lebanon is different from sudan is different from iraq here in lebanon and i think there's a. couple of thousand of these. terrorist fighters here and they're going to be some kind of take sometimes but eventually i think the lebanese army and the people. in lebanon will be able to carry a battle against these terrorists tool. these terrorists from lebanon but we have to make sure that we don't have to rush saying this is going to be all over and my operation this will probably take maybe take some days maybe. months before lebanon comes to put this behind it can watch the political analyst thanks so much for talking to us here nineteen international. now it's turned to some other stories from around the world down with story in china where some ten thousand troops are desperately trying to find survivors from sunday's huge earthquake zaf there is thought to have left more than four hundred five hundred dead and injured well over two thousand others a number of dead is expected to rise as rescuers scramble through the ruins for the missing thunderstorms and huge downpours are

as you said, there's 3 million refugees, a third of those in lebanon. in lebanon half a million children are school-going age, 20% of that are managing to go to school. in the crisis in general, it's important to remember that 600,000 children of the refugees alone are under the age of four. all they have known is war and terror. i think as many of us know, becoming a refugee is an act of absolute desperation. we see families, children coming across. they have been displaced a number of times, witnessed horror, the last act to leave syria, we see children psychologically disturbed, damaged. nightmares, bed-wetting, terror. >> in some of our children's centers, we see the work we do with the save the children. slowly the parents are reporting that the fears are less, the psychological impact is less. we need to do more. it's nowhere near enough. lebanon has per cap ita the most refugees in the world today. it's unprecedented. turkey has taken in huge amounts. for lebanon the economic impact is massive, coming up to a third of the population - it's made u

the bulk of them are in lebanon, turkey and the rest in jordan and egypt. we have our correspondents in egypt, and in a moment, we'll hear from a refugee camp in iraq. >> in makeshift refugee camps like the one you see behind me, 200 families live in these tents, and they don't have much. one example is a shortage of haur. water. they are using it to shower and to drink. and all over lebanon, most of them are living in similar miserable conditions. >> they endured the loss of their home and settled in tents, they endured the snow and the cold. extreme heat and lack of water and electricity. lost their jobs, lived on food rations and survived on people's charity. but almost all refugee parents will tell you that their children not going to school is one of the most devastating be aspects of their refugee life. he came from aleppo a year and a half ago, his 14 children have not been to school in two years. if they don't learn now, when will they, he says bitterly? >> it's a crime that these children are not going to school and learning, but there's not of i c

lebanon a different. level for the population. and we'll find many people now all of a nice part of the political party are support from the army it's very very important the problem is tactical refugee problem. if. the city is very difficult because the army invade. we are talking about. forty thousand lebanese civilians. six thousand syrian refugees you know and it's not easy for the army to fire. not direct negotiations. with terrorists. you know. committees and government and now i think the general was respect to me yes general i have a. general interrupting you there but thank you very much for your insight into the situation out there general. director of the center for middle east studies. right after the break aaron eight expose facebook's attempts to get into the television and ad business boom bust is next. big bucks but. they didn't do its job did you know the price is the only industry specifically mentioned in the constitution and. that's because a free and open process is critical to our democracy albus. in fact the

, a group trying to establish an islamic state move across syria into lebanon. >>> more misery in china after efforts to find survivors, are met with a landslide. >>> catching up with a speeding comet. >> so the diplomatic effort to agree to a permanent ceasefire in the gaza strip is gaining momentum. the u.n. general assembly is discussing the crisis in new york and this as diplomats are meeting in cairo. egypt is trying to broker the truce but it seems the two sides are still unable to reach an agreement on several sticking points. among other demands palestinians want an end on the siege on gaza and israel wants the end to the rocket fire. >>> 64 israeli soldiers and three civilians including a thai national have died. gaza's health ministry says 1979 palestinians have been killed. more than 9500 palestinians have been injured. l are still living in the shelters. a ceasefire has entered its second day and appears to be holding. these are the latest pictures showing people coming onto the streets but it will be a long time before life turns to normal. >>> the latest as people return t

many refugees have found safety in lebanon but not much else. we have their story. >> reporter: here in the valley thousands and thousands of refugees have stalled in makeshift refugee capers. 2,000 families live in these tents, and they don't have much. now one example is the shortage of water. the united nations is providing water here through these tanks. 2,000 families are dependent on these tanks to get water to bath, shower, to clean, and to drink. and all over lebanon most of the syrian refugees are living in similar miserable conditions. they endured the loss of their homes and settled in tents. they endured the snow and bitter cold. they endured extreme heat, they survive off people's charities. but almost all refugee parents will tell you their children not going to school is one of the most devastating aspects of refugee life. their children have not been to a proper school in seven years, including a 17-year-old and 12-year-old. if they don't learn now, he said, when will they, bitterly. >> it's a crime that these children are not go

brought these tanks eight months ago, there are 8.3 million registered here in lebanon and think it'sbut not registered and spread all over the country and in most cases they live in very similar conditions. they endured the loss of their home and settled in tents. they endured the snow and its bitter cold. endured the extreme heat and lack of water and electricity, lost their job and live on rations and survive on people's charity but almost all refugee parents will tell you the children not going to school is one of the most devastating aspects of the life. >> translator: it's a crime these children are not going to school and learning but there is not much i can do. >> reporter: and he came from aleppo a year and a half ago, his 14 children have not been to a proper school in two years including 7-year-old and 12-year-old. less than 40% of syrian refugee children are enrolled in school across the region and in lebanon 70% of refugee children are not receiving any formal education and the drop out rate is on the rise as the number of refugees increase and the funds to help them decr

the concern is the move into lebanon. >> final question about libya.he parliament can't meet in the capital. the fighting there is diffused between all sorts of different militias, both islamic and non-islamic. people that want more of a return to muammar gaddafi days. is that an intractable situation? >> i'm not sure if it's intractable. it's immensely complicated. it's very difficult to see a way forward here. if this were just one thing, if it were just, you know, the former gaddafi loyalists, that may be something that could be solved. if it was the islamist we may be able to find a way to placate that situation. because it's to many different centers, it makes it very, very difficult to find a way forward. >> doug oliphant, good to see you. thank you very much. >> thank you so much. >> thanks in large part to the conflict we discussed. the world witnessed the greatest displacement of religious movements. the latest report on religious freedom found 75% of people in the world live in countries that don't respect religious freedom. secretary of stat

months before lebanon come put this behind it. a reminder the breaking news from afghanistan germany's der spiegel magazine is reporting that a two star american general has been killed after foreign military academy near kabul was attacked by an unknown gunman dressed in an afghan army uniform a german brigade general is among the fourteen others wounded three people are known to have died no group has admitted carrying out the tab but foreign security forces aid workers and civilians are often targeted by the taliban as the u.s. led coalition continues its withdrawal from afghanistan well more news of the top of the hour here on out here national until that is our special report on the murky side of the fishing industry don't go away. a few weeks ago we discussed detroit's plans to shut off water to those who can't pay their bills logically what a basic human assessor he could get taken away some protesters gathered to give their opinion on the issue at our plaza and what is the response from the state maybe some sort of dialogu

three members of lebanon security forces were released were captivity on tuesday. they were among more than 30 being held by fighters linked to the self declared islamic state and syria's al-qaeda branch. their release was mediated by muslim clerics. it was called a good will measure. the lebanese army and government said they're not interested in what they're calling terrorists. the only deal or solution they would be ready to accept is one of armed fighters releasing their captives and withdrawing. >>> it is on lebanon's northeastern border with syria. the army has regained control of strategic hill tops. up to 3,000 fighters are believed to be hold up inside the city and it's surrounding regions. the only way out for them is to syria. but on that side of the border the syrian government and it's lebanese allies have been closing in on their position. this won't be an easy battle for either side. the lebanese army still has not stormed a town because it's want to avoid civilian casualties up to 100,000 civilian refugees live there. syria's war has spilled over in

they are seen as a threat for lebanon and wider region.iraq also came hundreds of christians who fled the onslaught of the islamic state fighters to become refugees in lebanon. the recent battle and images of atrocities coming from syria and iraq have all sent shock waves across lebanon. bbc news beirut. >>> now just adding to the situation in syria, the united nations now says more than 190,000 people have been killed over the course of three years of conflict in the country. that is almost double the number being put out a year ago. the figures, first to be issued by the human rights office since july 2013. at that point it was documenting more than 100,000 killed. i want to remind you as well you can find more on the conflicts in the middle east including a special report on the background of islamic state. the militant group. if you go to bbc.com/news. >>> these days big island or grande off the coast of rio is a popular tourist destination. one prisoner remains. he arrived on the island in 1958 at the age of 27. now 83, after serving

in lebanon, it's a similar story. similar stories in other countries where it's not organized by the central government. other organizations are doing this. i visited camps. they're obviously not the place you want to be if you can afford to be outside them. >> many living amongst hosts? >> yes. even where the camps are, there are people in the towns paying extra to have a house in the town rather than be in the camps. people are actually overlooking where the camps are. there's a lot of movement. syrian refugees that have gone to lebanon, go back. the ones who aren't registered and have reasonable resources. when it's safe to go back, quite a few go back. when they feel it's no longer safe in syria, they return. >> so there's back and forth? >> the ones with resources hah are able to do that. >> the u.n. appeals for $2 billion short fall. that means they can provide less. how do people cope? >> a lot of what is provided is not coming from the central government. lebanon would be unable to do that. wouldn't have the p

my uncle died in lebanon thirty years ago i want the world to stop that's it and he's not. one he is not your typical peace activist and not put it in his will secret services for more than twenty years the fifty seven year old is now a campaign that combatants for peace once a new force of the occupation he now works alongside palestinians and former israeli soldiers to dismantle it these are really trying to exist. trying to be left to be because. we have a small minority a when there is a war if we can call it what's happening in a war people tend to sympathize with. with the state and not to be to talk against it's not easy to be on the wrong side of public opinion but horny and out this hope that with time they will be on the right side of history. overnight the ukrainian army has been bombarding residential areas in the city of gori not far from the regional capital donetsk reports from witnesses and local activists saying so much they claim here forces are taking advantage of heavy weaponry including advanced rocket launchers deployed in the area on monday there's a

they can come to jordan and lebanon without visas.n they cross, it's very miserable conditions their living in and they've been here three years. when they first arrived, they thought they would go back within a few months that the conflict would have a quick end but that has not happened. now they are adjusting to this trying in very challenging situations. >> no end in sight, reporting from lebanon. thank you. >> israel hotel owners demanding the government compensate them millions of dollars. the b.b.c. reports that tourism to israel fell during the gaza conflict to the lowest level in seven years. palestinians also saying their tourism industry near the holy land was hard-hit. the latest ceasefire was put into effect tuesday. >> new jersey is mourninging the loss of a 23-year-old student found dead in jerusalem on thursday. he grew up in new jersey, but went to study as an israel religious school. he went missing after a hike last week. governor chris christie said we extend our deepest condolences to the family on their unthinkab

>> six civilians have died in eastern lebanon. amid fighting between the military and sunni fight whose have crossed over from syria. 14 soldiers were killed. others are missing. let's get the latest from jane ferguson. we know the lebanese army are trying to push back the fighters. what's going on there? >> reporter: well, that push back is continuing with shelling coming from the lebanese military. there is rocket fire being returned by those rebels. as we're hearing some sources, the rebels are still inside, but more and more are being pushed out of into the east towards the syrian border. as they're pushed out they're also going to be squeezed up against the syrian border just over that border, of course, are forces extremely hostile to these rebels with the syrian army backed by hezbollah. they may be on the run, but as things stand at the moment there are still fighters inside the town with heavy fighting. just an update on some of the figures coming out of ou our, they're calling civilians that have been killed and being tr

battles are now pushing into lebanon.rguson brings the report. >>> the lebanese military battle fighters from syria. lebanese security forces have been killed and some kidnapped. >> translator: the gunmen are everywhere. they put a check point near my house, and they are presenting anyone to enter or leave. >> reporter: more than 100,000 people live there, including many syrian refugees. those injured in the fighting are being treated in a makeshift hospital. >> translator: most of the wounded are syrians who live in makeshift camps. most of the wounded are children. there is no place for them to go. >> reporter: heavy shelling and street fighting continued on monday as the lebanese army tried to take control. and the country's political leaders pushed for a quick end to the attack. lebanon's prime minister says he will continue with the military option. >> translator: there is no solution with sunni extremist fighters who are working to bring the war to lebanon. the army has full support from major blocks, and we will us

. >> 16 soldiers have been killed in lebanon. jihadist from isis sees the town over the weekend. among the civilian dead, an eight-year-old child. the fighting has been described as the worst case so far of this theory in civil war spilling over the border -- of the syrian civil war spilling over the border into lebanon. >> battling continues between the country's army and islamist militants. on the fourth day of fighting, more lebanese soldiers were killed and rebels wounded. but civilians, too, have been caught in the bloody crossfire including a 12-year-old girl. >> i was sleeping and her mother sent her to buy some bread from the bakery. her brother was holding her when her -- when a bullet hit her. i'm not accusing anyone mahdi army, the militants. i don't have an interest in any of them. i'm just a poor man. >> on saturday, lebanese soldiers interrupted a militant commander. they attacked security forces in the area, and so the battle ensued. residents from an eastern border town were killed in mass. >> it's been for five days of bombing -- four or five days of bombing betw

. >> you just saw the map, and looking at the number in lebanon, almost 900,000 people. and as we said, it's like taking the whole population of canada and moving it to the united states in a couple of years. >> the situation in lebanon is quite extraordinary. i've had the opportunity to go there in the past few months, and physically, you can see refugee villages everywhere throughout the country. and as you just said, it's equivalent to the number of canadians moving into the united states in a period of 18 months or two years, and one of the things we are beginning to appreciate in lebanon is not just the refugees that we have to worry b. but it's also the populations. a large number of people flood across the border, suddenly into towns and cities, it puts pressure on the local resources and infrastructure and education resources. so whereas a community has focused on the refugees themselves, we're beginning to look at the host populations and what we can do for them and that's the real challenge. >> with these problems around the world, we found there are 10 million

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in the end, this is a powerful group, jordan and lebanon, leban lebanon's in real trouble. there's an influx of jihadists into lebanon. they didn't have the strength to take them on. kerry was right to talk about a global coalition. this is going to be taken down by a global coalition, regional powers and international powers look at different way of taking them on, and that's not just bombing raids. that's trying to strike them in their heartland of northeastern syria, looking at way undermining financial networks and turkey will be cajoled into doing more. isis people operate in southern turkey, using it as a base to go into syria. turks have to be persuaded, and they have been playing agame, they've got to be on side against on a defensive against the jihadists. >> if you can -- you said in a way, this is what we've been talking about that may fascinate people that al qaeda sort of pales in comparison to isis, al qaeda still a concern, but it's quiet lately. we've heard of this manual that was put out. but where does al qaeda fit into the new terror landscape? >> so, al

we turn now to lebanon where the army is battling to retake a border town rate -- border town sees over the weekend. at least 14 soldiers have died and 22 are missing. >> the prime minister has we'll got a political deal with the group who want lebanon to release their commander. lebanese forces detained him last week and thousands of civilians are fleeing down in what is the worst spillover of the syrian push into lebanon. >> lawmakers conveyed -- convened because of fighting in tripoli in bed -- tripoli and benghazi but held an emergency session on saturday to discuss the fighting between rival militias in libya. >> while hundreds have died in the violence, foreigners continue to depart the country because of the unrest. this british ship just docked in malta and brought more than 100 europeans to safety. more and more foreign governments are urging citizens to leave libya. the german government says it is scrapping a deal to deliver a combat training center to russia. the economy missing -- economy minister announced he's revoking the permit for the facility was saying the move is li

. >>> saudi arabia is reported to be giving lebanon's military $1 billion to fight the islamic state on the syrian border. after a brief ceasefire the battle around the town is now into its fifth day and described as the worst spill over of the war into syria. zeina khodr reports. >> reporter: they were whisked out of ar sell, three members of the lebanon military forces were released. among more than 30 held by fighters linked to the islamic state, and the al qaeda branch al nusra front. their release has netted by muslim clerics, called a goodwill gesture. the lebanese army and government said that they are not interested in neeghting with what they -- negotiating with what they call terrorists. the only deal they are ready to accept is one involving armed fighters releasing captors and withdrawing. >> ar sell is on the nearby border with syria. the army regained control of hilltops. up to 3,000 fighters are believed to be holed up inside ar sell. the only way out is to syria. on that side of the border the syrian government and the lebanese allies, hezbollah, have been closing in

the middle east actually means lebanon, and jordan. i mean i'm really struck by that. we need to talk about the middle east. one talks about iraq. omeone said to me, said, the iranians and the israelis want america to be drawn in to the middle east. i said you are in the middle east. are -- you know? one thing.hasize actually a lot of the punditry is going on, we don't know, precisely what the connection is and what's happened. it's not implausible. comes ink if hezbollah to serious pressure, iranians will come to their assistance the other. i don't know how. as i want to let everyone continue to ask questions, here's what we're we're going to ask -- we have time for one quick question. sure. >> got to be quick. please? in the back. >> in the back. to ask you a oing question and end up building on saying let's say scenario, a t case civil war ensues, the shiites ave their own area in the sunnis, etc. how -- what would that deal iran.vis and plus the alliance with whatever -- however you want to it with the loe regime in syria. the ongoing thing with hezbollah and israe

my uncle died in lebanon thirty years ago i want the war to stop that's it and he's not what he is not your typical peace activist an operative in israel secret services for more than twenty years the fifty seven year old is now a campaigner at combatants for peace once a new force of the occupation he now works alongside palestinians and former israeli soldiers to dismantle these really leftist trying to bring exist a striving to be left to be had because a. small minority a when there is a war if we can call it what's happening in the war people tend to sympathize. with the state and not to be and to talk against it's not easy to be on the one side of public opinion but honey and i dislike him hope that with time they will be on the right side of history. television. over and i think rainier army has been bombarding residential areas in the city of gori near the regional capital dynastic according to witnesses and locals they claim he has forces are using heavy weaponry including a rocket launchers that were deployed in the area on monday this video believed to show some of the hardw

like maria, she arrived in lebanon three days ago. >> translator: we were scared.ard to leave everything behind and just flee. >> reporter: they all tell of the same stories. johnny has been here for just over a month. and has been living off charity. a christian lebanese family pays his rent for this small apartment where he lives with his wife and three girls. >> translator: they threatened us with our children. our muslim neighbors said you better run before they come and kill you. >> reporter: johnny says he was scared. and left everything he owns behind. they uprooted us from our own land, his wife says, referring to the armed group the islamic state that forced them out of iraq. these are not muslims, we don't know where they came from. they have no religion, we lived with muslims for over 40 years. this group have nothing to do with islam. this syrian priest has been organizing a campaign to help the iraqi christians who managed to get to lebanon. he says that he is frustrated. >> translator: what's happening in mosul that the original people are being uproo

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be the last time syrian rebels cross over into lebanon and fight there?rter: no, this is not the first time the lebanese army has come under at attacked by syrian rebels and they have been attacked on a number of occasions and seen the spill over of the conflict in lebanon over the past few months really and suicide bombs in retaliation for the lebanese group in the role in helping the syrian army in the battle inside syria so this is going to be very difficult. the big problem in liberty -- lebanon is there are political divisions and some parties that support the government and some that support the opposition and they are around the lebanese army and they are calling this a war on terrorism and got the backing of the united nations. so, yes, this is not the last incident of its kind but if a deal can be reached they can avoid blood shed and inflaming the tensions and the point and the fact this town is majority sunni and the shii are supporting the opposition and messy in lebanon if they cannot find some sort of agreement. >> you mentioned there about

my uncle died in lebanon thirty years ago i want the war to stop that's it and he's not. what he says he is not to a typical peace activist an operative in israel secret services for more than twenty years the fifty seven year old is now a campaigner at combatants for peace once a new force of the occupation he now works alongside palestinians and former israeli soldiers to dismantle it this israeli left to struggle. a striving to be left to be had because. we have a small minority a when there is a war if we can call it what's happening in a war people tend to sympathize with. with the state and not to be a to talk against it's not easy to be on the wrong side of public opinion but horny and i dislike him hope that with time they will be on the point. side of history. tell of you. now israel has a long history of mobilizing against its opponents but rarely seems to achieve its desired and in those two thousand and six israel invaded lebanon to take on it has a bar fighters and the result the group got stronger and the conflict helped it into power in beirut since then th

also extending the war zone to lebanon facing government forces for control of the town on the border with syria be at raising alarms for the spillover in the war. joining us now for that side of the story from london. >> it is being called the first major incursion by the group isis now called the islamic state into lebanon and has a lot of people worried. happening in a town not far from the border with syria. a place with a lot of refugees fleeing have gone. now it is a scene of war. allied militants seized the town, and nasty fight. 17 lebanese soldiers as well as many soldiers and lebanese police kidnapped all triggered by the seizing of northern commander. lebanese forces backed by hezbollah fighters have fought back. a cease-fire in place allowing the wounded to be brought out, some to be freed as well as in the past hour or so the departure of many militants from the town, but apparently in the nearby area not giving up all their captives. that is not all. there has been a bombing in the lebanese city as well i as issud out of the military checkpoint as one is dead in that. mi

. >>> and after three days of fighting on the border to lebanon from syria. and can the i'veary coast, we'll hear from the coach a little later in the program. iraq's prime minister has ordered its air force to support kurdish troops balding in the north of the country. peshmerga, made more gains. mohamed val reports. >> reporter: it may look like a regular traffic jam but this was a mass emple dust i exodus n iraq. had to cross this bridge after they fought the latest rounds of fighting in their area. islamic state officials have taken control of the west of mosul, under the control of kurdish peshmerga fighters. >> translator: thousands of people have again killed and thousands have become refugees. the town is controlled by the islamic state. they are killing people and it is a bigger attack against us. >> fighters from the is weren able to gain ground against peshmerga. push back to areas where they could regroup. >> we're now waiting for the president's orders to affect them and wipe out the is. we will not let them get away, we will kim them orings are

the leak that came out in lebanon, you know, lebanon again was something that came out due to internal feuding, perhaps in iran. it was promoted. key architects later became imprisoned. think that it was such an no theysment, sanctioned it. butonly was it sanctioned the israelis were involved. we talk about condoleezza rice about we're going to start dialogue over there but you've been in dialogue for ages. it has been covert and freedom people have had their fingers burned. here.lking a bits just to raise this as an example, you can't understand depths of the embassy if you don't understand the pride of this. you can have betrayal if you don't have friendship. the best person actually to look bill. james very tight with the rock fellers kissingers and the others. this, the republicans tried to extend throughout the 1980 also added to the sort of general political folklore in states.ed in iran, what added to the fork is the iran and iraq war. to this and one of the bees in my bonnet, where i'm not eloquent in the book because tragedy. manipulated by the west. here i hold more for the e

, jordan and lebanon.aid --jane cocking would you agree, patrick cockburn? >> absolutely. and not just in iraq, but look at the places in between. a new level of fighting in eastern lebanon that nobody much reports it these days, but there's lots of fighting in syria with hundreds of people killed -- thousands of people killed will stop and isis advancing and getting very close to aleppo now. i think there's a great swath of violence from the iranian border right over the but it's rainy right over the mediterranean. it is not getting any less. washington, the foreign governments, there are sort of poor if i buy it but hoping it will go away. hoping it sort of will just go away. they can't think how to stop it. >> patrick cockburn, thank you for being with us. his new book is called, "the jihadis return: isis and the new sunni uprising." was speaking to us from ireland. when we come back, we go to brazil to speak with pulitzer prize winning journalist glenn greenwald. stay with us. ♪ [music break] >> this i

in lebanon, a 24 hour ceasefire has collapsed. lebanon has been trying to take back the city from fighters that came across the border from syria. the truce was supposed to give time at giving aid to the city. zeina khodr has the story. >> reporter: they were risked out of the cell. three members from the lebanon forces released on tuesday, among 30 held by photos linked to the self declared islamic state and syria's al nusra front. it was mediated by muslim clerics, and called a good-will measure to end the conflict threatening to destabilize the country. the lebanese army and government says they are not interested in negotiating with what they call terrorists. the only deal or solution they are ready to accept is one involved armed fighters releasing captors and withdrawing. ar sell is on the nearby border with syria. the army regained control of strategic hilltops of up to 3,000 fighters are believed to be holed up. the only way up is syria. the syria government and allies, hezbollah, have been closing in on their positions. t

we've gone back to the chickpea roots in beirut, lebanon, where sohev syon's family has been preparing the dish for some eight decades. >> beirut is changing rapidly. after a bitter civil war that left behind countless scars, locals and tourists alike can once again enjoy the city. customers constantly mill in and out of sohev sayons' snack bar. here falafel is the snack of choice. it's a staple in food joints across the middle east. >> this place was established maybe in 1933 when my grandfather was the first one who made the falafel business in lebanon. then came my father and now i'm the third generation. >> making falafel requires large amounts of hot oil and chickpeas. >> since the morning we begin preparing, so it might take 3 to 4 hours to prepare everything. >> the chickpeas are crushed and seasoned with parsley, coriander, garlic, spring onions, salt, pepper, cumin, and cayenne pepper. then everything is rolled into little balls and deep-fried until it's crispy. with fresh lettuce, herbs, finely sliced radishes, and tomatoes. and finally, tarator is added. it's a thick sauce m

inthe pew poll found that lebanon, tunisia, egypt, and jordan, that well over half of the population was concerned about it. americans should have the same concerns. >> when you allow these radical groups to control territory, oftentimes, they will reach out and strike us. >> despite isis's growing strength, the obama administration will rely on limited airstrikes and other means to contain the group. >> we have a number of tools at our disposal, not all of them military, but a number of ways we can try to influence outcomes. >> outcomes that will work to prevent militants from achieving their goal, destabilizing the middle east. again, we are awaiting president obama to speak live from martha's vineyard on the situation in iraq, as well as the situation in missouri. we will bring you information as soon as it's available. in the meantime, the two star general killed in afghanistan will be buried at arlington national cemetery today. major general greene is the highest-ranking u.s. officer to be killed since 9/11. the 55-year-old from falls church died last week when a soldier opened

more than a million of them are in lebanon. the u.n.stimates turkey has more than 800,000 syrian refugees. more than 600,000 in jordan. another 215,000 in iraq. these are like bigger than some of the biggest cities in the world. and there are nearly 140,000 syrian refugees in egypt. the numbers are just staggering. and it's a crisis of course that sadly only seems to be getting worse. we keep talking about the fight against isis now in syria and iraq. well, batul ahmed with the united nations high commissioner for refugees joins us now to talk about these troubling new numbers. and we know you are in beirut, batul. we appreciate your time. you know, we've been talking so much about the militants and the fighting and sometimes the refugee crisis gets lost in all of this as people seek solutions for now, what's going on in iraq and syria. but how in the world can your agency and can these people continue to cope in basically tents in all kinds of weather? >> thank you. it's a very, very sad day for us today to mark this really tragic mile

. >> muslim clerics made a deal to withdraw from a town in eastern lebanon. the rebels have the area in iraq. the ground hold is as far south as baghdad in iraq, and in syria, to aleppo. but for now, the group has left eastern lebanon, and we have more. >> we managed to it for the town of arsel, which has been under siege for a week. the signs of battle. this is one of the police stations taken over by the fighters, some belonging to the islamic state. and the other to the syrian branch of aljazeera. they also attacked lebanese army positions and coopured soldiers. they wanted to change them for a commander being held by the army. the commander was in no mood to talk about, the residents found themselves caught in a dangerous conflict. >> reporter: the fighters started shooting and killed and took hostages, they were living in fear. the by. >> this is the town with the syrian opposition, it hosts 100,000 refugees from syria. some of the refugee camps were damaged in the battle. and now it's over. armed fighters withdrew from the town of arsel and they moved t

most have ended up in lebanon, turkey, jordan. the u.n.ays the crisis is the biggest humanitarian emergency of the era. the world is failing to meet the needs of refugees. >> i have been here for five months. i hope that countries around the .orld can help us life here is tough. in june, the head of a refugee agency visited this camp in lebanon. 20% of children are receiving a formal education. 50,000 are working as child laborers. >> we need much more support. countries are facing an enormous challenge. havence 2012, donors intruded $4 billion and another 2 billion are needed to the end of this year. the massive numbers of refugees have strained host countries andomies, infrastructure, resources. there've also been deteriorating securities throughout the region. several hundred syrian's are trapped inside a refugee camp, after violence forced aid workers to leave. >> in libya, the tale of two parliaments may be coming to a close. the elected prime minister has resigned his government, calling for a new and inclusive cabinet to be put toge

. >> reporter: they were quickly whisked out of the area, three members of lebanon's security forcesreleased on tuesday. they were among more than 30 fighters linked to the self declared islamic state. their release was mediated by muslim clerics. it was called a goodwill measure to end the conflict that threatens to destabilize this country even more. the leeb niece government says they are not interested in negotiating with what they are calling terrorists. the only deal or solution is one involving releasing their captors o withdrawing from the area. the army has regained control of strategic hill tops, up to 3,000 fighters are believed to be holed up inside the area. the only way out for them is through syria, but on that side of the border, the syrian government and the shiite group hezbollah have been closing in on their positions. this won't be an easy battle for either side. the lebanese army has still not stormed the town because it wants to avoid civilian casualties. syria's war has spilled over into lebanon several times but this is the worst battle yet. >>> a gunman dress

lebanon's army advanced mopped into a border town attacked by islammists. it's been seen as the most serious spillover from the civil war in neighboring syria. meanwhile soldiers killed during the clashes have today been buried. >> full military honors from a lebanese soldier. he and a dozen other troops were killed on saturday as militants attacked checkpoints, security points and homes. for the third day in a row clashes broke out in this town in a syrian border. local borders shut and left with no food supplies. >> gunmen everywhere, they put the checkpoint there and protect people from coming in or out. >> some of the men come from neighboring syria. they stormed into lebanon after one of the fellow rebels were arrested by lebneen authorities accusing him of having links with al qaeda. security's been boostered as violence is thought to be the worst spillover since the syrian war started in 2011. it is mostly sunni. the town largely supports the uprising and it's home to tens of thousands of refugees. according to the lebanese army chief, several gunmen

we have met some of those families seeking refugee in lebanon. >> reporter: desperate iraqi christiansine up on a hot august day to receive food rations. the church is organizing this distribution to those who fled from the violence from that country years ago. like many, she arrived in lebanon three days ago. >> we were scared. >> they all tell of the same stories. he has been here for a month and has been living off charity. a christian charity pays his rent for his wife and three girls. >> they threatened us with our children. our muslim neighbors told us you better run before they come and kill you. >> reporter: johnny said he was scared and left behind everything. >> they uprooted us from our own land, fearing the islamic state that forced them out of iraq. these are not muslims. we don't know where they came from. we lived with muslims for over 40 years. this group has nothing to do with islam. >> reporter: this priest has been organizing a campaign to help the iraqi christians who managed to get to lebanon. he said he is frustrated. >> what is happening in mosul are the original

she arrived to lebanon three days ago. >> we were scared. it's very hard to leave everything behind and just flee. >> they all tell of the same stories. johnny has been here for a month and living of living off charity. he listens i lives in this apartment with his wife and three children. >> they told us, you better run before they come and kill you. >> reporter: thethey forced us from our own land. these are not muslims. we don't know where they came from. they have no religion. we lived with muslims for over 40 years. this group has nothing to do with islam. >> this syrian priest has been organizing a campaign to help the iraqi christians who managed to get to lebanon. he said he's frustrating. >> what is happening in mosul the original people are uprooted from their land. what is just as worrying as the international community's silence. we need pressure from europe and the u.s. >> reporter: this family came from mosul. now under islamic state control. this family of six ran away from their town. they say there is no more room for christ