. >> the syrian government condemned a turkish military operation into northern syria calling it an act of flagrant aggression. hundred was turkish soldiers were sent to move in on a too many given to turkey. damascus said it did not give permission. >> the turkish military crossed the border into syria at night moved into territory controlled by isil. they went more than 30 kilometers to a piece of soil the size of a football pitch that is a shrine. the took was last under turkish control when the french drew the borders of modern syria. the grandfather of the first emperor, now citing increased fighting in the area between isil and the kurds the turkish government decided to evacuate 40 or so troops stationed at the shrine. >> turkish troops entered syria with 100 vehicles, tanks and armored vehicles and 572 soldiers. around 2230g.m.t., our troops reached the outpost. they completed their mission quickly and a religious ceremony was held for removing the remains. >> simultaneously, the turkish flag was planted at a new location where the remains will be reburied. it's symbolically sti

for four months militants had to wage a battle for the town of ayn al arab in northern syria. they were hoping to gain a stronghold along the border with turkey. the violence forced about 200,000 refugees to flee across the border. a u.s. military official said kurdish fighters were able to beat back the militants from the city. then, last month, islamic state fighters began another siege. this one on the oil city of kirkuk in northern iraq. coalition pilots hit back with more than 30 air strikes. u.s. officials issued a statement on tuesday saying the operation was a success. >> so they are losing ground they're more defensive, they're more worried now about their lines of communications and supply routes. this is a different group than it was seven months ago. >> reporter: islamic state is calling on supporters to launch attacks around the world. extremists in libya have heeded the call. militants loyal to islamic state claimed responsibility for an attack on a hotel in the capital tripoli. nine people were killed. authorities in egypt believe islamic state inspired militant

this is a minority group in northern syria and other parts of syria as well. they are now in the hands of isis. of course we can tell that isis is losing in many parts because the forces are supported by the international community, the coalition sighting. there's great concern unless a deal takes place, there's great concern for the lives of these people. >> the kurdish, with intense fighting. does it say anything about what could happen under the nose of kurdish fighters? >> we know very well they are trying to fight isis and they have pushed them from many parts, includinge kubany. but, there are concerns that isis wants to take revenge. that's why they are controlling this area and abducting the christian minorities. they know this will make more for them. they are going to pay close attention given the minority. we know what's going to happen when they were abducted as well. >> given what we saw with the egyptians, it doesn't bode well. i mean what are the chances of finding and freeing? >> it's all happening behind closed doors and what's happening in ne

isis commander reportedly ordered to free dozens of syria christians recently taken captive in northern syriamore than 200 people including women, children and elderly were captured days ago as isis fighters overran a key town. according to an opposition group, a sharia court following strict islam law says 29 captives those christians should be set free. bringing in the guest to discuss this grahm wood contributing editor at "the atlantic" a and article on what isis wants article sparked conversation around the globe. with me the brookings institution center for middle east policy and also author of "temptations of power: islamists and democracy in the new middle east." thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> are you surprised to hear first of all, that isis is basically being ordered by a court of its own making to release some of these syria christians christians? >> pleased to hear it not entirely surprised because isis is claimed for a long time to follow rules, and it claims these courts impose limits. it's not merely want and violation violence but set rules set by their own juroris

moaz al-kasasbeh was captured when his jet crashed in northern syria.he government said it would be willing to swap sajida al-rishawi for the captive pilot, but demanded proof that he was still alive. pressure mounted after video showing the beheadings of two japanese hostages. the jordanian armed forces claimed the video was actually filmed at the beginning of january. this criminal gang was determined to put a tragic end to his life. >> they announced today the murder of our hero pilot which actually happened on january 3 one month ago. >> officials say they would avenge moaz al-kasasbeh's death. >> they were not members of the islamic state group. catherine clifford explains why they were still so important to the i.s. >> both were on death row in jordan. sajida al-rishawi was a failed suicide bomber. he confessed to shooting a driver and kidnapping two diplomats. sajida al-rishawi and her husband entered a crowded hotel. he set off his explosive belt. 60 people were killed. sajida al-rishawi later fled the scene. she was awaiting the death sentence

in the video posted online on monday, cantlie reports from a town believed to be in northern syria. he describes how air raids by syria's army and the u.s. air force have destroyed large parts of the town. he also interviews a member of the group about a series of attacks in france last month. cantlie first appeared in an islamic state video last september wearing an orange jumpsuit. since then he has been in a series of videos by the group. earlier the president of the international committee of the red cross sat down with gene otani. peter morer talked about the challenges of trying to protect victims of war and the increasing risks journalists face in conflict zones. >> first off, icrc's main mission is to assist victims of violent conflict. this has been going on since world war i. you have been a long will have time mediator for things like this. tell us how your organization gets involved and how the recent situation in syria. >> i think we are confronted today with an international environment with a conflict environment which is increasingly fragmented and difficult. while de

excuse me this was actually in northern syria.oming to us from human rights groups in this area. while hundreds were able to run for their lives, dozens were captured. among them we're talking about women, children and the elderly. innocent civilians here. this comes as cnn has learned the u.s. has now spent millions of dollars shipping more weapons to iraq. weapons including 10,000 m-16 rifles that will likely be used in the battle to take back the iraqi city of mosul, iraq's second largest city which is now an isis stronghold. lieutenant colonel scott mann is joining me. i want to talk to you about the fight for mosul in just a moment. first, let's talk with our cnn senior international correspondent currently in erbil. these syrian christians have occupied this land for centuries. what are you learning about the fate of these kidnapped christians and why isis targeted them anyway? >> ana, we understand from the syrian human rights network that at around 4:00 this morning local time an isis force approached these two villages in

kayla mueller was captured in northern syria in 2013, last week the islamic group claimed she was killed in an air strike launched by jordan. according to officials her family got a private message from isis over the weekend. it's unclear how or when she was killed. >>> in a statement released this morning, mueller's family said this, we are proud of the person that kayla was and we'll work every day to honor her legacy. >> now to the dramatic emergency landing that sent sparks flying on a texas runway the american airlines flight was on its way to texas last night before the pilot found a problem, "action news" has video of the the terrifying moments that followed. john rawlins is live now at the philadelphia international airport with more. >> reporter: flight 1825 departed philadelphia and everything was routine but on approach everything became not routine and that is for sure, gear failure like this is rare but happens. and crews trained for it and last night that training kicked in. >> air traffic controllers got wind of trouble from this radio call from 1825 from philadelphia to h

the group seized a chunk of land stretching from northern syria to iraq leaving the government with one central goal. >> making sure that isis does not come a -- across to our shores. >> i don't think we need combat brigades on the ground in the middle east. i think our allies in the region need to step up. it is their homeland, their country. >> reporter: but senator graham is calling for 10,000 u.s. troops to head to syria and iraq. >> an aerial campaign will not destroy isil on the ground. >> reporter: our objective should be to deny them the ability to hang on to their territory. that gives them a base from which potentially to plot against us and plot against western europe. >> politics on both sides of theile might find themselves hard-pressed to stand behind further engagement in the middle east. >> we can support that and we can stitch together a coalition but the united states can not just send troops in on its own and fix it. >> reporter: they and other house dem accurates called for a vote on the u.s. response to isis. so far none has been scheduled. in the news room, back to

. >> he was captured in late december after his jet crashed over northern syria. relatives and supporters show their solidarity and jordan plus capital. islamic state threatened to kill the pilot unless they handed over a jailed is rock -- a jailed failed suicide bomber. >> let's get the latest on this from a middle east analyst live on the line from oman. we know the jordanian king has cut short his visit to the u.s.. what is the sentiment? >> there is anger. people are calling for revenge not only the family and tribes but the reaction of everyone. the way the captured pilot was killed was so unacceptable for devout muslims, for human beings, for everyone. what are they doing? it's not -- are they pretending to be god and sending someone to help and burning him alive. the images were so difficult for everybody to see. >> you mentioned calls for revenge. jordan's participation in this campaign against islamic state has never been popular in jordan. is that changing? >> i am sure this will be another problem jordan will have to face but at the time being, i don't

kayla mueller was captured in northern syria in 2013, last week the islamic group claimed she was killednched by jordan. according to officials her family got a private message from isis over the weekend. it's unclear how or when she was killed. >>> in a statement released this morning, mueller's family said this, we are

isis says the jordanian air strike hit this building in raqqa in northern syria and that the aid worker from prescott, arizona, buried beneath. jordan has launched a number of air strikes against isis in its stronghold of raqqa after the group released a video that shows militants burning to death a captured jordanian pilot but isis offered no further proof that mueller is dead and also said no militants were killed in the bombing. jordan says the claim is propaganda. the u.s. defense department said saturday that the target was a known weapons storage compound and that there's no indication hostages were held there. mueller is the only known american hostage still being held by isis. >> i am in solidarity with the syrian people. >> reporter: she came to syria to help in the humanitarian crisis. she was taken hostage in 2013. >> one of those folks that looks for the good in everything. >> reporter: mueller's parents say they are hopeful she is still alive. meanwhile, the attacks against isis continued. coalition aircraft conducted 11 air strikes in syria and 15 in iraq friday and saturd

his plane went down in northern syria after conducting a coalition-led air strike.the exchange never happened after jordan demanded proof the pilot was still alive. they now believe the pilot was killed a month ago. the video of his death released by isis is barbaric, as you mentioned, dave. it shows him in a sage soaked with an accelerant and -- in a cage soaked with pan soak -- -- soaked with an accelerant and set on fire. thousands rallied in iman as king abdullah returned home from washington, d.c. >> it was very painful to every one of us. i'm here to stand in support for every jordanian. >> this is a new picture of isis fighters at the time of the death. experts say what's troubling about this picture is the uniforms they are wearing. it's camouflage, reseming about a pattern only licensed to the u.s -- resembling a pattern only licensed to the u.s. marine corpse. king abdullah was in washington, d.c. when all of this played out. he called isis cowards. we understand that jordan may carry out more airstrikes on strongholds in syria has earlier as today. >> tha

rama is a 24-year-old from northern syria who arrived in istanbul a month ago after her parents paid smugglers to get her across the border to turkey. >> reporter: now she's hoping a different group of smugglers will get her to norway. last year, 3,000 people died trying to get to europe by boat. >> pelley: so, holly, curious-- how do people like rama find these smugglers? >> reporter: well, scott, the smuggling trade is lucrative and also very well organized. there's one neighborhood here in istanbul that is notorious for smuggling gangs, some of them even advertising their services on social media. and we actually discovered that many of the smuggling kingpins are iraqis who already had experience helping people flee iraq during that country's civil war. >> pelley: desperate people.pe holly williams, reporting for us tonight. holly, thank you. well, the triple murder of three muslims last night in chapel hill, north carolina, looked like it might be revenge for the killing of americans by isis but when a suspect turned himself in, police found ace motive that was even more senseles

jordanian pilot. 20 fighter jets bombed suspected militant trains and weapons storage sites in northern syria. jordan's foreign minister says this is only the beginning. >> it's everything we have. >> the u.s. provided backup and reconnaissance and fueling for the jordanian f-16s. president obama wants a resolution of congress to authorize the use of military force against the "islamic state." he didn't do it last year when a u.s.-led air campaign began. time now 4:39. too warm for the local library? the outrage over books tossed in the trash. >> what's cool about your school? email your nominations to us at coolschools@kpix.com. we may come and feature your school on the show. a remarkable thing has happened. over a million californians have gotten something that's been out of reach for far too long. health insurance. how? they enrolled through covered california. it's the health insurance marketplace where you'll find a range of plans from leading health insurance companies that offer you the best combination of quality, rates and benefits. you can compare plans side by side choose the one

today that the islamic terrorist group known as isis has kidnapped at least 70 christians in northern syria. their fate is not known but an isis affiliate beheaded another group of christians earlier this month. in the u.s.-led war against isis, there were 16 airstrikes in syria overnight mostly against vehicles in fighting position of isis which now occupies about a third of syria and iraq. there were five strikes in iraq, some around al-assad, once a major u.s. airbase. the military says all american and allied aircraft returned safely. testimony wrapped up today at the "american sniper" murder trial. former marine eddie ray routh has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in the shooting death of two men, including former navy seal chris kyle portrayed by bradley cooper in the blockbuster movie. manuel bojorquez is covering the trial in stephenville, texas. manuel. >> reporter: scott, the issue before jurors is not whether eddie routh killed two men. it's whether he knew what he did was wrong, and this afternoon in closing arguments prosecutors say he did. they reminded jurors of a das

from of the marine base with a trade the iraqi security forces but my concern is the kurds of northern syriaoc the marching into territory but let's get iraq who was on the ground fight teeeight crisis? the iraqi a military practically does not exist so instead to have a consortium of she of militia groups that they said after they boot them now and then they assume any of those areas are collaborators so if you don't leave you have to dig your own grave. kennedy: that is what they called isis in that part of the world. >> see you are it between a rock and a hard place. that we focus on the of brutality but they also have a savvy engaged with the local population. >> obviously they have to be doing something right to get that much territory. there has to be compliance on some level. >> so the idea is to forestall another awakening so they show videos just as iraqi security force officers for those who carter with the troops and make them dig their own graves bin day be head them counterposed if you were part of the awakening if you come to was to beg forgiveness we want ask about the past ju

i have been getting reports regularly from people on the ground syria, northern iraq that are telling me the same thing. that this problem that there is a mass, mass imprisonment of christians. christians are being pushed out of their homes taken prisoner daughters being sold into slavery, body organs are now being as we know harvested. and it is worse than the west is fully aware of. how bad is it from what you're hearing? >> sean they're trying to eradicate the non-muslim minorities. they're trying to eradicate the christians, the yazidis this is part of their goal. this is also part of their war strategy. but it's also their goal. they're trying to purify the land for islam. they're trying to create a caliphate. and that is why it is so important for our policymakers, for our president to realize -- >> he's never going to do it. he's stuck in his arrogance and ignorance. so now the question is you know, i kind of am glad that the jordanians have reacted the egyptians have reacted. the only thing that seems to get this president motivated is benjamin netanyahu who is running for re-

this is a minority group in northern syria and other parts of syria as well.hey are now in the hands of isis. of course we can tell isis is losing in many parts because the forces are supported by the international community or coalition fighting and there's great concern unless a deal takes place there is great concern for the lives of these people. we know they are trying to fight isis and have pushed them from many parts. again, supported by the international, by the coalition against isis. but, there are concerns that isis wants to take revenge. that's why they are controlling this area and abducting kristian minorities. they know very well thrks is going to make more publicity for them because the world is going to pay attention given the minority. we know what happened when they were abducted as well. >> do stay with us here on "bbc world news." still to come, swallowed up by the ground. we reveal why these pedestrians in seoul had a lucky escape on their way. crispy m&m's® are baaaack. what are you doing? you said to tell our fans crispy m&m's® are back

. >> al-qaeda afilliants has overrun the basis of another rebel group in northern syria. fighting between the nusra front took place some 30 kilometers west of aleppo. 29 fighters and six nusra front fighters were killed in those dollars. the united nations has arrived in damascus for a two-day visit. in the northern city of aleppo. he said the government was willing to suspend its bombardment for six weeks. it is meeting syrian foreign minister during his trip. the u.s.-led coalition has launched more airstrikes against isil in syria. the group has taken more than 250 assyrian christians captain there in the past week. the assyrians in syria, iraq and lebanon are not only worried about those captured but the survival of their community. some of these people are refugees from iraq. others are from syria, and the rest of their lebanese hosts, but all of them are assyrian christians. they gathered in front of the u.n. office in beirut to speak in one voice. their message was cleared: this minority community in the middle east believes its future is threatened. >> this is a

he was captured after his fighter jet was shot down over northern syria. the sickening video begins with propaganda videos of buildings turned to rubble. then the hostage appears inside a cage drenched in a flammable liquid. a masked militant uses a torch to set him on fire. president obama called the execution one more indication of the barbarity of isis. >> we'll redouble the vigilance and determination on the part of a global coalition to make sure that they are degraded and ultimately defeated. and it also indicated the degree to which whatever ideology they're operating off of it's bankrupt. >> whatever ideology. i don't know what they could be talking about. i don't know. what could it be? whatever ideology. >> well, it's the all-knowing omnipotent president. no one does. >> that's true. it's so disturbing. even jefferson i didn't like because he made the deal with the french for louisiana. i'm that kind of conservative. you know i object not only that the the louisiana purchase, to the imperialistic on the pirates. at least jefferson had a point of

isis said she was killed in an air strike in northern syria. the u.s. said they have not seen evidence to confirm that. they abducted her in 2013 while volunteering with syrian refugees. >> accused of violating the trust of a special education student in his care. the allegations involve a 9-year-old child. >> good morning and thanks for waking up with us. >> welcome to news 4 on this saturday. we want to go to chuck bell and this this milder air moving in. >> it's all good this morning. your chilly start, but eye early february standards, it's not all that cold. the biting wind is a thing of the past. here's the vied red light on the tower and a little bit of an orange glow in the eastern sky that promises to be a good weekend. we will be dry today, tonight, and much if not all of tomorrow as well. upper 20s to around 30. your morning planner, plan on temperatures near 30 for now and mid 30s by 9:00 a.m. and low 40s by 11:00. afternoon highs today reaching into the upper 40s to near 50 degrees. that will feel nice for tomorrow and milder in places tomo

militants sweeping through a string of small villages in the area you see on this map in northern syria according to what we are learning, they captured at least 100 people. men, women and children. repeatedly targeted these religious minorities throughout iraq and syria. activists on the ground say 3,000 syrian christians managed to escape latest attack, taking refuge at least for now in nearby villages. national security correspondent jennifer griffin joins us live from the pentagon. jennifer, what do we know about the fate of these christians? >> reporter: martha, these are indigenous christian people known as the assyrians who trace their roots to the ancient mesopotamians. 90 to 100 christians were kidnapped by isis fighters. head of syrian party in iraq pleaded for outside help to end the scourge by isis. it began before dawn monday in a town on the banks of kabir river in the haseq province in northern syria. this is where jordan carried out punishing airstrikes against isis after their pilot was burned alive. the concern these dozens of christian hostages, many women and childre

and most recently in france and belgium underscore the foreign fighter problem is not just in northern syria and iraq. >>> training in weapons and explosives access to terror networks that ultimately target the west. >> it has tracked more than 20,000 foreign fighters that have traveled to syria from over 90 different countries including at least 3400 from western countries of which 150 are americans who are either in your considers orsyria or tried to get to syria. threats from al qaeda and i.s.i.l. are far away they present a real and present danger. >> extremists do not need to travel overseas in order to become a threat to our home lands. though hollywood like propaganda videos through that means islamist terror groups are inciting their followers to begin war at home. >> unlike hitler in world war two i.s.i.l. really doesn't threaten the american home land. >> i.s.i.s. is not the german army, it is just not an exenls existential war. we are making hell for those under their control. but you can't bomb extremism out of existence. you can bomb people but then you get more people taking up

s offensive has not ended >>> a similar story in northern syria. a battle end with anti-i.s.i.l. forces in control of kobane. the city as you see there, is in roou jens i.s.i.l. fighters may have lost the battle but the yate is not done yet. >> translation: we decided to withdraw from kobane a little bit. heavy forces continued. the killing of the brothers is not a loss it's a win. >> look at the destruction behind me. our islamic state will remain. i tell that to mr obama. >> the four month battle destroyed the town so families could move home. >>> i.s.i.l. claimed to have beheaded a journalist kenji goto jogo. joining us is the president of a newsagency. appreciate your time. we heard your reaction from the japanese government. what is the reaction from the people who embraced the fight for kenji goto jogo. >> that's right. for several days the japanese learnt a lot about this person - his career and what kenji goto jogo was trying to do. many feel he has become a friend after seeing the work he has done. >> when he woke up. it's a sad day. people are shocked. a lot of people d

war planes are in the air over northern syria.n war planes are pounding and activists tell us that one killed 47 isis fighters. now president obama is going to send a proposal to authorize force against the terror group. how the u.s. plans to battle isis. cnn michelle has more for us. good morning. >> hi, victor and christy. at the same time the reports were emerging and we see the white house spell out the president's national security strategy and looking forward but also defending the decisions that have been made. >> isis claiming an air strike killed an mourn hostage. against this brutal backdrop they lay out the strategy and the defense for the blueprint. >> with the world united of the horrific execution and it's the world's resolve. >> defending that collective effort against isis and other threats even when progress is slow. critics and some former members of the administration should have been done a long time ago. >> fighting terrorism is a long term struggle. there will be set backs, and there are no one size fits all

their central strong hold a place called rocka in northern syria. neil: scary stuff clair thank you. >> just call it the pause that refreshes, since a texas judge put a temporary halt to the president's -- tea partyer said that republicans should get working. what do you moon by that? -- what do you mean by that? >> well, they are not messaging they should not wait to progress through water they have great talking points one is fact that, the american people voted to rein in this imperial president in 2015 and 2014 in midterms, they will do it again in 2016 if the republicans will message here. why are they in a filibuster, as ted cruz pointed out 7 of democrats involved in this filibuster campaigned against executive amnesty were they lying then or now. neil: you say get off your duff and be consis stent. criticism of republicans they are good at attacking but never coming up with something much their own what should they do in exchange of just smirking? >> i would like to see a bill that did a couple of things, secures borders and make sure that i

you look at northern syria and it is a mass. regime is sort of squeezing the moderate rebels, the ones that we have normally talked about, they are losing ground, but the province leading up to sort of this of damascus. so israel and jordan. even the israelis, it must be said, have begun coordinating with the syrian rebels, sharing intelligence with them, essentially if you keep the jihad is a way, we will give you some weapons, ak-47s weapons and others. kennedy: i will never understand the middle east. >> it's alice in wonderland. >> it doesn't make any sense. i don't know who our friends are. i have lost faith. my worry is that we are going to lose american lives and not have anything to show for it in the end. >> pico wrote this book on isis, i interviewed about a dozen u.s. military officials and military intelligence and every one of them said before long we will have boots on the ground. kennedy: i think that they will be absolutely right. i think that that can have horrible critical outcomes. michael, thank you so much.

kayla mueller was killed in an air strike in northern syria. they have not seen evidence to confirm that. terrorists abducted her in 2013 while she was volunteering with syrian refugees. >> a school teacher in washington accused of violating the trust of a special education student in his care. the allegations involve a 9-year-old child. right now, you can get help signing up for a health coverage in the district. d.c. leaders started a 24-hour marathon. derek ward is live at public charter school in columbia heights neighborhood. >> you didn't know there was a 345ir marathon going on here. you may not see people running on the streets, but there is a major push to make sure as many people have health care as possible here at the public charter school. this is one of the locations. joining me now is mercedes with the chamber of commerce. people have come here to get signed up. >> you are all welcome. identification for all the members that are going to be on the health insurance. the second requirement is proof of the income. information about

they were able to push isis out of northern syria and kobani. but, at the end of the day, very little has changed in terms of the territory that isis controls. >> one of the things they say, look, this just takes time. but we were all discussing that target list. it's vehicles, it's bulldozers. it's very small ball what they're going after. >> yeah, but i think the difference here, and where they are making progress, is understanding the problem. understanding who the leaders are, where they're getting their resources from and going after that part of the problem. i think that's the evolution they've made and where we are today. and that's where i think the president's realization and what he's asking for will set the stage to get after that problem. >> alex as you heard, i was in a small town in jordan population there very supportive of isis. i think it's so stunning to hear people say things like that. but that's real the root of the problem, too. you have 30,000 people willing to join isis and fight. they're not all leaders, that's for sure.

underscore that the foreign fighter threat is no longer restricted to foreign conflict zones such as northern syria and western iraq. >> combat experience, training in weapons explosives and terror networks and tacks which target the west. >> the national counterterrorism center says it has tracked over 20,000 flights from syria to 90 different countries of which 150 are americans who are either in syria or tried to get to syria. the homeland security chairman, texas republican michael mc mccall say they present a real and present danger. >> though hollywood like propaganda and social media through that means islamist terror groups are nighing inciting their follow erst. >> i.s.i.s. is not the german army. it just isn't. it's not an existential threat. i.s.i.s. is a terrible voint are -- violent extremist organization. you can bomb people out of existence but you get more people taking up their cause. >> reporter: but in sending the proposed language for the authorization of military force to congress, president obama argued just the opposite. he said i.s.i.l. is a threat not just in iraq and syria

. >> in northern syria. >> which was recently retaken by kurds. >> that's right. >> and the united states dropped weapons into kobane so that the kurds could fight i.s.i.l. there. that has actually helped washington achieve one of its goals of trying to push back i.s.i.l. but at the same time it's exacerbated a lot of tensions between ankara and washington. >> from what i understand, the kurd in kobane fighting are syrian and turkish kurd making them the p.k.k. they have been designated a terrorism organization. does the fact that they fight alongside syrian kurds make them de facto allies of the united states? >> you are right, the p.k.k. is identified as a terrorist organization and have been collaborating with the syrian kurds. i don't think we can look at the p.k.k. as an ally of the united states. i think they are an actor taught in a situation of great instability within that region and within turmoil of what is washington going to do about syria, what is it going to do about iraq but tensions between ankara and washington over what will happen in the region. >> it must issuing anka

>> the video is disturbing because it shows people in syria, which is the isis stronghold in northern syria assembling outside, watching a number of large video screens, watching the execution chanting and cheering. i think it needs to be said we do not know how many of these people may have been compelled by isis to turn out on the street and watch all of this. erin. >> thank you. >>> also tonight, there are new questions about whether the president's much touted coalition to fight isis is crumbling. >> reporter: the king of jordan now back home to grief and rage. now promising relentless war against isis. jordanian vowing revenge, an earth shaking response. that means preparing to step up air strikes. while in washington the king told senators needs more help. >> we need some technical types. there's a huge bottleneck. >> reporter: at the same time comes the news never mentioned by the administration that the unite arab emirates has suspended its air strikes. >> john i can tell you the pace of operations in syria has not slowed. >> reporter: the administration touts that the coalition is

strategy of expelling all minorities from a large sway from northern western iraq, and also in northern syria. we fear that affect is going to be permanent. communities like some of those you mentioned yazidis, turk men, some of them have lived in that part of iraq for up to 4,000 years. but many of the displaced people that i spoke to when i was last in iraq said that they could never go back. not just because of the atrocities they've been subjected to but also because they felt that there was no one prepared to protect them on the side of the iraqi government, and that actually too many of their former neighbors had been complicit in their expulsion. now we have seen isil destroy systematically the artifacts or sculptures of many of these civilizations. so they really do feel much of what they have left behind has been destroyed. >> we've seen the persecution of minorities intensify since isil took over large parts of northern iraq. i was reading what you were saying. you also think that it happened before. i mean, this is just the final push in a sense. >> yes, i think we should see the e

>> well ashton carter laid out how to defeat isis first in iraq and then ultimately in northern syria. by plussing up arming and training and advising the iraqi military and training an army some of the moderate rebels in syria. but that brought out the only real contentious moment of the entire hearing when john mccain, the republican chairman now of the senate armed service committee sat quietly through the hearing until the end of the first session. he kept hearing time and time again aroundton carter repeat that strategy until he sort of blew up for john mccain. and in ard to syria -- in regard to syria, he said training those rebels to be barrel bombed against assad goes against everything we stand for. and turning to the strategy in iraq where the u.s. is essentially fighting the same isis enemy -- not right alongside, but along with iranian military he said there that the strategy of the u.s. and iran together that that -- he said that strategy is -- indicates theiddy ossy of cooperating with iran is nonsense and immorale to which aroundton carter sat silent. the only new thing

a hostage could be hidden anywhere held anywhere in that northern syria area. intel on that is very difficult as we found out in the failed hostage rescue attempt there in syria for the american james foley, who was later assassinated on camera. but you know it's one of those intangibles when you're bombing a building you never know exactly what is inside. you have a good idea based on your intelligence. it's always possible that there are civilians inside the building in many cases but there was no indication that this hostage, this american woman, would have been in any of those military -- and i stress military style targets. >> jim miklaszewski thank you for that update. of course the accusation is that this is a jordanian air strike and that country has been reacting today, joining me from amman, keir simmons. what is the mood like amongst jordanian officials? what have you been hearing about the response to this claim? >> well we have been talking to jordanian officials, ronan and to back up what jim miklaszewski was saying there that the jordanians are te

announced the murder likely took place a month ago soon after the 27-year-old's plane crashed in northern syria. and isis stronghold. recently isis threatened to kill the pilot if jordan didn't release sajida al-rishawi the failed iraqi suicide bombers who attacked a wedding party in jordan nearly a decade ago. al-rishawi one of the two, already on death row, put to death by jordan. >> i think the executions were more to satisfy the demand for action of the king. >> news of the pilot's death coming as jordan's king abdullah was visiting washington. >> well -- >> in a message recorded before rushing home the king called for jordanians to quote stand together and show the mettle of the jordanian people in unity, determination and resolve. president obama and other u.s. officials expressing solidarity with this close ally in the u.s.-led military coalition to degrade and eventually defeat isis. >> it's just one more indication of the viciousness and barbarity of this organization. >> and there is some speculation as for what is next. that jordan may now step up its airstrikes against isis targets.

activists are reporting in northern syria, 150 christians kidnapped and threatened with execution after isis swept through several villages. secretary of state john kerry says isis will have to be confronted directly on the ground across syria. >> a number of countries in the region have spoken of their willingness under the right circumstances to commit troops to that effort. >> reporter: in jordan the u.s. embassy advising citizens to avoid shopping malls due to "credible threats." and as isis threats continue to churn online the pentagon working on classified efforts to challenge isis in cyberspace tracking its encrypted web and social media accounts. >> that work is just beginning and because it's live and we're in a wartime situation, that's not going to be an area we can talk about in a lot of detail. >> reporter: on that upcoming ground battle if u.s. forces are going to be involved president obama is going to need to see a recommendation from the u.s. military in the coming days. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> many thanks to our barbara starr for our report. we are also fo

these or verify them but we're told this is what's happening, a mass exodus of christians from northern syria. a church there barricading themselves in. and it appears they're handing out supplies to people in great need there. joining us now a syrian christian who escaped persecution several years ago and has four friends in syria. she now fears they have been kidnapped by isis terrorists. thank you for joining us tonight. >> thank you, shannon, for having me. >> i got to ask you because you suffered persecution you say under the assad regime. you were jailed more than once, you were harassed. tell us what the environment is like in that part of the world for christians right now. >> yeah. thank you first for having me here. i'm really glad to be speaking about the suffering of my people the suffering of thousands of christians, the suffering that has been that's lasted more than 1500 years. the suffering for abandon their christian faith, still resisting, now it's really crazy, it's really hard for them. and need the whole war to stand for them because it's really hard. >> some are saying t

they say the armies of rome will mass to meet the armies of islam in northern syria whose defeat willthe count down to the apocalypse. and the atlantic say they are doing p.r. for isis. michael sheehan is a terrorism expert and a distinguished fellow at combatting terrorism center at west point. and fillas kuragi from the london science. and i'll start with the atlantic piece that seems to imply that isis' motive is an apommo liptic one and they want to create this war with the west. is that accurate or more accurate to say they are an old-fashioned group seeking territory and power? >> actually it is a false thesis because there is a big difference conceptually between the so-called islamic state and al qaeda central. while al qaeda targeted the far ep emmy meaning the united states and european allies until june 2014 the target of the so-called isis or islamic state was basically arab and muslim sectarian based regimes in iraq and syria and a major concept you'll difference even though since june 2014 this particular distinction between the far enemy, the united states and the allie

a number of rescue and negotiations attempts to free kayla failed after she was kidnapped in northern syria in 2013. >>> ukraine's cease-fire is in complete shambles. adding to the chaos, a bomb at this rally in eastern ukraine, killing two people on sunday. the rally marking one year since the uprising that killed 100 protesters and led to the fall of a moscow backed president. ukraine says heavy artillery will remain on the front lines until shelling from pro-russian rebels comes to a complete stop. >>> a new terror threat did not stop a shopping mall full of potential targets. it's been business as usual. hours earlier, al shabaab said it could be the site of another massacre similar to a siege on a kenyan mall that killed dozens. saying they don't have a reach for attack in the united states. the greater threat they say is a lone wolf recruit. >> i'm very concerned about the serious potential threat of independent actors here in the united states. we've seen this now in europe. we've seen this in canada. >> but specifically against the mall of america. >> any time a terrorist organizati

ypg forces claim to have taken back the town as well as three other villages in northern syria.area is considered strategic because it is a land bridge between territories in syria and iraq. kurdish fighters claim to have killed nearly 200 members of isis in the process. >>> canadian authorities are trying to track down at least four teens who may have flown to the middle east in an attempt to join isis. three of the teens attended a montreal community college. that school accused the leader of an islamic group who taught one of the student of spreading hate speech and suspended the group's classroom lease. we get more from paula newton in montreal. >> reporter: smart, kind and normal. that's how many on describing this bright young student new missing in the middle east and possibly on her way to join isis in syria. at the montreal high school she once attended students say she was well liked and social. andy shau knew shaima. she was his tutor. what was your impression when she was tutoring you? >> i knew she was really smart. just a normal girl. >> reporter: and did you get t