in iraq isil lost at the mosul dam. isil lost at mount sinjar. isil has lost repeatedly across kirkuk province. isil lost at tikrit. all together, isil has lost more than a quarter of the populated areas that it had seized in iraq. in syria isil lost at kobani, it recently endured losses across northern syria including key city of talbit. ignore aggravate tall supply rout to its base of operations in syria. this is reminder of isil's strategic weaknesses are real. isil is surrounded by countries and communities committed to its destruction. it has no air force. our coalition owns the skies. isil's backed by no nation. it relies on fear, sometimes executing its own disillusioned fighters. its unrestrained brutality often alienates those under its rule creating new enemies. in short isil's recent losses in syria and iraq prove isil can and will be defeated. indeed we're intensifying our efforts against isil's base in syria. our airstrikes will continue to target the oil and gas facilities that fund so much of their operations. we're going after the

in iraq, isil lost at the mosul dam. isil lost at mount sinjar. isil's lost repeatedly across kirkuk province. isil lost at tikrit. altogether, isil has lost more of a quarter of the populated areas it had seized. in syria, it lost kobane, in syria, talab. >> b. denying a supply route to raqqa, it's base of operations in syria. these are reminders that isil's strategic weaknesses are real. isil is surrounded by countries and communities committed to its destruction. it has no air force. our coalition owns the skies. isil's backed by no nation. it release on fear, sometimes executing its own disillusioned fighters. it's unrestrained brutality often alienate those under its rule, creating more enemies. recent losses in syria and iraq prove isil can and will be defeated. we are intensifying our efforts against isil bases in syria, continuing to target oil and gas facilities that fund so much of their operations. we're going after the isil leadership and infrastructure in syria, the heart of isil that pumps funds and propaganda to people around the wo

isil is backed by no nation.es on fear, sometimes executing it's own disillusioned fighters. it creates new enemies in short their recent losses in syria and iraq prove that isil can and will be defeated. >> obama's statement on isil concurs with an increase in the air campaign. 11 strikeouts in the oil town of panel i fallujah, and sinjar. and in syria it targeted isil fighters in a ache strikes. supported by coalition airstrikes, peshmerga forces say they have killed at least 40 isil fighters in and around the iraqi town of mara. the kurdish soldiers claim to have prevented isil from attacking several of their positions and entering kirkuk city. the per peshmerga are located around mowsal which is now under isil control. u.s. defense secretary ash carter has praised the efforts of the peshmerga in the fight against isil. >> we are doing more in syria from the air. i think you saw some of that in recent days. and the opportunity to do that effectively is provided in the case of the last few days. by the effectiv

isil is one of many. we are contentioning with russia, chooip in the south china sea and iran in the middle east, and technical advancements by north korea rising aggression of nonstate networks and a playing field in cyber and space. as while our adversaries grow stronger many allies are dependent on united states and our assistance and our military advantages have begun to erode. what makes this complicated is that the trends are manifesting themselves simultaneously. when the middle easts characterize three converging sets of complexity. several governments are struggling for political legitimacy because they are not pluralistic or accountable to their citizens. weak states are less able to assert independence amid the tug-of-war between sectarian regional powers and third we're seeing rising competition between moderate and radical elements of islam and isil and others are taking advantage of that competition. within this global context, the role the united states military is taking against the transr

to push isil out. isil fighters are using suicide attacks to push them back. many soldiers were killed in two car bombs that hit the northeast of the city. on friday the iraqi defense ministry said that the army killed a number of isil fighters and evacuated houses safely detonating bombs. two years since isil emerged in the region the armed group controls most of anbar province and iraq's second biggest city of mosul. a few days ago three thousand iraqi soldiers trained by u.s. coalition swined an operation to retake ramadi for the first time. the coalition airstrikes in fallujah deliberately hit cards to detonate explosives that they had inside, and that they'll continue to target isil forces to help the iraqi security forces operation and to protect civilians. caroline malone, al jazeera. about. >> croatia has been fighting raging wildfires after the height of its tourist season. fires have swept through and forced the evacuation of village villages and destroyed forests and vineyard. >>> well, a thousand migrants have been rescued from boats in the mediter

in iraq isil loss at the mosul dam. isil lot at mt. sinjar. isil has lost repeatedly across the kirkuk province they lost at tikrit. they have lost more than a quarter of the populated areas it had seized in iraq. in syria isil lost at cobanni, and recent losses including a key city denies a supply route to raqqa. so these are reminders that isil's strategic weaknesses are real. isil is surrounded by countries and communities committed to its destruction. it has no air force, or coalition owns the skies. isil is backed by no nation. it relies on fear sometimes executing its own disyou will luciened fighters. the brutality on which alien yates those under its rule, creating new enemies. >>> instead we're intensifying our efforts against isil's base in syria. our air strikes will continue to target the oil and gas facilities that fund so much of their operations. we're going after the isil leadership and infrastructure in syria, the hard of isil that pumps funds and propaganda to people around the world. partnering with other countries, share mo

is isil fighters are using suicide attacks.ajor soldiers were killed in two car bombs that hit the northeast of the city. on friday the iraqi defense ministry said the army killed a number of isil fighters and evacuated houses safely det detonating 70 pomades. years since isil emerged in the region the armed group controls most of anbar province and iraq's second biggest city of mosul. 3,000 trained by a u.s. coalition in iraq joined an operation to retake ramadi for the first time. the u.s. army says coalition airstrikes hit cars to deton ate improvised explosives they had inside and they will continue to target isil forces and resources to help the iraqi security forces operation and to protect civilians. caroline malone al jazeera. >> coming up on al jazeera, barack obama is on a trade mission to kenya with a battle to contain extremism is high on the agenda. we will have analysis from nairobi. >>> the fight against drug resistant bacteria. how slow research is making matters worse. . >> >>t ♪ >>> welcome back. top stories h

this agreement was reached to fighting the isil, to fight against isil and to remove the threat of isil. and once this threat is removed safety zones are going to be createed. by itself. we have always supported a buffer zone and no fly zone in syria. and our ultimated ultimate goal with syria syria. and we have always concentrateed on refugees and displaced people around turkey. and once those goals are achieved, those people displaced will be able to return to their safety to their home countries that they will be safe. >> translator: you say that there will be zones which will be secure once the threat is removed. but is that something that's included in the agreement? >> translator: it is our joint wish that those people, displaced people and refugees return to their countries. as long as they are safe.. >>> this press conference is under way by the prime minister after two nights of strikes in syria and now in iraq. justifying why turkey has attacked the pkk including isil isil. turkey says that syria is not capable of defending herself and turkey's goal is to get rid of assad from

as possible to try to carry out its air war against isil.ever, the turkish government sees it very differently. it is much more concerned about the ongoing rule of bashar al-assad as syria's president and it wants to see him deposed. however, the u.s. has been very reluctant to try to expand the opposition to the syrian government in terms of warfare, so there's really been this standoff up until recent weeks where the ability to access the base and the agreement to try to have a more united front in confronting isil has actually been resolved. >> we know from turkey today they are saying they are going to arrest pkk members or suspected members in the away as isil members. but the kurds have been working as allies with the u.s. in the fight against isil. >> julie, that's probably the best way to put it messy. and it has really complicated the fight against isil as well as trying to help the syrian moderates who are opposed to the government of bashar al-assad? that you have so many people who might prove useful in one way, but who are very

in iraq isil lost at the mosul dam. isil lost at mt. sinjar. isil has lost repeatedly across at tikrit. all together they have lost more than a quarter of the populated areas it had seized in iraq. in syria, isil lost at kobani. it recently endured losses across northern syria including a key city. denying isil a vital supply route to roqqa, its base of operations in syria. these are reminders that their strategic weaknesses are real. isil is surrounded by countries and communities committed to its destruction. it has no air force. our coalition owns the skies. isil's backed by no nation. it relies on fear sometimes executing its own disillusioned fighters. its unrestrained brutality often alien alienates those under its rule creating new enemies. in short their losses in iraq and syria prove that isil can and will be defeated. indeed, we are intensifying our efforts against isil based in syria. our air strikes will continue to target the oil and gas facilities that fund so much of their operations. we are going after the isil leadership and in

isil is opportunistic and it is nimble.many places in syria and iraq, including urban areas, it has done in among innocent civilian populations. it will take time to weed them out. doing so must that the job of local forces on the ground with training and air support from our coalition. effort any military there will be times of progress, though there will also be some setbacks, as we have seen with their games with central and southern syria. tois also important recognize the progress that has been made. our coalitions now hit issa with more than 5000 airstrike, we have taken out thousands of fighting relations, tanks, vehicles, long factories, and training camps. limited thousands of fighters including senior isil commanders. would we have an effective order on the ground, isil can be pushed back. dam.lost at the little they have lost repeatedly across the province. they lost two great. they have lost more than a quarter of the populated areas that it had seized in iraq. -- isil, faisal lost at areas, denying them a suppl

isil members. from doha, also coming up, we speak to refugees who say men from their camp are being recruited by rebel fighters. >> i will be bringing you the latest on barack obama's first presidential visit to kenya. >> why some taxi drivers in jakarta are uber angry about a popular new service. let's begin in turkey. that's where the government has confirmed its carried out air strikes on isil targets inside syria. turkish police carried out raids in the country where suspected isil members and kurdish actives are believed to be acting. we are on border with syria. talk to us first of all about this latest escalation. >> reporter: tensions have ratcheted up on the border with syria, if you look behind me, behind my left shoulder, that was position that was attacked by isil. five isil fighters shot at turkish soldiers. one soldiers was killed, two more injured. after that, clashes ensued. we heard about seven hours ago there was a massive escalation, three fighter jets entered syrian air space. t

in iraq, isil lost at the mosul dam. isil lost at mount sindra.st rep petedly across province. it lost a quarter of the populated areas it had seized in iraq. in syria isil lost at koban. >> reporter:. endured losses across northern syria including the key city of talibia. denying them a supply to its base of operations in syria. these are reminder that is isil's strategic weaknesses are real. isil is surrounded by countries and communities committed to its destruction. it has no air force. our coalition owns the skies. isil is backed by into nation. it relies on fear. its untreery strained brutality often alienate those under its rule. isil can and will be defeated. indeed we're end tense if i go our efforts against isil's base in syria. airstrikesy strikes will continue to target oil and gas facilities that fund so much of their operations. we're going after the isil leadership and infrastructure in syria. the heart of isil that purges funds and propaganda to people around the world. partnering with other countries sharing more information, stre

we have seen twin bombings in isil and iraq. >> the furtherish have been pushing out isil. is it a bit tricky position? so it has avoided bombing syrian targets in syria. and the syrian siry are able to focus on the pkk. >> there was a peace fire. what will that mean? >> it means that the pkk will retaliate with further violent attacks and further targets. it means that there be greater polarization between turks and kurds, and more kurds may leave, migrate from the ruling party to the workers party. >> and what do you think how far do you see it going? >> i think the turkish government will clear out the border between turkey and syria from all pkk-related elements and the islamic state. we're seeing a continuous bombing run to see create a de facto on the syrian tied of the board. >> what about the timing of this? what do you make of the fact that it has happened at this point? >> i think that the timing is a coincidence. it comes very close with the agreement with the united states. turkey did not want to feel left out given that there was talk between tehran and washing

and turkey are working together to clear aleppo from isil. >> turkey's fear is that syrian kurds or isil could drive out syrian opposition groups from aleppo and control the important border crossing. it is no coincidence that turkish jets targeted isil close with the turkey-backed syrian rebels. it is hoping that the long-time demand for the safe sown inside syria will emerge. >> i think the aim is to get rid of the imthreat in syria and iraq. after that the safe zones will be formed naturally. >> but this may come at a price. the peace process seems to have officially ended and turkish police have recently conducted raids against hundreds of suspected pkk and isil sympathizers. it seems that the government believes there could be attempts to destabilize turkey from within. >> what are you action are you hearing from where you are on the border? >> there is a lot of worry right here. about two kilometers behind me that is syria beyond that hill. a lot of the kurdish population here, they were already concerned because they had been saying for quite some time that they thought they were

and turkey are working together to clear aleppo from isil. >> turkey's fear that syrian kurds or isil could drive out syrian opposition groups from aleppo and control the important border crossing of kilis. it is no coincidence that turkish jets targeted isil close to the border lines. >> our aim is to get rid of the isil threat, syria and in iraq. after that the safe zones will be formed naturally. >> but this may come at a prize. the peace agreement seems to have officially ended. and police have conducted raids against hundreds of suspected pkk and isil sympathizers it believed that the government believes there may be attempts to destabilize turkey from within. >> we have this update. >> a major shift in turkish military strategy, now turkey going after isil targets in syria and pkk targets in northern iraq. turkey today effectively lumping isil and the pkk together officials here today saying that most those groups comprise a huge terror threat against turkey. now the prime minister gave a call to the president of iraqi kurdistan, in which the prime minister said that so long as

then we hear that they've joined isil.ve seen a change in their personalities. >> the university is 19 years old and has around 1,000 students. isil has been recruiting on campus. >> security discovered a house being rented in the suburbs where they were giving lectures to students or whoever they have found to be keen to join isil or those with extreme ideology. >> now that they've identified the problem they're trying to understand why. >> this issues deserves investigation, and it's due to these injustice. >> some sudanese scholars believe the way to combat isil on campus is to promote an intellectual dialogue to show students that extremism is not the way forward. al jazeera. >> kenya's westgate shopping mall has reopened in nairobi two years after al-shabab gunmen killed 67 people there. they're hailing the reopening as a sign of a city in faith. president barack obama is due to visit nairobi in a week. over the past two years the armed group have killed more than 400 people in kenya including 148 at an university las

disagree that we've brought an end to isil. it is saudi authorities have foiled attacks arrested those 400 plus terrorists. the bad news is that they're recruiting to isil. we have to admit that we have a problem and we have to deal with it. >> in his first speech since the nearly deal wasnuclear deal was signed iran's supreme leader said that united states' president speaks with arrogance. he said that iran will not change its behavior and will continue to, quote support honest fighters in palestine. >> we'll never stop supporting our friends in the region. even after this deal our policy towards the israelis and americans will not change. if war does happen here, the one who will exit request humiliation is atrocious america. >> president obama continues in his legacy. >> you can see it in the way he walks. president obama is fired up. >> hello naacp. >> that would explained his mood in a recent radio interview. >> i know what i'm doing and i'm fearless. >> the president has had a protect picture perfect last few months. the

in fact, turkish security officers went after not just supposed isil cells and people with links to isil, but they also detained several suspects with links to kurdish militant parties, more particularly pkk. now, all this underscoring how tense the situation has gotten here in turkey, especially along turkey's very long border with syria. you had on monday a suicide attack in which 32 people were killed. that attack clearly targeting kurdish activists in the area. after that a lot of anger has been directed by kurdish population in this area towards the turkish government accused the government of not doing enough to protect them. there have been other attacks. two policemen were killed. that happened in retaliation for the bomb. this was carried out by the armed wing of the pkk. they say the officers were cooperating with isil. yesterday two other people were attacked. then you also have the attack by isil and now you have the news that f-16s are hitting isil targets in syria. a lot going on highlighting how chaotic the situation has become and how much turkey has been dragged into the

against isil. >> yes, this is an extra element. turkish government are extremely concerned about agitation about kurdish calls for autonomy. they see what is happening in syria and iraq where the kurds are some of the most effective fighting forces, and obviously there's always been the question of autonomy greater autonomy for the kurds in iraq and that helps explain why it's looking to crack down not just on the islamic state in turkey but also some of the kurdish groups. that is a lot of different things for the turkish government to juggle successfully. >> robin thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >>> to help find a resolution to the war in syria, qatar will be holding talks between is u.s. secretary of state john kerry and his russian counterpart. our diplomatic editor has more. >> reporter: it's clear there's a new diplomatic push on syria. the idea to bring in regional countries which are on different sides in the conflict. currently the iranian foreign minister after that nuclear deal is in the gulf. he is in the united

isil lost at mount sinjar, lost tikrit. in syria isil lost at kobani. it endured losses across northern syria includeing a key city. raqqa, its base of operations in syria. so here's reminders that isil's strategic weaknesses are real. isil surrounded by countries and communities committed to its destruction. it has no air force our coalition owns the skies. isil's backed by no nation. it relies on fear, sometimes executing its own disillusioned fighters. it's unrestrained brutality often ailent nates those under its recall, isil's recent logses in syria and iraq prove that isil can and will be defeated. indeed we're intensifying our efforts against isil's base in syria. airtrikes will target oil and gas facilities that fund they're operations. we're going after the isil leadership and infrastructure in syria. the heart of isil that pumps funds and propaganda to people around the world. partnering with other countries sharing more information strengthening laws and border security allows to us work to stem the flow of foreign fighters to syria as well a

its fighter jets targeted isil in syria. the white house welcomed turkey's involvement and called the pkk a terrorist organization. the syrian observatory says villages have been targeted. the border down was also struck. in northern iraq air strikes hit the headquarters of the pkk in the mountains. >> reporter: turkey is at war on two fronts. its jets are hitting targets across the border in iraq and syria. a day after beginning an air campaign against isil and syria jets began hitting pkk in iraq's mountains. the pkk immediately declared the already strained 2013 cease fire with turkey dead. turkish officials are not fazed and talk about a long term fight. >> whenever we see a decrease or vanishing of the threat, then, of course, we'll make a reassessment. the third wave of operations are a part of this. >> reporter: this is a major shift in policy. >> for turkey, isil declared war when a bombed a cultural center. but many believe turkey's decision to engage in the fight against the armed group has a lot to do with the bat

>> turkey strikes isil targets inside syria and launches raids across istanbul to isil members. you are watching al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha. we have an exclusive report from a burundi refugee camp. men are going missing. there are fears they are being recruited to become soldiers. >> convince me that this isn't just a big charade. >> unconvinced, u.s. politicians aren't holding back over their disdane for the iran nuclear deal. and burundi gets spruced up for president barack obama's visit. >>> we begin in turkey. that's where the government has confirmed it carried out air strikes inside syria. turkish police carried out raids across the country. we are following developments right on the border with syria. first of all, tell us about the air strikes that the turks carried out inside syria. >> reporter: these were three air strikes that happened about six hours ago. three turkish f-16 fighter jets went into syrian air space. they hit two isil headquarters and one assembly point in syria. the turkish media has been saying that these clashes with isil are very

isil -- i have also described isil in general as a generational problem because of its allure in notably the sunni sector of islam. we just have to have a sunni partner in order to address this challenge of isil. so although i have said three years for iraq, it's more like a generation, which i suppose is reasonably defined as 20 years to address the violent extremists allure of isil in the sunni world. that allure will only be stripped away when someone actually takes care of them and governs them. to your question. are there points at which we should and would consider the introduction of additional u.s. military combat capabilities? the answer is yes. i think you have seen us do that in the raid that we conducted into syria to capture and kill a group affiliated with abu asief. and i think that we are always on the assert -- or always on the lookout for those opportunities and can use our capabilities as necessary to deal with those. senator rounds: do you feel you're in a political appropriate position and that you have the backing to step in when needed to take care of the problem w

isil is many concerns. as the chairman said we're talking about russia, china, iran's malign activities in the middle east, technical advancements by north korea, rising aggression of nonstate networks and a rapidly leveling playing field in cyber and in space. while our potential adversaries grow stronger, many of our allies are becoming increasingly dependent on the united states and in our assistance and some of our comparative military advantages have begun to erode. what makes this uniquely complicated these trends are manifesting themselves simultaneously. within the middle east i characterize three converging sets of complexity. first, several governments are struggling for political legitimacy because they're not sufficiently pluralistic or they're not sufficiently accountable to their citizens. second, the centuries old sunni-shiia struggle is very evident. weak states are less able to assert independence amid the tug of war between sectarian regional powers. and third, we're seeing rising competit

yes, it can target isil inside syria, but what is clear is that isil can carry out attacks on turkishoil. the fact that the police operation detained more than 250 people overnight in 13 different provinces in turkey means that the group does have sympathizers here, does have sleeper cells, and we do know from the past that they have some sort of recruitment network. >>> u.s. secretary of state john kerry has been outlining america's plans to persuade its middle east allies and other key players to work more closely in the fight against isil. >> i will be meeting with prime minister lavrov in doha and we hope to bo following up on thoughts we have shared and are working on about syria, and we want to bring the saudis in we want to bring the turks in and ultimately probably we have to see what the iranians are prepared to do. but to deal with daesh, to kill off daesh, isil which we intend to do we have to change the dynamic of syria, and that's part of why we have been negotiating with turkey in these last weeks and now have some shift in what the turks are prepared to do and there is

isil fighters are being blamed. the attacks are part of the battle between iraqi forces and the group in anbar province. we have a report from baghdad. >> reporter: this is a rare look at iraq's latest operation in anbar province against isil. this footage was shot with the permission of iraq security forces. they've launched what's been described as the first phase to cut isil supply lines and to surround the cities of fallujah and ramadi. iraqi shore soldiers and pmf are shelling houses this he say contain isil fighters. >> translator: we are bombarding them with jets and shelling as well as within the perimeters of fa lieullujah fallujah. we have all the forces for phase one of the offensive. >> reporter: by cordoning over ramadi and fallujah they hope to strengthen the positions and retake the towns from isil fighters. pro mief government sunni forces involved in the fight and call on fellow sunni muslims to leave the cities. >> translator: we are aiming for the next 48 hours to completely finish the cordon acro

air strikes for helping the kurds gain ground from isil.ow, there are those who believe a deal with the united states addresses turkey's concerns. >> turkey doesn't want the ypg to take more territory. the u.s. supported the kurds. now, it withdrew its support but it will not last forever. now, the u.s. and turkish are working together to clear alleppo from isil. >> turkey's fear is that syrian kurds or isil could drive out syrian opposition groups from alleppo and control the important border crossing. it is no coincidence that turkish jets targeted isil close to the front lines with turkey-backed syrian rebels. it seems turkey is hoping the long time demand for humanitarian safe grown inside syria will emerge. >> our aim is to get rid of the isil threat in syria and even in iraq. after that the safe zones will be formednally this may come at a price. the pizza process has suffered decades long conflict with the separatist movement seems to have officially ended. turkish police have recently conducted raids against hundreds of suspected pk

there is a propaganda war going on between the iraqis and isil. isil say they are mounting a fight back against the operation by the iraqi security forces to get rid of them and using car bombs to devastating effects. the iraqi security forces have said this will be a decisive operation to go after isil in anbar province and once the cities of ramadi and fallujah fall the whole province will be back you should government control. >> u.s. defense secretary ash carter is visiting iraq, meeting u.s. commanders and roc's prime minister al abadi to get a firsthand assessment of the fight against isil. they are preparing to take ramadi from the armed group. they've sent u.s. trained troops to the area. >> there have been fiery scenes at a u.s. senate committee where senior obama administration officials are trying to sell the iranian nuclear deal. the u.s. congress will review the deal where iran limits its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions. many lawmakers are still skeptical. >> preventing iran from developing nuclear weapons. the chair of the

isil is everywhere up here. have any of isil's members been arrested? ismail lost the use of his legs in a car accident nine years ago but said that the wounds he sustained in this attack are far worse. i didn't get any physical injuries, he said, but psychologically in my heart i got injured. i feel like this arm is gone, and this arm is gone. my cousins were my arms and legs. they were my comrades. they were my brothers. now for ismail the war has hit home. but the conflict he sees next door pails in comparison to the turmoil he feels inside. al jazeera turkey. >> still to come on the program the worry of asian appetite fuels the shark fin industry. and could this be the oldest qur'an in the world? >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the sound bites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". only on al jazeera america. >> hello again, a too much stories on al jazeera. burundi's president is on course to win a consecutive term in

all the sudden we hear they have joined isil. we see the change in their personalities. >> the university is 19 years old and has around 1,000 students. the government isn't naming names but accuses several groups of recruiting for isil on campus. >> the security officials discovered a rented house in the suburbs giving lectures to students and whomever they found are keen to join isil or accept the extremist ideology. now, the university and government leaders have identified the problem, they are trying to understand why. it's due to injustice, suppression or depression, lack of hope and trust is leading to such things. >> some sudanese scholars believe the way to combat isil on campus is to promote an intellectual dialogue and show students that extremism is not the way forward. natasha gname, al jazeera. the u.s. navy says the sailor shot earlier this week at the military support center in tennessee has died. on thursday 24-year-old mohammed duize killed three others including the sailor. he was shot dead by a police officer.

in syria, moderate and extreme elements of opposition have made gains against isil and regime, but isil remains a dominant force in western syria. absent of anything, any change is unlikely. the assad regime remains in the seat of power in damascus. despite these territorial shifts, a defeat on the battlefield is not the most likely end to the battle in syria. a political solution addresses grievances and broad range of consistencies in syria is the only pathway for a sustainable solution. when i met with military and political leaders in iraq earlier this year, they emphasized the u.s. and coalition forces are at the beginning of a multiyear campaign against isil. they stressed the need for patience. i hope you will provide what to expect in the long fight in the months and years ahead. i look forward to your testimony sen. mccain: i welcome mr. carter. secretary carter: thank you for the opportunity to come before you an ashton b. carter: adjuster -- and address your questions and concerns about this campaign. i want to especially thank the chairman for going to afghanistan over his f

isil look at tikrit.isil lost more than a quarter of the populated areas it had seized in iraq. in syria, isil lost to kobani lost across northern syria, denying isil a vital supply to its base of operations in syria. these are reminders that isil's strategic weaknesses are real. isil is surrounded by countries and communities committed to its destruction. it has no air force. our coalition owns the skies. isil's backed by no nation. it relies on fear. sometimes executing its own disillusioned fighters. it's brutality creates new enemies. isil's recent losses in syria and iraq prove isil can and will be defeated. indeed we are intensifying our efforts against isil's base in syria. air strikes will continue to target the oil and gas facilities that fund so much of their operations. we are going after the isil leadership and infrastructure in syria. the heart of isil that pumps funds and propaganda to people around the world. partnering with other countries, sharing more information, strengthening laws and

but now they're working together to clear aleppo from isil. >> the fears that isil could drive out syrian opposition groups from aleppo and control the important board crossing of kilis. it is no coincidence that turkish jets turkey is hoping that it's long-time demand inside syria will emerge. >> our aim is to get rid of the isil threat in syria and even iraq. after that the safe sides will be formed naturally. >> but this may come at a price the peace the police have conducted raids against hundreds of suspected pkk and isil sympathizers. the government believes there could be attempts to destabilize turkey from within. >> let's go live now to kilis on the turkish-syrian border. we're following developments from there. on one hand you've got turkey's allies concentrating on the fight against isis, and the kurdish fighters are the good guys, and then you have turkey bombing the pkk. where does this leave the peace process in turkey? >> well, according to the folks on the board with syria they believe that peace is effectively over. they have stated un unequivocally that they believe that

they've been concentrating in the northeast where isil has a strong presence where isil is able to move freely between syria and iraq. now what turkey wants they want to rid the area from isil so that isil will not be able to weaken opposition group. they do not want the syrian kurds to push even further to take mortar tore. they want to avoid ethnic strife between the kurds and the arabs. turkey is engaged in the fight against isil. they're hoping for an agreement of some buffer zone but we did hear that they would make clear a no fly-zone is not on the table. it is not under consideration at the moment. but what is under consideration is ridding isil from the northwest of syria. >> let's go live to the united nations in new york. that's where our diplomatic editor james james bays has been talking with turkey's deputy ambassador. james, tell us what he had to say. >> well, there is a period right now of diplomating outreach. you saw it at that may toe meeting under particle four of the north atlantic treaty. well here at the united nations they're invoking article 51 of the u.n. chart

isil? >> so let me tell you about our military planning efforts. our israeli counterparts and our jordanian counterparts very much believe that the possibility of either the regime collapsing or enclaveing inside in homes in hasn'tai is possible. they were eager about that that would precipitate and your description of it is one that at lowest our regional partners expressed, which is to say we don't want this to be a foot race if it occurs between nas syria and all these other groups converging on damascus. i won't sit here today and tell you i have the answer to that. i will tell you we are in consultations even as i sit here with the turks, the israelis and the jordanians about that scenario. >> well, we're so what you are doing is to prepare for that possible event weight and to ensure that these other groups will not just step in and take over. but if, let's say that -- well, let me put it this way. if assad departs does that somehow make our mission i guess isil simpler, easier to tar

isil fighter also died. pro government forts say they have pushed them out f the last remaining strong hold in the southern city of adan. u.s. defense secretary is on his first visit to iraq since taking office in february. he has been meeting commanders and iraq's prime minister. to get a first hand assessment of the campaign against isil. forces are planning to launch a counter offensive to retake the fallen province from the armed group that sent 3,000 u.s. trained troops to the area. fighting between isil and popular mobilization fighters has killed dozens. military sources say at least seth eight people have died on both sides while isil sources say the figure is much higher. >> the islamic state have released if i can juries through social media sites they used saying they have killed at least 113 popular mobilization force soldiers. now that's been denied that said they have lost soldiers including members of those militia in the last 24 hours but they say the figures are around 76. there is a propaga

isil fighters are now just 20 kilometers from here.nd modern samarra is divided surrounding one of the holiest sites. the shrine. the city has become staging ground for former shia militias under command of the iraqi government. they have left their mark. instead there is evidence of target practice. lou once the most glorious city in the world most iraqis don't know it. now the most of the visitors are off duty fighters. it was once a huge mosque. they're trying to continue excavations and hope to restore some of the buildings but it doesn't have the money or the staff. this is just one of the palaces in what was once a huge city stretching 40 kilometers along the river. it's considered the best plea served city if. but there are parts now completely occupied by security forces. this capital was built within the golden age of the islamic empire. these were paths in one of the complexes. water was brought in by ceramic pipes from the river and heated. even before isil this site was listed endangered. threatened by military activity and

had head with isil the u.s.-led coalition ramps up its military coalition. ♪ ♪ >>> hello for do hay i am kamal an that tanaka maria this is the news from doha. the new bailout proposal for greece. family values and helping the poor pope francis spreads his message during a south american tour. >> am simon mcgregor-wood. at a showcase for the best and brightest ideas in innovation and he did sign. ♪ ♪ >>> hello, everyone, u.s. president barack obama says he's determined to beat isil. the u.s.-led coalition is intensifying its campaign against the group with some of the heaviest bombing since it's began airstrikes last september. at least 19 of these air strikes were carried out in a rack and syria on sunday. president obama says the folk soys taking out isil's leaders and its infrastructure and the reason knowledge players in the middle east are united in the fight. >> isil's strategic weaknesses are real. they are surrounded lie countries and communities committed to its destruction. it has no air force our coal

fighters to actually launch air attacks on isil targets in northern syria. right now they're having to fly from much farther distances in the gulf as well as from aircraft carriers outside of saudi arabia in order to reach those targets. they say this is going to make the efforts of trying to degrade isil targets and praises much easier. now what is not clear is what actually happened in the negotiations between the u.s. and the turkish authorities to allow these air bases to be used. the turks have wanted to try to create, for example, a buffer zone inside of northern syria in order to protect its territory from isil. it also wanted to establish a former no-fly zone, something that u.s. officials have also said would be problematic at best and probably extremely difficult to carry out at worse. and then there is a question of whether the u.s. is making any inducements or offering any inducements to the turkish government because the turks have apparently backed away from the demand that the fight against isil be expanded into an overall fight against the go

standing by a to require a nuclear weapon to also talk about isil. the meeting of the pentagon where obama and dempsey and i discussed the counter campaign with the interagency leaders. we all agree it represents a of a grave threat and it will be dealt a lasting defeat. that is shared by global coalitions with a rolled wide consensus to counter isil and the requirement the administration's strategy to woo achieve that objective to integrate the instruments of power of the political one that has been led by the state department. of the multi sectarian governance in iraq. at the same time united states continues to work diplomatically with the political transition to a more inclusive government with which we can and for her ijssel -- isil also to deny safe haven and bill carter capacity in iraq and syria. both are led by the department of defense that alongside coalition partners is conducting a campaign advising and assisting iraqi security forces on the ground with though local forces in iraq and syria. before i:so the efforts have to be in sync but

isil was behind it. they have been reacted to appropriately. there are some circles who wanted to create chaos in turkey and they were supported by the pkk and their actions were targeting fundamental rights. >> so mohammed while turkey's alleys are concentrating on the fight against isil it seems turksey just as interested in the pkk who made significant gains or kurdish parties made significant gains. where does this leave the peace process in turkey with the pkk? >> well it certainly appears as though it is in at that timers. this has been a defendant peace process with the pkk that has been very delicate. it has been fraught with so much tension and many have wondered if it was going to collapse. right now, the pkk is saying that they believe that it has collapsed. they have condemned the turkish government for taking these what they are calling unilateral actions. they say this means that the truce that was in effect since 2013 is no more but the turkish government has not been so did he have definitive in remarks by the foreign mirror min

they are basically declaring war against isil promising that the air raids that targeted isil positionside syria and the police raids that rounded up dozens of suspected isil members is just the beginning. these are just the first steps in combatting isil. clearly a very different policy from the turkish government which really has been not really active in the fight against the islamic state of iraq and the levant. turkey over recent months has made clear that it disagrees with the coalition's strategy. it doesn't believe that the focus should be on isil but the mission should be broader and target the syrian regime as well. so many questions are now being asked. turkey has been dragged into this conflict. it's more actively engaged, but is there some sort of a deal especially because all of these developments coincide with an agreement. turkey is now allowing the u.s. to use its air bases to target isil, which u.s. officials say will be a game changer. >> what lies behind this shift in policy that you are talking about there? why now? >> reporter: well turkish officials will argue thi

how does isil differ today? to take over some from saudi arabia. isil is different.sil actually managed to find a place in any state and a proving ground, for people to go from there. making it illegal for people go and join any cause whatsoever and fit. some of the people arrested by the airports and crossing points not just rounded up and some of them were arrested outside of mosques over six or seven weeks after friday prayers. so, it's a threat, israel from isil and then the attacks which others attracted by isil ideology and very difficult for any service to follow and find them. >> thank you so much? >> thank you. >> iran's supreme leader has accused washington of arrogance in his first speech since the historic nuclear deal was signed with world powers. he was speaking before tens of thousands who chanted death to america and death to israel. he told them iran would not change its behavior and would continue to support, quote, honest fightners lebanon and palestine. >> whether the deal is approved or sgrovd we would never stop supporting our friends in the reg

-lead coalition seek to push isil out of iraq.ane arraf has more from baghdad. >> reporter: fighting is intensifying around one of isil's biggest strong holds. fallujah was one of the first cities to call to isil and will be one of the most difficult to recapture. iraqi security forces are using air strikes and artillery. the intensified operations, though, on the edge of the cities are killing civilians as well as fighters. the government says it is only targeting isil. but some of the victims are clearly women and children. the details are difficult to confirm. hospitals in fallujah and ramadi are controlled by isil. iraqi government doctors here have been pulled out. this isil video appears to show young men said to have been killed when government air strikes hit a gathering on a football pitch on saturday. the defense ministry denies they were civilians playing football saying isil bans the game. medical sources and political leaders are saying some civilians are being killed by barrel bombs dropped by iraqi security forces.

to head with isil, the u.s.ed coalition ramps up its military mission. family values in helping the poor pope francis spreads the message during hayes south american tour. >> reporter: i am simon mcgregor-wood at a showcase for some of the best and brightest ideas in innovation and design. ♪ ♪ >>> so with starting with news developing out of afghanistan a suicide car bomb attack in kabul. jennifer glasse is live for us there in the afghan capital to tell us more, jennifer. >> reporter: kamal, that attack happened just about a half an hour ago. a huge car bomb explosion you can see a large plume of smoke. it happened a couple of kilometers east of the center. policemen tell al jazerra on the scene that they say the target was a convoy, a car carrying international advisers. they were not in military uniform, it was am armor the car and one eyewitness says at least three allegan civilians were wounded in the attack. kamal it's the second car bomb attack in kabul in a week. last tuesday, just a week ago on the airp

that's the creation of isil. what is happening in iraq is the result of the continuation of isil. isil originated from all this money and weapons that were given to it by united states and some of the countries in this region. we cannot only blame the assad government for killings in syria. i think both sides are responsible for the deaths that you see in syria. in order to stop that type of killing, a serious change in u.s. policy needs to happen. instead of invading countries in yemen they are killing 200 civilians every day is not really a good idea. as long as these wrong policies continue, i think you have difficulty iran is not going to sit idly. it's going to use its influence to fight back. this agreement will help iran to do that. >> thank you very much for your time. thank you. >> thank you. >>> the nuclear deal tsunami enabling iran to restore normal trade with countries one is germany. a delegation is due to arrive in tehran in hopes of securing new business. we look at what opportunities might now exist in iran as western sanctions are gradually lifted. >> reporter: t

they want to rid the area of isil so that isil will not be able to weaken syrian opposition groups. turkey doesn't want the syrian kurds to push even further to take mortar tore. this is arab land. they want to avoid an ethnic strike between. turkey is hoping that there will be some sort of agreement for some buffer zone. we did hear the u.s. state department spokesman make clear that a no-fly zone is on the table. but what is under consideration is the cooperation between turkey and it's allies ridding isil from the northwest syria. two were killed in an explosion that resystem in a bomb blast. it is thought they were smuggle in. >> fighters blame >> one of the sons of libya's former leader muammar qaddafi has been sentenced to death by firing squad. convicted of war crimes and in 2011. neave barker reports. >> he's the man many pleased would succeed his father as leader of libya. but after a guilty verdict he now faces death by firing squad. he was arrested in 2011 trying to flee the country and is being kept in prison the rebel group opposes the legally installed government in tr

the ypg successfully recaptured territory from isil. and that's what's making turkey particularly nervous. >> reporter: turkey says it has no plans to send troops across the border into syria. instead, it says it is cooperating with ground forces already inside syria. those troops are not syria's kurds who the coalition has been relying on, but opposition groups fighting isil and the syrian government. turkey's prime minister says the u.s., which leads the coalition against isil, has agreed those opposition groups should be protected. >> the agreement we reach covers our concerns and expectations up to a certain level. i can't go into details. but, for example an important point was the free syrian army and other rebels fighting against dash. >> reporter: it is an open secret that turkey is unhappy with the alliance between the coalition and kurdish ypg force. with the help of coalition air strikes, the kurds have expanded their presence with turkey. turkey is worried about this for many reasons. it doesn't want the kurds to create a st

they face a threat from isil. we heard the president say and confirm that turkey's going to allow the u.s. to use its air bases to target isil, but within a certain framework. what is that, we do not know. is that going to involve the coalition targeting isil when syrian opposition groups are threatened and not just the kurds? it's just the beginning. it's very hard to speculate but clearly some sort of arrangement or a deal has been made. >> many thanks from the turkey syria border. >> in burundi, results from tuesday's controversial presidential election are expected anytime now. the president is widely expected to have won a third term in office. we are live in burundi's capital. how soon can we expect the results? >> people are trickling in one by one. the officials will be sitting at the top table. we know who's going to be win, the president, anyone interested will be here to hear the results. people are concerned for the potential of more violence after of the results are announced. they are concerned if an