dozens are currently being held in northern syria. middle east correspondent and our cameramen sent this report. reporter: the free syrian army are driving out i.s.. here in northern syria, so-called islamic state is collapsing. to itst happens believers and converts, those who abandoned europe to live under the caliphate? civilians, are for the most desperate. but lurking here is a threat, i.s. fighters living among them. the camps here in northern syria are doing overwhelmed. people are fleeing the fighting and this is before the biggest attack on the capital. fighters and their families are trying to get out. some are trying to defect. many are being captured here before they make it to the border with turkey. we were given exclusive access to one jail holding european i.s. fighters. they are a threat and distrusted, so they are heavily guarded. these are the personal belongings of i.s. prisoners and defectors. hundreds have been captured, including cold families heading back to europe. mohammed and his wife left france to join isl

dozens a re currently being held in northern syria.f them, including one british fighter. from northern aleppo, our middle east correspondent quentin sommerville, and cameraman fred scott, sent this report. the free syrian army are driving out is. here in northern syria, the so—called islamic state is collapsing. but what happens to its believers and converts, those that abandoned europe to live under the caliphate? these camps are for civilians, the most desperate. but lurking here is a threat, is fighters living among them. the camps here in northern syria are being overwhelmed. people are fleeing fighting on a number of fronts, and this is before the big attack on the is de facto capital, raqqa. is fighters and their families are trying to get out. some are trying to defect. many of them are being captured here, before they even make it to the border with turkey. we were given exclusive access to one jail holding european is fighters. they are a threat, and distrusted, so are heavily guarded by the al shamir front. these are the per

the camps here in northern syria are being overwhelmed.is is before the big attack on the is de facto capital, raqqa. is fighters and their families are trying to get out. some are trying to defect. many of them are being captured here, before they even make it to the border with turkey. we were given exclusive access to one jail holding european is fighters. they are a threat, and distrusted, so are heavily guarded by the al shamir front. these are the personal belongings of is prisoners and defectors. hundreds have been captured, including whole families heading back to europe. mohammad atalla and his wife left niemen, france, to join the islamic state. they had a baby while in raqqa. he says he doesn't hate france, and wants to return. translation: a friend came and told me i should leave and join the islamic state. i let him brainwash me. i was weak, and ifollowed him. life under the islamic state in syria is difficult. there is a lot of bombing. it's not a life we wish on anyone. translation: i had a normal life in france. i was well,

all part of the deal to relocate the opposition to northern syria.t are you thinking about right now as you get on the bus? the rebel fighters did not want to talk with us. but in a video they shot, this young man explained -- it feels like a stab in the heart leaving homs, but god-willing, i'll come back one day triumphant. homs governor said the negotiations to were difficult. it's a truce for the time being, he said, but he warns the government would fight them again in the future if it had to. assad's forces have used several different tactics to take back territory from opposition fighters. one has been to destroy entire neighborhoods. and so the shelling continues on the outskirts of the capital damascus. despite a similar relocation deal there, with thousands leaving. assad's forces have destroyed cities, killed and starved their enemies and now, scott, these rebel evacuations are bringing assad closer to a symbolic victory, solidifying control over syria's big cities. >>> north korea's rulers are gloating over this weekend's missile test. the

than 30 civilians and kurdish fighters have been killed in an attack led by the islamic state in northern syriai.s. targeted a makeshift camp of refugees. it happened at a border crossing between the two countries. china called for the immediate dissension of a controversial missile system and north korea. beijing has expressed opposition of thaad. china foreign ministry spokesman said china would take measures to defend its interest. hillary clinton has been talking bydetail about her defeat donald trump in last year's runoff. in an event in new york city, the former candidate took some of the blame for her losing campaign, but said there were other factors as well. mrs. clinton: it was not a perfect campaign, there is no such thing. i was on the way to winning until a combination of jim comey's letter and russian wiki of peopleed doubts that were inclined to vote for me that were scared off. tim: for more i spoke to our north american reporter. anthony, she has not gotten over it? : it is hard for anyone to get over this. bob will said he was sleeping like a baby after losing the election, wa

of his attention on the islamic state and its activities in both anbar province in iraq and in northern syriahe is right to assert that we have to take the fight through -- to them through air power, which we're doing. but i also think that prime minister may is absolutely correct in that you have to go well beyond that. and this very difficult area of finding mainly young men, who fit the profile of a suicide bomber, it's much more intelligence work that is paramount here. and it is international corporation with arab countries. and so, it's an international efforts that has to be made. that's why i think she's right about making this renewed effort. jane: there's been an extraordinary risk this week between the u.k. and the u.s. over leaks involving the manchester investigation. how damaging has this been to america's ability to forge the alliances, which as you say, are so important in sharing information? >> this has been extraordinarily damaging this week. obviously, the british police should have been the ones to determine when they release information on the suicide bomber. they obviou

united states says it will begin supplying weapons to kurdish militants fighting islamic state in northern syria. the arms are aimed specifically at the upcoming battle for the city of raqqa. for more on this, i spoke a little earlier with the bbc's gary o'donoghue. i suppose the key question is, will turkey stand idly by? gary: i don't think it will stand i believe by or protest, but -- ideally by or protest, but there is a question of how much they can do about this. president erdogan is coming to washington next week. i think he wants to send a really strong message that he wouldn't do that. we have heard he is -- we have not heard he is canceling, for example. they have strongly resisted this idea, mainly because the ypg, syrian kurds, are pretty much the same as the pkk, the internal separatist movement inside turkey. but the u.s. has wanted to do this for some time. time is running short. the opposition forces are within 30 miles of raqqa, and the u.s. simply believes that the kurds , the ypg, are the most disciplined, the most organized, the best fighters on the battlefield. that is why t

backed fighters in northern syria have advanced between four kilometers of raqqa. has taken five villages since monday and is close to encircling raqqa from the east and north. rouhani'sawal of mr. rival has been expected. both are from the moderate reformist camp. on monday the conservative mayor of tehran pulled out of the race. you are watching bbc "world news america." on tonight's program, coming together in the name of science. how scientists from across the middle east are finding common ground in jordan. facebook remains acceptabl -- accessible to thailand despite an order to block 130 pages denigrating the monarchy. facebook is popular in thailand. our southeast asia correspondent reports. reporter: people use facebook here for social reasons and business reasons. had the government carried out its threat to take legal action or in the case of isp, there is a suggestion they would block the social media giant altogether. it is such a big part of life there would have been a massive uproar. it didn't happen. officials from the telecommunications commission

you're headed up to lake tahoe also a warming up there a brand new issued flood watch turbthe northern syria down through the central syria this weekend through weekend through tuesday. if you have a house creek there near creek river or stream. next full microclimate update in 15 minutes. >> sew you shortly you can also track the heat by downloading free nbc bay area app. you can get forecast tailored to your specific neighborhood. >> now the latest on the political coverage. another whirlwind day on while nbc in news confirmed a current white house official is considered a significant person of interest in the russian investigation. nbc's blaine alexander joins us live from washington. blaine all happening while president trump is on his first official overseas trip. >> reporter: yes janelle this undoubtedly could not come really at a worse more inconvenient time for the white house. as you know of course for weeks the white house has really been trying to shift the focus wush away this russia investigation and shift the focus back to the president's agenda. and they were hoping to use thi

other foreign defectors, sarah and her daughter were given shelter by a byderate rebel group in northern syriat one of their leaders, mohammed adeeb, told us it's difficult to persuade foreign governments to accept the defectors back. o you try to contact their governments and send them home? "we've tried to communicate with several governments," he told us, "but we either get no answer or nothing positive." in paris, moumenah al-hariri is a negotiator hired by sarah's family to try to bring her home. "all the women i help know they have to go to prison once they're back," she told us, "including sarah." moumenah says she only helps women and children. negotiating with european governments, and using her contacts in syria. are these women and children a threat? "if we leave them in syria, that's when they become a danger," she told us. "they're widows, so their omildren can be taken from them at any moment, brainwashed, radicalized, and turned into avman bombs. the children have a right to a second chance." the syrian rebels who gave protection to sarah when she fled isis told us they've also

also making news today: us—backed fighters in northern syria have captured the strategically importantm islamic state militants, as well as a nearby dam. an alliance of local kurdish, arab and christian militias has been battling to take the area for weeks supported by us—led coalition special forces and air strikes. the former brazilian president, luiz inacio lula da silva, has arrived at a courthouse in the southern city of curitiba to give testimony before the country's top anti—corruption judge in the first of five cases against him. he has denied any wrongdoing. foreign ministers of the eight countries with territory in the arctic circle are meeting in alaska amid confusion about the us government's policy on climate change. the effects of a warming climate are being felt particularly keenly in the arctic and they are eager to learn what us policy on climate change will be. the value of shares in snap, the parent company of the messaging app snapchat, have tumbled by about 20%, after disappointing results. the number of people using snapchat grew by only 5% over three months, to 1

in northern syria. along the turkish border.mocratic forces, who are ready to assault on raqqa to take the city back from so—called islamic state. potentially significant players in the fight and taking the fight to so—called islamic state. why is turkey so opposed to the americans helping them? turkey is furious with the latest decision. ankara considers ypg as a terrorist organisation like pkk. turkey has long asked the united states to stop its support for the ypg. however, the us makes a distinction between pkk and ypg. and doesn't consider ypg a terrorist organisation. the washington administration considers them a very useful ally against the fight in syria. you have a real problem, washington thinks the kurdish fighters are an ally but they want to keep president erdogan onside. the only you can feel from the turkish leader, there could be a backlash. as we watched earlier, doing your report, recep tayyip erdogan sharply criticised the us administration and calls mr trump's latest decision a mistake. both leaders will mee

us backed fighters in northern syria as a there have advanced to within four kilometres of the so—calledtronghold. syrian democratic forces say they have taken five villages since monday and are taken five villages since monday and a re close taken five villages since monday and are close to encircling raqqa from the east and north. a candidate in iran's presidential election has pulled out in order to smooth the path for the incumbent, hassan rouhani. the withdrawal of mr rouhani's ally, the vice president, had been expected. both are from the more moderate, reformist camp. on monday the conservative mayor of tehran pulled out of the race. it's nicknamed plastic island — 38 million items have washed up on henderson island, a remote uninhabited british territory in the pacific. researchers see it as a symptom of the growing mass of waste. here's the bbc‘s victoria gill. 3,000 miles from the mainland, a remote paradise that has become a rubbish dump. its beaches are now more densely polluted with plastic than anywhere else on earth. henderson island is home only to south pacific sea birds

the watchful eye of their russian allies, all part of the deal to relocate the opposition to northern syria. what are you thinking about right now as you get on the bus? the rebel fighters did not want the talk to us, but in a video they shot, this young man explained "it feels like a stab in the heart leaving home, but god willing i'll come back one day trump fan." holmes' governor hom' talal al barazi was difficult. "it's a truce for the time being," he said, but he warns the government would fight them again in the future if he had to. assad's forces used several different tactics to take back territory from opposition fighters. one has been to destroy entire neighborhoods. and so the shelling continues on the outskirts of the capital damascus. deal there, with thousands leaving. assad's forces have destroyed cities, killed and stavered their enemies, and now, scott, these rebel evacuations are bringing assad closer to a symbolic victory, solidifying control over syria's big cities. >> pelley: seth doane inside syria for us tonight. thanks. next on the "cbs evening news," a new missile t

a car bomb attack in northern syria, a country ravaged by war. >> and result of the bombing, five data in more than 12 injured. >> the attack happened a few miles from the turkish border, a region blackened by syria's six year civil war. today, the fourth round of peace talks attempting to reach a sustainable stain cease-fire. u.s. delegation involved in the talks along with diplomats from russia, iran, and turkey. opposition leaders are demanding once again that syria's government stops bombing rebel held areas. vladimir putin said russia and the syrian regime would hold flights over specified zones if all sides of respect a cease-fire. talks focused on creating so-called safe zones in syria to ensure their a cease-fire holds. zones where fighting would be stopped and monitored by international observers. the civil war resulted in the death of more than 300,000 people and the displacement of more than 11 million people. the safe zone plan has white house supports. >> translator: we discussed it with mr. trump over the phone yesterday. as far as i understand, the american administratio

guarantees from the us side that the kurds will not have some sort of an autonomous region in northern syriacond issue, as you mentioned, the extradition of gulan. if he he is extradited from the us, it will be a huge victory for erdogan himself. particularly since the coup injuly, this is one of the key issues he usesin this is one of the key issues he uses in domestic policy. if you speak turkish, you can get full coverage of that story at bbc turkish.com. in a few minutes we turn to a big story here in the uk. you may have seen the leaked version of the labour party's manifesto. well, it's been officially laurgeed byjeremy corbyn today. we'll be live in westminster to talk about that in a few minutes' time. can you get coverage of it through the bbc news website. as well as extensive coverage of the election campaign more generally. now, this is outside source. we're live in the bbc newsroom. let me talk you through our main stories. donald trump has been defending his decision to share some intelligence with the russian foreign minister. we'll turn back to that later on in the hour. in o

laura: we are learning the name of another american soldier killed in the line of duty in northern syriaetian murphy was on his first deployment when he died in a vehicle rollover. he received numerous awards and decorations in a short career. he's one of three u.s. service members who have died in syria since they arrived last year. more than 1 million veterans have paid the ultimate sacrifice fighting for our country in defense our country's freedom. beginning with the american revolution. more than 4,400 soldiers were killed. the war of 1812 resulted in 2,200 deaths. then in the mexican war we saw 13,000 soldier deaths. and more than 2,400 in the spanish-american war. in world war i. 116,000 service members were killed. killed. president trump spoke to a crowd of troops today thanking them for their service and vowing to defeat terror. working on my feet all day gave me pain here. in my knees. so i stepped on this machine and got my number, which matched my dr. scholl's custom fit orthotic inserts. so i get immediate relief from my foot pain. my knee pain. find a machine at drscholls.

basner is in turkey trying to convince a skeptical turkish government to increase its presence in northern syria. >> we need to continue to support and strengthen the syrian people. >> reporter: the trump administration is counting on nato to step up and join the anti-isis coalition. >> they have been an observer and have become more and more engaged in the actual fight. >> reporter: they are looking at recommendations to send more troops to afghanistan. >>> assistant professor accused of sexual harassment by multiple students and in some cases date back years. tonight, new development. >> they had clear and convincing evidence that he had violated the policy. he has been dismissed. >> they say it is part of the effort to intensify and respond to sexual misconduct. >> assistant professor was dismissed today by the chancellor following a lengthy investigation by school officials after for students accused him of sexual- harassment. we get late information from our reporter in our newsroom. >> reporter: good evening. the professor who has been fired has been under investigation for more than two y

and new tonight the pentagon has identified a soldier who died in northern syria.over. he was just 22 years old. earlier today president trump visited a naval air station in sicily and reaffirmed his support for our troops. >> you are the men and women who make up the most powerful military in the world, and under my administration, as you know, you've seen it, right, under my administration stronger and stronger every single day. i also know that the single greatest strength of our armed forces is you, you, all of you. >> this memorial day week as you spend time with your friend, your family, we hope you'll remember service members like specialist murphy who have given the ultimate sacrifice. up next here on cnn a marathon of the '80s and i'll be back tomorrow night live in the cnn newsroom. >>> it's a time of enormous turmoil. >> shut up in here. >> the '60s are over, dad. >> here is michael at the foul line. a shot, good! >> we intend to cover all the news all the time. we won't be signing off until the world ends. >> isn't that special. >> any tool for human ex

service member has died in northern syria. a vehicle rolled over. i'd did it not happen in combat. we don't know the service member's identity. the pentagon has announced recent operations in iraq and syria have kill three senior islamic state leaders. that according to the u.s. central command. they say the men had extensive experience and training and the deaths make it more difficult, they content, for isis to plan and carry out attacks on civilians. ariana grande plans to go back to manchester after this week's terror attack. and police say the man hunt is continuing for more members of what they're calling a terrorist network in that city. we will have a live report from manchester straight ahead from the news deck. new bike? yeah, 'cause i got allstate. if you total your new bike, they replace it with a brand new one. so, kinda like your second husband. kinda. it's good to be in (good hands). all umm...ed. you wouldn't want your painter to quit part way, i think you missed a spot. so when it comes to pain relievers, why put up with just part of a day? aleve, live whole not pa

you've got on the one hand the ypg, that is the kurdish militia in northern syria that the united statesonsiders its most reliable, most trusted ally when it comes to the fight against isis. and on the other hand, you have turkey, of course, a key u.s. ally, a fellow nato member state. and tensions between the two really spiked last week after we saw turkey carrying out air strikes against these kurdish groups in syria and in iraq and turkey vowing to carry out more. turkey considers the ypg a terrorist organization because of its links to another kurdish group, the pkk. that is considered a terrorist organization by both the united states and turkey. so, of course, a very complex situation there. turkey is vowing to continue its air strikes, and as we mentioned, to address this issue with president trump later this month because of the united states' support for these kurdish groups presenting the president with yet another foreign policy dilemma that he's going to have to deal with, and of course, raising questions about the situation when it comes to the fight against isis in syria. >

struck an yarp in northern syria and the question was whether they actually struck a mosque or buildingll of al qaeda operatives, as they said. the video showed what appeared to be civilians being taken out of that building dead. now they've learned the u.s. military investigation has concluded that this building they struck was actually part of a religious complex, parts of a mosque complex. it should not have been struck, as it was a religious facility. now the question is did the military know or was there some other indication that this building was, in fact, being used by al qaeda and they simply didn't know it was a religious facility tote they struck it? you see the destruction there. there was a small mosque building about 40 feet away but that is not what they hit. they hit this building that they now after the investigation say was indeed a mart of a religious facility. the full investigation expected to be unveiled in the next several days but we tonight have an early look at it. >> if there were al qaeda terrorists hiding out or plotting in that mosque, is it u.s. policy to

like the syrian civil war, the fight against isis, the administration's decision to arm kurds in northern syria. lots of sensitive issues on the agenda. nothing to see here. that's the basic message from the white house today as they react to the reports that president trump shared sensitive classified intelligence with russian officials in the oval office last week. after a short statement about it yesterday, the president's national security adviser, general h.r. mcmaster offered much more about it just a little while ago speaking from the white house briefing room. >> it's wholly appropriate for the president to say whatever information he think system necessary to advance the security of the american people. that's what he did. as to your question on had that information been shared previously, i'm not sure about that. >> when did he make the decision to share the information? >> he made the decision in the context of the conversation. there are no sensitivities in terms of me or anybody who's been with the president in many of these engagements. she shares informtion in a way that is wholl

we can actually run right up to the russians and talk to them in northern syria. all of these stories don't make sense and we have to get to the bottom of what they he were trying to transmit. >> matt, real quick. >> that's a third category, leaks within the administration refle reflecting in-fighting. >> good point. good to see you. matt welch, kevin cirille, malcolm nance. >> happy memorial day. >> go on and enjoy it a little bit, barbecue some burgers, something like that. the end of an era. days after meeting with president trump, angela merkel warns europe can no longer rely on the united states. is this a watershed moment in global relations? former vice president biden slamming democrats for not having a plan for the middle class. we'll ask one democratic congressman about how his party is planning to reach out to voters and who is leading the party into the midterm elections. >>> breaking news out of florida. golfer tiger woods arrested in the early morning hours today. we'll have a report on that coming up. art. it can be sculpted, bringing to life beauti

the best fighters against isis in northern syria. since it will lapse into the new presidency, past january 20th, what is your new view? and he said he was against it so they did not proceed. on president obama's orders, they did not arm those fighters because turkey was against it. he did not say he was clearly conflicted, having taken $500,000 fighting as a lobbyist for this turkish firm. so that is going to be part of mueller investigation. >> there is a technical phrase that sums this up. what a mess. we've reracked that moment. the question to the president about comey. here it is. >> did you at any time urge fbi director james comey to close or to back down the investigation into michael flynn? >> no. no. next question. >>> as you look back, have you had any recollection where you've wondered if anything you have done has been something that might be worthy of criminal charges in these investigations or impeachment as some on the left are implying? >> i think it is totally ridiculous. everybody thinks so. and again we have to g

look at all of northern nigeria, syria, the conflict there, afghanistan, all those!g to the $2 billion you say you need, but also the 1 billion you say you need, but also the1 billion you billion you say you need, but also the 1 billion you said you got the other day. what we hope is that we can deliver, which we are doing well, despite all the circumstances. and if we have more resources, we can save more lives. people are willing to invest in that. we have things set up. we are saving lives and are delivering food to 3 million people a month. water, sanitation, and health, to millions every month. we have more opportunity to save lives. why would, frankly, international donors feel it is worth pouring resources into yemen when one looks at the reports from the ground and it is clear that the warring parties, and you name the saudi—led coalition, so let us stick with them, are using aerial bombardment to sit civilian targets. now, —— hit. now, they deny they do it deliberately, but the facts on the ground is clear. many, including children and women in hospitals, ha

the russians on syria because they had been bombing civilian targets and towns and cities in northern syriall as they want to take their russians up on war crimes. there has been a lot of focus on the russian interference. there has not been as much discussion. there was the document dump in the last moment of the french election. all of the eastern european election have some degree of online hacking type of interference is there a larger pattern. when does that come elevated. this didn't start last year. they did interfere with the campaign. they believe that russia is already interfering in elections. of course our intelligence community has said that russia did interfere. where the most powerful country. this is an issue that president trump should take up. in the very first meeting with the russian leader. we will see if the issue comes up. she weighed in on how the administration should handle russia. for cooperation with russia. but there is some i think what you saw with secretary tillerson when he was in moscow a little while ago was a warning to be pretty tough. it will gain a mea

conducted some of their own military missions against some of the forces working just inside northern syria and iraq. >> good point about turkey and the opposition in the wake of the news. we will look to questions on that to sean spicer momentarily. thank you, at the pentagon. and another topic that sean spicer is likely to address momentarily here is republican senator lindsey graham, who as you heard just about 24 hours ago, called for this investigation into president trump's business dealings in russia. this is what senator graham, a republican, told manu raju. >> well, look at the facts taken. some we know about what clapper said. i want to know more about trump's business dealings. i asked is there any business dealings with the trump organization that gave you concern and he said no, he said with the caveat i don't know what the fbi's looking at so i don't want to run afoul of them. >> reporter: what's the business interest of theirs? >> i don't know. the fbi, according to clapper, i think they are actually looking at that so maybe that's something we need to steer clear of. what i'

their enemies are ushering the rebels on to buses bound for an opposition area in northern syria. s reporting from inside syria at cbsthismorning.com. >>> a chance encounter at a restaurant transforms a man's life. >> i'm mark strassman at the mayo clinic in jacksonville with a story i promise you'll remember about the kindness of strangers. it involves who guys who just met, a lucky hat, and a life-saving donation. that story coming up on "cbs this morning >>> college graduatines are increasingly moving back in with their parents. jill schlesinger is here with more. you're watching "cbs this morning." >> announcer: this morning's eye on money sponsored by brighthouse financial. established by metlife. things are headed. knowinge because as we live longer... and markets continue to rise and fall... predictable is one thing you need in retirement to help protect what you've earned and ensure it lasts. introducing brighthouse financial. a new company established by metlife to specialize in annuities & life insurance. how do you become america's best-selling brand? you make it detect

-backed syrian fighters capturing more areas from isis in northern syria a. video released by the democratic forces shows fighters appearing to advance in recently liberated areas. it shows ammunition and artillery stockpiles that the group allegedly seized from isis militants. turkish police arresting dozens of people as anti-government protesters tried to breach a ban in istanbul. they wanted to mark may day. security was tight with 30,000 members on hand. lots of roads and school closings in eureka, missouri. floodwaters continuing to rise there. river levels will crest tomorrow at over 44 feet more than ten feet above the flood stage. and the wade quadruplets will go to yale. they appeared on the "today" show to announce their decision after the school offered them extraordinary financial aid package. there they are in their t-shirts. good luck, guys. we wish them well. back to you. >> quite a story. shares of boeing up, the company's holding its annual meeting. phil lebeau is live in chicago. >> reporter: the company stands on a number of its key busines

the pentagon identified 22-year-old murphy who died from injuries in his vehicle rolled over northern syrias behind a wife and two young sons. a deadly stabbing spree at airports and train stations. this man cannot jeremy joseph christian reportedly yelling at two muslim women before killing to an entry one other passenger who tried to intervene. the women they been seen before police arrived. christian faces charges of aggravated murder and has a criminal past. he could not be facing hate crime charges. the professor goes on a commencement tirade attacking president trump. >> the president of the united states, the most powerful politician in the world is a racist, sexist, maniac. donald trump has fulfilled a campaign promise is that they campaigned organized and built upon racism, corporatism and militarism. abby: addressing graduates at hampshire college can argue headlines for lowered the american flag at half staff or after president trump's election. today is the greatest day in motorsports. we are just hours away from drivers starting their engines for the 100 worst indianapolis 500.

areas including in the south, which is a particular interest for stabilizing the border between syria and northern israel. today we have the pacific ways to jointly implement these agreements. we believe it should not take long and that is why the decision to renew the geneva talks in a few days and we hope that the fair works within this process we hope the political talk is going to involve details with the issues of governance, election and fight against terrorism, of course. >> question today. these areas in syria, however, recent pentagon state grounds on the fact the devil is in the detail sounds -- who is going to ensure the security of these areas? how is it going to work? is america doing enough in that direction? and one more question, since trump's inauguration a lot has taken place in international affairs. have you felt any changes in the metric? >> the first question had to do with -- we are going to agree who is going to control security areas and security zones around those dekes -- de-escalation areas. we are interested in that. particularly with respect to the sovereign area. we

we must confront terrorists globally, from syria and afghanistan, to northern mali and the southern philippines, where al qaeda 3.0 may be germinating. we can't allow twitter wars to become shooting wars. so instead of vacillating between reckless saber rattling and dubbing kim jong-un a smart cookie, we should steadily apply increased pressure on north korea, while protecting our allies and our homeland. and instead of excusing russia's outrageous behavior and branding nato obsolete, we must defend every nato ally unconditionally and firmly counter russia's cold war tactics. even as we address today's crises, we must get ahead of emerging threats that will endanger us tomorrow. from rising oceans, to the dark web, from conflict in outer space, to the manipulation of artificial intelligence. second, an effective foreign policy requires skillful diplomacy. we should embrace the mantle of global leadership, because the united states remains the world's best hope, but we need to be a steady, trusted partner so that as charles de gal said, the word of the united states' president is good enough for

syria. they have set up councils all across northern and eastern syria.hey become the main partners of the united states in this battle against isis. the battle for rocco, the de facto capital of the caliphate, it is the ypg who is the main ally of the united states. nermeen: can you say a little bit about what the impact of the russia military intervention in syria has been in terms of the situation on the ground, in terms of civilian casualties, and so on? >> any discussion of syria, it is important to state at the outset two biggest sources of violence, number one, the assad regime. it has killed, tortured, maimed, ,xecuted anybody who resists essentially. the second-biggest source of violence in syria is the russian regime. russia's role has been to prop up the syrian government at a time when it was looking very weak. when the syrian government retook aleppo a few months ago, they would not have been able to do that without russian airpower. nermeen: last week, democracy now! spoke to a correspondent jonathan steele. he questioned whether the assad r