i've been to that town of halabja before. the iconic images of the aftermath of saddam hussein's gassing of the kurds in halabja are quite similar to these images that we're seeing from the neighborhoods and suburbs around damascus. it's very striking that there is this similarity here. of course it's very important to note that we have not confirmed this. nobody has confirmed, in fact, whether chemical weapons were used for killing these civilians. and also the strange images that we've seen of piles of sheep, for instance, dead, of cats and dogs dead in the street. that also suggests perhaps they inhaled something terrible and poisonous. breanna? >> now, ivan, people want to know, what is the u.s. going to do? so i want to play you this sound. it's from a cnn exclusive interview with president obama. >> and if the u.s. goes in and attacks another country without a u.n. mandate and without clear evidence that can be presented, then there are questions in terms of whether international law supports it. do we have the coalitio

the town of halabja the scene ethnic cleansing operations begin on the twentieth of july when militants launched attacks against kurdish villages saying members of the kurdistan workers' party were hiding their al-qaeda linked groups are reportedly aiming to set up an islamicist area on islamist region in this particular area this anti kurdish push is that surviving syrian rebels and they accuse the kurdish fighters of siding with the regime of syrian president bashar assad but that is an allegation that the kurds deny they say that they are neutral in this whole conflict that goes well beyond borders. and i have there are landless floods that puts waves of russia's far east into a state of emergency but bring you more life stories from those who decided to stay put despite a dreadful forecast promising even heavier rains that's in just a couple of minutes here on r t. it will be. sunny it's technology innovations all the least of elements from around russia we've got the future covered. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glim

the town of halabja the scene ethnic cleansing operations begin on the twentieth of july when militants launched attacks against kurdish villages saying members of the kurdistan workers' party were hiding there al-qaeda linked groups are reportedly aiming to set up an islamicist area on islamist region in this particular area this anti kurdish push is that surviving syrian rebels and they accuse the kurdish fighters of siding with the regime of syrian president bashar assad but that is an allegation that the kurds deny they say that they are neutral in this whole conflict that goes well beyond. it is. a head few the relentless floods the put sways of russia's far east into a state of emergency to bring you more life stories from both the decided to stay put despite dreadful forecast even heavier rains. how does the sentencing of whistleblower bradley manning looms washington's accused of trying to draw public attention away from the crimes the army private uncovered we talk about that too off this really quick break. we'll have the. science technology innovation all the least of element

the town of halabja the scene the ethnic cleansing operations begin on the twentieth of july when militants launched attacks against kurdish villages saying members of the kurdistan workers' party were hiding. al qaeda linked groups are reportedly aiming to set up an islamicist area on islamist region in this particular area this anti kurdish push is leaning that by the syrian rebels and they accuse the kurdish fighters of siding with the regime of syrian president bashar assad but that is an allegation that the kurds deny they say that they are neutral in this whole conflict that goes well beyond borders. paula slayer thanks for being with us tonight coming up in just a couple of minutes with me kevin oh in the relentless floods that put swathes of russia's far east into a state of emergency we got more life stories from those who decided to stay put despite it all despite the dreadful forecast to promising even heavier rains they say the situation is going to get worse we're on top of that plus the sentencing of bradley manning is looming prosecutors might be pushing for a lighter sentenc

the town of halabja the scene ethnic cleansing operations begin on the twentieth of july when militants launched attacks against kurdish villages saying members of the kurdistan workers' party were hiding their al-qaeda linked groups are reportedly aiming to set up an islamicist area on islamist region in this particular area this anti kurdish push is going back to syrian rebels and they accuse the kurdish fighters of siding with the regime of syrian president bashar assad but that is an allegation that the kurds tonight they say that they are neutral in this whole conflict that goes well beyond borders. always spoke to how some hot all of the kurdistan democratic party representative and he were people leaves that the assault on the kurdish territory is aimed at undermining a political solution to syria's bloody conflict. that the. international powers especially turkey are taking a stand against the kurds and support attacks from al qaeda. and the islamic state of iraq and the leavened it also launched attacks against the kurds to give these groups the upper hand and this comes at a t

the attack in halabja was ordered by saddam hugh seen's regime. the iranian army moved in to the area and the man known as chemical ali was hanged for his role. the noose is on display here this is akram mohammed. he shows me his picture from the time commemorated. he was 11 when the attack happened. his mother and grandmother dies. the attack in syria is a grim reminder. >> when i saw it, the pictures from syria, i felt it was happening all over again. i could feel the pain. the memories came flooding back of the this cannot be rebyford again. this type of attack must be stopped forever. >> in the years after a conventional war, buildings real rebuilt, the effects fade even if memories don't. >> but with a chemical weapons attack, people who weren't bar can be affected especially with a gas like seron said to have been used in syria. >> that's definitely the case. the memorial did are everywhere. >> at the local hospital, they are still dealing with the aftermath. >> there are certain diseases which are more common in that group of population who

. >> halabja was kurds and iranians and happened 30 years ago, it was as outrageous, 30 years ago against the kurds and iranians, it was still the other. there's a great deal of anger that has happened in the arab world, because a line you do not touch women and do not touch children has been crossed. >> and these images -- >> culturally. >> have crossed the region. >> absolutely. there's an outrage of that. now, also, everyone doesn't know what to do because you have the opposition to assad's regime are not united. and they are reflecting another kind of fight in the region. an ideological fight in the region between those who want to return the region to a religious era where everyone is going to traditions and all of these things and between those saying we can maintain our religion within the modern things. the opposition in the syrian war reflect these two tensions. so the intervention in here is not a simple intervention. it's not about a strike. this is about a long-term intervention. >> an american missile strike, some sort of kinetic action from the united states government in sy