♪ turkey demands russia immediately stop attacks on syrian opposition and civilians. ♪ hello this is al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha, i'm julie and also ahead. >> we talked about this after columbine and flaxburg and after charl charleston. >> reporter: po and another mass shooting in the u.s. investigating a shooting where

an israeli couple is killed and look at why nigire is the highest in the world. ♪ we begin with syria, with reports that russian war planes have begun air strikes for the third day hitting a town and turkey and partners in the u.s. in coalition against i.s.i.l. say they are concerned with russia's military involvement and attack opposition groups and focus on air raids and confirmed the target is not just i.s.i.l. but other armed groups like the al-nusra front and the campaign could last three to four months and the u.s. and allies say bashar al-assad are bearing some

of the attacks and imperative for russia to target i.s.i.l. and no other groups and the french president will meet with vladimir putin in paris in the coming hours and editor james base reports. >> reporter: world leaders have been in new york and all the key figures have said their priorities to get peace efforts going in syria and while they have been here what has changed? the answer is this, whether they were timed to coincide with this globalcal erring or not russian air strikes in syria are a game changer and the u.s. says they add gasoline to the fire already 4 1/2 years old and it's a positive step for those they label terrorists and invited in by president assad does it mean the groups supplied by the u.s. and i tried to get clarity from the russian foreign minister. >> in addition to i.s.i.l. which

specific groups in syria do you believe to better risks? >> well, if it looks like a terrorist, if it acts like a terrorist and it walks like a terrorist and fights like a terrorist it's a terrorist, rights. and they have always been saying their targets are i.s.i.l., al-nusra and other terrorist groups, this is basically our position as well. we see eye to eye with the coalition on this one. >> reporter: on the biggest one of all in the future role there is no agreement and to explain the reasons for russia's policy on this he used the history of the arab world. >> hussain and is there a better and safer place? gadhafi. in, you know, in front of the view ers is there a better

place? can we try to draw lessons, you know. >> reporter: there are two initiatives put forward during the u.n. general assembly but in my view neither is one to stop the blood shed and one is a draft resolution russia put forward to the u.n. security council on countering i.s.i.l. and one is a contact group on syria involving key international and regional players. but as the u.s. allies on syria arrive for a meeting a diplomate from one of the countries told me a contact group is usually used to advance an agreed plan but right now there is very little the u.s. and russia agree on and despite 250,000 deaths there is no real international strategy. james base, al jazeera, u.n. >> speaking a short while ago turkey president said he will talk to vladimir putin about the

syrian deaths. >> translator: i will protest against the attacks on civilians and urge him to reconsider and turkey is the most effected by the syrian war and doesn't share a border with syria but turkey does and turkey has two million refugees and we are the ones taking care of them, not the russians and i would like to learn from them why is russia interested in syria. >> let's speak to dana who is watching the situation from lib non-and it's the third day of air strikes in syria and what have you been able to learn as far as the situation on the ground? >> well, yes, like you mentioned day three since russia began its aerial campaign and what we understand from the human rights is war planes struck targets in the town in the eastern countryside of homs, it's also an i.s.i.l. stronghold and also

a town held by i.s.i.l. what we have been seeing over the past few days is russian war planes are targeting areas where i.s.i.l. doesn't have a presence so if this is confirmed it's the first time russian air strikes are targeting i.s.i.l. controlled territories and the last few days they hit countryside of homs and idlib and in those areas there are a number of rebel groups operating and now russia really acknowledging that its campaign is not just focused on i.s.i.l. but it considers other groups in syria terrorist organizations and this is causing a lot of anger among opposition ranks and what we understand is bases belonging to two groups that received u.s. training and u.s. weapons and i've spoken to the central division and they have told me their bases were hit in the russian air strikes, they are very angry and what makes

them more frustrated is they told me we sent a detailed report to the u.s. explaining to them what happened on the ground and we didn't get any reply from them so we are hearing more and more people in the opposition worried that the united states is abandoning them and in one way or another is allowing russia to push forward with its campaign. if you talk to any one on the opposition on the ground they believe what russia is trying to do is two things first of all to get rid of so called moderate groups to create a situation on the ground to tell the international community the only choice is the syrian president or i.s.i.l. and at the same time some fear that this stepped up military campaign could be a way to pave the way for some sort of political process to start. to put pressure, military pressure to get the political process started. >> thank you very much for that zaina live in beirut. nine killed in the u.s. state of oregon after a gunman walked in a community college and opened

fire. president barack obama has made a plea to the american public to help stop gun violence. ♪ amazing graze a candlelight vigil was held outside the umpqua community college in roseburg and seven wounded and the gunman was killed in a shoot out with police. >> reporter: police responded to shots in a classroom on the umpqua community college in the town of roseburg. >> officers engaged that suspect, there was an exchange of gunfire, the shooter threat was neutralized. >> reporter: a witness told a local newspaper that after firing his first shot at a teacher the gunman told students to lie down and ask them to state their religion then he resumed fire indiscrimately.

after that they were put on buses and evacuated as police searched for possible boobie traps and investigators looking into report that he had a race related manifesto on social media before the crime, this was the 45th shooting at an american school this year and since the 2012 massacre at a connecticut grade school the u.s. has seen shootings and tighter gun controls by the republican congress where gun rights holds way and president obama vented his frustration with that opposition. >> we spend over a trillion dollars and pass countless laws and devote entire agencies to preventing terrorist attacks on our soil and rightfully so. and yet we have a congress that

explicitly blocks us from even collecting data on how we could potentially reduce gun deaths. >> reporter: despite support for expanded background checks on purchasers a pole shows for the first time more americans say protecting gun rights is more important than controlling gun ownership. tom ackerman, al jazeera, washington. so as we've heard the shootings raised questions over gun violence and ownership in the u.s., statistics show that gun related deaths are on the rise, and attacks in oregon brings the number of march shootings to 294, that is more than one a day. since president obama was elected for his second term in 2012 nearly 1,000 mass shootings have happened. in the last two years alone over 1200 people have been killed and these figures don't include everyday incidents of gun violent and resulted in 10,000

people losing their lives. israeli couple has been killed while driving near a jewish settlement in the occupied west bank and israeli police say a palestinian gunman opened on their car and four children who were in the car were also injured and shooting comes as tension continue over the compound in occupied east jerusalem, the contested site is sacred to both jews and muslims and we have more from jerusalem. >> reporter: israeli security forces confirm to al jazeera that two israeli citizens were found shot dead in what they described as a drive-by shooting in the occupied west bank. the shooting took place just before 9:00 p.m. local time near the legal israeli settlement of itmar and near the palestinian village. according to israeli security

forces several shots were fired at the car, when first responders arrived on the scene they declared the two adults who have been described as a man and a woman in their 30s dead on the scene. however, four children all under the age of ten were unharmed and taken into custody. they were found in that vehicle. now drive-by shootings like this in the occupied west bank aren't entirely uncommon. the last time we saw something like this was this june of this year when a 25-year-old israeli citizen was shot in the occupied west bank near an illegal settlement as well and the timing of this shooting of course comes as at a particularly tense time and seen repeated confrontations between israeli forces and palestinian worshippers at the mosque and led to extreme tension not just in occupied east jerusalem but also felt in the occupied west bank but i have been saying a

major security operation is underway in the occupied west bank as israeli security forces try to find the perpetrators of this drive-by shooting. hundreds of demonstrators in malaysia shown solidarity with palestinians and were in kual kuala-lumpur and we report. >> reporter: solidarity with the palestinians and it's a coalition of non-government groups are calling this a day of anger and want to register the protest and anger of what has been happening at the mosque in jerusalem. >> we must have condemnation and we will join the global community to condemn the current intrusi intrusion. >> reporter: hundreds of demonstrators not just malaysia but egyptians, palestinians joined in the protest carrying

banners saying long live pal sign and down with the regime and their plan is to hand over a memorandum to the u.s. ambassador to malaysia, the u.s. is of course seen as a key ally of israel, israeli and palestinian strife has risen over what has been happening at the mosque and palestinian in arab states accused them of violation and the clashes have spread throughout the west bank. still ahead on the program we will tell you how a grand plan capitol city can put residents out-of-pocket and out of their homes plus. i'm wayne hey reporting from northern malaysia where we talked to separatist fighters from southern thailand and hopes for a peaceful return home. ♪

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♪ welcome back, reminder of the top stories on al jazeera, syrian monitor groups say russian war planes are there for the third day and partners in the u.s. against i.s.i.l. called on moscow to stop attacks on syrian opposition and says the syrian campaign could last three to four months. nine people have been killed in the u.s. state of oregon after a gunman walked into a community college and opened fire and president obama has once again called for a review of gun laws and a candlelight vigil has been held for the victims. israeli police say a palestinian

gunman opened fire on a car in the west bank and four children in the car also injured, 12 killed in a military plane crash and c 130 came down in an air field in the eastern city, an investigation to the cause of the crash is underway. now to thailand where a decade long conflict over autonomy in the south has claimed 6,000 lives and want a state of their own to represent nearly 2 million muslims and accuse the thai army of heavily handed tactics with buddhist practices on them and they report from malaysia where many separatists have fled. >> reporter: this is the latest to try to win a long running war against separatist fighters in southern thailand and now visiting the house of a

suspected bomb maker who is believed to be across the border in malaysia and they arrive with clothing and medicine for his wife in the hope she can convince him to come home, the trust building exercise is trying to improve the army's representation and tie land's three provinces have been under marshal law for ten years and allowed the military to act with impunity and the outgoing soldier in charge of this area acknowledges their methods had to change. >> translator: the understanding of nonviolence has to start with government offices first, all officers have to understand their roles, responsibilities and scope of power. >> reporter: many are skeptical. he had been providing food and support to one of the armed groups fighting for independence when he came under scrutiny by the security forces and he and his family have been in malaysia jungle for 14 years and while they want to return home they still don't trust the army.

>> translator: i'm sure if i stayed back in my homeland i would have trouble sleeping at night. we live here modestly but it's better to be free from concern about being arrested. >> reporter: the separatist groups say there are tens of thousands of people from southern thailand living in this border area of malaysia who either directly or indirectly support the fight for independence and most of the groups leaders also give in this area of malaysia where they are largely left alone to continue to run their operations. among those hiding in malaysia is an active member of a hard line group believes to be responsible for most of the attacks which killed thousands in thailand and listened to what the thai army has to say and doesn't think things will change. >> the peace efforts are not bad but when it's finished we still

have no confidence in them. >> reporter: official peace talks have also resumed but until they see tangible change many may choose to stay away, wane hey, malaysia. 45 people have died in nepal during protest against the new constitution and two thirds of the deaths occurred in the southern plains and the area has been under an enforced shut down for almost 50 days now and the death toll rises the restrictions have tightened and we report. >> reporter: police shoot a protester in southern nepal, died on the die the constitution was signed. on september the 20th. 45 people including 10 policemen have been killed since protests against the constitution began in august. villagers here are still

grieving the loss of two of their own, 14-year-old was returning from classes when rights activists say he was shot by police, two days later his grandfather was on his bicycle a few kilometers away buying vegetables, security forces shot him too. and he lost both his father and son. >> translator: what do i tell the state? they killed innocent people, both my son and father were not protesters and everyone knew what kind of person my father was. >> reporter: he was recognized by the former king of nepal for his contributions to the region, four more villagers have been injured by police gunfire. this is an agricultural village and in many ways it has just around 800 houses, after the deaths people here say they have a deep fear of the state and yet they say they will continue with their protests until the demands are met.

for 50 days across the southern plains locals have been protestings and have close family ties across the border in india and say they feel alienated by the government and say they are protesting for their dignity to be treated as equal citizens. >> not understand what is the reason for turmoil or crisis or constitution is for part of the country, part of the people. if the rights and opportunities of the people are necessary elements like possibilities of the government are not inside the constitution are another thing but everything is there. >> reporter: to add to nepal's problems is essential goods across the border from india. the indian government didn't welcome the constitution and

issued a statement cautioning political leaders to address tension in the plains and some politicians are blaming india for lack of goods flowing across the border and the problems remain unresolved, al jazeera, southern plains of nepal. somalia says his country is making gains against the group al-shabab and he said to win the fight he needs financial help. >> there is an urgency in our lives and for all reasons together with the forces will liberate all christians from al-shabab and our soldiers are under paid and under fed and und under equipped but will put their lives on the line for the

country. >> reporter: more and more children are being forced into early marriage, very often it's wealthy men from neighboring nigeria who offer big doweries to marry girls and it's nearly impossible for the government to stop because of the extreme poverty in nigere. >> reporter: a traditional wedding in the city with a stronghold, the women here are known for their stunning beauty but behind the celebrations and joy lies abuse, poor and uneducated, most of these women have been forced to marry while still children, many are promised to rich nigerians. she married a nigerian but she couldn't get used to life in nigeria, she returned home poor,

a single mother of a daughter. >> translator: the reason why i got married was to financially help my poor father and improve our living conditions but the marriage collapsed, i have a daughter i need to raise and care for. >> reporter: child marriages are common practice in this part of the world, parents can't resist the big doweries and child brides often suffer miss treatment, there is abuse and stigma when they return home divorced and humiliated. >> translator: niger has the highest rate of child marriage in the world 25% of girls marry before the age of 15 and 75% before the age of 18, unicef sought dialog within the local communities and telling them child marriage has a huge negative impact on society and also indicating girls to put an

end to the practice. >> reporter: but ending the practice in niger one of the world east poorest countries has a long way to go. this woman has defied her family who wanted her to marry a wealthy man. many others cannot especially in the face of overwhelming poverty. al jazeera. stay with africa, ambitious blueprint put forward to revitalize the capitol and the new development will be too expensive for most current residents to live in and catherine soy has taken a look at the plans. >> reporter: if all goes well it will look like this by 2040 and it's a master plan with a price, the overhaul is expected to cost billions of dollars and roughly half of the land is unusable and it's either wet land or steep slopes so every available space will be needed to make the vision a reality.

>> it has to be utilized efficiently so that we are able to accommodate people living and the people to come tomorrow will help us think about our future generation, that is very important. >> reporter: in the short time housing is a priority and the present population of 1.2 million people is expected to triple by 2040 and in the new plan it's expected to be condos, apartments and commercial blocks and what many people are worried about here is how much they will be compensated and whether or not they will be able to afford these new houses. shows me his property and it's an acre of land just at the edge of the city center and build madhouses that are rented out but here the structures will not be allowed.

>> translator: i have already planned to go elsewhere. i have another house in the country but i need to be compensated. >> reporter: this is currently the largest residential project by private investors called vision city, there is 4500 units on completion and gated community with a town center and schools. the primary goal was to teach people or to share with people how it is ideal to live as a community, yes, it is premium housing and maybe not everybody able to acquire the property but looking into phase two which will then target low to middle income. >> reporter: the buying price is between 180-380,000 and many people cannot afford this, there will be cheaper houses but government officials and creating affordable homes is one of the greatest challenges,

catherine with al jazeera, rwanda. and reminder that there is plenty more news on our website al jazeera.com, you will find the very latest on our top stories on there as well as analysis and features, al jazeera.com. i'm ali velshi, on target - solving syria. vladimir putin takes decisive action as president obama takes a back seat. it's america versus russia in a cold war-style struggle for influence in the middle east. russian fighter jets are dropping bombs in syria. they are upping the ante in the 4.5 year war. russia's moves are laying bear how many the united states is losing the initiative in syria, and by extension in the broader middle east. >> for oa