two men trying to join isis were likely recorded on social media. that is according to prosecutors who say this man and a friend were meant to travel to turkey because they wanted to become martyrs for the terror group. both arrested on thursday. one at lax. the father of the second is denying all allegations. saying his son was traveling overseaing just to visit relatives. the terrorists of isis now digging in after big gains in syria and iraq. among the conquests, the syrian city of palmara. and a desperate radio message from one government soldier. we re finished it said.
they are leading in the in the battlefield they are leading these militias up into the sunni area which is the problem with the the sunni. they see isis on one side and go uh-oh here come the black flag throat slitters. and look right and say uh-oh here come the shia militias that take our sons out and shoot them in the field. holy cow, what are we supposed to do? they flee the towns. and it is the isis fighters against the shiite militias. when it s all over if the shiites win the sunni are reluctant to go back into town because they fall into the shiite who have been oppressing them since the whole war ended when saddam hussein left and the government took over in baghdad.
barbecues and parties and stuff like that. i just i want them to know that it s about the guys who didn t get to come home. no matter what war they were in you know there s a gentleman that s buried here that died with my brother, and i want to go and pay my respects to him. reporter: she lost her brother back in 2004 in iraq. back to you. rich thank you very much for that report from washington. always a great place to be if you re going to celebrate the memorial day weekend, and honor those men and women who have paid the ultimate sacrifice. coming up fighting poverty with music. introducing you to a bollywood star devoting fame and fortune to helping children in the slums of india. and senator majority leader mitch mcconnell a last-ditch effort to save the patriot act. we debate. and then there have been dozens of isis-related arrests in the u.s. so far this year.
has launched attacks in other countries, including saudi arabia a suicide attack on a shiite mosque there and now u.s. officials say that isis is now recruiting militants in afghanistan as well though the terror group is not operational there just yet. we had a guest earlier, chuck nash captain chuck nash who actually said saudi arabia has now become the major target in this fight. john huddy, thank you very much. several people arrested in this country is aof suspected of trying to join isis. we ll talk to a former member of the u.s. special forces later this hour. kelly? on this memorial day weekend we pause to honor our veterans and all that they have sacrificed for our country. while a visit to the monuments on the national mall is always moving this year s visitors can ring the freedom bell at the world war ii memorial in honor of a family member or friend who
arabia arabia. let s talk about the syrian city taken over the message we re finished. the military is completely overwhelmed. we have air strikes but they don t seem to be assisting them in the by a they need. you know, that is a very perplexing situation julie. we do have the air power. we could strike. if you see massive troops with black flags going down a road that should be an easy target but what are the rules of engagement and where are the air kraft operating? obviously not there. and obviously the bad guys are not so blatantly going down a road in open convoys. so they are probably moving at night. they are probably mixed in with civilian traffic or making themselves appear to not be the hostile force. in the end you have to look at what we re doing elsewhere. and that is if we are pounding isis and the assad regime sees that as a pass.