some breaking news because syria's president bashar assad has congratulated the country's military on breaking islamic states three year long siege in eastern syria government forces did manage to fight their way into the city and link up with the brigade there that were trapped has more on this now we're also getting some reaction see from the russian defense ministry what they say yes andrew this is very important this is the confirmation from the washing army that the blockade of sore that's been in place for some three years is over i'm just going to read you some of the latest messages that we are getting from the russian defense ministry first of all they are confirming it then of course they're talking about these caliber cruise missiles that were launched from the frag it that i was telling you about last hour for an admiral as there were a number of cruise missiles that destroyed the command and communication posts of islamic state near tears or what is happening at the moment according to the russian military is that the syrian government troops are. as we were saying they p

military success while iran and hezbollah have also been instrumental in backing up syrian president bashar assad since the beginning of the war it was russian air power that changed the dynamics of the conflict giving assad the upper hand the establishment of deescalation zones in syria has become a priority for moscow but even with the presence of russian military personnel in various parts of the country it's still a question as to how they will be enforced still having solidified its influence in such a strategically important country in the middle east the cost of military involvement in syria seems to have been well worth it for russia. and look who's here in the studio with us mohammed join us to say it nice if it's so can we play it all how important russia's involvement was sunny two years ago but how how bad were things for bashar al assad at that time before rusher intervened the short answer no we can't underscore in on how important their intervention was because before they came into this conflict the way that they did supporting with their air power the regime of bashar assad this

they want bashar assad to stay in power.e asked our executive editor in africa what is going on. >> our best bet is to keep iran out of syria. the dominance -- the russians are quite dominant here, but they are supporting them and also the ukrainians. there is a large military economicand also presence in syria right now, something that the saudis do not want to accept. seem to be moving towards the russians, and they see it as a way to limit the iranian influence in syria. relationship has been a difficult one for over the past two years, is it too newy to call it a turn in a page that the saudis are willing to open with the russians in the interest of saudi arabia and priorities? >> we will see. we'll see how far this will go. there is clearly dialogue. it has to be remembered that when it comes to oil and energy policy, they talk. they have common interests. it is not like the russians and the saudis stop talking to each other, and say you are our enemy or whatever. there seems to be an opening, the saudi's see the russia

i may the house also on the show more than six years into the war in syria and with bashar al assad still firmly in power is it time for the opposition to admit defeat or was it a mistake for outside powers to back the syrian rebels in the first place that's our debate but first following protest on a legal challenge from the defeated opposition candidate running the kenyan supreme court the presidential election for the first time in the country's history the decision was hailed by some as a victory for democracy and the rule of law that says he won't participate in the reelection scheduled for next month until his demands for electoral reform are met so what's next for kenya this week's headliner from nairobi. thank you for joining me on from the initial results of august presidential election so you losing to incumbent president. by fifty four to forty four percent this week the supreme court said it had a null those elections because they were neither transparent nor verifiable the court also ordered a reelection to be held next month you must be delighted to have another opportunity

i'm in the house and also on the show more than six years into the war in syria and with bashar al assad. thank you for joining me on up front the initial results of august presidential election so you losing to incumbent president. by fifty four to forty four percent this week the supreme court said it had a null those elections because they were not transparent nor verifiable the court also ordered a reelection to be held next month you must be delighted to have another opportunity to run for president yet again. the deeds of the right thing because as you know i know that i did not lose elections i know the one delusions and the results were just manipulated so this is want. an injustice and. did the right thing meaning the evidence before it and nullified those elections former guardian president john muhammad who was the leader of one of the international observer missions in this election said the kenyan election system appeared quote credible transparent inclusive kenya has the potential to be the most inspiring democracy in africa he said at the time he's not the only observer to

ok let's go back to that breaking news this hour because syria's president bashar assad his congratulated his country's military on breaking islamic states three year long siege it is all released in syria russia's defense ministry says if the whole area cannot be cleared of isis terrorists it would be a major blow to the terror agree to train carries the again there with more details on this. this could be a major major breakthrough couldn't it well yes and speaking of the latest things that we have received both from the syrian army and the russian military i can tell you that they are fully confirming it now first we heard the confirmation from the syrian president we saw it in a tweet that there was an announcement on syrian state t.v. we do realize that it's a very special day for syria and the people of syria then a few hours later this is something that happened within the last forty or thirty minutes or so we heard the confirmation from the russian military and now with the actual details of what's been happening on the ground the blockade was being broken are emerging we're getti

the government of president bashar assad will receive a huge boost in digital missing because of this victory here our themselves of the right people. there making good on their promises and now when president assad for example speaks that he will get every single he will fight to get back every single inch of the syrian territory people will believe him and people will give him the necessary mandate to continue doing so should the syrian army be able to develop the offensive into the eastern part of the euphrates that would also be very significant because then it could develop the offensive in order to link up with iraqi forces trying to liberate the western of iraq from die. at the syrian iraqi border and again this would be a very big game changer in everything that is happening in the eastern part of syria you know the american prisons the kurdish aspirations and so on and so forth we're watching our international be back with the latest on a bench and there is still in a couple minutes. maybe . it will make you love me again but maybe you have been talking to. him maybe naive th

basharal—assad is artificial uniformity on iraq for decades. bashar al—assad is doing the same now. original sin is the complacency when these dictators are in place in the first place. and not understanding centuries of instability that will interview. that comes back to the point i was making earlier, because we have taken off colonialism, we cannot do that any more. we cannot impose and bring order with it. now you have to figure out what does russia or america, or the turks, figure out what does russia or america, orthe turks, in figure out what does russia or america, or the turks, in the region actually want? they cannot agree on when to have a cup of coffee. consequently you have this endless war going on. every time you think you have got this far put out, it merely spreads over here. isis may disappear. it could be some ultra—sunni illicic going on... disappear. it could be some ultra-sunni illicic going on... we are doing it now. we are creating situations now. if you see the support of the us and the west for the saudi arabian monarchy, which completely suppresses shi'ite

this crisis another significant aspect of significance is that the government of president bashar assad will receive a huge boost in digital missing because of this victory harrowing themselves of the right people. there making good on their promises and now when president assad for example speaks that he will get every single he will fight to get back every single inch of the syrian territory people will believe him and people will give him the necessary mandate to continue doing so so in both aspects and there are other issues as well but but in these mainly two aspects this is a very huge and significant day and would you expect then the full abrasion of the city to follow on pretty quickly. what story would you expect now ideas or to be liberated quickly because initially we were hearing the conflicting reports that part of the siege had been broken through by government forces but whether. the situation is being cleared of islamic state forces being cleared active dear is there or is that something you would expect that sort of news expect to hear shortly we've seen we've seen we'v

conflict in syria as you mentioned i mean there's no agreement so far about the future of president bashar al assad is it possible do you think to find a solution without talking about the pros the future of the president. as the syrians anyone actually can see that bashar i said. can stay one more i would not want one more day that the syrian they will say that that's mean there is no transition. best shot at themselves to their system this is why when we can see this unity it means as i said himself this is why i need i need all of that i said i said in the future that's me and basically there is not phones ition and this is why i said who is responsible on on wishing syria into the age of the civil war now it's being seven years of conflict with the full intention of the assad government to actually to overcome that peaceful revolution that has to be the prize of his responsibility has to be there bright or for actually all the blood being on the ground in syria and i don't think that the man who would syria into the middle of the civil war he will be able to bully the country together again uni

success while you don't and hezbollah have also been instrumental in backing up syrian president bashar assad since the beginning of the war it was russian airpower that changed the dynamics of the conflict giving assad the upper hand. the establishment of deescalation zones in syria has become a priority for moscow but even with the presence of russian military personnel in various parts of the country it's still a question as to how they will be enforced still having solidified its influence in such a strategically important country in the middle east the cost of military involvement in syria seems to have been well worth it for russia. at least sixty three refugees are feared dead after their boat capsized off the coast of bangladesh survivors were trying to escape the violence to me in ma tun v a child some of them in cox's façade across the border in bangladesh. you can see the beach behind me this is where the boat wreckage tragedy took place on thursday evening we spoke to some of the survivors in this boat racket they told us there were at least two hundred people in that boat behind.

success while you don't and hezbollah have also been instrumental in backing up syrian president bashar assad since the beginning of the war it was russian air power that change the dynamics of the conflict giving assad the upper hand. the establishment of deescalation zones in syria has become a priority for moscow but even with the presence of russian military personnel in various parts of the country it's still a question as to how they will be enforced still having solidified its influence in such a strategically important country in the middle east the cost of military involvement in syria seems to have been well worth it for russia. u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson is in china for the second time this year to discuss north korea's nuclear threat the u.s. wants china to take tougher actions against pyongyang in response to its missile and nuclear weapons tests on thursday beijing announced an all north korean companies in china have been ordered to shut down by early twenty one thousand president trumps first official visit to china is expected to take place in november let's get mo

and its involvement changed the dynamics of the conflict and strengthen the syrian president bashar al assad mohammed john june has more. in the northern countryside of homs a russian delegation attempts to negotiate a sation of hostilities at stake establishing checkpoints revealing the fates of detainees and introducing much needed humanitarian aid one more reminder of how strong a presence russia has in syria since it intervened two years ago in the very beginning of the operation the theme coming from the crown on this is one that this is going to be a shortened gauge month actually several months after the russians went then in march sixteen months that the object of the mission has been accomplished and russia's beginning it would draw a limited military mission may have been in vision when russia launched its first air strikes in syria but that soon changed the message now that now russia has a solid base in syria its naval base and darkness is being expanded we have also an air force powerful base in command me i'm. near the mediterranean coast and so russia has of course. in the med

makeup of those areas in order to pave the way for a future kurdish autonomous entity if it was bashar assad's troops the government troops who are in control but obviously also there is a lot of opposition to him because this seven year bloody civil war started with a revolution erupting against him and obviously the opposition factions themselves who are opposed to both the kurdish groups and bashar al assad's forces aren't exactly united amongst themselves so whilst there will be a lot of celebration amongst other. sections hailing the victory of iraq on expelling i thought that doesn't necessarily mean that it will usher in and immediately brighter a more stable more peaceful situation in that area of syria. turkey's parliament has renewed a bill allowing military intervention in iraq and syria it's being seen as a final warning against the kurdish independence referendum vote on monday turkey's prime minister banally go get him has called the vote a mistake under symonds has more now from the turkish city of the hour back here. more forces have now been deployed on turkey's border with ir

syrian president bashar assad so i think. by. gaining more stories on the ground on the one hand. the policy of the thumb of messaging on the other hand in opposition to resist for. say that syria does that mean what chance is there. being held to account bashar being held to account for the atrocities that his administration has been accused of course that was the been very much on the well over international community. i'm not sure if western governments will be able to start. dealing with. after all these atrocities that you mention so this question to the international community i should. thank you as always in the. u.s. federal aid has begun to arrive in puerto rico as emergency services deal with the devastation left by hurricane maria eleven ships have entered the main port bringing in cots food and more than six million liters of drinking water or ships are expected to arrive during the week every elizondo has more from st lucia one of the caribbean islands hit by the storm. we're here on the island nation of st lucia and it's a staging place for aid operations in to domen

itself is ready to resolve the the war on the on the basis of syrian sovereignty it is that mean bashar assad will stay i mean i know a long term thought on this is that you know the chippie new elections the syrian gov or syrian people should choose who they would like as their leader but looking at sayings from syria today bush out of that has a lot of support it wouldn't be surprising to see him stay oh no no to no surprise at all in fact they. want. it was really damning the international community's efforts to resolve conflict in syria was the insistence on the removal of president assad now. you can argue with whether the president sounds a good leader a great leader a bad leader a whatever the reality is that he is the syrian leader and at some stage this is going to have to be resolved by the syrian population but we have seen these international attempts particularly led by turkey but also by qatar and saudi arabia in the past too and backed by the u.s. to essentially transform the reality on the ground in syria so that president assad could never be reelected book that's been turned

and rebuilding their homes these will be the priorities and during that time you would see that bashar assad would remain in charge i ask that question because looking at pictures to you today many people are celebrating this victory as big or small as well as you'd like to call it the syrian army. third comes out to go through. some of the prestige. remember that comes not just from the ballot box although the president was voted. into office but it comes through assuring the ability. providing bread to food alternately what legitimacy comes down to the president picks those boxes. or way way down the line. they salute will leave it there but always good to talk to you that was that peter ford former u.k. ambassador to syria and bahrain thank you. today police in the german city of leipzig have been facing harsh criticism after they advise women not to go running alone that was in response to a female jogger being raped in a local park peter oliver has the story. been a lot of criticism of the the police force in labor for these comments not least of which coming from the mayor booker young

syrian capital damascus to discuss military cooperation he held a meeting with the president bashar al assad focusing on efforts to take control of the resort which had been held by isis or for more than three years fifty five people are now confirmed dead in the u.s. in the caribbean after hurricane but their office that number could rise more news on the web site is there for you all the time al jazeera dot com i'm back at the usual time tomorrow up next it's inside story season. germany's first female chancellor leaves the opinion polls in the run up to this month's federal election will voters forgive her for some of her controversial policies and how has a long running leadership changed germany and the e.u. this is inside still.

the actions of the criminal regime of bashar al-assad, including the use of chemical weapons against his own citizens -- even innocent children -- shock the conscience of every decent person. no society can be safe if banned chemical weapons are allowed to spread. that is why the united states carried out a missile strike on the airbase that launched the attack. we appreciate the efforts of the united nations agencies that are providing vital humanitarian assistance in areas liberated from isis, and we especially thank jordan, turkey and lebanon for their role in hosting refugees from the syrian conflict. the united states is a compassionate nation and has spent billions and billions of dollars in helping to support this effort. we seek an approach to refugee resettlement that is designed to help these horribly treated people, and which enables their eventual return to their home countries, to be part of the rebuilding process. for the cost of resettling one refugee in the united states, we can assist more than 10 in their home region. out of the goodness of our hearts, we offer fina

regime forces inflicted more death and destruction in their bid to defeat opponents of president bashar assad. we thought we were working on her diverse strike but we didn't think that it was targeting us . earlier rebel. fighters made a push from the group towards the northern countryside of aleppo province in a bid to take back from government forces who have recaptured it in the past few months this escalation in fighting comes just days after the latest round of talks in cousin stands capital stana where russian iranian and turkish negotiators continue to push for what they've described as the escalation zones across syria while the northern iraq war problems isn't included in your standard deal traddles bombardment of civilian areas suggests this seven year long war is far from being over for those fighting assad and his russian and iranian allies there is no end until the regime is toppled from. beirut a u.k. based human rights organization is calling on egypt to provide necessary medical treatment for detained al jazeera journalist mark went to say he's been in prison for almost nine m

finding some sort of associations of fighting and that's the core problem that is the persistence of bashar assad in power and his regime unless that is solved then this war that has gone on for seven years killing hundreds of thousands of people with nobody brought to account than there would still be some sort of conflict unless that is resolved. shots are being fired during a pro kurdish independence rally in northern iraq one man was killed in kirkuk kurdish leaders a final orders from iraq's supreme court and the prime minister to stop plans for an independence referendum next monday iran turkey and the u.s. are all calling for the vote to be delayed they say it could create instability and help beisel fighters in the oil rich kurdish region. meanwhile tensions are rising in the kurdish town of tool in the country's province this is where kurdish control and iraqi control begins military commanders are concerned there might be violence . since the referendum was announced by the presidency of the kurdistan region we have been seeing the parties including the arabs in the. making threats that

adherence to the full spirit of that deal and that as long as for instance it continue to support bashar assad in syria will that make it rise to questions about its head here and to the spirit of the deal this is what boris johnson the u.k. foreign secretary had to say about that. the iranians have got to behave and fulfill their side of the bargain and they've got to stop being a venturesome expansionist and causing trouble in the region whether it's in yemen or syria or anywhere else and on north korea the talk was about boosting pressure on pyongyang following on from those un security council sanctions the eight set of sanctions imposed on the country the strongest sanctions ever imposed on any country according to boris johnson how to implement them importantly how to bring china in to encourage china to do more there was none of the fire and fury rhetoric that we've heard from the trumpet ministration in the past this was a call towards engagement towards dialogue along with representatives from france we had a very substantial meeting to discuss how to increase that diplomatic and econ

make up of those areas in order to pave the way for future kurdish autonomous entity if it was bashar assad's troops the government troops who are in control but obviously also there is a lot of opposition to him because this seven year bloody civil war started with a revolution erupting against him and obviously the opposition factions themselves who are opposed to both the kurdish groups and. its forces aren't exactly united amongst themselves so whilst there will be a lot of celebration amongst the other some sections hailing the victory of iraq plan expelling i saw that doesn't necessarily mean that it will usher in and immediately right or a more stable more peaceful situation in the area of syria. now turkey has warned kurdish leaders of sanctions and alluded to possible military moves if an independence referendum goes ahead on monday an extraordinary parliamentary session has been convened to venue a mandate for turkey's military to intervene in iraq and syria ahead of the vote kurdish leader massoud barzani val's the referendum will go ahead let's go to our correspondent andrew symon

rightlylth, which belongs to in rants people, also goes to shore up bashar al-assad dictatorship, and undermine peace throughout the entire middle east. murder --let a murderous regime continued these destabilizing activities while building dangerous missiles, and we cannot abide by an agreement is it provides cover for the eventual construction of a nuclear program. [applause] the iran deal was one of the worst and most one-sided transactions the u.s. has ever entered into. that deal is an embarrassment to the united states, and i don't think you have heard the last of it, believe me. worldtime for the entire to join us in demanding that iran's government end's pursuit of death and the structure. destruction. detained,njustly iran's government must stop supporting terrorism and begin serving its own people, and respect the sovereign rights of its neighbors. up entire world understands the good people of a round one change. other than the vast military power of the united states, that in rants people are what their leaders fear the most. this is what causes the regime to reject access

forces supported by iran and russia to stop fighting for six months and to get syrian president bashar al assad's government to allow humanitarian aid into rebel areas but moscow tehran and i'm correct failed to agree with the sun on well it was something we were hoping the last round of talks would let us see good results but in no way every day and alcohol or there is an escalation of violence we still hope the next round of talks will decrease the escalation here i expect a new era in syria that needs new faces and new leaders so as to sort the crisis out once and for all. the syrian opposition is being represented at separate un backed talks in geneva with damascus to cooperate in the fight against isis they want to see a political transition to remove president assad from power but that's the sticking point for the government delegation whose focus is on getting rid of those calls terrorists. syrian civilians still hope for real progress on talks whether in a standoff. to bring them security and peace after more than six years without caroline malone al-jazeera. turning our attention to the

success while you don't and hezbollah have also been instrumental in backing up syrian president bashar assad since the beginning of the war it was russian air power the change the dynamics of the conflict giving assad the upper hand. the establishment of deescalation zones in syria has become a priority for moscow but even with the presence of russian military personnel in various parts of the country it's still a question as to how they will be enforced still having solidified its influence in such a strategically important country in the middle east the cost of military involvement in syria seems to have been well worth it for russia. australia has stuck in a time warp because of its coal and edgy policies according to the former head of a un panel on climate change the strains are suffering from soaring electricity prices and power blackouts the government hopes it can improve this by extending the life of an aging coal fired power station. reports. the owner of the own disco find house station in australia says it's showing its age millions of dollars are being spent to keep the forty fi

success while you don't and hezbollah have also been instrumental in backing up syrian president bashar assad since the beginning of the war it was russian airpower that changed the dynamics of the conflict giving assad the upper hand the establishment of deescalation zones in syria has become a priority for moscow but even with the presence of russian military personnel in various parts of the country it's still a question as to how they will be enforced still having solidified its influence in such a strategically important country in the middle east the cost of military involvement in syria seems to have been well worth it for russia how much. at least twenty eight people have been killed in airstrikes in the rebel held province of syria the u.k. based group the syrian observatory for human rights says four children were among the day but it hasn't been able to verify whether the strikes were carried out by the syrian government or its main ally russia they're the latest in an intensifying air campaign against rebels who are not part of a deescalation zone deal brokered by russia turkey an

success while you don and hezbollah have also been instrumental in backing up syrian president bashar assad since the beginning of the war it was russian airpower that changed the dynamics of the conflict giving assad the upper hand. the establishment of the escalation zones in syria has become a priority for moscow but even with the presence of russian military personnel in various parts of the country it's still a question as to how they will be enforced still having solidified its influence in such a strategically important country in the middle east the cost of military involvement in syria seems to have been well worth it for russia. still ahead on al-jazeera we'll bring you more on catalonia secession referendum ahead of which spain held its own ballot. by community in nepal cut off by a quake two years ago is still trying to adjust to the new reality. and in sports we hear from vine munich as they continue the search for a new manager to replace common lunch a latte. from . to an enchanting desert breeze you're. well it was a fairly active frontal system has been from sichuan stretch

as well as those in the armed opposition that have been trying to overthrow the government of bashar assad since the civil war broke out more than six years ago clearly he also rejected suggestions or efforts by countries that are opposed to the assad government to support the armed opposition and the political opposition and he called the rather hypocritical and plug. was that the united nations essentially has been complicit in these attacks on syria's sovereignty and that it needs to be living up to the principles embodied in the u.n. charter because he stressed several times that he was talking about the deescalation zones that syria has a right to respond to any violation that these are just temporary he said that any presence of foreign troops is a sign of aggression yet another warning isn't it. it is another warning and certainly it is something that is going to present yet another complicating factor for the special for the secretary general's envoy for serious stuff on them and store who is trying to keep the political negotiations to end the civil war on track there have with su

military cooperation in the ongoing war and conflict there he held a meeting with the president bashar al assad focusing on efforts to take control of the city of durham which has been held by ice all for more than three years they also agreed to increase their efforts against opposition fighters. three astronauts have arrived to spend nearly six months on board the international space station the two americans and a russian docked six hours after they blasted off in a soyuz capsule from kazakhstan on tuesday they join three others who've been on board the station since july tweek male teacher back i met peter dobby one you're right up to date with all the top stories more news in half an hour see you then between now and then it's the stream. facing the reality of the air space that they have belonged to that it belongs to the international community getting to the heart of the matter they can understand how to get. this news story with a story on top to how to say at this time. i mean ok and you're in the stream davis is a white. infiltrating a white supremacist organization you tell us about

make up of those areas in order to pave the way for future kurdish autonomous entity if it was bashar assad's troops the government troops who are in control but obviously also there is a lot of opposition to him because this seven year bloody civil war started with a revolution erupting against him and obviously the opposition factions themselves who are opposed to both the kurdish groups and. since forces aren't exactly united amongst themselves so whilst there will be a lot of celebration amongst the other some sections hailing the victory of iraq plan expelling i so that doesn't necessarily mean that it will usher in and immediately right or a more stable more peaceful situation in the area of syria a serious foreign minister claims his government is close to a military victory in the country made the remarks in his united nations address in new york syrian government forces have been accused of carrying out atrocities targeting civilians in using bank chemical weapons while and has denied the claims and criticized the u.s. led coalition. i love you. and you really had too much to have th

make up of those areas in order to pave the way for future kurdish autonomous entity if it was bashar assad's troops the government troops who are in control but obviously also there is a lot of opposition to him because this seven year bloody civil war started with a revolution erupting against him and obviously the opposition factions themselves who are opposed to both the kurdish groups and. its forces aren't exactly united amongst themselves so whilst there will be a lot of celebration amongst the other some sections hailing the victory of iraq on expelling i saw that doesn't necessarily mean that it will usher in and immediately right or a more stable more peaceful situation in that area of syria. china suspects a magnitude three point four earthquake in north korea was triggered by an explosion previous quakes there indicated nuclear tests a nuclear watchdog says the seismic activity took place around fifty kilometers from the site of the previous tests but south korea's assessment so far is that it was a natural occurrence so with more on all of this kathy novak joins us live from seou

there a timeas when bashar al-assad would have been more vulnerable for removal? but, in favor of what? what would the institutions of the state look like, after the fact? a number of values that going to those discussions at the situation room table. the president made our guidepost the national security interest of the united states, and we went after that relentlessly in the campaign against isis and al qaeda in iraq and syria, and deployed our other tools, all in service of a diplomatic outcome in that country which, unfortunately, i don't see us closer to then when i left the white house. : i want to get to the isis campaign, and a couple of questions about syria. issue was serious use of chemical weapons, the first time in 2013. obama made the redline and decided on the alternative, to cut a deal with russia to help get large stockpiles of chemical weapons out of syria. however, for years later, another chemical weapons attack. does that show that that wasn't really a very good deal, if asre was yet another -- sad was not deterred by. was that a mistake? i t

make up of those areas in order to pave the way for future kurdish autonomous entity if it was bashar assad's troops the government troops who are in control but obviously also there is a lot of opposition to him because this seven year bloody civil war started with a revolution erupting against him and obviously the opposition factions themselves who are opposed to both the kurdish groups and. forces aren't exactly united amongst themselves so whilst there will be a lot of celebration amongst the other some sections hailing the victory of iraq and expelling i saw that doesn't necessarily mean that it will usher in and immediately right or a more stable more peaceful situation in that area of syria china suspects a magnitude three point four earthquake in north korea's killed your area was strained by an explosion previous quakes that have indicated nuclear tests but a nuclear watchdog says the seismic activity is unlikely to have been manmade south korea's assessed. so far is that it was a natural occurrence iranian state media have released footage of what they say is a successful test laun

criticizing hezbollah for its support of syrian president bashar al assad and for praising the opposition including what was then the group known as joe but on this are linked to al qaeda after going into hiding this year was arrested two years later at beirut airport while trying to board a flight to cairo and for documents then there was little doubt he'd faced serious charges but his trial in a military court had been repeatedly delayed and human rights groups have questioned how some of the evidence was obtained despite this the prosecution had been demanding death sentence since the start of the trial. oh this year's execution is far from certain as well as having the right to appeal within fifteen days under lebanese law it requires the signature of the president in order for an execution order to be carried out given capital punishment hasn't taken place in lebanon since two thousand and four president michel aoun may struggle to find the political support he needs in order to carry out such a punishment. al-jazeera favors will pull salim is a senior vice president for policy and r

you think the kurds will run syria once we depose bashar al-assad? i think it will be very difficult to do in any case. i think it should have been done in 2011, 2012, free syrian army >> tucker: just sorry we didn't follow your advice. >> what is your advice, tucker? should we collaborate with with russia and committing war crimes in syria? is that your advice at the moment? >> tucker: i think you are not choosing -- >> i am very opposed to the trump policy. >> tucker: you specialize in moral outrage. i am a cheerleader for russia and iran. this is exactly the style of debate that prevents people from taking you seriously. >> tucker: am i wrong? >> tucker: cheerleading for iran and russia? of course i'm not. i wouldn't live in -- >> you don't think we should make common cause with russia and syria? >> tucker: that's very different. let me ask you this, since i think you are also historian. the congress in 1941 voted for something that sent billions and billions of dollars to joseph stalin in armaments and food because the congress of the united stat

the actions of the criminal regime of bashar al assad, including the use of chemical weapons against his own citizens, even innocent children, shock the conscience of every decent person. no society could be safe if banned chemical weapons are allowed to spread. that is why the united states carried out a missile strike on the air base that launched the attack. we appreciate the efforts of the united nations' agencies that are providing vital humanitarian assistance in areas liberated from isis, and we especially thank jordan, turkey, and lebanon for their role in hosting refugees from the syrian conflict. the united states is a compassionate nation and has spent billions and billions of dollars in helping to support this effort. we seek an approach to refugee resettlement that is designed to help these horribly treated people and which enables their eventual return to their home countries to be part of the rebuilding process. for the cost of resettling one refugee in the united states, we can assist more than ten in their home region. out of the goodness of our hearts, we offer fina

the actions of the criminal regime of bashar al assad, including the use of chemical weapons against his own citizens, even innocent children shock the conscious of every decent person. no society can be safe if banned chemical weapons are allowed to spread. that is why the united states carried out a missile strike on the air base that launched the attack. we appreciate the efforts of the united nations agencies that are provide i providing humanitarian assistance in areas liberated from isis, and we especially thank jordan, turkey and lebanon for their role in hosting refugees from the syrian conflict. the united states is a compassionate nation. and has spent billions and billions of dollars in helping to support this effort. we seek an approach to refugee resettlement that is designed to help these horribly treated people, and which enables their eventual return to their home countries to be part of the rebuilding process. for the cost of resettling one refugee in the united states, we can assist more than ten in their home region. out of the goodness of our hearts, we offer fina

this wealth which rightly belongs to iran's people also goes to shore up bashar al assad's dictatorship, fuel yemen civil war and undermine peace throughout the entire middle east. we cannot let a murderous regime continue these destabilizing activities while building dangerous missiles and we cannot abide by an agreement if it provides cover for the eventualeventual construction of a nuclear program. [ applause ] the iran deal was one of the worst and most one-sided transactions the united states has ever entered into. frankly, that deal is an embarrassment to the united states and i don't think you've heard the last of it. believe me. it is time for the entire world to join us in demanding that iran's government end its pursuit of death and destruction. it is time for the regime to free all americans and citizens of other nations that they have unjustly detained. and above all iran's government must stop supporting terrorists, begin serving its own people and respect the sovereign rights of its neighbors. the entire world understands that the good people of iran want change and other

and it is not with bashar al-assad in place. are going to be effective in the process and to we get to a resolution. general mcmaster. talk aboutnt will lasting peace between israel and the palestinians, with all of the meetings is having with leaders, during the week. president putin and president won't be there, so what will the outcome of whatever you discuss on syria and north korea? and you have been insisting on the respective sovereignty. would an investment in peacekeeping be part of getting involved, and having a stronger? you have two very strong foreign ministers from russia and china that are going to be there, and the idea that we are going to be talking about russia and north korea and syria and iran, i think it will be serious discussions. and i think the fact that president xi and president putin can't be there, won't change the talks that we have next week. that is their choice not to show up. the u.n. general assembly is not a substitute for bilateral relationships with the nation. the president has been workin

make up of those areas in order to pave the way for future kurdish autonomous entity if it was bashar assad's troops the government troops who are in control but obviously also there is a lot of opposition to him because this seven year bloody civil war started with a revolution erupting against him and obviously the opposition factions themselves who are opposed to both the kurdish groups and. since forces aren't exactly united amongst themselves so whilst there will be a lot of celebration amongst some sections hailing the victory of iraq and expelling i saw that doesn't necessarily mean that it will usher in and immediately right or a more stable more peaceful situation in the area of syria turkey's parliament has renewed a bill allowing military intervention in iraq and syria is being seen as a final warning against the kurdish independence referendum vote on monday turkey's prime minister banally yielded and has called the vote a mistake anderson. ns has more from the turkish city of there back here. more forces have now been deployed on turkey's border with iraq it's no coincidence this