a lot of concern that there will be revenge for these killings and the capture of these recruits when they go in. and of course, as we know to win the battle against isis to make any difference on the ground it is not only about capturing areas but about winning the sunni population and having them on board. tikrit is a big test in what happens next and how things unfold in iraq next. very true. reporting live from amman, jordan, this morning. thank you. italy may be heading for the record books. you will not believe how much snow has fallen in a single day. details ahead in our weather report. and great news for apple lovers. the company s released its latest device. we ll tell you you what you need to know. hey, girl. is it crazy that your soccer trophy is talking to you right now? it kinda is. it s as crazy as you not rolling over your old 401k. cue the horns. just harness the confidence it took you to win me and call td
[ laughter ] and our thanks to jeff zeleny for that report. isis may soon buckle to iraqi forces after just over a week of fighting in and around tikrit. iraqi commanders say the key city could be liberated in just days. now ben wedeman saw the battle close up and filed this report near the front lines. we ve got to give a warning here some of his material you may find graphic. reporter: the leader has arrived at the front. he doesn t wear a uniform or hold an official rank but is perhaps the most powerful military leader in iraq. he heads the budid oregon and a predominantly shia paramilitary force that appears to be doing the lion s share of the fighting for tikrit. and he s confident his men can crush isis in iraq without the help of the u.s.-led coalition.
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we don t need it and we don t want it, he tells me. anyone who puts their faith in the international coalition to libt iraq is putting their liberate iraq is putting their faith in a mirage. of the people will iraq will liberate this country and put an end to isis. his men seem to be leading the fight with the iraqi army and sunni tribesmen playing a supporting role. the group boasts better know-how than the army. we can listen in and jam isis cell phones, says the commander. the iraqi army doesn t have that technology. the group does acknowledge a little help from his friends. yes we declare to the world we have iranian advisers and we re proud of them and thank them deeply for participating with us because iran has more experience than anyone else on earth in
the religious authority there. the ayatollah calling for restraint to these forces and also there is concern about the element of revenge in this battle. as you recall last year one of the worst attacks, atrocities that was committed by isis took place in tikrit. up to 1,700 shia recruits were taken, captured by isis from the camp in tikrit. the fate of all of them is really unknown. the iraqi government has not been able to answer the fate of these recruits. we ve heard isis claiming they killed all 1,700. we ve heard human rights watch saying they documented through satellite imagery what they believe to be mass graves of these shia recruits up to 770 of them. they said in the presidential complex, they are in tikrit. that incident we saw over the past year increased sectarian tensions in the country.