s ongoing war against al qaeda in yemen.ident obama's eight years in office, the u.s. carried out an estimated 154 drone strikes in yemen. in president trump's first two years, around 176 have been reported. >> a priority is the fight against al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. >> this is a franchised al qda metastasizing threat. >> this is the franchise of alem qaeda that hasstrated the ability to try to attack our homeland. >> narrator: the roads leading out of yla are littered with the wreckage of cars destroyed by drone strikes. >> ahmad: while i was in yem, i heard about a drone strike that had just recently happened. it was in the central region of shabwa. s it arted apparently when a boy had joined al qaed (dog barking, ahmad and ali salem speaking arabic) ahmad: >> narrator: ali salem is the uncle of the boy. he takes safa to meet him. for his safety, we aeed not to show his face. he says he ran away from home with friendso join al qaeda. d: ahma boy: ahmad and boy: ♪ ♪ >> narrator: al qaeda in yemen doesn't just prea

didn't come for more on those stories coming up safely in cairo talks to a former al qaeda member and british spy. sophie shevardnadze a man who swore an oath of allegiance to osama bin ladin and met with the architects of the nine eleven attacks a mundane is with me today talking about his journey from an al qaeda operative to a top spy. the transition from. elective prayer or school meetings to forming clandestine cells and buying guns a load to repeat all the old carnage across the world is there really a single pulse to terrorism called and every recruit how do violent groups like al qaeda recruit and retain new members and what happens if someone decides they have to get out of the deadly game. a mundane former al qaeda operative turned one of your case top intelligence assets within the terrorist group welcome to the show it's really great to have you with us today excited to even have to have you now you were described as a master bomb maker and w m d specialist but also a religious scholar what was your occupation with their guns ation exactly well i mean when i joined the org

is there really a single pulse to terrorism called and every recruit how do violent groups like al qaeda recruit and retain new members and what happens if someone decides they have to get out of the deadly game. a mundane former al qaeda operative turned one of your case top intelligence assets within the terrorist group welcome to the show it's really great to have you with us today are excited to even have to have you now you were described as a master bomb maker and w m d specialist but also a religious scholar what was your occupation with their guns ation exactly well i mean when i joined the organization in ninety ninety seven. i was more or less already i thought i need and idea basically i thought i wanted to you know give religious lessons and i was giving religious lessons to some of the recruits but also they noticed that they had been up to you and for months and chemistry and so that's why they assigned me to a small lab somewhere and they know west of dell about than they've got a son which was working on explosives chemical weapons boys and some budgeted weapons and so th

services discussing his lives as an infiltrator within al qaeda. how does a base camp of a terror group like that operate when he decides who is in charge of wot. what is a chain of command and what is to standard of the training are there for officers doing like marine type drills for everyone. well i mean if i tell you for example what a comp that belong to a car that looked like for example which operated in the mid one nine hundred ninety s. until it was bombed in one thousand nine hundred eight by the americans of the suffolk a woman's every day we would wake up for example in oh before dawn pray as you know for the players of course and then there is the morning parade and then there is a military training. you know there will be military training with its weapons and warfare mountain warfare explosives and you know other. military tactics and then there would be the religious training the ideological training and then there would be the creation of activities you know sports hiking and even volleyball or football something about. so of cours

isis is operating the al-qaeda model.it's assessed to be anywhere between 30 and 40,000 isis numbers between iraq and syria. they operating at higher level than al-qaeda ever operated at in iraq, and that's what happens you simply just knocked not ins and call it defeat. we knocked down buildings in fallujah in 2004 and 2005 and deborah clinton victory over al-qaeda of al-qaeda. in fact, quickly learn we just your insurgency and created more recruits for these terrorist organizations. back to my point or router, how do you deal with the sunni military that is ten years old today, that is 20, ten years from now was not an islamist, who is not a terrorist but wants revenge? and these entities are the ones that can get him there. and that's what we're going to be dealing with because we formed temporary alliances with temporary solutions and it ends up with this permanent cycle of violence that we continue to have to address as different generations. this is just the new way to go. if we would've simply told the taliban we'r

the terrorist ilyas kashmiri connected headley with an al qaeda cell in person but this cell had been under surveillance by the british secret service since two thousand and nine richard kemp was previously intelligence coordinator for the u.k. government. one thing that many people don't really understand is the fluidity of islamic terrorists they're happy to move from organization to organization the important thing is not so much to trace groups and even networks it's to trace individuals on their movements and their connections with with other people the u.k.'s foreign intelligence service m i six picked up headless trail and shared its information with the u.s. now headley was in the crosshairs of u.s. investigates his in october two thousand and nine and emergency meeting was held at the white house during which the cia director asked the president to make a decision president obama himself made the decision to in fact go ahead and arrest him at the airport. the arrest was made in chicago before headley could travel back to europe for the planned attack. the f.b.i. agents approa

looking after british victims of al-qaeda violence wouldn't you agree with me with me or not point where would you like to see the line expand on another universe or is victims who chose i'm only slightly disturbed david but it seems to be that your opinion as to whether somebody is wrapped up in criminality or no is sufficient to convict them i actually like living by the intelligence so if you rave if you were to accuse me i'm sure you are a criminal offense or of i'd like to let me finish please if you were to accuse me of a criminal offense i would like to think that it wouldn't be you who decides on that it would be a jury and the fact is that jordan already having convicted him in these absence then had to acquit him when he was retried for exactly the same thing because it was discovered that the evidence was tainted now it's not you are missing the great point to the matters as to whether you think he's a terrorist or not it's the rule of law room where the loot can be proved or not that's what matters but keith people keith with grip with great respect kate you seem to be ignori

using al-qaeda to fight the holy especially in the in the west coast of yemen in the data most of the fighters are from al qaeda from extremist islamic group from isis and i mean everybody everyone in yemen knows that so i think the united kingdom it just want to destroy yemen the same way they have destroyed syria the same way they have destroyed iraq there was no al-qaeda our eyes in iraq as well in syria and in libya and we know now what is happening that they want to do the same thing in yemen. we'll try and get the u.s. ambassador the saudi ambassador and obviously the three people that you in the united states alleges are affiliated to al qaeda on the show thank you very much for the show will be back on saturday with the world health organization. health. social media. to iraq. war that would kill displaced millions of. pounds. the headlines on our venezuela seven. states the kissing it's of staging it ok this deadly unrest breaks out in caracas with sixteen people reportedly killed. a french t.v. show tries to teach children how to spot fake news and which national leaders to

al qaeda is still there, isis is operating the al qaeda model.it's assessed to be anywhere between 30 and 40,000 isis members between iraq and syria. they're operating at a higher level than al qaeda ever operated in iraq and that's what happens when you simply just lock down buildings and call it defeat.we knock down buildings in fallujah in 04 and 05 and never claimed victory, in fact we claimed we fueled the insurgency and created more recruits so it's not only defeating an ideology, it's going back to my point. how do you deal with the sunni military that's 10-year-olds today that's 20, 10 years from now who's not an islamist, was not a terrorist but wants revenge and these entities are the ones that can get him there? that's what we are going to be dealing with because we form temporary alliances for temporary solutions and it is this permanent cycle of violence that we continue to have to address as different generations and this is just the new way to go. if we would have simply told the taliban were going to be in afghanistan for 17 years

extremist activity during his last trip to pakistan he sits twenty of this even asking to join al qaeda headley beach with. this point as one of the most dangerous terrorists in pakistan if not the world so he very seamlessly that the plot transfers to al qaeda among other things ilyas kashmiri was responsible for a thale bomb attack in new york the cia was searching for him. headley very excited about it. well you also know that he's moving into a much more dangerous and difficult world which is doing an attack on the west and doing it for all. and sure enough that will be his downfall. the terrorist. connected headley with an al qaeda cell in person but this cell has been under surveillance by the british secret service since two thousand and nine richard kemp was previously intelligence coordinator for the u.k. government. one thing that many people don't really understand is the fluidity of islamic terrorists they're happy to move from organization to organization the important thing is not so much to trace groups and even networks trace individuals on their movements and their conn

safe haven, and al-qaeda would become a threat again.s agreement doesn't change that at all, because the taliban will not live up to it. the taliban will not negotiate in good faith with the afghan government. they want a one-party state. they want to rule it. and they will allow al-qaeda safe haven, because they have fought together for 17 years and they have intermarriages. haey are very doesn't happen, if there's no framework, what else do you do? >> i think the president fundamentally has two choices. ice choice is to stay for the long term, just like we had loops in western europe facing the soviet union for a long time, just as we have troops in south korea facing off against north korea. that's one option. the other option is to leave tith an understanding of what's 'sing to happen, but put u.s. military bases nearby, somewhere in central asia for example, where they can reach out and keep al-qaeda from becoming strong again. >> glor: in other words, no good choices. >> there are no good choices. >> glor: michael, thank you. >> yo

i'm afraid that al qaeda after 9-11 was not as strong as al qaeda today and the ability to control areas and recruit and rebuild the network. i fear the same will happen with isis. many are still alive. some of them went to different locations. some of them are still in the mountains and deserts of iraq and syria. we need to focus on the battle and keep our eyes on the prize here. unfortunately declaring a victory and unpacking and leaving is endangering the region and the world and our own future. >> let me ask you, what message do you think this little bit of pompeo's speech sent? it's quite confusing about what the u.s. is doing and why. let's just play it. >> let me be clear. america will not retreat until the terror fight is over. we will labor tirelessly to defeat isis, al qaeda and others that threaten our security and yours. president trump has made the decision to bring our troops home from syria. we always do. now is the time. >> i don't know whether you see and hear a contradiction. we will not give up until it's over, but we are coming home. >> this is another indication of w

al qaeda exists in its local affiliate which we call al qaeda in the indian subcontinent. but it has been decimated pretty badly. mean the last major attack in the united states tied, it was the plot which would've been three suicide bombers on the new york subs city calls that he conducted training with al qaeda in afghanistan, but that was 10 years ago now. so since then, we have seen very little of plotting from that country. and that's, to the great extent us operations on both sides of the us afghanistan region. >> the only thing i would say the challenge is how you withdraw good lead to that state becoming vulnerable place for jihadist at us. so i think in some presence of counterterrorism is recognition by all sides including that it would present problems for everyone involved. so to your question is the usa for? it is not more endangered it hasn't been more in danger and the way the us withdrawals will determine how that remains the case. >> john? first, in my successful turf battle, i managed to have my turf and at the border of iran. you know, i think the point

calling for help from being forced months to try and repulsed the offensive against them by the al qaeda affiliates all this comes a little over a week says the president of the united states donald trump announced the withdrawal of about two thousand u.s. troops to a station in syria there has been a spike and umble to fill the vacuum that will eventually been left by then with the brutal of the us forces with turkey and iran did in the way tuck your force has promised the united states a fellow much more alive it will deal with not only remnants of i said but also those al qaeda affiliates and could be the main reason why the higher to to have a shot has now cut it out on offensive on the turkish allies in syria of course talking also wants to cut out an autopsy on the tama of men be dropped has been controlled by syrian kurds and right now we do not know when the offensive is going to happen but turkey has been massing troops such as florida and has put its allies the free syrian army on a wall forty. still ahead in this half hour a war of words between china and taiwan is easing thin

shouldtion, individuals realize there are al qaeda linked people at operating. this is not just about isis. this is about other jihadist groups that are operating in the country. host: taking your calls this morning. there was a deadly suicide bombing in syria. democrats, (202) 748-8000. .epublicans, (202) 748-8001 .ndependents, (202) 748-8002 citedmbers that you just and he this week, is this a group that is in its death throes? guest: it is not in this respect: it continues to operate in iraq and syria, that is its general headquarters. it continues to operate in the -- inadministrations multiple affiliated places overseas freight it operates in libya, egypt and afghanistan, where it has had multiple attacks. it operates in southeast asia. it has been weakened and has lost control of territory, but it is by no means dead. host: what does victory look like over the islamic state? guest: nobody defeats terrorism. continues in various phases. we have seen it go from al qaeda to the islamic state. we will see new formations in the future. what victory would look l

of the especially in the in the west coast of yemen in her day most of the fighters out of from al qaeda from extremist. groups from isis and i mean everybody everyone in yemen knows that so i think the united kingdom may just want to destroy yemen the same way they have destroyed syria the same way they have destroyed iraq there was no al qaeda out eyes in iraq as well in syria and in libya and we know now what is happening that they want to do the same thing in yemen. will try and get the u.s. ambassador to saudi ambassador and. three people that you in the united states alleges affiliates drug on the show thank you very much and that's it for the show will be back on saturday with world health organizations first reported to migration health care arguably dehumanization and tourism a hostile environment and children which by social media see on brands like sixteen years of the day the late u.k. labor party's tony benn prepared to fly to iraq to stop tony blair's war that would kill brutal displaced millions and caused eight of believe downs between treacherous real treasure. talked of

between two armed troops in northern syria it's happening in parts of two provinces aleppo and al-qaeda linked fighters and turkey backed rebel forces are blaming each other for starting the violence it's the west fighting in this part of the country in three months mohammed a doctor has the latest from near the techie syrian border. syrian rule one it does describe the latest spate of fighting the last in mosul syria in the past three months fighters and loyal to the al qaeda affiliated heya to friedel shum are said cut it out an offensive against talk peace block syrian rebels with a view of dividing the free and on the other side of the aleppo countryside say took control of the threat to dick town of business and villages around it and now the toughest syrian rebels are calling for help from the force meant to try and repulse the offensive against them by the afridi all this comes a little over a week since the president of the united states donald trump announced the withdrawal of about two thousand u.s. troops were stationed in syria there has been a scramble to fill the vacuum of

loyal to the al qaeda affiliated heya to friedel shum. offensive against talkies but sunni and rebels with a view of dividing the free and on the other side of the aleppo countryside say took control of the to dick town of visit the villages around it amal the. syrian rebels are calling for help from the force meant to try and repulse the office of against them by a four year old this comes a little over a week since the president of the united states camp amongst the withdrawal of about two thousand u.s. troops was stationed in syria there has been a rumble to fill the vacuum of central had been left by the with the broom of the u.s. forces with turkey and iran did in the week talk you of course has promised the united states a full military ally it will deal with not only remnants of i said but also the al-qaeda affiliates and could be the main reason why the higher the time it was sean has now crowded out on offensive on the.

. >> reporter: another considerable discussion, isis and al qaeda. on al qaeda, intelligence officials describe what they describe as a new found confidence in the organization, whether it can reconstitute with a new leadership like the son of osama bin laden. on isis they testified they have seen evidence in the last two years that isis has used chemical weapons in the middle east. so that's another worry indicator as welsh dana. >> dana: thank you. for more on this, let's bring in bret baeier. take a listen to something christopher wray said about isis. something that was certainly a topic at the hearing. >> that's certainly the fbi's assessment. not only the russian continue to do it in 2018, but we've seen an indication that they're continuing to adapt their model and that other countries are taking a very interested eye in that approach. >> dana: bret, that was about russia. but i do want to play this bite from isis. >> terrorism remains a consistent threat and in some ways is positioned to increase in 2019. the conflicts in iraq and syria have

al qaeda in iraq started with the name of al qaeda. but in fact they were based on an information technology backbone that allowed them to be much faster. as a consequence, they threw out the rule book and top down control. they adapted constantly. it made them very resilient. almost like a startup company that nips at a big company, they were able to constantly change. we had these extraordinary capabilities. unless we were willing to fight the war they gave us, not the one we wanted to fight, they were going to lose. the experience of forcing the counter-terrorist forces to change changed my thinking dramatically. i think sean has captured that. >> can you just say, if you can, in a nutshell how you adapted to defeating, degrading significantly al qaeda in iraq. >> we spread ourselves out. small groups. instead of just sending them out to operate independently we connected everybody with information technology so it became like the human brain but not controlled by one person in the tower saying where things go. instead letting the o

still to come testimonies of civilian severely tortured by al-qaeda linked terrorists in. well the details on that after this break. good jump from. terrorism. from thought crime to face crime you know facebook should rename itself as face crime because they are assisting in a baby. move toward totalitarianism and the question i guess is why why now why. rearing its ugly head in america at this time in history. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy confrontation let it be an arms race off and spearing dramatic development only closely and. i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time to sit down and talk. welcome back to the program a chilling report by human rights watch says high at. an armed group with links to al qaeda has detained and tortured civilians in syria has also released the testimonies of several victims and you might find some of the following upsetting. to pull me out to the. and then return me no one asked me a single question no one asked me what my name was. these torture moments i remember them i

to one throughout syria that resolution for a cease fire apart from against isis al-qaeda linked groups wasn't really a factor for tourism a and blairite labor for them it was about the highly likely over the conclusive we judge is highly likely but both that the syrian regime has continued to use chemical weapons since then and will continue to do so or as our opposite number said i believe that the action was legally questionable and on saturday the united nations secretary general i'm turning to terry said as much reiterating that all countries must act in line with the united nations charter luckily for tourism a compliance press over u.k. aerial bombardment i mean it's a civil war was never really legally questions even of historic giving his briefing today will likely not mention it was to raise i'm a responsible for escalating the syrian catastrophe that killed hundreds of thousands and that involved u.k. taxpayer funded militias opposing president assad even the media doesn't listen to . corbin perhaps they should go back and listen to donald trump before the arguable u.s. deep

the world is there really a single pulse to terrorism every recruit how do violent groups like al qaeda recruit new members and what happens if someone decides they have to get out of the deadly game. a mundane former al qaeda operative turned one of your case top intelligence assets within the terrorist group welcome to the show it's really great to have you with us today are excited to have you now you were described as a master bomb maker and w m d specialist but also a religious scholar what was your occupation with their guns ation exactly well i mean when i joined the organization in ninety ninety seven. i was more or less all of the. idea basically i thought i wanted to you know give religious lessons and i was given a religious lessons to some of the recruits but also they noticed that they had been up to you.

but al qaeda still exists in a certain form and you have their you know costly morphing changing their names they have the known wolves lone wolves who commit terrorist acts in their name it's a dreadful problem that every american president i think is going to have to deal with should trump not have said they were defeated bill and. does this give him more reason to leave syria or more reasons to stay i think it undercuts everything donald trump has been saying about syria amy is right the idea that we defeated al-qaeda and will never have to worry about them again is absurd and the idea that isis even though their territory has shrunk dramatically that isis is no longer a factor is absurd and that was proven in wednesday's bombing i thought the most important telling point to me was when senator lindsey graham the new chair of judiciary interrupted the second day of hearings for william barr to publicly scold the president i mean and this is donald trump's be f.-f. to scold the president said we warned you not to just abruptly pulled american troops out of syria i think getting out a

a mundane former al qaeda. the operative turned one of your case top intelligence assets within the terrorist group welcome to the show it's really great to have you with us today excited to even have to have you now you were described as a master boller what was your occupation with their guns ation exactly well i mean when i joined the organization in one thousand and seven. i was more or less what the attorney in my idea basically i thought i wanted to you know give religious lessons and i was giving a religious lessons to some of the recruits but also they noticed that they had been up to two and four months and chemistry and so that's why they assigned me to .

either way it's pretty imbecilic the fundamental fact is that this guy was by any definition an out qaeda terrorist mastermind i'm glad that he was deported i mean i am disappointed that we've had to spend two hundred thousand pardons to look after his well for in jordan when that money could have been spent much better for example keith here in the u.k. looking after british victims of our qaeda violence wouldn't you agree with me with me or not point where would you like to see the line expand on another universe or is victims who chose i'm only slightly disturbed david that seems to be that your opinion as to whether somebody is wrapped up in criminality or not is sufficient to convict them i actually like living by the intelligence so if you rave if you were to accuse me i'm sure you are a criminal offense to serve i'd like to let me finish please if you were to accuse me of a criminal offense i would like to think that it wouldn't be you who decides on that it would be a jury and the fact is that jordan already having him in his absence then had to acquit him when he was retried for

or one throughout syria that resolution of a cease fire apart from against isis al-qaeda linked groups wasn't really a factor for drazen may and blairite labor for them it was about the highly likely over the conclusive we judge is highly likely but is that the syrian regime has continued to use chemical weapons since then and will continue to do so or as their opposite number said i believe that the action was legally questionable and on saturday the united nations secretary general i'm turning to terry said as much.

looking after british victims of our qaeda violence wouldn't you agree with me with me on that point where would you like to see the line expand on another universe or is victims who chose i'm only slightly disturbed david that seems to be that your opinion as to whether somebody is wrapped up in criminality or not is sufficient to convict them and the fact is that jordan already having victim in these absence then had to acquit him when he was retried for exactly the same thing because it was discovered that the evidence was tainted it's not my opinion that he was a tie. mastermind it's a matter of numerous reports by various heads of intelligence services if an intelligence service alleges somebody is a well known terrorist or something like that but if those countries cannot provide the evidence to support those contentions then i'm afraid inge i'm not prepared to listen with deep credence to any intelligence service is that alleges something against somebody simply because it's politically to do so in essence what keith saying must must be must be music from heaven to the years o

human rights watch says rebel groups affiliated with al qaeda have been portraying civilians in syria who have documented eleven cases in which. residents of six of those that we have documented have apparently been tortured including minors. blurring the lines between the state and religion defenders of america's first amendment and second the activists are up in arms over plans of bible classes in the u.s. school. we want our schools to teach we don't want them to preach people just want to be left alone for school wants to have a bible class let me have a bible but i don't know why so many people are afraid of a book. very well can you watching r t international with me carrying. the united states has announced sweeping sanctions against venezuela targeting the state owned oil company the movie names to boost opposition leader one who declared himself venezuela's interim president last week and oust nicolas maturer. we will continue to use all of our diplomatic and economic tools to support interim president quite oh the national assembly and the venezuelans people efforts to resto

human rights watch says rebel groups affiliated with al-qaeda have been torturing civilians in syria. we have documented the eleven casings in which. detained residents of six of the border we have documented have apparently been trying to including minors. blurring the lines between the state and religion the defenders of america's first amendment and secular activists are up in arms over plans for bible classes in u.s. schools. we want our schools to teach we don't want them to preach i'm not afraid that kids are going to get bible instruction or brain instruction in high school and suddenly be. turned into terrible people. a very warm welcome to you this is artie international broadcasting to you live from moscow and making our. top story the united states has announced sweeping sanctions against venezuela targeting the state owned oil company the move aims to boost opposition leader one way doe who declared himself but as well as interim president last week and oust president nicolas maduro. we will continue to use all of our diplomatic and economic tools to support introversion q

but there's another war going on there — the us fight against al qaeda.lled. safa al ahmad has gained rare access to the areas targeted by these us attacks. she met survivors, found evidence of undeclared civilian casualties, and blunders by us special forces. i'm on the way to a small village to investigate a raid. it was approved by president champ during his first daysin by president champ during his first days in office, citing concerns that al-qaeda were planning attacks on western targets. one american soldier was killed, and three others we re soldier was killed, and three others were injured. the military said they eliminated at least 1a al-qaeda members, but i had that many civilians also died. there is local tribal leader has been in hiding ever since the raid. he has not been interviewed until now. most are buried in the cemetery. international human rights groups have investigated the raid, and say more than 20 civilians were killed. the villagers say the number was closer to 30. i travelled to the site of another us special forces raid. ina s

but very little has been heard about the us fight against al-qaeda.including ya kla. she met survivors, found evidence of undeclared civilian casualties and blunders by us special forces. i'm on the way to a small village to investigate a raid. it was approved by president trump during his first days in office, citing concerns that al-qaeda were planning attacks on western targets. one american soldier was killed, and three others were injured. the military said they eliminated at least 1a al-qaeda members, but i heard that many civilians also died. this local tribal leader has been in hiding ever since the raid. he has not been interviewed until now. most are buried in the cemetery. international human rights groups have investigated the raid, and say more than 20 civilians were killed. the villagers say the number was closer to 30. i travelled to the site of another us specialforces raid. in a tiny village. it happened in may 2017. it is the largest known us special forces ground raid in the country. the villagers described an apocalyptic scene. a u

when 9/11 occurred the taliban was in power in afghanistan and they were hosting al qaeda.ignificant response and continuing war but through the taliban out of power, mullah omar blamed al qaeda and other foreign fighters so it is important to note the taliban fight isis and they fight al qaeda in afghanistan and their big, quote, concession is they will not allow foreign fighters in the country after we agreed to leave and that is the alleged concession, really not there concession and when we leave as we face out there is god to be a private military force involved in afghanistan with the afghan national police because the taliban will drive back to power. it is a little nuanced, like al qaeda and isis, will not come back in according to the taliban, the real fight will be between the taliban and the afghan national army, we will see how that plays out. rob: there's not a lot of support for the president as he tries to diminish our presence in the middle east, guys like rand paul make sense when they say are we ready to be somewhere forever? to take on a war that never en

response inis a favor of al qaeda that called on it to commit the x to foil -- the attacks.last thing about the communique, it took the same title as the title of the attack committed by should bob -- nairobiob -- shabob in a few days ago. wasw days ago, they said it also response. we see continuity in the attacks in the way they are claiming them. >>>> caucus through how strong jihadists -- talk us through how strong jihadist grououps are in mali. >> they are able to plplan ann attack when n they wish to attak on their own timing.g. ththis is despipite the effortsf themnce to stop andnd prevent sophisticatated no one france is putting all of its weight in this region and the french army is having results. they were sucuccessful in dedefeating many commanders on e ground. the announcement recently was that they killed a pro jihadi leader. admitted many of their leaders were killed by french troops on the spot. it is important to see today they are still able to recruit and conduct attacks on their own timing. we see the defensive position of the peacekeeping forces were ere

between two armed groups and northern syria have left at least a twenty thirty one people dead al-qaeda linked fighters and turkey back to rebel forces blaming each other for starting the violence the worst and an ed lab and three months a fall as u.s. president donald trump's announcement of american troops leaving. the home of the door has more from gazi on tap on the turkey syria border. city on rule one it does describe the latest spate of fighting the last in mosul syria in the past three months fighters and loyal to the al qaeda affiliated heya to friedel shum are said cut it out an offensive against talk peace block syrian rebels with a view of dividing destroying the free and the loss on the other side of the aleppo countryside said to have taken control of the threat to dick town of business and villages around it and now the turkish syrian rebels are calling. for students to try and repulse the offensive against them by the affiliates all this comes a little over a week since the first until the united states donald trump announced the withdrawal of about two thousand u.s. tro

took action after the 9/11 attacks to oust the taliban harboring al qaeda. michael always good to have you here. >> good to be here. >> your thoughts on this frame work deal. >> when president trump announced in august of 2017 that he was leaving troops in afghanistan indefinitely, he explained that he was doing that because if we left, the taliban would take over and allow al qaeda safe haven and they would become a threat again. he was right then and this agreement doesn't change that at all. the taliban will not live up to it. the taliban will not negotiate in good faith with the afghan government. they want a one party state and they want to rule it and they will allow them safe haven because they have fought together and they're very close. >> yes. >> if this frame work doesn't happen, if there's no framework, what else do you do? >> the president fundamentally has two choices. one choice is to stay for the long-term, just like we had troops in western europe facing the soviet union for a long time. just as we have troops in south korea facing off again