that puts them much closer to their targets in northern syria. what we don't know at this hour is what the target was. there's two potential options here. either the u.s. flew against an isis target or it was another strike to try and defend those rebels, those u.s.-backed rebels in northern syria that have come under attack from that al qaeda group known as al nusra. the u.s. flies offensive strikes against isis. they just find a target and go against it. but if those rebels have come under attack again from al nusra, the u.s. might have conducted a defensive strike even though that's not what's happened in the past. what's really important here, the first strike, this puts isis on notice in northern syria that the u.s. has a very quick ability to be very close by and come after them. the next step in the coming days will be to have manned u.s. fighter jets in the air ready to drop their weapons over northern syria. >> key marker in this ongoing conflict. perhaps a sign of more to come. barbara starr, thank you so much. >>> here in the u.s., we

has carried out its first ever air strike in northern syria. it was carried out by an unmanned drone but details have not been released of the target or exact location. turkey plans to create an isil free buffer zone in northern syria while washington is providing air cover to syrian rebels in the area >>> the united nations has a growing number of women and children killed and injured in afghanistan so far this year. jennifer glass reports. >>reporter: he says his days are full of suffering now. his only son was killed by the blast wave of a nearby suicide bomb attack >> he was a good, smart, and brave boy. he told me all the time that he wanted to be a lawyer. >>reporter: the attack that killed him was on the main road to kabul airport. the target was a military convoy of foreign soldiers but afghan civilians were injured and died. >> when these suicide attacks happen, the poor people suffer because in every suicide attack many die and are injured. it's all civilians, poor people like me who are working for their families. >>reporter: the uni

syria which started to use turkey's currency. the local council of aleppo in areas is behind the decision which it helps will hope the syrian economy collapse. >> translator: islamic court like rebel run have welcomed this and they welcome being paid in turkish money. >> reporter: the pound lost its value over the years when the civil war began in march 2011 one u.s. dollar could be exchanged for 47 pounds. the rate now is at least 190 pounds. prices of basic goods, many of them now imported have risen dramatically and the local council of aleppo says the decision will help people because of the stability against the u.s. dollar but there are others it may be linked to turkey's plan to create the so called safe haven in northern controlled syria. >> the governments bring up what we might call a de facto zone and may say the opposition decision might be an advance and getting ready to govern in this area somehow. >> reporter: the turkish government hopes the military campaign to get rid of i.s.i.l. in aleppo countryside will stren

it has been years since the government lost control of much of northern syria. but it has been fighting to keep the western half half of the city which was once syria's financial capital. there are reports its main ali iran is placing the city under international protection as part of a potential peace deal. the opposition's disoigz stop using syrian pound system a sign that rebels have no plans planso reconcile with the government in did mask us and an indication of turkey's growing influence. >>> homeless, hungry and hunted by recruiters that's still the reality for many children in south sued an since the country was plunged in war two years ago ago. >> reporter: 14-year-old peter says he watched soldiers kill his uncle when. his neighbors drown as they tried to cross a river. now he and his family are struggling to live inside this camp. he says soldiers have tried to recruit him. >> if i join i will maybe keep keep -- i will solve my problems with education. >> reporter: the children are enduring the trauma of the civil war. it started nearly two years ago

turkey's prime minister speaks to the bbc saying there needs to be a no-fly zone in northern syria to protect civilians. bya move that took markets surprise, china devalued its currency, raising concerns about the health of the country's economy. the hind the scenes of the wedding of charles and diana. three decades ago millions watched the event live on television, what they did not see. ♪ katty: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. turkey's prime minister is determined to set up a safe zone across the border in northern syria to allow civilians to escape from attacks by the syrian government or the islamic state. in and exclusive interview, the zone minister said the would be protected by moderate syrian armed groups rather than by turkish groups. jeremy bowen has this report. the americans are building up their forces in southern turkey. a deal with the turks would say that u.s. strike aircraft is closer to syria than ever before. it is a sign the war is moving into a new phase. in the opulent staterooms of his the turkish prime minister de

syria. here is how the press secretary made the announcement just a short time ago. the united states and turkey have finalized details for turkey's full inclusion in the count ever isil coalition operations this includes coalition tasking order which tracks coordinated and deconflicts all coalition air operations. it could take a few days to put these arrangements into place. we believe that turkey is committed to fully participating as soon as possible. >> so that air tasking order he is talking about, that is the united states basically planning every day, what claims from the coalition that is helping the united states battle isis in iraq and syria. what planes will be flying and now turkish planes and of course turkey is a note toe ally will be integrated into that. for now, that's really all that this agreement includes. is for turkey to join the air campaign. the u.s. is still talking with turkey about ways to enhance security along the syria turkey border to stop the flow of fighters

-trained rebels in northern syria this comes as a new u.s. intelligence assessment has a troubling view of the current state of isis. >>> and in the netherlands, homes are flooded in the wake of two collapsed cranes. we'll have the moment it happened after the break. so print all you want and never run out. right now, buy an eligible printer, and get three months of free ink with hp instant ink. available at participating retailers. the most affordable way to print. hp instant ink. we always were told we were german. we were in a german dance group. i wore lederhosen. so i just started poking around on ancestry. then, i decided to have my dna tested through ancestry dna. it turns out i'm scottish. so, i traded in my lederhosen for a kilt. when you're on vacation, it's time to play. so at hilton we say play hooky from your regular monday. and while you're at it play hooky from the ordinary. the uninspired. the routine. but mostly, just play. when you plan a vacation at any one of hilton's 12 distinct brands you always get the lowest price. onl

. >> i want to make it very clear, that the consolidation of a terrorist state in northern syria -- in eastern syria and northern iraq would be a catastrophe for the world, it would be a disaster for australia, because what we have been seeing on an almost daily basis is the continued lure that this terrorist group, this terrorist state is providing to misguided and impressionable young australians. >>> the united states is also asking turkey to do more in the fight against isil. ash carter says they need to step up its efforts to control its border with iraq and syria. carter also spoke about the need to shut down the prison camp at guantanamo bay. the secretary says there are two types of detainees, those that can be transferred overseas and those the u.s. still needs to hold. >> as long as it remains open, it will remain a rallying cry for jihadi propaganda. the taxpayers are paying too high a price to keep the facility open. and closing the facility at guantanamo is not something in my judgment that we should leave to the next president. >> carter says the sites under consider incl

northern syria is a stronghold of isis. two towns up there aleppo as well as the stronghold of another group. the kurds have been making a lot of progress in fighting isis. the u.s. supporting the kurds able to do air strikes much closer from southern turkey. a lot of effort in the coming weeks expected to get the rebels up and running and push isis even further back. it's the place to watch right now. >> absolutely. barbara starr, thank you. >>> republican presidential hopefuls blasting president obama's ambitious plan to combat climate change. some threatening to go to court to block it. he hasn't even officially unveiled it yet. >> i think it's a disaster. it's taking -- it's typical of the obama administration taking executive power he doesn't have. >> it will make utilities and the cost of electric higher for millions of americans. if there's a billionaire who is pro environmental they can probably afford for their electric bill to go up. it you're a single mom in tampa, florida and your electric bill goes up by $30 a

this is a bit to intensify the fight against isis in northern syria. there is a lot of talk from turkish open officials about their desire to create some sort of safe zone in northern syria along the turkish border and we may get some government flowing or more moderate fighters to help the kurds and radicals out and isis too. it is a long shot, but shows the turks are more invested in the talk in some sort of intervention in syria. the use of the planes behind me here has been so complex for the americans to negotiate. now it is here. it will significantly benefit to hit. >> six f-16s. a 15-minute flight. stepping up the tempo of the attacks, but stepping up the risk to the american personnel, nick. >> reporter: certainly. that is always one possibility. bear in mind, the capacity for isis to take jets down is limited. we know they managed to pilfer some military supplies and other things in iraq they laid their hands on. the speed at which they travel on. the risk is small, but it is still there. they can mitigate with the flight time shortened. >> t

and turkey over a so-called safe free zone inside northern syria to provide air cover tore syrian reb -- for syrian rebels >>> the bush foreign policy. >> i'm fortunate to have a father and brother that helped to target foreign policy >>> jed bush targets president obama and hillary clinton in a foreign policy speech as we look back at the international outlook of his family, bush 41 and 43 >>> a vibrant community. >> i feel good, proud to be part of this, because the future, my children will see this >>> a giant mural transforms a poor neighbourhood known for bloodshed into a rainbow coloured village, on a hillside >>> this is al jazeera america, i'm randall pinkston. antonio mora is on assignment. tonight there is a report of more obstacles blocking president obama's plan to close guantanamo bay prison. defense secretary ash carter has been slow to sign off on the transfer of detainees cleared for release. and the justice department is getting in the way of bringing remaining detainees on to u.s. soil. attorneys are again asking a judge to free one prisoner on a hunger strike, a 37-

. >> the united states is carrying out its first air strike against isil in northern syria with aircraft. the strike was carried out by an unmanned drone. details have not been released of the target or the exact location. turkey gave the u.s. access to bases following a suicide attack last month. turkey has an isil-free buffer zone by syria. the united states has promised to provide air support. >>> locals put it down to the purity of the water. this downpour has been called a blessing for heaven but 70 years ago these fields were cursed with rain. >> we were soaked in red. it rained so hard roots were glistening like oil. blast happened about 600 meters in the air. to prove a link between that moment and the present day illness, a link which could entitle you to aid, first you have to prove you were within two kilometers of that point within the first two weeks of the blast happening or that you're exposed to large numbers of contaminated fellow survivors or were living in a designated fallout zone. >> depends on the age and the sex. >>reporter: he was four kilometers from the center o

now they have to concede when they sent them into northern syria, most of them now have fled the battlefield. what happened was these troops were trained specifically to and pledged to fight isil forces in northern syria but no sooner had they arrived to embed with a unit of syrian moderate opposition fighters in the north, the so-called division 30, they were attacked by the al-nusra front which is linked to al-qaeda. this was totally unexpected, it was a miscalculation on the part of the pentagon who thought the al-nusra front was pretty much focused entirely on the regime in syria and wouldn't bother confronting the moderate opposition forces. that turned out to be a flawed assumption. a lot of those fighters the u.s. sent in decided that they were not there to fatal nusra and they left. some of them never even made it to the front before they decided that that was not the fight they wanted to take part in. the pentagon is now in the damage control mode, very defensive saying look, we still support this program it doesn't hinge on any particular battle or event but they have suffered what

it expands the time in which they can hover over that part of northern syria. sad news from yesterday. tragic for the families involved. the village not far from the turkish border, there was an air strike. it is unlikely the syrians. the coalition had an aircraft in the sky and conducted a strike nearby. that strike, unclear to know who was behind it, killed ten fighters and eight civilians targeting a weapons depot. some children said by some reports to be among those dead. part of the horrifying toll often taken on civilians when a war gets underway. christine. >> a war that has been devastating for the syrian people for some time now. thank you so much, nick. >>> let's look at what is coming up on "new day." michaela. >> we will have the latest for you on the explosions in china. the death toll there is climbing. devastation over a wide area. hundreds are hospitalized. emotions boiling over for families waiting for word about the fate of their loved ones. we will have a live report from china at the top of the hour. >>> a new cnn polling shows donald trump

syria over the course of the last year. >> $41 million in training a fraction of the cost of the overall campaign more than $3 billion, almost 6,000 air strikes, the first year of a fight president obama said will take a generation to win. the strategy will work it's just a matter of time. patty culhane, al jazeera washington. >> israel has carried out an air strike on an hamas group. unnamed group has claimed responsibility for the rocket launch. israeli government says hamas is guilty of the attack. >>> sinking of a migrant boat in the mercedes yesterday it is feared that more than twod died 200 died when the vessel sank. claudio levanga has the story. >> rescuers have managed to save more than 300 from drowning, a lot more than 200 migrants inside the hold. if that's true that would have prevented them from escaping after the boat capsized, when the migrant rushed to the side where the boat was coming to rescue. now here the authorities say that because of good weather conditions, there is a chance that someone could still be alive after 48 hours. since the accident even though it is

. >> the strike here in northern syria the is the area in u.s. kror harris, air strikes are being used to shut down the last major border crossing into syria near aleppo, to keep fighters and weapons from getting to raqqa, the isis stronghold. they are seeing more and more difficulties of getting their fighters into northern syria. >> despite -- a classified assessment bleakly concludes eye says is as strong as it was a year ago when air strikes began, but is no longer making huge advances on the ground. the number of fighter down slightly. the president says that is progress, but in iraq, even as the uss struck a facilities making vehicle-borne bombs, the defense intelligence agency has its own grim assessment, one official say, quote, the official in iraq between iraqi security forces and isil is in stalemeat. after nearly 6,000 air strikes and a year of bombing and syria and iraq, fundamental questions of whether the strategy will ever be successful. and, you know, the pentagon has warned for the last year that air strikes alone would not defe

syria. it was carried out by an unmanned drone but details have not been released of the target or impact location. turkey granted the u.s. access to bases along the border after a suicide attack last month. washington has promised to cover air cover to syrian rebels in the area >>> to iraq now where several people have been killed in baghdad after a bus loaded with explosives detonated in a crowded street in an shia neighborhood in sadhr city. >>> france has reimbursed russia after an order of warships it canceled after the conflict over russia's role in the current ukraine crisis. >>> rescue teams in india are searching for survivors trapped in the wreckage of two trains that derailed tuesday night. at least 27 people have died. here's the latest. >>reporter: it happened in 2 dead of night when many passengers were sleeping. several carriages derailed here followed by more from another are train coming from the opposite direction a few minutes later. some carriages fell into a flooded rive

syria. but it has been fighting to keep the western half of aleppo city which was once syria's financial capital and there are errors that its main ally rawn is suggesting placing the divided city under international protection as part of a peace deal. the opposition's decision to stop using syrian pounds in the north, is sign that there is no, zeina khodr al jazeera, beirut. >>> flood waiters in buenos aires have been forced to rece recede. one of the affected areas the town of olivera. >> even in the province of buenos aires they were forced to leave their house when the river flooded the area. >> translator: i cried, that is the only thing i could do. thinking about what we went through. it's the second time in a year. if they don't do anything this will continue and continue and we will lose everything. >> maria is one of the thousands affected by the flooding in the province of buenos aires, people told me when they saw the water was coming inside their homes they left the fridge and so

to use its air base has as much to do with perhaps the battlefield that is shaping up in northern syria and what it perceives as a growing strength of the syrian kurds. is that going to create a bit of a dilemma for washington if not now, then pretty soon? >> well, this is the factor that united the two parts of the equation that i have been talking about, which is the kurds and isil from the point of view of washington, by finally, getting permission from the turkish government, it is hoping to be able to engage isil target did much more easily, more quickly, more effectively but in the process, the turks have got a promise from the u.s. that there isn't going to be a kurdish belt under the control of the pyd and fighting the ypg in northern syria. >> that's a gain from the turkish point of view. but at the same time, it has exacerbated relations with the kurds. with the syrian kurds and, of course, the turkish kurds not least because of the domestic tensions between the hdp, which did so well, the premium predominant kurdish fighter which did so we will in the elections. >> thank you

turkey will now participate in the air strikes against isis targets, presumably in northern syria. so that's the air component of all of this. but pentagon press secretary peter cook went on to say there's -- they are not being too subtle about it. more work to get turkey to control the border. that is one of the big outstanding issues right now. the u.s. view is clearly that turkey is not controlling the border enough. they want to press very hard to get turkey to crack down on the flow of isis fighters and weapons across that turkish border into northern syria. the turks have also talked about a safe zone. the u.s. is against a safe zone. in other words, a zone on the ground along the border that would be patrolled from the air. the u.s. doesn't feel that that is very workable. the pentagon wouldn't go so far today. cook would not go so far today as to definitely rule out a safe zone. but no reason to expect that the u.s. policy has really changed. so the turks will conduct air strikes when they find isis targets. don't look for this to be old-style shock and awe. they will go af

others believe it may be linked to turkey's plan in opposition controlled northern syria. >> the hope of turkish government to bring up a safe zone or secure zone, what we may call a de facto zone. the opposition decision might be in advance getting ready to govern in this area somehow. >> the turkish government hopes the military campaign to get rid of isil in the alleppo country side will strengthen rebel groups there and lead to a safe zone for refugees. >> it has been years since the government lost control of much of northern syria. it has been fighting to keep the western half of alleppo city which was once syria's financial capitol. there are reports that it's main ally is suggesting placing the city under international protection as part of a potential peace deal. the opposition's decision to stop using syrian pounds in the north is a sign rebels have no plans to reconcile with the government in damascus. it is seen as an indication of turkey's growing influence in this corner of syria. al jazeera, beirut. >>> pro-government forces in yemen appear to be gaining more ground fro

has lost the oibility to fight in northern syria over the course of the last year. >> the pentagon said they have spent $41 billion, just in the first year of a fight that the president said would tie generation to win. they insist they will succeed, the strategy will work, it's just a matter of time. >> still ahead, his death at the hands of a police officer, sparked years of debate. ferguson remembers the black teenager michael brown, one year later. and cock fighting accommodationr scrutiny. >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on, not just in this country, but around the world. getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> ali velshi on target >> okay a reminder of the top stories now on al jazeera. the father of a palestinian baby boy who burned to death in an arson attack has died. jewish settlers have been blamed for the attack. typhoon soudelor has battered taiwan, leaving four dead and four more injured. storm patsed over the island and headed for mainland china. >> security has been, afghan taliban ha

which has taken advantage of the civil war to establish a beach head as it were in northern syria. so having these discussions with the saudi foreign minister and with the russian foreign minister, sergey lavrov, the u.s. is hoping to find a way to restart the political discussion. that doesn't mean that the u.s. is going to abandon the air war against i.s.i.l. targets but because the u.s. is very concerned about getting into any sort of direct conflict with syria the diplomatic effort is becoming much more important to the administration. >> rosalyn jordan, thank you. >>> a syrian fighter jet has crashed into a busy market in idlib province leaving at least 27 people dead. the jet went down in a northwestern town. oma ben javad has theosama ben javad has the story. >> not for sure where to take them for help. >> translator: it is a popular market packed with vendors. who you th the market and damaged it completely. >> reporter: more than a dozen people were reportedly killed and many more wounded. >> translator: when it carried out the war strike the war plane bodies are still und

turkey has plans to create an isil-free buffer zone in northern syria, while washington has committed to providing air cover to syrian rebels in the area. still to come on this program, from land owners to laborers. farmers in nigeria are pushed off of their land by a campaign of violence. >>> and hiroshima has cleansed it's a of radiation, but it is still a battle zone for the survivors of the atomic bomb. >> lezley mcspadden. one year after the death of her son michael brown. >> so what do you think when i mention the name darren wilson? what comes to mind? >> the devil that comes to mind. evil. >> an al jazeera america exclusive interview. ♪ >>> hello again. let's have a look at the top news situation, which is occurring in the mediterranean. information of a rescue operation that is ongoing. we understand that the irish navy got their first and hundreds of migrants were on a boat, they think about 600 people were on the boat. maybe 150 people in the water, in the sea, in the mediterranean, so they say this is just off of the coast of libya. and this is a rescue operation that is

has lost is ability in 30%, more than 17,000 square kilometers of territory in northern syria over the last year judge and are now cut off from all but 68 miles of the 500 in toirkd. turkey. >> instead of mass i.s.i.l. forces wavering black flags and tra versing the country side of iraq capturing new swaths of territory, an anniversary is seek to replace him insists i.s.i.l. could be defeated quickly if the if the would do an about face on his refusal to put american combat forces on the line. >> to destroy i.s.i.s. it is necessary. we have a president instead who says he will change hearts and minds. sometimes you kill murderous terrorists. we'll going to take the burden off the military. >> did you don't understand we need more american ground forces in iraq acknowledge to go into syria and beat siel in syria. there are now about 3500 knell providing force and support. could defeat i.s.i.l. etch sooner especially in iraq but argues the have deal will be short livid if the areas now ruled by i.s.i.l. jamie mcintire, al jazeera the pentagon. >> almost a quarter of a million people have

so take off with a full bomb load, fill up your tanks off the ground, you can loiter over northern syria for a long time and bring a lot of weapons to bear, but six aircraft aren't going to change that dynamic. >> thank you so much from port orford, oregon. thank you so much. appreciate it. >>> still ahead, uproar after a rookie police officer shoots and kills an unarmed college football player. the incident captured on surveillance video. the fbi now joining in the investigation. details on that next. no sixth grader's ever sat with the eighth grade girls. but your jansport backpack is permission to park it wherever you please. hey. that's that new gear feeling. this week, filler paper and folders just one cent. office depot officemax. gear up for school. gear up for great. i brto get us moving.tein i'm new ensure active high protein. i help you recharge with nutritious energy and strength. i'll take that. yeeeeeah! new ensure active high protein. 16 grams of protein and 23 vitamins and minerals. ensure. take life in. >>> no answers and fresh outrage after the killing of an unarmed coll

syria but other components that will be discussed at the general assembly that is always of great occasion to check in a progress and what we still need to make progress. the foreign terrorist financing of love and the need to ensure the borders are sealed and data shared across boundaries with us a session were secretary johnson was in the chair extremely important that interior ministries are speaking to one another to enhance their efforts. public diplomacy isil uses social media. it is the central that's those two are stock living under isil or were warped by the illusion that going to fight with isil was a great and romantic journey but they talk about life under captivity breast isil. but this general assembly you will see many lines of the effort brought forward because the beating isil will take time for the degradation is something we can accelerate every day to mobilize the international community is an issue that everybody can agree upon at the state level and we need to take advantage of that. >> thank you ambassador. the message that i wanted to convey in the chamber is lgbt p

turkey ised a manltly opposed to a kurdish state in northern syria. >> since the attack in zurich, kurds have demonstrated all over turkey almost every day. they don't trust turkey's government under any religious party and see it almost as an enemy since it's started bombing iraq. they say their three year peace spross now meaningless and the islamic state? it's making wild promises of revenge. the turmoil has left marks on turkey and the whole region. >> finally to spain where a growing left-wing movement wants to have a referendum on whether spain should keep its royal family. here an attach ment of the rather undemocratic system of the royalses, you can only say as long as the people want them. slick p.r. at buckingham palace saved them and today the queen is untouchable although many ask what will happen when her slightly less tactful son charles starts to rule. >> a picture book king. 1966. film also appears on twitter and on the internet. the model of a modern monarch. here he is with his wife, as always impeccable. the royal couple consistently make a fine impression. and everyth

lost 17,000 square kilometres of territory in northern syria, over the course of the last year. >> reporter: the pentagon spent $41 million on training a fraction of the cost. more than $3 billion, 6,000 air strikes. in the first year of a fights the president says could take a generation to win. they insist that the strategy will work it's a matter of time >>> still ahead - his death at the hands of a white police officer sparked weeks of protest and debate. a year on the city of ferguson remembers teenager michael brown >>> plus - all aboard. how mexicans turned abandoned train carriages into affordable homes. homes. ♪ ♪ ♪ get excited for the 1989 world tour with exclusive behind the scenes footage all of taylor swift's music videos interviews, and more. xfinity is the destination for all things taylor swift. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the sound bites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". only on al jazeera america. >>> welcome back. let's recap t

syria, but it is becoming increasingly clear that this was based on a massive miscalculation by the pentagon that sent some of those troops in an area where they would be attacked by the al-nusra front. what the pentagon is saying is when these initial troops, the first trained and equipped by the united states were co-located with other syrian forces in the region, they came under almost immediate attack from the al-nusra front. they were able to call in u.s. air power to repel the attack, but the pentagon now admits it can't account for many of the new recruits. many deserted saying they hadn't come to fight the al-nusra front, they were coming to fight isil. now the pentagon is trying to regroup, but it is increasingly clear that this initial idea of sending these forces in to work alongside other friendly forces in the region has failed miserably on its first attempt. the u.s. is now going to have to regroup. it calls into question the whole strategy the u.s. has for training and quipping these vetted, moderate, syrian opposition fighters and then sending them into the battlefie

overall, isil has lost more than 17,000 square kilometers of territory in northern syria. that's over the course of the last year. >> reporter: the pentagon says they have spent $41 million on training, a traction of the cost of the overall campaign. more than $3 billion, 6,000 air strikes. just in the first year of the fight, the president says it would take a generation to win. they insist they will succeed, the strategy will work, it's just a matter of time. >>> still ahead on the program, thousands rally in iraq as soaring temperatures push people's frustrations to a boiling point. we'll tell you about efforts to combat hygiene in cambodia to stop children from dieing of diseases. >> i lived that character. >> go one on one with america's movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping... inspiring... entertaining. "talk to al jazeera". only on al jazeera america. >> the top stories on al jazeera, the father of a palestinian baby boy burnt to death in an arson attack has died. he suffered second degree burns to most of his body when his house was fire

. >>> the al qaeda linked militant group nusra front says it will withdraw from northern syria where it has been fighting islamic state militants. the sunni group made the announcement in an online statement. the statement says the move is to avoid giving an advantage to the u.s.-led coalition and turkey, which are conducting air strikes on islamic state. observers say nusra wants to focus on its long-time goal of toppling president bashar al asaid's government. forces loyal to assad and kurdish forces are entangled in fighting. the nusra front is designated a terrorist group by the u.s. government. its members have detained foreign nationals as well as syrian rebels trained by the u.s. to fight against the islamic state group. >>> the u.s. state department has expressed deep concern over cuba's recent detex of about 90 dissidents during a demonstration in havana. the dissidents were reportedly detained during a human rights rally on sunday. the incident comes ahead of a visit by u.s. secretary of state john kerry on friday. kerry will attend a ceremony to raise the stars and stripes

. >> this area in northern syria is now the focus of u.s. militariage. >> u.s. air strikes expected to increasely found isis targets. if the u.s. and turks can shut down this area, they hope to stop the flow of isis fighters into syria, and keep them off this route, straight into raqqa, the center of isis controls. >> i don't think it's possible to shut that border down by air strikes. you are not going to do permanent damage to groups like isis until you've got someone that can hold the territory that's an ally. donnell have that right now. >> that is the rebels that the u.s. is trying to train and get in there to conduct this battle again isis. the problem is the u.s. promised to protect the rebels. the u.s. is also saying tonight here at the pentagon that they do not have full command and control of the rebels. if they scatter, the u.s. may not be able to protect them. that's a message that the second class, the second group of rebels now undergoing training is certainly hearing. >> very good point. thank you. president obama is taking heat for his strident r

lost more than 17,000 square kilometres of territory in northern syria, over the course of the last year. >> reporter: the pentagon spent $41 million on training, a fraction of the cost of the overall campaign. more than $3 billion, 6,000 air strikes. in the first year of a fights the president says could take a generation to win. they insist that the strategy will work, it's a matter of time >>> toll yemen, where the alliance of fighters battling houthi rebels recaptured more territory in the south, moving towards the city of the province after securing the port city of aden, the popular resistance forces are back and hope to enter in the coming days. >>> a typhoon slammed in taiwan. the storm moved to the strait and is expected to make landfall in china, later on saturday. as veronica pedrosa reports, they have left behind a path of destructi destruction. >> reporter: a family is rescued from their home. court and a strong typhoon. it ha weakened the gulf with rain and winds. 2 million homes lost electricity, 80,000 don't have water. in the main city, the river rose higher than the roa

overall, isil has lost more than 17,000 square kilometers of territory in northern syria. the pentagon says so far they have spent $41 million on training a fraction of the cost of the overall campaign, more than $3 billion almost 6,000 air strikes. just in the first year of the fight, the president says lit take a generation to win. for more on the situation in syria, he is a former advisor to the u.s. defense department in iraq, and also advised iraqi security forces. he now lectured at the national defense in washington. thank you for joining us here on al jazeera, we appreciate your time. focusing on isil, juan year since the start of the attacks a u.s. general put it earlier that the plan was to degrade and destroy isil, certainly hasn't been destroyed, arguably it has been degraded do you think that as our correspondent put it it is just a matter of time? >> it is only a matter of time we have a credible force on the ground to work with u.s. air strikes. the underrish element was an effective fighting force when it was coupled with air strikes it allowed them to hold

syria, and maybe another 1 million syrian refugees could be headed this way. and a reminder that the country has spent $6 billion helping the syrians here. so far, turkey hasn't even received a penny of that offering of assistance. >> the dell to from the china explosion is at least 145. 115 of the fires and police officers who responded to the blast on august 12th, are dead, or still unaccounted for. the former head of the harbor management office, has been detained along with ten other local officials and executives of the company, that rang the port. all of the government officials are accused of dereliction of duty and abused their positions. adrian brown sent this update. >> in a sense, those you would expect to be arrest have had now been arrested. they include the claim, vice chairman, as well as three deputy managers of the warehouse with all those dangerous chemicals were scores and where those twin explosions happened just over two weeks ago. on wednesday, it was announced that the man who headed the country's work safety regulator had himself been s

sent the first of it's trained and equipped fighterred into northern syria, the so called 54, that were going to embed with moderate syrian opposition forces but never thought that the front, linked to al quaida would engen those forces that turned out to be a very flawed assumption, and on friday of last week, there was an attack, it had to be repelled with u.s. air power and what happened a lot of those u.s. trained fighters took a look around and said hey, we are not here to fight them, we are out of here. and a lot of them left, some of them didn't even make it there, what has happened now is the u.s. has suffered an embarrassing situation where these fighters that they touted as being the anti-isil forces are not in a position to carry out that mission. and it calls into question the whole strategy. the pentagon spokesman navy captain said we have -- we never had any illusions about the challenges that we would face on the ground there syria, he said it is a very difficult situation there. it's a war zone, we do remain committed to the success of the program and the success doesn't

military at a base in turkey and sent across the border into northern syria. [explosion] but instead of fighting isis they unexpectedly came under attack by a different radical islamic group called al-nusra. the new syrian force called for american air strikes, and the al-nusra attack was repulsed. f only one member of the new syrian force was killed while the enemy lost an estimated 30 fighters, but what appeared to be a victory turned into a defeat when the rest of the new syrian force scattered. some were captured by al-nusra some made it back to turkey, others are simply missing. despite the bad start, the pentagon insisted it remains committed to the training program. rec it's a linchpin of a strategy that depends on local groundy forces taking advantage of american air strikes tore recapture territory seized by isis. hundreds more fighters are currently in training or waiting to start. p so far the pentagon has spent $42 million setting up the program and plans to spend a total of $500 million to train and equip 12,000 fighters. scott? >> pelley: david m

syria as anti-i.s.i.l. forces moved in mile of the capital of raqqa. the progress has been made by u.s.-supported kurds who proved to be the most effective anti-i.s.i.l. forces on the battlefield. a >>> coming up what could be more critical in the crash of mh370. more plane parts have been found, family members of victims refuse to believe they come from the missing airliner. also the white house manipulated a state department report on human trafficking. are certain countries granted better ratings for political reasons? >>> new debris has reportedly been uncovered on reunion island. it includes a window and aluminum foil. other authorities have yet to confirm the claim. they have stopped short of confirming of malaysian's claim that aplane wing with tory was from mh370. adrian brown joins us from beijing. why are these continuing conflicting reports. why can't they get it together to give the final word? >> it does point to an inconsistency of message, there's no unified message from malaysian officials,

air force f-15s out of a base in southern turkey into northern syria or iraq. they will not tell us at this hour what the target was. they want to preserve some operational security. but what we do know now is the first air strikes by those f-16s in turkey with a pilot in the cockpit and why is that so important? this puts u.s. pilots much closer to the targets that they want to strike. it really ramps up the ability of the pentagon to get to isis targets. until now, these targets in northern syria and iraq were having to be flown from airplanes hundreds and hundreds of miles away down in the persian gulf. syria is a top, top target right now. these planes are expected in their missions to try and shut down that last part of the syrian/turkish border that isis controls and using to bring in fighters, equipment and weapons from southern turkey into northern syria and over to some strongholds into iraq. a lot of effort going to be made by the airplanes to go against the targets. >> thank you. to ferguson missouri, a state of emergency extended for 24 hours. offic

he, at least, has escaped the fate of so many other boys in northern syria. but in spite of punishing airstrikes, isis still rules raqqa. do you worry about your mother? ", of course," she says. what's your worst nightmare? amina sarks frayed isis will kill her mother, and she grieves for the children of neighbors and friends trapped by violent extremists. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, damascus. >> pelley: the death toll is rising in an outbreak of legionnaires disease. the woman called the world's greatest free diver is missing in waters off spain. and a world war ii vet takes the flight of his life when the cbs evening news continues. feel free to be yourself all day. just switch from denture paste to sea-bond denture adhesive seals. holds stronger than the leading paste all day... without the ooze. feel secure. be yourself. with stronger, clean sea-bond. kellogg's frosted mini-wheats ... ...8 layers of wheat... ...and one that's sweet. to satisfy the adult.... ...and kid - in all of us. nutritious wheat for the adult you've grown into. and delicious sweet fo

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military at a base in turkey and sent across the border into northern syria. [explosion] but instead of fighting isis, they unexpectedly came under attack by a different radical islamic group called al-nusra. the new syrian force called for american air strikes, and the al-nusra attack was repulsed. only one member of the new syrian force was killed while the enemy lost an estimated 30 fighters, but what appeared to be a victory turned into a defeat when the are u.s. of the new syrian force scattered. some were captured by al-nusra, some made it back to turkey, others are simply missing. despite the bad start, the pentagon insisted it remains committed to the training program. it's a linchpin of a tract that depends on local ground forces taking advantage of american air strikes to recapture territory seized by isis. hundreds more fighters are currently in training or waiting to start. so far the pentagon has spent 42 million dollars setting up the program and plans to spend a total of $500 million to train and equip 12,000 fighters. scott? >> pelley: david ma

military at a base in turkey and sent across the border into northern syria. [explosion] but instead of fighting isis, they unexpectedly came under attack by a different radical islamic group called al-nusra. the new syrian force called for american air strikes, and the al-nusra attack was repulsed. only one member of the new syrian force was killed while the enemy lost an estimated 30 fighters but what appeared to be a victory turned into a defeat when the are u.s. of the new syrian force scattered. some were captured by al-nusra, some made it back to turkey, others are simply missing. despite the bad start, the pentagon insisted it remains committed to the training program. it's a linchpin of a tract that depends on local ground forces taking advantage of american air strikes to recapture territory seized by isis. hundreds more fighters are currently in training or waiting to start. so far the pentagon has spent 42 million dollars setting up the program and plans to spend a total of $500 million to train and equip 12,000 fighters. scott? >> pelley: david mar

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it will really change the ability to inflict a lot more air power into northern syria and northern iraq. the problem is how do we develop the targets for that. we're going to have to have the sur vabsconveyance and all of that. this could be -- and i hate to use the term but game changer squl i hate to inject politics, but it's the topic of the day. last night our own don lemon asked a republican contender donald trump how he would handle isis in iraq. he said that back in 2004 he knew that was not the answer. >> just like i said great vision by saying in 2004 don't go into iraq. if you look at the p papers back in those days and that's unlike any other candidate, i am the most military person. i would create one so strong. after spending trillions and lives and wounded warriors and everything else. you have to have a vision. >> okay. so you first, do you see a relationship between iraq and iran as he putting it as being a threat? >> well i think that iran has emerged the winner here. clearly they're the rising star in the middle east. there going to spread throughout the region. this n

. >> the united states has carried out its first air strike against isil in northern syria with aircraft based in turkey. the strike was carried out by an unmanned drone but details have not been released of the target or exact location. turkey granted the u.s. access to bases along its border after a suicide attack last month. turkey plans to create an isil-free buffer zone across syria. >> moving to iraq now. seven people have been killed after a mini bus loaded with explosives detonated in a crowded baghdad street in sadhr city. the bomb was detonated near the district government office. no one has claimed responsibility for the attack. >> there is much more to come. protests in jordon against the possible closure of schools that could affect half a million palestinian refugee children >>> also queues across london as underground train drivers strike for the second time in a month. >> al jazeera has the latest. >>reporter: it happened in the dead of night when many passengers were sleeping. several carriages derailed here followed by more from another train coming from the opposite di

syria on friday and took some of the people captive, one of the leaders. that spooked the administration i am convinced now we have a change of policy and it does make sense. it is 60 trained people with a long way to go before we have a capable force on the ground. lou: with human lives at stake and the u.s. interest if that is not convincing at this point but let's assume so. this is pretty small balls on the part of the administration that you would call a strategic vision or a strategy or even a tactic because those that would be supported are not even identifiable or relocatable? >> the base camp we know where that is the we won the support the moderate opposition forces they always want our assistance they will not do any of that. just the forces we have trained. you are right. day obama administration is taking baby steps to deal with isis and iraq and in dealing with the side and we are don't have a strategy in syria or with isis so the whole concept is fundamentally flawed. but if he makes us a decision. lou: explained the three-way beating with a

the administration is refusing to set up a no-fly zone in northern syria despite turkish requests. today a syrian war plane went down killing 27 civilians, an example of how complicated the skies over syria remain. as the one-year anniversary of the start of the air war against isis occurs, the white house defends its strategy. >> isil can no longer enjoy freedom of movement. >> i do believe da'esh's momentum has been slowed. >> reporter: the next head of the marine corps spoke frankly at his hearing. >> you believe isis is losing? >> no, sir, i do not. >> you believe they're winning? >> no, sir, i don't believe they're winning either. i believe they're at a stalemate. >> reporter: as of ugh, 4-- august, 4,563 air strikes have occurred. air strikes, in other words, have done little to diminish the size of isis. >> thank you. >>> rome will not ask its citizens whether it should continue its effort to secure the 2024 olympic games. boston, you remember, dropped out last week. officials in italy say there will be no referendum on this issue. there are problems both natural and manmade