last two weeks the way that it did. and coming into the conference the french foreign minister has said on many occasions there cannot be a military solution in iraq without a political solution. and that doesn't look like it is going to happen any time soon. despite the fact that they said today that reforms had been made. and that the political process there would be more inclusive, on the ground, there in the iraq, that just isn't the case. and people are waiting to see these promises delivered on. two promise of weapons for the iraqi army. but also the promise for inclusion of the resentful sunnies it is a very big mess and it doesn't look like it is going to get any better. >> thank you live for us in paris, while all of that was going on, there were reports that 17 fighters have been killed in shelling by isil,

this was in the base east of ramadi early on tuesday. >> well, the united states accusing syria's government of helping isil to attack area which is are held by opposition rebel forces. of course, over the last few monos they have set backs which is now under rebel control. the commander blocking to a front, urges his fighters to stand ready for their next battle. he says defeating syria is just a matter of time. >> these are it fooers from the army of conquest, the coalition that includes and other opposition groups. on the offensive. >> their recently captured most of the province and are now focuses on the costal

city, the heart land of president asaad's support the army of conquest has made gains in the last few months, forcing government troops to withdraw fights happen intensified on several fronts. the rebels face forces that are backed by iran. isil has captured villages and expanded it's influence. and in and around aleppo the syrian government and isil fighters are attacking rebels tot. in areas like the u.s. government says it has heard reports of what appears to be joint strategy by isil and the asaad government. the row jet stream is making air strikes. beyond that we have seen they avoided lines and complete contradictions to the claims

publicly to be fighting isil. >> the syrian for human rights says isil controls half of syria. battle hardened and well equipped fighters from the islamic state in iraq and the levant storm an army base isil has recently seized the ancient ruins raising fears they might destroy the site. in april isil blew up artifacts of the ancient syrian capitol in iraq. as the rebels gain more ground the government helicopters drop more barrel bombs, killing dozens of civilians in aleppo, rescuers search for survivors. despite widespread condemnation, he denied his army is using barrel bombs. four years since the start of the uprising more than

200,000 people have been killed, and vast areas are destroyed and there are no signs of an end to any of it. in china they do say that rescuers say they won't be giving up any hope in search of survivors. which capsized on monday. hundreds of passengers many of them elderly tourists are still missing. rescuers say they heard people calling for help from inside the verse tell. here is rob mcbride in hong kong. china's mighty river has seen tragedies before. what is uncommon in this case is the expected los of life. hundreds of tourists, mostly retired workers were taking the trip of a lifetime to the popular dam area. >> the captain who was rescued soon after the vessel

went down, said it was struck by a freak storm, what he described as a tornado. most of the passengers were asleep and had little chance to escape, as the vessel sank in just two minutes. as other vessels and rescue teams rushed to the area, hopes were raised as sounds and shouts for help were hurt coming from inside the hull. not a second will be wieseing. we will try our best, we won't give up. >> one woman was pulled out from inside the vessel. raising hopes that more passengers somehow found air pockets to stay alive. the scale of this tragedy is likely to raise fear of safety.

as more and more people in china have the time and money to spend on holidays so the increased risk of tragedies such as this one. am al jazeera, hong kong. >> there is a curfew now effect in nigeria city a bomb went off in a marketplace there killing at least 17. >> well, eyewitness news say this attack happened when hundreds of people were at this market trading we know having spoke ton a reliable source on the scene that many have now been moved those who survived the attack to the state hospital for treatment, and that security services and emergency services are on the scene trying to secure the area. and make sure that there are no further attacks as much as they can do, now all of this comes just after another attack over the weekend in the same area, in which at least 30 people were killed. obviously, suspicion is

fallen on boka haram given the fact this were behind all the attacks virtually in this insurgency and the question being ask is what will the new president of the country who was sworn in on friday do how will he restrategize. on tuesday he met with military chief to discuss the way forward. to meet the leaders of those countries to discuss how to better secure the border. he will be tested because one of the major problems of his campaign was defeating the group and securing the area, so many people are now eager to see exactly how he will respond in the face of this fresh violence. >> well, a long awaited report into condition da's former policy, of removing children from their families has been branded the actions of a cultural genocide the policy is assimilating

canada's abregional community. schools were funded by the government but largely run by the church. the last of these schools closed in 1996. 160,000 first nations were taken from their families and forced to attend as part of a government policy what was known aggressive assimilation. students were punished if they spoke their first language. the conditions in which they live was said likely to encouraging disease subpoena p says 6,000 children died while in the residential school system. >> today i stand before you and acknowledge that what too long place in residential schools amounted to nothing short of cultural genocide.

>> but as a survivors have shown us. they have survived. >> who has been reading that report and talking to the people involved with it. it is very detailed what is main point in your opinion. >> what is the main point. >> i think the fact that they call it cultural again side i was there with people they were weeping when this was ruled the fact that the government have the program where it is reduced. problems there with the sound quality of al listen fisher reporting from canada. woe will go back to the main

news we had. that the president of football's world governing body fifa is announced he is going to step down. he is elected for a fifth term, five days ago allegations of corruption there, are being investigated by fbi and other law enforcement authorities. he says he is going to go, and there will be a new election sometime between december of this year. stefan let's bring him in, professor of sport management. has written a book, and he is in an arbor which is in the state of michigan.

it might have been decided before the election, he just wanted to make the point about where the power lay. it also might be that he was becoming clearer to them. the indictment of the justice department. was going to be made to him and that that was ultimately and he would rather go at the time of his own choosing. rather than have to resign. when allegations were demonstrated and proven. >> stefan, i must read you something we have heard from the swiss attorney general. sepp blatter not under investigation by the swiss or authorities so if there is anything that isty heading in the outgoing president's way. even suggestions that anything can be coming to

separate fresh the united states? which of course is the other half of this investigation. >> well, i think the point was that they wouldn't stop until they hat rooted out all corruption by by that they clearly meant getting sepp blatter. so he knew that it would be unrelenting. and even if he knew that they wouldn't ultimately win because he masked the tracks well enough, then he still felt that it would be just painful and damaging and he wouldn't be able to do a good job either. he wouldn't be able to run the organization. >> what did you make of michelle head of european football a man that said he spoke to sepp blatter and at one stage was his mentor. who has mooted perhaps. he is saying yep, it was a difficult decision, a brave decision, the right decisioning, what dig you make of his comments.

>> well, he is -- i think seen by many people as being somewhat tainted after all the he voted for qatar and now he has changed his mind about that, he was -- as you said, he was very much in his camp and then he moved against him and certainly it was clear that the african nation the deeply disinstructioned moves so the question is can he recover from this? can he establish himself as a credible candidate or can he be the power in creating the new president of fifa, and i think there is some significant problems and some obviously very rocky road ahead for the organization as a whole. >> tell those people who aren't many the least bit interesting in football why the rest of the world should care about this? well, it is the world's most popular sport. and the world cup is the

biggest event on the planet. it has play add very big role in development and improving global relations. one thing -- if people want to get together and try to change their ways they get a football out and start kicking it around. i think it goes unite the world, and everybody if you don't love it, i think you want to be -- you want the fifa to survive. and as is the risk, i can break apart.

>> i am not speechless, i am just giving you a short answer. it is a genuine shock. it is only friday. the develop moment, the arrests are huge indictment that the u.s. department of justice has layed on the fifa including senior fifa officials came many the middle of last week. and sepp blatter still went ahead to his re-election on friday. so it seems to be business as usual, but nothing compared

to fifa. and that is why it is a genuine surprise four days after the election. a lot of suggestions that he won't be a shoo in, there can be other people it was difficult enough to try and manage this organization, which is. >> it was difficult enough before the last week, but the

last week is not only exploded the more serious corruption allegations than we have ever had before. but it's ebbs poeed and created, actually, really deep divisions within fifa. so i think that being able to win an election, and then being able to do the necessary reforms. in a decent way will be keelingly difficult. and they have shown that the world is divided. the world is divided and fifa in some ways reflects the divisions that there are in the world between rich and poor between different territories. and in some ways actually, they unify the organizations quite well. but in the other ways they have been shown those divisions that are absolutely very apparent. >> just a quick reaction to this i have a quote here,

who is chairman of the football association english football association he has been talking to the british media, and there is what he had to say some things have come out of the event that has caused him to he sign, he is gone. at lost lang question can sort out fifa, we can go back to looking at those two world cups. now i wonder f the he is referring to qatar 2022, and russia 28. because he goes on to say if i were with qatar right now i would not be feeling very comfortable, is it right to think things may have to change for him. >> actually, i find that very outspoken. and i think russian qatar stands will still be they didn't do anything wrong however, the corrupt and scandal written may have been at that time. they have always maintained that they didn't actually do

anything wrong they didn't pay any bribes. whether they have more to fear with them being gone, remains to be seen. >> david, thank you very much indeed. two guardian newspaper football writer, lee el withings with me here. you make the point and it was echoed by our guest in michigan and the united states. you believe this is them trying to exercise some control. over his demise, and saying listen i can get re-elected and than decide to go. the arrogance. >> how many times to they use the word resignation? did it look like he was walking out the door for the last time and goodbye and i have done wrong. there was no expression of

remorse, or guilt instead hearing these voices why didn't he do that before? we always go back to 2011. the blatter would move aside and at least bring him in, that's why they have fallen out so spectacularly i think they would say the swiss attorney general actually came out earlier and said they have no intention of speaking to sepp blatter or uefa over the world cups in qatar and russia pop. so we will see. >> apparently he is not under investigation, although of course we have heard many times that something is not in our plan. at the moment, and it turns out that may not have been on wednesday, but it mite be on thursday. greg chairman goes on to say that he stood down, he is gone let's celebrate nothing to do with him being honorable, hes han't been honorable in years. whosy there so much

vilification? >> yeah, the vilification from the disastrous world cup, it is one vote. they were never as well connected as they thought they were. there was a bit of arrogance that they thought they would look at their very very strong bid -- >> are you suggesting that it is bitterness? >> then open about it. but on the other hand, they know that at no point, have they wanted to back down, and that one day they would see a situation where it could become untenable. yeah i talk about the poison between the two it's been not just between vatter and and the u.k. media. the u.k. english f.a.

i have been at many press conference, and much of them are english. there are different feelings about him. >> probably a good friend of yours based in brazil, because we are going back to what happened with the brazilian bid. many the meantime we will carry on and talk about the fact that -- the english f. a. has made it's feels very plain. david gill. resigned as the represent river the board. >> yeah. >> this week. are there other countries that seem to feel as strongly. >> not as strongly, but you can make a for instance as germany.

very high in the german association, such a fierce critic. in qatar 2022, so it is not just the english but i think sometimes with europe as i was saying people tend to think that europe could -- uefa the goshing body can be in this together, which is very naive, because russia doesn't get told what to do they forge their own path towards the 2018 world cup and by the way remember investigators weren't allowed in so there's plenty we haven't heard about their bid but there are parts of the world, that will actually mourn the departure. and more so that in africa, also in parts of asia, remember, one of the reasons that prince alley didn't get in is because he didn't have full support across asia. it was diluted. where some were voting for blatter. if they had voted for him he may not have gotten in. >> what would you say

question talked about the minuses of his time, the pluses what are they. >> i actually do think that blatter loves football, i mean many people do. so when he says i love this game, he is not pretending he does. >> if that's the best he can offer, that i like football. >> and he has been part of some good business projects that were straight forward and some humanitarian proeffect corrects. he can point to this, we can talk about his longevity and what a brilliant poll six he is he does have more qualities. he can be quite charming there are times where he can be very charming. that said, he once said something about racism in football, shake hands. you are going to hang or here. former fifa deputy general on the line, stood as a

candidate, for the presidency, what is your thoughts? or the fact that sepp blatter going to quit. >> i was definitely shocked by this, definitely shocked i am sure it must have been extremely difficult decision for him to take. but now we must move ahead and mr. blat irs apounced h he are main in power and at the same time, behave seen that he wants to really change fifa before his departure, and the biggest limits of his exchanges would be the reform of the executive committee. we have seen in the past days that has always been accused and in fact some officials you have seen in the past some of the necessary retomorrows and i am sure that president blatter who is a very strong man the process of reform will move,

and of course, we will have to go to a new process for new president. >> so you think we are expected to see the report, that was never made properly public in which that drew a lot of condemnation, will we mow see that report. >> it is impossible to answer that question who knows. i personally don't know. when i was a candidate i said i wanted this report to be published. so let's wait and see. >> do you think it should be? where do you think as a former candidate where do you think that sepp blatter

has gone so wrong. because clearly he doesn't think he has. >> i think he has been too nice. and that i think he should have been more abrupt, because there are some persons that don't want fifa to be at the best, as i said, some reforms were broke we knew a couple of them, many the statement today is clear statement that he wants to put them on trial. you have seen he has proposed a strong rejection to give it back to what it is supposed to be. >> i have to ask you to thank you very much and say goodbye to you who stood for the presidency of fifa, reacting to the news that sepp blatter a man who only four or five days ago stood and defended his presidency, so vigorously won a fifth term,

he says he is going, he is quitting. sepp blatter is out. more news in a couple of minutes.