called out leaving behind this major sick tarion power of the cake at the same time some of the al qaida in its militants who are now fighting in iraq all reports with me coming from across the border in syria now of course the united states has been supporting the syrian opposition which inadvertently has allowed these extremists and islamist militants to flourish in the first place the united states is now saying that it will be sending an emergency shipment of surveillance drones and missiles to iraq in an attempt to try and prop up its allies in baghdad. that was artie's paulus leader sock more about the fight for flu shot i'm joined now by jake dillard barito political researcher at the university of birmingham hello there jake so there are many people died and wounded in full lucia as a veteran yourself what's going through your mind do you feel like it was worth it . well i think i think i think that the story of the iraq war is very clear the war were initially objectives united states did not achieve them there was no mass weapons of mass destruction the war in general failed to

in with the tribes initially united to defend against al qaida but then we saw the drone strikes were killing innocent people which has pushed the tribes to sympathize with the militants and to support them directly but the rise of extremist groups here in yemen is also related to the country's scarce resources water being a perfect example now in some parts of yemen they've been able to come in and prove the infrastructure as well as resolved. overwater fulfilling the function of a state in the state's absence. taking advantage of the chaos following the overthrow of yemen's president ali abdullah saleh al qaida was able to seize large swaths of land in twenty eleven under the name on sorrow shari'a the rebranded al qaeda offshoot fought with more than just guns aiming to win over locals with basic services in this propaganda video the group has shown streaming up powerlines in a long neglected abhi on province although western efforts to crack down on traditional funding sources have been successful al qaeda has since turned to a different lucrative trade over the last two years al

attacking the west is put on the back burner for al qaida is a day is instead the hearts and minds of those who witnessed the ravages of the throwing war on terror. which came here to try to understand how the group's been able to carry out large scale devastating attacks like the one from memory that right here behind the rides about by the young that is the us really understand what finding and that's. clashes across egypt playing thirteen lives the country's military backed leaders continue their crackdown on the muslim brotherhood's protests against the upcoming constitutional referendum. and is volgograd trees for those killed in the terrible last r.t. told to the man who saved a nine year old girl who remains gravely ill. forecasting twenty four seven live from moscow you're watching international. now al-qaeda affiliated assassins have reportedly gunned down a senior yemeni intelligence officer in a broad daylight drive by shooting the terror network has been increasingly concerned in recent years by both government forces and u.s. drone strikes reports and how it's forced al q

is willing to target prominent al qaida sponsors. by now it's a multinational corporation so it has funding sources from saudi arabia qatar but a huge gap in western is that tonight with the funding that comes from sunni gulf arab countries something you don't look at the western sanctions on iraq and how tightly their poor's and then ask yourself where this agency. financier's and then you realize day well you know with the financing that's going to. to disown each august in syria this is with the open collaboration of the united states and arabia and french so how can they crack down on the financing. of further north in iraq al qaeda linked militants have declared an islamic state in the western city off government forces there have killed a jihad as commander but have so far failed to regain control over the area the militant advance came after days of fierce fighting in the region which is a home for sunni extremists who vowed to topple the shii dominated government since the latest clashes erupted on monday are around a hundred

hussein so the war wasn't worth it and i just would like to make a point on this developing of al qaida that when we went in to do the surge with general petraeus in two thousand and seven al-qaeda we were able to suppress al qaida were able to manipulate al qaeda to go away however they simply went into latency they were never exactly defeated in the sense of putting a white flag up and surrendering they just went back into the shadows hiding waiting for the united states to leak so i think that there is a lot of myths and a lot of mystification about what exactly the surge did the surge did bring violence down but it didn't defeat al qaeda it just pushed al qaida into latency which is why we see reemergence what you're saying is basically it was a matter of time before we got into that we are in. yes it precisely it was only a matter of time and there's not really much that the obama administration could have done because the sofa was agreed to under the bush administration which took us troops out of iraq died there was nothing we could do because iraqis didn't want us there anymore

campaign group just foreign policy thinks it's government policies that have paved the way for al qaida success a kind of doesn't doesn't establish itself in functioning democracies where there's a broad social consensus that the state is legitimate is that what this is and in countries where there's a breakdown of central government authority and conditions of civil war with a large part of the population that sees the government as illegitimate you know we see this in. afghanistan reasons and yemen you know this isn't in somalia so and worse being in iraq you know the resort of the reason that al-qaeda has a base in iraq is because a large part of the sunni arab population. melky governor as a discriminatory towards the sunni arabs. not just iraq where al qaeda is strong enough to challenge the government any amman the terrorist group has been waging a full scale guerrilla war for sixteen years despite every effort to put a down assassination spamming set and attacks on military targets have become an everyday reality for the population of looks of while the flourishes despite all the

is almost forces with links to al qaida seize control of the strategic iraqi city of fallujah forcing back government troops archie looks into what's driving the terrorist networks relentless advance throughout this region. we came here to try to understand how the group's been able to carry out large scale devastating attacks like the one commemorated right here what's behind the rise of all young men and does the u.s. really understand what's finding in this country. and in the russian city of volgograd a hero a hero in the face of terror. she was so brave she didn't even cry i was talking to her old atari. party hears from a man who rescued a nine year old girl after a suicide bomber hit the city's train station. and in egypt the government pledges to widen its crackdown on the muslim brotherhood just a day after seventeen people were killed in street riots the highest death toll in three months. you're watching our team live from moscow i mean different things for joining me. as offshoot in yemen has threatened to step up its assault on the country's army that's after it admitted

why i am here in moscow this is our top stories this morning islam is forces with links to al qaida seize control of the strategic iraqi city of fallujah forcing back government troops there we look into what's behind the terrorist networks relentlessly throughout the region. we came here to try to understand how the world's been able to carry out large scale devastating attacks like the one memory right here but behind the ride about why they run that is the u.s. understands i think that's. also headlining a hero in the face of terror. she was so brave she didn't even go and i was talking to her all the time you are to meet a man who saved one of the youngest victims of the recent bombings in volgograd was the russian city remains on high alert. and egypt's government pledges to toughen its crackdown on the muslim brotherhood just a day after seventeen people were killed in street riots the highest death toll in three months. either if you just joined us for most welcome on its cover now and this is r.t. international our top story. in yemen's threat to step up its assault on the country

attack in the west is put on the back burner by al qaida as the danes instead of the hearts and minds of those who have witnessed the ravages of the drone war on terror. we came here to try to understand how the world's been able to carry out large scale devastating attacks like the one that raided right here behind the rise of outside a young man and that the u.s. really understand what might be in this country. crush clashes across egypt playing thirteen lives as the country's military backed leaders continue their crackdown on the muslim brotherhood's protest against the upcoming constitutional referendum. and the older grad dreams for those killed in the terror of last r.t. talks the man who saved a nine year old girl remains gravely you. are you watching r.t. international with me andrew farmer. now al qaeda affiliated assassins have reportedly gunned down a senior yemeni intelligence officer in a broad daylight drive by shooting the terror network has been increasingly cornered in recent years by both government forces and u.s. drone strikes. reports on how it's forced al qaeda

attack in the west put on the back burner by al qaida as a claims instead for the heart as it aims instead for the hearts and minds of those who witnessed the ravages of the drone war on terror. here to try to understand how the group's been able to carry out large scale devastating attacks like the one memory that right here what's behind the rise about them that is the u.s. we understand we're finding in this country. fresh clashes across egypt claimed thirteen lives as the country's military backed leaders continue their crackdown on the muslim brotherhood to protest against the upcoming constitutional referendum. volgograd grieves for those killed in the terra blast r.t. talks to the man who saved and nine year old girl who remains gravely ill. fortune r.t. coming to you live from the russian capital on marina joshie welcome to the program a kind affiliated assassins have reportedly gone down a senior yemeni intelligence officer in a broad daylight drive by shooting the terror network has been increasingly cornered in recent years by both government forces and u.s. drone strikes this w

was more than fifty two soldiers died that day but al qaida went beyond simply claiming responsibility for it released this video showing computer generated maps in preparation for the attack an interview with the bomber it even included english subtitles and al qaeda leader is then shown chiding a group of captured soldiers to know that you and the americans are in a saying trench the american drones are in the sky are on the ground of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula was formed in two thousand and nine states into a breeding ground for some of the most high profile plans to attack the united states in response a steady barrage of a u.s. hellfire missiles but the shaba tack revealed a group that's still both organized and deadly the problem with drones critics say is that they don't just kill terrorists an errant strike reportedly hit a wedding party in the central city of raw dog tribal leaders from the area say mistakes like that help boost al qaida ranks. in rudolph the tribes initially united to defend against al qaida but then we saw the drone strikes were killing innocent peopl

the threat of terrorism in syria especially posed by al qaida to be the main focus of talks in genevajohn is groups operating in the country are targeting the government and their fellow rebels fierce clashes have left more than a thousand opposition fighters dead since the start of the year and more in our partner i reports somebody washington's previous indiscriminate support for the rebels is partly responsible here. when the enemy of your enemy is your enemy things can get complicated it's a conundrum the us faces in syria where political financial and military support to the rebels has subsequently served to create a new hotbed for al-qaeda if bush are as did not. stay in power or if he's weakened then syria could become that base another base like pakistan and afghanistan before it. uses a springboard to go into these other but oh experts say an influx of extremist groups has turned the war torn country into a terrorist training center posing a greater threat to american interests than the leader washington wants removed these groups are much more dangerous and we have hands of

taking advantage of the chaos following the overthrow of yemen's president ali abdullah saleh al qaida was able to. sees large swaths of land in twenty eleven under the name on sorrow shari'a the rebranded al qaeda offshoot fought with more than just guns aiming to win over locals with basic services in this propaganda video the group has shown a string of power lines in a long neglected abhi on province although western efforts to crack down on traditional funding sources have been successful al-qaeda has since turned to a different lucrative trade over the last two years al qaeda in the arabian peninsula has exported some twenty million dollars worth of ransom money according to some estimates kidnapping has become the group's single largest source of funds foreigners can bring in multimillion dollar ransoms and in a country where nearly half the population lives below the poverty line twenty million bucks can go of very long way the person is getting. in some times one hundred a. few hundred dollars a month. job. that is and this will be the business to do not necessarily because th

had to compete for the regime as their new independent state what we see happening now is that al qaida into militants are trying to capitalize on the six hereon attention that is currently inside iraq and this is a tension that the united states failed to resolve you'll remember of course that the united states occupied iraq for eight years and then pulled out leaving behind this major sick tarion power of the cake at the same time some of the al qaida in linked militants who are now fighting in iraq reportedly coming from across the border in syria and of course the united states has been supporting the syrian opposition which inadvertently has allowed these extremist islamist militants to flourish in the first place the united states is now saying that it will be sending an emergency shipment of surveillance drones and missiles to iraq in an attempt to try and prop up its allies in baghdad and. the militant group now in control of fallujah calls itself the islamic state of iraq and the levant and its borders are also known as the most radical jihadist wing of the syrian rebels and th

there while enabling syria the al qaida fighters who are embattled with the syrian president bashar assad in recent months have been gaining ground and gaining strength. now it's not the first time polluter has been at the center of the violent battles during a war in iraq it became a stronghold of sunni anti-american resistance adam kokesh was one of those who fought in flu jab at the time and he thinks what we are seeing now are the echoes of political mistakes of the past i've come a long way since my time in illusion in two thousand and four and been able to step back and you know i've been involved you know in a lot of various efforts here in the united states to help veterans out with p.t.s.d. and things like that so i it's it's just it's incredible to see that you know a lot of the projections that those of us who understood what the war was about at least figured out when we got home coming true now because when you understand the nature of war as a racket you want to stand the true motivations behind the united states in very general occupation when you want to stand what k

two thousand european fighters here in syria who joined rebels groups many of which have ties to al qaida for the time being they remain here in syria learning how to make and isn't a bomb so how to use a kalashnikov all the time waiting for the moment when they're so know which could be pulled into action with geneva two talks set to kick off on wednesday there remain those who wants no part in a political solution and are resolved to stay away from the negotiations and start they how to expand their. original not see from damascus syria. as the world's top diplomats cover in switzerland another obstacle that might overshadow proceedings other gay sions of the torture of prisoners by the syrian regime we're following that story on our web site right now or to the accomplice don't miss our special coverage of the geneva conference tomorrow. after three years of. just over one hundred. mostly in common sense come together with one. war is not the answer. does peace have a chance. to international law fear most call return after a short break with more news for you stay with us. jingle bell

between government troops and the rebels fighting shoulder to shoulder with a number of different al qaida affiliated groups but now a different sort of war was raging on the same battlefield. in the war on us a gosh the moderates free syrian army an umbrella military organization united and forces since the beginning of the conflict is beslan numerous radical jihadist groups who they say hijacked the revolution in order to establish an islamic caliphate in syria doesn't do not stand up he had up to the roof of one of the highest buildings in the city of aleppo but the syrian army's line ends at the who is a funnel after that and you know control the militants really fifteen others beyond the mosque and the area is just food of militants five hundred meters from there and beyond that it's just a pool of them and it's not efficient we had clashes nearby but the syrian army is not even involved just about got the confrontation is now between the free syrian army and the jihad as of isis when darkness comes will join the fight but for now we are on standby let her know if we don't have any tr

called out leaving behind this major sick tarion power of the cave at the same time some of the al qaida in linked militants who are now fighting in iraq reported me coming from across the border in syria now of course the united states has been supporting the syrian opposition which inadvertently has allowed these extremist islamist militants to flourish in the first place the united states is now saying that it will be sending an emergency shipment of surveillance drones and missiles to iraq in an attempt to try and prop up its allies in baghdad. or the militant group now in control of fallujah it calls itself the islamic state of iraq and the levant and its forces are also known as the most radical jihadist wing of the syrian rebels now let's take a closer look at the organization which is gaining momentum in the region what its roots go back to. early years old the iraq war it was established in april two thousand and four by sunni extremists and pledged allegiance to bin laden at the time it was called al-qaeda in iraq two years later it was rebranded as the islamic state of iraq in

televised address and he volunteered that it is to continue what he calls the sacred war against al qaida is the local branch which is known as the islamist state in iraq and and he also said that he would continue to finish the push to retake the key ambar cities often and ramadi which were taken over by the militants in fact the militants had to commute from as they really are independent states what we see happening now is that al qaida going to militants are trying to capitalize on the six period of tension that is currently inside iraq and this is a tension that the united states failed to resolve you'll remember of course that the united states occupied iraq for eight years and then pulled out leaving behind this major stick tarion power of the cave at the same time some of the al qaida in linked militants who are now fighting in iraq are reported meat coming from across the border in syria and of course the united states has been supporting the syrian opposition which inadvertently has allowed these extremist islamist militants to flourish in the first place the united states is no

want to marry militants travel to the country here in syria training camps have been set up by al qaida in areas held by and to government forces or aspiring female extremists is the most severe thing to see women join them and then encourage some to swap the traditional way of life for weapons and suicide belts traction is clear women draw less attention from the police and security forces western officials are concerned about the rising number of their nationals looking to syria to take part in the war they're afraid that after being trained to kill these men and women will return to their home towns. by one level defector who is sad that is that is precisely what militant groups are hoping to achieve according to a different sources there up to two thousand european fighters here in syria who joined rebels groups many of which have ties to al qaida for the time being they remain here in syria learning how to make and detonate a bomb so how to use a kalashnikov all the time waiting for the moment when their fratto norwich could be pulled into action with the geneva two talks set to ki

way from syria's borders could be vulnerable to the threat from terrorism reports of emerge that al qaida is training european jihadists in syria specifically to set up terrorist cells back home. reports now from the moscow. despite the international community separate now for its efforts to bring peace to syria and its people the brutal conflict now has a new face radical militants have long used children in their fight against a mask but now more and more women both local and from the west have been dragged into jihad some are currently make the journey to marry fall into is who they appear ready to support no matter who walks in the u.k. a blog even helps those who want to marry militants to travel to the country here in syria training camps have been set up by al qaida in areas held by and to government forces or aspiring female extremists is the most severe thing to see women join them and then encourage some to swap a traditional way of life for weapons and suicide belts traction it's clear women draw less attention from the police and security forces western officials are concerned

from sunni militants groups affiliated to al qaida. who are posing serious challenge to the government in iraq made by real money maliki the prime minister who it also happens to be an ally of iran. after. a couple of years at least if not more of. the united states has really lost. the sunni militants again. affiliated groups in syria. have actually started calling a serious threat to its own interests u.s. interests in the middle east so this is a opportunistic alliance between iran and the united states similar alliance has been seen in the past but we do not know how long it will last although the current nuclear negotiations between iran and the united states may give it some light let's talk about those developments then in iraq itself al-qaeda linked fighters are controlling two key cities now in its biggest anbar province how did they manage to gain so much power does it surprise you that they have done so so quickly. there have been underlying problems since the order to role of saddam hussein and specially. since the united s

large scale devastating it's not like the one from emirate right here what's behind the rise of al qaida young that is the u.s. really understands with finding in this country. and in the russian city of volgograd a hero in the face of terror. she was so brave she didn't even cross your i was talking to her older talking to. r.t. hears from a man who rescued a nine year old girl after a suicide bomber struck the city's train station. and in egypt the government pledges to widen its crackdown on the muslim brotherhood just a day after seventeen people died in clashes with police the highest death toll in three months. you're watching our two live from our moscow studios islands in france thanks for joining me. as offshoot in yemen has threatened to step up its assault on the country's army that's after it admitted it was behind a suicide bomb attack at a police headquarters earlier this week the terrorist group has been waging a full scale guerrilla war for sixteen years assassinations bombings and strikes on military targets have become an everyday reality for the population. lucy captai

on the residents of the city of fallujah to drive out insurgents the city has been occupied by al qaida militants since friday when they declared an islamic state that has the army prepares for a major assault on the city with several air strikes already carried out are supposedly or has the details. does not pick elements with al qaeda links have overrun the iraqi cities of ramadi and thousands of residents of mean these area as government forces launch air strikes and fire artillery shells the iraqi prime minister nouri al maliki has valved that government forces will not leave this area until all these extremist elements are to quote him eliminated but he does admit that for now the government has lost control in these cities in recent days the militants received a boost as they were joined in the fight against the baghdad government by sunni tribesmen and what is interesting is that it marks a change from the years prior to the u.s. withdrawal when major sunni tribes turned against al qaeda what we witnessing now is that they join forces with these al-qaeda groups against the shiite

system a decade ago jails allegedly were active in two thousand and two and used to interrogate al qaida suspects including a self declared nine eleven mastermind it was apparently water boarded there hundreds of times homeless authorities are refusing to comment on the reports. now much has been spent to get such as transport up to speed for the winter olympics which start in just over a couple of weeks' time but there is actually a simple way for visitors to commute between the clusters as mom would say now explains. twenty four. comics who have these other picks to be very unique and it's not only because they're being hosted in a subtropical environment it's also because for the very first time in all the big history they've been created into a class of this coastal cluster all over serbia in a one a circular area. spectators to move from one stadium to the next but how easy it read well let's go find out. right right behind me is that the iceberg a stadium now we're going to take a walk from here to the other side to where the atlas skating ring is let's take a walk now let's see ho

well al qaida gaining ground in syria and iraq is also the focus of today's crossed our next hour here in our senior national but here's what. some long ago western media and politicians told us al qaeda was defeated or at the very least on its last legs the same media and politicians today tells a very different story i'll quote it is very much alive and fighting indeed across many countries of the middle east it is portrayed as a deadly minutes in this edition of crossfire we ask what is al qaeda today who supports it and who benefits from it. it is prime minister is being accused of bribery by the activists after he announced a lucrative incentive to areas which allow fracking for gas despite widespread concerns about its safety david cameron is letting local councils keep all the money raised from the business tax levied on energy firms who drill in their patch and he also backed cash payouts to affected homeowners as well sir first as the details local authorities that allow drilling to take place will receive one hundred percent of the business rates from the scheme that's double

security collapse in iraq worsens a wave of bombings killing twenty people in the capital as an al qaida offshoot exploited the dire situation to gain control over the city of fallujah. and britain's pm threatens to take on the e.u. over a cutting welfare team in grants but critics say it's a cynical move to lure voters back from the right. which in our state or national coming to you live from the russian capital i'm marina josh welcome to the program and greenland has decided to open up one of the world's most pristine and dangerous environments to oil drilling and environment so on forgiving in fact that many international oil giants have shied away from getting involved because of the potential risks but not b.p. the company responsible for turning the gulf of mexico into nickel logical catastrophe nearly four years ago has been given drilling rights in eastern greenland greenpeace says a bagger is believed that a firm with such a patchy history could be allowed to work in such a fragile region reports on why the country shifted its environment first stance. british petroleum has bee

and some other news making headlines around the world today iraqi security forces fighting with al qaida linked militants near the city of fallujah left at least eight people dead and dozens injured at least five iraqi soldiers have been abducted and several army vehicles seized by the government the army has set a loose cordon around the rebel held city and intensified airstrikes to expel the militants from the occupied areas a standoff which has continued for three weeks has cost thousands of people to flee their homes. there's been a fresh wave of violent demonstrations in bahrain after a protester who was shot by police died in custody abbas was gravely wounded by officers and detained during anti-monarchy rally on the eighth of january after his funeral angry crowds threw stones and pepper bombs at police who had deployed tear gas. anti-government street rally in paris has descended into chaos with at least nine hundred police injured and two hundred fifty protesters arrested organizers of the so-called day of anger say up to one hundred twenty thousand took to the streets but polic

moment because i'm just learning that jim besides the state department spokesperson has denied that al qaida groups or mushroom meeting in the area know now why she actually did nothing that when reports suggest otherwise. well it's really hard to tell what's coming out of syria i think we've you know we've been going over. you know it's a very difficult to tell one side or the other that you know there's so much fighting going on there rebel groups going on again or go to their outside players coming in and there are people who are coming in creating groups and calling themselves al-qaeda so it's really hard for us to say one way or the other so i mean i really wouldn't you know i really surprised that a state department official came out and made this call right now considering the fact that it's really really tough for us to figure out who who is who and i think that's why the administration has been so apprehensive about policy although it should be more a little bit more in this there since should be borne missile attack on our part i'm sure that is the issue isn't it who is who his thi

al qaida leadership to destroy that as a movement now we missed on both accounts but we have succeeded in this way and we are far from true. the the affiliates around there around africa around in the middle east in syria etc but to the goal was to get rid of them and we could not convince that then taliban authorities to hand them over that was against their they saw as against their interests in their tradition richard. richard don't you think now the united states if it wants a semblance of a anything that we can even agree with on the word normality should the united states the negotiate with the taliban directly to have an exit where the country is still saw it all together go ahead i think i think that's coming. to karzai has been very irritated and paranoic if you will about reports that the been some efforts to advance a better understanding between washington and the taliban now that's got to come ok peter in washington i'm calling this program legacies here what is the legacy of american occupation in an invasion of these countries you know twelve years on now for both end in