Anchor Lisa Mullin speaks with Colonel H.R. McMaster. He is an an advisor to the top US commander in Iraq. McMaster explains the relationship between US and Iraqi forces, as they conduct a major operation against al Qaeda insurgents across Iraq.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with a former diplomat from Pakistan who recently took young Americans on a tour of the Muslim world. Akbar Ahmed is currently a professor at American University in Washington. He and two of his students traveled to several countries, from Syria to Indonesia. They visited mosques, religious schools and private homes to get a sense of what Muslims think about the West. Lisa also speaks with Frankie Martin, one of the young Americans who traveled with the professor.

There's a new audio message said to be from Al Qaeda's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri. The message suggests that al Qaeda is seeking solidarity with Hamas. In the past, al Qaeda was critical of the Palestinian group. The World's Matthew Bell reports.

President Sarkozy's focus on Darfur is part of a broader push to reassert France's traditional role as a diplomatic leader. Anchor Lisa Mullins talks about the new French foreign policy with Stephen Castle of the International Herald Tribune.

France today hosted a one-day meeting of world leaders on Darfur. President Nicolas Sarkozy is calling for more action to stop the violence in the Sudanese province. The World's Jeb Sharp reports on that the new French leader is trying to inject more urgency into the Darfur debate.