Three suicide car bombers have launched attacks as iraqs military begins operation to try and retake Anbar Province from i. S. I. L. And shia malitia are involved in the operation which some say could raise sectarian tensions and anbar is a large mostly sunni province in the west and took control of ramadi the capitol last week sending iraqi troops running and rampty is 115 kilometers from the capitol baghdad and we are in baghdad and joins us now and what is going to be different about this operation to retake anbar as opposed to the fact it fell in the first place, what is going to be different . Well what they are doing is pumping in a lot more resources than they have done previously and a lot more coordination between all of the various different forces and lets look at what different forces we have. We have the regular iraqi army taking part and shia malitias who were supported by iran and iran supporters and Coalition Air strikes led by the u. S. And we have a situation where ir
New zealand. Technology at a could save lives. A teunsan soldier has tunisian soldier has opened fire on his colleagues. Nazanine moshiri has details. The confusion outside the military barracks in the moments after mondays shooting is adding to the tension. The military says a corporal stabbed to death one soldier grabbed his weapon and opened fire. The man had no known connections to any armed groups. The military insists he must have killed for personal reasons. This soldier had family problems. He suffered from behavioral disorders. He has been recently transferred to a lesssensitive unit where he wasnt allowed to carry weapons. Until now this is an individual case and the motives are under investigation. His motives will be crucial. Vectors will want to speak to his friends and family. The base is in the heart of the capital. Close to parliament, and the bardo museum. This is where 22 people were killed in march. Motte of them tourists. The two men responsible were tunisians who r
Latest on the mass graves found in malaysia our reporter is at the scene, deep in the jungle. Iraq has launched a military operation to try to retake Anbar Province from i. S. I. L. What we know is shia Para Military forces are involved in this operation that some fear could raise sectarian tensions i. S. I. L. Fighters took over ramadi just over a week ago and emron has more from baghdad. Reporter we are hearing troops have been for ten days to retake parts of the Anbar Province this is a joint effort between shia forces iraqi forces and other iraqi forces and the police. Its quite likely to be a big operation mounted in stages along some of the roads in Anbar Province and Anbar Province is a desert and taking over key roads is crucial and they are are talking about ramadi and ramadi fell to i. S. I. L. And sparked a huge internal crisis. Somali armed Group Alshabab said it killed 25 Kenya Police Officers and they were ambushed north of the town here and there are conflicting reports
Fired up again in the south. Oh my god, its on the ground again. This tornado touched down in southeast texas. Inside the flood zone new heartache. At least eight people are dead, 12 are still missing. In houston, this, flood waters inside a popular mall. Along the border a killer twister. This morning they have suspended all transit services. Cars were thoun on top of homes there. Here is nbcs gabe gutierrez. Reporter a desperate search for the missing as the magnitude of this weekends historic flood sinks in. I would describe it as a flood of biblical proportion. Its nothing like weve ever experienced. Reporter in the air and on the ground. Its texans helping texans right now. These are our neighbors, people in our community. It definitely affects us on a personal level. The Texas Army National guard scour the banks of the blanco river south of austin. We have drone capability were bringing into this thing, gising, thermal imaging, you name it, were brining it to bear. Reporter the r
A somber ceremony is about to begin to mark memorial day at Arlington National cemetery. We have a live picture to show you this morning. President obama very soon will lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier, a moving tribute to the men and women who gave their lives for our country. President obama will also speak this morning after he lays that wreath in the cemeterys memorial amphitheatre. The white house is reminding that this is the first memorial day since the end of combat operations in afghanistan. 10,000 american troops will stay in afghanistan in other rules through the end of the year. We have the president here. Hes going to lay the wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. You see him walking up here. Lets listen. Well have more of the ceremony later on in the newscast. Last monday of may p when all the springtime flowers bloom thats songwriter bob reagan performing the last monday in may at the world war ii memorial this morning. Also at the memorial, a dozen wo