the bashar al-assad forces are repeating and writing on the walls saying it's bashar al-assad or no one. bashar al-assad or we insin rate the country >>> 20,000 refugees fled to turkey as kurdish forces captured the town. syrian forces control 400km of territory on the turkish syrian border. some rebels accused the kurds of forcing out arabs and turkman. i.s.i.l. fighters killed five police men near the iraq oil refinery carrying out the all the west of baiji. as control continued, it changed hands several times. u.n. negotiators are urging talks. all sides are meeting in geneva but are negotiating through mediators. high on the agenda is a ceasefire. >> these are the houthis and allies of the deposed president ali abdullah saleh. they are in geneva for crucial talks aimed at stopping violence in yemen. the united nations has called on all the parties to agree on a 2-week humanitarian truce. the fighting on the ground is an issue. the biggest problem is the saudi-led air strikes. difference sides can agree on a ceasefire. we want the u.n. and international community to put pressure on t

bashar al-assad has been accused of helping i.s.i.l. to be seen as a lesser evil. is that not the case. would it not make sense as the russians suggested to coordinate with bashar al-assad get rid of i.s.i.l. and worry about his and his regime. >> there's historical precedent for that. they were considered the lesser evil in the nazi - during the nazi period in world war ii. in this particular case we could make app argument that the bashar al-assad is brutal and evil as it is is the lesser evil compared to i.s.i.l. and i think the state department needs to take that into account when they make pronouncements of this type. >> if the strategy in iraq and syria is to double down, are we not in the realm of thinking of doing more of the same bringing about a different result. >> i think we need to change strategy on that. and part of that is in essence theatre, where you appoint someone to lead the coalition forces, and you make a dramatic show of that person, leaving the - leading the forces into battle or doing the planning for the forces to go into battle it's impor

. >>> is bashar al assad providing air cover for the islamic state terrorists? new reports on how two murderous forces may be working together. >>> and hillary clinton's getting a new competitor in the presidential race. while a high-profile republican gets set to announce whether he'll jump into an already jam-packed field. let's get to it. >>> i'm harris faulkner in today for shepard smith. the savage murder of a police officer may have been only a few hours away. so agents knew they had to make their move. that's according to a source of the boston globe newspaper who says the two terror suspects were going to put their plan into action yesterday and go after an officer. instead, police and federal agents in boston shot and killed one suspect, arrested another, and there's also word of a possible third suspect who police are still trying to find. more on that in a moment. right now, authorities say they've been trailing the men fo watching them 24 hours a day. they say the men were inspired by the islamic state terror army online. police say they approached o

. >> the strategy of the coalition is to deal with -- the policy is to do with bashar al-assad, and that is not part of the policy. >> the u.s. will not be involved in ground fighting, but washington has sent in tanks to iraq. genie: in iraq, there is still violence almost every day. let's take a closer look at the situation there on the ground. >> searching every car thoroughly, policeman look for one thing -- weapons. this checkpoint is located between the province of anbar largely controlled by the islamic state group, and karbala , still under iraq he rule. >> many terrorists have been arrested here. we haven't several attacks. the suspects are used -- we transfer them to the authorities. >> after the islamic state, they say their next targets are kabbalah in baghdad. -- and baghdad. shiite militias have been deployed around checkpoints to back security forces. >> with true believers in patriots and the support of iraq's friends, we will beat the islamic state organization. >> the army and shiite militias say they have launched a counter offensive to push militants out of ramadi. mea

the fear is that bashar al-assad's government, if he is responsible is emboldened by the fact that there has been reticence on the part of the international community includes the u.s. the crossing of the red line that was spoken so much about in in 2013 by president obama has really hurt u.s. credibility on this issue. >> kimberly, how much political will is there in reality in congress to take some sort of military action to stop these kinds of attacks? >> that's the problem julie. there is really a division, a deep division among u.s. lawmakers, some are very adamant saying that this is action that should have been taken a long time ago and pressuring the obama administration. others are saying we're weary in the united states. so are our constituents. this is not the sort of thing that the u.s. should be taking the lead on and let the like-minded international coalition take the lead on this is part of the problem too among lawmakers they're not sure that the syrian government is responsible for the chlorine gas attacks. they use chlorine to insure clean water. the assad government d

government is accusing bashar al-assad of launching air strikes and avoiding i.s.i.l. positions. a top position says bashar al-assad is turning war planes into the air force. representatives from two dozen countries held a session in paris to discuss how to fight i.s.i.l., capitol hill's recent advances in syria and iraq make the issue more urgent than ever. >> reporter: in iraq the bullets and bombs continue. fighting so severe it looks nowhere near over. the hot desert landscape, a tangled web of military and militias stopping the advance of i.s.i.l. in paris, a juxtaposition. diplomats desperate to find a solution for iraq in a battle against i.s.i.l. ord.a.e.s.c.h as it is called. >> translation: the international community has to join us to destroy d.a.e.s.h. >> exchanges allowed us to combat d.a.e.s.h. and renew our unity. >> reporter: the handshakes and helpful innocence to show how residue this is. >> this will be a long campaign. we will succeed if we remain united determined and focused. and we are. >> on the table now an anbar plan promising to stream line bringing wep

. >>> the world's watchdog saying thatsay testifying that president bashar al-assad's forces are increasing chemical attacks. they said chlorine bombs have been used as recently as tuesday. >> in the past three months we've experienced a new type of terror. that is in the form of barrel bombs that contain chemical weapons. since march 16th of this year we have documented 31 attacks using poisonous gas. i remember the first attack where poisonous gas was used. i left my house immediately to head to the field hospital, i could smell chlorine bleach in the air. as soon as i arrived in the hospital there were many victim who is had beaten me there. many had symptoms of being subjected to poisonous gas. many had difficulty deeing and their eyes and throats were burning and they had foam from their mouth. >> let's go to kimberly halkett. given these allegations what do the doctors want from the members of congress? >> well, these allegations were backed up by very disturbing video evidence that they provided to the lawmakers. the doctors are calling now for the u.s. to take a lead and to do some

bashar al-assad has always maintained that his government is not behind the chlorine gas attacks. last month in an interview he argued that chlorine is widely available and has been weaponnized in the past by other groups. including the islamic state in iraq and the levant or isil. [ sirens ] but u.s. secretary of state john kerry said that the united states believes assad is behind the attacks and is working to hold him accountable. that's why doctors and activists are pressuring u.s. lawmakers to push president obama into targeted military action, to pressure political dialogue that would lead to the creation of a no-fly zone to stop the becomes from dropping. >> these weapons filled with random cheap and harmful items take dozens of lives every day. >> they say without an immediate u.s.-led international effort there is little hope for civilians' safety. kimberly halkett al jazeera, washington. >> crisis talks to salvage the palestinian government has been extended in the. talks to reshuffle the cabinet or form a new government will continue next monday. >>> ten thousand asylum

the message is that ross will will only withdraw support for bashar al-assad when the russians are totally sure his regime has no chance of survival at all. the quote there for you is the pause in sunni media -- reports in sunni media have to be taken with a grain of salt. genie: there is still much to be set about the fifa corruption scandal. >> you can see the guardian, a paper with a very strong cartoon there of sepp blatter opening an envelope and says, "oops wrong envelope." he is very much tried and sentenced there. "the guardian" of the u.k. is saying that sepp blatter is in fact a champion in the world of football. the sportswriter there says that sepp blatter has worked to pull away from the european elites that used to run the game. and given opportunities to india, africa, asian countries that have normally in the past had a major role in foot wall. so a very sharp contrast in the press about sepp blatter, who is highly controversial. genie: indeed. we come back now to france. what is in the top story in the french press this monday? >> the french press is a monday morning bonan

secretary of state says that the united states believes that bashar al-assad is behind the attacks. and is working to hold him accountable. that is why doctors and activists are pressuring lawmakers to push president barack obama into targeted action. to pressure political dialogue leading to the creation of a no-fly zone to stop the bombs from happening. >> these dnd-filled weapons and other random cheap, take dozens of innocent lives every day. >> reporter: they say without a u.s.-led international effort there's little hope for civilian safety >>> dr sparrow, who you saw in the report told us a short time ago that the attacks breach all codes of humanity. >> last year we saw them consistently over a period of - over april, there were 10 attacks. they stopped. this year we have seen them since march 16th. there has been you know at least 30, 35 more attacks. they are all geographic clustered in the same location north western syria, idlib, hamas and western aleppo where there's hundreds of thousands of civilians used to target civilians, rolled out of the helicopters, rolled out.

bashar al-assad has always maintained his government is not behind the chlorine gas attack. last month in a u.s. tv network interview, he argued that chlorine is widely available, and has been weaponized in the past by other groups. including islamic state of iraq and levant or i.s.i.l. u.s. secretary of state john kerry says that the united states believes that bashar al-assad is behind the attacks. and is working to hold him accountable. that is why doctors and activists are pressuring u.s. lawmakers to push president barack obama into targeted military action. to pressure political dialogue leading to the creation of a no-fly zone to stop the bombs from dropping. >> these dnd-filled weapons and full of nails and other random cheap shrapnel and harmful short nails, take dozens of innocent lives every day. >> reporter: they say without a u.s.-led international effort, there's little hope for civilian safety >>> thousands of syrians who fled to turkey over the past two weeks are returning home. about 23,000 were forced out of tal abyad when seized by i.s.i.l. fighters. tuesd

secretary of state john kerry says that the united states believes that bashar al-assad is behind the attacks. and is working to hold him accountable. that is why doctors and activists are pressuring lawmakers to push president barack obama into targeted military action. to pressure political dialogue leading to the creation of a no-fly zone to stop the bombs from dropping. >> these dnd-filled weapons and other random cheap and harmful short nails, take dozens of innocent lives every day. >> reporter: they say without a u.s.-led international effort, there's little hope for civilian safety >>> lots more to come on al jazeera. thousands rally in support of the greek government as it refuses to bow for creditors' calls for more austerity. more on that. stay with us. >>> welcome back the top stories on al jazeera. lawmakers in hong kong rejected a beijing-backed reform bill. they wanted hong kong to elect a candidate in 2017 by approved candidates from beijing >>> nine killed when a white gun fallen walked into a charleston church during a meeting. the suspect is on the run >>> a group a

the they have been under attack by forces loyal to president bashar al-assad for three years. palace is only 12-kilometers away, this time they used elephant rockets named after the distinctive noise they make when they are launched the improvised weapon is made by attacking motors to larger bombs increasing their effect. the effect on is clear in the local hospital where scores of children are among the injured. across the world u.s. secretary of state john kerry summed up what much of the international community thinks about such attacks. >> i think everybody's patience is wearing thin with respect to the extraordinary depravity of the weaponry and mechanisms follow delivery which assad has used against his own people. >> reporter: the question is what can be done to stop suffering from the attacks like this? and from the continued use of chemical weapons despite a u.n.-backed deal to get rid of the government's stockpile two years ago. mechanics of the syrian medical society expected to give evidence to u.s. foreign affairs commit on wednesday that shows assad is using chlo

officials know well if iran did not want, bashar al-assad would not agree. >> iran is okay with bashar al-assad bombing with conventional bombs. >> this is it a war. conventional civil war is something else. we are talking about weapons of mass destruction. >> syria - we have lost the embassy in syria and yemen, where the houthis come south. you know, you can be the judge, and your public can be the judge of whether the activities are helpful. we can face criticism and do better. if you are concerned about proliferation about north korea, israel and others, why is iran losing the trust of the international community and i.a.e.a. by claim thatting it needs nuclear energy for energy. purely a question of trust. either the world trusts iran or doesn't and we'll find out. >> we'll have a final question. nuke loor programs historically have never been the type as described by the worst fears of those that believe iran will get a nuclear weapon, meaning they've never been a civilian nuclear programme breaking out into a weapons programme. whether it's india, pakistan, north korea or israel o

bashar al-assad is already accused of using barrel bombs. >> under astack by the regime of bashar al-assad for the last four years. this time assad's weapons were elephant rockets named for their distinct sound. scores of children are among the injured. secretary of state john kerry summed up what the international community thinks of such attacks. >> i think everybody's patience is wearing thin with respect to the extraordinary depravity, of the weaponry and mechanisms for delivery which assad has used against his own people. >> reporter: the question is what can be done to stop suffering from attacks like this. and from the continued use of chemical weapons despite a u.n. backed deal to get rid of the government stockpile two years ago. members of the syrian medical society expected to give testimony on wednesday that shows assad's regime is using chlorine on civilians. the u.n. is considering another resolution to stop it. >> just because chlorine is a household product doesn't make it anything other than a chemical weapon when it is put in a bomb and dropped on sirchlts. civilians. >>

it is the ancestral home of the bashar al-assad family and their allo wight september. the latest rebels games consolidates their power in idlib. the capital fell in march. the syrian regime lost control of another key city last month. meanwhile, rebel groups, regime forces and i.s.i.l. fight each other in neighbouring aleppo. the province is divided. the syrian regime is on the back foot here. it will not give up the coastal province of latakia without a fight. the survival of the bashar al-assad regime and the allowite sect to which he belongs is at stake >>> stay with us violence ahead of the mexican elections >>> a religious festival in the south of pakistan. >>> now, the top stories on al jazeera. the polls opened in turkey parliamentary elections there, and almost 56.5 million are eligible to vote. they are choosing candidates for 550 seats in parliament. a british ship launched a mission to rescue 500 migrants stranded in the mediterranean sea, after 15 rescue missions by a multilateral force on saturday alone, 3,500 were taken to southern italy >>> leaders of th

it is the ancestral home of the bashar al-assad family and their allo wight september. the latest rebels games consolidates their power in idlib. the capital fell in march. the syrian regime lost control of a city last month. meanwhile, rebel groups regime forces and i.s.i.l. fight each other in neighbouring aleppo. the province is divided. the syrian regime is on the back foot here. it will not give up the coastal province of latakia without a fight. the survival of the bashar al-assad regime and the allo wight sent to which he belongs is at stake >>> there are reports of new air strikes targetting houthi rebels in yemen and the city of tiaz. al jazeera learns that 17 houthis have been killed in violence in the southern port city of aden. the rebels died fighting against forces loyal to yemeni president >>> a palestinian group says it has carried out a rocket attack on ash call some. the military said the rockets landed in an open area and has not reported injuries much the air force said it struck a tart in the northern gaza strip in response to the attack. >> to mexi

still bashar al-assad has always maintained his government is not behind the chlorine gaza tacks.nth in a u.s. tv network interview he argued that chlorine is woodley available and has been weapon unized in the past by other groupings. >> reporter: including ice it's. but u.s. secretary of state john kerry says that's united states believes assad is behind the attacks. and is working to hold him accountable. >> that's why doctor and activists are pressuring law make ires to push president obama in to targeted military action to pressure dialogue that leads to the creation of a no fly zone to stop the bombs from droppings . >> these weapons which eject nails,. [ inaudible ] and other random cheap and harmful shrapnel take dozens of innocent lives every day. >> reporter: they say without international effort there is little hope to civilians safety. >>> thousands of syrians who fled to turkey over the past two weeks are now returning home. some 23,000 people were forced out of their attorney when it was seized by isil fighters but on tuesday that town was retaken. the number of peop

the group has said that its aim is to take latakia, the ancestral home of bashar al-assad. >>> the syrian government is increasing its air strikes on aleppo, fighters jet are trying to wipe out rebel groups and i.s.i.l. fighters who are battling each other for the area. nowhere is spared not even aleppo hospital. >> reporter: with no help or equipment the syrians in northern aleppo dig to find survivors. they are picking through the rubble after an air strike on friday killing three people. while civilians face bombardment from the air, on the ground they have to dodge battles between i.s.i.l. fighters and various factions. and the latest - several fighters on both sides were killed in the aleppo countryside. it's a focal point for armed groups all operating within it and vying for control. inside the hospital in aleppo the flow of wounded doesn't stop. patients are treated anywhere there's space - on tables and on the floor. exhausted medical teams work for free and with fear that they are the tart. >> reporter: hospitals are suffering from shortage of supplies. the works crews are not g

president bashar al-assad's regime has already been condemned for using barrel bombs bombs and chlorine on saville cells. just a warning that you may find some of the images in the report disturbing. >> reporter: it's a desperate scramble to rescue a brother and sister trapped in the rubble i've building destroyed in dual arm the rebel strong hold has been under attack byes loyal to assailed for the last three years, his palace in duh damascus is only 12-kilometer as way this time assad's forces used elephant rockets named after the distinctive face they make when they launched the weapon is made by attacking rocket motors to much larger bombs increasing its destructive effect. the effects on people are clear in the local hospital where children are among the wounded. across the world john kerry summed up what he thinks of the attacks. >> i think everybody's patience is wearing thin with respect to the extraordinary depravity of the weaponry and mechanisms for delivery which assad has used against his own people. >> reporter: the question is what can be done to stop suffering from attac

still bashar al-assad has always maintained his government is not behind the chlorine gaza tacks.nth in a u.s. tv network interview he argued that chlorine is widely available and has been weapon unized in the past by other groupings. includingizeincluding isil. but john kerry says the united states believes assad is behind the attacks and is working to hold him accountable. that's why doctors and activists are pressuring u.s. lawmakers to push president obama in to targeted military action to pressure political dialogue that would lead to the creation of a no-fly zone to stop the bombs from developing. >> these weapons inject nails crap and other. [ inaudible ] take dozens of incidents lives every day. >> reporter: they say without an immediate u.s.-led international effort, there is little hope for civilian safety. kimberly hal you hal halkett, al jazerra washington. >>> some 23,000 people were forced out of it the town ceased by isil fighters. but on tuesday that town was retaken. now the number of people displaced by war across the world has hits a record high. the war in sear

bashar al-assad used more than 700 attacks on supervision. >> and may 2014 president obama was asked out assad's alleged use of the chlorine bombs. >> more than two years, there was no military response that he appeared to promise. no retaliation on the part of the u.s. now there is a possibility that assad has once again used chemical weapons. what did you tell these leaders who were disappointed before? >> it is true we've seen reports about the use of chlorine in bombs that have the effect of chemical weapons. chlorine itself historically has not been listed as a chemical weapon. but when it is used in this fashion, can be considered a prohibited use of that particular chemical. >> the u.s. and the u.n. are still investigating. and the war continues as refugees stream into jordan and the rebels still wonder where is the help from america they thought they could count on? >> they never gave us any weapons. give us anti-aircraft missiles. we requested and kept on requesting but they did not give us any of the weapons we asked for. >> so today, four years after it began, the free syri

chlorine gas is being used against civilians with stunning frequency in syria, as bashar al assad fights to hold on to power against rebels and the isis onslaught. we have a report that contains graphic images. let's go to our global affairs correspondent elise abbott. >> wolf police say working in syria with the preoption with systematic gas of civilians and provided heartbreaking and gruesome accounts of chemical warfare. a warning to our viewers, you may find the images you're about to see extremely disturbing. >> reporter: today, doctors working on the ground in syria shocked congress with horror stories of attacks. and fresh evidence the regime continues to gas its own people. >> translator: i'm a doctor and i'm very familiar with death. but i have never seen a more obscene way to kill children. >> reporter: syrian doctors have documented 31 chlorine attacks in the past two months. many targeting civilian areas. all conducted by barrel bombs from helicopters. president assad calls it propaganda by the opposition. but the u.s. has no doubt he's responsible. >> the proponderance of th

. >> reporter: troops loyal to president bashar al assad continue to battle forces such as the al qaeda-linked al nusra front and then there's isis which controls the eastern and northern parts of syria. human rights groups report that isis militants have executed 2600 civilians in areas such as the province near turkey where 94 people including 20 children were killed during two days of bombing by syria's air force. the loss of life and homes is also staggering when it comes to syria's four-year civil war. 220,000 dead and 9 million displaced, according to u.n. estimates. syria's military has had little impact. isis continues to push further west taking control of the ancient city of palmyra within range of damascus. it's the first time syrian's military has lost the city to isis while u.s.-coalition air strikes has helped push isis out, the u.s. is not working with syria's military. instead, supporting rebel forces fighting assad's government and isis. retired major general john allen said the u.s. policy in syria is to help the syrian people to determine their own future. >> however that pr

the fear is that bashar al-assad has been emboldened.his is something that was echoed by the one-time siren ambassador to syria who feels that the words of president obama in 2013 saying that if a red line was crossed there would be consequences. the fact that there was no particular follow up has really emboldened the syrian government and has hurt u.s. credibility. it's also according to these doctors very graphic testimony pointed out hurt syrian civilians. >> and how much political will is there in the u.s. congress to take military action at this stage? >> lauren, that's the problem. there is a real division here on capitol hill among u.s. lawmakers. many say that their constituents, u.s. voters, u.s. populations is very war weary and not willing to see the u.s. take action. others say it's a moral responsibility so there is a political as well as moral division taking place. the problem is that right now there is still not 100% certainty that it is the syrian government behind these chlorine barrel bombs being dropped. even the doc

they said they'll take over the only of bashar al-assad. >> in aleppo fighter jets are trying to wipe out fighter groups. nothing is being spared, not even aleppo's hospitals. >> with no help and no equipment, these syrians in northern aleppo dig to find survivors. they're picking through the republic after an airstrike on friday that killed at least three people. while civilians face bombardment on the air. on the dodge ground they dodge between isil fighters and rebel-area sections. the latest fighters on both sides were killed in the aleppo countryside. the province has become a focal point. all operating in it and all vying for control. inside this makeshift hospital in aleppo the flow of wounded doesn't stop. patients are treated anywhere there is space. on tables and on floor. many work for fear and with the constant fear they are the next target. >> hospitals in aleppo are suffering from a shortage of medical supplies and appliances which we need to treat civilians. needless to say the working crews are not getting paid. >> field hospitals are under more pressure as the city's

. >> reporter: troops loyal to president bashar al assad continue to battle forces such as the al qaeda-linkedand then there's isis which controls the eastern and northern parts of syria. human rights groups report that isis militants have executed 2600 civilians in areas such as the province near turkey where 94 people including 20 children were killed during two days of bombing by syria's air force. the loss of life and homes is also staggering when it comes to syria's four-year civil war. 220,000 dead and 9 million displaced, according to u.n. estimates. syria's military has had little impact. isis continues to push further west taking control of the ancient city of palmyra within range of damascus. it's the first time syrian's military has lost the city to isis while u.s.-coalition air strikes has helped push isis out, the u.s. is not working with syria's military. instead, supporting rebel forces fighting assad's government and isis. retired major general john allen said the u.s. policy in syria is to help the syrian people to determine their own future. >> however that process unfolds, t

its refusal to have anything the do with the bashar al-assad regime. only months before the syrian uprizzing, turkey enjoyed warm relations with syria. and an cara. are sinjar amir is a professor ever turkish relations. >> turkey is not a immediately power, not a world power. turkey cannot take the behavior of a world party. you cannot try to change situation in one country. >> last year to become prime minister he reject accusations that the party relations are at the heart of his proposed government. >> values like democracy values like supporting human dignity. >> reporter: turkey's foreign policies have not only helped dweend define their acts, but its bidhe saysthe criticism unwarranted. >> many actors they blame turkey and turkish leadership for changing its foreign policy orientation but this is not the case. when we look at the regional environment in which turkey's located, we see that the other side of the relationship, other actors were changed dramatically. >> there's no doubt that turkey's world presence has grown. far beyond its borders.

they say bashar al-assad's government is carrying out the attacks with devastating consequences.berly halkett reports. >> reporter: they came to share eyewitness accounted of repeated chlorine gas attacks. >> we have documented 31 attacks using poisonous gas in idlib province where more than 380 syrian civilians were injured by it. ten of them were -- died of suffocation. >> reporter: providing additional video evidence the doctors told lawmakers the attacks intensified ten days after a u.n. security council resolution condemned the use of chlorine and threatened military action if the resolution was breached. >> i'm a doctor and i am very familiar with death, but i have never seen a more obscene way to kill children. >> reporter: the doctors say only the syrian government has access to the helicopters responsible for dropping the chlorine-filled barrels on to civilian areas it believes are supportive of the syrian opposition. still bashar al-assad has always maintained his government is not behind the chlorine gas attacked. last month in a u.s. tv network interview, he argued th

positions and has been attacked by bashar al-assad i.s.i.s. and other groups. basically we are pinning a target on the sunni rebels that we are empowering to help in a fight against i.s.i.s. by constraining them in the fight. >> do you detect a rift between the iraqi prime minister and the u.s. comments have been made where the u.s. defense secretary accused the iraqi forces of showing no will to fight. iraq is saying that the u.s. needs to send more weapons, but the u.s. says you should be arming the sunnis rather than taking the weapons. >> the problem with prime minister haider al-abadi is he may want to do the right thing, but is not allowed to based on pressure from the political parties. he is a compromised candidate. maliki was able to stay in power because we had 120,000 u.s. troops on the ground. they need to bring the sunnis into the iraqi army, give them pension, ranks, salaries, threats of punishment and rewords like other military service member has. that would help the situation. when i.s.i.s. faces a kurdish enemy it losses. the fight is there's

it is the ancestral home of the bashar al-assad family and their alawite sect. the latest rebels games consolidates their power in idlib. the capital fell in march. the syrian regime lost control of another key city last month. meanwhile, rebel groups, regime forces and i.s.i.l. fight each other in neighbouring aleppo. the province is divided. the syrian regime is on the back foot here. it will not give up the coastal province of latakia without a fight. the survival of the bashar al-assad regime and the alawite sect to which he belongs is at stake >>> south korea says it will track the mobile phones of hundreds of people under quarantine to prevent the spread of m.e.r.s. five died from the disease, and 14 cases reported since may. bringing the total numbers to 64. caroline malone reports. >> reporter: the outbreak in south korea is the largest outside the middle east. people are worried, many are wearing masks. >> translation: we should not go near areas where m.e.r.s. patients have been, isn't the virus airborne and isn't it contractible with contact. >> repor

bashar al assad has always maintained his government is not behind the chlorine gas attacks. last month in a u.s. t.v. network interview he argued that chlorine is widely available and weaponized in the past by other groups. >> including islamic state of iraq and the levant, or isil. secretary of state john kerry said the united states believes assad is behind the attacks and working to held him responsible. doctors and activists of pressuring j lawmakers to push obama into targeted military action to pressure political dialogue that would lead to the creation of a no fly zone to stop the bombs from dropping. >> these weapons take dozens of innocent lives every day. >> they say without an immediate u.s. led international effort, there's little hope for civilian safety. al jazeera washington. >> almost 60 million people worldwide were displaced by war and persecution at the end of last year, the highest number ever recorded. that's according to the u.n. refugee agency. 8.3 million people had to flee in 2014 alone. 42 and a half thousand people abandoning their homes every day.

it has been under attack by forces loyal to president bashar al assad for the last three years. his palace in damascus is 12 kilometers away, but this team elephant rockets were used named after the distinctive notice they make when launched. the i.e.d. is made by attaching motors to bombs increasing its destructive effect. the effects on people is clear in the local hospital, where scores of children are among the injured. across the world, u.s. secretary of state john kerry summed up what much of the international community thinks about such attacks. >> i think everybody's patience is wearing thin with respect to the extraordinary depravity of the weaponry and mechanisms for delivery, which assad has used against his own people. >> the question is what can be done to stop suffering from attacks like this and from the continued use of chemical weapons, despite a u.n. backed deal to get rid of the stockpile two years ago. members of the syrian medical society are expected to give evidence to the u.s. committee on foreign affairs that their being used on civilians. the security c

the loss of this city would mark the latest in a series of major defeats for the president, bashar al-assad. >> hundreds of meters away from their next target target, islamic state militants are seen fighting their way into the southern gates on thursday. battling with regime soldiers, who tried to hold on to the position. each side lost more than two dozen men. months of u.s.-led air strikes have been unable to stop the mill fans. they have captured territory around palmira, and ramadi. now they are look to go get their second pro vention capital. amateur footage reportedly showed a suicide attack next for a prison. islamic state jihadist launched their battle on saturday. simultaneously they attacked another front in aleppoo. several united rebel groups are shooting at jihad itses and what is described as an islamic state group drone. >> the death toll from a chinese cruise ship has now risen to more than 100. only 14 survivors, and among them the captain have now been found. there is a growing anger from the public own their handling of the matter. claire murphy has more. >> first light

but we're not going to accept a bashar al assad or iranian hegemony in the area. >> we're agreeing wet want to cooperate. we don't want to cooperate. there's a realistic piece of this. that is we can't walk into baghdad and say you've got to get the iranians out. we're 10,000 miles away. the iranians are there including generals on the ground. >> not only that, but we're with to make a nuclear arrangement with iran which is going to -- first, it will give them money right away to cause mischief. secondly, it's -- at least as it's been explained to me, it sets a timetable in which they could -- >> this may be a time that iranians also may be concerned that maybe this is getting out of control. the usdaies have reacted to them in yemen. there's potential for escalation there because of the shia/sunni thing. iraq is unraveling. and iran controlling iraq is going to be very difficult to sustain. >> much more coming up. coming up, cutting off the head of the snake. the u.s. has a $10 million basis point on the head of isis -- bounty on the head of isis. in , bold isn't just a word. it's ho

criticizing you, alleging you discount any syrian national opposition to the al-assad regime and your positions -- position is that -- "basharl-assad is at war with jihadi terrorism; the west has erred in supporting his opponents; and to support the opposition is to support isis." ahmad goes on to say -- for cockburn, the situation in syria is stark -- you are with the regime or you are with the terrorists. he is an enthusiast for the war on terror -- bashar al-assad's war on terror. he criticizes the u.s. for excluding from its anti-isis coalition "almost all those actually fighting isis including iran, the syrian army, the syrian kurds and the shia militias in iraq." ahmad later accuses you of -- "turning a blind eye to the regime's ongoing slaughter of civilians. he is helped in this by the obtrusive barbarism of isis, which uses spectacle in the place of scale to force media attention. isis has been a godsend for the regime. it has helped divert attention from its crimes -- and regime-friendly journalists have obliged in the deflection." patrick cockburn, your response? >> i get a lot of this. anybody who's gonna report

where ten people have been killed by what activists call barrel bombs dropped by forces loyal to bashar al-assad. syria's government has repeatedly denied using the the bombs. >>> hundreds of syrian refugees have fled to escape fighting. 23,000 people escaped to turkey during the battle. >>> two lebanese prison guards have been arrested accused of torturing inmates. the jail in beirut was built to hold 1500 inmates but now holds more than twice that number. while you may find some pictures in the report disturbing. >> these pictures of inmates being beaten in lebanon's prison a has shocked many and made this crowd angry. in the city of tripoli families of the supporters movement is a are protesting. they say that torture is common. some rights groups say that what was revealed in the prison shows the level of abuse that goes on in prisons. >> there's a prisoner who lost his sight because of torture. there is an inmate who was forced to rape his fellow inmate. the majority of lebanese people don't know these things. >> lebanon's government said that a full investigation is underway. the minister

the group said their aim is to take latakia the home of bashar al-assad. >>> the government is increasing it's airstrikes on the province of aleppo. fighter jets are trying to wipe out rebel groups, and they are battling each other for control of the area. nothing is being spared, not even aleppo's hospitals. >> with no help and no equipment, these syrians in northern aleppo dig to find survivors. they're picking through the rebel after government airstrikes on friday that killed at least three people. while civilians face bombardment in the air on the ground they dodge fighters. in the latest several fighters on both sides were killed in the aleppo countryside. the province has become a focal point. the different armed groups all operating within it, and ollavingall vying for control. in aleppo the flow of wounded doesn't stop. patients are treated anywhere there is space. on tables, on the floor. exhausted medical teams work for free with the constant fear that they're the next target. >> hospitals in aleppo are suffering from a shortage of medical supplies and appliances which are need

. >> does bashar al-assad not cs? -- see us? does he not see what we eat, that we sleep on the streets? may god punish him. we would not eat or drink if it wasn't for these handouts. reporter: these makeshift tents provide little protection, even from the weather. it's a fragile existence. molly: protests interrupted in the dominican republic's capital on thursday, this over the possible deportation of thousands of undocumented migrants, most of haitian descent. the government policy has been criticized by rights groups. details now with alexander lawson -- alexandra. reporter: the chant of haitian workers on the verge of deportation. >> i've lived in this country for 22 years. my father died well working in the sugarcane fields. -- died while working in the sugarcane fields. i have two children and my wife is pregnant. now, where do i go? reporter: millions live in the dominican republic as undocumented migrants. they face the risk of deportation as part of a much debated effort by the government to grant them legal status. >>

dropped on rebel held parts of aleppo, allege the barrel bombs were dropped, by forces loyal to bashar al-assadrepeatedly denied using barrel bombs in the war. coming up, a way to get rid of those pesky mosquitoes and taylor swift has a gripe against apple for payment over streaming. entertaining. talk to al jazeera. only on al jazeera america. >> nearly 2,000 firefighters working right now to put on and put out a rageing wildfire in lake county. 500 structures are threatened but no damage has yet been reported and no evacuation orders are in place. winnipeg, canada is trying to combat what many believe is the worst mosquito problem in dates. the city has been spraying the bugs with a potentially potentially cars potentially carcinogenic material. >> winnipeg. >> so our son can actually enjoy the winnipeg summer. >> we love winnipeg, it's an awesome city but the mosquitos did drive us out. >> clay soil that traps standing water on the surface. entomologists call this the north american capital of that buzzing bothersome pest. >> there will be tons, just tons, i'll be covered. >> it's not just a

activists in syria say there were ten people killed by barrel bombs dropped by forces loyal to bashar al-assad. several people were killed in the headaches. syrian government has denied using barrel bombs which basically large containers filled with explosives and shrapnel. more than 200 people died in intense heatwave. most of the casualties have been in the southern port city of karachi. most of the deaths were due to heat stroke. >> it was a sudden loss for this family whose relative died over the weekend. >> he fell as a result of extreme heat. we took him to the first floor forest. when he didn't come for noon prayer we went to find out why he didn't come, and he found him dead. >> dozens of people died over the weekend. many here are fasting for ramadan meaning that they don't eat or drink during the day. it's been one of the hottest summers in years and hundreds of people have been brought to hospitals. doctors say many have suddenly lapsed and suffered from breathing problems. >> patience brought with heat stroke with high fever dehydration. since the weather was bad and temperatures h

turkey has been supporting the syrians, spending $5.5 billion and only expected the revolt against bashar al-assad to take a few months, not years. the ethnic make up of towns on this side of the border is changing - perhaps for the long term >>> a british newspaper says that russia and china cracked top secret information from whistleblower edward snowden, forcing british spies to be recalled to london. edward snowden was granted asylum in russia two years ago after revealing secrets from the national security agency. the sunday times said it could allow foreign government to identify british spies. more from al jazeera's rory challands in moscow on russia's reaction. >> the russian government an unlikely to shout too loudly. the "sunday times" article names unnamed sources. it's not the official position of the u.k. government. until it is official, the russian government is unlikely to say too much about it. the russian government does not make too many comments about intelligent matters. if it has got access to a large supply of intelligence from edward snowden, it's going to want to use that

somalia, as well as looking at the efforts of groups such as al-nusra, which took up arms against bashar al-assad which is considered to be a foreign terrorist organization. all of these groups present their own complications according to ambassador tina kate. and she says what the u.s. and its allies have to do is find solutions to basically neutralize these groups. there's not just one size fits all solution. >>> thousands who fled haiti could be forced to return. up next deportation to a nation still struggling to rebound from widespread devastation and starvation. >>> and a passionate call for justice in canada. >>> ivory tusks taken from poachers. today wildlife officials make a statement. stolen goods destroyed in public. ♪ >>> well today in time square a ton of elephant ivory has just been crushed. it was a display to remind thousands of visitors to the cross roads of the world that 96 elephants a day are being killed for their tusks, and at that rate they could soon be extinct. john tell us more. >> isn't it amazing 96 a day, one every 15 minutes is killed for its ivory. why time square?

the government of president bashar al-assad has dropped dozens of barrel bombs most killed have been civilians. large number of people who escaped from a nearby city. taken to hospitals in northwest turkey. but that's been difficult to do since march when the country closed all entrance and exit points. the only way out of the conflict remains shuttle. out of nine crossings these were the only ones under the control of syrian rebels. they are considered vital for supplies in northern syria under the control of opposition fighters. >> that our border crossing has been killed by the turkish authorities who only told us one day before the closure the relief supplies can't go through and troops can't go anywhere. >> reporter: it is hard for many people to return to the border. syria's main opposition group says they host northern humanitarian situation and hope the roads will open soon. >> there are promises of the turkish government to reopen the border crosses after the parliamentary elections. >> there is also a concern about people joining islamic state of iraq and the levant and fig