Volunteers who have signed on to try to fight isis. The group isis still some 45minute drive outside of the city of baghdad, defenses here have been strengthened. We are also just getting word that hundreds of u. S. Troops, u. S. Forces are going to be deployed to this city, to iraq. President obama has notified congress that up to 275 u. S. Armed forces personnel will be sent here to provide support and security for the u. S. Embassy here in baghdad and for americans who are in iraq in the event of an evacuation. The president says that force will be equipped for combat and will stay in place until the security situation improves. It has been a day of dramatic developments to tell you about this evening. The United States is also considering everything from unarmed surveillance flights to air strikes to help hold this country together and stop the violent offense at being carried out by militants from the Islamic State in iraq and syria. A lot to talk about. Joining me now live are ch
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welcome back. we re live in baghdad. the campaign that s being carried out by militants here in iraq is being advertised online by this group isis on jihadi internet forums, on facebook, on twitter. the images that are emerging are frankly horrifying, some purporting to show the, cushions of iraqi security forces and others, mass executions. in a moment i ll speak with peter bergen and former see and fbi official phillip mudd on what isis is trying to accomplish but we want to warn you that the images coming up may be too graphic for some young viewers. howard damon reports. reporter: two of the captains have border guard patches on their sleeves. the guard tells them to repeat islamic state here today. the first two comply, fear on their faces. the third struggles to formulate the words. moments later, this. . he appears to be dehydrated,