gulf states are involved in there and americans are available. so all the powers of the world are in there. like nobody it able to push them out for the turks, though, this sending additional troops into iraq, it comes at a strange time, doesn't it, but the rising tensions with kurds inside turkey, there are escalating tensions of involvement in syria.

of course, that doesn't just involve turkey but the shooting down the russian jet. so why send in troops at this point in time?

what is your opinion, with fighting still in the province, another area seems to be eyes are all on >> up to now nothing has achieved through the international coalition bombing over iraq and i.s.i.l. is still there, still in mosul as you said, and still in and around kakuk it keeps changing. >> yeah. they are still there in parts. i don't think that the power or air strikes could achieve something and the americans and the british and other allies are not willing to sends through on the under-- send through on the ground so i think it will remain for a while thank you. meanwhile british bombers have made their second round of i.s.i.l. targets in syria.

british offence minister says two fighter jet hit an oil field to the east of the country. the typhoon bombers arrived in cyprus on thursday bolstering its strike far of fighting war plane. a u.s. diplomat who has written books contests that they can rally fighters in syria to fight i.s.i.l. >> the problem with communicating with moderate fighters inside syria is actually to identify them, and the united states has basically identified just one group. that's the ypg at the kurdish fighters who control the territory and along the north of syria with the border of turkey.

the border that-- the borders that the u.s. are conducting are close with the npg as 70 people have been killed in syria. there are numerous groups involved in the conflict on the ground, but some say foreign forces will be decisive. our correspondent is find itting out who is fighting whom. >> reporter: it is estimated that there's as many as one thousand armed opposition groups in syria. they command an estimated 100,000 fighters. the british government which has given the go ahead for air strikes in syria as part of an international coalition says up to 70,000 fighters are what is described as monthed rates. they include the northern free syrian army with around 20,000 fighters operating near idlib. a loose alliance with an

estimated 25,000 fighters and a number of other groups surround be aleppo totalling around 14,000 fighters. all of them have so far been mainly fighting the syrian army which is battling to keep president bashar al-assad in power. around 20,000 fighters from the kurdish popular protection units or ypg have been battling i.s.i.l. for control of their territory in the north. the russian air force has bombed oil facilities controlled by i.s.i.l. oil revenue is vital to i.s.i.l.'s finances, but the institutes for the study of war, a u.s. based think tank says the russian air campaign has mainly hit syrian opposition groups. in the countryside south of aleppo and in another province. bashar al-assad's army is supported on the ground by fighters from the lebanese group hezbollah and other shia militias from iraq, iran and afghanistan. high ranking iranian officers are said to be leading the iraqi

and afghan militias in syria. 76 iranian soldiers have been killed in syria in the last two months. they were advising syrian troops on their battle field tactics against i.s.i.l. aid has reached a suburb of the syrian sit of homs which has been under siege for at least three years. footage from activists showed 18 trucks carrying medicines and other provisions. a cease fire was given this week. the stands off between russia and turkey continues. earlier turkish authorities stopped russian ships if the black sea port. they are said to have been prevented from leaving the port but three of the four ships have become released.

an official wouldn't allow a turkish ship to approach the port. >> reporter: we understand from officials that they are inspecting car go. normally they don't go to normal lengths of doing searches to prevent them from leaving the port. the suggestion is that this is some sort of tit for tat ranges to response not only to russia inspecting and delaying a turkish vessel but because of the sanctions that russia are going to impose upon turkey. they're not supposed to pick in until january 1 but we're already hearing of car gos being turned back from russia border post and they will have to come back here to turkey there is much more still to

come for you on this hour from london, including fire on board an oil rig. dozens of people have died. we will bring you the latest in that story. also dozens die in india after the flooding. in sport, jordan speed puts himself in a good position to win the world challenge. at least 27 people have been killed in a triple suicide bomb attack on an island. the bombers were all women and boko haram are suspected to be behind the tack. a state of emergency is already in place where the armed group carries out freak attacks-- frequent attacks. in burundi three gunmen wearing

police uniforms have been killed after attacking a car belonging to a police commander. it is just another incident when problems started in april when it was announced that the president would run for a third term. it was decided he could run in election. later the army tried to over flow the president. the election took place in july. the opposition called the volt a joke. in november after months of violence the u.n. security counsel council. epeople taking to the street to protect the neighborhood. >> reporter: when the sun sets

what begins in a suburb of bar's capital bujumbura, pierre and a few others are on neighborhood watch. they say they're protecting their homes from security forces and members of the ruling political party youth wing which they blame for the recent spelt of random and regular killings in the city. if they attack us we will defend ourselves they said. two other men said they dress like police and dig out a hid again grenade. they told us they would use this today. they didn't say whether they were an organized group or where they get their get the weapons from >> reporter: what started out as peaceful protests in april against the bid for a third time of the president has evolved in

armed violence. people are being killed almost every night and their bodies left on the streets or dumped in trunkes. both the government and opposition factions blame each other. >> they fail to make the coup, but on they found another way. they tried to negotiate with the government, but this is not fair, you cannot negotiate with government when you are committing homicides like this one >> reporter: the united nations, african union and human rights groups are concerned about the killings which they all say has an i think neck dimension for them. it is troubling to those following burundi's events closely. there were also killings following the 2010 election but people have more weapons now it seems. >> if they decided to combine

forces, the vigilante groups and the organized groups, we could have a power that is more sophisticated and they could have more powerss. >> reporter: government forces insist that they will hands down each one of them many. innocent people are caught in the people jab aborigine is a spokesperson for the african union. he says people in burundi needs to start talking to each other in order to have peace. >> together with the united nations the african union is already planning a contingency just so to shoot the dialogue that the international community

is hoping. the low intensity killings that is currently only going and continues, the african union wouldn't have any other choice than to cause this deployment as soon as possible. it is important to stress as the person of the the dialogue needs to happen and so why not have that dialogue now to save the innocent people that die every day at least 32 workers are thought to have caught fire after an oil platform was on fire. >> reporter: in high winds and rough seas, a blaze engulfs the

platform. it is believed more than 80 workers were on the oil rig when the blaze started overnight with some managing to escape into life boats. the government is yet to confirm casualty number but an independent report says that dozens of people has been killed last year 14 workers were killed in accidents on the companies's ill and gas platforms. the country has some of the richest oil fields in the world. in a separate incident, at least three more workers are missing at eye oil platform bats erred by a storm rains in the southern indian state have eased and the airport has opened for some flights carrying relief supplies. at least 280 people have died in this flooding, including 14

intensive unit patients when their life support machines could not continue. >> reporter: the deaths of at least 14 patients at a private hospital in the indian city of chennai as a result of power failures owing to widespread flooding over the city has become a national talking point. on the one hand the state says private facilities should have been ready for this crisis. but despite the private facilities having to have these facilities in terms of back up gen gener-- generators, it is the government's responsibility to have overall oversight of what is and isn't happening in these particular areas and how ready the state is more generally when it comes to deal with such a

disaster. now, the debate is even further in terms of infrastructure across the state, not just in this area but also in india. how prepared are facilities in areas when it comes to power, when it comes to communication and water. the very things the essentials that are needed in times of crisis. this debate is continued to continue for some time yet despite relief and recovery continuing delegates at a u.n. climate conference in paris have approved a document that they hope will form part of the agreement to curb greenhouse commissions. it will be discussed by commissioners on monday. they hope to arrive a settlement at the end of next week. representatives from 195 countries are at the conferencement they're working to decrease greenhouse gas emissions. the u.n. chief addressed the conference and talked about the importance of goals on kwliment change.

-- clamant change. >> it is necessary for achieving the reduction. without action there can be no sustainable development. this agenda is an integral part of the outcomes here in paris. it will compliment an agreement and will be a role to transforming our societies as renewable energy gains more popularity more lands is being taken to build solar parks and wind farms. france has more than 800 winds farms now, but they have had legal disputes. communities are becoming more divided. nick clerk now reports.

>> reporter: a region in central france is remote and rural. little disturbs the peace and tranquillity. unless you live near one of those. here is the problem. two villages in central france separated by a ridge and eight wind der bins. the village has turbines on its territory but they're a long way from the town. the neighbouring town has no turbines and a full view of the spinning blades. proceeds from the electricity goes to one but not the other. a man says on windy days the noise is unbearable. he has had to install terrible glazing. he says the turbines have split the community. >> translation: the first thing is the noise and then there's the cost of sound proofing and our house has lost a third of its value. then they destroyed woodland to destroy them >> reporter: back in the

village where people benefit from the electricity the turbines are all but out of sight and out of mind. >> translation: personally, they don't bother me. we need something to give us energy and for me this is clean energy. >> reporter: small scale wind farms are the norm in france but legal actions are multiplying aimed at blocking their construction or getting them disman elide. the turbine companies say the future is all about clean energy. >> translation: in 2030 france is committed to producing 40 mrs renewable energy and out of all the reviewables wind power is the easiest way to get there. >> reporter: as for the mayor, he says the only pay back for his village is ruined countryside. >> translation: what annoys me most is that they're only producing electricity 9% of the time of the the criminal law consolidation act on the landscape is terrible.

you can see them 50 kilometres away. all that to not make electricity. >> reporter: in likely to be just the beginning. already there are proposals for another set of wind turbines just a few kilometres away. this kind of dispute will only become more and more commonplace as local authorities in their communities try and find that difficult balance between the need to keep the integrity of the landscape and the local environment intact and a growing requirement for renewable energy. indeed, wind power privacy just 3.5% of french electricity now, but there are plans to trim wind energy by 2020. it will become more a familiar sight which the communitys are going to have to reconcile to come now from london, including thousands of south koreans take to the streets in anti-government protests.

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>> i feel like we're making an impact. >> let's do it. >> techknow, where technology meets humanity. welcome back. you're watching the news hour. iraq's foreign ministry has summoned the turkish prime minister to baghdad. turkish authorities have stopped russian ships in the black sea port of samson as relations between the two countries remain tense. after three gunmenise guysd by police are killed in an attack. citizens in burundi tell al jazeera they are been forced to control the streets. at least three people have been killed in an lebanon of a home

of a man suspected to be involved with groups. he blew himself up and two female relatives. he was wanted for a year for fighting in tripoli. some members of the security forces were injured in the incident. the director of the international affairs unit at the american university of beirut. he says this is the latest incident in a long running conflict. >> there have been pockets of these groups all across north and north-eastern lebanon. a decade ago they were out in the mountain areas and isolated little camps and then they started growing inside tripoli and the poorest areas. during the iraq war some areas were where they were trained to

fight in iraq against the american army. this has developed now with the syrian war which has become more complex because with hezbollah fighting inside syria against the al-nusra and i.s.i.s. appeared the rebel groups in syria, this has spilled over into lebanon where some groups are fighting against hezbollah or against the lebanese army and most of the fighting has been in the north-east around the border with syria, but occasionally you get incidents like this in tripoli and very occasionally in other pockets around the country the f.b.i. is now investigating the shootings in san bernardino california as an act of terrorism-- treat the shootings. it is unlikely that the you couple were directed by i.s.i.l. to carry out the shooting. syed farook and his spouse tashfeen malik killed 14 people in the attack before being

killed themselves. an assistant professor of law says there's too much focus on the religious background of the attackers. >> the correlation has been made between muslim identity and terrorism. aside from center types and now we see this typical violent back lash that is happening against anybody who appears to be muslim, whoever fits in the specific racial or religious charicature. people have been killed and it is not always terrorism but considered as a hate crime. apart from these individuals at this point having nominal muslim identity, the issue is not terrorism at this point. it should be approached from minimising the culture of

violence or really having more rigid gun control policies. this appears to me at this point, at this juncture, to be an issue involving individuals who shouldn't have been access to guns and responding in violent ways who just happened to be muslims greece says it's not getting enough help from the european union in dealing with what it calls a refugee storm. it has become the main entry point for hundreds of thousands of refugees who want to get into europe. 50,000 people have arrived this month alone. >> translation: greece is meeting its obligations and adhering to all agreements. this is something that the union and member states have founded without having a solution for almost two thousand refugees have been says cued from boats in the sea.

many boats took part in the rescue effort. it is the largest number of people saved in the sea for more than a month. thousands of people have protested in the south cran capital against the president's conservative government. a report from seoul. >> reporter: determined to be heard for the second time in less than a month, thousands of south crans mash to express their anger at the government. it is not just about history books that have been written by the state or unpopular labor reforms. >> translation: the government has ignored public opinion. each and every one of us have issues in our minds. i came out to express that. >> reporter: there is a growing mistrust of the president, a conservative second generation politician who was elected three

years ago by a small majority on the promise of being more progressive. her father was president for nearly 20 years after a military coup in 1961 and he is credited with driving the country's economic growth. when his daughter promised good things, many say they believed her. this woman is worried that the president has other traits in common with her father. he put these anti-government posters up on his window. police accused him of spreading lies. >> translation: if police attends for such a matter it is serious. the freedom of expression and the values in the constitution are being under mind. even more serious if they do this to ordinary people. >> reporter: these so-called ordinary people will not be deterred. people here feel things haven't been going well for a while now

and anything could have trigged this anti-government back lash. aa issue is a widening wealth gap and the erosion of the working class. analysts say demonstrations would have happened regardless of who was in power >> we do see seem to see a growing polarisation in the society for sure. >> reporter: it isn't just the streets they're going to be heard. with more south koreans feeling worse now than before they hope change comes between their silent prayers and the angry chants south africa's president says closer ties between africa and china will be a win win for both sides. an a summit attend. and our reporter has more on

that. >> reporter: the emphasis at the africa china summit here has very much been on extending and strengthening ties between china and the african continent. the biggest announcement coming from chinese president that 80 billion dollars pledged to africa mostly around infrastructure structure development as well as for countries in need. that is another point that has been welcomed by the state that those most in need, those who have suffered most, their debt will be cancelled. also for countries mostly in the southern african region that have been affected by elnio and draught, china has announced food aid. the other point that has come up around the summit is the question around the legitimacy of china in africa and the response and welcome by people

on the ground. the perception on china's role on the continent and there has been a massive effort by china around its legitimacy an assuring that they're ahere to stay and their interest is the development of africa. as the summit wraps up, the political leaders do want china to take their agenda at the united nations forward and that is about representation at the united nations security council. china, of course, being a permanent member and having the ability and access to push forward the african agenda thousands have been marching through the streets in chile in protest against the hydro electric project. it could affect the drinking water supply of six million people. an environmental report says that 1.2 billion dollar scheme will endanger water for

agriculture. a report says the impact will be irreversible and long lasting. sthoo venezuela's socialist government is facing its hardest polls on sunday. spiral crime and high inflation is concerning the civilians. >> reporter: at a community center working class mothers scramble to get free baseball caps. it's being distributed by the ruling socialist party. just ahead of the arrival of one of its top congressional candidates. venezuela's system is tamper proof apparently. >> the system has been 100% aaudited and it will reflect the true bill will of the people. >> reporter: indeed, this time around even the opposition

coalition says it is satisfied venezuela's electronic voting system gives sufficient guarantees, but is that enough? it's not the actual voting process that is raising red flags but everything leading up to it. at the top of the list is the use and abuse of state resources to tilt the playing field firmly in favor of the ruling party candidates. >> reporter: right here, for example, the socialist candidate is distributing a government subsidy government benefit to young mothers with a reminder that it's their duty to defend the revolution with their vote. the government overwhelmingly controls the country's networks, bombarding the airways with propaganda against the others. >> translation: i'm not sure that the people will have to the freedom to cast their vote properly, that when they go up to the machine there won't be someone watching how they vote,

they won't be afraid of losing their jobs if they don't vote the way they're supposed to. >> reporter: the president of the electoral council is considered a government loyalist and for the first time no international observer roups groups have been accredited except one. >> we have a double responsibility which is why we are appealing for a peaceful nonviolent election and that all players commit to recognising and respecting the results of the vote. >> reporter: with so much at stake, the stability of this deeply divide nation will almost certainly depend on it the columbian president has announced that they have the wreck of a long lost spanish which was carrying large car go

and precious stones which happened in 1808 >> translation: this is one of the biggest recovery in the middle of the of mankind. the government will continue its investigative process of exploring and protecting submerged boats a very exciting discovery, how do they get their hands on it?

other recounting of what happened back then, it's a mirror axle that this ship every floated considering how much gold and silver it was carrying. the government has been searching for it with the help of international experts and the help of the columb iraq an navy. using the most advanced equipment they were able to found this, in particular, if you look at the pictures they were able to see the bronze canyons that were made uniquely for this ship and that had crates over them. it is definitely one of the biggest discoveries ever. it will take months, though, of course, if not years, to be able to actually go underneath the water and recover this ship

do you say technology images have emerged from the bottom of the sea. to get a sense of the value of this treasure, billions of dollars worth, who has claim to this now?

they're saying it is of the state. the u.s. company says that 50% on the basis of the agreement that they had at the time with the government would be theirs. this is something that has not been solved and is definitely one of the issues that will come if and when they recover this ship this promises to be an interesting story. thank you for that. moving to australia now where another ship is drawing its own share of attention. protesters have demonstrated against the arrival of the country's first shipment of reprocessed nuclear waste. the waste originally came from an australian reactor producing isotopes for industrial and medical uses. >> we've get two main problems with this dodgy ship. first of all, the ship being

used has a terrible safety record. it should never have been put on this ship in the first place. secondly, we find there's confusion about what's actually on the ship. is it high level waste or intermediate level waste much more to come for you on al jazeera, including more from the front line of climate change in bangladesh where fishermen are finding their livelihoods literally washed away. then in sport the formula one trophy is officially handed over to this season's winner.

welcome back. earlier in the year we visited a disappearing island in bangladesh where climate change has led to rising sea levels. local fisherman has had to move house a number of times. we returned to the island to see how the fisherman is coping. >> reporter: after this year's devastating monsoon it's time for this man and his mother to start rebuilding their lives. he who is blind lives on the island and he says he can barely get out of the house during the rainy season much less work. >> translation: it gets really muddy here and i can't see where i'm walking so i slip and fall all the time. the monsoon is very dangerous for me. >> reporter: his home is vanishing fast. half of the island has about than swallowed up by the water

in the past 20 years. a mosque where we saw people take shelter from storms in may now is teat terreing on the edge. >> translation: you have the anger of the current. i've never seen the water come with such anger. the water would erode away homes but this time it just smashed them away >> reporter: this was the location of the largest ferry dock. its main connection to the rest of the country. the landing was swept away by the waves a few months ago leaving an already remote island even more isolated. with no ferry to the mainland, it's difficult for this man to find a job even though the rainy season is over. it seems there's just not enough going on in the island economy to accommodate those with disabilities. >> translation: you need to get out on the boat all the way out

in the water and work with nets with others. i can't do the work without my ice, so the boats don't hire me. >> reporter: after a rain ape season like this one, he is worried that he may have to leave his home once again. but with no heating system in the house on an island where temperatures can drop below 10 degrees celsius, he and his mother are preparing for a tough wint winter time now for all your sport. >> reporter: good to have you. starting with football. it has been a day of mixed fortunes in the english premier leagues. one of the biggest surprises chel sea lost. they lifted the team to safety, chel sea was 14. it does have pressure on the dreams of one for a top four finish are eau evaporating fast.

>> i was disappointed with the results, so let's think about winning the next game. at this moment with our inconsistencies it is difficult. >> reporter: manchester city had started the day on top. they also were defeated. one player scored twice and there were key players who were all out due to injury. >> we must defend, all the team must be defending. i think it was a complete game, we didn't have the energy to play in the same pace that they took. >> we didn't allow them to have a foot hold in the game. we were positive and on the front foot taking the ball off them. we were exceptionally talented

players. >> reporter: after a win over swan sea, all three goals coming from one man who becomes the first algeria football to have a hat trick and they are the only team to score in all seasons this season and are at the top. >> we made a very good game. we had a chance to score the game three four goals and i'm so pleased with that because we didn't consider goals and for me it's very important for this. >> reporter: it's certainly been a dramatic day in england. manchester united with their fans, dropped down to fourth with their result. arsenal got to second with a three one win, with two goals coming from one, his first goal.

arsenal two one up before adam ram see made injury. >> it was a very, very important game for us today for psychological reasons, for the fact that we had not won and for the fact that we had lost important players in our side in the last two weeks. the team has shown mental strength because it scored a non-goal just before half-time. the worst that can happen to you. >> reporter: over to spain where a kick out of an ineligible player. french international opening two goals. another who else got into the score stheet. there are four one winners. madrid keeping the pressure on league leaders.

madrid have leaped front into second. another registered six straight win and one point at the top. one team involved in valencia earlier. the new coach was in the stand, so that result was good. two games on the go in spain right now. one nil ahead and one score scored. you back to sport, lewis hamilton has collected his world one trophy. the driver claimed ten victorys and seven further podium finishs enroute to the 2015 title. he wrapped up his third driver's title back in october. >> it has been an incredible three years with this team. so to be standing up here for a

second year in a row, i'm very proud. it is great to see you all here. it has been a long night. i hope that everyone is going to drink lots of free wine from tonight and all the best for next year. >> reporter: india increased their lead in the fourth test against south africa to 403 taking place in delhi at the moment. on the third days play india got the first century partnership of the series. india are on 190 for four in their second innings. the latest on golf, jordan is still in the run. he is four shots of the lead going into the third round on saturday he shot a 68. that is, of course, heading into

that third round. 63 has been shot and two shots in the lead. the lead at the net bank golf challenge taking place in south africary ca. the s, wed was second in the european event taking place. mark leishman had a shot. >> i was getting ahead a little bit, so i had to try and do something to make it interesting for tomorrow. hopefully i can have another round like i did today and give him a run for his money. >> reporter: that's your sport thanks very much. remember you can find much more on our website, all the latest sports news and the stories that we're covering. it's at aljazeera.com, all information on our top stories.

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