. >>> syrian government airstrikes in the rebel-held city of dhouma have killed six people. the bombardment caused buildings to collapse where people had been taking shelter in the offensive. outside the capital forecastats has been under attack by military warplanes for weeks. >>> hundreds of turkish trooped launched a military raid and a move that damaskas has described as aggression. it was to evacuate appear ottoman too many. hundreds of years, the site was the final resting place of suliman shah who lived from 1178 to 1236. he was the grandfather of the founder of the ottoman empire. about 600 soldiers and 100 tanks went through the syrian city of kolbani before raiding the tomb about 35 kilometers south of the turgish border evacuated about 40 troops guarding the site and remained the remains. >> there was a new site to house it closer to the turkish border. from istanbul bernard smith reports pitch that is an ottoman shrine. it was left under turkish controlled when the french drew the boarders of modern syria in 1921. suhliman was the grandfather of the first ottoman

officials believe militants captured her about a year and a half ago in the syrian city of aleppo. >>> japanese leaders want to keep citizens away from areas under islamic state control. foreign minister fumio kishida says they'll consider overseas travel bans on a case by case basis. the officials confiscated the passport of a photographer on saturday after finding out he was planning to go to syria. >> translator: freedom of travel freedom of expression, and freedom of the press are all guaranteed by the constitution. so, we have to address this issue with prudence. i believe we need to consider each individual case with due deliberation, and discretion. >> kishida said officials confiscated the passport under extraordinary circumstances. he noted that islamic state militants claim to have killed two japanese nationals and are threatening to kill more. >>> the violent campaign being unleashed by militants with islamic state is overshadowing other conflicts. syria's nearly four year long civil war is raging on and creating an enormous demands for international aid organizations. we'r

the syrian city of kobane has been libertied after four months of intense street fighting and air strikes. kurdish fighters finally drove the jihadists out with the help of allied forces. since august the u.s.-led coalition has launched nearly 2,000 air strikes against i.s. targets, with most of the focus being against kobane and east. but i.s. still controls swaths of lands in northern and western iraq. symptom estimate the extremist group has taken over almost 40,000 square kilometers. 8 million people are believed to be living under partial or full i.f. control. when the fighting in kobane took hold hundreds of thousands fled to neighboring turkey. a bbc team including our correspondents, have entered the ruin city and spoken to some of the residents who remain. this is their report. >> every street, every inch of kobane is testament to the apocalypse that the islamic state brought here. for four months they faced each other, sometimes just yards apart, and there are still plenty of dangers here. unexploded mortars, booby traps but i.s. is gone. trophies from the fight. i.s. used car b

special envoy to syria is in turkey pushing for a deal to stop fighting in the syrian city of aleppo. >> it's good to have you with us. also coming up in the negligent 30 minutes, we are in yemen southern city aden where people say shifting power to their city will only bring trouble. >> secret documents reveal the role of israel's national airline in spying. >> we are in nepal where a traditional artist is paying off in help to go protect the past.

she was captured by august 13th in the syrian city of aleppo. mueller's death was announceed by president barack obama who vowed to hunt her captors and bring them to justice. >> relatives and friend of the 26-year-old humanitarian aid worker struggle with the news of her death. they try to find some consolation in a parents letter sent to her parents last year. >> she wrote, i have come to see good in every situation. sometimes we just have to look for it. right now that's what we're all trying to do. >> the news of her death was confirmed in a private message from isil to her family. the white house said that it's intelligence agencies verified her death although not the cause or the time. but they also challenged isil's assertion that she was killed in a jordanian airstrike. >> the information that we have is that there is no evidence of civilians in the target area prior to the stroke taking place. that would call into question if the claims made by isil. >> reporter: u.s. secretary of skate johnsecretary of state kerry said that isil and is

. >> those people who live in the syrian city duma. have asked help to stop the shelling. government offensive almost two weeks old. 200 people in duma have reportedly been killed. >>> and talks between the syrian government and oings opposition fighters have broken down in homs. for ensuring the safety of civilians. abdullah al shami has more. >> this has been the scene. constant bombardment is clear indication where the rebels stand. the government has asked to give up but they're not leaving. >> we're here to fight. we'll stay and defend our people. >> opposition fighters give up opposition, to get back to work. it also meant u.n. workers could deliver supplies to thousands of people trapped in the area. but simply hope for an agreement at this time. >> why isn't anyone caring for us. we suffer in silence while the whole world watches. >> for people in homs the end of that suffering must seem a long way off. abdullah al shami, al jazeera. >> covering up allegations of an iranian involvement of the bombing of a jewish center. prosecutor found dead last month. from buenos

she was working in a syrian city in 2013, when islamic state of iraq and the levant captures her. joins us live now from washington, d.c. tom, a resolute response from president obama what more details have you been hearing there? >> the white house statement didn't explain the circumstances of kayla miller's death but just a short while ago the white house press secretary josh earnest said that in contrast to isil's claims that she was killed by a coalition air strike he pointed out that that target that isil referred to has been repeatedly bombs it was a weapons warehouse according to the white house and at no time was there any evidence that any civilians were in the area so while not absolutely contradicting the explanation of her death the white house is certainliening thatting that. further more, the white house says or rather secretary of state john kerry in his statement said that isil and isil alone is responsible for kayla's being gone the his words the white house also talks in it's condolence message about her selfless efforts as an aid worker not only in syria but als

she was captured in august 2013 in the syrian city of aleppo. muller's death was announced by president obama, who vowed to bring her can'tors to justice. -- can'tors to justice. >> relatives and friends of the 26-year-old humanitarian aid worker struggled with the news of her death. trying to find consolation in a letter that reached her parents. >> in kayla's letter to marshall and carl she wrote - i have dom see there's good in every situation. sometimes we have to look for it. right now, that's what we are trying to do. >> the news of her death was confirmed in a private message from i.s.i.l. to her family. the white house said intelligence agencies verified her death, but not the cause or time. they challenged her association that she was killed in a jordanian air strike. >> there's no evidence of civilians in the target area prior to the coalition strike taking place. >> that would call into question the claims made by i.s.i.l. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry said i.s.i.s. and i.s.i.s. alone is the reason kayla is gone. unlike the th

observatory for human rights said at least 150 people have been killed since fighting in and around the syrian city of aleppo. among those dead are at least 70 pro-government fighters and more than 80 rebels following the announcement by the u.n. envoy to syria. syrian government is willing to temporarily suspend all aerial bombardments over aleppo. the city is divided between the rebel controlled east and the government-held west. it's syria's biggest city and once a financial hub. fighting has reduced it to rubble. the government says it will decide when to suspend bombing. but they described the news as reason for hope. >> the government of syria has indicated to me its willing possess to halt all aerial bombing. all aerial bombing. halt all types of aerial bombing, and artillery shelling for a period of six weeks all over the city of aleppo. from a date which we will be announcing from damascus. i plan therefore, to proceed to both damascus and hopefully to aleppo as soon as possible. >> in the coming hours, the united nations security council is due to meet in emergency sessions on libya. egyp

with western help from the air, the kurdish peshmerga won back the syrian city of kobani.his is what they won. utter devastation. kurdish militia and rebel fighters have been working to liberate the syrian city from isis grip since early october. there are many battlefields in syria, and in iraq. but kobani, inside of the turkish border and western media, was a fight the whole world saw. hundreds of u.s. and coalition air strikes have rained down on it, hitting terror targets, but decimating buildings and houses, as well. and this is what the civilians caught in the cross fire now call home. civilians like this man who is from a village just south of kobani. >> translator: we were in our villages in front of our village there is a slope. we saw clashes for two days. they were advancing with tanks, artillery, mortars. they attacked us, we took our cars and ran away. >> reporter: he's been living in kobani for 2 1/2 months but says the city is no better than the village he left. >> translator: turkey was stopping electricity while the war was going on and shelling kobani wit

media reports say they happened in the northern syrian city of raqaa, a major syrian stronghold.eople joined in amman to commemorate the pilot. they expressed their anger against his killers and demanded retaliation. >> translator: we are not afraid of islamic state militants. we will win, absolutely. >> translator: jordan should go all out against islamic state. >> a u.s. state department spokesperson welcomed jordan's move. >> jordan, which suffered this horrible loss themselves, is not only clearly comfortable continuing to fly mission, which really shows the strength of the coalition, but has intensified their efforts and doubled down on their commitment to defeat isil. >>> two key european leaders are pushing a new peace plan for ukraine. chancellor angela merkel are taking their proposal to moscow for a meeting with president putin. still, western goths are working on other strategies should the conflict continue to get worse. more from nhk's craig dale. >> reporter: the leaders of germany and france are using their diplomatic muscle to try to stop the bloodshed in ukraine.

uses to move from capital in the syrian city to the iraqi city of mosul, a strong hold in northern iraq. what is happening now is there's a fight against i.s.i.l. if controls about 30% of the province. kurds are fighting on the front, and regime soldiers in the province are attacking them on the front. i.s.i.l. 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

. >> people living in the syrian city zuma have called for international help to stop government shellingme have been protesting a government offensive on therel held areas almost two weeks old. 200 people have reportedly been killed. and talks between the syrian government and opposition fighters have broken down in homs. they say they won't accept government demands to put down their arms -- the rebels that is -- in exchange for civilians. >> reporter: this has been the scene at the neighborhood in homs for several days. constant bombardment is a clear sign of negotiations with the rebels stand. the government has asked fighters to give up their arms for the northern parts of the city. but they are not leaving. >> we are here to fight. we will stay and defend our people. >> opposition fighters give arms and positions thousands of people trapped in the area for they hope for an agreement this time. why isn't anyone caring for us? we suffer in silence while the whole world watches. >> for the people of homs, the end of that suffering must seem a long way off. al jazeera. >> activists in b

envoy to syria is in turkey to get a deal to stop fighting in the syrian city of aleppo. >> in aden, yemen people say shifting power to the city will only bring trouble. >> we are

the syrian observatory say mother than 150 people have been killed in 24 hours of fighting in the city the army launched a new offensive to push rebels out of aleppo on monday. but the syrian government has told them it's willing to observe a six-week humanitarian cease-fire. while political solution is working out. >>> a new report by the u.n. mission in afghanistan has shown a major increase in civilian casualties. as a result of the conflict there. documenting civilian deaths and injuries in afghanistan in 2009. between them and 2014 more than 17,000 people have died. the death toll hit almost 3,700 last year. 25% increase on 2015, and the highest number of civilian deaths in a single year. the spice has been blamed on ground operations and the use of high explosives. mortars and rockets in civilian areas. >> we found that 43% of all civilians killed and injured in ground engagements were caused by the anti-government elements. 26% by the pro government forces. and in 2009% of ground engage engagements they could not attribute the civilian casualty to a specific party. >> myanmar's

turkey saudi arabia and qatar have offered training >>> fierce fighting continues in and around the syrian city of the aleppo. 70 profighters and 80 rebels since tuesday. both sides had areas of control, trying to broker a ceasefire. once a thriving tourist destination, this area is now a battlefield. in the old city they fight. >> translation: we are here to prevent the regime moving in the village. this area is important. it is the regime's life line. >> on the outskirts of the city in the south. every weapon is used on both sides. serious fighting on the road leading to the western parts, controlled by the western forces. >> translation: our main duty is to monitor the movements of the forces and thu hoe mobile ice the attacks. the mission is to liberate the area, so we can move towards the industrial compound. >> the fighting is not just on the fronts. it's a deadly battle on 40 fronts and while each of the sides tries to make gains, the u.n. backed cease nir man is unlikely. >>> parents of a missing u.s. freelance journalist are expanding efforts to bring him home. austin was abducted in s

special envoy to syria is in turkey pushing for a deal to stop fighting in the syrian city of aleppo. >> it's good to have you with us. also coming up in the negligent 30 minutes, we are in yemen southern city aden where people say shifting power to their city will only bring trouble. >> secret documents reveal the role of israel's national airline in spying. >> we are in nepal where a traditional artist is paying off in help to go protect the past. beginning with the news a isil fighters in iraq kidnapped 106 people from the powerful tribe one of iraq's largest, also oldest tribes. they were taken from a mostly sunni village. we have more from baghdad. >> there's no word on the state of the men and boys taken. the sheik tells us 127 of the tribesmen were originally kidnapped. this was three days ago the news just filtering out now because of the difficult communications there. it's a village east of tikrit where fighting has been going on. when they took the men they also took nine boys there between nine and 10 years of age and they continue to be held. the sheik tells us he believe

they reported they took place in the northern syrian city and major strong hold of islamic state. public demand for retaliation against islamic state has been mounting many jordan. in the capital a rally was held to comemorial service rate the pilot's death. citizens demand the islamic state militant group be destroyed. >> we are not afraid of islamic state militants. we will win. absolutely. >> jordan should go all out against islamic state. >> meanwhile in washington a u.s. state department spokesperson welcomed jordan''s resumption of attacks on islamic state. >> jordan which suffered this horrible loss themselves is not only clearly comfortable continuing to fly missions which shows the strength of the coalition and intensified efforts and doubled down on their commitment to defeat isil. >> king abdullah attended the funeral. the service for the air force pilot took place in his hometown in central jordan. the king met his relatives for the first time since his murder became apparent. the monarch expressed it's condolences and said the pilot's name will be inscribed in the hea

there is an important supply line that isil uses 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 dip

a syrian city in ruins after islamic state militants were finally driven out of kobani. we take a look at the price paid to defeat the extremists. >> became a tremendous cost. hundreds of coalition airstrikes . >> after 400 days in an egyptian jail, an australian journalist speaks about leaving behind his colleagues. the moment he learned of his own release. >> the warden called me over and told me, pack your stuff. i said, what do you mean? >> and are these two pieces of art minor works or the only bronze statues by michelangelo? welcome to our viewers on public television in america, and also around the globe. most of the world watched as the syrian town of kobani was the site of one of the fiercest battles against the islamic state. in the end i.s. was defeated, and we get a first view of the cost. here is what they found when they went into kobani. >> every street, every inch of kobani is testament to the apocalypse the islamic state brought here. for four months, they faced each other, sometimes just yards apart. there are still plenty of dangers here. there are boo

. >>> meanwhile fierce fighting continues in and around the syrian city of aleppo with at least 70 pro-governments and more than 80 rebels killed since tuesday. both sides are trying to expand their area of control, wliel the u.n. is trying to broker a ceasefire. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: once a thriving tourist destination, this part of aleppo is now a battlefield. in the told city they fight street by street and snipers watch for targets. >> translator: we are here to fight on the front to prevent the regime from moving towards our area. this area is important because it is the regime's lifeline. >> reporter: on the outskirts of the city in the south, every sort of weapon is used on both sides. [ explosion ] >> reporter: the most serious fighting is on the road that leads to the western parts of the city. >> translator: our main duty here is to monitor the movements of the assad forces and how they mobilize their forces where they launch attacks. our mission is to liberate the area of the 80th brigade, so we can move towards the industrial come pound. >> reporter: the fighting in

. >>> in the syrian city of homs negotiations between the government and opposition fighters have brokenhe rebels say the government's demands to put down their arms in exchange for ensuring civilian safety was unacceptable. >> reporter: this has been the seen in the neighborhood in homs for several days. constant bombardment is a clear sign of where negotiations with the rebels stand. the government has asked the fighters to give up their arms and leave. but they are not leaving. >> translator: we're here to fight. we will stay and defend our people. >> reporter: opposition fighters [ inaudible ] it also meant u.n. workers could deliver food supplies for thousands of people trapped in the area. but there is no hope of an agreement this time. >> translator: why isn't anyone caring for us? we suffer in silence while the whole world watches. >> reporter: for the people of homs the end of that suffering must seem a long way off. >>> with a little over 24 hours now to go until a truce begins in eastern ukraine, shelling and fighting continues. since the ceasefire deal was signed at least 25

she was captured a year and a half ago in the syrian city of aleppo where she had gone to work with refugees, shortly after posting this video on youtube. >> i am in solidarity with the syrian people. i reject the brutality and killings that the syrian authorities are committing against the syrian people. >> reporter: police this afternoon closed off the street in prescott, where kayla's parents live. they had worked desperately behind the scenes to find a way to gain their daughter's freedom, after isis first threatened to kill her on her birthday last august, demanding a $6 million ransom be paid. >> it's believed she was the last american hostage held by isis. and we heard that they had drytried to avoid buildings where hostages were held. >>> and winter storm watches up this hour for a storm our team says could last days. this in new york, slick roads, 35 cars 5 tractor trailers. no one was killed. and this shows the system hitting, rains, dangerous winds. a tree hitting a house, an suv destroyed. in iowa entire neighborhoods underwater. rob marciano with pictures coming in tonight. >> r

the battle rages on in the syrian city of aleppo as the u.n. envoy to syria heads back hoping to end the fighting. i am jane dutton and you are watching al jazerra live from our head quarters in doha. also coming up in the program security crack down in australia, prime minister tony abbott unveils new counter terrorism measures. top secrets, al jazerra has obtained hundreds

media reports say they happened in the northern syrian city of raqqah, a major militant stronghold. people in jordan rallied in the capital amman to commemorate the pilot. they expressed their anger against his killers, and demanded retaliation. >> translator: we are not afraid of islamic state militants. we will win, absolutely. >> translator: jordan should go all-out against islamic state. >> the u.s. state department spokesperson welcomed jordan's move. >> jordan which suffered this horrible loss themselves is not only clearly comfortable continuing to fly missions which really shows the strength of the coalition, but has intensified their efforts and doubled down on their commitment to defeat isil. >> king abdullah has attended the funeral of lieutenant moaz kasasbeh. the service for the air force pilot took place in his hometown in central jordan. the king met kasasbeh's relatives for the first time since the murder. the monarch expressed his condolences and said the pilot's name will be proudly inscribed to the hearts of all jordanians. >>> officials with the u.s. defense depa

. >>> meanwhile, fierce fighting continues in and around the syrian city of a hleb owe with at least overnment fighters and more than 80 rebels killed since tuesday. both sides trying to expand their areas of control in the divided city. while the u.n. is trying to broker a ceasefire. paul reports. >> reporter: once a thriving tourist destination this part of aleppo is now a battlefield. the old city they fight street by street. and snipers watch for targets. >> translator: we are here to fight on the front to prevent the regime from moving toward our. [ inaudible ] village. this area is important on because it is the regime's lifeline. >> reporter: on the outskirts of the ski in the south every sort of weapon is used on both sides. the most serious fighting on the road that leads to the western parts of the city, which are controlled by regime forces. >> translator: our main duty here is to monitor the movements of the assad forces and how they mobilemobilize their forces, where they launch attacks our submission to liberate the area of the 80th brigade so we can move towards the ind

dozen fighter jets bombed suspected militant training and weapons storage sites thursday in the syrian city of raqqah. jordan's foreign minister says it's only the beginning. >> it's not just about increasing the campaign. it's with everything that we have. >> reporter: the u.s. military provided backup like reconnaissance and refueling for the 20 jordanian f-16 fighter jets that took part in the mission. as jordan retaliates, president obama plans to seek congressional approval for a new resolution authorizing the use of u.s. military force against isis. >> as a people of faith we have to push back on those who try to distort religion anyone who does it for their own reasons. >> john boehner says the president has to first make it to the american people. >> his actions are going to be an important part for us trying to get the vote for us to pass an authorization. this is not going to be an easy lift. >> the president did not ask for congressional approval last year when the current u.s.-led isis campaign against isis began. getting it now would send a signal that the u.s. is committed to

. >> at least 150 people have been killed since tuesday during fighting in and around the syrian city of aleppo. the monitoring group said 70 pro-government fighters and 80 rebels died. earlier the u.n. envoy to syria announced the syrian government is willing to temporarily end airstrikes. syria's biggest city was once a financial hub. fighting has reduced it to rubble. syrian's government said it will decide when to suspend bombing in the ancient city, but still describe the move as a reason for hope. >> government has indicated to me it's willingness to halt all aerial bombing all aerial bombing. all sports, all types of aerial bombing. and artillery shelling for a period of six weeks. all over the city of aleppo. from a date which will be announceed from damascus. i plan, therefore, to proceed to damascus and hopefully to aleppo as soon as possible. >> ukraine's president is calling on european peace keepers to enforce the shattered cease-fire. petro poroshenko said that six soldiers were killed when operatests ignored the truce and seized debaltseve. >> they're beaten and in rest

isis is clearly not invincible, last week, it was forced to retreat from this strategically key syrian city of kobani, but it took more than 700 u.s. air strikes and four months of street fighting against local kurdish forces to push isis out. and elsewhere in syria where there have been far fewer air strikes isis actually gained gained territory during the air campaign, so isis may be weaker, especially here in iraq, but it certainly looks a long way from defeat. >> holly williams, in erbil holly, thank you very much. a journalist impraised in egypt for over a year is finally going home tonight. peter of al jazeera english had been sentenced to seven years in prison for his reporting on the muslim brotherhood. he is instead been deported to a, where his egyptian colleagues remain behind bars. president obama unveils $4 trillion budget tomorrow, here is julianna goldman. >> reporter: as part of his 2016 spending plan, president obama will ask for billions of dollars. to repair the nation's crumbling roads and bridges, a request the white house is banking on both parties rallying behind. but

this one bustling syrian city now has craters is 15 feet deep. unexploded shells scattered everywhere. this is what the aftermath of four months of heavy fighting looks like. entire city blocks leveled to the ground. and all around destruction as far as the eye can see. the empty streets, unnervingly quiet. around some corners, the stench of death, hanging in the air. almost everyone except the kurdish fighters who fought isis have fled. this woman, and her family among the few holdouts calling on the world to see what isis has done. those who didn't see the evil that took place will see it now this girl says. this was a front line in the fighting and the residents of this block strung up this sheet across the road so they could run past preventing the isis snipers from seeing them. but you can see, it's covered in bullet holes. we climbed through the wall of this now deserted isis headquarters. rooms covered in jihadi graffiti. sniper positions abandoned. the fighters set up this wall of sandbags but left a couple holes so the snipers could fire

isis is clearly not invincible, last week, it was forced to retreat from this strategically key syrian city of kobani, but it took more than 700 u.s. air strikes and four months of street fighting against local kurdish forces to push isis out. and elsewhere in syria where there have been far fewer air strikes isis actually gained gained territory during the air campaign, so isis may be weaker, especially here in iraq, but it certainly looks a long way from defeat. >> holly williams, in erbil holly, thank you very much. a journalist impraised in egypt for over a year is finally going home tonight. peter of al jazeera english had been sentenced to seven years in prison for his reporting on the muslim brotherhood. he is instead been deported to a, where his egyptian colleagues remain behind bars. president obama unveils $4 trillion budget tomorrow, here is julianna goldman. >> reporter: as part of his 2016 spending plan, president obama will ask for billions of dollars. to repair the nation's crumbling roads and bridges, a request the white house is banking on both parties rallying behind. but

the battle rages on in the syrian city of aleppo as the u.n. envoy to syria heads back hoping to end the fighting. i am jane dutton and you are watching al jazerra live from our head quarters in doha. also coming up in the program security crack down in australia, prime minister tony abbott unveils new counter terrorism measures. top secrets, al jazerra has obtained hundreds of documents from around the world. >>> the winner is. the oscars are handed out. we'll tell you who ising home a statuette. >>> we begin in syria where rebels say they have killed 300 soldiers of is sad in the last week. dozens have been retained. assad's troops had captured the northern suburbs of aleppo if a surprise attack, but within a day they were over run by the rebels. these areas are strategic because the government would have cut the main supply lines for the rebels in aleppo edging the siege on two main pro assad syria villages. the u.n. special envoy is heading there to try to reduce the fighting. he has had some assurance from the government that it will stop

. >> crack in the system >>> the battle rages on in the syrian city of aleppo as the u.n. envoy to syria heads back to the country with hopes of ending the fighting. ♪ ♪ >>> i am jane cut and unyou are watching al jazerra live from our head quarters in doha. also coming enough this program. two al jazerra journalists are back in a cairo court for their retrial. >>> security crack down in australia, prime minister tony abbott unveils new counter terrorism measures. >>> and the winner is the oscars are hand the out in hollywood. we'll tell you who is taking home a staff you he had. ♪ ♪ >>> we begin in syria where rebels fighting the government of bashar al-assad say they have killed 300 of his soldiers in the past week. dozens more have been detained by the al-nusra front and other factions. assad's troops had captured the northern suburbs of a hleb owe in a surprise attack but within a day we were over run by the rebels. these areas are strategic because the government would have cut the main supply lines for the rebels in aleppo ending the siege on two main pro-assad villa

brendan: no cease-fire in the battled syrian city of aleppo. it was rejected by syrian rebels.for a six-week cease-fire. the rebels they did not believe assad is acting in good faith and refused to sign off on it. china is building on islands in the disputed south china sea. images from late january show that china is building on a significant amount of land on the spratly islands. several countries have been fighting over rights to the south china sea for centuries with be in on, the philippines and taiwan among those now staking claim. those are your top headlines. tom: headlines out of greece, brendan. this is an example of the craziness of the last couple of days. you cannot make this up, folks. eu's yunker sent letters to athens, received letters from athens. brendan: that is significant, and i will tell you why. the european union itself, the commission, the apparatus in brussels has turned into a player in a way it was not before. you have the finance minister saying no, you have the commission, and that apparatus saying let's cut a deal. they are being diplomatic. tom:

. >>> now rebels in the syrian city of aleppo say that they have regained ground lost to government forces. [ explosion ] >> the syrian observatory for human rights said that 150 people have been killed in 24 hours of fighting in the city. the army launched a new offense to push rebels out on monday. the syrian government said it's willing to observe a six-week cease-fire while a political solution is worked out. >>> there were fights breaking out in turkey over a new security bill. five people were injured through chairs and traded punches. the police would come in to break up demonstrations when the brawl started. [music] >> ukraine's president said that his troops have pulled out of the key town of establish. and if what he described as a planed and peaceful way. it's been the scene of intense fighting despite the cease-fire but it has now fallen to pro-russian separatists. they have this report from debaltseve. >> they are in beaten and in retreat. ukrainian soldiers finally gave up their position in debaltseve pushed out by relentless bombardment and ground assault by separatest fight

they say it was in the syrian city of raqqa. jordan, today, says yeah, they have launched more than 50 combat operations in syria since last week, but they say they have launched none near raqqa. it remains a mistery whether this worker was killed like they say she was. they say they have reached out to isis to try to confirm that. they're seeking a private communication from isis to kayla mueller's family. this is remarkable reporting tonight from andrea mitchell. >> they're waiting for their captors to also their last appeal. a fate that the family refuses to believe. >> the family right now is in a very fragile state as you can imagine. they're worried. >> her parent's desperate plea to the terrorists. you told us you treated her as your guest. we ask you who are holding kayla to contact us privately, but they event. >> this time we ask you who are holding kayla to contact us privately. while kayla mueller's family and all of us await further word about her fate, we're getting new details about the u.s. mission that was attem

. >> dozens of people have been killed in the syrian city of aleppo in a government-barrel-bomb attack on a crowded square. at least 70 others died and they're reported to have killed another five people earlier in dhouma near the capitol. >>> protesters opposed to egypt's government have staged demonstrations across the country. hundreds of people have marched through the streets of kay row demanding the release of political prisoners. in alexandria demonstrations have been held. anti-government protesters have rallied in guiza. >>> al jazeera journalists mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed have now spent 405 days behind bars in egypt. they along with our colleague peter greste, were accused of reporting false news and supporting outlawed muslim brotherhood, charges that they and al jazeera deny. peter is back home in australia after being released on sunday. al jazeera demands mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed's immediate release. >>> still lots more to come on the al jazeera news hour. including how british spies have been acting unlawfully by chairing electronic information with u.s. counter

city of company begin on the syrian turkey border. this town was hit and tee certificated days after isis fled and u.s. declared victory. alex is there. >> today we enter the gates to get rare look at the front-lines of american war against isis. this once bustling syrian city now has crater unemployeded shell scattered every.where 4 month of heavy fighting looks like this. entire city block leveled to the ground all around destruction as far as the eye can see. >> temperature empty street unnerve unnervingly quiet around some corner. the stench of death hanging in the air. almost everyone except the occurred fighters who fought isis fled this woman and her family among the few hold out calling on the world to see what isis has done. those who didn't see the evil that took place will see it now the girls says. this was a front-line in the fighting in the residence of the block sheet across the road to run past preventing the isis sniper from seeing them. can see it's covered in bullet holes. the we claim through the wall of the now de

and residents of the syrian city of douma have called for international help to stop government shelling. some of them held a protest in the city. a government offensive in the rebel-held area, some 200 people have reportedly been killed. >>> negotiations between the syrian government and the rebels have broken down in homs. government demand that they put down their arms in the safety of civilians are unacceptable. >> this has been the scene in homs. constant bombardment of review forces where the rebel stands. the government has asked fight tours give up their arms for the city. but they're not leaving. >> we're here to fight. we'll stay and defend our people. >> an earlier opposition fighters in arms and positions in return for allowing police and government institutions to get back to work. it also meant that aid workers could deliver food supplies for civilian in the area. they hope that there is an agreement this time. >> why didn't anybody caring for us? we suffer in silence while the whole world watches. >> for the people of homs the end that have suffering is seen as a long way

uses to move from its so-called capital in the syrian city of rikka to mosul one of its strongholds in northern iraq. >> what's happening now is that there's a real fight against i.s.i.l. in hazakke. it controls about 30% of the province. kurds are fighting on one front and regime fighters based in the province are also attacking them from another front. i.s.i.l. cannot afford to lose her because it needs to keep its supply license open. >> hazakke also borders sinjar, the yarabea crossing is in sinjar and it is being used by i.s.i.l. fighters. it seems the offensive against the group in hazzake is part of a broader military plan. if i.s.i.l. is defeated it would severallyseverely restrict its contacts. need to cut the group's supply lines before any major military assault. hazzake is hundreds of kilometers from other i.s.i.l. strongholds in northern iraq but defeating them here would weaken them there. zeina khodr, al jazeera beirut. >>> first time that happened since u.n. backed ceasefire went into effect ten days ago. our paul brennan is in the heart of the region and it appears the

she was captured in august 2013 in the syrian city of aleppo.ounced by president obama who vowed to hunt her captain tors and bring them to justice. >> in her home state of arizona the crowd holding a candlelight vigil hoped that word of her death was wrong but my morning the news was confirmed. the white house said it's intelligence agencies has verified her death though not the or the time, they also challenged the assertion she is killed in a jordanian air strike. >> there is no evidence of civilians in the target area. prior to the coalition. >> and that certainly would call into question the claims that are are made by isil. >> isis and isis alone is the reason she was gone. put isil had dend maaed an exchange the release of an alleged member, now serving an 80 year prison sentence for attacking u.s. soldiers in after dan stan. the parents released a letner which she said she had not been mistreated the she had a lot of fight left inside of me, she continued i do not want the negotiations for my release to be your duty, if there is any othe