heritage under threat - i.s.i.l. destroys two historical shrines close do the ancient syrian city of palmyra helling there, you are watching al jazeera. also ahead - anger in france after whistle blowing website wikileaks says the u.n. n.s.a. spied on the last three french presidents. failing to keep everyone cool - pakistani's government leaders criticized over the heatwave which killed over 700 people

and a first for europe, a dutch court orders a government it reduce carbon emissions. will other countries follow? i.s.i.l. fighters have blown up two islamic shrines in syria, after bulldozing shrines in iraq. heritage experts feel there's nor cultural destruction to come in syria's ancient city of palmyra. zeina khodr reports. >> reporter: this is what many feared would happen when fighters from the islamic state of iraq and levant captured palmyra a few weeks ago. it was not the first time i.s.i.l. has destroyed ancient monuments. it's the first reported damage in the city in central syria. fighters blew up two ancient shrines they consider un-islamic. the shrines are not from the roman era. unlike other 2,000-year-old buildings in palmyra.

there are concerns about the fate of the u.n.e.s.c.o. listed world heritage site. >> it's possible that the organization will destroy all the historical remnants of palmyra. they started with the shrines that have islamic residences, a shrine to a companion of the profit mohammed. a shrine to the medieval >> reporter: a few days ago syrian activists reported that i.s.i.l.'s fighters placed explosions in palmyra's ruins, but it was not clear whether it was around the shrines or the arc logical site. >> i think they were associated with the blowing up of the shrines. i have not seen any substantiated evidence, any photos, real photos that show mines laid around the actual

archeological ruins themselves. >> i.s.i.l. destroyed history in syria and neighbouring areas. i.s.i.l. used a bulldozer in april to destroy a city near mosul in iraq. after smashing artefacts in the city's museum. i.s.i.l. is not just destroying monuments, precious antiquities are being sold. i.s.i.l. is like the syrian regime destroying history and civilizations. this is true in the east and palmyra, where i.s.i.l. stole artefacts. >> i.s.i.l. fighters are not the only ones targetting sites in syria. the museum was hit by barrel bombs dropped by government helicopters. the structure was seriously damaged. and walls covered with panels are rubble. the museum is in an ottoman compound. so many of the archeological

treasures are gone. it's not clear what the international community can do to save what remains. a syrian expert wrote and spoke about the middle east and says i.s.i.l. is trying to present itself as a brand of fear. >> a very important method that the islamic state of iraq and levant uses to distinguish itself from other groups. while others are mired and control and met by issues the "ultimate 8" is using well-crafted and very aesthetically sophisticated images of its tyranny to present itself as a group that has no fear stacker aspirations for the region. you could say it's building a

brand for itself effect iwill in the spectacular destruction of material culture of human being is central to that. it will magnetize people with a fetish for that distraction and bring together people who are sick of factionalism and fissures that exist within sunni groups in syria and iraq, coveting the administrative and ideological comperhensiveness that the islamic state possessing, and in terms of people who don't support barbarity. will demoralize them and destroy symbols of pride and unity aing as cohesion. homes have been destroyed and people killed in iraqi air strikes on fallujah, witnesses say eight died in the attacks. fallujah is around 70km from baghdad in anbar, where i.s.i.l. fighters are battling government

forces and tribal allies. to return to the breaking news from somali a car bomb target a military vehicle killing three people happening in the capital, mogadishu. seven others have been winded. fighters have in the fast claimed responsibility for the attacks. sunday, the group detonated the car bomb in the capital, shooting into a national intelligence agency training site. al jazeera journalist joins us here on set to talk a bit more about this. great to have you with us. this is another blast in mogadishu, soon after sunday's blast. is it likely to be the work of al-shabab. >> just before we came on air, i spoke to the official spokesman, and they claimed responsibility for the attack and we targeted enemies of somali. what we know is the bulletproof car that was targeted.

what we know is a list of those injured, and some found dead. from witnesses, all three are civilians. what we know before the start of ramadan, al-shabab said they'd step up attacks in mogadishu, and this is in line with the claim before ramadan that they will step up. this week alone, since the start of ramadan, we know 10 security officers have been assassinated in the capital. seems attacks during ramadan have been stepped up. >> how usual is it for them to target foreigners? >> foreigners, especially those they think support the somali government. they are legitimate targets. those that work from organizations are not the targets of al-shabab. at least they don't claim in public. a bit more information on that

situation in mogadishu now rks france summons the united states ambassador after wikileaks said the u.s. spied on the last three presidents. francis hollande called a security meeting and the he will not tolerate anything interfering with security the front leader called for a suspension of trade talks with the us. speaking on the issue the french defense council said: a security analyst and founder of terror risk, a risk consultancy firm joins us from -- and says it's a complicated issues as france needs the u.s. as an alley. >> in the u.s. you need to

let's say, apologies. we expect - the french authorities expect a strong statement to show that it's dash will be no more like that but, of course, you know, france really needs the u.s. partnership, especially in some military operations outside the country, like in africa, or iraq and so on. you cannot destroy such a strong partnership with that story. but it is nearly that strong a - let's say apologising from the u.s. side. . >> opposition politicians in pakistan are criticizing government leaders for inadequate response for the heatwave crisis. 750 died.

primoon soon rains are causing textures to drop. soldiers are handing out water, but many are not drinking because they are fasting for ramadanment >> reporter: pakistan's commercial hub is in the state of emergency, a heatwave stretching medical surgery to their limit. morgues are field to capacity, and hops are overflowing. >> reporter: karachi has never seen this weather. it's a difficult situation, people get severe head aches and fits and then fall unconscious. >> army and paramilitary set up camps to treat people and to hand out water and dehydration assaults. -- salts. >> translation: when we heard the name of the pakistan army, we left everything and rushed here. we were sure that treatment and care would be better than anywhere else. >> it's not just about the weather.

power cuts are common in karachi, and electricity grid collapsed when the heatwave was at its worse. fans and airconditioners were inoperable. muslims observing the ramadan fast were foregoing food and water from sun up to sun down. there's a political dimension, with opposition parties criticizing the federal government's slow response to the crisis >> the federal minister for water and power gave a fantastic statement saying karachi is not his mandate. karachi is part of the pakistan federation. the ministers responsibility is the whole of the pakistan, no part is exempt. >> the frustration is echoed on the streets. tuesday night people in one neighbourhood burnt fires to protest against another outage. a dutch court ordered the government to cut carbon emissions by at least 25% by 2020. it's the first time in europe

that a state as been held legally responsible for protecting them against climate change. the case by the agenda foundation on behalf of 900 people. it is a low-lying country meaning it faces a threat of rising sea levels. the attorney says the case in spired campaigners in other countries. >> i think this could motivate is lot of parties in other countries to follow the same strategy. in belgium there's 9,000 people. we expect a ruling next year. we are looking forward to that as well. and we know that there are certain organizations, n.g.o.s looking to follow the same route as we did in the netherlands hungry is planning to build a wall along the border with

serbia to stop migrants crossing over. still to come we'll hear from some of the people it's trying to keep

hello again. the top stories. i.s.i.l. fighters in syria destroyed two sites at the ancient city of palmyra. smoke rising from the hilltop of mohammed bin ali, a cousin to prophet muhammad. an al-shabab group said it

carried out an attack in somali. foreigners were in the car. they were thought to be diplomats opposition politicians criticized the pakistani government over a failure to respond to a heatwave crisis more than 700 died from the heatwave to yemen where houthi rebels shelled residential areas and launched rockets in the city of aden. many women and children have been injured in the anwar area as army forces seized a border crossing with saudi arabia. thousands trying to flee the fighting gathered at the crossing in the eastern province, after it challenged hands. the yemeni official spoke out about the link between the coalition forces and popular resistance in aden those documents...

- documents leaked by westboundingy leeks mentioned that the french president feared greece would exit the eurozone in 2012. the greek prime minister secured a debt deal by the end of this month to avoid a default. this report from athens people are not convinced. >> the greek prime minister is now on his way to meet his three key creditors in brussels. that is the i.m.f.'s christine lagarde, the european central bank's representatives. departing athens he made an uncompromising report saying either they do not want to dole with greece or they are serving domestic interests. that is to say that the greece's creditors are colluding with the

conservative political opposition at home to scuffer syriza's chances of reaching a deal before tuesday when a massive 1.8 billion bond is due. greece has already said at least certain ministers in the cabinet said if there is no deal by then the government does not intend to honour the bond. there's a few days left before a potential default. at the critical time creditors should accept the $8 million they proposed on monday. >> the trouble is the i.m.f. christine lagarde, does not. she says that they fall short of everything one should expect by which she means that at this point in the game she would have expected greater economies in the state in public spending in order to balance the budget for this year and next rather than additional taxation.

the yits is sending 250 tanks and other armour to allies. u.s. defense secretary ash carter made the announcement. it will be the first deployment since the end of the cold war. it's seen as reassurance after russia annexed crimea and ukraine last year it could be one of the world's biggest trade deals - it is one step closer to reality. looks like the u.s. senate will give its backing to the u.s. and 11 other countries. patty culhane reports. >> reporter: on the floor of the senate on tuesday, there was debate about what kind of day it was >> it's a sad day. >> it's not a great day. >> the president is a step closer to a top priority, getting the trans-pacific partnership done. it's a fra trade deal wean the

u.s. and 11 other countries. negotiators are close to finalizing it, but from the u.s. congress, a promise that lawmakers wouldn't be able to change the deal - just vote yes or no. >> with the vote, it's all but certain the president would have that deal. the worry is th if the united states president makes a deal, can he back it up. will it eventuate or be subject to amendments from congress, and changes that you didn't negotiate. in order for a president to keep his word on the negotiations, you have to have fast-track authority labour unions and environmental groups lobbied >> the trade agreement is to vote against the deal.

>> the trade agreement is supported by the pharmaceutical industry, poor country, higher prices for medicine needed. >> reporter: the white house insists the u.s. has to have a larger economic role in asia. >> with bipartisan support. it will help americans write the rules of the road and ensure that the new global economy will be constructed to allow more hard-working americans to compete and win. >> they acknowledge some americans will lose their jobs to globalisation. they say it will be worth it in the long run. the president is likely to have a chance to prove it now. changes to the australian citizenship act have been tabled in parliament the allegiance to ausbil means dual nationals taking up arms against australia could be stripped of citizenship. the australian government defined as a terrorist

organization, it would strip it from dual nationals. the political message is if you go to syria or iraq you will not be allowed back. peter when is a political signs lecturer saying it will have little effect on those going overs. >> the impact of that, i think, will be small, given that there are only a small number, several hundred, it's estimated, of australian citizens who are overseas currently fighting in syria. a small proportion of those have dual citizenship. and an even smaller proportion will survive the conflict or seek to return to australia. this is largely a political message from the government which came into power in 2013 with a very strong national security agenda. proposals to strip citizenship from dual nationals are popular

amongst the australian public, well over 80% of surveyed australians support the proposal. and about three-quarters of australians think that terrorist threat within australia has increased. that is the political context driving the legislation along, rather than specific practical need. british prime minister david cameron says he is discussing strategies to bolster the u.k.-french border. a strike by french ferry workers sparked a scramble against undocumented migrants in calais hoping to reach britain. they tried to hitch a ride on vehicles. roads were suspended and the tunnel closed after hundreds of strikers set the tracks on fire. migrants moving through europe one e.u. country is macking plans to stop them -- making plans to stop them. hungary is suspending european

union rules. in a second report from the hungarian serbian border jonah hull talks to migrants and their treatment. >> reporter: they could be tears of pain or relief or exhaustion, for more days than many can count, they travelled, crossing borders by any means, fleeing civil war in syria for the safety of the european union. this is the welcome they get. another group arrested. this time from pakistan. they walked from serbia into hungary. the latest leg of a shattering 2-month journey from islamabad. >> where do you want to go to? >> spain. >> reporter: why? >> working. >> reporter: in good weather, hundreds a day might cross into the pretty hungarian border town.

the dense forest providing good cover, and most escape the local rangers who follow their tracks through the woods. the hungarian government plans to build a 4 meter high fence to seal the 175km stretch of border. something the mayor describes as a new iron curtain, a necessary solution to stop the influx of what he says are mainly muslim asylum seekers. >> we are talking about a totally different culture. we are talking about a muslim culture, a world that colildes with our european and christian civilisation. >> reporter: the rangers are the mayor's men. few in number, but answerable to him, with police powers and weapons. >> translation: i'm not happy about the iron curtain. i see it from my farmhouse. i feel like i'm in gaol. it is necessary, because i'm worried the migration will bush

-- push hungary into conflict, terrorism attention. >> reporter: these people hardly resemble terrorists. this man lost sister and two daughters, and we try to explain we believe they were captured a little earlier. and he'll be reunited with them soon. they made it into the european union, only just, this group of men from syria. women and children are in the police van, and are in the hands of the hungarian police, and will be handed over to the immigration authorities, who will decide whether to grand them asylum or not. >> most will be housed in a refugee camp. able to come and go. most will resume their journey. soon to become another country's problem. fighting in the southern philippines affected generations

of filipinos. more than 150,000 have been killed, and million more made homeless in min dan awe. as reported women caught up in the fighting are afraid of being kidnapped by rival clans. >> reporter: sameera's world is torn apart by shame. in 2013, she was abducted with other female members of her family. they were taken at gun point and held hostage by the captors for a week. the details of their capture too painful to share. >> translation: where do we go >> translation: where do we go first. the military, the police, we fear for our lives because we are kidnap victims. we are women in the war, this is part of our culture. >> reporter: it was a dispute

between warring clans here, a century's old practice. this is an island in the southern most part of the philippines, long-held back by war and poverty. family squabbles over land and politics can escalate into armed conflict and can last for generations. women and children are at the heart of it. abduction of women is one of shame. women are used as a bargaining ship, forced into memories or used as dowry. the process in the courts are slow. very few women come forward and file cases. the process in the court is slow and women find themselves more polarized. the abduction taboo and difficult to discuss openly. instead families choose violence as a means to solve disputes. blood money is exchanged and women left to cope with the trauma on their own.

>> we need to make institutions work in communities. one way, of course, is as we said, educating them. informing them about their lives and how to avail of it so they can promote these rites. >> there are those in the field helping women caught in the conflict. they are willing to provide counselling. women must not be seen as a commodity. educating men is as important too. change may not happen soon. until then, women are bound to suffer. in part two of our special series of reports from the southern philippines, we look at the growing threat of armed groups as they recruit children to become fighters.

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