let me stress the ideology of islamism is an entirely different thing than the religion of islam which is practiced by so many people in some way different ways more than a billion people in the world. but i think this misunderstanding of the nature of the threat of the ideology of islamism the human rights of muslim heritage themselves persist today. i would argue and see this at the moment in the press coverage of what is happening in countries like egypt. doing this kind of work on the front lines without international support, without international comprehension of the challenge that you face is an incredibly lon lonely endeav. i have seen this firsthand. as a lawyer told me back in december 2012, at a time when entire northern half of her country was under jihadists occupation, she said international solidarity is very helpful. when you live such a crisis alone, it is much more difficult to bear. what my book is really about is trying to break this wall of loneliness and silenced by connecting the people who are doing these struggles on the ground, the people around the world who

but if you all just hide behind islam. up killing them try to cover it up with islam but not against. militants to leave the woods in two years fifty four people voluntarily surrendered . i've always said that ninety nine percent of the work is prevention it includes negotiations and making requests there's nothing wrong with the authorities asking and trying to convince criminals they're doing if he surrenders because of these negotiations it can only be for the better it means the authorities worked well we have a rule that was introduced here preventing anyone who has surrendered their arms from ever working for law enforcement he will never work with weapons it's forbidden he won't be drafted into the army. to repay his. depp's with blogs. in two thousand and thirteen the police saw their first calm day and many yos the days reported read no incidents for twenty four hours. so far there's been only one such report. these kids they were cheated now they were covering their senses when they start thinking about themselve

not all of islam. we have islamic groups movements that are really intolerant and sometimes violent. my argument -- i'm not someone who says there's no problem with the muslim world. i accept that there are big problems especially from a liberal point of view but i think they can be changed and reformed as catholicisms achanged over the centuries and many others changes. >> how do you do that? is there something the west can to, that america can do or is this an internal debate within islam? >> this is essentially an internal debate within islam. in my book i argued the west can help indirectly first by supporting principles of democracy, and not supporting militant or autocratic regimes in the middle east like it happened for a long time. secondly, support the market economy because one thing that transformed minds is the economy, and in turkey, for example, one of the reasons turkey is a successful country, democracy, with some flaws, you know, that are discussing these days, turkey has a market econ

not all of islam. we have islamic groups movements that are really intolerant and sometimes violent. my argument -- i'm not someone who says there's no problem with the muslim world. i accept that there are big problems, especially from a liberal point of view, but i think they can be changed and reformed as catholicism has changed immensely over the centuries and many others changes. >> how do you do that? is there something the west can to, that america can do or is this an internal debate within islam? >> this is essentially an internal debate within islam. but in my book i argued the west can help indirectly first by supporting principles of democracy and not supporting militant or autocratic regimes in the middle east like it happened for a long time. secondly, support the market economy because one thing that transformed minds is the economy. in turkey, for example, one of the reasons turkey is a successful country, democracy, with some flaws, you know, that we are discussing these days, turkey h

but if you all just hide behind islam. up killing them try to cover it up with islam but not against. the rest almost certainly encouraged more militants to leave the woods in two years fifty four people voluntarily surrendered. i've always said that ninety nine percent of the work is prevention it includes negotiations and making requests there's nothing wrong with the authorities asking and trying to convince criminals to what they're doing if he surrenders because of these negotiations it can only be for the better it means the authorities worked well we have a rule that was introduced here preventing anyone who has surrendered their arms from ever working for law enforcement bodies he will never work with weapons it's forbidden he won't be drafted into the army he won't be asked to repay his. depp's with blogs. in two thousand and thirteen the police saw their first calm day and many yos the days reported read no incidents for twenty four hours. so far there's been only one such report. these kids they were cheated now

if you all just hide behind islam. try to cover it up with islam but it's not against. militants to leave the woods in two years fifty four people voluntarily surrendered . i've always said this ninety nine percent of the work is prevention it includes negotiations and making requests there's nothing wrong with the authorities asking and trying to convince criminals they're doing if he surrenders because of these negotiations it can only be for the better it means the authorities worked well we have a rule that was introduced here preventing anyone who has surrendered ever working for law enforcement he will never work with weapons. he won't be drafted into the army. to repay his. in two thousand and thirteen the police saw their first calm day and many yos the day's report read no incidents for twenty four hours. so far there's been only one such report. these years kids they were cheated now they were covering their senses when they start thinking about themselves about their families about their parents things are returning to normal people start travelling which the

there have been power struggles almost since the day the islamic islamic -- and i'm fascinated by the way that legacy that ayatollah khamenei himself established in 1979 continues to shape the country today very clearly. >> host: that's particularly relevant with another presidential election coming up in a few weeks in june and i think you will see that tension as well as americans continued to struggle with the question of who really makes decisions in today's islamic republic? who can we negotiate with them that is another striking thing was the internal american divisions at the highest levels of the u.s. government over how we should approach this new much more threatening iran and from the very beginning you chronicled how secretary of state cyrus vance at one point of view who is much more in favor of negotiating a more conciliatory stance. brzezinski at the time the national security of wiser to president carter took a much harder line. if you change the names it seems to me it could be talking and writing the story on today's front page about the internal divisions within the

over or the islamic state of iraq and the luvox. takes over what they want is a karate baystate you know the imposition of full sharia law the likelihood that they were certainly with the islamic state of iraq and the persecution of minorities they're killing christians they're killing druze they're killing alawite it's they're killing. you know disagreeable sunni's who who are they now are killing is the question so i think the idea that they would form a stable government let alone a. secular one is insane but i think there are parallels here with what we saw in afghanistan the eighty's when the cia. came together with the pakistani intelligence and. and saudi arabia to prop up the rebels and overthrow the government there what happened the rebels took power they couldn't cover and that led to the rise of the taliban and all of the consequences of that so i think where there are definite historical era well you can certainly go in any job in here as history had certainly go i want to jump in and make two points firstly that i mean

over or the islamic state of iraq and the luvox. takes over what they want is a quranic based state you know the imposition of full sharia law the likelihood that they were certainly with the islamic state of iraq and the persecution of minorities they're killing christians they're killing druze they're killing alawite it's they're killing. you know disagreeable sunni's who who are they now are killing is the question so i think the idea that they would form a stable government let alone a. secular one is insane but i think there are parallels peter with what we saw in afghanistan the eighty's when the cia. came together with the pakistani intelligence and. and saudi arabia to prop up the rebels and overthrow the government there what happened the rebels took power they couldn't cover and that led to the rise of the taliban and all of the consequences of that so i think where there are definite historical era well you certainly going to enjoy being here we're out of history we had sunny go i want to jump in and make two points first

to children as young as eight years old are being held and tortured across a network of secret islam is prisons in syria that's according to shocking new reports the jails or printed by one of the fiercest rebel groups the islamic state in iraq and the levant its practices and laws are so harsh that amnesty international has equated it to a reign of terror smoking or behavior deemed anti islamic can lead to lengthy sentences these detention centers and even worse cleaner nicer she's not just international researcher told us what people face in these jails there is widespread torture torture of adults including and also children the most common form of torture is flood games flogging against detainees take place on a daily. on a daily every day basically it includes flogging against children we have witness says former detainees who told us that they have seen the children as young as thirteen to fourteen being flogged scores of times their detainees are sentenced to death at a trial that does not exceed three minutes which is. outrageous really one former detainee child us that he on

front takes over or the islamic state of iraq and the lavonne. takes over what they want is a karate baystate you know the imposition of force sharia law the likelihood that they were certainly with the islamic state of iraq and the persecution of minorities they're killing christians they're killing druze they're killing alawite it's they're killing. you know disagreeable sunni's who who are they now are killing is the question so i think the idea that they would form a stable government let alone a. secular one is insane but i think there are parallels to what we saw in afghanistan the eighty's when the cia. came together with the pakistani intelligence and. and saudi arabia to prop up the rebels and overthrow the government there what happened the rebels took power they couldn't cover and that led to the rise of the taliban and all of the consequences of that so i think where there are definite historical parallel you can certainly going in general being here out of history had sunny go i want to jump in and make two points firstly that i mean

not include designated terrorist groups like job at a little slower and the so-called islamic state of iraq and live on but on the ground in syria there are so many different groups that the labels could be relevant. residents of the town of audra near damascus can't name the exact rebel group that executed over eighty civilians there including children earlier this week. the u.s. has supported the syrian opposition on the premise that washington would be able to discern different shades of extremists there and figure out which ones are less extreme but even the report that there was no battle over the warehouses between the islamic front and the western backed supreme military council is one indicator of how blurred those lines are and how flawed is the assumption that one can distinguish with certainty between those groups in washington i'm going to are to. britain is being accused of putting ideology before common sense that's after london turned down the e.u.'s offer to fund food banks despite having more than half a million miles of the going hungry or his or smith looks at why

include designated terrorist groups like job at a loose wire and the so-called islamic state of iraq can live on but on the ground in syria there are so many different groups that the labels could be relevant. residents of the town of adria near damascus can't name the exact rebel group that executed over eighty civilians there including children earlier this week. the u.s. has supported the syrian opposition on the premise that washington would be able to discern different shades of extremists they would figure out which ones are less extreme but even the report that there was no battle over the warehouses between the islamic front and the western backed supreme military council is one indicator of how blurred those lines are and how flawed is the assumption that one can distinguish with certainty between those groups in washington are key. and while the forces may be united in their goal to topple the government a little unity itself within the movement of us particularly as extremist groups gain more and more power and turn on the moderates. sector commander of the free syrian arm

terrorism particularly terrorism inspired by a fundamentalist visions of islam this is expression more difficult in russia because it is a homegrown terrorist albeit one from a very restricted southern area of the country i think the combination of what has worked best in chechnya which is a combination of large amounts of federal aid to restart the economy restart employment cooperation with the local moderates sufi islamic. mosques and institutions along with a firm hand of security such as ram as i'm could your office has shown he i think this model needs to be extended. as well to august on and. and this is the best chance of combating a problem that has no easy solution in reaction to the tragic events of the last two days from senior international officials the president of the european council herman van rompuy said i condemn in the strongest terms the heinous terrorist attack in volgograd this morning and i said heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and my solidarity of the government and people of russia meanwhile nato secretary general anders fogh rasmussen sai

over or the islamic state of iraq and the luvox. takes over what they want is a carotid bay state you know the imposition of fall sharia law the likelihood that they were certainly with the islamic state of iraq and the persecution of minorities they're killing christians they're killing druze they're killing alawite it's they're killing. you know disagreeable sunni's who who are they now are killing is the question so i think the idea that they would form a stable government let alone a. secular one is insane but i think there are parallels to what we saw in afghanistan the eighty's when the cia. came together with the pakistani intelligence and. and saudi arabia to prop up the rebels and overthrow the government there what happened the rebels took power they couldn't cover and that led to the rise of the taliban and and all of the consequences of that so i think where there are definite historical parallel you can certainly go to any gentlemen we're out of history had so many go i want to jump in and make two points firstly that i

it can really help matters that one can help ease of weeks in the islamic group the islamic majority republics of the russian federation such as darkness than in english it yet. of that. if the citizenry can be brought up closer to the government and the best way to do this is with showing concern for them. education programs of bringing employment jobs economy. if you give the citizens of this region where unemployment is rife of may and anti government sentiment is high. if you give them a reason to support the state of the arab citizens of that will be the best way for it to see a reduction in such a high incidence of terrorism from within the citizenry themselves. not that a senior lecturer and versace and catch our nation's a secure system as it was just a few nasty computer and watching these clips. thank you. under a mind of the breaking news and i seem to not call from someone rush back to eighteen people have died and dozens more wounded in an explosion of the main railway station and assess your blog or grunt pieces and that a female suicide bomb and designated a divine say

and the islamic front want to talk about. well i think first of all it's important to say the islamic front is not the same as the job for people who are accused of these massacres that you just reported nor are they linked to al-qaeda they are islamists obviously they are military but they represent the less extreme less radical side of the people on the ground who are fighting against the assad government i think the americans for a long time have been hesitant about this whole idea of new peace talks in geneva. in the few months ago they became committed to them and so obviously they feel that they want to be sure that when the take talks take place next month that if they break which is unfortunately quite likely the blame for that is not put on the opposition on the american supported opposition but the dude would be put on the government and so i think the americans are trying to say to the to the islamic front this new group that's been formed you know to go to geneva or if you don't go to geneva at least don't announc

not include designated terrorist groups like job at all and the so-called islamic state of iraq can live on but on the ground in syria there are so many different groups that the labels could be relevant residents of the town of audra near damascus can't name the exact rebel group that executed over eighty civilians there including children earlier this week. the u.s. has supported the syrian opposition on the premise that washington would be able to discern different shades of extremists they would figure out which ones are less extreme but even the report that there was no battle over the warehouses between the islamic front and the western backed supreme military council is one indicator of how blurred those lines are and how flawed is the assumption that one can distinguish with certainty between those groups in washington i'm going to shut down our team. so where are these radicals coming from the answer is from almost everywhere even the most secular european states have identified their citizens fighting in syria also and on behalf of radical rebels and that's really started

xd and indecency tension and centers run by the islamic state in iraq and chan. and there is widespread torture and torture off at souths including the and also with children. i on the and the most common form of torture that is flocking to the flooding and against npc movies take place. i need a new me. an ad on the day team as the database each week. it includes funding against children. we have witness as for every detainee who told us that they have seen children as young as sixteen to fourteen. being in front of scores of times. ayam added carrot accusation and the children's accusation has been back a half and common sense a theft on that one former detainee told us that he wants howard said the number of matches and forming on each side has instead been at the detention facility in the governorate of. probably not this year yet. he counts and i'm so ninety four and he stopped counting anymore. anna and a piece added and the boys stand on if anyone reading for us. and there are also common. and to try deals that could have bought it. when either way you wil

her had any quatrain affiliation with the islamic state of iraq and syria known as isis all. those two groups as terrorist organizations by the united states right about now many u.s. senators may be calling u.s. president barack obama to say. just several u.s. representatives have publicly warn the obama administration against supporting the syrian opposition predicting that american weapons will likely fall into the hands of terror groups also arguing that providing aid to the rebels acquits to finding al qaeda now some critics say that washington so-called suspension of non-lethal aid to northern syria doesn't necessarily mean that u.s. weapons won't continue to flow to other parts of the country nonetheless this development is being seen as a big blow to this military council and the syrian army opposition the obama administration has been championing champion for the biggest problem of for the obama administration what it now faces is figuring out how to walk and work with the newly formed islamic front in syria that claims to be fighting with the opposition but is clear

not include designated terrorist groups like job at a loose wire and the so-called islamic state of iraq can live on but on the ground in syria there are so many different groups that the labels could be relevant. residents of the town of audra near damascus can't name the exact rebel group that executed over eighty civilians there including children earlier this week. the u.s. has supported the syrian opposition on the premise that washington would be able to discern different shades of extremists there and figure out which ones are less extreme but even the report that there was no battle over the warehouses between the islamic front and the western backed supreme military council is one indicator of how blurred those lines are and how flawed is the assumption that one can distinguish with certainty between those groups in washington i'm going to our team . britain is being accused of putting ideology before common sense that's off the london turn down the e.u.'s offer to fund food banks despite having more than half a million miles for the going hungry what is your smith looks at

over or the islamic state of iraq and the luvox. takes over what they want is a quranic based state you know the imposition of full sharia law the likelihood that they were certainly with the islamic state of iraq and the persecution of minorities they're killing christians they're killing druze they're killing alawite it's they're killing. you know disagreeable sunni's who are they not killing is the question so i think the idea that they would form a stable government let alone a. secular one is insane but i think there are parallels peter with what we saw in afghanistan the eighty's when the cia. came together with the pakistani intelligence and. and saudi arabia to prop up the rebels and overthrow the government there what happened the rebels took power they couldn't cover and that led to the rise of the taliban and all of the consequences of that so i think where there are definite historical era let me again certainly going to any gentlemen here are some history ahead sunny go i want to jump in and make two points firstly that

the dive into islamic is not always a one way hit. this youth joint a hip hop movement. >> for 13 years of my life i considered america my enemy. i worked to overthrow officers and instigate coups against american allies across the world. >> after being arrested and suffering a brutal 4-year term in prison. he emerged a changed man, a candidate for britain's parliament and a founder of a think tank and organization to build grass-roots demand for democratic culture. i'm pleased to welcome him to the studio, author of, "radical - my journey out of islamic extremist", and is a political party member. it's a pleasure to have you here. a fascinating story. you came from a family that was not fundamentalist. your mum grew up in britain. by all accounts you were a normal british child. you loved hip hop. then something happened. what was it? >> as a teenager i experienced violent racism, hammer, screwdriver, machete attacks by a group known as combat 18. they targeted my white friends. i only had white muslim friends in essex, next door to

job at all and the so-called islamic state of iraq and live ont but on the ground in syria there are so many different groups that the labels could be relevant residents of the town of audra near damascus can't name the exact rebel group that executed over eighty civilians there including children earlier this week. the u.s. has supported the syrian opposition on the premise that washington would be able to discern different shades of extremists they would figure out which ones are less extreme but even the report that there was no battle over the warehouses between the islamic front and the western backed supreme military council is one indicator of how blurred those lines are and how flawed is the assumption that one can distinguish with certainty between those groups in washington i'm going to shut down our team. so when our these radicals coming from they answer is from almost everywhere and even the most secular european states have and day identified their citizens fighting in syria often on behalf of radical rebels and us really started two wars. that does is the most will com

front of course because they're not designated and you haven't yet the islamic front includes groups that are demanding a hard line shari'a state to be a strategic mistake if the us administration or europe or their allies would be engaging in a partnership and a partnership meaning they would be collaborating with organizations that are the hardest and have not committed to become moderates or recognize the fact that if they come to power or part of power they will recognize human rights that did not happen while washington is revaluate ing whom to support in the fight against assad all qaeda linked groups have made significant gains in the north of syria where they've pushed out other rebel forces in the name of allah the gracious and merciful. when you're firing rockets it's allah who fires them with your hands these strikes are only a drop in the ocean the lines of these lawmakers state are fulfilling their all from iraq to lebanon on these islamist forces are better trained and better armed some of them got their training fighting against the u.s. in afghanistan in the one nine

terrorism particularly terrorism inspired by a fundamentalist visions of islam this expansionary more difficult in russia because it is a homegrown terrorist albeit one from a very restricted southern area of the country i think the combination of what has worked best in chechnya which is a combination of large amounts of federal aid to restart the economy restart employment cooperation with the local moderates sufi islamic. mosques institutions along with a firm hand of security such as ram as i'm could your office has shown each action and i think this model needs to be extended. as well to dog astonish and. and this is the best chance of combating a problem that has no easy solution as well as security forces does the public play a role in trying to make cities more secure. if we're talking the general public such as in volgograd where the terrorist act incidents happen no i don't i don't think that is a heightened state of citizen alert can really help matters there what can help is in the islamic. majority republics of the russian federation such as dongas on an english i just. i

in iraq much more recently washington says the islamic front that it is willing to negotiate with does not include designated terrorist groups like job but a little sore and the so-called islamic state of iraq and live on but on the ground in syria there are so many different groups that the labels could be relevant. residents of the town of adria near damascus can't name the exact rebel group that executed over eighty civilians there including children earlier this week. the u.s. has supported the syrian opposition on the premise that washington would be able to discern different shades of extremists they would figure out which ones are less extreme but even the report that there was no battle over the warehouses between the islamic front and the western backed supreme military council is one indicator of how blurred those lines are and how flawed is the assumption that one can distinguish with certainty between those groups in washington i'm going to our team . and while the assad forces may be united in their goal to topple the president there's very little unity within the movement

after the islamic militants in stealing here. washington says the queensland scientists and ukraine over the crackdown on protesters demonstrate their son now in week four of their occupation of the ads. sinclair angry over the government's rejection of the ctu trade pact. another blow for gay rights the high courts in australia writes down a man aged nation's capital territory one day after ordination he aptly states that colonial era ban on sentence. he was to foster cat thanks for turning us for st is our britain and the us say they both are suspending not in the way to syria after his mom as opposition groups seized control of bases from the main western backed rebel groups oppose the us and the uk say they are investigating the incident. see they won't restart supply and to think about what happens. disasters since the beginning of the syrian conflict in western countries to come under pressure from your position to supply them with daddy. brett oakley says that they needed help to defend themselves against china has on me.

is not just active in iraq but it's gaining territory to an extent that they're talking about in the islamic state the u.s. is now rushing dozens of hellfire missiles and surveillance drones to the iraqi government to combat this to harvest insurgency there the cia is also reportedly helping them with targets inside iraq but al qaeda is gaining momentum in iraq largely because they've been able to establish a strong foothold in the neighboring syria so you have let's say a jihad his group called the state of iraq and lived beyond controlling territory both iraq and syria although this regime in syria is is worse that is critical in that regard the syrian government of course cannot count on washington's helping fighting terror quite the opposite these radical groups have taken advantage of the arms that the so-called friends of syria were sending to the syrian opposition and now washington is talking about negotiating with the islamic front in syria which includes groups that demand a hard line shari'a state washington says the u.s. can engage with them because they've not been designated th

the establishment of islam who have been attacked i mean even in russia you had in zentral asia with russia they've been killings of religious leaders muslim religious leaders who are opposed to the us and so i think it has to be a cool new deficit of local security organizations international security is asians and working closely with muslim established that are opposed to this terrorism. unfortunately will have to leave with. a veteran journalist and middle east expert at the american university in cairo many thanks indeed for your time set thank you . reaction to the tragic events and vulgar grant has been coming in from across the globe international leaders have been offering their sympathies that german chancellor angela merkel said was acts of terror because that feeling of indignation and disgust the u.s. state department stressed its solidarity with the russian people against terrorism of any kind the u.s. secretary general ban ki moon expressed his deepest sympathies to the families of the victims that while the president of israel shimon peres says his heart is with the v

islamic space. >> it is possible that it could take place. among all offfort the supporter nations of the opposition torian want to broaden the base. >> traditionally, the u.s. has supported the mostly secular free syrian army, but last month, the usa suspended aid to the groups in northern syria after fears of the equipment falling into wrong hands after aly have lost some ground to qaeda related groups and one group that is black listed as a terrorist organization. said this lacks legitimacy, and though young, the islamic front may have the credibility the fsa now lacks. the islamic front was formed just last month from several opposition groups, reportedly making up the largest rebel coalition to date. radicalnsidered less than al qaeda, but with the introduction of sharia law, the u.n. conference on syria coming up in january, washington must aside which opposition group it brings to the negotiating table. it is a choice the u.s. has to make quickly. >> crowds have been gathering in a city that is symbolic of the air revolt. it has been t

also this week eighty seven ians are executed by islamic rebels in syria while western nations signal upcoming peace talks might not need a sad removal after all. and a big deal for ukraine russia agrees to buy fifteen billion dollars of its debt and slash the price of gas which kiev hails it fresh from bankruptcy. and i welcome you watching a weekly here on r.t. intensional. now in a few hours mikhail khodorkovsky is set to give his first press conference since he was released from jail after ten years behind bars the man who was russia's most high profile prisoner is now in berlin where he was reunited with his parents and on saturday parties peter oliver has been watching the scene at the five star hotel where the ex thai king is stay. because of course he spent his first full day of freedom in ten years here. and the other lot hotel just behind me though he met with his son pavel who flew from new york at order to. be with his father thrilled to be here and we went through many of the day because my father is free car my family used by to go with him and we're very very happy we'r

the dive into islamic is not always a one way hit. movement. >> for 13 years of my life i considered america my enemy. i worked to overthrow officers and instigate coups against world. >> after being arrested and suffering a brutal 4-year term in prison. he emerged a changed man, a candidate for britain's parliament and a founder of a think tank and organization to build grass-roots demand for democratic culture. i'm pleased to welcome him to the studio, author of, "radical - my journey out of islamic extremist", and is a political party member. it's a pleasure to have you here. a fascinating story. you came from a family that was not fundamentalist. your mum grew up in britain. by all accounts you were a normal british child. you loved hip hop. then something happened. what was it? >> as a teenager i experienced violent racism, hammer, screwdriver, machete attacks by a group known as combat 18. they targeted my white friends. i only had white muslim friends in essex, next door to london. they'd hold me back and force me to watch as t

but now they are chafing under the strict islamic law it enforces. activist abu layla had to leave syria after criticizing the group's tactics. we asked we not show his face. what did they threaten to do to you? "the letter said we will finish you off easily" he told us. "either with a bullet or with a car bomb." jihadists have streame streamedo syria from across the arab world, europe, and even america. >> we've come here from all nationalities to defend this land, this islamic land. >> reporter: according to one intelligence estimate, as many as 60 americans have gone to syria to fight. radical cleric omar bakri teaches english-speaking muslims over the interfete from his home in lebanon. >> my students are from australia, america, britain. >> reporter: have any of your students shown interest in fighting in syria? >> oh, yes, some of them they left and went to syria. >> reporter: bakri boasted to us that he provides would be jihadists with introductions to groups like isis. he also said he shares the group's desire to see jihad spread beyond syria

seize the premises and if any stock has gone missing also on knowledge of whether the islamic front was working with her had any quatrain or affiliation with the islamic state of iraq in syria known as isis all. those two groups as terrorist organizations by the united states. u.s. senators maybe are calling u.s. president barack obama to say. just several u.s. representatives have publicly war in the obama administration against supporting the syrian opposition predicting that american weapons will likely fall into the hands of terror groups also arguing that providing aid to the rebels equates to finding al qaeda now some critics say that washington so-called suspension of non-lethal aid to northern syria doesn't necessarily mean that u.s. weapons won't continue to flow to other parts of the country nonetheless this development is being seen as a big blow to the military council and the syrian army opposition that the obama administration has been championing champion for the biggest problem of for the obama administration what it now faces is figuring out how to walk great and wo

job and the so-called islamic state of iraq and live ont but on the ground in syria there are so many different groups that the labels could be relevant residents of the town of audra near damascus can't name the exact rebel group that executed over eighty civilians there including children earlier this week. the u.s. has supported the syrian opposition on the premise that washington would be able to do different shades of extremists they would figure out which ones are less extreme but even the report that there was no battle over the warehouses between the islamic front and the western backed supreme military council is one indicator of how blurred those lines are and how flawed is the assumption that one can distinguish with certainty between those groups in washington i'm going to shut down or keep. so where are these radicals coming from and the answer is from almost everywhere and even the most secular european states have identified their citizens financing in syria often on behalf of radical rebels and that's really stands out to warry officials who know that those a. lot of l

not include designated terrorist groups like job at a loose wire and the so-called islamic state of iraq can live on but on the ground in syria there are so many different groups that the labels could be relevant. residents of the town of audra near damascus can't name the exact rebel group that executed over eighty civilians there including children earlier this week. the u.s. has supported the syrian opposition on the premise that washington would be able to do different shades of extremists they would figure out which ones are less extreme but even the report that there was no battle over the warehouses between the islamic front and the western backed supreme military council is one indicator of how blurred those lines are and how flawed is the assumption that one can distinguish with certainty between those groups in washington i'm going to shut down our team. so where are all these radicals coming from from almost everywhere even the most secular european states have identified their citizens fighting in syria often on behalf of radical rebels and that's really started to worry

not include designated terrorist groups like job at a loose wire and the so-called islamic state of iraq can live on but on the ground in syria there are so many different groups that the labels could be relevant. residents of the town of audra near damascus can't name the exact rebel group that executed over eighty civilians there including children earlier this week. the u.s. has supported the syrian opposition on the premise that washington would be able to do different shades of extremists they would figure out which ones are less extreme but even the report that there was no battle over the warehouses between the islamic front and the west of backed supreme military council is one indicator of how blurred those lines are and how flawed is the assumption that one can distinguish with certainty between those groups in washington i'm going to shake out or to. while the assad forces may be united in their goal to topple the president there is little unity within the movement itself that's particularly as extremist groups gain more and more power and turn on the mic for its last wee

we did not articularly anything against islam but he expressed in his own. beliefs and he. called in to police an official organization by the government for certain acts that they're taking against. citizens but in general there is no space to fix things that he say. based on the very next there is nothing except that general. description of his attitude as unacceptable so we do believe that this is a political. more than anything with a concrete evidence do you know anything about how he's being treated wrong custardy. well i know that there is no problem it's awful to anything but of course he has been deeply denied information really. charges basically because there is no charges of clear charges or evidence his lawyer has been denied and milk agents his lawyer haven't been able to communicate with him a regular basis or. he has been in detention for into edition for over a year and now for a year and a half just now you have he has been. sentenced even when he was sentenced there is no clear information relate to him as what is his sentence what about o

at 33 he converted to islam. as a game hand he saw that lgb team of unmet spiritual needs and became an imam to provide community support. his first act performing funeral aids. >> necessity is the mother of invention. role. >> while many muslim religious leaders may not improve. in islam it's the congregation not religious authority that chooses the imam. >> in the islamic faith there's no hierarchy. there's a pope and various bishops, we don't have that. >> if you go to most muslim scholars. they'll tell you that there's no way around it, homosexual acts are not allowed in islam. >> this doctor co-authored a report on homosexuality and american islam communities. >> what we are seeing in the united states is a question of going back to showerses and re-reading the sources. the tradition was that condition. >> on this night during the month of ramadan the imam organised a gathering of his community and provides other services unique for an imam of a muslim community, like marrying same-sex couples. he's performe

mass transport has always been a target of these islamic terrorist attacks in russia we've seen several terrorist attacks on trains previously as well as our metro stations within moscow over the last decade plus i think they calculate this as it is extremely disruptive to the savard of russian society creates a true atmosphere of care or when any average citizen can be affected who uses public transportation which is the majority of the population although grad is a principal focus simply because it's an easy and close target to the south of the caucasus and is going to be the driving force of the terra threats that. the terrorist the terrorist threats are a loosely based coalition that is often well the islamic caliphate. that is centered around doku umarov who has taken over several years ago of the larger chechen caucasus it's terrorist groups doku umarov has taken these groups in a much more strictly islamic fundamentalist action than ever has been before they have largely been displaced from chechnya itself due to security measures there over the last decade but they still exist i

posts on social media now faces possible execution for allegedly rejecting islam we've got his story. and how the expense for the shopping party like there's no tomorrow despite the country's ongoing austerity drive for studies say they'll be paying for the christmas splurge well into the new year we're covering that in a few miles. first a rainy lawmakers are demanding that you radium enrichment be brought to three times the previous level if the u.s. imposes new sanctions on the country's crippled economy the move apparently comes in retaliation to the u.s. proposed legislation that authorizes tougher apprises if iran breaches of historic deal that was reached in geneva last month while the landmark agreements seem to have put an end to that decade long standoff over two rounds nuclear program and indeed became one of the most significant achievements in global affairs this year . and if you look back at the history of the failed talks and penalties it becomes clear why the deal was hailed as a story let's refresh ourselves u.s. intelligence suggests the rands nuclear program was a

well of course the islamic radicals are the ones that tend to carry out these attacks but the ones that are directing funding fostering and training them tend to be elsewhere located elsewhere and of course we have for example the testimony of former f.b.i. whistle blower sabella edmonds talking about operation gladio b. earlier this year she was talking about how this this operation was a nato fund is an ongoing nato funded operation in cooperation with the pentagon to stir up islamic radical terrorism specifically in the north caucasus region and the surrounding area as a type of threat directed at russia and of course that china is well sitting right there on russia's doorstep so i think we have to see this in that context and as a potential larger geopolitical threat to russia. and expect that anyone will claim responsibility for that any time soon. i don't know if that will be coming but at any rate as we know of course these bombings are linked as we can tell that from the forensic evidence of the bombs themselves and that the types of agents that were added to them so there's no

that will fall into the hands of the islamic state in iraq and in syria and really have also called on the gulf states to try to prevent any individual on its soil that is siding on its soil to send financial or to material support to the islamic state in iraq and sham that's why we are trying to put pressure. on anyone who has that influence. in providing. a sonic state in iraq and sham with with whatever material that. makes its use a continue using. human rights violations in its rule something that after honest international research i think you very much indeed for sharing your views with us . the reach get richer and the poor continue to get pummeled why would that be a robber need to run to the rescue along that and the guy has a report up next. the parliament of yemen has put forward a motion to ban drone attacks in the country the motion is now waiting approval by the president and it's probably impossible to enforce unless they could build a really big net or something is a bit strange that now after years of drone strikes in their country the parliament just wakes up to the

has been very consistent because we're told on the one hand the west implacably opposed to radical islamic terrorism and that it's the biggest it's a school shooting manatee etc and yet on the other hand we have the west lining up with radical islamic terrorists in syria you know back on the same side as al qaeda trying to topple a secular government now the west has got to i think change its relationship with saudi arabia which is a major sponsor of a lot of these radical islamic groups around the world the west has got to realize its foreign policy the trouble is if you look at syria for example the west is actually on the same side as a terrorist because it's because of its relationships with large between we're saudi arabia and israel who both want that region and syria to be removed so i think we need a shift in the western capitals i think we need to get to work closer with russia because when there is closer cooperation we saw that with the boston bombings in we when we had the russian warnings about the south sarina brothers were ignored by the americans because their game there wa

terrorism particularly terrorism inspired by a fundamentalist visions of islam this is expression more difficult in russia because it is a homegrown terrorist albeit one from a very restricted southern area of the country i think the combination of what has worked best in chechnya which is a combination of large amounts of federal aid to restart the economy restart employment cooperation with the local moderates sufi islamic. mosques and institutions along with a firm hand of security such as ram as i'm could your office has shown he i think this model needs to be extended. as well to august on and. and this is the best chance of combating a problem that has no easy solution recapping our breaking news this hour security forces on high alert in volgograd and across southern russia the city has been hit by its second deadly blast within twenty four hours the latest happening on a trolley bus as it approached a market during morning rush hour at least twelve people known to have died up to twenty eight others wounded including a one year old child three said to be critically injured in s

but now they are chafing under the strict islamic law it enforces. activist abu layla had to leave syria after criticizing the group's tactics. we asked we not show his face. what did they threaten to do to you? "the letter said we will finish you off easily" he told us. "either with a bullet or with a car bomb." jihadists have streamed into syria from across the arab world, europe, and even america. >> we've come here from all nationalities to defend this land, this islamic land. >> reporter: according to one intelligence estimate, as many as 60 americans have gone to syria to fight. radical cleric omar bakri teaches english-speaking muslims over the internet from his home in lebanon. >> my students are from australia, america, britain. >> reporter: have any of your students shown interest in fighting in syria? >> oh, yes, some of them they left and went to syria. >> reporter: bakri boasted to us that he provides would be jihadists with introductions to groups like isis. he also said he shares the group's desire to see jihad spread beyond syria's bo

crossing on syria's normally northwestern border with turkey what's unclear is why the islamic front had seized the s. and c. premises and if any stock has gone missing also on knowledge of whether the islamic crime was working with or had any quatrain affiliation with the islamic state of iraq and syria known as isis or al nusra those two groups or as terrorist organizations by the united states right about now many u.s. senators may be calling u.s. president barack obama to say so really u.s. representatives have publicly warn the obama administration against supporting the syrian opposition predicting that american weapons will likely fall into the hands of terror groups also arguing that providing aid to the rebels equates to finding al qaeda some critics say that washington so-called suspension of non-lethal aid to northern syria doesn't necessarily mean that u.s. weapons won't continue to flow to other parts of the country nonetheless this development is being seen as a big blow to this military council and the syrian army opposition the obama administration has been champing c