brigade general said aqim and isis are working more closely together and that aqim is really taking direction from isis. you've got smaller islamic militant groups, aqim, which is in algeria and mali. they are right now, they say, working together in connection as they vie for their spot there. >> and you and i have done research on this together. that testing ground for the scorpions that will do this kind of killing. they find a way to get together often. thank you very much. >>> we're also following this act of terror. in the capital of one of our allies in the middle east, turkey, in ankara. officials say a car bomb exploded in the city's main square, killing at least 34 people, sending more than 100 others to hospitals. many in serious condition, we're told, at this hour. no one has officially claimed responsibility here, although the city has grappled with recent attacks from both the islamic state and kurdish militants. turkey taking steps, ordering now a ban on facebook and other social media platforms after users shared pictures online. >>> and with the news breaking on those deadly

this is the third aqim in months in west africa. ivorians fear that such a taxable to be a hard blow to local tourism. >> it is going to be very hard for us now. make a living here and i don't think tourists will keep coming. we are in a bad spot without them. a thatr: halloween following a visit to the second and emergency cabinet meeting -- following a visit to the second and emergency cabinet meeting and a three days of national mourning. catherine: id est in four months and one day since the attacks in paris that left 130 dead, and one more of the sites targeted by islamist militants has reopened its doors. 14 people were shot dead at this location on the night of november 13. the restaurant has since opened another location in the city as well. it opened its doors back in january. there is a last-minute push for votes in five u.s. states today. white house hopefuls are hitting the ground ahead of nomination votes on tuesday. florida, ohio, illinois, missouri, north carolina will be holding their primaries. the day has been dubb

iraq and syria it's expanded to libya to yemen, to tunisia even pakistan and afghanistan, then aqap, aqim, and through middle east and central asia, is there a willingness to confront these groups in a way that could defeat them? >> first of all as you said antonio, it is a traveling ideology. it is expanding near and far. you have a lot of converts throughout the world, especially the middle east and african, north african because it is offering a ideology. you need to rebuild the state on new foundation and offer the millions of young muslim men and women an alternative, an alternative, political and social order that gives them a stake in the future. that does not basically provide them with a utopia which is a mythology. without filling the vacuum ideas, the institutional ideas, the governance ideas, i believe that this ideology, celafhi jeefdishijihaddism will be withr years to come. >> always good to have you with us. it's a fascinating book. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> hundreds of refugees formed a human change to cross a river to find a new home. >>> and a prize

security analysts say this sort of attack targeting the heart of progress in yet another country means aqim is committed to broadening its operational reach by crossing borders into countries such as ivory coast and burkina faso, perceived by extremists as pro west. they announced plans to tighten security so that militants wouldn't be able to cross over from mali and launch attacks. >>> earlier, i spoke with an african security expert about the group taking credit for the attack in ivory coast, and he says this attack was anticipated. >> caller: we've been warning about something hike this really for most of the past year. that al qaeda and the islamic maghreb and its allied extremist groups were seeking to attack beyond their bases in the sahel. and in recent months. both french and american intelligence have picked up on signals in senegal and warned the government that something was amis and something was coming. and unfortunately, today we saw it. >> he also told knme west africs terror groups are older and more experienced with al qaeda and the nigerian civil wars of the 1 1990s. >>>

bearing a scar, one of aqim's top commanders, is known for his desire to target westerners.eved to have been involved in the other hotel attacks and led the 2013 assault on an algerian gas facility that killed three americans and more than 30 others. it's not clear tonight if muqtar belle muqtar is still alive. he was targeted last year but there was no solid proof he died in that strike. if he survived, terrorism analysts tell us he likely had a hand in this attack in ivory coast. >> this terrorist as you know, he's known for his savvy and elusiveness. give us more details about, let's say, his signature. >> that is his signature. very good at getting away. he has got a reputation as a man who can slip away from western counterterrorism forces. he's got extensive kidnapping and market networks to tap into. it's very unclear whether he died in that attack in libya last year. there's a good chance he's still alive. >>> back to politics here in the united states. facing sharp criticism for violence at his campaign events, donald trump now says there's no violence. we're standi

this sort of attack targeting the heart of progress and yet another country means aqim is committed to broadening its reach by crossing borders into countries such as ivory coast and burkina faso. the government recently announced its plans to tighten its border security so that extremists wouldn't be able to cross over from mali and launch attacks much like sunday's. cnn, nairobi. >> now the attack in ivory coast is the third of its kind in recent months. and that's raising an important question. should other countries there be concerned? we will discuss that later this hour with an expert. so do stay with us for that. >>> all right, it's just past 2:00 here on the u.s. east coast. that means there's just one day left before five states hold primaries that could set the tone for the rest of the u.s. presidential election. and the democratic hopefuls fielded questions in ohio sunday night, however, it was a republican, donald trump, to be specific, who seemed to dominate this discussion. >> take a look at virtually every national poll that has been done. take a look at the nbc wall str