The u. S. Is considering escalating its military campaign against the Islamic State of iraq and levant in iraq and syria. Ash carter said a proposed policy will mean Additional Air strikes and action on the ground. Rosalind jordan has more on the strategy shift which still needs approval from the president there is a military strategy called the three r. Retaking raqqa, swooping in on ramadi. And the u. S. Troops getting more involved. We will not hold back supporting capable partners. Carters statement comes after a raid last week where u. S. Special forces jumped in to help kurdish fighters. If to, that would be a change for the u. S. President obama had promised no Ground Troops to fight i. S. I. L. Carter told a Congressional Panel on tuesday that despite a decision to launch air strikes in syria. The u. S. Will pressure iraqi Prime Minister to not let russia join the strike on its territory. We are the partners, we are consistent. And ramadi repeated the pledges. Theres another co
Marathon, the Kansas City Royals going ahead in the series with the new york mets, but only after the long evident game in history. One way or another, iran will have to be part of the future of syria. Thats the view of president Barack Obamas security advisor and tehran accepted an invitation to a global summit on the syrian conflict. Its military playing a key role supporting the syrian regime. Well be live in washington, d. C. , but first, this report. This is one of the funerals for iranian soldiers killed in sir iri cant. Hes among the two dozen soldiers and generals who died fighting there. The u. S. Says nearly 2,000 Iranian Special forces in syria fighting in support of the government. Iranian generals have been assuring people that Foreign Military involvement is important. A commander had this to say, we will witness proper advances against terrorists in the two war tone countries of iraq and syria. The presence of Iranian Military advisers result in sustainability in the reg
In wolfsburg where these v where. Workers face an uncertain future because of the emissions scandal. The reported deaths of 11 iranian soldiers in syria in 48 hours have raised questions about the countrys close involvement in the conflict. While russia is providing president Bashar Alassad with air support. Iranian advisers are playing an Important Role in battles on the ground. Now iran also looks set to talk part in international talks in vee an on thursday i spoke to a journalist a short while ago and began by asking him if the reports of these deaths are affecting the publics view of the war in syria . Nobody wants confrontation here, nobody wants further blood in syria. Nobody is winning anything out of this, you know, unnecessary crisis. I think everybody has until this point as we speak the best option now is dialogue between all warring factions and all of those outside powers talk about dialogue in a moment but first if you will just tell me if the iranians are feeling about
Its toll an n. A. S. A. Spacecraft makes a close flight path to saturns ocean bearing moon in a few hours. We begin this newshour with the war in syria where the iranian role in the conflict is in focus. Theres reports that 11 iranian soldiers have been killed in syria in the last 48 hours. Tehran has been asked to attend a global summit on the crisis starting in vienna on thursday. Reporter this is one of the funerals for iranian soldiers skilled in syria, among two dozen that died fighting there. The u. S. Says 2,000 special forces are in syria fighting in support of the government. Iranian generals assure people that Foreign Military involvement is important. Guards had this to say. We will witness proper advances in terrorists in the two wartorn countries. The presence of advisors results in security and tranquility in the region. More countries getting involved has not stopped the killing of civilians, many feel that iran is forced to publicly acknowledge the death of its soldiers
Longterm problem. The u. S. Is considering escalating its military campaign in iraq and syria. U. S. Defense secretary Ashton Carter said a proposed new policy will bel mean additional airstrikes and direct action on the ground. Al jazeera rosalind jordan has more on the strategy shift which still needs approval from the president. Reporter the u. S. Military is rolling out a new version of its countser isil strategy. They are calling it the three rs Syrian Rebels retaking raqqa, iraqi troops sweeping in on ramad e and u. S. Forces getting more involved. The third and final r is raids, signalling that we wont hold back from supporting capable partners in opportunistic attacks against is isil. Carters statement comes after last weeks raid where u. S. Special forces jumped in to help kurdish fighters. In so, that would be a major policy change for the u. S. President barack obama had promised no Ground Troops to fight isil carter told a Congressional Panel that despite despite russias de