hezbollah fighters are pushing onto three frouned. they are all north-western, the capital damascus inside syrian territory. hezbollah is talking about making gapes making coins on hill fops and inflicting casualties among the opposition. the coalition of groups including the al nusra front say they have repelled attacks and inflicted casualties on hezbollah. they are following a hit and run. they know the terrain, it's rugged and hard for hezbollah. further north in idlib, and others, we have rebels managing to infiltrate a hospital. that hospital has between 200 and up to 250 soldiers hold up there. that's when the town fell. the entire town and the wider province is considered a gateway to the city. that's the strong hold for the president >> reporter: a group linked to the taliban claimed responsibility for an attack on a bus in karachi. gunmen and motorcycles killed many people. it belonged to a branch of shia islam. >> reporter: this was bus was packed with commuters when gunmen stopped it and opened fire. dozens were killed. mo

at least two dozen hezbollah fighters have been killed since the battle started two weeks ago. isil says it took a town in the east. it has one of the main gas supplying stations and is close to the main electric grid. >>> in the north of syria, government jets hit aleppo for a second day. a series of air strikes targeted a number of areas in the south and southwest. activists say several people were killed many of them women and children. >>> and syria's war was also high on the agenda at the latest nato summit which has wrapped up in turkey. imran khan followed that meeting and sent this report. >> reporter: the violence in syria continues as the islamic state of iraq and the levant says it has taken territory in the east. that's despite the continuing coalition air strikes against the armed group. the international community is once again calling on syrian president barb babb to declare a ceasefire. turkey has long been a vocal opponent of the assad regime and has proposed a series of secure zones to be implemented in syria. at the nato summit the threat from isil was discus

on the hezbollah border. the syrian army and allies killed dozens of fighters. it's happening in the mountainous border region which saw intense fighting in recent weeks. there are fears it could spillover into neighbouring lebanon. we have this explanation. the battle in syria's minds intensified. this is the western parts, a coalition groups pushing out the syrian government and hezbollah fighters. it is on the lebanese-syrian border and is considered a strategic supply route for the fighters and opposition fighters. fighters don't want them distracted from other areas. the group's fighters are adamant about maintaining control in areas that they have taken. the syrian air force has been targetting positions to prevent interruption in crucial support. the government denies moving ground. areas are prompting rare acknowledgment of setbacks and promises to raise the moral of syrian troops. god willing, the army will reach the heroes in the hospital, to continue to battle to eradicate terrorism. in neighbourin

it says it's worried that hezbollah advances could drag hezbollah's army into the war. >> any intervention by force outside the country creates a threat for the army itself, and for the whole lebanese society. >> the syrian option said it does not want to cross the border into lebanon. fighters insist on battling hezbollah. the lebanese army hob deployed in areas where hezbollah can't operate because of sectarian issues. in a fight so close to people where people might take sides whether they are sunni or shia contributes to the divide. >> a research analyst at the carney middle east center says rebel fighters are managing to make gains against syrian government forces in the region. >> in the past two months, we have seen a new trend within the syrian opposition fraction. the more they are uniting the more they are proving to be efficient and the more they are willing on the ground. they have created the new umbrella successful in is lib and now witnesses a similar trend emerging on the mountainside when all these fighters are uniting under one umbrella and coordinating their attacks on t

of hezbollah. in my work personally i can attest that we've seen it. hopefully, it'll be prosecuted in criminal court. the confluence between the major cartels and criminal states, which doug pointed out, like venezuela, organizations like hezbollah, is out of control. >> let me turn to isil for a moment. we know from your testimony and from previous hearings that the sources of isil funds are predominantly in oil and the looting of the banks from mosul and kidnappings and randsom and the like. to what extent do they participate in the international banking? what could american policymakers do to disrupt the islamic state's access to financial institutions? >> i think that's an excellent question, and one that is puzzling many experts who look at isil. the fact of the matter is most of the money is in a cash based economy, in that the money circulates within the territories occupied by isil. insofar as monies coming from the outside, it seems to come into isil-controlled territory in cash. rather t

hezbollah is e aggressor. hezbollah fighters terrorize the people of syria. hezbollh has made itself a state within a state of lebanon, denying the lebanese people their right of self-determination. it's time to redouble our efforts to stop hezbollah from continuing its campaign of terror across the region. so i urge my colleagues to pass this legislation because it is so important the united states has the clout to do so and we should always let the people, the average people know that the united states stands by them. hezbollah is one of the rst terrorist organations. hezbollah tries to terrorize israel but they he never succeeded and will never succeed and they have terrorized the people of lebanon and syria. we need to put an end to tha that's why this legislation is so important. i urge my colleagues to support it. i thank chairman royce once again for his leadership, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york yields back. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. royce: i yieltwo minutes to the g

so hezbollah, al qaeda. why have not we applied the racketeering -- the rico charge against al qaeda? it's a racket. terrorism is against the law and the reason would matter on a financing level, we can go after long arm capabilities all their assets all over the world. we more than enough countries in the world that endorse terrorism as the national level crime. >> dr. asher, on the trade based money laundering what's your assessment of the current u.s. policy? >> absolute interest and unfortunate ineffectiveness. everybody i have worked with, i have had a great honor and pleasure to work with. they're great people in our government. there is awareness of these issues that we never had before. there's awareness that we should go after the financial networks as a means to tackle the whole network. it's a revolution. i'm very proud of it. but it's not working. there's more hezbollah money being garnered in the united states than in 2011. we have to look at the strategies like rico. we need to approach them mo

we realize, in particular on hezbollah, the attacks that they have conducted. it still raises a real threat to us and to our citizens overseas. by all means, we need to continue. mr. levitt: i promised you an individual who has not only tremendous expertise and knowledge and i think we have delivered. please join me an thinking jerry. [applause] thank you all for taking the time and have a great weekend. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> next, the internet and tv expo. after that, a discussion on the method of oil extraction hydraulic fracturing. then, house oversight hearing on the conduct of members of the secret service. >> tomorrow, former deputy cia director michael morel speaks at the national pestress club. announcer: monday night on the communicators, members of congress on nsa collection of phone records, privacy and net neutrality. >> it authorizes the metadata of collection. or austan simply authorizes. last week we found out that the second dist

the tectonic plates are shifting with american tv taken on a tour by hezbollah who u.s. still says is terrorists. they show us who are the terrorists who they say are theal can kwiedthe al al qaeda link fight in that area. you can see the welcome they came to us restrictive but cooperative trying to i think, play into the information war that is happening in this region right now and many i think, consider that campaign in the mountains to be controversial, there are many here who are at risk stirring up violence in side lebanon particularly if hezbollah rebels choose to strike back but what you saw there was hezbollah trying to show they are on the front victorious in clearing out this mountainous region to keep lebanon safer. >> thank you for that exclusive, excellent report really showing us not only what it is like on the battlefield but illustrating how incredibly complicated it all is in that country and in that region of course. let's turn now to iraq and the fall of ramadi for the first time since the city was taken by isis forces we hear president obama's reacti

hezbollah says it has also inflicted losses on opposition fighters and prompted to clear the area. but the battle near the divided part of lebanon where tensions run deep, is a cause for concern for others as well. the alliance says it is worried that the advances can track the army into syria's war. early intervention protects outside the country create as threat for the army itself, and for the whole society. >> the syrian opposition says it does not want to cross the board e, but fighters insist on battling hezbollah considering a vital lifeline keeping the government in power. the army has already been deployed where they can't operate because of sectarian issues. in a fight so close to home where people may take sides is seen is a threat for lebanon, which is already struggling to contain that divide. al jazeera. >> coming up this news hour, an entire generation of men wiped out, one community in north eastern nigeria that is reeling from a string of attacks. you're fired. we will fell you why chili's president has sacked her entire cabinet. and mires is given the green light

. >> hezbollah is pushing on three fronts in the mountain range of qalamoun. the argue wants a swept victory mobilizing thousands. wednesday's fighting is said to be one of the most intense in weeks. hezbollah is in control of mountain tops and in areas all near syria with the border of lebanon. that would cut off rebels from a coalition including al-nusra front fighters allied with al-qaeda. it is an important route for weapons and fighters for hezbollah and the syrian government but the rebels are hitting back fighting isil in the area while battling hezbollah fighters. rebels say they have repelled a number of attacks and retook areas they have lost to hezbollah in recent days, making using of the rugged terrain to launch attacks. hezbollah held funerals for at least 18 of its fighters, including commanders who had been killed in recent fighting. opposition sources suggest the number of hezbollah casualties is much higher. it could be costly. >> the fight in qalamoun and the rest of syria i also said to protect president bashar al assad's regime. if bashar

that area is vital for the syrian government, as well as hezbollah. it's where both sides get their weapons in and out and get sent reinforcements across the border. the area is key to protect the capitol damascus. we know rebels are still in that area. they are from a coalition of rebel groups in the area. they are now relying on tactics. the death toll for hezbollah stands at least 25 fighters been killed in the fighting. separately in another development here in the capitol of beirut, a military court sentenced a former minister to four and a half years in prison. he was caught trying to bring weapons from syria into lebanon. now he was accused of trying to carry out bombings and assassination to destabilize lebanon and cooperating with the syrian intelligence. that verdict is seen by the anti syria camp as lenient, one political member of the biggest parliamentary block head in lebanon, the march 14 said that verdict was a farce. >> police in iraq's capitol baghdad say a shia group set fires to the offices of a charitable group. the flames spread

they are fighting isil in the area, while battling hezbollah fighters. rebels say they have repelled a number of attacks, and retook areas they had lost in recent days making news of the rugged terrain to launch attacks. hezbollah has held funerals for at least 18 of its fighters including commanders who had been killed in recent fighting. opposition forces suggest the number of casualties is much higher. the fight is going to be hard for both sides and could be costly. hezbollah leaders are clear that the fight is to protect president bashar al-assad's regime. the armed group also fears if a assad falls, it will mean the end of hezbollah's power in lebanon and the region. the last 24 hours have been bloody. the government is struggling to end the siege of its forces in northern syria. the town fell to the rebels over two weeks ago. fighters managed to take parts of a hospital where over 200 soldiers and some senior officers are staying in fortified bunkers. the area and the rest of idlib are considered crucial to the regime. it's a strong hold for presi

that was apparently hezbollah's money. under the law, we have a section called 981k of title 18 that allows substitute assets to be confiscated, where the u.s. government can actually reach the assets. so even though we didn't have an inlat with lebanon, and it would be better if we did, we were able to freeze the money and forfeit ultimately $102 million of hezbollah's money without going to lebanon. if we have imlats that we should use more strategically, it will be exponentially more effective. but even where we don't have it we have legal tools that can be useful. the the key is, we've got to deprive financial assets for the adversaries' pockets. >> thank you. mr. barrett, is there a formalized model you can see in this charitable arena, where you have seen it maybe a best practice where through either forced disclosure or legitimate charities to warn potential donors that they actually have a record of bad acting through the follow of the the 990 report with the irs. if it's a u.s. charity or is there a way to formali

hezbollah and the syrian government use this as a route for weapons and fighters. hezbollah has deployed thousands of fighters and heavy weapons to secure the mountains, but despite the gains they have made so far, the fight is not over the rebels are relying on hit and run tactics and hezbollah has already paid a heavy price. >> reporter: at least two dozen hezbollah fighters have been killed since the battle started two weeks ago. isil says it took the town in eastern homs it has one of the main gas-supplying stations or reservoirs, and it is close to the main electric grid. in the north of syria, government jets hit aleppo for a second day. a series of air strikes targeted a number of the areas in the south and southwest. the targets were a marketplace and a school. activists say several people were killed many women and children. >>> all right still to come on the news hour rescuers end their search for bodies at a factory fire that has killed at least 22 people in the philippines. >>> fighting back against drug resistance. we look at a new push to develop nove

hezbollah is trying to push in three areas. they are considered to be strategic for hezbollah, the mountains, so they are trying to get the top of the hills to give them a vantage point. however, the other side is claiming to have repelled hezbollah's advances and they are talking of regaining areas they lost in the last few days of fighting this will not be easy for hezbollah >>> and the battle elsewhere? >> well a town is considered to be the gate way for the syrian course that is where bashar al-assad's stronghold is located. basically you have the coalition of rebels taking control of that town about two weeks ago. however sh around 200 - up to 250 fighters from the regime some are senior officers are holed up in the hospital. we understand they are taking shelter in the bunker. the rebels manage to infiltrate the compound. however, it remains unclear, the syrian government forces said they are shelling and carrying out air strikes. we have bashar al-assad vowing to clear the time. it is vital for them. >>> a group linked t

this is a key supply route for hezbollah and the syrian government. the regime wants to secure a key road connecting the capital damascus with homs, and on to president bashar al-assad's strong hold on to the western coast. it's a hard battle. the mountain range is vast and rugged. the syrian rebels are adopting guerilla warfare tactics and using the terrain as a hide out. that could prove hard for the syrian government jets and fighters to control or clear the area. >> despite hezbollah's attacks, syrian's rebels are powerful in the area. they say they repelled a number of attacks and are vowing to fight back. this battle is going to be a long one. it could spillover and deepen tensions there. >> and here in the u.s. we are tracking dangerous weather throughout the middle part of this country. tornado watches and warnings are up in the mid western and great plains. kevin corriveau is here with the latest. we have seen severe weather and situations out there. >> that's right. and all week long but we'll deal with a bit this seasoning. look at what is

a key supply route for most both hezbollah and the syrian governments. it's a hard battle. the mountain range is vast and rugged. the syrian rebels are using the mountainous terrain as a perfect hide out. that could prove difficult for fighters to clear that area. despite the attacks syrian rebels remain powerful in the area. they say they repel a number of the attacks and are vowing to fight back. this battle is going to be a long one. al jazeera near the syrian border. >> prime minister greeted troops at the site we remains the grandfather of the ottoman empire's founder they described it as clear aggression. >>> at least 14 people have been killed in car bombings in iraq. the worst attacks happened north of the capital in baghdad. security force members killed in the town of tarmyah while three were killed in kaji. >>> it's feared that sunnies will be alienated so the government has tried to create a local force. but not all sunni tribes are on board. >> the iraqi government said that the recruit drive is to fight the islamic state of the iraq and levant in anbar provinc

a it was denied there was any crossing of any borders by hezbollah or hamas. the government and morsi has been accused of conspiring to commit acts of terrorism well hamas, hezbollah and iran's revolutionary guard. it has been referred to the grand mufti due to rule on it by june the 2nd. the court verdict on saturday was handed down a week after hosni mubarak was sentenced but freed as he had served time. the man depose by a popular up pricing has been freed from jail and an elected president sentenced to death. osama binjavi. >> the author of "inside jihad" confronting radical islam. thank you for speaking to us. do you en visage that this death sentence against mohamed morsi could actually be carried out? >> it can, but there is a possibility it may not be. like the cases that happened before, when there was a case of capital punishment for hundreds of people this was maybe two years ago, and the judicial system later on didn't allow this to be done. so, the mufti now has the decision. the decision is not obvious gliing obgilatory. both possibilities are th

despite hezbollah's attacks syrian rebels remain powerful in the area. they say that they repelled a number of attacks and are determined to fight back. this battle is going to be a long one. and it could easily spill over into lebanon and deep into the political in-fighting and sectarian tension there is. >> the new must lee yum is 200 meters inside syria after being moved closer to turkey by the army in february. they agreed to troops at the site. syrian state media described the incident as clear aggression. >>> eight people have been killed in car bombings in iraq. the attacks happened north of the capital of baghdad. five security forces were killed while three civilians were killed. >>> meanwhile the iraqi government has relied on iran-backed militias in its fight against isil in anbar province but it's feared that sunnies would be alienated as these militias take the lead and "n" recapturing the province. the government is now trying to create a local force. we have reports from baghdad not all sunni tribes are on board. >> reporter: the iraqi gov

hezbollah announced it made big gains in the area. but with fighters carrying out hit and run attacks. >> more than 40 hezbollah fighters are set to have been killed since fighting started this month. qalamoun is crucial for hezbollah and the syrian government is where both sides get weapons of re-enforcements. fighting in syria's multiple battle fronts intensify. too many warring factions with different agendas are battling themselves it's not clear who will win the final battle >>> 17 people were found dead on a boat today, like so many they were trying to make it to italy. officials say more than 4,000 migrants have been pulled off the parties on friday many reaching ports in sicily. that is where a british navy vessel dropped off 700 migrants half rescued from an over crowded boat off the coast of libya. german and irish vessels picked up the other half. emma haywood has more. >> reporter: in the middle of the mediterranean sea, this was a scramble to stay afloat. a desperate scene, repeated many times over. a german frigate invol

the government and hezbollah announced it made gains, saying it took an area the highest vantage . point, it's where sides get goods in and out. the government is key to protect the capital damascus. we know that rebels are in that area. they are from a coalition of rebel groups in the area. they are now relying on hit and run tactics. the death toll for hezbollah over the last two weeks of fighting stands at 25 at least fighters killed in the fighting. now separately and in another development in the capital, beirut, a military court sentenced a former minister to 4.5 years in prison. he was caught trying to bring weapons from syria into lebanon. he was accused of trying to carry out bombings and assassinations to destabilize lebanon. that verdict is seen by the anti-syrian camp as lenient. one political member of the biggest parliamentary block in lebanon, the march 14th said the verdict was a farce. >> police in baghdad said a shia group set fire to a center and spread to houses. it follows support that some were targeted with gunfire. >> reporter: the overnight violence in bagh

its iron dome defense system has blunted the threat from hezbollah and hamas' rockets. and then there is israel's economy which continues to surge forward, outstripping all the others in the region. so while it faces real challenges and dangers, israel today has policies in place to thwart, deter, and defend against them with admirable force and effectiveness. the danger for which it has no defense is the fact that it continues to have control over gaza and the west bank, lands with 4.5 million people who have neither a country nor a vote. the feeling on the israeli right which now rules the country seems to be that if it ignores the palestinian problem and keeps moving along, somehow it will solve itself. but it won't, and the tragedy is that this is the moment with so many stars alined in israel's favor that enlightened leadership could secure israel permanently as a jewish democratic state that is at peace with its neighbors. it's a golden opportunity, and it is staring prime minister netanyahu in the face. for more, go to cnn.com/fareed, and read my "washington post

so this is where the weapons for hezbollah goes in and where the hezbollah fighters take their men into syria, helping the forces. the final importance for the syrian government is after the area there is a highway that collects the capital to the northern city and the western side on the coast of the attacks. it's important for the syrian regime >>> speaking of the syrian regime, when you look inside syria, the fighting goes on. what is happening specifically. we heard there has been developments. >> there has been the heaviest fighting of the day. there was suicide bombing carried out. it was on a hospital. they fell to the rebels about 10 days ago. we understand that there are a number of 150, up to 250 syrian soldiers entrenched in the hospital. most part of the town is under rebel control. the government is using heavy bombardment and aerial strikes against the area trying to clear it. we understand that there are large enforcements heading to the area which is in the province of idlib and the provincial cabinet fell to the rebels over a month ago. >> omar sala reporting from the b

hezbollah has engaged in several of the criminal activities mentioned. and through them has succeeded in raising a substantial amount of money to bank roll their actions. in fact, according to 2009 rand corporation report, hezbollah has netted around $20 million a year in this area alone. it is this type of connection, the intersection between terrorism, crime and corruption that today's hearing will focus on. including current techniques being used by these groups, effectiveness of the current u.s. policy in combating them and where these tactics can be approved. groups like hezbollah, the islamic state and boko haram can no longer simply be considered terrorist groups. they have evolved into sophisticated global criminal conglomerates. in order to combat threats, u.s. policy must evolve as well. that's the purpose for the bipartisan task force and it's my hope that today's dialogue between our diverse group of members and the expert panel of witnesses joining us leads us to a better understanding of the challenges facing us and shapes our discussion of

there were reports that he was hezbollah and reports he was with mr. interesting how they put the imagery up there and has also done the same thing and they are trampled on it. another question was posed. where's the cross sectarian appeal coming from and beyond that is it true question aren't i tracked this quite a bit. when i was living in lebanon i saw firsthand what they were engaging christians on the ground and we've seen kind of this broad expansion of the sort of minority alliance being pushed by the iranians and they been doing so by the creation of syria in some cases smaller militia groups. in iraq they've been doing the same thing and putting them under the header of other organizations. they started to groups. one of them is qatar bob lyons focused on chaldeans. this organization is focused on orthodox. in the back where you see those golden eagle underneath the train set in logo is playing to a certain element. let the iranians and what it seems like the other militias are trying to do is play the the nationalist causes. the identity is v

>> one of the things that has limited them from supporting hezbollah. it will need to have alleviate the economic stress. it's actually a question we have not been able to make their pockets my life. the global sanctions regime. and all the income will have lots reactor the global marketplace. financial as was the important export and trade. that is the downside of globalization which are more about. we about. we benefited tremendously. unfortunately the terrorists and criminals are taking advantage. >> having my time has expired. thank you for your testimony. >> we recognize the german from arkansas for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman. reflect for me. when we put pressure on developed countries and through the financial process and the patriot act always these legitimate users of those marketplaces. has been a big important tool. noriega's assets of the players around. what can we do in that arena? and we expand the process? amended? is there are many program we could use? you expand upon that? >> it is an interesting question. we have not been

hezbollah has announced it made gains in the border of lebanon two weeks ago. but fighters carrying out hit-and-run attacks. more than 40 hezbollah fighters are said to have been killed since fighting started earlier this month. the area is crucial to hezbollah and syrian government. it's where both sides gain reinforcements. battles continue to intensify. too many warring factions with different educations are agendas are battling themselves. >> let's go to iran where hundreds of people took to the streets to protest against the ongoing nuclear talks with western powers. demonstrators don't approve of the deal because they feel that tehran is making too many concessions. but others say that hard liners are jeopardizing the talks with unrealistic demands. there is a june 30th target date with a deal with iran. >>> a security summit in singapore today. they addressed a potential u.s.-china stand off over the territories. >> each country feels repelled to react to what others have done in order to protect their own interests. but even if we avoid a physical clash

fighting between lebanon's hezbollah group is not over in the qalamoun mountains range. hezbollah announced it made gains in the area on the border with lebanon two weeks ago. with fighters carrying out hit and run attacks. more than 40 hezbollah fighters are said to have been killed since fighting this month. qalamoun is crucial. where both sides get weapons and reinforcements. fighting in the battle front intensifies. too many warring factions with agendas are battling themselves. it's not clear who will bin the battle >>> -- win the battle >>> 17 found dead on a beat in italy, trying to reach the shores of that country, more than 4,000 migrants have been pulled from the mediterranean sea since friday many arriving in ports insh navy vessel is dropping off 700 migrants half rescued from an overcrowded wooden boat off the the coast of libya. emma haywood has more. >> reporter: in the middle of the mediterranean sea, this was a scramble to stay afloat. a desperate scene, repeated many times over. a german frigate was involved in this rescue where hundreds of people were

hezbollah fighters helped bashar al-assad's forces to push back opposition fighters including the al nusra front. bashar al-assad has been suffering setbacks in the north-west the turkish border >>> a monitoring group in syria's 17 children were killed in government air strikes. the army bombed three opposition-held villages, killing 39 people. observers say syria used missiles and barrel bombs in the attack. fighting against i.s.i.l. topped the agenda for nato members. the organization needs to find a way to fight the rebels. imran khan has more from turkey. >> reporter: the violence in syria continues as islamic state of iraq and levant says it's taking territory in the east. despite the coalition air strikes against the arm group. the international community is once again calling on syrian president bashar al-assad to declare a ceasefire. turkey has long been an opponent of the bashar al-assad regime and proposed a series of secure zones to be implemented with which it shares a land border in syria. at a summit in a turkish city the threat from i.s.i.l. was discussed at length. wh

you have hezbollah, which hezbollah has acknowledged this lebanese hezbollah is backing the houthis, you have an iranian hand in this and the iranians are moving everywhere and seemingly in the saudis' eyes, paranoid recognizing with the united states over this treaty. if this occurs you will see the saudis striking out independently and the alliance with saudi arabia is going to be weakened seriously. >> bob baer kimberly dozer, thanks very much. we'll stay on top of the story. other news we're following including some explosive alleges surrounding the killing of osama bin laden. one investigative journalist says we don't know the whole story. we'll assess a live report from hattiesburg, mississippi, where a vigil whip be under way for two police officers god and down over the weekend. i'm caridee. i've had moderate to severe plaque psoriasis most of my life. but that hasn't stopped me from modeling. my doctor told me about stelara® it helps keep my skin clearer. with only 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses... ...stelara® helps me be in season. stelara® may lower your ability t

that bank was under the control of hezbollah. the dea was able to use undercover informants and use sources to penetrate these forces. this bank was engaged in buying primarily, used cars. in the u.s. and europe and textiles of asia as part of the massive money lawnering scheme along with the outfit that pablo escobar himself set up in the 1980's and 1990's to run the drug cartel. is all in opec treasury department document to find on the web. they were buying as much as $1 billion a year in used cars in the united states. cars that were generating almost no profits actually. exported the cars to west africa where the money was co-mingled with the trafficking proceeds coming out of europe. the drugs were coming from columbia into europe and the money was being care your back to lebanon and wired to the u.s. by used cars here. and making its way into the lebanese canadian bank, the center of the hizbollah money laundering empire. it is the largest material supports scheme in the world and it remains so for a terrorist group. in 20

hezbollah can't do it. the question was can you degrade them? can you make them weaker, smaller? and we're not even doing that. you're right there's a gap between the goal of destroy and the word "degrade" but we're not even degrading. so the gap is bigger. >> what is the extent of the spread of isis beyond iraq and syria and what kind of dangers does that pose? >> if you talk to the people in the intel world they'll say there are 16 countries where isis are. they do believe libya is an actual islamic state. they do believe egypt is actual islamic state. so you're seeing it not just in the mideast but southeast asia, parts of south africa and parts of west africa. so it's growing and growing and growing. >> what's the status of assad? he's been fighting this war between two different fauxes? is he going to survive. -- survive? yochi: everybody's been saying he's been wobbling. i think there's a chance that this year he does and then the question is is whatever comes next worse? anarchy, is that worse than this man being there? gwen: everybody mistrusts iran and yet you need them

and, finally, i don't think there will be a hezbollah anymore. i've heard different metaphors about what will happen at right. somebody told it would be like libya with different groups competing. i don't think it will be that. there's a safe structure that those groups out to be part of protecting. it cannot be like hezbollah for simple reason, it's different kind of threat and different groups. hezbollah was only dominant group in lebanon during the lebanese civil war. in iraq of all of these groups. you have 150, eight of them are really big. we have to wonder which one will be the biggest group. i don't think any of them can. and, finally, from a military perspective the events in iraq to spell isis many areas i doing this but many of those groups will be called back to syria by the iranian government because the syrian government is suffering militarily and those groups will be needed to shore up the syrian government. so with that ladies and gentlemen, i look forward to your questions. thank you. [applause] >> just to kick off the discussio

. >>> at least four hezbollah fighters have been killed in a region on the syrian lebanon border. they have been fighting rebels in the mountainous region since the beginning of may and have lost more than 30 troops. >>> tranz nia is struggling to cope with the growing humanitarian crisis. tens of thousands of people who fled violence in burundi are crammed in transit centers and refugee camps. aid agencies say there isn't enough space and conditions are appalling. at least 33 people have died of cholera. kim vinnell reports. >> reporter: they have fled their homes, but their journey has just begun. the refugees are moved south of the border to a stadium turned transit center which is their next stop. >> translator: it was two days traveling, and we had to walk long distances. when we crossed the border to tanzania, it was difficult. >> reporter: weeks of cramped conditions and poor sanitation is reeking havoc. the sickest are brought to makeshift treatment centers and pumped with say listen. >> all acute diarrhea cases at the moment are being treated as cholera. you have to take

on friday, it denies there were any border crossing by hamas or hezbollah. saturday's mast sentences have been referred to the grand mufti. it was handed down by hosni mubarak was sentenced but freed because he had already served time. and an elected president was sentenced to death. >> well, three egyptian judges have been killed by gunmen in the sinai peninsula. they were traveling to a court hearing. three other judges were wounded. previous attacks in sinai have targeted police and soldiers since it's overthrow of mohamed morsi in 2013. now, in all the top stories the u.s. said its special forces have killed a senior isil leader in eastern syria. abu sayeff was killed by u.s. raid. rights okay, the white house has released a statement with more details. let's go straight to kimberly halkett in washington, d.c. what more do we know about who was involved in this operation and how it was executed? >> we know it was a decision that was executed and a decision not made lightly. there was an awful lot of planning to took place in advance. we know that abu say

the minister was close to the syrian regime and the lebanese shia group hezbollah. we have this report from beirut. >> an extraordinary twist and a damning leak which reveals part of syria's role in lebanon. this video from a hidden camera shows a former lebanese minister talking to an in former. >> the leak as far assed after a military court sentenced him to four and a half years in prison. he insisted he was set up and misled. his lawyer argued the crime never took place. the prosecutor charged him of collaborating with the head of the syrian intelligence. the plan was to start a wave of bombings and sass nations against politicians and religious leaders inside lebanon. because he's already spent time in jail, he could released in less than a year. the ruling angered many in lebanon and analysts warned it could familiar a huge impact and threaten the fragile stability of the country. >> the impact is huge, because the lebanese society is a sectarian society. the leaks show that some of the sunni m.p.'s were targeted. this leaves deep impact on the sunni community

hezbollah has announced it made gains in the area on the border with leb nn -- lebanon two weeks ago carrying out hit-and-run attacks. more than 14 hezbollah fighters are said to have been killed since fighting started earlier this month. it's where both sides get weapons and reinforcements. fighting in syria's multiple battlefronts continue to intensify. too many warring factions with different agendas are balcsing themselves and government forces. it's not clear kwhol win the final battle. >>> as fighting goes on in yemen, many schools and colleging have been forced to closed closed, but for the small number attending lessons, the challenging are immense. we have the report. >> reporter: this english language teacher makes his way to class in sanaa. since the war began, student numbers have fallen and working conditions have become more difficult. he says power cuts a lack of fuel and air strikes and bomb attacks are some of the problems facing teachers. >> the situation has worsened. many teachers are going through handicaps, and they're working to get over them. we can see the wa

inhe now denies there were any borders crossings by hezbollah or hamas. the death sentence has been referred to egypt's graft mufti who is due to rule on it. in just over a week egyptians have seen the man deposed by a popular up rising, freed from jail and an elected president sentenced to death. al jazeera. >> the head of the egyptian revolutionary council and organization uniting several groups that are opposed to the egyptian military's overthrow of morsi in 2013. she said that the sentence is illegitimate. >> i think it's a travesty of justice. what we see today and through the courts of egypt since 2013 is the military regime executing it's overarching power to insure that the democratic process in egypt is killed once and for all. in reality what we're seeing also is the first freely and democratically elected president of egypt being sentenced to death and international community being silent. this silence has very serious repercussions. both politically and morally. there is no rule of law in egypt, and as we all know with the cases of journalist

hezbollah has announced it made big gains in the area on the border with lebanon two weeks ago. but with fighters carrying out hit and run attacks more than 40 hezbollah fighter are said to have been killed since fighting began earlier this month. this is where both sides get weapons and reinforcements. fighting in syria's multiple battle fronts continue to intensify, too many warring factions with different agendas are battling themselves and government forces. it's not clear who will wynn -- win the final battle. >>> the u.n. security council has been briefed about the syrian syrian chlorine gas bombs. >> you have to assess whether going to war with the assad regime is likely to bring about the results that you seek. it's an extremely complicated enterprise, and it's one ultimately that if the assad regime tests it would entail shooting its plains out of the sky, so i think sometimes people refer to a no fly zorn-- zone as a soft side option when it is a very complicated enterprise. >>> back in the 1930s, the u.s. was languishing in the middle of the great depression. despite

. >> reporter: hezbollah is pushing on three fronts in the mountain range. the armed group wants to secure a swift victory. it has mobilized thousands of fighters and heavy weapons. this is said to be one of the most intense fighting in the last few weeks. ♪ >>> we want to break away from our colleagues in doha to follow breaking news in philadelphia where officials are updating the media on last night's dead i will amtrak train derailment. let's listen. >> -- in addition we have brought in experts from the ntsb office of transportation disaster assistance who will be assisting those family members who have been affected by this tragedy. we will be hoping an -- will be a part of our investigation. we will work very closely with them. we will work closely with amtrak as well as the city of philadelphia. we will be providing -- my goal is to provide you with factual information as we have it and we do plan to be able to hold a press briefing later this afternoon. i would encourage you to follow us at twitter and our hander is @ntsb, and my goal is to provide

it supports international terrorist groups, namely has -- hezbollah. it supports insurgencies throughout the middle east. it is happening in yemen right now. do you understand the bigger picture here and do you have a strategy not only to deal with the nuclear problem, but do you have a strategy to deal with the bigger challenge that iran faces? john: one of the more memorable speeches i ever heard in washington was pat lenehan attacking for having missed on the soviet union. what explains that, how could the cia miss something in both cases, something that big and should americans wonder if the cia is not a little bit more maxwell smart-ish. michael: we did not miss isis. we missed a small part of it. as you know, isis started out as al qaeda in iraq. al qaeda was its neighbor in -- at its nadir when we left. when we left, we watched al qaeda gain strength. the military pressure was reduced and two, prime minister maliki started acting up and disenfranchising sunnis and then al qaeda goes across the border into syria and becomes isis. they changed the

he knows that iran is involved with hezbollah. he knows that iran is still supporting the regime of bashar al-assad in syria, but he says how much more bolder would iran be if they had a nuclear weapon. and for that reason we believes what he is doing is the right thing for the gcc, middle east and the united states. so i think if we can give them a sense of assurance, and leaves feeling a little bit of the love from the white house, then he'll consider this summit a bit of success. >> what else do the gulf states hope to get out of this meeting? rr7 well, obviously they will be discussing what is going on in yemen, and although the saudi king isn't here the defense and foreign minister are, and they are the two most important figures as far as the americans are concerned in the day-to-day operations in what is going on in yemen. they will also talk about isil and the continuing operations in iraq and syria against them. hoping to convince the saudis and others not to take their focus away from isil. we're expecting the president

now, syrian rebels when they are fighting assad hezbollah financed by iran. and obviously what we are seeing right now yemen with the houthis and the syrians and the iranians, targeting the united states and what was a democratically backed government, as you go from one country to the next, iran is not our friend. it is one of the world's largest state sponsors of terrorism, successfully working to overthrow foreign governments, unjustly imprisoning united states citizens. developing icbms chanting death to america. the iranians are not our friends. >> indeed they are not. congressman, thank you sir: and reports that our pilots in iraq are fighting isis, claiming their hands are tied behind the pentagon's micromanaging. former army helicopter pilot and combat veteran from the wars in iraq and afghanistan amber smith joins us. good evening. >> hi, greta. >> so, tell me. what is this complaint that these pilots have about the micromanaging by the pentagon? >> well it's the result of an extremely restrictive rules of engagement. so basically when these pilots f

(explosions) you see the growing involvement of lebanese hezbollah. and you see the revolutionary guards corps, quds force leaders making a very, very important contribution to shoring up the regime forces. >> smith: as the fighting intensified, political pressure was building. >> after a year of bloodshed the crisis in syria has reached a decisive moment. it's estimated that more than 7,500 lives have been lost. >> smith: senator john mccain was calling for u.s. airstrikes in syria to create safe havens for syrian rebels. >> the united states should lead an international effort to protect key population centers in syria, especially in the north, through airstrikes on assad's forces. i told the president, i said "bashar assad is slaughtering people. we are watching genocide take place. and it is going to eventually destabilize the entire region." >> smith: this president looks out at the landscape and doesn't see reliable partners. why should we be getting involved in this? >> well, i'm not saying there are any real easy options, and i'm not saying it

the syrian government has been backed up a long time by iran by hezbollah. but those groups are stretched a little thin too. and the strategy that is in place right now, the u.s.-led strategy the iranian strategy the hezbollah strategy doesn't seem to be working very effectively to stop this group. so i think, yes, that is significant t. fact that they have more oil and gas. they have a state. they have a local economy. they can smuggle oil and gas. they can sell antiquiti sze, loot government buildingings sell weapons. once you control territory and population, we're talking of a population of millions that are now under their control. you can raise money. >> richard engel, chief correspondent for nbc news it is always great to see you even when we talk about truly terrible things. all right. still ahead, honestly i promised it. i mean it. very vis ramcerally, happy news out of washington, d.c. i know, stay with us. . when you do business everywhere, the challenges of keeping everyone working together can quickly become the only thing you think about. that'