as a step toward a more democratic process. >> the u.n. special envoy to syria arrived in damascus, meeting the foreign minister two days after world leaders met in vienna to try to end the four year long civil war. syrian government and opposition leaders weren't at the summit, but iran was represented for the first time. the world powers and regional powers called for a truce and the renewal of stalled u.n. brokered talks. >>> isil suicide bomber in syria seized a small town in homs. isil launched the attack on saturday. the town is 20 kilometers from the main road linking damascus to homs. >> in northern syria, isil is being confronted by a new aligns of armed option groups backed by the united states. they include kurdish forces. their inclusion is angering other opposition groups who fear kurds of being given too much power. zeina hodor explains. >> america's partner ocean, the syrian democratic forces announced the start of an offensive it hopes will end isil the presence in the northeastern corner of the country. it includes kurdish abar ran and syrian forces. it expected to

chadurgion, al jazeera. in northern syria, a new alliance has been formed to confront isil, the syrian democratic forces are backed by the united states and include kurdish forces. but other opposition groups are concerned the partnership will give the kurds too much power as zeina hodr explains. >> reporter: americas partners on the ground, the start of an offensive it hopes will end isil's presence in the northeastern part of the country. this newly formed alliance includes kurdish, arab and assyrian forces, also expected to receive the help of u.s. special forces which the obama administration plans to help in the fight against isil. many groups are participating in this effort with coordination and support of the u.s.-led coalition. >> u.s. backing for the syrian kurdish force is not new. so-called people's protection units have cleared many areas of isil with the help of coalition airstrikes in recent months. it has been trying to recruit more groups from syria's arab majority to create what kurdish leaders say is a unified national force. despite that, the ypg continues to

only on al jazeera america. ♪ >> at least 44 people are killed at a mascot in syria as russia carries out air strooikdz across islib province. >> i am lauren taylor, live from london. also coming up: stemming the flow. european leaders gather to thrash out a deal to pay turkey to stop refugees entering the e. u. >> people around the world demand action ahead of the crucial climate summit, shoes take the place of protesters in paris. >> voters line up to cast ballots in the first elections after a year of political turmoil. millions of butterflies prepare to make their annual migration from canada to mexico, we find out what's causing their numbers to fall. hello. russia is being blamed for an airstrike that killed 44 people at a busy marketplace in northern syria. russian war plains are believed to be behind the attack, one of the destliest incidents since moscow began its campaign two months ago. the market attack happened in idlib province. here is the latest. >> reporter: the airstrike on rebel-held idlib province, dozens more syrians are dead. poorly equipped makeshift hos

jordan remain tight-lipped about a deal of media coordination over syria. a school girl trying to get disadvantaged kids a better education. ucation. >> the only live national news show at 11:00 eastern. >> we start with breaking news. >> let's take a closer look. >>> hello again. the top stories on al jazeera. voting is about to end in myanmar's first properly held election. opposition leaders aung san suu kyi has cast a ballot. she is prevented from standing as president, but her party is expected to win the polls. experts investigating the crash of a russian plane in egypt are analysing a noise that was heard at the end of a cockpit voice recording that supports suspicions that an explosion brought down the jet killing all 224 people on board. india's ruling party the bjp has conceded defeat in the state election. bihar is one of india's poorest and most popular states. losing this election means the government will struggle to push through key reforms nationally. now on the second anniversary of one of the most powerful storms to hit the philippines, leaders say they are having de

its campaign in syria with war ships in the caspian sea. activists say the strikes are some of the heaviest since the syrian conflict began in 2011 t in an interview with chinese television bashar al-assad says they helped the issues in syria. his troops are advancing on nearly every front. the united states announced that the coalition conducted 29 strikes against i.s.i.l. on saturday, 16 in iraq and nine in syria. >> reporter: overwhelming support for security measures being put into place by french president francois hollande. 91% of frernlg citizens support the extension of the state of emergency by three months. that was passed just in the last few days. the poll also said 94% of the respondents support further border controls. it was also announceed that the aircraft carrier will be in place by monday morning. there will be 26 fighters jets board that will be bombing i.s.i.l. targets in syria. that is in addition to the jets already carrying out raids >>> obama spoke about the fight against i.s.i.l. on sunday. he wants russia to focus on i.s.i.l. instead of other armed groups

syria, so people voted for stability and opposition parties failed to provide a plan for the future of the country. i think the message is very clear, that the turk rich quarters wants stability, economic stability and people also have a faith in the messenger of the message, that is recep tayyip erdogan. and i think that the population very much rally around him to overcome the instability, and to maintain economic stackility in the country. >> the h.d.p., an opposition party, that took 10% of the vopt. a pro-kurdish party, they say they were not able to campaign the way they wanted, saying main of their campaign rallies had to be cancelled for security reasons, and complained, as did other parties, about the lack of sufficient care time on turkish television. are they justified do you think? >> i don't think so. i think the kurdish party in the june election received over 6 million vote. in the two election it was 5 million, and announced one million, you cannot explain the loss. what we see is that the middle and upper middle class kurds did not work for the h.d.p. and you cannot

galvanised a push for the solution in syria. government heads moving towards an agreement on solution in vienna. we begin in france where prosecutors have been giving more details about the gunmen an suicide bombers who carried out attackss on friday night. 129 people were killed and more than 350 injured. the highly coordinated operation which was been claimed by i.s.i.l. involved a multinational team with linkss to the middle east belgium and possibly germany. in belgium suspects have already been arrested. apparently two passed through greece. two attackers have french roots, one of them was a 29-year-old paris native. his brother and father have been taken into custody. more from paris. >> reporter: the memories of the brutal attacks still all too raw. parisians came to stand lighting candles in tribute to those who lost their lives. prayers too for the lives surgeons in the city's hospitals are still fighting to save. nearly a hundred victims are on the critical list. the message here though, we are not afraid. >> translation: there's a lot of emotion for parisians like us after

. i.s.i.l. has claimed responsibility condemning france's role in syria. the french president has called the attacks that killed 129 people an act of war. david chatter has more from paris >> reporter: the memories of brutala tabbing is still all too roar. people came to stand vigil over night lighting candles in tribute to those who lost their lives. prayers too for the lives surgeons in the city's hospitals are still fighting to save. more than a hundred victims are on the critical list. the message here, though, we are not afraid. >> translation: there's a lot of emotion for people like us after all that has happened. a lot of sadness, hatred as well, for those who come and attack us when we're just quietly getting on with our lives. >> translation: two weeks ago a friend of mine said, don't go to tunisia, it is too dangerous. i told her it is just as risky here. if you think about it and let fear change the way you live, they've won. >> reporter: these men were cold hearted professional killers, they were all armed with automatic weapons and they knew how to use them. they als

efforts to defeat i.s.i.l. and find a peaceful transition in syria. speaking at the g20 in occur tea obama described friday's mass killings in paris as an attack on the civil iced world. >> we will bring about a peaceful transition in syria and to eliminate d.a.e.s.h. as a force that can create so much pain and suffering for people in paris and other parts of the globe >>> to our correspondent bernard smith who is at that g20 summit. what else it did they say, the world leaders about tackling i.s.i.l. and what is happening in the world at the moment? >> reporter: we've also heard as well from obama, ergogan and ban ki-moon spoke earlier. he pointed out that our response to these attacks in paris, and elsewhe elsewhere, our response needs to be robust but always within the rule of law and with respect to human rights. otherwise we will only fan the flames that we are trying to put out. an attempt there from ban ki-moon to ensure the response is proportionate. also from erdogan, they have discussed the fight against i.s.i.l. and what further steps they can take as partners in increasin

attacks completely. he says air strikes on syria will continue. >> translation: there is no such thing as zero risk. on january 13 after the paris attacks against "charlie hebdo" do against the french people because they were jewish, against law officials, i said we were at war and i said this war will be long and difficulty. we need to expect after shocks, but we will retaliate and destroy d.a.e.s.h. >>> present president has promised to lead the fight against i.s.i.l. a look at the attacks on french politics. >> reporter: paris under attack again. this time with more sophisticated and deadly effect. the president has called it an act of war. >> translation: faced with war, the country has taken appropriate steps. it's an active war committed by a terrorist army d.a.e.s.h., an islamist army against the values we hold throughout the world, against australia free country that speaks to the whole planet. >> reporter: this was the speech to do with upcoming elections. >> translation: islamic fundamentalist must be destroyed. france must be that as it may islamist organisations, clos

opposition armed groups launched an offensive against i.s.i.l. in nearby syria. a group of forces is backed by the united states. this angered other fighters, worried the kurds have other ambitions. >>> america's partners on the ground. the syrian democratic forces announced the start of an offensive it hoped would end i.s.i.l.'s presence in the nearby corner of the country. the newly formed alliance includes kurdish, arab and assyrian forces, and is expected to receive the help of u.s. special forces which the obama administration plans to support to syria to help in the fight. >> translation: we announced the first step to liberate syria. groups are participating in this effort with the coordination and support of u.s. led coalition. u.s. backing for the syrian kurdish forces is not new. the so-called people's protection unit cleared many areas of i.s.i.l. with the help of coalition air strikes and is trying to recruit more groups to create what leaders say is a unified national force. despite that the y.p.g. is criticized by many, including neighbouring turkey for creating their o

called for election thes in syria to end the civil war. he backs bashar al assad and believes elections can only take place if opposition are denied military aid. the british based syrian observatory for human rights say isil launched an attack on saturday at a town 20 kilometers from the main road linking damascus to homs. >> in northern sir yes, a new alliance has been formed to confront isil. the forces are backed by the united states and include kurdish forces. other opposition groups are concerned the partnership will give the kurds too much power. >> america's partners on the ground, the syrian democratic forces have announced the start of an offensive it hopes will end isil's presence in the northeastern corner of the country. this newly formed alliance includes syrian forces and is expected to receive the help of forces which president obama plans to deploy to help in the fight against isil. >> we announced the first step in our campaign to liberate syria from terrorists. many groups are participating in this effort with the coordination and support of the u.s. led coalition. >>

syria now dominating discussions. >> we will redouble our efforts working with other members of the coalition to bring about a peaceful transition in syria, and to eliminate daish as a force that can create so much pain and suffering for people in paris and ankara and other parts of the globe. >> bernard smith is live in italyia. tell us what the leaders are considering when it comes to border control. >> they've received a copy of a draft statement expected to be formalized later tonight. that draft statement says teach agreed to step up border controls and aviation security. we don't know yet exactly what that means when we talk about stepping up border patrols. perhaps two of the most significant borders are here in turkey, turkey's border with syria and turkey's border with greece, bulgaria and the rest of the european union. the border with syria is pretty well patrolled these days, much tighter than it used to be, it cannot be completely sealed and of course syrians seeking help and refuge are allowed in on a humanitarian base by the turks. however, it is quite easy, although

linkages in the groups here and syria and all aw all away that is used to create this terrible thing >>> the french authorities, in a wider sense, it is going to be a delicate time these next weeks and months and depending where the policy goes. i think there is a lot of emotional thinking. people feel very emotional but it's clear headed thinking that will need to do next. what do you think world leaders will do now? >> the response that we've had so far is very understandable. president francois hollande has felt the need to in a way reassure not just the french public but also all publics everywhere that they're going to not just take that lying down. they're going to have a very strong response, they're going to fight back and do something about this. that's understandable. i think the risk is that we do have an overly emotional approach and a reactionary approach which doesn't look at how this was able to happen. we don't want to make the mistake that was made after 911 where we know that the bush administration had a very quick reaction to fore sighted approach. we are now livi

bulps thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> there the town in syria's northeast. talks are continuing for the release of another 124 people still in captivity. >>> now russia and jordan are revealing little about a deal they reached last month to coordinate military operations in syria. it's believed jordan wants to protect the syrian armed groups it supports from russian air strikes. nisreen shamaya explains. >> reporter: the u.s. and russia are conducting separate bombing campaigns in syria. jordan is already a member of the u.s. led coalition. but officials say here working with the russians don't represent a shift in jordanian allegiances, rather a reevaluation of international relations. >> russia is taking a major military role in syria so it is important and vital for us that we have a coordination mechanism between us and the russians because the safety of our borders and the southern part of syria is of special importance to jordan. >> in order to secure its frontier with syria, jordan has been training plod rat syrian rentals behind this border. jordan doesn't

a market in syria. it happened in the town. it was a russian air strike. what more do we know about this? >> reporter: activists say that the air strike targeted a crowded market in the town of ariha in idlib and they say it was a russian fighter there that targeted the area. there has been an intensified air strikes today across the country in aleppo, in latakia, idlib and also the outskirts of the capital damascus and syrian opposition says most of the air strikes were launched by russian war planes. it is one of the areas where the syrian government suffered major setback this year when the pro syrian army launched an offence itch and recaptured all of >>> dlib becoming the second major area to fall under the control of the rebels which was later taken over by i.s.i.l. >>> thanks for that. series civil wall-- syria's war is the cause of the refugee crisis. the european union is offering turkey a three billion dollars to seal its border. the plan is being driven by germany. lawrence lee reports from berlin. >> reporter: spring turned to summer and autumn to winter and they haven't

elections in syria. >>> kurdish fighters who captured sinjar in iraq say they found mass graves of men and women killed by isil. sinj sinjar. >> at least 129 people were killed and 352 injured in the attacks in paris. police in belgium have arrested seven men linked to two cars thought to have been used in the attacks. isis has taken responsibility saying it's revenge for syria and iraq. the paris prosecutor said three teams appear to have carried out the attacks in six key locations. the night of violence began around 20 past 9:00 local time when the first of three bombs went off outside a stadium. three suicide bombers and one other person died there. then they attacked a restaurant and a bar where at least 15 people were killed. five dead shot shortly afterwards at another restaurant. two kilometers gunmen killed 19 people in another restaurant and a few minute later, a suicide bomber set off a bomb but failed to kill anyone else. and then four attackers entered the concert hall killing at least 89 people during a two-hour siege. >> we'll be live in paris shortly but first this

joining us, rebel fighters in syria say that they have recaptured the town and several villages in the aleppo countryside from government soldiers backed by shia malitia and iranian forces and reverses gains made to weeks ago and several forces joined together including al-qaeda affiliated el nusra front and inflicted losses on syrian troops in the area managing to hold back their advances despite the government getting help from russian air strikes and they have significant strategic border with turkey and a battleground and from the border we report. >> reporter: syrian rebels on the offensive, marred by divisions and short of weapons they are advancing on the city of aleppo. many armed factions have established a joint command center. this video appears to show them attacking government military posts in southern aleppo. the armed group el nusra front is taking part in the offensive and fighters played a significant role in the push to capture the village and syrian rebels say government forces are backed by thousands of fighters from iran, iraq and hezbollah. >> they are cutting th

gathering of n.g.o.'s in a town on the border with syria. on september 6, 16 soldiers were killed in a bomb attack on the border with iraqi. two days later an attack on a police minivan left 10 dead. then october 10, ankara, 102 people died in a double suicide bomb attack targeting a peace rally. over that same time, hundreds more have died in fighting between turkish forces act kurdish armed group, the p.k.k. 145 turkish security personnel had been killed while turkish military sources say more than 340p.k.k. fighters have also been killed. in total, more than 640 people have lost their lives in violence across turkey in four months. crossing to bernard smith, joining us from southeastern turkey to tell us what is important for voters there. what's at take for them when it comes to this election? >> this was one of the parts of turkey, the southeast kurdish majority city that put the full kurdish party in parliament for the first time. that's what robbed the akt. they got eight seats in parliament in the june election. it's because of them that the a.k.p. would say they've had the majority

>> russia steps up its military campaign in syria in what's described as the heaviest bombardment since the conflict began. >> hello there, welcome to al jazeera from doha. voters in argentina go to the polls in a presidential runoff election. >> thousands of extra police in cities. >> wait until you see what all this is going to be turned into. >> russia has stepped up in bombing campaign in syria in the heaviest airstrikes since the conflict began in 2011. russian war ships have been targeting the eastern region as well as hitting the provinces of raqqa, idlib and aleppo. the latest strikes, russian defense officials say 18 missiles were fired at seven location across the country. according to syrian observatory for human rights, russian airstrikes have killed 1300 people since it began on september 30. >> let's get more from our reporter in turkey near the syrian border. >> activists on the ground say that the russians have targeted different areas across syria, particularly in the eastern city in aleppo and idlib and that some of the targets were basically isil positions. the

syria. ♪ ♪ >>> hello there, i am barbara serra, you are watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up on the program. e.u. leaders offer cash and closer ties to turkey to stop refugees from crossing? to the european union. >>> clashes in paris as worldwide demonstrations take place over climate change. >>> and marking forgiveness and reconciliation, the pope opens the holy door in the central african republic. ♪ ♪ >>> russia is being blamed for an air strike that killed at least 44 people at a busy marketplace in northern syria. if russian war planes are behind the attack it would be one of the deadliest incidents since it began eights campaign two months ago now. the marketplace is in a town in idlib province, hashem reports from the turkey-e syrian border. >> reporter: this man is lucky to have survived. in yet another air strike in idlib province, dozens more syrianss are dead. in poorly equipped makeshift hospitals, medics struggle to deal with the high number of casualties. these images have become part of life in many rebel-held areas, since the russian or strikes

>> >>> russia steps up a military campaign against i.s.i.l. in syria. it's bn described as the heaviest bombardment since conflict began. >>> hello from al jazeera's headquarters in doha. also ahead, witnesses speak of how they hid from gunmen in a motel in mali as police continue a hunt for suspects of an attack. >> thousands of police are deployed from cities after two opposition leaders are executed. a giant trail of sludge that is not stopping, mixed with mining waste from brazil reaches the atlantic >>> russia steps up a bombing campaign in syria, in what activists call the heaviest strikes since 2011. it's targetting the eastern region. most of the province, including the capital is held by i.s.i.l. russia's military actions have been so intense na on saturday lebanon re-routed flights over the eastern mediterranean, at moscow's request. we are joined from the syrian border. >> talk us through what the targets are, hashem ahelbarra. >> basically the russian fighter jets and cruise missiles filed from the sea, targeted i.s.i.l., oil and military installations in an i.s.i.l

eastern side of the mediterranean pretty close to syria. russia's intensifying it's bombing campaign, warships in the caspian sea right away across syria. activists say these strikes some of the heaviest they have been since it all kicked off in syria in 2011. in an interview with chinese television, the syrian president said the russian strikes had helped to improve the situation in syria and his troops were advancing on nearly every front. mohammed jamjoon has more from paris. >>over whelming support for security measures being put into place by french president francois hollande according to a new poultry leased in france on sunday, stating 91% of french citizens support the extension of the state of emergency by three months. that was passed just in the last few days. also saying 94% of respondents support further border controls. it was anounced the tear craft carrier, charles de gaulle will be in place by monday morning but there will be 26 fighter jets aboard that will be bombing isil targets in syria. >>, of course, in addition to the 12 french fighter jets already carrying o

targets locations across syria. activists say these are the heaviest since the conflict began in 2011. in an interview with chinese television, the syrian president bashar al assad said the russian strikes had helped improve the situation in syria. his troops were advancing on in his words nearly every front. ok, let's go to paris, muhammed has a report. this aircraft carrier leaves the med ready to start work on monday. meanwhile, francois hollande has got a busy few days trying to build a coalition, a grand coalition, as he sees it. >> that's absolutely right. i mean, francois hollande has said for days now that france is engaged very actively in a war on terror. now you see this news emanating that the charles de gaulle carrier will be in place as of tomorrow morning. we are told there are going to be 26 fighter jets board the charles de gaulle targeting targets in syria in addition to the aircraft already targeting isil targets, 12 other french fighter jets that have already been on bombing raids targeting isil targets. francois hollande is going to be meeting the next few days wi

was demanded by the turks. live to latakia near the border of syria. what is turkey making of what the e.u. is proposing? >> reporter: the turkish government has been saying in the past that they have been left alone to shoulder the burden of the millions of refugees. there are about two million syrian refugees in turkey. thousands of them have started to risk their lives at sea to get into you're for the last few months. the turkish government is saying that the international community has to follow words with deeds, they have to step in by finding a political supplement in syria and resettling some of those refugees. this is exactly with why the tire turkish prime minister today is going to discuss a series of things with the europeans. so he is going to ask for assistance for the refugees in turkey. he would like to start and expand the debate to talk about turkey's resuming talks with the e.u. about joining the e.u. membership and also easing the visa requirements for the turkish citizens. it's more about a political and financial package which is going to be discussed today in

. bashar al-assad said the russian strikes have helped improve the situation in syria and his troops are advancing "on nearly every front". the united states announced the co ignores had 25 strikes on saturday, 16 in iraq and nine in syria. >> reporter: overwhelming support for security measures being put into place by francois hollande according to a new poll released in france on sunday. that poll stating that 91% of french citizens support the extension of the state of emergency by three months. that was passed just in the last few days. the poll also saying that 94% of respondents support further border controls. on sunday it was announced that the war craft will be in place and there will be jets that will be bombing syria, that's in addition to those already in force >>> obama has been speaking about the fight against i.s.i.l. in the asian summit. >> the principal targets have been the modern opposition that they felt threatened bashar al-assad. their goal appeared to be, if you follow the strikes they took, to fortify the position of the bashar al-assad regime. that does not add t

their victims. >> translation: the terrorists talked about syria and iraq. during the assault three terrorists were killed, the first by police the other by their belts. >> reporter: the city remained in lock down on saturday. even the city's iconic tower closed. in the afternoon people gathered in the republic to light candles and lay flowers for the victims. fearing more attacks, the police told them not to gather in large numbers. >> frightening, of course. we were so scared but we have to fight between for freedom and liberty. >> translation: what is that? what do you think has happened? >> extremists. that is the problem. in europe we have tolerance, and we have to close the borders. >> reporter: in fact, that man calling for the french borders to be closed, people want to be the borders to be tightened. they weren't closed, but they have been tightened up >>> thank you very much. we're talking about the investigation. sheila is here, she has been talking to our sources. tell me, we have learned a number of things today. >> it's the most shocking thing. as this day has gone on,

>> at least 44 people are killed in syria as russia carries out airstrikes across idlib province. >> this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up, turkey's prime minister joins e.u. leaders to finalize a deal that will see them pay turkey to stop refugees from entering the e.u. pope francis dismisses safety fierce. >> clashes in paris as some ignore a ban on protests ahead of crucial climate talks. >> while they call this peru's wall of shame. >> russia is being blamed for an air strike that killed 44 people at a busy marketplace in syria. the market attack happened in idlib province. we have the latest. >> in yet another air strike in idlib province, dozens more syrians are dead. in makeshift hospitals, medics struggle to deal with the high number of casualties. these gruesome images have become part of life in the rebel held areas since the russian airstrikes began. opposition fighters accuse russia of carrying out this attack. the syrian government and russia have maintained their targets are what they call terrorists. activists say hundred was civilians including child

syria >>> hello, i'm barb barbara sara, you are washing al jazeera from london >>> turkey - cash and closer ties in return for help with the refugee crisis >>> flashes in paris as worldwide demonstrations take place over climate change. [ cheering ] >>> a message of forgiveness and reconciliation, the pope opens bangui's door in the central african republic >>> russia is being blamed for an air strike in syria. the marketplace is in the town in idlib province. hashem ahelbarra reports from the turkish-syrian border. >> reporter: this man is lucky to have survived. in another air strike in rebel held idlib, dozens of syrians are dead. in poorly equipped make ship hospitals, medics struggle to deal with the high number of casualties. these images are part of life in rebel held areas, since the russian air strikes began. opposition fighters accuse russia of carrying out the attacks. syria and russia are targetting what they say are terrorists. hundreds of people have been killed. the town is important for being close to the turkish border, and an entry point to idlib province. it was th

syria, world leader meeting in vienna. plus we take you to one of the most remote places on earth where the race is on to save endangered gorillas and chimps. turkey where leaders of the g 20 group of companies are meeting. the annual summit supposed to be about boosting cooperation on global trade and economic growth. today it was all about security. friday's attacks across paris have flipped the focus, solving the crisis in syria now dominating discussions too. >> we will redouble our efforts working with other members of the coalition to bring about a peaceful transition in syria and to eliminate d.a.e.s.h. as a force that can create so much pain and suffering for people in paris and other parts of the globe >>> bernard smith is live for us. the forces have been trying to soften borders and barriers to trade. tell us where this meeting is now heading when it comes to border controls. >> this is only a draft of a statement that the agency has got hold of. they're suggesting that they're agreeing to strengthen border controls. we don't know what that would mean because those significan

perfect french to their victims. >> translation: the terrorist talked about syria and iraq. during the assault three terrorists were killed, the first by police. two others each had an explosive belt which they activated at the time of the assault. >> reporter: the city remained locked down. evenment iconic tower closed. in the afternoon lights were lit in memory of the victims. fear more attacks though police told them not to gather in large numbers. >> frightening. >> frightening, of course. we on were so scared that we have to fight again for freedom and liberty. >> reporter: what do you think has happened? >> extremists is the problem. in europe we very tolerant and not too much, we have to close the borders >>> that was reporting from paris. one of the victims of the paris attacks has been identified as an american college student. 23-year-old was a junior at california state university long beach. he, a california native and junior studying design in paris on a semestera broad program. the university in california will be holding a vigil at 4 p.m. tomorrow to mourn her passin

. >> translation: the terrorist talked about syria and iraq. during the assaults three terrorists were killed, the first by police. two others each had an explosive belt which they activated. >> reporter: the city remained in lock down on saturday with many businesses, and even the city's iconic tower closed. in the afternoon people gathered in the republic to light candles and flowers for the victims. fear more attacks, police told them not go fay gather in large numbers. >> frightening. >> frightening, of course, that we have to fight again for freedom and liberty. >> what do you think has happened? >> extremists, that is the problem. in europe, we very tolerant, and that's too much. they have to close the important dears. >> reporter:-- borders. >> reporter: in fact, that man calling for the french borders to be closed, people want the borders to be tightened. they weren't closed today, but they have been tightened up. that free passage into france from the e.u. has been tightenetightened >>> thank you for that. we're talking about the investigation and sheila is with me. she has be

doha, i'm jane dutt top. dutton. >> a push for a solution in syria. and u.s. presidential hopeful, i.s.i.l. and foreign policy dominate the debate. >> we begin in france where prosecutors have been revealing details about the gunmen who carried out the attacks. prosecutors say the highly coordinated operation which has been claimed by i.s.i.l, involved the multinational team with links to the middle east, belgium and possibly germany. in belgium, police have already arrested several suspects with links to the attacks. one or two of the attackers passed through greece, from turkey. some had french routes, one of them was a 29-year-old paris native. his brother and father have been taken into custody. david chater has more from paris. >> the memories of the brutal attack all too raw. parisians lit candles in the place tha de la republic. the message: we are not afraid. >> translator: there's a lot of emotion for parisians like us. sadness and hatred. for those attacking us when we're quietly getting on with our lives. >> two week ago, a friend of mine said don't go to tunisia, it's

. people go to the polls in hong kong. russia stepped up its bombing campaign in syria, what activists are calling the heaviest air strikes in the area since the conflict begun. civilians are once again also being caught up in the fighting. >> reporter: people have aleppo say when the bomb fall from the sky it kills indiscriminately. for those who describe it is hard to breathe in the thick dust of the collapsed building. in another part of aleppo another one hits. the hits have intensified since russia i can't. >> translation: we heard the rockets. we were hit. a mother and a child. >> reporter: it is not clear whether these strikes in aleppo were carried out by russia or the syrian army but the russian president wants to step up the raid in syria. >> i want to thank you. it is not enough to cleanse syria of possible attacks. we face a lot of work and i hope the next phases will be conducted at the same high level. >> reporter: nearly 70 russian jets are carrying out more than 100 sortees every day in what moscow calls terrorist. the russia has been criticised for targeting groups. an int

nationals arrested. police are looking into whether he travelled to syria and had contact with i.s.i.l. at the mosque we met someone that knew him, saying he came from a good family. >> translation: i'm really shocked, i didn't expect it at all. you don't believe it when it's someone you know. >> reporter: he thinks the government failed to integrate young muslims in society. when we do something that interests them we're french, when it upsets them, we are foreign. france needs to integrate people. >> reporter: the mayor of the town had this to say. >> translation: sorry for things like this, but we don't give a dam where he was born. what matters is a kid from our country, a french kid could have become what he became. >> reporter: several of his family members were detained by the police for questioning. david is stade in paris. --live in paris. --another give day for parisian, and there's new intelligence as well. >> that's right. there's interesting developments. we hear the french have been attacking el-raqqa, the i.s.i.l. self-declared capital, boying the spirits of people here

damascus, is one of the oldest and syria's oldest industrial hub. >> president recep tayyip erdogan speak about the ongoing batting with i.s.i.l. >> there's no difference between ipg, bashar al-assad and i.s.i.l. they commit crimes against humanity. let no one deceive anyone. we went to syria because they invited us. if someone kils 380,000, if someone kills people, are you obliged to accept their infitation. >> hashem ahelbarra is in antackia. and was listening to the president's remarks. as we said earlier. he sounded conciliatory. >> he was iequivocal about the fact that he wants to meet with the russian president. putting an end to the crisis. and at the same time was defiant. his prosecution with the community. his focus that he is as bad as i.s.i.l. we have to take it into account. someone that killed more than 350,000 or 380,000. according to the turkish president. on one hand he is reaching out to the russians, at the same time telling the russians. that turkey has a different provision on how to move forward. the coalition has to be communicated, and they have to make it clear th

. near the border with syria. what are the turks making of what the e.u. is offering? >> reporter: the turks are saying that they are faced with a huge crisis and basically they won't be able to cope on their own with it and therefore the international community has to assume its responsibility when it comes to the influx of refugees into syria and - into turkey, sorry, and then thousands of thousands of those refugees crossing to europe through the aegean sea. the turks have been saying that the european community has to provide significant financial assistance. we're talking about something like three billion dollars in the first phase, but also they would like to extend these talks into broader political talks about the futures of relations between turkey and europe, particularly to resume negotiations into turkey joining the e.u., but also easing the visa requirements. talking about an economic and political package that the turks are asking for in return for controlling the border, particularly attending to the rise of the influx of refugees into europe >>> this strategy of buying

fiscal independence. opposition fighters in syria say they have captured several towns and villages in aleppo's countryside. a video has been released showing teaming up with battle groups to take back this territory. the province of aleppo which borders on turkey has been a key battle ground for three years. >> reporter: syrian rebels on the offensive. marred by divisions and short of weapons, they are advancing on the city of aleppo. many armed factions have tabid a joint command center-- a johned command center. they're attacking government military posts in southern aleppo. the al-nusra front are taking part. its fighters took a role in a push to capture a village. syrian ribs say government forces are backed by thousands of fighters from iran, iraq and hezbollah. >>> the syrian army is to cut the highways, not to take over aleppo. aleppo as a city, i think, is still divided and they have to go to the eastern side. >> reporter: behind these mountains is another major front line, government troops have been shelling here which were recently captured by turk man fighters. these mo

i.s.i.l. positions in syria. turkey is tribinging pkk targets-- striking pkk targetss. there is a fine line by acknowledging that turkey has its own fight against what it calls terrorism while the u.s. is concentrating on i.s.i.l. but nothing coming out on how they will coordinate >>> turkey has been criticised how slow it has been in tackling i.s.i.l. >> reporter: yes. turkey was really lately coming to this. it only opened its air bases in june after intense pressure from the u.s., particularly now those bases are opened, the u.s. is able to strike i.s.i.l. positions. turkey considers and said previously that it sees both as an equal threat. the turkish government, there have want raids over a few months, seems to be a crack down in turkey. today there were raids where four suspected - seven suspected i.s.i.l. members were detained and then another raid on another property in the early hours of this morning. the target of that raid blew himself up ininjuring four police officers as they tried to get in. we had a suicide bombing in turkey in october, the biggest attack on turkish

44 people in a crowded marketplace in syria. the e.u. leaders strike a deal with turkey offering cash and closer ties in return for help with the refugees crisis. >>> clashes in paris as worldwide demonstrations take place over climate change. >>> a message of forgiveness and reconciliation, the pope opens ban gee's holy door in the central african republic. >>> i am rob i had adams in doha. great britain's 79 yearlong wait for davis cup glory is finally over. action from the final day's play in belgium coming up later in the program. ♪ ♪ >>> russia is being blamed for an air strike that killed at least 44 people at a busy mark place in northern syria. if russian war planes are behind the attack, it would be one of the deadliest incidents since the country began its campaign two months ago. the marketplace is in idlib province. hashem reports from the turkey-jeasyrian border. >> reporter: this man is lucky to have survived. and yet cut ens more syrians are dead. in poorly-equipped make-shift hospitals, medic says struggle to deal with the eye number of casualties these images have

sends the most jihadists to syria and so on >> yes. a number from belgium disproportionately. that represents a number of things disenfranchisement amongst muslim communities there and activities of some very effective recruiters islamic state have been using. they are very good at using people who speak french and english, reach out to them to persuade people to go to syria. they turn them around are after receiving battle field experience to carry out-- >>> there is a perception that the belgian authorities might be less capable than others of tracking them down >> the prosecutor has himself said that they're struggling to keep track of 130 jihadists they know who have returned from syria. they're trying to keep tabs on other countries are suffering the same issues as well. france hasn't had as many but it has hundreds to keep track of as well. the problem is replicated across western europe. no-one has an answer to it yet >>> you say you're surprised at the tactics that i.s.i.s. have been demonstrating in last ten days. there was a suggestion within the last eight days that they

peaceful transition in syria and to eliminate daish as a force that can create so much pain and suffering for people in paris and ankara and other parts of the globe. >> three who carried out the attacks were french nationals. a group of gunman and suicide bombers targeted six locations across the capital. police say they found an abandoned car in an eastern suburb of paris. one of the bombers of the concert hall has been identified as a 29-year-old paris native. some of his relatives have been taken into custody. >> passports have been found at the scene. as the details trickle in, this is looking for and more like a really complicated international operation. >> the latest we've been hearing is that three british nationals were involved in the attacks. one was a 29-year-old french national. we are getting elements increasingly coming from belgium. we were aware even on saturday that there clearly was a belgian strand to this investigation because of a car that was rented for use in the attacks by someone based in belgium. belgian police arrested people. at the moment in terms of the pic

open in the final elections in egypt >>> russia stepped up its bombing campaign in syria in what activists are called the heaviest air strikes since the conflict begun. several cities and towns have been targeted. civilians are once again also being caught up in the fighting >> reporter: people of aleppo say when the bomb falls from the sky it kills indiscriminately. for those who survive it's hard to breathe in the thick dust of collapsed buildings. in another part of aleppo another air strike hits a civilian area. activetists say the strikes have intensified since russia began its air campaign to bolster the regime. >> translation: we suddenly heard the rockets. we were hit. there was a mother and a killed >> reporter: it's not clear whether these strikes in aleppo were carried out by russia or the syrian army, but the russian president wants to step up the campaign in syria. >> translation: i want to thank all of you, but i want to stress for now it is not enough to cleanse syria of rebels and terrorists and to protect russians from possible terrorist attacks. we face a lot of

campaign in syria, criticismians bear the brunt of intensified air strike. tension in bangladesh to two opposition leaders are hanged for war crimes in 1971. a long journey for food. in south sudan thousands are facing severe hunger. the army is patrolling the streets of brussels after the government warned a major attack was being planned. shops closed, the metro system was shut down and people were urged to stay indoors. paul brennan >> reporter: belgian soldiers patrol where once was just the police. a security level not seen for nearly a decade. the p.m. if contact with his cabinet to brief his ministers. the p.m. did not reveal the exact nature of the danger, but urged the public to avoid crowded places. >> translation: the analysis of the situation leads us to identify particular locations. we believe shopping malls, events, demonstrations and transport are the main targets. the whole of the brussels region has gone over to enhanced threat level 4. >> reporter: all four of brussels metro system has shut down. it is a city on edge. people here have become used to sealing police and

border with syria. >> syrian activists say the russian air strikes targeted a crowded market in the city of idlib. an i suggest stronghold. they say that the syrian government, backed by russian war planes targeted different areas across the country, killing dozens of civilians in aleppo and latakia. and in the outskirts. the syrian observatory for human rights said that over the last few months russian air strikes killed dozens of civilians, mostly women and children across the country, coming against a back drops of gains, made by the syrian opposition in latakia and aleppo, where they were said to have recaptured many villages, despite them being backed. rebels are determined to continue the fight to extend the influence in the north of the country, particularly aleppo and north of the country >>> qatar's foreign minister raped calls for bashar al-assad to step down. he says that syrians themselves must decide their country's future. >> the people have a number of priorities, number one is bashar al-assad to leave. the second is to uproot terrorism. we must take these meters into

syria in the idlib province. we have the latest. >> in yet another air strike in idlib province, dozens more syrians are dead. in makeshift hospitals, medics struggle to deal with the high number of casualties. these gruesome image have become part of life in the rebel held areas. opposition fighters accuse russia which carrying out this attack. the syrian government and russia have maintained their targets are what they call terrorists. activists say hundred was civilians including children have been killed in recent weeks of intense bombardment by russian jets in the syrian air force. it was the last city the government lost to rebels when they took over in may. syrian officials say it was captured by al-nusra front and despite losing control of most of the country, president bashar al assad and his allies insist he is vital to the fight against groups like isil. the syrian opposition along with their western and gulf allies do not agree. calls have been repeat for assad to call down. >> today, the syrian people have a number of priorities. number one is bashar al assad must l

air strike that killed 44 people at a busy marketplace in northern syria. it happened in the town of -- in idlib province. >> translation: the timing of the raid was the early hours of the morning, when the marketplace was busy. it was hit by two missiles in one raid, hit by 50 meters. a large number of people were killed and injured. it has been under the opposition control since may. russian raids have intense fire on northern parts of syria, on many fronts, like areas that are heavily populated residential areas, housing all those displaced from hama and aleppo. people here, medical staff, are outraged by russian strikes, because they targeted civilian areas. they did not target areas belonging to other opposition groups. most of the targets were civilians? >> bombings and violence in syria means more refugees, the european union wants to pay to keep them in turkey. they put 3 billion on the table in brussels. nadim baba is there, but the plan is pushed by berlin, where lawrence lee reports. >> reporter: spring turns to summer, autumn to winter, still they have not stopped. throug

near the hotel. it is believed they were sent by i.s.i.l. to secure passage for the belgian into syria. way is the mood on the streets there today? -- what is the mood? >> it's interesting you played that national an them a moment ago. you hear that a lot right now in paris across this neighborhood, the neighborhood that was most touched by those attacks, several bars and cafÉs attacked that night last friday a week and a day ago. people are still gathering. there's a sad mood but defiance, people going out more. there's also increasingly the willingness to criticise some leaders too as we found out in this report. >> translation: united in grief and celebration, people continue to pay their respects at more than half a dozen vigils, looking for community, support and solidarity. this sign says, we are united. just around the corner signs of a new reality, constant surveillance, relief for some, concern for those who prize freedom above all else. >> having in 1984 top of world, which nobody wants, vulnerability is going to exist and everybody is going to be vulnerable. everyone can po

>> >>> some of the heaviest bombing raids in syria for years - as russia steps up its air campaign >>> hello, this is al jazeera, live from doha. also ahead - we are at the slovenian border where refugees are facing a rough road ahead, following the attacks in paris. >> funeral in bangladesh. two opposition leaders hanged for war crimes committed 40 years ago. >> polls open in the final round of voting in egypt's long-delayed parliamentary elections >>> russia has stepped up a bombing campaign in syria, in what activists are calling the heaviest air strikes since the conflict began. several cities and towns have been targeted. civilians are once again caught up in the violence. >> reporter: people of aleppo say when the bomb called from the sky, it killed indiscriminately. for those that survived, it's hard to breathe. in another area of aleppo, it hit the area. others say the strikes intensified. >> we suddenly heard the rockets. we were hit, the mother and the child. >> it's not clear whether the strikes in aleppo were carried out by russia or the syrian army. the president wants