i don't know what to do. >> the u.s. secretary of state is in paris drumming up support to destroy the islamic state group. hello, i'm darren jordan from al jazeera is headquarters. here are the stories - fighting in iraq has caused a refugee crisis. swedish stefan loepan declares victory after a vote. and where somehow patients

be cared for. representatives from 30 countries will meet in paris to debate how to fight a group called the islamic state. they are building an internation international coalition to fight islamic state group. the secretary of state is in paris to show solidarity with president obama's strategy. john kerry insisted in cairo, that the u.s. assembled a meaningful coalition. >> i have been encouraged to hear from all people about readiness and willingness to participate. we have countries in this region, outside the region, all of whom are prepared to engage

in military assistance and strikes, if required. >> state department officials say the u.s. abdi kated caution, as arab nations volunteered to conduct air strikes on the u.s. whether it will ease concerns will have to be scene. 70% in the u.s. lacked confidence in president obama achieving goals of degrading and beating i.s. many supported president obama's decision. 72%. when americans are asked about the pressing issues facing the u.s. and are not given answers, they respond economy, immigration, unemployment. 6% is foreign policy, 3% iraq. when asked what success against is would look like, this is what the white house chief of staff said on sunday.

>> success looks like an i.s.i.l. that no longer threatens friends or the united states, that can't accumulate followers or threaten muslims in syria, iraq or otherwise. >> white house officials are admitting such success is not expected for many, many years. >> these are the countries which have agreed to join the u.s.-led coalition against i.s. egypt, jordan, len none and iraq. plus gulf countries. britain, denmark, france, italy and poland are on board. other countries include canada and australia. which is the only nation to give details of its contribution. it will send 600 air force and special forces personnel and eight fighter jets to the united arab emirates. >> france is one willing to

participate in air strikes, and that mean it may fight an enemy, including hundreds of french nationals in its ranks. >> a french navy fridayingate crossing the mediterranean. despite the crisis, france has a full range of equipment. making it an important port they are in any -- partner against the islamic state group. president francis hollande underlined his commitment. they are providing weapons to the kurdish peshmerga, fighting the militants, and is willing, if necessary, to take part in air strikes. >> translation: we stand by you on the humanitarian and security level, because you are facing an enemy that does not recognise borders. it's a terrorist group forming

tensions on the ground. the french military is engaged in africa. more than 5,000 troops are involved in counterterrorism and peacekeeping operations in several colonies. france nose the battle against the islamic state could last for years. >> france has been here before. a year ago it was poised to carry out air strikes against the bashar al-assad regime. the united states had a change of heart, and the air strikes never happened. france believes a failure to act back then is a region why the situation in the region is bad today. >> france believes hundreds of its citizens enrolled in its movements overseas. people accused of shooting dead four at a museum in brussels. evidence emerged that namouche may have been involved in hostage taking in syria as well. >> translation: hundreds of

thousands of foreigners have gone to wage jihad. some will come back, some will be like namouche. what worries me is the radicalization of the young men. >> reporter: the french navy, at the end of july, took two ships to evacuate citizens. a military intervention brought down the muammar gaddafi regime, but led to instability, which has gripped libya since. iran is a regional power not invited to the talks despite the efforts of the iraqi government. >> translation: i think it's necessary that iran be present at the conference because we have a 1,000 kilometre border with them. the first day iran gave

humanitarian and military aid. there are sensitivities between countries and iran. we want to get the countries united in one decision, after, we'll start with other countries. >> the iraqi president talking $. >> now, a top united nations official warns of a humanitarian crisis in iraq. half of the 1.8 million displaced iraqis don't have proper accommodation, many living in open folds and abandoned buildings. >> iraq faces a serious humanitarian crisis. 1.8 million iraqis have been displaced, many living with families. the influx create a criticise with half of families sheltering

in parks and open areas, on the sides of highways and unfinished buildings, religious buildings and schools. with more than 650 schools, and i.d.p.s being hosted, thousands of kurdish schoolchildren did not start school on 10 september as scheduled. >> winter is approaching. there's a huge amount of work needed to ensure families have protection from the cold. >> the coalition launches attacks against the islamic state group in syria. one party could gain a great deal. it's been fighting a war on two fronts against the islamic state group and the ministry. fighters are re-organising to prepare for the battles ahead. >> the plan that we have put together is built on re-organising and restructuring the forces of the free syrian army, and the central command and control leadership of the

mc. and the government, and the coalition itself. this, by itself, will improve activities and results that they are achieving on the ground. >> security forces killed rebels in egypt. seven suspected members of the group died. they were ambushed in suez city after several attacks on policemen. a boat sunk off the libyan coast, suggesting it had 250 african migrants on board. according to a navy spokesman, many of the passengers died. 26 people have been rescued. >> 95 migrants were rescued after their boat capsized off the italian coast. 21 children were among the passengers sailing from benghazi and libya, heading to lampedusa. 100,000 migrants reached

italian shores this year. many have died trying to reach italy from north africa. 230 perished last month alone. the leader of the social democrats in sweden delivered victory. stef stefan lofven hadn't won enough seats to win a majority party. from stockholm, simon mcgregor-wood reports. >> victory for sweden's opposition led by social democrats and the partners, the green party and the leftists. social democrats leader stefan lofven will lead the party but has a hard job creating a coalition. his party promised to spend more on public services - it attracted many. >> people have been dissatisfied with the way that the old

coalition treated the people in the society, who need the support of the society of the most. the unemployed, the sick people, and also school system, and the health care and the elderly. those things. that's why. so ends eight years of conservative economic policies, and the rule of prime minister ryan felt. conceding defeat and announcing plans to hand over his party. >> we did not get far enough. the red group holds more than the far right alliance. we'll keep our province, i hand in mine and the government's resignation tomorrow. >> reporter: the results reafirearm swede's commitment to the bell fair state. for the last eight years there has been tax cuts and rising cost of living.

they have been suspicious about health care and education. this vote says they've had enough. they tried to go mainstream, campaigning for a 90% cut. they doubled the vote and it will be the third largest party in parliament. none of the main party say they'll work with them. the swedes will be back, and the possibility of higher taxes to pay for it. at the same time a surprising number have voted for a radical party ending sweden's reputation as a safe haven. more to come on al jazeera, including... >> this is your invitation israel. it doesn't mean anything to me. for this reason, i rip it up. >> the palestinian father in gaza af an israeli tank shell killed a paralyzed boy's

brother. >> i'm lawrence lee in aberdeen, with a question about the scottish independence referendum. is there enough oil to fuel the nationalists' dream. what's when it runs out?

welcome back. the top stories here on al jazeera. the secretary of state is in paris to drum of support to destroy the group calling itself the islamic state. 30 countries are expected at a conference in the french capital on monday. >> the united nations says fighting in iraq is creating a

humanitarian crisis. half of the 1.8 million displaced iraqis are living in an open field, abandoned buildings and schools. >> the leader of the social democrats in sweden declared victory after the election. stefan lofven has not won enough seats to form a majority government. >> in the philippines, several groups fighting against the government are arming themselves against the is group. we have this report. >> several armed groups from the southern philippines pledged allegiance to the i.s.i.s. group. a commander blamed for blamed f the attacks in the philippines recently vowed allegiance in a video clip uploaded on the internet. the movement has called for an alliance, vowing to continue

pursuit of an islamic state. hundreds were included for training in iraq. something the military denied. >> the most powerful group condemned radical fighters and syria and iraq, vowing to stop a spread of islamic state fighters. the moro says. the not rate technology is integral in stopping the spread. >> we condemn ideology, and other groups >> reporter: many believe as long as there's no cross-training between the groups, not much is expected to change in terms of influence, and how they operate in the

region. if there are people feeling marginalized and that their grievances are not addressed in the formal politics in a peaceful way, they could be radicalized. that's why the moro islamic front said that the peaceful negotiation of theirs is the best inoculation in the islamic state. >> reporter: min den ou has been plagued by rebellion. they have a history of taking part in conflict in the middle east. there's no known evidence of direct reaction between the i.s. group in min den ou. >> authorities admit they need to be vigilant. one never goes what seeds are planted. to gaz a, where a palestinian father will no longer take his paralyzed son to israel for treatment, after his

other son was killed during israel's war on gaza. charles stratford takes up the story. >> reporter: this man helps his son out of bed. his 8-year-old suffered brain damage when he was a baby, after being inokayulated by a palestinian director for tuberculosis. he has a permit to take his son to tel aviv for treatment. before the war they'd travel the border every few months. on july 30th, a shell hit his home, killing his 16-year-old brother. >> ali and i used to take care of his brother. ali took him outside for fresh air, carrying him to the bathroom. when he was tired or sick, ali would take him to the hospital

and buy the medicine. when i look at him now, i think of ali. the shell came through the ceiling into this room, where the family was huddled together, killing ali in the corner, his brother was next to him. the father pushed the father to make an important decision. >> family and friends organised a protest. akmed decided he can no longer take his son to israel for treatment. >> translation: israel covered to treat my son, but in a month, a year, two years time, they'll fire rockets to kill him. this is your invitation, it doesn't mean anything for me, for this reason, i rip it up. [ cheering and applause ] [ chanting ] >> reporter: akmed says the medical establishment should have done more to protest the

killing of so many children in gaza, more than 500 were killed during the war. israel said it targeted what it described as hamas terrorists. >> while israeli hospitals receive palestinian children for treatment, the military killed palestinian kids. the israeli doctors were not rejecting action. at the same time that the israeli army are killing the children, israeli doctors are treating some of them. >> ahmed continues to fight for justice in court for ackman, and wants those responsible for supplying the drug that damaged his son to be held accountable. despite the difficulties he and his son face, they do not want any help from israel. the united nations is taking over peacekeeping operations in central african republic. the new mission will be replacing african union forces.

sectarian violence killed 5,000 people last year. the u.n. under secretary general for peacekeeping operations. >> we are building on all the achievements made by, of course, the very brave troops of the african union, and also by the french, so that is something that stays. on stop of that, we are bringing fresh troops, fresh assets, new helicopters, we are going to bring technology, uavs. we are bringing, above all, a political concept. it's really, first and foremost, of course, we are the protection of civilians, but with helping in the reconciliation of central africans and rebuilding the state. i do not want to even think that there will be a need for yet another u.n. peace deeper mission. we have to make that work.

we have to address what you qualified as a toxic mix. we have to make sure that this time the root causes are addressed, comprehensively, including the issue of natural resources, and including the issue of corruption. it's about getting this country to stand on its feet again and assert itself as an independent and a workable country. now, north sea oil is at the heart of the scottish independence debate, is it scotland's or should the rest of the u.k. depend on the profits. what happens when the oil runs out. we have that report from aberdeen. >> reporter: the granite city they call aberdeen, and on the east coast it's bitterly cold and grey. this place has been basketing in the economic sunshine for years.

oil provided it. kenny runs a construction company. yet he supports independence from the u.k. because he thinks so much of the profit has been wasted by london. >> oil was discovered in late 1960s when i was a teenager, ever since i was a teenager they've been saying it ran out and it stifled development and opportunities, we could have had a stronger opportunity had the infrastructure, investment and encouragement from the u.k. treasury been stronger. the two sides in the debate agree that scotland could survive as an independent country, but oil, energy and scotland's future income have been a source of end less, furious debate. >> it's been central to the argument of the scottish national party, but the seas are full of oil, and the profits somehow go to scotland and not london. the unionists insist that those

forecasts are a lie, and that the oil is running out. really, it's a metaphor for the big question scotland faces - is the country poor, or is the nationalist insists, really quite rich. one day the oil will run out - that much is certain. its replacements could be every bit of lucrative. this stretch of water in the north will create the world's biggest tidal energy schemes. there are other large energy projects throughout. after all, a windy country surrounded by crashing seas looks profitable indeed. >> we could see tens of thousands more employed in the fields, and much more development of the resources. i think it's a case of the level - dependent on the level of our ambitions. >> many in scottish business insist nationalist claims of

huge wealth are on illusion. >> they don't declare weapons, air force, continuing pensions, expanding childcare - you name it, we can have it. the only thing that is not promised is long hot summers and white chris -- christmases. >> the slogan is yes we can. for others, it's no it can't. pope francis announced 20 couples man and wife, it included couples that were cohabiting and had children. it's a break with catholic tradition which says sex outside marriage is a sin. >> almost 150,000 people are stranded in indian administered kashmir after devastating floods. medical teams stepped up efforts to prevent disease. army engineers are trying to install the main highway that

links cash here to the rest of the india. the make-up of classrooms in the u.s. is changing as ethnic minority students outnumber white students for the first time. >> andy gallagher reports from a school in los angeles. californians know a thing or two about demographic change. 70% of state school pupils in los angeles are hispanic, leading to a minority majority. the principle worked in the system in l.a. for 24 years, and says that it makes for a great teaching environment. >> los angeles is a melting pot, and while i have been privileged to give an education to the children i serve. they have given me an education. >> los angeles has seen seismic changes. the figures across the u.s. are significant, since 1997 the number of hispanic students doubled to almost 13 million. the number of asians grew to

2.5 million, a jump of 46%. >> this is a watershed moment for state schools and the country. many say the education system is slow to adapt to change. state schools are essentially segregated, and according to department of education systems, blacks and his panics have more to do with science course. >> we should worry about two things at least. one is we should worry how effectively the majority assimilates into american life in culture, and, two, how effectively they participate in our economy and democracy. if neither of those things happened, the united states should worry about its status and stature, competitiveness and

leadership globally. >> it's not just the u.s. that is facing change. similar trends are happening and developed countries across the world. >> all countries are struggling to manage the following predicament. how do we reinvent the social contract when it looks so difference. the face is change is set to look different in years to come. by the time they graduate it's a reflection of how it look, in days to come. >> al jazeera continues to demand the release of its three journalists imprisoned in egypt. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have now been detained for 261 days, accused of aiding the muslim brotherhood, charges seen as

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