world's attention to the place that some. of our time. over sixty people i killed in iraq is al qaeda linked forces step up their brutal campaign with a wave of bombing a targeting crowded neighborhoods. that are now attempting to look at syria and from their spring throughout the entire region put you right smack dab at the foot of southern europe full of pentagon official tells r.t. about a way al qaida expansion is heading. and president obama is accused of directing carving u.s. intelligence just beyond chancellor merkel's phone calls a claim that the n.s.a. vigorously denies.

this is our to you with me to them and say it's good to have you company with us to our top story a series of bomb attacks across iraq has left at least sixty six people dead and dozens more wounded most of the blast targeted shiite muslim districts around the capital baghdad the iraqi government blames the daily strikes on sunni islamists linked to al qaida let's not take a look at how the terrorist network became a pall full well it all base in afghanistan from one thousand nine hundred six to two thousand and one al qaida was under the protection of the taliban and was also present in pakistan now the jihadist group began rapid expansion after washington launched its war on terror in response to the attacks of nine eleven prompted by the u.s. invasion in iraq of the country's radical islam has turned to al qaida in two thousand and four by two thousand and seven a powerful terror network. united under the name of al qaeda in the islamic magreb

started expanding through north of africa now the yemeni and saudi branches merged two years later in two thousand and nine to form al qaeda in the arabian peninsula networks has been gaining ground across the region since the arab spring unfolded with new cells emerging in the countries gripped by i'll address including syria where the rebel radicals they are now fighting against the regime. now are to. investigate. u.s. intelligence officials speaking anonymously of course say they're not concerned that al qaeda affiliated groups in syria are shifting some of their focus from toppling bashar al saw it to launching external operations against the west one u.s. lawmaker pointed out that's exactly what happened even ghana sent to nine eleven they are now focused on fighting assad but very soon they'll be focused on something else we have michael here former pentagon official with me mr maloof

where are the. groups headed in your opinion the. through our. forces that are there. are now attempting to look at syria in the long term to be under a caliphate and their spring throughout the entire region when you look at a map the whole area straining from the arabian peninsula to all the way across north africa and into the margaret put you right. at the foot of southern europe and that is. the strategy is to ultimately move into europe according to various estimates more than ten thousand committed members are operating just along syria's eastern border with iraq it's reported to be more than the number of jihad in iraq during the u.s. led occupation worth mentioning it was the u.s. invasion that brought terror into iraq this graph from the national consortium for

the study of terrorism and responses to terrorism shows the spike of terrorist attacks in iraq following the u.s. invasion the u.s. now shrugs at all these terror that iraq has to deal with every day calling it well pains of democracy libya similar attitude the u.s. helped to kill qaddafi now the country is involved in chaos and terror again you hear pains of democracy but as these extremist groups in different countries become more and more organized as a network it's difficult to ignore them on. that's spreading through the region the u.s. thinks drones are the perfect tool to deal with terrorists they say drones are the solution but on the receiving end those drone strikes are seen as acts of terror when they kill innocent people and they help terrorists recruit more terrorists most recently to report came out by amnesty international and human rights watch they looked into u.s. strikes in pakistan and yemen human rights watch found that in the strikes that

they have investigated seventy percent of those who died were civilians washington says they've decimated al qaeda solution but it seems al-qaeda has metastasized and continue spreading with drawn strikes and brewing civil wars in washington i'm going to. discuss the situation with journalist and broadcaster neil clark the he believes the u.s. is simply not interested in curbing al qaeda influence in the region. the fact is that if al qaeda didn't exist you have to be invented it serves an awful lot of good purposes for united states to push its agenda around the world if the u.s. was really serious about al qaeda and wanted to deal with it they would do they wouldn't be supporting al-qaeda in syria they would be wanting a secular regime in syria to be toppled that they wouldn't be wanting regime change in libya would be. he'll clog the worst name turmoil in iraq is directly linked to the rise of al qaeda in syria. and it's no coincidence that there's been this huge

spike in violence in syria and in iraq at the same time al-qaeda groups are going from iraq to syria from syria to iraq the whole movement is in turmoil because of the united states policies and this is not a mistake this is it is a mistake to think it's a mistake if you like because whenever the neo-cons come on to talk about iraq of course they very rarely want to talk about iraq they always like to claim that well tony blair and george bush wanted well but they've made a few mistakes along the way that's nonsense the whole of the exercise was to destroy iraq as a functioning country to make can never again be a threat to regional powers that the us backs in that region the same with syria. and as you heard his militants keep up their war of attrition like he is a serious government a growing number of civilians are volunteering for military service. my family worries a lot but nothing is more precious than our country the homeland where i was raised coming up we need a syrian woman who's putting a life on the line to defend her family and her country.

president obama is facing some embarrassing revelations in the german medium pause there say the u.s. president had full knowledge that the n.s.a. was tapping chancellor merkel's mobile phone despite his claims to the contrary he was allegedly briefed by the head of the n.s.a. about the scheme back in two thousand and ten and even ordered a full dossier on the german leader. in a recent a phone call to obama she said such monitoring practices would it be a breach of trust if confirmed the chancellor also said that spying among friends does not work obama apologised and insisted he had no previous knowledge that the n.s.a. had been tracking her merkel had been targeted by the agency for over a decade according to the eighty's leaks documents european leaders are now pushing for a new spy code of conduct with the u.s. but fred rohde from the international advocacy group young voices says that that

would be unlikely to strain the n.s.a. i don't think that these proposed spy treaties or no spy laws will have a big impaired. surveillance agencies have grown to an extent that's really hard to control over basically you would need to have to heavily cut down all these surveillance agencies such as the owners area of the syria to make actually actually sure that they don't have the power and the resources anymore to snoop on everyone around the world. meanwhile the latest leaks from edward snowden shows that the n.s.a. intercepted sixty million phone calls in spain in the space of just one month spanish media says that in december last year u.s. intelligence harvested numbers them calling locations all over the country while the case of builds up against american intelligence or fred rohde says european agencies shouldn't be let off the. it's not just about the n.s.a.

it's also about surveillance agencies in europe such as the british law and even the german ones which do not allow citizens to keep their privacy their snooping on each other i would not be surprised if there will be further revelations on other countries spying on each other's leaders that's just a dynamic we now live from the twenty first century where these agencies think of. their entire flock to accumulate all this information of not just simple citizens but also leaders of countries. germany is also sending its top intelligence officials to the u.s. is seeking explanations as so how much damage is being caused true relations between the two countries and what kind of fallout should we expect that's what we're asking of you us on our website poll so far forty eight percent of you say that the e.u. will riyadh's by developing encrypted communication for its leader is a quarter say for expats europe to restrict access to private data and raise all

calls for american businesses and the same number says obama will apologize and maybe even offer to supply only u.k. prime minister david cameron instead and just around ten percent of you believe that germany will retaliate by offering asylum to edward snowden and julian assange dot com and cause your vote if you haven't done so over. as a promising solution to the housing shortage could be on its way. with predictions

of a looming housing crisis with rent at an all time high in the u.k. right now we're going to be telling you why some people it's kind of a way for breaks the law and instead turning into a big shipping container but the police will be bringing you that story later in the program to stay with us to you watching. well for the. science technology innovation and all the latest developments around russia we've got the future covered wealthy british scientists on. the tires on. the car.

market why not. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune into the report on our. i i i i. i'm. on that story takes us to syria where the conflict continues to take its toll on civilians some of deciding to take matters into their own hands. and one young

mother who's decided to fight for her country's future moving on is getting ready for work like women around the world she enjoys putting on makeup before heading to the office. but miriam's job is a little different to most the twenty three year old is heading to the syrian frontline it gives me great satisfaction being able to defend my country against terrorists who want to destroy it. it's strange to find women here in the line of fire even more so because miriam is a mother whose sons are just four and six years old. i signed up because of them i'm not afraid anymore because i've stopped worrying where in a state of war. but every day miriam sees the reality of war more than one hundred thousand people most of them civilians killed the people who lived in these homes were her friends and family all of them have fled most of them will never return.

and they're there and i am most afraid when the letter bombs fall in our posts and there is shrapnel if you days ago the terrorists launched rocket to town checkpoint the rockets are not accurate sadly they had a civilian building and many people died were rescued a few and carried them to hospital this used to be a school playground but children's laughter has long been drowned out by the whistling of bullets. and i was kidnapped twice the last time for two months they arrested me when i was in civilian clothes this is back to doug was cooperating with the army i did i did and luckily they eventually let me go but the risks facing a woman in uniform are often far greater than for male counterparts several of my female colleagues have been killed while held hostage often it's nothing more than luck that separates the living from the did. my family worries a lot but nothing is more precious than our country only homeland where i was raised to my children are very precious very prudent but my country is removed.

and despite the price it's a job she's proud to wake up to each day in the ground women have been in the syrian army since the seventy's there is even a special military college for them but usually their jobs are administrators of and logistic desperate times however cord for desperate measures pointlessly r.t. damascus you know opposition groups in syria have voiced their anger against callers that are pushing for peace talks even threatening russia russian foreign minister sergei lavrov call such threats our greatest sin is later speech he also spoke about russia's long running concerns over the deployment of a nato missile defense system in europe arches you've got this kind of has more on the dispute. foreign minister does say that moscow is ready for a compromise on the anti missile defense system issue but at the same time he says it's not going to pretend that it's ok with all the talks that nothing could be

changed in the american scheme and still no legal guarantees from washington that the system would not be against russia really this has been one of the biggest problems in the relations between the two countries in two thousand and ten russia and nato agreed to work together on european missile defense but these talks pretty much have been frozen because there are still no legal guarantees from washington for a few years now moscow has been calling for the destruction of a unified anti missile defense system where each member would share the responsibility for the safety of others saying that otherwise and without legal guarantees it would see it as a threat to its national security so it's really been one of the hottest topics in the relations between moscow and washington in the meantime the construction of one of the elements of the american anti missile shield in europe has started in the romania on monday and it's that base will start operating by around twenty twenty five. dozens of saudi arabian women cost a stir on the weekend by defining

a bad un female drivers one man inspired by a campaign came up with this. the law. that clips going viral over the past few days gathering over three million hits on you tube you can watch it and get the full back story on our website r t v dot com . also a blunder in the u.s. state department's electronic communication system opens up external access to highly sensitive information check out a report on that online. with almost all ballots counted from sunday's presidential election in georgia the ruling party tended to georgie mughal the last really has emerged as the clear winner with over sixty percent of voters this brings to an end the decade long rule of. his party's candidates

trailed a distant second which is more if a national explores the controversial legacy of the outgoing leader. the people he believes he told us that the presidential vote was less about twelve came in the future but more about saying goodbye to the country's past because like us really is banned from running for president again and these are his last days at the helm of the country he was a once popular leader off the rose revolution the first color revolution which saw power change in the post soviet republics but others who we spoke to here in tbilisi they accuse him of building an authoritarian regime with brutal oppression on opposition would enter a geisha news and a rest during his term in office make time to to bring the full of regular republic of south assertive back on the georgists control and this is when russia had to intervene and fended off soldiers for a five day conflict last year had looked old worse parliamentary elections the

party of mikhail saakashvili lost after videos showing yawn inmates in georgian prisons been beaten and humiliated in ten years this man has come full circle from a very popular to one of the most hated politician here in the country who is now facing accusations and enter a geisha is this is a pledge for pushed forward by the current prime minister really. a look now at some other news making headlines around the world this hour southern britain it's been hit by a woman five years feeling the fall of the victims a teenager with. all the right group of. men died to me it is wrong thank you as the storm is being called is likely to become the most destructive since the one nine hundred eighty s. around two hundred twenty thousand homes have already been left without power numerous rail services have been cancelled. in the south of france police

have used the batons and tear gas on iran seven hundred animal rights activists clashes erupted during a protest against an upcoming bullfighting festival we're going to start already held in many towns and software in france and dozens of schools offer training. israeli air force has bombed missile launchers in the northern gaza strip just hours after palestinian militants they allegedly fired two rockets across the border israel menaces royal one launcher and another fell into the sea no injuries were reported tensions are flat despite an apparently concession from israel b. countries released a list of twenty six palestinian prisoners to be freed as part of a u.s. brokered deal aimed at restarting peace talks. in turkey police have fired tear gas and water cannon on a crowd of students outside a cordon uncorrupt where a police man accused of killing

a demonstrator earlier this year it's been tried in two thousand protesters gathered to voice their anger over the course decision to let the officer tent hearings via video link local media say several people were injured in the clash. meanwhile palestinians have sent letters to over fifty countries calling on businesses to boycott israeli settlements in the west bank and israeli military whistleblower told r.t. it's selfish of a nazi why many i.d.f. soldiers are unhappy about their mission to keep the settlers say take a look. send nineteen year olds eighteen year olds to court to control millions of people through the barrel of the gun i was trained as an infantry soldier to fight another army and this is the case for most soldiers so you get there to the west to you know around the gaza strip unprepared to deal with civilians unprepared to control civilians the only thing that you are fed with is fear. in hate when you

know you're constantly told be careful of the palestinians if you turn your back to them they will stab you in the back your shoulder when i got to the west bank i was told that we need to show the ship palestinians that there is a new sheriff in town and i'm quoting here. so we're rental costs are putting a strain on the working londoners and are being blamed for the rise in homelessness in the british capital but a charity has come up with a novel solution to the problem artists our first investigates when addressing the issue of affordable housing one london charities been thinking outside the box but when it comes to the solution it's inside that counts meet the my i pad shipping container doubles as a low cost. renting in london is particularly expensive and once again we seeing

rents hit record highs so we're going to go up and take a look inside and see what this is all about. you know how. thank you very much for having us yes this is my palace yeah this is the my. desk here inside the my pants been designed to provide these who need it most with affordable independent living and just seventy five pounds a week the my pad certainly cheap by london standards i think it's difficult for anybody right now to get. comfortable accommodation and a good price about you know pay and extortionate amounts of the projects the brainchild of timothy payne. this is essentially this is a shipping container full time this is a strip of. bread you discover over a great big blow to the projects already received planning permission and funding is expected to come from the greater london authority initially this project will

be soley for young people the charity works with society just takes the. place to copy out from under them because the moment they get into work they can't afford to live in a hostel and they can't afford to live anywhere else because doesn't make any moral or any economic sense. as an idea is brilliantly innovative it's been designed as a quick fix now there's planning permission for thirty more things to be built next year but predictions say that if bracing continues at its current rate of building them by twenty twenty and we face a shortfall of two million homes in the case you can see the scale of the problem and it's why what started out as a local temporary solution could end up becoming a more permanent fixture so r.t. london. time now for

a quick look at what the russia's black sea case looks like at the moment and why while that's just over three months left before the grand opening of the social twenty fourteen winter olympics you're now seeing the latest pictures of the cutting edge venues that are almost done and dusted that image putin has met the new president of the international olympic committee for a final check of the preparations and so she they have also unveiled a brand new transport hub so it's one hundred days to go come cheese day and the on our team will be bringing you all the action as it happens. one hundred days remaining. days of play. to sochi. up next here on our t.v. as promised us a feature of

a nazi looks into the israel palestine conflict and the toll it's taking on the entire region to stay with us for that. especially in the future texas has been fired for posing nude in playboy before she became a teacher parents of found out about this demand that she be fired because her past was inappropriate and that it was a distraction the classroom well this was something she did in the past which was legal so this is mean if you pose for playboy you are forbidden to work in the normal world also as a former teenage boy i can tell you that any young attractive teacher will cause a distraction with the boys and wolf you can fire people for being distracting that when they have to for every teacher with a handicap or abnormal peer. it's on the other hand though teachers are supposed to

be people for children to respect and to look up to and when your spares teachers of soul the good stuff for money to play boy it is a lot harder respect that sort of person and it sure isn't a good example for my daughter this is actually a very complex issue broad could say is that you should really try to fight the temptation to make quick money with some nude photos it could come back to haunt you but that's just my opinion.

and welcome to said fan pro i'm surfing shevardnadze israel a maps show its border is going all the way to the river jordan international low however much of the jordan's west bank is palestinian as well as its for its own cars and with an ever widening that's acceptable and to ensure safety next to the settlers are always the soldiers the i.d.f. the israeli defense force and its mission is what we're talking about. israeli soldiers. brave patriotic proud to defend their country but how to deploy when there is no direct attack. gaza border control west bank patrols checkpoint inspections watching over

palestinians. breaking the silence has a collection of disturbing testimony of abuse. and destruction. of soldiers even when there is no danger. and our guest today is that you guys dollar a member of the idea of veterans who are breaking the silence are you hyde's great to have you with us on the program so basically breaking the silence is a community of i.d.f. whistleblowers right yeah yeah but i guess what we're trying to do. and publish stories. at events some kind of discourse regarding the nature of the military control. but how many are new at this moment. well until today actually more than.