human rights watch has conducted its own investigation into an opposition offensive in latakia province in august. it claims that syrian rebels killed at least 190 civilians and took operations around alloite villages. this investigator spoke to eyewitnesses in latakia. >> the villages they attacked were alloite villages. taking baruda and neighboring alloite villages would be a shot into the heart land of assad's stronghold, and that much closer to latakia city, these villages are on the front line of what is increasingly sectarian war between government forces and opposition forces. >> in 105 pages the report claims that at least five rebel groups were behind the incidents in latakia . it says that amounts to war crimes. 43 of those who died were women, they claim, and elderly. called on the u.n. to refer that to the international criminal court. >>> barack obama has had a meeting with republicans to trailer raise the u.s -- temporarily raise the u.s. national debt. without that the u.s. with it default on the debt. >> the suggestion that discussions to raise america's debt limit are

israeli war planes hit a shipment from russia to the syrian port of latakia. the shippment was said to be russian missiles. we cannot confirm the report at this time. as soon as we have more information we will bring it to you. >> earlier we spoke with michael luhan, the spokesman for the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons, about the steps moving forward. . >> there's a variety of technological options for destroying chemical weapons, in the case of syria there's advantages going into this because almost all of their stockpile is stored in bulk. that is to say the chemical weapons agent itself, the sarin, the bx, the sulphur mustard is stored in bulk. in the case of their sarin stock people, it's stored in the form of the two binary precursor chemicals. that being the case the chemicals will be safer, less risky to move out of syria for destruction - an option which is under discussion. >> the u.s. hopes the weapons will be destroyed on schedule by the end of june 2014. hundreds of people fleeing syria are being turned back at the border. oth

it rains more than 200 hostages were also taken during the offensive in the let hockey a -- the latakia province. we have this report. >> syrian rebels systematically executed civilians and took hostages, so says humans right -- human rights watch. some 20 groups took part in the predawn strike. in some cases, entire families were gunned down as they fled. >> you conceivable of holes where my son was killed. here is the blood. look here. you conceivable it marks here and here. >> human rights watch says the scale and organization of attacks suggests organization, making them crimes against humanity. >> opposition fighters who came in routinely killed all of the adult males that they saw. they also killed anyone they saw that was -- including women and children. >> five rabble -- rebel groups publicized their involvement with videos and statements. less clear is the role of fighters from the free syrian army. >> individuals or countries that are supporting these groups are now on notice about the types of violations they are committing and could be complicit in war crimes and crimes agai

. >> there are reports that israeli war planes hit a shipment from russia at the syrian port of latakia. the shipment was said to be russian missiles. the white house wouldn't comment. >> the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons today said the facilities to make chemical weapons are inoperable. >> a federal appeals court blocked a judge's ruling that blocked the nypd tactic known as stop and frisk. june shynnland ruled the tactic unfairly targeted minorities. he's been removed. >> the nypd chief and mayor bloomberg argues that it helps to keep crime at historic lows. to keep crime at historic lows. the faa is loosening regulations of most electronic devices an aeroplanes. you can read, works, play games from the time you board until you get off the plane. making calls and texting is not allowed. a lawyer for nsa leaker edward snowden says his client found a tech support job at a russian web silt. edward snowden has been in russia since being grant asylum seekers in august. those are the headlines. "inside story" is next. >> an unusual coalition of big business groups and

four of them in the country all of them near cities where fierce fighting is often reported aleppo latakia hama homes there inspectors are under orders to verify the destruction of these sites by that tight time frame has been saying november the first all in all series estimated have about a thousand tons of chemical agents they include mustard gas blister agent sarin v.x. looking at sarin there of course that was allegedly used in the deadly assault near damascus in august or syria's cooperation in giving up its chemical arms praise to not just from russia most recently but even tacit applause from the united states as well the foreign ministers of the two world powers but on the sidelines of the asia pacific economic cooperation summit in bali from where our correspondent paul scott reports next. confirmation that came the disarmament of syria's chemical weapons stockpile has already begun it was only ten days ago that the united nations you know honestly passed a resolution on syria's chemical weapons stockpiles and u.s. secretary of state john kerry says that it's a record breaking pr

four of them in the country or near cities with fierce fighting is often reported hama homs aleppo latakia inspectors are under orders acosta verify the destruction of those sites by november the first as well they don't have a long time to do it all in all seriousness to made it about a thousand tons of chemical agents they include mustard gas blister agent sarin v.x. and of course sarin is the one that was allegedly used in the deadly assault near damascus back in august. well syria's cooperation in giving up its chemical arms as earned it praise not just from russia but even tacit applause from the united states to the foreign ministers of the two world powers met on the sidelines of the asia pacific economic cooperation summit in bali from where our correspondent reports next. confirmation that came that disarmament of syria's chemical weapons stockpile has already begun it was only ten days ago that the united nations unanimously passed a resolution on syria's chemical weapons stockpile and u.s. secretary of state john kerry says that it's a record breaking process to get to this stag

independent group human rights watch said that in august rebels attacked civilians in the province of latakia, killing at least 190. witnesses say the attackers went door to door killing entire families in some cases. clarissa ward has reported extensively from inside syria and she has met with many of these rebels. clarissa, what can you tell us about this group that's accused of the war crime we just heard about? >> well, scott, the report cites five rebel groups as the main perpetrators of this attack-- which it describes as the first documented case of rebel forces deliberately targeting civilians. but it does highlight the role of one relatively new but increasingly important group called the islamic state of iraq and syria. it's known as isis. it is strongly allied with al qaeda and it is hated and feared by many ordinary syrians, partly because of its radical and violent tactics. now, it's also important to note that there were moderate groups involved in this attack as well, including some of those backed by the u.s. >> pelley: well, as you've reported, there are a lot of different re

since his exact location is due to security reasons a military base near the city of latakia in western syria has reportedly been destroyed and is a israeli airstrike on a second strike is taking place near damascus this information has been confirmed by u.s. officials that the target was a shipment of missiles and related equipment possibly going to hezbollah this is not the first incident like this the latest took place in july when israeli submarines attacked an. attack in apparently to destroy allegedly being prepared for shipment to this is breaking news now and we'll bring you more as this story develops. we're talking of some other world news here on. just has been rocked by deadly blast four people have been killed and one thousand injured after a bomb ripped through a bicycle went off in a busy area in the city of porto carried out the attack in the region is known for deadly sectarian violence with militants often targeting members of the shia minority. in the u.s. state of california hundreds gathered for another protest over the recent killing of a thirteen year old boy by p

country all of them near cities where force fierce fighting is often reported that homs hama and latakia inspectors are under orders to verify the destruction of these sites by november the first all or no syria is estimated to have about a thousand tons of chemical agents there including mustard gets a blister agent serin and relax and is that sarin of course there was allegedly used in a deadly assault near damascus in orcus professor ibrahim aleutian from a university in amman emphasizes the hostility of conditions on the ground. the first thing we have to remember is that this mission is being undertaken under state of war so this is one of the most dangerous missions to be undertaken for this month and in such unconventional weapons basically all the main groups within the syrian opposition. the free syrian army or the syrian syrian national council have said that they would have preferred a military strike against syria instead of having syria peacefully remove its cusses of chemical weapons so these people there are still going on they and they are committing crimes on the ground

country and all of them are in ears cities were fierce fighting is often reported there homs hama latakia and aleppo all chemical production sites have to be demolished by the first of november all in all seriousness the made it to have about a thousand tons of chemical agents they include mustard gas sarin nerve agent believed to have been deployed in a deadly assault near damascus in august as well as a blistering agent and v.x. nerve agent now serious compliance with the u.s. russia brokerage resolution and progress in the destruction of the chemical weapons has been hailed by russia's foreign minister and his american counterpart sergey lavrov and john kerry met on the sidelines of the asia pacific economic cooperation summit in bali scott is there for us. confirmation that came that disarmament of syria's chemical weapons stockpile has already begun it was only ten days ago that the united nations you know honestly passed a resolution on syria's chemical weapons stockpile and u.s. secretary of state john kerry says that it's a record breaking process to get to this stage soon and rus

believed to be four of them in the country now there is a science of course homs hama aleppo and latakia now inspectors are and orders to verify the destruction of these cities and sites by november the first all in all serious estimated to have about a thousand tons of chemical agents they include mustard gas a blister agent sarin v.x. and is sir and of course there was allegedly used in a deadly assault near damascus in august syria's cooperation and giving up its chemical arms has earned it praise and not just from russia but even the tacit applause from the united states the foreign ministers of the two world powers met on the sidelines of the asia pacific economic cooperation summit in bali post what is a forty. confirmation that came that disarmament of syria's chemical weapons stockpile has already begun it was only ten days ago that the united nations as you know mostly passed a resolution on syria's chemical weapons stockpiles and u.s. secretary of state john kerry says that it's a record breaking process to get to this stage so soon and russian's foreign minister lavrov says th

one example there are a lot of relativities around the city of latakia where hundreds of syrian civilians were captured were killed were tortured and there was no what seemed a reaction from the west or from their own because of state so this time also there will be nothing when you look to write a journalist and syrian crisis expert thank you very much indeed your thoughts here on r.t. and. massive rights of shaken southern lost goes local spilled out onto the street outraged by the recent killing of a young man there police were forced to move in when violence erupted eventually arresting around three hundred eighty people the protesters claim an uncontrolled flow of illegal migrants has turned their neighborhood into a crime center or he's mostly coming off reports. in the southern moscow all available moscow police crews had been called to this area to try to calm down the on the rest this was the scene of violent clashes between protesters and riot police following a demonstration over the murder of a young local man here they stormed a shopping center they also came here broke up a

them are in meir's side near cities rather were fierce fighting is often reported that's homes hama latakia aleppo and chemical production sites have to be demolished by the first of november well all in all syria is estimated to have about a thousand tons of chemical agents they include mustard gas sarin and nerve agent believed to have been employed in a deadly assault near damascus in august as well as blistering agent and v.x. nerve agent well previously damascus also said the opposition my be in possession of some chemical weapons while the u.n. resolution requires both sides of the conflict to give up their toxic agents some experts believe the rebels would be reluctant to comply. the opposition is very disturbed because they were banking and this applies to all sections of the opposition even those sections like the more religious extremist groups who loathe the united states who are hoping for an invasion which which they could then use to take the country and then fight each other like it's happening in libya but that hasn't happened where the sections of the opposition are going t

control of the area and fighters could move closer to assad's home and bear in on the coastal city of latakiaas a week's long campaign but it's what happened specifically on august the 4th that is at issue here and video posted by opposition groups appears to backup what human rights watch says happened. opposition fighters going house to house, in some cases shooting civilians as well as shooting at people trying to get away. human rites watch says at least 190 people were killed and around 200 people from the area are still held hostage. the hose tam takers continue to hold 200 individuals from the villages based on opposition sources. we are urging these groups to release the hostages. >> reporter: human rights watch says five groups including al-qaeda linked groups were behind the planning, funding and carrying out of the attacks. and it's part of a pattern of abuse that amounts to crimes against humanity. in the investigation the rights group found an image in an opposition video of what looked like hassan shelby's son lying in bed and showed the picture to a resident who confirmed it wa

this happened in the coast at province of latakia.people calling it war crimes. >> war crimes. in libya today, a car bomb exploded. this is in benghazi. this happened outside the swedish consulate. surveillance video shows a driver parking the car, walking away before that explosion there. amazingly, no one was hurt. also right now we have waiting to hear from libya's prime minister. he is speaking to reporters about the or dial thdeal that m through yesterday. he was abducted at gun point by militia meshes thmbers that let after a few hours. >> he's meant to speak this hour. not sure what he's going to say. as you said, it's just a disturbing bably insecure situation in lib ga. >>> we are seeing wide ranging effects across the nation. >> food producers are not working. kraft beer makers suffering as well. >> don't mess with the beer. >> reporter: from south florida to the last frontier, the shutdown is hitting food producers. >> they just need to get the quotas so they can goat out fishing. >> reporter: the deadliest catch crew groun

it happened during a rebel offensive in the coastal province of latakia. witnesses told of entire families being executed. human rights watch says islamist groups, including two linked to al-qaida, led the offensive. >> the coordinated nature and advance planning that went into this operation shows that this is not just the work of some rogue fighters within these rebel groups, but rather this was a planned attack against the civilian population. for that reason, we do believe the abuses may amount to crimes against humanity. they certainly amount to war crimes. >> woodruff: the rebels are mainly sunni muslims. the victims of the attack belonged to the minority alawite sect, which supports president bashar al-assad. secretary of state john kerry made an unannounced trip to afghanistan today to help revive security talks. he met with president hamid karzai to discuss keeping some u.s. troops in the country beyond 2014. talks have stalled over how to preserve afghan sovereignty. also today, an afghan official said u.s. troops have captured a senior pakistani

reportedly suspected of firing on a shipment of russian missiles near the syrian coastal town of latakiapart of an effort to keep advanced weapons from falling into the wrong hands. israeli officials are not commenting. it comes on the heels of a deadline in which syria declared it has destroyed its stockpiles of chemical weapons and production facilities. for more on the significance of this, i'm joined by the "atlantic's" steve clemens. steve, what can you tell us? >> well, i just happened to come from a meeting with a senior administration official who happened to state that this was an israeli attack. and added the other interesting pee pieces of this, which we hadn't heard before, part of the systems were russian in origin. that's a complicating factor. of course, we have very critical weapons inspections and chemical weapons destruction efforts under way. key meetings tomorrow. so the timing is odd. the attack is consistent with how israel has tracked weapons systems before that it thought would reach hezbollah. and so speculating it looks as if israel was worried the shipment of t

security officials say the attack came after nightfall, in the syrian port city of latakia after nightfalle target was said to be russian-made, surface-to-air missiles. it's at least the third time this year that israel has carried out air strikes inside syria. syria has met a deadline to destroy all of its declared chemical weapons making equipment. the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons verified it today. it's part of syria's agreement with the u.n. to destroy all chemical facilities and weapons by mid-2014. we'll have more on syria, later in the program. china demanded an explanation today after reports that u.s. and australian embassies are being used as hubs for electronic spying. an account in the "sydney morning herald" said the intelligence collection is happening across southeast asia. in beijing, a foreign ministry spokeswoman delivered her government's reaction. we demand they abide by international convention and don't engage in actions that hurt china's national security and interest. >> woodruff: separately, the union representing german journalists advised