The british Prime Minister of panic, as he flies north to urge scots to vote no. The u. S. Secretary of state is in bagdad. Where he has met the new Prime Minister. The meeting comes hours before a live televised speech by president barack obama. John kerry has praised the creation of iraqs new government, but says more must be done to bring stability back to the country and fight the i. S. Group fighters. Obviously the hard work is very far from over. We all know that. In many ways it is just beginning, establishing a government doesnt mean a lot if it is not able to govern effectively or doesnt govern inclusively. And it particularly needs to govern inclusively in order to represent the interests of all the iraqi people. Lets talk to john hendren about this. He is in e erbil, how do politicians feel about him being there . Well, this is a country with a sot of sectarian differences, but one thing many agree on is the u. S. Air strike have been helpful, and they will accept a number o
The critics. Costa rica prepared to face greece in one of their most successful tournaments in world cup history. First to the turmoil in iraq and an important test for the Largest Military offensive yet by government forces. There is confusion about who exactly is in control of tikrit. The iraqi army says its ready to retake the city that fell to sunni rebels almost three weeks ago. State television is reporting reinforcements have arrived and is taking control surrounding villages. They are believed to be on the outskirts of the city and are getting ready for a major battle to come. At the same time, troops are being deployed west of the city. They want to secure the road leading to repa near sia. The first batch of russian fighter jets have arrived. The government says the five planes will be ready for cocomb the coming days. Straight to baghdad an to imran chan. We are reporting confusion about tick ri tikrit. Who is . Charge of the city . Do we know who is trying to retake it . Wh
Ukraine. France and germany calling on Vladimir Putin to convince separatists to down arms after weeks of fighting against ukrainian troops. Also coming up for you this hour, singing to remember the Vienna Philharmonic orchestra and choir ceva gevo very a though joined together to mark the anniversary of the First World War start. Agrees togis thing pay 8. 9 billion fine to the u. S. Paribas accused of drinking sanctions on iran, cuba and sudan. Iraqs army has sent an army to take risk. This is day three of the pushback against the sunni militant takeover of several regions in iraq. Recapturedthey have the Northern City the rebels say otherwise. They seem to have advanced closer to the capital, baghdad and have announced the creation of a new islamic state. Their aim to impose sharia law. First of all, what is the declaration of a new state really changes anything . Does not change anything on the ground. Is a very symbolic moment. It is isis saying we are changing that dynamic. The bo
Confront this Terror Threat through military, intelligence and Law Enforcement as well as diplomatic efforts. Secretary kerry will travel to the region that will enable us to degrade and ultimately destroy isis. Reporter in Newport Wales friday president obama strad jeezed to strategized to confront ice sits. Both americans were revenge killings. For successful u. S. Air strikes against isis notably at the crucial month sull dam. What is next . Syria where isis is focused. Commander in chief obama acknowledges United States operations against isis to date have been limited, rolling back isis in iraq. So now it is isis in syria. The stepping is now estimated at 20,000 fighters. This figure includes some 2,000 european citizens and get this, several hundred americans recrude from poorly assimilated immigrant communities in the United States. Question with nato now on board, does president obama have a coherent strategy for dealing with isis and if so what is it . Pat . It is coherent in
It out to the American People last week. What is the Legal Authority youre basing that on . The Statutory Authority is the amf of 2001. If you wanted to add something to that, would probably be the amuf of 2003. My time has expired. I assume you meant theres no purely military solution to isil . When you said theres no military because youre seeking yeah theres no purely military solution. Thank you. We need to stick very carefully to the sixminute rule because we have one, two, three, four, five at least, and so we have to be out of here at exactly 1 00. So, please, watch that clock, everybody. Im not your problem. Senator donnelley. I didnt mean i know that, mr. Chairman. I want to thank both of you for everything youve done and for our service to our country. I want to get back to what you were talking about as to having had partners and having buyin. I heard the role john allen is going to play. Is a big part of that role n your mind, working with sunni tribal leadership, the peopl