the u.s. led air strikes target oil fields and towns as the fight to control isil continues. ♪ ♪ health oh, i am live from doha. also coming up on the program. >> it is a growing threat to regional and global security. >> the most important thing is, of course, action, action, and action. >> we are talking about nothing less than the potential meltdown of this continent. a chorus of world leaders call for action on ebola. , but is it enough? we ask organizations on the frontline.

indonesia's parliament passes a controversial bill. and the international campaign to free al jazerra journalists jailed in egypt arrives in new york's times square. so then we begin with more reports of u.s.-led aerial attacks on the islamic state of iraq and the levants in syria. the latest targets includin thed both areas in the east. an area in the northeast of the country was also hit. an oil refinery has also been targeted again where the u.s., france and, several arab countries has conducted 200 strikes. france said they hit several targets in iraq. they are the first air strikes in around about a week. paris says it may get involved in coalition strikes on isil positions in syria.

meanwhile, u.s. central commands has released videos showing air strikes in syria. oil refineries controlled by the group has hit there. zeina what more can you tell us about what has been going on? >> reporter: like you mentioned, a new round of air strikes. it's day four and the coalition really keeping up the pressure, intense air strikes targeting isil. undoubtedly these air strikes are hurting the group. they have been hitting their infrastructure, headquarters, bases, checkpoints, storage facilities and like you also mentioned, oil refineries. because really this has been a source of finding for the group. they have been selling oil on the black market. so right now it's going to be very difficult for isil to go on the offensive to expand the territories they control. they won't be able to move freely between syria and iraq at least not in large convoys in armored vehicles. so undoubtedly it's hurting the

group. but this is just the beginning, bus right know what we understand is that they are moving -- melting in to the civilian population. they control cities and towns, we have to remember that. so you are going to need a force on the ground. but to a certain extent, these air strikes really are backfiring. we are getting reports from the syrian observatory for human rights saying that some rebel groupings are actually switching sides and joining the ranks of isil. we cannot confirm this, but these are the reports that we are hearing. >> this is a problem, isn't it, because if you are targeting installations, that's one thing, you may be getting at the source of income, but you can't actually get at the numbers of isil fighters, because as you say they melt away. so what did the preach be? how will they be assessing it? >> reporter: what the u.s. and their allies need is partners on the ground. they just don't have them in syria.

but brigades link today the syrian army but they are saying they are against the air strikes, they are saying the air strikes will cause civilian casualties. these air strikes will benefit the regime him terry. the s.s.a. brigades are weak and not able to take on isil on the ground. there are other forces on the ground for isil. they have been evacuating their bases because they fear they are next. so you are going to need partners on the ground and right now the coalition doesn't have that. so this is going to be a very difficult and long fight. >> all right, seen, a we'll leave it there for the moment. thanks very much indeed, zeina, in beirut. some breaking news and there are reports of a major taliban advance in afghanistan. the fighting has been taking place 100-kilometers south capital kabul. let's go straight to jennifer glass who we can speak to on the phone from the capital of afghanistan.

jennifer, what more do you snow? >> reporter: the fight has been going on for the past 20 days 220-kilometers west of the city, at least a dozen is veil vinnies have been killed over the past five days. we don't know how they have it's casualties are among the police and the military. but there has been -- this is really part of a pattern of fighting we have seen all over the country this summer. very, very heavy fighting. attacks of the taliban trying to take provincial center like the one they have been trying to take over the past five days, very protracted fighting in other provinces, fighting in the east and south of the country. afghanistan is losing about 18 people a day to this fighting, civilians, police forces, security forces and the army. a very, very difficult season here in afghanistan and now we know another battle going on astill ban fighters try to take a district 220-kilometers west

of gazni city. >> thanks very much, indeed. stkpwrerpb, general tkpwerjennim kabul. learn from syria and avoid the sectarianisms. shia houthis were around the capital of the u.s. has ordered some of it's diplomats out of the country. the president called for community ahead of his address to the u.n. general assembly. >> translator: we need owl to be one unit with a big address and a big title, the nation. the nation is for everyone. it is not for a certain sect or a party. the future of the citizens and the nations is the responsibility of everyone. we need to be in a partnership in order to support this country. >> the u.s. press barack obama says there is still a big gap between the help being offered to fight ebola and what is really needed. the out bridge in west africa

has been on the agenda from the u.n. in new york here is kristen slewkristen. >> reporter: it is rare that a public health emergency is considered a threat to international peace and security. but it is withy bowl a at the u.n. general assembly, u.s. president barack obama prodded the international community to do more. >> we are not doing enough. everybody has the best of intentions, but people are not putting in the kind of resources that are necessary to put a stop to this epidemic. there is still a significant gap between where we are and where we need to be. >> health systems in the worst hit countries of liberia, sierra leone and guinea are overwhelmed. with more doctors, nurses, and medical supplies desperately needed. the centers for disease control says it's possible that over a million people could become infectedded by next year. sierra leone's president speaking by video conference

told the assembly his country can't fight the deadly virus on its own. >> a disease like ebola can no longer be dealt with in isolations by just one isolated country in one isolated corner of the world. >> reporter: for poor countries that only recently escaped from conflict and civil war, the implications of a continuing epidemic go well beyond health. the economy and security are also at risk which is why the world bank pledged $400 million. >> if the scenarios that have have been provided to us by the united states centers for disease control come true and there is a million cases we are talking about nothing less than the potential meltdown of this continue necessardon't next. >> reporter: the unites nations says $1 billion is needed.

>> going forward the most important thing is action, action, action. >> reporter: the humanitarian response to the end deposit he can, providing food and household protection kids for sick victims that have no place to go for treatment. for now, however, the spread of the disease is outpacing the response. kristen, al jazerra, the united nations. indonesia's parliament has passed a bill to end local election to his select govern ares and mayors. protesters burned tires outside parliament in anger of the move. now lawmakers with local politicians have to choose local politicians not the public. the president elect says the change is a big step back for democracy. a report from jakarta. >> reporter: many here in i understanindonesia have woken uk after they found out the news that happened overnight in parliament and only one newspaper imagined to print the very late news and they summed it up pretty well the democratic betrayal. meaning two things, it's a setback for democracy if interred neesha that local

leaders like district chiefs, mayors and governors can be he elected directly by the people anymore but it also means that the betrayal has been done by the democratic party of the president who managed to walk out just before the vote took place and so the supporters of direct elections lost that vote. it's seen now as a very strong effort by political parties in parliament to undermine the common government of the president who is going to be inaugurated in october 20th. their power in parliament shows that also his government and his intentions to change a lot of things in indonesia, to bring reforms is going to be a very tough and very lonely battle. a lot of people are also wondering there is a huge response on social media if the people in parliament are actually representing the people of indonesia or are they representing only their only personal and business interests?

all right still ahead on al jazerra, why refugees rejected by australia could soon be resettled in cambodia. the i want international campaign to free al jazerra journalists jailed inky gypped arrives in new york's times square.

hello again, the top story here on al jazerra and u.s. led air strikes have targeted more oil refineries in syria. a town has been hit again, other targets include oil facilities. and areas in the northeast of

the country. yemen's president has called for unity ahead of his appearance at the u.n. general assembly. houthi rebels are still in control of large parts of the capital. u.s. press barack obama says there is a big gap between the help being offered to fight ebola and what is really needed. he made the comment in new york where world leaders at the u.n. general assembly have madey bola an urgent issue. in a few hours from now the british parliament will immediate to decide if it should join the international organization fighting isil. david cameron said the u.k. was ready to play its part in confronting the group. jonah hull now from london. >> reporter: british war planes could be active as soon as the weekend if parliament approves. on thursday prime minister david cameron convened his cabinet the message which does seem to have cross-party support that isil is growing, attracting foreign

fighters, including british nationals and that iraq has asked for outside help. crucially, as the prime minister made plain at the u.n. in new york this week, this time things are different. >> now, of course it is absolutely right that we should learn the lessons of the past, especially what happened in iraq a decade ago. but we have to learn the right lessons. yes to careful preparation. no, to rush to go join a conflict without a clear plan. but we must not be so frozen with fear that we don't do anything at all. >> reporter: on friday, britain's parliament will debate the extent of that careful preparation and clear plan. and vote. the question of putting british planes in to action over the middle east does raise the uncomfortable specter of the 2003 invasion of iraq, but also far mo rear correcterly. david cameron's embarrassing defeat in parliament last year over plans to bomb government

targets in syria. then the opposition labor party said that bombing syria would have been illegal. this time quite deliberately syria isn't on the agenda, but one legal expert said there is little doubt about the legality of attacking isil. >> they have called on everyone who supports them to kill unbelievablers. and they are killing christians and sunni, moderate sunnis and shias, and kurds, and that, quite frankly, is genocide and every state in the world has a duty to stop genocidal behavior. so there is no question, whether it's iraq or syria, that international law does not pro had i been he had armed force against these international criminals. >> one, two, three, four, we don't want another war. >> reporter: that's not the view of anti--war protesters. >> well, isil will be opposed internally as well. they are being opposed by the

government of iraq. i think the british involvement is actually a figure leaf to support the american involvement. it's military not necessarily and they know that. >> reporter: whether or not those concerns are shared, david cameron has said that britain will play its part and parliament is likely to agree. jonah hull, al jazerra, london. germany's foreign minister says world powers are closer than they have ever been to striking ideal with iran. they met with iran's president with rouhani on the sidelines of the u.n. general assembly but cautioned the final negotiations could be the toughest. the palestinian president is set to address the u.n. general assembly having reached ideal to reestablish a unity government with hamas, coming after two days of talks in a cairo and includes an agreement on who will govern gaza after earlier agreements broke down in june. and it will also allow the reconstruction of gaza which was bombed for six weeks by israel in july and august.

>> translator: during the last two days we have had detailed discussions about everything. we also discussed the importance of starting the gaza reconstruction following the 2009-2012, 2014 aggressions against gaza. we discussed the political situation as well and the political movement of the palestinian leadership a while ago and the current talks of the president in the unite the nations. when he addresses the u.n. general assembly the palestinian president mahmoud abbas is expected to ask the u.n. to set a timetable for israel to end it's occupation of the west bank and east jerusalem. it comes as israel continues to relocate thousands to make way for jewish settlements. a report now from the occupied west bank. >> reporter: it's not easy for he and his son to come here. this is where their home once stood. in march, israel demolished it

as part of plan to his evict communities from several areas across the okay fight west bank. he lost his sight to an illness nearly 30 years ago, says just standing here fills him with anger but he won't leave. >> translator: we are like strangers in our own country. israelis don't intend on giving us a state or our rights, all communities, ours included, reviewed to be relocated to the areas they want to send us. >> reporter: israel is forcibly evict the more than 20,000 plans to move them to housing in newly-created towns in the occupied west bank. it's part of plans to expand the sprawling settlement and connect it to jerusalem. a u.n. spokesperson has described the forcible eviction and relocation of communities as a stake through the heart of the two-state solution and the building of settlements here will split the west bank in two and make jerusalem inaccessible

to thousands of palestinians. on friday, palestinian president mahmoud abbas will make a speech to the united nations general assembly. he's expected to outline a new proposal for the creation of the palestinian state. and to ask the u.n. to use its authority to set a timetable for israel to end it's occupation of palestinian territory. that mean the end of illegal settlements in the west bank and potentially give palestinian is off at this overland seized by israel during the 1967 war. >> just like if the palestinians don't like it when israel take unilateral steps israelis don't like it when they do it going to the united nations to artificially draw a border. it's just a big joke. >> reporter: for for this man and his family, losing their home is no laughing matter. and they hope president abbas' plan will allow them to rebuild without fear. al jazerra, in the occupied west

bank. the u.s. president barack obama has asked egypt's president to release three al jazerra journal i journalists. they have now been detain today 272 days. they are falsely accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood and as world leaders gather in new york for the u.n. general assembly, al jazerra repeats its call for their release. now a report. >> reporter: the international campaign for the release of al jazerra english journal assists mohamed fa may, bahar ma ho am and he had peter greste arrives in times square new york. >> the message is being displayed here and on the back page of the new york times as part of al jazerra's campaign to free our journalists whose only crime was do their jobs. as the u.n. general assembly meets here in new york, the principle is clear, the freedom of the press must not be violated. peter greste's parents hoped

that their president boo raise it in new york. his mother says her son is resilient. >> he is incredible. i think he's settled to the fact that he's going to be in prison until this process is over and that he's doing his utmost in all sorts of ways to make the best of it. >> reporter: the egyptian president is sticking to a well-rehearsed line. >> regardless of their insight. or that they are innocent or guilty orin september, 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. >> reporter: al jazerra's abdullah elshamy was held without charge by egyptian authorities for 10 months. he says the crack down on journalists in egypt continues. >> let's talk about facts. we have dozens of journal

assists who are already in prison, others who have been forced to leave the country. others have been killed in fact. and the very example is. [ inaudible ] have been in jail for over eight months now. >> reporter: the white house says president obama called for their release when he met with president sisi and stressed the importance of free speech and due process. but it's clear that for now, journalism remains a crime in egypt. al jazerra, new york. in the past decade more than 300,000 air tray ans have fled east africa according to the u.n.'s refugee agency in year there has been a dramatic rise crossing in to france but border paroles say they do not have enough officers to control the flux. >> reporter: nice central station this time of year a magnet for tourists. amongst the summer crowds some have risked their lives to reach here. the border police say more than

90% of illegal africans reaching france are from air tray a. he joined 600 other men to make the perilous journey to europe on a dangerously overcrowded boat from libya. >> i want peace, but i want to work, i am 19 years olds. i had to leave because there is no food, no money, nothing there. >> reporter: many of the air eritreans didn't want to walk or reveal their identities because they fear reprisals against the families that they left behind. the eritrean population is being oppressed there have been massive numbers of arrests and forced con description in to the eritrean army. >> reporter: they are crossing the border between italy and franz in record numbers. most of trying to reach the united king to him. air tray a is now being called the north korea of africa. amnesty internationaling a

significant 10,000 political prisoners are being held there in appalling conditions it's been likened to an open prison. he was a professional photographer in air tray a, he know works as a signal man on i french railways, he mass officially recognized as a refugees. he told us his elder brother was drowned attempting to reach the shores of europe. >> i would rather be in my own country with my own family, my own community and my own work, but i am happy i made it to frantz. that i didn't go missin missingd vanish at sea or in the desert, i am alive, that's good already. >> reporter: his first love is the camera. he has been documenting the plight of his fellow countrymen and women and their journey through europe. he described it all as a form of madness but he says his people have no rights, they are completely helpless. exile is their only hopeful david chater, al jazerra, nice. australia's immigration minister is in the cambodian

capital on sign a multi million dollars refugees resettle. deal. under the agreement, cambodia will take in some refugeeses from the australian run did he detention center. andrew thomas has all the details. >> reporter: when al jazerra met pro ham he had in july he was selling bread on the streets. a refugees from myanmar he said that as a muslim, he was fleeing torture, but life in cambodia was not one that he would recommend to others. >> it's very, very difficult to survive. so i don't want to advice anyone to come to cam bode kwr5679 it was three months ago that australia was first rumored to be doing ideal with cambodia to send refugees there now it's about to come a reality. all that come to australia have been sent to two islands. there the refugees claims are assessed but to deter more migrants the australian says

even confirmed refugees will not be allowed in. so where will they say? australia has been looking to other countries, cambodia eventually said yes for about $35 million in aid. >> cambodia is both ill equipped and an unsafe place to send refugees. and if you look at the region, australia is actually the country that is most well equipped to deal with these people, it's a multicultural place, it has the resources. >> reporter: in sydney on friday there was a protest against the move. but it was very small. for most australians, refugees are out of sight, out of mind. those higher are angry at what they see as australia passing its responsibilities to another country. but they are also protesting another element of australia's policies towards refugees, that's temporary protection visas for those already here. deportation only applies to those who arrived before

july 2013. 10s of thousands arrived before then. when australia's government was elect the last september. it promised they too would never be allowed to call australia home. >> these are temporary visas, they do not provide a path to permanent protection visas. >> reporter: in practice, that means a life of limbo. australia's deterrents are working. no refugees have successfully reach australia by boat this year, but that, many argue, comes at a cost to australia's reputation. it is, say some turning its back on some of the world's most desperate people. andrew thomas, al jazerra, sydney. one of china's most fame it's disat the present time artist is his using the former united states prison alcatraz to highlight the plight of activists held in detention. at large will offer visitors the opportunity to view seven custom-made up that layings. he has challenged the chinese government on free speech and human rights for decades. he made the pieces without ever

have been to alcatraz in california. he been banned from leaving china since 2011. apple has acknowledged that a bug in its iphone software update caused phone calls to drop out. the company has offered a temporary fix it says a full update will be available in the next few days. meanwhile, apple's new iphone model is also facing problems. although the company has sold over 10 million line it's of its latest models buyers of the larger iphone 6 say they bend. the issue you has already been called bend gate on social media which is very imaginative. a russian space craft has docked with the international space station after blasting off from kazakhstan. >> and lift off. >> the usual spectacular pictures at blast on. it encountered a glitch but it

was resolved and the craft is carrying the first russian woman to fly in space in nearly 20 years. an american and another russian are also part of the crew. don't forget our website all the news we are covering right there. aljazerra.com is the address. when they object to a business, or policy or system. governments pension funs. universities foundation, have pulled out their money. does it foyers change, we will look at how it works and whether it works. it is inside story. >>