Abu Baqir al-Saadi, was "responsible for directly planning and
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