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leaders decides not to impose sanctions on brooklyn or fossils military rulers, but demand a time table for a return to civilian rule. not was, was not because we know we can do things about this and the u. s. president outlined his latest plan to fight wising gun violence as republicans accuse him of being too soft on crime. ah, thank you for joining. as the u. s. says the leader of ice or has been killed in a special forces operation in north western syria. and we brought him, i'll her, she, me, our gray. she was one of at least 13 people, including 6 children who die during the raid in the town of art me in rebel held in italy, province. it was the largest us rate there since an attack in 2019 a killed at the previous leader of i saw our white house correspondent, kimberly how kit has a details. this horrible terrorist leader is no more in an address to the

nation. the roosevelt room of the white house us president joe biden spoke about the operation. he ordered the killed the ice, a leader abu ibrahim l, how she me, l. karachi. and i directed the department of defense to take every precaution possible to minimize civilian casualties. knowing that this terraces chose its random sofas, families, including children. we made a choice to pursue a special forces raid at a much greater risk than our to our own people, rather than targeting him with an air strike. as us special forces moved in the ice, a leader reportedly detonated an explosive and a final act of desperate cowardice. he chose to blow himself off, taking several members of his family with him. the mission happened thursday in northwestern, syria in it live province. residence on the ground said at least 13 people,

including children, were killed in the operation. the pentagon said there were no true casualties. with the credit or more might in his vice president and national security advisors over saw the mission from the situation room of the white house. it was the biggest us rated, syria says the 2019 operation that killed the ice. a leader abu bakar album dottie this operation was literally months. in the planning the u. s. targeted the ice, a leader for threats he allegedly posed to us interests and crimes committed in iraq in 2014, including the enslavement of his edi women. the raid comes a week after the defense secretary ordered the u. s. military to do more to protect civilians in combat operations often largely forgotten in the west posterior and maybe the only it's of a lining of this is it has brought back media's attention to the conflict and syria

seems from their perspective that no one really cares. so a one advantage in a sense is that this is now go to your back into, into the news. despite efforts to limit casualties. some members of congress are now calling for an investigation into the civilian deaths to ensure that every reasonable step was taken to protect innocent lives. kimberly hell can al jazeera, the white house, and having is in the latest diplomatic effort to ease hears of a russian invasion of ukraine. turkey's president has held talks with a present remains. lensky in care of turkey has good relations with both countries and hopes act as a mediator. moscow has condemned the u. s. decision descent or truth to eastern europe and nato says the kremlin move up to 30000 troops and weapons to barrels over the last few days who dr. hamid has more from care. i think it is

a relation to that is improving by the day in these economic does are very important for both countries and in turkey has always said that it, the territorial integrity of ukraine must be respected in the past president air to one has also said that it would be very unwise of russian president vladimir putin to have a military escalation or indeed to invade ukraine. so turkey was very clear on his position or all along. and actually, i think there was a very symbolic imagery when he arrived at the presidential palace earlier today, he was received in grand pomp and then the turkish president stopped, looked at the parade there and said, slab o gray, you know, which means glory, you're a crane i think that says a very strong message on where he stands when it comes to this crisis. the problem is he is and made a member of the suit employed. he is also

a difficult position because he does enjoy job. he does enjoy a good relations with russia even though they don't agree on certain files, for example, on syria and olivia. but turkey would like to keep that relationship while going ahead with his relationship or with you, great and being. and they to member the 2nd largest army of nato's as it is certainly a very important position there for senior age to the u. k. prime minister has quite within hours of each other. the wave of resignation comes as fresh amounts and boys johnson over the party gave scandal so far at least 17 and peace has submitted letters of no confidence in the prime minister. meanwhile, investigations continue inter allegations that parties were held downing street in breach of cove in 1900 long term goals, where we challenge has more from southern england. there is that magic number of 54 letters going into gram brady,

who is the chair of the 922 back bench commission. basically, if the 54 letters is reached and a vote of no confidence is triggered in the prime minister that has not happened yet, those 54 letters have not gone in some have we don't know how many, but certainly the events of today are making the prime minister, look, i think, a little less stable than he was before and it was more on depression. now, none of the names of these resignations, a particularly big names, household names i should say, but they are important people. they are some of the core team that has surrounded porous johnson and his prime minister ship so far. and they have left her a variety of different reasons. the big question is, were they pushed or, or did they jump? and we don't really know the answer to that at the moment. it's being spun. i think

both ways, by enemies and friends of boris johnson on let's speak to jonathan. less about this is a u. k. political commentator joining us from london. thank you so much for being with us, jonathan. so speak of resignations within hours of each other there. how. how big of a blow is this too far is johnson is, is position tenable? well, in the heat case, all his school guides were popping him up. have now gone and had left him tightly exposed. he'll hoby spin this, wiping a slate clean, but he doesn't wash. the kids. his, his advisors have now demonstrate that i have confidence in him. the fact that he has got readers and everyone that he has paid shows his critical judgment is off and, and ultimately the bought the bought cost dealt with a prime minister. you know, it is about taking personal responsibility cause

a personal responsibility. but getting rid of your advice is the whole point. i take the responsibility is the box dots again, and nobody supposed him to break it. i lose. or johnson, as you say, his lawyers are presenting this as, as a big, clear out that he promised on tell us more about the people who resigned is, is to clear out that the bank benches demanded well, it's the biggest names around him. his director communications is the policy advisor. i'm. he's been within the 14 years she actually, i'm gave a resignation letter in which she talked about m a smith that johnson had made against the leader of the opposition. so actually not about the part gate issue, but that's a huge play because that is a sign that his most trusted left tenant has now abandoned the ship as well. and that could encourage all the people to go and the other passengers, his chief of staff, and his private secretary. so the problem is that these are all the people he could be sacrificed in the, in the long run. because the cause this scandal is not finished yet left the full

inquiry about the law breaking has no actually come out yet, and the police haven't finished our investigations. and so when they do, they'll be a new wave of outrage. and john's will need someone to sacrifice and they're all gone already. there's clearly chaos and confusion at downing street. and it doesn't look like, you know, from what they've heard in the last week, at least that he's, he's going to go on his own. what's going to happen next? how do you see this playing out? would i think will happen is that they'll be a very to day confidence in the coming weeks or months. so $54.00 concert them ease will submit their letters of no confidence to the committee. then any one's guests really, it just takes a $180.00 m. p. 's to calculate is in their electro political interests to remove the prime minister. otherwise he said for another year, but the long he stays, the moods had the more date as it is for his bathroom. thank you so much for sharing. if these are this jonathan live less joining us from land and think if i'd

have fact the still ahead on al jazeera facebook stocks hit a record. know why the company's market value suffered nearly $200000000.00 loss, and the colombian government decreases its military presence near the venezuelan border. is rebel groups find over tropical sandwich? ah, well, possibly the most severe winter storm so far is going on at the moment in the u. s . this is all the cold air. it's gone right down to the gulf coast. this is friday, august high in houston for new orleans and neither is wants clearly that's where the cold comes to the warm. you get this particularly huge amount of snow. sometimes ice, you know, this is freezing. rain freezes on contact,

that's the dangerous stuff. so snow 1st followed by really cold air, the snow falling in boston eventually new york, that it tails off the fair. the south you all was rain of course, had to it whole system is moving. so you've got right now you'll get snow later. here, down in the southern states, these are maximum temperatures, so nashville to go about minus one. but as you can see, no significance, no heat, appalachians have finally got rid of it is just rain left the hard dallas though as a high, a high on friday of minus one at his dance about minus 11 overnight, overseas. well below where the average should suggest it to be, and this is the picture on saturday, the sun gets to work. it starts to warm up a little bit. it is still coat. obviously the next snow moving through the canadian prairies that co day when it leaks out across the gulf of mexico ready pets, up the shower. so look with some big thunderstorms of mexico. ah,

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i believe for him our grace. she blew himself up before you as special forces. cook forces could arrest him. turkey's president, as hell talks with his ukrainian count, wanting the latest efforts to ease tensions with russia. moscow has condemned a u. s. decision to send more troops to eastern europe. their growing fears, russia could invade ukraine. and for senior aged to the british, prime minister have resigned within hours of each other as fresh amounts on boys johnston over the party gave scandal. meanwhile, investigations continuing to those parties, held at downing street in breach of covered 19 blocked angles for the 1st minister of northern ireland. as resigned. 2 years after power sharing with shin feigned was restored, full, given, given was quite over breaks. it checks him the irish c. there's been months of protest by the democratic unity, his body against checks on goods. european commission says givens resignation creates further uncertainty and unpredictability for the northern ireland protocol

. hey, spotty, which usually ally aligns with prime minister boys. johnston's government test routinely criticize the terms of his deal with the e. r institutions are being tested once again and the delicate balance created by the belfast on some boundaries. agreements. husband impacted by the agreement made by the united kingdom government. i'll be european union, which created the northern ireland protocol. west african leaders ascending is 70 zation forced to guinea be south. it comes 2 days after an attack on the presidential palace, which is being seen as an attempted cool. regional leaders are under pressure to curve the insecurity that's seen 3 presidents toppled in less than 2 years. and i did raise reports from gunners, capital a cra, gunners, president and chairman, of course, monarch waddle, called with a contagious the rest of africa on the continent. western allies worked with

concern of the multiple military cause in west africa, the russia jews who did tries in our region is a matter of grave concern. this evolution challenges the democratic royal life. we have chose, let us address this danger, this dangerous trend, collectively and decisive before a devastation. the whole region. all the threats of functions catching of economic ties and shutting borders of so far afield to dissuade cool porters in the region in less than 2 years. at least 40 years of taken place in west africa including 2 in mommy with no success in regional leaders effort to get money back to them. a critic system that i feel that potential coup, largest in west africa, could be involved in not experts say was what happened in guinea b o y, who was recently foiled. they won that failure to send us progress signal, including military intervention makes the regional block look weaker and irrelevant

in the light of recent clinical development in the region. the only military commitment that he just can give for now it's going to be so only for stabilization purposes in the short term, to prevent any deficient, decided to, to send the 1st 70 percent. some additional in the country. experts say, where the state of military coups in the region, even the most stable democracies. i'm vulnerable in lots of these so called democratically elected, you know, a country ok. the claim to be graphically elected, engage instead in activities that look more like military dictatorship, the manipulate procedure to the extent the rule that grows, violation of rights, are not able to deliver on the 2 main functions of the states, including one human security. and secondly, physical security,

the last time was african vida sent the military force to stop unconstitutional. change of government was 5 years ago. that deployment force to interact, child for my going to be president, germany, or refuse to concede, defeat up to lose an election. but at the moment, member state center to send that. so just to confirm, cool, need this on there. many having to fight their battles, i guess, internal and external, right? but if and when they agree to other factors will come into play. these include why funds for such a force will come from what will be mended and for how long questions that lead us at this summit have no answers for, at least for now. how many degrees i'll just across got us president joe biden has outlined his plan to tackle gun crime. it comes after 2 police officers were killed in new york city by address offices at the city's police department, promising to provide them with the necessary training and funding he also called on

communities to work together and build trust. today, the attorney general director all us attorneys in the united states to prioritize combating gun trafficking across state lines and city boundaries. the justice department is sending additional process to resources to help shut down what's referred to as you all know in the iron pipeline. that funnels guns shops in states like georgia, the crime scene in baltimore, philadelphia in new york. and so many other places i'll just parents gave her elizondo has moved from new york. the public is worried for the most part about the increased crime throughout the united states and increased gun violence. the several cities in the u. s. that have seen almost a 100 percent increase in the last year of gun related murders and fatality, including here in new york city where there is a violence has gone up. it's not at the same level that it was 20 years ago,

but it is still been creeping up. so biden is here to announce or to, to push for more of his plan, which entails 2 things. prevention and enforcement prevention meaning more, play more money for local jurisdiction to try to put in programs to get guns off the streets, illegal guns, but also enforcement more police officers. not only here but elsewhere throughout the united states to enforce the laws. there is some skepticism by some or looking at this is perhaps over policing, and they say that there should be too much of a focus on policing so much as the underlying causes for gun violence. and that is what many advocates and critics, if you will, are worried about. they're saying there needs to be more of that investment in local communities. they can help in gauge communities to bring illegal guns off the streets. rescuers in nigeria, searching for 10,

missing oil workers. after an offshore storage for exploded the $130000.00 ton trinity spirits blew up on wednesday. it can store about 2000000 barrels of oil. it's not clear how much was on board or whether any has failed into the ocean to columbia, now a bomb explosions and kidnapping during the past, month, half killer, east, 50 people, rebel groups are battling for control of cocaine smuggling in the oil. which region of our oca as alessandra m. p. t for the attack for terrifying communities. workers are busy reconstructing the actor martinez building in the center of the vienna. last month a car bomb exploded, destroying much of this flock. the students of former fight grab both are being blamed for the attack, which killed one person, the buildings house, human rights group, social organizations, and unions lay nomic us if we were holding a security meeting because of the way the conflict with evolving with direct

attacks against social organizations and community leaders got that the fact dissidence or accusing us of sympathizing with the ellen. and that's how they justified attacking us out. ok, i know ill, rich region on the border with venezuela has been mostly calm since the signing of a peace deal between the government and sorry rebels in 2016. but violence returned as far as this in groups began to fight e l. n. rebels for control of drug trafficking in contraband routes. since the beginning of the year, more than 60 people have been killed, others kidnapped or forcibly displaced that and they've got the sister of security guard. see me on that guy killed in the explosion. says locals are terrified with this war is absurd, and my brother is just one of many victims. everybody is anxious because we don't know what will happen tomorrow at the moment that even on a quiet day,

people can't sleep, can't rest. well, they see a leaving the house. yes. everything has been affected. i normally at 6 30 pm, the streets of the center of sara may and i will be alive with people shopping. but since the conflict started, shops are closing early and people are hurrying home, fearing and other possible attack. and on top of that, the mayor has imposed a curfew every night, starting at 9 pm. the government has increased this military presence of the area under the violence has pushed more than a dozen health workers to quit after hospitals were also threatened by the groups. hey, catholic priest, albert here al lewis holding healing sessions to help workers deal with trauma law . he says, part of the problem is that the military is mainly protecting the oil infrastructure in the region long neglected by the government, as always thought equal. it's a problem that goes back in history. the government has always prioritized,

protecting military infrastructure. instead of the people, the church has asked the president to re open the door to abuse dialogue with the yellow divorce. supposed to be a meeting in stockholm, the government didn't go. we're also trying to talk to dan dissidents, but we are on our own. for hundreds of left, others like sonya lobbyists promised to rebuild and continue their work for the people, even if it might cost them their life. allison that i'm p a t al jessia sort of in facebook's parent company is suffering one of the biggest ever stock market wipe out matters. share value fell 24 percent in early trading on wall street. that followed losses on wednesday, which wiped nearly $200000000000.00 on facebook scrat value and a social media company such as twitter and pinterest are suffering losses to christian to le is in new york and explains why matters share by you has been falling. this is in part due to the company's earnings for the last quarter were

lower than expected. and predictions for the current quarter are also being down played by c o mark, soccer bird. they had their annual meeting yesterday. part of the declining revenues has been attributed to changing policies that apple, believe it or not, apple change its privacy policies that's having an impact on advertising and advertising. big source revenue, obviously for facebook. so that's one big issue. also, facebook has been losing daily users for the 1st time. it recorded a drop of 500008 half 1000000 users, most of them in africa and latin america. this is the 1st time they've seen their user ship go down and not obviously spooked investors. as well, most of those drops coming in africa and latin america suggesting that maybe facebook has reached a saturation point. they're also dealing with competition from other social media

platforms, tick tock, in particular, the video social media site has been gaining and popularity. so all of that combining to make investors very concerned about facebook's future to mexico now at auto workers have voted in favor of a new independent union in one of the 1st secret ballots of its type a vote at the general notice plant in the central city us allow, as seen as a test of a new mexican legislation aimed at helping break the grape of traditional unions. gentleman reports from mexico city, a change of shift in the general motors factory salon mexico, and the change of god with the union to of the 25 years. they now have new representation and hoping things will be different lower that they say. the truth is that there was always a ctm unit yet, and they never represented us. they always looked for personal benefits and protected the factories interests. now, an independent workers union has taken charge. that could be hugely significant for

more than just the $6000.00 workers here in mexico. it's a common story that unions are in cahoots with big business rather than getting employees better wages and benefits the gym workers. insulin, for example, told us they were paid lesson attempt what the counterparts in the u. s. good. i've always thought that a labor reform, one of the requisites of a renegotiated trade deal between this country, the us and canada, aims to change that it gives met can work, has the right to vote on the unions and labor contracts and secret ballot. something looked rarely happened before the election in salon was seen as a bell with a vote, with the new secret elections work. on thursday morning, the results, the new cynthia union trance the old one. it's headed by paint worker alejandro morales. now she's came to get started in conduct as at any up with it on the contract that we have was completely on the side of the employer. there were many

rights for the workers and we have to change that. we have to be a union that really defends them, a holler, but it's not just mexican workers who stand to benefit from this. there's a reason why u. s. union writ watching this vote carefully. obvious why in particular the u. s. wants this and negotiated for it. in the u. s. m. ca trade deal. we curl, co opted unions mean less pay and benefits for employees, which in turn means cheaper mix, couldn't labor cost. us wants to stop. what it says is unfair competition. there's no guarantees that seller will be repeated in the many mexican companies that don't affect juris or canadian businesses. not a good is he lost in prison. the sectors where there's interest from the u. s. government and unions who promoted this reform are going to be observed and we'll now see the closest we've had to free and fair elections. but we're talking about a very restricted number of companies. there are thousands of others in mexico that have protectionist unions and will never have those elections. it will be up to the

mexican government itself to choose if it wants to change that or simply lead its own reform, languish. john homan, al jazeera metzger city, a number of people known to have died in flooding in the brazilian state of south palo has risen to at least 29 heavy rain in the region has triggered landslides and led to the collapse of a highway. thousands of people have been displaced and the government of speech more than $35000000.00 in disaster relief funds to help rebuild the drug maker mardina has launched trials for the 1st ever h i v vaccine using the same technology developed for it's covered 19 job 37000000 people worldwide are infected by h i v and aids. despite decades of research and trials, there's still no effective vaccine because the virus is so complex or don't as new m r an m r n a vaccine teachers, the body how to make proteins that trigger on immune response against the fast

mutating virus. the trial is using antigens that triggered a successful immune response in previous tests is hoped m r n a could be key to making rapid progress towards a new vaccine. as always, much more on our site at angie's air dot com, the very latest on all of our top stories on there, al jazeera dot com. ah her again, i'm fully batty boy. with the headlines on al jazeera us present, joe biden says the leader of i saw has died after a large scale counterterrorism operation in syria biden says i will, abraham, our grace, she blew himself up before us special forces could arrest him.