we know -- today are established in the sahel and sahara. we know that they had the opportunity to find somewhere you in the southeast of algeria. some groups who are speaking spanish. i use them as guides and they are using them in these illegal activities. we know also that illegal immigration and smuggling, human smuggling is very, very important activity, and the terrorist groups use this tragedy, human tragedy, for their goals. for this and the third, the last point in the moroccan strategy is that we believe that we need the international cooperation. morocco is open to this, sharing information, sharing intelligence. there have been other country. we had examples with france after the attacks in paris. in belgium, after and before brussels, and with a lot come with the spanish government, with a lot of, even today a lot of other countries. but we believe that we need it to build our own regional strategy, and not to have external intervention in the region. it will be bad response and bad solution. but in the same time doing own homew

one kilo of cocaine today and sahel, we can sell it at 24,000 euros.you cannot serve that there is no place for other drugs, soft drugs, cannabis or others, nothing around here the second element is the proliferation of weapons. one of the consequences of the libya wars was that today we have a lot of open markets in this region of sahel. more than 10 years ago you could do, you could buy one ak-47 from chinese origin around $75. you can have today into sahel, ak-47 one stock russian for less than $55. and this proliferation of weapons of not only small arms, but we know that a lot of missiles are they are, especially some seven and other kinds of missiles. so it's a very, very big concern, and we know today that all these groups are working together, cooperating together and using all what they control as zones and, of course, roads. we know american captives today are very, established in the sahel and so harrop. we know that we have opportunity find somewhere in the south east of nigeria. some groups were speaking spanish. to use them as guides and

the islamic maghreb and its allied extremist groups were seeking to attack beyond their bases in the sahel. and in recent months. both french and american intelligence have picked up on signals in senegal and warned the government that something was amis and something was coming. and unfortunately, today we saw it. >> he also told knme west africs terror groups are older and more experienced with al qaeda and the nigerian civil wars of the 1 1990s. >>> now peace talks for syria are set to resume monday. each side is accusing the other of violating issues. the refusal to discuss assad's presidency is called a disruption to the peace process. >> president putin, who is invested in supporting assad, with enormous commitment, and it has made a difference, obviously on the battlefield, everyone has seen that, should be somewhat concerned about the fact that president assad is seemingly singing from a completely different side sheet and that he sends his foreign minister out yesterday, to try to act as a spoiler, to take off of the table what president putin and the iranians have specifically ag

of the main routes for migrants trying to enter europe from eastern africa and parts of the central sahelegion. prince has also long been prince has also long been interested in raising a private military force to battle islamic militant groups in a variety of countries. "the intercept" also reports on internal proposals drafted by prince and his team for a project code-named "project november" aimed at confronting the theft of nigerian oil, providing vip protection for nigerian officials, and engaging in counterinsurgency activities. for more, we're joined now by the reporters who broke this story -- the story jeremy , scahill and matthew cole. they are co-authors of the new piece for "the intercept" headlined "erik prince in the hot seat: blackwater's founder is under investigation for money laundering, ties to chinese intel, a and brokering mcecenary services." jeremy scahill is ththe co-founr of the "the intercept." his forthcoming book is called, "the assassination complex: inside the government's secret drone warfare program." his mostst recent book, "dirty wars: the world is a batt

cause a level of sustained security engagement with our partners and friends across north africa, the sahel, and sub-saharan africa. so that they knew they could depend on us to be there. i offer that it is no truth in europe come in asia, the middle east, other places where us being a part of the dynamic that creates stability across a range of activities will make a difference. doesn't take a lot. doesn't take a lot, but it takes something. and where we dedicate resources, and our greatest resource in my minds eye are americans sons and daughters who willingly donned the uniform of our nation to go forward and serve. we are to take advantage of that. what are the lessons learned? there are many, they are varied, but they are at hand, and as we work with partners around the globe, our ability to make a difference to address the arc of instability in ways beyond force of arms off be a priority. to never back away from that, but it ought not be a first resort of action. and as we support it in a way that will make a difference, we will be able to establish horizon of hope, such that neighbor

no matter the crisis -- syria, or the sahel earthquakes or ebola, usaid has been there to serve people's needs on the ground. many of these crises are chronic, complex and severe and require more time, money and more people to respond. this year's el nino, for example, is unfolding on a global scale and threatening the livelihoods of people from latin america to africa. and in too many cases, like in south sudan, governments make an effective response even harder because those charged to lead have turned their backs on the people who need them the most. we are today feeding people in south sudan each month and responding to el nino on four continents just as we will continue to respond wherever there is need. the american people expect it and respond themselves with generosity. but even as we respond, we need to make sure that the urgent does not crowd out the important. we need to make long-term steady investments to prevent the crises that shatter the lives of millions and cost the taxpayers billions. investing now means staying the course for years to come on, for example, the global

they are in the sahel. al-shabaab, they are expanding operations across this arc of instability that exists without borders. topic for today, combating terrorism, lessons learned here lessons learned. middle east, north africa and the sahel and beyond. this enemy that possesses state like features, not a state, but as spouses to be one, how did we recognize it? not too long ago you at a great presentation here by a youngster, i called and youngster. general you called me a youngster. i called ben stewart a youngster. our current director of the cia. you present an extremely accurate synopsis to lay down what this enemy is. so i will not dare to expand upon what he said about daesh and this force, but that is an enemy that has permeated our global common. we indeed live in a complex security environment. we knew our enemies when i was a lieutenant. we knew it was. we knew where it was. we knew its intent. we knew how it operated. we took a plan devised to defeat it if it dared challenge us. in 1992 i was a b