that created a lot of sympathy for al-qaeda. al-qaeda was really a dying breed after 9/11, and that gave them the recruits and that gave them the power to move forward. but i just want to go with your first question, and i want to talk about it from the united states position, not our friends in israel. look, i mean, the president of the united states has of this dangerous habit to always attack the intelligence community. we have people every day, they put their life on the line to get us the right intelligence for what's happening. we at cia officers who died in the line of duty and we don't know anything about them except a start in the lobby of likely to quit people who work day and night, engineers, satellite operators, translators, undercover agents to get us intelligence that we need to make sound decisions. you heard the assessment yesterday from the heads of all the intelligence community in the united states, cia, fbi, nsa, dni, you name it. all of them said isis is still a threat, north korea is lying to us, i ran is not that much of a threat. and guess what? everything the pr

qaeda, going through al qaeda training camps and then being turned around because they were clean skinned, i.e. they had a u.s. passport sent back to new york city to conduct some type of --. we were set up in new york city to have a of detectives who ran undercover. these were detectives who were skilled running under covers with informants for narcotics and -- to penetrate terrorist cells in and around new york city. we also had an analyst that recruited from the same place you get cia analysts. we were looking to find individuals in new york who were radicalizing. low and behold [ inaudible ] low and behold in late 2007 we find out about a new yorker or someone from long island who had done that. he has escaped our nets and we have not detected him in new york city and low and behold he is gone and we believed connected to al qaeda and even more dangerous he is connected to groups of young men in new york city who we have investigations on who are very much similar to the groups we saw in the uk about committing violent acts. that is where we were in late 2007. when you hear about bria

yesterday discussed a former al qaeda jihadist. this is about one hour and 10 minutes. >> how did brian come in? city, looking at what was going on overseas and , and the bombings in london, where u.k. citizens were , and were able to connect al qaeda and you had july 7 and july 21, suicide bombers in london. the next summer you had u.k. citizens radicalized traveling, coming back and launching a liquid bomb plot, trying to blow up airliners over the atlantic. about a coupleed things. we were concerned about new yorkers radicalizing to al qaeda type violence and looking to -- atout a plot and home home taking initiative themselves or, more dangerous, as we have seen from summers in the u.k., traveling overseas, making connection to al qaeda, going through al qaeda training camps and then being turned around because they were clean skins. they had a u.s. passport and sent back to new york city to conduct some type of an attack. new york city had a cadre of detectives who written under covers and informants. these are detectives who

what kind of role does he play on al-qaeda? is it inaccurate to say he is the leader of al-qaeda? the current leader has been the leader since 2011 when 0sama bin laden was killed by an american operation in pakistan. here is what we know about hamza bin laden. the is around 32 years old. asa laden. the is around 32 years old. as a boy, he spent many years with his father in afghanistan. he was terribly influenced by his father and by his father plasma confinement journey. this is a historical dialectic of fathers and sons. —— by his father's journey. he dialectic of fathers and sons. —— by his father'sjourney. he is following in the footsteps of his father. since 2015, hamza bin laden is called on his al-qaeda followers to avenge the murder of his father and brother who were killed in pakistan during the american operations. so interesting, thank you for the biographical sketch. can you for the biographical sketch. can you explain to me why he even had saudi arabia citizenship in the first place? obviously since 2017 hamza bin laden was designated as a global terrorist by

al qaeda still has a reasonabldi number of jis in syria. it has al-shabaab in somalia, a nunder of fighters in yemen, other locatis. it is trying to make a rebound, and this is its future, or so al qaeda leadership belie jane: all eyes have been on the islamic state for a very long time. how much of a threat does al qaeda actually pose right w? th: for the most part al qaeda is engaged in combat in areasin wihich they are operating and not involved a lot at the moment in external operations. planning attacks in the west.ag they are e in battles in syria, in the iib area, they are active with the taliban in afghafistan. a localiate is involved in yemen, somalia, north africa. they are engaged. the issuis how much of the -- at the moment are they willing to strike targets in the west or embassies? for the momenthey look like, based on what we are hearing, focused on the local fights as opposed to the foreign fight. but as we have seen with al qaeda in the past, that can change. jane: hamza is married to the daughter of mohammed atta, the lead

citizen and former al qaeda member. they looked at how terrorist networks radicalize and recruit in the u.s.. this is just over an hour. you -- letstart with me start with you. how did brian come into your sights? >> in new york city, looking at what was going on overseas. clearly after 2005 in the july 7 bombings in london, where you can citizens who were radicalized -- u.k. citizens who were radicalized were able to connect to al qaeda and you had plots. suicide bombers in london. the next summer you had you cases and -- u.k. citizens radicalized, launching a liquid bomb plot. we were very concerned about a couple of things. number one, we were very concerned about new yorkers radicalizing to al qaeda type of violence and either looking to carry out a plot at home taking initiative themselves, or even more dangerous, as we have just seen, traveling overseas, making connection to al qaeda, going through al qaeda training camp and then been turned around because they were clean skins, i.e., they had a u.s. passport, and

a syrian offshoot of al qaeda the number of casualties were confirmed to r.t. arabic by the syrian army with washington recently putting up a million dollar reward for information on a solemn bin laden sun it looks like the war on terror has been given a fresh spur or i guess the if explains. war on terror. begins with. but it does not in there the war on terror is almost a tradition now a part of the american way of life no end in sight either so traumatic it was nine eleven that it set america off on a seemingly endless crusade there's an old poster out west as i recall that said wanted dead or alive and it does seem endless no matter how many battles they win how many islamist sex they destroy how many bin ladens they kill is always someone else we deliver devastating blows to be al-qaeda leaders that attacked us on nine eleven. deliver justice to osama bin one we have won against isis we've beaten them and we've beaten a badly now it's the sama bin laden's son hamza bin laden and washington is afraid that he's becoming a new terror i caught. bin ladin is th

but the pentagon says its anyone's guess where bin laden is. >> al qaeda got away. bin laden went off to pakistan. but what was very striking how quickly it turned to iraq. >> i never say anything's inevitable, but if i were saddam hussein, i'd be thinking very carefully about the future and i'd be looking very closely to see what happened to the taliban in afghanistan. ♪ ♪ t-mobile will do the math for you. right now, when you join t-mobile, you get two lines of unlimited with two of the latest phones included for just one hundred bucks a month. not this john smith. or this john smith. or any of the other hundreds of john smiths that are humana medicare advantage members. no, it's this john smith. who we paired with a humana team member to help address his own specific health needs. at humana, we take a personal approach to your health, to provide care that's just as unique as you are. no matter what your name is. ♪ ♪ i feel most times we're high and low ♪ ♪ high and low ♪ if i had my way enhance your moments. san pellegrino. tastefully italian. >>> a

purposes it will work with al-qaeda and other terrorists and when they become a problem. after september the eleventh or after they morphed into islamic state in syria and iraq then of course it will it will attack them as far as i know they're still offering twenty five million to catch him and also we're here e who is more generally understood to be the head of al qaeda so exactly what role. is playing it's not really clear perhaps it's part of part of a pretext for staying in afghanistan you know the idea that perhaps al qaeda is on the rise again in. that area around the borders between afghanistan and pakistan i think we'll have to wait and see just what this is really all about. with more attention being paid to al qaeda recently as the year for position forces of besieging the last pocket of ice all resistance in syria in the town of. the u.s. backed forces are only showing heavy artillery shelling on i still militants kurdish forces which comprise a large part of the us the us so the fighting could be over within five days before the force resumed over the weekend

a place where al qaeda's number one al zawahiri is believed to be hiding out. it is where he was videotaped more than ten years ago, attacking a pakistani army patrol. he has in the past few years released audio tapes. but another indication perhaps in these audio tapes threatening the west, threatening to attack london, tel aviv, paris, threatening to take revenge for the death of his father. but another thing that might link him to this region. his mother was one of the three bin laden wives who were arrested when bin laden was killed, just a couple hours away from islamabad in 2011. and it was understood that there were communications recovered during that military operation recovered by u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s that complicated bin laden had been in touch with his son hamza. indicating that he wanted him, or there was a feeling that he would become another senior figure in al qaeda. this is probably one. regions you would want to look at closely when you try to figure out where he is in the organization. he doesn't seem to have taken part in military action. he

he has increasingly become the young face of al qaeda. jane: he has been around forim some why has the state department decided to issue this reward for his ca seth: it looks like al qaeda is trying to make a bit of a urbound, as the islamic state has declined in st he has -- it has declined in its corol of territory. al qaeda still has a reasonable number of jihadists in syria. it h al-shabaab in somalia, number of fighters in yemen, and other locations. it is trying to make a rebound, and this is its future, or so al qaeda leadership believes. jane: all eyes have been on the islamic state for a very long time. how much of a threat does qaeda actually pose right now? seth: for the most part al qaeda is engaged in combat in areas within which they are operatingv and not in a lot at the moment in external operations. planning attacks in the west. they are engaged in battles in syria, in the idlib area, they are activeith the taliban in afghanistan. a local affiliate is involved in yemen, somalia, north africa. they are engaged. the issue i

today's al-qaeda is not stagnant. it's rebuilding, and it continues to threaten the united states and our allies. the us is offering $1 million for information that leads them to hamza bin laden. officials believe he could be in afghanistan, pakistan or iran. but they admit they don't know for sure. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news... somalian police say a car bomb and gun battle in the capital, mogadishu, has killed at least 20 people and injured at least a0 others. the attack was launched late on thursday by suspected al—shabab militants, in an area lined with hotels, shops and restaurants in the city centre. exchanges of gunfire continued throughout the night. security forces are reportedly still battling the gunmen, who are holed up in a building in the centre. thousands of people have taken to the streets of the algerian capital, algiers, to protest against president abdul aziz bouteflika's decision to run for a fifth term in office. police used

today's al-qaeda is not stagnant. it's rebuilding, and it continues to threaten the united states and our allies. the us is offering $1 million for information that leads them to hamza bin laden. officials believe he could be in afghanistan, pakistan or iran. but they admit they don't know for sure. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. let's speak now to aki peritz, a former cia counter—terrorism analyst who joins us live from washington. thank you forjoining us. and the authorities are where you are have 110w authorities are where you are have now and about hamza bin laden for quite a while, why are they certainly putting this $1 million bounty on his head? believe it or not, that is actually at the million dollar question. 0n not, that is actually at the million dollar question. on one hand, you have an individual who has been in the limelight for a while. he has at the limelight for a while. he has at the jihadis the limelight for a while. he has at thejihadis pedigree of his the limelight for a while. he has at

and saudi arabia has stripped citizenship from the son of the late to al qaeda leader osama bin ladin the action against homs of bin ladin comes after the united states offered a million dollar reward for information about his whereabouts officials believe he's based near the afghan pakistani border and that's easy emerging as one of al qaeda is leaderless the islamist militant group brought down the world trade center in the nine eleven attacks in two thousand and one. today's al qaeda is not stagnant it's rebuilding and it continues to threaten the united states and our allies in recent years the world's attention understandably has been focused on the isis threat al qaeda during this period has been relatively quiet but that is a strategic pause not a surrender make no mistake al qaeda retains both the capability and the intent to hit us. and tennis roger federer is just one win away from his one hundredth korea title he cruised past croatia's up for a college in the semifinal of the by championships winning in straight sets six two six two this first play could become only the sec

however, al qaeda affiliates are carrying out attacks. al shabab killed 21 in an attack in a nairobi hotel. hamza's home country revoked his citizenship. they believe he is on the afghanistan-pakistan border and could cross into iran. >> somebody like hamza, a younger guy, been in the group since a child is a significant threat. >> reporter: jake tapper, cnn, washington. >> thank you. >>> the push is on there to grab the last bit of territory isis controls. u.s. backed forces say they pushed more than half a mile or 1 kilometers into the enclave. heavy fighting is under way. you can see from this video, a sense of what's happening on the ground. three sdf fighters have been wounded, so far. the operation started friday after civilians were moved out of harm's way. our senior national correspondent, ben, has this. >> reporter: at 6:00 p.m. local time, the forces launched the final operation to clear out that last sliver of land occupied by isis, near the iraqi border. now, that operation had been delayed because they want to get all the ci

>> al qaeda is show iing growth. >> al qaeda retains the capability and intent to hit us. >> reporter: one of the last attacks was the 2005 london bus and subway bombings. al qaeda affiliates have been carrying out attacks more recently. in january of this year, al shabab killed 21 in an attack on a nairobi hotel. in response to the actions again him the son, the u.s. state department believe he is on the afghanistan/pakistan border and could cross into iran. >> a younger guy who has been in the group since basically he was a child is i think a significant threat. >> reporter: jake tapper, cnn, washington. >>> just a quick programming note. fareed zakaria shares the story of saudi arabia, a kingdom of secrets, tomorrow at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on cnn. we'll be right back. o chase odo. get automatic odor neutralization with air wick pure freshmatic. just load, click and set to forget odors up to 60 days. air wick pure freshmatic that there's a lobster i in our hot tub?t. lobster: oh, you guys. there's a jet! oh...i needed this. no, i can't believe how easy it was to save hundreds of d

al qaeda hack wes been weakened recent years. but al qaeda is rebuilding and wants to re-establish itself as a leader of the a global movement. >> al qaeda is showing signs of confidence as its leaders work to encourage attacks against western interests. >> al qaeda obtains both the capability and intent to hit us. >> reporter: one of the last major al qaeda attacks in the west is the 2005 london subway bombings killing 52 peoples. however al qaeda affiliates have been carrying out attacks recently. in january of this year, el shabaab killed 21 in an north korea in nairobi. the u.s. state department now says they believe hamza is somewhere on the afghanistan-pakistan border. and could possibly cross over into iran. >> somebody like hamza, a younger guy who has been in the group since basically a child, i think, is a significant threat. >> reporter: jake tapper, cnn, washington. >> thanks, jake. >>> up next, san francisco giants ceo larry baer and his wife are apologizing after a very public altercation in a san francisco park. we

he's thought to be a key leader of al-qaeda. pakistan's due to release a captured indian fighter pilot in a bid to calm tensions over kashmir. fresh claims of sexual abuse against pop star michaeljackson. two men tell the bbc they were targeted hundreds of times. and expected sell for more than $100 million, but is it for real? the auction that's split the art world. financial re—charge. tesla pulls the plug on most of its stores around the world and says it will only sell cars online to help pay for a cheaper model 3. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. friday marks the tenth national day of unplugging in the us. we're told to switch off our phones, screens, gadgets and electronic devices. are we missing out on too much real life? have you managed to strike a balance? you can be part of the conversation. tell us what you think, just use the #bbcthebriefing. the united states is offering a reward of up to $1 million for information about the son of the late

al qaeda has been weakened in recent years and the u.s. has been focused on the threat from isis in syria and iraq but al qaeda is rebuilding and wants to reestablish itself as the leader of global extremist movement. >> they're showing signs of confidence as they look to encourage attacks against western interests. >> al qaeda retains both the capability and the intent to hit us. >> one of the last major al qaeda attacks on the west was the 2005 london bus and subway bombings killing 52 people. however affiliates have been ka railro -- carrying out attacks recently. in response to a reaction, his home country revoked his citizenship. the u.s. state department believes he is somewhere on the afghanistan pakistan border and could cross over into iran. >> a younger guy that's been in the group since basically he was a child is a significant threat. >> jake tapper, cnn, washington. >> and the push against the last isis enclave in syria has begun. this as thousands of civilians get out of the area. the latest on that operation just ahead. ♪

an offshoot of the al qaeda terror group stages a deadly surprise attack in syria as the u.s. offers a million dollar reward for information on the some of the lot and some. also in syria heavy fighting resumes as u.s. back and british forces close in on the islamic states last stronghold that's despite donald trump having proclaim victory over eisel numerous times in the last few months plus. i'd like to see as broad a coalition as we can put together to replace the replace the whole corrupt regime the u.s. national security adviser considers an international coalition to help get venezuela's opposition leader into power and invokes a sentry's old doctor and to justify ousting the country's president. a very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at r t h q in moscow bringing you here global news update this hour. prime minister theresa may has visited the british city of cells very a year after the poisoning of former russian double agent sergei screwball and his daughter yulia twelve months on and the finger is still squarely pointed at moscow which claims it's bei

an offshoot of the al qaeda terror group stages a deadly surprise attack in syria as the u.s. offers a million dollar reward for information on a solid bin laden sun. also in syria heavy fighting resumes as u.s. backed kurdish forces close in on islamic states last stronghold that's despite donald trump having proclaim victory over i saw numerous times in the last few months plus. i'd like to see as broad a coalition as we can put together to replace the door to replace the whole corrupt regime the u.s. national security adviser considers an international coalition to help get venezuela's opposition leader it doesn't. this is arch international coming to you live straight from the russian capital where it's just turned five pm into the program. british prime minister trees that may visit in the city of solsbury a year after the poisoning a former russian double agents are going to fall and his daughter yulia twelve months on and the finger is still squarely pointed at moscow although it claims the u.k. is failing to provide any answers even to the simplest of questions regardi

they believe he is someone who could emerge as the face of al-qaeda, but it is also a sense that al-qaeda could also become a group that becomes of great concern to the united states in the months and potentially years to come. chris, thank you very much format. —— for that. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: fresh claims of sexual abuse against pop star michaeljackson. two men tell the bbc they were targeted hundreds of times. first, the plates slid gently off the restaurant tables. then, suddenly, the tables, the chairs and people crashed sideways and downwards, and it was just a matter of seconds as the ferry lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb. on a remote pacific atoll, the americans had successfully tested a weapon whose explosive force dwarfed that of the bomb dropped on hiroshima. i had heard the news earlier, and so my heart went bang and bang. the constitutional rights of these marchers are their rights as citizens of the united states, and they should be protected even in the right to test them out, so that they don't get their heads broken and are sent to hospit

leader of al qaeda in iraq, is dead. a tremendous boost in morale for those who tracked him, for troops in iraq, and perhaps for the u.s. as a whole. >> zarqawi was killed by an american air strike. but by that time, the movement had started to get completely out of hand. >> zarqawi created something that was essentially unkillable. it didn't need commanders because it just had cells, and the cells essentially weren't really connected to each other. so that if you'd kill one of the leaders, the rest of it keeps going. >> now you've got an iraq war that has gone bad. you've got a katrina response that is considered inadequate. and the voters responded. >> why all the glum faces? yesterday the people went to the polls. and they cast their vote for a new direction in the house of representatives. and while the ballots are still being counted in the senate, it's clear the democrat party had a good night last night. >> and so we have a divided government. democrats running congress, a republican in the white house. that porte

hundred offshoot of the al qaeda terror group stages a deadly surprise attack in syria the u.s. offers a million dollar reward for information on a somewhat large and some. very good evening and welcome this is r.t. and. britain's prime minister's visited souls for a one year after the poisoning there a former russian double agent and his daughter yulia reason may says the city is still recovering from the incident that has been a tremendous effort here in salzburg the decontamination has now been completed a key moment for this city in order to move on and recover from what took place last year. the questions continue to circulate around the events of march twenty eight. case continued insistence that moscow is to blame for the poisoning with the kremlin noting that the most basic questions on the incident remain unanswered from seoul sprit hotties polyploid to reports. i've been talking to some of the people here and many of them say they're still processing what happened take a lesson. to teach each other so. little. and we can just go to. these two three four i mean we were

leads to one conclusion apparently al qaeda is coming back showing signs of confidence global threats in occurred and the threat from radical islamic terrorism a continuing threat posed by al qaeda there are according to various estimates more than thirty thousand active fighters across a number of countries loyal to al qaida ironically the u.s. stands accused of arming them though unintentionally in syria with weapons intended for moderate groups being seized by islamists in yemen c.n.n. reported with the saudis and their coalition partners handing american made weapons to isle qaeda linked fighters history it seems repeats itself in the nine hundred eighty s. during the soviet war in afghanistan the u.s. funded and armed the mujahideen including asama bin laden. they called them freedom fighters the mujahideen the islamists when they were fighting the u.s.s.r. but it didn't take long for those freedom fighters to move into terrorists and the taliban into al qaida and they just won't go away no matter how many times they beat them it seems they just keep rising from the dead. back in

an offshoot of the al qaeda terror group stages a deadly surprise attack in syria and the u.s. offers a million dollar reward for information on osama bin laden's son. very warm welcome to you you're watching r.t. international with me nicky and now our top story questions prime minister has visited souls bre one year after the poisoning by a former russian double agent sergei scrip hall and his daughter yulia to reason may say as the city is recovering from the incidents there has been a tremendous effort here in salzburg the decontamination has now been completed the key moment for this city in order to move on and recover from what took place last year. well twelve months long questions continue to circulate around the events of march twenty eighth seen russia to refute the u.k.'s continued insistence that moscow is to blame for the poisoning with the kremlin noting that the most basic questions only incidents remain unanswered from seoul's bring his artie's pocket book i've been talking to some of the people here and many of them say they're still processing what happened t

but they make the point that, while al-qaeda has been quiet, it is what they regard as a strategic pause. they believe they are still dangerous, and they believe that hamza bin laden is now emerging as one of their key leaders. let's get some of the day's other news: benjamin netanyahu has dismissed as a political witch hunt the news that israel's attorney—general plans to bring corruption charges against him, just weeks ahead of national elections. it is the first time a sitting prime minister has faced prosecution. tesla has announced the closure of many of its retail shops worldwide as it launches its first mass—market electric car, a version of its model 3 sedan. the company says, to maintain affordability, it will only be available online. it will cost $35,000. in 2017, orders for the promised car reached more than 500,000. the former argentine president carlos menem has been cleared on charges of covering up an investigation into the bombing of a jewish cultural centre “119911. 85 people died and 300 were injured in the attack in the centre of buenos aires. stay with us on bb

, al qaeda affiliates have been carrying out attacks more recently.this january al- shabaab killed 21 in a attack on a nairobi hotel.in response to the state department's action against hamza, today his home country of saudi arabia revoking hamza's citizenshipthe state department now saying they believe hamza is somewhere on the afghanistan-pakistan border - and could possibly cross over into iran.peter bergen, cnn national security analyst:"somebody like hamza, a younger guy, who's been in the group basically since he was a child, is i think a significant threat." (pam) (pam) that was jake tapper reporting. hamza bin laden is believed to be in his early thirties. (ken) still ahead... an unlikely bond of a two year old and a trash truck driver. trash truck driver. but his family is hoping their friendship can offer more life lessons for their young son. (pam) plus, governor gavin newsom spends his morning reading to students as part of read across america day. (sports) coming up in sports, more on the controversy surrounding giants ceo larry baer.. what his wife has to say about happe

show his will or in the vanguard against isis day as an al qaeda even more strange right now and so on ants between riyadh and israel that even extends to hama didn't monreal the most evil man on the face of the earth in my view and bibi netanyahu and others in the israeli government well obviously we invited saudi ambassador london on the programming if it does come on the program i'm sure he would deny any charge of being evil but certainly as regards israel the united nations in the past few days claimed that israel fired and wounded more than six thousand palestinians a protests in that crimes that amount ma'am out to be crimes against humanity i should say four israeli soldiers were injured in the protests last year and much public. city then about the united nations a. verdict on what israel did to civilians to the disable to journalists and to help what has not a lot in our corporately influenced in our own media and media that is influenced from the new york times to national public radio orginally by the israeli lobby you're not going to hear too much that might smack of so

but they make the point that while al-qaeda has been quiet, it is what they regard as a strategic pause. they believe they are still dangerous and they believe that hamza bin laden is now emerging as one of their key leaders. and, chris, i think some of this intelligence assessment is based chris buckler there for us. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: it's set to sell for more than $100 million. but is it for real? the auction that's split the art world. first, the plates slid gently off the restaurant tables. then suddenly, the tables, the chairs and people crashed sideways and downwards, and it was just a matter of seconds as the ferry lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb. on a remote pacific atoll, the americans had successfully tested a weapon whose explosive force dwarfed that of the bomb dropped on hiroshima. i had heard the news earlier, and so my heart went bang and bang. the constitutional rights of these marchers are their rights as citizens of the united states, and they should be protected even in the right to test them out, so that they don't get their heads brok

an offshoot of the al qaeda terror group stages a deadly surprise attack in syria as the u.s. offers a million dollar reward for information on the time of the lot and sun. also in syria heavy fighting resumed as u.s. back to kurdish forces closing in on islamic states last stronghold that's just plus. i'd like to see as a broader coalition as we can put together a replacement to replace the whole corrupt regime. the u.s. national security adviser considers an international coalition to help in venezuela's opposition leader into power and invokes a sentry's old doctrine to justify ousting the country's president. a warm welcome to the program from all of us here at r t h q and moscow thanks for joining us. british prime minister tourism a has visited the city of cells very a year after the poisoning of former russian double agent sergei skinner paul and his daughter you will the u.k. is failing to provide any answers even to the simplest of questions regarding the case artie's playboy reports. well the reason mays commemorated the anniversary of the attack against the script w

an offshoot of the al qaeda terror group stages a deadly surprise attack in syria as the u.s. offers a million dollar reward for information on a solid lot of. staying in syria heavy fighting resumes as u.s. backed kurdish forces close in on islamic states last stronghold that's despite don't trump having already announced victory over eisold numerous times in the past few months. i'd like to see as broad a coalition as we can put together to replace the replace the whole corrupt regime the u.s. national security adviser eyes an international coalition.

so isis, not just isis, but isis and al qaeda, the al qaeda that attacked the united states on 9/11 were most likely survive and fight another day and another -- and unless middle eastern states and arab and muslim states and the international communities of the united states tackle the real drivers that gave rise to isis, my fear and i hope i am wrong, george, my fear is that isis will mostly rebound in the next one or two or three years. >> you are talking about, fawaz, those areas, those ungovernable spaces like in afghanistan, yemen, syria, iraq, libya and so on, parts of saudi arabia where c radicalized ideology, different ways of looking at islam certainly are places where you point out the terror attacks of 9/11, people came from that part. >> you know, george, you just put your finger really on the pulse of three major points. the first point is that one of the lessons we have learned about isis and al qaeda, they are nourished in conflict zones. wherever there's a conflict, wherever there is a void, al qaeda and isis and other sectarian militias exist. afghanistan, pakistan, syr

i mean, not isis, al qaeda. al qaeda. isis came later. so these people were retrained in pakistan and were given money. scholars from saudi arabia, from other areas tried to squeeze the qur'anic texts and make it suitable for them to do jihad, struggle against the nonbeliever, especially russia. yes, there are verses which spoke about fighting, especially during the prophet time, whom he had enemies, especially in the arab world. the qur'an tells them, if they fight, you fight them back. that was over. that was then, and it spoke about history, but the qur'an speaks about humanity, peace, to be humble, to extend your hand in harmony to your neighbors, and so on. but those verses came in historic context for those arabs who had been fighting the muslims. and there is a bloody history there. it is like the vietnam war. when the commander is telling the troops to kill the vietnamese, for example. now, it is over. now, we read that this command was given, and here is the letter. it is not applicable anymore to today. so therefore, we need to

and allied with the muslim brotherhood and so when it suits the us purposes it will work with al-qaeda and other terrorists and when they become a problem after september the eleventh or after they morphed into islamic state in syria and iraq then of course it will it will attack them. with more attention being paid to al-qaeda recently opposition forces are the seizure in the last pocket device the resistance in syria the town of. the u.s. backed forces are releasing heavy artillery shelling and i saw militants there they claim if i could be over within five days around hundred fifty terrorists surrendered monday according to kurdish media reports for the fighting resumed over the weekend civilians as well as the wives and children of the militants were allowed safe passage. from the besieged town hall to arabic crew at the site has been talking to those who've left by groups. how many kids you have killed trey but one one day where is your who's been killed. let me let me just say that we set up. so low the city for the holiday that any. of them was ever did marco de vionnet. get bum

isis stole that from al qaeda. the al qaeda guys don't like them. how can you sort of recreate the image you had 17, 18, 19 years ago. that's bin laden. he is not an operation flal demander necessary. it is how to reclaim the message from people like the isis guys. >> you heard them talking about him. talking about how they are trying to rebuild. how extensive do you think u.s. efforts are right now to try to find him given the fact that there is a greater threat currently from groups like isis? >> you can walk and chew gum at the same time. if you saw an organization and son of the leader of the organization. osama bin laden takes over the organization they have to have a bunch of people called. it is forget about strategic intelligence. they want a pattern of life on a human being. how does he communicate? there are a bunch of people. i will tell you something, i wouldn't buy life insurance on them. they will find him. >> you can walk and chew gum at the same time but in terms of priorities, there is an amount of time and manpower and woman power

an offshoot of the al qaeda terror group stages a deadly surprise attack in syria as the u.s. offers a million dollar reward for information on the some of the blogs sun. also in syria heavy fighting resumes as u.s. back to kurdish forces closing in on the islamic states last stronghold that despite having already announced victory of our numerous times in the last few months plus. i'd like to see as broad a coalition as we can put to get them to replace the door to replace the whole corrupt regime america's national security adviser urges the international community to gang up on them as well as an elected president brushing up its bid to install the country's opposition leader and caracas. and south africa adopt a national plan of action to combat racism the leader of the country's third largest party stokes tensions by saying white people should serve the black population our guest debate his remarks. system in south africa is not a white supremacist system it is not a white dominated system the government is a black majority government so why keep thirty five thousand whit

. >> hamza bin laden is seen as an up-and-coming leader for al qaeda. >> he is being groomed to take over the top job. >> an alarming surge in measles cases. >> reporter: this year alone has seen nearly 200 reports of childhood measles across the u.s. >> spacex is counting down to a critical launch. >> the aerospace company testing out its ability to carry people into space. >> reporter: while no one will be inside it, spacex has everything riding on the success of this mission. >> mason: and steve hartman shows how a young girl made senior wishes come true. >> it really lifts you. it really does. >> mason: and this is our western edition. good evening, jeff glor is traveling back from vietnam. i'm anthony mason. the parents of an american college student who died after being held in a north korean prison spoke out today after hearing president trump say he believes kim jong-un knew nothing about their son's mistreatment. otto warmbier's parents have expressed their appreciation of the president in the past, but that seems to have changed. here's errol barnett. >> reporter: fred and

purposes it will work with al-qaeda and other terrorists and when they become a problem either after september the eleventh or after they morphed into its. state in syria and iraq then of course it will it will attack them. with more attention being paid to al qaeda recently as the opposition forces appear seizing the last pocket of iceland resistance in syria the town of. the u.s. backed forces are unleashing heavy artillery shelling on i saw militants kurdish forces which comprise a large part of the say the fighting could be over within five days before the fighting resumed over the weekend civilians as well as the militants wives and children were allowed safe passage from the besieged town artie's arabic crews talking to those who've left by whose. how many kids you have chill. but one day one day when these you lose but it kills. me let me just have a. shot of the city for the holiday that any. mother was ever did like we did when it all meant that the last good company i didn't know but did you are lynn is limited to one genocide is better. this year. and the next but. i didn'

an offshoot of the al qaeda terror group stages a deadly surprise attack in syria as the u.s. offers a million dollar reward for information on osama bin ladin the son. very warm welcome to you watching us international with mean a king air and now our top story britain's prime minister has visited souls' gray one year after the poisoning bout of former russian double agents their case grip owl and his daughter yulia to resume a ses the city is recovering from the incident. there has been a tremendous effort here in salzburg the decontamination has now been completed the key moment for the city in order to move on and circulate around the events of march twenty eighth in russia refutes the u.k.'s continued insistence that mosco is to blame for the poisoning with the kremlin noting that the most basic questions only incident remain unanswered from seoul's bre artie's polyp worker reports i've been talking to some of the people here and many of them say they're still processing what happened take a listen. to two children. just. two three four i mean you really get it it's part

al qaeda is pretty strong in places like syria. it still exists in north africa, still has a presence in south asia. >> right now cnn is reporting that the u.s.-backed syrian democratic forces have begun a ground operation to clear the last isis enclave in eastern syria. yes, isis is deteear -- detea deteriorated, but will they ever be defeated? >> the basic factors that produce them, extreme scen centarianism still exists. we talked about leaving afghanistan, we'll see what happens there. we've run the tape before. we left iraq in 2011 to help create a vacuum on isis. it's great to leave but there are costs associated with it. >> the grandson of isis, but it illustrates what the u.s. is up against here with this challenge. >> yes. >> peter bergen, thank you so much. >>> a first on cnn, more than a month after the government shutdown ended, at least 1,000 tsa employees are still owed money. >>> plus michael cohen implicated the president in several crimes. where is the president exposed legally? here one of his allies say u.s. pros

with more attention being paid to al qaeda recently s.d.f. opposition forces have been seizing the last pockets of eisel resistance in syria in the town of. all u.s. backed forces are unleashing heavy artillery shelling on i saw militants kurdish forces which comprise a large part of the s.d.f. say the fighting could be over within five days before the fighting resumed over the weekend civilians as well as the militants wives and children were allowed safe passage from the besieged town aunties our crews at the site talking to those who have escaped the village. how many kids you have to trade but one one day where it is you lose but they kill. me but let me just say that we set up a national law. so low they say they fled to how did any. damage ever did like we did you know karma does get bumpus they didn't know but they did and you are listening to him at the moment genocide as member of the. illegals here. in the us but. i didn't want you. to. see what i will come to that you have been doesn't burgos. eva not as well no not a good you know

al-qaeda is desperate for charismatic leaders. unless you have suggested, hamza would feel this particular role as being the son. everything hamza does is to follow in his father's footsteps. his voice, the way he comes across, he imitates his father. point by point, in particular, since the last few yea rs. in particular, since the last few years. itself like we are going to hear a lot more about him. professor fawaz gerges, thank you very much. —— itself like. i promise you would get darren. he has imported warnings about the weather this weekend. we have been enjoying some lovely sunshine lately. crazy weather. we have been enjoying something unseasonably warm. this weekend, wet and windy. storm freya to arrive later tomorrow. that is going to develop from this area of cloud. it really hasn't got any shape to it yet. eventually the cloud will look like this: cloud. that hides ourfirst cloud will look like this: cloud. that hides our first area of low pressure, which is going to bring wet and windy weather in from the atlant

in two thousand and six his group was rebranded and broke ranks with al qaeda to form what later became known as i saw by two thousand and eleven there was a political uprising against the syrian president bashar al assad and in iraq by two thousand and thirteen sunni minorities were demanding more political rights i so took advantage of the disorder in both countries and by early two thousand and fifteen it had captured that large parts of iraq and syria well mohammed frazer here is executive director of north america for the quilliam international a counter extremism organization he joins us live now from washington d.c. so thank you so much for joining us here on al-jazeera so i guess i saw as you know a so-called state but certainly a state the controls i think at the most it was eighty eight thousand square kilometers of land that i saw is finished but where does it leave i saw now and crucially how much of a threat is it for its enemies. i think i so it's still relevant to the global community in terms of particularly western nations to remain vigilant you have to remember you hav

qaeda and al qaeda affiliated groups in a red line and basically do not touch them so it's a it's a very kind of contradictory policy in a lot of ways we never seem to have a slow news week anymore and mr trump has also called for up ending dead heights which it captured from syria and one nine hundred sixty seven prime minister netanyahu tweeted thanks to the president at a time when iran's seeks to use syria as a platform to destroy israel president trump boldly recognizes israelis sovereignty over golan heights thank you president trump yet this week the usa stood alone at an emergency meeting in the un security council as the fourteen other member states condemned its recognition of israel's golan heights anik sation dan what's at stake there in terms of war and peace and what are the political consequences for both netanyahu and trump in israel the golan heights and in that region in particular but the golan heights have become yet another flashpoint in geo. political crisis between not only the regional actors but also major actors like the united states and russia now the gol