check check >> ro tests a -- protests against al qaeda in syria as the largest rebel group, the islamic front, joins the fight against them them. >> you're watching al jazeera. also on the show - across the border from syria al qaeda-led fighters are battling for control are fighting for control of anbar. >> two states of emergency - two people die as a snow storm hits the u.s. north-east. >> cubans allowed to buy a new car for the first time in 50 years. find out why sales remain slow >> to syria. rebel infighting has taken a new turn. for the first time the largest rebel group, the islamic front fought alongside the western backed free syrian army. 16 fighters from the foreign backed islamic state, isil were reportedly killed in the fighting in aleppo. they have been fighting government troops. some local fighters and civilians are unhappy with the group's influence. protests against the group were held on friday. there are reports that the group fired on demonstrators in one province to break up a rally. >> the group has been criticised for increasing the violence and seizing journalists,

but if the islamic front decides to join the f.s.a. and other groups.e'll see a major confrontation in the north of the country. a complicated situation on the ground. one activist telling and calling this a new revolution. >> al qaeda operator majid al-majid arrested in lebanon had week decide in a military hospital. his group claimed responsibility for the november twin suicide bombages at the iranian embassy in lebanon. >> the bomb on tuesday detonated in the hezbollah-dominated suburb, killing four, injuring 70. a 19-year-old from the north of lebanon has been identified as a suspect. it took place days after a key political figure was assassinated. >> global obesity. why waist lines are increasing in some countries. >> and rising auto sales - kicking businesses into gear. >> good morning and welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford, live from new york city. ahead - a switch in a lethal cocktail mix that one state uses on death row. >> first a look at temperatures with meteorologist eboni deon. >> it will be on the cold side. we'll get

commanders say they are receiving help from the islamic front. the front had not come out clearly to state its position, but one of its commanders was tortured and killed, and that sparked the protests. >> isl took him in and executed them. that's what was seen as a hijacking of their process. >> they were welcomed, but it changed when the islamic state took territory and imposed brutal tactics against the population. they have arrested, killed and forced into exiled activists who called for democracy. >> rebels turned their guns on each other. this is the most serious fighting between the armed opposition and al qaeda. some call it a new revolution. it may be too early to compare to iraq's wakening movement. rebel commanders say they are not being ordered by the international community to wage the fight. the west has been talking about fighting terrorism in syria, instead of focussing on the regime. >> secretary of state john kerry is on his way to jordan and saudi arabia, the second leg of a mid east tour aimed at brokering a peace deal between

success of the islamic front the partners in syria to see is to take control of the territory in northern syria in eastern syria has to do with their own capabilities go with defiance in the backing of so in full capacity i think it's a little bit a. misinterpretation of reality i don't be fired the fact that saudi arabia from its own reasons without the american bickering but with their own reasons is supporting certain elements within the syrian opposition because the saudi arabian government is preferring now to try to blow. rather ok take care of the future with those groups will operate against saudi arabia it's quite clear ok daniel if i go back in washington i agree with what we just heard here because you know washington these look they look at these nation states here and they look at suppose geopolitical interests and maybe a little bit of oil is thrown in there but you have the saudis there with a stack of money and it's just all about iran and you know and that's the prism that they see everything through and the united states continues to trip and fall and walk through a mine

commanders say they are refusing help from the islamic front. the front has not come out clearly to state its position, but it was one of the its commanders who was tortured and killed by the islamic state that sparked the wave of protests. >> they executed them after they were taken in. it was emblem attic as what is seen as the hijacking of the revolution by foreigners. >> at the start of the uprising foreign fighters were welcomed by the opposition. it changed when they took territory and imposed brutal tactics against the opposition. they have arrested, killed, forced them to exile activists who called for democracy. >> rebels turned their guns on each other. this is the most serious violence against the armed opposition and al qaeda. some call it a new revolution. it may be too early to compare to iraq's movement, leading to tribal militias pushing out al qaeda. rebel commanders say they are not ordered by the international community to wage of fight. al qaeda's presence tarnished their image. the west has been talking about fighting terrori

to reach the why syrian opposition like the syrian islamic front or a secondary effect. >> brian is the territory that al qaeda occupies in syria completely under al qaeda's control? >> no, i think in control has to be put in quotes here. the fact is that the syrian army was obliged to withdraw from portions of the country, simply because a large portion of the syrian forces are comprised of sunni conscripts. and therefore, their reliability could not be guaranteed. it was more important to protect the capitol and to protect the ethnic and sectarian enclaves that are loyal to the regime. that accounts for a number of the so-called rebel advances. it is not certain that they exercise control. although, where they do have some control, it appears that they haven't learned many lessons from the past because they're imposing a harsh form of sherea in some of these areas and that provokes local resistance. >> i'll say quickly one thing i think is going on is the assad regime is doing a lot lest to fight extremist factions than other factions. i think this is been a very deliberate machiavell

the islamic front has not announced its stance on clashes, but has helped us in battles. >> f.s.a.manders say they are receiving help from the islamic front, the most powerful rebel alliance in the north, but they have not come out to state its position. it was one of its commanders tortured and killed that sparked the wave of protest. >> they took him in and executed him. it was emblem attic of the hijack of the revolution by foreigners. >> at the start foreign fighters were welcomed by the opposition. it changed when the islamic state began to take territory and imposing what some called brutal tactics against the population. they have arrested, killed and forced into exile secular activists who call for democracy. >> rebels turned their guns on each other. this is the most serious violence between the armed opposition and al qaeda. some call it a new revolution. but it may be too early to compare to iraq's awakening movement leading to tribal militias pushing out al qaeda. >> rebel commanders say they are not ordered by the international community to wage the fight. al qaeda's p

suspended shipments of non lethal eight last month after warehouse is of equipment were seized by the islamic front a coalition of islamic fighters that broke with the american backed three syrian army still clearly the obama negotiation has a complex situation on their hands on one hand the u s citizens traveling there may be turned into ties to care and approximate returned home on the other hand you bought initiation neighbors do not lethal aid imported into syria clearly not very complex situation that so far the botanist region has not been answered. soo the us is highly likely to resume normal lethal retreating to the stern opposition to what exactly do they want to send all the old refilling is everything needed to call back except for domains then but it's addicting sporty on wed night vision goebbels and communication equipment there are a lot of grey areas here when nola lethal objects become a lethal for so called when a radio transmitter is used to trigger an expensive device meanwhile some very graphic footage is a piano line claiming to show the often authentic mexican turn up while c

or most of the parties that are part of the islamic front which is islamic. that is not extreme in many cases is not eat his life yet cia and other groups of the civil opposition the civilian side of the opposition in places like aleppo where half the city the biggest concern is controlled by opposition but non on what i believe without id also just throw out the suggestion that perhaps in light of what constitutes moderate opposition is shifting a little bit more towards the this camp a year from the us with the i r a i wouldn't say that i think the what we've seen is that the us and the country is in the media are focused too much on the is an on and off on everybody on everyone else did it all fortunate enough to leave it there perhaps a slightly positive note. a college senior fellow at the washington institute for near east policy based in washington based here in paris that without the cna very much are you a broad range of issues across the region. watching it easier on us than that. i know. moon. i them. lynn. and all. i do. i am. i can. all in the ey

suspended shipments of not lethal aid last month after warehouses of equipment were seized by the islamic front a coalition of islamic fighters that broke with the american backed free syrian army so clearly the obama administration has a complex situation on their hands on one hand the u.s. citizens traveling there may be turned into terrorists to carry out attacks when they return home on the other hand the obama administration may resume non lethal aid imported from syria clearly a very complex situation that so far the obama administration has not found an answer to. those two more on the issue with patricia degeneres u.s. foreign policy in the new york university which would do you think american citizens being driven to war tool in syria what's the motivation. well i think the motivation is often in these cases family members or people who have immigrated here before come here during during different instances for work or whatever and they want to go back and help their families and see if they can make a difference and change the situation there and in addition to that we see this cross

suspended shipments of not lethal aid last month after warehouses of equipment were seized by the islamic front a coalition of islamic fighters that broke with the american backed free syrian army so clearly the obama administration has a complex situation on their hands on one hand the u.s. citizens traveling there may be turned into terrorists to carry out attacks when they return home on the other hand the obama administration may resume non lethal aid imported from syria clearly a very complex situation that so far the obama administration has not an answer to . the u.s. is highly likely to resume lethal military aid to. the syrian opposition so what exactly do they want to send while non-lethal aid is everything needed for combat except for guns and bullets it includes body armor night vision goggles and communication equipment but there are a lot of gray areas here when non lethal objects become lethal for example when a radio transmitter is used to trigger an explosive device well meanwhile some very graphic footage has appeared online claiming to show the aftermath of a massacre charon

the islamic front. he enumerated them one more time.ut he said that it would be wrong to talk about transition right now. he said that this is not according to international law. this was not the plan elaborated at the conference. so he was pretty stubborn in his opposition to a first not allowing iran to take part in the talks, and second, about making the resignation of bashar al-assad the main topic of the talks. >> as you say, he thinks the focus of the peace conference is fighting extremists and al qaeda. how much of all this, what we are seeing now is a battle for influence between russians and the americans. what are the reasons. the main reasons for russia's continued support for bashar al-assad's government. >> well, russia said many times he didn't support bashar al-assad personally, but supported syria's sovereignty. what we saw during the last few years is foreign powers directly aiding an armed insurgency inside the sovereign country. they had a radical operating on its territory, worried about a date, sharing the fate of s

. >> rebel commanders say they have been receiving help from the islamic front. they have not come out clearly to state its position, but it was one of its commanders who was tortured and killed by the islamic state, that sparked the protest. >> they took him in and executed him. it annoyed a lot of people and became emblem attic. >> at the start of the uprising foreign fighters were welcomed by the opposition. that changed a few months ago when the islamic state began to take territory, imposing brutal tactics against the population. they arrested, killed and forced into exile secular opposition that called for democracy. rebels turned their guns on each other. this is the most serious violence between armed opposition and al qaeda. some call it a new revolution. it may be too early to compare to a movement, leading to tribal militia said pushing out al qaeda. rebel commanders are not ordered by the international community to wage the fight. al qaeda's presence targeted the revolution's image. the west has been talking about fighting in syria, instead of focussin

when you can add to the islamic front. i am calling on the floor and is to come and join them this is the only pitfall. usually just talking about the is its proposition as being able to pull off sale. chad is this misguided option in a week on really see any difference between them. so when you talk about mostly ceasefire. we'll have to sit up. because cease fires would enable the pirates areas to be able to receive humanitarian aid we of course need to take into account all these factors. come now. these. on the opposition side to you at the free syrian army. the old son. he is smiling. i mean no limit on the rack. we believe that moment as strong now. we said to me take all that into account what we don't want to do is to issue new rules to claim a ceasefire and one on the condition to profiting from the ceasefire. it suggests. and when we talk about a ceasefire as providing humanitarian aid police above mentioned factors need to be taken into account control. carrots. and now there are already in some polls. often agre

the islamic front has taken control here of the courts and of various checkpoints, he says. for international aid organizations, the conflict present in norman's challenges. the head of the international committee of the red cross is visiting the syrian capital. he says they want to help refugees, detainees, and those stuck in the fighting. >> the purpose of the visit is to get a first-hand impression of the reality of the conflict, so to go to the field and get a sense of what is going on in the field, and then to meet with officials here in damascus to discuss issues related to access , particularly access to besieged areas, and to revisit the possibility of the icrc visiting detainees in syria. >> around damascus itself, government troops continue to block supply lines. that has left many in the region without access to food. >> moving on to some business news now, china has officially become the world's biggest trading nation. >> that's right. last year, the country's volume of goods traded past the $4 trillion mark for the first time ever. >> here's a breakdown of the f

arabia is supporting those rebels and we know also that the united states now is supporting the new islamic front which was created back in november which is considered to be some kind of moderate. grouping of islamic organizations but in effect there's ample evidence to the effect that the western military alliance is supporting. the various islamic rebel forces and yet that the western leaders are now becoming very aware of the consequences of what's happening on they it's interesting to hear that many are suspecting now that sad may be the lesser of all evils as we just heard a little earlier and yet today's friends of syria meeting that was a very different word a message coming from the french foreign minister during that meeting he said the following let's have a listen to what he had to say. contrary to what has been stated we don't have the acid regime on one side and terrorists on the other it is the regime that is fueling terrorism. so assad's regime is feeling the terrorism what do you make of that well i the these are cynical statements the western military alliance has been recruitin

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the shipments were cut off last month after the equipment was seized by it finds his from the islamic front but to some of the islamists united with the secular opposition america's warriors were eased so normal lethal aid is everything needed to combat except for guns and bullets including things like body armor night vision goggles and communication equipment but there are a lot of gray areas here when normally through optics are becoming lethal for example when a radio transmitter is used to trigger an explosive device and does not guarantee that a will only get better at organizations meanwhile some very graphic footage has appeared online reportedly showing the aftermath of a massacre carried out by al qaeda linked fighters that have grown ever stronger in the country and some analysts say there's a flurry over the lethal aid that has had played its role in this united states provided lethal assistance through jordan through the cia and through the through turkey through the opposition but the opposition is is fragmented incapable and what's happened is that the the the more radical el

and also the islamic studies islamic front is made by saw the video. so when the united states and other charges are asking. puan toolbar in twenty oh one they would also have to ask this on the event also said geneva along which says to stop the kind of a funding and sending terrorists into syria ok so and if it makes a given text of any mobile phone chances of the nsa gc hq to know all about it now that god even the uk in the uk channel four television used to snow has leaks to find out that there's a program called this fall and which i began this millions of messages around the globe. meantime the minute is to hit a dead end in negotiating a no spotty deal with washington the cost given america's global survey is the tomb comparisons of the infamous east given secret police on his payroll of the matter with some of those stars the veterans to find out what they have in common and all with the nsa. . finding out that the united states attempt to private mobile phone and a local confronted president diploma. this claim the formal offices in the east

interesting how the regime in damascus has taken advantage of the the unrest, and the forces of the islamic front, they are tending to leave the al qaeda linked fighters alone. because it is useful for them politically for them to survive as a fighting force in syria at the moment it matches the contention that they are fighting islamic terrorism in syria. that's what's going on right now. >> let's move to the peace table. has there been any decision made who will go to geneva in a search for some sort of solution? >> steven, as you know these things take an enormous amount of time. as far as we can understand the really, really decisive meeting of the umbrella opposition party that represents all the political opposition and indeed some of the military opposition in compile based in toir in ture are being secluded from the process and many delegates don't know where they are going either. they are waiting for buses to pick them up and take them the there. turkish military involved now. this is a big decision that the syrian opposition has to take, does it participate on january 2nd or not? we si

front and soldiers of lavant expressed a desire to attend the peace talks in switzerland but the islamic frontopposed to the idea, a leading member posted on twister account serious future on the ground of heroism and signed with blood on the front lines, not in hollow conferences attended by people who do not even represent themselves. another fighting force for the syrian army says president al-assad must step do you know and the syrian regime never indicated the president is willing to do so. >> translator: we support any solution that guarantees a political transaction of authority, fulfills the syrian people's demands and ask the brothers who are going to geneva to halt the revolutionary goals and al-asaid and group should leave and no role in the future, a transitional government with full powers form and president released especially women and children and humanitarian corridors most be opened. >> reporter: the man who can deliver this is the president and rerefused to stand down accusing western powers of failing to understand the complexities of the region. the road to peace in syria

covertly backed but probably less and less covertly as time goes by by the islamic front, the far more powerful group complies at least 11 brigades, the syrian army of course benefiting from this, and being able to exploit the fighting between the two groups distracted by each other to pick them off. we are hearing today that in an area west of aleppo called al rash hadin, gone after some of the free syrian army groups there. opposition fighters fighting each other rather than the original objective of the syrian regime. but as the syrian opposition forces felt that al qaeda was targeting them, they felt they had no choice. >> that's something at the moment and of course we'll come back to you as that situation, anita thanks for joining us from istanbul. >> one year suspended sentence to 12 activates, not allowed to pro tend proceedings and his sister seen here. they are convicted of setting fire to the campaign headquarters of the former presidential candidate, last may. a charge they deny. the courtroom was packed with supporters. >> this case is not a new case, but we were very worr

>> given the situation in syria, a lot of the lebanese have been brainwashed according to the islamic frontgram or the [ inaudible ] program. >> reporter: tribal elders have not only condemned the bombing, they say he was used by a third-party to ignite sunni-shiite strife. that is little comfort to the families of those who were killed. >>> aid organizations repealing for $1 billion u.s. dollars to help give syrian refugee children a chance for a future. over a million syrian refugees are children of which nearly half are under the age of five. the majority have fled to lebanon, turkey, egypt, and iraq, among them nearly 5,000 children who have been separated from their families. the situation inside syria is even more dire. simon is a spokesman for unicef, and joins us live from the armenian capitol where hundreds of thousands of refugees are living. tell us about the potential lost generation. children with no homes, no chance of education, and who are especially vulnerable because of the conflict in syria. >> yes, it's a dramatic turn, but one which we think is totally appropriate, give

of the death of a commander of the most significant, one of the largest fighting groups in the islamic front and that group stood in the middle of the two groups, if you like, and certainly not aligned with the al qaeda backed groups. it now appears it is game on for the two of them. the killing of the leader is not going unvenninged. they are in fact sitting on the sidelines and quietly taking out which ever members of the fighting groups they are seeing the opportunity to do so. interestingly enough they are targeting the moderate opposition fighting groups more and leaving the al qaeda groups, backed groups, relatively untouched. >> the crew of a danish warship is running through the final practice sessions of transporting chemical weapons from syria and the teams simulated the rescue of two people and the u.n. set the end of december to remove the toxic chemicals from the country. >>> election day in bangladesh is not mush to celebrate. 19 people have been killed. jenna is reporting from the capitol. >> all calm in the capital, no great rush to the polls on election day. the opposition b

lead but the attention of the rebels including the free syrian army and in the form is on the front the islamic state of iraq and about recently to control the strategic waterway which connects this is the affiliate at the capital but the fruit itself is also

helped us in battles. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: commanders say they're receiving help from the islamic front, the most powerful rebel alliance in the north. they have not come out clearly to state its position but one of its commanders who was tortured and killed a few days ago that sparked the wave of protest. >> they executed him and that annoyed a lot of people and it became emblematic of what they see. >> reporter: at the start of the up rising, foreign fight percent welcomed by the opposition. that changed a few months ago when the islamic state began taking territory and imposing what some called brutal tactics against the population. they have arrested, killed and forced into exile activists. >> rebels have turned their guns on each other in recent months, but this is the most serious violence between syria's opposition and alqaida. some are calling it a new revolution, but it may be too early to compare to iraq's movement pushing out al-qaeda. rebel commanders say they're not being ordered by the international community to wage this fight. undoubtedly al-qaeda has tarnished their ima

. >> reporter: they say they are receiving help from the islamic front. the front has not come out clearly to state its position but it's one of its commanders who was tortured and killed by "a" few days ago that sparked a wave of protest. >> i saw them execute him and that annoyed a lot of people and it became emblematic as they see the hijacking of their revolution by foreigners. >> reporter: at the start of the up rising foreign fighters were welcomed by the opposition. that changed when 1924 started imposing brutal tactics of tact. >> reporter: rebels have turned their guns on each other in recent months but this is the most serious violence between syria's opposition and all quite. some activists are calling it a new revolution but it may be too early to compare to iraq's awakening movement which led to pushing out al-qaeda. hellrebel commanders say they'rt being called to wage this fight. the west has been talking about fighting terrorism in syria rather than focusing on the regime. >> fighters from the same al-qaeda-linked group the isil are also i

. >> but the headline groups, such as the syrian national council, the islamic front, as well, they arenes that get the headlines. groups such as yours on the periphery, it seems, are you being listened to? >> no. they listen -- but it just goes from one ear to the other. we don't see an impact in the policies and decision making. it doesn't only apply on us, but also on all of the civil society organizations are very, very active and remain out there syria, and those would like to see a peaceful dignified exit out of this crisis. many other players now became players who benefit from the continuation of this conflict. the oppositions, you know, they have -- the war economy factor here, so a lot of people are benefiting from the continuation of the conflict, and the meme who really want to see -- >> that leads me to ask you how represent tiff you think those bodies that international governments are talking to, how representative they are of those who like you want change in syria, but not necessarily brought about the way it is being done at the moment? >> they are not percenttive at a

is it the flee syrian army, so-called the free syrian army, loose group there, and the islamic front together? do we know exactly who they're up against? >> well, i think one ability that the i.s.i.l. has above all others is to unite everybody against it. so i think that all groups are pretty much against it. i know the al nusra front, the other al qaeda group in syria has been slightly more ambiguous, in wanting to be a mediator among the groups but they have recently lost several fighters to i.s.i.l. so they are probably more inclined to side with the freems, wha free syrian army, the muja hadeen. >> where is the syrian national coalition in all of this? who do they represent on the ground? when you are in yshes and go through check -- syria and go through checkpoints you hardly ever see a checkpoint or street or area. >> you're absolutely right, this is one of the big, big problems and certainly a big problem for the geneva conference. if they could pull themselves together and project a sort of unified policy then some of the groups might come behind them. but i think one of the

face that decision, and there are some factions and alliances that are growing, most notably the islamic front>> doesn't it rather raise the question what is the point of the geneva 2 conference. >> the problem is you have to set your expectations very low for geneva 2, but this will be the first of many peace talks concerning syria. this war is not going to end any time soon, but maybe there can be humanitarian access, or ceasefires, but the war is not going to end as the result of this one meeting in geneva. >> wise words indeed. pleasure to speak with you andrew. >>> now the trial of egypt's former president, mohammed morsi has been postponed. officials say he is still in alexandria because his helicopter was grounded by fog. several of morsi's supporters protesting outside of the compound have been arrested. >> reporter: there was tight security outside of cairo's police academy where mohammed morsi was due to stand trial on wednesday. but the trial never got going. morsi is being held near alexandria, officials said fog prevented the helicopter from taking off. the deposed president along

days after the philippine government announced it is already completed peace talks with the more islamic front. and the b.i.f.f. is in its way. and is opposing the peace talks. the operation has been sanctioned to the left, which can soon mean an end for the biff fighters. and this is what less than two days of armed conflict has brought. at least 30,000 people have already been displaced. he woke up to the sound of military soldiers marching in, and he said all he could do was to grab whatever he could of his belongings. >> when the soldiers started coming we started running away. we couldn't pass through proper roads so we just went through swamps and canals. >> like many others here, he sought refuge in the nearby village, they have not eaten since monday afternoon. and all they ever really want is to know when they can go back home. for generations these people have been displaced by war, and yet they still keep asking the same questions. why them, why are they being dragged into conflict they have nothing to do with. when all they really want, they say, is to be able to live a life in pea

now, a group called the islamic front, an alliance of forces rejected the talks. if a breakthrough is reached, it will be harder to implement on a battlefield. violence in the war-rattled nation continues. we have more. >> government forces continue to hit targets in different parts of aleppo. the weapon of joys is barrels filled with explosives. the distribution is vast and people continue to die. act visits and residents are keen to find survivors. the army backs coalition going to the talks, provided they end the syrian regime. we support a solution guaranteeing a political traction of authority, fulfilling the syrian people's demands. we ask the government going to geneva to halt the goals. bashar al-assad, and his group must leave power, he must have no role in syria's future. a transitional government will be formed. prisoners should be released. especially women and children. humanitarian corridors must be open. meanwhile there has been fighting between rebel forces and members from the al qaeda linked state in iraq. >> other parts of syria have had their s

the group broke away from the islamic front in 2008.he government has been battling the milf since the 1970s and it wants to create an aton mouse state in the southern philippines. more than 120,000 people are estimated to have died in the confli conflict. the biff offshoot rejects any dialog and jimmy has more front manila. >> fighting broke out in the philippine military and islamic freedom fighters. hundreds of residents are believed to have fled the villages that have been effected by this fighting. this comes days after the philippine military has announced it has found an agreement with the more islamic freedom fighters and expected the final peace agreement between the former break away group will be assigned in the next coming weeks. the freedom fighters broke away from the more islamic freedom fighters in 2008 and opposing ongoing peace talk with milf and the philippine government. now the philippine military and top philippine military official having said it has a van load full of warrants it's going to issue and going to ser

the largest rebel group, the islamic front, has fought alongside free syrian army, against al qaeda-linked fighters. 16 fighters and the levant for i.s.i.l. were killed in fighting in aleppo on friday. people have taken to the streets in protest against the i.s.i.l. they have been accused of human rights abuses - kidnapping, torture and summary killings. >> the council is expected to confirm that it will not attend the geneva ii peace talks due to be held later this month. anita mcnaught is standing by in istanbul. >> first to zana. tell us about the protests on the streets. they are intense and widespread. >> exactly. they are growing, becoming more widespread. people are taking to the streets in a number of areas in the rebel controlled area of syria - in aleppo and id lib. people are chanting telling them to leave, and comparing them to the president bashar al-assad's regime. protests are growing. there's fierce clashes and battles in a number of regions, involving syrian-armed rebel fighters. they'd been trying to push al qaeda fighters out of certain areas. the situation is changing.

. >> a group called the islamic front says they reject the talks. so if a breakthrough is reached, it will be harder to implement it on the ground. >> violence in the war-rattled nation continues. >> as opposition leaders finally agreed to go to peace conference in switzerland, government forces continued to hit targets in different parts of aleppo. the weapon of choice is barrels filled with explosives. the destruction is vast, and people continue to die. activists and res tents are desperate -- residents are desperate to find survivors. the leader of the free syrian army backed the opposition going to peace talks provided theyened the syrian regime. >> translation: we support any solution that guarantees a political traction of authority, that fulfils the syrian demands and ask the brother going to geneva to halt goals. bashar al-assad must leave. he must have no role in the future. a transitional government with full power should be reformed. prisoners should be released and humanitarian corridors opened. >> meanwhile there has been fighting betw

this comes days after the philippine military founded an agreement with the islamic liberation front fighters. it's expected that the agreement between the former break away group is expected to be signed in the next coming weeks. they broke away from the more islamic freedom fighters in 2008. it is opposing peace talks. the top philippine military officials was quoted as having said it has a van load that will issue and serve, in fact, two members of the biff. it's not known exactly whether this may have been the reason as to why fighting has broken out this morning. it is also that maybe the mlif has given the philippine military a green light to go out with the members. what we know is this, that the peace agreement may be signed in the coming weeks. this intend to end a rebellon before what was signed last saturday aims to decommission. several groups are still opposed to ongoing peace talks. the liberation front, who signed a peace agreement in 1996 chaffs not fuely implemented. now they are opposing peace talks with the government and are believed to being neutralized by the phi

the islamic front hasn't of announced but they helped us in battles. >> the fsa commanders say they areeiving help from the alliance in the north. it was one of its commanders who was tortured and killed by the islamic state a few days ago that sparked the wave of protests. >> they took thhim in and execud him. it became emblem attic as what they see as the highjacking by frorners. >> at the start of the uprising, foreign fighters were welcomed by the opposition that. changed when the islamic state began taking territory and imposing what some called brutal tactics against the population. they have arrested, killed and forced into exile secular obviouszition activists who called for democracy. >> reynolds have turned their gowns each other in recent months, but this is the most certa serious violence between the armed opposition and al-qaeda. some are calling it a new revolution. it may be too early to compare to iraq's aquakening -- awakening movement which is tribal militias pushing out al-qaeda. >> undoubted al-qaeda's presence has tarnished the revolution's image. the west has been

. >> given the situation in syria a lot of lebanese have been brain washed according to islamic frontprogram. >> reporter: elders from the mainly sunni region have not only condemned the bombing, he was used by a third-party to ignite the strikes, that may be little confort to those who are killed. janet yellen will be the first to be in the head of the reserve and it was confirmed by the senate, the 67-year-old economist and professor takes over from ben bernanke who has been the chief for the last 8 years and david is a strategist at bell point management and says yellen will face a tough road ahead. >> she was not the first choice and the first name was larry summers but had a lot of resistance on both sides of the aisle and from investors as well because there was a concern that larry summers would roll back quantitative using far quicker and perhaps raise interest rates a little bit too soon and that was the fear. she will follow in the same footsteps that ben bernanke and the path he was setting. in his last message to the press, he stated that they are going to move at a measur

putting on livejournal to the y get back to which is bidding for which is betting that by the islamic front not the supreme military council said yes to the us wants to say one some leverage that leverage is very modern in its command of president obama is not prepared to do what it takes military to house yes that regime. so no time to me ask you to speed very brief because we're going to break soon from sitting where you are in an atp in abu dhabi tube to have the sense that the objectives of suddenly changed in last three weeks that it's no longer all about assad but now it's really about those jihadists. it is concerned about the rise that this movement inside the ground has shifted beneath the feet of the politician in the political opposition. it is a huge concern and is one of the few things i think can bring both the russians and americans to the table. i would want to pick up something that you did said it's a very important point i don't think that the bulk of the groups the groups of financing the war of the act for themselves to a standstill. if you look at a historical example