while the civil war has been occurring al qaeda and isis have got stronger. more numerous.he greatest that to the homeland today comes from Ãb the civil war we been helping to perpetuate is actually making our most sacred enemy even stronger inside that country. second, there has to be a line that's crossed in which our ally has gone too far that we are not willing to follow. clearly that has happened in saudi arabia as they intentionally bomb schools and Ãbjust because we stand up and say we are not willing to support you saudi arabia and your targeted bombing of civilians that does not mean equally gift to iran. second, a lot of folks seem to p believe that there is some command and control relationship during the iranians and who sees. there are weapon capabilities that have been gifted, granted to the who sees by the iranians but the who these are not has but one. this is not a group of fighters that iran controls. as the civil war goes on and on and gets deeper and deeper, the who sees and the iranians get closer and closer together. as we continue to feed enough suppo

are embedded with al qaeda they move with al-qaeda they can collaborate with al-qaeda and this is not the first time that we've seen this construct in fact james lim is there any idea produced of the white helmets in two thousand and thirteen in one nine hundred ninety nine in kosovo at the end of the unlawful nighttime intervention that was responsible for transforming the k.l.a. which was the albanian warlords mixed with al qaida into the kosovo protection corps so that was actually the blueprint of the operation which i'm from missouri has headed up for british intelligence in syria from two thousand and thirteen until today. of course called just stop sending aid it's so many people need it how how do they get the money into the wrong hands. well surely they should be collaborating with the syrian government and the syrian government has taken but control from the terrorists and things financed by our government. are probably eighty five percent of inhabited syria and they are struggling on their economic sanctions to mn tying the humanitarian effort that is supported by people th

backed coalition al-qaeda leaders even brag about it. to this conflict know for certain about our participation we're fighting alongside our muslim brothers in yemen or help them with weapons and everything we can. unraveling the resulting melee distinguishing fighters from fanatics is all but impossible and apparently the fight against who through rebels is a great recruiting sergeant for al qaeda and for growing their arms and revenue streams creating a vicious cycle that doesn't seem to have a logical conclusion nevertheless the saudis and americans insist they are committed to fighting terrorism in the country drone strikes have long been the weapon of choice and since there's little official data on the specifics of casualties from such operations on us to rely on data from other sources latest figures estimate a third of those killed in twenty eighteen were pro-government forces those actually fighting for the coalition or civilians. so let's see this is a picture of the car after the strike they were looking for the boy when the s

involvement in jenin has arguably undermined the effort against al qaeda affiliates. the state department's country reports on terrorism for 2016 that the conflict between the saudi led forces and the insurgents has actually helped al qaeda in thean arabian peninsula and isis yemen branch could deepen their inroads across much of the country. ... >> 17 million don't have access to food. supplies are lost every single day. my position on this has not changed for the past eight months. but with the taking of another innocent life of khashoggi the circumstances have further deteriorated. intelligent suggest after repeated denials that the crown prince of saudi arabia himself ordered the murder his denial has only been made plainer this is not an ally that deserves our support for military intervention. especially when our own security is on the line. on the contrary to continue supporting them in this war would be bad diplomacy to undermine our very credibility. us intervention in yemen is an authorized, unconstitutional and immoral. and we must not, we cannot delay voti

al shabab probably the mightiest group it's the former nusra front otherwise al-qaeda in syria should ring a bell. well a so-called spokesman for the armed wing of that same talk. has given an interview for there are many. the man didn't come up with any kind of full list of who's involved but kept repeating everyone in the free lands that's how he refers to areas not controlled by damascus question if we are to believe the guy have the lines between terrorists and moderates been blurred completely an ad lib technically there's a ceasefire between the government and the rebels and a buffer zone in the province right now it was brokered by turkey and russia and eventually backed by france and germany the buffer zone is meant to be free of any terrorists but if it is the terrorists that are now taking control of a joint command center for everyone how does the ceasefire deal makes sense anyway at least you're going to zation the program's guest works and fights for doesn't seem to have any intention of laying their guns down. and would you who he said have been. and then. also you know.

involvement in yemen has arguably undermind the argument against al qaeda's affiliates. the state department report on terrorism for 2016 found that the conflict between the saudi-led forces and the houthi insurgents has actually helped al qaeda in thate laborrian peninsula and isis's yemen branch to deepen their inroads across much of the country. it appears that our involvement in yemen accomplishes no good at all, only harm, and serious, consequential harm at that. the situation in yemen now poses a true humanitarian crisis. the country is on the brink of rampant disease and mass starvation. an estimated 15 million people don't have an ssess to clean water and sanitation and 17 million don't have access to food. more innocent lives are being lost every single day. my position on this has not changed for the past eight months. but with the taking of another innocent life -- that of jamal khashoggi,the circumstances have only further deteriorated. intelligence suggests, despite his repeated denials, that the crown prince of saudi arabia himself ordered the murder. saudi

aka al-qaeda in syria. only you can buster to syria three to four joins me on like good evening peter so the story that we're hearing terrorists uniting with the moderate rebels how significant do you think that is and what could this lead to. what was supposed to happen after the turkish agreement with russia on it led what was supposed to happen was that the moderate would take over control of the province and the extremists. would melt away go back to where they came from or join the turkish militia but they would melt away what we thing is the reverse that the terrorists. are now amalgamating with the so-called moderate but they will be clearly in charge and they have. quite predictably i have to say with naive ever to believe that the strongest party would give way to the weaker party the so-called moderates of the free syrian army but what's happening is that they are now very firmly in the driving seat and they've driven a coach or horses through the turkish russian agreement what does this mean for

a al qaeda in syria. journalist patrick hannifin believes that by supporting moderate rebel groups western powers are effectively helping terrorists now you have effectively a consolidation of all the militants under one terrorist umbrella effectively so if the west is going to intervene diplomatically if the us is going to want to stop syria from retaking its own territory and its allies who are helping them do that then effectively they're taking the side of of a terrorist. conference officially according to h.t.s. el nusra front in charge al-qaeda affiliate all under their control now so any moment if they were moderate yesterday they're not moderate today syrian army. turkey. even the u.s. everyone has to accept the fact that it lives a terrorist occupied. region right now. a group of members of coals youth party have sparked outrage him after being caught singing a nazi era song and shouting homophobic slurs that is an intellectually took place in a bar earlier this month on the anniversary of the in

nuestra aka al qaeda in syria. journalist patrick having sent believes that by supporting moderate rebel groups western powers effectively helping terrorists now you have effectively a consolidation of all the militants under one terrorist umbrella effectively so if the west is going to intervene diplomatically if the us is going to want to stop syria from retaking its own territory and its allies who are helping them do that then effectively they're taking the side of of a terrorist. concept officially according to h.t.s. al nusra front in charge al-qaeda affiliate all under their control now so any money and if they were moderate yesterday they're not moderate today syrian army russia turkey and even the u.s. everyone has to accept the fact that it is a terrorist occupied. region right now and should deal with it accordingly. i get the scenes or upsets in the sherline can parliament as a brawl broke out between will make his. point was the tempus cool day the following discussions over here should leave the count

aka al qaeda in syria. journalist patrick henningsen believes that by supporting moderate rebel groups western powers are now ultimately helping terrorists now you have effectively a consolidation of all the militants under one terrorist on bravo effectively so if the west is going to intervene diplomatically if the us is going to want to stop syria from retaking its own territory and its allies who are helping them do that then effectively they're taking the side of of a terrorist. confound officially according to h.g.'s nusra front in charge al-qaeda affiliate all under their control now so any and if they were moderate yesterday they're not moderate today syrian army. turkey. even the u.s. everyone has to accept the fact that it lived as a terrorist occupied. region right now if friday news program continues in just a moment here on our international in the mix if you will stories members of a youth poddy have been caught singing a nazi era song in public and their reactions have been foster and you know

nuestra aka al qaeda in syria journalist patrick henningsen believes that by supporting moderate rebel groups western powers are in fact helping terrorists. now you have effectively a consolidation of all the militants under one terrorist on bravo effectively so if the west is going to intervene diplomatically if the us is going to want to stop syria from retaking its own territory and its allies who are helping them do that then effectively they're taking the side of of a terrorist. concept officially according to h.t.s. el nusra front in charge al-qaeda affiliate all under their control now so any and if they were moderate yesterday they're not moderate today syrian army russia turkey. even the u.s. everyone has to accept the fact that it lived as a terrorist occupied. region right now are still up and coming on the program here on members of angela merkel's youth party and being caught singing a nazi era song and public reactions happening fast and furious that story and much more just about. this reserve bank unable to see yes is at the center of america's descent into financial ar

in yemen this year were civilians that is according to the associated press and moreover hitting al qaeda targets has reportedly become harder as the terror group is fighting the opposition alongside groups backed by the united states that hawkins takes a closer look at washington's evolvement in the water on a country yemen suffering only started making headlines with the civil war in twenty fifteen but the country's been coming under u.s. bombardments for far longer sixteen years in fact in modern history only the afghan war has lasted longer and part of the reasoning in both cases is fighting al qaida we're going to continue to work with the yemeni government to try to identify a q a p leadership and operations try to thwart them the conflict shows no sign of abating and the u.s. is fighting on more than one front washington backs the saudi led coalition and its battle against rebels in the country and here is where it gets complicated al qaida terrorists are now reportedly partnered up with some militias and funded by the u.s. backed coalition al qaida leaders even brag about it. to t

it has emboldened iran and relieves pressure on al qaeda and isis. more importantly it has resulted in the largest humanitarian disaster facing the world in recent memory. it is time for this war to stop. it is also appropriate to reassess our relationship with saudi arabia in response to the brazen murder of jamal khashoggi and other violations of human rights. we must ensure all individuals who played a role in directing, planning, and carrying out the murder are held accountable. despite denials by the president, it is inconceivable to me that such an operation would be conducted without at least the awareness of crown prince mohammed bin salman, if not in its planning then certainly in its immediate aftermath. the crown prince controls all levels of power in saudi arabia and it's no coincidence that those who have been publicly identified as most directly responsible for the murder include these closest advisor and numerous members of the saudi royal guard. if the saudis are now being honest despite repeated denials and shifting explanations for

in yemen, al qaeda and the arabian peninsula has been long one of al qaeda's most deadly affiliates, with a global reach, and with global ambitions. of course you will recall the printer cartridge plot from several years ago that was run out of yemen. we continue to be actively engaged, using whole of government approaches. not just kinetic, but also nonkinetic civilian sector tools as well. in yemen, we're doing things like boosting border security capabilities so we can control movements of potential terrorists across border, law enforcement and investigative capability, crisis response capability, and so on. >> you didn't answer my question about russia. >> oh, yes, what was the question about russia? >> russia's involvement directly or indirectly, through arms sales or other activities on terrorist activity in afghanistan, for instance -- >> in afghanistan -- that i mentioned, yes. >> in afghanistan, and yemen, yes, so russia obviously has had a long historic cal interest in afghanistan, not all of that interest benign. i think the best way to answer that question would be, and t

like al qaeda and isis. in addition, it's no secret that certainly not to the subcommittee, iran remains the world's leading sponsor of terrorism. iran spends nearly $1 billion a year to support its terrorist proxies. $1 billion a year. the regime has a truly global reach. we must elevate our efforts to counter its influence around the world. our strategy is in america first strategy but that does not mean america alone. quite the contrary. terrorism is a global threat and all nations have a role to play in countering it. strategy specifically highlight the need to leverage existing counterterrorism partnerships and develop new ones. and to build our partners to be bullies. our goal is for our partners to be able to confront the terrorist threats they face independently. without needing to reach amy return to the united states for assistance. i quickly run through some of our most important efforts. first, countering iran and its terrorist proxies is a top priority for the trump administration. we are using

in then, al qaeda arabian peninsula has long been one of al qaeda's most deadly affiliates, with global reach and global ambitions. you will recall a plot several years ago run out of yemen. we continue to be engaged using approaches,ment connecticut and non-kinetic civilian sector tools as well. in yemen we are doing things like boosting border security capability, so we can control movements of potential terrorists across borders, crisis response capability and so on. >> you didn't answer my question about russia? russia's involvement directly or indirectly, through arms sales or other activity, in afghanistan for instance. afghanistan and yemen, yes. long historical interest in afghanistan, not all of it a nine. the best way to answer the question would be to, it may not be a pleasing answer but i would be happy to answer it in more .etail in a classified setting congressman: thank you. how are you progressing with online terror activities? and its use of social media has been a game changer, in terms of inspiring attacks a remotely, as well as to recruit people to come to the war zo

and geo operations all we know is that millions of dollars in cash in aid have been funneled to al qaeda in syria and that's just what they've admitted they found that funding has now been terminated but it's very interesting in this report is that the usaid watchdog does not name the n.g.'s now of course one of those primary n.g.o.s will be the white house probably one of the most primitive. and i can i and these are n.p.r. and he's working on the ground in syria basically providing the public and there in the corporation of the regime change current policy surely the u.s. should first of all be left on economic sanctions and it should then be if it's necessary be collaborating with the syrian government to provide aid to the areas where it's most needed because i don't expect this to happen it regardless it's a sick and a sad joke on the american taxpayer trillions of their hard money spent on the war on terror originally on defeating al qaeda and all the while they've been paying to feed and finance those very same jihad ists nato's drills in norway leave behind a trail of mayhem and

nusra front they have many names in short al-qaeda is wing in syria facts of the matter that they were benefiting from u.s. taxpayer money it's no surprise everyone n.g.o.s aid organizations civilians traveling through northern syria have to pay to pass checkpoints beat and money in goods this is been a fact for years it's business one of the terrorists' main sources of funding worst of all it is assumed that these jihad ists have been able to infiltrate put their people in n.g.o.s humanitarian organizations from which they siphon money and aid to further their malign cause one investigation found that in n.g.o.s employees knowingly diverted thousands of u.s. s. including. fighters the report itself light on names and numbers perhaps for political reasons the fallout here could seriously damage and operations all we know is that millions of dollars in cash and aid have been funneled to al qaeda in syria and that's just what they've admitted found that funding has now been terminated but it's very interesting in this report is that the u.s. aid watchdog does not name the n.g.'s now of c

time sometimes you will hear someone say that they are part of al-qaeda but what is their real affiliation to al qaeda other than some romantic notion to be honest with you he was one of those who were one sending out last messages from besieged aleppo before death from assad's bombs besieged aleppo. we may not be able to send anyone messages as regime forces push closer this might be close to if not be a last communication but his reports have since kept coming and he was even accused of links to al qaida something he has denied c.n.n. actually try to distance themselves from a bill karim and one of their more recent documentaries well november twenty. two interviewing a high profile figure of tough we're all shocked aka x. news. aka al qaida in syria. ten list patrick henningsen believes that by supporting moderate rebel groups western paliser effectively helping terrorists. now you have effectively a consolidation of all the militants under one terrorist umbrella effectively so if the west is going to intervene diplomatically if the us is going to want to stop syria from retaking its ow

in 2016 the state department report found that the conflict had helped al qaeda and the islamic state of the branch to deepen their inroads across much of the country. this war is both a humanitarian disaster and a strategic disaster in the fight against international terrorism. further, never let us forget that saudi arabia is an undemocratic monarchyd controlld by one family, the saudi family. and in the 2017 report, quite the a conservative cato institu, saudi arabia was ranked 149 out of 159 countries in terms of freedom and human rights. for decades they funded schools, mosques and regions to promote an extreme form of islam. in saudi arabia today, women are treated as third class citizens and still need the permission of a male guardian to go to school or to get a job, have to follow a strict dress code and can be stoned to death for adultery or for spending time with a man that does not a relative. the saudi activists are a leader in the fight for women's rights and are forced to return to saudi arabia. she's currently being held without charges. the same is true of many other

s the al nusra front in charge al-qaeda affiliate all under their control now so any money and if they were moderate yesterday they're not moderate today syrian army russia turkey and even the u.s. everyone has to accept the fact that it lived as a terrorist occupied. region right now and should deal with it accordingly. i guess the scenes erupted in the sherry lankan parliament as a brawl broke out between no make is that was the tempo schooldays or following discussions over who should leave the country the chair lanka has been in place called deadlock since last month when this president abruptly stopped the prime minister and suspended parliament the critics planted the made illegal and unconstitutional the who a russian man has been jailed for fourteen years for brutal assault on his wife that story and will coming up. what politicians do something. they put themselves on the line they get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president i'm sure. some want to be rich. but you'd like to be pretty much like the three of them all the people. interested always in the waters. th