and speak with roslind jordan. roslind, let's start with syria. ash carter saying they're going intense the fight against isil. any more detail of that? >> there had been a lot of discussion about whether to establish. they did not come out and say they should establish a no-fly zone. that would something that bashar al-assad would be against. that said mr. carter also said that he does have concerns about what russia has been doing inside syria, and he had this

we'll speak with roslind jordan in just a minute but first this report.his is funeral of one of the generals who died in syria. the guards had this to say. : >> with more countries getting involved in the conflict, it has not stopped the killing of the civilians. >> not a single day goes by that we don't hear news about the death toll the mannedders and military advisers have been in syria from day one. if they're acknowledging it now, it is because they cannot hide it from international community or th inside the country. >> the coffins are not just arriving in iran. lebanon's shia-armed group has been burying it's fighters who have been killed in syria. in addition russia is providing syria with air cover. rebels supported by eveningal arab states have come under increasing attacks but they say they're protecting your areas from a powerful coalition. >> i think if syria is accepting the dialogue now to sit with the rest of the international community to find a dialogue and a way out of the syrian crisis by dialogue and politics, i think that is because

and speak with roslind jordan. roslind, let's start with syria. ash carter saying they're going intense the fight against isil. any more detail of that? >> there had been a lot of discussion about whether to establish. they did not come out and say they should establish a no-fly zone. that would something that bashar al-assad would be against. that said mr. carter also said that he does have concerns about what russia has been doing inside syria, and he had this vigorous exchange with john mccain who is chairman of the senate armed services committee. >> with respect to the title ten forces the department of defense trains and equips syria. >> none of the moderate forces some of who trained and came under attack from russia. >> not part of our title ten program, no. >> fascinating. >> disagreement there. let's focus on iraq. joseph dunford added that troops could be embedded with iraqi soldiers. potential for quite a few pitfall there is. again, do we know any more detail on that? >> well, this is something which the defense secretary essentially

. >> roslind jordan is live for us now. tell us about the timing of this announcement as u.s. secretary state was in vienna for syrian peace talks. >> well, it's a bit coincident coincidental, but the obama administration is saying that to have these operatives go to syria will help to put more pressure on all the parties and find are a political solution. they're suggesting when you bring in some sort of military action or put military resources in, it puts pressure on everyone to push that much pardoner for the non-military option. >> how much of a shift in strategy is this for the white house in its fight against isil? >> it is a shift. let's be honest about this. this is something that was said they were not going to put troops on the ground inside syria as part of it's over all campaign against isil has basically changed course. even though the military is stressing that these are operatives are not going to be deploying with the groups, the syrian opposition, there is a risk because they're physically in country. but the military is stress to go reporters on friday that

roslind jordan for the moment. thank you. >> the palestinian president mahmood abbas has warned that the situation between the israelis and palestinians is at its worse and most critical stage since 1948. he's armed the united nations to step in and provide international protection. 64 palestinians and 9 israelis have been killed so far this month. >> we reaffirm that the security council will shoulder its responsibilities to establish a regime of international protection we want your protection. we can no longer bear all these sanctions. >> well, abbas' comments come as a 23-year-old man was shot dead by israeli forces at a checkpoint in hebron. witnesses say he was unarmed but israeli forces say he was attempting to carry out an attack. separately israel confirms that they have arrested a palestinian who stabbed an israeli woman just outside of jerusalem. divisions about who can pray at the al-aqsa mosque compound has fueled the tensions. >> fear, violence and suspicion have darkened the last month in this holist

here is roslind jordan. >> when i sathree years to raise an army some 1500 men strong. a year later the u.s. is dumping that idea and is planning to give support to existing groups including peshmerga. >> enable, motived forces on the ground to retake territory from isil and reclaim syrian territory from extremism. >> fewer than 100 people graduated from the u.s.' train and assist program, and they collapsed when they entered the battlefield. it was not embarrassment for the obama administration. >> can you tell us what the total number of trained fighters remains? >> it's a small number, and the ones that are in the fight, we're talking four or five. >> as i see it right now, this four or five u.s. trained fighters, let's not kid ourselves, that's a joke. >> once the syrian civil war ends these fighters should have a seat at the political table. >> one of the reasons to provide support to a variety of opposition groups in syria is clearly to fight isil. but another reason is to ensure that there are credible opposition factions in the country who could be a part of a t

let's go live now to roslind jordan in washington, d.c. in the last few minutes we've had the russian defense ministry say they found their target. tell us more about what is coming out on the u.s. end of this? >> well, we've been reaching out to all of our military contex contacts and we're hearing from officials from central command, which is responsible for all u.s. military activities in the middle east, and they're saying that while they've seen those reports they cannot confirm them, lauren. but i'm also hearing now from an intelligence source that while they were is no reason to doubt these reports, this intelligence official is telling us to talk to the pentagon. so there is not much clarity on what is actually happening with those russian caliber missiles that were fired from the caspian sea. on wednesday the pentagon was not pleased to hear about these cruz missile strikes being launched from the caspian see, because they flew over iran and iraq, and they said if this were to continue this would increase the risk of inadvertent c

. >> that was roslind jordan. the syrian observatory for human rights said that at least 300 people have within killed by russian airstrikes, and 45 died in attacks on the rebel-held region of latakia province. this is a regime stronghold that has been a cooking target of the russian campaign. caroline malone reports. >> airstrikes like these have killed a number of civilians in syria. the government's jets have killed many people since fighting began more than four years ago. but these are part of a recent campaign by the russian military. moscow's defense ministry said that they hit workshops and ammunition depots between idlib and latakia. fighting government officials in the region as well as north towards aleppo. opposition groups said that they destroyed an armor personnel carrier while the syrian news agency said that the government retook a number of villages just outside of aleppo backed by air cover by russian jets. the violence has forced had a 54 from the region in recent days. >> in the morning there

roslind jordan has more from washington, d.c. >> the u.s. military isn't saying when they believe that iraqi forces are ready to lead the charge to try to root out isil fighters. they expect to encounter-- >> thousands of prisoners in the united states whose children were jailed for life without patrol. >> when i went in weighing 126 pounds. although. >> like many young offenders he had a troubled past. abused in foster homes, shot in the face, convictions for robbery and other crimes. then he was sentenced as an adult for the murder of a rival gangster. but something happened inside. he grew up. >> in my growing sense of maturity and remorse, despite all that, you can still do something better with your life. you don't have to resign to this meaninglessness. you don't have to resign to this existential nightmare. you can do something better and give yourself that goal and that plan. >> his friend adolfo davis was also fortunate. he remains in prison 25 years later. the u.s. supreme court is now considering whether offenders such as davis sh

. >> our correspondent roslind jordan sends us this update. >> up to 50 special operations portions will be going from the united states to syria sometime in the next several days to basically provide analysis and in-house stance to members of the syrian opposition. now this is not going to be for those who are fighting against the government of bashar al-assad this is advice to those forces that are fighting isil. this is something which the administration has said is part of its ramping up of its efforts to defeat isil inside syria. the president barack obama has also approved the deployment of close support aircraft as well as fighter jets in turkey. ostensibly to ramp up the intensity of the u.s.-led coalition's air war against isil targets. one official briefing at the pentagon on friday said that once these 50 or so special forces get to syria, they're going to be there for some time. but the person could not put an exact deadline. however, suffice it to say it's not going to be a short-term mission. >> another two bodies carrying refugees from turkey to greece has sunk killing 30

roslind jordan, al jazeera, washington. >> well, the humanitarian situation in syria was the focus of an u.n. security council briefing on tuesday. the escalating war in syria has left 13.5 million people in need of aid and some form of protection including more than 6 million children. the u.n. humanitarian chief told the security council that people arriving in europe via the mediterranean this year half have been from syria. they called it the largest displacement crisis in modern times. >> we all need to guard against th becomeing numb given the vast numbers in the sense of political en pass. yet recent developments are a telling reminder that it ordinary women, men and children who continue to bear the brunt of this conflict. living conditions and all there is continue to deteriorate sharping. entire communities at risk. over 11 million in need of health assistance. nearly 9 million people are unable to meet their basic food needs. >> well, at least 120,000 people have been internally displaced in the last month alone due to an escalation of fighting. we have the story of one fam

. >> roslind jordan reporting from washington. >>> the rain has stopped in parts of south carolina, but life is far from back to normal. record rains deluge the state the last few days leaving 27 people dead across the carolinas. hundreds of people have been rescued from their flooded cars and homes. thousands have been without power and 400 roads have been closed along with schools and government offices today. >> another wet day here in the state of south carolina as bands of rain and now winds up to 30 mph are expected to come in to this great state off of the atlantic. there are swift water rescues from the national guard, police and fire department. six people confirmed dead in the state of south carolina. one in north carolina, unfortunately. the governor, nicky haley, saying that people should try to stay inside today as the system moves through. it will be done tonight. schools are closed. cemeteries are underwater. nothing is being spared here in the state of south carolina, as they have endured the historic rains unlike any other time. 1,000-year event. people trying to get ba

let's join roslind jordan who is in washington, d.c. for us. what are you hearing about what prompted this change in the u.s. position? >> well, i think that really it has come as a result of a lot of conferences which u.s. officials have been having with their counterparts including with officials there in the gulf, and certainly even though they have been hinting that it might be the right time for iranians to join the conversation about the future with syria it's really only been in the last 24 hours that the u.s. has essentially come out and said that it believes that iran could have something of value to contribute to the conversation. what we've also heard here in washington on wednesday is that the administration is trying to be pragmatic. trying to recognize while it believes that iran has gone out of its way to help support of government of bass bass, it do bashar al-assad, it does not have its ear in trying to find a political solution to end the civil war. >> what do you hear in talks in vienna this week. >> we don't know if there wi

. >> let's go live now to roslind jordan, hi there, ros.this another sign of unturnty in the strategy? >> well, it certainly is a ply kateed factor in the obama administration strategy for dealing with isil inside syria because it's having to deal with this while it's also trying to get other parties to the table in an effort to try to end syria's civil war. that effort is far from successful as of right now. what is notable, instead of training the modern syrian rebels who wanted to take up arms against bashar al-assad, the embattled president, instead the u.s. is going to be providing basic military equipment and support to existing groups that have been fighting against isil for the better part of a year now. >> just if you can the programs it will touch on. what will replace it? and does anyone have confidence in what is going to replace it? >> well certainly that question came up in whether this change in the u.s. strategy is going to work. even though obama administration officials told reporters that they believe this change will wor

. >> roslind jordan is following this one for us. general campbell cannot say outright whether this airstrike was conducted by the book or not. why is that? >> well, mainly because they're now there investigation he is under way. one conducted by the afghan government, one by nato and one by the pentagon. this is obviously the general's efforts to not sway or tamper with the outcome of any of those investigations. and given the great concern that the u.s. military may have ignored treaties not to target the area around the hospitals not to say that the hospital itself certainly he's trying to move delicately here would be fair to say, kamal. >> u.s. troops, well, the u.s. due to stay in afghanistan until 2016. does this raise questions whether they should be staying long or o not or whether the afghan military will be ready or not? >> it is raising questions. and there was a hastily arranged press conference with general campbell did touch on that factor. should they be doing more to support the afghan military. why aren't afghan tro