this month's international peace conference on syria as the russian foreign minister hosts meetings with his iranian and syrian counterparts. and as the n.s.a.'s mass surveillance antics draw unwelcome comparisons with this sea of east germany r.t. talks to veterans of a feared and revered cold war spy service to find out just how much the two have in common. you're watching r t international live from our moscow studios where it's just after one pm i'm lindsey france thanks for joining me relations between the u.s. and afghanistan are in jeopardy after the latest killings of civilians by american troops in the war zone the afghan president says seven children and a woman died in a u.s. airstrike on wednesday and nato claims the incident took place during a counter terror operation and admits that it least two civilians were killed by mistake it's the latest in a series of collateral damage scandals that have shaken u.s. afghan relations kabul has repeatedly demanded an end to night raids and airstrikes in civilian areas some analysts say it should be taken a step further by ensurin

the foreign minister of iran is in russia had of the next round of syria peace talks one thing nuclear negotiations finally progress inc tehran is seeing diplomatic doors open can't help solve the syria question what is being discussed with moscow and we'll hear read name in continue with mr to find out first hand. drawn is on the verge of a diplomatic breakthrough. nuclear program may be over. the grip of crippling sanctions seems closer than ever and world powers are even asking for iran's help ending the war in syria on top of that there is a new billion dollar trade deal with moscow in the works. is the islamic republic into the international sea. turning into a lasting spring. for a minister it's really great to have the on our program today. so you just came back from damascus you've spoken to president bashar have you talked about and see concrete have you come up with any concrete solutions. really i just come from the middle east. i was in lebanon i was in jordan i was in iraq and i see a common thread among everybody. concerned about the spread of widens spread of ext

support in syria if. some of the concessions that both the assad government and the opposition promised to the current it's only because they they want to have them on their side so it seems that it's not so much about peaceful dialogue and negotiations with the authorities but rather any kind of change for you can confluent major political cataclysm don't agree with that kurdistan's autonomy has been strong because of the us invasion of kurdistan has been enjoying it is autonomy it is for the region since one thousand into an after the uprising but i feel you can have very argued the united states. a lot of resources into strengthening the autonomy of kurdistan and having this region secure and safe and burgeoning into. space and again you know the states did a very important thing by removing saddam from power we can all is that without the us of the iraqis could have not removed saddam's from power but again the kurdistan region did either stability or security it has not been because of the u.s. presence but definitely removing saddam from power having a new political era i

and let us recognize that most of the death and destruction in syria come from conventional weapons which are thrown in abundance to all the warring sides from many quarters different actors have been inserted a sectarian get a mission into this country some of these obvious have generated or said forth in prophecy but we have also been continued into a community we have also seen continued into communities already there it and even demonstrators of against extremism syrians are still united india deep love for their country pride in their culture and religious heritage and long history of living in peace syrians must start talking to each other again to regain what has been lost we see power for example of this the spirit of sort of their it in every day with the many mothers and fathers striving to protect and instruct go to of ditch families on a daily basis in syria i decided that all syrians women and men i you gauged in the effort to shape our shared future. excellences let me turn now to the war that begins at this conference. the syrians themselves had the primary responsibi

iran to take part in peace talks will syria but to respond as the country's main opposition group threatens to drop out just a day after his agreed to have turned. and syria's president said that coming conference must focus on timing towers and. look at how mercenaries from europe contributed to the spread of germs hardest one that. this is all seem to national coming to live from moscow hello and welcome to the program now these are not images from a disaster and these are actual seen from the ukrainian capital taken overnight the pictures show protests of running amok angry over plans for naught they say aimed at punishing them for holding rallies the response has been fear is a mix of a lot of cocktails clubs and five bombs thrown and police trying to stave off a revolution alexy to shove skis in caves forty. it's morning now in here but the chance in the right place where the investments and rattled in a very violent manner yesterday are not dying down you can see what remains of the police cars and police buses which were burned yesterday a pretty depicting picture of what h

. i told you that syria wants to go back one thousand years in syria who were only see the pregnant woman being killed at their feet. this is that in a detailed. when you get a free ten before and after that. at that. you will not only that the shelves in the hearts of those who export to this kind of thinking get teary at the same gentleman. with four others are being killed before the eyes of their children and what is what it is that the children ofo respod to our aspirations are dancing before that. syria he and this is what is happening here. a useful thing. whoo hoo. i'm totally abstract year. under what is called the greatest area of revolution. civilians are being killed and two elderly women and children. chinese army bomb attack. victims of such bombings are not asked to by their political or religious at the weekend thinking that we see the light is being parents we see them at great speed i'm tired. under the slogan off revolution. children are killed in their schools people in the universe is that women know and that having children and that's all kinds of slogans such

hello and welcome to. the foreign minister of iran is in russia had of the next round of syria peace talks one thing nuclear negotiations finally progress inc tehran is seeing diplomatic doors open can't help solve the syria question what is being discussed with moscow and we'll hear read name in richmond continue caught up with mr to find out the answer first hand. drawn is on the verge of a diplomatic breakthrough. nuclear program may be over. crippling sanctions seems closer than ever and world powers are even asking for ending the war in syria on top of that there is a new billion dollar trade deal with moscow in the works. is the islamic republic on its way back into the international scene. into a lasting spring. for a minister it's really great to have the on our program today. so you just came back from damascus you've spoken to president bashar have you talked about inside concrete have you come up with any concrete solutions. really i just come from the middle east. i was in lebanon i was in jordan i was in iraq and i see a common thread among everybody. concerned abo

www.aljazeera.com. >> big powers are talking more honestly to each other about syria. it's less clear what that means to the assad government in damascus. that's the inside story. >> hello, i'm ray suarez. during the long bloody slog of the syrian war a certain rhythm has long since set in. lots of movement, lots of violence, lots of death, lots of international concern and then nothing. nothing but strike and counter strikes, denunciations from the united nations nothing while syrians continue to flee and die in horrifying numbers. but secretary of state john kerry while pushing for movement in the israeli-palestinian conflict and broker a non-proliferation deal with iran has been pushing hard to the end of the fighting in syria. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry is not taking no for an answer on his trip to europe and the middle east this week. an in fact, he told the syrian national coalition leaders if they don't attend peace talks in switzerland on january 22nd the u.s. will pull its support. >> i'm counting on both parties as well as the 30 or so plus other nations to come togeth

till next time you will find us online at aljazeera.com/thestream. >> time to talk piece in syria. the most significant effort yet to find a solution to the conflict is about to begin. this is the world news from al jazeera. also ahead - an anti-government protestor killed in ukraine as police break down barricades. a senior pro-government protest leader shot and wounded as a state of emergency takes effect. in the dark a lawyer who campaigned against government corruption in china goes on trial in beijing. >> delegates from 40 countries are gathering in switzerland with one aim in mind, to try to end an ongoing war in syria. it's the first time the international community managed to get both syrian government and opposition to sit down together to talk. the meeting, known as geneva two is the biggest diplomatic push to stop the fighting. these are live pictures from switzerland where the meeting is being held. >> in a moment we'll speak to al jazeera's reporter. first, let's go to james bays, our diplomatic editor at the meeting. james, what is going to be on the agenda for today

everywhere and anywhere you know it's and it's harder to not feel that way look in in syria groups that have been affiliated with al qaeda are benefiting from u.s. support and saudis support a great allies saudi arabia and the next door in iraq the so so-called al-qaeda has made a comeback and is now you know threatening on bob province so it is a good question what what is al-qaeda is that al qaeda in in somalia where you have small regional conflicts you know groups with no with no desire for a global jihad it seems to be a pretty convenient term that doesn't mean it doesn't exist but it certainly seems to be overused jarome in tel aviv would you like to reply to that i mean it is a term used very very often you almost want to get to the point where it's just a kind of a franchise. since a typical qaeda since its inception in one nine hundred eighty eight i think that we don't have to look for new new the phoenicians is one of the crowd sometimes referred. to this and this is a group within its own very person who spoke really now look the pakistan area and there are other groups that

lebanon's border with syria. the vatican is undercut scrutiny by the u.n. on the children's rights. the catholic church has been slammed over allegations of child sex abuse by priests and an inadequate response from church officials. protest over high-cost redevelopment plans for city in northern spain spread to madrid. oulsons in the street call it a waste of money for the cash- strapped country that it can afford. -- thousands in the street call it a waste of money for the cash-strapped country that it can't afford. coming up this hour, but he waved its the australian open hard with some players and spectators passing out from the heat. steamy details coming up in sports. and then on hand to give us the details of his recent coverage of the ongoing conflict in central african republic. story in the hague for war the trial is on for four members of hezbollah accused of assassinating former lebanese minister. his death nine years ago sent shockwaves throughout the region. he was killed in a massive car bombing, which many of his supporters blamed on the syrian regime. anyscus has always

attempts to stop the civil war in syria. also now joining the conversation, joshua landis, and the director of the center for middle east studies at the university of denver. joshua, let me start with you, what is the united states up to and has it made any progress in its efforts to stop the fighting in syria? >> well, it hasn't made a lot of progress. there's complete chaos on the ground on the rebel side who have been fighting each other tooth and nail as you mentioned in your start up, and the -- the worry on the part of the opposition is if they begin to talk to assad, he is quite powerful on the grown now, and this could lead to the partition of syria. a rebel controlled area in the south, and a regime controlled area in the rest of the country. so what their real beef is to try to hold the american's feet to the fire and make them actually deliver on this promise they made at geneva one that assad would step down, because they don't have the power to do that themselves. so that's -- the trackations that are going on right now in an effort to commit america to the position th

they even began to talk. so talk takes a while. none of us are satisfied with leaving syria to the kind of horrendous acts that have engaged in, which is why i said there will be parallel efforts being made while the talks are going on in order to try to find different pressure points and different ways of finding a solution, but my sense is that -- this is already one of the worst catastrophes of humanitarian crises in the world today. you have upwards of 9 million people displaced. the burden on jordan is growing and significant. the burden on lebanon is growing and significant. the increase of the number of terrorists and terrorist groups is unacceptable to any nation that cares about stability and -- and -- and the long-term safety and security of our people. so this crisis is growing, not diminishing, and i believe the impact is going to be -- continue to be felt in ways that is going to compel others to think in many different ways to think about the options down the road. >>> it is now 1:00 eastern time, you are listening to secretary of state john kerry talking about the on

americans, the russians, the syrians, the iranians, have all set out their bottom lines for syria's future. it can't all happen. the bloody civil war and the peace conference in was switzerland are the inside story. ♪ >>> hello, i'm ray suarez. syrians are continuing to fight and die in hellish conditions. even as some of the world's best-known diplomats descended in geneva. the powerful gathering is talking about peace but have presented very different ideas about whether bashar al-assad stays or goes. meanwhile iran able to continue to fuel the fire, are publicly doubting the chance for success. and assad is ready to fight to the last syria. foreign negotiations gathered in the stated hopes of drafting a plan to bring peace to syria, but right from the start, he hard lines of division between many of the participates, especially the syrian government and leaders of the opposition, cast doubt on the success of the conference. >> translator: the syrian people aspire to have a strong army that protects their assets, land, and ethnicity, protects it's borders and land. >> the syrian

cantaloupes on an extremist group in syria tell shocking details of their ordeal as the militants fighting under the black flags of all kinds and the region as the most radical power in the region feared even by assad's forces meanwhile. it's still feeding the fighters in in syria. america's middle east policies are raising eyebrows with washington's offer to help find this a militant group in iraq appearing to draw it together with iran. also this hour a huge fire sale ireland's consuls of historic cities got under the hammer in europe as cash strapped governments invent new ways to meet their budgets plot. you're going to be to follow that radiation record companies to your horror it's lights are down fears of fracking as a new report reveals hundreds of complaints of contamination but officials and companies in need to ignore them. this isn't international coming to life from moscow hello and welcome to the. several hundred captives of a hard line rebel group links to al qaeda have been freed in syria they were being held by fighters from the islamic state of iraq and find who

which of these outside powers have the political will. to cross-talk developments in syria i'm joined by my guest in our bill in washington he is a member of the brookings institution and a scholar in residence at the american university and in new york we cross to joe lauria he is a u.n. correspondent for the wall street journal all right gentlemen welcome to the program crosstalk rules and in fact that means you can jump in anytime you want joe is the weekend's here where does the geneva process stand i mean maybe the best thing that's happened is that it's even happening. yeah i guess it that it stands pretty much where it began irreconcilable differences between the two parties they sat in the same room they spoke through mr brahimi the u.n. negotiator they spoke to each other there are a lot of rumors that the syrian government had decided that they agreed certainly to talk about a transitional government that's been shut down so really no progress was made no progress was expected except on the humanitarian front there was an attempt to get aid into homes that's not over yet that o

you're against any money being sent to syria what does it mean he just won here of to stand back and see how the work plays out in syria like gayle all cities . no i think that europe should not finance the war in syria and it is exactly what europe is doing today. europe with the united nations well obviously today we see european states shamefully financing terrorist organizations that are there for the sole purpose of overthrowing a power in place the legitimate power of bashar al assad which is a legitimate power in a country where everything was going well before the foreign invasion because that's pretty much what we have today in syria it's not civil war but a foreign invasion in syria one is trying to destabilize the region and i don't have to tell you who is of course behind this project if syria folds and other muslim countries has fallen in the few last months well this will be a positive for israel and positive for the united states and its allies and the loser will of course be a wrong that we absolutely try to isolate by all means on the international scene so there it

extremists move in. syria's opposition decides it will attend peace talks to the u.n. retracts an invitation to iran just a day before the geneva summit starts a move moscow has called a mistake. russian diplomats urged those attending the peace talks to focus on terrorism plaguing syria amid reports of al qaeda training camps across the country other top stories this hour. live from our studio center here in moscow it's just turned eleven pm this international radical opposition supporters in the ukrainian capital continue their assault on police barricades for a second night government protests they want to force the country's entire leadership out to say they're not leaving and warned recently published new laws aimed at preventing them from holding rallies will only boost the violence legislation was announced last week and quickly passed as the crisis escalated and is in kiev. tension may have come down in terms of the noise at the governmental court in kiev but it's still far from settled only a few meters are separating the police lines and the line of the protesters or the

with an act first in just a few minutes. syria's opposition decides it will attend peace talks after the re trying to take into iran just a day before the geneva summit starts a move called a mr. russian diplomat was attending the peace talks to focus on the terrorism plaguing syria and the reports of all kinds of training camps across the country. hello and welcome to our senior national trend line from moscow my name is you know shapovalov tell a story now and around to go opposition supporters in the ukrainian counter so continue sold on police barricades for a second night and to government protests they want to force country's entire leadership out the rioters say they're not leaving and warned that recently published new rules aimed at preventing them from holding rallies would only bruise the violence there. and quickly passed as the crisis escalated. for. tension may have come down in terms of the noise at the governmental court in kiev but it's still far from settled only a few meters are separating the police lines and the line of the protesters or the rioters and still som

whether mr. assad has any role in the future of syria is the epicenter of these negotiations. but this issue will probably be left until the very end of these talks. in the meantime, they will be trying to work around the other issues on how to structure the transitional authority, and at the very and decide what assad's role will be in this. but it is not really clear at this moment how the government representatives here will accept or not the demands of the opposition. a short while earlier, a special saider to president assad even though members of the international community want mr. to go, he stressed he is popular in syria and the decision whether he has any role in the future of syria should be divided by the ballot box of these are old being salvos to jockey for advantage but at the same time he mentioned that many syrians in the current regime are -- you are not tarnished by atrocities could be acceptable. basically here the syrians are trying to avoid what happened when saddam hussein fell in baghdad and the baptists were purged and the state imploded. veryrn diplomats are s

syria on wednesday moscow blocked an effort from the un security council to denounce the syrian government's air strikes on rebels in the city of aleppo. scott and sounds and barrel bombs there have reportedly killed seven seven hundred civilians. the un draft statement would not have been enforceable but it might be in a building block for a leader resolution meanwhile in aleppo syria rebels have taken back the headquarters of another group linked to al qaeda dettori has that story. on the ten strategic pasted on the line and reportedly filmed by syrian revenue thus we see the gains control of the states to form a children's hospital until now when the hounds on peter the manatees. these pictures are impossible to verify that they should prisoners allegedly executed by members of the just great. i'd say we have conquered the headquarters of the nicest we have found around cindy that prisoners including journalists and several soldiers from the syrian army. the killers claim to be muslims is that they don't represent islam the sun care what happened to the license plate is accor

americans traveling to syria are being recruited by al qaeda to carry out attacks when neighbor turned home details from new york coming up. meanwhile washington is considering resuming lethal military aid to syria despite radical al-qaeda linked rebels gaining strength and controlling crucial in neighboring iraq. europe susteren is hitting those at the top with the blocks leaders earning some of their lowest approval ratings and debt ridden countries. can talk is killed but u.s. soldiers after being mistaken for the enemy this is washington's failing to get. a security deal will get expert opinion from london shortly. and sports safety russia launches a massive security operation ahead of the winter games in sochi dubbed the largest in the pic history. from a studio center here in moscow this is r.t. international with the twenty four hours a day. extremist groups in syria seeking to recruit and train americans and then send them back to carry out terror attacks that's what u.s. intelligence and counterterrorism officials are claiming with the tracking of those who return from

the former u.s. career ambassador to syria and currently an adjunct scholar at the middle east institute also in new york we have don de bar he is an anti-war activist and host of a daily radio program and in washington we cross to peter van buren he is a veteran of the u.s. state department who served in iraq and he's also author of we meant well how i helped lose the battle for the hearts and minds of the iraqi people gentlemen cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i very much encourage it peter if i go to you first in washington the blame game is raging again who lost iraq who lost afghanistan mr gates is a. memoir of his time in office is really getting a lot of people upset and probably rightfully so from a if you're in the white house and we have to look at what's going on in iraq now what obligation does the united states have to reintroduce itself in a greater military way not with troops not boots on the ground but what obligation does the united states have to save the maliki government well the answer is no and not that anything c

became so strong. while in syria al-qaeda linked rebels and other opposition groups are engulfed in bloody infighting the forthcoming peace talks are under threat from the growing divisions among those aiming to topple assad. approval ratings for leaders to an all time low as bailouts and austerity trigger a clearance sale of countries assets to patch up the budget holes are to reports on how many people are upset with the move. by selling. a priceless. price tag to. europeans gather in the streets to protest against the controversial initiative declaring that they are not ready to sell history and culture to keep a commies and help them stay afloat. and playing it safe concerns are growing about how athletes and visitors will be acted at russia's upcoming winter olympics in sochi to see what is being done to secure the olympic host city. and broadcasting live from our studios in moscow recapping the week's top stories is r t with the weekly. affiliated militants have been occupying key areas in iraq's anbar province for over two weeks tanks have been deployed in the provincial capi

to the president of syria, bashar al assad. >>> plus, shocking and very provocative comments from iran's foreign minister suggesting perhaps the u.s. gave away too much in that nuclear deal with iran. the foreign minister of iraq goes one-on-one exclusively with cnn. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> let's begin with the breaking news out of israel where authorities now say they've busted an al qaeda-operated terror cell that allegedly plotted to attack the united states embassy in tel aviv and other high-profile targets. let's go straight to our senior international correspondent ben wedeman. he's joining us from jerusalem. what's the latest, ben? what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, this is a statement that came from shin bet, israel's formidable domestic security agency which says they've broken up this ring of three men in east jerusalem as well as in the west bank. now, according to the statement by shin bet, a man in gaza recruited these three men over the internet using facebook, skype, and other social media. now, according to the statement, one of

. one in syria. groups engaging in fighting the growing divisions among those. threatening the upcoming peace talks . with trust and politicians affecting the way people see the common currency as they look for a replacement. security being a major concern of the upcoming winter olympics in sochi we take a look at how city is making sure athletes and spectators are protected. the past seven days top stories and the latest developments this is the weekly. thousands of iraqis are fleeing their homes in the anbar province which is turned into a war after al qaeda linked militants took control of the two cities the army has yet failed to retake the occupied territories that have been declared an islamic state by the militants as iraqi military gathers its forces for a decisive assault. looks at what is empowering the extremists in the region. you know they run on chaos emboldened by the fighting in syria these al qaeda linked militants overran parts of iraq including the city of. we have said earlier about the serious situation will actually go into iraq and this is what we were wa

syrians, the iranians have all set out their bottom lines for syria's future. they all can't happen. the peace conference in switzerland are the inside story. >> hello, i'm ray suarez. the powerful gathering of international leaders is talking about peace but presented very different ideas about whether bashar al-assad's stays or goes. meanwhile iran's leaders invited and then uninvited from the swiss conference unable to fuel the fire are publicly doubting the chances for progress. and judging from the delegation appearance in montreux, assad is ready to fight the last syrian. foreign ministers and negotiators from som several nas gather. right from the start, the hard lines decisions between syrian government and leaders of the opposition cast doubt on the success of the meeting. >> the syrian people aspire to defend the borders of the sovereignty. >> reporter: representing the government of bashar al-assad denounced the proceedings and the participants. >> no one in the world has the right to give or take legitimacy to a president or government or constitution or law or anything

david foster. coming up in the next 60 minutes, syria says it will be going to planned talks in geneva but repeats its calls for foreign states to stop funding the rebels. >>> three people killed by a car bomb as the trial begins over in the murder of the country's prime minister. >>> such crimes can never be crustfied. >> the vatican says there can be no excuse for child abuse, bbut disappointed victims. >>> and another anti-government protest law. >>> we begin with this. al jazeera has obtained a leaks document in which the syrian government details its reservations about un-backed talks in geneva. but it has confirmed in the note to the un chief that it will be there for the talks. let's go to kristin live now from un headquarters in new york. the reservations are there on paper now. what are the implications? >> well, david, this could be very significant. we did expect that the syrian government would be taking part in these talks, but for the first time, we're getting an official document laying out their position, and they do seem to be laying out their reserve accusation

to focus on the terrorism plaguing syria and we have reports of al qaeda training camps across the country. hello and welcome to our team to national twenty four hour news live from moscow my name is you national power thanks for joining us. roger cooperation supporters in the ukrainian capital continue their assault on police barricades for a second night of anti-government protests they want to force country's entire leadership out the rioters say they're not leaving and warns that a recently published new rules aimed at preventing them from holding rallies will only use the violence the legislation was announced last week and quickly passed as the crisis escalated. for us. tension is far from dying down in ukrainian capital kiev with the standoff still continuing at the governmental quarter of the righteous and the police are still exchanging malls of cocktails and flash bangs several hundred people are injured in hospitals including more than one hundred policemen which is something unprecedented also in the night we saw something peculiar case of vigilantism in the streets of

see the renewed violence in iraq as an overspill from the civil war which rages in syria. some of the most fearsome insurgents are associated with the islamic state in iraq in syria. secretary kerry has offered assistance to the predominately shiite government. no american troops will be deployed. iran pledged to help iraq but ruled out joint operations with the united states. from washington, d.c., robin wright. she is a joint fellow at the u.s. institute of peace and the woodrow wilson center. she has recently returned from a trip to iran. max boot, a fellow at the council on foreign relations. he also wrote "invisible armies: an epic history of guerrilla warfare from ancient times to the present." and dexter filkins from the new yorker. i am pleased to have all of them here this evening. the question we begin with, max, what is happening? >> nothing good. iraq achieved a measure of stability after the surge in 2008. violence fell more than 90%. unfortunately, the prime minister of iraq has not shown himself to be someone who can consolidate the gains won on the battlefield. he

more concrete news from you know there's a stalemate on the ground but news from syria coming out from syria this morning are very disturbing just. the syrian regime the assad regime targeting different neighborhoods of rebel forces continued strife humanitarians and just we heard here in washington yesterday the chief intelligence. official of the administration talking about syria becoming a heart for islamic fundamentalism and for terrorism possibly striking at the u.s. it joe it's very interesting i was watching very closely the u.s. secretary of state's comments about what's going on there and and i think we all agree whatever your political stripe is that there is this civil war is truly truly dreadful but the u.s. and its allies constantly criticize and point out atrocities committed by the assad regime but they are very tepid in criticizing opposition groups and particularly groups that most people believe are linked to al qaeda or groups like al qaeda you know does this create the kind of an atmosphere of compromise and diplomacy that's necessary i guess what i'm saying and pu

syria al-qaeda linked rebels and other opposition groups engaged in bloody infighting the growing divisions among those aiming to topple assad of threatening the forthcoming peace talks in geneva. plus the backing of e.u. leaders dips to an all time low as. a clearance sale of countries assets to patch up budget holes. the security being a major concern at the upcoming winter olympics in sochi we take a look at how the host city is making sure athletes and spectators are protected. in the past seven days top stories and the latest developments this is the weekly on. thousands of iraqis aflame their homes in anbar province which has turned into a war zone after al qaeda linked militants took control of the two largest cities that the army has yet failed to retake the occupied territories that have been declared an islamic state by the militants as the iraqi military gathers its forces for a decisive assault. looks at what is empowering the extremists in the region. young good luck. with. integrity they run on chaos emboldened by the fighting in syria these al qaeda linked militants

talks on syria all the country's main opposition group says it will drop out of the negotiations. syria's president says the upcoming conference must focus on tackling terrorism above all else look at how mercenaries from europe contribute to the spread of jihadist violence. from our studio center here in moscow which just turned eleven pm this is r.t. international. now these are not images from a disaster zone these are actual scenes from the ukrainian capital the pictures show protesters running amok angry over plans for laws they say are aimed at punishing them for holding rallies the response has been fierce mix of molotov cocktails clubs and bombs and reports of pepper spray all thrown at the police trying to stave off a revolution when alexian is in kiev for the international. like a battlefield doesn't it after this extreme violence just. all of the protesters prepared to go in all of this. well the word unprecedented fits very well to the situation of kiev right now it is unprecedented brutality from both sides of the protest by the police and by the protesters yesterday

chaos emboldened by the fighting in syria these al qaeda linked militants overran parts of iraq including the city of the literature we have said earlier that the serious situation will actually go into iraq and this is what we were warning about chaos in neighboring syria deep as the u.s. and its allies threatened the syrian government sending the signal to the rebels to fight on to the detriment of the political outcome islamic groups have now taken over the opposition movement there and have even chased the western backed leader of the free syrian army out of the country to be honest you the leave it alone because if you kick it they're going to come out and that's what we did when we invaded iraq you know three and it can bite not just somewhere far in a war zone but here in the u.s. american intelligence and counterterrorism officials now say islamic extremist groups in syria with ties talk to a recruiting and training americans who have traveled there to get them to carry out attacks when they return home there are dozens of extremist islamist forces that are operating bot

until next type, waj and i will see you online. ♪ check >> chaos continues in syria. on the diplomatic front it's not better as iran told it's not welcome at peace talks. >> you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also coming up anti-government protesters and police battle on the streets of ukraine's capital for the second night in a row. >> africa has its first female head of state. can she stop the violence? >> and a new study that says half of the world's wealth is in the hands of just 85 people. >> after nearly three years of war, the syrian government and the opposition will hold face-to-face talks. opponents of bashar al-assad threatened a boycott of the summit in switzerland, because the u.s. invited its ally to attend. that invitation has been withdrawn. >> iran went back on its word, and that is why the united nations says it's not welcome. >> the secretary-general is disappointed by iranian public statements that are not at all consistent with the stated commitment. he urges iran to join the global consensus behind the geneva communique. >> 24 hours earlier secr