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know we can do things about this. u. s. president i's his latest plan to fight rising gun violence as republicans accuse him of being soft on crime. and bonnie reopened to all foreign visitors after nearly 2 years of covered 19 travel restrictions. ah, the u as says the leader of iso has been killed in his special forces operation in north western syria. i will, abraham out, has she, me are courageous. she was one of at least 13 people, including 6 children who died during the raid in the town of ultimate in rebel held in the province. it was the biggest us rate there since an attacking 2019 that killed the previous leader of ice. so our white house correspondent, kimberly how kit has the 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 isolator abu ibrahim l. how she, me, al, karachi, and i directed the department of defense to take every precaution possible to minimize civilian casualties. knowing that this terraces chose us rom, 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 north western 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 or

might in his vice president and national security advisors, oversaw 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 bach, her 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 or 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 help get al jazeera, the white house in the latest diplomatic effort to ease he is of a russian invasion of ukraine turkey's president. as hell talks with vermin, lensky in key f. turkey has good relations with both ukraine and russia, helps act as a mediator. moscow has condemned the u. s. decision to send more troops to eastern europe, and nato says the kremlin moved $30000.00 troops and weapons to barrels. over the last few days, or dr. hamid has more on person dodo on visit took here. i think it's a, it's a relation to that is improving by the day. i mean, these economic does are very important for both countries,

and in turkey has always said that it, the rhetorical 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 oh great no. which means glory ger crane. i think that says a very strong message on where he stands when it comes to this crisis. the problem is he is a nato member of the suit employed. he is also a difficult position because he does enjoy to. 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 certainly a very important position there in the u. k. for senior aides to prime minister voice johnson have quite within hours of each other. the wave of resignations comes as pressure mounts on johnston over the 40 gates candle investigations continuing to allegations that parties were held at downing street in breach of covered 19 lockdown roles. so far at least 17 m p f submitted letter is of no confidence in the prime minister, where we challenge has more from southern england. miramar said in her resignation that i said you are a better man than many of your detractors will ever understand. which is why it is desperately sad that you let yourself down by making

a scurrilous accusation against the leader of the opposition. now the other resignations ah, basically being presented by lawless, the prime minister as part of this big, clear routes that he promised of the downing street operation. following the su gray repose bought. i have to say it doesn't seem like he's in control of these resignations or the moments and there's a sense that these all people leaving a sinking ship dominic cummings, of course, no friends of the prime minister, his former aid now arch enemy tweeted earlier on the day it's the unmistakable signal that the bunker is collapsing, and this prime minister is finished. earlier i spoke to john as then less was a u. k. political commentator. he says it's unlikely boys, johnson will survive these crises to heat play the 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 case. his, his advisors have now demonstrate the confidence in him the fact that he has got raiders and everyone that he has paid his place. good judgment is off and, and, and ultimately the bought the, bought the prime minister, you know, just about taking past responsibility because the responsibility, like getting rid of your advice is the whole point. i take the responsibility is the buck stops again, and nobody's post him to break it. i know the biggest names around him is the direct communication is the policy by that and he's been within the 14 years. she actually gave a resignation that so much she talks about a mare that johnson had made against the leader of the opposition. so actually note about the part gate issue without the huge play, the kids that the dying that he's most trusted left tenant,

had now abandoned the ship as well, and not to encourage other people to gaze. what do you think will happen is they'll be voted in confidence in the coming weeks or months, say 50 full concerts and ease was submit the letters of no competence to the committee. then any one guessed really, it just takes a 180 m p 's to calculate it in the electoral political interests to remove the prime minister. otherwise, he said for another year, but the long he stays the mood at the moving. this response he us present joe biden has announced new measures to tackle rising gun violence. plagues many us cities since the thought of the pan demik is been visiting new york, where 5 police officers have already been shot this year to fatally. gabriel is under reports. in many cities in america, gun violence is on the rise, including in new york, where thousands of police officers lined the street to say good bye. after 2 officers were shot to death in an ambush. the gun used to kill the officers was

a glock, 45, equipped with an illegal modified drum magazine. they could hold 50 rounds. joe biden was in new york on thursday touring communities on the front lines of gun violence. america's murder rate has jumped nearly 30 percent in recent years. and guns sales have swords since the start of the panoramic. in the us, more than 30 police officers have been shot so far this year. bye to or new york's police headquarters, where he rejected calls from summoned his party to reign in police spending. the answer is not to fund the police. is to give you the tools, the training, the funding to be partners. that's why i called on the congress to pass a budget later this year that provides cities like new york and others with additional $300000000.00 for community policing. but already the budget of the new york police department, the largest in the us, is $10000000000.00

a year. if we start to finding public safety though, in terms of how much money we spend on police, that's the wrong approach. we should be asking for metrics to measure community, well, be safety, school attendance, employment. all the things that we care about in a neighborhood should be the way we defined safety. not simply how much we're spending on policing or how many officers there are in the city. on thursday president by announced new initiatives to try to slow down gun violence, including the launching of 5 illegal gun task force is meant to try to stop the flow of illegal guns traveling between different states. new york's mayor eric adams points to the so called iron pipeline, the name given by law enforcement to a loose connection of highways from the southern us to the northeast, used by gun smugglers to move weapons. we're going to break and destroy the i a

pipeline that allow southern states in this country to produce weapons that ends up on the streets and take the lives about police offices. the community advocate, say biden, and adams policies. just focus on more police. we can over police communities, particularly the communities of color, and think that this is going to be the solution. it's short sighted. it's an old practice and tactic that adams with the mayor wants to take on. and it really focuses on incarcerating or bringing those policing tactics into mostly communities of color. everyone agrees the violence needs to stop. the question is only how best to do it. gabriel is condo in new york. the still ahead on al jazeera west african leaders warn of a dangerous trend in the region after a series of military cold. i'm rob reynolds on the shore of the salt and see in

california and beneath our feet. here is a treasure trove of lithium. the mineral that will fuel the clean energy revolution . ah, ah, look forward to burritos guys. with sponsored by capital airways while they're still snow showers, hitting horseshoe and hawkeye dough. and that's been the case for a while now. but if you're not in hong cheryl accardo, it's probably just means nimbly cold, but often sunny minus one of the max and so below the average in hong kong, it will feel slightly better now. the card should be clearings is fridays full cost after all, but the system folks have possibility a good part of southern china, which cleared little bit by the time we get to saturday. the snow, if anything, increases on the western slopes of her shoe. for the south, an increase in the shower seemed likely. once again,

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on al jazeera did take the ships to democracy's activity to corporations. control of the message is crucial, the it for public opinion poll profit. the listening post examines the vested interests behind the content you consumed on al jazeera lou. ah, welcome back. a recap of our top stories on al jazeera us present. joe biden says the leader of i saw has died after a large scale counter terrorism operation in syria, biden says, i believe bray. mccrae. she blew himself up before us special forces could arrest him. turkey's president, as hell talks with his russian counterpart in the latest effort to ease tensions

with you. with russia, moscow has condemned a u. s. decision to send more troops to eastern europe. the deployment comes as, here's school that russia could invade ukraine. and in the u. k, for senior aides to prime minister boys johnson have resigned as fresh amounts against him over the party gave scandal, investigations continuing to those bodies held at downing street during covey. 19 locked out. the saudi led coalition in yemen has launched 2 air strikes on who the rebel positions near the capital center. one of those hit near the cities international airport. and this is a moment warplanes are believed to have bomb. the area, the strikes come. as hoti rebels increasingly target the united arab emirates with missiles and drawing a talk, see you ease part of the saudi led coalition fighting and yet now west african leaders are sending established asian force to guinea be sour. it comes 2 days

after an attack on the presidential palace, which is being seen as an attempted cool regionally designed are increasing pressure to curve the insecurity. they're seeing the military's he's power in 3 countries in less than 2 years. i'm israel reports from gunners, capital a cra, gunners, president and chairman. of course, nana corrado called with a contagious the rest of africa on the continent to western allies, watch with concern after multiple military course in west africa. the resa juice, who did ties in our region, is a matter of grave concern. this evolution challenges the democratic way of life. we have chosen. let us address this danger, this dangerous tread, collectively and decisively before a devastates the whole region. the threats of sanctions catching up, economic ties and shutting borders of so far afield to dissuade cool porters in the region in less than 2 years. at least full cause 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 as a potential coup, largest in west africa, could be involved in that experts say was what happened in guinea b r y, who was recently foiled. they won that failure to send us progress signal, including military intervention makes the regional block look weekend 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 vision some additional in the country. experts say, where the state of military coups in the region, even the most stable democracies, vulnerable in lot 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 state, 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 refused 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 that was battles, i guess didn't tunnel an 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 gonna bonnie has reopened to all foreign travelers. the indonesian island which depends heavily on tourism is lifting measures. despite the rise in covered 1900 cases. the 1st direct flight nearly 2 years landed on thursday. people will have to quarantine for between 5 to 7 days, depending on our vaccination status and speak to jessica washington who's live in bonnie for. so jessica, how's this reopening going so fine? how is it? how easy is it going to be for travelers to visit the island? whoa, fully. it's day one of the reopening, and i don't think there's any expectation of an overnight recovery for volleys economy. this is expected to be a gradual process. as you mentioned overnight, the 1st direct international flight landed in bali and even though there were only

12 passengers on board that flight from japan, they were greeted with quite a lot of fanfare and even applause. because there is a sense that this recovery is now underway, that balis tourism is slowly on the process of going back to normal. now they do have to undergo mandatory quarantine of 5 days, but that is now being marketed as a warm up vacation that these, these travellers won't be confined to their rooms. they will still be able to enjoy hotels, facilities. because as you mentioned, this reopening coincides with a rise in code 19 cases here in indonesia yesterday on thursday, more than 27000 cases were reported. and as a result, president joe co giotto has asked the relevant ministers to reassess the current restrictions and whether they are sufficient. but he also stressed that indonesia is in a very different position to what happened last year as the don't a very and swept through the country. you may remember people couldn't get into

hospitals, cemeteries were overwhelmed. people couldn't access fe 6 likes like oxygen. the president has stressed that the country is in a much better stage of preparedness and a situation like that is very unlikely. and it's not just bonnie jessica reopening it's other countries in southeast asia. and now the cities as well how, how do the requirements compare and what will this mean for tourism in the region? ah, that's right, there is a, a wider context here in southeast asia of a number of countries and cities that depend on tourism revenue. so it's not just volleys reopening that we're seeing today. but just a few days ago, thailand announced that it would resume its quarantined free travel arrangement for vaccinated travelers. and the philippines intends to do the same from february 10th . so a wider trend here in southeast asia, whether or not visitors feel prepared to come depends not only on the situation

here in southeast asia, but also in the home countries of these travelers. some travelers may not feel compelled to leave their home country if there are a quarantine requirements. for example, as we have here in bali, but also quarantine requirements back home. so for example, travel is coming from her in western australia, have to quarantine for 14 days, which may be a bit of a deterrent for the any potential tourist. indeed, thank you so much for that. jessica jessica washington, bye. forced air in bali. hundreds of serbian environmental activists have blocked belgrade city center, demanding an end to the mining and exploration of lithium and borat. the protest started last november and last month, the government bound to public pressure and revoked the exploration licenses of mining company. rio tinto, rochester's want parliament to ban mining by february 15th. otherwise it's

threatening to keep demonstrating, and we'll try to disrupt the general election in april. but california had its gold rush almost 200 years ago, but now the hunt is on for lithium. the prize metal is one of the key components of electric vehicle batteries in the drive to combat global warming. rob rentals reports from imperial california, which is looking to strike it rich. california's salton sea shimmers like a mirage in an arid land, but its waters are nearly lifeless, full of salt and agricultural chemical run off the farm. and communities near the sea are among the poorest in the us, with high unemployment and nearly one and 4 people living in poverty. frank salazar is a local resident and activist what we lack is opportunity. you know, i think opportunity is what we need here in this, in this county. the salton sea is shrinking as streams are diverted to farming on

windy days, toxic dust from the dry lake shore fowls, the air. when you look at the asthma levels of our local children, when you look at the cancer levels of our local residence there through the roof, but far below the seas, flor lies a vast reservoir of super heated water rich in lithium. the element used to create batteries for electric vehicles and a key to slowing global warming. we have what some of described as a saudi arabia of lithium here in the state of california. the stakes are high, not only for the regions, future prosperity, but for us national security. the u. s. wants a domestic supply of lithium today. more than 80 percent of all, lithium is mind in australia, chile, and china. but the salt and seas, treasure trove of the mineral, could change those numbers dramatically. we expect to produce about a 3rd level in from this site. it's incredible. resource companies are already

drilling what you say in the background. there are 2 production wells full diamond wells that will produce enormous amounts of ron to fade the plant that which will be located. he state and local officials envision a lithium based industrial complex with battery factories and electric car manufacturing, while paint job with benefits that currently are in here in imperial county salivate. when i think about it 510 years down the road, how big it can be? conservationists like aileen anderson, approve of the environmentally friendly extraction process, powered by geothermal energy. they hope lithium projects will generate funds to restore the salt and see which is a crucial stop over point for migrating birds. and she's looking at the big picture . if we're gonna transition to clean energy and get off our fossil fuel induction, the fans gonna being changed your opponent, hope for region down on its luck, and

a planet heating up. rob reynolds al jazeera, imperial california breski workers in morocco trying to reach her child was trapped in a well. the 5 year old boy fell in on his way home in the village of a grand. the shaft was too narrow for rescuers to reach a bottom. so heavy diggers have been dispatched to dig a hole next to it. rescue say they've managed to send oxygen and water to the child's man. mars al said later on and so changed yo to appear in court again this time on charges of corruption, including the purchase of a helicopter, while in office. she's already been sentenced to 6 years in detention. the new charges could lead to her complete removal from public life. for the foreseeable future, tony chang lay thoughts as she voted in 20 twenty's election. it would have been hard for anson to t to predict her greatest political success would lead to her doubtful. since lost

his coup and murmur, she's been detained in isolation, only appearing in court to face charges that may lead to years in prison. what is said, nonetheless, senior members of her party, believe she still has a major role to play period. she will have to do more and more for democracy. and for obama. yeah, i'm now approaching 58. she is $76.00, but she is much healthier than me with the events of the past year have shown that uncensored she's policy of engaging the military didn't work. she even went so far as to defend, the arm is violent. crack down against the ringer. that last many supporters on the global stage, while that didn't punish her reputation at home, it also failed to stop the generals of seizing control and high. the majority of the people understand that in their answer, she was trying her a compromise solution compromised approach. she went as far as appeasing the

military in power. ah, but of course that fav, it's very hard to get a sense of public opinion inside miramar, with the military arresting people for their political beliefs. but here in the tie, border town of less or there's a lot of immunity and a variety of opinions about the woman simply known as the lady. me who i want own santucci to be released so that things can change the l m. o and or collab, i wanna, i want new people to take over these positions because she is too old. and those people should be young like us. her test has continued to take to the streets, risking their lives to oppose military rule, and calling for new men, mar, freed from the constraints of the past. all of this is happening without on sons who t. if or when she is released, she may find herself in a much diminished ro,

tony cheng al jazeera. on the time you're my buddha. hundreds of tibetan and legal are activists have gathered outside the international olympic committees headquarters just hours before the opening ceremonies of the beijing winter games, air kizzy, i or see of complicity in atrocities committed against ethnic minorities in china or them. 10 countries or staging a diplomatic boycott of the games. the u. s. speaker of the house, nancy pelosi has accused international olympic committee and sponsors of putting money before human rights. now the i o. c, aided by corporate sponsors, once again turns a blind eye with the 2022 winter olympics just to bolster their bottom lines. mr. mcgovern and as i said, if we right speak.