As palestinians and israelis continue fighting. Had a hams said it wont stop until it gets what it wants. The last day for turkish candidates to make their case aheacase to voters before they go to poll in. And african top fashion labels in london. So the u. S. President has vowed to continue to continue the fighting in iraq. He said that it will not be involved soon. He said that the government in iraqi needs to form an unity government to stop the threat. We will take action to protect our people. Well continue to provide military assistance as they battle these terrorists so the terrorists cannot establish a permanent safe haven. Even as our attention is focused on preventing an act of genocide in helping the men, women and children to hel on the mountain, thousands have fled from their hopes, including many christians. This morning i spoke with Prime Minister cameron of the United Kingdom and president hollande of france, im pleased both leaders support our action. Tom, what else d
Plus. [ music ] as the Africa Fashion week wraps up in london we meet one designer who hopes her success will be felt back home. U. S. Pratt barack obama has oh promised to continue the fight against the Islamic State north of iraq. He confirmed u. S. Airstrikes that succeeded in destroying some of the fighters arms and equipment near the city of erbil but warned that the operation would take time and stressed the importance of iraq formingen own inclusive government. At first the u. S. Forces targeted forces out of i erbil to prevent them from advancing on the city and protecting our diplomats and military personnel. So far these strikes have destroyed arms and weapons that isil could have used. We have stepped up our military assistance to Kurdish Forces as they wage their fight. But fighters from the Islamic State still pose a serious threat. They have already seized the largest dam in mosul. They are now threatening the capitol of the semi autonomous region and are syd to be 30 min
African designers bring their best work to london. African fashion week. President obama says the latest u. S. Intervention in iraq is just getting started. He said recent advances by the Islamic State group in Northern Iraq required a military response. Mr. Obama said its clear the iraqi and Kurdish Military did needed help to prevent a massacre of nonmuslims. The latest from erbil. The fathers of these special forces fought for the mountains for decades to try to get rid of saddam hussein. Former fighters and volunteers are reinforcing to hang on to the gains the kurds have made. It hasnt been enough. U. S. Air strikes launched after the overwhelmed pershmerga withdrew are meant to stop the advancement of the group 40 kilometers from erbil. They are meant to help Kurdish Forces stand up against a betterarmed enemy still known by some as isis. They have acquired huge amounts of modern weapons, of munitions, of tanks, armored humvees, of longrange artillery pieces. You name it. There w
More deaths in gaza as israelis and hamas continues the fighting hamas wont stop until it gets what it wants. And its the last day for turkish president ial candidates before voters go to the poll. Anand africa fashions in london. So the u. S. President has vowed to continue the fight against the Islamic State group in Northern Iraq saying the problem will not be solved in a matter of weeks. Barack obama said he was surprised by the rapid mostment group. The president said politicians in baghdad need to form an unity government to deal with the threat. If these terrorists threaten our facilities or our personnel legal take action to protect our people. We will continue to provide military assistance and advice to the Iraqi Government so the terrorists cannot establish a permanent safehaven. Well continue to work with the International Community to deal with the growing humanitarian problem in iraq. Countless iraqis have been driven or fled from their homes including many christians. Th
Banned from visiting. Ashraf ghani has been sworn in as afghanistans new president , described as an historic day. This is the first democratic transfer of power in the country. Ashraf ghani will head a unity government following a powersharing deal with Abdullah Abdullah. It comes after a bitterly contested election with accusations of fraud and vote recounting. Here is an excerpt from Ashraf Ghanis inauguration speech. Translation if we want to have a rule of law, the high lel officials involved in corruption should be removed so that we can have a transparent judicial system. And for all those cases which are pending, it should we formed and reveal them. Talk us through the event this morning. How significant is the transition of power for the country . Well, it was historic. Ashraf ghani was taking over power from hamid karzai. The First Time Ever that a democratically elected leader has passed power to another democratically elected leader, leading a newtype of government, a unity