Kurdish troops were able to bush isis back. The battle unfolded southwest of erbil, thats the kurdish capital. Our Senior International correspondent ben wedeman is in erbil with the latest. Ben, give us a sense of how intense this battle was. We know the kurdish fighters maintained their positions. Reporter they maintained their positions but it was touch and go for a while, wolf. This fighting began at 9 00 p. M. Yesterday and went on for about 5 1 2 hours. And it was very dark obviously. But it was foggy as well. The Kurdish Forces dont have, for instance much night vision capability. So it was intense fighting. We saw on kurdish Television Pictures of a kurdish position where it appeared that there were empty shell casings more than ankle deep. So the fighting was intense. And even though there were Coalition Aircraft in the area the two forces were so close together they could not afford to hit the isis fighters because of the danger of hitting Kurdish Forces as well. Eventually t
There was a fierce shootout and two terror suspects were killed a third was taken into custody. A belgian official now tells cnn antiterrorism operations are under way right now in other cities throughout belgium. We are covering breaking news with our correspondents our guests including the state Department Deputy spokeswoman. Lets begin with cnns john berman. Hes in paris and has just obtained new information on the belgium terror raid. What are you finding out . Reporter wolf ten separate raids in four belgian cities one specifically targeted at what officials are calling an operational terror cell planning an imminent major attack on belgian targets. Not only that the members of this cell the individuals had returned from syria, where they had been fighting alongside isis. This is the exact scenario that so many intelligence officials in so many countries have feared. In the dark of night, gunfire breaks out as police stage an antiterror operation in belgium. Belgian Authorities Sa
Never win. We are all french. And, of course the familiar je suis charlie, i am charlie. More than 40 World Leaders, european, middle eastern and from the arab world appeared together locking arms today in paris. United states was represented by the u. S. Ambassador to france. Neither the president , the Vice President or secretary of state was in paris today. Thats right. Certainly eric holder the attorney general was, although, jim, it was noteworthy he did not appear to be at the rally. He was there for separate meetings. And you saw there in those pictures that you were talking about the leaders of germany, israel the uk were there. Lets take a look. This is london. Turned blue white, and red. The colors of the french flag. Londons tribute to the paris victims was timed to happen at the same time as the marches in france. Washington d. C. Today, american flags and french flags flying over a silent march led by frances ambassador to the United States. Also today, people rallied in b
Oif. Announcer this is cnn breaking news. There is chilling new video of the paris terrorists calmly and confidently leaving the scene of the magazine massacre shouting tryiumphantly and shooting at police. There are new terror threats as new bombs ss screened for. As the terror victims are buried in france and jerusalem, a new issue of a Charlie Hebdoe is about to come out with another defiant depiction of the profit muhammad on the cover. We are all standing by. Ill speak with republican congressman marco rubio, adam shiv shiff. Lets start in paris. John berman is live with the very latest. Reporter good evening, wolf. Right behind me of course was the attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdoe nearly one week ago. Now we have a dramatic new look at the attacks. New video from an amateur you can see the scene as it unfolds in the midst of this attack. What i want you to Pay Attention to is the eerie, calculated calm of these men as theyre in the middle of a battle with police. Just rele
Charlie hebdo magazine. It hits stand on wednesday with a record one million print run. On the cover, a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad. Dozens of World Leaders joining more than a Million People at an antiterrorism rally in france. The white house admitting an official should have been there. Will u. S. Relations with france suffer . Also breaking news news in the news of flight 8501. Investigators have covered a key piece of the wreckage that will help determine what caused the jet to crash. Well beginning with the developments in the paris terror attack. Jim sciutto is in paris for us this evening. Jim jim, britains Intelligence Service warning that al qaeda is planning a massacre. Are there more sleeper cells preparing to strike . Well, the big question here in france is are the remaining suspects at large in these paris attacks . Its been a burning question since the moment nearly a week ago when the gunmen stormed Charlie Hebdo. The french Prime Minister telling cnn that its like