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>>> vladimir pete inning meets with the iranian president in terrain. they promise quieter cooperation over syria ♪ ♪ >>> you are watching al jazeera. coming up in the next half hour. schools and shops in brussels remain closed as the city's unprecedented lockdown continues. refugees in macedonia go on hunger strike to demand that europe open its borders. two men accused of bomb ago shrine in bangkok killing are killing 20 people face a military court. ♪ ♪ >>> russian president vladimir putin has met with his iranian counterpart in teheran. the two countries who are both strong allies of bashar al-assad has pledge today to give more help. the syrian opposition feel that they are being abandoned. we have a report. >> reporter: it's a big operation for russian forces. 472 hits in syria this past weekend alone and not just against isil. most rebels fighting syrian president bashar al-assad are the targets. >> translator: today i have informed our iranian friends of these issues. we have exchanged views on the situation in syria. as to the action of his our

pete williams nbc news washington. >> we're joined by medal of honor recipient conditional jack jacobs. we're learning that vladimir putin, how does he act now? >> well there is an idea that says this might motivate him to get more serious about attacking isis in syria rather than just trying to knock off opponents of assad. and if that is the case. it means that we have an opportunity to work more closely with him. and perhaps we can operate together to knock off isis or at least degrade them a lot more than we have up until now. up until now the only guys going after them are united states and france. this may change now that putin knows that isis is behind downing that airliner. >> speaking of the united states. you heard the president talking yesterday in turkey. he's not going to make any rash decisions. not going to change course. this is not necessarily a popular decision but is it the right one? >> probably not. he's got a political problem. he rose to office on the back of a promise to get out of the middle east. he's already done that. we're down to very few people. extended the stay of americans just a s

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