to sanction israel for allegedly carrying out air strikes near damascus.illion philippines forced from homes awaiting for the storm to pass, it's now heading to manila. and some u.s. protests against police killings turn violent, arrests made in oakland, california. ♪ we begin with an al jazeera exclusive, for the first time kenya counter terrorism police admitted they do kill suspects with no trial and no due process and they target so called muslim radicals. one police hit man admitted he killed 50 suspects, one of the officers says western countries including britain know about the death squads and simon reports. >> reporter: this is the body of a man, one of 21 suspected radical muslims allegedly gunned down by kenya's police since 2012. and he predicted his death when i met him last year. >> i'm the one who is being terrorized. my life is the one which is in danger. >> reporter: al jazeera's investigative unit has spoken to the police hit man involved in the killings and we verified they were members of kenya counter terrorism unit and agreed to conce

exception in may, 2013, when we understand there was an airstrike carried out in an area close to damascuswhich apparently according to western and israeli officials who commented days after this attack that it targeted a weapons shipment, iranian missiles that were reportedly bound for hezbollah in lebanon. we don't understand the nature of the targets that were struck. it is not likely that we'll get a confirmation from the israeli army because it obviously would not want to say it's carrying outed airstrikes in syria. >> would lead to violence between syria and more attacks. syria has, in the past, said that it reserves it's right to respond whenever it sees fit according to sources inside syria, we know that the residents there heard several explosions and some media sources said that they saw two israeli warplanes flying over the areas close to syria and making their way north to damascus. >> reporter: all right, thank you. . >>> let's bring you our other top story now, iraq, sunni leaders accusing the army of pushing out sunni populations on the pre-texas of fighting isil. a spokesma

the problem of contaminated water is not confined rural damascus.sear the world health organization reported mine 6500 cases are typhoid this year. help tight sit a problem. >> we have serious problems with access to clear without never areas such as a hleb owe and also in the rural damascus area lately. the damage to the sewer system and often this is followed by diseases. and we have seen infectious diseases in the suburbs of damascus. >> reporter: the w.h.o. has been able to deliver three times more medical surprise in 2014 than it did last year. and some of the deliveries were to hard to reach areas. but health workers wants the syrian government to grant it more access to opposition territories. >> some of these areas there is a security problem, it can be hard to access. we have had some of the conroys a approved but not on a regular basis because of security issues. >> reporter: it's vital supplies don't reach those in need. more than half of the hospitals are out of service. syria's healthcare system has been severely damaged by the war and

in may, israeli jets attacked areas around damascus.n november last year, a syrian air base in latakia was struck by an israeli jet meant to destroy russian-made missiles. in june, israel launched airstrikes along its border in syria. ten syrian soldiers died. now, live in west jerusalem, nusirine, any word on the latest set of strikes? >> reporter: no, miriam and we don't expect a confirmation or a response from the israeli government or the army. we spoke to the army. a spokesperson told that is they will not comment on foreign reports. n we knowitionisi local media and outlets are quoting the reports coming out of syria with absolutely no confirmation here from israel. as you just mentioned, this is probably the sixth time that syria accuses israel of carrying out a series of raids inside the country. in the past, we have seen that most of these raids have reportedly targeted syrian targets or hezbollah targets. but israeli officials really are reluctant to officially acknowledge that they are carrying out these airstrikes. we are ba

and we have seen infectious diseases in the suburbs of damascus. >> reporter: the w.h.o. been able to deliver three times more medical supply in 2014 than last year and some deliveries were to hard to reach areas but health workers want the syrian government to grant it access to opposition territories. >> some of this area is security problem. it can be hard to access. we have had some of the convoys through but this has not been on a regular basis because of security issues. >> reporter: and it is vital that supplies continue to reach those in need. more than half of the public hospitals are out of service. syria's healthcare system has been severely damaged by the war. and many syrians have died from treatable illnesses simply because of the lack of medicine. dana with al jazeera beirut. >>> the conflict in iraq now where kurdish fighters have entered neighborhoods in the town of sinjar breaking the months long siege and rebel fighters supported by u.s. led air strikes and yazidis are there since i.s.i.l. took control in august. >> translator: the peshmerga control mor

held areas of rebel held areas outside of damascus.n india kashmir indicate no single party secured enough seats to hold a government, the people's democratic party won 28 out of 87 seats and india ruling hindu pjp secured 25 seats. gunmen opened fire in two villages killing at least 37 people. local media says gunmen are part of the national democratic part of the land, an armed group which has targeted security forces since 1998. ukraine's parliament voted to abandon the state's nonaligned status, decision could indicate a step to seeking nato membership and bill submitted was passed with 303 votes in favor and 8 against and the foreign minister said the move is counter productive and could heighten on going tensions and more from moscow. >> reporter: the decision for the status could have serious political and security implications for an already destabilized region. the vote by 303-8 effectively opens the way to nato membership for ukraine and russia will inevitably see as a clear threat to its own security. but ukraine leaders det

ikes on two government held areas around damascus. >> this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up: the nusra front's deadline passes for lebanon to release the wife and children of its leader or it will kill two more solids. typhoon hagiputh lashes the philippines but spares it from major damage plus. >> in the peruvian rain forester t illegal harvesting of the rain forest. >>> syria's army says israel has carried out airstrikes on two government-held areas near the capitol. the state news agency said the attacks caused damage but foone was hurt. there has been no immediate reaction. this is how it was announce odd syrian state television. >> translator: the enemy has struck and aggressive attack on syria targeting two peaceful areas in suburb of damascus. there has been no loss of human life. >> these are the areas syria says were hit by the airstrikes. as you heard there. it's not the first time israel has targeted locations in syria. in june, this year, it carried out airstrikes on a number of military targets inside syria in response to a cross border attack tha

the problem of contaminated water is not confined to rural damascus. across syria the world health organisation reported more than 6, 500 cases of typhoid. hepatitis is also a problem of. >> we had serious problems with access to clean water in areas such as aleppo, in rural damascus area. damage to the water and sewerage, and this is followed by diseases. we have seen infectious diseases in the suburb of damascus. >> the w.h.o. delivered three times more medical splice in 2014 -- supplies in 2014 than last year, some were to hard to reach areas. health workers wanted the syrian government to grant it more access to potential territories. >> some of the areas, they say it's a security problem. it will be hard to access. we had some of the convoys, troops, but this has not been on a regular basis because of security issues. >> and it is vital that supplies continue to reach those in need. more than half of the public hospitals are out of service. >> the health care system has been damaged by the war. many syrians died from treatable illnesses because of

came out ofecisions damascus. all project decisions came out of damascus. all hiring and firing decisions came out of damascus. for this decentralization effort, which i think is what stephan is trying team, they areis going against the grain of syrian political culture and hearing government experience for the past 50 years. government experience from past 50 years. it could be difficult, given that this would require the regime to give aisling money for projects and -- to be giving basically, money for projects and rebuilding to the active opposition. i think it would be difficult for the four different security, and especially the secret police services, to accept handing resources to the people they have been fighting so bitterly for four years. that is one effort is underway, and we will see of the human makes progress on the freeze. separate from his -- i will just take two minutes. initiative russian that hind mentioned, where the russians brought the first leader of the opposition coalition from two years ago now . he's a very prominent imam and was

sanctions against israel for carrying out air strikes near damascus >>> the u.s. sends six detainees from guantanamo bay to uruguay. and typhoon hagupit weakens to a storm but causes problems for the philippines still as the winds and rains blow towards manila. >>> starting with an al jazeera exclusive - kenya's police squads admitted for the first time to carrying out extrajudicial killings, speaking to the investigative unit of al jazeera, the officers discussed the involvement in the kenyan assassination programme, targetting suspected muslim radicals. >> reporter: this is the body of maclebury, one of 21 suspected radical muslims allegedly shot down by police since 2012. he predicted death when i met him last year. >> i'm the one terrorized. my life is the one in danger >>> al jazeera's investigative unit spoke to the police hit men involved in the extrajudicial killings. we verified that they were members of the counterterrorism units, and we agreed to conceal the identities. >>: >> reporter: britain and america provided millions of dollars of counterterroris

i think the big point here is that all roads, i think, lead to damascus in terms of dealing with thesis crisis. isis is a fundamentally a by-product of the syrian war. it's a by-product of failed series of obama policies , but sitting on the sidelines open hoing that syria could be contained within its borders was a huge risk calculation. we can see that right now. and now the united states, after committing itself from pulling out from the middle east withdrawing troops, removing its footprint is now in many ways back at the beginning. we're reengaging, to reengage with the middle east militarily. i think the rise of isis, in my view, at the end of 2014 really highlights the catastrophic failure of obama's foreign policy specifically with respect to the crisis in serie-a. >> when we return, more world trouble spots. massacre and kidnappings plagued mexico, pakistan, nigerian and raul castro and barack obama set a new course for u.s.-cuban relations. stay with us. >> the stream, >> your digital community >> you pick the hot topics and express your thoughts the stream it's your chance

outside the dmafntio --damascus airport. now, on january the 4th, 2014, israeli jets targeted a convoy to lebanon, later that month on january the 21st syrian state tv said a scientific research center was destroyed by israel. then in may, israeli jets reportedly attacked areas around damascus acknowledge targeting a, dough accomplishment of russian made mistles. that allows the syrian government to actually stay quiet militarily. but these strikes do seem to be different from previous strikes. they seem to be targeting more syrian military institutions than ever before. >> nick schifrin in jerusalem. >>> mexican officials say their analysis of forensic evidence is back up the belief that 43 students were killed and their bodies burned. remains of one of the students, alexander mora. lucia newman has more from mexico city. >> ease or satisfy the friends and relatives of the other 42. in fact, in a march through mexico city they said they refused to consider them dead, they demanded the government produce them live and well.

the second strike was near the town of demas on the road from damascus to the lebanthese bord. there were no casualty, only material damage and went on to say that the israeli attack was designed to lift the morale of the terror groups primarily the nusra front in the islamic state after the blows they've received from the syrian army. israeli officials declined to comment on these reports. israeli media is noting, however, that in his weekly cab ne cabinet meeting sunday, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said israel is closely monitoring the middle east and what is happening with open eyes and ears and a lot is happening, he said. we will stay informed and we will deal with these unremitting threats and challenges. israeli analysts suggest that these words may have been an oblique foreshadowing of the strikes on syria later in the day. it is widely believed that israel was behind a series of air strikes on targets inside syria since early 2013. the strikes are believed to be targeting advanced weapons systems destined for transport to the radical lebanese group, hezbo

government forces also bombarded the town of dumaa north of damascus. it killed at least five people and injured others. duma is a rebel stronghold but, also, has hundreds of thousands of civilians. >> that's according to u.n. estimates. syrian regime airstrikes also targeted rebel-held town in the darra countryside. it is reported five died in the town of ipsa after government jets bomb a residential area in the morning. let's get more now about this potential peace talks about to occur in motiving 0. in the director of the carnegie middle east center in beirut joins us live from london. thank you for making time to talk to us. explain to us: why do you think syria would agree to peace talks in moscow now? >> reporter: syria is not actually agreeing to peace talks. this is not a serious endeavor on the part of russia. the national syrian coalition has declared russia, in fact, does not have a plan for peace talks. this is just, i think, an attempt by russia to show that the syrian government is interested in peace talks knowing very well that no one cr

d damascus. no comment from the israelis so far. the typhoon is downgraded to a tropical storm, but it still is churning through the philippines, heading for the capital, manila. in mexico, the family of the first victim identified among the 43 missing students calls for justice. also coming up, a surprising fundraiser just a stones throw from the kremlin. russian ballet stars dazzle to help young dancers in war-torn ukraine. the greek parliament passes its latest parliament despite protests and opposition. ♪ first, syria has accused israel of bombing its main international airport in damascus. it went on to ask the u.n. to slap sanctions on israel calling the strike a heinous crime against it. israel has launched a series of similar airstrikes inside syria since the war began three years ago. israeli raids are targeting iranian targets bound for militant group hezbollah. let's bring in our correspondent. israel is still neither conforming or denying it is behind these strikes. >> absolutely. this has been the case ever since these

places like belarus and ukraine does it mean that it's taken its eye off of what is going on in damascus baghdad tehran? >> no, actually, one can sort of see a consistency in terms of russia trying to assert itself on the global stage. as we speak right now russia is trying to broker a restart to peace process nor. it's starting the opposition groups and invited the iranians, and it seems like it's trying to up stage the americans and europeans on the question of syria itself. russia seems to be following a certain consistent pattern here of trying some people are said recapture the former soviet empire. you can follow that out especially on the question of syria. >> meika during a time of flagging economic performance when you can't satisfy the aspirations of your own people. >> i think it's very difficult for him. despite the fact that the united states and other countries continue to deal with russia in a relatively business is usual i think its hard for other country to trust russia after what they've done in ukraine. they've violated some of the basic principles, violating the sover

all budget decisions came out of damascus. all project decisions came out of damascus.all hiring and firing decisions came out of damascus. in order for this decentralization effort, which i think is what stefb is tan and team is trying to do, they're going against the grain of syrian political culture and syrian government experience over the past 50 years. and it will be especially difficult given that this would require the regime to be given basically money for projects and rebuilding to opposition actors. i can't think that it will be very easy for the four different syrian security and special police -- secret police forces to accept handing resources to people that they have been fighting so bitterly now for four years. that's one effort that's under way. we'll see if the united nations makes partners on the freeze. separate from this -- i'll just take two more minutes, paul. there is a russian initiative where hind mentioned where the russians brought the first leader of the national opposition coalition from two years ago now. he's a very prominent imam. was at

. >> now accusing israel of carrying out airstrikes in damascus. syrian activists say israeli jets bombed weapons depo, which has been used by the military, and another target was an weapons cache close to the lebanese border. we have more from west jerusalem. >> well, the israeli military and, indeed, the israeli government have been very closed-lipped about these airstrikes in syria. however, opposition politicians have been quick to seize upon these apparent strikes, describing them as a cynical move by the prime minister benjamin netanyahu as he eyes elections in march of next year. whatever the case, this isn't the first time we've heard reports of israeli airstrikes in syrian territory. what we understand is that this strike targeted munitions depots near damascus, and we also understand that these depos have surface-to-air missiles and launchers, which apparently were destined for hezbollah and lebanon, whatever the case we can't confirm this. however, we have heard in the past similar descriptions of why hale may have carried out an airstri

it is still in charge of its seat of power and damascus is not isolated from other major urban centerserstate authority. it is connected to the borders of lebanon and jordan. the central city further north and the divided city of aleppo, as well as the coastal region in the west. it also has a presence in other contested provinces, apart from ritka, which is a strong hold of islamic state of iraq and the levant. the remaining areas are under the control of other opposition groups, but a lot of it is desert and countrysides, and now the conflict is more complicated, because rebels are at war with each other. al-nusra front has just taken over government bases in the southern outskirts of idlib, off it pushed some of the so-called moderate rebels out last month. >> neither side is winning because of the presence of isis and al-nusra. >> reporter: the southern province is a strategic front for both sides. the army has reportedly reinforced its positions with fighters from lebanon and hezbollah to prevent a rebel advance at the doorsteps of damascus, and the rebels recently recovered a tow

between damascus and the lebanese capital. now, of course, the syrian media as well as the syrian army have accused israel of launching these air strikes. however, as is customary in these cases, they are declining any -- attacks on syria. now, there have been a series of air strikes on damascus and other syrian cities since the beginning of 2013 that are widely attributed to israel. israel apparently is very worried about the possibility of advanced weapon systems being shipped from syria to hezbollah. >> what's the message, if any, from israel. >> certainly i think if you look at the way they look at the syrian conflict they want to stay out, but they're very concerned about the possibility of weapon systems, a, being sent from iran to syria and from syria to hezbollah, so those are really their primary concerns. for instance, they have -- the israeli forces are basically face-to-face with a front, which is an affiliate of al qaeda, along the line that separates israeli controlled territory from syria, but they have stayed l

the army has reinforced its positions to prevent a rebel advance at the doorsteps of damascus.he rebels recently captured a town where they found many bodies of civilians who used to live there. they blamed the government for what they called a new massacre. this is a war that neither side is likely to win, with battle lines continuing to shift. for now, however, the state managed to hold on to territory that it needs to stay in power. >>> 1 million people have been wounded during the war in syria. it says over half of public hospitals are out of service. diseases are spreading as medicines and vaccinations fail to reach those in need. more than 200,000 meme have been killed during the conflict, which began in 2011. >>> breaking news from pakistan, the country has just executed two men convicted of terror offenses, just two days after the moratorium on death sentences was lifted in response to the devastating attack by the taliban earlier this week. 148 people died in that, most of them children. the death sentences were handed out yesterday and the first two people have been e

sanctions against israel for carrying out air strikes near damascus >>> you're watching al jazeera, i'm david foster, good to have you along. also - the u.s. sends six detainees from guantanamo bay to uruguay >>> typhoon hagupit weakens to a storm, but causes problems for the philippines as the wind and rain plough towards manila >>> and the crippling effect the ebola outbreak is having on west african economies. >>> syria has reportedly called on the united nations to impose sanctions against israel. syria is accusing israel of carrying out several air strikes on government-held areas. israeli jets bombed a weapons depot near the damascus airport, a depot used by the military. another strike targets a weapons cash near the town close to the lebanese border. syria's military condemned the assault calling it an attack on the country. >> kazaa says it will not be continuing mediation to rescue lebanese soldiers kidnapped last august in the border town. more than 30 lebanese police men and soldiers were taken last year, four have been executed and seven have been released. let's go jane fe

and we have seen the infectious diseases in the suburbs of damascus. >> reporter: w.h.o.ering three times medal supplies in 2014 than it did last year and some of the deliveries were at hard hard to reach areas and want to reach opposition territories. >> it's a security problem and can be hard to access. we have had some of the convoys through but this has not been on a regular basis because of security issues. >> reporter: and it is vital that supplies continue to reach those in need, more than half of the public hospitals are out of service. syria's healthcare system has been severely damaged by the war. and many syrians have died from treatable illnesses simply because of the lack of medicine. let's go to zana on the line joining us from beirut and lebanon and approval has been given but that horrific is not the only obstacle to getting aid into these places, is it? >> no, it's a question of logistics as well according to the world health organization and probably will not be able to deliver aid to the opposition-controlled areas in aleppo city not before a week or pr

syrian government air strikes are said to have killed several people in the refugees camp south of damascuse has been fighting in the area since thursday since forces loyal to president bashar al-assad and opposition fighters. activists say the air strikes hit mostly residential neighbors. the camp has been under siege for more than two years. >>> meanwhile, residents of the once busy neighborhood of damascus have abandoned the area. it's been hit by near daily shelling to three yearsing earlier this year u.n. inspectors confirmed rockets that landed there in august 2013 conserved the nerve agent sarin. since then most have fled and the town has been relose reduceo rebel. more than 9 million people have fled their home, turkey, iraq, jordan and lebanon. now the hleb need government which hosts more than 1.1 mill syrians have decided to do titers checks on those entering the country. zeina reports on the struggle for syrians entering lebanon. >> reporter: they wait for hours and sometimes their relatives don't arrive. it's harder now for syrians to enter lebanon, this is the main border chec

parts of damascus province.y is fighting to maintain control of the country's biggest oil refinery, retaking complex north of baghdad partly thanks to u.s. air strikes on i.s.i.l. in november and i.s.i.l. continued to launch attacks among suicide bomb ings to try to retake the refinery and here is jane's report. >> reporter: six months into the fight against i.s.i.l. iraq's oil fields remain a mayor battleground. kurdish forces backed by u.s. air strikes last week repelled a major attack of a group southwest of the oil rich city of kurkook and detonated a u.s. made hum v packed with explosives from the pipeline to the major oil refinery of the major point of fighting. and the battle where it began before dawn. and it lasted for more than a day. peshmerga commanders say 25 i.s.i.l. fighters were killed. it's not known how many of the kurdish fighters died. these i.s.i.l. fighters were believed to by iraq and this was attempt to pull him to safety after he was wounded. the center of iraq oil field is hugely import

held areas, and rebel held areas outside of damascus. kurdish fighters entered neighbourhoods in the iraqi town of sinjar, breaking a month-long siege by i.s.i.l. thousands of yazidi have been trapped since i.s.i.l. took control of the town in august. results in indian administered kashmir indicate no single party has secured enough seats to form a government the the democratic party won 7 out of 8 seats. and the party secured 25 seats >>> sporadic violence broke out in several libyan cities. in benghazi, 20 troops loyal to renegade general were killed. more than 60 others were injured. three other rebel fighters were killed, and five wounded >>> in the eastern port city, five died in de rrtion na when war planes bombed militia, more strikes have been carried out on a port in eastern libya. >> let's go to our correspondent joining us from that port city of derna. what is happening there now? >> well, quiet sporadic fighting has been happening over the last week between an operation led by affiliates to the national congress and probation

mysterious air strikes near damascus. syria blames israel, israel says nothing. in the wake of controversial grand jury decisions, we take a closer look at whether the fundamental part of the justice system works the way it should. >>> 6 detainees from guantanamo bay have been transferred. they are now in uruguay after being held by the u.s. government for 12 years without charge. the six are the first guantanamo detainees to be transferred. four syrians, a tunisian and palestinian were among them, hold as suspected al-qaeda affiliates since 2008 and cleared for release until 2009. the u.s. government could not find a country to accept them as refugees. we are told why uruguay's president agreed to take them in. >> this is a personal campaign by the outgoing present of uruguay. he was a prisoner for 13 years under the military dictatorship that governed uruguay and feels this from the heart. he says they have what it calls a moral obligation to take in people from other countries who suffered. he called the particular case of the six low-level detainees from guan

syria says israeli war planes bombed government-held areas near damascus >>> an innovative new way to fight the possible radicalization of muslim youth >>> nearly a million people have been driven from their homes as a result of a powerful typhoon still battling the philippines. >>> tonight six detainees from guantanamo bay are in hospital in uruguay, transferred by the u.s. government as being held for 12 years without charge. this is the largest group of detainees to be transferred out of the military detention center in cuba. and the first to go to south america. among them four sir yarnings a tunisian -- syrians, a tunisian and a palestinian. a lawyer is speaking out. he represents a man whose hunger strike at guantanamo sparked a protractored legal battle -- protracted legal battle over force-feeding. she criticized how officials treated him. >> we tried to send him juices so he would be safe. the defense department said "no, we can't have them." these are the people who force-feed people and say we are not trying to punish people, we are trying to preserve their health and life.

last august 2014 i started from damascus to washington, d.c. with a fortune of maps and photos.i thought it might be a good idea to share with you can out of them today. this is the first one. this reflects the situation in syria in summer 2013. we are talking about in july, august 2013. the red color refers to the areas controlled by the regime and his militia supporting him, like hezbollah in syria, the prograde pashtun the prograde and so on. degree and eric refers to the area controlled by the rebels. and then the black spots refers to the areas controlled by isis at the time the so this map tells the two things actually. first of all, the balance of power on the ground a few months ago was almost 50/50. this is not the situation right now. this is an important thing that we're going to come back to. second, that at the time isis was very weak, very scattered, not controlling a lot of areas. the areas are not geographically connected, which is very important from a military point of view. and they were not in control of any single major city in syria. this raise the question

one hitting the damascus international airport. the target there was a warehouse. the other strike was on a town or near a town on the highway between damascus and the lebanon border. there were no casualties, but material damage from the strikes. they did not specify what may have been the target. israel is declining comment on the attacks. there have been a series of air strikes on syria which are believed to be from israel beginning in january of 2013. we did hear the israeli security minister saying that israel has a firm policy to prevent the transfer of sophisticated weapons into terrorists. the target was so sophisticated weapon system, perhaps surface-to-air missiles transferred from syria to hezbollah in lebanon. hezbollah is a very close ally of the syrian regime. it has played a key role in fighting the uprising in syria against the assad regime. the israelis are saying nothing to indicate they had a hand in the air strikes. john. >> a complicated mix of competing interests. ben wedeman, thanks. >>> 45 minutes past the hour. let's get to meteorologist pe

in may they were attacked around damascus. believed to be targetting a shipment of weapons from iran. in november an air base was dropped by jets, believed to be destroying russian maid missiles. israel never confirmed any of those, and that allows the syrian government, even though it promises to respond, to stay quiet militarily. they team to be different from previous streaks. the scope is larger and seem to target military institutions >>> mexican officials say the analysis of forensic evidence backs up the belief that 43 missing college students were killed and bodies burnt. remains of one student alex appeda mora has been identified. the claimed gang members admitted to the killings. >> reporter: the positive identification of one of the 43 missing students from guerrero is unlikely to ease or satisfy the friends and relatives of the other 42, in fact, in a march through the mexico city. they said they refused to consider them dead, and demanded that the government produce the children alive and well as they continued to

and we have seen infectious diseases in the suburbs of damascus. >> the who has been able to deliver three times more medical supplies than 2014, than it did last year. and some of the deliveries were to hard to reach areas. some of this is the security problem, it can be hard to access woe have had some of the convoys but this has not been on a regular bases because of security issues and it is vital that supplies continue to reach those in need, more than half of the public offices are out of service. serious healthcare system has been damaged by the war. and many syrians have died from treatable illnesses simply because of the lack of medicine. when mile, an attack by isil fighters has killed eight iraqi guards, three others were also injured during the attack at the crossing. a car bomb has killed two people, at least five people were injured, the explosive were set off in the town south of baghdad. meanwhile, iraq's governor is hoping former local police forces will help it retake the city from fighters. be uh the government in baghdad isn't providing financial support needed to

it is still in charge of its seat of power, and damascus is not isolated from other majorer ban centerserstate authority. it is connected to the borders of lebanon and jordan. the someone tral city and the divided city of aleppo, as well as the coastal region in the west. it also has a presence in other contested provinces, apart from the strong hold of islamic state of iraq and the levant, a group that now controls approximately 35% of syria. the remaining areas are under the control of other opposition groups, but a lot of it is desert and countrysides. and now rebels are at war with each other. al-nusra front, syria's al-qaeda branch has just taken over government bases in the southern outskirts of idlib. >> translator: neither side is winning because of the presence of isil and al-nusra, those groups have a different agenda from the syrian opposition. there are only lossers in this war, the people. >>> the southern province is a strategic front for both sides. the army has reinforced its positions with fighters from iran and the hezbollah, to prevent a rebel advance at the doorsteps

one apparently on damascus international airport in a storage area.k place the road between damascus and the lebanese border. the statement coming out of no casualties, but material damage. the syrian media is pointing the finger at israel over the air strikes. a series of air strikes on syria that have been attributed to the israelis, but the israelis, as customary are declining to comment on the reports. we heard from the foreign ministry today saying they have the prevention of the weapons systems to terrorists organizations. it is widely believed that in the past, perhaps the targets were anti-aircraft missile systems transferred from syria to hezbollah in lebanon. of course, hezbollah is a player in the syrian civil war. at this point, the israelis are being very tight-lipped about the accusations that they were behind the air strikes. >> complicated mix of competing interests in the region. ben wedeman live in jerusalem. >>> let's see what is coming up on "new day." chris cuomo joins us. >> how are you? protests turning violent. we will look at

and it took just over a month for this letter to travel from damascus to venice in 1390. that's pretty good time. in this case, and under this panel we have artifacts from probably the most famous ship ever to carry the mail. and that's titanic. very few people realized that titanic was a floating post office. it had a full working postal facility on board, five postal clerks on board the ship, all of whom died in the ship's sinking. but we have here on permanent display one of the few pieces of mail that survives from on board titanic. there were more than 3,000 mail bags on the ship. the vast majority of them went down with the ship when it in the atlantic in 1412 but before it went across the atlantic, the ship made three stops at ports in england. if went southampton, sher bothering and queenstown in ireland before heading out to the atlantic ocean in every three ports some mail was taken off the ship and all surviving pieces of mail are from one of those three ports of call. this piece is addressed to berlin in germany so probably left from sher bothering in france.

this is damascus elementary school in damascus, maryland, and a lot of high clouds, but there have been breaks. as we go through the late afternoon, more in the way of blue skies and sunshine, but that is north and northwest of the city. at the moment, no rain to talk about or anything else. but, he said with a sound of expectation in his voice, maybe tonight, we will have some is a petition to deal with. low 40's across most of the area. 41 right now in gaithersburg. and through the evening, temperatures will drop through the 30's, but because it was so warm surface temperatures and sidewalk temperatures are warm enough that even if we get some rain or snow showers, i do not think it will amount to very much at all. through the day, the system will move out. temperatures right now definitely turning colder as you trend west. 32 in detroit. only single numbers across the upper mississippi valley. only five degrees in duluth. there is a cold blast, but it is relative for the folks there. this will moderate. by the time it reaches our area by new year's eve and new year's day, we will be

one strike coming in the maine airport the other happening in a town northwest of damascus. damascus but there are no confi confirmed he called the kay tack quoting franklin roosevelt. survivors of the attack gathered sunday to commemorate the anniversary among the guests were the last nine survivors of the uss arizona which sank on december 7th, 1941. world war ii veteran remembered more than 40,000 who died since the awaur. the day of the attack on pearl harbor asked congress to declare war. it went until 1945. >> prince william and princess kate getting a greeting reminisce can't of the this is the royal couple's first it will include a mass of the september 11th museum and also krizitying with president obama. for all of your headlines go to foxnews.com. show them they're not alone. and show off a pair of depend. get a free sample at underwareness.com you think it smells fine, but your passengers smell this... eliminate odors you've gone noseblind to for up to 30 days with the febreze car vent clip. female passenger: wow. smells good in here. vo: so you and your passenge

. >> reporter: israel launched attacks on sunday in damascus.wo strikes took place, one near the airport where according to the syrian observatory for human rights, the target was a storage facility. the second strike was near the town of demas. a statement from the syrian army said there were no casualties, only materiel damage and went on to say that the israeli attack was designed to lift the morale of the terror groups after the blows they've received from the syrian army. israeli officials declined to comment on these reports. israeli media is noting, however, in his weekly cabinet meeting sunday, the prime minister said israel is closely monitoring the middle east and what is happening with open eyes and ears and a lot is happening, he said. we will stay informed and deal with these unremitting threats and challenges. analysts suggest that these words may have been an oblique foreshadowing on the strikes in syria late nerl the day. it is believed that israel was behind a series of air strikes inside syria since early 2013. the strikes are

there has been heavy shelling in the area of the damascus countryside which houses a large number of opposition fighters. the attack was carried out by forces. several were killed and dozens injured. >> tribesmen say that violence erupted then houthi fighters abducted more than 40 people. >>> egypt has opened the border crossing with the gaza strip for the second time this month, but they say that the open something only temporary. >> a sign that people could finally leave. >> everyone carries responsibility including president sisi. all of them are responsible. they're partners in the siege against us. >> among the thousands who found themselves trapped in the gaza strip for almost two months, the sick, the elderly, and 100 students. >> i lived through the war of 51 days, but nothing will stop me. >> the egyptian government closed the crossing after an attack killed 33 soldiers in the sinai peninsula. the crossing is over for two days, and only for humanitarian purposes. the egyptians have given no indication of their future plans, but the decision still gave some people a shrivel o

. >> israeli jets bombed the targeted damascus on sunday. israel has refused to confirm or deny the attacks. >>> israel has been accused of carrying out airstrikes on syrian on seven separate occasions since the war began there in 2011. and the latest, as we're mentioning, were on sunday near the capitol. in march syrian mash positions were targeted in response to an attack on israeli soldiers in the occupied golan heights. in november of last year a syrian air base in the province latakia was attacked. we have more reports on these israeli airstrikes. israel, not confirming or denying, but domestically little doubt that they i, indeed, did happen. >> reporter: that's right. the israelis not saying very much. we haven't heard anything publicly from the israeli military or the israeli government. however, speaking to public radio here the israeli intelligence minister alluded very strongly to israel's involvement in these airstrikes. he said that it was israel's policy to allow sophisticated weapons to fall in the hands of israel's enemy. it'

but also your experience in damascus. for two years, until very recently, that you can also share some of your observations about the threat of terrorism to the very state. >> thank you. let me start by handing thanks for inviting me and thanks to professor who initiated the idea of this important event. well, frankly speaking, looking at the distinguished senators here i see the stranger in the room. i'm not military general. i'm not a university professor. i'm not american. so, please bear with me if i'm going to share with you some naive ideas and fortunately these ideas represent only my own ideas, not necessarily my country's. as you all know, the revolution in syria started almost four years in march 2011. and there are really a lot of idea -- a lot of stories that deserve to be told about this revolution from a military perspective, from a political perspective, from a humanitarian perspective. from a socioeconomic perspective and maybe from a religious sectarian perspective as well. unfortunately this is not the r

this is damascus. the southern front, which is the most important one from a military point of view. almost 50/50, and there isn't a single black spot. no isis at all. so the main point -- the first point i'm trying to make here is that timing is very important in using military in combating terrorism. the second point i'd like to make here is how to use the military in combating terrorism. when the rebels in syria were controlling more than 50% of the country, and they started to lose it bit by bit, they went to the international community and they said, we are losing because of one reason. the regime has something that we don't have, and we don't know how to face. which is called an air force. so please help us to neutralize this syrian air force in order to be able to continue fighting. they proposed something called a no-fly zone. and the answer they got from the international community, from the defense of syria, from what's called the london 11 group, is that we cannot do this. first of all, it r

syrian state television says one of the attacks targeted a warehouse near the damascus airport.orted. >>> the paper says jason who holds dual american and iranian -- has not given a reason for his arrest and has denied him access. four syrians, a tunisian and -- the united nations will eventually repatriate them with their home countries. all six men had been cleared for release nearly five years ago, but it took years to find the country willing to accept them. >>> we now know the makeup of the new u.s. senate. louisiana senator mary landrieu, the last democratic senator from the deep south, lost her bid for a fourth term in saturday's runoff. republican congressman bell cassidy swept to victory. he gets the republicans a 54-seat majority when the new congress convenes in january. >>> the government of the philippines is blaming typhoon for at least two deaths. the slow-moving storm is losing strength as it moves northwest across the country and dumps heavy rain and that is the -- has the increasing risk of flooding as well. about 40 million people are in the path of the storm.

sanctions against israel for carrying out air strikes near damascus >>> the u.s. sends six detainees from guantanamo bay to uruguay. and typhoon hagupit weakens to a storm but causes problems

sources are telling fox news that today israel carried out air strikes near damascus in syria targeting weapons that were about to be delivered they say to hezbollah in the next day or two. the first strike was carried out in broad daylight and struck a militarized section of the main damascus airport. israel is not publicly confirming these air strikes. it does not report on foreign reports, it says. we'll take a closer look what all this means with former spokesman for four u.s. ambassadors to the u.n. later in the show. >>> there are now 20 states suing president obama over his recent executive action on immigration saying, as senator sessions did, that he is clearly violating the constitution. texas attorney general greg abbott who becomes governor of that state in january filed the lawsuit in partnership with now it's up to 19 additional states. wisconsin is on that list and wisconsin governor scott walker joins us now live from madison. governor, good to see you today. >> great to be with you. thanks for having us on. >> tell us why you decided to sign on. what are were your conce

government forces have also bombarded the rebel-held town of duma north of damascus.he array salts killed at least five people. al jazeera's kimberly halkett has this update from washington, d.c. on possible reactions to those talks from the united states. >> reporter: so far, there has been no official reaction from the obama administration regarding the announcement by the russian foreign ministry that it would be hosting peace talks between the syrian government and its opposition, but i can tell you that this will be looked at with some skepticism in washington considering it is counter to u.s. policy. the president obama has long maintained that president bash arrest al acidad must go. he must step aside for the sake of the syrian people. >> that's his exact statement. and yet, now, we see this discussion of peace talks. so there is this concern and there is this view in washington that as long as bashar al-assad remains in power that syria remains divided. there are also concerns about the objectivity of russia to host these talks. there has been a very strong h

or the government in damascus, the challenge is finding the number of fighters. three and a half, almost four years into this conflict, a lot feel who disillusioned with the outside world for only looking at i.s.i.s. opened not helping them with their war, weaponry and training. i was struck talking to the refugees and say why aren't you in syria. >> charlie: why have you come outside? they said they are tired of the war. they expected it to have happened faster. >> charlie: would it have been successful, faster if the united states and other countries had supported them early? >> i'm not convinced arm aing would not have produced i.s.i.s. anyway or even produced i.s.i.s. faster in reaction to u.s. intervention. >> charlie: how is it going to turn out in cay bane? >> kabani is a very small town. what's striking when i got there is the kurdish militia, the syrian militia fighting there, after two and a half months, still holds only half the town, that over 300 u.s. and ocean air strikes on kobani have not managed to force i.s.i.s. out of this town. >> charlie: wha

other areas in syria, the world health organization says it has received letters of permission from damascus. the trucks will depend on the security situation. the fact that both the syrian government and other parties have agreed to allow envoys to enter aleppo is already a massive step forward. some towns have only had one shipment of supplies in the last two years, according to the who. this might come at the european court of human rights condemns turkey for religious discrimination against the alevi a muslim minority. ankara refuses to recognize the places of worship of this branch of shiite islam. which represents 1/5 of the population. a place of alevi where some of the ways they pray are different. women only where the veil during prayers and men and women pray side-by-side. >> as they hand out pastries and tea, the atmosphere is festive. these are the premises of one of the main alevi organizations. a muslim minority that represent between 15% and 20% of the turkish population. the european court of human rights has condemned ankara for discrimination. >> the government spends $5 bi