you might be surprised who that is it was hillary clinton she heard about mohammad yunus and what he was doing in bangladesh and she actually brought him to arkansas to talk about poverty in rural arkansas and that's also talked about in the in the film so there's this link actually because barack obama's mother when she was working for women's world banking they helped put together the first international conference on women in credit along with the u.n. and that was in beijing in one thousand nine hundred five that's the last thing she did before she passed away was work worked on that conference and who did they invite as the keynote speaker to that conference to speak on stage along with muhammad yunus and others who had helped start microcredit hillary clinton ok so. obviously barack obama's parents you know it's a hugely interesting topic it's controversial topic and in the united states you know people have gone so far as to suggest that barack obama was even born in the united states and that's completely absurd actually what happened was brooke obama's father was offered a s

is it because my name is mohammad. >> mohammad sultan's blunt message to president obama, smuggled out of the the toura prison has gone viral. the 26-year-old has been held since august for allegedly using his cell phone feed for filming those angry at arming mohamed mursi. >> i was documenting crimes against justice, humanity, democracy, trying to share by principles, hoping to build bridges between the generations. >> reporter: sultan who was shot in the arm is on hunger strike and said to be frail. after being picked up he tweeted at president obama:. >> reporter:. >> reporter: he wrote an open letter to the president. now he appeals to fellow minister. >> i had my freedom stripped away. why? because i was living by the values and principles that our founding fathers built the nation on. his brother omar said what the family wants is what other families removed. >> hillary clinton went to egypt applying pressure to free them. the charges were dropped and they were put on a plane and sent back to america. >> omar said his brother has been on hunger strike. family feared for his life.

here is number two - mohammad fazl. former taliban army chief of staff and deputy defence minister that rose swiftly through the ranks. he's wanted by the united nations for war crimes, including the murder of afghan shiite civilians, he was one the first arrivals at guantanamo bay. they've all been in about 12 years until this weekend. abdul haq wasiq, a former deputy chief, key to efforts to form alineses for other groups fighting against the u.s. after 9/11. mullah norullah noori - he is next. he is described as a senior taliban military general, who like mohammad fazl is wanted by the united nations for alleged war crimes against civilians. and finally mohammed nabi serving in communication roles, allegedly operating a taliban cell out of hovt, but is said to have attacked u.s. and coalition forces. and also was in charge of smuggling fighters and weapons. those are the five. >> let's go deeper. thank you john terrett. >>> joining me now is robert, a former director of the c.i.a.'s counterterrorism. does the fact th

mohammad fazl is a former chief of staff and defence minister who rose through the ranks, wanted by the united nations for war crimes, including the murder of afghan shiite civilians, one of the first to arrive in guantanamo bay. all five have been there for 12 years. abdul haq wasiq is a deputy chief, central to the taliban effort to form alliances with fundamentalist groups to fight against the u.s. and coalition forces after 9/11. carmen mullen -- mullah norullah noori is wanted by the united nations for alleged war crimes against civilian. and mohammed nabi is the fifth member, an official that served in leadership roles, including head of communication, operating a cell out of hovt, said to have attacked u.s. forces. they are the five swapped for bowe bergdahl. >> thank you. >>> sergeant bowe bergdahl is recovering at a u.s. military hospital in germany, freed by the taliban in afghanistan after five years of captivity. people in idaho, hailey are waiting for him to return home. allen schauffler is in hailey. how have the people in hailey been handling the news this weekend? >> wel

mullah mohammad fazl was the taliban army chief of staff, he is wanted by the u.n. for possible war crimes against shia afghans prior to 9/11 abdul haq wasiq was taliban deputy minister of intelligence, and helped run the group's alliances with al-qaida and other groups mullah norullah noori was a provincial governor. and mohammad nabi omari was a communications official who helped al qaida members escape to pakistan. qatar has agreed to keep them there, under supervision, for a year. but arizona senator john mccain and other republicans warned of what happens later. >> the big issue here is what's going to happen to these five individuals. if they re-enter the fight, then it is going to put american lives at risk, and none of us want that to happen, not secretary hagel or anybody. there were also questions today about whether the president breached a longstanding protocol against negotiating with terror groups. white house press secretary jay carney... >> although, as you know, we dealt with the qataris in order to secure his release, it was absolutely the right th

mohammad fazl was the deputy minister of between and a senior commander. khairullah khairkhwa was minister of interior and was associated with osama bin laden. and abdul haq wasiq, the deputy minister of intel gones was central in forming alliances between the taliban and other groups. mullah norullah noori was a senior military commander during fighting between the coalition forces in 2001, and mohammed nabi served in multiple rolls. we have this report from doha. >> there are two things that we will monitor in the capital. the arrival of the five taliban detainees, and the presser by the qatari minister of foreign affairs, where we expect him to shed light on the role that the qatari government played in the prisoner swap, and details about the prestrictions placed on the former detainees. this is one aspect. there's another aspect boosted by the swop. the qatari government is likely to play a significant role in the future. you have the afghan reconciliation, and on the other hand you have the foreign troops pulling out from afghanistan. as we speak, th

mohammad fazl was a deputy ci leader of zens. khairullah khairkhwa, intrr americans was associated with osama bin laden. abdul haq wasiq, the deputy minister of intelligence was central in forming alliances between the taliban and other groups. mullah norullah noori was a senior military commander during fighting against the u.s. and coalition forces in late 2001. and mohammed nabi served in multiple leadership roles with strong links to al qaeda. joining me now is case. give us an indication of how the taliban is reacting to this. >> well, we could manage to talk with the taliban spokesman a few minutes ago. he called the release a great achievement. it is not a normal taliban commander. they were the founder of the movement and important military and intelligence figure. at the same time afghans are optimistic, saying that the five prip are are respected by the taliban leadership, and they could open a line of communication between the government for the peace process. >> to what extent does that mean that the taliban could be

. >>> mohammad javad zarif says negotiators meeting in svienna have begun drafting a final agreement but they are divided on some main key issues. delegates from iran and the six powers have been meeting since the beginning of the week. they're picking up where they left off their talks last month. the two sides have been having trouble agreeing on the number of centrifuges iran uses to enrich uranium. another sticking point is the timetable for lifting international sanctions on iran. zarif says some positions held by western leaders are unacceptable. he's called on them to take a more realistic approach. still, zarif says work to draft a final deal on iran's nuclear program has started. and he's expressing hope that it will go smoothly. the talks are scheduled to continue through friday. the negotiators are up against a july 20th deadline for finalizing the deal. >>> all right, to the latest in business now. sony shareholders are voicing their criticism of the people who run the company. they're blaming managers for two straight years of losses but change is on the way. the shareho

forces he returned with messages of support from jawad family and powerful evidence that mohammad was innocent. and i think that there was such a mass for chase and there was so i'm going manic of all things wrong with kuantan that they just got him out of there and try to make it go away. since the end of the cold war the media environment has transformed almost beyond recognition today there is a global battle for hearts and minds and the west mainstream media is losing that. for every new should to go straight from being outside of the existing order to being a well run democracy is impossible it just won't happen because the fact of the revolution is so. off the shocks a so great that there is a period of chaos. we speak your language. the. news programs and documentaries in spanish matters to you breaking news a little tonnage of angles in the stories. you hear. that try to. find out more visit. this is what we do we kill people and break things. we can see something is simple as people playing soccer you can see individual players in the community of the ball. you can almost see

mohammad fazl was a deputy leader of defense. khairullah khairkhwa was minister of interior, directly associated with president obama. abdul haq wasiq was the gooutry minister of intelligence and was sngs in forming alliances between the taliban and other groups. mullah norullah noori as a senior military commander during fighting i gaips the u.s. and coalition forces and mohammed nabi served in multiple leadership rolls, expected of having strong links to al qaeda. the detainees are expect to arrive in two hours. first from kabul. these are senior taliban figures, how have the taliban in afghanistan received news of their release? >> we could manage to talk with the taliban in the past one hour. what he is calling is the release of these five men, he said it's a great achievement for the taliban, and there is not a taliban commander, but the founder of the movement in 1996. he said that release is a great achievement. >> and there have been ongoing talks between the afghan government and taliban. how do you see the release of at

forces he returned with messages of support from jawad family and powerful evidence that mohammad too wide was innocent. and i think they were such a mess for chase and it was so i'm going manic of all things wrong with kuantan that they just got him out of there and try to make it go away. since the end of the cold war the navy environment is transformed almost beyond recognition today there is a global battle for hearts and minds and the west's mainstream media is losing that . for every new should to go straight from being a violent side of the existing order to being a well run democracy is impossible it just won't happen because the acts of the revolution is so. off the shocks a so great that there is a period of chaos. this is what we do we kill people and break things. we can see something if simple as people playing soccer games you can see individual players and you can even see the ball. you could almost see is facial expression you can only see is a mouth opened. crying out. maybe he cursed us or maybe he asked. for forgiveness for. there must be near certainty that no civi

mohammad fazl was the deputy minister of defense, and a senior commander of the taliban army. khairullah khairkhwa was the minister of interior, directly associated with osama bin laden. abdul haq wasiq, the gooutry minister of intelligence was central in forming alliances between the taliban and others. mullah norullah noori as a senior military commander during coalition forces and mohammed nabi served in multiple leadership rolls, suspected of having strong leption to al qaeda. >> there are two that we'll monitor in the capital of doha. the arrival of five detainees, and the minister of forebb affai affairs. the roll that the qatari government played in the swap and details about restrictions. they are going to stay here in doha or fly back to afghanistan and what political role they could play in the future. >> this is one aspect. this is another. it is most likely to play a significant role. on one hand you have the afghan reconciliation, and on the other foreign troops pulling out of afghanistan as we speak. the taliban say we are doing this ipp directly, leaving us to a

on monday, iranian foreign minister mohammad zarif met with eu foreign policy chief catherine ashton and u.s. deputy secretary of state william burns. experts believe burns is also leading secret negotiations between the u.s. and iran. negotiators made little progress in talks held last month. now they're still far apart on several key issues. they can't agree on how many centrifuges should be allowed for iran's two uranium enrichment facilities. they need to decide whether to allow iran to continue building a heavy water reactor in iraq in the western part of the country. the two sides are also divided over the lifting of economic sanctions against iran. now on tuesday, negotiators will be returning to the bargaining table. for more on what's needed to achieve a deal we spoke with the institute of energy of economics, japan, an expert in middle east politics. >> well, it's quite difficult to consider what's going to happen in vienna this time. both sides have made their positions clear. but the problem is that the lack of trust still remains. and it's quite deep. the united states c

the transportation department does have challenges awe you've all raises and as mohammad has experienced, there's good things happening on the streets. dpw has paved one out of every five blocks in san francisco in the last three years or they will have. we've made street skate improvements such as jefferson and chavez street which has redesigned those roadways and it's safer and attractive places for people to travel. we've made investments and i mentioned the pilot, the church street pilot which we've expanded, and various parts of the city. and the bike way just outside of this building, a short and critical note in the bike industry has made that stretch -- it has made it more functional and better for all road users. what these examples demonstrate is that we know what kind of interventions will be effective and we have the ability to deliver them. we just want to take these up to scale so we can make improvements that are going to benefit the greatest number of san franciscans possible and make the city safer. as voters and the city has demonstrated we can deliver since we started

the trial of three al jazeera english journalists resumed in cairo and peter greste and mohammad heldays and al jazeera rejects charges and demanding immediate release and we have this report. >> reporter: almost six months behind bars waiting for others to decide their fate, journalist greste, mohamad are on trial falsely accused of supporting the out lawed muslim brotherhood and the prosecution is asking for maximum jail terms and 7 years for greste and 15 for mohamed and fahmy and they are not alone and journalist al-shamy is also in prison without charge and on hunger strike for five months and his health is declining and the families are getting increasingly frustrated. >> the prosecution did conclude its case with what i think in all fairness were pretty wild and sweeping allegations against the whole of the group. >> reporter: other journalists have also found themselves being called enemies of the state, activists too. a court sentenced him to 15 years jail just last week and a key figure in a 2011 up raising with mubarac but si si is now the president and promising to fix egy

the transportation department does have challenges awe you've all raises and as mohammad has experienced, there's good things

recounting moscow's darkest day on a tour of the city's mohammad most infamous locations, this is theecret police headquarters of those who were taken inside in the 1930s and '40s, 1% were ever seen again. there are no plaques on the walls to tell the story of the stallip purges and just joining this walk is a risk. >> if somebody wants to detain us, they can according to the few law as an event not sanctioned by the body of executive power. >> i had relatives who suffered during these times, but you hardly read about this. the government has done two things, downgraded t.v. and education. no one knows anything. >> joseph stalin enforced an at pos fear of persecution and distrust. anyone deemed an enemy of the people was arrested on the flimsiest of evidence, tried and sentenced within 24 hours. neighbor told on neighbor to try to save themselves. a budding actor was september to the gulag for five years. >> a car pulled up as acame back from class. they grabbed me an said the need to ask questions and then i would be released. they took me to the counterintelligence offices as they s

cia along with the m i six i was to do wrong as first democratically elected leader prime minister mohammad most the deck because most of it was just too keen on notions like nationalizing the wrongs of resources you know the things of the global capitalism stablished didn't just cannot condone or you may remember in the case of chile where nine hundred seventy democratically elected marxist leader salvador allende was elected his subsequent push to nationalize industries within the country led the cia to orchestrate a coup broadcast a speech from the palace promising never to resign and give up on the chilean people however he was dead by the end of the day and it's still not clear whether or not he took his own life or was outright assassinated by the cia of course the u.n. day was replaced by an even worse dictator augusto pinochet who oversaw the deaths of at least ten thousand chileans then there is the coup just miles from america's coastline in haiti where the cia helped ousted democratically elected trend are a stud aristide not once but twice in one thousand nine hundred one and ag

palestinian authorities him tel aviv holds responsible for the abduction of three israeli teenagers mohammad hassan deputy had r t r big joins me now in the studio for more on this thanks so much mr sun for being with us in the studio now in your opinion why was he office targeted in the first place so we can say that he was targeted. after we've learned that we've we we've for us it was a question why that happened and we we asked them why what. happened officially for it was in that they were looking for a lot of the television claiming that there isn't a direct order they said that it's a room for four from us and we said ok but the looks that is not in the same building right but then another thing is i mean how was this raid conducted was anyone hurt or arrested during it no one was conducted it happened after midnight everybody was it home the only guards who opened the door of the building then they broke all the doors and they both are. still for us to question why they did that ok we had several stories why they did that we had the first election television as i mentioned then it wa

palestinian authorities in tel aviv holds responsible for the abduction of three israeli teenagers mohammad his son devotee had of r.t. arabic explained what happened. it happened after midnight everybody was it home the only guards who opened the door of the building then they broke all the doors they broke our t's office which is not accepted accepted told is how they enter our offices break our computers over internet connection take whatever they want in such cases they should have someone from a store to know it's there the authorities so they can demand over the net without any notice at all i'm sure that the equipment is not the problem here the problem is the attitude the work with the mission was to find the kidnapped teenagers how could our teaser records help them in their initial search there's a lot of question marks on the way they're trying to find these conducts people if they come and ask us to show them our archives we have nothing to hide we show our viewers everything and we're ready to show them but that's not the way you should ask for it. and we asked the israeli defe

extreme islamic views earlier my colleague neil harvey talked to a promoter of interfaith dialogue mohammad saffi he relieves the government is trying to undermine the entire muslim community. concerted effort by michael gove the education secretary with his near conservative ideology to demonize and attack muslims this report into the schools and has not produced any evidence whatsoever that there was an extremist plot or there was extremist muslims taking over schools . this is being a witch hunt which is damage the standing of muslims in the we can but more importantly it's damaged the confidence children have in the education system do you think this new system of british values will actually help muslims to assimilate better into british society no government minister has been able to tell is the values that they've set out to talk about democracy we talk about tolerance and respect and the rule of law gender equality while these are values that we signed up to these are values that people of hostile world would look to and they're not just british values the human values we as muslims

the country has been beset by violence and instability since the july, 2013 coup that deposed mohammad morsi. morsi was egypt's first democratically elected president. he is now in jail facing charges of treason. sisi has ruled out any compromise with the banned muslim brotherhood and insists restoring security will be his top priority. >> had led many people to worry the current clamp down against his opponents like these muslim brotherhood protesters may not end any time soon. hashi malbara, al jazeera. >> let's take a look now at just how abdel fatah el sisi came to power. in july last year, the military deposed mohamed morsi. t security forces launched a crackdown on the media. in august, hundreds of people were killed as security forces stormed protest camps in cairo. the muslim brotherhood said the number killed was in the thousands. then in september, the interim government banned the muslim brotherhood. in december, it was declared a terrorist group with anyone reporting on them becoming illegal. three al jazeera english journalists were arrested. their trial goes on. in march,

the group is claiming that parts of iraq and syria are now an islamic caliphate isis spokesman abu mohammad al add nonny said this move in a new era of international jihad and that they would now simply just be called the islamic state muslim extremist groups have long dreamed of recreating and islamic state true to that region as it ruled for hundreds of years. marina has more. thank you knew this terrorist organization known as isis is overtaking his brain as public enemy number one sunni islamic militants are unleashing brutality and bloodshed in iraq but its next door in syria during a three year civil war where the extremist group got its start we are where we are because we armed the syrian rebels we have been fighting alongside al-qaeda fighting alongside isis isis is now emboldened into countries but here's the anomaly we're with isis in syria we're on the same sort of the war so those who want to get involved to stop isis in iraq are allied with isis in syria that is the real contradiction to this whole policy according to reports the u.s. government may have inadvertently played a

khalid sheikh mohammad on trial. have other high-level people. 78 have been cleared for transfer. but the remainder are there for long-term militarier. >> military commission. bill: suggesting -- maybe the strategy is so brilliant these are the guys you release now and negotiate. but there are still some bad bad customers down there. we cued up a couple of these. number one is mohammad nabi. a senior taliban official. what's he all about? >> he's one of the founding members of the taliban. he's somebody the taliban wants back. the taliban asked us two years ago what they wanted and told us who they wanted and these five guys are it. bill: mohammed fazal. wanted by the united nations for possible war crimes that killed thousands of shiite muslims before the taliban was beaten in 2001. >> this guy is not only a senior taliban commander and was in command 9/11 but he's a former defense minister. he's somebody they wanted back and we gave it to them. bill: abdul fahtik likely had connections to al qaeda. ront aren't are

. >> first mohammad nabi omari. he was a taliban communications chief. >> the next guy was directly associated with osama bin laden. >> the third deputy chief of the taliban regime intelligence service. >> these are high-level guys. >> mohammad fazi, chief of staff of the taliban army. not a minor player. >> here's another governor of the taliban regime in one of the balkh province. he played a role in the fight against the northern alliance. this is unbelievable. >> these guys are not the equivalent of the u.s. soldier at all. i mean, it's not like one of ours are worth five of them. these are bad guys who hate the united states and in some cases committed terrorism and may do so again. they are not in the same league as the american soldier. >> and it raises questions about the loose ends out there. we heard the withdrawal from afghanistan, the obama administration, there are loose ends out there. it looks like the obama administration is trying to tie up the loose ends. lieutenant schaeffer says this is propagand

he is booted the islamist president mohammad morsi out of office last year. >> half past the hour nowpresident obama said the gitmo prisoner swap was the right thing to do. and u.s. officials say they have taken steps to keep the men from returning to the battlefield. some republicans accuse the president of raising the taliban's -- the taliban still plate throughout much of the territory in the afghanistan-pakistan border, an area larger than the state of california. a recent study by the pentagon shows the taliban strength will likely surge after u.s. come bat troops leave afghanistan. catherine herridge is live. >> the state department briefing the reporters asking about the office in qatar, and the spokeswoman saying the administration hopes this bergdahl swap is not the beginning but in fact the end of the conversation. >> this was the only issue discussed with the taliban, obviously through a third party, as you all know from the reports this weekend. we're hopeful this will be an opening but we have received no assurances to that effect. >> critics say the negotiation for the f

lou: there is so much about afghanistan of loans the continued survival of mohammad omar with the leader of the taliban his very survival through 13 years of war speaks volumes about who the victors are in afghanistan. >> i think what we will see in short order is one of the worst aspects that the taliban will pay any price this is a loose end. he will try to withdraw all american forces will be for the target dates to 2016 and by fierce sadly it will be a matter of time that the taliban will come back to power which means all of the sacrifice the fighting men and women have made will be in vain. it will be a national tragedy. charles: and could be a terrorist if they are reunited with ad hominem attacks against the united states even a possibility that he is acknowledged. >> as if this is even criminal. lou: i would like to understand better what we would do with those five taliban terrorists? detail them? perpetuity? >> for as long as the struggle goes on. they're not just hanging around by accident. and that is part of the taliban as the president likes to refer to them so there is no

mohammad fazl is a well-known name among the taliban.s not an original but joined and rose through the ranks. a former taliban deputy defense commander he's alleged to have committed war crimes, including executing civilians in 1999. abdul haq wasiq is believed to have worked with al qaeda to train fighters in intelligence methods. as the taliban deputy minister of intelligence. he was handed to the u.s. by the current afghan government in a stiping operation in -- stiping operation in stwp, after -- in 2001 after turning himself in. mullah norullah noori is described as a significant taliban leader detained, who served as a senior military commander against the u.s. and their allies in 2001. when he was taken into custody he held on administrative position as the head of the northern zone and was a governor for the taliban. mohammed nabi operated a sell in eastern afghanistan attacking u.s. and coalition forces and smuggled fighters and weapons. >> of the 141 detainees, 12 are afghan citizens. they are considered less important and dang

. >> i met mohammad fazl in guantanamo, and from his - he told me that sharif is a nice man. >> khairullah khairkhwa served as the minister interior. he is said to directly be associated with osama bin laden. >> i met him twice time, and he's in my cell, and we talk about afghanistan, about traditional afghanistan, and i know from his, the governor ror herat -- governor, of herat. we wish to come there. but it was full of taliban before we reach her a. >> moving on to abdul haq wasiq, this is the plan with whom perhaps you were most friendly during your time in guantanamo. >> he told me he is intelligent minister. and he told me some story about his work, and also he's a nice man, and quiet man and he have wisdom and times i take from hum. >>> and mullah norullah noori - this is a man you didn't meet in guantanamo. >> yes, i think this man, they arrested him later on after. >> and finally mohammed nabi, who it is thought was senior commander in the tall band. >> he's commandant, and i met him also in guantanamo. i have - he's my neighbour. as i know from him, he's - have good feeling and b

mohammad fazl is a well-known name amoping the early tal -- among the early taliban, he is was not one of the original but rose up. a former taliban deputy defense commander he's alleged to have committed war crimes, including excusing civilians. abdul haq wasiq worked with al qaeda to train fighters as the deputy minister of intelligence. he was handed to the u.s. by the current afghan government in a siting operation in 2001, after turning himself in. mullah norullah noori is described in u.s. military files as one of the most significant taliban leaders detained, who served as a senior military demander against the u.s. and its allies. when taken into custody he held an administrative position as the head of the northern zone, and was a governor for the taliban. >> mohammed nabi was an operator of a talibani cell that attacked coalition and u.s. forces and smuggled fighters and weapons, in the east. >>> coming up at the half hour, we'll talk to u.s.-based attorney about the man and the case against him. to talk more on the political and diplomatic situations we are joined by retired

of perhaps greatest concern mullah mohammad fazl, a former deputy defense minister of the taliban.. assessment found if released he would likely rejoin the taliban and also accused him of possible war crimes in the murder of thousands of shiite muslims in afghanistan. the white house said the prison swap was the right thing to do. >> the united states does not leave our men and women in uniform behind. >> after 12 years in captivity away from the battlefield, it's not clear how much value the five men would have to the taliban now. but as one leader mullah omar has emerged from silence has call the release a great victory and a sign that the u.s. is headed to ultimate defeat. brian ross, abc news, washington. >>> the president begins his four-day europe trip with a stop in poland today. mr. obama is expected to urge european leaders to keep up pressure on russia. over a threatening moving in ukraine. the president may see russian president vladimir putin when the two travel to normandy for the 70th anniversary of d-day. they are scheduled to attend a lunch and ceremony on friday to

ground is going to be able to answer this age old question of who should have been the successor to mohammad in the year 632. >> that's probably right. let me say this, having worked with the sunni arabs in 2005-2006. when they saw hope in terms of their future in iraq with an inclusive iraqi government, they turned on the radical elements, the jihadists and sided with us. so, that can occur again, if, in fact, they see a future in an iraqi government. again, i'm encouraged by the statement about a fundmental change in the government to make it inclusive. we need to recognize, this is a political solution required, not a military solution, sending in 300 advisers without a foundation for reconciliation is taking sides. >> i hear so much in terms of a political debate here at home, phil about bush got us into iraq and obama took us out prematurely. wouldn't we be in this same position, five year, ten years down the road when saddam hussein died, the world was head in this direction anyway. >> all democracy is good all the time. when dealing in countries whether it's lebanon, syria, iraq with