Breaking news overnight, president obama announces that the u. S. Is lifting the longheld arms embargo with vietnam. The news that came during a press conference just hours ago. The president arrived in vietnam overnight for his first day in a threeday visit before he heads to japan for his historic trip to hiroshima. Nbcs tracie potts is in washington. Good morning to you, tracie. How big of a deal is the u. S. Lifting this arms embargo with vietnam . Reporter its a really big deal. It erases one of the last elements of the cold war, even though the two countries are not on the same page, including human rights. Despite lingering concerns about human rights, this morning president obama announced the u. S. Is lifting its near decades long arms embargo against vietnam. This change will ensure that vietnam has access to the equipment it needs to defend itself. Reporter against china, claiming disputed islands in the south china sea, and it eases vietnams reliance on russia. The presiden
Nbc news over 20,000 Iraqi Federal Police Soldiers have been called into action with an additional 15,000 troops expected. On twitter, iraqi Prime Minister says he announced the offensive posting zero hour for the liberation of fallujah has arrived. A moment of victory has drawn near and daesh has no choice but to flee. Taliban leader has been killed. The pentagon confirmed it launched an air strike in pakistan targeting the talibans top commander. With the death, the taliban is thrown into its second leadership crisis within a year. The white house said the attack marked an important milestone in our long standing effort to bring peace and prosperity to afghanistan. It was carried out saturday by multiple unmanned military drones as mansour and another taliban fighter drove in a afghanistan pakistan border. Its believed to be the First American drone strike in the taliban headquarters. Breaking news overnight, president obama announces that the u. S. Is lifting the longheld arms themb
A row over the governments economic policy. U. S. Surveillance aircraft are flying over syria to spy on Islamic State fighters. President obama gave the go ahead for unmanned drones and other aircraft to track the fighters who control parts of syria. U. S. War flames have recently attacked Islamic State fighters in islamic iraq. Syria says all efforts must be coordinated by the Syrian Government. Translator syria is ready to couldnt and coordinate on regional and International Levels to fight terrorism to implement the resolution of the u. N. Security council. In the framework of respecting the sovereignty and the independence of syria. Taken in to consideration that the Syrian Government is representing syrian is off at this. Any effort to combat terrorism should be coordinated with the Syrian Government. The Islamic State group has been fighting not only Syrian Government force buzz rebel groupings who are opposed to president assad. The Islamic State controls parts of syria, includi
Where the funeral of Michael Brown is an emotional affairs. Air sometimes in 48 hours plus. Im andrew thomas, ive joined indigenous australians, to help them connect with their his their culture and their ancestors art. We begin hour in iraq. Where monday has been another day of widespread violence with car bombs south of baghdad, bringing the daily death toll to at least 41. Wave of attacks targeted commercial areas in and around baghdad. A bomber blew himself up. Target of poamtion i bombings oa cooperating on the front line against the Islamic State group. Kurdish forces and Iraqi Federal police stand together at this entrance to kirkuk, an unlikely alliance. Further south is territory under the Islamic State group and other sunni armed forces. The two authorities on the ground here have long competed for control of this strategic city. Now theyre facing a common enemy. On the ground they are cooperating but this official says dont identify him because no one in charge. The iraqis h
Accident. We begin with news of a major reshuffle of egypts government. Eight ministers were sacked in a move the Prime Minister said was designed to inject new blood into the government. The biggest casualty is the interior minister whos held the post since before sisi took power. Hes been criticized by human Rights Groups over crackdowns on protestors. The government is under pressure over failure to prevent attacks by armed groups, especially in sinai. It is the first cabinet we shuffle under president al sisi who staged a coo in 2013 and later won president ial elections. Eight ministers have been sacked, including the ministers of tourism and culture but the most important was the sacking of general ibrahim a long serving officer. He was appointed as interior minister in 2012 under egypts first elected civilian president , Mohamed Morsi a leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood. Supporters accuse the minister of collaborating with the military to orchestrate the coup against the