also ahead. [ sirens ] >> more than 70 people are killed in northern syria by barrel bombs dropped by government helicopters. nigeria's new president takes charge we talk to people in the troubled north about their hopes in the future. plus... >> i forgive but don't forget when it comes to persons. >> blatter comes out fightings he begins his fifth term as fifa president. >> we start with a massive rescue effort in italy of 4,000 migrants who processed the mediterranean in the last 24 hours. the cost guard said that distress calls were made from 22 boats on friday and 17 bodies from profound. another 217 people who were on board were rescued. and there's been no let up in the past few hours. more than 700 migrants have been taken to the port in southeast italy. they were rescued off the coast of libya. we have more from the sicilian harbor of catania. >> good afternoon. throughout the night there will be poets docked on island. we know that there is another rescue operation. this one led by the german navy. we don't have details but just to give you an idea of this numbers. 4,000 that

than 4,000 are rescued from the mediterranean in 24 hours. [ siren ] >>> more than 70 killed in northern syria by barrel bombs dropped by government helicopters. >>> civilians in south sudan flee what the u.n. says is the worst fighting in months. >> i'll have all your sport - including... >> i forgive but i don't forget >>> sepp blatter comes out fighting as he begins his fifth term as f.i.f.a. president, rejecting that he is to blame for the corruption scandals engulfing his organization. >>> we begin this newshour with a rescue operation in italy saving 4,000 trying to crosses the mediterranean in the past 24 hours. distress calls were made from 22 different boats on friday. in one operation 17 bodies were found or two boats another lot of people on board were rescued. more than 700 migrants have been taken to the port in south-east italy, rescued by the british navy off the coast of india. we go to the sicilian harbour of catania. huge numbers today. zeina khodr - what has been going on? >> well huge numbers, at the moment all the people rescued are on their way to sicily in the afternoon

. >> reporter: control of northern syria is dwighted between rebels and northern syria fighters, kurdish fighters are trying to control villages and untons to secure the tboard border with turkey. the people are afraid many in areas around to fear that the ypg advance would register divide many of whom support syrian opposition fighters. many accuse the rebels now all of them seem focused against i.s.i.l. a common enemy among divided sides of the syrian conflict. osama ben javid, al jazeera. >>> saudi coalition still continues to bomb sites in yemen yemen. decoratebesecondary explosions. the yemeni government said it would attend only if houthi rebels withdraw from territory they've captured. sepp blatter has been reelected as fifa many president for a fifth term. blatter received 133 votes in the first round. his only opponent where you before the second ballot. >> i thank you trust and confidence let's go fifa, let's go fifa, thank you, thank you so much. thank you, thank you. >> scott mcintyre is a football journalist. good to have you with us. perhaps in the west, sepp blatter and fi

. >> activists say that at least 90 people have been killed in northern syria. after government forces dropped barrel bombs on three separate areas of aleppo province. neighborhoods in the city but the worst targeted a marketplace in al bab under the control of the islamic state in iraq and the levant. at least 55 people were killed there. >> the scene in aleppo this morning is grim. activists say government helicopters have just dropped barrel bombs on the district. this ambulance is rushing to help survivors and many people are dead, including women and children. many groups fighting in syria is in aleppo, but the province of idlib next door syrian rebels have overrun the town and they're promising more gains. >> we have weapons we've never used before. we promised our brothers that very soon they will see the new weapons. >> the fighters or are reported to have attacks to plans to attack on the coast. syrian forces have been on the retreat in idlib province in recent days. these military vehicles are set to be heading into the province of ham a and coastal ar

more than 70 people are killed in northern syria by barrel bombs dropped from government helicopters. >>> civilians in south sudan faces the worst fighting in months. >>> in sport, a cup final action across europe. >> don't forget when it came to persons. >> sepp blatter comes out fighting rejecting any blame for the recent corruption scandals engulfing his organization. >> we begin with a massive rescue operation in italy that saved more than 4,000 migrants trying to cross the mediterranean in the past 24 hours. the cost guard said distress calls were made from 22 different boats on friday. in one operation 17 bodies were found on three boats. another 217 people who were on board were rescued. there's been no letup in the past few hours. 700 migrants have been taken to the port in southeast italy. they were rescued by the british navy off the coast of libya. we're live in catania in sicily. a very dramatic day on the seas. some awful and some very good. talk us through what happened. >> well, as you said over the past 24 hours the navy not only the italian but the irish and german ha

. >>> a suicide-bomber attacks a hospital building in northern syria where hundreds of government troopsre held up. >>> macedonia police say that eight police officers were killed in a gunfight in the north of the country. >>> german forces rescue migrants, now the e.u. wants military action against human traffickers. >>> the domination in formula in spain. action from the circuit coming up later in the program. >> hello, we start this hour in yemen, and it appears that they're inching closer to a cease-fire deal. a proposal of a cease-fire on tuesday has been discussed but fighting continues. ali abdullah saleh escapes unhurt and has announced his alliance with the houthi rebels. [ explosions ] >> it's the first time the saudi-led coalition has targeted yemen's former president ali abdullah saleh. he was unharmed in the attack and remains defiant. >> you should continue carry area arms, willing to sacrifice lives in defense of these attacks. i can describe this aggression as an act of could you wards. if you're brave enough, face us on the battlefield. come and we'll be at your receptio

. >> reporter: control of northern syria is divided between rebels i.s.i.l. and kurdish fighters. further connects kobani under rebel control. both syrian oings and the kurds want to expand to areas around raqqa to push out i.s.i.l. many in areas around be the talabia feet the ypg advance many of whom support syrian opposition fighters. rebels accuse, now all of them seem focused against i.s.i.l. the common enemy among divided sides of the syrian conflict. osama ben javid, al jazeera. >> houthis continue and syrian saudi led air strikes continue. the yemeni government said it will not attend unless with houthi rebels withdraw from the areas that they captured. >>> security several government are claims are rights to part of south china sea u.s. secretary ashton carter. >> permit restriction is on international air on maritime transit. be finally with its actions in the south china sea china is out of step with both the international rules and norms that underscore the asia pacific skirt eact and the regional offense that post office post opposes. >> bist defense secretary's speech

activists say that beryl bombs and attacks have increased in northern syria following major gains. around 200 regime soldiers is said to be sheltering in this hospital after rebels recaptured the city. >> and this was the result of another barrel bomb attack in aleppo. this was a school building. rescuers have been digging through the debris, but they believe many of the dead and your ready children. >> i urge king salmon, i urge you to turn the storm towards syria. we can't take this any more. >> they're calling for similar action against the syrian regime to defeat assad's forces. >> the saudi-led coalition said that it's considering a humanitarian truce in yemen. this is to allow humanitarian aid. the spokesman has denied it is using cluster bombs in yemen even though human rights groups say there is credible evidence of their use. >>> hundreds of how migrants rescued from boats of the mediterranean in italy. more than 5,000 have been saved in the last 48 hours in the biggest rescue operation. >> they approach the port in silence. silhouettes in the dark sky. the boat has just d

syria. but there are also iraqis, afghans and people from northern africa. mohamed is scared of the journey he will have to make. >> the u.n. and the international community haven't offered any alternative way to get to europe. that is why we are forced to take this road to death. >> the turkish government says more migrants are taking to the sea here because it's closed its land borders. you can't of course throw barbed wire across the sea so these routes will only get more popular into the summer. bernard smith, al jazeera on turkey'sturkey's aegean sea. >> displacement camps in the south african city of durban. so far there have been few reports of successful reintegration. charles stratford reports from durbin. >> the fences started coming down in the early morning. the government wants to move these people to the last remaining camps in durbin for foreigners who flood the recent attacks by local people. nahamin najimi came to south africa in 2003. she has four children. she came to the camp omonth ago. >> how can they remove the tents from the kids, the

activists say that barrel bombs and chemical attacks have increased in northern syria following major gains by the opposition in idleb province. around 200 regime soldiers are in this hospital in the suburb of i had lip after rebels recaptured this city. >> and this was the result of another government barrel bomb attack in aleppo. this republic was a school building which despite all the fighting in fighting in fighting in the city that was till open. rescuers are going through the debris but they believe that many of the dead are children. >> i urge all syrians to turn the storm towards syria. we cannot take this any more. >> the syrian opposition political leaders have been following the campaign in yemen led by saudi arabia. they're calling for similar military action against the syrian regime to diminish and defeat assad's forces. >> coming up next on al jazeera, people in london are saying that they're being pushed out of their homes for wealthy foreign investors. making big implications for the national elections. >> a new analysis shows that more than a quarter of u.s. renters

also coming up a suicide-bomber attacks a hospital building in northern syria where hundreds of government troops are holed up. and defeating a group of albanian fighters after a day of violence. >>> and the pope and the president, cuba's president said that the catholic leader could persuade him to the return to the church. >> hello, so we start in yemen where it appears that opposing forces are inching ever closer to a cease-fire deal. rebels said they would respond positively to efforts to end the suffering of the yemeni people. an appeal for a cease-fire on tuesday has been led by saudi coalition. the fighting continues hitting the compound of gym's former of the former president saleh. we have the latest. ♪ music ] [ ♪ music ♪ >> it's the first time that the saudi-led coalition has targeted yemen's former president ali abdullah saleh. the former president was unharmed in the attack and remains defiant. >> you should continue carrying your arms, ready to sacrifice your lives in defense against these belligerent attacks. come and show yourself on the battlefield. >> this is the moment t

. >> 70 people have been killed in northern syria after government forces dropped barrel bombs in two areas of aleppo provinces. the worst attack was in a town of al bab under the control of isil. [ sirens ] >> the scene this morning was grim. activists say that government helicopters have just dropped bombs. this ambulance is rushing to help survivors. many people are dead, including women and children. many groups fighting in syria are in aleppo. but in idlib next door, of the towns have been over ran. >> we're using weapons we never used before. we're promising our brothers very soon they will see the new weapons. >> fighters and coalition groups including al nusra front fight fighters allied to al-qaeda are reported to have plans. they are headed to the coastal areas. the area could be the next crucial battle for the rebels and the syrian government. it's in the province of hama and lies in the power base of the mountains to the west and the rebel-held province of idlib in the north on the other side of the country there is a fast-moving battle between kurdish fighters known as th

it is the last major town under the government's control in the province in northern syria. these men the coalition which includes a front fighters who are allied to al quaida. they took over the city over a month ago, and have made gains into the entire province. >> we need to get and target the military. >> the province is importance. securing it means the rebels have the gate way to the coast, the president's power base. but on another equally important front, the syrian army is declaring achievements in the mountains range. state television says forces and fighters havic thatten the strategic mountain top and other areas. hezbollah has deployed thousands of fighters to secure the mountains but despite the gains they have made so far the fight is not over. in the rugged terrain and hezbollah has already payed the heavy price. >> funeral presessions like this have become common. since it started two weeks ago. isil says it took the town in eastern, it has one of the main gas supplying stations or reservoirs and it is close to the main electric grid. government jets hit it

. >>> a suicide-bomber attacks a hospital building in northern syria where hundreds of government troopseld up. >>> macedonia police say that eight police officers were killed in a gunfight in the

rebels say chemical attacks have increased in northern syria, following major gains by the opposition in idlib province. this is a military parade on the outskirts of damascus, the biggest show of syrian rebels only weeks after capturing the city of idlib. the army of islam is tasked once the regime of bashar al-assad is toppled. >> translator: today we stand united against the iranians, they want to establish a syrian state here, and i can assure you we will defeat them. >> army of conquest to capture idlib. now their people are set on attack here. is the u.s. has in the past refrained from arming syrian opposition fighters. it was concerned about weapons landing in the hands of groups like the nusra front. but nusra is now joining moderate groups in their fight to repel i.s.i.l. from syria. is saudi arabia, qatar and turkey provide significant assistance for syria's rebels. i.s.i.l. rebels still hold ground in major cities. more rebel groups are now considering joining forces to defeat assad. hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera. is >> the syrian observatory for human rights says the coalit

-led air strike has killed at least 52 civilians in northern syria.t's according to a monitoring group. the syrian observatory human rights said the target was the isil-held village near the town of. [ inaudible ] activists say children were among those killed and not a single isil fighter was injured. the pentagon said they cannot confirm the report but are researching it. >>> professor of contemporary middle east studies at the london school of economics he says the new coalition of rebel groups is proving too much for president assad's exhausted forces. >> well, i think there are two major points. the syrian army in the last six months or so have suffered some major setbacks in i idlib and in other strategic targets. the second element is that the first time in probably two years the opposition is fighting under a unified command. that is the army al-nusra front. al-nusra front is the official arm of al qaeda this particular coordination has made a big difference on the battlefield in addition to also receiving major pivotal support from turkey, qa

and activists say that 70 people have been killed in northern syria after government forces dropped barrel bombs on two areas of aleppo province. >>> and sepp blatter does not fear arrest. he denied he was personally to blame. he said it was his job to restore the reputation of world football. andy richardson has been following events from zurich. >> sepp blatter is not happy. >> i said i forgive but i do not forgot when it comes to persons and facts. >> he just chaired a meeting of fifa executive committee the panel that makes world football's biggest decisions. but david gill a newly elected member from europe has showsen notchosen not to attend. he said he could not there being any positive changes at fifa while blatter was in charge. it's just one detail in a growing split between fifa and european football governing uefa owe backed blatter's rival prince ali hussein. >> you have the best competition and best players. but when it comes to clubs if you don't have the players from the other continents then they're not so rich and so good in football. but they need to be an example. not o

capture it, and now, the stronghold of the president, and chemical attacks have increased in northern syria, followed by major gains around 200 soldiers are said to be sheltering in this hospital, after syrian remember me bells recaptured the city. >>> and this was a result another government barrel bomb attack. this rubble was a school building which despite all the fighting was still open. rescuers have been digging through and, they believe, many of the dead and injured are children. >>> i urge him on behalf of all syrian to turn the storm towards syria, we cannot take this any more. >>> political opposition leaders have been following the campaign in yes yemen and they're calling for similar action against syria, to defeat the forces. >>> much more is coming, including helping the people of nepal, and a survivor lived through the last great earthquake 80 yearsing a. >>> why students having to study at home. >> part of our month long look at working in america. "hard earned". just because i'm away from my desk doesn't mean i'm not working. comcast business understands that. their wifi is

the prime minister paid a surprise visit to the tomb of suleyman shah in northern syria. the tomb was originally in a turkish enclave in the country, but turkey's military carried out a cross-border operation in february to relocate the tomb within syria to protect it as islamic state militants stepped up their offensive in the area. syria's government strongly opposes the move. it called the prime minister's entry without permission a serious violation of international law and a clear act of aggression. the prime minister apparently used the visit to demonstrate his stance on becoming actively engaged in syrian issues. turkey plans to train syrian anti-government forces with the u.s. military. observers expect the confrontation between turkey and syria to escalate. >>> the vietnam war ended 40 years ago. the result was a huge setback in u.s. influence in the asia-pacific region. it took 20 years for the u.s. and vietnam to normalize diplomatic ties in 1995. another 20 years later, their relationship is flourishing. nhk world's -- shimizu has more. >> reporter: vietnam's l

it is the last major town under the government's control in the province of idlib in northern syria.hese men are from a coalition that includes al-nusra front fighters who are an ally of al-qaeda. they have made gains in the entire province. >> translator: we are preparing to take the place where government forces are. we need to get and target our military posts. >> reporter: idlib province is important. securing it means the rebels have a gateway to the coast, president assad's power base. but the syrian army is declaring achievements in though mountain range. state television says government forces and hezbollah fighters have taken the strategic mountain top. it gives them advantage point. it is important for all sides. hezbollah and the syrian government use it as a route for weapons and fighters. hezbollah has deployed thousands of fighters and heavy weapons to secure the mountain. but the sfieth not over, the rebels are relying on hit and run tactics in rugged terrain, and hezbollah has already paid a heavy price. funeral processions like this have become common. at least two d

more than 70 people are killed in northern syria by barrel bombs dropped from government helicopters. >>> civilians in south sudan faces the worst fighting in

rebels say chemical attacks increased in northern syria, following gains by the opposition in idlib. this is a military parade on the outskirts of the capital damascus. the biggest show of force by syrian rebels weeks after they captured the city of idlib. the army of islam is tasked with securing the capital once of regime of bashar al-assad is toppled. >> translation: today we stand united against the iranians. they want to spread their influence, they want a persian state established here. i assure you we will fight and defeat them >>> across the country rebels are shifting tactics. factions are merging under the army of conquest to capture idlib. now their eyes are set on latakia. bashar al-assad's stronghold. the u.s. has in the past reframed from arming syrian opposition fighters. they were concerned about its weapons landing in the hands of groups like al nusra front, and al qaeda affiliate. but nusra is now joining moderate groups in their fight to repel i.s.i.l. from syria. saudi arabia qatar and turkey provide significant assistance for cereal rebels. fighters hold ground i

they say barrel bombs and attacks have increased in northern syria. around 200 regime soldiers are said to be sheltered in this hospital in a suburb after syrian rebels recaptured the city. this was the result of another government barrel bomb attack in aleppo. this rebel was a school building, which despite all the fighting in the city was still open. rescuers have dug through it, but they believe many of the dead and injured were children. >> translator: i urge king some mon on behalf of all syrians to turn the decisive storm towards syria. we cannot take this anymore. >> reporter: the political opposition leaders follow the campaign in yen mem led by saudi arabia. they want it to diminish and defeat assad's forces. >>> two u.n. peacekeepers have been hurt in the israeli-occupied golan heights. mortar rounds fired from syria hit their base. it says it was stray fire also from the ongoing conflict in syria. >>> some syrians have joaned the thousands of refugees trying to reach europe by the mediterranean sea. according to the italian coast guard in t

led air strike killed at least 52 civilians in northern syria on friday according to an group and this near the town of seran and children were among those killed and not a single i.s.i.l. fighter injured and the pentagon cannot confirm the report but it's investigating. ♪ it's exactly a week since the devastating earthquake hit nepal and the death toll is climbing 6841 are known to have died and more reports come from remote areas and rescue workers recover more bodies from the rubble more than 14,000 people were injured. u.n. believes nearly 1 1/2 million people need food and reconstruction test could be over $10 billion and half of nepal economy and help still not reaching villages they need more really helicopters and this is where people are struggling to cope. >> reporter: an old trade route to the chinese border natural beauty is scared by what nature inflicted on the country one week ago. with all the ruined buildings for now a way of life has been extinguished and without their homes, without their farm buildings, how can people plan ahead? and without loved ones how can they

. >>> rebels say chemical attacks have increased in northern syria, following major gains in the province. >>> this is the military parade on the outskirts of the capital. >>> the biggest shell force by syrian rebels, only weeks after they captured the city. >>> the army of islam, is fast with securing the capital once the regime is toppled. >>> today, we stand united against the iranians, and they want to spread their influence here and have a persian state established here and, we will fight them and defeat them. >>> across the country rebels, are shifting tactics and, to the north and burst under the army and to capture it. >>> and now their eyes are set on an attack here. >>> stronghold. the u.s. has in the past, refrained from arming syrian opposition fighters, and it was concerned about the weapons landing in the hands of al-qaeda >>> but, they are now joining moderate groups in that fight to repel isis from syria, saudi arabia, quit tar and turkey provide major supplies. >>> more rebel groups are now considering joining forces to defeat isis. >>> as you mentioned earlier a u.s. led

activists say attacks have increased in northern syria. around 200 regime hostages are said to be fighting. we captured the city. and this was the result of another government barrel bomb attack in aleppo. this rubble was a school building which despite all the fighting in the city was still open. rescuers were digging through the debris but believe many of the dead and injured are. >> turn the desizive storm towards syria. we cannot take this anymore. >> following campaign in yemen led by descraip. they are calling for similar military action against the syrian jeex to are defeat assad's forces. victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >>> 2,000 senegalese troops are preparing for deployment to saudi arabia. operation storm. troops will patrol the border with yemen. >>> u.s. authorities say he they'ring investigating links. police killed two people on sunday after they opened fire outside a conference exhibiting cartoons of the prophet muhammed. >>> brund's red crossburundi's exalt ever grenade was thrown at them injuring several officers. activists

activists say barrel bombs and chemical attacks have increased in northern syria followed by gains inidleb. 200 regime soldiers are succeed to be sheltering in this hospital after rebels recaptured areas of the city. and this was the result of another government barrel bomb attack in aleppo. this rebel was a school building despite all the fighting in the city was still open. rescuers have been digging through the debris, but they believe many of the dead are children. >> i urge king salmon, i urge him to turn the decisive storm towards syria. we cannot take this any more. >> syria's opposition political leaders have been following the campaign in yemen lad led by saudi arabia. they're asking for them to defeat assad forces. >> foreign investors can own up to 20% of the saudi-led company. and combined 10% of saudi's stock market value. it's the last major markets still out of bounds for foreigners. >>> a national peace conference will discuss how to bring stability to the country. the u.n.'s warning that sectarian tensions continue to simmer and the country's humanitarian aid. >> figh

. >> 70 people have been killed in northern syria after government forces have dropped barrel bombs inleppo province. the worst attack was on a marketplace under the control of isil. >> activists say bombs were dropped. this ambulance is rushing to help survivors. many groups fighting in syria are in aleppo. but in the province next door idlib, they have rover over run the area. >> we still have weapons we never used before. we promise our brothers very soon they will see the new weapons. >> syrian forces have been on the retreat in idlib province in recent days. thee military people are said to be heading into the province of hama and the coastal areas beyond. the area north could be next for the rebels. it lies between the power base of the mountains in the west and the rebel-held province of idlib in the north. but on the other side of the country there is a fast-moving battle battle between the kurds. activists have posted this video showing the church recently over run by isil. kurdish fighters led by airstrikes drove them out. this woman said she lost everything. >> i built this

barrel bomb and chemical attacks have increased in northern syria, following gains in idlib province. around 200 soldiers are said to be sheltering in this hospital after syrian rebels recaptured the city. and this was the result of another government barrel bomb attack in aleppo. this rubble was a school building which despite all the fighting in the city was still open. rescuers have been digging through debris but they believe many of the dead and injured are children. >> translator: i urge king salman i urge him on behalf of all syrians to turn the desizive storm towards syria. we cannot take this anymore. >> also following campaign in yemen, calling for similar military action against syrian regime to defeat assad's forces. victoria gatenby, al jazeera syria. >> accusing the government of targetingtargeting en masse. morgan radford has more. >> a fran i tick search for wounded children. after the bombing on monday of one of aleppo's last remaining schools. more than four years into the syrian civil war scenes like this remain part of life for residents big and small. conditions h

more than 70 have been killed in northern syria. government forces dropping barrel bombs in two areas. the worst attack was on a marketplace in alback under the control of the islamic state group, that attack killing 55 people alone. we have this report. >>> another gain for syrian rebels in northern idlib. these are fighters of a coalition of rebels including al nusra front fighters allied to al qaeda. and control the town. it is thought to be the last major stronghold tore the regime. after days of battle. soldiers have left. the newsagency says government forces have pulled out to the outskirts to regroup. tens of families are fleeing. some people are scared that the regime will destroy the town using barrel bombs. >> rebels have also moved on to the village in the western countryside, killing a number of government soldiers. days earlier, rebels captured the town. last month they took control of idlib, the province's capital. the next major battle could be the president's stronghold on the coast. and syria, the islamic state of

. >> rebels say chemical attacks increased in northern syria following gains by the opposition in idlib province. that is a military par i had on the outskirts of damascus. the biggest show of force by syrian rebels weeks after capturing the city of idlib. the army is tasked of securing the capital once it's toppled. >> translation: we stand united. they want to spread influence and have a persian state established. i assure you we'll fight and defeat them. across the country rebels are shifting tactics. in the north armed factions merged under the army of congrestes to capture idlib. now the eyes are set on latakia. >> the huss has in the past reframed from arming the fight pers. -- fighters. they were concerned about the weapons landing in the hands of an al qaeda affiliate. nusra is joining. saudi arabia qatar and turkey provide assistance for rebels. fighters hold ground in major cities. more groups are considering joining forces to defeat bashar al-assad >>> in yemen troops loyal to the exiled president abd-rabbu mansour hadi are gained ground against houthi rebels. the popular res

the regime is losing losing badly and so is iran by the way, in northern syria, islib provis has fallen out of the regime's control, southern syria and the regime and guard corps of iran have been badly defeated. the u.s. sees this as an opportunity. aepts skeptical a nuclear deal with iran or any kind of friendly overtures with the kremlin will bring about this sort of grand ambition. but remember as you pointed out, wolf last time kerry went to moscow was for what to sue for peace in syria get russia to stop selling s-300 anti-aircraft missiles to assad and the event of that was the announcement of the geneva 2 peace protocol which went nowhere. this is a sort of do over trying to get russia on board for a host of issues. >> are they on the same page michael, when it comes to fighting isis russia and the obama administration? >> no. because russia believes that assad is a key in integral indispensable partner in the fight against isis and if samantha powers believed the president has now come to the belated recognition that you can't defeat radical jihadism in syria, if you have allow

they had wrested control of the provincial capital raqqa in northern syria. the city of one million people became their capital. six months later, isis burst into public consciousness when they crossed the border back into iraq... (gunfire) ...and seized iraq's second- largest city, mosul. (explosions) sunni residents welcomed them. (cheering) >> smith: u.s. officials were blindsided. >> the fall of mosul was something that we had not anticipated, and the suddenness with which that fall occurred was something that was a shock. >> allahu akbar! >> they seized everything from small arms to light-armored vehicles to anti-aircraft weapons. when terrorists of this kind get their hands on weapons it was a huge concern to us. i don't think we truly understood the depth of the problem until the fall of mosul. >> smith: for all the contingency planning that you routinely do here at the pentagon, were there plans for how to react to the fall of mosul to isis? >> well, no, there were not, because of course... so look, there were several things that surprised us about is

the government is struggling to end the siege of its forces in northern syria. town fell to the rebels over two weeks ago. fighters managed to take parts of a hospital where over 200 soldiers and some senior officers are staying in fortified bunkers. the area and the rest of idlib are considered crucial to the regime. it's a strong hold for president assad, further north activists say there was a massacre. government jets dropped barrel bombs near a bus station on tuesday, dozens were killed. >> translator: there are no fighters here. civilians were killed. >> reporter: the united nations says more than 220,000 people have been killed in syria since the war started four years ago, and many more will likely die as the battles continue. >>> a group linked to the pakistani taliban has claimed responsibility for an attack on a bus. gunmen on motorcycles killed at least 43 people. the victims belonged to the community which is a branch of shia islam. this report from our correspondent. >> reporter: this bus was packed with commuters when gunmen stopped it and opened

in syria the death toll rises, more than 70 killed in northern syria.ent forces dropped barrel bombs in two areas of the province medical sources say the worst attack was in a barkt place. the area under control of the islamic state group. a single attack killing more than 55 people. we have this report. >> reporter: another gain for syrian rebels, these include al nusra front fighters. they control the town. it is thought to be the last major stronghold. >> thank god we liberated the town in a few hours. i swear they run like rats. >> after days of battles, soldiers have left pt the states news agencies say government forces pulled out to the outskirts to regroup. tens of families are fleeing. some are scared the regime will destroy the town. rebels moved on to the village in the western countryside killing soldiers. rebels captured the town and last month took control of idlib city. the next major battle for the fighters could be the president's stronghold on the coast. these photos show a glimpse of a notorious prison. tens of inmates moved by govern

rebels say chemical attacks have increased in northern syria following major gains by the opposition in the province. this is a military parade on the outskirts of the capitol damascus the biggest show of force by syrian rebels only weeks after they captured the city of idlib. the army of islam is tasked with securing the capitol once the regime of bashar al assad is toppled. >> today we stand united against the iranians. they want to spread their influence here and have a persian state established here. i assure you we will fight and defeat them. >> across the country, rebels are shifting tactics. in the north armed factions merged under the army to capture idlib. now their eyes are set on attack here. it is assad's stronghold. the u.s. has retrained from arming syrian opposition fighters. it was concerned about its weapons landing in the hands of the group like al-nusra front an al-qaeda affiliate. nusra is now joining moderate groups in their fight to repel isil from syria. qatar and turkey provide significant assistance. assad fighters still hold ground in major cities. more rebe

than 4,000 are rescued from the mediterranean in 24 hours. [ siren ] >>> more than 70 killed in northern syriabarrel bombs dropped by government helicopters. >>> civilians in south sudan flee what the u.n. says is the worst fighting in

it basically says two al khilafa soldiers the area of northern syria and iraq which isis declared to two brothers killed in the exchange of gunfire with a security guard outside garland, texas. noting the security guard was injured. no detail john in the announcement that the investigators could latch on to that could suggest prior knowledge with the plot. this represents the key problem with isis. they are like a global brand. people seeking this demise, latch themselves on to and put out a tweet in the hours ahead of the actual attack and sub subsequently subsequently it is up to isis to claim the attack is something they feel anffiliation with some degree. this message goes on to give a sinister threat. point out the attack they launched this time did not succeed in texas. they say to the defenders of the cross, in the u.s., the attacks will be harsher. we will inflict greater harm on you with the grace of god. that feeds into the broader narrative that they wish to take attacks against people of the united states to a new level. i spoke a few minutes ago, the issue behind this is

islamic state militants seized control of a city in northern syria home to one of their most tactical. it contains the ruins of a 2000-year-old city. it was one of the more's -- most important cultural centers of the ancient world. al qaeda founder all some of bin laden remain committed to attacking the u.s. even as he struggled -- osama bin laden remained committed to attacking the u.s. even as he struggled to maintain control. the documents were uncovered when they stormed his palace in pakistan and killed him. anna: coming up we will look at our favorite stories from bloomberg's digital our. -- digital hour. ♪ mark: leaders gather in paris to discuss issues in corporate and climate change. there have always been trade-offs. one company is trying to tackle that by using solar power and send. -- sand. >> son and sand, key elements usually associated with a beach holiday. this italian company has other ideas -- energy. >> with the wind farms you only have energy when it is windy and solar only with son. with this technology you can concentrate the energy into one receive and use it wh

armed group has taken control of key villages in syria's northern province of aleppo, situated on the road towards two opposition strongholds. and the past week has seen the largest number of migrants crossing the mediterranean so far this year with more than 4200 people rescued from boats at sea. most recentness rifles were brought into the sicilian port of augusta. >>> supporting the be idea of a palestinian state when campaigning this march. innocent said israel had to recognize palestine as an independent state in order for those talks to continue. >> if the conditions change and an important part of those conditions is a willingness of the palestinians to stop the attempt to isolate and to delegitimize israel, come back to the table and negotiate the real peace then that is possible. >> meanwhile more than 2,000 couples have taken part in a mass wedding in gaza, sponsored by the turkish government. the event was to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the deadly attack by the israeli navy when it was part of a flotilla trying to braing break the gaza blockade. turkey is construct

. >> the civil war in syria is showing no signs of ending as various militant groups have joined the fighting. islamic state militants have put wide areas of northern and eastern syria under their control. they've also seized part of the palestinian refugee camp in the suburbs of damascus. local media say the militants continue their offensive around the capital and southern cities on tuesday ppdz the turmoil that began more than four years ago has killed over 220,000 people. about 4 million have fled to jordan turkey and other neighboring countries. >>> members of a japanese medical team have begun operating on severely injured survivors of the earthquake that struck nepal late last month. bahrabise is 75 kilometers from the capital kathmandu. the town's only hospital collapsed in the quake. over 90% of its buildings were damaged. a japanese team has been working at a makeshift base. doctors began carrying out surgery on tuesday. they had received equipment for general anesthesia and tents from japan. one man was waiting for surgery after being transported from a mountain village. his son had heard japanese doctors could help out. >> translator: i

isil dominates large swaths of land in iraq and syria including mosul in northern iraq and this city in syria. crossing over to baghdad bringing in our reporter to bring you when we're hearing on the latest about what the iraqi government is going to do about this. >>reporter: well, it's under the control of isil. they launched a three will have day offensive -- three-day offensive first taking over the compound which houses government and police officers and then they moved on to take the last government stronghold the headquarters of the anbar commands center. there was a lot of fighting. we understand that up to 500 people were killed. security forces and civilians. some died in the fighting and others were executed. isil usually executes people who were cooperating with the government. yesterday the provincial council asked for the involvement of shia lead militias. the prime minister of iraq authorized their deployment and they're now gathering and preparing for a counteroffensive against isil. this is a very controversial decision and will not be welcomed by many sunni tribal le

qaeda and the more moderate pre-syrian army have scored key victories against the assad regime in northern syrian a controversial program to train other moderate syrian rebels to fight isis not the rejim in next door turkey and jordan. cnn learned the training on small arms could begin as soon as this week. it's a corner stone of the u.s. fight against isis inside syria. >> there has to be a ground component to the campaign against isil in syria. we believe the path to develop that is the syrian opposition. >> reporter: it's a high-risk job for 400 u.s. military trainers. >> what is more prevalent is an insider threat that either isis infiltrates and has fighters inside that then turn on u.s. forces. >> reporter: once trained on small arms and tactics to defend their towns, will the rebels return home to fight assad and not isis? that's what jordan and turkey still want to happen. >> they have been beating their drums about this for several years. they believe, if we remove assad, this will really help the situation throughout the region. >> reporter: the u.s. also wants assad out, but isis is n

. >> many of migrants coming across the meiterranean from northern africa are from syria.ome 4 million have fled their homes since the outbreak of war in the region. most of them do not know where their next stop will be or where their lives will take them. >> at one camp in northern jordan there is a small glimmer of hope. >> what looks like a routine kick about is special for these syrian girls and boys. hear their joy is a welcome replacement from fear, horror, and pain. >> i can forget the war. the bomb strikes. the rockets and children who were killed in syria. it makes my suffering a little less difficult. these children are staying in refugee camps in jordan. 85,000 syrians have sought refuge here from their countries civil war. more than half are children who have lost not only their homes, but their childhoods. but the football development project aims to improve their lives and help them forget about what is happening across the border. >> the game of the football activity, also with the events on the team, learning about themselves. i ask them just the kid and p

a simple military matter i think if the nation decided that isis had to go and we entered northern iraq and syria to tackle isis i think we'd do a good job. >> so they're unwilling to? >> we're not there. i mean so obviously we're unwilling to. >> but is a superpower -- can we just broaden what we're thinking when we ask about whether a nation is a superpower and do the degree that we're just asking about where we put our military or whether or not we can be this or that and that makes us a superpower we're in the wrong conversation and it leads us to the mess created in iraq in the first place. we have to be thinking about how we can make the world a better place in a nonmilitary way. >> but a strong military is certainly part of being a superpower but your economy has to be strong as well. so other things go into it. we look at something like the middle east right now, there are u.s. interests there and if we decide we're not going to play somebody else will step in and it can be someone who is already there like iran. you can also look at whether it's china or russia or others with strategic i

syria. a senior leader is dead. the commandos took off from northern iraq and flew into isis territory in eastern syria. it was only the second time they carried out a mission in syria in isis territory. they use these helicopters and osprey aircraft to get in and out. the target was a top money man who managed isis's oil and gas income and was pushed to the isis leader and able to take into custody his wife and free a woman being held prisoner. there were no american casualties. >> in the race for barbara boxer's senate seat is under fire after mimicking an indian try. caught on cell phone video, u.s. senate candidate loretta sanchez describes her reaction when she got an invitation from someone within the indian-american community. >> i was shock and appalled that she would make the comments about native americans that way. undemocratic. >> many say they found it to be insensitive to native americans. her opponent and attorney general said that she was shocked by sanchez's gesture. the warriors are back in their own beds tonight. they are resting for the next opponent. they arrived at the oakland airp