fighters are not the only ones targetting sites in syria. the museum was hit by barrel bombs dropped by government helicopters. the structure was seriously damaged. and walls covered with panels are rubble. the museum is in an ottoman compound. so many of the archeological treasures are gone. it's not clear what the international community can do to save what remains. >>> a syrian expert wrote and spoke about the middle east and says i.s.i.l. is trying to present itself as a brand of fear. >> a very important method that the islamic state of iraq and levant uses to distinguish itself from other groups. while others are mired and control and met by issues the "ultimate 8" is using well-crafted and very aesthetically sophisticated images of its tyranny to present itself as a group that has no fear stacker aspirations for the region. you could say it's building a brand for itself effect iwill in the spectacular destruction of material culture of human being is central to that. it will magnetize people with a fetish for that distraction and brin

once the biggest city in syria. and it is threatening western syria. so people talk about it is going to take some of the decades to get rid of this organization. but the problem is much more immediate. this is an expanding organization. it is a military machine that combines religious fanaticism with military expertise. it is growing all the time. juan: patrick cockburn, how do you account for this such a fast growth of the organization especially evan the years when there did not seem to be in expansion of the jihadist, especially in iraq? >> well, it looks to the sunni community in iraq and syria the sunni arabs about 20% of iraq about 60% of syrians. the syrian uprising took place in 2011, there was a hold big new constituency for them. and militarily, they're much better organized and much more effective than the other groups in syria. and although they have expanded they still seem to be able to create a real state. that is one thing that struck me talking to people from there. they've introduced taxation. they have introduced conscription horrib

the answer may lie on the war-torn streets of syria. syria's up rising started so did another conflict, a cyber war. activists one of the first casualties. >> in my arrest i spent three days where i was tortured, but on the second day i was taken in for interrogation. but the questions were first of all they wanted my facebook account. >> digital media and the internet had become an weapon, and the revolution unfolded. >> greetings to our friends around the world. we are anonymous. the global resistence to tyranny. >> anonymous hackers to face syrian government websites. inside syria the demonstration has spread, and the level of violence increased, and suddenly the painfully slow syrian internet improved. the security agency has turned the tables on the activists. president bashar al-assad's secret weapon, his own hacking collector. >> honor loyalty. >> we make contact with the syrian hacker, the electronic army tried to recruit and he told me that they were extremely well equipped. >> cyber security analysts discovered that hackers ha

>> and what syria is now. we've seen an influx of new fighters come and join i.s.i.s that it's greater as if i.s.i.s. hadn't expanded beyond its boundaries. >> what do you think is happening in libya? we've got one government of tripoli in the west and another one in tobruk in the east, and i.s.i.s. is in the center of the country could we see a complete and utter split of the state what's left? >> frankly, i think that's what we have already seen. its stronghold is in durna in the east and we have seen cells in tripoli and misrata as well. we are approaching this point where this can really become a training ground and source of radicalism in the region. >> arlene gambir, it is a pleasure to have you. >> thank you. >> choifn ischina is home to approximately 3 million smokers china's new tough smoking ban after the break. and a solar plane circulating thecircling theglobe was forced to make an unplanned landing today. tonight, and we go live... >> an unscheduled stop in japan today for the solar powered plane

iraq, syria, iran, and so forth. it leverages american leadership with the efforts of a coalition of allies and partners. our core interests, for example, they drive our actions to prevent iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. similarly, they dictate that we not let up until we have destroyed isil and terrorists throughout the region that pose a danger. [disruption] >> this meeting will be in order. sorry for the interruption please proceed. secretary carter: similarly, we should not let up until we destroy isil and terrorists throughout the region that pose danger to allies and friends. the past few weeks serve as a reminder of those terrorists, whether they are in libya, yemen , or syria, that we have "he to reach out and strike them. meanwhile, the security of israel will always be one of my top priorities. and the chairman just returned from israel this past weekend. we will continue to hone important security relationships with our partners in the gulf bolster their security and ensure freedom of navigation. the

going on in syria and iraq. where we are, working militarily isis is kept at a distance. that's not by accident. >> king abdullah is a warrior king. >> you've been inspired. >> when you hear him speak and president obama speak, you can tell there's a big difference in the way they want to go about this and the way they feel about it in their heart. king abdullah when he talks you can tell he's serious. >> even as the king's war plans unfold his country has to deal with the refugee problem on its doorstep. we'll look into that and the horrors that drove people here when we return. h >>> the king of jordan says we could be seeing the makings of a third world war in the middle east. we sent reporter benjamin hall to the front lines. jordan's border with syria. >> we're in the far northeast of jordan. at the last major military out post in this vast desert we're not far from the point where syria, iraq and jordan all meet. and this is also the point of where many people fleeing the conflicts cross looking for sank c

>> they send you back to syria. >> what happens if you go back to syria? >> most probably die. on the way or to some people get arrested or be taken to the army. >> how different is damascus from beirut? >> oh, it is really, really different, and in damascus, i was always afraid of the government, and some people died because they cursed the president. i left syria, and i found hope here, and i screamed in the streets cursing all of the politicians, and everything. it is all right, nobody is go g ing to come to arrest you. i really love this place with all of my heart. >> is all of the chaos and the violence worth it for change? it is is worth dying for? i mean, things were, there was order when you grew up, there was order? >> yes. >> no freedom, but order. would you go back to that? >> i don't think that there's anything worthy in the world of a human blood. there is nothing more important than human being. >> you have never been able to yell out loud, and you have never been able to do the things that you could do right now, you would go back? >> i was alive. a lot of people

there's no good side in syria. we've got to somehow let the free syria army or the ribbles -- rebels the well-vetted moderate rebels, we have to help them and that's why i believe there's still a role for us to play. a withdrawal by turning our heads away because we're fed up and disgusted i think is not the right move. this fight's far from over and the united states has a critical role to play. we need an authorization that defines a role for the united states, a limited role, and that's the measure i will support. i again do want to thank mr. mcgovern for bringing this issue to the floor. he's a thoughtful, effective colleague. while i appreciate his resolution, i commend him for focusing this congress on this important issue. thank you, mr. speaker. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of house concurre

it is not just destroying monuments. >> it is destroying history and syria's civil syria's civilization. >> assist not the only fighters targeting sites in syria. museums hit by barrel bombs dropped by government helicopters earlier this month. walls once covered with mosaic panels are now rubble. an otto ottoman compound with a mosque that was also hit. many of the historical treasures are long gone. it is not clear what the international community can do to protect whatever remains. >> still to come, president obama signs a new directive allowing families of u.s. hostages to pay ransom without fear of prosecution. >>> and japan tries to overturn a culture of discrimination to encourage more mothers into the workforce. >> "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. >> hello welcome back and a reminder of the stop stories here. 12 people have been killed from a suicide-bomb in mogadishu. th

they've been doing that with syria, but you know there has ban short supply in syria. to see the ypg doing well here, and simultaneously with pushes against iraq and anbar and up in the morse. you could see pushes on multiple fronts. >> they have independence, which offensely rankelwhich obviously rankels with the turks. >> i think the map that you showed during your piece and the piece itself laid that out pretty well. all the tensions involved here. the turks' number one concern they would love the assad regime to be overthrown. they would love for isis to go away. but their number one concern is their own turkish minority and what will happen if they develop their own mini state inside of syriaed a jay stent to turkey. that's a--that's described as a red line. it's certainly a very real concern for the turks. >> what are the differences siding ago and iraq? do you think that the differences are? >> inside iraq you have tens of thousands of soldiers and fighters much various units. the hockey peshmerga. the iraqi army, the protection units, largely shia mill is as. y

syria, are you going to violate them. >> interestingly, syria is supposed to be our enemy. iran and russia are protecting syria. and it's sort of amazing that we are in there fighting isis and syria. so we are helping the head of syria who is not supposed to be our friend although he looks better than some of our so-called friends. it's really rather amazing. maybe syria should be a free zone for isis. let them fight and then you pick up the remnants. >> in order to defeat isis, you are going to have to invade syria. there is no way you can defeat them without invading and i guess you are willing to do that. >> i disagree. you can defeat isis by taking their wealth. the wealth is the oil. >> you mentioned iran. would you make the nuke deal with iran. >> i would make the deal but not that deal. that deal allows them to do practically whatever they want. wait, the inspections are going to be a disaster. if we look and if you look at what's going on with this lack of negotiation right now, as sure as you are sitting there, iran is doing nuclear. >> so what do you do with them?

envoy to syria is in damascus for the talks with the syrian government. now, his spokesman says he's expected to tell senior officials that the use of barrel bombs is unacceptable. meanwhile, syrian state tv says rebels have she would government-held areas in the city of aleppo. at least 23 people killed and 100 others injured. >>> eight female students killed in a bomb attack in iraq. two more injured by the improvised explosive device, the attack was in baquba, northwest of baghdad. >>> there are allegations that his successive australian governments made payments for over a decade to prevent the inflow of illegal migrants politicians are refuse to go say whether security agents paid people smugglers during their time in government. the current prime minister tony abbott won't confirm if the australian navy paid smugglers to take asylum seekers back to indonesia. >> the most moral thing you can do here is stop the boats. because as long as the boats are coming, the evil people smuggle are trade is in business. and the deaths continues. so we have done t

there's no good side in syria. we've got to somehow let the free syria army or the ribbles -- rebels the well-vetted moderate rebels, we have to help them and that's why i believe there's still a role for us to play. a withdrawal by turning our heads away because we're fed up and disgusted i think is not the right move. this fight's far from over and the united states has a critical role to play. we need an authorization that defines a role for the united states, a limited role, and that's the measure i will support. i again do want to thank mr. mcgovern for bringing this issue to the floor. he's a thoughtful, effective colleague. while i appreciate his resolution, i commend him for focusing this congress on this important issue. thank you, mr. speaker. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of house concurre

and let's look beyond iraq and syria. as they've held ground there they have expanded influence throughout the region. you have presence from libya, in egypt and yemen and support in afghanistan and pakistan. they were able to carry out an attack in tunisia and does isis extend influence into aurp as you have returning foreign fighters and carrying out attacks in europe and crucial concern for america, can they cross the atlantic and you've had a number of arrest of supporters here and the possibility of attacks as well. from this time it goes from a local or regional threat to a international problem, wolf. >> jim sciutto, thanks and how does the united states and the partners deal with the rapid expansion of isis and it is rapid and continuing. they don't seem to be stopped at all, do they? >> the iraqi ground forces to date have not demonstrated an ability to stay and fight a pitch battle and win and that has to happen if we're going to be successful here. >> as long as isis continues to achieve success, they become an

syria is important. they want syria involved, they want the u.s. involved to provide leadership on it. what they don't want us to do any of those things because they don't trust the judgment that we make given our past experience in the region. conflict in syria contributed to an increase in sectarian, yes, very dramatically so. impact cerium refugees very dramatic in every country, security and the country's economy. in the conflict in syria who did they side with? it is interesting to note in every country every arab country is with the opposition except in lebanon where there is a division and in iran, turkey, and the other hand was interesting because it was the one country where the syrian opposition groups did very well and also in iraq it was the same. let's see area what would be the worst outcome in almost every country? the worst outcome matted together was the country being partitioned or fragmenting and/or bashar al-assad staying in power. iraq the best outcome for the future most of iraq's neighbors want iraq to stay whole and do not w

taking back territory kurdish fighters in northern eastern syria put isil on the back foot. doctors overwhelmed in pakistan where severe heatwave has killed at least 700 people. a symbol of eight tread or hatred or pride? the division caused by flag. we begin with breaking news this hour. document its released by the whistle blowing website wikileaks said that the security agency has spied on three presidents including france's current leader franÇois hollande saying that the u.s. spied on the president from 2006 to 2012. the french president security council will hold more in a meeting. we have more, what more what more details do we have? >> well, wikileaks hasped out a release of elected extracts of highlights of some of these cables, the most recent one is three years old. it relates that hollande has ordered or approved a secret meeting with members of germany opposition without the knowledge of germany chancellor angela merkel to talk about the eurozone crisis. that's was three years ago. another earlier won from 2010, that the ambassador to the united states had a di

syria as well. but there is a deeper revolution. we are down to one envoy trying to get a temporary cease-fire in one syrian city. that is the extent of the diplomatic push at the moment. and meanwhile, the options get worse. they were a bad options a year or two ago. they are even worse now. they are two countries and it is a splintered opposition. in a sense, there is an insoluble crisis that is blocking it. charlie: and only thing will follow it is a political situation -- solution. david: and those like him through effort on the ground and at the moment -- and those only come through effort on the ground. and at the moment, neither side has anything to gain. charlie: my impression is recently that assad has begun to lose more than he is winning. david: there is a lot of talk about him struggling to get soldiers, but he is backed up i russia -- by russia and iran and he's in a better position that he was in 2012, 2013. the major challenges to shore up the neighbors, some of whom like jordan are c

there's no good side in syria. we've got to somehow let the free syria army or the ribbles -- rebels the well-vetted moderate rebels, we have to help them and that's why i believe there's still a role for us to play. a withdrawal by turning our heads away because we're fed up and disgusted i think is not the right move. this fight's far from over and the united states has a critical role to play. we need an authorization that defines a role for the united states, a limited role, and that's the measure i will support. i again do want to thank mr. mcgovern for bringing this issue to the floor. he's a thoughtful, effective colleague. while i appreciate his resolution, i commend him for focusing this congress on this important issue. thank you, mr. speaker. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of house concurre

. >>> syria's government says it has made gain against isil in one area. soldiers have taken a residential area in north of the city days after it was captured by isil forces. kurdish forces control other areas of the city and have come under renewed shelling. >>> turkey is concerned about the advances in syria. they held a meeting to discuss the growing threat along the border with syria. they are sending more troops to the southern border. the president says he will never allow the formation of a kurdish state in the area. the turkish government calls the kurdish ypg force a terrorist organization. the group now controls 400 kilometers along turkey's border, where from zana hoda now reports. >> reporter: turkey is concerned about the growing strength of its neighborhood. the syrian kurdish ypg has made dramatic gains in northeastern syria. u.s.-lead coalition air strikes, helped the kurds, their only partner on the ground in syria capture territory. but turkish officials believe the ypg, which it considers a terrorist organization, has another agenda. >>

so many treasures in syria and iraq are long gone. it is not clear what the international community can do to protect what remains. >> army forces loyal to yemen's exiled president have seized a border crossing into this saudi arabia, but fighting is intensifying around aden and doll la. >> reporter: this marketplace is getting busy yemenese are able to leave their homes. the town was under siege of houthi fighters and their allies, now fighters who were defending the town control it after fighting back but the enemy is persistent and still powerful. houthi fighters and their allies are targeting many places. >> translator: it's strange that they tear cake of the prayer times and that indicates that they are near. >> translator: vala is recruiting hundreds of more volunteers who are preparing for another battle. the town is north of aden and is considered key to controlling aden and other southern towns. in the center of aden houthi fighters shelled this residential area killing some people and injuring many. the government says the f

envoy to syria is in damascus meeting assad. he is there to try to push if a political solution to end the conflict. he also urged assad to stop hitting civilians. since 2011, human rights groups have do you wanted 230,000 deaths in syria. half of those are people not involved in the fighting. victims such as those in the attack on douma. this time there were shouts of joy as a girl was pulled alive from the rubble of a building blown up by assad's air force. while underneath her brother could still be heard calling for help. caroline malone, al jazerra. >> as we mentioned syrian doctors will be testifying in front of the u.s. congress on wednesday and here is what one of the doctors had to say. >> translator: poisonous gases mostly chlorine are being used regularly and systematically. and the aim is not to kill because barrel bombs and war planes kill a much larger number. the aim is to drive people living in the opposition areas out of their neighborhoods the assad forces are always repeating and write on this walls it is assa

later on, something different in syria. we have got to provide more than just force and a military approach to this. it has to be governmental, informational, economic, and diplomatic. we've got to put more effort into this beyond just -- >> you have confidence in this iraqi government now is. >> no. i don't have a lot of confidence -- >> what makes you think the u.s. can win? >> i think you've got to work the iraqi government, and you've got to work the tribal leaders in anbar province and pull something together. that's what general hertling is saying about a broad approach. it's not just kinetic. >> we've got to force that to happen with the tribes, with the kurds, with the sunni tribes, with the kurds, and everything in between. there are 11 different states within iraq. none of them have confidence in the central -- >> prerequisite for succes here is political action by the government in baghdad to convince the sunnis that they'll have a stake in the future. >> hold on for a moment. i want you to stand byment want to g

is the situation in syria, do you think? >> it is difficult, we don't have the set up there to really support the kurdish fighters there. but really before go into that, i really want to say how strongly we condemn what has been a terrorist attack against the civilians the reports we are getting of isil fighters disguised as ypg fighters, coming in to the villages and murdering people in their sleep. we have heard about the entire families being wiped out. this has to be condemned in the stronger terms. >> are the fighters receiving enough help now have the u.s. and other members? >> well, it is thanks to the u.s. and coalition forces air strikes that we have been able to push back isis not only in iraq but also in h syria. and critic clay in places. but we do call on the coalition to continue to help the people and all of the people in syria who need protection. this is a wild terrorist organization ha is extremely well funded and very well organized, and has the incredible weaponry that they capture or they buy we don't kn

his own does sin died in syria with isis. he told me, i know who all of the isis supporters are here. we protect each other. i wouldn't mind if my children went to fight with isis. i have nine of them and i say, let them go and fight god be with you. it is duty for good. government officials estimate there are 2500 jordanians fighting with isis. will that number grow as muslim refugees from syria see no other way to get back to assad? not all refugees in jordan are muslim or escaped from the war in syria. isis has created another stream that includes christians. we laowill look at that horror story when we come back. i like my seafood like i like my vacations: tropical. and during red lobster's island escape, three new dishes take me straight to the islands. like the ultimate island seafood feast, with crab, lobster and jumbo shrimp. all you have to do... get here while you still can. working on my feet all day gave me pain here. in my lower back but now, i step on this machine and get my number which matches my dr. scholl's

it's the first reported damage in the city in central syria. fighters blew up two shrines they consider non-islamic. they are not from the roman era. there are concerns about the fate of the world heritage site. >> it's entirely possible the organization will destroy all of the historical remnants of palmyra. they started with the shrines that have islamic resonances a shrine to a companion of the prophet muhammad. >> reporter: it was reported that isil fighters placed explosives around the ruins. >> i think those photos were part of the original set that were associated with the blowing up of the shrines, but i have not seen any real photos that show mines being laid around the actual ruins themselves. >> reporter: isil has destroyed history both in syria and neighboring iraq dozens of shrines many belonging to the sufi sect have been blown up. they used a bulldozer to destroy a city in iraq after smashing artifacts in the city's museum. they are not just destroying monuments, precious antiques are also being sold. >> translator: isil is just

events in egypt, events in syria. this is a region which is undergoing changes and areas of instability. they all feed on one another. >> excellent. >> make questions as brief as possible. jerrold green: make answers as brief as possible. for that, i apologize. >> you pointed out how all these unexpected things happen. don't you think we were helped by that by starting history in 1979 rather than in 1953 and 1952 when alan and his brother got together and overthrew the government. you didn't mention anything about that. another thing that you talk about the danger of iran having nuclear weapons. what about the danger of israel having nuclear weapons. or the united states having nuclear weapons. we're the only ones that have purposefully killed people with nuclear weapons. and what -- i wonder if you could look into the future and see what is going to happen when china becomes the dominant country in the world. it takes over from the united states. what -- how do you think that will affect iran and israel which seems t

-- organization is headquartered in syria. the organizations in iraq doesn't get to the problem in syria where they're gaining ground. the coalition that's coming together that the united states is leading it from much agrees about what needs to be done in iraq but verse ideas on what needs to happen in syria. the turks think assad has to go. the iraqis heavily dependent on iran which is heavily backing assad don't likely support that, so the coalition breaks down a bit in terms of its objectives when you get to syria. the problem has been managed primarily by deferrig the syria problem, but it can't be deferred forever if the strategy is to succeed in destroying the islamic state. >> thank you dexter. thank you michael. belle right back. stay with us. more than 11 million people worldwide were uprooted from their homes last year. millions in syria and iraq have fled to neighboring countries as the conflict rages on. the united nations has called it the worst migration crisis since world war ii. european leaders are under pres

going on in syria and iraq. where we are, working militarily isis is kept at a distance. that's not by accident. >> king abdullah is a warrior king. >> you've been inspired. >> when you hear him speak and president obama speak, you can tell there's a big difference in the way they want to go about this and the way they feel about it in their heart. king abdullah when he talks you can tell he's serious. >> even as the king's war plans unfold his country has to deal with the refugee problem on its doorstep. we'll look into that and the horrors that drove people here when we return. h ♪ love ♪ in the nation, what's precious to you is precious to us. ♪ love is strange ♪ so when coverage really counts you can count on nationwide. we put members first. join the nation. ♪ nationwide is on your side ♪ if you're suffering from constipation or irregularity powders may take days to work. for gentle overnight relief, try dulcolax laxative tablets. ducolax provides gentle overnight relief, unlike miralax that can

we're not far from the point where syria, iraq and jordan all meet. and this is also the point where many people fleeing the conflicts cross the sanctuary. we're going to patrol the border trying to find these people and maybe we'll come across some of them ourselves. our patrol quickly comes across whole families fleeing from the desert. fleeing from the conflict in syria, they're given food and water and sent to doctors. from they're sent to various camps. five years ago, this was desert. today, with 82,000 people it's jordan's fourth largest city. there are all sorts here of all ages each with a personal tragedy. it's where we met 6-year-old bayanne. she came here with her mother and sisters and just the clothes on her back but without her father. >> i want to sing a song for my father. >> her father is one of the many who has disappeared into the syrian prison system. >> my father was arrested a year ago. >> why was he arrested? >> he went out to buy coffee one day and we didn't see him again. we started to cry when he did not come home. >> but he

and to them they want atonomous syria. the 23-year-old gunman on attack on foreign tourists had accomplices and there is a nationwide manhunt for them and the father and roommates have been detained and being questioned. the tunisia government will arm its tourism police and move additional reenforcements to boost security and interior ministers from brittish and most were killed and are british nationals and can't understand how he could have turned into a killer. >> translator: i would never have guessed that he would commit such an atrocity. we did not notice anything. we did not feel he would do such a thing. >> reporter: he was normal when he came here and worked in a cafe and returned home and went to pray and sat with the guys in the cafe. >>> britain's prime minister says islamic state in iraq and levante are plotting terrible attacks in uk and the terror alert is set at severe which is the second highest and david cameron said i.s.i.l. poses a threat to the uk and other countries and promised a full spectrum respo

from northern syria the only way out of the conflict remains shut. only ones under the control of syrian rebels. they are considered vital for supplies for northern syria opportunity control of northern fighters. >> translator: border crossing has been closed by the turkish authorities who only told us one day before the closure. relief materials cannot go through. passengers cannot travel or go anywhere. >> it is hard for many people to return to the border. syria's main opposition group says they are hopeful the crossings will open soon. >> there are promises from the turkish government to order the border crossings after the parliamentary elections. >> besides security there are also concerns about people joining islamic state of iraq and the levant. and i.s.i.l. fighters returning through the turkish border. but border closure means civilians are stranded. in addition to the government's bombing in certain areas opposition held areas north of aleppo and idlib. across syria only shells remain of what were once busy town. this is near the capital d

the 36-year-old died this month fighting alongside of kurds in syria. what if didn't talks been greece fails. they would are to leave the euro zone. thousands gathered to show their support for the government. and john is here from annapolis. >> both sides are entrenched. the greek side has put the best offer it can on the table. and creditors are offering $4 billion in austerity cuts, which would have to take place immediately in the next six months in order to affect this year's budget and fiscal gap. that's the shortfall that the creditors say that greece is in for. greece says that it can't do $4 billion this year along with what we agreed it up hold. but what we can do is a certain amount of that through consumer tax, at least a billion and a half and then we would like more from creditors on the debt repaid this year. creditors have made such a concession, and they have dropped the gdp that greece wrote have to spend paying debt this year, 3 and a half to 1% and greece wants a slightly better offer but nonetheless even if that's granted there stil

we're talking today mostly about iraq and syria. but as you know isil has tentacling out in other places. and it has to be sustainable over time. that's the point to carry away here. we have got about 50%, almost 50%, of the global resource in isr unmanned and committed into iraq and syria sector, and that's a heavy lift. to suggest -- by the way, the rest of it is reacting to european security and to issues related to iranian aggressiveness in the straight and over in yemen, to issues in the pacific and afghanistan, of course, where we still have 10,000 troops committed. we are trying to find a way to make it a sustainable effort. we, of course, are looking at points, discreet moments for limited objectives and offensive operations where we might provide an additional boost to the iraqi security forces. but i would be very reluctant, and that's probably not the right word, i get accused of being reluctant often, but my military judgment would be the introduction of those resources should not be done on a habitual basis because we w

three things happened in syria that made them really, really strong. the first is they got their hands on a whole bunch of new recruits, both syrian sunnis as well as all these foreign fighters who were flying into syria to fight in the civil war going to isis. isis. there were a lot more men. they also got their hands on a lot of money. the way you get money is how by being successful. they got successful. they got themselves a lot of money and they got themselves a lot of weapons. they got themselves some very sophisticated weapons. they went from there weakest point at the end of 2011 to an incredibly strong position by late 2013 in early 2014. they 2013 in early 2014. they take a lot of territory in syria and they go back into a rock and they do this split across a rock. it wouldn't of been possible without help and the iraqi military just melted away. it melted away primarily because of the mismanagement of the military. he put incompetent officers in charge of the military and in a very short. of time they destroyed what the united states had cre

there is a problem with tunisia for their so-called [ inaudible ] from syria. it has one of the largest volunteer battalians in syria, some of them are expected that they carry on extremist attacks when they come back. you have a security tenuous situation in libya, porous borders with algeria, and this will have repercussions on the tourist industry there. >>> let's go to france now, because a man has been beheaded in what the french president is describing as a terrorist attack. a suspect already known to the intelligence services is being questioned by police. paul brennan reports now from leon. >> reporter: the intention of this man is still unclear, the effect of his act, though was horrifying. it now appears the attacker had accreditation to drive on to the site of the company. what happened next is unclear, but there was a large explosion and a man was decap a -- -- decapitated. >> translator: there is a lot of emotion, but this is not the only solution. we must have action dissituation, and the need to never give in to fear under any circumstances. in s

turkey is worried about the kurdish advance in syria and held a national security council to discuss what it calls a growing kurdish threat on the border of syria and promising to take all necessary measures to insure security and includes sending more troops to the southern border and erdiwan says he will never allow the formation of a kurdish state in the area and turkish government calls ypg force a terrorist organization and the group now controls 400 kilometers along turkey's border and that is where dana reports from now. >> reporter: turkey is concerned about the growing strength of its neighbor the syrian kurdish ypg made dramatic territorial gains in northeastern syria controlling 400 kilometers from the border from iraq to the town of kobani further west and air strikes helped the kurds, the only partner on the ground in syria, capture territory from islamic state of iraq and levante and believe the ypg which it considers a terrorist organization lurked to the workers party or pkk has another agenda. >> translator: the u.s. led coalition is doing ypg a lot of help and 80% o

on the ground in iraq and syria. as we discussed earlier, there are other parts of the counter-isis strategy. on the intelligence side, which is challenging, on the counter messaging side, foreign fighter flows. guys who potentially come in and out, including to this country. there are different dimensions to combating. but the strategy on the ground is as i described. mr. langevin: are we trying to artificially hold together iraq? sec. carter: i believe there are indications there can be a decentralized but multi-sectarian but unitarian iraq, the path the prime minister says he is on. the fact others say he is on. i think we should give them a chance. sectarianism is not a good outcome. mr. langevin: thank you. committee member: thank you for your service and what you are doing to protect our country. i have a question building on previous questions about why we are not targeting known isis assets. for instance, everyone knows where the headquarters of isis is, in syria, i believe. a large multi-story building. ther

going on in syria and iraq. where we are, working militarily isis is kept at a distance. that's not by accident. >> king abdullah is a warrior king. >> you've been inspired. >> when you hear him speak and president obama speak, you can tell there's a big difference in the way they want to go about this and the way they feel about it in their heart. king abdullah when he talks you can tell he's serious. >> even as the king's war plans unfold his country has to deal with the refugee problem on its doorstep. we'll look into that and the horrors that drove people here when we return. h you show up. you stay up. you listen. you laugh. you worry. you do whatever it takes to take care of your family. and when it's time to plan for your family's future we're here for you. we're legalzoom, and for over 10 years we've helped families just like yours with wills and living trusts. so when you're ready start with us. doing the right thing has never been easier. legalzoom. legal help is here. [ female announcer ] hands were m

other groups in syria are mired. the islamic state is using these very well crafted, sophisticated images of its tyranny, to present itself as a group dealing - that has lost stalker aspirations for the region it's building a brand for itself and the spectacular instruction of material culture and human being is essential. >> effective propaganda and sophisticated techniques, who is attracted to the videos. >> it's a gamble and a gamble which will have mixed results. in a broad sense it's working well. it will mag nit ice people with a fetish for destruction, and bring together people who are sick of factionalism and fissures that exist within sunni groups in syria and iraq coveting the administrative and ideological xrens iness that the islamic state possessing and in terms of people who toept support barr barrize. will demoralize them and destroy symbols of pride and unity aing as cohesion. it serves several purposes at the same time. >> great to get your thoughts there from london. thank you for joining us. >> tha

syria and iraq. our train and equip mission in syria has been challenging but the requirement for capable and motivated counter-isil ground force there also means we must persist in our efforts. in conclusion, i believe that success in this campaign can and must be assured. it will take time and require consistent effort on everyone's part. the entire u.s. government our entire international coalition, and most importantly the iraqi and syrian peoples. together and with your support, including your support for america's troops and their families for which i and they are ever grateful, we will achieve isil's lasting defeat. be happy to address your questions. >> thank you. general dempsey, you have already had a number of interactions with this committee in the first six months of this year for which we are very grateful, and that's the reason, as i told you before the hearing, i'm not going to say good-bye to you even though the date of your retirement approaches. so thank you for being here. the flo

the other teen made it to syria and faces terrorism charges. he faces up to 16 years in prison >>> meanwhile, australia prime minister is using a technology conference to talk about terrorism. tony abbott said fighting terror is the greatest security challenge for the region. he vowed to stop australians from joining groups like i.s.i.l. the conference is aimed at finding ways to cut off i.s.i.l.'s online propaganda. >> the government is looking at what can be done to deal with australian citizens who are betrayed our country by fighting with terrorists. already, the government with the support of the opposition imposed heavy punishment to people that travelled to terrorist control areas. >>> wayne hay is in sydney with more. >> reporter: the theme of the conference is challenging terror propaganda and is about combatting the message spread by i.s.i.l. over the internet. they are believed to send out tens of thousands of messages through social media every day, hoping to attract new recruits to its fight. australia has been particularly concern

the answer may lie on the war torn streets of syria. as syria's uprising started so did another conflict. a cyber-war. activist rami jara was one of its first casualties. >> in my arrest i spent three days where i was tortured but on the second day i was taken in for interrogation. the questions were firm they wanted my -- were if i recall first of all they wanted my facebook account. >> greetings to our friends around the world. we are now . the global resistance to tyranny. >> anonymous hackers faced somewhere syriansyrian internet. the syrian agency turned the tables on the hackers. president assad found a an ally. we made contact with the hacker, told us the hearing's space was extremely well equipped. >> they offered me the software intelligence of the equipment they had so i said okay i'll think about it. he said we can monitor 8,000 address, we have the technology. >> cyber security analysts discovered that pro-jimregime is be analysts lost access to crucial supply routes. we may never know exactly who struck tv sang but it's cle

c-span: who ran syria? >> guest: there was a triumvirate of what they called the doctor's government because they all had doctorates in psychology or philosophy but there was a ba'athist regime, a a radical marxist regime that had a front of a civilian government but behind it was a military junta in which the principal figure was hafez al-assad. c-span: and his son now is in control? >> guest: right. c-span: and king hussein's son is now in control? >> guest: right. c-span: who ran saudi arabia? >> guest: saudi arabia was run by the saudi family. there was king saud. c-span: did they get involved... >> guest: and assad. c-span: did they get involved in the '67 war at all, the saudis? >> guest: they sent a force to the border saying that they were going to join the war and then they didn't join the war. c-span: who ran iraq? >> guest: secretly they were telling the americans, "we hope the israelis get rid of nasser." c-span: who ran iraq? >> guest: iraq was also run by a ba'athist regime. it was president a