moscow says its hitting islamic state positions. earlier, lawmakers voted to let president vladimir putin use military force in syria. putin says the air raids are striking terrorists before they target russia. so far, moscow will only send in jets, not ground troops. translator: there are gangs of international terrorists committing outrage in syria and its neighboring countries. the only right way to fight them is to act preemptively. we must eliminate the fighters and terrorists in the areas they have already occupied, not wait until they come to our home. but there are reports that other opposition groups are russia's real targets, implying moscow is supporting syrian president bashar al-assad rather than fighting islamic state. >> we are seeing the russians ramp up their support for president assad. they've been supporting him for quite some time and it's clear that they've made a significant military investment now in further propping him up. reporter: this came as russia's foreign minister spoke to the u.n. security. the inte

. >>> a surprise meeting in moscow.yrian president bashar al-assad talks with vladimir putin about the russian air strikes that could help his government regain control of the country. >>> and searching for an arsonist, investigators hunt for the culprit behind six fires in predominantly black churches in and around st. louis. why they say the fires are linked. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm lisa fletcher in for stephanie sy. house republicans just wrapped up their latest meetings over who may be the next speaker of the house. wisconsin congressman paul ryan was in those meetings, and after weeks of saying no, he has agreed to take the speaker's job, but some republicans are rejecting his demands for unanimous party support before he runs. the house has now scheduled a vote for a week from today. al jazeera political contribute jason johnson says paul ryan doesn't have much chance of getting the job. >> he has about as much chance of being speaker of the house as joe biden does of being pr

the details of rory challands live in moscow. >> reporter: yes.t has come as a bit after bolt from the blue. as i was leaving in the yesterday evening, the traffic in central moscow was pretty much on complete lockdown with police blocking all of the main roads that i was going past. and i saw a presidential helicopter flying low down along the river that goes through the center of moscow. now, it seems very likely that it was president bashar al-assad who was in the helicopter either on his way from or on his way to have those talks with president putin. what did they talk about? wouldn't have what the kremlin announced. they said they talked about the things you would have expected them to talk about: the air campaign that's been going on syrian since september the 30th and syria's ground offensive and how these two are interacting. now, from what we understand, these talks weren't just between vladimir putin and president assad. some were in expanded format. >> means there were other members of russia's top leadership team involved as well. so

was02 in moscow -- in 2002 it was in moscow. startedecond, terrorism shifting. you see a tactic of suicide terrorism. the first attack happened in november, 2000 -- june. someone blew herself up and blew other people up. this was a foreign tactic to the north caucasus. under foreignnted mujahedin from afghanistan and other conflicts. algeria and other places. another tactic that conformed chechen terrorism -- i sometimes refer to it as chechen terrorism . it started spreading to the north caucasus. we are speaking about the insurgents in the north caucasus throughout the north caucasus and moscow and the rest of russia. theher tactic was employment of women. for those familiar with jihad, this is a new tactic. pioneeredn fighters this tactic. womenaditional role for is a secondary role of supporting fighters. in chechnya, women became the active fighters. it spread to moscow and groups reke hamas or al qaeda we implementing this tactic, as well. another shift was the conversion to radicalism and the employment of adherence terroristic attacks. moscow tobe hard i

moscow says it was an accident. now reports are coming in that russia wants to resume talks with the u.s. to work together in syria. also coming up on the show, the devil in the data -- in a landmark ruling, the eu has top board scraps a data trading deal with the u.s. -- the message google and facebook cannot be trusted with your personal information. and she is a pop star with a number one hit, but have you ever heard of her? the unlikely story of a german singer topping the charts in uganda. good to have you with us. from hot to cold to simmering, nato and russia are locking horns in ways not seen since the cold war. on tuesday, nato accused moscow of sending its air force jets into turkish air space on bombing missions in syria. russia says yes, they did that, but it was an accident. in what could bring the geopolitical mercury down a bit, moscow's as it wants to resume talks with the u.s. to resume talks in syria. reporter: nato is putting pressure on moscow. the call comes just one day after a russian fighter

rory challands live in moscow. we go to jordan to speak to the former head of political affairs for the office of u.n. special envoy in syria. i am sure that president's bashar al-assad and vladimir putin have the communication lines open. i am sure they talk often. what is the significance of them going there, other than this is bashar al-assad leaving the country for the first time in four years? >> i think there's several reasons for this. as you know, the russians commenced military intervention in syria several weeks ago. and from their perspective they see it as an opportunity to show they have managed to begin restoring stability to syria at a rapid pace, that bashar al-assad was able to take his first trip abroad in several years. and, secondly, i think, they want to also demonstrate what they perceive as the effectiveness of the military campaign, and also in doing so, to bolster - seek to bolster the legitimacy of president bashar al-assad, and last, but by no means least, to demonstrate that they are act

syria's president has met vladimir putin in moscow.he spokesman has discussed the fight against terrorist and extremist groups, and the question of russian support for the syrian army offensive. there are growing diplomatic efforts to end weeks of violence in the palestinian territories. ban ki-moon held talks with israel's prime minister. and is due to meet the palestinian president as well. >> slovenia is sending the army to patrol its border as it struggles to deal with a growing refugee crisis. more than 25,000 arrived since saturday. they are planning to ask the e.u. for more help as well. >> clean-up begins in areas hit by tropical storm koppu. 26 people were killed and a million forced to leave their homes. wayne hay has more. >> reporter: the storm is off the northern most of the island of luzon. but the affects are felt in many areas, in the form of heavy rain. it is lighter, less intense some areas still experiencing the rain fall. here, the rainfall was huge. in a 20 hour period, it received two months worth of rain. remarka

abc news, moscow. -- bbc news, moscow. spoke with the former state department official that bridge, massachusetts. ambassador burns, thank you for joining me. this was obviously a high-profile meeting. ambassador burns: he convened this meeting in moscow. president assad had not traveled since 2011. president clinton had 2 messages. he would back president assad, and would work with others to prop up the syrian government and extend its area of influence around damascus and on the mediterranean coast, all the way to aleppo. trying to make sure that he survives and expands his power. then putin said that he would be open to political negotiations, not for a transition, but a broader-based government dominated by president of. president putin is the leading dynamic figure outside of syria in terms of his impact on syria. jane: we are does this leave the u.s.? this flies in the face of everything the administration has been calling for. ambassador burns: it does. from an objective point of view, it leaves the united states in

rory challands is live in moscow. what are the plans now, rory? >> well, that's a very good question. what we know is that vladimir putin and president bashar al-assad met on tuesday in moscow to talk about the syrian operations, to talk about the russian bombing campaign, and how that is backing up the syrian army on the ground as they push against the group's that they have been fighting against for so long. groups that some in the west see as friendly groups, moderate groups, groups that are trying to get rid of bashar al-assad and that the west has been supporting. what we don't know is whether they discussed the big question - is there going to be a transfer of power away from president bashar al-assad? the closest we can get to an answer to that is by listen to what the two presidents themselves have said recently. let's listen in. >> we assume that the long-term solution may be reached on the basis of the latest military developments and political process, with participation from all political, ethnic and religious groups. this decision can

syria, that moscow can work with. every time the west has assumed moscow might be about to give up on bashar al-assad, moscow seems to have done the opposite, doubling down, stepping in to prop up its long-time ally. >>> al jazeera's rory challands reporting from moscow >>> canada's new leaders could be causing problems in the fight against i.s.i.l. liberal party leader justin trudeau talking to president obama on tuesday. they spoke about close cooperation on trade and climate change, and justin trudeau revealed he'll pull the jets out of the coalition fighting i.s.i.l. jamie mcintyre has more. >> reporter: an i.s.i.l. withdrawal is not all that significantly. they distributed four f/a-18 fighter bombs, and the 11 other countries that contributed bombers will take up the slack. symbolically, politically, it's a blow to the united states, canada has been one of the u.s.'s most reliable partners, and the two countries, which share a common border operate together in the defense of the north america under nor add, one o

moscow says it targeted isil but the u.s. and nato expressed concerns over its real intentions. >>> afghanistan's government says security forces are in control of parts of a taliban-seized city. they're facing heavy resisance. u.s. and nato forces are supporting the afghan army in its battle to retake the city >>> a man accused of destroying historic sites in northern mali has appeared in front of the international critical court at the hague. he's accused of war crimes over the destruction of tombs and a mosque. >>reporter: destroying precious cultural heritage. he listened to the charges against him at the international court in the hague and identified himself. >> i am from the tribe. i was born about 40 years ago. i graduated the teachers institute and was a civil serva servant in education for the mali government beginning in 2011. >>reporter: they set about destroying a number of tombs and mosques which offended their own strict interpretation of islam. hundreds of years of history smashed into dust. according to the p

, moscow said it was targeting isil fighters in and around the central syrian city. vladimir putin said that he was committed to helping his country's long-time ally defeat the group. >> translator: we will support the syrian army. only in its legitimate fight specifically against terrorist groups. secondly, the support will be from the air, without war participation in ground operations. and third, such support will be limited in time. as long as the syrian army is on offensive. >> reporter: the airstrikes started just one day after u.s. and russian military leaders agreed to hold so-called deconflicts talks. to make sure neither side fired on the other by mistake as they both go after isil. but instead of talks, what the u.s. gotta wednesday was a very mall notice one hour before the russian jets took off. the defense secretary was not pleased. >> fighting isil, without pursuing a parallel political transition. only risks escalating the civil war in syria. and with it, the very extremism and instability that moscow claims to be concerned about and aspire to fightin

moscow continues to insist it is destroying terrorists.he west is just says that russia is targeting president assad's opponents. this video, which is unverified, appears to show a rebel group using american weapons to stop the advance. in this conflict, america and russia on different sides. but moscow insists it is not seeking confrontation with washington. game.is not an olympic we don't want to have a kind of competition with america on something like that. this is maybe idea of mr. obama or somebody. reporter: but the west isn't convinced. in brussels today, nato defense ministers discussed how to react to moscow's intervention in syria. >> the ministers agreed that russia's military escalation in that raises syria past raises serious concerns. i: russia to play a constructive role in the fight -- i call on russia to play a constructive role in the fight against isil. reporter: britain announced it will station 100 military personnel in the baltic region. moscow condemned the move as camouflage for nato expansion. nothing that nato ha

and that's not reassuring to moscow. another part of russia's involvement syria is trying to maintain the sum total. they may calculate the united states is trying to reduce its footprint in the middle east and may see an opportunity to increase their presence. syria really is the only entry point that they have. those motivations, just one brief comment on reagan off. >> how about afghanistan. >> that's more than afghanistan question. on reagan off, this is where i tend to see disease is a better model than reagan off if you go back to 1983 when the embassy was bombed beirut and then you have the horrible attack which killed 200 plus american marines, basically president reagan made the decision that this is not worth it can be pulled off. but we basically back down. i'm not sure vladimir putin would do that, and this is the risk to rush in syria, well i am sure they are taking the necessary steps, the ground force presence, my guess is the current numbers, it's force protection. they want to secure their bases. what ha

to moscow. and joe biden will not run for the white house. plus. >> the artists responding to the world refugee crisis. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry is set to meet with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in a few hours in berlin. they will be discussing the rising violence in israel and the owbd palestinia occupied pan territory. barnaby phillips has the story about. >> he's already met angela merkel, the german chancellor. angela merkel said she would push hard for a two state solution. benjamin netanyahu accusing palestinians of terror attacks and accusing the palestinian leadership of insightment and lies. perhaps the john kerry meeting on thursday morning offers some grounds for diplomatic movement forward because john kerry is later expected to fly to the middle east and meet with mahmoud abbas. but we are not seeing any tangible signs of progress yet. >> meanwhile the u.n. he secretary-general ban ki-moon is urging both sides to pull back from what he calls a dangerous escalation. he meets with mahmoud abbas in ramallah

moscow is ruling out any sort of boots on the ground mission. moment it says it's contents to fight the what are from the skies, rory challe around, al jazeera, moscow. >>> the press of the european council has defended europe's handling the refugees crisis. dropped tusk described europe as the most open and tolerant place in the world but warns that russia's military intervention drivens increasing the number of refugees seeking a place in europe. >> is sad's engagement in syria will result in the next migratory wave. yesterday this message was confirmed by president. [ inaudible ]. according to turkish estimate. another 3 million potential refugees may come from aleppo and its neighborhood. >>> prisoners at a pen 10 share any southern brazil are rioting over bad conditions and overcrowding. they have over powered guards and have taken at least 10 people hostage. caroline malone reports. >> reporter: they are supposed to be serving time for crime, but prisoners are in control of this unit at the state jail. they are armed with knives and sticks

moscow says it also has been in talks with the u.s.ut launching a new political process between syria's government and the opposition. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry on the visit to saudi arabia where he will meet the country's foreign minister for talks on syria but whatever is being said diplomatically russia is still pursuing a very different military campaign from the u.s. in syria as jamal reports. >> reporter: syrian state t.v. continues its propaganda message to try and convince people that is russian air strikes are targeting what the syrian and russia governments call terrorists. but the pictures on the ground tell a different story. this is what is left of the town on the outskirts of idlib after russian war planes bombed areas late on friday, it's unclear how many people were killed. in hama opposition fighters belonging to the army of conquest announced the capture of several villages after defeating government troops and forcing them to retreat. the aalliance of fighters launched the battle for hama after capturing

not much warmth from moscow towards washington either.e pretty harsh words from the president. >> reporter: that's right. nothing really, i think, a sense of disappointment from president putin today. he has since the air strikes began, been trying to talk with washington, trying to persuade washington and america to come on board his coalition in his strikes against isil. well the secretary of defense, ash carter ruled that out today saying putin's plan was flawed. but there will be talks on how to safeguard their pilots in this air space. but very basic technical stuff. russia's replied to this, and said that america -- the pentagon's refusal to share tactical intelligence on isil just goes to show that america is not looking to fight in this war. >> okay. peter many thanks. let's go to washington, then, rosiland jordan is there, ros, there's surprise that the u.s. says no to cooperating militarily with russia, but at least the two sides are still talking, the relationship hasn't broken down completely. >> reporter: no, but it would be

from the moscow. >> russian bombs fall on syria once more. 15 were frown on monday, according to the defense ministry, ten air strikes were carried on the ground, syrians have been filming and uploading footage they say shows the explosive, with of russia's air force. z the diplomatic fireworks are continuing too, nato secretary general clearly doubts russia's accounts of an incurbs into the air space. i will not speculate on the mow tiffs. i will just restate this this is a serious violation of air space. and should not happen again. >> the turkish president also hit out at russia's syrian campaign. >> russia is still there russia at the moment is carrying out operations and is trying to create an air base, and at the same time they violate air offer space. we cannot tolerate this. nato has take an very tough line against this, and i am convinced that it will continue to do so. any aggression against turkey is an aggression against nato. >> moscow says it is happy to work with turkey to prevent any miss understandings in syria but despite communications last week, between russian an

coming up, bashar al-assad meets with russian president in moscow. the first time he left the country since the civil war began four years ago. >>> joe biden says he is not going to run for president of the united states. what it means for hillary clinton and the white house. >>> slovenia, thousands of refugees arrive every day. >> the u.s. secretary of state john kerry will be holding talks with descra israel's pments benr benjamin netanyahu they will meet in the next couple of hours. the violence that has killed 56 palestinians and nine israelis. >> the israeli prime minister will have a flurry of meetings, with the u.s. secretary of state, he's already met angela merkel, the german chancellor. the two gave a brief statement after their meeting. nothing much came out of it. angela merkel set she would continue to push for two-state solution. benjamin netanyahu accusing the palestinian leadership of lies. some grounds for deployment movement forward because john kerry is later expected to fly to the middle east and meet with mahmoud abbas. but we ar

moscow is ruling out a boots on the ground mission. it is content to fight the war from the skies >>> 11 soldiers have been killed. 13 others were wounded in the attack. they are nurse are forces that attacked boko haram. the republic of congo set a date for a referendum to allow the president to run for a third term. the vote on changing the constitution will be held on october 25th. they won elections in 2002 and 2009. opposition groups are calling for protests. >> the u.s. secretary of state, john kerry, urged people in haiti to vote in upcoming elections. kerry says there's no chance of violence for people >>> prosecutors in the united states are charging several u.n. officials with corruption. among the suspects is a former head of the u.n. secretary general assembly. he is accused of receiving bribes, john ash, from a chinese billionaire property dealer. president's at the penitentia penitentiary -- there has been a hostage situation in a prison. >> reporter: they are supposed to serve time for a crime. princer are in control of

on wednesday, moscow launched airstrikes in syria.rst such attack outside the borders of the s soviet unin since the end of the cold war. russia says it's only attacking isil positions but it's been accused of attacking syrian fighters instead. >> we all want syria, democrat i can i nighted, secular syria which is a home for all ethnic groups whose rights are guaranteed, but we have some differences as for the details on how to get there. >> the narrative of as soon as possible, perhaps even as soon as pas possible but as soon as tomorrow. having a deconflicts conference, meeting, discussion whatever can be done as soon as possible. >> russia has has long been an ali of syria president bashar al-assad and has warned of any attempts to overthrow him. u.s. and nato are questioning moscow's intentions in syria. rosalind jordan explains. >> reporter: you russian fighter jets flying around the city the hommes, russia says it was targeting isil eighters. vladimir putin says he was committed to helping his long-time ally defeat the group. >>

bashar al assad out of syria for the first time since the war began and he's in moscow.t shows the nature of the relationship between the two countries. >> yeah, always being a very close one. over the last 20 days or so, we have seen russian war planes, russia cruise missiles supporting the army of bashar al assad, as bashar al assad's army launches the first proper offensive it has been able to muster in quite some time. he wouldn't have been able to do that without russian air support. clearly bashar al assad was thankful to president putin for the military assistance. president putin is advocating, trying to push for some sort of diplomatic, some political resolution to the conflict in syria. there is a big question that remains here. is the resolution that putin would accept, does that come with or does that come without assad. there are those that believe bashar al assad's transition out of power as long as assets in syria were protected and as long as the pepper who replaced assad was someone that russia could deal with and deal with properly. putin has doubled do

also ahead, syria's president makes an unannounced visit to moscow. >>> students with sent running fromear gas. ♪ >>> and a winning performance, a 21-year-old from south korea wins one of the world's most prestigious music competitions. ♪ >>> u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon has met with palestinians president abbas in ramallah and has once again called for calm. he is in the region trying to end weeks of unrest. in the latest violence a palestinian has been shot and killed in the occupied west bank. the israeli army says he attacked one of its soldiers with a knife. >> the situation in the west bank also deserves renewed attention, settlement activity by israel is illegal and only inflames the tensions while reinforcing the sense that the viability of the two-state solution is disappearing. we cannot ignore the sense of desperation that comes with the slow evaporation of hope. >> stephanie dirk was at that press briefing and sent this update from ramallah. >> reporter: the undersecretary general has now spoken to both sides. he met with the palestinian president in the occupied west

on al jazeera america we'll be back with more on al >>> as russian air strikes continue in syria, moscow denies civilians are being caught in the cross fire. >> coming up in this program, dozens of civilians are held as the afghan army battles to take back control of kundus from the taliban. >>> a major win for government forces in yemen >>> and the mali government saying the government failed to properly equip them in the fight against boko haram. >>> russia strongly denying any air strikes in syria against isil have led to the deaths of civilians. moscow's military advancement in syria is intensifying still and the russian defense ministry says its latest round of air strikes have destroyed 12 isil targets in syria. one of them a command center. saudi arabia says the strikes have caused civilian deaths and failed to hit isil targets. the u.s. has been carrying out air strikes of its own in syria. moscow insists it's targeting the same, quote, terrorists and isn't working against the americans. with so much military action the fear is that the war in syria could escalating forcing more

a letter to moscow over warplanes in syria. day three of russian airstrikes supposedly aimed at islamic targets. russia claims and they destroyed bomb facilities. western allies have sent a statement to moscow, "do not target non-isis groups." the peace after multilateral talks in paris, all sides expressing renewed commitment to minsk peace accords. morning for victims of shooting spree at united states college, investigators uncover arsenal of weapons, all purchased legally. >> i am brent goff. russia's military gave a progress report on its airstrike campaign in syria, claiming it took out major sites where isis is making bombs, but leaders from across the world say they doubt moscow is telling the whole truth. we start tonight on the ground in syria. bull's-eye of a russian missile. come out, he says, the building is going to collapse. >> this video taken and the suburbs east of damascus reportedly shows residential buildings destroyed by russian bombs, but russia says it is conducting surgical strikes, and like a nato, onl

and russia agree to hold talks after moscow launches airstrikes in syria. future of the peace accord. a lot new spin on a board game to help young south africans deal with abuse. to afghanistan first and heavy fighting is again underway in parts of the northern city of kunduz between taliban and the after gavin army. the talibantable has retaken some areas they lost overnight. taking control of kunduz, at least 50 people, mostly civilians were killed and more than 300 others injured. let's get the latest from al jazeera about 130 kilometers from kunduz. what are you hearing about the situation right now. >> reporter: we are getting reports from kunduz that heavy fighting between afghan security forces supported by taliban and security forces are going on. it seems more like the civilians are paying the price. both sides are using artillery, heavy machine guns and the talibantable, hiding and eventually around the kunduz city and it's not any more kunduz city now. the fighting has spread to the neighboring province. we are getting report taliban get control

role in this. >> peter sharp joining us live from moscow and thanks very much for the update peter.key deputy prime minister says air strikes in syria could create a million refugees and says a max influx in turkey because it shifted the balance of power in heavily populated regions and right now no build up on the turkey-syria border. saved more than 1800 refugees and navy ships were involved of reservoir cues off the libya coast and another vessel also corrected to the operation. the president of the european council defended the handling of the refugee crisis and describes europe as the most open and tolerant place in the world and said the ones that criticize the most do not admit any refugees and urged members to stop fighting and call for solidarity. israeli security forces demolished the home of men accused of attacks on israelis in 2014. the demolitions are illegal under international law because they amount to collective punishment and had tension and deaths on both sides. israeli cabinet met to discuss the situation monday even and mike hanna reports from west jerusalem. >

moscow may have been sounding his views and opinions. and. >> on that, russia said we're not going to put out any information. do you have sources of being able to glean any nuggets from those meetings and the possibility of assad's future being discussed in that way? >> it's gleaning. for now. the situation is very complicated and difficult. but judging by all the moves that have been made by moscow now there has to be a political process as well. >> on that front. the fear amongst some russians is that russia will get sucked into this and what do you think the time scale is for stopping the military intervention? >> well, president putin said it himself. the time scale is the offensive of the syrian army. that question should be put to the syrian government army. but obviously they do have a time scale because the offensive separation has to be planned in advance. so the thing is that once the regime feels it's sufficiently stabilized, it will have to start some kind of political process as well. i think that's probably what assad and

and others say must go, but he's still moscow's man. and, scott, the clearest sign that vladimir putin has his own agenda and is now a powerful independent actor on the syrian issue-- no one in the u.s. government had a clue about the assad moscow visit until after it happened. >> pelley: mark phillips in our london newsroom. mark, thank you. we noticed a study today by the world health organization that said that long-term exposure to radiation, even at low levels, can dramatically increase the risk of dying from cancer. last night, we told you about a an old storage site in missouri. tonight, vinita nair tells us about dozens of similar storage sites around the country. >> you miss that job. >> reporter: carl chappell lost his 44-year-old son, steven, to appendix cancer three months ago. we talked with him and six of his neighbors, all of whom ever had cancer or lost a parent or child to it. they it all grew up here in north county, st. louis, where radioactive material left over from america's nuclear weapons program was stored. thou

defense alliance met in moscow. n.a.t.o. says russia's involvement in the syrian civil war is troubling. neave barker reports from brussels. >> reporter: it's more than a week since russia began air strikes in syria. now n.a.t.o. is playing catch up. russia's rapid military de-olympians in syria -- deployance in syria took the alliance by surprised. it was impressive. now it's time for the chief coordinator to coordinate a response after turkey said russian fighter jets violated its air space. >> i call on russia to play a constructive role in the fight against i.s.i.l. russia's actions and support to the regime are not helpful. the recent violations of turkish air space are unacceptable. n.a.t.o. will continue to follow the developments closely, and we stand in strong solidarity with turkey. >> russia launched a number of aerial attacks on positions in syria, along with cruise missiles from russian war chaps in the caspian sea. n.a.t.o. says russia is not only interested in destroying i.s.i.s., but all rebel groups. n.a.t.o

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saying it hasn't been in moscow, moscow says they were. the s.a.a. saying it doesn't want russia's help against isil. what are you hearing about all this confusion? >> well, it was a rather sort of wooly statement by a foreign office ministerial official when he said that basically the f.s.a. are over here all the time, all claiming to represent the f.s.a. right after that, the f.s.a. was pretty definitive saying they had not been to moscow. >> russian aircraft in the last 24 hours have attacked moderate rebel positions south of aleppo, so as far as the other players are concerned, russia is no longer fit to take on the mantel of orchestrating these political talks, which is what saudi arabia and turkey will be maintaining, if that meeting goes ahead on friday. >> peter, thanks for that, peter sharp in moscow there. >> well, syria's other key ally iran has sent more military advisors to syria to help president bashar al assad's army. they deny there are combat troops on the ground in syria. >> the u.n. security council is holding a briefing tuesday o

what chance we'll get any response from moscow on that? >> well, moscow is likely to say that is going to cooperate with any investigation that is likely to be suggested, as long as it adheres to the proviso that little depoliticized. that's what rush has been saying all along, any politicized investigation is not ok by it, so that's why it vetoes a u.n. investigative panel that was suggested some months ago. it remains to be seen what exactly could be suggested that would suit the russian idea of what happens to m.h.17. russia has suggested that perhaps the possible correct forum for this would be the i.c.c., the international criminal courts, but we vice president gotten there yet and we'll have to see what transpires over the next few days, also what happens with the dutch criminal investigation. >> indeed, thank you for blinking you guess the responsibility there. >> morning commuters on their way to work, the attack on the line between west jerusalem and occupied east, israeli police say two palestinians boarded this bus, at least one

moscow says it shares the west concern of venting the spread of islamic extremism, but they accuse moscow of pursuing a flawed strategy. >> the situation in syria more dire by the day, these pictures of the government's latest ground offensive come indicating that the military is stepping up activities. the russian government also released footage of repeated bomb attacks from both the air and sea. nato has been shocked by russia's growing involvement in the syrian war. the alliance strongly opposes moscow's support for the syrian government. nato mistress -- ministers met to discuss the strategy going for it. secretary general jens stoltenberg said nato will act immediately with double the force. >> nato will defend, nato is on the ground, nato is ready. this is not just about the east. we faced threats from many directions, and in many different forms. >> secretary general jens stoltenberg said nato is also intensifying training in eastern europe with several rapid response basis in the works. >> we have already set up six force integration units in eastern europe. these small headquart

peter sharp in moscow.lier russia that it might cooperate militarily with the united states in syria. let's go live to ros jordan in washington, d.c. on that. what has been the response from the u.s., ros? >> reporter: the defense secretary, ash carter is on a tour of european capitols in part to meet with nato defense ministers. he had a press briefing a short time ago in milan, italy, and this was his response. >> we are not prepared to cooperate in a strategy, which is -- we explained is tragically flawed on the russian's part. >> so the u.s. isn't cooperating militarily with russia, but it has agreed to talk about avoiding military mishaps, confrontations between the two sides, what is the latest on the status of those talks. >> well, there hasn't been an agreement to have those talks. there was a video conference nearly a week ago to agree to talk about setting up these discussions, these so-called de-confliction talks, but while the russians have been saying they have reached out to the americans and

japan's deputy foreign minister was in moscow trying to lay the foundation for more senior talks. he's hoping russian president vladimir putin will fly to japan later this year. but the meeting came at a time when russia is boosting its military presence in syria in support of president bashar al assad. and relations with western nations that were already frosty over the ukraine crisis are worsening. >> it's not time for business as usual with russia. >> reporter: japanese leaders are faced with a balancing act as they try to resolve the territorial issue while western countries become increasingly wary of tokyo's dialogue with moscow. >>> serious cyclists in japan have traditionally cast a no-nonsense image. most have been ultrafit, lycra-loving men. but now a different breed of road warrior is breaking down that stereotype. nhk world ishikawa explains. >> more than 1,000 people have gathered east of tokyo for an unusual sporting event. mock competitors, a term for people who attempt to spend their time indoors watching anime cartoons and reading manga comics. people here are dec

in 99 a wave of apartment bombings to lace in russia and moscow. after that wave of apartment almonds the second counterterrorist operations in chechnya started and this time it was a counterterrorist operation against terrorists, supposedly was alleged ties with osama bin laden and al qaeda. in the second chechen conflict there were still major hostage crises. in 2002 it was the crisis in moscow and 2004 the islam hostage crisis in the school however in the second campaign terrorism started shifting and here you see for example the implementation of a tactic of suicide terrorism. the first suicide terrorist attack happened in november of of -- june, excuse me of 2000 where -- lou herself up and blew other people up. this was a foreign tactic for the north caucasus. allegedly the tactic was implemented under or in mujahideen who came and joined the chechen and the north caucasus insurgency from afghanistan and other post-afghan complex from bosnia algeria and other places. another tack tick that transformed chechen terrorism and by chechen terroris

saudi arabia has criticized them, demanding that moscow end them. here's more. >> russian jets attacked a town that's not an isil stronghold, mainly in eastern syria. instead this area is dominated by rebel groups that oppose president bashir assad, a russian ally. it's the second day of russian airstrikes, and there's concern who they're targeting. civilian casualties as russian bombs were dropped in homes and provinces. say the opposition, the raids focused on command and control posts not held by isil. >> translator: we urge before that the russians are interfering in syria, not to fight isil. they're intervening to prolong the life of bashir assad and support killing on a daily basis of civilians. >> saudi arabia has criticized the russian raids and demanded that moscow stop them. western governments including the uk and u.s. have questioned president putin's intentions. the russian government has dismissed those concerns as part of a propaganda war and says isil positions are targets along with other groups. it has added layers of confusion to

kno now, temperatures are chilly in the east, 3 degrees for the high in moscow. had the first snowfall of the season on wednesday, and more snow is expected friday. meanwhile, across the siberian peninsula, sunny weather continues, but stormy into the weekend due to the remnants of hurricane joaquin. there's stormy western in southeastern portions of the russia. we have video coming out of ido to show you t situation. the storm caused dangerously violence weather in hokkaido. one woman killed and ten people injured. three vietnamese fishermen were missing after their boat capsized. authorities are advising people to stay away from the water. now, because of the stormy conditions, red warnings for strong winds are posted for two areas, and gusts of 120 kilometers reported in russia and heavy rainfall, 210 millimeters fell in 24 hours, making it the new record for the area. now, this system is pulling away from hokkaido, but still stormy conditions continue in the northern areas for the weekend, and russia will continue to see quite dangerous conditions into the we