syrian reffy gees. -- refugees. one of the most difficult and most painful humanitarian crisis, especially the neighboring states thatre hosting refugees, especially in my country, jordan. the number of the syrians in the kingdom of jordan alone with 1,400,000 spread all over the regions of the kingdom knowing that 9% alone of these refugees leave incomes. jordan, with its limited resources, have become the second largest host for refugees in the world and the second largest country -- the second country hosting the greatest number of syria refugees with all its attendant consequences and pressures on the major sectors like health, education, security, labor, market and the infrastructure which is costing the jordanian treasury lots of expenses that are beyond the region, beyond the abilities of the kingdom. your excellency, jordan and its kind people have opened their houses to the refugees from syria, especially our brothers from syria. we have shared with them our limited resources. we, on behalf of entire humanity, we have carried out our obligation in hosting them and providing them with all that we can. we are

for nearly half a century the assad family has dominated the syrian state and then as now, that same family is up against many of those same opposition forces. david ariosto, al jazeera. >> earlier i spoke with ribal al assad, he heads the association for democracy and freedom. as his name suggests he's the first cousin to syrian president bashar al-assad. whom he opposes. he's the son of ribal al-assad . to get a sense of internal family politics i asked ribal if he were to land in syria today. here's when he told me. >> i haven't been back there since 1999. last time i was in syria, 1999, they bombed our house in atacia. that was the last time i was able to go there. >> what would you do? >> to give you background we set it up before the arab spring in 2009, there was nothing we could do about, each of even though it was a british company we were requesting to get shuttle down. we were going to keep campaigning for the ideas, since i was exiled from a country, that's the only way we would be able to live with the beautiful mosaic of syrian people is having a genuine democracy. >> i

the same time it's not only about establishing or reasserted control in the syrian state institution but also about asserting moscow's role as it was vertical ward at a time in its relations with the west and the united states in particular. so what the military intervention has done and i think it also playing the overall interest of syria and iraq and iran and saudi arabia and other regional powers as well. and you can see, given the role that russia has played on this front that it has been successful inserting itself into the center of the conversation. [inaudible] and so it shows not only the syrians but other states in the region that russia is relying on, in particular if they balance against the united states. we have seen this in the relationship that has developed over the last year or so. and egypt is a country that had done very much identified as a pro-western camp. and that includes a lot of the egyptian elite, the united states has turned their back on a country in a time of need. whether the new government has a sense that the united states will bear with it. while eg

. >> now syrian state television said that 19 people were killed in a twin bombing attack in homs. moments later a suicide-bomber detonated his explosive visit. about 100 other people were wounded. british base activist group gave a higher death toll of 32. well buses and ambulances carrying 450 inviters and civilians have now crossed into turkey and into lebanon. a group of rebel fighters whose families have been under siege by government forces. they'll board a plane to turkey before finally arriving in idlib. the civilians and injured fighters have been given a safe root. they'll fly to beirut and move on to damascus. last year there were similar agreements in the city of homes and yarmouk. >> wounded rebel fighters and their families cross into lebanon from syria, the ends of months of angle liety an --months of anxiety and uncertainty about their future. the city has been the focal point of infence fighting, but after a serious of set backs the rebels have lost most of it to the army who laid single to the area. the wounded and their families would be taken to turkey. their fi

it's something that russia and the united states agree on, for example. for europe, the syrians crisis has become an issue for europe as well. so they cannot really how that to continue. they know ultimately, there is only one way that that can be resolved for them and, that is to end the conflict. so the main international powers are beginning to come together on some sort of consensus. the issue you a little bit is the regional powers, particularly turkey, saudi arabia, iran, are they all in agreement? because they have all their own proxies, their backing and different parties and they have their own strategic ambitions in syria and it's not quite so clear that they are on the same page. then, of course, on the ground in syria, which as you said this seems a mile away from the discussions of the security council. the fighting continues. the syrian regime has made it clear this won't talk to those opposition, carry weapons or it considers terrorists. and we have heard today that the syrian national coalition says that it wants to see assad go at the beginning of transition. s

syrian state media report that the leader was killed by an airstrike in a suburb of damascus. te tv aired this video, which they say shows the him boing in question, but it is still unclear if it was a syrian or russian plane that dropped the bombs. el islam has no affiliation with al qaeda. they are referring to him as a terrorist within it proudly announced his death. isis has not always been consistent in its recruiting strategy or how it carries out attacks, cnn's, jim scuitto learned more this year. >> early on the focus on u.s. law enforcement, counterterrorism officials, has really been potential isis recruits here in america who attempt to travel to the war zones if iraq and syria, join the fight there and possibly come back and bring jihad home. more and more the focus on potential recruits who never leave europe or elsewhere, never go to the war zone, stay at home and carry out jihad, real lip on their doorstep. >> now that change could be due in part to those tougher controls. the efforts to identify and stop potential recruits during the u.s. or elsewhere in the wes

to find a political transition that maintains the syrian state that recognizes a bunch of stake holders inside of syria, and hopefully to initiate a cease-fire that won't be perfect but allows all the parties to turn on what should be our number one focus, that is destroying daesh, and it's allies in the region. that's going to be a difficult process, a painstaking process, but there is no short cut to that. assad will have to leave in order for the country to stop the blood-letting, and for all the parties involved to be able to move forward. >> well, chris thank you very much for joining us. you were listening at everything happening at the u.n. it's a very ambitious chance. it's a very ambitious plan, rather. are we going to start to see the voice of the deisn' dissenting? >> there are plenty of spoilers on the ground. on the ground you've got parties who don't recognize this whole vienna process that is now been codified in this new security council resolution. chief amongst those is isis. it will proceed as usual. but there is also those groups who are embedded with the other syria

. >> now, syrian state media is quoting the president is saying, bashar al-assad, that the and saudi arabia are trying to get terrorist groups to take part in peace said heomething he never would accept. syrian opposition groups, earlier in the week -- western leaders have recently suggested that assad could stay on as part of a political transition, but the opposition syrian national council insisted that he cannot that transition process, and until he leaves power, that there will be no solution. the russian president vladimir putin has ordered forces in syria to take, and i quote, tough action against any threats which face them, adding that such threats should be immediately destroyed. this comes just two weeks after a russiant down warplane on the syrian border, turkishey say violated airspace. reporter: tough talk from the president. vladimir putin has vowed the russian military will defend itself in syria. >> i order the military to act extremely tough way. any targets threatening the russian armed forces group or are ground-based infrastructure immediately.troyed reporter: wh

designate that party as a terrorist group linked to the pkk which, of course, is fighting the syrian state for the last 30 years. the syrian opposition also designated that group or accused that group of carrying out atrocities and ethnic cleansing in areas they liberated from i.s.i.l. so that's the background, i think, for not inviting them, but the fact that they are a force on the ground fighting i.s.i.l., they are backed by the united states, the americans gave them weapons and they already are ruling large parts of northern syria. they're quite significant. it is a big deal, i think, and could pose future problems for the syrian opposition, also for the regional countries as well >>> it really highlights the complexities of the syrian conflict. thank you for that >>> the syrian government has released 35 opposition kiffists in the you city of homs. it will lead to the withdrawal of up to two now rebel fighters. that's the long rebel stronghold in the city which has been under siege for about two years now. iraq is warning turkey that it must withdraw its forces stationed near mosul on

is a terrorist group with links to the kurdish party, the pkk, which of course is fighting the syrian state for the last 30 years. the syrian opposition opposition accused that group of carrying out atrocities and ethnic cleansing in areas they liberated from i.s.i.l. that's the background, i think, for not inviting them, but the fact that they are a force on the ground fighting i.s.i.l., they are backed by the united states. the americans gave them even more, a ruling of large parts. they're quite significant. it is a big deal, i think, and could poseuture problems for the syrian opposition, also for the regional countries as well >>> iraq is warning turkey that it must withdraw its forces stationed near mosul on tuesday. russia's with requested that the u.n. council meeting over the issue. ankara sells it won't send more soldiers but it stopped short of ordering a withdrawal. turkey says it's a routine deployment to train fighters against i.s.i.l. >> reporter: the deadline is coming to an end. what are the options for the prime minister. he is not going to go to war with it you are key de

. >> word from the syrian state television is that 19 people have died in a twin bombing attacks in the central city of homs. the governor of homs saying that a car bomb exploded and moments later a suicide-bomber detonated his invest. another 100 people were wounded. a british-based activist group was given the higher death toll of 32. >>> in a different attack, buses and ambulances carrying about 450 fighters and civilians out of three besieged towns in syria have crossed into turkey and lebanon. now they've been allowed safe passage out heading north and into that part of the country, and they will therefore arrive in the al nusra front stronghold idlib. well, there are civilians and fighters trapped in two pro government shia villages in a safe route from turkey itself. from there they will fly from beirut moving on to the syrian capital, in the past year there have been similar agreements in homs, and in yarmouk. low, the kill of a powerful rebel leader on friday. let's hear from hashem ahelbarra who is on its turkish border with syria. >> wounded rebel fighters and their families

. >> syrian state tv says 15 people have been killed in a twin bombing attack in the central city of homs. the governor of holmes said a car bomb explodeand a suicide bomber dit death necessitatehis vest amongst group. a british based activist group has given a higher death toll of 32 people. >>> buses and ambulances cear carrying 450 fighters and civilians have crossed into lebanon under a u.n. backed deal. families have been under siege by government forces for months. now allowing them safe passage out into lebanon where they will board a plane to turkey before they will arrive in the nusra stronghold of idlib. two progovernment shia villages have been given a safe route to turkey. from there they will move to beirut and damascus. in the past year there have been similar agreements in the city of homs and in yarmouk though the last deal is on hold after the killing of a powerful rebel leader, what happened on friday. hashem ahelbarra has more from the turkish border with syria. >> wounded rebel fighters and their families cross into lebanon from syria. the end of months of anxiety

. >> syrian state tv says an israeli air strike which killed a former hezbollah commander was a terrorist attack. kuntar was among those killed, convicted for the murder of four israelis, including a 4-year-old girl. he was among prisoners released several years ago and changed for the bodies of two turkish soldiers. >>> piles of rubbish in beirut sparked protests and disease. hundreds voiced their anger at the lebanese government. lebanon's largest landfill reached capacity in july, and a new site has not been found >>> the third tv debate between the presidential hope. hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martine o'malley laid out that are plans. they were united in the condemnation of republican hopeful donald trump. more from new hampshire. >> reporter: hundreds stood for the third democratic debate. supporters convinced another democrat in the white house is needed in the united states. >> the economy is better, there's better job creation. if you look at the general policies the republicans have been trying to push, especially in the house and the senate through the last several year

syrian state t.v. reports explosions in the western city of homs, saying 19 were killed and 130 others wounded in the explosions. a syrian rights group said at least 32 have died. >>> a suicide bomber in the afghan capital killing at least one person today injuring 13 others close to the airport, the attack happened close to the military entrance used by nato forces. the bomber walked to a car and detonated explosives he was wiring. the taliban claimed responsibility. >>> the japanese foreign minister has apologized for the second world war policy of forcing hundreds of thousands of korean women to be sex slaves for soldiers. the apology, part of a landmark deal with south korea soured releases. they are paying $8 million in compensation. >> the victims waited 70 years for an apology from japan. it finally came from the japanese prime minister. >> we have been expressing our feelings of remorse and apology on this issue, as the prefers governments have and such position will not be changed. from today,

governor charlie hoss on -- new hampshire governor maggie hassan, said they would not allow syrian refugees into the state. janet wu reports. janet: leaders in the syrian community say there is been a dramatic change within the last 10 days since the paris bombings, when they step out of the homes into public. >> we are seeing a different sentiment out there that is actually worse than after 9/11. it could be because it is election-year and we have a lot of outspoken leaders out there that arsenic a lot of messages that is confusing people. janet: one syrian immigrant says the message is simple. >> i hope everyone understands that syrians are not isis. in the current vetting process for students and all immigrants and has spoken to governor baker, who says he wants to welcome all immigrants. >> i have a lot of questions i' ve been asking the federal government and my staff has about how this process works, especially when you are dealing with folks who are fleeing countries that are either hostile to the united states were basically in breakdown mode, where it is really hard to get good information on who

syrian state tv reporting multiple explosions in homs in the west of the country. at least 14 people killed and more than 130 wounded in those blasts. in south korea and japan has ended a longstanding dispute on war time korean sex slaves. the prime minister has agreed to make an apology on behalf of his country. he is also offering 8.7 million dollars to the former sex slaves. iraqi forces are claiming victory over i.s.i.l. in ramadi after retaking the government builds in the city center. i.s.i.l. seized ramadi, which is more than 100 kilometres west of baghdad, back in may. the army along with sunni tribal fighters now controls the government compound in the alhus neighborhood. other reports say i.s.i.l. still controls part of the city. live to erbil now. our correspondent. the iraqi have a key government building. that's important but not the end of the fight. >> reporter: yes. this is a very symbolic victory because this government compound is seen key to holding the city of ramadi. whoever holds it, holds the city. iraqi forces are not in complete control of

syrian state t says an israeli air strike was a terror attack. a leader was among one of those killed. he was convicted in israel for the murder of four israelis, including a four-year-old girl. he was amongst prisoners released seven years ago in exchange for the bodies of two israeli soldiers. there have been more saudi-led coalition air strikes in yemen. the latest raids happened in the outcurse skirts of the capital. a camp run by houthi rebels and their allies was targeted. fighting has continued despite talks in switzerland. sunday is the last day of those talks. u.s. foreign policy and national security have dominated the third tv debate between the democratic presidential hopefuls. hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley have laid out their plans for the presidency and they were united in the contempt for donald trump. >> reporter: hundreds stood in the weather for a look at the third debate. supporters convinced that another democrat in the white house is what is still needed in the united states. >> the economy has been bett

. >> reporter: syrian state t.v. ting multiple explosions in the city of homs, at least 14 people have been killed and more than 130 wounded in the blast, a syrian rights group has the death toll of the explosions at 32. south korea and japan have agreed on a historic deal to end a longstanding dispute. the issue of war time sex slaves. tokyo will offer $8.7 million of composition to former korean women used as sex slaves. japan is said to have enslaved nearly 200,000 korean women during world war ii and prime minister said the deal would open a new era and ties between the two countries and south korea's president said it was important the deal was implemented soon. >> translator: i think we did our duty for the current generations by reaching this final and irreversible resolution before the end of the war and expressing feelings of remorse and apology on this issue as the previous governments have and such position will not be changed. from today japan and south korea will enter into a new era. i hope this agreemen

designate that party is a terrorist group with links to the pkk which of course is fighting the syrian states for the last 30 years. the syrian opposition also designated that group or accused that group of carrying out atrocities and ethnic cleansing in areas they liberated from i.s.i.l. that's the background, i think, for not inviting them, but the fact that they are a force on the ground fighting i.s.i.l., they are backed by the united states. the americans gave them weapons and they are already ruling large parts of northern syria. they're quite significant. it is a big deal, i think, and could pose future prognoses for the syrian opposition and also the regional countries as well >>> the talks in saudi arabia will affect another meeting that is scheduled for later this month. u.s. secretary of state john kerry met with u.n. secretary ban ki-moon on the sidelines of a conference in paris to begin making plans for another round the discussions to end the war in syria. >> we talked about the process taking place now and depending on the outcome of both the saudi- led conference of the oppos

want toians clearly have a syrian state and iraqi state.ranians also want to have different states. with the think seriously about someplace for sunnis to have their own state. tom friedman same column, in terms of fighting >> an impossible job badly? if it is impossible -- >> he played a bad hand badly. >> if we accept the premise that the .s. ground troops in middle east is no going to solve the problem, it ist an invitation for more isis involvement, he thinking has done a good job. moreto not insert military. it does not mean you cannot have sunnidvisors with the regulars, rebels but i do not think you can point the finger at president obama and say he is responsible. you have to look at who is responsible, it is the president the baathup iraq, put military and the islamic fundamentalists together in jails and let them plan isis. the iraqi invasion will be one of the worst foreign-policy decisions for generations. >> what do you see a year from now, is the resolution or is this continued crisis and conflict? optimistic there will be a r

state. texas launched a lawsuit against the federal government but for this specific group of syrians, the state backed down saying the federal government shared enough information to assuage any security concerns. these aren't the only syrians who have come to texas. we have been in touch with the attorney for two families who crossed the texas/mexican border last month and are being held in an immigration detension center. the attorney there says that these families have passed the credible interview but they are still being held. also, we learned these families are christian, which is something that republican lawmakers, including senator ted cruz have said should be a factor when considering who to allow to enter the country. >> heidi jo castro in dallas. >>> intense scrutiny of another police involved shooting in chicago. this time, prosecutors say the officer is in the clear. the video next. the supreme court deals a blow to gun advocates. >> the refused to hear an appeal today of an illinois law banning the sale and possession of semi automatic weapons. without comment, the high court's d

one that maintaining the coherence in the institution of the syrian state, whether those institutions will ultimately be headed by asad or not. i think the fate of asad as a bargaining chip that moscow holds to help secure its own larger interest. at the same time it's not only about establishing or reasserting the control of the syrian state of institution but it's also about asserting moscow's role, again as it was in the cold war as a regional powerbroker. at a time when the united states have declined. what their military intervention has done and was designed to do was to ensure that russia has a seat at the table in any negotiations about a future peace deal. this includes giving russia essay but also as a key balancer in politics as well. they want to play a role in bouncing the interest of syria, iraq, iran, saudi iran, saudi arabia and other regional powers as well. you can see given the role that russia has played in a different demo craddick issues, it's been successful in inserting itself into the center of the conversation. they may now hold the key to a peace deal, but i

devastation that has happened in syria already, but to find a political transition that maintains the syrian state that recogni recognizes there are a bunch of stake holders inside of syria, and hopefully to initiate a ceasefire that won't be perfect, but allows all of the parties to turn on what should be our number one focus, and that is destroying daesh and its allies in the region. and that is going to be a difficult process, a painstaking process, but there is no shortcut to that. [ changing captioners ] my part, that is a hard headed calculation and what is going to be required to get the job done. >> do you think he will remain in power a year from now? >> i think that assad is going to have to leave in order for the country to stop the blood letting and for all the parties involved to be able to move forward in a nonsectarian way. he has lost legitimacy in the large majority of the country, is there a way to construct a briz bridge with a political transition and allows those us and the russians and iranians to ensure that their equities are respected, that minorities like the alowites are

syrian people. they must decide in what state they want to live.we hope they will choose an inclusive, democratic, and moderate state to avoid repeating the tragedy that marks their lives today. thank you. >> i thank the representative of lithuania for his statement and give the floor to the representative of malaysia. >> thank you, madam president. i wish to first thank secretary general ban ki-moon for his briefing. we are of the view that by bringing the vienna issg process, nonparticipating council members can engage on issues concerning the situation in syria. this is an important step in ensuring a way forward for syria. the national community has a strong desire to see an end to the conflict in syria, that cannot be doubted. the cost in terms of human life and destruction of property of the syrian conflict to date is simply staggering. such suffering and misery ends now. it is for this primary reason that malaysia joins consensus on resolution 2254. madam president, we support resolution 2254's aim of building upon division and principles of

the russians want a syrian state and then iraqi state. the iranians would like to have two states.not, we have to think seriously about someplace for sunnis to have their own state. john: in that same thought, in terms of writing isis -- fighti ng isis, that president obama has done an impossible job badly. do you agree with that assessment? mr. bradley: i'm not sure i understand that logic. and impossible job badly? john: let's say an extremely difficult job attlee. he played a bad hand badly, what say that. mr. bradley: if we set the premise that the u.s. ground troops in the middle east is not going to solve the problem, in fact, it's an invitation for more isis involvement, i think he has done a good job not to withdraw and also not insert more military. it does not mean you can't have them advisers. -- some advisers. some regular sunni rebels. but you can't point the finger at president obama and say, here's a possible. -- she is responsible. when you look at who was responsible, it's the one who broke up the rock, put the military and fundamentalists in jails and let them eme

of texas and indiana were among dozens of state lersd who vowed their states would not receive any syrianefugees after the paris attackses. >> i have no higher priority than the safety and security of the people of the state of indiana, and i'll continue to use the authority that we have to take that stand. >> reporter: but catholic charities has taken its own standing. tuesday they helped settle a family of six in houston, another family of six in the dallas area, and a family of four in indiana. the indiana archbishop said in a statement, quote: >> i'm disappointed with the decision by catholic cherrities. >> reporter: the governor asked catholic charities not to resettle syrian refugees in his state. >> this is not about a family. this is not about catholic charities. this is about an administration and a congress that should take decisive action to pause this program, and review it to ensure that we can go forward. >> reporter: in texas a lawsuit challenging the resettlement is taking its way through the courts. but that state dropped its demand for an immediate inject junction. >>> i

10,000 during the current budget year and despite new jersey governor letting refugees in his state a syrianily of seven was brought in just this week, rescue groups said under federal law there is nothing that states can do about this. >> i guess my question is how many syrians actually view the united states as being their ultimate destination? >> there is a new gallop say 6% leaving syria see u.s. or canada as their knew home and many prefer europe or the middle east. >> not ruled out and thank you for being with us. >>> this morning the man accused of killing three people at a planned parenthood clinic in colorado springs facing first degrees murder charges and dear was this court video link and answered questions over the shooting that left three people dead and nine more hurt and al jazeera jim reports. >> murder in the first degree, penalty for that charge is minimum of life in prison and maximum of death. >> reporter: 57-year-old robert lewis dear appeared before a judge via video from detention center where he is being held. >> do you have any questions about any of these rights, si

syrian state television say that 19 people lost their lives in the twin bombing attack in the central city of homs. the governor of that province said a car bomb went off moments later, a suicide bomber detonated his vest among a group wondering what was going on. the death toll is 32. >>> buses and ambulances have been carrying about 450 fighters and civilians out of three besieged towns in syria and into turkey and lebanon. under a rare deal with the syrian government. zabadani, on syria's border with lebanon there a group of rebel fighters and their families have been under siege by government forces for months. now they've been allowed safe passage out of syria into lebanon and there they will board a main to turkey before finally arriving in the nusra front stronghold of idlib. there civilians and injured fighters trapped in two pro-government shia villages have been gief given a safe rout to syria. where in the last year there have been similar agreements in the city of homs and yarmouk, although this last deal is on hold after the killing of a popular rebel leader on friday. ha

. >> syrian state tv has reported explosions in homs. a syrian rights group said at least 32 people have died. >>> moving on, the japanese prime minister shinzo abe today apologized for the second world war policy of forcing thousands of korean women to be sex slaves. >> the victims have waited for 70 years for an apology from japan. it finally came from prime minister shinzo abe. >> we have been expressing our feelings of remorse and apology on this issue as a previous government have, and such position will not be changed. from today japan and south korea will enter into a new era. i hope this will serve as a moment for japan and south korea. >> it is an issue that strained the two countries for years. now at last they hav they can move on. >> i think it is most important that the japanese government swiftly and safely carry out the measures under this deal. >> almost 200,000 asian women mostly from korea were forced to providing sex in brothels set up for japanese soldiers during world war ii. he the victims have accepted the apology a

. >>> a fight is playing out in two states with conservative governs both saying they will not accept syrian refugees but now a charity has resettled families in both states anyway. we have more. >> the governors of texas and indiana were among dozens of state leaders who vowed their states would refuse any new syrian refugees after the september 13 paris attacks. >> i have no higher priority than the safety and security of the people of the state of indiana and i'm going to continue to use the authority that we have to take that stand. >> catholic charities has taken its own stand. tuesday, the group helped settle a syrian family of six in houston, another family of six in the dallas area, and a family of four in indiana. indianapolis archbishop joseph tobin declined al jazeera's request for an interview but said in a statement: >> i'm disappointed with the decision by catholic charities. >> indiana governor mike pence had asked the archbishop not to resettle any syrian refugees in his state but now says he will allow the family to take advantage of state services, despite his order barring

at the same time it's not only about establishing or re-asserting control of the syrian state institution but also about asserting moscow roz role again, during the cold war, as a regional power broker at a time when the relations with the west and the united states in particular have declined. so, russia's military intervention has done and what i think ultimately was designed to do was to ensure that russia has a seat at the table in any negotiations about a future peace deal. this includes giving russia a say not only over the future internal composition of the syrian government and state, but also as a key balancer in regional geopolitics as a role, playing a role in balancing the interests of syria, iraq, iran, saudi arabia, and other regional powers as well. and you can see, given the role that russia has bread in the recent diplomatic efforts on this front, including secretary kerry's visit to moscow a couple days ago, it's been successful in inserting itself into the center of the conversation. moscow may not hold the key to a peace deal in syria but it's impossible to vision a pe

it's to prevent the collapse of the syrian state. that's a defensive goal.ly defined and clearly attainable and they are attaining it. it's a limited and defining goal. that's not widely appreciated and i think that's why just before we started this sequence you were giving putin quotes. that will be from his talks with john kerry today. you can see he's making sort of tough robust remarks on the military campaign. so that's my take on the context. >> as you say he's having talks with john kerry. is it plausible that sanctions on russia relating of course originally to the ukraine crisis, is it possible that those could get lifted in the midst of trying to find political deals on the middle east front? and if they were, would that be a big boost to the economy or because where oil prices are that's the dominant factor and sanctions don't make as much of a difference? >> it's would be a big boost to russian financial asset prices or a descent boost because it would be a positive sentiment driver. it would have the effect that sanctions were list lifted. i don

. >> syrian state television says 19 people have been killed in a twim bombing attack itwin bombiy of homs. people gathered to inspect the damage another 100 people were also wounded. a british based activist group has given a higher death toll of 32 people. >>> now buses and ambulances have carried some 450 fighters and civilians out of three besieged town in syria and turkey and lebanon. on zabadani, a group of of rebels and their families have been under siege by government forces for months, now they have been allowed out of the area, to go to lebanon. there civilians trapped have been given a safe route to turkey, from there they will travel on to beirut. similar agreements in homs and yarmouk, though this last deal is on hold after the killing of a powerful rebel leader on friday. hashem ahelbarra has the story. >> wounded fighters and their families cross into lebanon from syria. the end of months of anxiety and uncertainty about their future. they were trapped in zabadani near the lebanese border. the city has been the focal point of intense fighting but after a serious of se

devastation that's happened in syria already, but to find a political transition that maintains the syrian statethat recognizes there are a bunch of stake holders inside syria, and hopefully to initiate a cease fire that won't be perfect but allows all the parties to turn on what should be our number one focus and that is destroying dash and its allies in the region. and that is going to be a difficult process. it is going to be a painstaking process, but there is no shortcut to that. and that is not based on some idealism on my part. or hard headed calculation about -- that's a hard headed calculation about what's going to be required to get the job done. reporter: do you think assad will remain in power a year from now? president obama: i think that assad will have to leave in order for the country to stop the blood letting and for all the parties involved to be able to move forward in a non-secretarian way. he has lost legitimacy in the eyes of a large majority of the country. now is there a way of us constructing a bridge, creating a political transition, that allows those who are alied with

devastation that has happened in syria already, but to find a political transition that maintains the syrian state. that recognizes there are a bunch of stakeholders inside of syria. initiate aly cease-fire that will be perfect but allows both parties to turn on our number one focus, destroying daesh and its allies in the region. that will be a difficult process , a painstaking process, but there is no shortcut. that is not based on some idealism on my part. is a hard hat calculation about what is required to get the job done. >> [indiscernible] president obama: i think assad will have to leave in order for a country to stop the blood and for all the parties involved to be able to move forward in a nonsectarian way. legitimacy in the eyes of a large majority of the country. is there a way of us constructing a bridge, creating a political transition that allows those allied with a righting now -- assad now, allows the russians to ensure their equities are respected, that minorities are crushed or retribution is not the order of the day, that will be important as well. that is what makes this so dif

. >> syrian state tv says an israeli air strike which killed a former commander was a terrorist attack. kuntar was among those killed, convicted for the murder of four israelis, including a 4-year-old girl. he was among prisoners released several years ago and changed for the bodies of two turkish soldiers. >> turkey's president recep tayyip erdogan said moscow is targetting moderate rebels, and not i.s.i.l. fighters. >> relations soured after turkey shut down the war plane last month >>> a look at the operations of a neighbouring country, which is bombing syria, we see that it's targetting 10% i.s.i.l. and 90% muslims. including our brothers, please, let's not trick each other. >> the russian president is ready to use more military means in syria if required. vladimir putin said russia is using modern weapons, russia has been launching air strikes in syria since september. >> russian and security forces of accused of using internationally banned cluster ammunitions. human rights watch documented the use 20 times since september. saying 25 were killed, two attacks on camps of displaced

syrian state or the iraqi state, yemen is in the middle east. libya. that's why those people actually running the show and they are perfectly well. >> we tend to forget that now. we tend to forget at the very beginning former officers in the iraqi army and former senior members were an important part of the islamic state preliminary organization in iraq, are any of those people still around, are there still former iraqi officers? >> yes. but before -- before we go into details, if you want to understand the islamic state there are about six or seven keywords, the first one is human -- humiliation. it's extremely important. frustration. more than 70 million unemployed people. so we have 60% of our population under the age of 27. so you have millions of young people without any future. so frustration is extremely important. and then underestimation, when i say underestimation t problem is the outside world. when i say underestimate, they never paid attention how it was growing and getting stronger and stronger and nobody paid attention. underestim

two syrian families were settled in the united states last night. e family in dallas, the other in indiana. federal officials say 15 more syrians are expected to arrive in houston this week. both indiana's governor mike pence and texas governor greg abbott are among the two dozen republican governors who object to new syrian refugees because of national security and public safety concerns. president obama obviously giving those governors their comeuppance in the dispute while demonstrating he doesn't care in the least whether texans or hoosiers reject to the settlement of refugees in their states. we're coming right back. much more, straight ahead. >>> president obama, democrats and republicans alike piling on donald trump because he called for a temporary ban on muslim immigration to america, and president obama, by the way, wants you to give up your guns. how's the presidential campaign going so far? who better to ask than digital politics editor chris stirewalt. he's next right here. >>> and these skydivers don't know it yet, they aren't going to

resolution is earned by the reality that we are facing now in syria, a tragedy for syrian people and syrian state that are under conflict to separate, dissolution, and i think it is good move. it is in the resolution of security council that obliged all sides to be patient and to be - for negotiations and pushing them to find a solution between them. not dictated from outside. from outside it cannot be dictated and lavrov said that very clearly, plainly, and i think it is the main principle to give syrians a chance to solve their problems >>> the question of bashar al-assad's departure, though, remains the biggest sticking point here. you mentioned the u.s. secretary of state john kerry's comments. he also said the sharp differences remain on that question. he is talking, isn't he, about the fact that russia's remains unwilling to back down on its support of bashar al-assad and this seems to be the main stumbling block in any comprehensive solution, isn't it. >> i don't consider that russia supports bashar al-assad as a personality. i don't consider that russia support regime in syria this way or

indiana were among dozens of state leaders who vowed their states would refuse any new syrian refugees after the september 13 paris attacks. >> i have no higher prior to than the safety and security of the people the state of indiana and i'm going to continue to uses the authority that we have to take a stand. >> catholic charities has taken its own stand. tuesday, the group helped settle a syrian family of six in houston, another family of six in the dallas area, and a family of four in indiana. indianapolis archbishop joseph toe bin declined al jazeera's request for an interview but said in a statement: >>> i'm disappointed with the decision by catholic charities. >> indiana governor mike pence asked the archbishop not to resettle any syrian refugees in his state but now will lou the family to take advantage of state services, despite his order barring state agencies from helping. >> this is not about families or catholic charities. this is about an administration and a congress that should take decisive action to pause this program and review it to ensure that we can go forward. >>

said it is important not to con plate terrorists with the syrian refugees who are seeking sanctuary in the united states. the executive commissioner of the health and human serviceles commission in texas threatened legal action and to cut funding if the i.r.c. tried to resettle syrian refugees in the state. nearly 200 have been placed in texas this year, but the governor has joined more than 30 saying no more should be left in until the government beefs up the screening process. >> because of the inability to establish good tracking information about the background of the syrian refugees, i would say it is impossible for them to meet our standard, our criteria to accept any further refugees. >> a similar fight is playing out in missouri where state legislatures held a hearing questions how the state plans to use funds for the refugees programs. the governor supports refugee resettlement in his state. >> what threat, if any exists and what public funds are being used to minimize potential risk to our residents who may be coming into the state of missouri. >> syrians are said to be the most vetted group o

. >>> syrian state t.v. says an israeli air strike which killed a former hezbollah commander was a terror attack. he was among nine who died on the outsites have damascus, he spent almost 30 years in jail for the murder of four israelis, including a 4-year-old girl. he was among prisoners released by israel seven years ago in exchange for the bodies of two israeli soldiers. >>> u.s. foreign policy arched national security dominated the third t.v. debate between the democratic presidential hopefuls, hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley have laid out their plans for the presidency and they were all united in their contempt for the republican hopeful donald trump. we have more now from new hampshire. >> hundreds stood for a seat in the third democratic debate, supporters convinced that another democratic in the white house is what is still needed in the united states. >> the economy has been better, there's been better job creation, and i think that if you look at just the general policies the re

which is to say they don't need to invite to control the entirety of the territory of the modern syrian state. or any post assad government. what they want is some sort of reliable regime, whether it's headed by assad or someone else, that controls the areas that are strategically important to them. and that acts as kind of a client or partner, or as the very least, respective of russian interest and equity. if the forces control 70% of the country that is mostly uninhabited i don't think the russians necessarily think that is the worst outcome. >> so this goes against the russian emphasis on integrity and international relations which we have seen crimea and ukraine perhaps. >> russia is very committed to territorial integrity. [laughter] >> what, on the time status, probably give you -- thanks violations of their space -- so they supported the government action. as far as i know that the version was if you want to exact the public opinion, there is action you did need to be short, decisive and it needs to end with a victory, right? this happens most when you have a country into a surgical s

the uk is the second largest bilateral donor to the effort in response to the syrian conflict after the united states. but let us all do more on this front. this resolution also repeats the commitment to political transition in syria, following the principles of the geneva communique in full and leading to free and fair elections under a new syrian constitution within 18 months. this will involve the establishment of a transitional governing body with full executive powers and representative of all syrians which provides the framework for talks and an end to the conflict. this process necessarily involves the departure of bashar al assad. not only for moral reasons, because of the destruction he's unleashed upon his own people, but also for practical reasons,

syrian state t.v. ng multiple explosions in the city of homs, at least 14 people have been killed, more than 130 wounded in these blasts. a syrian rights group has the death toll at the explosions of 32. syrian bomber in the afghan capitol killed at least one person and wounded 13 others near the airport and attack happened near the military entrance used by nato forces and we report. >> reporter: the attack happened on a road near kabul airport. the suicide bomber target appear to be member of nato security forces. but state civilians were caught up in the blast. >> translator: our standing near my shop when suddenly i heard a huge explosion and everything became dark around me, shattered pieces of iron fell on me and i was three meters from the explosion and saw two dead on the ground, it was real terrible. >> reporter: explosion destroyed cars and hit a street lined with shops. >> translator: i was feeding children in the mosque when the suicide attack happened and i was injured. >> reporter: kabul i

. >> bringing syrian refugees into the united states? >> no, chuck, we have very extensive screening procedures for all syrian refugees who would come to the united states. there's a very careful vetting process that includes our intelligence community, our national counterterrorism center, the department of homeland security. so we can make sure that we're carefully screening anybody who comes to the united states. >> and are you confident enough in our vetting process as the united states brings syrian refugees into our country he to pledge that this will never happen here? >> with respect to refugees, we have the most extensive security vetting that we've ever had to deal with syrian refugees coming into the united states that involves not just the department of homeland security and the state department but also our intelligence community, the national counterterrorism center, so that anybody who comes to the united states we are carefully vetting against all of our information. >> i think that's the challenge we're all talking about