The United States has been carrying out air strikes in iraq. U. S. Central command says its been targetting Islamic State Group Fighters around the Northern City of erbil, and iraqs largest dam near mosul. Nine attacks have been carried out by fighter jets and drones. They damaged and destroyed around one dozen armed groups. People in the yazidi say the u. S. And Kurdish Forces didnt stop them being attacked by the Islamic State group in the village of korchel. 80 are said to have been killed there. Translation they separated men and women from the men. They took the women and children in a hall. They took gold, id and property. They took the men group by group out in cars and killed them. They took the women in cars towards sinjar. I dont know where they took them. At least five have been wounded in fallujah after shelling by the army. Res dep shall neighbour residential neighbourhoods suffered the most damaged. They are targetting fighters from the Islamic State. Wet talk about what
South african exile whose liveneded in the 1960s is about to go life ended in the 1960s is about to go back to his homeland. Kurdish Peshmerga Forces in iraq are reported to have taken three towns east of the mosul dam from Islamic State fighters. Peshmerga have control of them. They are now fighting to retake the town of telkit. The u. S. Has been carrying out air strikes around the dam and the Northern City of erbil. Several armoured vehicles used by the Islamic State fighters have been damaged or destroyed. Islamic state fighters are targetting several minority groups in iraq. People in the Yazidi Community said the u. S. And Kurdish Forces did not stop them being attacked in the village. 80 were killed. Translation they separated women and children from the men, putting women and children in a hall and the men on another side. They took their ids, cold and property, and took the men, group by group, outside in a village, by cars, and killed them, until no men were left. Then they t
Preparing for a new school year hopes of an end to 50 years of violence in columbia victims of the fighting between f. A. R. C. Rebels and Government Troops join peace talks in cuba. We start this newshour in Northern Iraq where theres a huge battle going on between kurdish fighters and the Islamic State group. The peshmerga kurds want to take back towns seized by the fighters, who are trying to establish an Islamic State in the region. The iraqi army and the u. S. Is trying to drive the Islamic State group out of the area. The u. S. Is carrying out air strikes against the armed group. This is a complex situation on the ground. Lets look at the areas where the groups are fighting. So far Peshmerga Forces have retaken the towns and some of the troops pushed on to the town of telkif taken by rebel fighters a few days ago. Theres fears fighting going on there and a battle looming in mosul. The peshmerga are massing the troops at the mosul junction and some of moving towards the dam, and o
Happening now, two wars raging with the United States poised to make key decisions about just how deeply to get involved in each. This morning the isis stronghold of rack wraqqa is burning. The french president and german chancellor in moscow trying to negotiate a ceasefire deal over ukraine with russian president Vladimir Putin a day after meeting with ukrainian leaders. Lets get to escalating war against isis. A second day of jordans new air assault on the terror group wrapped up just a short time ago. Once again u. S. Warplanes accompanied the jets on bombing rings. There are reports of loud explosions in raqqa, syria. There is smoke rising in the syrian city. Cnn cannot independently verify the photos. We heard directly from jordans foreign minister telling cnn the air strikes against isis are just the beginning of jordans retaliation for the killing, the murder of pilot muath al kaseasbeh. We want to bring in barbara starr. This operation is now named muath the martyr in honor of
Good morning. Im carol costello. Thank you so much for joining me. Strong words from secretary of state john kerry as he calls out russia amid the escalating violence in ukraine. Were now awaiting a News Conference to begin shortly with kerry and the ukrainian prime minister. Hes wrapping up a series of meetings today in kiev. Just a few hours ago, kerry said russia needs to pull back heavy weapons that can reach heavily populated areas, remove foreign troops and close the russian ukrainian border. Lets head right to ukraine and cnns National Correspondent jim sciutto who is traveling with the secretary. Tell us more, jim. Reporter here in kiev were seeing a fairly diplomatic fullcourt press. You the secretary of state of the u. S. The president s of france and germany arriving later tonight and then heading to moscow. To the west the nato powers along with the u. S. Showing a unified front against russia against military actions that i tell you, carol, having covered this story for a