as ever more foreign fighters head to syria, the u.s. announces plans for an international conference to end the fighting. ♪ hello there, this is al jazeera live from london, also coming up on the program. ♪ >> calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. >> donald trump calls for all muslims to be banned from entering the united states. there is furious reaction across the political divide. a palestinian teenager is killed in clashing with the

israeli army in the occupied west bank. ♪ and back on stage in paris, the eagles of death metal join u-2 just weeks after the massacre at the paris nightclub. ♪ the united states has announced plans for an international summit on the war in syria. which will be held in new york next week. the u.s. secretary of state announced the meeting alongside undersecretary general bangladesh ban ki-moon in paris. >> we specifically talked about the process taking place now, and depending on the outcome of both the saudi-lead conference of the opposition that is takes

place in the next days, as well as a few other issues, it's our plan to try to have a meeting in new york on the 18th of december. well, as secretary kerry mentioned there, syrian opposition groups are gathering in saudi arabia's capitol trying to unify syria's fractured opposition. more than 100 delegates from buzzens of political groups are coming together for the summit. and this all comes as a report shows the number of foreign fighters traveling to syria has more than doubled. there was an estimated 12,000 in june last year, and as many as 31,000 today. plus there's tension between turkey and iraq. baghdad has given turkey two days to remove its troops from areas near the northern city of mos mosul, which is held by isil fighters. turkey says it will stop

deploying troops to the area, but will not remove those already there. let's cross live now to erbil and speak to imran khan in northern iraq. just remind us a little bit -- because the troops have been there for a while, what is behind this iraqi call for the turkish troops to leave? >> reporter: well, what we have heard in the last 21 hours that the prime minister was very angry that turkish troops had crossed just across the border near mosul. he said this was a violation of sovereignty. after he said that there was even more extreme action from shia mp's. they said we should actually bomb those troops. what is behind all of this is there is a real fear developing here about the problems that the fight against isil is creating.

now what we're hearing is a lot of people are very worried that what is happening is this war is turning into a proxy war inside iraq with the regional powers. the sunnis are worried about the iranians. the shias are concerned about the turkish role. so although the prime minister has known about these troops being in iraq for the last year, this increase in troops really worried him. and he said we need to control what is happening in our country. we have enough troops, he says to be able to fight isil ourselves. what we do need is help when it comes to intelligence gathering, and heavy weaponry, and we need the international community to step up. so what we're really seeing is this fear of a proxy war between all of the regional powers with iraq stuck in the middle. >> imran you are talking about the proxy war between regional

powers, we have had this report that shows the number of foreign fighters travels to syria and iraq, 12,000 in june last year, 31,000 today. how worried do you think are iraqi authorities, especially, but really, everyone in the region about that figure? >> reporter: well, that figure has certainly surprised a lot of people here in iraq. i have been speaking to several political sources who have said this is what we saw. we saw this when al-qaeda in iraq were at their height in 2006, 7, and 8. once you have a group like al-qaeda in iraq, the forerunner to isil, they bring in more people. but the real trigger for bringing in more people is when the international community gets more involved. remember that isil have one real goal. they want to draw america on to the ground here, so they can fight them.

once you get that kind of thing happening, foreign fighters will come into the area, because that is one of the things that isil wants them to do. they want to fight american boots on the ground in this country, and that's where this is all coming from. it's a real issue for people here in iraq. they say the more that you have america and russia and a lot of the western power get involved on the ground here, the more you'll see these foreign fighters come in. with al-qaeda in iraq, we saw a huge number of fighters come in, in 2006, 7, and 8. >> imran khan thank you. imran was mentioning the increased number of fighters there, and of course the more fighting there is the more refugees there. the u.n. refugee agency has appealed to jordan to allow in 12,000 syrian refugees who are stranded at the border. they are stuck just beside the

border living in deteriorating humanitarian conditions. the u.n. says there is enough room for them at a camp in eastern jordan. ♪ there has been widespread condemnation over donald trump's comments calling for a ban on muslims from entering the united states. hillary clinton took to twitter. she says the comments are quote: claiming that they make the u.s. less safe. and even remembers of trump's own party are hitting out. republican presidential hopeful jeb bush says donald trump is unhinged and trump's policy proposals are not serious. new york governor says trumps remarks are idiotic.

he says the new thing to be banned should be loud mouth billionaires. >> it is going to get worse and worse until we are able to determine and understand this problem, and the danger the threat imposes, our country cannot be the victim of horrendous attacks by people that believe only in jihad. >> let's more from kimberly halkett. she joins us live from washington, d.c. obviously mr. temperatu mr. temperature -- trump has insulted many groups, but how have these comments been received in the u.s.? >> reporter: well, donald trump is standing by the statements, but the wider republican party he hopes to represent is certainly not standing by those statements. it's not the first time that they have had to distance

themselves from some of this out landish rhetoric that has taken place on the campaign trial, but this time there seems to be a new level of backlash that is occurring. we heard from very prominent republican in the house of representatives in the u.s. congress, paul ryan, he spoke in the last hour and reminded reporters on capitol hill that there are a lot of very proud muslims serving in the u.s. congress, working to combat some of the extremism that has many in the u.s. concerned. they are refinds as well, that there are many in the armed forces who are working for the same goals to achieve security and protect families. so he came up very strong and forcefully to say these comments being made by donald trump simply are not reflective of the republican party. >> normally, i do not comment on what is going on in the

presidential election. i will take an exception today. this is not conservatism. what was proposed yesterday is not what this party standings for, and more importantly, it's not what this country stands for. >> okay. so lots of criticism there from politicians of every different shade and political affiliation, but what are his poll ratings like now kimberly? >> reporter: well, you have to remember that donald trump is playing to a very small subset of conservatives in the united states, and i think it does show -- the fact that these statements when he -- he uttered them were met with a standing ovation, there is a palpable fear in the united states, and there is a group of voters who are k looking for a quick and easy answer to a very complex problem. so in the short-term these comments speak to that, they play to that domestic audience, but when you pull back and look at the wider republican party.

it is alarmed. it recognizes these comments are reckless, they harm the united states's wider goals outside of the united states, and for that reason, i think there is recognition that this will not have longevity. and there are a very large number of evangelical christians who are members of the republican party and who are interested in preserving religious freedom, so they want to see that muslims are able to practice their faith and worship freely. so this is of great interest to that subset of the party as well. so, again, while this may play welcome to domestically to a smul -- small subset of voters, the wider view is this is going to hurt the republican party.

>> thank you. taliban forces have attacked an area in the southern afghan city of kandahar. a spokesman says several fighters have based themselves at a nearby school and are firing at the airport. so far there are no reports of casualties, but the battle is ongoing. our correspondent joins us on the line now from kabul. what is the latest you can tell us about the ongoing battle and also how strategically important is this airport? >> barbara is it the second attack in less than 24 hours in kandahar province. yesterday evening two fighters, we believe there were two taliban fighters attacked a police check point inside kandahar city, and today we believe a number of taliban fighters entered the come pouk -- the residential compound of the military side of the airport, which the afghan military army officers families

live in there. there's a small market, and a couple of blocks for the families of afghan army. the attackers take position in a school near the bizarre and opened fire around this school of these blocks which families of government officials and afghan army families live there. and we believe there are a number of casualties. the fighting is still going on. this is the airport where not only afghan forces are operating from the main quarter for african security forces for southern afghanistan also, and american forces are based there. it is a very important location, and it is supposed to be the safest compound in kandahar province. >> thank you. the american rock band that

was performing during last month's attacks in paris has made an emotional return to the city to perform at a, u-2 concert. >> would you welcome the eagles of death metal. the bad performed to a packed arena, playing a rendition of patti smith's people have the power, along with u-2 as well as their song, i love you all the time. 90 people died at the convert hall where the band was playing. >> there was emotion, a lot of emotions. >> bad thing happened three weeks ago, and -- and to see them live, making rock and roll, it was kind of strange. >> translator: it's kind of a relief for people. for everybody. and life continues. music is a way for people to relate to each other.

still to come on al jazeera, hitting rock bottom, the mining company anglo american announces plans to cut 80,000 jobs from its global work force. and the tiny arbeeian island that is making giant leaps to becoming completely self-sufficient for energy. ♪

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troops to northern iraq, but is refusing to withdraw forces that are already there. and donald trump has sparked international fury after calling for a complete ban on muslims entering america. let's get more now on those efforts to end the war in syria, as we have mentioned more than 100 delegates from the various factions in the syrian opposition are gathering in the saudi capitol. the head of the syrian coalition is optimistic that progress will be made. >> translator: most of the opposition has been formed in egypt, dubai, and other countries. the committees are present here. there has been communication, a big proportion of them, agree on a vision regarding the political solution. so we see that a way out is a document of consensus. >> for more we'll speak to our senior political analyst.

a lot of meetings, i guess this shows there is some kind of diplomatic framework that is still in place. but realistically how much hope is there for optimism, especially looking at this initial meeting in riyadh? >> look, certainly, the involvement of russia on -- on the side of the syrian regime as well as the attacks in paris and other places around the world, the urgency of isil and its expansion and expansion of its recruits as well as of course the deterioration of the situation in syria, has always basically gave the issue of diplomacy some new momentum, and we have seen back when lavrov and kerry met with others, that at least the united states and russia is truly interested in some sort of a process, whereby

a delegation from the opposition as well as a delegation from the regime will meet to create a transmissional framework, ceasefire, and leading to elections. basically that's what it is. certainly saudi arabia has committed to this process, and there's a lot of optimism that riyadh will be able to get the opposition to agree on some sort of a -- a -- a grand vision, if you will, and a delegation of sort that will represent the syrian opposition. now once the political process and the diplomacy gets underway, will that lead to a ceasefire? that remains to be seen. >> of course not all factions are actually there, i'm thinking of the nusra front as other

groups as well. is that seen as a flaw? do you think there will be a time when anyone will start negotiating with these groups? how do you see it panning out? >> the major challenge, of course, is the al-nusra group that is affiliated with al-qaeda, and isil which is basically more extreme than al-qaeda, so the two groups are quite formidable forces with formidable presence in syria. of course isil also in iraq. they will not be represented. the question is, what sort of a political process, will the various factions and the regime in syria commit to, in order for this then to take them to a fight against isil with the support of the international community as we have seen through the bombing of syria and the use of special forces and so on and so forth.

clearly if assad is not part of the transitional process, we're going to see a more serious coalition gathering both in syria and outside of syria to fight isil and al-nusra. >> and i know what you sort of hinted at in your answers already, but i guess there are two issues here. one is stabilizing syria and handling bashar al-assad one way or the other, and the other is defeating isil. do you get there is a clear division between the two, or is it all just being seen as one issue, syria? >> there is absolutely a clear division, especially between russia and the united states, between turkey and saudi arabia on the one hand and iran on the other. certainly the united states, turkey, and saudi arabia do not see a future for assad in syria, and they think with assad hanging on to power, this will

certainly deter all over factions in syria from entering into a real con frontation with isil. while russia thinks the presence of assad is important to hold the regime together. a bridges idea is possible, and obama is betting on the process whereby the russians slowly but surely start giving up on assad, just as a political process and a transition between the regime and the opposition gathers momentum. >> senior political an cyst speaking to us from doha. thank you. a 19-year-old palestinian man has been shot dead during a raid by the israeli army in the west bank. residents say he was among a group of protesters demonstrating against the soldiers, as they arrived to arrest two men at a refugee camp

in bethlehem. clashes have erupted since his funeral. stephanie decker has more. >> reporter: the confrontation that ensued in bethlehem between the israeli army and palestinian youth followed the funeral of a young man who was killed in an overnight raid by the israeli army in a refugee camp close to bethlehem. following his funeral, tens of thousands of palestinian marched towards rachel's tomb in bethlehem. this street has become a flash point in the last few months of these kinds of confrontation. when you speak to the palestinian youth many will tell you the world has forgotten them. nothing seems to be on the table to try to push israel to end the occupation. so there is a simmering

frustration here. the protests certainly something we see almost on a daily basis, also incidents of alleged stabbings, car rammings, all something that is happening on a day-to-day basis. so certainly a very tense street, even in the worlds of u.s. secretary of state john kerry, who has been very involved in trying to find a solution to this conflict, he said he hasn't seen the mistrust as high as it is now. the mining company anglo american says it is cutting almost two-thirds of his force work. it has seen its value fall by nearly 70% this year. it now plans to slim down to cope, and will close or sell around half of its mines. the share price fell a further 8% after the announcement.

>> reporter: we don't know exactly where the job cuts will happen yet. we'll know more in february, but it is obviously going to be brutal and will take place other several years. they are also going to suspend their dividend payments for the second half of this year and in 2016, and cutting their capital expenditure to try to balance the books, and selling off assets. at the moment they have something like 50 mines. some will be closed some sold off, they will be left in something in the low 20s. they'll go from six business units down to just three. they will be left with thedy monday producer, metals, and iron ore. they are calling it a step change, but in reality what they are going to be left with, is a very different company. less than a week after a smog lifted over beijing, leaving clear blue skies,

china's capitol is back under a thick cloud of pollution. they have issued the highest possible alert, red. meanwhile it's day nine of the climate change conference in paris. and u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon is warning of serious consequences if a deal isn't done in the next three days. a draft text needs to be finalized by the 195 nations at the conference. the aim is to reduce global warming by cutting the depend dance on fossil fuels. and the ultimate aim of many nations is to become energy independent, totally self-sufficient in all of their energy needs. aruba is actually leading the way, hoping for energy independence within five years. andy gallagher went to aruba to find out more. >> reporter: they call aruba the happy island and for a place

that depends almost entirely on tourism, it's an apt nickname. but it is also getting a reputation for something that most visitors are unaware of. if all goes well this tiny nation will be energy independent in just five years. >> i have a whole section here that takes care of all of the water. >> it's a geel that this environmentalist has been promoting for years. his hotel on the edge of the pristine beaches is as eco friendly as they come. >> i always say to my customers, feel good, because you are probably wasting less energy in coming on -- on vacation to aruba than probably spending it at home. >> reporter: but the path to independence hasn't been easy. energy prices were rising steeply. thousands of barrels of oil were being imported daily, and the local oil refinery closed its

doors in 2012. for a volcanic island, aruba has more than its fair share of potential power sources. the sun is an obvious one, but by the end 20616 almost half of the electricity to this island will be supplied by wind power, and that makes them a leader in green technology. the government says the changes cost $300 million. but officials say it's their global partners that made all of the difference. >> they come together in support of what aruba does, but also basically adding their message to an effort that is not only important for aruba but i would say for the world. >> reporter: since the move to greener technology, electricity prices have dropped 25%. inflation has been reversed. and aruba is close to paying off the money borrowed to make the

changes. by 2020 it may be the nation others turn to as an example of what green really means. much more on that and everything else that we have been covering on our website, the address, aljazeera.com. ♪ we have no idea if they want to bomb us. >> donald trump taking his rhetoric to a whole new level, calling for a ban on muslims, a look at the political fallout. the house preparing to vote on whether to crack down on visas in the name of national security. and the supreme court tackling a voting right's case. ♪