farmers in aleppo, with the help of donors created something sustainable. there are more than 4,000 people who need more food in this neighbourhood. with this project, a growing number of people know where the next few meals are coming from >>> mohamed soltan a human rights activist freed on saturday arrived in the united states. the egyptian-american was arrested in 2013 and sentenced to life in prison. police looked for his father but arrested mohamed soltan instead. he has been on hunger strike for over a year. burundi's president pierre nkurunziza will not attend a summit in tanzania focussing on the crisis in his country, a group of african leaders are meeting finding a solution ending weeks of protests. demonstrations were triggered after pierre nkurunziza said he'd seek a third term in office. we have more from the capital. >> translation: the president says he did not attend the summit because he's campaigning, preparing for elections. the last time he went to a summit there was an attempted coup. perhaps he doesn't feel comfortable leading the coun

. >> isil sources say key groups have taken over in aleppo. the road that leads to the opposition strongholds, 16 people are also reported to have been killed in government shelling in idlib. >> syrian activists say more than 25 civilians mostly women and children have been killed at an explosion in a hospital. barrels of fuel caught fire in the hospital. the cause of the fire is not yet known. it happened while families were waiting to have their families vaccinated. >> syria's four year war has killed more than 220,000 people. the united nations say 10 million people are going hungry. lack of security, funding and access means it's really hard to help. a. >> scheme aim to say help syrians help themselves. >> this urban farm was set up eight months ago. thirty families get a regular supply of eggs. others have the option of buying into a cooperative that make a living off the farm. >> the aim of this project is to achieve food security for aleppo, a means of protection if a blockade is imposed on the city's liberated areas. >> it's funded by

also claims to have taken control of key villages in northern province of aleppo. strategically important situated on the road to the opposition forces. 16 have also been all righted to be killed in government shelling in idlib. >>> syrian activists say mostly women and children, 25 have been killed. barrels of fuel apparent caught fire in the syrian city, it happened while families were waiting to have their children vaccinated. 220,000 people have died in the four years of syria's war. 10 million are still going hungry. lack of security access means it's lard to feed everyone. but a new scheme aims to help syrians help themselves. >> reporter: providing food for the hungry people of syria it was set up in the opposition part of the country eight months ago. some have the option of buying into a cooperative that make a living off the farm. >> the aim of the project is to provide food security in aleppo. >> it's founded by the koran society, a u.s. based charity. >> it creates food security for syrians. it creates the kind of food security and also general life sec

and says the devices killed more than 3,000 civilians in aleppo last year alone. groups are also criticized for using imprecise weapons like mortars that killed 600 civilians in the city in 2014. and comes as u.n. backed talks on negotiations to end the conflict in syria get underway in geneva the u.n. envoy staffan de mistura will meet with the government and rebel representatives as well as with regional players including iran. >> we must redouble efforts in search of a political process. the view is shared by the wider international community. russia hopefully refocus the attention on the political track earlier this year through moscow one and moscow two. there was also a youthful meeting in cairo. and last week the security council fully expressed to me unanimously, that another attempt to politically try to resolve the conflict should be made even if even if odds of success are indeed lost. the only way is to test the willingness of the parties to narrow the gaps and if they are ready. >> reporter: let's go live to paul brennan who is in geneva in the last h

. >>> isil says they've taken over key villages near aleppo. they're taken one that's strategically important because it is on the roads that leads to opposition strongholds. 16 people also reported to have been killed in government shelling. >>> syria says more than 25 civilians, mostly women and children have been killed in an explosion at a hospital. barrels of fuel reportedly caught fire in the hospital in the city. the cause of the fire is not yet known. it happened while families were waiting to have their children vaccinated >>> syria's war has killed more than 220,000 people and the united nations says more than 10 million people are going hungry and it's proving hard to help people. >>reporter: this urban farmer is helping to provide food for a few of the many hungry people in syria. it was set up in an opposition-held part of aleppo eight months ago. around 30 families get a regular supply of eggs and others can buy into a cooperative that make a living off the farm. >> the aim of this project to achieve some security for aleppo is a

it says the explosives killed more than 3,000 in aleppo last year. and new video has emerged of a dramatic rescue operation to save people crammed into a rubber dingy which appears to be sinking. the pictures were shot which came to their rescue in the mediterranean. well a british navy ship is starting operations to help with the migrant crisis in coordination with the italian navy but the u.k.'s foreign policy has largely been out of the picture as voters head to the polls in two days time. lawrence lee reports from london. they are having some work zone on it's a good time for it the civil servants work goes on hold when they try to gets elected. who will become the leading diplomate, and will other countries sit up and take notice. >> there is no real surprise that foreign policy hasn't played much of a role during this campaign, as usual it's mostly been about the economy. but there is a question about the extent to which the two main parties here continue to have a big strategic vision for the u.k.'s place in the world, and indeed the extent to

the ancient city of aleppo has seen some of the fighting.nment's use of barrel bombs had a devastating effect. despite the increasing attacks people are resilient. >> we will never give up. we'll never retreat even if they bomb the city or shell us. we lost 10 people from my family and are ready to lose more. we never give up. >> this woman and children survived a barrel bomb attack. but her husband and relatives and home were destroyed. >> translation: we have nothing left. should i feed my kids or not. thank be to god we'll remain here and remain steadfast. god help us. we are not afraid. may god grant us the string to protect us. >> barrel bombs are not the only threat. campaign group the syrian group say backed by hezbollah fighters, control some of the north. the central parts are held by an alliance of opposition groups. some of the countryside to the east is held by i.s.i.l., and aleppos people are trapped. >> in yemen, the saudi-led coalition carried out air strikes, says the humanitarian ceasefire. aid agencies say the 5-day pause w

at least 55 people were killed there. >> the scene in aleppo this morning is grim. activists say government helicopters have just dropped barrel bombs on the district. this ambulance is rushing to help survivors and many people are dead, including women and children. many groups fighting in syria is in aleppo, but the province of idlib next door syrian rebels have overrun the town and they're promising more gains. >> we have weapons we've never used before. we promised our brothers that very soon they will see the new weapons. >> the fighters or are reported to have attacks to plans to attack on the coast. syrian forces have been on the retreat in idlib province in recent days. these military vehicles are set to be heading into the province of ham a and coastal areas beyond. it could be the next crucial battles for the rebels. >> but on the other side of the country there is a fast-moving battle between kurdish fighters known as the people's protection units and fighters from the islamic state in iraq and the levant. the kurds say they've cleared the village from is

on tuesday rebel shelling in regime held territory of aleppo killed 14 including four children.this brutal war grind on, neither side appears to be winning. but syria's civilians are the ones losing. john vause, cnn. >> just a short time ago i spock with the main author of amnesty international's aleppo report and i asked her what she hopes to achieve with her report. >> our main goal in this report is to reveal to the world the truly horrific situation that is happening in aleppo and across syria. and we are making specific calls on the security council to recognize and uphold its resolution, resolution 2139. which condemns the kind of abuses that are covered in this report. and specifically addresses and condemns the use of barrel bombs. we are also calling on the security council to impose sanctions, targeted sanctions on those responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity. we're calling on this security council to impose an arms embargo on the syrian government and finally, we are calling for the security council to refer the situation in syria to the international

aleppo. >> to potential recruits. savagery has beendone a great deal for isis. the psychology is it's -- many cities and towns have fallen for isis because basically the soldiers are terrified to attack. rhamadi fell to isis just about ten days ago. the iraqi forces the odds were against isis 10 to 1. yet, isis was able to take over the city because iraqi soldiers were terrified. in many ways you are seeing just the tip of the iceburg. in fact thousands of people have been killed and beheaded and crucified. we have not seen the videos. many rebel groups are doing the same thing in iraq. the difference between isis and other groups isis celebrates savagery because it's an big part of who they are. >>> the war in syria has killed more than 220,000 people and more than 10 million people are going hungry. lack of security funding, and access means it's proving hard to help everyone but as caroline malone explains a new scheme helps syrians help themselves. >>reporter: this urban farm is helping p

we spoke with 78 current, former residents of aleppo.eople are having their torn apart by a barrel bomb attacks. one man comes to mind whose two daughters were killed in an attack on a school. his third daughter just regained the use of her legs. and she was 11 years old. this is really a horrifying type of weapon that is ripping apart civilian life and hitting at the heart of civilian life in aleppo and across syria. >> the details are indeed tore ren dus and shocking. thank you so much for joining us here on cnn. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> 150 kilometers to the east of aleppo is, the site of heavy forces and kurds in kobani. drone footage exclusive to cnn is showing just how devastating the fighting has been there. want you to take a look. a spokesman for the kurd whose now control kobani say 70% of the town has been destroyed by months of air strikes and isis bombs. you can see there, beautiful day there in kobanni. there on the ground. absolutely. complete devastation. it is shocking. >> yemen's defense ministry says at least 44

after the bombing on monday of one of aleppo's last remaining schools. more than four years into the syrian civil war scenes like this remain part of life for residents big and small. conditions here are the focus of a report just released by amnesty international. the title alone telling story. death everywhere. the organization says war crimes are a daily occurrence in the syrian city committed both by government forces and by armed opposition groups. it accuses the government though of a callous policy of, crimes against humanity. a weapon of choice, the barrel bomb. an oil barrel or fuel tank stuffed with explosives and metal fragments dropped from a helicopter on targets below. just last month 85 such attacks in aleppo alone striking hose markets and mosques. the bombs have killed 11,000 syrians since 2012 according to that report, amnesty international also points to many dead in detention or simply vanished. between 2011 and 2014 an estimated 85,000 individuals were victims of what that report called enforced disappearances. condemned human rights

>>reporter: the scene in aleppo this morning is great. activists say government helicopters have just dropped barrel bombs. this ambulance is rushing to help survivors. many are dead including women and children. many groups fighting in syria is in aleppo but the province next door syrian rebels have overrun the town and the field commander is promising more gains. >> we still have weapons that we never used before. we promise our brothers that very soon they will see the new weapons. >>reporter: fighters of coalition and rebel groups including al-nusra fighters have plans to attack president assad's stronghold on the coast. syrian forces have been on the retreat in recent days. these military vehicles are set to be heading into the province of hama and the coastal areas beyond. it could be the next crucial battle for the rebels and the syrian government. it lies between the power base of president assad's stronghold to the west and a rebel held province to the north. but on the other side of the country, there is a fast-moving battle bet

we have a round-up of the day's event >>> the seen in aleppo this morning is grim. activists say government helicopters have dropped barrel bombs in this district. this ambulance is rushing to help survivors. many are dead, including women and children. many groups fighting in syria, is in aleppo, but the province of idlib next door, syrian rebels overran the town and the field commander is promising more gains. >> we still have weapons that we never used before. we promised our brothers that they'll see the new weapons. the fighters and rebel groups including nusrah front, coalition of groups allied to al qaeda are reported to have plans to attack president bashar al-assad's stronghold on the coast. syrian forces have been on the retreat. the vehicles are said to be heading into the province of hama and beyond. it could be the next crucial battle for the rebels and the government. it's in the province of hama, and lies between the power base of president bashar al-assad in the mountains to the west, and the rebel-held province in idlib in the north. on the other si

many groups fighting in syria is in aleppo. the province of idlib next door syrian rebels have overrun. >> fighters of coalition groups including al nusra front fighters are reported to have plans to attack the these militaries are said to be heading to hama and the coastal areas and beyond. they could be the next crucial battle for the rebels in the syrian government. it's in the province of hama and lies in the power base and the rebel-held province of idlib in the north. but on the other side of the country there is a fast-moving battle between kurdish fighters known as the people's protection units and fighters from the islamic state in iraq and the levant. the kurds say they cleared the village from isil. activists posted this video shown the destruction which was recently overrun by isil. kurdish fighters backed by u.s.-led airstrikes drove them out. this syrian woman said that she lost everything. >> i built this house with my sweat and blood. i don't have anyone. i'm barely surviving. they don't fear god. >> many syrian

just last month, 85 such attacks in aleppo alone striking sites like hospitals, markets and mosques. the bombs have killed 11,000 syrians since 2012 according to that report. amnesty also reports to arrest being used systematically. and simply vanished. anest military commanded 85,000 individuals were victims of what that report calls enforced disappearances. a u.n. security council last year condemned human rights violations in syria but in aleppo residents are still waiting for the international community to respond. the world has turns it's back in a cold harded display of indifference. >> well, talks are afternoon way to try and end the war in syria. the u.n. envoy is meeting with 40 groups but isil, and the al quaida linked front are not taking part. given the fanfare that meeted the news conference here, in geneva, on tuesday morning and the media presence that was there, he was actually rather modest in setting out the aims for the next four our five weeks. the consultations he said they would be closed, juan to one, he described it as not a one off meeting but low key consult

campaign group the syrian group say backed by hezbollah fighters, control some of the north of aleppoition by nusra front. the central parts are held by an alliance of opposition groups. some of the countryside to the east is held by i.s.i.l., and aleppo's people are trapped. >>> in chile rain has triggered a flood forcing for than 100 to leave their home. mobile phone footage shows the moment a house was swept away. the area was cut off from the rest of the country, leaving all roads impassable. >> columbian rescue teams have been working nonstop for a second day after a mudslide. 28 have died and many are missing. from there, al jazeera's correspondent has this report. >> reporter: searching in the mud with his bare hands. this man lost his wife in the landslide that wiped away his village. her body was found, but the son is still missing. >> translation: when the mud slide hit the house, i was holding on to my son. the mud slide hit the house. i lost my grip. >> reporter: survivors have been helping the military and rescue teams. no one knows how many are unaccounted for. this floo

development, women's empowerment, and in negotiation skills throughout the middle east, including in aleppo, syria. dr. katherine hanson is a fellow at penn cultural heritage center for the university of pennsylvania museum specializing in the protection of cultural heritage. specifically on the threats to me -- she recently served as the program director for the archaeological site preservation program at the iraqi institute for the conservation of antiquities and heritage in erbil.

and this was the result of another government barrel bomb attack in aleppo. this rubble was a school building which despite all the fighting in the city was still open. rescuers have been digging through debris but they believe many of the dead and injured are children. >> translator: i urge king salman i urge him on behalf of

it was set up in an opposition part of aleppo months ago. others can buy into a cooperative that make a living off the farm. >> the aim of this project to provide food security for aleppo. a means of providing food during a blockade. >> they provide what they call smart aid. finding the most effective and impactful way to help syrians based on their requests. >> of course it creates food security for syrians. it creates the food security and general life security for the people that we serve and that's why we are so passionate about giving this kind of smart aid. >> people without food in war zones are vulnerable not just to mall nutritionmalnutrition but to coalition exploitation.including duma and yarmouk and is only able to reach some people in hama idlib and aleppo. some people are so desperate to find food they resort to eating whatever is available like yarmouk, one of the places blocked off from food supplies and aid. >> in syria what we are seeing is two type of tactics using food as a weapon of war. the parties are confist confiscat

. >>> elsewhere in syria activists in aleppo providence say at least 12 people have been killed afternment helicopters bombed the province and in idlib the siege by rebel fighters of a hospital occupied by government soldiers has ended. and we have the story. >> reporter: multiple air strikes from the town here in the province of idlib. the aim of those strikes is to provide cover for more than 200 government troops besieged for over two weeks in the town's hospital. these pictures show a number of syrian forces escape some of them are set to be senior officers. the hospital is the last government stronghold in the town. >> translator: ten days ago they promised to end the siege, where is his force? his power and his might? but two days of joy and victory. >> reporter: the coalition of rebels which includes al-nusra fighters ally to al-qaeda took control of the town over three weeks ago and days earlier they captured the city of idlib the provincial capitol and he and the rest of idlib is important and means the rebels have a gate way to the coast, president assad's power base and a h

details what the organization calls systemic violations of human rights in syria's largest city, aleppo. the report accuses the government of targeting civilians and calls on the international community for action. morgan rat ford has more. >> a frantic search for wounded children after the bombing monday of one of aleppos last remaining schools. scenes like this remain part of life for residents big and small. conditions are the focus of a report just released by amnesty international, the title alone telling the story death everywhere. the organization says war crimes are a daily occurrence in this syrian city, committed both by government forces and by armed opposition groups. it accuses the government, though of a callous policy of collective punishment of civilians with violations so widespread they constitute crimes against humanity. the oil barrel or fuel tank stuffed with explosives and metal fragments dropped by helicopters is the weapon of choice striking hospitals markets and mosques the bombs have killed 11,000 syrians since 2012 according to that report. amnesty also points

it condemned the death of civilians in aleppo. they were killed by barrel bombs. the worst attack on a marketplace, which is under i.s.i.l. control. u.n.'s agency said 10 million are in need of assistance after four years of war. a lack of security funding and access means it's hard to help everyone. caroline malone sees a new scheme is under way to help people help themselves. >> this farmer is helping to provide food for hungry people in syria. it was set up in an opposition held part of aleppo eight months ago. 30 families get a regular supply of eggs. others have an option of buying into a cooperative that makes a living off the farm. >> translation: the aim of the project is to achieve food security for aleppo. it's a means of protection if a blockade is imposed on the liberated areas. it's funded by the koran foundation. they provide smart aid finding the most effective and impact of the ways to help syria. >> of course it creates food security for civilians, and general life security for the people that we serve. and that is why we are so passionate about g

. >>> the united nations has strongly condemned the deaths of 70 receivables in aleppo. the worst attack was in a towncitizens in aleppo. >>> found by one of the massive operations to save migrants in the mediterranean sea. hoda abdel hamid is there. hoda. >> about 2,000 migrants have died we are actually here in augusta, sometime later there is a we still don't know the circumstances under which they died. but often they do die either because water's coming into the boats or because sometimes they are sitting below deck next to the engine and they suffocate. for those who do make it here, it is such a relief but before crossing the sea they do spend some days trying to come to terms of all what they have been through. bus at salama, a young girl tells us the journey is still not over and many of the difficulties are still there. ness it's ait's a moment she's been longing for. her journey started four kilometers away in eritrea. it's a world away from where we first met in misrata's detention center in libya. salam is the girl in orange tense and silent. >> translator:

it was set up in aleppo eight months ago. around 30 families get a regular supply of eggs. others have the option of buying into a cooperative that make a living off the farm. >> the aim of this project is to achieve food security for aleppo a means of protection if a blockade is imposed on the city's liberated areas. >> it's funded by the foundation a u.s. based charity. they provide what they call smart aid finding the most impactful way to help syrians based on their request. >> of course it creates food security for syrians. it creates the kind of food security and general life security for the people that we serve. that's why we are so passionate about giving this kind of smart aid. >> people without food in war zones are vulnerable not just to malnutrition but exploitation. in this group nusra front hand out food to people, part of a campaign to win them over. the world food program is providing aid to 2.45 million people in syria each month. because of the war many areas of inaccessible to the world food program. it can't get into the eastern parts of the country inc

many groups fighting in syria are in aleppo. but in idlib next door, of the towns have been over ran. >> we're using weapons we never used before. we're promising our brothers very soon they will see the new weapons. >> fighters and coalition groups including al nusra front fight fighters allied to al-qaeda are reported to have plans. they are headed to the coastal areas. the area could be the next crucial battle for the rebels and the syrian government. it's in the province of hama and lies in the power base of the mountains to the west and the rebel-held province of idlib in the north on the other side of the country there is a fast-moving battle between kurdish fighters known as the people's protection units and people from the islamic state in iraq and the levant. kurds say they cleared the village from isil. activists posted in video showing the destruction of the syrian church which was recently overrun by isil. kurdish fighters backed by u.s.-led airstrikes drove them out. >> this woman said that she lost everything. >> i

fuel tank exploat exploded just northeast of aleppo.s were killed in villages surrounding the city. irbin, suburb of damascus acknowledge several were injured in the shelling and a number of homes destroyed. >>> a lebanese radio station has leaked a video indicating bashar al-assad knew about an attack on aleppo. omar al saleh has the details. >> reporter: an extraordinary leak this video from a hidden camera shows a former lebanese minister talking. >> reporter: the leak surfaced hours after a military court sentenced to four and a half years in prison. he confessed to the transferring the explosive the plan was to start a wave of bombings and assassinations against politicians and religious leaders inside lebanon. he was detained in 2012. it was because he has already spent time in jail he could be released in less than a year. the ruling has angered many in lebanon and some analysts warn it could have a huge impact and threatening the fragile stability of the country. >> the impact i mean is huge. because the lebanese society is a mu

in other things, the christians now they're all in aleppo or others. they've been away. but where they are being now in where there is the moderate muslims control, they're not being asked for any because they treat them as equal dana -- citizen. thank you. >> i believe my time's expired. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. dana rohrabacher of california. >> thank you very much. let me identify myself with mr. sherman's point about the iraqi currency. we must get to the bottom of who the heck is paying for isis who, what -- what government is responsible for providing them money? whoever that is, we need to make sure we come down like a ton of bricks on that government. and we must make sure that is a high priority for this government to find out who's financing this sinful and this horrendous atrocity against the people of the world. whatever faith you are, whether you're islam or christian or whatever faith you are, this is an abomination to any belief in god. we must stand in unity with people of all faiths in this endeavor. i want to thank chairman royce and engel who ha

war crimes are being committed against civilians on a daily basis in syria's second serie-a city of aleppo rebels have been criticized for using weapons such as mortars which reportedly kill at least 600 civilians in the city in in 2014. >>> talks about syria have begun in geneva. they're meeting government and rebel representatives as well as regional players among them iran. but to have to biggest rebel groups the al-qaeda-linked al nusra and isil have not been asked to take part. >> give the fanfare that greeted them at the news conference in geneva on tuesday morning and the media presence there, he was actually modest in setting out the games for the next four or five weeks in the work he has ahead of him. he described this not a geneva three but as consultations. he described it not an one-off meeting but low-key consultations. his aim essentially is to try to find out what the situation can you rememberly is in syria. he described the talks as a situation report. what he wants to try to find out is whether there is any room at all for compromise and for negotiation in a meaningful s

it has a highway which connects the provinces of aleppo. further north of the province of aleppo syrian helicopters drop two barrel bombs on the town in the northern countryside. rescue workers and residents were looking for survivors. the town is under rebel control and activists are saying that the attacks have killed several people. many of them women and children. al jazeera. >> three people have been killed in burundi's capital after attackers threw grenades in the crowd. it's amid violence after the president's bid for a third term has sparked protests. more than 100,000 people have fled. u.n. troops are being deployed in northeastern mali where fighting has intensified between separatists and government forces. at least 15 people have been killed during the past two days and there are reports of more fighting. >> the town has become a flash point in northern mali. troops are being sent to the area to establish the buffer around the area to protect civilians. it led to the coordination and accuses government troops of killing civilian

. >> the scene in aleppo this morning is grim. activists say government helicopters have dropped barrel bombs. this ambulance is rush to go survivors, although many are dead including women and children. syrian rebels have overrun the town and the field commander is promising more. >> we're seeing weapons we never used before. we're promising our brothers very soon they'll see the new weapons. >> they have fighters of coalition groups including al nusra front affiliated with al-qaeda. syrian forces have been on retreat in idlib province in recent days. these military vehicles are said to be heading into the province of hama and the coastal areas beyond. the area could be the next crucial battle for the syrian government. it lies between the power base of the mountains to the west and the rebel-held province of idlib in the north. but on the other side of the country there is a fast-moving battle between kurdish fighters known as the people's protection units and fighters were the islamic state of iraq and levant levant. activists

that attack killed more than 55 people alone. [ sirens ] the. >> scene in aleppo this morning is grim. activists say that government have just dropped barrel bombs. this ambulance is rushing to help survivors. many people are dead, including women and children. >>> many groups fighting in syria is in aleppo, but the province of idlib members door syrian rebels have overiran the area and the field commander are promising more gains. >> these are weapons we never used before. we promise our promise very soon. >> the coalition rebel groups including al nusra front fighters linked to al-qaeda promise to be on on the coast. >> these military vehicles are set to be sent to hama and areas beyond. it's in the province of hama that lies the power base of the west and the north. but on the other side of the country there is a fast-moving battle between kurdish fighters known as the people's protection unit and fighters from the islamic state in iraq and the levant. the kurds say they've cleared the village from isil. activists post this video showing the destruction of a syrian church, which wa

barrel bombs have killed more than 3,000 civilians in aleppo alone last year.have also been criticized for using weapons such as mortars. >>> u.n.-backed talks to try to end the conflict in syria have begun in geneva. the u.n. envoy is meeting representatives of the government and regional players. the al-qaeda nusra front and isil have not been asked to take part. >> we must redouble efforts in search for a political process. this view is shared by the wider international community. russia helpfully refocused the attention on the political track earlier this year through moscow one and two. there was also a useful meeting in chi -- cairo, and the security council announced to me last week that another attempt should be made even if even if odds of success are, indeed low. the only way is to test the willingness of the parties to narrow the gaps and if they are ready to narrow the gaps. >>> burr rendy's constitutional court has cleared the way for the president pierre nkurunziza to run for a third term. protesters have been demanding he back down. critics say h

many groups fighting in syria are in aleppo.ut in the province next door idlib, they have rover over run the area. >> we still have weapons we never used before. we promise our brothers very soon they will see the new weapons. >> syrian forces have been on the retreat in idlib province in recent days. thee military people are said to be heading into the province of hama and the coastal areas beyond. the area north could be next for the rebels. it lies between the power base of the mountains in the west and the rebel-held province of idlib in the north. but on the other side of the country there is a fast-moving battle battle between the kurds. activists have posted this video showing the church recently over run by isil. kurdish fighters led by airstrikes drove them out. this woman said she lost everything. >> i built this house with my sweat and blood and i'm barely surviving. they don't fear god. >> many syrians have lost their homes and livelihood during this four-year war and millions more could face the same fate. al jazeer

. >> war crimes are being committed against civilians on a daily basis in syria's city aleppo. says that the device has killed more than 3,000 civilians in aleppo last year alone and rebel groups have been criticized too, for using weapons such as mortars which reportedly killed more than 600 civilians in the city in 2014. thewe go to philip, the director amnesty international. >> the russians, for instance, the iranians and an they have a target on those believed to be responsible for these war crimes and certainly on the syrian government side we believe to be crimes against humanity. at the very, very least they should be putting pressure on both sides to insure that the commission of inquiry mandated by the u.n. can go in and do this sort of verification on a day-to-day basis. >> we havebasis. >> hundreds much women have been rescued from boko haram. they have freed 700 women in the last week as it tries to advance on the armed groups' last stronghold. we have been talking with some of those rescued as they try to recover. >> well, it's been a tale of horror. people have be

south and southwest of aleppo.he targets were a marketplace and a school. activists say several people were killed many women and children. >>> police in iraq's capitol baghdad say a shia group has set fire to the officer of a charitable religious group in a sunni area. the blade spread to 30 nearby homes. it follows reports that some people were shot at. >>> rescuers in the philippines say they have now found all of the bodies of those killed in a factory fire. 72 people died in the blaze in a shoe factory in manila. >> reporter: this is one of manila's deadliest fires. it engulfed most of the factory and lasted more than seven hours. for most of the workers, there was no way out. this person is desperate for answers, his children avenue grand daughter were working in the factory when the fire broke out. this morning he went inside and had a look. the chances they survived are slim. rp >> translator: the only thing that is left there are burnt bones, skulls they have all melted along with the metal. do you see tho

syrian government forces and rebel fighters were accused of committing war crimes in aleppo.ambles to survive thrown from a vessel. and we meet the south africans who are determined to

many groups fighting in syria are in aleppo. in idlib next door the syrian rebels overrun the town and the field rebel leader it promising gains. >> we have weapons we never use. we promise our brothers they'll see the new weapons. >> reporter: a coalition of groups including those allied to al qaeda, have plans to attack president bashar al-assad's stronghold on the coast. syrian forces have been on the retreat in idlib. these military vehicles are said to head into the province of hama and the coastal areas. the area known as the plain is the next crucial battle for rebels and the government in hama and lies between the power base of the president's mountains to the west and idlib in the north, held by the rebels. on the other side of the country there's a fast-moving battle between kurdish fighters and fighters from the islamic state of iraq and levant. the kurds say the village has been cleared of i.s.i.l. activists show a destruction of a church overrun by i.s.i.l. kurdish fighters backed by the u.s.-led air strikes drove t

they are pressing hard on aleppo and moving hard. they are in the mountains. this is really an existential war for the assad regime and they are not doing well. they are in trouble. right now i talked to a couple of syrians in the regime and they are talking about circling the wagon, dividing up syria. they have given up hope on taking back eastern syria. they are running out of troops. they have taken so many losses, the regime, they are striking back with weapons of mass destruction. i think that's what we have to call the barrel bombs. i think that's been proven they are using chlorine. it is a sign of desperation on the side of the regime. unless somebody steps in with a political solution -- i'm not sure who that a would be -- i predict it is going to get a lot worse. >> desperate situation for civilians on the ground there. in the meantime, activists say isis has already started destroying parts of the ancient city of palmyra. isis showed the inside of a prison in palmyra where the syrian regime detained adversaries. they say militants used explosives to

what was interesting is they were dropped or alleged to have been dropped in aleppo province. assad's administration has taken over that province and had several great victories and some of the towns, including aleppo. they anticipated these things happening and these barrel bombs have been used in several occasions to reign terror there. >> we will talk more about this throughout the morning. lieutenant general, thank you so much. >> you got it. >>> from house speaker to a man indicted. former congressman dennis hastert could face a judge for the first time this week. he is accused of lying to the fbi and evading taxes. how well can a rarely used law work against the man once two steps from the presidency? >>> plus, time is running out for five taliban members sent to qatar in the effort to free kidnapped army soldier beau bergdahl. could they be held longer or will they be set free? tant... ...so you may... take an omega-3 supplement... ...but it's the ingredients inside that really matter for heart health. new bayer pro ultra omega-3 has two times the concentration of epa a

amnesty international says barrel bomb attacks killed more than 3,000 people in aleppo alone last year >>> philadelphia mayor michael knutter has gone to the scene of the train crash and is holding a news conference. let's listen in. >> the fire department is in command of this scene, resulting in 33 appa rat u 130 firefighters and person responded. this went to a level three mass casualty incident. 243 individuals on the train. five of whom are amtrak employees. unfortunately we can confirm at least five individuals decreased. this is a preliminary estimate. trains seven cars, including the engine are in various stages of disarray turned over, upside down on their side. we are still investigating what is going on. a total of 200 police personnel responded to the incident as well. most individuals were able to walk off of the train. many were transported. you'll get that from the fire department. n.t.s.b. n.t.s.b., the national agency is activated and investigating. amtrak personnel as you see, the gentleman standing next to me on the scene as well. full response. fire, police departme

. >> smith: in 2012, frontline sent a reporting team into syria's biggest city, aleppo. the ad hoc nature of the rebel militias was obvious. (explosions) >> smith: very few had any real military experience. (explosions) >> smith: president obama had to figure out which if any of these fighters could be trusted. >> he wanted to make clear that we had to be very deliberate and careful when it comes to something like providing military assistance to an opposition group. do we know that those arms aren't going to fall into the wrong hands and end up in the custody of a nusra front or an isil, for instance? >> smith: there was a lot of worry, was there not, about where would the weapons end up? >> there were very legitimate concerns. and what one tries to do in a situation like that is, again, gather as much information as possible, but recognize that at the end of the day, there are always going to be risks. there are no guarantees. there are no certainties. >> smith: there were no certainties, but in the summer of 2012, petraeus came up with a proposal. >> david petraeus, t

in aleppo, churches are open to like hospitals. when they liberated, the christian work with the muslim in hoounumanitarian issues. yes, we're christians but today, more than ever, we're christians because we know that we need to practice our christianity on the ground and to take care of the small people who are suffering. >> congressman smith, i went to egypt and i met the families 15 of the 21 families that were -- had victims slaughtered in libya. i was astonished by their faith. as a fellow christian i thought, how would i be if i was in the situation today? meeting the fathers, said to me, thank god that today they're in heaven. thank god, a wife talking to me about how her husband had said, i'm going to libya, and i will be in danger but if i don't make it teach my children teach them the principles of jesus christ. these are the cans of their faith. i've seen it in iraq across the board, how christians and standing strong and helping all helping the yazidis. we had a indicatecase, there was a group of yazidis that found a l

it has a highway which connects the provinces of aleppo to latakia, further north in aleppo syrian helicoptersed bombs in the northern countryside. rescue workers and residents were looking for survivors. the town is under rebel control and activists say the attacks have killed several people all of them women and children al jazeera. >>> al jazeera has been told that 22 members of the forces of the libyan general have been killed at several different checkpoints. attacks happened here and sources say the clashes were between fighters and benghazi's council. still ahead on the news hour fox suspends unilateral ceasefire after a colombian air strike kills six rebels. >>> i'm in miami and looking at how the change in u.s./cuba relations is affecting the art scene. >>> and coming up, in sport the chiefs give their playoff ambitions aims a big boost. ♪ we are getting reports that a double grenade attack has killed three people in burundi capitol. this is tanzania struggles to cope with a growing humanitarian crisis. tens of thousands who fled the violence in burundi following a failed coup against