we spoke to those militias and they have rebuffed those claims. they say it comes up every time a major challenge and city comes up. the people who have fled from these areas disagree. take a look at this report. >> reporter: this man used to be a soldier. he was fighting and then captured on his way back home by shia militias. his crime was being sunni he says. he showed us burn marks on his body where he was tortured for ten days in a youth center which was used as a praise. he says his-- as a prison. his uncle died after being tore turret by the-- tortured by the same militia. they used electric torch on me. they had nylon set it alight and put it on my body. they told me to confess and tell them the truth. i told them if they were an iraqi soldier. if i.s.i.l. see me, they will kill me. >> reporter: people we spoke to say there were no i.s.i.l. fighters there and they were pushed by shia militias on the suspicion that they might be harbouring them. they have been denied back to their own areas. it is not the first time that militias have been

it is not first time shia backed militias have been accused of abuses. slie militiashe blish yasshia md of torture. they want international group like united nations to guarantee their safety. he says the area was besieged for months and the iraqi army toournd blind eye to the abuses. >> we were surprised to see shia militia forces. when they came they started to kill indiscriminately. the militia destroyed houses took our belongings, cattle and burned everything down. we traveled day and night without food or anything else. >> reporter: shia militias are an important part of the iraqi government fight against i.s.i.l. >> translator: for this issue this issue is sill y and has no affect on us. as we continue to make progress we'll get more accusations. we don't care about it, we expect it. >> the sectarian fear runs dean in this country and thousands who don't want to return are coming to grips with the results. osama ben javad, sulemani, iraq. >> battle against the taliban with heavy fighting in sangen. >> qaib hasimi reports. >> it changes every few ho

he says he was fighting and then captured on his way home by shia militias. he showed us burn marks on his body where he was tortured for ten days at a youth center which was used as a prison. he says his uncle who was a police officer died after being tortured by the same militia. >> translation: they used to hang us and ten people used to hit me. they use electric torch on me. they used nylon, set it alight. i told them that i am an iraqi soldier. if i.s.i.l. see me they will kill me. >> reporter: the area is now a government town after tens of thousands of its people were forced out of their homes. though we spoke to say there was no i.s.i.l. fighters there and they were punished by shia militias on the suspicions that they might be harbouring them. after militias took over, they were denied entry back into their own areas. it is not the first time that the government backed militias is accused of abuse in the province. human rights watch says that they're wreaking havoc. everyone here has a horror store. the divide is everybody in this camp. people are af

his uncle died by the same militia. >> they used torture on me. they set nile lone alight and set it on my body. they told me to confess and tell the truth. i told them if isil sees me they will kill me. >> this city is now a ghost town after many were forced out of their town. they said that there were no isil fighters there, but they were punished under the suspicion that they might be harboring them. it's not the first too iraq's government-backed militia has been accused of abuses. human rights watches say the militia is reaking havoc and exacerbating the radicals. >> the iraqi army turned a blind eye to abuses. >> we were surprised to see shia militia forces. when they came they started to kill indiscriminately, destroy houses, kill cattle and we traveled day and night out food or anything else. >> shia militias are an important part of the iraqi government's fight against isil. they deny the accusations against them. >> for us this has no affect on us. as we continue to gain progress we'll continue to get more accusations. we don't care abou

it's not the first time that the government-backed militia has been accused. human rights watch say that abusers are exacerbating hostile you had. >> everyone here has a horror story. people here are afraid to go back to their homes. they want an international body like the united nations to guarantee their safety. among those asking for guarantees and compensation. he said that it was besieged for months and the iraqi army turned a blind eye to abusers. >> we were surprised to see shia militia forces. when they came they started to kill indiscriminately. they destroyed houses, stole belongings, killed cattle, we traveled day and night without any food or anything else. >> the militias deny the accusations against them. >> for us this issue is silly and has no affect on us. as we continue to make progress we'll get more accusations. we don't care about it. we expect it. >> the sectarian distrust and fear runs deep in this community, and thousands who don't want to return are coming to terms with these tents as their new homes. al jazeera, northern iraq. >> now

in the province and then captured on his way back to home by shia militias. his crime, he says, was being sunni. he showed us his burns that was inflicted on him while in prison. he says his uncle was a police officer who died after being tortured by the same militia. >> translation: they used to hang us and ten people used to hit me. they used an electric torch on me. there was nylon set allied and placed on-- alight and placed on my body. i told them that i am an iraqi soldier. if i.s.i.l. see me they will kill me. >> reporter: the area is now a government town after tens of thousands of the people were forced out of their homes. they were pushed by shia militias on the suspicion that they might be harbouring soldiers. it is not the first time iraq's government backed militias is being accused. human rights watch says that militia abusers are reeking havoc on some of the country's most vulnerable people. >> reporter: everyone here has a horror story. the sectarian divide are wide here. they want an international body like the united nations to guarantee the

it is not the first time militias have been accused of abuses here. human rights watch says that militia abusers are wreaking havoc among people. everyone here has a horror story. the sectarian divide is everywhere in this camp. people are afraid to go back to their homes. they want an international body like the united nations to guarantee their safety. rf is among those asking for guarantees and compensation. he says the city was unsiege and the army turned blind eyes. >> translation: they came and started to kill indiscriminately. the militias destroyed houses, took our belongings and cattle and burnt everything down. we travelled day and night without food onning anything else. >> reporter: they are an important part of the fight against i.s.i.l. >> translation: for us, this issue is silly and has no effect on us. as we continue to make progress, we will get more accusations. we don't care about it. we expect it. >> reporter: the sectarian distrust and fear runs deep in this community and thousands who don't want to return are coming to terms with

where militias, local and ethnic and tribal militias control the country. have, i mean, thousands of militia men and vast interests. you have isis, you have al qaeda, a you have sharia. >> al the figures that have signed up to this deal, do they have enough control over the militias, the fighters operating on the ground or is it just too explain terred now? >> really very explain terred. we have to wait and see what the next few weeks and next few months will show. >> but this is really a lib then initiative and internally brokered and the united nation is his holding a conference next week in rome so the u.n. and the international community can build on this agreement. and one final point i think the international community that is come to realize that libya is no longer an insignificant country. unfortunately for libya it's important for the wrong reason. the fact that isis, the so-called islamic state has built one of the most important affiliates in libya and threatens global security, european security, and of course regional security. because it's jus

militia abusers are wreaking havoc amongst people. >> everyone here has a horror story. the sectarian divide is everywhere. they want an international body to guarantee their safe return to home. rf is one of those asking for guarantees and help. >> translation: we were surprised to see shia militia forces. when they came they started to kill indiscriminately. the militias destroyed houses, took our belonging and capital and burnt everything down. we travelled day and night without food or anything else. >> reporter: shia militias are an important part of the iraqi's government's fight against i.s.i.l. >> translation: for us, this issue is silly and has no effect on us achlts we continue to make progress, we make more accusations. we don't care about it. we expect it. >> reporter: the sectarian distrust and fear runs deep in this country. thousands who don't want to return are coming to terms that these rents are their new homes >>> austria has stepped up security after receiving a warning of a possible -- of possible attacks. they have increased security at events and i

the thing is, libyans are tired of militias.here's been a, you know, incidents in tripoli, incident's in benghazi with people demonstrating in the streets against the militias. you know, in the beginning after the revolution, people were relying on the militias because the state 20 have wasn't there, but they're tired now, they don't want that anymore. >> there's an internal shift in the country. >> completely. regardless what the militias are going to do, there's an element of popular opinion. the libyans don't want them anymore. they want a state. they're tired, essentially of what is going on. >> thank you very much for your analysis. appreciate it. >> we're going to stay with libya and bring you a story that's been developing while we've been on the air, report emerging that the son of muammar gaddafi has been kidnapped in lebanon. local media aired video purporting to show him kidnapped by a group demanding information about the fate of shia cleric he will fadr who went missing from libya in the 1970's, his disappearance ha

they are maintained by our militia. that way when the empire is at work, they can come here, take these down, and use them in virginia's defense, and they have, several times. actually our governor, lord dunmore, took the weapons off the wall just last year when he went out west. he went to the ohio territories, part of virginia. he fought the shawnee indians and even returned to his house with a few, young shawnee warriors. who are living here, awaiting their peace treaty, which might get very interesting, seeing as, well, i'm not sure you have heard the news yet. it would seem that our royal dunmore, ran out the back door in the middle of the night last night. interesting times. you would think he would feel safe here in this house, but apparently not. normally he would attend to his business right here at the palace, a good bit in the parlor over here. you might notice there is a desk here in the parlor. that is for his secretary. although apparently he and his wife left last night as well. i think he has taken some

shia militia are an important part of the iraqi government's fight guess isil.hey deny accusations against them. for us, this has no effect on us. we will get more accusations. we don't care about it. we expect it. >> fear runs deep in this country. thousands who don't want to return are coming to terms with these tents as their new homes. arizona. northern iraq. >> palestinians demanding the return of their loved ones. about 150 protesters took to the streets of occupied east jerusalem near the old city of damascus gate. soldiers fired tear gas and hit demonstrators with batons. several have been arrested. knife 7 bodies held. israeli forces have shot did a palestinian nan occupied east jerusalem. israel's military say the man tried to stab an israeli. on friday, border guards killed a palestinian woman who they say was trying to run them over. another palestinian man in the border with the gaza strip has been buried. 22-year-old was killed on friday for allegedly throwing rocks at israel soldiers. a wave of violence that started in october has left one 37 pale

in the end if you put shiite militias in ramadi. they will ultimately be expelled. the civil war will resume in ramadi and we will know it. so it's going to be an eventuality that it's going to be obvious that we will see it. >> a.b., even if they're able to pull this off still a long way to go to rout isis. >> you have to look what is going none syria not just iraq. >> even as you said more complex there. thank you, panel. that's it for the panel. stay tuned for the sights and unusual sounds from the campaign trail. that's next. >>> finally tonight, g.o.p. frontrunner donald trump is shaking up the campaign trail with plenty of passion and controversy and very interesting sound effects. >> ca-ching, ca-ching, ca-ching. >> bing bing bing bing. >> clink. >> hello. >> bye. awe. >> duh. >> whoa. >> bum bum bum. >> whew, whew. >> bing bing bing. >> boom boom boom. >> bing bing bong bong. >> you know what that is. >> we don't know what that is do you know what that is? >> by the way. speaking of sound effects, steve, i have got to point out your special tie you have on t

and then captured on his way back home by shia militias. his crime he said was being sunni. he showed us burn marks on his body when he was tortured for ten days in a youth center used as a prison. hamid said his uncle. >> they used to set it to light and put it on my body. they told me to confess and to tell the truth. so i told him i am an iraqi soldier. if i.s.i.l. see me they will kill me. >> forced out of their homes. those we spoke to say there was no i.s.i.l. fighters there and they were punished by shia militias, under the suspicion they might be harboring them. it is not first time iraq's government backed shia militias have been accused of violence and abuse, exacerbating sectarian hostilities. everyone here has a horror story. the sectarian divide is everywhere in this town. people here are afraid to go back to their homes. they want an international body like the united nations to guarantee their safety. arif is one of those seeking compensation for their condition. >> we were surprised to see shia militia forces. whether they came they started to kill indiscrimi

. >> he way fighting isil and captured on his way back home by shia militias. he said it was because he was sunni. he was tortured for ten days at a youth center used as a prison. his uncle, who was a police officers, died after being tortured by the same militia. >> they used to hang us, and ten people used to hit me. they would set nylon alight and set it on my body, telling me to tell the truth. >> the area is now a ghost down after tens of thousands of people were reportedly forced out of their homes. those we smoke with said there were no isil fighters there. and they were punished on the suspicion they might be hiding isil fighters. it's not the first time iraq's government-backed militias were accused. >> everyone here has a horror story. they want the international community to guarantee their safety. they claim that the iraqi army turned a blind eye to abuses. >> when we came they started to kill indiscriminately. we traveled day and night without food or anything else. >> fewer militias are an important part in the fight against isil. they denied the

they are maintained by our militia. that way they can come here, take these down, and use them in virginia's defense, and they have, several times. actually our governor, lord dunmore, took the weapons off the wall just last year when he went out west. he went to the ohio territories, part of virginia. he returned to hear to his house with a few, young shawnee warriors. who are living here, awaiting their peace treaty, which might give very interesting, seeing as, well, i'm not sure you have heard the news yet. our royal governor, lord dunmore ran out that door last night. interesting times. you would think he would be in this house, but normally not. normally he would attend to his business right here in the palace, a good bit in the parlor over here. there is a desk here in the parlor. that is for his secretary. although apparently he and his wife left last night as well. i think he has taken some of the servants with him as well. mrs. scott, the professional english housekeeper. she never would have left the pantry d

of virginia, why, our virginia militias appeared and disappeared with the seasons and the crops. and so i was chastised particularly when we had to retreat from richmond town. we had already retreated from williamsburg. we were quite vulnerable on the high ground here in williamsburg with the sams river to the south, york river to the north, the enemy could sail up and lay siege. so we retreated to the high hills. nevertheless, we were attacked there and so we retreated to charlottesville. do you know the enemy discovered where we had retreated. and set out rangoons to capture the house of delegates and particularly the governor. i escaped with only moments of a warning by a young man here in virginia, captain jack jewett, who rode all night to inform me that the british were seeking my capture. do you know that as i continued to serve as governor, there were accusations hurled against me that i was a coward that i had resigned from office. even an instigation was brought forward to bring me to stand trial forfact, the facts as you read it, i continued to put forth defenses for o

the tribesmen fled their homes during fighting during government-backed shia militia and isil. some are now living in camps in the kurdish region. >> he used to be a soldier. he said he was fighting isil i, he said that he was sunni. he showed us burn marks where he was tortured for ten days in a youth center. his uncle, who was a police officer, died after being torture by the same militia. >> they used to hang us, and ten people used to hit me. they used electric torture on me. they used nylon, set it alight and put it on my body. they told me to confess and to tell the truth. i told them that i'm an iraqi soldier. if isil sees me, they will kill me. >> this area is now a ghost town where people were reportedly forced out of their homes. those we talked to said that there were no isil fighters there, and they were punished by militia saying they were harboring them there. it's not the first time iraq government-backed militias have accused of abuse in the provin province. human rights watches say they're reaking havoc and exacerbating sectarian hostility. >> the divide is eve

now you see iraqi security forces with the iran-backed shia militias going in to push these guys out. i don't know what that is going to do. we'll have to wait and see what happens. if they succeed it's because they killed isis and the sunni population. we have to watch ramadi to tell anything about mosul. >> just one final thought if you need to build a sunni militia, the iraqi government seems to be against that from what you said. what chance is there of isil being defeated there, and, in fact, is there a will on behalf the iraqi government to do so? when i talked with the peshmer peshmerga, they carry iraqi flags. iraqi is more concerned about kirkuk man mosul. they're funneling international monies to shia militias that iran backs to go up against the sunnies. that's something that we need to get them to do the right thing. >> thank you. thank you very much, indeed. >> the british defens defense minister said that they hit an oil field in the east of the country. well, the former high ranking u.s. diplomat who has written extensively on the american foreign policy in the middle e

after militias took over they're denied back into their own areas. it's not the first time they have been accused of these. abuser s are wreaking havoc amongst vulnerable people. >> everyone here has a horror store. people here are afraid to go back to their homes. necessity want an international body like the united nations to guarantee their safety. >> reporter: rf is amongst those asking for guarantees and compensation. he said his city was under siege for a month and the iraqi turned a blind eye to abusers >> translation: we were surprised to see shia militia forces. when they came they started to krill indiscriminately. they destroyed our houses and burnt everything down. we travelled day and night without food or anything else. >> reporter: shia militias are an important part of the fight against i.s.i.l. they denied the accusations against them. >> translation: for us, this issue is silly and has no affect on us. as we continue to make progress, we will get more accusations. we don't care about it. we expect it. >> reporter: the distrust and f

government shia militias. they said if you would like us to offer you a safe pass only, therefore you have to give fighters safe passage. it was not an easy task. you had to have turkey and iran interfere and broker a deal between the different factions, and as far as the border here is concerned, we're expecting the 100 or so pro government militia fighters to across into the border crossing and then from there, they will be flown to lebanon before they get to damascus. >> there are so many potential variables here, not if the rebels in effect regroup and retrain themselves, if you will. if this his the beginning of some sort of embryonic ceasefire, if there is a weakness in the pots, where might it occur first? >> the weighs remains volatile on the ground. such deals can be conducive to broader political talks about solving syria's political crisis. this is what they hope to achieve in geneva when a delegation from the opposition will sit around the same table with the government about how to move forward, b

one source within the camp has said if baghdad with use iranian backed militias against i.s.i.l., then why can't we get turkish training if they're willing to give us the training. we're all fighting d.a.e.s.h. and i.s.i.l. and that's what should be the key here, not the spat between ankaraened baghdad. this comes down to baghdad wanting to keep the fight. there will be diplomatic moves and anger and public statements being issued over these troops. but they have been here for a year already in a variety of different training roles. this, however, is an escalation of that training roll >>> air strikes coordinated by the syrian regime and the russian air force have killed at least 70 people in syria. five provinces were targeted on friday. 22 people were killed in eastern guda. the area has been under siege by regime forces for three years. meanwhile the international coalition is continuing its air strikes against i.s.i.l. held territory. the military analysts say air strikes alone will not defeat i.s.i.l. in syria. troops on the ground are also needed. who are the armed groups fightin

are after militias took over they have been denied entry back to their own areas. it's not the first time iraq's government backed militias have been accused of abuses in the province. militia abuses are reeking havoc on some of iraq's most vulnerable people and compass bairtinanexacerbating sectarian disagreements. they want an international body like the united nations to guarantee their safety. aref says his home was besieged for months and the iraqi army toournd blind eye tturned a bli. >> they took everything down. we traveled day and night without food or anything else. >> shia militias are an important part of the fight against i.s.i.l. they deny abuses against them. >> for us, this issue is theory and makes no effect on us. we don't care about it. we expect it. >> the sectarian distrust and fear runs deep in this community. and thousands who don't want to come to terms with the situation on their new homes. osama ben javad, al jazeera acknowledge seu sulimanea, iraq. >>> took to the streets of occupied east jerusalem near the old city's damascus gate. soldi

the kay hospital has been made worse by militia who don't following the main groups.e have claimed allegiance to isil. under the agreement elections will be held within two years. an interim president and a deputy are expected to be named within weeks. a sign of unity ahead of u.n.-brokered peace talks in rome later this month. vic your i can't gatenby, al jazeera. >> martin is special representative and head of the u.n. support mission in libyans he out lined what was at stake if the deal wasn't implemented soon. >> it's very important to conclude this because isil is ex-packed. this cannot be allowed. the social economic situation is dire. the resources of the central bank will be soon out. this is reasons to take together in unity and promote the economic, and social situation of the country and the first step is to sign the agreement to have rapidly a government in place which the international community is supporting. and then go to work to bring the country together and unite it again. >>> now, the governor of the yemeni port at th city of aden s been killed. he

a mainly shia militia. but president obama said he won't authorize airstrikes to support them. it all goes back to the 2003 u.n 2003 u.s. invasion of iraq. that's when paul bremer was sent by president bush to oversee iraq's transition nat government. bremer made a series of decisions including disbanding the iraqi army that many say have contributed to the rise of isil in iraq. >> i did not disband or destroy the iraqi army. there was not a cybil member of the iraqi army stand at arms on april 17th as the general has testified himself. the question wasn't wasn't to disband. that was a mistake. we should never have used that verbal. the question was should we recall the army. >> the only real debate is whether ground troops are needed whether they be western, arab, turkish or iranian in the fight against isil. and that debate is still raging. imran khan. >> meanwhile the air assault in syria is intensifying in the last two days, 70 people being killed in assad regime and russian airstrikes. the u.s.-led coalition campaign continuing. there are numerous the british government wh

>> right. >> the militia. >> omar is young and was even younger when the fighting started.from around the country and many who had left, heeded the calls for revolution on facebook and twitter. they fought in tripoli, benghazi, misrata and everywhere in between. who won this war? young people or everybody? >> everybody. but the young people, they started it. >> what was your day like as a revolutionary? >> you keep one thought in your mind. you do this for the next generation, for a better country, for a better life. >> you have a future now. >> yeah. there was no future in libya before gadhafi's regime. we were slaves for gadhafi. >> oh, this looks good. >> yeah, it is. >> barracuda is a seafood restaurant just outside of town on the mediterranean coast. >> one of the best foods in libya, i think, the seafood. >> the menu is not printed on paper. it's laid out right there for you on ice. >> we have dote here. >> what do they do? they just grill that? >> yeah, they grill it. some garlic, some sauce. it's really awesome. >> you pick out the stuff that interests you from the

after militias took over, they were denied and taken back to their own areas. it's not the first time that the government-backed militias have been accused. human rights watch has reported that they have exacerbated regional hostilities. >>> everyone here has a horror story. people are afraid to go back to their homes. they want an international body to guarantee their safety. >> they say that the iraqi army turned a blind eye to abusers. >> we were surprised to see shia militia forces. when they came they started to kill indiscriminately. they destroyed houses, took belongings. we traveled day and night without food. >> they denied accusations against them. >> for us this issue i is silly and has no affect on us. as we continue to progress we will get more accusations. we don't care about it. we expect it. >> the distrust runs deep in this community. and thousand who is don't want to return are coming to terms as these tents as their new homes. al jazeera, northern iraq. >> austrian police say intelligence services have warned them that there is a risk of shoo

but the militias fighting on the ground have not confirmed whether they'd accept the u.n. deal and the main obstacles have been the disbanding of the militias and the removal of general khalifa haftar, the tobruk parliament's military commander. live to zeina khodr, who is at the meeting, to find out what is going on. >> the conference as been going on for a little while. who is in attendance, and who isn't? >> the libyan delegation has not arrived. what we do understand is representatives from the rival parliament will be here. the main players, if you like, i just got off the phone from a represent tiff from the central city of misrata. he will arrive and says misrata is on board, it is important. it is the back bone of the main armed group in tripoli, the libyan dawn alliance. you need to get as many players on board. it has to be seen as a libyan owned deal. the community is meeting to push forward efforts. to speak in one voice and show the international community is endorsed, showing support to the rival. we understand that the main players are expected to arrive. de

terrorists are roaming freely and militias on the city are roaming. it's very unstable. there was no surprise that the governor was eventually assassinated >>> how much worse now do you think the situation will be? what will the ramifications of this be? <>> the governor had only recently been appointed. can you tell us more about him? <>> thank you for your insight on this breaking news that we will be covering throughout the day. the governor has been killed in a rocket propelled grenade attack on his car

florent: it is logical that the militias -- the vote and the legitimacy of the people and democracy -- that's why it is so important to look forward in the fight for justice and impunity. a criminal court had been created by the authorities, with the support of the international community. this court will be mixed of national and international [indiscernible] the purpose of this court is to prosecute those responsible of militia that committed so many crimes. so, i think the future for them is to go to jail, and they have the ability to come to the district and to explain what they did, quickly. catherine: currently, there are thousands of united nations oncekeepers, french troops the ground in central african republic, helping to minimize violent and keep the peace. they cannot stay forever, though. the ethnic and religious resentments that are the root of many of the issues in central african republic run very deep. in your opinion, how can the blood should be stopped? -- the bloodshed be stopped? florent: it will take a long time. i just want to mark that it is not really an ethnic

just over a kilometer away another militia is guarding the front line.e a loose collection of local men authorized to fight on behalf of the government, the other half are under the private command of this man. >> translator: my father had toe fight the taliban, then they attacked our house, injured my mother and killed my father i had no choice but to fight him. >> reporter: he says his men are loyal to him personally. they would follow him even if he decided to fight on the side of the taliban. >> translator: our situation is critical. the government doesn't care about us. they make us sleep on the front line and they don't give us ammunition. and the taliban are about 200 meters away. >> reporter: there are still civilians living here. they say the taliban could retake kunduz city any time it wants. >> translator: day and night we are worried. we are concerned that the taliban will attack. we are all in danger. our children are in danger. our lives are in danger. the government ran away from here. >> reporter: the acting provincial governor says he sh

political affairs, he says other concerns lie behind ankara's decision to send in troops to help train militia belonging to the governor of mosul, particularly ray crane vinnie role. >> iran opposes that. so by sending in troops it's just one way to maintain good relations within the region. >> reporter: but those good relations have angered others. speaking in baghdad, a leading

said other things lie behind to, helping to train the militia.n particular, the iranian role in the region. turkey wants to maintain good relations with kurdistan and it wants to help the kurdish regional government but baghdad and iran opposes that. sending in troops is just one way to maintain good relations within the region. but knows good relations have angered others a leading shiia politician issued a warning. >> in case these forces didn't get hit by iraqi air force, it would be followed by air forces, american, saudi, qatar and other islamic countries. therefore, it's a beginning and that's why there should be a confrontation by the parliament. i ask the parliament to hold an emergency session to take the right decision to back our government. >> i maybe say this is a proposal to force turkey troops out of the country. turkey says it was invited around 2000 have been training there. this training has been launched upon the request of the governor of mosul. it has been coordinated by the iraqi defense ministry. >> what this shows is that

the chaos has been made worse by militia who do not follow the main political groups. some claimed allegiance to i.s.i.l., stepping into a crowded battle ground. analysts say this will not change the security situation on the ground. but is a positive step forward in the peace process. >> i don't see anything changing immediately. what i hope would happen would be you have militias working with some pro-hafta moderate elements fighting i.s.i.s. that is something unlikely to happen immediately. but could, down the road if we get lucky, materialize. >> under the agreement, elections will be held within two years. an interim president and deputy are expected to be named within weeks. a sign of unity ahead of peace talks in rome this month >>> u.s. secretary of state john kerry has been warning israel about the dangers of a possible collapse of the palestinian authorities. he said that it will lead to a situation that would threaten the security of both sides. >> if there is a risk that the pa could collapse, and it is in israel's interest for it to in fact survive, as the

el nusra fighters as well as pro and antigovernment militias. if a deal could be brokered where i.s.i.l. is able to leave, that will allow the u.n. to get in there and deliver aid to those that are in need of it most. it is important to note, this is not a done deal yet, but if it does get done it could happen as early as saturday. >>> the u.s. has carried out air strikes in support of afghan reenforcements around sangen. government forces arrived on wednesday after the taliban took most of the district. let's get the latest from kais azimi who is in helmand province close to the fighting. joins us close to that area.

there are these loose militia movements. that is the product of years of syrians being masked by the regime. and the influence of foreign money preferring radicals. that is the major issue. qqa, you neednto ra syrians at front. >> they're not what we would call moderate per se. >> are they as powerful as isis in syria? >> no. >> their territory they're smart -- they have funding. >> they're also not trying to impose a strict sharia law like isis. they understand that they need to get the syrians to like them. >> they were really trying to establish themselves, they wanted to be the protectors of the people. welcoming towere not not them. they were the only force capable of doing it. 2012,t was remarkable was it was quite secular. totally different. ♪ charlie: what you guys think about what the president that is page? >> having some special forces. >> i think the kurds in the era arab-kurdish coalition or whatever they are calling it is not going to do this without getting more weapons. this sunnis have been reluctant to turn

the chaos has been made worse by militias who don't follow the main group. some claimed allegiance to isil. elections will be held within two years. en interim president and deputy are expect to be named within weeks ahead of u.n. brokered peace talks later this month. >> the governor of yemen's port city aden has been killed. the major general was on his way to work when his convoy was targeted by a car bomb. he was an ally of president hadi who is running his government from aden. >> this is the spot he was killed. the car he was traveling in was engulfed in flames. he was sworn in governor just two months ago. he was a close ally of president adou rabbo mansour hadi, who returned to aden from exile in saudi arabia. >> the govern moved about in a convoy of about five cars. it was heavily secured. he knew he was going to be targeted. he knew an attempt was inevitable so he moved cautiously. over the past two weeks, multiple militia groups blocked him from entering his office in aden, so he knew the situation was precarious. >> allies launched a military cam

high ranking iranian army officers says to be leading the militias in syria. 76 iranian soldiers have been killed in syria in last two months. they were advising troops on their battle field tactics against i.s.i.l. among those killed was a general from iran's revolutionary guard >>> the co-ed tore of an online magazine focussing on middle east politics and culture, he says that those in the coalition fighting i.s.i.l. have conflicting objectives >> this is not an issue that can be resolved solely through military means but also requires sustained political engagement. primarily in terms of reconfiguring the state and the regime in both iraq and syria and here the issue is that if you look at all the parties that claim to have the defeat and destruction of the islamic state movement as a priority, they have very different and more often than not contradictory objectionives-- objectives with regard to the regimes in iraq and syria making cooperation between them virtually impossible. that means a continued weakened state and zones without effective government authority than eastern syr

after militias took over, they've been denied entry back to their own areas. it's not the first time the government backed militias has been accused of this in the province. human rights watch says that militia are wreaking who have ago on the peek-- havoc on the people. everyone here has the horror store. the divide is everywhere in this camp. people here are afraid to go back to their homes. they want an international body like the united nations to guarantee their safety. rf is among those asking for guarantees and compensation. he says it was besieged for months and the army turned a blind eye to abusers. >> translation: i was surprised to see the militia forces. they destroyed houses, took our belongings and cows and took everything. we trailed day and night without food or anything ems. >> reporter: they deny the accusations against them. >> translation: for us this issue is silly and has no effect on us. as we continue to make progress, we will get more accusations. we don't care about it. we expect it. >> reporter: the fear runs deep in this community

militias appeared and disappeared with the seasons and the crops. i was chastised when we had to retreat. we had already retreated from williamsburg. were vulnerable on the high ground in williamsburg with the james river and the south and the york river to the north. we retreated to richmond town for much better defense. nevertheless, we were attacked and retreated to charlottesville. do you know the enemy discovered where we had retreated? and try to capture the members of the delegates and the governor of the commonwealth. i escaped with only moments of a warning, captain jack who broke thatight long to inform me the british were seeking my capture. do you know that as i continued to serve as governor, there were accusations hurled against me that i was a coward and resign from office? even in instant -- investigation was brought against me for cowardice. there were no facts. i continue to serve, continue to put forth commissions for the safety of our commonwealth. the other governor, who took charge after me, general nelson, did so legally as th

iranians, not shia militia my iranians. >> every month we hear about an iranian general getting killed in syria. >> rose: and a question about about -- >> there is a lot of pressure. i'm sure they got propping up from their allies but they're not themselves -- >> there was also some discussion and i can't speak to the validity of it that assad was uncomfortable with how much of a role the iranians were playing and sort of-opting this syrian civil war and with thousands of iranians actually fighting on the ground alongside hezbollah and other forces and that's why h he invited russia to participate more actively in the war because he wanted to offset -- >> rose: iran. exactly. i can't speak to the validity of that, this is coming from sources inside syria, but i thought it was an interesting idea that even assad was a little uncomfortable with just how many fighters there were and apparently the iran generals are suspicious of their counterparts running the show. >> you see them with the different shia militias, they're there with their technology. >> rose: the iranians are. yes, and yo

army has fought without the direct support of the popular mobilization forces also known as shia militia. won't predict when the forces will completely take over ramadi but these soldiers have cleared hundreds of road side bombs planted by cite. i.s.i.l. a major issue will to be clear home made explosives and booby trapped buildings. >> iraqi forces are jubilant because they see victory in sight. days in the final offensive to get this far but they also know that while they may have won this battle against the group it will take them longer to win the war against i.s.i.l. osama ben javad erbil northern iraq. >> shortly after those iraqi soldiers celebrated retaking ramadi, the united states military gave its reaction to the latest developments in the fight against i.s.i.l. >> there is still plenty of work to do in ramadi, we still need to stabilize the remainder of the euphrates river valley, we still need to work on the rest of the tigris river valley. so this is going to be a process. i want everyone to be clear that there is still a lot of work ahead of us. this enemy is still dug in

high harshinging iranian army officers are said to be leading the iraqi and afghan militias in syria. 76 iranian soldiers have been killed in syria in the last two months. they were advising syrian troops on their battle field tactics against i.s.i.l. among those killed was a general >>> in lebanon leaflet four people have been been killed in tripoli after the raid of a fighter. the suspect blew himself up in the raid together with three female relatives. he had been wanted for authorities for over a year for taking part in fighting in tripoli. some members of the security forces were injured in that incident. the director of the islam institute for public policy at the american university of beirut. he says this is the latest incident in a long running conflict. >> there have been pockets of these groups all across north and north-eastern lebanon. a decade ago they were in the mountain areas and isolated little camps and they started going into tripoli and the poorest areas of tripoli. of course during the iraq war, northern lebanon and some of the palestinian camps in lebanon were a

the other half are the private militia of this commander. >> when we lived in our village, the taliban forced us to give food and money. every family, my father had to fight them. they attacked our house, injured my father and mother. we had no choice but to fight them. >> he says his many are loyal to him personally, not the government. and they'd follow him, even if he decided to fight on the side of the taliban. >> translation: our situation is critical. the government does not care about us, they don't give us clothe or food. the taliban about 200 meters away. >> there are civilians living here saying whenever there's fighting, they are caught in the crossfire. they say the taliban could retake the city any time they want. >> translation: day and night we are worried, concerned that the taliban would attack. we are all in danger, our children are in danger. the government ran away from here. >> the acting governor says he shares people's returns, including lack of discipline among militia members. >> these people are effectively standing against the enemy. if the afghan government

the iraqi militias, shia militias have taken a back seat in this militia and the this is spear hided by the iraqi forces. they know it will be very important for them not just to take the city, but to rebuild and rehabilitate it and the only way they can build trust among the majority sunni proplation is using soon fighters on the front line and telling people after they take the city, they will be allowed to come back and come back to their homes. >> thank you. >>> with northern england hit by more flooding, david cameron held an urgent meeting with the emergency services. hundreds have people had to leave homes because of rain that began early they are week. thousands are still without power. december is on course to be britain's wettest month on record. >> more than 160,000 people have been forced to leave their homes because of some of the worst flooding south america in decades. a state of emergency is declared in purr guy, an unusually strong el niÑo pattern is behind the flooding. eight have died in the u.s. after tornadoes hit parts of northern texas. the forecast is for more

. >> shia militia members demanding withdrawal from iraq. they have accused turkey of violating international law. so far turkey has refused. >> thousands of members of iraq's militia came out. they're calling on the government to do more. one of iraq's most powerful shia clerics put the dispute on the battlefield. >> today turkey is at our doors. today we're watching these people who say they want to fight turkey. if they don't do their duty then we will take action after a while. >> iraq's governor has filed a compliant with the u.n. >> sending turkish armed forces without permission of the iraqi government is not considered a help against terrorism. it's blatant violation against iraq sovereignty. it is without our permission or knowledge and anything said otherwise is future fabrication. >> since russi >> they have been here for years. there is an agreement between the peshmerga iraqi troops, turkey and u.s. to club mosul from isil. they did not parachute in. they came in at the request of the governor. >> turkey believes that it's prese

but the militias get more and more militarized. on september 6 of 1774, nearly 5000 militiamen from 37 different communities to send upon wister, which is the shire town and literally close the courthouse and bar the door and take all the court officials from the sheriff's to the clerks ,o the judges and force them they create a resignation they ask them to read. are sending 37 militia companies that lineup on main street on both sides and force them to renounce this commission, taking their hats this over and over again so all of those militia companies can hear it. point on, the court is never open again. with any powerng or say overrule massachusetts. is happeningsing all over the colony. the first is in berkshire, the second is in worcester. wister is the most spectacular. 4622 come and close the courts. none have that large a number and it is very peaceful. they are prepared for armed confrontation. minute, gauged is not send troops, so they leave their guns outside of town. most of this takes place around mainourthouse, which

on the ground from the lab knee groups is supported by heists and other militias from iraq, iran and afghanistan. high ranking iranian army officers are said to be leading the iraqi and afghan militias in syria. 76 iranian soldiers have been killed. they were advising troops on the battle field tactics against i.s.i.l. among those killed was a general from iran's revolutionary guard >>> in lebanon at least three people have been killed near tripoli after an army raid on the home of a suspected fighter. the suspect blew himself up in the raid killing himself and two female relatives. he had been wanted for a year for fighting. some members of the security services were also injured. the director of the islam institute for public policy at the american university of beirut. he says this is the latest incident in a long running conflict. >> there have been pockets of the hard line sunni groups all across the north and north-eastern lebanon. a decade they were out in isolated little camps in the mountain areas. then they started growing in tip lee. recently hooked up-- tripoli. during th