anization in syria. five arab countries have joined in the action to hit them in their syrian headquarters. the assault in syria comes despite a threat from a group linked to the islamic states who killed a french hostage if paris fails to stop there campaign against the i.s. a sit in in new york is staged,

protesting the role of global warming. ♪ also coming up for you this hour, you will be getting a look at a different style of dancing that is truly off-the-wall. leonard cohen is back with his 13th album. just days after he celebrated his 80th birthday. that is coming up later this hour. airstrikes led by the u.s. have hit targets in syria. the first airstrikes in the

country. the coalition made up of the u.s. and five arab nations targeting the province of raqqa. that has been the unofficial base in syria. u.s. president barack obama has filed to destroy the group which has taken control over large parts of neighboring iraq. mark thompson explains. >> after six weeks of airstrikes in iraq the campaign against the militants has crossed the border into syria. posting on twitter john kirby said bomber jets were used in the attack. tomahawk missiles like these were also launched from the sea against 20 targets.

it has been among the locations ahead, raqqa. one activists said there have been 18, airstrikes in total 17 concentrating in the downtown area. the air force and the eastern airports to the west of raqqa have also been hit. the news comes after john kerry warned about the potential long-term impact of the organization. >> isil is not only beheading individuals but tearing at the fabric of all civilizations. it has no respect for life. it has no respect for religion. and it has no respect for culture. >> the u.s. has launched around

190 airstrikes in iraq since august. the decision to strike in syria was taken after authorization from president obama. >> regional correspondents in beirut has more on the airstrikes in syria. >> to make a real assessment but we do know there have been 20 airstrikes concentrated in the town of raqqa. the purpose has been described as to degrade the command and control of the organization. that is why their concentrating on raqqa. it is very much the nerve center of that organization. they have set up very ministries in raqqa. a lot of them took over

government buildings. some of those buildings are among the targets that were hit in raqqa. early indications from a u.k. based monitoring organization which tracks the civil war using a network of assets. at least tens of people have been killed in these airstrikes. you can imagine these airstrikes could continue for some time and they have been taking place for six weeks. the key point is that the u.s. cannot win without a struggle against isis with air forces only and it needs partners on the ground. who is going to benefit? will it be the e assad

government or other extremist groups in the theater and recognized as a terrorist groups by the west, or those able to take advantage of this? >> we are also in syria where strikes reportedly killed close to 50 al qaeda militants. the strikes are in addition to other strikes from the islamic state organization. to get more analysis on these groups let's bring in a security analyst who joins us from london. thank you for taking the time to speak with us. the main group we heard about was al qaeda. this has been incredibly overshadowed by the islamic state. how has that happened? >> the islamic state is

basically al qaeda in iraq successor, overshadowed the cause when osama bin laden died and al's lorrie to go over, there was reshuffling that happened and people were not happy with the strategy and the charismatic view of the world that is different from bin laden. it was sticking much more power back in november of last year. decided to send a letter to mosul and tell them that he has been and do not represent bin laden's legacy and that they should join. only one or two franchises decided to join him. since the islamic state has been

getting so much ground in syria and iraq, taking mosul was the tipping point and a lot of splinter groups have joined. they see them as the new kid in town. the one that can represent them and get them what they want. >> describe to us how their ways of operating are different. we have the islamic state which is targeting french citizens. how would that compare with the north africa branch? >> look, they are much, much more violent group. i am afraid that they will go ahead with their threat of killing the french hostage. now there credibility is at

stake. they want to be for trade as a much more violent group that is not ready to negotiate compared to another group which has tried to kidnap western citizens to get ransom money, no sleep from western europeans except the brits. it is a total different ballgame. how quickly after the islamic state asked to attack french citizens they were able to kidnap someone, it was just a few hours. that is a totally new ballgame. the algerians especially will have to be on the lookout and be very strong at trying to pin them down quickly. >> how do you see them playing

out with the splinter groups? do you feel they will all now go or toward the islamic state organization? >> yes, most probably. the case in fighting, usually the strongest and the strongest has been the islamic state. i six-pack a lot of groups are going to pledge allegiance to him and depart of it. all the way down to nigeria saying they will put in place and i would suspect hq is going to bleed out of a lot of people and groups. there is going to be a competition between them and the soldiers of the new group that kidnapped the french citizen. i could see competition as far as violence and one group

changing tactics and being much more violent. >> thank you for that from london. he was talking about the french citizen who has been kidnapped and is being held by a group in algeria. we have more on that. >> a message to the french president, stop the airstrikes or face the death of this man. the group threatens to execute herve gourdel unless france halted its military action against the islamic state organization. the french government has confirmed the authenticity of the video. >> trying get our countryman free. this is an extremely critical situation. >> the french man was snatched

on sunday evening while hiking in northern orange area. his companions were left unharmed. the video opens with footage of the state leader. it then shows the hostage flanked by two armed men asking francois hollande to stop the airstrikes. a spokesman urged -- he decided to join the campaign and stop at striking targets last week. active in algeria, the group broke away from the north african branch in recent weeks and pledged allegiance to the islamic state organization. >> a warplane was shot down by

israel over the golan heights. it was called an act of aggression. three months ago the kidnapping of three israeli teenagers sparked weeks of violent fighting in gaza. two suspects have been killed. they died overnight in a gun battle in the west bank. their deaths now and's one of the largest manhunts ever conducted by israeli security forces. palestinians said the killings could prompt them from pulling out of the peace talks in cairo. let's turn our attention to another news story in new york. the largest gathering of world leaders on climate change is opening. 100,000 activists took to the streets in manhattan on sunday

with thousands more staging a sit in on wall street. we're joined now from new york. the meeting is sent to set the stage for a major conference next year. what to the leaders hope to nail down today? >> they're hoping they can establish some momentum toward the summit in paris by the end of next year. the last negotiation over climate change failed in copenhagen because there were lots of disputes between rich and poor targets -- countries. they could not agree on targets. this time there is a willingness to make sure everyone is on the same page. climate change is a contentious issue, starting with the united states. they want to make sure everyone is on the same page.

the idea is for countries to tell the world what they will do voluntary contributions rather than a binding treaty. this is the recipe for failure in copenhagen five years ago and not what the secretary-general wants to see happening in new york and in paris next year. >> talk us through the big players who are not there today. >> there are take layers not here today starting with the president of china and the prime minister of india. they decided not to attend this high-level meeting. barack obama will be there. they have decided not to come. this does not mean they are not involved in the process.

it sends a bad signal. they will be a lot of rusher on india and china -- there will be a lot of pressure on india and china. poor countries are still wondering why rich countries were able to benefit from the energy even if it was energy that eluded. there is going to be big fights in the coming month over this. india and china will be the key to success and failure of these talks. >> thank you so much. let's take a look at our headlines. airstrikes target the islamic state organization in syria. five arab states have joined in that action to directly hit their syrian headquarters in raqqa. the assault comes despite a threat by a group linked to the

islamic state to kill a french hostage. there is 138,000 kurdish refugees leaving turkey for syria. there is a plan to welcome a talent of 400,000 on the run from the arise of islamic militants. let's take a look at what has been grabbing headlines around the world. let's start with the world climate summit that opens today in new york. >> the incredible announcement that the rockefeller family is polling all investment in fossil fuel industries. check out this headline today. "the rockefellers go green." they were once called america's

royal family of oil. this is a symbolic and important victory for environmentalists. a lot of papers are focusing on how hopeful the summit is. the heat is on for those 120 world leaders. this climate summit comes at a hopeful juncture. their worst of the financial crisis has been weathered and this is a good thing for the environment, especially china and america. they are finally making meaningful attempts to take a lead in the co-2 reduction movement. >> not all of the papers were that hopeful. >> the editorial in "the wall street journal" talks about the fact that the anti-carbon

campaign is stalling, even at the u.n. the largest commanders are declining to show up, even for appearances. the leaders of china india, and russia are not going to grace the u.n. with their presence. it says is in reducing world poverty and the threat of terrorism more important things than the environment? >> let's come back to france where there is lots of focus in the return of politics of nicolas carr says he -- nikolai chris does he. >> he was explaining the reasons for his comeback. a net majority of viewers or not convinced by his interview particularly in a lot of people on the right. they do not feel he has been

clear about his political line. he didn't leave any clear position on economic issues. he didn't talk about the 35 hour workweek. it seems he is still searching for himself politically and some feel his message is still pretty blurry. he is still in a lot of legal trouble. there was a report into a probe of influence peddling that sarkozy was arrested for. this report is very damming for the president. it shows the has been involved in influence peddling. >> international papers as well. >> "the wall street journal" talks about sarkozy stepping back in and they like and him to

napoleon. the president is looking vulnerable to a challenge. he has yet to show the political skill to convince voters that he knows what he is doing. it seems like this could be a threat for the president. voters remember the disappointments of the man once known as super sarko. he has executive experience but is that enough? the return of sarkozy is no solution for france. the country needs a genuine reformist leader, a new generation of leaders with fresh thinking and not sarkozy. his tenure as president was a big disappointment, according to "the financial times." >> find this a fun story about

babies. >> a serious report that was published yesterday. one million babies were born thanks to the student exchange program. this is a program that was launched in 1987. 27% of people who took part met their current life partner during their stay abroad. this is a touching little figure that shows he created a lot of positive things. i am sure it is expected to create some crazy mixes. best of luck to them. >> sports now and we start with the latest football news here in france. >> four straight wins has propelled them to the top of the league in their first season in

charge of the village room -- velodrome. despite a small start, just a single point from their opening two matches and things are starting to click. especially me who tries to be as meticulous as possible. that we would be top after only six rounds of the championship. i am very sorry for the journalist who asked this question. to repeat the objectives every week will be harmful to the club. the next match is my next objective. they finished a disappointing sixth last season. the demanding methods are paying

off so far. >> the coach has his own vision. he wants to create a system of pushing forward. i think our work is important for us, attacking midfielders and attackers are working very hard. the players are very tired at the end of each game. we have good results at the moment. >> they will return to action tonight as they travel to the champagne region. the other -- defending champions get back to winning ways. monaco will be getting the results from montpelier.

english league cup champion welcome effort to to the liberty stadium tonight for a third-round tie. it will be a return to wales for the player who spent six years with the swans as coach and player. >> i felt we did this really well. this campaign with a good squad. it hasn't surprise me at all. i know the character inside and out. i wish him the best of luck, apart from the encounter we will have face to face. >> 14th with just five points on the board. martinez is hoping to steady the ship ahead of facing their archrival.

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