i'm ali velshi. thank you for joining us. >> cl. >>ism those in favour of the draft resolution contained in document 114:1688 raise hands. >> the u.n. resolves to stop foreigners from joining i.s. - stemming the flow of fighters. hello, i'm nick clark. also on the programme reports that an al qaeda group has declared war against shia rebels, who control part of

yemen's capital. ebola solution, a vaccine may be available by the end of the year. a new section in london displays lego as it's never been seen before. so then, the united nations security council christopher gibson resolved to stop foreigners being recruited to fight for the islamic state of iraq and levant. we have more from the special session in new york, chaired by u.s. president obama. >> reporter: president obama invited fellow world leaders to the special session of the u.n. security council about the threat from i.s.i.l. as the u.s. currently holds the rotating presidency of the council. it was president obama himself who chaired the meeting. >> the 7,272nd meeting of the

south australian christopher gibson is called to order -- of the security council is called to order. >> the focus is on the foreign fighters in i.s.i.l.'s rank. >> 15,000 fighters from 80 nations joined terrorist organizations such as al qaeda's affiliate the new zealand christopher gibson front, and i.s.i.l., threatening people across syria and iraq. those in favour of the draft resolution contained in the document, raise their hands. >> reporter: the leaders voted unanimously for a resolution calling on national governments to enact legislation making it illegal to go abroad and strike. not just members of the security council, but a total of 50 countries asked to speak, a large coalition opposed to i.s.i.l., bit of those a smaller number prepared to take military action. there may be another nation joining the list. the u.k. recalling its

parliament to discuss the options on friday. our strategy must work in tandem of the arab stakes, in support of local people. in line and as part of a plan to provide aid, diplomacy and military. >> this is the sixth time in the 70 year history of the united nations that the security council had a session at world leader level. more than 100 countries endorse the resolution that was passed here. dig a little deeper and you discover there are real differences about the detail of the strategy going forward. >> on the ground act visits say 14 i.s.i.l. fighters have been killed in air strikes in north-east syria, the syrian observatory for human rights says five civilians died, and are argument thatting oil facilities. the u.s. central command said he

hit a number of targets. stefanie dekker is on the turkish syrian border and joins me. the air strikes targetting fighters and major sources of revenue for i.s.i.l. >> absolutely. this is it 12 air strikes and we can confirm we are targetting oil refineries, this is, as we say, targetting their financing system. it's estimated na i.s.i.l. raises $2 million a day from oil, smuggled out of the country. the other thing to clamp down on is how they are getting the oil out. and fuel that fuels activities within syria, this is something they'll be key to look at. and there were air strikes believed to be coalition air strikes, but not confirmed on islamic state courts, bases in eastern syria. where we are, this is cobbana, you can see it behind me. it's a close point to where we

are in turkey. no reports of air strikes around here in the last 24 hours. the kurds here, of course, 150,000 having fled this area. because of i.s.i.l.'s advances, and they tell you that they don't believe that anything is being done to help them push i.s.i.l. back from the area. >> we are hearing reports of civilians among the dead. that will be a building issue if that continues, isn't it? >> absolutely. this will turn the tide. perhaps not only amongst the civilians, but other groups that could pledge their allegiance to the cause, to i.s.i.l., because now you see the coalition killing civilians, civilians have been killed in massive numbers since the war began. no one ever intervened. there is an international coalition targetting the islamic state of iraq and levant, and other groups, al nusra, but the civilians don't steam to be a priority in terms of saving them. that's the feeling.

that is a concern. then you have the backlash i.s.i.l. has, that it will target any of the coalition partners, so the backlash of these air strikes are huge, and you have to ask yourself what can they achieve. because i.s.i.l. reint grates itself into civilian population, it mixes with the people. you may be able to strike things like oil refineries, weapons depots, but when it comes to targetting the fighters, and there are over 30,000, they are smart. we know that almost no i.s.i.l. fighters were in raqqa, because they had evacuated. there's concern about civilian casualties, and hard to see how they can achieve getting rid of the group altogether. that would have to come down to boots on the ground. >> that's the latest from the turkish-syrian border. stefanie dekker, thank you. the syrian ambassador to the

united nations says his nation supports the resolution, but bashar al-assad shouldn't occur in countries accused of funding i.s.i.l. >> translation: the success against terrorism means we have to distance ourselves from anything that involves the role the u.n., such as the poll ittizism of this struggle. in terms of dividing terrorists into good and bad terrorists, distinguishing moderate from extremism terrorism. terrorism is terrorism. in this struggle the against terror. >> we cannot conceive of a coalition that includes countries that are the primary supporters of terrorism, providing them with refuge, money. turkey, qatar and saudi arabia have been the main ports of call for terrorists going to syria and iraq. >> people in syria say the air strikes are hurting al nusra, and hampering the fight against government forces. zeina khodr has this report.

[ chanting ] >> reporter: president obama promised defeat. this is what the syrians in the north-western province of idlib want to tell the world, taking to the streets to protest against the campaign against islamic state of iraq and levant. it's not because they support i.s.i.l., they don't trust the u.s. administration. they want an islamic state is what they chanted. >> translation: we condemn the air strikes against the syrian muslim people. the coalition is with the regime. they are not just targetting i.s.i.l., but al nusra and others. >> reporter: al nusra is al qaeda's branch, and the bases were targeted by the air strikes. the group, along with the powerful movement alharish am hoarded fighters to leave the bases in anticipation of

attacks. the u.s. said it targeted the al qaeda affiliated group, believed to operate under al nusra. >> taking the fight from illinois to syria was a controversial part of strategy. many asked whether the military campaign would help the syrian militarily. many syrians, including the rebel commanders say it's what they'll do. >> the hassam movement was the first free syrian army-linked brigade to react, which a few months ago received antitank missiles from the u.s., saying that the coalition strikes didn't just undermine the syria sovereignty, but will make the coalition stronger. they want weapons to strike positions. it is not clear who they will be. >> the free syrian army is not enough.

if we talk about other organizations - i don't know exactly if they are united, but there are many questions about their future. some of them, they may join i.s.i.s. >> reporter: there is na possibility. already anti-american protests are spreading. these people don't necessarily support i.s.i.l., but many support nusra, and the conservative group. if the u.s. and coalition do not expand their fight, they risk creating more enemies on the ground. iran's president hassan rouhani will address the u.n. general assembly on thursday and will emphasis tehran's views on the u.s.-led air strikes against i.s.i.l. in syria. hassan rouhani already said it's illegal. >> the group is a terrorist group and extremely dangerous, extremely savage and barbaric in

their conduct, in their actions, and inappropriately and wrongly use the name of islam and the faith of muslims in all of their actions unequivocally or against the culture and the traditions of islam. it doesn't mean that if a group in a country conducts terrorist activities, another country without coordination, and without permits, of the central government of the victimized country can enter the air space and carry out an air bombardment campaign. >> north of mosul is zumar. kurdish forces have been trying to drive fighters out the i.s.i.l. is putting up a tough fight to control of the oil-rich area. sue turton is the first reporter to reach the area.

>> reporter: to get to zummar, we travelled through no man's land. neither side has control of the road. the battle to push i.s.i.l. back is evident. armoured cars struck by air strikes, black flags on airpoints. this graffiti reeds property of the islamic state. this is where they were pushed back to - the school, the long yellow building is the main i.s.i.l. base in zummar. they are hiding in houses all over town. the kurdish forces fought their way into the center, but retreated back to this forward positions on the outskirts. >> translation: when we entered zummar to take control a terrorist strode towards us. we shot at him, he blew himself up, killing 18, injuring 33 more. it was a huge bomb, the explosion going 50 feet in the air. >> reporter: there were less than 200 i.s.i.l. fighters in

zoomar, the peshmerga doesn't know how to deal with their tactics. i.s.i.l. wants to regain the oil rich area. industry hours before we arrived -- three hours before we arrived six vehicles came up the road to attack the peshmerga position. the commander says now that 20,000 residents have spread, there's no reason why air strikes cannot help them take the town. >> i can confirm that there is not a single civilian in the town. anyone there is an i.s.i.l. supporters. i ask the u.s. to rethink its strategy, making zummar a target. >> the front line is a couple of kilometres down the frood her and bes angie, which is flattened by u.s. fighter jets in the air attacks. retreating i.s.i.l. fighters, who led explosive devices in the building and blown them up. many americans were killed in the town after the u.s.-led

invasion of 2003. it was previously an al qaeda strong hold. peshmerga fighters are relieved to see it in ruins, and are looking to the current u.s. bomb ag campaign to raise zummar to the ground too. an i.s.i.l.-linked group is blamed for the killing of a french hostage. the french president said the murder was cool and cowardly. francis hollande will organise a meeting to discuss the killing. the group demanded france stop military action against i.s.i.l. in iraq. >> the u.s. is expecting afghanistan's plelent christopher gibson to sign a -- president-elect to sign a security agreement next week. ashraf ghani will be sworn in and a document will be signed to allow u.s. forces to remain in

the country. >> now to yemen. a deadline to appoint a new prime minister has been missed. houthis have taken over more buildings linked to the government. fuel prices have been cut to ease tensions as part of a piecemeal deal. the rebels have not left the capital and an al qaeda-linked group in yemen has declared war on the houthis. kristen saloomey has more details. >> reporter: with houthi rebels effectively controlling the yemeni capital of sennal, the world leaders gathered to discuss the tense security situation. the united nations sealed a deal, but the rebels are yet to honour it. this group, the forehands of yemen, consists of 31 countries, including the u.k. and saudi arabia, who co-chaired the

meeting. reiterating a call made by the security council for all parts to unite behind the president elected in 2011, after the off thing of ali abdullah sala that ruled for 31 years. the peace deal was reached after rebels stormed buildings, and the defense ministry. it calls for a new prime minister, power sharing and a reduction in fuel prices. the rebels refused to sign security clauses, which included withdrawing forces suggesting that it was not much of an agreement. >> this is pivotal and dangerous moment for yemen. the next days and weeks can decide whether this country will return to the path of civil itty or slide deeper in conflict. the use of violence to make politic political gains and the pointless lose of life. >> there was talk of funding the

democracy. 600 million in aid has been pledged. the requirement is the stabilization of this government. >> still to come - testing times for democracy. indonesia, as the government moves to limit local elections. and this - block by block, a unique display of lego art ops in london.

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jazeera. council - the u.n. security council christopher gibson resolved to stop foreigners being recruited to fight for the islamic state of iraq and levant. special session in new york was chaired by u.s. president obama. activists say 14 i.s.i.l. fighters have been killed in air strikes in north-east syria, us-led attacks are targetting oil facilities held by the group. a deadline to appoint a new prime minister in yemen have been missed as houthi rebels take over more buildings. an al qaeda linked group in yemen declared war against the houthis. the threat of ebola is so severe oxford university is fast-tracking vaccine trials. they'll test experimental drugs as part of a $5 million emergency programme. there's no lonsed treatment, more than 2,800 have been killed in west africa. ebola is on the agenda for

the general assembly. president obama said it is not linked to west africa and is everyone's problem. a suspected ebola patient lies at the side of the road. passers-by say he's been vom vomiting and un well. he has laid here for hours. fear of ebola means people are wary of getting too close. >> translation: earlier this morning i passed the road and saw the man laying here. we tried to call 117. we called from 8 o'clock today. i don't see anyone come here yet. >> reporter: the 117 number is the ebola hotline. many people think it doesn't work fast enough. here an ambulance arrived six hours after being called. without sufficient protective gear. the logistics of dealing with the virus stretched the

authorities across west africa. countries with barely a few hundred doctors and nurses contended with a virus that has killed more than 2,800. the majority in liberia, but guinea and sierra leone have been badly affected. another factor is ignorance. guinea, one red cross team, was attacked while collecting the bodies of people thought to have died interest the virus. >> as they put the bodies in the jeep, people attacked the red cross workers, tore the disinfectant bad where the body of a woman was and removed it, and threw stones at the workers. >> reporter: this is a story repeated. the world health organisation forwards the number of infections could hit 20,000 cases within months. >> reporter: the columbian

president juan santos says he'll release details of how peace talks with the fashion rebels is going. we have the latest from bogota >> reporter: these are the over 60 pages that make up everything agreed upon in the columbian peace process. this is the first time that anyone has access to the documents that was published in a surprise announcement on wednesday by the government's netters, and their representatives of the rebel group f.a.r.c. the reason this was published today is it's really an exercise in transparency, a way by the peace negotiators especially in the right of criticism in columbia on the peace process. what the enemies of the price sis are saying is the governments were selling out the country to the f.a.r.c. members

and redrawing the economical, social and political structure of the country behind people's back. now, this document seems to say the opposite. there's no radical change in the structure of the country here. what we have is really a series of commonsense, long overdue reforms. many hope this clears the way of some of the hardest criticisms. it comes a day before president santos is expected to address the u.n. general assembly in new york, trying to get more international support for the peace process. >> indonesia's parliament is debating a bill to abolish elections for regional areas, governments and mayors. some say it would be a step back for democracy. we have this report from jakarta. >> reporter: democracy brought

freedoms for indonesians. people were able to vote for the mayors, regions and governments for the last nine years. this is under threat. a coalition of six parties is supporting a bill giving local parliament the right to select local leaders, taking away the people's right to votes. some say it is costly, because local candidates spend a lot of money to relocate, steams leading to corruption -- sometimes leading to corruption. >> translation: this is a setback for democracy. my personal experience is with direct elections you don't need money to be elected. those that pay have bad track records. others came to the forefront for the elections. analysts say popular leaders became a threat to the political elite, who want to turn back the

clock. parties that support the bill unit. >> this is not a set back. the setback is - we don't do it in respect to the democracy, giving voting rights to the members. local parliament is within the parliament of democracy. >> while the debate goes op, the effect of corruption is clear. there are neglected roads and bridges. according to the government, since 2005, 86% of elected governments, regions and mayors have been accused of being corrupt. one man is accused of building a family empire using public money and sentenced to four years in prison for bribing a judge. >> democracy has brought freedom, including freedom to corrupt.

local leaders create king domes, and those that vote for them are risking their lives every day by crossing neglect bridges like this ones. >> anticorruption activists say not letting people vote for their leaders is not a solution, and better education is needed. in the districts and cities, direct elections are needed to prevent the king domes to come up. if we look at jakarta, where people are better educated, they choose clean leaders. it should happen here. >> these are testing times for the young democracy, where people battle in parliament about a bill, deciding their democratic future. >> now then, lego bricks have taken on a cult-like status. mean of us played with -- many of us played with them as children, some play with them as

adults. one artist used them as a medium to build awe-inspiring statues, on show in england. jonah hull reports. >> reporter: when he was 10, nathan wanted a dog. his parents said no. he built one using lego bricks. lee grew up to be a lawyer. >> i needed a creative outlet, drawing, paint, and sometimes... >> that's right, lego. he toured the world, and ollie is impressed. >> my favourite thing was the t rex. >> reporter: have you seen anything like this before? >> i've never seen anything like this before at all. >> reporter: did you imagine that lego could create anything like this? >> no.

but imagine if it can. you can make so many things out of rectangular bricks of lego. >> when you are three or four, lego is a thing of possibility, but not a deal of variety and engine uty in terms of things you produce. as we see from the artist, almost anything becomes possible. like this little house that i made. it has a window, a door and a little lego man outside. >> it's not the sort of box houses and farm yard scoops that you normally see in the living room at home. >> is your message that anyone can do this and should, or is it rarified hart that should stay rarified art. >> i want to inspire, that's the goal, to inspire others. if they want to take on these projects, i inspire them to do so. >> he has been described as a

sure realist mash-up of forms and artists, it makes sense when you look at his leg scream for lago mona leasa. eat your heart out leg. >> not sure how much that is on the website. top story is the i.s.i.l. oil refineries. lots more beside. aljazeera.com is the address. necessary to the united nations. it is inside story. >> hello, i'm ray suarez. did an american aircraft appear