i think even iran will be very satisfied by this american strike against the islamic state and definitely the gulf states are also very happy because jordan and saudi arabia in particular are very worried that the onslaught of the islamic state movement might even push towards jordan and saudi arabia. there's quite a contradiction. the governments in those two mentioned countries are very much against the islamic state but very rich people in the gulf, they like to fund this organization because it's fighting the shiites because it's weakening iran and that's the idea behind it. >> very briefly, can the u.s. military turn this tide on the islamic state? >> definitely not. they can weaken the onslaught of the islamic state but the whole problem needs a political solution and this one is not in sight. >> very worrying developments there. thank you so much for coming to complain this all to us. and we're going to take a very short break and be back in just one minute. >> welcome back and now to the other major story from the middle east, israel and hamas have resumed hostilities on friday af

that's a very, very serious threat david. >> mike viqueria, thanks as always mike. >>> the islamic state group is no different, the way it's getting its money is presenting a special challenge to the united states and countries in western urine. paul beban joins us with that. paul. >> the islamic state has become very versatile. the u.s. says the sex declared islamic state is gathering steam and growing increasingly dangerous. >> they marry ideology, sophistication of strategic and tactical military prowess. they are tremendously well funded. oh this is beyond anything that we've seen. >> reporter: the group has money, weapons, battle experience and brains. using high resolution videos and hashtag campaigns it broadcasts its message worldwide. a quantum leap over the grainy videos osama bashar al-assad used to release in his years in hiding. in june when the group captured the iraqi city of mosul the iraqi military left behind its equipment much of it american, state-of-the-art tanks and ammunition. the group looted banks and museums, possibly make off with millions in cash god and antiq

war flames have recently attacked islamic state fighters in islamic iraq.ays all efforts must be coordinated by the syrian government. >> translator: syria is ready to couldn't and coordinate on regional and international levels to fight terrorism to implement the resolution of the u.n. security council. in the framework of respecting the sovereignty and the independence of syria. taken in to consideration that the syrian government is representing syrian is off at this. any effort to combat terrorism should be coordinated with the syrian government. >> the islamic state group has been fighting not only syrian government force buzz rebel groupings who are opposed to president assad. the islamic state controls parts of syria, including the cities of raqqa and it says it controls the whole of raqqa province. the director of the center for middle east studies at the university of oklahoma. he says the u.s. felt en tight toll get involved partly because of the recent killing of the journalist james foalism but he adds the president must be clear about what he i

philip, did we, the u.s., as allies, under estimate the islamic state? >> well, underestimation is a way to say it. not count aring them when we could -- countering them when we could caused a problem. >> how big of a threat to united states is the islamic state? >> it's hard to say. there has been rhetoric that they may be in the united states already. i don't know if it's true tore not. we know that one of the things that abu bakr al-baghdadi said when he was released from u.s. detention in iraq, he said to his american captors, see you guys in new york. they had been clear they want to bring the fight to the west, home to our home. so, yes, it is a danger, and that is something, especially with american citizens that are over there in an undetermined number, the ability of those individuals to come back further radicalized with a desire to do damage to the homeland is something that the u.s. intelligence community and the law enforcement community takes seriously. >> there's a rivalry, if you will, with al qaeda, almost saying we are going to do what y

american-made vehicles commandeered by the islamic state. the road lined by twisted metal and charred fields. the air strikes cleared the way for kurdish force and iraqish troops to retake the dam. it was a small number of special forces fighting under kurdish command. unprecedented cooperation. leaving the mosul dam. these men ignored the 5,000 troops said they alone were the reason it was retaken. >> translation: we liberated it all. nobody else came with us. >> on the dam weary kurdish fighters had not stepped for days. this is like no conflict they have ever seen. >> translation: when we entered this we expected conflict and war. this is completely different. in a conventional war you go the frontline and fight accordingly. this is different. they have to respect for families, homes or children. they fight like terrorists, booby trapping houses and roads without caring for civilian life. >> reporter: iraqi explosive experts diffused more than 150 bombs. although the dam is taken, the fighting is not over. fighting continues west of mere.

these are the bodies of islamic state fighters. men were shape kicking heads of shoulders, pictures too gruesome to air. syria entered another level of uncertainty, but surely a bloodier future. syrian rebels calling for international support against the bashar al-assad regime are squeezed between government forces and the islamic state group. >> the u.s. says an rick yoi government if it is to succeed needs to unite all sanctions. they have welcomed haider al-abadi, who is reaching out to sunnis as he forms a new government. let's get more from the kurdish north of the country, looking ahead, we are expecting the prime minister designate to address the press core and his interview, or his statement live on iraqi television. he has a lot to discussion beside forming a government. >> well, he does, but what we are looking for is some sign as to how close he is to form the government. we have spoken to political leaders. they believe whilst he is under pressure to come up with the new government in less than two weeks, they are not t

formerly known as islamic state in iraq and the levant. now another outboast of the islamic state. the kurdish plan replaced. this family left their home in mosul when it fell to the is in june. two days ago he left. >> we heard the islamic state want to come and storm the camp. it was complete chaos. so i packed up my family and we left. >> reporter: heading west this was the only roof over their heads they could find. they are in the prosperous part of iraq. in this area apartments cost hundreds of thousands of dollars each but in the last several days buildings like this has become the last refuge for those with nowhere else to go and an indication of how quickly things can fall apart. for some it has been falling apart for a while. disabled by sunni gunmen two years ago. he has not received proper medical care. >> we went to the hospital. the doctor said i need to have my legs amputated. i said how will i survive afterwards? they said we need to cut them off. >> his family is shia from iraq's ancient minority. they've moved three times in the last two years. >> we moved yesterd

these are bodies of islamic state fighters, and islamic state propaganda shows them kicking heads ofdiers and pictures too gruesome to air. they have a level of uncertainty but surely a much bloody future and calling for the assad regime are between the forces of the islamic state group, al jazeera. >> we will join northern lebanon and for the region it's incredibly important and also significant about what's going on in syria because it can impact in any direction, that is a real worry for any of the authorities and governments in the region. >> reporter: yes, there is a sinking realization, realization thinking that the world cannot actually fight the is group in iraq if they don't fight them in syria. the presence are connected and it's going to be a factor if the group is not attacked inside syria as well. the trick is how do you fight inside syria. for a while the west and many regional countries were supporting the opposition groups inside syria to defeat president assad and now the government will hoping it will change and the world will have to operate in order to defeat them

hit islamic state militants. the u.s. is going to arm the iraqi kurds. but this is still a targeted mission says the pentagon. by there gripped immediacy of the crisis. we want to provide immediate relief for those that are suffering. >> the militants are well organized and well equipped. some of it is ironically american. which is why the kurds now say that they need u.s. military aid to defend themselves. this will help us to match that. ,f this had been done in syria it would not be what we are seeing in iraq. controlic fighters now rod swaths of northern iraq. then they move south to towns and are advancing east towards kurdish areas. today, islamic fighters reportedly seized the town. destroy then to iraqi christians and the ancient communities stranded on the barren slopes. but the biggest risk is the path that would flood the whole regions. and taking the kurdish capital, a key ally in u.s. security operations and the biggest danger of all is that they could claim control of the country's capital. but at t

. >> reporter: putting the islamic state group on notice as reports surface the united states is nowreparing to send spy flights over syria. ♪ we begin with breaking news coming out of gaza where there are celebrations in the streets. after 50 days and more than 2000 deaths on both sides there is now hope for peace in the region. both hamas and israel say they have agreed to a long-term ceasefire, andrew similar monday is in gaza. >> the sky behind me has been certainly moved in essence by the iron dome weapon, the israelis use to counter rockets, at least three rockets have been fired and used to intercept them. we have had a lot of military activity intensifying over tuesday. at least half a dozen palestinian deaths. there has been a lot of mortar fire across the border into israel from the palestinian factions, at least 100 rockets fired. now whether this is just part of the patent there has been ten ceasefires so far. there is, in fact, more hope here or not, it would appear there is more hope because it would see that this time there is an agreement to stick to the script. that

he is a columnist for the indian "frontline" where he has been writing about the islamic state. democracy now!. talk about what is happening in syria. it is interesting the united states is thinking of striking inside syria at this point. the question is, to what end? now, the state has taken a major airport outside --. it is a military airport. they have possession. they have surface to air missiles. that is not what they are after. what they are to make a move for syrian government control over the entire western plank of syria. they have an interesting , aition, to create a zone crescent, as it were, from tripoli out to northern iraq. to stop thenlikely march forward. it will help them. it will make them change direction. united states struck to protect 198 that thehe islamic state had taken in mosul . the islamic state turned around and went back towards trucker. -- towardsthe car drew car -- drukar. if you're going to defeat the state, it is going to have to come on the ground. -- that ise to come not something people are talking about. there is a belief in the silver bullet

>> the point is that barack obama has never said that it is his objective to destroy the islamic state. rather, he repeatedly says that the united states cannot provide a military solution to what is going on. so for him, the solution has to come from iraq, in particular from a new government that regroups and take the fight to the islamic state itself and remove the conditions that allowed it to emerge in the first place. so from that point of view, perhaps the key message from obama today was not just that iraq needs to have a stake in that, but that the whole region should come together to extract the cancer of the islamic state, and it is not something the u.s. can do on its own. >> thank you very much. after weeks of deliberation, the german government has announced it is prepared to supply weapons to forces battling islamic state militants in northern iraq. the foreign minister said that his government would be looking into what kind of arms would be appropriate. germany is one of several european countries that have declared their willingness to deliver weapons to iraqi and kurd

is taking the newly formed islamic state very seriously. jonathan betz has the report. jonathan. >> implying it's not focused local hi, it's trying to establish a caliphate, a religious state where women are not largely part of the home. a bold move osama bin laden made. >> the islamic state is so violent and so feared, not even al qaeda will work with them. islamic state fighters are quickly becoming a growing threat not just to iraq but the world. >> what we see in syria and now in iraq in terms of i.s.i.s. is the most serious threat to britain's security than there is today. >> rampaging across syria and iraq, slaughtering people destroying sliens and demanding people of other faith convert to islamic islam, pay a tax or be killed. it's forced tens of thousands of minorities including christians to flee. >> its grotesque targeted signs of violence show all the warning signs of genocide. >> it's fighters are armed with american weapons abandoned by retreating iraqi forbes and flush with millions in cash from looted iraqi banks. >> given advances that i.s.i.s. or i.s.i.

nothing about the islamic state state is islamic.is not something i believe in personally, very concerning to us. but the question is, i don't have the solution. what do we do with a group like i.s.i.s? people are talking military intervention. how do we target this group, how do we eradicate them? we watched what we've done, in the middle east, i think i.s.i.s. is a product of some of the you know unfortunate maybe mistakes or mishaps of what military intervention can do is sometimes breed worst groups than the groups we went in to target same place. >> linda sarsur, good to have you on the program. >> thank you very much. >> this is another peaceful night in ferguson, missouri, there is hope the calm will prevail. preparations are made for michael brown's funeral, being held on monday. sparking a week of protests and unrest. the contradictory accounts of what happened when michael brown was shot, have prompted police to aware cameras. randall pinkston has the report. >> reporter: this video shows the scene of the shooting after mic

we have this report from washington. >> how should america and allies tackle the islamic state? nts have have been gaining ground in syria and iraq, seizing towns, killing those that refused to convert to their brand of islam. britain and america are hunting for the man that killed the american journalist james foley. he also threaten another hostage based on what america does next. officials said two weeks of american air strikes helped break the islamic state advance. they gave a bleak picture of the threat jihadist pose. >> they're beyond a terrorist group. they marry ideology, sophistication of strategic and tactical military prowless. they're are tremendously well funded. oh, this is beyond anything that we've seen. so we must prepare for everything and the only way you do that is take a cold, steely hard look at it and get ready. >> but get ready for what? so far the united states has focused on containing the militants in iraq rather than defeating them. the pentagon is now hinting at a wider strategy giving few specific details. >> this is an organization that has an apoc

islamic state group wants them eliminated. just last week tens of thousands of minority yazidis were strand he on sinjar mountain after running from islamic state fighters. thousands of others have been led down the mountain by kurdish troops often on foot with very little food and water. >> i came from the mountain by my foot. i'm walk, from sinjar mountain to syria p walking. just we have the bottle of water. >> over the weekend there were reports that some of the islamic state's victims were buried alive. until this crisis many people had not learned about the yazidis. our roxana saberi got to know some of them by reporting from northern iraq last year. >> many became trapped in the sinjar mountains with no food or water. many are heading 200 mild to the southeast to their holy city of lalish. all yazidis are expected to make the pilgrimage to this ain yent tomb once in their life. they believe the man who started their faith dated back to adam. babachbesh is the guardian of the temple. the holes in this rock represent the

the islamic state is not making the task easy. we see explosions from within the towns they controlled. they have been leaving besides bombs. an objective of the military operation is to recapture the mosul dam, the largest in iraq from the islamic state group. it is a strategic installation providing water and electricity for surrounding areas. there's many front lines in the war. >> the peshmerga advanced on more than one front. we are just 30km from the city center of mosul. the strong hold of the islamic state group. >> in this region, east of mosul, the peshmerga recaptured three towns. one of them is here. this is evidence of the fight. peshmerga fighters managed to shoot one of the vehicles belonging to the islamic state group. but we were not able to enter the area, because the peshmerga are conducting clearing operations. it is one of three christian towns they regain control of since the operation on sunday. commanders are confident, but it may be too early to declare victory. they are hoping the people of the towns will

of iraq and the levant and then the islamic state. new islamic nation. some say baghdadi is more feared and more powerful than osama bashar al-assad ever was. >> he found his moment i think when syria opened up. he rebuilt and regrouped and he obviously is extremely calculating, i think, he has both the -- not only the vision, but the political leadership. >> reporter: and he has the money. reportedly raking in $12 million a month funding his organization through extortion and robbery. morgan radford. al jazeera, new york. >> the former ambassador to iraq, christopher hill talked about the kind of threat these fighters formed to the entire region. >> what we have found is that i.s.i.s. continues the confound the experts in that it's proven to be a very effective fighting force and even there are signs it was able to push back the peshmerga a few days. that seems to be changing, u.s. air forces have been decisive in that regard but peshmerga are very well trained highly disciplined and well led force and i think as they begin to get mor

defeatat will it take to the islamic state now? we're on front lines with iraqi forces who are in the thick of battle. and calling it a miraculous day. his colleagueand infected with ebola are released from hospital and declared free virus. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. the u.s. defense secretary the threat posed by the islamic state as beyond anything we have seen. he was speaking as details emerge about the murder of american journalist james foley by militants. we begin with this report from the bbc's international correspondent. hunt is on for the man who murdered james foley. every detail of the gruesome of his killing will be scoured for clues, with the mi-5 and others leading the search. james foley was an experienced front-line reporter. this is some of the footage he shot. he'd worked in libya, iraq and syria. he captured wasn't just the heat of battle, but those humanity as often run through the most hostile of environments. children anden and makeshift bomb shelters. james f

these are the bodies of islamic state fighters. it shows men kicking heads of slain soldiers, pictures too gruesome to air. syria has entered near era of uncertainty. those calling for international support against the bashar al-assad are squeezed between government forces and the islamic state group. >>> let's look at what is happening in gaza, israel warned palestinians to leave buildings used by hamas as it steps up air tryings. this video shows a strike that happens overnight. 16 palestinians were killed on sunday. including a hamas official. dozens of rockets have been fired. >> israel's prime minister binyamin netanyahu warned that the intensive will continue until their aims are achieved. there is lit of of a vast central shopping district left. this district is bombarded by the israeli military. the area housed many small shops, dozens of businesses destroyed. >> it's an attack on the palestinian economy. it's an attack on the people relying on this place. this is a civilian area. there's no fighters, no rockets, nothing of

that will take some time, do we have time as far as islamic state and the growth that it is making the aingeer and the young membership, to come it's appeal that they are going to pure fie their faith, and lead islam back to it's former glories, that'ses not going to be killed off by changes in the cabinet in baghdad. or in moves. put anything that can begin to contain it's appeal, to peal away it's supporters, will be a plus, will be an advantage. this is -- we are in this for the long run. >> i believe most agree, believe in a long term solution, but in the meantime, there are many calls for the administration rad chet up the air strikes beyond can what the united states has been doing. and put in some sort of ground troops to try to decimate islamic states. is that a wise idea in the your view? >> i don't think the presence of foreign troops and particularly american troops on the ground, would make a difference. we can target certain activities of the islamic state, notably as we have done with air attacks. tarring their military installations in the north of iraq. but frankly,

they are not an islamic state. are an unjust state in iraq and syria. >> the islamic state group already controls large areas in the east of syria, all the way to the iraqi border. they have been moving freely between the two countries. syrian rebels from the islamic front are struggling to hold on to the aleppo country side, losing this region means losing a main supply line from turkey. for years, the syrian opposition has appealed for military assistance from the international community. on saturday, they renewed that appeal and called for direct military, calling for targeted airstrikes, backed up by intensive train and equip programs. in iraq, the u.s. is already caring out airstrikes against the itslamic straight group but the pent pe penned gone says at this mission is limited to defending the kurdish region. a third of iraq is ubldz the control of the islamic state group. the international community has expressed alarm about the growing strengths. but so far, there is no plan to defeat that group. the islam

islamic state fighters are far from defeated. they maintain their hold on the country's largest dam and the city of mosul. can curtish fighters stop their advance. we take a closer look. >> reporter: the fathers of these peshmerga forces fought from the mountains for decades to get rid of saddam hussein. former fighters and volunteers are reinforcing the kurdish peshmerga to hold on to the gains they have made. it has not been enough. u.s. air strikes launched after the overwhelmed peshmerga withdraw are meant to stop the advance of the islamic state. and help the kurdish forces stand up against a better known enemy, known by some as i.s.i.s. >> they have acquired huge amounts of modern weapons, munitions, tags. armoured humvees, long-range artillery pieces. you name it. there was no comparison between the fire power of i.s.i.s., and the peshmerga forces. yes, there has been some alreadieses by the pesh -- reverses by the peshmergas. some withdrawal of certain parts. pesh this is not a tactical war. >> reporter: this conflict is

a picture shows the flack of the he's lacki islamic state. his family was notified by the state department that he died over the weekend in syria. >> when i see him and here him speak, i didn't think that was really my cousin. that's why i said i felt like he mut must have lost his identify because all of this is not him. >> reporter: dozens have been recruited to fight for the islamic state. >> this is one of the greatest point we have at this time is they could return back to the united states and pose a threat. >> living in the west, i know the depression. >> he is not the first american killed in syria. in may the white house confirmed the death of an american who joined the al nusra front. president obama spoke about the growing threat that the islamic state poses saying that america doesn't federal court. it's reach is long and patient. >> it won't be easy and it won't be quick. but tyrants and murderers before him should recognize that that hateful vision is no match for the strings and hopes of people who stand together. it's the birth

they are not an islamic state.y are an unjust state in iraq and syria. >> the islamic state group already controls large areas in the east of syria all the way to the iraqi border. they have been moving freely between the two countries. syrian rebels from the islamic front are struggling to hold on to the aleppo countryside. losing this region means losing a main supply line from turkey. for years, the syrian opposition has appealed for military assistance from the international community. on saturday, they renewed that appeal and called for direct military action. >> i urge the u.n. and everyone in the international community who truly believe in freedom, especially the united states of america, to deal with the sir in syria in the same way they have handled the situation in ku kurdistan and iraq. the roots are the same in syria. the enemy is the same. the world should not have double standards. >> in iraq, the u.s. is carrying out airstrikes against the islam staikt grew. the pentagon says its mission is limited

the islam state they look at them as being the infidels and therefore they want you sort of you know remove them and kill them or have them convert to islam. and this particular group itself also doesn't have people to protect them. or they don't have the publis ma to protect them either. >> why didn't life improve after saddam hussein was deposed? >> as you know after the 2000 war things changed drastically in iraq. if anything, things got worse, never got better to be honest with you. and as we see that there are so many militias roaming in the country, armed militias and running loose in the country. and you know, there's a lot of lawlessness in iraq at this time. there is no government able to protect them, as a matter of fact, this government that we have now is not able to protect the south. so it's not easy for them to protect others. the drastic change that took place in iraq after the war is that the iraqis majority of them became more sectarian than secular, alike before 2003. and not only that, we've seen a number of militants coming through porous borders we have in iraq f

the new name islamic state. it's new name reflects to include all muslims and t and caliphate of islam. >> these recruiting videos are intended for those from the west. >> the group remains primarily composed of iraqis and syrians. the islamic state has roots with al-qaeda and iraq and it's original leader. nicknamed the sheik of the slaughters. he has reportedly beheaded it's western captives. it has turned into a region all too familiar with violence. has released videos of mass execution as well as the beheading video of james foley. >> i expect that the foley beheading will be an effect of it recruiting tool. >> it's a group that wants to show that it is paying attention to what is said about them. ollivant was featured. >> they're extremely sophisticated. with a isis did was to take our words and use it to their potential followers and say look, these western analysts take us very seriously. >> reporter: it's an effort described by some world leaders as a direct threat to the west. al jazeera. >> take a deep

as part of on overhaul. >> san diego man was the first american to die while fighting for the islamic state group. the state department confirmed the death of douglas mccain. the u.s. was aware he was in syria. reports are that he died in a fire fight with the free syrian army. >>> the president was warning of an extended campaign with the islamic state group. the president vowed that the u.s. will not rest until those that killed james foley are brought to justice. u.s. air strikes in iraq are meant to protect american citizens. >> as the commander in chief the security of the american people is my highest priority. with i.s.i.l. advancing in iraq, i have authorised targeted strikes to protect diplomats and military advisors who are in. >> the president stressed american combat troops will not return to iraq? iraq the the prime minister-designate is forming a unity government. jane arraf is in baghdad. >> not far from here, haider al-abadi is sitting with political leaders to try to form not just a new government, but agree on what it will do. haider al-abadi said that by today he'll have

they are not an islamic state. they are an unjust state in iraq and syria. >> the islamic state controls larger areas in the east of syria, all the way to the iraqi border. they have been moving freely between the two countries. syrian rebels are struggling to hold on to the country side. for years the syrian opposition appealed for military opposition. on saturday they renewed the appeal, calling for action. >> i urge the u.n. and everyone in the international community who believes in freedom. to deal with the situation in syria, the same way they handled the situation in kurdistan and iraq. the root of the conflict was in syria. the enemy was the same, and the world does not have double standards. into in iraq the u.s. is carrying out air strikes against the islamic state group. the pentagon says the mission is limited to protecting minorities and protecting the kurdish region. >> a third of iraq is under the islamic state group. the international community expressed alarm about the group. there's no plans to def

but the islamic state group is not making their task easy.n see explosions from within the towns they control. they have also been leaving behind bombs on the side of the road as they retreat. one of the objectives of this military operation is to recapture the mosel dam, the largest in iraq from the islamic state group which controls one-third of the country. it's a strategic installation that provides water and electricity to surrounding areas. there are many front lines in this war. they advanced on more than one front. we are just 30 kilometers from the city center of mosel, the stronghold of the islamic state group. in this region east of mosel the kurdish recaptured three towns, one of them is here. this is evident of the fight. kurdish fighters managed to shoot one of the vehicles belonging to the islamic state group but we were not able to enter here because they are conducting clearing operations. it is one of three christian towns they regained control of since the operation began early on sunday and commanders are confident but it

airstrikes have begun against islamic state forces iraq. o >> in gaza the cease-fire is over after palestinians fired rockets in israel and israel responded with airstrikes. and the "world health organization" says ebola is now a global emergency and threat. >> in northern iraq where the united states took action again this afternoon to try to stop the advance of islamic state fighters and dress humanitarian crisis in the region. the u.s. joined iraqi forces in dropping food, water, and emergency supplies to thousands trapped near the syrian border. there is now late word from the pentagon that another round of airstrikes were carrying out a short time ago. the white house is trying to underscore this military action in iraq is limited in scope. president obama said the authorized strikes to protect personnel and stop potential genocide by islamic state fighters against ethnic minorities. lisa stark joins us live in washington. what do we know about the latest round? >> we're just getting word from the pentagon about the latest strikes, the

america is opposed to islamic state brittany's posed with the state so therefore it seems sooner or later they'll be some kind of agreement that assad is in fact not or anyway it's our he's our friend because the enemy of our enemy is our friend. now the threat of islamic state is spreading far beyond europe and the middle east indonesian police have been put on alert after world's largest buddhist temple after a threat made by jihad is all the details are in our website r.t. dot com. and on our team dot com our website we've got the best pictures from a color run in sweden where participants were show with bright showers with dry powder throughout the race. and russia's block on importing most european foods in response to western sanctions triggered anger across the e.u. . in spain farmers tipped out crepes first burned e.u. flags producers they are bracing for a sharp drop in prices due to the recently imposed russian embargo trade unions say this will also mean significant job losses and all these concerns are shared by farmers not only in spain and i should enjoy i think well it seem

and exclusive government in baghdad, like wise, what has given the rise of the islamic state can be directly traced to the actions of the assad government. so if you're supporting, if you believe the solution in syria is a moderate islamic opposition, then -- and you choose -- you decide that military action can be effective in that theater as well, then you can fight a two-front war. you can support the opposition and where they have a line of conflict against the regime find, if they have a conflict against isis, fine. >> what about partners in all this? we've heard jeremy bow want say how difficult the coalition is because of the conflicting interest. is it a fact that america might just have to go it alone? >> i don't think so. i think what you have, what's absent in the middle east right now is really a consensus inside the region. just as the united states has said, and others, that the key solution in iraq is a better government, a more inclusive government, likewise, you know, the key to syria is getting over the current obstacles and having the region say this is what we're

islamic state group seized the dam, giving it control over water and electricity. zeina khodr is on the frontline with peshmerga force and has this exclusive report. >> the peshmerga are on the offensive. they are in battle with the u.s. lamb uk state group -- islamic state group. the kurdish forces are not fighting alone. the u.s. air force is covering the advance from the skies much the islamic state is not making the ask ease si. we can see explosions from within the towns they control. they have been leaving behind bombs on the side of the road when they retreat. an objective is to recapture the missual dam, the large rs in iraq, from the islamic state group. it is a strategic installation that provide water and electricity to surrounding areas. there are many front lines in the war. >> the peshmerga has advanced on more than one front. we are just 30km from the city center of the mosul, the strong hold of the islamic state group. in this region east of mosul, the peshmerga recaptured three town. this is one of them, and this is evidence of the fight. peshmerga

journalist if america continues its operation the islamic states p.r. campaign is having an impact not only in the u.k. but across europe are just going to church accounting for pts. the hardest of these lawmakers state to use all the west can offer to spread their message and not to hollywood in this hour long film featuring slow motion explosions you watch the soldiers digging their own graves and the catchy title the claiming of the swords for. the zombie state has flooded social media with videos of their sadistic and they worst when they stormed most or many iraqi soldiers fled their post apparently aware of what their fate would be if they were captured while on duty. the islamic state has launched a sophisticated social media application which allows them to use their followers accounts to send out centrally written updates thousands of already downloaded the sample occasion released simultaneously their messages swamp social media it gives isis a far larger online reach than their own accounts would otherwise allow not only images of beheadings t

the islamic state group was able to capture many weapons, u.s. weapons from last year. >> here in dna at the interactive desk you can find more. updating 24-7 at aljazeera.com. to other news. human rights watch say egyptian forces are guilty of abuse which likely constitute crimes against humanity. army moved into raba square to clear it of supporters of the ousted president mohamed morsi. more than 1100 people died in violence over six weeks, it's called for an international inquiry and for senior leaders to be investigated including the current president of egypt, abdel fatah al-sisi. >> the inquiry at the human rights council, doing this press conference from geneva, underscoring importance of accountability. i think even those that are supportive of the government at this point would tell you the excuses have run out. it was first, it's instability, there's no elections there's no president there's no nchr report. now new excuse, the new flavor of the month is the fact finding committee's report which is not even slated to go public. the excu

the islamic state group grew in power. turkey is now struggling to contain its massive border. >> mark kimmet, served as assistant secretary of state for political military affairs in the george w. bush administration. general, welcome. >> sure. >> what do you make, do you agree that the internet and social media is important and how important is it to recruiting these people? >> well, it's not just important, it's vital. i think jihadis recognize that propaganda and communications is a weapon and that the internet and media is a battlefield. and they're trying to win that battlefield. they use it not only to promote their ideology, they not only use it to expose what they believe is hypocrisy in the gulf region but they use it as a very, very effective recruiting tool by putting out these images and by putting out these videos that attract young dispossessed males that are looking for apurpose in life. >> what countries are hot spots for this recruitment? >> i think those areas where the fighting is going on particularly i

drones and fighter jets targeted islamic state fighters. the pentagon said bombs took out mortar positions and a rebel convoy. u.s. airplanes cannot fly over iraq united states just too dangerous. the ban applies to all u.s. registered planes and a kurdish leader has cleared up the issue of the dam in mosul. it has fallen into the control of the islamic state group. if it fails it could send a wall of water all the way to baghdad. the u.s. has conducted another drop of food and water to yazidi group. lisa stark has the story. >> escorted by two f-18 fighter jets. dropped two pallets of humanitarian supplies. more than 28,000 ready to eat males more than 1500 gallons of water to that group trapped on the mountain side. the pen pentagon will determine whether more is needed. >> falls under requirements of the war powers act right? >> exactly. the pentagon says he was going ofollow the war powers act and tonight he did notify machiningf congress on his rationale for going into iraq. he says the strikes are necessary to protect american personne

military helps kurdish forces retake areas captured by islamic state fighters. almost two months after the murder of three settler teenage e the israeli -- teenagersers the israeli military demollishes the homes of the suspected killers. >>> and brazil pays its respect to a presidential candidate killed in a plane crash. >>> hello. police are trying to clear protesters from the streets of ferguson, a town that has become a flashpoint of racial tension in america. a curfew has cop into effect -- come into effect following violence scenes and a crackdown in the last few hours. protests were sparked after a white police officer shot and killed a black teenager. michael brown was shot six times. rob reynolds is in ferguson. >> there's a whiff of tear gas. police helicopters are overhead. behind me is the lights of a detachment of police. a short while ago protesters marched on the street towards a group of police in this direction behind me. what happened then is not clear. the st louis city police put out the word that a molotov cocktail was thrown to the police li

who can stop the islamic state, and how can they do it? it's going to take a coordinated effort it depends first and foremost on countries and actors in the region that oppose isis or the islamic state. so, i think the president, while he appeared at times a bit uncertain in his remarks nevertheless, i think he has the right idea. you can't just stop -- start bombing these terrorists the plan and what follows that. there has to be coordination between that bombing and boots on the ground. since the u.s. is not going to introduced combat troops into the middle east, then it requires coordinating with the kurdish, peshmerga with the iraqi state and their armed forces with the free syrian army to the extent thwe have allies among them. turkey, saudi arabia is a financier perhaps and others. >> the critics say the president should have a had a plan long before this. what do you say? >> well, let's be honest, isis caught everybody by surprise and we -- what's new? intelligence agencies time and again have been caught flat-footed. and the shadow

we care about the islamic state. and he's right, it is an extension threat, this is why the united states is involved and it will continue to be involved regardless of what happens. >> thanks so much. that's all the time we have today. that's the end of "inside story." i'm libby casey inside washington. iraq's prime minister orders the counts security forces to stay out of the political crisis, following international backing for his challenger. hello again from doha, i'm kimal santa maria. this is the world news from al jazeera. human rights watch criticized egypt post-morsi crack down. >>> accessing direct damage, but peace talks

launches airstrikes against the islamic state in northern iraq. washington said that it wants to prevent a genocide. the three day ceasefire ends in gaza with both sides launching attacks against the other. an uneasy alliance in afghanistan. the two presidential candidates agree to a unity government. even before the official vote. >> i'm apt the festival where we're a long way from russia where whistle blower, edward snowden, currently is. and why is he having such an impact here in we'll find out shortly. >> the united states has started airstrikes against the islamic state in erbil in iraq. shooting at artillery targets. the group wants to start an islamic state in the middle east. and they have already taken over large parts of iraq and syria. u.s. secretary of state, john kerry, said that they are showing all of the warning signs of genocide. >> now with a gut-wrenching humanitarian crisis unfolding before our eyes and the roles of the starving and the sick growing daily. and the potential for further executions, cold-blooded executions takin

kurdish mp's return to parliament as the fight against the islamic state continues.he group's beheading of a u.s. journalist has been condemned by leaders in washington and europe. >> hundreds at tend the funerals in gaza for the victims of israeli air strikes after the collapse of the ceasefire. protesters demanding the resignation of pakistan's prime minister begin talks with the government. and making recycling pay, how collecting battles is providing vital cash for germany's poor. ♪ >>> iraq's ethnic and political divisions have been widening for months placing the country's future under threat. but now at least one sign of reconciliation. kurdish ministers are returning to the central government. the kurds are in charge of their own region in the north. their mp's include one man who pulled out of the national government last month. they were in dispute with malky, but now maliki is on his way out. the man who has the task of healing the wounds is the new prime minister designate. monica has this report. >> reporter: kurdish politicians are coming back. the bloc

seven months ago president obama compared the islamic state to a junior varsity basketball team. today the united states launched a fresh round of air strikes against the group as part of the effort to assist iraqi and kurdish troops on the ground. >> islamic state grabbed america's attention when it released video after the beheading of foley, a journalist. the man that spoke had a british accent. secretary chuck hagel confirmed in keeping with u.s. policy the obama administration refused to negotiate a ransom for foley. islamic state asked his family for over $100 million. in july the pentagon deployed a rescue mission for foley and others held hostage. paul beban joins us for more. >> the white house never disclosed the operation, but decided to go public, because a number of media outlets for on the verge of reporting it. the mission to rescue james foley was over, and tragically we know it was a failure. >> reporter: some time this summer the u.s. staged a night-time rage on a compound in northern syria, with cover from drones and fighter jets, dozens of special operations fo