southern syria is where jordan has influence and interest. since the start of the conflicts in syria, jordan is worried about the spillover, and that is why it's worked hard on building trust and good relations with the anti-bashar al-assad rebels. you may have heard over the years that jordan trained some of these rebels, and it has a facilitated arms transfer. and in many ways they are allied with the jordanian government. they have done a good job by building relations with the anti-bashar al-assad rebels in southern syria >>> there are fears of flooding and landslides in mexico in the wake of a strong storm. hurricane patricia weakened to a category 2 system. the extent of the damage is unclear. n.a.s.a. released satellite images showing the extent of the storm. more than 50,000 have been moved from coastal areas. and andy gallagher reports from mexico. >> reporter: fuelled by ocean temperatures, patricia formed in 36 hours, making landfall with winds of 250 k/hr. this is the most powerful hurricane to hit the western hemisphere, and auth

between russia and jordan that the military cooperation is going to focus exactly on that area, on southern syria to make sure that the jordanian border remains secure and its interests are not struck by russia in syria. that is not osay tha to say than is not part of the coalition, jordan is a very important part of that coalition, this is not going to change jordan's role, but jordan allied with more countries to fight terrorism and terrorist groups. >> thank you for that nizreen. >>> the u.s. space agency nasa have released these images showing the extent of hurricane patricia. riding out the storm in shelters. andy gallagher reports. >> reporter: hurricane patricia formed in just 36 hours making landfall with winds 236 kilometers per hour. the authorities have little time to organize evacuations and get residents to safety. thousands flew out of the region whilst others rode ultimat out e storm. >> if there are fewer services, what they recommend ask that they stay here at the shelter. >> reporter: but the initial reports from the authorities are that the storm has caused no loss of life. >>

spillover from southern syria into jordan. that is why it has worked hard to build trust, you might have heard that jordan has trained some of these rebels, facilitated arms transfers to them through the jordanian poured and in a way many of these syrian rebels have become allies with the jordanian government. thinks it's done a good job maintaining its security by building a relationship with the anti-assad rebels in syria. foreign officials have accused russia of targeting mainly antisyrian rebels, tantamount to hitting jordanian interests inside syria. this is why the two had to agree about how to go about in syria. any strikes in syria by russia, any additional violence there that changes the status quo would probably lead to more refugees leaving syria and fleeing to jordan. jordan is already burdened by 1.7 million refugees from syria and doesn't want more. exitexperts say jordan will continue to play military accordance with russia is not supposed to affect jordan's role and after the u.s. signed a similar agreement wit

. >>> mean whale in southern syria, the rebel-controlled country side of homs, opposition fighteders believe they're the next target for russian air strikes and they have been straithenning their defenses. >>reporter: the syrian army has warned it plans to advance into the northern countryside of homs. the this has long been a strong hold for the rebels. it's however surrounded by government bases and opposition fighters say the army has been reinforcing its position. >> our morale is high but we don't have enough ammunition, particularly antiarmor missiles like tows concourse. >>reporter: the only way out of here is to pass through army checkpoints making it hard for rebel groups to get the ammunition they need. many groups with different ideologies operate in this corner of syria. they have united with more conservative forces saying the threat requires they put their differences aside. >> we have created a joint operations room and united our forces. the big groups have come together to unite. >>reporter: people here have reported deaths among civilians and what they believe were

. >> smith: when he was a rebel, majd's army targeted assad's forces in southern syria near israel. commander recalls. >> smith: so he was killing your men? >> of course. not him by himself, but his group. >> smith: they killed some of your relatives? >> yeah, four relatives of mine. >> smith: the commander doesn't want to be identified, but he tells me how he came to know majd personally. >> a friend of mine once came and told me that, "majd wants to talk with you." >> smith: you knew who he was? >> of course. he was a leader of the al-mouatassem battalion. fighting against us every day, clashes between us. >> smith: and you talked to him? >> yeah, of course. one call after one call after another call after another call. there's a joke between us and there's a man-word between me and him that nobody attack the other one. just to put trust between us. >> smith: finally, after eight months... >> (translated): i told him that my men and i want to come back and fight with you guys again. and we got amnesty from the president, and we reconciled. >> smith: someone in the president's offi

that most of these strikes are being directed at the anti-assad armed opposition >>> homs in southern syria, opposition fighters believe they'll be the next targets. they've been strengthening their defenses. >>reporter: the opposition is expecting a war. the syrian army has warned it plans to advance into the northern countryside of homs. it's long been a stronghold for the rebels. it's surrounded by government bases. they have been reinforcing their positions. antiaircraft weapons have done little to stop russian jets from entering this region and homs has been hit almost daily. they're worried. >> we're prepared for a fight and our morale is high, but we don't have enough ammunition. particularly, we don't have antiarm antiarmor missiles. >>reporter: the only way out is to pass through army checkpoints making it hard to get the ammunition they need. many rebel groups with different ideologies are fighting in this part of syria. they say the threat requires they put their defenses aside. >> we've created a joint operations room. we've united our forces. all the big groups are coming toget

this is of particular concern in southern syria, which has not seen much activity of late.but with the syrian concern about the strength of the opposition, and now being emboldened by russia's military presence, there is a fear there could be activity in southern syria that could very well increase the number of refugees going to jordan. do we have a strategy to make sure one of our key strategic partners jordan has our help in deterring that activity in syria? >> i will answer. the a answer, senator, is yes. it is very important to us. the security of jordan is extraordinarily important to the united states and to the region. we are very attentive to the demographic a laydown, directly adjacent to the heartland of jordan. i was just there. just spoke with the head of their intelligence service and also their chief of defense. they are very focussed on it. we are also very focused on this issue. i will a assure you, senator, that is major point of focus and interest for the department of defense and for the department of state. >> let me just say, sir, the modern opposition

this is of particular concern in southern syria which is not seeing a lot of activity as of late but with this eerie and concern now being emboldened by russia's military presence, there is a fear that there could be activity against the civilian population and so with do we have a strategy? to make sure that one of our key strategic partners has our help. >> the security of jordan is extremely important to the united states and the region. we are very attentive to the demographically down of the population in southwest syria which is directly adjacent to the heartland. yesterday i just spoke with the head of their intelligence service and also the chief of defense. they are very focused on and we are also with them very focused on this issue. i won't get into the operational details but i will show you that that is a major point of focus and interest for the department of defense and department of date. >> i would encourage you to do that. >> as you say, they have been a part of this and i would say that the refugee flow is a serious concern and also potential incursions. over the p

syria say russian air strikes have hit in homs. for three days moscow helped the syrian rebels by launching air attacks. there has been fighting in idlib and southern aleppo. >> the war in syria drove many to neighbouring jordan. a quarter of a million withdrew. some with chronic diseases lost free medical care. >> reporter: most syrian refugees in jordan that have chronic diseases are battling against the odds to get treatment. left on their own after the jordanian government suspended free medical care for refugees because of a lack of funding. charities have estoppeded in. treatment for 34 patients have been offered from this hospital in idlib. ..we are worried about fund. this patient relies on dialysis. on top of that, syrian refugees are not legally allowed to work in jordan. syrian refugees have been forced to make difficult voices, like spending less an food to pay for treatment. a third of syrian refugees lost their food assistance. many living in jordan say they have nothing left here. >> >> this person has leukaemia. that was paid for for a few months before medical care was suspended. her parents are struggling to pay for her weekly tre

they are headed right for northern syria, and joining me is barbara starr with the news and cnn international correspondent nick paton wall whosh is live in southernd joining me

they are headed right for northern syria, and joining me is barbara starr with the news and cnn international correspondent nick paton wall whosh is live in southern turkey bordering syria, and joining me is a former fbi security officer and correspondent bob bair, and this news is getting a lot off of reaction, and tell me all about it. >> it is right where nick is speaking between the bord e of turkey and syria that it is getting so complicated. the u.s. special forces will be headed to the syrian side of the border, and it is something that the turks are concerned because they will see the fighters there that the u.s. wants to support as terrorists. the u.s. is going ahead, and they be there to help the kurdish and the arab fighters who are fighting isis along that border. they are not supposed to be going into combat, but it is difficult perhaps at various points to avoid the dangers that are there. their goal, their mission will be to support the fighters, and help with ammunition, and supplies, logistics, vehicles, and get them moving on the batt battlefield, to gather intelligence on the ground, and they will have the right, obviously, to d

. >> that might mean a no-fly zone in the southern part of syria and sending a message that they send up helicopters to barrel bomb people, we're going to take those down. >> u.s. and nay co officials making it very clear, their assessment, the russians are still overwhelmingly striking anti-regime, anti-assad forces and maybe have only conducted a small number of attacks, if any, against isis. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >>> james gal vin is with us right here in the studio. and for his perspective on the syrian crisis, you've also written a lot about the history of the modern middle east. >> thanks so much for joining us. as we saw in barbara starr's piece just then, clearly russia is escalating its intervention in syria. given all we've seen to date, is there any reason we should believe them when they say they will not send in ground troops? >> well, they already have 1,500 troops there to mainly run equipment. but we have to understand what the russians want out of this. they don't want to destroy isis. that's a secondary goal for the russians. the main goal actually is pre

there's intense military activity in the southern idlib province, northern hamas countryside. a strategic corner in western syria, because it is situated on a main highway that links the southern city of damascus to the northern city of aleppo. now, activists are reporting intense air strikes, they are talking about surface to surface missiles. what we do understand is that the government did give a warning to people in the village and understand that thousands of people have started to fully as of yesterday. they told them they had to push into the town. the russian aerial campaign is helping to capture territory. russia is calling it or using i.s.i.l. as a blanket term. for most of the opposition groups, most on the ground are terrorists. so the russian strikes stopping the advance, weakening the defenses and now being used to help the russian advance. the question is will it succeed. it has just started and we have to watch the developments closely >>> the worth is watching syrians inside and outside the country. oxfam has released a damning report. they say a handful of countries have been providing support,

southern turkey. that hasn't happened. now, turkey isn't sending any ground troops into syria. a sign that it's unwilling to be drawn into a devastating conflict to the southern border. >>> coming up, i'm talk to a special agent about the bombings could have on turkey's role in the entire region. >> welcome to al jazeera america. more reporters, more stories, more perspective. >> from our award-winning news teams across america and beyond. >> we've got global news covered. >> well, turkey is already dealing with roughly 2 million (* * *. >> so there's a possibility that i.s.i.s. will be involved in something like this. something they like to do, they like to create fault lines to create a vacuum and three can operate within that vacuum. we should not forget that last summer i.s.i.s. directed a magazine towards the turkish population, making it part of the caliphate, the so-called caliphate. i.s.i.s. is also herly involved in recruiting turkish citizens. there are a some hundreds, some say they are 2,000 -- >> when they come from the west to go in -- >> this is foreign fighters t

there is intense military activity in the southern idlib province, northern countryside, a very strategic corner in western syria. it is situated on a main highway that linked the southern city of damascus to the northern city of aleppo. now activists report intense airstrikes, talking about surface to surface missiles. what we do understand is that the government did give a warning to people in the village, and we understand that thousands of people have started to flee yesterday. they told them they are going to push into this town as they push further north. what is becoming clear is that the russian aerial campaign is helping the government recapture territory, and really, yes, russia is calling this, you know, a war against terrorism, but for them, they're using isil, you know as a blanket term for most of the opposition groups. they believe most of the opposition groups on the ground are quote unquote terrorists. the russian airstrikes stopping the rebel advance, weakening the rebel defenses and now being used to help the government advance. the question is will they succeed? will this ground operation suc

syria, moscow targeted the opposition from the air. now, that air power is being used to support a syrian army counter offensive on the ground. areas in southern it lib and northern hama are under fire for control of an important corner in western syria, strategically situated along the main highway between the cities of damascus and aleppo. it seems the government had informed the residents of the planned assault. >> the families have fled from their homes and now this town is empty of civilians and only rebels remain. >> people started fleeing on tuesday, tens of thousands live in the town. it is not clear how many of them already left, but the rebel factions in this region are promising to fight back. >> we will defend our land. we will not loup the murderous assad army or russian occupiers to enter. we promise that we will burn them. >> this latest offensive coincided with the report released by the aid agency which said this year alone, an additional 2 million people have been displaced. the group is calling on the international community to act. >> the international community is failing across it is boards when it comes to the syria cris

impose safe zones in syria to nd southern security.ter thomas freedman echos that putin wentaying that into syria looking for a cheap russia gh to show that is a world power. obama and kerry should leave him up for a month. and watch him become public number one in the sunni-muslim world. to you a democrat. do you want to react to that, rudy? caller: i agree. you know what, this is a regional conflict. in it's just goes going to get involved in they shouldn't be in. this is a mid east problem. let them take care of themselves. russians want to go this they'll wind up in in the same roblem we did where they'll lose men and money. ideology and not something that can be taken care physically no matter how many of them you kill as long as you more of them. like stirring up a hornet's nest. host: they're dealing with their own problem and russians leaving to go fight with isil. e told you at the top that lawmakers hornet's nest. host: they're dealing with their own came together and down.ed a government shut the legislation was quickly sent to the president's desk and law.d into there were

. >> that might mean a no-fly zone in the southern part of syria and sending messages send up helicopters bomb people we're going to take those down. >> now, where do we stand tonight? the u.s. insists nato agrees that the russians are mainly striking targets of militias and movements that are against bashar al assad, that russia is not striking isis at least not in any large amount. wolf. >> barbara starr, thanks very much. let's get back to congressman kinsinger. congressman, if they miss their targets in syria, hit some place in iran, that could happen, they could hit some place in jordan, some place in israel. that neighborhood relatively pretty small. what happens then? >> well, it's 100% true. i mean, look, they're new so-called amazing cruise missile system by your report has about a 20% error rate, which is pretty high. it could go into turkey, nato ally, israel, jordan, into iraq. we have troops stationed in iraq for goodness sakes. this is a very dangerous thing. and obviously the russians brought out the brand new weapons system that really is not living up to its hype. >> it's

syria's war. fighting has intensified around the southern yemeni city of taiz, at least 45 houthi rebels and eightyal to president hadi were killed. >>> palestinians are calling for i day of rage across israel and the occupied west bank. on thursday israeli forces shot dead two palestinians in separate attacks in hebron. the israeli mail theory says in both incidents the palestinian stabbed israeli soldiers before they open fire. palestinian eyewitnesses dispute the israeli account. >>> russia has prevented the go ahead to create the world's large of the protected marine zone off ant action ca. it's fast expense of water 2.2 million square kilometers let's look at what scientists and governments have been fighting so hard to protect the cold nutrient rich waters he is sean to earth feeding the world's ocean scientist is argue human activity is putting this ecosystem at risk. for the fifth consecutive year governments from the u.s., knew is he land, australia, france, and the european union argue today two zones in the southern ocean to be given marine protection status. the first is a 1.25 million

in mid november world leaders head to the southern coast for the g20 leaders summit >>> a bombing campaign in syria stepped up. russians saying the jets bombed 225 targets. the kremlin claims 59 other sortees hit a record 94 of those targets. >> in sal ma area, latakia province. they have tried islamic militants. objective control data confirms the destruction of the terrorist fortifications. >> the u.s. is expected to host talks on the crisis. state department says the secretary of state john kerry meets with officials from russia, and a dozen other countries on friday to talk about ending the war. kerry spoke to his russian counter part sergey lavrov about the talks, officials say details of the meeting are worked out. they have not ruled out letting iran participate. former secretary-general of n.a.t.o. says russia's involvement in syria will make the situation worse. here is what anders rasmussen told me earlier today. >> you can both save bashar al-assad and fight "ultimate 8." you can save bashar al-assad and fight the civil war in syria. it's hard to see a long-term sustainable solution in s

. >> they'll be in eastern and southern europe protecting turkey from a spillover from the war in syria. >> i think russia is asserting their presence in a strategic and public way. we are here, and will be here, there'll be more of us hereby. >> reporter: syria's theatre of war is becoming crowded. russia and u.s. fighter jets share the same air space, backing different sides of the conflict. the incursions were accidental. but it was feared that the alliance was being tested. a political crisis was needed more than ever. >> tensions are high across israel in the palestinian territories after a series of stabbings. in some of the latest unrests palestinians were killed by israeli forces. hours earlier, an attacker was shot dead after killing for people with a screwdriver. >>. >> in each case police were on the scene, but are unable to predict when or where the next random attack would take place. the first in the latest series of attacks were in or around the old city. in the past couple of days, it occurred on the outskirts of tel aviv. dealing with the uncoordinated and random attack

syria. new fronts in the fighting, bring fresh hell on the ground. an offensive in southern aleppo, taken half ae has billion pounds in the last five days. exodus.aused an --ay, hundreds of headin hundreds are heading for the turkish border. he left syria us, because he could not live there anymore here it used to just be posher al-asad, that now you have russia, and they do not know -- we used to just be bashar al-assad, but now you have russia, and they do not know who is coming next. it is now a world war. his father was pulled barely conscious from the rubble. here, his mother. died shortly afterwards. russian jets were to blame, he says. it is hard to describe the feeling when you flee your country, lose your home, your family, and watch her mother died before you. it is indescribable, he told us. russia continues to deny causing civilian casualties. intervention in syria -- russia's intervention is syria is making a difference in president assad' favor. this is the first wave of a combination of attacks between russian, iranian, and syrian forces. if the rebels don't s

the refugee - as well as the refugee crisis, there's the war in syria, and the conflict in ukraine, mass unemployment in europe's southernountries, the lingering effect of grease as bailout plan and the need for reform, without doubt, it is the refugee crisis that created fault lines and divisions against those that feel there's a moral imperative to look after the countries in need, and other nations that are skeptical and feel that europe now should begin closing its doors. >> reporter: when the european leaders face the parliament, they pass a country under strain. the last time the leaders of the france and germany gave a joint address was in 1989, two weeks after the fall of the the berlin wall. now it faces deep divisions. nearly half a million refugees arrived in germany. the crisis is opened up fault lines between countries willing to accommodate refugees, and those that want to keep them out. hungary has been fortified. refugees threaten a christian identity. hungary, the czech republic, have objected to plans to share refugee numbers across the continent. and in greece, hit hard, the authorities found themselve

and in syria, i think we have to reconsider options that the administration has been reluctant to move forward in. that might mean no fly zone in the southernean we're not going to allow bashar al assad to continue barrel bombing. sending up helicopters to barrel bomb people, we're going to take those down. i think these are steps that we're going to have to consider anew. because there are reputational costs to be seen as not willing to support people that we're behind, not willing to take a strong position and being challenged by others. i think that has implications that extend far beyond syria and the middle east. >> representative adam schiff, thank you very much. appreciate it. >>> the coast guard has ended the search for sewurvivors for e single ship el faro. >> good morning, michaela, 33 people lost at sea. 28 americans, 5 polish nationals. and the coast guard now deciding that they have to suspend the efforts to try and find survivors. they found seven days looking for crew members. they covered some 183,000 square nautical miles. we actually heard from one family member expressing sympathy for the searchers. having to make this pa

southern russia, that is going country. >> 95% of the 111,000 civilian deaths in syria since 2011 are attributed to the brutality of the bashar assad regime. not isil. isil are brutal but they've not been the mass killers in syria that the administration is. does russia have anything to say about the damage, devastation done to civilians by assad and about hitting civilians who are opposed to assad? >> absolutely. syria. of course russia cares. the point is different here. the position is different from the western position. the russian position. we don't want to another libya. nobody does. to take away a government, a regime that somehow still controls, for example, the armed forces and still resists attacks by isis would be absolutely disasterous. we've seen what happened in libya, we've seen what happened in iraq. it's the same situation. so what the russian officials are saying is this: assad has to stay for a while. nobody's saying he's going to stay forever. you know, there's talk about russia saving the regime of president assad. that's not the case. this is the first stage of a process. you first need to deal with the

southern netherlands. >> still to come, new allegations of illegal cluster bombs being used in syria, and. >> a look t a bernie sappedders the man threatening to derail hillary clinton u.s. presidential hopes. >> >> they're gonna demonstrate right outside where the governor lives. >> are hedge funds offering a fix? >> those investments will spark the economic recovery. >> or just fixing the odds? >> they're trying to force us into one course of action. >> "faultlines". >> what do we want? >> al jazeera america's hard-hitting... >> today the will be arrested. >> ground-breaking... >> they're firing canisters of gas at us. >> emmy award-winning, investigative series. jazeera.op stories here in al violence has continued for 13th day. 30 palestinians and seven israelis have died. israeli prime minister has said he will use all means at his disposal to end the violence. two u.s. has called on all sides to restore calm. and the dutch safety board investigation into the malaysian airline flight has concluded that the plane was hit by a russian made bok missile. all 208 people onboard died. the u.s. and russian

syria. for the past week, moscow has been targeting the opposition from the air. now that air power is being used to support a syrian army counter offensive on the ground. areas in southernib and northern hahma are coming under fire, it's for battle of an important corner in northwestern syria. it seems the government had informed the residence of the planned assault. >> translator: after the syrian regime threatened to invade the town, the families fled from their homes and now this town is empty of civilians and only rebels remain. >> reporter: people started fleeing on tuesday, tens of thousands live in the town. it is unclear how many of them already left. but the rebel factions in this region are promising to fight back. >> translator: we will defend our land, we are not allow the murderous assad army or the occupiers to enter. >> reporter: for the past week, russia air strikes have been weakening the defenses of the opposition in front line areas surrounding the government strong hold in the west. they stopped the rebel advances in this region, and now they are helping the army recapture territory. the immediate objective of russia's intervention in the conflict is

. >> that might mean a no-fly zone in the southern part of syria, and sending a message that who sendsto barrel bomb people, we're going to take those down. >> reporter: u.s. and nato officials making it very clear, their assessment, the russians are still overwhelmingly striking anti-regime, anti-assad forces, and maybe have only conducted a small number of attacks, if any, against isis. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> well, let's talk more about this. retired u.s. colonel rick francona joins us via skype with his perspective on this ongoing situation. rick, always glad to have you with us. >> sure. >> thanks. first of all, russia's denials. can the u.s. pretty much confirm where these missiles land, if they miss their target or not? >> well, we know how many launched, and we know how many arrive at the target. and we know at least four did not arrive at the target. the problem is they're firing these over populated areas in iran and iraq. they're also flying them through where commercial aircraft are operating. so this is very dangerous. when you fire these kinds of missiles, an

there will be new bases in eastern and southern europe protecting the alliance member turkey from any spill over from the war in syria. >> i think russia is asserting its presence in the military in a strategic and public way. we're here. we're going to be here, and there is going to be more of us here. >> syria's war is becoming increasingly crowded. russia and u.s. alliance fighter jets now share the same air space but back different sides of the conflict. russia said that it's incursion in turkey's air space was accidental. neave barker, al jazeera, brussels. >> anti-government protests in lebanon's capital of beirut turned violent on thursday night. the police used water canons and tear gas to disperse demonstrators. allegations of corruption and incompetence has been leveled at the government. >>> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says strong steps will be taken against those inciting violence in the country after a series of stabbings. tensions are high across israel and the occupied palestinian territories. mike hanna reports from west jerusalem. >> in each case the police work quickly on the scene, bu

southern japan is heating up. the governor revoked permission for land reclamation work on the project. u.s. forces have begun air dropping weapons to armed groups fighting militants in syria. >>> and when disaster strikes in japan, foreigners sometimes find themselves left in the dark. local officials are taking steps to change things. >>> plans to relocate a u.s. air base in southern japan hit a new hurdle. the governor revoked approval for land reclamation needed for the frojt. japanese government leaders say the relocation is necessary to enhance the japan-u.s. alliance. nhk world has more. >> reporter: okinawa governor said the approval given by the predecessor was legally flawed and authorized a document declaring it invalid. >> translator: we will continue arguing our position, which we believe is correct. we will gain the understanding of both people in okinawa and in japan from a legal and political standpoint. >> reporter: the responses in okinawa have been mixed. >> translator: the governor was elected by the okinawan people's will, and his actions correctly reflect that. >> translator: i think there are many opinions on this issue, but there are growing threats

syria and keep themselves safe. and the u.s. noticed the ships moving into the southern caspian a day ago, launching two dozen highly precise missiles in a naval bombardment in western syria. what this is underscoring the u.s. says is the overwhelming minority of the targets the russians are hitting now from the sea and from the air are in fact not isis targets but are anti-regime targets, people trying to get rid of bashar al assad and the russians trying to keep him in power. >> barbara, thank you. just six days before the democratic debate and there's new polling. there's pretty sobering news from jeb bush from voters in his own home state. john king is here to break down the numbers. john, there are some warning signs, understand. >> there are some warning signs. this is a quinnipiac poll. these numbers will change when the people get to vote in the early states. at the moment people are asking is trump holding on to his lead. if you take this long view, yes. if you look at the florida numbers, marco rubio, sitting uncti united states senator, trump has bragging righ

. >>> thousands of refugees many of them from syria have been prevented from crossing southern europeborder closes and in dispute of who is to blame for that situation and paul brennan has more from slovania. >> the political and diplomatic wrangling continues and the government here in slovania met overnight monday and into tuesday morning and all night crisis session and agreed to put a proposal before parliament to allow the military to patrol the border area along with the police and the army is only allowed to offer logistical and technical support but from tonight if parliament allows it then the army will patrol alongside the police in attempts to try to stem the flow of refugees from croatia into slovania. the reason why is a backlog developing and as they go from croatia to slovania want to go to austria and 8,000 went to slovania but 2000 to austria and a battle of 6,000 and the weather now tuesday has cleared given the torrential rain over days and in the border area we saw, the conditions were awful. the driving rain and in the biting cold they waited and they waited with

syria. they moved four warships into the southern caspian sea to the east. and by all accounts, they are using some very high-tech missiles off those ships to strike targets. nobody at the pentagon can really recall the last time the russian navy was in combat in this way. in addition, u.s. -- pardon me, russian ground units in combat in western syria now. russian artillery, russian rocket launchers that had moved into western syria now striking as well in support of syrian regime airstrikes and ground action. so you're seeing the russians step it up almost every day. you're seeing a u.s. administration, a u.s. defense secretary obviously very unhappy about all of this. don't expect to see a change in policy, a change in u.s. military action, at least not for now. ana? >> all right. it is concerning. barbara starr, thank you for your reporting. >>> hello again and thanks for rolling with us into the back half of the hour. i'm ana cabrera in for carol costello. good to have you with me. in just a matter of days now, hillary clinton and bernie sanders go head

syria but keep themselves safe. >> and i understand they have also launched naval strikes in the sea. >> absolutely. the u.s. noticed ships moving into the southern caspian launching two dozen highly precise missiles in a naval bombardment of targets in western syria. again, what this is under scoring the u.s. says is the overwhelming majority of the targets that the russians are hitting now from the sea and from the air are in fact not isis targets but are anti regime targets, people trying to get rid of bashar al-assad and the russians trying to keep assad in power. >> barbara starr, appreciate it. thank you. >> sure. >>> troubling developments back here in the united states just six days until the cnn democratic debate in las vegas and polling on how well hillary clinton stands up to the competition. on the republican side, the same polling has a fresh take whether donald trump's lead is holding up and sobering news for jeb bush from voters in his home state. john king here breaking it down by the numbers. john, let's look at the polls in the lead on the republican side, donald trump is but there are warning signs, i understand. >> there are w

after russian fire jets began bombing in western syria, the russian military says they hit four isis facilities today. >>> a cleanup is underway in southern china after mail bombs detonated in a city west of hong kong, authorities are treating it as a criminal act but not terrorism. initial reports that suspects pa paid couriers to deliver bombs to several locations. >>> and now -- a congressman that was investigating the agency, agents began investigating a data base targeting the congressman, he was investigating the series of scandals from prostitution solicitation and drunkenness and white house fence jumpers, and at least 18 secret service officials knew about the cond t conduct. moving on to other news now, in south carolina, a police officer is mourned after he was shot and killed at ashopping mall, flowers sit on top of the patrol car in honor of officer greg aliyah, they say he struggled with the suspect before being shot. the suspect 45-year-old jarvis hall is arrested and charged with murder, and he is due in court later today. >>> the minnesota couple is in the middle of a firestorm, because they were billed for missing anothe

there will be new bases in eastern and southern europe, protecting the likes of alliance member turk friday any spill over from the war in syria i think russia is probably asserting its presence there in a very strategic and public way. we are here, we are going to be here, and there is going to be more of us here. >> reporter: syria's theater of war is becoming increasingly crowded. russian and u.s. alliance fighter jets now share the same airspace, but back different sides of the conflict. russia has go ahead the incursions in to turkish airspace were accidental. but nato fears moscow is testing the alliance's defenses. a political solution to the crisis is now needed more than ever. neave barker, al jazeera, at nato headquarters, brussels. >>> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has said strong steps will be taken against those inciting hatred. there has been a wave of violence across israel and the occupied palestinian territories, palestinians are worried that israel is trying to expand the jewish presence at the al actio al-aqsa mosque com. >> translator: the actions that i have spoke about and didn't speak about w

syria. nick paton walsh joining me now from southern turkey.g any indication as to when they are bracing for the arrival of these u.s. troops? >> a suggestion it could be within the next months, but obviously, for security reasons, i'm sure the pentagon are not going to telegraph or advertise quite when. what we think could be as little as two dozen as the special forces enter into syria. where do they go? i think it's likely it will be near the town of kobani, the fight for which, clearing isis from it, well publicized late last year. it's from there, directions near there, that many of the kurds and also the primary syrian arabs who the special forces are supposed to be assisting, a group called the syrian arab coalition, not very big or well known, they're directing their energies towards the isis capital called caliphate iraqa. that's their stronghold and has been hit by a lot of coalition air strikes. in the past, they've been trying to maneuver down towards it, but they simply don't have the military capability or the manpower to take on

syria. >>> years of conflict government neglect and the rise of i.s.i.l. for its demise, imtiaz tyab reports from southern iraq. >> all he's able to do in his field is loosen the soil so the ground doesn't harden. this stretch of land should be planted with barley but he hasn't been able to grow any crops this season because of the severe shortage of government subsidized seeds fertilizer and pesticides and he says if the situation doesn't improve soon he may have no choice but to give up farming. >> we need so much help, i don't even know where to start. we don't have fertilizers, we don't have enough water to grow our crops. our cattle are on the verge of death. we find ourselves having to sell one cow in order to feed the others. >> after months of anticorruption protests, prime minister haider al-abadi announced reform, and billions to invest in industry like agriculture. while farmers have welcomed the announcement they are waiting for support. nearly a third of iraq's population works in the agriculture or related sectors. providing jobs to more than 11 million iraqis, few here believe prime ministe

we are talking about the war in syria, the situation in ukraine, unemployment among the youth in the southern european states, the lingering affects of the eurozone crisis, the need for monetary reform when it comes to the aftermath of the greek debt saga, and the biggest challenge in the european union, that of the arrival of hundreds of thousands, searching for a new life here in europe. it has created deep divisions between the countries willing and able to anticipate numbers to settle and start a new life here in europe. and those who feel this it's necessary for different reasons, for europe to keep its doors closed. talking about hungary, slovakia, czech republic, romania. it was felt that the christian identity would be undermined by the arrival of large numbers of muslims. it will be imperative for merkel and francis hollande to reinvigorate a sense of unity put under strain by the european crisis. >> e.u. leaders are meeting tomorrow. is there a push to get them to agree on returning more refugees now? >> well, something that seems to have changed the situation lightly is a piece of

malaysia where woe talk to separatists fighters from southern thailand about their hopes for a peaceful return home. >>> russian air strikes inside syria are continuing for a third day. syrian monitoring groups say overnight air raids on isil positions killed 12 fighters in one province. opposition groups are also said to have been targeted. turkey has asked russia to stop attacking syrian anti-assad forces that are largely supported by the west. it says moscow's military intervention will escalate the fighting on the ground. france which has also started air strikes against isil this week, says russia shouldn't target groups other than isil. [ inaudible ] u.s. assistant secretary of state under george w. bush . >> i certainly think that they have larger strategic interests in reinserting themselves back into the middle east and becoming a power broker in this region, but within syria itself it's not simply an issue of propping up assad, as secretary lavrov said they certainly have an interest in maintaining a contiguous and unitary syria, they don't have the same feeling that turkey and france does, that assad must go. they see the al

syria than the u.s. for its client regimes in northern and southern iraq.ery big in order to support bashar al-assad. i've been spending a lot of time on the front lineys the wish forces are badly equipped. they have been asking for equipment and haven't received anything. they're now looking at the russians as a possible alternative source of supply, and the russians have been on a charm offensive with the kurdish leaders, inviting some to come to moscow to see officials there. >> you know heat being received in the united states, especially those who witnesses thousands of americans die in iraq to help liberate the country and stabilize the country to say nothing the hundreds of billions of dollars spent. that's going be chase -- >> reporter: many iraqis now rather regret the form of the american intervention and the disastrous civil war that followed, the chaos that followed. >> so they turn to russia? >> reporter: not saying that. no. certainly not in baghdad, but in where i am, northern iraq, people are looking to -- the russians d they're not going bu