they leave for syria to iraq. if you look at maps where individuals go to syria and iraq from different european countries come from, you can see that they are not eachly divided from any country. they come from certain towns and certain cities and certain cities in both cities. generally a human factor there a connection, two or three guys will go first then they call friends, cousins class mates yes, they talk through them to social media. it's personal connection that predates the contact on social media. it's a different dynamic from the united states. you see more scattered individuals here and there less cluster. in the united states on one hand we do see quite case where individuals have no fiscal connection. they radicalize online. some of the journalistic reports, excellent new york article about this girl in rural washington state clearly no human, no personal interaction with any cluster but we do see in the united states several cases of small clusters, not on the size of what we see in europe but we se

people who radicalize and eventually leave for syria and iraq. if you look at maps where individuals who go to syria and iraq from different european countries come from, you will see they are not evenly divided in any country but they come from certain towns, certain cities and actually certain neighborhoods in both cities and generally bears a human factor there, there is a connection. there are two or three guys that go first. then they call friends, cousins, classmates. they talk to them through social media. social media is the conduit, the means which they reach out to people back home but it is that personal connection that predates the contact on social media. that is a different dynamic many cases from the united states where you see more scattered individuals here and there. less clusters and greater role of the internet but again i think in the united states we should be a little bit more nuanced. there is a spectrum. on one hand we do see quite a few cases of individuals that have no physical connection whatsoever to isis. they radical

it's perfectly fair to say that the people that went to syria and iraq in 2012, early 2013 were not necessary all committed extremists. they all had a very strong muslim identity. they went there because they feared that what was going on in syria was essentially, carried out by a conspiracy supported by isbalah. they were being told that if being muslim means anything to you at all, you now have to defend your brothers and sisters because america is not helping, the arabs are not helping. that was the principal recruitment narrative of the conflict. if you look you will see that throughout history and throughout different ideological movement the threat has been a mobilizer. in 2013-14 the narrative shifted and that should be linked with the rise of the so islamic state. a second peek happened about a year ago in the the summer of 2014 when the islamic state declared and had string of successes which motivated people who were interested in building. they were thinking, it is coming now, it is real, we have to go there. the second way of recruits arguably was more extreme in orientation than

in 2005 where are all the foreign fighters coming into syria and iraq? they were traversing from damascus into eastern syria into iraq well before the 2011 syrian revolution. counterintuitively in the middle east today, secular autocratic governments like the assad regimes are not the innoculation against the ideology against al qaeda and iraq and i.s.i.s, they helped catalyze them. the data is very clear here. what eventually became i.s.i.s. was able to grow in the deserts of eastern syria from 2005 to 2010, underneath the wash of the supposed secular syrian military intelligence. the iranians knew this, the assad regime knew this. [simultaneous speech] >> foaz come in. >> before i.s.i.s. there was al qaeda in iraq, al qaeda on iraq and i've written several books on the topic. al qaeda in iraq was defeated in 2010, 2011. when the americans left iraq in 2011, al qaeda in iraq, al zarqawi was bleeding, was besieged was bleeding. numbered not more than 200, 300 fighters. the question why al qaeda in iraq -- >> the syrian a&m [simultaneous speech] [simultane

let me turn to robert ford, impact on long-running conflicts in syria and iraq. >> no? hank you all. very nice to be here. thank you for the invitation. they said, well, when you start to speak for five, six minutes on how this is going to affect syria and iraq, i thought, five minutes. reminded me of a story of a very ponder russ brittish archeologist invited at end of 1900s, beginning of 20th century to talk about archaeology research in the far east and digging up temples and ancient cities. the british museum asked him to talk about 20 minutes. he sputtered to his friend, how could i possibly explain everything i know in a mere 20 minutes. oscar wilde said, well, speak slowly. just telling you i used up a couple minutes. i only have four to go. just on syria and iraq, washington is consumed with the issues of this nuclear deal and the politics. the problems in syria and iraq actually don't evolve really around iran or the united states. the problems in iraq and syria involve grievances among communities that are long-standing, predate this nuclear accord and they're

you have bloody dictatorship in iraq and syria. if it wasn't for the divisive policies of al-maliki. bashar al-assad. isis would not have been augmented and consolidated think .1. .2, let's keep in mind the u.s.-led invasion of iraq in 2003, allowed al qaeda to exists in the first place, what does this tell you, this is not a question of iraq, this is not an american fight. america should not take ownership of this particular fight. only arab and middle eastern civil saturdays can defeat this particular fled. if american inning seeped it would divert the attention, that's what isis wants, they were to curtail the muslims -- to tell them we are the defenders against the americans. [speaking at the same time] >> please help us, give us weapons what do you tell them? >> that's exactly the same call in 2003, come to iraq, intervene in iraq. [speaking at the same time] >> it's apples and oranges, no one is calling for an invasion. >> the united states can do a great deal by assisting arab and middle eastern civil societies, by assisting.

impacts on the long-running conflict in syria and iraq. >> it's nice to be here. thank you for the invitation. when you start to speak for five or six minutes. how is this going to affect syria and iraq. [inaudible] a british archaeologist and fight at the end being the 20th century to give a talk about his archaeological research that he'd been digging up temples and ancient cities [inaudible] she went to his friends, the british playwright and said how can i explain everything i know in just 20 minutes come and he told them speak slowly. left to just used use the per minute so i only have four to go. just on syria and iraq, washington is consumed with the issue that this nuclear deal and the politics. the problems in the syria and iraq do not evolve around iran or the united states. the problems in iraq and to syria in both grievances among the communities that are long-standing and predate this nuclear accord and they are going to go on well beyond it. i think a bigger question would be a reasonable prospect of the cooperation of the two conflict zones. when i p

they have never been more worried and much of this is due to the conflict in syria and iraq. the rise of isis, the fact that up to 6,000 european extremists have traveled to syria and iraq, the fact that hundred hs and hundreds have returned to europe. the fact that it's impossible to monitor 24/7 all but a small fraction of these returnees. they are overwhelmed right now, worried that this is the new normal this kind of attack that we saw on the train yesterday. there have been a string of attacks in recent months of course in paris in january, but also in belgium may 2014, the attack on the jewish museum by a french fighter who had connected with isis. and come back. there had been other -- president hollande saying french authorities are learning of terror plots every week. very, very worried in france by the level of terrorist activity right now. a lot of concern that isis itself, the terror organization, the leadership, pivoting towards telling recruits to come back to europe to launch attacks. >> and this happening not many months after the "charlie hebdo" attack in pari

arrying out airstrikes in syria and northern iraq. one target is islamic state terrorist militias. the militant organization is responding with the tax in turkey. the fragile turkey cease-fire is over. is the turkish president erdogan just trying to fight terrorism? or is he on an escalation force designed to weaken political opponents ahead of new elections? your host this week is peter craven. peter: a very warm welcome indeed. our topic this week -- the topic we are discussing is turkey, erdogan's doubleday. i've three observers and commentators. i would like to introduce them without any further ado. beginning with ines pohl, who has been the editor for the daily mail but that is behind her and she will forever be the deutsche welle correspondent. also with us is alan posener who is a regular contributor to "die welt." turkey has every right to pursue kurdish terrorists he says and turkey has been left in the lurch. i'm delighted to welcome deger akal who has worked for several years and and kara -- ankara. deger believes that the turkish people are more progressive than their

-led air strikes in both iraq and syria? >> well, there's been a lot of criticism mostly coming from republicans, the opposition party to president barack obama. they say it's not working and he's not doing enough. we've seen twiths this is a pillar to the obama administration and they're triening what they say are moderates willing to fight isil but not fight assad. they had a horrible time trying to find the people and vetting those people after a year into it, they only trade 54 and sent them into the battlefield within days, five were killed and one was killed and five were captured and the others disappeared and they count find them. from the white house they realized problemed with the train and equip program. they say the air strikes have an effect. when you look at the map, they point to it and look at the successes and look at the failures. its it takes a long time to defeat isil and the reps say the strategy is not working but they can't budge president barack obama who will maintain this course. at least that's wh

in syria and in iraq as well. in ankara the foreign minister confirmed that technical talks were complete and joint operations against i.s.i.l. will begin soon. in washington pentagon explained the agreement now is limited to air strikes only. >> the cooperation with turks, and the expansion of that is a work in progress at this point. we see it as a step forward, and see it as an opportunity for turkey and the united states and the rest of the coalition to find exactly what that looks like going forward. >> reporter: what the u.s. wants from turkey is a major commitment securing a boarder with syria and iraq, especially a 68 mile long area in syria, west of the you crayedies river, reaching into aleppo. last week defense secretary ash carter called out turkey for failing to control the area. >> it is a border of a rich logistics for i.s.i.l., and dehli cross and so we are looking for them to do more in that regard as well, and are in active discussion was them. >> the addition of turkish planes amounts to a small

the vast majority are refugees from the war zones of iraq and syria. they have brought their children on this journey because although they know it is a great risk to them, they say that if they stay back home they are going to end up dead anyway. why not take a chance and bring them to europe so they can give themselves and families and children a future. at this stage, any future. the hungarian government has been coming under a lot of criticism for handling this crisis. especially when it comes to the fact they were not allowing refugees to board the trains. right now, today, we have been seeing what at the very least seems to be at least a turning of a blind eye. refugees who can prove they are from iraq or syria, have been allowed today to buy train tickets, but also board the trains and continue their journey. john. >> arwa damon, look at the difficulty all around you. thank you for your reporting. >>> we are watching gas prices and plummeting ahead of the holiday weekend. good for us if you drive. that's next on "early start." we will have your

there's so much chaos and unrest abroad, with the crisis in syria, iraq, ukraine, egypt, libya, africa. so, i've chosen a clip from 1960 tonight, where my grandfather describes the unrest and overthrow of governments in africa, to the tantrum and unrulyness of kruschev. all in 1:30. let's roll the tape. >> you pick up the paper and on the front page. and kasabubu fires lamumba. and tashambe comes and wonders who can he fire. and you wonder what goes on in congoland, and you get concerned. and nikita comes to the u.n., takes off his shoe and beats on the table to express his frustration because he went home empty-handed. and nikita, believe me, knows how strong this country really is. and for good measure, fidel comes. that means fidelity, i don't know to what. but he comes, and moves from one hotel to the other, brings his own live chickens along, to make sure no one slips something into his food. and cooks them on a hot plate. and the proprietor ends up in the hospital after fainting, seeing that. wonderf wonderful business, isn't it? >> and that's everett dirksen. and the dirksen awa

part of a campaign to destroy cultural heritage carried out by isis as it takes over territory in syria, iraqd elsewhere in the middle east. but a pair of cyber- archaeologists are using technology in an attempt to virtually restore what has been lost. newshour's ivette feliciano reports. >> reporter: this video appears to show members of the islamic state, or isis, using sledgehammers to destroy artifacts at a museum in mosul, iraq, earlier this year. some artifacts were thousands of years old, like this winged bull from ancient mesopotamia. >> it's not a euphemism to refer to iraq and syria as the cradle of civilization. >> reporter: lisa ackerman is executive vice president of the world monuments fund, a new york-based organization focused on cultural heritage preservation. >> it's not just the physical remains that are going away but potentially our knowledge of how rich these regions are and the many different kinds of people that have traversed that terrain over a very long period of human existence. >> reporter: now, two europe- based archaeologists, chance coughenour and matthew vince

inre are differing stances syria and iraq. and there be managed could be a working relationship. >> thank you. a fascinating and detailed presentation. iq for that. let me turn to ford. impact on the long-running conflict in syria and iraq? no?: thank -- thank you, paul. nice to be here. thanks for the invitation. minutes speak for 5-6 on how this will affect syria and iraq, i was reminded of a story of a ponderous british archaeologist who was invited at the beginning of the 20th century to give a talk about archaeological research and digging up temples in ancient cities and the british museum asked him to give a talk for 20 minutes. he said to his friend, oscar can i explain everything in 20 minutes? oscar wilde said, speak slowly. i told that story and used a minute. , washington isaq consumed with the issues of the nuclear deal and the politics. the problems in syria and iraq do not involve iran or united states. the involve grievances between communities that are long-standing amp or date the nuclear a cord. -- nuclear ac

the bombings target isil fighters and strong holds in syria and iraq. a report alleges more than 450 civilians have been killed in airstrikes across those two countries. the group says there is a lack of transparency and accountability from the coalition. >> nigeria's military says its troops rescued hundreds more boko haram hostages. a government spokesperson said more than 100 are children. about 70 are women. we have a report from nigeria. >> 101 children, 67 women and 10 men have been field when the military launched an operation liberating about eight villages, destroyed boko haram camps in those areas. the nigerian military captured a very senior commander of boko haram. this is all coming at a time when the military is recording success over boko haram fighters. two weeks ago the nigeria army announced it chased out boko haram in all territories and confining them to the forest in the northeast of nigeria. right now with the multi-national task force are also launching coordinated attacks on different fronts to corner boko haram in one particular

syria. there are now about 3500 knell providing force and support. could defeat i.s.i.l. etch sooner especially in iraq but argues the have deal will be short livid if the areas now ruled by i.s.i.l. jamie mcintire, al jazeera the pentagon. >> almost a quarter of a million people have been killed in syria' conflict. according to the u.n. bhaised among the 70,000 civilians killed. it then firearmed into civil war as president bin laden bashar al-assad. >> huge step towards justice for the victims. >> now the government wants to know who. >> those in favor of the draft solution, thank you. no wrp has a joint investigative mechanism to final lids point the finger of blame. first time blame could be assigned to the perpetrators. >> this sends a clear message to all those if you gas people it will identify you. it brairs repeating as well that we need to bring the same unit urgently find opolitical solution to the syrian crisis. >> the opcw concluded that chlorine has quote systematically and repeatedly been used as a weapon in syria but never had the mandate to assign blame. view with skepticism u.s. and i

. >> reporter: europe's refugee crisis is the biggest in 70 years, they come from syria, iraq, afghanistan and many of africa's war zones. a 70% increase in those fleeing to europe compared to the whole of last year. >> i'm horrified and heartbroken as refugees and migrants are losing their lives in the mediterranean, europe and beyond. i appeal to all governments to expend safe and legal channels of migration, and act with humanity compassion and in coorgaccordance with internatiol obligation. >>> zoara is one of the main points trying to make it to europe. >> we were migrating. our boat sank. it was in bad condition. it sank. libyans, thank god they saved us. it is the grave of the mediterranean sea. >> the european union is desperately trying to forge cohesive strategy for the migrants. centers outside the austrian capital of vienna. casey comes with her boyfriend and mother to hand out toys and books and clothes to whoever wants them. >> i think it's the least we can do, these people have been through things that we can't imagine. >> the number of refugees crossing the mediterranean ha

most of the migrants are from countries affected by conflict such as syria, iraq and afghanistan. 20 people have been injured after two cranes fell into buildings in the central netherlands. they were on a barge trying to position a new canal bridge when they toppled over. emergency crews are still searching the rubble for victim you're watching dw news live from berlin. greece's stock market suffered losses after being closed for five weeks. is it all bad news for the country's battered economy&scandal in the german championship after a driver is ordered to collide with other cars during the race. we'll be right back. he calls it a big step but he's waging a war on coal. back up to daniel now. i hear they're buying and selling stocks in greece again. >> that's exactly right. for more than five weeks investors were stuck after capital controls were introduced. but when trading began the market plunged immediately losing nearly a quarter of its worth. >> the athens exchanged open facing the free market. the first day of trading was a disaster. within minutes the benchmark index plunge

objective must not be just countering daesh around the world but bearing down hard encore daesh in iraq and syria and squeezing and degrading and daesh there in its core makes it much more difficult for an affiliation to stand alone beyond the boundaries of the iraq-syria region. so as a coalition we cannot eliminate every rivalry, whether between nations or different faiths or those who hold power and historical grievances, one against another. but in coordinating the global effort to counter daesh, in championing muteure interest and respect over our many differences, we can and we have changed assumptions about how nations can come together to fight one of the great challenges of our time. over ten short months we've united dozens of partners to confront this emergency. while at the same time we've created lasting structures and mostly cloudy nixes of action that will endure long after this present campaign is complete. having commanded a theater of war in a major coalition effort in afghanistan, i'm beginning to see strategic momentum building. sustaining that momentum takes daily attention a

stepped up their destabilizing activities and increased their influence and control in places like syria iraq, lebanon yemen, bahrain, and gaza. iran has done all of this under the full pressure of sanctions. now iran will soon receive a windfall of sanctions relief estimated at roughly $60 billion or possibly as much as twice that. yes, a good amount of that money will surely go to iran's domestic priorities. but it's only fair to assume that billions of dollars will flow to iran's revolutionary guards. money that will likely be used to boost arms supplies to iran's terrorist proxies to sew chaos and instability across the region and to double down on a bashar assad right when he needs it most. this posts a series of new challenges for our defense. totally could this strengthen iran's maligned activities in the region, but it will also enhance their acquisition of military capabilities. an international arms embargo has significantly hurt iran's ability to moderate sign -- to modernize its aging military. throughout the nuclear negotiations, the administration insisted that it's the policy w

the -- you mentioned commitment for the integrity of syria, politics in iraq is always a major question, and in this report, we come out saying it is important to not give up on the iraqi state, we need to see, as you said about syria and iraq they're able to maintain its territorial integrity, that requires getting the sunnis in, you talked about there are sunni fighters that are actually being recruited and joining the fight, to retake ramadi but there's a sense and there are people in this town that would say, you know we've seen this show before. what is your thought on this concept of functional federalism and on the real -- the willingness for the hard political decisions to be made that could sustain this. i think this is one of the areas of the greatest skepticism when you step outside of iraq and people look at the situation. >> i can understand skepticism, i think we need to give this a chance. the prime minister has been in office since the 7th or 8th of september. he came into office at the moment that iraq was -- daesh was intent on destroying the integrity of iraq. much of

states, and now the same pattern with isis, and not just taking the people in for the fight in iraq and syria, but in this country, turkey who is completely easy for anyone to get into, isis have people there who are now meeting the recruits saying, don't come the fight in iraq and syria, but be quiet and take a low profile and go back to the your own countries in europe or the united states and perpetrate attacks there, and that is hugely worrying as we are have seen, if it is the case with this guy on the train, victor. >> and we will learn as much as we can, and hopefully more soon from this investigation involving this man ayoub khaz n khazzani. >>> police say a bomber blew up his car in front of a medical clinic in kabul in rush hour, and a convoy carrying the u.s. contractors and afghan citizens was indeed the target and 12 people died in the attack and 66 other people were injured and the taliban is denying are responsibility. >>> let's talk about the developing story that we are following from the korean peninsula. north and south korea are flex ing the muscles. pyongyang are sending

he was trying to recruit people to fight in iraq and syria. he's held on terrorism charges. 13 other suspected followers were arrested during the joint moroccan and spanish police provision. >> a day after who american soldiers were killed in afghanistan. multiple air strikes were launched. the air campaign focused on fighters threatening coalition and afghan forces in the area. more than a dozens strikes hit the area. wednesday, the taliban took control of the area after a week-long assault. >> in nigeria, people are marking a sad milestone. 500 days passed dins 276 girls were abduct. 57 escaped. 219 others have not been heard from since. relatives held vigils in protest marriages. ynonne ndedge reports from the capital, as parents struggle to keep hopes alive of seeing their daughters again. >> this woman's daughter is one of 219 missing girls. she refuses to give up hope. she is bitter at the nigerian government. >> the government responded very slow. these girls own biological daughters. they don't care about them. we want the government t

isil has destroyed hundreds of sites across syria and iraq, sledge hammers and power drills have beento ruin priceless artifacts. some fragments of human history have been successfully smuggled out, but it's not known how much damage they can caused to palmyra. it is believed that isil may have sold some of the artifacts on the black market to help fun their campaign. this video shows 25 men in a packed amphitheater before their apparent excuse. and now the beheading of a renuned archeologist who devoted his life to palmyra, now at the mercy of isil. neave barker, al jazeera. >>> a ferry carrying 1700 syrian refugees has left the greek island of kos, it was chartered by the greek government to take them to the mainland. but thousands have been left behind, and more are still arriving. jonah hull reports. >> reporter: an early-morning rescue by the greek coast guard, yet another precarious vessel in distress. many others do make it across. this is a family of syrian refugees who finally arrived on the shores of kos, an island in the european union. >> it's very dangerous. too -- to [ i

. >> reporter: the hope is it will increase violence in areas like syria, iraq, south sudan and mexico - which are chairing the talks. memories are fresh of us authorities allowing a huge number of arms to pass into mexico to see where they went. it backfired. a number of people died. and an example of what the treaty is looking to prevent. the biggest challenge is to persuade countries to be transparent about exports of weapons, not easy in an area cloaked in secrecy >>> guatemala's attorney-general is urging the president to step down to avoid destabilizing the country. thousands marched on otto perez's palace, causing him to resign. david mercer has more from guatemala city. thousands have been filing into guatemala's central park in a show of force against corruption and the government. in particular here, people are calling for the president to resign. now, the president has been caught up in a multi-million corruption scandal that brought down his vice president. on friday, the country stds attorney-general put in a request to the court to have the president impeached for alleged

leaders met yesterday to tackleç the crisis involvin people who are desperate to escape war in syria, iraqd afghanistan. >>> 4:46. happening today, president george w. bush and his wife laura are going back to new orleans. it's been ten years since hurricane katrina ravaged that city. today they're visiting a school that benefited from the gulf coast school library recovery initiative. it's a special fund of the laura bush foundation for america's libraries. it helps gulf coast schools damaged by the storms. a number of katrina survivors have been calling philadelphia home for the last ten years. one of them is well-known new orleans jazz drummer alvin jock. he lives in cheltenham. they managed to get his mother to the superdome but then they were separated and she didn't survive. >> i love my mother. i still love my mother like she's alive in my heart right now. what happened, i didn't witness it. that was the stories way told. >> jock says he misses the new orleans clubs where he used to perform but playing music in philadelphia has helped him to heal. >>> the scene of -- fate of a new h

syria. it's iraq and afghanistan. how you want to treat these people, it's not a single country's issue and they shouldn't be left dealing with it on their own. >> it doesn't seem the war in syria are going to stop soon. this call for a coordinated e.u. policy, what does it look like? when is it going to happen? >> it should happen soon. these people, you talk to them at the border, a minute's wait from us are too much. they are just desperate, tired and exhausted. they cannot continue. the question they ask is where is the humanity in europe? we keep searching for that and it has to come sooner than later, because these are desperate people, refugees on the run trying to save their lives. >> we'll return to that story later in the newscast. south sudan's president is expected to sign a peace deal with rebels to end two years of civil war. leaders gathered to witness this ceremony. it's expected to take place at some point today. we have this report. >> when the fighting started in december, 2013, people fled to the sa

be reject at first sight without any consideration, without considering why they left the war in syria, iraqghanistan. >> reporter: most of the effort to his help is voluntary. they are preparing to feed more than 1,500 people. >> i just couldn't stay at home and see what's going on. we, all of us here, feel that we are human beings and we should respect and treat these refugees as other fellow human beings so that they would not feel that they are treated as animals and terrorists. >> reporter: the hungry are grateful for the helpful but it's going to get worse for them. there are plans to clear so-called transit zones like this, and enclose people in fenced off area as way from the public. these people came a long way to end up like this. and it could hardly be described as sanctuary or refuge. andrew simmons, al jazerra, budapest. >> the hungarian government has respond today the points raised in andrew's report it says if people don't supply visas and passports they are not allowed to travel anywhere within the e.u. hungary's foreign minister says a good european is one who keeps the rul

and the migrants fleeing the muslim world's failed states, syria, iraq, and afghanistan, seem to have an unstoppable will to enter europe. claiming to be the safeguard against a migrant invasion, hungary is building a 10evmile-long fence along its southern border. next door austria stepped up vehicle checks, backing up trucks today nearly 20 miles. yet the underground railroad continues. europe is tightening its borders to stop this massive march of migration. so people here are rushing to get in while they still can. and already thinking of new ways around the obstacles. ibrahim and his frnd known as cato, plan to go to finland because they don't think many refugees have tried there yet. ibrahim is from syria. his dream -- >> building a new life. >> reporter: what kind of life? what do you want to do? >> peace. >> reporter: cato says he worked as a u.s. army contractor in iraq and was threatened because of it. >> somebody sent me some message. a terrorist, not somebody. you work with american army, go out. >> reporter: the young men took what is now the well-trodden refugee route, fr

the un security council has been hearing from members of the gay community in syria and iraq. many say they suffered brutal attacks at the hands of the islamic state her. they say jihadists make it their mission to track and kill suspected homosexuals. more than 75 u.n. member states have laws that criminalize homosexuality. the closed-door meeting was dubbed historic. the un security council on monday convening for the first of a session on lgbt rights. the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. fine that break to being injected into the mainstream. >> we have to continue to create dedicated spaces and venues for conversation like the one we just had one raising awareness, showing lgbt people are those being persecuted, that the u.n. cares, that the security council and the general assembly cares. reporter: the council heard from escape iraqi and syrian homosexuals who lived in fear under the islamic state her. >> i was hoping that my message will deliver to prove that lgbt is not just a terminology invented i the west. there was -- there is a community in the middle east and in africa.

thousands of desperate migrants mostly from syria, iraq and afghanistan are seeking refuge in europe. in serbia, we met this man from aleppo, a syrian city devastated by the war. >> all the killing, war. >> reporter: a pharmacist, his shop was destroyed in an air strike. >> it was destroyed. >> reporter: he left home two weeks ago and is now trying to get into hungary, a member of the european union. but it could be his biggest challenge yet. europe's borders have largely been reduced to reminders of a different era. the migration crisis is changing that. hungary was the first country to start to tear down the iron curtain. now, a quarter century later, it's taking the most extreme measures in europe to put up razor wire border fences again. hungary is building a fence along its entire border with serbia. when finished, it will be 12 feet high and 100 miles long. so the migrants are in a hurry to cross while they can. for now, hungarian police seem happy to pick up those who are willing to cooperate, load them on to buses and encourage them to move on to the next country. the locals a

, present to the president when the time is right. >> when you say that the you mean both in iraq and syria? gen. odierno: originally i was in iraq. >> i know generals don't normally comment on politics. but you are about to go. whatever into duty of? -- due to you? so when you hear donald trump say we should just moved in with our troops and take their oil, and bomb the iraqi oil fields, does anything like that even remotely have military utility? gen. odierno: here's the issue i learned over the past 10 years. there are limits to military power. we can have an outcome, but the problem we've had is do we achieve sustainable outcomes? it is about sustainable outcome. the problem we have had is we have had outcomes, but they've only been short-term outcomes because we haven't looked at the political and economic side of this. it has to be all three the come together. if you don't do that, it's not going to solve the problem. that is what i continue to look at. for me, if you asked me, if you said to me if we didn't right now, isil is the direct threat, and they're getting ready to have an at

home in new jersey, iraq, anywhere can say that they're part of isis so if we shut them down in syria, iraqose in the u.s. or europe 50,000 or more accounts if you shut them down they open up a new account. so, i mean, there are all of these different challenges i don't think it is as easy to now all of a sudden stop. so i would change this -- wording from shut them down to maybe get in front of them. >> katherine what do you think? >> i think it is a dumb idea. i'll just say it because -- she mentioned it is not possible. you shut down an account, you can just open a new one, and if you can track the information why not use the information of the account rather than shutting it down totally? it sounds good in theory but it is just not possible. in theory i want a pony but -- >> i thought that is how you got to the studio. >> here's the thing, charles, go ahead. charles, you can actually buy a pony unless you fall off unless you're doing a jumper it won't kill you. changing way of life specifically specifically some loan wolves influencing our youth and we have an opportunity to monitor it

in syria, and perhaps in iraq as well. in ankara, turkey's foreign minister confirmed that talks were complete, and joint operations against i.s.i.l. will begin soon. >> in washington. it is limited to air strikes only. >> cooperation with turks, and the expansion that of that is in progress. it's a step forward for turkey and the united states to find what that cooperation looks like. >> what the u.s. wants is a major commitment to ground operations to sewcure the borde with syria and iraq, a 68 mile area, west of the river, reaching into aleppo. defense secretary last week pulled out turkey for failing to control the area. it is a boarder for which dehli are looking for them to do more in that regard. as well. >> the digs amounts so a small symbolic cribb use against i.s.i.l. they have a lot of air power, conducting 70%. the significant agreement was turkey said is allowing plains to operate. one reason there's no agreement on the reason to create a safe zone. it's something the pentagon is not easy to do. not necessaril

syria remain. since august 1st, the u.s. has conducted 4560 airstrikes in iraq and syria 78%. coaltics total. more than 5500 coalition airstrikes have done little, some say to change the size of isis which u.s. intelligence estimates at 20 to 30,000 fighters, jenna. jenna: so walk us through the differing opinions. as we approach the one year mark. is the air campaign working and will it be continued? >> reporter: if you ask the president's envoy to syria and iraq he says yes but here is the next head of marine corps. >> so you belief isis is losing? >> no sir i do not. >> do you believe they're winning? >> no, sir, i believe they're winning either. i believe they're at stalemate right now. >> reporter: complicating matters the president's nominee to be the navy's top officer has expressed concern there will be a two-month gap which the u.s. will not have aircraft carrier in the gulf this fall. >> that, going to hinder our ability to carry out the needed operations in the region where obviously there's conflict taking place. >> without that carrier, there will be a detriment in our capability

president to back away from his red line and as long as isis has a safe haven in syria, it will continue to be a powerful force in iraq. because the administration ran away from its redline, syria's tyrant assad remains in power and is a magnet for radical islamic terrorism. no strategy to defeat isis can succeed while assad is still in power and iran is patron has a base of operations in damascus. therefore, we must do more than recruit. we must do more to recruit and support fighters in syria who oppose both isis and assad. the obama administration has trained only about 60 fighters. that is just not going to cut it. that is not going to cut it. a no-fly zone enforced by america and its allies would dramatically enhance this campaign on the ground. our efforts in syria and iraq must be part of a broader, u.s. led regional coalition, with real guarantees from our allies that they will help us shoulder this burden. which brings me to the next step. the next step for defeating radical islamic terrorism, we need to stand with our friends. there is a reason why the president of the united states is called the leader, the

syria. it is already involved in an air campaign in iraq. here are legal issues around his country's involvement in syria, but says he will consider the request carefully. >>> iraq's top shia cleric has warned the country could split. he says government reforms must be introduced immediately to tackle corruption. the latest call is one of several made by the cleric this month. it's believed he has played a major role in the recent anti-corruption drive by the prime minister. >>> the united nations calls it devastates and inexmriksable, the shut down of iraq's life-saving medical services. last month around 80% of health problems were shut down. among those effects half a million children who won't be immunized. mohammed jamjoom went to one hospital to see how the doctors are coping. >> reporter: at this hospital in baghdad, this doctor doles out medical care and dispenses hard truths. >> living in a city with violence, daily violence, a city -- living in a city with low infrastructures, and trying your best to give the best to those patients,

in iraq andth syria? gen. odierno: originally i was a rock -- i would say you rack. -- iraq. >> i know generals don't normally comment on politics. but you are about to go. so when you hear donald trump say we should just moved in with our troops and take their oil, and bomb the iraqi oil centers, does anything like that even remotely have military utility? gen. odierno: here's the issue i learned over the past 10 years. there are limits to military power. outcome, but the problem we've had is do we achieve sustainable outcomes? is weoblem we have had have had outcomes, but they've only been short-term outcomes because we haven't looked at the political and economic side of this. it has to be all three the come together. if you don't do that, it's not going to solve the problem. that's why continue to look at. , if you asked me, if you said to me if we didn't right the direct threat, and they're getting ready to have an attack on the united states that could be devastating, that's a different issue. maybe we ha

heath: senator graham had some sobering words about perhaps iraq syria, troop commitment. i think americans -- i can't even begin to characterize what it is like to watch the beheadings and torture and what isis is doing to captives. we know about lone wolf terrorism. chattanooga, tennessee, and so forth. fort dix. do the american people have the stomach to go to war, even if it is limited, to go to war in syria or iraq to fight this evil? ms. fiorina: president obama continuously provided to the american people the false choice. he says either you agree with what i'm doing or not doing or the option is to go to war. that is not true. there are many things we could and should be doing. first we must have the strongest military on the planet and everyone has to know it, which means we have to invest in fighting men and women and reneed to reform the department of defense. i would make two phone calls to netanyahu, to rea sure him we stand with israel. the second is the leader of iran. he may not take my call. he would get the message. until you allow any-time, anywhere insp

and allied warplanes attacked 19 targets yesterday in iraq and syria. no u.s. casualties. isis dismembered syria in iraq, and now runs its calf flait, or government, from capital city, raqqa. elizabeth palmer reports that isis is reaching deep for new recruits. given the depravity of isis, some of the images you're about to see are disturbing. >> reporter: here's what the boys of raqqa are learning at camp this summer. "by allah, obama and all of you who ganged up against the islamic state, we the cubs of the caliphate, will kill you." the cubs of the caliphate are boys as young as eight drafted by isis for suicide missions, fighting, and executions. this woman, we'll call her amina, for her own protection, was terrified isis would get hold of her nephew. she escaped to damascus last year, and now with huge relief, she's meeting him, 14 years old, and fresh off the bus from raqqa. back there amina told me he was afraid to go outside in case isis got him. they look for kids 10-14 because they're easy to brainwash. almost two years ago, isis took over raqqa, formerly a sleep