they used heavy machinery to push across blocks in the way. the t-walls that blocked access. pushed their way through. raised a flag over the headquarters there. the police headquarters and also a key mosque as well and intense clashes ongoing. reports now that u.s. jets, coalition warplanes have been brought in to try to hold them back along with iraqi government helicopters. as we ve seen before, it is hard to push isis back when they are making these particular territorial moves. a real upset in the narrative that the government was trying to push which is anbar will be next and that sunni area will become under iraqi government control. that clearly is not the case and instead we are seeing isis now making this quite substantial move. kate? quite a blow to the iraqi narrative they would make moves to hold isis back. nick paton walsh, great to see you. thank you so much. new this morning, the wreckage of a missing u.s. helicopter in nepal has been found. officials recovered thre
and that is coming from a u.s. official based in d.c. and it is in stark contrast to what we re hearing from people that are actually on the ground in ramadi. we ve been talking to local officials, local commanders. throughout the night into today, isis was steadily advancing towards the city center launching an attack on the government complex that iraqi security forces were able to repel for the time being. then finally in the afternoon, those much-needed air strikes began targeting isis positions inside ramadi as well as on the outskirts of the city. but they need so many more troops to actually begin to push isis back. they are quite simply outmanned and outgunned. and this isis push into ramadi has sent upwards of 150,000 people fleeing. but it s not just ramadi that s really seeing and feeling the impact of the violence brought on by isis.
materializing just a few hours ago. we are hearing from a local official in ramadi saying airstrikes took place on the outskirts of the city, effectively an effort to cut off logistical and reinforcements coming into isis. also some airstrikes in this city to try to prevent isis from advancing towards that government complex. at this stage much more is needed, especially when it comes to troops on the ground to try to even begin pushing isis back. where those troops are going to come from, that s a huge question. arwa damon, good to have you, arwa. quite a story for you. busted for allegedly trying to sell weapons to mexican drug cartel, talking about two members of the army national guard. officials call this down this another arrest in gang rape of panama city beach in an
very angry, very frustrated because he says he had been warning the iraqi government asking for additional support in the form of troops more boots on the ground to help the fighters already in the city get ready to try to push isis back. but also because he and others have been requesting for quite some time now additional iraqi air force air strikes and coalition air strikes on isis positions before they were even able to breach the city. entering this morning from the east in something of a surprise attack that sent according to the official, 150,000 people fleeing. we saw some of those individuals that were trying to escape earlier in the day, trying to cross a bridge that you re not allowed to use a vehicle on. so they were on foot absolutely exhausted, wolf shocked, understandably given what they had been through. women, the elderly, children
us target drone strikes against al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and others. there s a vacuum and ice is is moving into the vacuum now. and now they are leading a coalition against iran backed shiite rebels. what kind of success story is this? you know the reality is that the united states is i think taking the right steps now, we ve got the right pieces in place to go after isis. i think it is very important for the united states now to take a more leading role with regards to providing support for iraqis and going after tikrit. not only to try to push isis back, but also to try to reduce the influence of iran in that region of the world. that s the same issue with regards to the houthis in yemen, which is another failed state. obviously a setback for our