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plus. >> i'm kristin saloomey. why there is a college program here. >> fighters from islamic state of iraq and the levant, the atracks are in etal yaition of retaliation of the killing of al kasasbeh. taken hostage in syria last year. let's go to nazanine this has really rallied hasn't it?

>> yes jordanians, say that a shift of martin luther king opinion, in favor of revenge and in favor of the army about feeling more united they are speaking with one voice. doubts why jordan chose to be part of the coalition against i.s.i.l, they got their answer and those who didn't encourage jordan's role in the coalition say that they do now and those who feel jordan should not be part of the coalition are being silenced. before they didn't feel the threat from i.s.i.l. was real. now that they saw how mu'ath al kasasbeh was murdered, how every single home and every single

jordanian are they are now convinced that this is their war. after prayers on friday, expressing solidarity with the king to ftc and the government in the war against i.s.i.l. these sentiments were expressed on thursday when king abdullah visited the mourning tribe. this is where are jordanian mu'ath al kasasbeh's family king abdullah played his respects to the kasasbeh tribe. he told the father that jordan's royal air force had just are held a relentless re response

against the murder of al kasasbeh. now he expect more support for going to war. >> planes from the jordanian royal forces have just arrived from el raqqa. >> the wife of mu'ath al kasasbeh is inconsolable. she's 25 and they were only married for five months. el kasasbeh's mother is also shaken and heartbroken. none of el kasasbeh's immediate family is speaking to the media. >> i'm so proud for miss brother, i would also offer my

four sons for the are service. >> i call on one jordanians to be one heart one mind and one soul and we demand revenge. our hearts will not rest until are we are avenged. >> people here say siefl has made a concerted everyday to try to turn join. jordan's resolve has been strengthened by this murder. those who don't believe i.s.i.l. part of the issue now have

strengthed in he their resolve. for first time on its own outside the framework of the international coalition which jordan is part of. according to the statements, dozens of fight feeter fighter jets, all of those were destroyed now the army also said on thursday, that i.s.i.l. is going to pay for every hair on mu'ath al kasasbeh's body and this is only the start. clearly, jordan is going to have a more active and more pronounced role in this war against i.s.i.l. >> thank you nazanine el shamal.

in amman. the move is expected to shornt response time for search and response teams. meantime, near damascus, attacks follow rebel shelling and rocket attacks which killed at least 70 people in the capital. claimed responsibility for shelling the city. now made up of 50 smaller armed faction he. its leader has declared damascus pooh response zone which is near abuja. hashima albara has more. >> reporter: victims are taken

to field hospitals. the army has recently suffered major losses in this area, largely controlled by the army of islam one of the main opposition armed groups in syria. after almost four years of fighting in which thousands were killed and entire areas reduced to rubble, the violence continues. in zabadani a dmasks damascus suburb, antigovernment attacks are aimed at driving rebels out of the areas that surround damascus. this is a convoy from the airm of islam on its way to shell areas near the capital.

>> our attack and retaliation ton outskirts of damascus and across the country. we send warnings to civilians. >> here its fighters attack government positions in h.ota. >> we do not favor the situation to be like this and exchange shelling from both sides. we don't accept bombarding civilians. unfortunately neither the criminal regime nor the outside. >> the army of islam has also expanded north where it has joined an alliance of religious groups against government groups attackingattacking aleppo and idlib.

opposition stronghold on the outskirts of homs. this city crucial for the regime. hashima albarra, al jazeera. leaders are heading to moscow for talks biggest push yet to resolve the conflict. last ditch attempts to avoid the issue. simon mcgregor wood has more. first it was secretary of state john kerry. meeting president importance, the

president. >> let there be no doubt about who is blocking the prospect of peace here. >> significantly he said, president obama would decide soon whether or not to supply ukraine with lethal weapons. later, president holland and chancellor angela merkel arrived. nato defense ministers put deployable in days. it will have six demand and control centers in european union. russia is meant to notice that. >> we are taking these steps in response to our changed security environment. they are defensive

proportionate and in lined to with our international international commitments. >> this is a day when western leaders are trying to get new peace talks starter for fear the situation play spiral out of control. while they do so, nato is working on how to respond to the crisis if the talking fails. simon mcgregor wood, al jazeera. >> and russia has warned consequence any military support for ukraine. foreign military spokesman said such an act would appear. >> threatens the security of the russian federation, certainly if this decision is put intoless practice it could seriously harm relations between russia and the

united states. >> we've got some news that is just coming out of taiwan in relation to a possible cause of the plain crash that went down on wednesday. i believe we can go to harry fawcett standing by in ty paiz. we know the aviation authority had a press conference recently, what did they have to say? >> that press conference is still going on i just literally walked out of it. the official was explaining what happened according to the black box data to those two innocence. engines. engine number 2 on the the right side automatically the propel her turned so it was 90 degrees

oso it was direct to the direction of travel it was absolutely flat, providing no forward momentum. the engine sent to the cockpit a message of flame out. we heard message from the pilot that one of the engines had flamed out. it was in fact still working wasn't providing any forward thrust. tragically about 20 seconds later according to mr. wong of the aviation safety council there was a manual command to the one engine, the one engine still working, it is certified ofly on just one engine and that command again that manual command feathered the propel her on that side of the plane and cut power to it. i asked him, are you saying the pilots turned off one engine? the one keeping it in the air? he said i'm not saying that, but

there was a manual command that ended shutting off that engine. >> harry, we'll come back to you with more possible developments. harry fawcett speaking to us from the capital taipei. lots more coming up on the program. includingityincluding tibet's leader. >> they are alive which compares to everything in the west. >> a new film offers apersonal snapshot of iraq's secular past.

>> welcome back. let's take a look now at the top stories on al jazeera. jordan has stepped up air strikes against i.s.i.l. for what it describes is the killing of mu'ath al kasasbeh. now expanding raids into iraq. meanwhile syrian air strikes are in retaliation to rebel shelling in the syrian capital which killed seven people. and the leaders of france and germany are heading to moscow for talks on the conflict in ukraine. they'll push for a peace plan to end the ten month conflict. the peace initiative comes as u.s. considers ukraine troops

against pro-russian rebels. china is against other countries interfering in its internal affairs. obama and the dalai lama exchanged greetings but there was no formal meeting. >> i want to offer a special welcome to a good friend his holiness the dalai lama, who is a powerful example of what it means to practice compassion and inspires us to speak up for the freedom and dignity of all human beings. i've been pleased to welcome him to the white house on many occasions and grateful he is able to join us here today. >> let's go to adrian brown in beijing, a rather measured

rations to this formal meeting between obama and the dalai lama. >> if the president of the united states and dalai lama appear in the same room at the same time, they publicly acknowledge one another then from china's perspective that is further acceptance of barack obama acquiescing. they would not like hearing the presidential of the united states describe the dalai lama as a friend and someone who provides inspiration to those seeking dignity and freedom around the world. but as you say the comments were measured. i think reason for that is this: president barack obama and the dalai lama did not actually shake hands. they did not meet as they had on three previous occasions they didn't exchange hands they

simply exchanged a buddhist peace growthing. that may way be why china was less vociferous in its comments than it has before on times like this. >> that was aide raburn brown. the infection rates of ebola in west africa have raised hope that the worst was over. at least 9,000 have died since the outbreak in 2013. jarrod tan has the story. >> this in itself is progress, many communities who were once suspicious of aid workers are starting to pay attention to efforts. >> translator: yes ebola is still here. as long as the world health organization doesn't announce the outbreak is over we will

stay vigilant. >> reporter: in the past week the number of new cases went up for first time this year in all three of west africa's worse worst-hit countries liberia sierra leone and guinea. the rise had ended what had been an encouraging downward trend. >> good progress is being made but the outbreak still presents a grave threat. and we really hope there will be no complacency in the response. >> unsafe burial practices have contributed due to recent flare-up and there is concern that the battle against the disease will be sidetracked with a lack of funding. >> we will start running out of cash. the one thing we will be sure of

is there will still be ebola in the next two or three weeks. >> there are some positive signs. the largest clinical trial with the candidate ebola treatment being run by french researchers are has started to yield positive results but in its early stages. the w.h.o. warns that more needs to be done before the rainy season begins in april which will make it difficult for health teams to reach affected areas. jerald tan, al jazeera. >> al jazeera journalists boasmedbahermohamed and moasmed mohamed fahmy have spent more than 410 days in

prison. al jazeera demands their immediate release. security has been stepped up ahead of nigeria's election. all sides are urged against violence, ahead of the february 14th vote. >> no one should be insighted to violence a warning that anyone who insights violence, anyone who commits crimes that the prosecutor is watching and the office of the prosecutor will not hesitate to take action against anyone who insights violence in nigeria. almost abandoned after crowd violence erupted inside the stadium. police in riot gear responded

after throwing bottles. >> overshadowed the match against equatorial guinea. fans were throwing water bottles onto the pitch. officials and police tried to restore some sort of calm. tear gas was thrown into the crowd organizing committee meeting will be taking place on friday top of the agenda the crowd violence happening at the stadium on thursday night and of course, you might remember that the equatorial guinea

federation, already facing 50,000 guineas fine. and possible expulsion from africa cup of facings. statistics show many will end up in jail again but as kristin saloomey reports. >> the man standing guard and the bashed wire outside the windows oar constantly requirement. this lesson on shakespeare's macbeth, most of the students are inmates. joined the class for one reason: >> change. i needed -- i knew i had to change. education is a part of that.

education opens up doors. >> reporter: students from the outside also participate in the class. they say they're learning from the inmates as well as their instruct. >> understanding how much they care about education puts college kids, putting off parties. >> what makes this unique is that it guarantees inmates a spot here or at any city university after their release. their idea to provide an education that continues not only beyond prison but also beyond the classroom. robert tate is now pursuing a major the english after serving ten years for robbery. he says the program is a life line. >> finding steady housing finding steady income and you know get pack to family and start to build my life over again. so i was starting at 30 years old as a 17-year-old.

>> reporter: the program provides assistance with all of those things and more. >> specifically for a population that is coming back to the community after having served time, it's vital to reestablish community and a new community make frommaybe from the one you left behind. so the campus becomes that place to find a new community to build a life after prison. >> reporter: the new program has yet to find its first graduate but it's a chance to expand their minds and opportunities. kristin saloomey, al jazeera new york. phil lavelle spoakd with samir regi about how his own family history reflects a forgotten side of the war torn nation.

>> reporter: this is what samea wants the world to see the other side of iraq, a history lesson through iraqi eyes. a country that once felt fairly liberal, a snapshot of another time. >> it's a really surprise to see that my ownts aunts and my uncles are alive which compares to everything on the west. but on their own roots. they listen to arab music their writers their poets rg, everything, it gives a light into what would happen if iraq had not gone into war. >> now scattered from thrond london to l.a. how the course of its

destiny changed. >> iraq came you know in the front line of the cold war between soviets and the west and that ended up really in the dictatorship and all that war. so it was really a loss. >> reporter: this is not a religious film, in fact secularity runs 30 through it. generation y tasked with that. >> for them the dictatorship there is no experience of that. so they only know the chaos after the war. but they now try to do new things. they use the social media they know how to, you know what's going on in the world and they saw of course the aish spring, you know. the thing which i feel now are people are not afraid anymore. >> it is an optimistic outlook

for a man who has seen and experienced it all. phil lavelle, from the berlin film festival. >> a reminder, you can capture this all on our website. website. >> it is a fill-court press on vladimir putin for peace in ukraine, the russian president shows no sign of backing down and civilians are in the line of fire. we are on the ground inside a town under siege. america's new cuba policy may do what the embargo could never achieve - transform castro's communism and create a middle class. we go to the streets of havana for a look. >> you can see them showcasing what they have. that's emblem attic of a change