it's a main supply line between iraq and syria crossing sinjar city. another mass grave, the conflict in northern iraq continues. the 1,000km front line. the community pays a heavy price. >>> a syrian government jet targeted rebels in the south. activists say 12 were killed and dozens injured in air strikes on a rebel held area. duma another stronghold has come under attack. 10 people were killed, dozens injured, including women and children. an air strike in damascus killed and injured dozens. it was to the east of the capital. >>> al jazeera journalist peter greste spoke of his relief of being released after 400 days in an egyptian gaol it was with incredible angst he left two colleagues behind. in his first interview he asked for egyptian to free mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed. stephanie dekker spoke to peter greste about the moment he learnt he was being released. >> look i can't tell you how relieved i am at being free. i didn't expect. we were settling in for an appeared of months behind prison for the retrial. to be out now, today, with a

a main supply line between iraq and syria cross the sinjar city, so yet another mass grave the conflict continues in northern iraq. the yazidi community did pay a heavy price over recent months. >> the war in syria has had a devastating effect on the fishing industry in lebanon. fishinger man used to cross into syrian waters where the catch was better. as we report now on the lebanese-syrian border, that all stopped when the conflict began. >> it's a cold morning on the sea in northern lebanon. these fisherman have more serious things to worry about their camp down 70%. they've always relied on syrian borders for catching big fish, they say the coast is less polluted and unlike lebanon the sea hasn't been overfished. >> when we used to go into syria, there were more fish and we could make a living. since the crisis, the syrian navy stopped us. sometimes we go in 200 meters and they shoot at us, not to kill us, but to make us go back. >> they used to catch $500 worth of fish a day now lucky to get $100. >> this is as far as lebanese fishermen can go, 300 meters from the syrian border. be

main supply line between iraq and syria crosses sinjar city and yet another masked grave and conflictrthern iraq continues and there is 1,000 kilometer front line here and the yaziti community did pay a heavy price over resent month. >> reporter: they called on the u.n. to scrap its inquiry into alleged war crimes during the conflict in gaza in 2014. benjamin netanyahu made the call following the resignation of the head of that inquiry on monday. the canadian academic william had bend accused by israel of bias because of consulting work he had carried out for the palestinian liberation organization in 2012. >> reporter: i did a legal opinion about the international criminal court when the palestinian liberation organization was advising people on the issue of ratifying the rome statute of the international criminal court and they asked me for a legal opinion and i delivered it. it was a small consultant and i do it all the time for governments and of course what happens in the past is put aside when one is sworn in as a commissioner. i took an oath to be an independent, an impartial m

because it's such an important area for isil, a main supply line between iraq and syria crosses sinjar city. yet another mass grave the conflict in northern iraq continues. there's a 1,000-kilometer front line here, and, you know, the yazidi community did take a heavy price over the last few months. >> the strehl prime minister has called on the u.n. to scrap its inquiry during alleged war crimes in gaza in 2014. benjamin netanyahu made the call following the head of that enchiropractory on money the canadian academic. he'd been accused of israel by bias because of consulting work that he'd done for the palestinian liberation organization in 2012. >> the israeli government is very pleased that he has resigned as head of the u.n. inquiry of war crimes. in a statement released by the prime minister's office today on tuesday, benjamin netanyahu said that he was biased against israel and went on to say that united nations should scrap the investigation altogether. this investigation began in august shortly after that conflict between israel and hamas ended and is only a month away from being re

led coalition strikes pushed in the sinjar mountains to clear the able but unable to take sinjar city isil is held up and putting up a fierce battle because it's such an important area for isil a main supply line between iraq and syria crosses the line and another masked grave and conflict continues and there is a 1,000 kilometer front line here and the community did pay a heavy price over recent months. >>> an explosion in the egyptian capitol near a busy scare in the center of cairo and security increased at the airport and there is a concern about safety in the country since the over throw of mohamed morsi in 2013. israel prime minister called on the u.n. to scrap inquery into alleged war crimes during the conflict in gaza in 2014 and benjamin netanyahu made the call following the resignation of the head of that inquiry on monday academic has been accused of bias because of consulting work he did for the palestine liberation organization in 2012. >> i did a legal opinion about the international criminal court when palestine liberation organization was advising people on the issue o

. >> reporter: it also borders the iraqi city of sinjar. the crossing is in sinjar.connects syria to iraq and it is being used by isil fighter fighters. it seems the offense is part of a broader military plan. if isil is defeated here and sinjar it would severely restrict its freedom of movement between its strong holds in iraq and syria. the u.s. lead coalition and its partners on the ground need to cut the groups supply lines before any major military assault. it's hundreds of kilometers from mosul and other isil strong holds in iraq but defeating them here would weaken them there. >>> back to that abduction in iraq. our correspondent has reported extensively from iraq earlier he explained the possible motives behind this abduction. >> if an area didn't pay homage or alee g&as to the group, then they will be a target or isil wants to take revenge on certain tribes for fighting isil. last week about -- over 100 members of a tribe were killed in western iraq. the other possible reason they could be trying to clamp down on what isil calls informers who report to the i

cannot afford to lose her, it needs to keep supply lines open >>> it borders the city of sinjar, where iraqi kurds have been engaged in fighting with the islamic state of iraq and levant. the crossing is in sinjar it connects syria to iraq and is used by i.s.i.l. fighters. the offensive against the group in haas abbinga is part of -- hasaka is part of a plan. if i.s.i.l. is defeated. it would restrict freedom of movement between the strong holds. u.s. coalition and partners need to cut the supply lines. >> hasaka is hundreds of miles from many strongholds. defeating them here would weaken them there >>> in the u.s. three men have been arrested and charged with conspiring to support i.s.i.l. two men were custody. a prospect is believed to have helped organise the trip from florida. they were allegedly threatening to shoot the president. >> the men intended to launch attacks in the u.s. >> it was alleged in the filing the idea that it was plain on the statement. if they were not able to go and seek to acquire weapons here handguns, machine guns and seek to attack police officers. they ar

we do know though kurdish peshmerga forces have been pushing north toward the isis-held city of sinjar in recent days. >>> a cease-fire in ukraine if separatists is to begin in little more than 12 hours, but the fighting has not tapered off. the ukrainian president claims pro-russian forces have increased attacks. the defense ministry says at least eight soldiers have been killed in the past day. mr. poroshenkos the deal brokered in belarus could be in jeopardy. >> this is not just an attack of -- it is an attack of the minsk results. and without explanation because unfortunately after minsk the offensive operation of russia intensified significantly. we still think that the -- [ inaudible ] >> this cease-fire agreement would basically cement territorial gains for the rebels who now control parts of the don esk donetsk region. our senior correspondent, nick paton walsh, reports on the many challenges ahead. >> reporter: so many moving pieces ahead of the cease-fire literally hours away. the first being the tactical issues on the ground. will both sides stop shelling each other? where i

. >> reporter: it borders the iraqi city of sinjar as well. crossing is in sinjar it corrects syria to iraq. it seems the offensive is part of a broader military plan. if isil is defeated here it would severely restrict its freedom of movement. the u.s.-lead coalition and its partners on the ground need to cut the group's supply lines before any major military assault. it is hundreds of kilometers from mosul and other isil strong holds in northern iraq defeating them here would weaken them there. >>> let's get more on the abduction of more than 100 people from iraq. with me is a reporter from iraq. what more do we know about the circumstances? >> we know for the last few days isil waged raids and searched through houses and kidnapped about 127 people mainly from the tribe. we understand also there were some change taken. a few days later about 20 were released and the rest according to the tribal leader are still under isil's captivity. >> and we don't know where these people are? the >> we don't. and there are fears that they could have been

to move from its so-called capital in the syrian city to the iraqiy city of mosul one of its strong holds. >> hasaka also borders sinjar where iraqi kurds have been engages in fighting with the islamic state in iraq and the levant. the crossing is in sinjar, and it text syria to iraq, and it is being used by isil fighters. it seems that the offensive against the group is part of a broader military plan. if isil is defeated, it would severely restrict it's freedom of movement between its strongholds in iraq and syria. the u.s.-led coalition and it's partners on the ground need to cut supply lines before any major military assault. hasaka is hundreds of kilometers away from other strongholds in iraq, but defeating them here would weaken them there. meanwhile, a group of french politicians has met the syrian president during a private trip to damascus. the members of parliament spent an hour with bashar al-assad although the purpose of their trip is unclear. the french foreign ministry says that they went of their own accord. france cut diplomatic ties with syria back in 2012. >> let's go to the democratic republic of con

cities. that's why they're not yet moving into sinjar, for example. they are holding off, waiting, druing perimeters around these towns, circling them. it would seem waiting for the iraqi army to finish its preparations its retraining to be ready to rejoin and lead offensive operations to liberate these much larger urban areas. in the case of sinjar this means there is no major offensive plan in the future so it will be some time yet before the world discovers exactly the extent of the horrors that took place there. how many were killed. how many were taken. wolf? >> reporter: phil black on the scene for us. thanks for that report. appreciate it. >>> meanwhile, egyptian fighter jets there targeting isis in libya, as egypt's offensive now a potential game-changer. our panel of experts standing by to weigh in. their analysis of the war against isis and where it stands, that's next. t: i maximize good stuff like my potassium and phytosterols which may help lower cholesterol. new ensure active heart health supports your heart and body so you stay active a

cities in the region. the peshmerga, it would seem are not interested in urban warfare, not alone not without the iraqi army. so sinjarof those towns that remains totally under isis control. what we saw there suggests that isis is using sinjar as a gateway, a logistics hub for moving supplies fighters from across the border in syria to the territory it still controls in northern iraq. sinjar is mostly empty, blackened and battered by war. isis holds the town firmly. from a pesh managera position -- peshmerga position we hear aircraft. you see smoke rising above the town. there is the occasional burst of small arm fire from the streets, and there is a surprising amount of traffic coming in to the main road from the west from the direction of the syrian border toward sinjar and isis-controlled territory. cars and heavy trucks an endless stream moving at high speed. proof the coalition has not achieved its goal of stopping isis from moving fighters and supplies across the syrian border. the arrival of isis last august triggered a panicked stampede. much of the population hundreds of thousands, lit up the slopes of neighb

sinjar where tense of thousands of yazidi fled massacres. strikes helped kurdish and iraqi forces retake mosul dam. i.s.i.l. took control of the city of mosul and france and britain joined the air campaignment other countries are austria, belgium, canada denmark and the netherlands. in neighbouring syria and the u.s. the united arab emirates jordan and qatar took part in air raids. in september the u.s. coalition targeted 12 oil refineries in syria, a key source of money for i.s.i.l. and i.s.i.l. fighters have been in retreat from strategic downs on the border of turkey. in the last few weeks, following the killing of a jordanian pilot, king abdullah sent more planes to hit groups following a more relentless war agates the group. >> now back to zeina khodr. i.s.i.l. has been grabbing headlines around the world. we have seen nadim outlining the efforts against the group. what is expected to come out of the summit on i.s.i.l.? >> well i.s.i.l. ordered the spread south in munich it is the focus of all the talks today. john kerry was at the podium a short while ago. he showed up describing the effort against i.s.i.l. tlds been more tha

sinjar, where tense of thousands of yazidi fled massacres. american strikes helped kurdish and iraqi forces retake mosul dam. i.s.i.l. took control of the city of mosul, and in september france and britain joined the air campaign in iraq. other countries involved are australia, belgium, canada denmark and the new york jets. in neighbouring syria and the u.s., the united arab emirates jordan saudi arabia and qatar have taken part. in september 12th oil refineries from targeted a key source of income for i.s.i.l. and i.s.i.l. fighters have been forced to retreat from kobane a strategic town on syria's border with turkey. in the last few days following the killing of a jordanian pilot. king abdullah sent dozens of fighter jets to hit the area promising a relentless war against the group >>> the u.k. is sending dozens of soldiers to train the jordanian troops following a decision by them to step up attacks. the jordanian army says it destroyed 56 i.s.i.l. targets, and a man gave a briefing which has increased the killing of the jordanian pilot. last week i.s.i.l. released a video showing moaz al-kasasbeh being burnt alive. >> a retired general,

sinjar behind me. and, of course the major city of mosul. >> the question being raised by this movement in isis.rying to distract the coalition forces from what they really want to keep which is mosul? and we'll stay on that story. the same question could be said for what's happening in congress. is it a surge in terms of authorization? or is it a subterfuge and going to be a political fight? that's what's going on right now. let's go live to the white house. both sides have problems with this requested authorization. what are they? and is there a chance for progress today? >> that's right, chris, it's off to a rocky start on capitol hill. as you said both sides are finding something not to like here. democrats continue to argue that it's far too broad. and republicans argue that it's narrow and they like to see the language loosened ironically to give the president even more authority than he's asking for. so on capitol hill they'll spend the next weeks and months debating this going through hearings, and tweaking the language to try to find something that can pass. but administration officials