boots on the ground. the u.s. say it will send more special forces to fight i.s.i.l. in iraq and syria. this al jazeera. also ahead. >> reporter: don't bomb syria thousands rally in london ahead of a parliament ly vote. >> reporter: in baghdad as violence rises across iraq and the price of oil plum ets global

apply and-- globalally a new report reveals the hidden dangers of sugar in what we eat. -- dangers. obama says the u.s. is stepping up the fight against i.s.i.l. and more forces will be sent to fight the group in iraq and syria. american troops will advise and assist iraqi and kurdish forces battling the armed group in conjunction with the iraqi government. over time the forces will be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence and capture islamic state leaders. president obama has expressed that the mission will be carried out alongside continued diplomatic efforts. the white house correspondent reports >> reporter: the united states is intensifying the war in iraq and syria in the hope that it will eventually lead to talk of

peace. next, in full coordination with the government of iraq, we're deploying a special force to assist iraqi and peshmerga forces to put more pressure on i.s.i.l. these special operators will over time be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligence and capture i.s.i.l. leaders. that creates a virtuous circle of better intelligence which generates more targets, more raids, more momentum. >> reporter: the military says when they find an i.s.i.l. leader, the teams will go in to get him and get out. more forces will be sent into the region as they find local forces capable of fighting. more military hard ware is moving in. germany has promised to send in

more troops. britain are voting to send their jets in. the u.s. president obama described how he sees this conflict ending. it begins with all the parties, including russia, agreeing on a list of opposition fighters. the next step a cease fire between those groups and forces loyal to syrian president bashar al-assad. it's possible, given the existing accord that the parties have already agreed to, that we start seeing at least pockets of cease fires in and around syria. that may mean, then, that certain opposition groups no longer find themselves subject to either syrian or russian bombing. they are then in a conversation about politics. >> reporter: but there is a problem with that conversation. the u.s. coalition says it has

to end with bashar al-assad out of power, russia doesn't want that. president obama thinks that could change in the coming months and there could be especially true if the balance of power shifts on the ground in syria. al jazeera paris let's hear from mark, the former assistant secretary for political military affairs. he says the ground troops will be necessary if the west is serious about defeating i.s.i.l. >> reporter: i think the real difference is going to be the frequency of operations and the pace of operations. up to this point in the last couple of years, special forces have been used for single hits on single high-value targets as the intelligence comes in. secretary carter referred to the virtuous cycle today where more raids means more intelligence which leads to more raids and intelligence. that is something that was done in the 04 to 06 period around

characterised by the operations that were run with the joint operations demand. our air forces have run out of targets. with this type of operation, it gets more intelligence which leads you to more targets and can cause a quicker collapse of i.s.i.l. as was seen in al-qaeda in iraq in the 2006 time period leading up to the ultimate death of the leader. i think most experts agree that what we have put into iraq is insufficient to the task at hand and what we put into syria, quite frankly, is virtually no more than a token forest. if we're-- token force. if we are serious of fight iin n high rack and syria, we can't simply rely on ache strikes alone britain's parliament is going to vote whether to join

the battle in syria. thousands of people protested. >> reporter: an emergency demonstration calling for mps to vote no to joining air strikes against i.s.i.l. in syria. though passionate, they're unlikely to sway a decision. the case for bombing is one of security and solidarity. we will be acting with our allies. we will be careful and responsible as we do so, but in my view it's right to do this to help to keep the country safe. the action we are taking is part of a broader strategy, a political strategy and diplomatic and humanitarian strategy >> reporter: the debate is defying the facial-- dividing the nation and the opposition labor party whose leader has made opposing military action his life's work it is going to kill civilians in raqqa, it is going

trow create some martyrs as a result of this. that action, where does it heed to? >> reporter: since august last year coalition forces have dropped thousands of bombs is syria but i.s.i.l. is still that place. the government argues the u.k. is already effectively bombing i.s.i.l. targets in iraq and could make a difference in syria. its tornado aircraft can deliver accurate missiles. air strikes alone won't achieving moving i.s.i.l. only ground troops can. prime minister cameroned says there are 70,000 free syrian fighters who can retake territory, but those numbers are disputed. britain has been here before. in 200 when mps approved military action in iraq. this time protesters are demanding to be heard don't make the mistake that you've made so many times before and take us into another bombing campaign which will only make

the situation worse and which will lead to the deaths of civilians. it may make the situation here more dangerous. >> reporter: the strategy on the table is for defeating i.s.i.l., but there's no end game. they believe - involving the civil war in syria would be better. >> reporter: attacks were authorized against bashar al-assad's regime in syria. this time the target has changed. it is expected to pass. bombing could start within days nato is to strengthen turkey's defenses on its border with syria. the announcement was made at a meeting in brussels. the measures are likely to include more nato ships in the eastern mediterranean, planes at turkey's air base and missile defense batteries.

it happens after a russian jet was shot down. in an interview with television, turkey is fleetened with russian's involvement in the civil war. it has shown that nerve has been lost because of russian intervention has changed the balance on the ground. the failure of erdogan in syria, the failure of his groups means his political demise. if he wants to do anything in order to put obstacles in front of any success as the u.s. steps up the fight against i.s.i.l., there hats been a new issue. a cease fire in sfi of homs has been agreed. it is the only district controlled by the opposition. the deal will take effect next week and could last two months, but is are denying reports that they've agreed to leave the

neighborhood. the truce was mediated by a u.n. delegation in syria. >> reporter: the goal of this visit is to implement the plan after the vienna talks to find a solution and meet a truce and stop the shelling executive director of the arab center of washington, he says this homs cease fire was about desperation aon the part of the rebels. this has nothing to do with the conversation that took place in vienna, talking about the need for all the parties to get together and reach a national cease fire. this is a very limited cease fire. we have seen one just like that about a year ago, may actually, may of 2014. it didn't last very long. these tend to be very limited in scope, very limited in time,

duration, and they do not last. you have to keep in mind the uniqueness of this particular location. the rebels are in a weakened state in that area, particularly since the last cease fire. they only controlled the small portion. they were under siege by the government. that's why the government announced the cease fire and it's so excited about it because it serves the interest of bashar al-assad government the united nations has warned that i.s.i.l. has increased its presence in libya. i.s.i.l. sees the country as the best opportunity to expand its territory. the group has up to 3,000 fighters in libya. violence political instability and a struggling economy has left a third of iraq's population without bifk services such as water and asanitation. a report on how people are trying to cope in the capital of

baghdad. >> reporter: he says he feels hopeless, this man. his rick shaw broke down several months ago and he still can't afford to repair it. it was his only source of income. he now on relies on loans from phenomenon family and friends to get by. the same move to the slum on the outskirts of baghdad. he came here on the hopes of giving his wife, daughters and grandchildren a better life, but it hasn't worked out that way. >> translation: what can i tell you. our lives here are miserable. sometimes we wish we would die then than have to live like this. i served in the iran/iraq war for eight years. we got nothing for our service from the government. >> reporter: the world bank says nearly 30% of iraqi families live below the poverty line. that's more than 10 million people who don't have access to adequate food, water or shelter,

leaving to mass migrations as they search for work which pays better. >> reporter: economists say decades of wars, increasing violence, the rise of i.s.i.l. and a fragile political situation have all led to what they sdib as a crisis, but there are other important issues which are driving an increasing number of iraqis into extreme poverty. the country's economy is solely dependent on revenue from oil production. international lenders have suggested governments diversify its industries, but none did, which is why record prices of oil prices have led to a major deficit. government corruption is also a major concern after months of street protests, the prime minister announced a series of reforms to make the government more accountable and to shore up the economy. its promises are of little comfort to this man.

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the u.s. is sending more special forces to iraq. thousands of anti war protesters rallied in london ahead of a vote in parliament about whether to join the bombing campaign of bombing i.s.i.l. targets. groups have agreed to a truce in the city of homs. it is the only district in homs control by the opposition. in myanmar on s seamarks xi are

speaking. the first talk. the new administration will be sworn in early next year. it will be the first time since 1960 that the democratically elected government will take place. the use of torture could return to the united states if former government officials are not prosecuted. that's the warning from human rights watching. >> reporter: this is too serious a crime to ignore. it's too grave to ignore. laura is the chief author of the human rights watch report and it is clear where she stands on the c.i.a. interrogation techniques that the bush administration sanked and put in place after the 911 attacks the state sanked a global program whereby men were abducted from all over the world put into secret detention and tortured. >> reporter: report released by

the snit a year ago included water boarding, sleep depravation, isolation, exposure to extreme temperatures. the c.i.a. program was far more brutal than people were led to believe >> reporter: california senator fought to make the report public. it shows that the c.i.a.'s actions a decade ago are a stain on our value and on our history. >> reporter: human rights watch says no-one has been held accountable. it wants a criminal investigation into nearly two dozen former bush administration officials, including president bush, vice pity cheney, george tenant, attorney-general john ash croft and national security adviser. the group called on president obama to appoint a special prosecutor to look into possible charges. it wants the president to acknowledge u.s. wrongdoing, apologise to victims and offer

compensation. in a statement the ci told al jazeera it has acknowledged "the program had shortcomings and the agency made mistakes. the c.i.a. also pointed out that the justice department previously investigated and decided not to initiate criminal charges". president obama as one of his first as in office banned these interrogation techniques, but some of the 2016 g.o.p. candidates have defended the practices and even embraced them. would i approve water boarding? you bet your arse i would. in a heart beat. in a heart beat. >> reporter: that concerns human rights watch which says accountability is critical. to send a message to other countries and future u.s. precedents. without a clear signal that what would happen was criminal,

there's a real danger this could happen again. >> reporter: lisa stark francois hollande has told the asmt u.n. climate conference that wealthy we'rer should help poorer one. he has pledged 8.5 billion dollars to africa to improve services. more than 150 leaders are attending co p21 and hope to reach agreement at the end of 12 days. after four days of smog over beijing. the skies are have cleared. on tuesday night it listed the hazard for the city. a station recorded a reading of a thousand. anything over 100 is considered unhealthy for groups.

president xi jinping signed deals to fund communication and energy projects. zimbabwe's president has increasingly turned to china for investment. >> reporter: it's the first time a chinese president has visited zimbabwe since 1996. the government leaders are telling them that trade agreements signed with china will among other things resuscitate manufacturing as well as infrastructure and energy sector. businesses are hoping to make money so president xi jinping means more possibilities. i hope you can bring more of the projects, more financial supporting for chinese. >> reporter: common aand zimbabwe have been trade willing partners and allies for decades. the community is growing.

we came here for more than five years now and we are very happy for in country. it is a very good country. it's good weather, friendly people. so many nice things are here. >> reporter: some analysts say no matter what deals are signed between the governments, it may not jump start the economy. it may not have an effect for improving the economy for the ordinary civilians. these deals are not quite known by the people of the economy. >> reporter: a way from the fan fair many civilians are not employed. they say they want action to help some of that investment from china to improve their lives. they want better lives and infrastructure for the economy to recover >> reporter: government

officials blame the under performing economy on various issues. investments are needed and in the chinese doesn't interfere with the international affairs. as long as china is willing to do business with zimbabwe and the president, their money and business is welcome here the chief of police of the u.s. city of chicago has been fired after protests over the fatal shoot offing a black teenager by a white officer. chicago mayor said superintendent gm had lost the public's trust. loquan mcdonald was shot 17 times last year. the officer has been charged with first degree murder. video was only released last week after a judge made it public. thousands of people in argentina are searching for their loved ones 40 years after they were

abducted. pregnant women accused of supporting the opposition were imprisoned and their babies taken away. one family back together again after spending decades apart >> reporter: for decades they have been trying to find out what happened to their loved one. thousands of families were torn apart during the dictatorship in the 1970s and 80s. jamie was a baby when he was taken away from his mother. he grew up far away from where he was born and was raised by a family who never told him where he came from. >> translation: you think of the way you grew up, of how people were searching for you, of how you were missed for so many years. what happened was very ugly, but it's over. >> reporter: during the dictatorship in the 1970s and 80s pregnant women were placed

into detention centers like this one. when the babies were born they were handed over to families loyal to the regime. so far 119 of those children were located, but human rights groups say that hundreds of others remain missing. like thousands of others, his mother is still alive. she does not want to appear on camera, but we were told she was imprisoned in the northern province for two years. she gave birth in captivity, blind folded. her baby was taken away from her by a nurse. she never knew whether she had a boy or a girl. >> translation: this is the fifth mother that is alive and that was able to find her child. >> reporter: after all these years, a combination of dna testing and political peace is making reunions possible. >> translation: these things are not a miracle.

they happen because our country is at peace without violence and is finding ways to recover what was lost. >> reporter: almost 40 years after the dirty war, argentina is still struggling with reconciliation, with the objective that the crimes committed in the past will never happen again new research says that too much sugar is killing us. it can lead to diabetes, heart attacks and cancer. a public health report said sugar hid ebb in packaged food is contributing to a global health crisis. >> reporter: soft drinks, sweets and deserts all obvious sores sources of sugar, but how about tinned vegetables and sauses. health researchers say 74% of packaged food and drinks in the u.s. have antidepressanted

sweeteners. the sugar in our whole food supply is merely one kind of a pernicious necessitying perverse way that the global food companies are hurting our health. they use many names for the ingredients. >> reporter: glucose or nectar, whatever it is called we should be eating less. people should cap their sugar intake to 5% of their diets knots including anatural sugars found in milk and fruit. sports drinks, fruit juice and flavoured water has these amounts. governments don't take this issue on board which is happening in lots of regions of

the world, we're going to see a large rapid increase in diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular death and a number of cancers. 13 of the top 16 cancers are relating to aborigine domestic natural obesity. -- abdominal. this is one of the top preventions, cutting soft drinks. >> reporter: the author say they're introducing sugar attacks of 20% or month. a positive effect in finland france, mexico facebook's chief executive and his wife said they will give 99% of the company's shares that they own to charity. the couple made the announcement following the birth of their

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