Of cancer care. Learn more at cancercenter dot. And now, bbc world news america. Katty this is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, i am katty kay. On witht for falluja is iraqi forces battling the socalled Islamic State to retake the city. Actor and comedian lowcost be has been ordered to stand trial over accusations he sexually assaulted a woman at his philadelphia home. Hange is coming to twitter welcome news for those of us who have trouble expressing it all in 140 characters. Katty welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and around the globe. Tonight the socalled Islamic State group is being targeted in syria and iraq. Kurdish forces are advancing north of the stronghold of raqqa in syria. In iraq, the army is encircling falluja, which has been held by the militants for more than two years. Our first report is from falluja where jim muir has traveled to the front line with iraqi forces. Jim pounding away at the selfstyled Islamic State in falluja. Day
Of cancer care. Learn more at cancercenter dot. And now, bbc world news america. Katty this is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, i am katty kay. On witht for falluja is iraqi forces battling the socalled Islamic State to retake the city. Actor and comedian lowcost be has been ordered to stand trial over accusations he sexually assaulted a woman at his philadelphia home. Hange is coming to twitter welcome news for those of us who have trouble expressing it all in 140 characters. Katty welcome to our viewers on Public Television in america and around the globe. Tonight the socalled Islamic State group is being targeted in syria and iraq. Kurdish forces are advancing north of the stronghold of raqqa in syria. In iraq, the army is encircling falluja, which has been held by the militants for more than two years. Our first report is from falluja where jim muir has traveled to the front line with iraqi forces. Jim pounding away at the selfstyled Islamic State in falluja. Day
Direct threat to iraq and the government of iraq. He talks about some of the veterans as being from iraq. I would also add to that whats happened in tikrit, since thats been taken off isil. We have seen 70 of its population returning to that city. Later on in this debate, the importance of humanitarian aide and reconstruction, that can only work if you have Good Government in those times and the absence of isil in those. Well make a little bit of progress and i will take more interventions including from the different Political Parties in this house. Mr. Speaker, since my Statement Last week, the house has had an opportunity to ask questions of our security expert. Ive arranged a briefing for all members, as well as more detailed briefings. Ive spoken further to our allies, including president obama, chancellor merkel and the king of jordan. The king of jordan written in the Daily Telegraph expressing his wish for britain to stand with jordan in eliminating this global threat. Ive also
By each senator who goes to speak and define why we are doing this and what were doing i think is would be a healthy debate. Im confident coming out of that would be an absolute understanding of why everyone in the region and world that we are deeply committed to this and committed for more than the three years. The three years will be respected as secretary carter says as a reflection of the process and not as a management of the fundamental commitment to achieve our goals. Every country in the region has committed to defeat isil. Every country. That is partly what has prompted some of the questions because of irans commitment to do that. I really think the three years is more of a statement of respect by president obama, for him to say to the next president , to the Congress Review this, take a look at this, see how it is going. Tweak it if necessary. I think he has no doubt about the readiness and willingness of congress to continue that forward but perhaps with some stateoftheart r
Come together to address a serious challenge. We all took an oath to protect the nation and its interests but to do so we must Work Together. I know everyone on this Committee Takes the isil threat seriously. Everyone at this table does as well. We encourage a serious debate. I ask you to pass the president s amf because it provides the authority and flex wage and recurrent campaign and because it will demonstrate to our men and women in uniform that all of us stand behind them. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Distinguished members of this committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. Let me add my personal thoughts and prayers to those at the loss of folks on that helicopter. A reminder to us that those who serve put themselves at risk in training and combat. We will work to which were those survivors their family members will be well cared for. The committee will join in. I appreciate the opportunity to be here today. I just returned yesterday from a trip to the middl