that won t happen here all of the men vow. more forces and reinforcements arrive. through a scope one fighter pinpoints two suspected isis vehicles in the distance. along the berm others watch and wait preparing for isis to strike back. and holding those front lines is very difficult to say the least given the type of tactics that isis does employ with that triple suicide bombing that took out at least 30 iraqi soldiers and suicide bombings are the ideal tactic that isis does use in all of this. that s exactly how they manage to capture ramadi. all right. arwa damon reporting live from baghdad. thanks so much. the white house appears to be steering clear of the controversial comments made by defense secretary ash carter that iraqi troops lacked the will to fight when ramadi fell. i think we ve seen some issues in the past.
orders to retreat and allowed the lines to collapse. and in an attempt to recapture ramadi the iraqi government masked forces along that city s eastern front. quite a patchwork of forces though. a combination of military police iranian backed shia paramilitary units and as well as using sunni tribes in defensive positions. arwa damon reporting live from baghdad. thank you so much. on this memorial day, a nation pauses to honor the sacrifices of those who served in the u.s. military. right now in washington a day of remembrance and reflection begins to unfold. next hour president obama honors the war dead at arlington national cemetery. i ll be right back.
arwa damon reporting live from baghdad. thank you very much for that. let s talk more about this city of palmyra, why it is so important, not only right now, but historically. it is the isis crosshairs. what you re looking at are irreplaceable ancient ruins, considered one of the most valuable heritage listed sites in the world. the isis presence here a daunting prospect for historians. consider what we have watched isis do in the past. they ve taken sledge hammers and dynamite to anything that group deems to be a false idol. let s bring in the president of the world monument funds. thank you for being here bonnie. let s begin with what arwa just mentioned. that is the historical significance of this entire city to the history of the world. it s an incredible apparition. it s a city in an oasis. it stands completely alone in the desert by itself. it was always a great crossroads of civilization built up to be a really major city in the first