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big questioning about the scottish referendum - is there enough oil here to fuel the nationalist's dream, and what happens when it all runs out. >> representatives from around 30 countries are meeting in paris to debate how to combat islamic state. the united states is trying to build an international coalition to defeat the group in iraq and in syria. let's go straight to paris and speak to nadeem basha. francis hollande is co-chairing the conference. do we know the french commitment to the coalition at this point? >> it's becoming clearer. francis hollande is co-hosting the conference with the iraqi president whom he met in baghdad on friday. this comes as the french defence minister announced that french planes are taking part in

reconnaissance flights in the iraqi air space, helping the u.s. with air strikes, against a group calling itself the islamic state. clearly francis hollande wants to be seen to be a lead nation backing up the u.s. in the fight against the i.s. group. francis hollande has said, clearly, that france is prepared to take parts in air strikes if called upon. it's worried about the repercussions here in france itself, as my colleague jacky rowland reports. >> reporter: a french navy fridayingate crossing the -- fridayingate crossing the mediterranean. france includes an aircraft carrier, making it an important partner in any operation against the islamic state group. francis hollande was in paris,

and is providing weapons to the kurdish peshmerga. it 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. it is a terrorist group forming extensions on the ground. >> the french military is engaged in africa. more than 5,000 troops are involved in counterterrorism and peacekeeping operations in several of its former colonies. france nose that the battle against the islamic state could last for years. france has been here before. it was poised to carry out air strikes against the bashar al-assad regime. the united states had a change of the heart. the air strikes never happened. france believes the failure to act is a reason why the situation in the region is so

bad today. france believes that hundreds of its citizens enrolled in movements overseas. people like namouche accused of killing four people at a museum in brussels. evidence emerged that he may have been involved in hostage taking in syria >> translation: hundreds of thousands of french and others have gone. some will come back and could become another namouche. individuals that we won't be able to identify. what worries me is the radicalization of the young men. non-intervention carries risk, so does intervention. the french navy sent two ships to libya, evacuating french and british citizens. military intervention brings down the muammar gaddafi regime, and led to instability, which gripped lib why since.

in conference is a brief af, a few hours. what do they -- affair, a few hours. what do they hope to achieve? >> it's a broad representation of foreign ministers meeting at the foreign ministry that you see behind me. you see the red carpet, where they started arriving. many of the arab states, some of whom, according to john kerry, have said they would take part in air strikes, they are represented. turkey is represented, along with many european countries. some of whom are also saying they'd take part in air strikes. perhaps britain, germany ruled it out. france prepared do so. obviously they are hoping to get more and more countries on board, if not to take part informant air strikes, then like the french are doing, taking part in the background operations, gathering intelligence and so on. john kerry, the secretary of state says he will not release

details of the commitments they do get for another few days. crucially. iran is not present. syria, some cynics would say, is the reason why it's limited what can come out of the paris conference. let's not forget that some of the i.s. group fighters in iraq are using syria as a base, if you like, to some forwards into iraq and then withdraw and some people are asking unless syria is brought into the equation, it's a half-heart strategy. >> thank you. more later as the morning goes on. those pictures you saw to the right of him. ministers arriving at the french foreign ministry in paris, france hosting a conference on iraq and syria, a global response to the group that calls

itself i.s.i.s. a press conference in 20 minutes time. we'll go to that. a senior united nations official warns of a humanitarian crisis in iraq. valery amos said half of the 1.8 million iraqis do not have proper accommodation. with winter approaching many are living in open fields, abandoned buildings and schools. >> iraq faces a humanitarian crisis, with up to 1.8 million iraqis that have been displaced since january, and many living with families and communities. the influx has created a shelter crisis with more than half of those families sheltering in parks and other open areas, from the sides of highways, in unfinished buildings, in religious buildings and is schools. with more than 650 schools in the area hosting i.d.p.s, 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. >> egypt says security forces killed seven men who were suspected terrorists. the interior minister says the men were members of the almack dis group and were ambushed in suez city and follows recent attacks. al jazeera continues to demand the release of its three journalists imprisoned disappointment. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been detained for 261 days. they are falsely accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood, and are appealing at the gaits to their conviction. >> ukraine's defence minister says n.a.t.o. has started sending weapons to help troops fight pro-russian rebels in the east. the ukranian army swapped prisoners.

fighting continued in the city, despite a ceasefire deal reached this month. u.n. says more than 3,000 people have decide since the conflict began in april. >> in sweden, the leader of the social democrats declared victory in the parliamentary election. stefan lofven and his center left have not won enough to form a majority government. he says he will not do a deal with the far right sweden party. >> reporter: victim for the swedish opposition, led by the social democrats, and the green party and the leftists. social democrats will lead the largest party in parliament, but he will have a hard job for the coalition. the block has no key majority. they spend more. people have been dissatisfied with the way that the old coalition is treated the people

in the society, who need the support of the society. the unemployed, the sick people, also school system, and the health care and the elderly, and those things. that is why they vote for a new government. >> so ends eight years of conservative policies, and the rule of the prime minister fredrik reinfeldt. he conceded defeat and announced plans to hand over the reins to his party. >> translation: we did not get far enough. the left got more seats than the center right alliance. i hand in mine and the government's resignation. it reaffirms commitments to the welfare states. for the last eight years they had tax cuts and rising living standards. they've been suspicious about the privatisation of services, especially education and health

care. they've had enough. it was a good night for the democrats, trying to go mainstream, campaigning for a cut. they doubled their vote and will be the third largest party although none of the main parties will work with them. the possibility of higher taxes to pay for it. at the same time, a surprising number voted for a radical party that wants to end sweden's reputation as a save haven for escaping war and persecution. a boat carrying 250 african migrants has sunk in the mediterranean sea, singing off the coast. 26 people have been rescued but a libyan navy spokesman fears others have drowned. reporting from tripoli. libya and italy are blaming each other for the tragedy.

>> human traffickers in libya use the desire of africans and other nationalities to go to europe, and we put them in poorly equipped boats, and send them to - actually to death. now, both the libyan and the italian authorities blame each other for this human tragedy that happened today, off the libyan sure. >> still ahead - this is your invitation, israel. it doesn't mean anything for me. for this reason i rip it up. a palestinian father after an israeli shell killed a paralyzed boy's brother.

hello again. the top stories on al jazeera. the u.s. secretary of state arrived at a conference in paris to combat support for the group calling itself islamic state or i.s.i.l. the u.s. is trying to build an international coalition to defeat the armed group. a senior u.n. official is warning of a human tare yap crisis in iraq. valerie ammos says 1.8 million iraqis do not have proper accommodation. sweden's opposition party defeated the center right ruling coalition in the parliamentary election. the left-leaning social democrats didn't win enough

seats to form a majority government. so let's look at the countries that have agreed to join the u.s.-led coalition against the islamic state or i.s.i.l. we have egypt, jordan, lebanon and iraq, plus several gulf countries involved - kuwait, bahrain, qatar, u.a.e., imam, saudi arabia, britain, denmark, france, they represent the contingent, and others include canada and australia - which is the only nation to give details of its contribution. it's sending 600 personnel and 10 aircraft. it is unclear what many role the coalition will play. douglas ol fant is based in washington and says the paris conference must be more than a show of flags. >> the strategy, while it's working is evolving, and the role that each country plays may have to be fleshed out.

the most important piece of this is getting the ground forces in iraq, the bulk of which will be provided by the iraqi army. given the government just formed and they don't have a minister for defence, it may be weeks before that moves forward, and therefore there's more time to sort out what is being contributed. it's unlikely that any of the countries are providing ground troops. the bulk of the troops will have to be provided by the countries in question. mostly by iraq. the most important piece of all this is the intelligence and diplomatic support. i.s.i.s. needs to be isolated financially, in terms of supporters, and isolated in terms of ideology, it will help the europeans provide help and

help with the cutting off of the i.s.'s ideology, by providing counterbalancing statements. >> a palestinian father will no longer take his son for treatment to israel. after his other son was killed in a shelling attack. >> reporter: this man helps his son out of bed. 8-year-old ofman suffered brain damage after being inokayulated by a palestinian doctor for tuberculosis. he has a permit from israel, allowing him to take his son to a hospital in tel aviv for treatment and tests. before the war they'd travel the border every few months. on july the 30th, a tank shell hit the home. killing his 16-year-old brother. >> ali and i used to take care

of him toot. ali took him outside for fresh air, and carried him to the bathroom. when he was tired or sick, he'd take him to the hospital. he bought him medicine. when i look at him, i think of ali. >> reporter: the tank shell came through the ceiling into this room, killing ali who was in the corner. his brother was laying next to him. the attack pushed the father to make an important decision. >> family and friends organised the protest. akmed decided that he can no longer take ofman to israel for treatment. >> translation: israel offered to treat my son, but in a month, a year or two years's time, they will fire rockets to kill him ... we'll go to the french

foreign ministry where the french president francis hollande is co-chairing an international conference on iraq, and the global response to the group calling it's the islamic state, or i.s.i.l. he is co-chairing it, up on stage, out of shot at the moment. we are waiting for a translation to come through. when we get it we'll go to the press conference. this meeting, of course, coming after the latest video release from i.s.i.l., showing the beheading of the british aid worker, david haines. >> french president francis hollande met up with president mass u in the week, in iraq, and said he's willing to participate in air strikes against islamic state targets in iraq. more than 40 countries are taking part. the foreign countries are

arriving in the last hour or so at the french foreign ministry. they'll consider strategy - i guess there'll be allotting of roles to the various countries - from air strikes to aid on the ground. all five permanent members of the united nations security council, including u.s., russia, china, france will attend. and arab states. >> we'll come back to this - actually, as luck would have it - live tv for you - which you do have translation. let's listen. >> translation:..carried out massacres, distortion against the civil population, and the terrorist attacks the weakest, fragile groups, women and children and the terrorist movement. it has also attacked religious

minorities, has driven them out in order to eliminate fully a number of communities. this terrorist movement has seized a lot of territory in iraq, syria, and this terrorist movement moves overboarders, and claims that it will found a state there. it is a global threat, so there has to be a global response. this response has to come from iraq itself, the people of iraq. and that is why i welcome the sense of responsibility of the authorities in iraq, who have opened up a dialogue to form a government of national unity, under the authority of the prime minister, allowing respect for

all those that make up the iraqi people. thus ensuring its unity and sovereignty. that was an indispensable condition in order to re-establish trust, confidence, and to bring people together. but unity is also necessary internationally. the security council, in its resolution, 2270 declared that it is a huge danger for the security of the world, dash is a huge danger, and the battle carried out by the iraqis against the terrorist is our battle. we must commit ourselves together. that is the purpose of the conference alongside the iraqi authorities, clearly, faithfully and with strength. we can't waste time. this aid must be humanitarian

a a aid. 2 million von displaced. i saw in erbil, the distress of those that have abandoned everything in front of the advance of the terrorists. for the families, and the women, the children, we must undertake an unusual and exceptional effort, and we need to set up a humanitarian bridge and strengthen the remarkable action being carried out by the united nations in the fields. but we need to be effective, and that also is the purpose of this conference, to collect famine from friendly countries, to send necessary equipment, food in the

areas where the population is threatened. iraq also needs military support. friends of iraq must coordinate the direction in order to respond to the requests of the iraqi authorities. france, for its part, has already delivered some equipment, in congratulations with other european countries, and other countries wishing to join in the united states. they have acted and this is what president obama has done, and he wants to form a broad coalition to fight against d.a.s.h. and many countries reacted in the region, and outside the region. and france will play its part. but the territory of iraq is not

the only area concerned. d.a.s.h. is present in syria, and threatens the whole of the middle east. this terrorist organization appeals for fighters from the world, and many countries, including my country france is concerned. we must do everything to fight against the indoctrination of the people to prevent them joining the jihadi movements, and we must deprive d.a.s.h. of resources and punish those who have been associated with it. closely or more distantly. the french parliament is discussing a law which will seek to prevent these movements and fight against the sanctions and

punish those responsible. the response to the terrorist threat is political. and the international community needs to find a lasting solution where this movement arose in syria, and i would recall that for three years now, the crisis in syria has caused 200,000 deaths. and this plays into the hands of the terrorist, this chaos plays into the hands. and we need negotiations to preserve the future of syria and we need the support of democratic forces. we need to support them by every means, and france is playing its part with regional partners who have understood what is at stake

in syria. finally, i want to, on the occasion of this conference, call attention to the urgent need to preserve the unity and sovereignty of lebanon, because lebanon has window 2 million refugees, together with saudi arabia. france decided it can support the lebanese army, in supplying equipment in order to ensure the security and unity of lebanon. and i know that the secretary-general of the united nations, the lebanese support group is coordinating international aid to that country. i'm thinking of jordan, which also needs to enjoy the support of the international community. so this is the agenda for this

conference. it reflects the solidarity which we must show to iraq, political support, the new authorities and government there, coming together and reconciliation. humanitarian aid to ensure protection and assistance to the civilian population and refugees, and the fight against d.a.s.h., the terrorist movement which spares no effort in its actions. and in holding this conference, the countries meeting here today give an indication of solidarity towards iraq, and i thank them for that. but they also express their common will to protect themselves against terrorism and act accordingly, and that is why i thank you all for coming here

today and the paris conference will be an important stage in mobilizing the international community to help iraq for the new government there and that is why once again i will welcome the presence of the president of the iraq... ♪ hello. i am richard ginzberg. you are at the "listening post" scratch at any big story in london and you will find a rupert murdoch angle. so, it is with the scottish referendum. one reporter ran his copy by the cia before it went into print.