. >> iraqi prime minister nouri al-maliki is making a visit to the u.s. he's asking for help to end the violence that killed thousands of iraqis. mike viqueira joins us. the prime minister talked about the impact of the violence facing his country. what did he have to say. >> it's a difficult time for iraq politically and internally. there are political rough waters for nouri al-maliki, as he arrives in washington for the visit. a group of republican and democrat senators accuse nouri al-maliki of leading iraq into another war, of mismanagement, iraqi policy, persecution of the sunni minority, allowing iran overflight rights to help the assad government in neighbouring syria. nouri al-maliki came here, he's concerned about terrorism, as is the administration. it increased over the course of the last several month, into the last year. nouri al-maliki discounts reports or the perception among many americans that it is sunni and shia violence. he says it's al qaeda staging from areas in syria that are controlled now. lawless but controlled by al qaeda elemen

and president obama will host iraqi prime minister nouri al maliki at the white house tomorrow the white house said in a statement that the discussion between the leaders will focus on the long term post-war partnership between iraq and the united states that post-war partnership is something the prime minister is extremely concerned about as the security and stability of iraq on rattles prime minister al maliki made that message very clear today while speaking publicly at the united states institute of peace r.t. arabic correspondent rima has more there is one message iraq's prime minister nouri maliki has been pushing during his visit to washington d.c. this week help me fight terrorism in my country because maliki says well not only help iraq but the region here's what he said during his speech this morning in washington d.c. fault by all countries and societies would like we want an international war a global war against terror if we're on to war we want this surge would war against those who are killing people getting flocculation who are calling for blood shed for ignorance and do

. >> ifill: iraqi prime minister nouri al maliki told a washington audience today his country needs helpfight a rekindled terrorist threat. chief foreign affairs correspondent margaret warner was there and looks at the prime minister's efforts to stem the bloodshed. >> reporter: it's become an all- too-familiar scene of renewed carnage in iraq: a bus station hit by a car bomb, one of 10 weekend attacks that killed dozens, on top of nearly 1,000 dead in september and more than 7000 this year, according to the united nations. >> it is a pretty grim time in iraq with over 1,000 deaths a month, most of them caused by al-qaeda bombings. >> reporter: ryan crocker served as ambassador to iraq at the height of the communal bloodletting between sunni and shiite muslims in 2007 and 2008. he's now dean of the bush school at texas a&m. as bad as the current attacks by a resurgent iraqi al qaeda network are, crocker warns they would be far more deadly if sunni and shiite civilians started turning on each other again. >> so far, those tensions have not erupted into the kind of fighting that i saw when

. >> prime minister nouri al-maliki is heading to the u.s. and is hopeful of winning a third term in upcoming elections. a recent study estimated as many as half a million people died in iraq since the u.s. invasion. getting rid of a dictator made no difference in the lives of many people who today have to bury their family. >> still to come on this program - georgia set for a new president. we'll get the russian perspective on the results live from moscow. >> plus - casting their ballots to choose their village leaders. police on high alert in polling booths in the philippines. >>> hello again. a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. >> argentina's president cristina fernangez de kirchner bid to run for a third bid is over. the ruling party holds the majority, but doesn't have enough seats to amend the constitution. >> the u.n. arabic envoy lakhdar brahimi is due to arrive in damascus. he's trying to drum up support for an international peace conference on syria, set to take place next month. >> three people have been killed in china's

it happens just days before prime minister nouri al-maliki will meet with president obama in d.c. to discuss a number of issues. one is the shipment of drones and fire jets to iraq he trips. a mother's unconditional love for her child motivates her to provide an sacrifice for her offspring, but how far are you willing to go to protect your children? for some women in seriocomic takes them all the way to the front lines of the civil war. -- for some women in syria, it takes them all the way to the front lines of the civil war. >> like women around the world, she enjoys putting on makeup before heading to the office. but her job is a little different than most. the 23-year-old is heading to the syrian front line. >> it gives me great satisfaction being able to defend my country against terrorist who want to destroy it. >> it strange to find women here in the line of fire. even more so because she is a mother. her sons are just four years old and sixers opb >> i signed up because of them. i'm not afraid anymore because i have -- her sons are just four years old and six years old. >>

arabic correspondent rym of one dia has more there is one message iraq's prime minister nouri maliki has been pushing during his visit to washington d.c. this week help me fight terrorism in my country because maliki says will not only help iraq but the reason here's what he said during his speech this morning in washington d.c. fought by order countries and societies was wise we want an international war a global war against terror if we have to a world war we won the surge woodward again still has a lot of killing people getting the police and who are calling for let's said for ignorance and do not dwell on. logic. to govern our daily lives the main challenge iraq faces remains the same a rise of attacks that has claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of civilians arise now he says as a result of violence in syria but maliki was in washington d.c. to try to convince both the administration and the lawmakers to step up their support to help him fight terrorism in iraq is having trouble convincing them to go with who experts say take a harder line on iraq that obama sent a letter

i am honored to introduce nouri al-maliki, prime minister of the republic of iraq. he faces the daunting challenges iraq in general -- continues to face. the prime minister will be meeting with president obama and vice president biden to strengthen ties between our nations. they will discuss how we can help iraq confront these challenges and discuss ways to enhance cooperation between our countries under the strategic framework agreement. this is an important time. two years have passed since u.s. troops left a rack. iraq.ft eye we must never forget those who lost their lives in the struggle for a free iraq. with resources, and is set to hold national elections next year. it has improved relations with its neighbors, particularly kuwait and jordan. as they have work to bring itself into the region, we have seen 17 era him -- arab countries open up embassies in baghdad. we see opportunities for american business. major corporations are now invested in iraq. the united states on iraq side a train in investment treaty freedom -- framework agreement. in recent years, th

prime minister neuro is heading -- nouri al-maliki is heading to the u.s., and is hopeful of winninghird term in upcoming elections. a study estimated as many as half a million died in iraq sips the u.s. in -- since the u.s. invasion, getting rid of a dictator has made no difference to the lives of many who today have to bury some of their family. >> syria's met a crucial deadline as it works to remove its chemical arsenal, an agreement that hopes to eliminate weapons by 2015. kilmeny duchardt has more. is it >> syria is meeting an ambitious deadline set by the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons, known as opcw do destroy its lethal stockpile by next year. syria handed over the details of its poison gas and nerve agent program thursday, ahead of its october 27th deadline. opcw is not really saying what the report says, but it did say the syrian government disclosed 23 chemical weapon sites. the head of the opcw u.n. team said that the country has been cooperative. >> we have had good meetings with the syrian government, there's continued strong cooperation with the s

prime minister nouri al-maliki is heading to the u.s. is helpful of winning a third term in upcoming elections. a study estimated as many as half a million people decide in iraq since the u.s. invasion. getting rid of a dictator made no difference in the lives of the many people who today have to bury their family. >> video ememoried, showing a -- emerged showing a former soldier attempting to assassinate a former interior minister. it shows a white suv driving up to the interior ministers home and exploding. a man wearing an army uniform, egyptian military ofirms confirm a former army officer was behind the attack. the interior minister survived, one was killed and 20 others hurt. russian president voout jip is planning a -- vladimir putin is planning a visit to egypt, hopefully to regain ties and access to their ports. the u.s. suspended military and financial aid to egypt earlier this month and they are taking advantage. >> u.s. involvement in world conflict is a topic in, "talk to al jazeera", best selling author martin gladwell sits

the latest violence came as iraqi prime minister nouri al- maliki traveled to washington in search of additional military aid. beginning next week, the town of sanford, florida will no longer allow neighborhood watch volunteers to carry guns. the decision follows the july acquittal of neighborhood watch organizer george zimmerman, who shot and killed unarmed teenager trayvon martin last year. sanford police say they want to return to having civilian patrols report what they see to authorities, but do nothing more. social security benefits will go up just 1.5% next year an average of about $19 a month. the annual cost-of-living adjustment, announced today, is one of the smallest since 1975, when the automatic hikes began. it's because consumer prices stayed in check in this year. the increase affects nearly 58 million americans. >> ifill: still ahead on the "newshour": president obama defends the health care law; an exclusive interview with the senate's top republican; the latest round of budget talks kick off on capitol hill. a new report on the risk of concussions for kids playing sp