With me sales . Thelize in germany will the government require band story vaccinations. In am bar province have lost 23 soldiers in a battle against fighters from the Islamic State of the iraq. Isil also took control of a strategic bridge which lies between the cities. Its not far from an air base which houses u. S. Forces and their Coalition Partners. In another development, the masked isil fighter has been named. And a new picture posted online, show they are destroying rare artability fas in the iraqi city. Some are 3,000 years old. We begin with the late nest fighting in am bar province. The iraqdy military is continuing to evacuate families from the city of baghdaddy in western. Amido fierce fighting there. Isil has taken according to Security Forces a bridge between the city of baghdadi thats in that vast Western Province where tribes combined with Iraqi Military are trying to fight isil. But it still controls most of the province, but the fighting has been specially force. It is
Iraqi forces in Anbar Province have lost 20 soldiers in a battle with isil filingers. Isil has reportedly secured a crucial bridge. Iraqi troops have been trying to take baghdadi back from the group. The town was also attacked by isil suicide bombers on thursday. Jane is in bagdad and wells us why the area is so important. Reporter the Iraqi Military is continuing to evacuate families from the city of baghdadi amid fierce fighting there. Isil has taken according to security sources, a bridge between the city of baghdadi and hadifa thats in that vast Western Province where tribes combined with Iraqi Military are trying to fight isil. But it still controls most of the province. And fighting has been particularly fierce around baghdadi. Which has a home to u. S. Military trainers as well as its coalition partners. According to security sources, isil retook that bridge on the you fray tease river. After that they said military trucks seized from the Iraqi Military with suicide bombers to t
Reporter scandal in buenos aires a judge throws out the case against argentina president as congress dismantles the countrys spy agency. Intelligence agency raised or contaminating the evidence to cover its own tracks. Welcome to Al Jazeera America International News hour im Antonio Moore and im stephanie sy, we begin with the killer and his name is Mohammed Emwazi a british Computer Programmer from a well to do London Family and until now he was known as jshgsz ihjshgsz jihadi john and he was in black and yielding a knife and accused of killing hostages including james foly. I. S. I. L. Released footage with fighters destroying religious artifacts at a museum in mosul. See saw battle for albaghdadi and captured a bridge that links it to the town ohineveh and people were killed in the clash. Little is known about Mohammed Emwazi and Security Officials said he left virtually no trail on social media or online but lawrence lee reports a small Advocacy Group could shed some light on the m
Case and a woman jailed six years for mistreating her indonesia domestic helper. Just within the last few minutes the German Parliament has overwhelmingly backed a fourmonth extension of greeces bail out program by international creditor, the yes vote was expected after chancer Angela Merkel Ruling Coalition with similar opposition parties voiced support for it. More on that in a little bit right here on al jazeera. But moving on to other news nearly 200 people have died in an avalanche in northern afghanistan, homes, schools and mosques were buried in the Northeastern Province of panjshir and soldiers and volunteers are desperately searching for any survivors but deep snow and remote location are hampering efforts and the risk of more snowfall is raising and Nicole Johnston is in panjshir with an update. Reporter the government of panjshir say there are dozens of villages they cannot contact at the moment and isolated villages high newspaper up in the mountains and down in panjshir an
United nations is condemning the destruction of iraqs ancient history by isil fighters. Priceless statues some more than 2,000 years old have been smashed to pieces. The director of the mosul museum has confirmed this newly released video of men in sledge ham percent genuine. The u. N. s Cultural Agency called for an emergency meeting over an attack on iraqi heritage. I think the destruction of artifacts as we are seeing in iraq today is reprehensibly. It is also in violation of the latest Security Council resolution we have just seen 2199. The director general of you necessary co has just asked the president of the Security Council to convene an urgent meet on the ground this matter so the Security Council can address the destruction of artifacts. As you know, when history is destroyed, you also destroy the future ive country. You fuel sectarianism. You fuel even more violence, ranking the millennial culture of iraq. Puts its future at risk. And isil fighters have seized control of a