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organization calls for drafts tick measures to fight ebola and warns of more than a million cases by january. plus. the celebrations begin as india becomes the first nation to successfully send a satellite to mars on its first attempt. ♪ ♪ so president obama says air strikes will continue against isil. the islamic state of eye reich and the levant. u.s. led forces carried out their first attacks against the group inside syria on tuesday supported by five arab nations this report from patty culhane. >> reporter: over the course of more than three hours a total of about 200 bombs and cruz missiles were fired in to syria and iraq. the vast majority from american war planes and ships but u.s. president obama made sure to highlight the u.s. didn't go it alone. >> we were joined in this action by our friends and partners

saudi arabia, the united arab emirates, jordan, bahrain and qatar. america is proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with these nation on his behalf of our common security. >> reporter: the obama administration is denying reports it coordinated the strikes with syria. saying only the government of bashar al-assad was told about it ask not to interfere with u.s. planes the target was headquarters, storage buildings supply trucks and i finance center they weren't the only targets the u.s. says it went alone after khorasan a group affiliateed with al qaeda. >> they are not focused on either the a sat regime or the syrian people. they are establishing routes in syria in order to advance attacks against the west and the homeland. >> reporter: what was the plot? so far officials won't say and they are not providing any evidence of the imminent threat.

they are also not talking about why the arab countries didn't take part in those strikes. analyst kristopher swift thinks they might in the future. >> it's just a matter of aligning, you know, our objectives with their objectives, the arab countries hadn't had a chance to sign onto that yet and discuss it yet and i think that's part of the reason why you're seeing that discontinue new at this in terms of the broader u.s. targets the pentagon said it didn't target the slowed are leadership of both groups is & is still assessing the damage the strikes inflicted what is clear this is the first night of strikes with many more to come patty culhane, al jazerra, washington. live to bay right now. sane ahmad turning developments from lob no one any news on further air strikes? >> reporter: yes, fresh air strikes in the early hours of morning that's accords to go syrian observatory for human rights, for syrian human rights

and they have been saying that isil positions south of kubani, which is a kurdish area, a syrian kurdish area northeast of aleppo. they are saying that the planes came from the direction of turkey. now, we have no confirmation as of yet from the u.s. military. but what wit we do know is thatl launched an offensive a few days ago capturing a number of syrian kurdishville jen i thinks more than 100,000 people fled to dirk and i we know that they are surrounded and yesterday there were appeals by the syrian kurdish spokesmen asking for help, calling for air strikes to help list what some have described as a siege of that area. so fresh air strikes, day two of the u.s. campaign in syria, they have expanded this war from iraq in to syria. >> so all of this kind of builds, zeina, on what you were saying to me 24 hours ago and

what president obama has been saying overnight as well, that this is just the beginning. that this will be ongoing for sometime. >> reporter: undoubtedly. this is just the beginning of what many expect to go alar war to talk more about this a military analyst will join us, what will these air strikes accomplish? >> we didn't expect that. the strike to protect thousands of kurdish who were stuck on the borders. it didn't happen, so it was expected that those kurdish deserve any -- an air strike to protect them. >> let's talk more about the issue of air strikes, arab power, what can they achieve to defeat and detroit isil? >> i don't think the air trying strike of yesterday will detroit isis or stop isis. of course it was very important

for the first time. you know. it was very strong. it was quick. and large. and within three hours it was very important. they did destroy some infrastructure of isis, but we do know that isis changed, you know, the -- >> how do you think they are going to adapt? they will adapt to this? >> they are -- they are k.they ever two fin kinds of tack tickr warfare so they are aound ground and it changed the position of course yesterday this air strike did destroy some infrastructure which isis cannot move it. but the result, 120 person killed from isis and. [ inaudible ] for example. and we have to wait and to see

what is going to be next without any land operation on syria -- >> what about the syrian government, are they going to benefit from this militarily? >> a defense to their geography. where the syrian army is fighting isis, i think the syrian army can take advantage from the destruction of isis there. but if you talk. [ inaudible ] for example in the north, i don't think the syrian army is there. >> you talked about partners on the ground, the u.s. needing a force on the ground. do you see any partner for the us on the ground? >> no, i don't. i don't see the free syrian army is not mature enough. it's not big enough. it's not strong at this time to be organized and to take advantage on the land. and about the others, if we talk about the other organizations,

like islamic front, for example, i don't know exactly they are united, but there are many questions about their future if some of them they may join isis. if you see that yesterday that air strike, of course, has positive results, but kind of negative result that al-nusra and isis became united now. so it's different and then iraq. >> do you think that al-nusra and isil will meant fences? >> of course because they both have been the target of the air strike. and i don't think they have right now any reason to fight, you know, for -- for military objective or take some objective. for time being, i think and in the near future, both they will be automatic united or they will

stop fighting each other. this is for sure. >> thank you, thank you very much, general. >> yes. >> so as you can se see air strs there are really lot of limitations with air partner and without partners on the ground it will be very difficult for the united states and its low kicks ally to his defeat isil. >> zeina, thank you for that. live in beirut for us today. syria's ambassador to the united nations has told al jazerra he was given advance warning of the air strikes and the iran was also told about the operation. however questions are still being raised over the will he we gal at this of the strike. >> reporter: the diplomatic spotlight is now here to the united nations, world leaders here, president obama now here in new york. and the issue of isis. but they are supposed to be talking about climate change we

are looking particularly at the reaction of the syrian government to the air strikes on syrian soil. certain from damascus they issued a statement saying that there there had been a letter from john kerry. the u.s. saying they didn't accepted any letter to get clairclarification i spoke to te syrian ambassador a man that is close to assad. he told me they played by the rules, they informed us. he said this he was told by samantha power the u.s. ambassador that the air strikes were going to take place. i asked him did you give them authorization to carry out those strikes? did you give them your permission? and he said that's something i will be discussing in 24 hours time at the security council. now, the meeting of the security council which will be taking place here in new york on wednesday is going to be presided over by president obama himself. most of those around the table, normally occupied by ambassadors are going to be world leaders and the other country we haven't heard from yet their position on all of this is russia. it's going to be a very

interesting meeting. we have some analysis from the former u.s. defense official who told us bashar al-assad shouldn't feel ahead east because the u.s. and its allies are going after isil first. >> i would say what we are seeing here is an isil-1st strategy. nobody is suggesting that somehow president obama assad is getting off the hook because this more imminent fight against isil, i think it's more a matter of timing, rather than a matter of a change? strategy think it's simply an isil nurse strategy. thousandthousands attend a . israel accused them of killing three settlers back in june. at the time hundreds of program tin generals were detained in the search for them. asthmas arrested increased before the gaming of gas that began in july. rat least 21 people have been killed in a car bombing in the iraqi capital hand in a

market in a mainly shia city. bomb attacks are now at their worst levels since 2007. the united center says more than 12 up civilians were killed across -- 1200 civilians were killed across iraq just last month. the u.n. is calling on houthi rebels to hands over their weapons a new government was assigned on sunday. the rebels didn't agree to leave the capital where they remain in control. mohamed sent thus report. >> reporter: the aftermath i've week of intense fighting. in sanaa. it's been three days since the take over by the rebels. they say they are in charge of everything here know. their leader has congratulated the army for its support. >> translator: today we have a new form of government based on national participation competency and integrity. such government will be able to serve the people and the reality will change in to something better. this new political form includes

a sag package of measures on all political economic security and military levels. >> reporter: but it's very clear the yemen president month signed the comprehensive peace agreement with the houthis is no longer working in partnership with them. >> translator: we feel that there was a conspiracy prepared from abroad. many powers came together. either those who lost their interests in yemen, or those pushed by their percentage grievance to his take their revenge on their country rather than on the individual. or the opportunistic who take advantage of any disaster to attack the country. >> reporter: the fallout of this rapid did he 60 grace means there is no prime minister and uncertainty is the order of the day here. as gunmen from beyond the mountains patrol the streets. at this time of day a streetlight this in the heart of the city is usually very prouded kro*uded but as you think see it's almost empty and most of the businesses are closed. and that's because many people decided to stay home as a precaution measure. more telling, perhaps, is the

eerie sigh silence of those prompt military leaders who were forced to leave and whose homes were stormed and lieutenanted by houthi fighters. many of them are nowhere to be seen. but a bloody comeback by those two belong to powerful types and have part of the army supporting them is still possible. as yemen inning's president points the country may well be on the brink of total chaos. al jazerra. al jazerra don't demand the lease of its journalist impressed in egypt. they have now been did he fined for 270 days. falsely accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood. guester and fahmy each reached 7-year intense, mo lamb he had an additional three years for having a spent bull net his possession which he picked up eight protest. threat are appealing that are icon visions. egyptian president abdul fatah sisi has spoken to american journalist charlie rose, rose asked him about the

three detained al jazerra journalists. >> the al jazerra journalists, i realize you believe it's in the courts. in the judiciary. john kerry spoke to you about this. i have asked this question often. you shouldn't be impressing journalists. they are not a thread to the state and they are in prison in egypt and you could do something about that. why haven't you? >> translator: i will, again, i will again be honest with you. i wish egypt had not been facing such a situation in egypt. regardless of -- regardless of their indictment or that they are innocent or guilty or

innocent, the best thing was to get them out of the country, but at that time when they were arrested i was not responsible for the country at that time. i was only the minister of defense. this is one point. the second point is that the judicial formalities are still in process. any state -- any state understands that if there is even anything, any violation on the part of the journalists, no country would like to impress journalists, countries will not need -- need lengthy debates about having journalists in prison. i hope that i am clear and understood i wish they hadn't been arrested or even standing a court. >> the son-in-law of osama bin laden has been sentenced to life in prize by a new york court.

he was convicted in march for supporting al qaeda and plot to go kill americans, he did he need ever workindeniedworking w. i first for india. calls for more actions at the united nations as it puts the spotlight on climb ahead change.

top stories for you on al jazerra. president obama has vowed to continue or strikes against the islamic state of iraq and the levant. u.s. air forces carried out

their first attacks against isil inside syria on tuesday. supported by five arab nations. syrians continue to cross the board never to turkey to escape the violence, turkey's emergency management agency said around 130,000 refugees have a lived in just the last three days, the u.n. security council is calling on houthi rebels in yemen to give up heavy and medium weapons a peace deal for a new government was signed on sunday. the world health organization is warning the rate of ebola infections will surge without drastic improvements in control measures the u.n. agency says new cases could reach 20,000 by november and then rise by thousands every week. the u.s. center for disease control estimated ebola cases in west africa could reach 1.4 million by mid january. in the south west of columbia, illegal mining activity is destroying the environment and the lively hood of local communities inning doubling justice groups are

being threatened and displaced by criminal gangs and rebel groups,. >> reporter: mining has always been a communal affair as their ancestors have done for hundreds of years, men and women are all ages chip away at the rocks in search of gold. it's a way to make a modest living, but also an activity deeply link today their culture. >> translator: i started when i was five years old. since i knew what mine is was, this unites us, we don't want multinational companies here or illegal groups with the excavators and their crew that plight the river. >> reporter: 220 years the community has managed to defend their territory from large scale mining but now they say they are proving defenseless against the latest fled. half a dozen illegal mines scar the river along the valley under control of armed men bulldozer dig holes day and night.

the community says rebels exploited them leaders receive death threats from reporting their presence and some had you to leave. >> translator: armed groups depend on this activity. we live in fear because we don't know ma they are capable of and we feel the government is not doing anything about. >> reporter: experts say illegal mining how strips drug trafficking as the main source of criminal income in many regions. >> increasing the price of gold made this proffer table. and giving that this is by nature illegal they have to rely on violence in the same weigh they do did withdrawing trafficking to enforce contracts and product rights to control territories. >> reporter: in san antonio, over 2,000 people worked at this illegal mine until part it have collapsed killing 14. only then did the police shut it

down. >> it's been like a domino effect of the they took away the gold. destroyed the environment, and the very fabric of our once agricultural community we are left with nothing. and crying the dead. >> reporter: the government says eight out of 10 gold minds in the country are unlicensed but seems to be able to do little about it. lead to go more violence and displace for him those cut off in the new gold rush. al jazerra. to lover don now and emily joining us with global witness which looks at issue dues about the conflict mineral trade. what we just saw there, in alessandro's report could be happening in lots of places. how are these problems actually dealt with? on what level are they being did he want with? >> right now we are looking very much at the even u. fo e.u. to o

something. companies are required to check their supply chains and check that they are the not funding are ararmed groups and militiasn these mines, in europe we are looking for binding requirements on companies, companies that supply mobile phoned, laptop that his contain minerals which if not sourced and sourced responsible pwhr*eu from high-risk areas do risk funding conflict and funding human rights abuses. so receipt now we are looking to it's national governments and for reform and for company to his start checking their supply chains and publicly report on what they are doing. >> are companies willing to do that? this is almost reminding me of the trade in clothing, you know, sweatshops and things like that where companies have to become more responsible about who was making their garments. are companies willing to be more

responsible libel that? >> what we have seen so far unfortunately is that the companies do not respond to voluntary measures. we are looking particularly at the mining sector at the moment. there has been regulation in the u.s., which compels downstream companies, so company that his sell mobile phones and products containing the mineral to his actually source responsibly. that has had an impact. but apart from that, in the e.u., research sews that companies are not checking their supply chains they are not publicly reporting on what they are doing to check they don't fund conflict. and so the enter so to that is no, companies do not respond and that's why we are looking really for ming. regulation in the e.u. >> look ago at some of the numbers here that global witness has come up with talking about these deadly conflicts which have displaced over 9.4 million people. explain to us gun people coming in to this topic a bit cold. how these conflicts actually have such a huge effect. >> well, conflict like the conflict in the eastern drc,

that's the democratic republic of the congo and the conflicts in the armed group in columbia have displaced huge numbers of people and these conflicts are ongoing. and i think that they don't reach perhaps is the media attention that they should. but it's important to realize the mineral trade it a an important part of the conflicts. they don't form. root of the conflict but fuel the dynamics and as you mentioned in your columbia report. unfortunately armed men and members of the military do prey on the minerals, they sit -- they either are in the mines they control the mines or they are also along trading routes, they can be illegally taxing diggers, and that is a very, very substantial source of profit. >> emily it's been a pleasure talking to you. emily joining us from london to you, thank you. >> thank you. u.s. president has urges delegates at the u.n. climate

change summit in the to put the issue you on the back burner. the meeting is new york is meant to lay the global groundwork for reducing carmen. >> the summit was a massive vent featuring everyone from famous lib vitt is to ordinary citizens of light was on world leader, u.n. general ban ki-moon called for bold action. >> i am asking to you lead. we must cut emissions by the end of this century. we must be carbon neutral. >> reporter: 120 heads of state attend frantz and the european union led the way committing $5 billion to help developing nations fight the impact of climate change. china the world's largest emitting of corban die okay eight pledged $6 million. why they and the second largest polluter the united states made promises to fight global polluting. >> the alarm bells keep ringing

of our citizens keep marching. we cannot pre1 pretend we not hr them. we have to answer the call. >> reporter: they offered no new pledges to cut emissions and the u.s. is not announce any major funding initiatives. >> we have heard it all. >> reporter: countries most at risk from rising sea levels and extreme weather want actions no word. >> small islands did not cause the problem but we are the victims we are on the front line. but the summit did galvanize the public and put climate change back on the public pressuring leader to limit temperature rise by the deadline of the 2015. >> it's still a big gap between making speeches and having an agreement that is a serious agreement, one that really will head off the dangers. we are very far from that still. but we have 15 months of very intensive work to get to where we need to get to. >> reporter: here at the united nations there was no debate

about whether or not climate change is real or man-made or even the importance of rolling back carbon emissions the only question is whether or not governments can reach an agreement by 2015. if not, u.n. scientists say it may be too late. kristen slewp i, a al jazerra, d nations. now just another word on syria. activists there are reporting that pro assad government forces have used toxic gas, this has been in the north of the damascus killing at least seven people. have a look at these picks said to show the victims struggle to go breathe after what they are saying was a chlorine gas attack. these are reports as we said we cannot independently verify the video. rebel fighters captured government soldiers and are said to be among the victims. india has become the first country to put a space craft in mar's orbit on its made end attempt. the space craft entered the planet's orbit after a three

hyundai journey. scientists along with that man there the prime minister there monitored the progress of the mission there mission control which is in the southern indian city of bang lower. so much more news for you online, you know where to go aljazerra.com for breaking news, video on demands, live streaming, blogs, special sections that is all there for you 24/7 at aljazerra.com. >> once again scientists and politicians are streaming from across the globe for a science fest on climate change. can new york 2014 escape the fate? it's inside story.