they are trying to retake what is left of deraa city. deraa city is contested. half under the control of the government, the other half under the control of rebels we understand that the government responded harshly by dropping tens of barrel bombs on rebels in the areas where the fighting is happening. so far no one that is really made an advance. >> all right. thank you nisrene in ayman >>> meanwhile a u.s. senate committee has been told the battle to defeat i.s.i.l. will take years. alan fisher reports from washington. >> reporter: from the panel of you, the american strategy is the right one, it's not enough. >> the best option is the partnered approach because indigenous ground forces are required to defeat this formidable enemy in a lasting way. the ways and means applied are inadequate. >> president obama has been determined to put u.s. combat troops into the battle with i.s.i.l. sending advisors to coordinate the battle. from the conservative think tank, the institute that supported the invasion, the suggestion that america needs a bigger commitment. >>

there are so many different rebel groups in deraa. there are the secular ffa groups and the ones that describe themselves as islamic. you have groups like the al qaeda affiliated al nusra front, that have some sway. but it's mainly the free syrian army with the different battalions. they are not all necessarily friends. when it comes to major battles, and big operation, they tend to unite to work together because they understand that the different rebel groups are not going to individually be tablet take control of especially deraa city, which provides a direct link to damascus, the capital, along a direct highway. so far rebels have been able to make major gains along the border with jordan capturing most of the towns there, and the last remaining border crossing a couple of months ago with jordan. they have not been able to conquer the heart of deraa city. half is in control of - by rebels, and the other half is under the control of the government forces. in that part of deraa city all the important army installations are based. so

this is deraa, close to the jordanian border, in southern syria. the birthplace of the syrian resolution has again been bombarded by air strikes as rebels made gains. rebel faces are calling the latest offensive southern storm. in the alliance of other groups of fighters in the south, it's been formed. they say they have successfully resisted the air and ground offensives by syrian government forces, and now want to capture ground. >> translation: this is the military operation center and announced at the beginning of the southern storm offensive to return people's right and soverignty, we keep our promise to god and the oppressed until we occupy the last inch of lands from the hands of repress. >>> the syrian military has been hitting deraa for months now. the government strategy is to bomb rebel-held areas, and soldiers from hezbollah try to capture them. syrian generals say despite setbacks, they have captured several villages in the provinces and cut supply routes. the offensive followed many fighting. there is a location on the southern border

deraa, damascus will not fall if the southern front deraa, the rebel took it, because it's very difficult, but it's going to take some time. they were doing very well, but i think they are sort of ammunition now. it could take a couple of weeks to get deraa back, but they do control 70% of it and now they've got this druze issue which is important also, stop them for a while. also they have important consolation of military there for the regime. having said that, the regime has no military capability now to regain or to control or to get territory back. assad gets sometimes now to move to be -- >> ok. >> that's what's happening now. >> good to have your thoughts on all these players there. thank you. >> an isil suicide bomber and gunmen targeted iraq government forces in anbar province. they say troops were attacked guarding the dam. at least 14 soldiers died. >> burundi's vice president has fled to belgium. he held the post of second vice president and is the latest senior official to leave the country in recent weeks. he says he was threatened after denouncing the president's quest for

. >>> fighters in syria launched an offensive on government-held parts of a city of deraa, taking control of regime checkpoints on the outskirts of the city. the syrian government has been dropping barrel bombs in the area. dozens have been killed. i.s.i.l. fighters attacked the syrian town of kobane six months after they were drip out by kurdish forces. it was part of a 2-pronged assault in which dozens were killed. i.s.i.l. attacked government-held areas in the north-east of syria >>> in iraq the number of people displaced by i.s.i.l. topped 3 million, a counteroffensive against the group is pushing more people from their homes. with i.s.i.l. controlling almost all of iraq's biggest province there's few options for those trying to leave. jane arraf reports on what is the only way out. >> it's a few meters across the bridge. for most who cross it a painful journey. on one side is anbar. a sunni province that is i.s.i.l.'s biggest stronghold in iraq. on the ordinary side are the outskirts of baghdad. this woman and her family left ballujah. they are heading further to the kurdish region.

syrian rebels are making gains against government forces in deraa.ctivists say fighters are taking over cities. part of an offensive by 51 rebel groups to rest control of the city. activists say syrian jets have been dropping barrel bombs in the area >>> in the news ahead, a filipino radio service broadcasting out of beijing, likely to face tough times in the months ahead. plus... >> the sounds and fury of a country enraged. honduras - thousands are marching call are for the president to resign. >> talking about big subjects. >> telling human stories. >> rising waters taking their toll... we go to the threatened marshall islands... to talk to the peole affected most >>>top stories for you again on al jazeera. the tunisian government is dismissing i.s.i.l.'s claims that a group is behind the beach hotel. 38,000 were killed. the prime minister ordered the closure of 80 mosques for inciting violence. i.s.i.l. claiming for bombing a mosque in kuwait. 27 worshippers were killed. the government announced what it calls an all-out confrontation with terroris

groups this syria has launched an offensive to push government troops out of the southern city of dada deraa syrian government has been dropping barrel bombs in the area. control is split between the troops and the rebels. dozens people have reportedly been killed in the fighting. still to come. protests in armenia against rising electricity prices are turning in to anti-government movement. >>> plus. >> reporter: claiming that the river and the land west of it is part of its territory. i have come here to see how people in guy yap a guyana are reacting to these claims. we go to the threatened marshall islands... to talk to the peole affected mos ♪ ♪ >>> hello there, welcome back good to have you with us i am shiulie ghosh let's reminds you of the top stories here on al jazerra. european leaders have agreed to relocate some of the record numbers of migrants arriving on european shores, thousands already in italy and greece will be sent to other countries but a system of quotas for each e.u. country was rejected. >>> greek finance minister says he will not accept any debt solution he consider

. >> syrian rebels are making gains against government forces it deraa.ctivists say rebel fighters have taken over the southern and western entrances, part of an offensive by alliances of 51 groups to wrest control of the city. syrian jets have been dropping barrel bombs in the area. >> okay let's take a look at the weather with rob. there has been weird weather. you're telling me about a sandstorm. >> it's not that weird, it's been going on since the spring. whatever happens in southern china, northern china is a drier place, and the wind whips up where it's active in the spring this is on the edge. gobi desert. you have a frontal system it's windy weather, unpleasant conditions, as you can see. this lot tends to move east words and as far east as cities in eastern china. it indicates that the systems move eastwards. you thip it doesn't matter what happens further south. and at the top of your screen eventually they get the weather, which has been stormy so far this year. this should be a lovely seaside resort. it's a long way north. you expect proper su

. >>> syrian rebels are reportedly making gains against government forces in the south, in deraa. activists say rebel took over the southern and western entrances. this is part of an offensive by an alliance of more than 50 rebel groups. they are trying to wrest control of this contested city. activists say syrian jets have been dropping barrel bombs in the area. let's go to kuwait. police arrested the owner of a car that took a suicide bomber to a mosque which was attacked on friday. state media is reporting the driver of that vehicle has now fled. 27 worshippers were killed inside the mosque when the bomber detonated his explosives. the government announced an all-out confrontation with terrorism. a group linked with i.s.i.l. claimed responsibility. we have more from kuwait. >> reporter: on this national day of mourning in kuwait a day after an attack on a shia mosque in kuwait city. the sense of grief and shock is palpable. there'll be a funeral held for those that perished in that attack at the state mosque later in the day. it's been announced by the ministry of interior that

field operations, tim bradford with the fbi, captain north with docks, captain deraa with dec police, captain stripe from the state forest rangers, dave mcnulty with the u.s. marshalls and police chief desmond rascoe. at this point in time to start awfully ask major guest to provide a briefing on the status of the search and. >> thank you, district attorney. as the d.a. said, i'm chuck guess, the incident commander for this escape. i'll start off with a brief prepared statement. i'll start off with a brief prepared statement and following that others will address this and then we'll open it up for questions. today search for escaped inmates richard matt and david sweat will expand and shift to other areas surrounding dan mortar. a personnel are being redeployed based on information gathered during the investigation. people in the region should expect to see law enforcement in their community as the search expan expands. state police along with the new york state department of environmental conservation officer, forest rangers, the department of corrections, community services supervis