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a prize. al jazeera investigates the massive scale of rogue reporting in cambodia. ♪ libya's under-recognized government has asked the security council to lift an arms embargo to help in the fight against isil and other armed groups. but western diplomats are cautious about sending weapons into a war zone. the fight in libya is drawn between two main coalitions. the first is based out of tobruk. they are also in control of a western city. the second one fights under the libya dawn banner and they are supporting the rival government based in tripoli. control of benghazi is split

between the rivals. the grows died both between camps has given isil a chance to increase its influence. it has recently gained ground in several areas. other arms groups are now fighting back. >> reporter: these are fighters. they have been given orders from the legally installed government in tripoli to deploy in the city of surt. their mission is to take on isil. fighters from here were instrumental in the 2011 push by rebels to depose libyan leader gadhafi. >> translator: we should secure all of libya. we should not keep silent after we have made sacrifices. >> reporter: a tough task ahead. as soon as this convoy reaches surt, they will have to launch offensives.

while they do that the coast guard patrols a coastline that stretches stretches. it's somewhere in this area that isil recently killed 21 egyptian coptic christians. egypt then launched air strikes. the egyptian military said it carried out raids against isil camps, training centers, and weapon depots. there are thousands of egyptian workers in libya. these people arrive interested in the country illegally. caught by the authorities they are about to be deported. >> translator: regarding the seven fishermen who are with us from the immigration department they came by sea. they do not have any documents. we transferred them to tripoli, in preparation to their deportation. >> reporter: there are hundreds of thousands of migrants in libya who have come mainly from

africa. many have already left the country because of the ongoing violence. violence that only seems to grow worse by the day. let's go now to our correspondent live at tunisia libya border. i want to talk about this possible arms embargo that might be lifted. libya has asked for the security council to lift this weapons ban. is there a likelihood of the u.n. following through? >> reporter: well i think there's a lot of reservations especially among the western countries. one of the issues here is whether more weapons in a highly militarized country could actually help solve the problem, and also who are these weapons going to? you know as you described earlier. there are two governments. there is no national army.

there is no institution in libya, if not only on paper, so how are you going to get these weapons, where is the accountability, who is it going to go to and how will you get them back after, if there is an after this is all out? there is already the experience of what happened after the uprising in 2011, after gadhafi was caught. things were supposed to go quiet. but all of the militias refused to give back their weapons. with the fall of -- the collapse of the gaudify government they went into all of the weapons depots and got more of them. now you have two competing armies if one may call them like that, one for the court recognized government in tripoli, one for the u.n. recognized government in tobruk

but both are loosely connected brigades who are working together today for their own interests, some maybe because of ideology political affiliate. but that is all very shifting sands in libya. so certainly it is a concern who you give the weapons to. and once you give the weapons to one government what would happen to the other side of the country. the fighters were said to go to sert shortly. well they are going there on behalf of the tripoli government, so that gives you an idea that you already have so many divisions on the ground when it comes to front lines and to fight that it could be extremely complicated, unless you have a checking mechanism on the ground. >> hoda with the political chaos in libya as you have described and the further threat of isil in the country, libya's neighbors must be watching the

developments with concern. >> well i'm telling you, i'm here in tunisia and tunisia is extremely concerned. it has its own issues with a large number of nationals who have gone to syria and iraq. and now it is said that there is a large number of tunisia nationals who have made their way into libya. an estimated 400 tunisiians and yemenis are currently in sert. and then we have had just 24 hours ago, fighting in the southwest of the country. that has been ongoing for quite a while. so certainly a lot of concerns. you have algeria who is also very concerned. both tunisia and algeria have beefed up their security at the borders, but these are very long

borders, and it's extremely complicated. >> hoda abdel hamid thank you. qatar has recalled its ambassador from egypt for consultation. the decision follows comments by the egyptian envoy to the arab league about qatar backing terrorism. something qatar strongly denies. united states has identified 1200 syrian rebels as so-called moderate fighters that it can train to take on isil. it's part of a u.s. military-lead program expected to begin next month. washington says it will send more than 400 soldiers, including special operations forces to train the fighters. meanwhile, fierce fighting continues in and around the syrian city of aleppo with at least 70 pro-government

fighters and more than 80 rebels killed since tuesday. the u.n. is trying to broker a ceasefire. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: once a thriving tourist destination, this part of aleppo is now a battlefield. in the old city they fight street by street and snipers watch for targets. >> translator: we are here to fight on the front to prevent the regime from moving towards our area. this area is important because it is the regime's lifeline. >> reporter: on the outskirts of the city in the south every sort of weapon is used on both sides. the most serious fighting is on the road that leads to the western parts of the city which are controlled by regime forces. >> translator: our main duty here is to monitor the movements of the assad forces and how they mobilize their forces where

they launch attacks. our mission is to liberate the area of the 80th brigade so we can move towards the industrial come pound. >> reporter: the fighting isn't just on these fronts. it's a deadly battle on 40 different fronts and while each of the battling sides tries to make gains, the u.n.-backed ceasefire plan looks unlikely. u.s. president barack obama says the u.s. is not at war with islam, but with people who have perverted the religion. the white house is hosting a three-day summit on extremism, representatives visiting from 60 countries. and obama appealed to young people not to fall to isil propaganda. a message echoed by secretary of state john kerry. >> you have to do everything. you have to take the people off of the battlefield who are there today, but you are kind of stupid if all you do is do that

and you don't prevent more people from going to the battlefield. so we have a brood challenge here. the u.s. state department already has a counter terrorism program in place, not just in iraq and syria, but also online. rosiland jordan takes us to the front lines of the u.s. social media war against extremism. >> reporter: this video is the work of a small state department team that is taking the social media fight directly to isil and other so-called militant groups. for years they have published a flood of videos speeches and songs, trying to recruit young people to their cause. the u.s. government decided in this 2011 it had to challenge them with a message of its own. >> that means contesting the space that terrorists occupy including internet and social media. >> reporter: the center for strategic counter terrorism communications, or cscc has a small annual budget reported to

be about $5 million. that's less than 1% of the state department's public diplomacy department. and only about 45 to 50 people work on the team. that's out of 24,000 employees in the entire state department worldwide. their goal point out the hypocrisy of isil. in arabic and somali and english, frequent tweets contest isil propaganda. but after the u.s. posted this video, a youtube viewer called the u.s. quote, the satan of the west. the messages has another target experts say, people that know and live with vulnerable young people. >> they are more tuned in to perhaps what this individual is considering doing, and they have

tools at their disposal to try to conduct an intervention. >> reporter: the narrative that isil al-qaeda and other groups are selling can be seductive to the young and naive. >> we have seen the daily on slot and a real opportunity to use the tools of engagement to expose their deeds and disconnect between their words and their actions. >> reporter: some critics say it is a waste of time and legitimizes isil and other groups but officials say rather than scaling the program back they are planning too expand it. experts say it's difficult to gauge how many people might be persuaded by the u.s.'s social media efforts, but the u.s. has no choice but to engage. rosiland jordan al jazeera, the state department. there's much more coming up on the al jazeera news hour

including india's warming ties with israel. plus -- >> i'm in bens that aries where protesters are demanding answers to the death of prosecutor nisman. ♪ germany is rejecting a greek request for more time to pay back its massive loan to the european union. the newly elected tsipras government submitted a letter asking for a six-month extension. let's go to john who is live for us in greece. how has the greek delegation reacted to the rejection? >> reporter: the war of words is

now in full swing. the greek government issued a statement saying the following, the greek government has submitted a letter requesting a session-month extension. tomorrow's euro group has two choices to accept or reject the greek request. now we will find out who wants a solution and who doesn't. the greeks have said we have done our best. we have written a two-page letter outlining the conditions. now it's up to the other 18-member countries of the euro zone to agree or disagreement with our position. now here is what is at stake. the greeks are not saying we don't want to repay our loan. they just need a period of six months to renegotiate the period of time over which they will do so. but the key thing they want to renegotiate, is the terms of austerity, the spends cutting,

the labor deregulation and so on, that greek governments have been forced to enact. this government was elected last month promising not to continue that austerity program, but to renegotiate it with creditors. this is why they're asking for this six-month extension. but at the moment they are unable even to agree on the terms of this extension, this negotiation period which the greeks are calling a bridge. >> thank you so much john. live for us in athens. well there's been more fighting in eastern ukraine despite efforts to maintain the truce agreed to in minsk last week. debaltseve was taken over by pro-russian separatists on wednesday. paul brennan is at a check point near debaltseve and sent this update. >> reporter: i'm about five

kilometers from debaltseve. debaltseve is down the road in that direction. we have been prevented from getting any closer because the road is mined, we're told by the separatists fighters but i wanted to stop here to give you an example of how desperate the conflict has been in the past few days even after the ceasefire was declared. the trees are shredded by the shrapnel and bullets. here is a burnt-out ukrainian tank absolutely back ended by think intensity of the fire and fighting. there is a further tank down on the far side. two bodies are still lying in the open over behind the camera there as well. the president of ukraine has said that he wants the osce monitors to be allowed in. the osce wants to get in. and the other suggestion that has been put forward is that the underpeace keepers can come in

and bring some degree of calm to this situation here. but as you can hear from the distant sound of grad and artillery fire there is still no ceasefire in place here. the continued violence prompted further international efforts to enforce the minsk agreement. leaders spoke by phone earlier on thursday. rory challands do we know what has come out of those talks? >> reporter: yeah we do. the main man from the kremlin, vladimir putin was speaking on the phone with angela merkel and petro poroshenko and france saw with hollande today. what we heard was essentially they were reiterating that the ceasefire should be implemented without exception along the entire front line of eastern ukraine, there should be a withdrawal of heavy weapons,

release of prisoners, and the ocse should be allowed in to monitor the progress. but the fighting has been going on. it has been going on, not just around debaltseve but it has always been going on down along the south coasts along the shores of the sea near mariupol. so essentially the -- the fighting has been continuing. i went to a -- a press conference earlier on today in the russian foreign ministry where a man who is the foreign ministry press officer was giving his appraisal of what has been going on. and i asked him whether the russian government thought that the separatists would try to take anymore ground after what they have achieved at debaltseve. and his response was that the separatists in eastern ukraine are essentially just reacting to the aggression of the ukrainian

army itself. so it's clear where russia thinks the blame for all of this lies. the ukrainian army itself has been counting its losses today. it has been working out how many men and how much material it has lost in the debaltseve incident. now the ukrainians are saying that 90 of their troops were captured and 82 are missing. now that's a massive variance of what the separatists are saying. they are saying that they captured 300 ukrainian troops at least, and they estimate that thousands more were lost. but i think today feels like everyone is having a sort of collective pause to -- to draw their breath really and try to work out what comes next. >> rory thank you. rory challands there briefing us on the situation in ukraine. rory challands speaking to us from moscow. security has been stepped up across pakistan following the taliban attack on a school last year.

150 people mostly students died in the attack. over the past four decades there have been similar attacks in pakistan more than anywhere else on the world. snipers are seen on roof tops and some teachers are carrying guns to the classrooms. >> reporter: after the deadly attack on december 16th, the government put in new security measures in order to enable the educational institutions to meet the threat. the taliban have warned of more such attacks and that has prompted the police to in part basic weapons handling and tactics to the teachers for them to meet the first crucial minutes of an attack and feel that they have some security. the police -- the quick reaction force will be on stand by. the government has issued emergency numbers to the institutions to call the authorities in case of an

attack. weapons will now be carried by teachers and according to the new guidelines the boundary walls will have to be raised by several feet. they have to be topped off with razor wire and also the fact that everybody will be told to remain vigilant including the teachers and the public at large, to report any suspicious activity. >> but putting in these security arrangements now we feel that college teaching and learning environments have become more safe and our students and faculty feel that they can learn in a very conducive learning environment. >> reporter: these are tense times in pakistan but the authorities are adamant that they will meet whatever basic security measures are needed to protect their educational institutions. india is on a buying spree for its army navy and air

force, and israel is hoping to profit for it. the first israeli defense minister has visited new delhi. and the new relations is not just about weapons. >> reporter: israel east defense minister is in india. it's the first time an israeli defense menster has visited the country, and comes as india has been on a buying spree to modernize its aging military equipment. in the state, this farm wasn't very profitable in the past but thanks to israeli agricultural expertise and technology the yields and income have grown. >> translator: i can grow more in a smaller plot of land the monthly income is good and i use less water, so i save money there too. it's a good market value. >> reporter: a few kilometers away indian crops are grown with the help of israeli

technology and experience. israeli expertise is being used in similar projects in ten indian states with plans to expand to more. since relations were established in 1992, trade between india and israeli has grown. india is now one of israel east largest customers for military equipment. cooperating in defense projects and counter terrorism projects. israel's ambassador to india says although there have only been a few high-level visits by israeli officials in the past the relationship remains strong. >> besides having similar values of democracy and pluralism and diversity, israel and india, also confront similar challenges like terrorism. >> reporter: analysts say india's relationship with israel has always been in good

standing. previous governments being critical of israel were done so for political reasons. >> there are political parties that were opposed to relations previously. >> reporter: both governments are now openly looking to further increase trade in several sectors, to further strengthen a more public relationship. faiz jamil, al jazeera. in mexico students battle with police in the city that is the capitol of guerrero state. live squads fired tear gas to break up the crowds. the incident follows a series of protests over the disappearance of 43 students there in september. to argentina now where tens of thousands march through the bens that aries in silence.

they are protesting the mysterious death of prosecutor alberto nisman. >> reporter: not even relentless rain kept tens of thousands of argentines from marching one month after the death of alberto nisman. this sign says god may forgive them but not the nation. >> translator: for once argentina wants to know the truth. there is too much political interference in the justice system. and on the other hand it is very curious that a prosecutor who was investigating the president is dead and no one knows what happened. >> reporter: the president has ridiculed suggestions that she may have play a parted in the prosecutor's untimely death. this is where his office used to be. the government's handling of his

death has been clumsy at best. the president's chief of staff and spokesman accused the organizers and media of plotting a judicial coup further inflaming political passions and divisions in this country. still while organizers insist this march wasn't political, the presence of every major opposition leader and presidential hopeful indicated the contrary. collections are just eight months away and while nisman's death may not be clarified by then if ever the prosecutor has become a symbol and martyr for the ruling party's opponents. still ahead on the news hour. [ cheers ] >> released from prison in egypt, now honored in the u.k. al jazeera journalists speak up for media freedom. plus -- >> i was subjected to five and a half years of physical and

psychological torture, but i will now live with [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: a legal victory for david hicks but his anguish continueings continue -- continues. ♪

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♪ you are watching the al jazeera news hour a reminder of our top stories. and libya's u.n.-backed government is asking the security council to lift an arm embargo, but western diplomats are cautious. fighting continues in eastern ukraine. this is despite efforts to maintain the truce agree in minsk last week. 13 ukrainian soldiers were reportedly killed in the town of debaltseve that was taken over by pro-russian separatists on wednesday. greece says e.u. ministers can take or leave its request for more time to repay its loan

from the european union. the group is meeting on friday to consider at then's demand which has already been rejected by germany. unrest appears to be spreading in myanmar's northeast. government leaders are accusing three more rebel groups of fighting the army. a state of emergency is being enforced there. government troops are trying to drive up mmdaa rebels but other ethnic groups are also fighting. it has forced tens of thousands of people to take refuge over the border in china. veronica reports. >> reporter: they are supposed to be celebrating the chinese new year. instead, ethnic chinese in the border area of myanmar are either trapped by fighting between an ethic minority rebel army and the myanmar military

or fleeing for their lives. now that marshall law has been declared, people are worried it sets the stage for a new push for the myanmar -- hello, i'm del walters in new york. president obama is set to deliver remarks at the last day of the extremism summit in washington. here now is the president of the united states. >> good morning, everyone. i want to thank john kerry not only for his introduction but for the outstanding leadership of american diplomacy. john is tireless if he is not visited your country yet, he will soon. and i want to thank you and everybody here at the state department for organizing and hosting this ministerial here today. mr. secretary general, distinguished guests we are joined by representatives from governments because we all have a responsibility to ensure the

security, the prosperity and the human rights of our citizens. and we're joined by leaders of civil society, including many faith leaders, because civil society, reflecting the views and voices of citizens is vital to the success of any country. i thank all of you. and i welcome all of you. we come together from more than 60 countries from every continent. we speak different languages, born of different races, and ethnic groups belong to different religions. we are here today because we are united against the scourge of violent extremism and terrorism. as we speak, isil is terrorizing the people of syria and iraq and

engaging in unspeakable cruelty. the wonton murder of children the enslavement and rape of women threatening religious minorities with genocide beheading hostages. isil-linked terrorists murdered egyptians in the sinai peninsula and their slaughter of egyptian christians in libya has shocked the world. beyond the region we have seen deadly attacks in ottawa sydney, paris, and now copenhagen. elsewhere israelis have endured the tragedy of terrorism for decades, pakistan's taliban has mounted a long campaign of violence against the pakistani

people and now tragically includes the massacre of more than 100 school children and their teachers. from somalia al-shabab terrorists have launched attacks across east africa. boko haram kills and kidnaps men, women, and children in nigeria. the united nations in september, i called on the international community to come together and eradicate violent extremism, and i challenge countries to come to the general assembly this fall with concrete steps that we can take together. and i'm grateful for all of you answering this call. yesterday at the white house we welcomed community groups from the united states and some from your countries to focus on how we can empower communities to protect their families and friends and neighbors from violent ideologies and

recruitment, and over the coming months many of your countries will host summits to build on the work here and prepare for the general assembly. today i want to suggest some areas where i believe we can focus on as governments. first, we must remain unwavering in our fight against terrorist organizations. in afghanistan our coalition is focused on training and assisting afghan forces and we'll continue to conduct counter terrorism missions against al-qaeda in the tribal regions. when necessary the united states will continue to take action against al-qaeda affiliates in places like yemen and somalia. we will continue to work with partners to help them build up their security forces so they can push back against groups

like boko haram and al-shabab. in iraq and syria, our coalition of some 60 nations, including arab nations will not relent in our mission to degrade and ultimately destroy isil. and as a result of a separate ministerial here today, many of our governments will be deepening our cooperation by sharing more information and making it harder for fighters to travel to and from syria and iraq. related to this and as i said at the united states last fall nations need to break the cycles of conflict especially sectarian conflict that have become magnets for violent extremism. in syria, assad's war against his own people and deliberate stoking of sectarian tensions help to fuel the rise of isil and in iraq through the failure

of the previous government to govern in an inclusive manner helped to pave the way for isil's gains there. the syrian civil war will only end when there is an inclusive political transition and a government that serves syrians of all ethmoiditis and religions. across the region the terror campaigns between sunnis and shia will only end when the government addresses the issue across the board. second we have to confront the wharped ideologies est powsed by terrorist groups like al-qaeda.

these terrorists are desperate for legitimacy. and all of us have a responsibility to refute the notion that groups like isil somehow represent islam, because that is a falsehood that embraces the terrorist narrative. at the same time we must acknowledge that groups like al-qaeda and isil are deliberately targeting their propaganda to muslim communities, particularly muslim youth. muslim communities therefore have a responsibility to push back not just on twisted interpretations of islam, but also on the lie that we are somehow engaged in a clash of civilizations, that america and the west are somehow at war with islam, or seek to suppress muslims, or that we are the

cause of every ill in the middle east. that narrative sometimes extends far beyond terrorist organizations. that narrative becomes the foundation upon which terrorists build their ideology and by which they try to justify their violence, and that hurts all of us including islam, and especially muslims, who are the ones most likely to be killed. obviously there is a complicated history between the middle east the west and none of us, i think, should be immune from criticism in terms of specific policies but the notion that the west is at war with islam is an ugly lie. and all of us regardless of our faith have a responsibility to

reject it. at the same time former extremists have the opportunity to speak out, speak the truth about terrorist groups. and oftentimes they can be powerful messengers this debunking these terrorist ideologies. one said this wasn't what we came for to kill other muslims. those voices have to be amplified. and governments have a role to play. at minimum as a basic first step countries have a responsibility to cut off funding that fuels hatred and corrupts young minds and endangers us all. we need to do more to help lift up voices of tolerance and peace, especially online. and that's why the united states is joining, for example, with

the uae to create a new digital communications hub to work with religious and civil society and community leaders to counter terrorist propaganda. within the u.s. government our efforts will be lead by our new coordinator of counter terrorism communications. the united states will do more to help counter hateful ideologies and today i urge your nations to join us in this urgent work. third, we must address the grievances that terrorists exploit, including economic grievances. as i said yesterday, poverty alone does not cause a person to become a terrorist, anymore than

poverty alone causes someone to become a criminal. there are billions of people who are poor and are law-abiding and peaceful and tolerant and are trying to advance their lives and the opportunities for their families. but when people -- especially young people feel entirely trapped in impoverished communities, where there is no order and no path for advancement, where there are no educational opportunities, where there are no ways to support families, and no escape from injustice and the humiliations of corruption that feeds instability and disorder and makes those communities ripe for extremist recruitment. and we have seen that across the middle east and across north africa. so if we're serious about countering violent extremism, we have to get serious about

countering these economic grievances. here at this summit the united states will make new commitments to help young people including in muslim communities to forge new collaborations in entrepreneurship and science, and technology. all of our nations can reaffirm our commitment to brood-based development that creates growth and jobs not just for the few at the top, but for the many. we can step up our efforts against corruption so a person can go about their day and an entrepreneur can start a business without having to pay a bribe, and as we go forward, let's commit to expanding education, including for girls. expanding opportunity including for women. nations will not truly succeed without the contributions of their women. this requires by the way,

wealthier countries to do more. but it also requires countries that are emerging and developing to create structures of governance and transparency so that any assistance provided actually works and reaches people. it's a 2-way street. fourth we have to address the political grievances that terrorists exploit. again, there is not a single perfect causal link but the link is undeniable when people are oppressed, and human rights are denied particularly along sectarian lines or ethnic lines, when descent is silenced it

feeds violent extremism. it creates an environment that is ripe for terrorists to exploit. when peaceful democratic change is impossible it feeds into the terrorist propaganda that violence is the only answer available. so we must recognize that lasting stability and real security require democracy. that means free elections where people can choose their own future and independent judiciaries that uphold the rule of law, and police and security forces that respect human rights and free speech for civil society groups and it means freedom of religion. because when people are free to practice their faith it helps hold diverse societies together. and finally, we have to ensure that our diverse societies truly welcome and respect people of all faiths and backgrounds, and

leaders set the tone on this issue. groups like al-qaeda and isil pedal the lie that some of our countries are hostile to muslims. meanwhile, we have also seen most correctly in europe a rise in inexcusable acts of anti-semitism or in some cases anti-muslim sentiment, or anti-immigrant sentiment. when people spew hatred towards others because of their faith or because they are immigrants it feeds into terrorists narratives. if entire communities feel they can never become a full part of the society in which they reside it feeds a cycle of fear and recentment and a sense of injustice upon which extremists pray. we can't allow sickles of

suspicions to tear at the fabric of our countries. so we all recognize the need for more dialogues across countries and cultures. those efforts are indeed important, but what is most needed today perhaps are more dialogues within countries, not just across faiths but also within faiths. violent extremists and terrorists thrive when people of different religions or sects pull away from each other, and are able to isolate each other and label them as they as opposed to us something separate and apart. so we need to build and bolster bridges of communication and trust. terrorists traffic in lies and stereo types about others other religions, other ethnic groups so let's share the truth of our faiths with each other.

terrorists pray upon young impressionable minds, so let's bring our youth together to promote understanding and cooperation, and that's what the united states will do with our virtual exchange program, named after ambassador chris stevens, so connect 1 million young people from america, the middle east and north africa for dialogue. young people are taught to hate. it doesn't come naturally to them. we adults teach them. i would like to close by speaking very directly to a painful truth that's part of the challenge that brings us here today. and some of our countries, including the united states muslim communities are still small and relative -- you know relative to the entire population, and as a result many people in our countries don't always know personally

somebody who is muslim. so the image they get of muslims or islam is in the news and given the existing news cycle, that can give a very distorted impression. a lot of the bad, like terrorists who claim to speak for islam, that's absorbed by the general population. not enough of the good. the more than one billion people around the world who do represent islam, and are doctors and lawyers and teachers and neighbors and friends. so we have to remember these muslim men and women, the young palestinian working to build understanding and trust with israelis but also trying to give voice to her people's

aspirations. the muslim clerics working for peace with christian pastors and priests in nigeria and the central african republic to put an end to the cycle of hate. civil society leaders in indonesia, one of the world's largest democracies. parliament parliamentaryians in tunisia. entrepreneurs unleashing new innovations in places like malaysia. health workers fighting to save lives from polio and from ebola in west africa and volunteers who go to disaster zones after a tsunami or earthquake to ease suffering, and help families rebuild. workers who protect christians attending mass in pakistan and

who have tried to protect synagogues in syria. the world hears a lot about the terrorists who attack charlie hebdo in paris. but the world has to remember the muslim police officer who died trying to stop them. the world knows about the attack on the jews of the kosher supermarket in paris. we need to recall the worker at that market a muslim who hid jewish customers and saved their lives. and when he was asked why he did it he said we are brothers. we're all in the same boat. and we have to help each other to get out of this crisis. distinguished guests ladies and gentlemen, i thank you for being here today. we come from different countries and different cultures and different faiths but it is

useful for us to take our wisdom from that humble worker who engaged in heroic acts under the most severe of circumstances. we are all in the same boat. we have to help each other. in this work you will have a strong partner in me and the united states of america. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> you have been listening to the president of the united states delivering marks at his countering extremism summit in washington, d.c. this being the last day of that summit. mike lions is an al jazeera national security manager. he was listening to the speech along with me. what do you think the president achieved? >> del he put a lot out there. kind of short on specifics on what exactly the united states was going to do. but we're fighting isil right now, every day, we're bombing positions inside of syria and

iraq. he didn't sound much like a wartime president there. much more of a reconciliation tone. he stood with his tone about this is not islamic terrorism we're fighting it's extremism, and i think he'll get a lot of pushback from the american public. >> before we went on the area we were talking about the situation in syria, where hundreds of thousands of people have died in that bloody civil war, and yet he is talking to these countries as if there is something they may not understand. and if the choir doesn't want to sing from the same page do they really listen to the peacher? >> yeah del, you go back to syria, and you have 58 rebel groups in the south trying to survive. isis is legitimate they hold land, they collect taxes.

they manage over 6 million people. there is a lidge massey like it or not to what they have been doing. they have an ideology and they seem to be executing on it in a way that is right down the middle. i would like to see him speak to the situation like the other heard theres the -- leaders in the middle east. >> and from an historical standing point in the end did it really matter what hitler thought, when you have an extreme ideology and somebody who wants to carry it out against the rest of the world. >> no it didn't. and the seemed to be saying that the problem is the united states hates muslims. i don't necessarily think that that is the case. i think people are smart enough to understand what is out there.

but in this particular situation it's hard to argue it's not a part of this religion that has to will corrected clearly from internally. but, again, he didn't sound like a wartime president someone who is fighting positions against these islamic terrorists in the middle east. >> 500,000 troops as part of the operation enduring freedom, and iraqi freedom, and the wars that were there. if those 500,000 troops didn't achieve what boots on the ground should achieve, what more can be done on the part of the united states? >> i don't think we had the necessary troops there. we never went to phase 5. we never created a security situation in iraq after the fighting stopped. similar to what we saw after the second world war, or in south korea with over 45,000 troops there, and we didn't even give that a chance to breathe or any opportunity. this president made a commitment to get us out of iraq and he did that and now we're faced

with four years later without having -- the first armor division had there been 20,000 soldiers in united states, you wouldn't see isis having the position they have today. >> mike thank you very much for being with us. as the president pointed out, 60 countries from every continent represented at that forum. he says we come together today because we are united those are his words, united against isil and the deadly attacks around the world, and then he said add to the al-shabab in africa and boko haram. an issue, though coming out of the summit whether the tough talk will be enough to counter the weapons of war that seem to be reeking havoc in so many places against so many people. thank you for watching. i'm del walters in new york. more news at the top of the hour.

>> the notion that the west is at war with islam is an ugly lie. >> president obama hosts a security summit aimed at stopping what he calls violent extremism. ♪ from al jazeera's headquarters in doha we also have ahead. [ gunfire ] the u.n. recognized government in libya asks the security council to lift the arms embargo against the country. germany rejects greece's request