jane arraf latafia iraq. >>> or the of people. the inquiry found that the american psychological association issued ethical guidelines to support interrogation techniques used after the september 11th attacks. they included water-boarding and sleep deprivation. american psychology association now says it wants a ban on psychologists taking part in torture. >>> families of those killed when an malaysia airlines mh 17 gathered for a memorial in clmple. kuala lumpur about. the head of the roman catholic church arrived in paraguay. entailed its solid and stable democracy but he also called on leaders to address inequality. >>> land the hard to come by in hong kong with most free spaces snapped up by developers to feed the small hunger for housing. but some want the city to become self reliant. food security in asia. sarah clark sent us this report. >> reporter: nestled in the shadows of the skyscrapers is a group of farming plots. becky au a third generation farmer who left her job in hong kong's financial district to return to her ro

jane arraf reports. >> reporter: it took a lot of effort to get this frozen yogurt chain to baghdad. it's one of the first american franchises here. part of an iraqi company that has always brought in the iranian ice cream brand, ice pack. all an indication that war-weary iraqis are hungry for novelty. the businessman he managed to open the shop without help from the government. >> translator: the products were delayed more than four months and the machines also delayed. so the difficulties are not from security. >> reporter: the government admits there are a lot of obstacles. there are lots of risks in opening a business anywhere but in most markets the possibility of explosions isn't part of that risk. doing business in baghdad is not for the faint of heart. economists say they need to increase the sector but it's problem now is much bigger than that. >> the fight against isis is really costing the budget over 23% of overall budget of 100 billion usd. it is an economic crisis a fiscal crisis the country is short of cash. it's not short of assets but we have to manage and we have to

jane arraf is there, does it seem civilians are caught up in the battle to retake anbar from i.s.i.l. >> it does indeed. according to local sources air strikes happened after midnight around two in the morning when young people were trying to beat the heat. out playing soccer and ramadan games in a makeshift soccer fields. there were some i.s.i.l. fighters. local sources say i.s.i.l. fighters were there, attempting to recruit some of the young me. the sir strikes that hit killed them indiscriminately. that seems to be what is happening in anbar. there is some of the fiercest fighting in that province but it's largely out of sight of everyone, that too, is part of the problem. >> i appreciate it must be difficult to get information out of areas like this because i.s.i.l. is so entrenched and it's dangerous for supporters to go in there. how sure are we about what is going on? >> well that is a key question and it's more important than ever to get as many sources of information as possible in reports such as this. we get reports every day about air strikes, and reach out to as many peop

jane arraf has the report. >> fallujah was one of the first statistician to fall to i.s.i.l. and it will be one of the most difficult to recapture. i.s.i.l. is believed to have launched dozens of suicide attacks across anbar province. iraqi security forces are using air strikes and artillery. the intense operations on the edge of cities are killing civilians as well as fighters. the government says it is only targeting i.s.i.l. but some of the victims are clearly women and children. the details are difficult to confirm. hospitals in fallujah and ramadi are controlled by i.s.i.l. iraqi government doctors here have been pulled out. this i.s.i.l. video appears to show young men said to have been killed when government air strikes hit a gathering on a football pitch on saturday. the defense ministry denies they were civilians playing football saying i.s.i.l. bans the game. medical sources and political leaders say some civilians are being killed by barrel bombs dropped by iraqi security forces. they are band under international law. military leaders here deny that. >> translator:

jane arraf al jazeera baghdad. have. >> strikes against opposition fighters near the lebanese border one of several battles raging across the country. mohammed jamjun reports. >> in syria the conflict continues. an unendingending barrage as fierce as this fire, as suffer caiting as thissuffocating asthis smoke. on the move still is i.s.i.l. fighting to keep control of raqqa its main stronghold and to take over hasaka on the border with turkey. on another of syria's borders this one with lebanon the government is fighting to repel rebels and gain the upper hand. with hezbollah vs. entered the fray once more the fighting has become fiercer on the ground as yrnz dropsyrians drop barrel bottoms from the air. here transforming a gas canister into a bomb. complicating the conflict even further the presence of kurdish fighters. until now the most effective fighting force against i.s.i.l. driving deeper towards raqqa and on the front license near hasaka hasaka, they are trying to stop the advance of islamic state of iraq a

jane arraf reports. >> reporter: there have been lots of allegations, but this is believed to be the first public evidence that isil is funding some of its operations through looted antiques. the u.s. says its special forces recovered several hundred artifacts after killing a senior isil leader in syria in may. they say along with intelligence documents and data they seized antiques including gold coins more than 1,000 years old. in between the looting of the iraq museum, and isil's destruction of ancient sites, iraq has been steadily losing parts of its heritage. the u.s. says it couldn't have done anything to protect the sites from the armed group some call daesh. >> as you know jane the coalition does not have boots on the ground and certainly using air strikes on targets like that could actually be more damaging to the pat ramonny of park than whatever the daesh members were doing. i think we can agree the best way to ensure that daesh can no longer destroy historical pat ramonnys is to expel daesh from the region. >> reporter: the u.s. brought the artifacts here. every object di

jane arraf traveled to latafia. >> reporter: they have been waiting for hours. this is first aid delivery for weeks. by the international committee of the red cross the icrc has brought aid to 250 families it recently registered. latafia, 50 miles southeast of baghdad. the packages contain a month's supply of food also kerosene and blankets. the icrc goes to areas other organizations won't go. there are now three million displaced iraqis, many of them don't are access to help. >> they need the food assistance they need clean water, most importantly they need medical assistance. there are tons of hospitals around the country that are not receiving the required medicine to operate. they have no electricity to operate their equipment. >> reporter: to minimize the risk of aid being diverted the icrcrc oversees the distribution itself instead of through local participant. this administration was delayed when staff members were stopped at military checkpoints. between the numbers of of dismissdisplacedpeople even the distribution of aid is difficult and there are hund

jane arraf iraq. >>> firefighters in yemen are struggling to put out a huge fire. it's taking place at an oil refinery in the city of aden. local authorities and pro hadi forces are calling on the saudi-led coalition to help put out the blaze houthi fighters have been blamed to recent shelling of the is "fei equestrian world silt. civilians have been force today flee the area. >>> a report by an egyptian human rights group alleges torture and abuse of prisoners in police custody it come as a time when there has been an increase in the number of deaths during detention. we have a report. >> reporter: these were his last breaths. he was being held in a police station in cairo which is notorious for previous cases of deaths in custdeaths in custody. video shows many prisoners piled on top of each other with no vents laying he should suffered from chronic asthma, dislawyers say despite proving his medical condition and having the proper paperwork to transfer to hem to a hospital the police refused. they told the lawyers then today let him die here. death in custody is

jane arraf has this report . >> fighting is intensifying around one of i.s.i.l.'s biggest strongholds. fallujah was one of the first cities to fall to i.s.i.l. and it will be one of the most difficult to recapture. i.s.i.l. has launched dozens of suicide bomb attacks in the past two weeks accrediting anbar province. security forces are using air strikes and artillery. the intense action he on the edge of cities are killing civilians as well as fighters. the government says it is only targeting i.s.i.l. but some of the victims are clearly wims on women and children. the daylights are difficult to discern. iraqi government doctors here have been pulled out. this i.s.i.l. video appears to show young men who were hit on a foobled pitch on saturday. football pitch on saturday. some civilians are being killed by barrel bombs dropped by iraqi security forces. they are band under international law. military leaders here deny that. >> translator: we are using air force jets and army jets and artillery and other precise methods. these are our people. they are iraqis. i hear

the ancient archeological city samarra from where jane arraf now reports. >> reporter: 1200 years ago samarra was the capital of an islamic empire stretching from north at calf to central asia. the distinctive spiral minnesota red was a unique architectural achieve. the great mosque had room room for 80,000 worshipers, openings in the brick walls were designed to echo sound from the minute red. >> we have wig challenges, especially in the current unstable situation. it's relatively secure but needs maintenance and repair. >> reporter: because it was abandoned most it have was intact. samarra is now on the edge of the a battle ground. isil fighters are now just 20-kilometers from here and modern samarra is divided. mostly sunni city surrounding one of the holiest sides in shia islam. the shrine. it's staging ground for former shia militias under commands of the iraqi government. they have left their mark. inside evidence of target practice. although this was once the most glorious city in the world most iraqis don't know it. now essentially the only visitors are off duty fighters. aske

. >> let's take to jane arraf live in baghdad. tell us first of all about the air strikes arc as i read there were a number of places that were hit just in iraq a loan. >> reporter: absolutely. and it's an indication that isil is indeed, able to fight on many front. when president obama described them as nimble, this is really what he has been talking about in areas where they have been driven out they are attempting to come back and coming back in full force. one would think that that fighting force would have been weakened by now. but in many of these places they are coming out with multiple suicide car bombs or truck bombs even using armored vehicles take friend iraq forces which were originally american vehicles. followed by gunmen and other suicide bombers with suicide vests. so on. >>> days there are more than a dozen suicide bombers trying to detonate themselves. we have spoken with the ministry of defense about this and say a lot of these people are still foreign fighters, still coming in through syria via turkey. and they

a warning here jane arraf's report contains some disturbing images. >> reporter: fighting intensifying around one of isil's biggest strong holds. fallujah was one of the first cities to few foal to ice and i'll it will be one of the most difficult to recapture. isil is believed to have launched dozens of suicide bomb attacks in the past two weeks across anbar province. iraqi security forces are using airstrikes and artillery. the intensified operations, though, on the edge of the cities are killing civilians as well as fighters. the government says it is only targeting isil. but some of the victims clearly women and children. the details are difficult to confirm. hospitals in fallujah and ramadi are controlled by isil. iraqi government doctors here have been pulled out this. video appears to show young men said to have been killed when airstrikes hit a gathering on a football pitch. the defense ministry denies they were civilians saying isil banned the game. medical sources and political leaders say some civilians are being killed by barrel bombs dropped by iraqi security forcesser ban

jane arraf, in the tourist village, iraq. >>> we are going to take a quick break now, but when we come back, hopes for democracy after 50 years myanmar prepares for november's parliamentary elections. plus. >> reporter: i am faiz jamil where a national ban on a popular noodle product that was found to contain led has caused hundreds of workers here to lose their jobs. >>> hello again. the top stories on al jazerra it appears a historic nuclear deal with iran will be announced in the coming hours, we are expecting a statement from iran's foreign minister and his e.u. counterpart who some been finalized the pact with other world powers in vienna. >>> greek prime minister alexis tsipras is back in athens trying to rally support for the key bailout deal. but face a tough test to sale the pack tomorrow his only government and the greek people. iraqi forces have lost many in a new offensive. 81 soldiers and pro government soldiers have been killed during tacks in and around fallujah city in anbar province, four civilians were also killed. >>> lets gets more now on the top story and the land

jane arraf has the story. >> there is fighting near fallujah and ramadi. continues what appears to be a pattern of iraqi air strikes including according to local forces banned barrel bombs that have been increasingly killing civilians. as iraq tries to dislodge i.s.i.l. from the cities they are controlling, it launches air strikes against those cities. they appear to be in populated civilian areas. one of them was in fallujah, in ramadi rather. near a football field a football pitch where young men had gathered after midnight during ramadan. they were playing football and other games when air strikes hit. the iraqi government said, local fighters on the ground said there were some members of i.s.i.l. in the area but most of the young men who died were in fact civilians. >> jane arraf in baghdad. >>> still ahead what pope francis plans to accomplish in his trip osouth america and how life is in the world's most populace country. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. here are your top stories this evening. in a national referendum held today more than 60% o

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but as jane arraf reports, some investors are defying the risks. >> reporter: it took a lot of effort to get this frozen yogurt chain to baghdad. it's one of the first american franchises here. part of an iraqi company that has always brought in the iranian ice cream brand. all an indication that war-weary iraqis are hungry for novelty, no matter what the source. the businessman behind all of this says he managed to open the shop without help from the government. >> translator: we had to invite foreigners to train our employees and did not get visas, the products were delayed more than four months and the machines also delayed, so our difficulties are not from security. >> reporter: the government says it wants private investment but admits there are a lot of obstacles. in most markets the possibility of explosions isn't normally part of the risk. doing business in baghdad is not for the faint of heart. economists say iraq needs to expand the private sector to counter high unmroim and iz rising poverty rates, but it's a problem now is much bigger than that. >> the right for -- against

jane arraf, al jazeera, baghdad. >>> the u.n. special representative to libya, says he is confident a new peace agreement will lead to a transitional government there. he has just addressed the u.n. security council. libya has been suffering from a power vacuum since the fall of gadhafi in 2011. but one of the two rival governments wasn't part of last sunday's deal. kristen saloomey has more now from the u.n. thank you for joining us. and what is the reaction been to this peace agreement? >> reporter: well as you say, the international community is very concerned about this power vacuum that does exist in libya, so we have heard from council diplomats that they are pleased that this agreement has come. they support and welcome his efforts, but there is concern that one of the main opposition groups has not signed on to this deal. the deal is for a one-year government of national accord and it allows the tobruk-based internationally recognized government to hold on to legislative power with its house of representatives. that was o

jane arraf traveled there to find out more. >> they have been waiting for hours. this is the first aid delivery here in weeks. this one by the international committee of the red cross. the icrc has broad supplies for 250 families it has previously registered. mrooefblt arrived from. they found the packages contain a month's supply of food as well as a kerosene stove and blankets they go to places other international organizations won't go. it's even sent a general r5i9or -- generator to the hospital. there are now 3 million displaced iraqis. many of them don't have access to help. >> they need food assistance, clean water. they need most importantly, they need medical assistance and there aretons tons of hospitals around the country that are not receiving the required medicine to operate. they have no electricity to operate their equipment. >> to minimize the risk of aid being diverted the icrc oversees the distribution, itself, step instead of through local partners. like many aid missions, this one was delayed when staff members were stopped at military checkpoi

. >> jane arraf traved there to find out more. >> reporter: they have been waiting for hours. the first aid delivery in weeks. this one by the international committee of the red cross. the i.c.r.c. brought supplies for 250 families. most arriving from ramadi. they found temporary refuge here, a sunni area, 50km soth of baghdad. the packages contain a month's supply of food. the i.c.r.c. goes to places other international organizations will not go. it's sent a generator to the fallujah hospital under i.s.i.l. control. >> there's 3 million displaced iraqis. many do not have access to help. >> they need food assistance clean water, most importantly they need medical assistance. there's hospitals around the country that are not receiving the required medicine to operate. they have no electricity to operate the equipment. >> to minimise the risk. aid being diverted the i.c.r.c. oversees the distribution. like many aid commissions this one was delayed. between record numbers of displaced people this has been a crisis that no one is equipped to deal with. even the simplest of aid is

jane arraf reports. >> reporter: just going to work here is risky. city council members survived this attack by a suicide bomber. the attacker from nearby fallujah killed a guard. the bullet holes are from another attack. this man has been in office for six years, and learnt to stay away from the windows. >> fallujah has an important strategic location. it's connected with three provinces. if the terrorists take fallujah and the provinces. they'll be at the doors of baghdad and the southern provinces. >> reporter: the daily rounds are different. tribal fighters have been the last line of defense. >> this bunker on the outskirts is the last point. not controlled by i.s.i.l. withinside there's a position. 20 minutes down to hold is a stronghold of fallujah, after that, it's thousands of kilometres until the border was controlled by the group. there's no heavy weapons and vehicles. this is a member, a fighter. before i.s.i.l., three sons died. one killed himself, rather than be captured or beheaded. >> he called me on the radio and said he ran out of am

jane arraf is in baghdad with this update. >> starting with haditha close to the syrian border we've seen new attacks by isil including suicide-bombers on that town. it's one of the few areas that is not held by isil. it's really a pocket in western anbar that is holding fast. but against severe attacks. fighting with suicide-bombers and gunmen and iraqi forces trying to repel them with airstrikes and artillery. the problem is that a lot of those airstrikes and the artillery seem to be on residential neighborhoods where there are still civilians. now the defense ministry spokesman tells us that they do make an effort to minimize civilian casualties, but he says, for instance, following reports that the iraqi air force bombed a soccer field with people praying soccer yesterday. that is a complicated conflict and difficult to get accurate information. clearly the offensive is on in some respect. >> the man behind the coup attempt in burundi in may has threatened to remove the president by force if he does not step down. he accused the president of dragging the country back into civil w

as jane arraf reports from a city hosting numerous minority groups baghdad. >> reporter: on the riverbank in modern day baghdad, an ain chept ritual. these are members of iraq's minority. flowing water is sacred to them. about 75,000 were in iraq before the war. now there are fewer than 25,000. >> during 2006 and 2006 a lot were forced to leave because of random killings we couldn't worship or go to work. sometimes on the basis of identity cards they'd kill us. >> hamad was one of the last of what was once hundreds of silver smiths in baghdad. he plans to leave the country. >> minorities are afraid. they have no tribes to protect them. they are always considered an easy tart. 90% of immigration is due to the security situation. >> baghdad, the second biggest city in the arab world, for centuries was a magnet for minorities, bringing skills and fostering tolerance. >> that was and is known for its multicultural identity. and by tracking baghdad you track the heart of the new iraq. and the new iraq cannot survive without diversity. >> this is one of baghdad's oldest churches built in 1843.

jane arraf reports. >> reporter: fighting is intensifying around one of i.s.i.l.'s biggest strongholds. fallujah is one of the first cities to gaul to i.s.i.l. and will be one of the most difficult to capture. i.s.i.l. is believed to have launched suicide attacks. iraqi security forces use air strikes and artillery. the intensified operations on the edge of the city is killing civilians and fighters. the government says it is only targetting i.s.i.l. victims are clearly women and children. details are difficult to confirm. hospitals in fallujah and ramadi are controlled by i.s.i.l. iraqi doctors have been pulled out. this i.s.i.l. video appears to have shown young men. the defence ministry denies they were civilians saying i.s.i.l. bans the came. medical and civilian leaders say some are killed by barrel bombs, they are banned under international law. military leaders deny that. >> we are using air force jets army jets and artilleries, he is are our people rickies, i hear about the -- iraqis i hear about the use of barrel bombs, there's no such thing. >> among the

they were believed to have been stolen over the past decade as jane arraf reports from baghdad. >> it might have been hard for get these artifacts back than to get them out. iraq's foreign minister viewed dozens of pieces recovered by international customs agents after being looted from iraq since 2003. many of the sites they came from are now under isil control where there is not much crack can do about the looting and destruction. >> two years ago we were fighting against smugglers. now we're fighting against armed groups that are well equipped and well funded. >> some important pieces stolen when the iraq museum was loot are still missing and might never be found. others are still the subject of legal claims. this is the most important piece in this collection. a 3,000-year-old piece winged beings that they believed protected their palaces. it showed up for sale in 2008. iraqi officials are not sure which site it was looted from or when because pieces like that have never been register: archaeologists can't be sure what is missing. a lot of these artifacts are looted from the sites

jane arraf, al jazeera, baghdad. >>> and a reminder you can keep up to date with all of the news on our website. that's aljazeera.com. keep up to date of course with that all-important greek vote taking place in parliament. ♪ >>> selling the deal president obama tries to convince congress and the american people to support the iran nuclear agreement. [ gunfire ] >>> it's the video police in one california town did not want released. officers killing an unarmed man. now many in the community are debating if it was justified or not. >>> and greece's parliament debates new spending cuts needed to secure a bailout deal. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america, good morning. i'm randall pinkston in for stephanie sy. president obama today is beginning his hard sell of a nuclear deal with iran. the agreement can't be implemented until congress gets 60 days to review it. during that time the president cannot lift economic sanctions that iran desperately wants eased. lisa stark is live for us on capitol hill this morning. vice president joe biden was standing with president obama yesterday when the

. >> jane arraf there. thap for the update. >> in yemen saudi higher led airstrikes have health houthis across the country to true to broker a cease-fire. here is more. >> in the ongoing air campaign, the sunday airstrikes targeted the republican palace hit the central security building where houthis are stationed. airstrikes also targeted the presidential palace in the capital, sanaa south of yemen between houthi and fighters killed by local resistance fornsz fighting in support of a yemeni president. they say the launched attacks on several houthi positions in the city. they have managed to control an air base there. saudi soldier was killed. the u.n. has been bidding for a cease in fighting until at a time end of the holy month of ramadan. >> i have been pushing hard to find a solution for the crisis. today, i have come to find a quick solution for the sake of the yemeni people. we are looking for a peaceful solution that gets everyone back to dialogue to solve all of the problems. >> the u.n. labeled th

. >> that was jane arraf reporting. still to come in this program . >> i am lucia newman in he can wad dor, the first step of pope francis's week long tour of south america where millions of catholics have abandoned the church. >> good to have you with us. these are the global headlines. voting is finished in the greek bail-out referendum with the first opinion polls showing a narrow victory for the no vote. john kerry says quote, the time is now to strike a final dealing with iran for violence in iran as dozens are killed in government airstrikes otis ill ill -- on the isil city ramadi. >> now some say, the genocide the biggest mass killing in world war ii 8,000 muslim men and boys were murdered in what was supposed to be a u.n.-protected enclave in july 1995. here is our report have vickdorey i can't gaten be. >> this is speaking at a commemoration service, serbs killed during bosnian's civil war. in 1995, it was not a genocide it's an oprijected by the international community as well as by the families of victims and

jane arraf, iraq. >>> the u.n. says the civilian death toll during three months of war now in yemen is now more than 1600. on the ground forces loyal to exiled president hadi have captured an international airport and taken over the city's police headquarters. >>> [ inaudible ] have passed a motion allowing [ inaudible ] to run for a third term. they backed the petition after nearly 4 million people signed a petition asking him to stay on as president. they can now ask the people for a referendum to abolish the two-term limit. >>> the number of new hiv cases has been halted and reversed in 83 countries. the goal of giving 50 million people life-saving hiv treatment by 2015 has been met nine months ahead of schedule. erika wood has more. >> reporter: in the year 2000, fewer than three quarters of a million hiv aids sufferers were on antiretroviral drugs. back then the epidemic was spreading fast. some governments refused to acknowledge hiv aids was a problem. since then attitudes have changed, and 15 million people

jane arraf has a report. 1200 years ago this was the capital of an islamic empire stretching from north africa to central air arm the distinctive spiral minaret was a unique architectural achievement. the great mosque had room for 80,000 worshipers, openings in the brick walls were did he sign today oak he sound from the minaret. >> translator: we have big challenges. especially in the current unstable security situation. thank god the site is now relatively secure. but it needs maintenance and repair. >> reporter: because the capital was abandoned in the ninth century rather than destroyed. most it have is still intact. but samarra is no on the edge of the a battle ground. isil fighters are now just 20-kilometers from here and modern is is ma or samarra is divide aid mowsal sunni city surrounding a shia islam site the shrine. the city has become a staging ground for former shia militias under commands of the iraqi government. they have left their mark. inside, there is evidence of target practice. although this was once the most glorious city in the world most iraqis don't know it. now

jane arraf al jazeera, baghdad. >> still to come, hope for nigeria's kidnapped school girls as boko haram puts forward a prisoner swap deal. >>> meeting earthquake survivor who is have to call these colorful but cramp tents their home. >>> and ashes gets under way in cardiff. >> hidden in the mountains of afghanistan. >> what you have seen was a drop of the iceberg. >> a 5000 year old archeological site. >> this has preservation on a scale that no other sites have. >> under threat by global mining and scheduled for demolition. >> mes aynak is one of the most important sites in the century. >> with time running out... >> they're losing everything. >> can archeologists stop the clock? >> this is rescue archaeologic - we are trying to excavate as fast as possible. >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on not just in this country but around the world. getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> ali velshi on target weeknights 10:30p et >> welcome back. you're with the al jazeera news hour. let's take you through the

jane arraf al jazeera, iraq. >> a controversial symbol of southern independence in the u.s. but nascar fans have been discouraged from flying the the confederate flag. they can he can change it for the stars and stripes. following the charleston shootings there have been growing pressure to remove it from events. as andy gallacher reports many nascar fans are resisting. >> many had been asked to leave the confederate flags at home. within minutes there were these flags all over the camp site. he said look, this is part of my southern her stage. i realize it may upset some people but it's part of who i am and who my family are in the past so i will fly it now and i will continue to do so. the problem is for nascar viewership and ticket sales are going down. they desperately want to attract a more diverse audience. earlier i spoke to the president who said they're starting this voluntary program where people can turn in their confederate flag and the problem is only a couple of people have done that, but they cannot stop people from flying this flag. it is a first amendment ri

attacks by the iraqi army on ramadi and fallujah killing 25, and killing more jane arraf has more from the capital. >> reporter: fighting has continued near fallujah and ramadi, appearing a pattern of iraqi air strikes, including banned barrel bombs, killing civilians. now, as iraq tries to dislodge i.s.i.l. from cities it is controlling, they are launching artillery and air strikes against the cities, but the problem is they appear to be in populated areas. one was in ramadi, near a football pitch where young men gathered after midnight during ramadan. they were playing football and other games. the iraqi government says they were aiming at i.s.i.l. fighters. local forces on the grond say that there were members of i.s.i.l. in the area, but most of the young men were, in fact, civilians. >>> it was a violent 4th of july in chicago. 7 killed 40 injured. roxana has been following the developments and joins us live. >> police say a 7-year-old boy was standing on a side walk when gun fire erupted around him. a police spokesman told me the boy was one of three people killed overnight. [ â™

jane arraf has the story. >> around i.s.i.l.'s biggest strongholds, fallujah will be the most difficult to recapture. i.s.i.l. is believed to have launched dozens of suicide bomb attacks in the past weeks across anbar province. air strikes and ar timary. the intensified operations though on the edge of the cities are killing civilians as well as fighters. the government says it is only targeting i.s.i.l. but some of the victims are clearly women and children. the details are difficult to confirm. hospitals are chromed by i.s.i.l. iraqi government doctors here have been pulled out. this i.s.i.l. video appears to show young men said to have been killed when government air strikes hit a football pitch on saturday. the iraqi gofs denies they were on a football pitch. barrel bombs dropped by iraqi security forces are band by international law. military leaders dissent that. >> we are using air force jets and army jets. these are our people they are iraqis i have heard about the use of barrel bombs in the media but i can assure you the

jar of in baghdad -- jane arraf in baghdad. >>> u.s. coalition hits i.s.i.l.'s capital in syria in a large capital. the i.s.i.l. those the casualties caused by the attacks. 15 i.s.i.l. fighters and six civilians. the coalition spokesman said 15 strikes blocked control routes to restrict the movements of i.s.i.l. fighters. >> foreign powers meet in vienna to thrash out a deal on iran's nuclear program ahead of the tuesday deadline. it's been said the final agreement will have three phases. >> the first statement is a day we draw up a deal and the united states security council issues a deal. then we wait for league at procedures in the respective counties. when they are over and the countries are ready, it will be the day of the agreement. when it comes, sanctions should be lifted and rain implementing commitments. >> diplomatic editor james bays is in vienna. diplomats descending another go at the nuclear discussions. what are we expecting today? >> the experts work all the way through, in fact much of the day, much of the night. and the iranian geale sayings a

. >> jane arraf has hor. >> reporter: fighting has continued, appearing a pattern of iraqi air strikes, including banned barrel bombs, killing civilians. now, as iraq tries to dislodge i.s.i.l. from cities it is controlling, they are launching air strikes, but the problem is they appear to be in populated areas. one was in fallujah ramadi near a football pitch where young men gathered after midnight during rama tan. they were playing football and other games. >> the iraqi government says they were aiming at i.s.i.l. fighters. local forces that there were members of i.s.i.l. in the area but most of the young men were in fact, civilians. >>> the u.s.-led coalition said it hit i.s.i.l. strong holds in syria, in what is described as a large deliberate engagement. casualties caused by attacks targeted rafa. 15 fighters and six civilians were killed. 38 strikes on saturday blocked key supply roots to restrict the movement of i.s.i.l. fighters. syrian forces and their ally hezbollah say they stormed the city taking control of the west of the city. the government has been dropping barrel bombs

jane arraf has traveled to anbar province where more than 20,000 people have sought refuge in a makeshift champ. >> reporter: this used to be iraq's nicest holiday resort. less than an hour's drive from baghdad, a generation of iraqis holidayed here off it was built in the 1980s. but with fighting in anbar province over the past year it has become a refuge of last resort. for 24,000 iraqis trapped by the conflict. and they are still coming to what aid officials describe as the worst displacement camp in iraq. this man says almost 200 families have arrived over the past two days. he doesn't have much to give them. >> translator: in addition to being displaced, there are nory nory -- no resources. this camp is far away from the cities. it's very difficult to reach here. >> reporter: a $15 million project to restore the hotel started and stopped three years ago, leaving only the roofs and walls. there are people living where every. this is actually a disco. nine families live in it now. the hotel had an in door and outdoor swimming pool cinema restaurant, tennis courts a boat launch. it was