and all the way up to and including the groups that are now more overtly allied with al qaida that whole array of groups would almost certainly end up resisting an armed campaign but how that progressed over time i think would remain to be seen specially looking at the periphery or one thing that is certain is the broad based government campaign would have serious humanitarian costs we know that turkey has a long struggle to deal with refugees in and around its border with syria would turkey intervene to stop a government campaign ad lib well you're right to point to the humanitarian effects i mean at a major escalation of hostilities and it would make every single of the conflict in syria look like a drop in the ocean in comparison the area is currently home to about at least three million people about a third of whom are already internally displaced in terms of the turks that has a major implication they've solidly shut down the border with that lip and they've said they have no intent of reopening it up so the humanitarian catastrophe that will result inside syria would be huge turkey

most powerful and hair raising the very same people who used to be known as moose row or syria's al qaida branch and if that name doesn't ring a bell just picture nine eleven or any other bloody carnage that took responsibility for. this is quite a trio to those who've heard of nor aldin. would likely associate them with the beheading of a palestinian boy on camera they've also been blamed for torturing journalists and aid workers jaish al islam paraded kates hostages through the damascus suburbs they once controlled only to use them as human shields later this group along with was firmly on john kerry's terrorist list when he was in charge of the state department we've seen pictures we've heard testimony of shocking crimes committed by our by book. by al-shabaab it seems even in london a staunch ally of some rebel groups has lost patients britain won't send anymore cast to fighters and ad lib as it says in the times newspaper u.k. diplomats have admitted the remaining rebel areas are falling into the grip of the hottest t.v. giant sky news came up with a teaser for their exclusive report

the most powerful and hair raising the very same people who used to be known as moose or syria's al qaida branch and if that name doesn't ring a bell just picture nine eleven or any other bloody carnage that took responsibility for. this is quite a trio to those who've heard of nor. would likely associate them with the beheading of a palestinian boy on camera they've also been blamed for torturing journalists and aid workers jaish al islam paraded kates hostages through the damascus suburbs they once controlled only to use them as human shields later this group along with. was firmly on the john kerry's terrorist list when he was in charge of the state department we've seen pictures we've heard testimony of shocking crimes committed by our by book. by al-shabaab it seems even london a staunch ally of some rebel groups has lost patients britain won't send any more cash to fighters and live as it says in the times newspaper u.k. diplomats have admitted the remaining rebel areas are falling into the grip of the hottest t.v. giant sky news came up with a teaser for their exclusive report from

the most powerful and hair raising the very same people who used to be known as moose or syria's al qaida branch and if that name doesn't ring a bell just picture nine eleven or any other bloody carnage that took responsibility for. this is quite a trio to those who've heard of nor aldin. likely associate them with the beheading of a palestinian boy on camera they've also been blamed for torturing journalists and aid workers jaish al islam paraded kate's hostages through the damascus suburbs they once controlled only to use them as human shields later this group along with . was firmly on the john kerry's terrorist list when he was in charge of the state department we've seen pictures we've heard testimony of shocking crimes committed by our by book by joshua. by al-shabaab it seems even in london a staunch ally of some rebel groups has lost patients britain won't send any more cash to fighters an adlib as it says in the times newspaper u.k. diplomats have admitted the remaining rebel areas are falling into the grip of the hottest t.v. giant sky news came up with a teaser for their exclus

the most powerful and hair raising the very same people who used to be known as moose or syria's al qaida branch and if that name doesn't ring a bell just picture nine eleven or any other bloody carnage that took responsibility for. this is quite a trio to those who've heard of nor aldin. would likely associate them with the beheading of a palestinian boy on camera they've also been blamed for torturing journalists and aid workers jaish al islam paraded kates hostages through the damascus suburbs they once controlled only to use them as human shields later this group along with. was firmly on the john kerry's terrorist list when he was in charge of the state department we've seen pictures we've heard testimony of shocking crimes committed by our by book by joshua. by al-shabaab it seems even london a staunch ally of some rebel groups has lost patients britain won't send any more cash to fighters an adlib as it says in the times newspaper u.k. diplomats have admitted the remaining rebel areas are falling into the grip of the hottest t.v. giant sky news came up with a teaser for their exclu

most powerful and hair raising the very same people who used to be known as moose row or syria's al qaida branch and if that name doesn't ring a bell just picture nine eleven or any other bloody carnage that took responsibility for. this is quite a trio to those who've heard of nor aldin. likely associate them with the beheading of a palestinian boy on camera they've also been blamed for torturing journalists and aid workers jaish al islam paraded kates hostages through the damascus suburbs they once controlled only to use them as human shields later this group along with. was firmly on the john kerry's terrorist list when he was in charge of the state department we've seen pictures we've heard testimony of shocking crimes committed by our by book by joshua. by al-shabaab it seems even london a staunch ally of some rebel groups has lost patients britain won't send any more cash to fighters an adlib as it says in the times newspaper u.k. diplomats have admitted the remaining rebel areas are falling into the grip of the hottest t.v. giant sky news came up with a teaser for their exclusive r

kind of an operation we know what russia wants russia wants turkey to deal with groups linked to al qaida whether it's the scene whether it's a sham and whether or not turkey can and convince for example the so-called moderate rebels allied to turkey to take on the fight against these al qaida groups it is still not clear but we understand from some sources is that turkey is trying through its contacts to convince him to disband itself to prevent this all out offensive. will this offensive for example be limited in scope we know that the syrian government has some strategic assets that it wants to recapture like the international highway so that it can link the main urban centers and it wants to put the push the rebels far back so that they can protect their strongholds and how much and love to keep so nothing is clear we are expecting the russian president that's what us is turkish counterpart and the iranian president to further discuss the issue of when they meet in iran later next week we'll leave it. with these and i think you. but other news now on a fragile cease fire in libya appe

attempts to portray that place as just rebel held clave so the question is if it lip is mainly ruled by al qaida who gave sky news the exclusive access they are not rebels there. which rebels did you get access to perhaps they've seen this reporting tactic once before during the siege of syria's economic hub aleppo activists say close to one hundred children have been killed in the east in rebel held areas of aleppo will your seat and if battle districts that rebel held an able to convince moscow to stop bombing civilians all they talked about was how civilians and moderate opposition fighters were being slaughtered by assad and the russians there was no mention of the jihad as though and there since something our reporter saw with their own eyes. and the rebels are pushing to aleppo again. beyond that you're into the rebel held parts of aleppo that is the black flag of job nusra. brainchild in the syrian civil war. duma. always black and white or with the legal regime against the all civilian or ask that just enjoy killing civilians stuck in the evil i was. obviously a child which is the ocean

so the question is if it lip is mainly ruled by al qaida who gave sky news the exclusive access they are not rebels there al qaeda which rebels did you can get access to perhaps they've seen this reporting tactic once before during the siege of syria's economic hub aleppo activists say close to one hundred children have been killed in the east in rebel held areas of aleppo mill your seat in the if battle districts of rebel held east to level unable to convince moscow to stop bombing civilians all they talked about was how civilians and moderate opposition fighters were being slaughtered by assad and the russians there was no mention of the hottest though and there since something our reporter saw with their own eyes. we're in the south. and the rebels are pushing into aleppo again. beyond that you're into the rebel held parts of aleppo that is the black flag of job nusra. brainchild in the syrian civil war. time after time. a year ago we had to. do mamma always black and white. regime again we. enjoyed killing. a child because this is the ocean accompli. an american journalist has pub

formally known as al nasra or al qaida in syria but the group is viewed by russia and america as a terrorist organization and has carried out a number of atrocities and the group chief has warned all of the factions against taking part in any talks with damascus our weapons are the source of our strength and on are thinking about surrendering to the enemy and handing over weapons will be considered treason. of the syrian army meanwhile are sending reinforcements to eclipse soldiers can be seen riding on top of lorries and. tillery and other military equipment officers say troops are ready for the final battle against the militants but so far right now they are waiting for the all. as tensions mount in the russian center for syria reconciliation says it's received intelligence on the delivery of toxic substances to the province with the help of the white helmets to later be used in staging a foal's flag attack by russia has previously warned that militants are preparing to stage a chemical attack and the issue has been the subject of heated debate at the u.n. security council syrian armed for

heat a sham the group formerly known as al nasra as well as what our city in the syrian branch of al qaida those fighters are designated as terrorists by the international community they are powerful and they have in the past rejected ultimatums to disband. lenders all turkey wants to avoid military action so it's using the threat of military action to force will start to disband the announcement that see a rebel groups are united on the one command is an example. part of a glib lies on the border with turkey which wants to avoid any military offensive that would cause human suffering further displacement and the collapse of the ass and a process there. for three years especially in the sunni area. started . for months now members of the so-called radical groups have been targeted in unclaimed attacks that some link to a campaign to eliminate the province from foreign fighters disagreements over at liberty turkey and russia were evident during talks on syria and saudi the province was not mentioned in the final statement was mentioned in a separate statement issued by turkey's foreign mini

a sham the group formerly known as el nostra as well as what are said dean the syrian branch of al qaida those fighters are designated as terrorists by the international community they are powerful and they have in the past we checked with ultimatums to disband. turkey wants to avoid military action so it's using the threat of military action to force will start to disband the announcement that see a rebel groups are united on the one command is an example. part of it live lives on the border with turkey which wants to avoid any military offensive that would cause human suffering further displacement and the collapse of the ass in a process. for three years especially in the syria area trying to train. the syrian army to be started. for months now members of the so-called radical groups have been targeted in unclaimed attacks that some link to a campaign to eliminate the province from foreign fighters disagreements over at liberty turkey and russia were evident during talks on syria and such the province was not mentioned in the final statement it live was mentioned in a separate stateme

the group formerly known as al nasra and al qaida syria affiliate arrested deen have not shown any intention to disband turkey was under pressure from its political allies russia and you. eliminate them possibly using syrian rebels. the pressure may now turkey had warned russia and iran that a government offensive in adlib would threaten their political alliance the three countries the main stakeholders in the syrian conflict have been cooperate in through the so-called asked in a process their partnership has recently taken a whole new meaning the united states is the cleared economic war against them cooperation between these main players could stave off a battle that could affect the lives of billions in limited military operation tell there are expected around the edges of the province the government wants to secure a highways and prevent it little be used to attack strongholds. beirut huge crowds gathered in northern yemen for the funerals of people killed in a saudi coalition air strike last week more than fifty people died in the attack forty of them were children in the strike spot a

al qaida rebranded in syria and then defiant cranking out and lists propaganda. they're in mind that many of them aren't even syrians from all over the world from china from central asia from the caucasus from morocco to baghdad out on jihad in syria and again they have nowhere left to retreat but the biggest danger here is the danger of an international escalation because out of the blue we have u.s. military assets we're talking here about. cruise missile carrying systems cruise missile delivery systems being stationed off the coast of the coast of syria guided missile destroyers as well as strategic bombers an aircraft that could wreck a lot of damage on syria if brought to bear and this is days after the united states and its allies britain and france wanted a joint statement that they would strike syria if there are reports of using chemical weapons the russians though is saying that they're warning that chemical attack is imminent except it will be the rebels who carried out we've been hearing of about this military buildup what do we know about this exactl

and the rebel in itself is fighting its own allies at the same time al qaida has been given an opportunity to take advantage of the chaos does yand then in your opinion risk falling to the jihadi s. while it's busy fighting al qaeda and any terrorist group if you want to really do face of them to fight them it is not just can by the security solution not just done by the weapons there is another solution the other solution is supporting democracy. way supporting peaceful movements supporting the development supporting the just as that is very important so in yemen people are you know facing all this is extremism extremists see both during his son experience or if they will appear you know this time but also there is another solution for that how can we face them remember sophie when we made i want peaceful revolution in two thousand and eleven during two years of peaceful missile two years there wasn't one spot almost died so we give the alternative which is peaceful the struggle this whole movement the struggle of build the hatred the small strokes of the love that says citizen bibi being

their strongholds without firing a shot and that's because the coalition made secret deals with al qaida the report also says some were paid to leave key cities and towns others left their weapons and also large sums of seized money the a.p. report also says hundreds of al qaeda fighters were invited to join the coalition the bax government forces fighting the iran allied who in the report was written with help from a grant from the pulitzer center on crisis reporting based on reporting in yemen and interviews with security officers military commanders and four members of al qaida or bad. and is a yemeni political analyst and he joins us now from london thanks very much for being with us what do you make of this report and the fact. that these kind of groups. were suppressed without firing a shot. your. i think one of the issues is that the pieces oversimplify it is a little bit of a more complicated more complicated situation. for tribal communities and local communities it is not a bad idea to reach local because that prevents their towns and cities from from being destroyed or you kno

have given the turks a deadline really to get rid of and to eliminate groups that are linked to al qaida and it live but so far those groups have not disbanded nor have they joined the ranks of the of the so-called moderate opposition military action has also not been taken against this groups but a lot really has changed to following the deterioration in relations with turkey and the united states and russia and the united states now turkey and russia need each other more than ever and they do have common interest so they're going to try to find a way to reach some sort of an arrangement because we heard the turkish foreign minister say bombing the whole of the bombing hospitals bombing schools this this will only create in his words a massacre and it will not be just the if there are just a few in his words terrorist groups and so these two countries there's still no agreement on it but both of them saying that more discussions will be held. have the reins and flash floods in the philippines of thousands of people from their homes these three people have died in the country's no. the i

the group formerly known as al nasra and al qaida syria affiliate harasser dina have not shown any intention to disband if turkey was under pressure from its political allies russia and iran to eliminate them. sublethal using syrian rebels. the pressure may now turkey had warned russia and iran that a government offensive an adlib would threaten their political alliance the three countries the main stakeholders in the syrian conflict have been cooperate ing through the so-called asked in our process their partnership has recently taken a whole new meaning the united states has the cleared economic war against them cooperation between these main players could stave off a battle that could affect the lives of billions in it live limited military operations however are expected around the edges of the province the government wants to securely highways and prevent it little be used to attack it strongholds that a foot or else has either been built. argentina's former president cristina kitchener has appeared in court for questioning over bribery allegations she denies alleged payments from busin

formerly known as al nusra ties to al qaida and the others are jaish al islam and. now they're not exactly unified they started warring putting thousands of civilians in danger there's already reports regularly coming out of the area of the headings caging people and even using people as human shields and other reports are suggesting that some of these groups are gathering for a final push against government areas hoping to stage both a chemical attack and to gain support from the west now the situation is made even more fragile because this this specific area was deemed a deescalation zone after negotiations between russia turkey and iran so with these reports pointing to western intervention in the reorganization of terrorist groups it's hard to see how any. deescalation would happen any time soon indeed don thank you for bringing is that to speed on that and i'm sure we're going to be keeping across the story throughout the evening thank you jim. well this week washington about the details of new sanctions targeting russia which come into force on monday the meas

al qaida groups that way you would avoid a carpet bombing of what we understand is that the turkish the turks and the russians are still talking yes the syrian government can say what they want but at the end of the day they need the green light from russia because they need russian air cover in order to push into it. so include in beirut thank you more now with moment ashara senior political analyst joining us from london you know more when we've had previously the battles for dead and homes and aleppo we've heard all this before does it look like this battle for it could be i mean possibly the worst one yet given all this buildup and the fact that as we said with all these people have been sent there. yeah kemal one find it very difficult to imagine how it could get even worse in syria after those long years of war there of the civil war and of the regime aggression against various parts of the country and yet yes it seems like the three million people within the province are now hostage to some cynical calculus on the part of many including in moscow and washington and that they are.

around this public figure and has come to witness the conflict for himself there are members of al qaida and of the so-called islamic state as well as salafist militia. a few other soldiers complete the picture this is the state of yemen today going to an unnatural alliance of fighters and jihad is who all have one enemy in common but who feels. together they are a scolding the calm voice towards the center of the city. it took weeks of negotiations to prepare for the visits nobody knows whether the ceasefire will last several hours or several days there's still an element of risk. all it takes is a sniper's bullet or some rocket fire. island so the from line to be broken at any . time as has been under heavy fire for two and a half years penned in by both aerial strikes from the saudi coalition and street fighting. you. see. i. i i. i i i i this is very little left of the city apart from rubble burning rubbish a stray dog i. civilian facilities just like everywhere else in the country have been. in destroyed or at best extremely badly damaged. and i get. what i have but i think. i did w

stronghold of jihad and rebels tens of thousands of them and the most powerful faction in eclipse is al qaida h.t.s. as they're called locally and they've been cranking out now defiantly and less propaganda. bear in mind that many of them aren't even syrians their islam is on jihad from central asia from china from the caucasus from morocco to baghdad this is their last stand as i said what's worse though is the foreign power buildup in the area out of the blue you have united states cruise missile delivery systems we're talking here about guided missile destroyers about strategic bombers the rebasing in dropping anchor near syria days after the pentagon announced that they're prepared to take action if there are reports of chemical weapons being used by as'ad and russia's warning that that is exactly what is going to happen the rebels what details do we know about this military buildup we've been hearing about well there's there's information coming in the both russia and the united states propping up their assets the russian fleet is is the biggest that ever being in off the coast of syria

twenty sixteen which over two hundred fifty people died in and in fact they are parallels with the al qaida network pointing out the united states use rendition to bring people back to the to justice as the u.s. would call it and they say the situation is little different they say that they are working with authorities in many cases to bring people back but there have certainly been cases in kosovo where six people were spirited away back to turkey also in ukraine as a bodyguard and also last month was a big scandal in mongolia where a plane was grounded because of allegations that there was a turkish syrian citizen who had been kidnapped and was about to be returned back to turkey now to deny this but on touted leave there is this international campaign to work to bring back people to turkey. the good and the door in thanks so much for bringing us up to date on this aspect of the story from istanbul today. the gaza health ministry says that israeli airstrikes have killed a pregnant woman and her young daughter in the gaza strip one hamas fighter was also killed in those strikes is really o

or rebranded al qaida in syria the smaller groups paying who much to them and taking orders from them bear in mind that many of these jihadi foreigners they're from goods from china central asian school cajuns arabs from morocco to iran jihad just of all flavors that have flocked to syria to fight this we war jihad as they call it and these this is their last stand and rebels have been cranking out propaganda nonstop. also as showdowns go this is this is it this is zero and they'll have nowhere left to retreat if they do indeed lose here tell us more about this military buildup that we're hearing about well this is what's so worrying and unexpected out of the blue we start hearing reports of increased u.s. military presence in the area we're talking about cruise missile delivery systems cruise missiles who's been the weapon of choice when the united states britain france every time they strike at the government of president bashar assad of his forces we're seeing guided missile cruisers destroyers being stationed in the area strategic bombers rebasing to the area and you know it's. th

but is the question the question becomes is he just doing coverage that paints you know isis or al qaida sympathetic figures in a positive light or is he actively part of some kind of process that is plotting a terrorist act and that's a massive distinction right because if it's just the journalism and we're killing people for that then think about what precedent that sets that's why it's important or stand and how did they come to this conclusion because there is from what we know about this program it could be for a variety of reasons they did kill by metadata now they have algorithmic processes that say essentially like if this person's phone number is in the wrong place too many times we might be on the list because of that so that's why we need to know we need to know one way or the other and they say that's the reason that's what human is legal team believe is the reason that he's being targeted as a it's literally them out of data that he thinks it's because he's talked to the wrong people too many times he for instance both interviewed and visited a character name for us all stor

a group of the turkey russia and the us consider a terrorist organization and was once linked to al qaida. such as how would the salvation government step up to prime minister joschka who say's they are not an opposition but the revolution itself so. it will be a disaster and a catastrophe if such an attack happens because even rich and able governments can't evacuate three or four million people quickly in such difficult conditions that we are living in it is a part of it that's at the center of the almost stronghold for the syrian opposition this is a calm here compared to other offices and held areas but if there is enough that this will be the last battle before the syrian government takes full control of the country opposition groups in it that are attempting to unify international army with turkey's help to try and overcome and a division but. has not offered its support yet president bashar al assad has dropped leaflets over there calling for rebel groups to surrender and this may be the new unifying factions that he and god willing and we hope that it could help the country and th

kenyan capital nairobi have been marking twenty years since the first major international attack by al qaida in jihad east two hundred fifty eight people were killed when the militants carried out near simultaneous truck bomb attacks on the u.s. embassies in kenya and tanzania. u.s. president donald trump has warned other countries and company use against trading with iran his message comes after he reimposed many of the same issues that were in effect before the twenty fifteen nuclear deal with iran now in a tweet today trump labeled the renewed as saying the most biting ever imposed and he warned that anyone doing business with iran would not be doing business in the united states. all right difficult tough talk coming from trump there joining me now in the studio is cornelius out of our he is with the german council on foreign relations it's good to have you on the show so this is not putting germany or europe in an easy physician right now i mean is this an ultimatum you have to make a choice either you do business with iran or you do business with the u.s. well it would be the second ul

on our backs controlling either leave his militant group taddeo to aldershot known as al nusra or al qaida in syria the group is viewed by russia and america as a terrorist organization and has carried out a number of atrocities the group chief has warned all other factions against taking part in any talks with damascus our weapons are the source of our strength and thinking about surrendering to the enemy and handing over weapons will be considered treason as tensions mount and it leaves the russian center for syrian reconciliation says it has received intelligence on the delivery of toxic substances to the province with the help of self-styled rescue group the white helpmates this is all to be used later in staging a false flag attack russia has previously warned that militants are preparing to stage such a chemical attack. but it goes there was more on the potential escalation of the situation in live it is shaping up to be the end a last showdown between jihad ists and the syrian army it is the last remaining stronghold of islamist and rebels what's worse is the foreign power buildup i

controlling it libya's militant group high at target al shah formally known as al nusra or as al qaida in syria the group is viewed by russia and america as a terrorist organization and has carried out a number of atrocities the group chief as one but all other actions against taking part in any talks with damascus. our weapons are the source of our strength and thinking about surrendering to the enemy and handing over weapons will be considered treason the syrian army meanwhile is sending reinforcements that you believe such as a tanks artillery and other men a trick with. when officers say their troops are ready for the final battle against militants but as of right now they're waiting for the order. tensions martin needly the russian center for syrian reconciliation says it's received intelligence on the delivery of toxic substances to the province with the help of the white helmets to later be used in staging a false flag attack russia has previously warned that militants are preparing to stage a chemical attack the issue has been the subject of heated debate at the u.n. security c

well here are the details on the interrogation of an al qaida terrorists captured in two thousand. he spent four years in cia black sites including the one in tyler gina hospital watch he was subsequently transferred to guantanamo bay that's where he is well his case was highlighted back in twenty fourteen by the senate intelligence committee the committee released a report saying interrogators had obtained no useful information from him. however when questioned by the senate before taking office possible insisted that intelligence gained from al qaeda suspects had proof i kill the president has asserted that torture works do you agree with that statement. senator i i don't believe that torture works i believe as many people directors who have sat in this chair before me that valuable information was obtained from senior al qaeda operatives that allowed us to defend this country and prevent another attack a former cia officer rima government told me earlier war crimes were perpetrated. in thailand. gina has strong was not was playing fast and loose with the truth and her hearing in