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Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN2 : August 12, 2015 8:00am-10:01am EDT
Aug 12, 2015 08/15
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syria is undercutting turkey's policies in syria. the second strategic concern turkey has, closer ties between washington and iran at the expense of turkey. turkey and washington have not been on the same page in syria. they have conflicting priorities and objectives in syria. turkey has been quite upset with the obama administration policy in iraq as well. so turkey thinks that if washington and tehran, they cultivate closer ties, because of this nuclear deal, then they could, they could undercut turkey's syria policy mainly turkey has been supporting, toppling of the assad regime from the get-go, since the uprising started in march 2011. turkey has been, while late august, august 2011, turkey has been supporting the syrian opposition, and turkey become operational hub for the syrian opposition and turkey has invested heavily in the anti-assad coalition. that is turkey's strategic number of one aim in syria and yet the united states, has seen the islamic state as a threat. that is why there has been a lot of tension and washington a
syria is undercutting turkey's policies in syria. the second strategic concern turkey has, closer ties between washington and iran at the expense of turkey. turkey and washington have not been on the same page in syria. they have conflicting priorities and objectives in syria. turkey has been quite upset with the obama administration policy in iraq as well. so turkey thinks that if washington and tehran, they cultivate closer ties, because of this nuclear deal, then they could, they could...
News : ALJAZAM : August 27, 2015 1:00pm-1:31pm EDT
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. >> we are from syria. refugees. >> ciao. >> we went 45 on a boat, a rubber boat, inflated so it was going up and down, and it was during the night, children, women, pregnant, that was the worst part. i believe for everyone. >> we have been on the road for an hour now traveling from the capitol towards the most popular landing spot. and as you can see the sun just coming up, we have past five groups maybe 150 new arrivals all together, groups that multiply throughout the day, more than 1,000 newcomers on this island every day. men, women, and children, the beaches covered in life jackets and the remains of rubblier boats. relent less waves washing up on the shores of greece. >> you happy to be here in greece. >> yes. >> do you feel safe now. >> yes. >> what do you think you will find here on this island. >> real life. or normal life. >> help. >> do you think you will find help? yeah, maybe, yes, we need help. >> at a bend in the road, waiting for buss that may or may not arrive, it is as if some natural dis
. >> we are from syria. refugees. >> ciao. >> we went 45 on a boat, a rubber boat, inflated so it was going up and down, and it was during the night, children, women, pregnant, that was the worst part. i believe for everyone. >> we have been on the road for an hour now traveling from the capitol towards the most popular landing spot. and as you can see the sun just coming up, we have past five groups maybe 150 new arrivals all together, groups that multiply throughout...
Third Rail : ALJAZAM : August 16, 2015 6:00pm-7:01pm EDT
because money flood ed in to syria. the question was not to support the militant jihadist the question was to bring the temperature on assad's head. [speaking at the same time] >> most of the money, most of the money, basically went to militants, like al-nusra. .1. ..1, paints two, most of the fighters come to syria from turkey. the question is not why turkey has joined the fight now. why has it taken turkey more than a year to i now submit to you that turkish strategic priority is no to take on isis because of the kurds. >> you are the guy, you were walling for, quote, ammo, am oh, ammo to go to the free syrian arm. >> i absolutely. >> a lot that ammo went to groups like al-nusra front, went to the islam i go state. isil. the weapons and money went to these. [speaking at the same time] >> to the team lobbing of heads. >> let's look at actual facts in 2005 where were the fighters come in from damascus to syria and iraq well before the 2011 syrian revolution. the counter intuitively in the middle east today. secular auto
because money flood ed in to syria. the question was not to support the militant jihadist the question was to bring the temperature on assad's head. [speaking at the same time] >> most of the money, most of the money, basically went to militants, like al-nusra. .1. ..1, paints two, most of the fighters come to syria from turkey. the question is not why turkey has joined the fight now. why has it taken turkey more than a year to i now submit to you that turkish strategic priority is no to...
Third Rail : ALJAZAM : August 22, 2015 8:00am-9:01am EDT
in the idlib province this syria? the airbus was absolutely the [simultaneous speech] >> so the americans need to support those who are on the front lines to defeat i.s.i.s. the way you -- the way you prevent the u.s. from being sucked into the region is by empowering those that want to take the heart of i.s.i.s. >> give me some group names. >> sunni, sunni rebel alliance in northern syria the conquest army. you've got another lions in alliance in aleppo called the el nusra front. >> el nusra themselves have killed druze villages, executed in aleppo. there have been killings from among those 60 u.s. trained fighters, that's el nusra front. >> clarification, nusra is not part of the conquest army. pushed out by the sunni rebels. there's a great deal of potential -- there's a great deal of [simultaneous speech] >> not just [simultaneous speech] >> it's a wide spectrum. >> let's forget nusra, let's look at ararashram. they just recently put out a message of support and condolence when mullah omar died. >> these are the g
in the idlib province this syria? the airbus was absolutely the [simultaneous speech] >> so the americans need to support those who are on the front lines to defeat i.s.i.s. the way you -- the way you prevent the u.s. from being sucked into the region is by empowering those that want to take the heart of i.s.i.s. >> give me some group names. >> sunni, sunni rebel alliance in northern syria the conquest army. you've got another lions in alliance in aleppo called the el nusra...
News : ALJAZAM : August 7, 2015 12:00pm-12:31pm EDT
Aug 7, 2015 08/15
-lead coalition of air strikes in iraq and syria. critics say it hasn't done enough to stop isil. >>> the u.s. military has defended its decision to recruit and train fighters in syria, even after the program suffered a major setback. al jazeera's kimberly halkett explains. >> reporter: syrian fighters trained by the united states now refusing to fight. this video released on social media appears to show some of the fighters in captivity after an attack last week north of aleppo. five of the u.s.-backed recruits have been detained by al-qaeda's affiliate, the al-nusra forces. the white house is under scrutiny for the apparent failure of the operation. >> would you say that the white house is disappointed? that the president is disappointed with the mission. >> we have been pretty forthright about the significant challenges that that operation has faced. but it has not, um significantly encumbered the other aspects of our strategy. >> reporter: the fighters known as division 30 accuse the pentagon of misrepresenting its mission. the u
-lead coalition of air strikes in iraq and syria. critics say it hasn't done enough to stop isil. >>> the u.s. military has defended its decision to recruit and train fighters in syria, even after the program suffered a major setback. al jazeera's kimberly halkett explains. >> reporter: syrian fighters trained by the united states now refusing to fight. this video released on social media appears to show some of the fighters in captivity after an attack last week north of aleppo....
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Charlie Rose : KQED : August 22, 2015 12:00am-1:01am PDT
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they don't believe syria will ever be syria again. >> rose: and you wonder where the judgment of history will be in terms of at what moment did we lose the opportunity -- we being the people, not the united states or any particular country -- lose the opportunity to stop the disintegration of a country, and as we see the disintegration of the whole culture of a region? >> there is the history that goes with it, the beauty. i think, also, most viewers, they don't understand, they didn't visit syria before this all happened, so people don't necessarily have a sense of what an incredibly beautiful -- i mean, you know -- a beautiful, sophisticated country with an incredible rich archeological heritage, you know, very educated, interesting, friendly people, incredible food, a wonderful sense of hospitality. damascus had become one of the greatest hot spots for tourists. >> rose: yeah. so this is to lose, on a humanitarian level, it's horrifying to see 250,000-plus people dead, but it's also such a huge loss in terms of that kind of a society to see it fall apart and to know there is no way of
they don't believe syria will ever be syria again. >> rose: and you wonder where the judgment of history will be in terms of at what moment did we lose the opportunity -- we being the people, not the united states or any particular country -- lose the opportunity to stop the disintegration of a country, and as we see the disintegration of the whole culture of a region? >> there is the history that goes with it, the beauty. i think, also, most viewers, they don't understand, they...
in the idlib province this syria? the airbus was absolutely the [simultaneous speech] >> so the americans need to support those who are on the front lines to defeat i.s.i.s. the way you -- the way you prevent the u.s. from being sucked into the region is by empowering those that want to take the heart of i.s.i.s. >> give me some group names. >> sunni, sunni rebel alliance in northern syria the conquest army. you've got another lions in alln aleppo called the el nusra front. >> el nusra themselves have killed druze villages, executed in aleppo. there have been killings from among those 60 u.s. trained fighters, that's el nusra front. >> clarification, nusra is not part of the conquest army. pushed out by the sunni rebels. there's a great deal of potential -- there's a great deal of [simultaneous speech] >> not just [simultaneous speech] >> it's a wide spectrum. >> let's forget nusra, let's look at ararashram. they just recently put out a message of support and condolence when mullah omar died. >> these are the guys the
in the idlib province this syria? the airbus was absolutely the [simultaneous speech] >> so the americans need to support those who are on the front lines to defeat i.s.i.s. the way you -- the way you prevent the u.s. from being sucked into the region is by empowering those that want to take the heart of i.s.i.s. >> give me some group names. >> sunni, sunni rebel alliance in northern syria the conquest army. you've got another lions in alln aleppo called the el nusra front....
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN2 : August 3, 2015 12:00pm-2:01pm EDT
they leave for syria to iraq. if you look at maps where individuals go to syria and iraq from different european countries come from, you can see that they are not eachly divided from any country. they come from certain towns and certain cities and certain cities in both cities. generally a human factor there a connection, two or three guys will go first then they call friends, cousins class mates yes, they talk through them to social media. it's personal connection that predates the contact on social media. it's a different dynamic from the united states. you see more scattered individuals here and there less cluster. in the united states on one hand we do see quite case where individuals have no fiscal connection. they radicalize online. some of the journalistic reports, excellent new york article about this girl in rural washington state clearly no human, no personal interaction with any cluster but we do see in the united states several cases of small clusters, not on the size of what we see in europe but we s
they leave for syria to iraq. if you look at maps where individuals go to syria and iraq from different european countries come from, you can see that they are not eachly divided from any country. they come from certain towns and certain cities and certain cities in both cities. generally a human factor there a connection, two or three guys will go first then they call friends, cousins class mates yes, they talk through them to social media. it's personal connection that predates the contact on...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN : August 6, 2015 12:00am-2:01am EDT
in a case like syria, there needs to be a policy for syria. the president said the united states does not have a policy for syria. it leaves a vacuum, somebody else is going to fill it. it's one of the characteristics of the iranians, they have not managed the crisis with the outside layer very well. in fact, things have gotten worse, and they don't acknowledge it. i would say the u.s. ought to develop a policy for each of these conflict zones and then try to carry it out. and another thing i also mentioned at the end was, it's important to have at least the u.s. official version of what really happened, because you are not going to be able to discuss things with iran whatsoever if you're operating off to completely different sheets of music where they have almost invented a version of history that does not accord with what anybody else thinks actually happened. pushback, dialogue, or both? >> i think they have to find a balance, they did not get many commitments out of camp david. maritime security, financing oil shipments. everything we see
in a case like syria, there needs to be a policy for syria. the president said the united states does not have a policy for syria. it leaves a vacuum, somebody else is going to fill it. it's one of the characteristics of the iranians, they have not managed the crisis with the outside layer very well. in fact, things have gotten worse, and they don't acknowledge it. i would say the u.s. ought to develop a policy for each of these conflict zones and then try to carry it out. and another thing i...
News : ALJAZAM : August 7, 2015 6:00pm-6:31pm EDT
strikes began many syria a month later. critics of the campaign say it hasn't done enough to stop the armed group operating in the region. and a series of bomb blasts at least 40 people have been killed in the past 12 -- 24 hours in kabul. the taliban has claimed responsibility for an explosion at the police academy. as temperatures soar across iraq, public discontent is also rising. iraqis are protesting against government corruption, and power shortages. the unrest has been growing across iraq in the past week, hundreds gathered on the streets southeast of baghdad, chanting and waving flags. there were similar scenes in the country's southern city, security has been stepped up to control the crowds who are angry over a wide range of issues including a lack of basic services like water, and electricity. protests were also seen on rid. protestors are vowing to keep coming out until their leaders act on their concerns. the united nations says greek must take control of what it has described as total chaos on several islands
strikes began many syria a month later. critics of the campaign say it hasn't done enough to stop the armed group operating in the region. and a series of bomb blasts at least 40 people have been killed in the past 12 -- 24 hours in kabul. the taliban has claimed responsibility for an explosion at the police academy. as temperatures soar across iraq, public discontent is also rising. iraqis are protesting against government corruption, and power shortages. the unrest has been growing across...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN : August 6, 2015 6:00pm-8:01pm EDT
in a case like syria, there needs to be a policy for syria. the president said the united states does not have a policy for syria. it leaves a vacuum, somebody else is going to fill it. it's one of the characteristics of the iranians, they have not managed the crisis where they are the outside player very well. in fact, things have gotten worse, and they don't acknowledge it. i would say the u.s. ought to develop a policy for each of these conflict zones and then try to carry it out. and another thing i also mentioned at the end was, it's important to have at least the u.s. official version of what really happened, because you are not going to be able to discuss things with iran whatsoever if you're operating off two completely different sheets of music where they have almost invented a version of history that does not accord with what anybody else thinks actually happened. daniel: pushback, dialogue, or both? joyce: i think they have to find a balance, they did not get many commitments out of camp david. maritime security, financing, oil ship
in a case like syria, there needs to be a policy for syria. the president said the united states does not have a policy for syria. it leaves a vacuum, somebody else is going to fill it. it's one of the characteristics of the iranians, they have not managed the crisis where they are the outside player very well. in fact, things have gotten worse, and they don't acknowledge it. i would say the u.s. ought to develop a policy for each of these conflict zones and then try to carry it out. and...
News : ALJAZAM : August 7, 2015 11:00am-12:01pm EDT
he has a history of relations with syria's close ally iran. >>> and activists in syria reporting that isil has kidnapped 230 civilians including 60 christians. they were taken in the town in homs province. isil captured the town overnight from syrian government forces. many of the christians were there seeking refuge after fleeing flighting further north in aleppo province. >>> let's go to iraq now and several protests are planned across the country within this hour we believe as anger mounts against the government. iraqis are demanding action over a lack of basic services including clean water. many say the country's tap water is undrinkable. they are also frustrated by repeated blackouts especially during the current heat wave. power shortages have plagued the country for years. demonstrators blame the government for poor public services and say iraq's oil wealth is being misspent through wide-spread corruption. they are also concerned about falling fuel prices and job security. analysts say iraq is struggling to attract foreign investment and to diversify a way from oil. >>> joinin
he has a history of relations with syria's close ally iran. >>> and activists in syria reporting that isil has kidnapped 230 civilians including 60 christians. they were taken in the town in homs province. isil captured the town overnight from syrian government forces. many of the christians were there seeking refuge after fleeing flighting further north in aleppo province. >>> let's go to iraq now and several protests are planned across the country within this hour we believe...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN2 : August 5, 2015 8:00am-10:01am EDT
you need identity card and reach turkish border with syria. it is slightly more complicated and more expensive from the united states. the second reason has to do with the fact in the u.s. we do not see the recruiting networks that we see in europe. i'm not saying they are completely nonexistent in the u.s. but in europe we have significantly more established and sophisticated structures of recruiting networks that do not exist in the united states. even both internet, social media to some degree, substitute itself, recruiting networks, a lot of people argue it doesn't completely substitute face-to-face interaction. you don't join isis just with a online interaction with somebody. the vast majority of the cases you join isis and other groups you have some personal connection to somebody who has connections there. the third reason, which is more of a macrolevel, has to do with very different levels of radicalization, between european and american muslim communities. i do not want to overstate the problem in europe. i think periodically when we
you need identity card and reach turkish border with syria. it is slightly more complicated and more expensive from the united states. the second reason has to do with the fact in the u.s. we do not see the recruiting networks that we see in europe. i'm not saying they are completely nonexistent in the u.s. but in europe we have significantly more established and sophisticated structures of recruiting networks that do not exist in the united states. even both internet, social media to some...
. ♪ >>> the united nations announces an investigation into chemical weapons attacks in syria. sanctions could follow if bashar al-assad regime is found responsible. >>> i'm lauren taylor this is al jazeera live from london. the u.n. misdescribes the migrant crisis in greece as total chaos. thousands continue to arrive on the islands. >>> yeses over security in the afghan capitol as two suicide bombs hit kabul in as many days. >>> and a summer camp in norway reopening four years after a gunman killed 69 people there. ♪ >>> hello, the u.n. security council has voted unanimously to set up a panel to investigate chemical weapons attacks in syria. russia endorsed the move as did the rest of the 15-member council. the west has -- repeatedly blamed the gas attacks on the government. >> translator: syria has upheld its commitment in adherence to the chemical weapons convince as well as the resolution in 2012 '13. syria from the very start has cooperated in all ways and positively, transparently, and flexibly dealt with this issue, all of this in the challenge of the extremely comple
. ♪ >>> the united nations announces an investigation into chemical weapons attacks in syria. sanctions could follow if bashar al-assad regime is found responsible. >>> i'm lauren taylor this is al jazeera live from london. the u.n. misdescribes the migrant crisis in greece as total chaos. thousands continue to arrive on the islands. >>> yeses over security in the afghan capitol as two suicide bombs hit kabul in as many days. >>> and a summer camp in norway...
security council staple on syria. it's been one of the rare times that the united nations has been able to agree on anything syria-related. it first endorsed the new peace plan by stefan de mastour. he has had several different peace plans for syria at least two, so far none of them have gone too far. this latest one however starts pretty small. it mostly focuses on getting four key working groups together trying to bring many of the sides together at the table odiscuss key issues or key disagreements. now ban ki-moon says he is hoping that u.n. working group will begin their work as early as next month. but that's the key aspect of this u.n. security council staple endorsing this plan by de mastour. beyond that it says all sides should look at the geneva communique of 2012 and the key aspect of that was calling for a transitional governing body in syria. but as we know up until now that has not happened. >> well, the u.n. security council gave as we know has trouble on agreeing about much on syria especially on polit
security council staple on syria. it's been one of the rare times that the united nations has been able to agree on anything syria-related. it first endorsed the new peace plan by stefan de mastour. he has had several different peace plans for syria at least two, so far none of them have gone too far. this latest one however starts pretty small. it mostly focuses on getting four key working groups together trying to bring many of the sides together at the table odiscuss key issues or key...
News : ALJAZAM : August 27, 2015 12:00pm-12:31pm EDT
>> syria. >> reporter: from syria? >> yes. >> reporter: how was it coming over? >> not good. >> reporter: why? >> because of the waves. >> reporter: what are you looking for? >> the nearest police station. >> reporter: i think you probably have two or three more hours ahead of you. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: where are you from? >> syria. >> reporter: good luck. >> peace. >> good-bye >> our boat was going up and down, and it was during the night. children, women, pregnant. that was the worst part, i believe. for everyone. >> reporter: we have been on the road for perhaps an hour now traveling from the capitol towards the most popular landing spot closest to turkey, and as you can see the sun just coming up, maybe 150 new arrivals all together. more than a thousand newcomers on this island every day. men, women, and children. the beaches covered in life jackets and the remains of rubber boats, relentless waves of people washing up on the shores of greece. [ shouting ] >> reporter: are you happy to be here in greece. >> yes. >> reporter: do you feel safe n
>> syria. >> reporter: from syria? >> yes. >> reporter: how was it coming over? >> not good. >> reporter: why? >> because of the waves. >> reporter: what are you looking for? >> the nearest police station. >> reporter: i think you probably have two or three more hours ahead of you. >> thank you very much. >> reporter: where are you from? >> syria. >> reporter: good luck. >> peace. >> good-bye...
News : ALJAZAM : August 21, 2015 9:00pm-10:01pm EDT
destroying 70% of syria. if you get anyone from anywhere, and again, as long as people inside of syria recognise, they'll never have peace in al jazeera. revenge is the only alternative even if it comes at the hands of israelis. >> thank you for joining us on what i believe is a difficult day. >> president obama warned the bashar al-assad regime, that using chemical weapons was a red line leading to u.s. air strikes. coming up, the failure to make good on the threat and how it damaged the president's credibility. and will refugees rushing to across the boarder come face to face with riot police. the fallout from a flood of people searching for a better life >>> welcome back to al jazeera america i'm antonio mora. three years ago president obama drew what he called the so-called red line against syria, promising military strikes should the country use chemical weapons against people. the strikes meefr game and is accused of using deadly chemicals. >> white house correspondent takes a look at the effect the red
destroying 70% of syria. if you get anyone from anywhere, and again, as long as people inside of syria recognise, they'll never have peace in al jazeera. revenge is the only alternative even if it comes at the hands of israelis. >> thank you for joining us on what i believe is a difficult day. >> president obama warned the bashar al-assad regime, that using chemical weapons was a red line leading to u.s. air strikes. coming up, the failure to make good on the threat and how it...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN2 : August 11, 2015 6:00pm-8:01pm EDT
so now if the card being used by iran and syria iran and syria. and recently it was a military official who is very critical of turkeys bombing so this all concerns in turkish mines that iran is going to abuse and use the card. and of course for iran there is more at stake. by using the card and pounding it in iraq, but 100s of thousands of members when they are talking about fighting against, it's positive against pkk mostly. regionally there's a response to what is happening most in syria and iran. so what kind of impact will it have? i think it is a great thing that he finally opened things at the airbase and seem to be fully on board on the coalition against the islamic state. they see the kurds as a bigger threat. domestically there appealing to the domestic boats on tran but if there is any bombing on the turkish resort or the mediterranean that is really going to weekend and it could weaken his prospects of forming a majority government or capturing more votes. >> thank you. robert i know you resign from the government for good reasons, let
so now if the card being used by iran and syria iran and syria. and recently it was a military official who is very critical of turkeys bombing so this all concerns in turkish mines that iran is going to abuse and use the card. and of course for iran there is more at stake. by using the card and pounding it in iraq, but 100s of thousands of members when they are talking about fighting against, it's positive against pkk mostly. regionally there's a response to what is happening most in syria and...
U.S. Senate : CSPAN2 : August 6, 2015 4:00pm-6:01pm EDT
now the year before it all started in syria is the year 2010. the number of muslims in the world were estimated at 1,600,000,000, you will says thousand -- 1.6 billion, you say here in the u.s. around -- around 20 million were living in the west -- in western europe. that means 1.25%. 1.25%. and yet -- i'm using the data provided by the institute early this year but can be easily updated but for you to have a precise reference. individuals nationals in western europe made the trip -- or tried to make the trip for their countries to syria and iraq. that means that on the one hand we have about 25% of europeans among all those who mobilize foreign fighters in syria and iraq. on the other hand, that figure means that europeans are at least 16 times overrepresented among foreign tourist fighters with respect to those coming from other regions in the world. so to some extent we have -- they're in syria and iraq but a problem inside within europe. it's connected with accommodation of muslims in our societies. it is easy to reach middle east from europ
now the year before it all started in syria is the year 2010. the number of muslims in the world were estimated at 1,600,000,000, you will says thousand -- 1.6 billion, you say here in the u.s. around -- around 20 million were living in the west -- in western europe. that means 1.25%. 1.25%. and yet -- i'm using the data provided by the institute early this year but can be easily updated but for you to have a precise reference. individuals nationals in western europe made the trip -- or tried...
has confirmed that chemical weapons attacks did indeed take place in syria. how significant is it that they want to assign the blame to who is responsible? >> it is very significant. the world community knows what happened and now the u.n. wants to know who was behind it. that's significant. that was the first time that we get the indication of who was behind the attacks. very controversial, the u.s. and the west as you mentioned clearly point the finger at syrian president bashar al-assad al-assad, but his supporters iran and russia are skeptical of that. that organization based at the hague and it lows can hely close to the u.n, not have any mandate up until now to point blame on who was responsible. that's why the u.s. primarily spearheaded this resolution, working behind the queens russia anscenes withrussia and others. lest listen to what samantha power the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. had to say. >> today's resolution has been adopted with the council's unanimous support. this sends a clear and powerful message to all those involved in chemical weapons a
has confirmed that chemical weapons attacks did indeed take place in syria. how significant is it that they want to assign the blame to who is responsible? >> it is very significant. the world community knows what happened and now the u.n. wants to know who was behind it. that's significant. that was the first time that we get the indication of who was behind the attacks. very controversial, the u.s. and the west as you mentioned clearly point the finger at syrian president bashar...
more than 11 million people in syria have been displaced. over 70% of syria is completely destroyed by asaad regime asaad is fueling isis. to while they were going all this atrocities against the people inside of syria, and giving icy the chance to tell the oppress people inside of syria and iraq as well that we are here to save you from this brutal regime, and from this war that duhn't care about you. a lot of people are falling for this propaganda. >> certainly a very complex situation, but you survived the gas attack, thank you so much for sharing your experiences with us. thank you. >> thank you. fighting between rebel factions isil and the asaad government is continuing inside syria as we before hearing leaving the country increasingly unstable. isil fights have reported to kidnapped 230 people, after seizing a town from government forces, in the strategic answer province. many of those were christianed. and leading military think tank says it has lost control over 84% of the country. critics of the campaign say it hasn't tone enough to
more than 11 million people in syria have been displaced. over 70% of syria is completely destroyed by asaad regime asaad is fueling isis. to while they were going all this atrocities against the people inside of syria, and giving icy the chance to tell the oppress people inside of syria and iraq as well that we are here to save you from this brutal regime, and from this war that duhn't care about you. a lot of people are falling for this propaganda. >> certainly a very complex situation,...
Wolf : CNNW : August 25, 2015 10:00am-11:01am PDT
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isis claimed to destroy the baal shamin temple in syria. this is a picture before the attack and then after the attack. apparently blown to pieces by isis. let's go to our senior international correspondent ben we wedeman. isis as we know it, it's all about propaganda. what's the point of blowing up these ancient temples? >> reporter: well, really this is part of their shack and awe policy, so to speak. they have done this in here yin syria, iraq and it's dated back towards islam and they have destroyed christian churches and shia shrines as well. they are driving home the message that they will destroy everything that doesn't fit within their very narrow vision of islam. now, of course, for many syrians, for instance, at the moment they have other things to worry about. we heard, for instance, today from unicef that 5 million people are suffering from a water shortage. there have been continued barrel bombings throughout syria people are suffering from disease, from lack of food, so really at this moment, wolf, before horsemen of apocalyps
isis claimed to destroy the baal shamin temple in syria. this is a picture before the attack and then after the attack. apparently blown to pieces by isis. let's go to our senior international correspondent ben we wedeman. isis as we know it, it's all about propaganda. what's the point of blowing up these ancient temples? >> reporter: well, really this is part of their shack and awe policy, so to speak. they have done this in here yin syria, iraq and it's dated back towards islam and they...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN3 : August 3, 2015 11:00pm-12:01am EDT
and syria in cobani daesh hoped to achieve a media spectacle. they were soundly defeated. and that's an accurate term, soundly defeated, beyond kobani. across a long stretch of the syrian border, neighboring and across the border of syria and turkey two thirds of that border has been rested from the control of daesh in the last six weeks. in tikrit our fires permitted iraqi security forces to push daesh out of tikrit and recover the city. today, less than three months later, hundreds of displaced families have now made a peaceful return to the city. this process gives us reason to be cautiously optimistic about the iraqi led efforts for stabilization and the stabilized support to liberate populations and communities as they seek prevent sectarian reprisal. the coalition has played a vital role in improving their cape abilities as well. 15 partners are helping to build the iraqi forces at six training camps eight nations have participated in air strikes over iraq and five over syria. among the more than 8,000 iraqi fighters that the coalition has trained, many are helping t
and syria in cobani daesh hoped to achieve a media spectacle. they were soundly defeated. and that's an accurate term, soundly defeated, beyond kobani. across a long stretch of the syrian border, neighboring and across the border of syria and turkey two thirds of that border has been rested from the control of daesh in the last six weeks. in tikrit our fires permitted iraqi security forces to push daesh out of tikrit and recover the city. today, less than three months later, hundreds of...
turkey, syria, syria policy is very unpopular so turkey and respond. i think there was an agreement, between the u.s. before. so bombing almost became a safe haven way for turkey to join the anti-islamic camp. yet you write, turkey is quite vulnerable. there are now 1300 turkish nationals fighting in syria for these young states. they are well established salafi networks and major turkish towns but i think turkey yes will go to the rally that infect islamic state poses more direct and bigger challenge than i thought. shares a long border with syria and there are too many syrian refugees. but i think the main reason is again the kurds. turkey is quite uncomfortable with a just decision to airdrop weapons and kobani. turkey decided -- in return that asked for the u.s. to establish a safe zone within syria. that is a way of common it is right in the middle of, there are three enclave in northern syria, and with the foremost, the kurds managed to link up those too. turkey has been worried that the kurds are now forming a corridor which could have access to
turkey, syria, syria policy is very unpopular so turkey and respond. i think there was an agreement, between the u.s. before. so bombing almost became a safe haven way for turkey to join the anti-islamic camp. yet you write, turkey is quite vulnerable. there are now 1300 turkish nationals fighting in syria for these young states. they are well established salafi networks and major turkish towns but i think turkey yes will go to the rally that infect islamic state poses more direct and bigger...
News : ALJAZAM : August 7, 2015 9:00pm-10:01pm EDT
should do in syria? >> well, the turks for some time have argued to be setting up these humanitarian safe zones much like the united states did at the end of the first gulf war, operation northern watch operation southern watch. but it seems to me the responsibility of the world in general and the united states in particular that we can help out provide some humanitarian safe zones so the civilians can go to those areas without fear of either being attacked by el nusra and the jihadi fighters nor by the syrian fighters as well. >> yes the terrible humanitarian crisis in syria and also in iraq. general kimmit it's always good to see you, thank you. >>> the woman who was charged with the or the you torture of kayla miller the pentagon confirmed she had been killed. unsayaf is the wife of former i.s.i.l. leader ab sayaf who was killed by u.s. forces this year. she was recently turned over to iraqi kurds. >>> almost a quarter of a million people have been killed in syria p more than 12,000 children were amon
should do in syria? >> well, the turks for some time have argued to be setting up these humanitarian safe zones much like the united states did at the end of the first gulf war, operation northern watch operation southern watch. but it seems to me the responsibility of the world in general and the united states in particular that we can help out provide some humanitarian safe zones so the civilians can go to those areas without fear of either being attacked by el nusra and the jihadi...
in syria. only 54 have been trained. jamie mcintyre has the latest. >> this video released on social media purports to show u.s.-trained fighters captured by al nusra front, after an attack north of aleppo. the pentagon acknowledged that five troops were detain and a sixth killed, aattack that the pentagon admits it never saw coming, and which al nusra, a group tied to al qaeda touted as a blow to the u.s.-backed syrian forces. >> this unidentified fighter braggs... >> on this day al nusra front cut a hand to the west and the americans. somewhere >>> the pentagon's decision to imbed the 54 graduates with division 30, was based on a faulty u.s. intelligence assessment that al nusra was unlikely to attack forces in the north. the official line is that the unexpected is always expect in car. we taj that there's challenges but the idea that we were caught flat-footed by the people kenning people into a war zone is not accurate. >> the u.s.-trained fighters were sent to this area with night vision equipment and laser target d
in syria. only 54 have been trained. jamie mcintyre has the latest. >> this video released on social media purports to show u.s.-trained fighters captured by al nusra front, after an attack north of aleppo. the pentagon acknowledged that five troops were detain and a sixth killed, aattack that the pentagon admits it never saw coming, and which al nusra, a group tied to al qaeda touted as a blow to the u.s.-backed syrian forces. >> this unidentified fighter braggs... >> on this...
and beat siel in syria. there are now about 3500 knell providing force and support. could defeat i.s.i.l. etch sooner especially in iraq but argues the have deal will be short livid if the areas now ruled by i.s.i.l. jamie mcintire, al jazeera the pentagon. >> almost a quarter of a million people have been killed in syria' conflict. according to the u.n. bhaised among the 70,000 civilians killed. it then firearmed into civil war as president bin laden bashar al-assad. >> huge step towards justice for the victims. >> now the government wants to know who. >> those in favor of the draft solution, thank you. no wrp has a joint investigative mechanism to final lids point the finger of blame. first time blame could be assigned to the perpetrators. >> this sends a clear message to all those if you gas people it will identify you. it brairs repeating as well that we need to bring the same unit urgently find opolitical solution to the syrian crisis. >> the opcw concluded that chlorine has quote systematically and rep
and beat siel in syria. there are now about 3500 knell providing force and support. could defeat i.s.i.l. etch sooner especially in iraq but argues the have deal will be short livid if the areas now ruled by i.s.i.l. jamie mcintire, al jazeera the pentagon. >> almost a quarter of a million people have been killed in syria' conflict. according to the u.n. bhaised among the 70,000 civilians killed. it then firearmed into civil war as president bin laden bashar al-assad. >> huge step...
Key Capitol Hill Hearings : CSPAN : August 11, 2015 2:00am-4:01am EDT
syria, is there scope for americans? the russians are urging the americans to stop pushing. >> the regime is losing and the army is starting to withdraw. -- homeland isnd about to be under attack. the homebase, think about it, is there much space to work with? if he cannot retake the suburbs after three years, what are the prospects of him being able to take on the strongholds of islamic state and places that damascus?0 miles from instead, it seems that there aboutbe a bigger question diplomatic coordination. that, in turn, will require the ians to accept the assad regime is losing and there has to be a move to get assad out. that will not move the turks and saudis along without concessions. are about to get a large amount of cash over the next 16 months and they may be willing to make the concession. i will leave that to alex. in short, the events on the ground do not suggest immediate change for american-iranian effective collaboration against islamic state in syria. thank you. >> thank you very much, robert. thank you
syria, is there scope for americans? the russians are urging the americans to stop pushing. >> the regime is losing and the army is starting to withdraw. -- homeland isnd about to be under attack. the homebase, think about it, is there much space to work with? if he cannot retake the suburbs after three years, what are the prospects of him being able to take on the strongholds of islamic state and places that damascus?0 miles from instead, it seems that there aboutbe a bigger question...
Listening Post : ALJAZAM : August 17, 2015 4:30am-5:01am EDT
has been trying to provide aid to the needs of the people of syria. the needs are growing, 12 million people needing a. the discussions most likely centering on the situation of the people in need. >> zeina, thank you very much. and we'll be talking more about the u.n. humanitarian chief's visit to syria with jane dutton coming up next with another full bulletin of news for you. ♪ syria's latest air strikes in damascus are a massacre as they say the crisis can only be solved by syrians. ♪ and i'm jane in doha and coming up, in the program stiffer sentences and fines for journalists, egypt's president has tough new security laws. they go to the polls again with a controversial former president having to make political come back and displaced
has been trying to provide aid to the needs of the people of syria. the needs are growing, 12 million people needing a. the discussions most likely centering on the situation of the people in need. >> zeina, thank you very much. and we'll be talking more about the u.n. humanitarian chief's visit to syria with jane dutton coming up next with another full bulletin of news for you. ♪ syria's latest air strikes in damascus are a massacre as they say the crisis can only be solved by syrians....
Weekend News : ALJAZAM : August 16, 2015 5:00pm-6:01pm EDT
syria has been partitioned with frontlines. separating pima cording to sects and loyalties the deal to transfer the besieged sunni and shia communities may have fallen apart. but the fact that a population swap was on the negotiating table shows there is a new syria emerging, one with different borders and about forced migration play become policy. zeina khodr, al jazerra, beirut. >>> ray parliamentary investigation has blamed some of iraq's highest officials in power at the time for the fall of mosul city to isil in june 2014. most prominently, the country's former prime minister nouri al-maliki is named in the report and may now face trial. separately the current prime minister al ba al badi has callr military commanders to be court marshaled for ban dunning their posts in the fall of ramadi. the top ranks of politics, al badi has reduced his cabinet by a third firing ministers and merging ministries. mohamed january joh jamjoon has. >> reporter: formally recommending that al-maliki be proprosecuted for the fall of te city of
syria has been partitioned with frontlines. separating pima cording to sects and loyalties the deal to transfer the besieged sunni and shia communities may have fallen apart. but the fact that a population swap was on the negotiating table shows there is a new syria emerging, one with different borders and about forced migration play become policy. zeina khodr, al jazerra, beirut. >>> ray parliamentary investigation has blamed some of iraq's highest officials in power at the time for...
erdogan is raging a two-pronged war against isil in syria and the pkk in syria and iraq. >>> syrian kurds say the government of president bashar al-assad could be a partner, if it commits itself to a democratic future. the move would be a dramatic shift for the group. zana hoda is in southern turkey with the latest. >> reporter: the syrian government is take credit for pushing out isil from the northeastern city but they didn't win this fight force, the ypg joined the battle. for years the ypg and the government controlled separate zones in the area. it was part of understanding to prevent the city from becoming yet another battleground. the ypg said cooperation was logical under the circumstances, but that only fuelled accusations from turkey and syrian opposition groups that the kurds are allied to the government. now an official from the pyd told us that the threat of terrorism, means it would partner with any group, including the syrian government if it's committed to a democratic syria. >> anyone who are ready for work for democracy, who accepts the diversity within the syrian people
erdogan is raging a two-pronged war against isil in syria and the pkk in syria and iraq. >>> syrian kurds say the government of president bashar al-assad could be a partner, if it commits itself to a democratic future. the move would be a dramatic shift for the group. zana hoda is in southern turkey with the latest. >> reporter: the syrian government is take credit for pushing out isil from the northeastern city but they didn't win this fight force, the ypg joined the battle. for...
Former Governor Jeb Bush R-FL Remarks on Foreign Policy : CSPAN : August 16, 2015 12:35pm-1:16pm EDT
we and our partners should declare a no-fly zone in syria. enforce the no-fly zone and we will stop the regime's bombing raids. it can also help stop iranian flights from resupplying the regime and hezbollah and other bad actors. a no-fly zone is essential to keep the pressure on and prevent more needless death in a country that has seen so much of it. when we talk about no-fly zones in syria, precision airstrikes in iraq, or any projection of military power to meet or deter threats all of this assumes that , such power is there when we need it. yet, here as well the shortsightedness of the first -- current administration will leave a cost. we are in the seventh year of a significant dismantling of our own military. almost in inverse proportion to the threats that are multiplying. i assure you, the day that i am elected president of the united states will be the day that we turn this around and begin rebuilding the armed forces of the united states of america. [applause] a winning strategy against the islamic state, or against any threat to o
we and our partners should declare a no-fly zone in syria. enforce the no-fly zone and we will stop the regime's bombing raids. it can also help stop iranian flights from resupplying the regime and hezbollah and other bad actors. a no-fly zone is essential to keep the pressure on and prevent more needless death in a country that has seen so much of it. when we talk about no-fly zones in syria, precision airstrikes in iraq, or any projection of military power to meet or deter threats all of this...
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60 Minutes : WCBS : August 9, 2015 7:00pm-8:01pm EDT
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this berm marks the border between syria and jordan. the refugees that we ran into were coming across the top of the berm and turning themselves in to the safety of the jordanian border officers here. more than a million have crossed into jordan so far during the three-year civil war in syria. they had been farmers, shopkeepers, office workers. now, they shared one occupation- - saving the children, with matted hair and faces covered in ten days of misery. we noticed the little ones around halima. turns out, she's the mother of nine. why did you come? "there's bombing all around us," she said. "i'm afraid for my children. but i don't know what will become of us now." you don't know what's coming next, but you know this must be better than where you came from? she had taken five of her children. her husband took four by another route. and they hope to find one another. halima said they managed to save everyone in her family. but as for the fate of others in her town, no translation was needed. >> andrew harper: this is happening every da
this berm marks the border between syria and jordan. the refugees that we ran into were coming across the top of the berm and turning themselves in to the safety of the jordanian border officers here. more than a million have crossed into jordan so far during the three-year civil war in syria. they had been farmers, shopkeepers, office workers. now, they shared one occupation- - saving the children, with matted hair and faces covered in ten days of misery. we noticed the little ones around...
News : ALJAZAM : August 27, 2015 10:00am-10:31am EDT
>> syria. >> reporter: from syria? >> yes. >> reporter: how does it coming over? >> not good. >> why? >> reporter: because the waves. it was quite hard. >> reporter: what are you looking for? >> the nearest police station. >> reporter: and i think you probably have two or three more hours walking ahead of you. where are you from? >> syria. >> reporter: good luck to you. >> thanks. peac peace. >> good night. >> it was going up and down during the night, children, women, pregnant. that was the worst part for everyone. >> reporter: we have been on the road for perhaps an hour now traveling towards the most popular landing spot closest to turkey, and as you can see the sun just coming up, we have passed five, six groups, maybe 150 all together. more than a thousand newcomers on this island every day. men, women, and children. the beaches covered in life jackets and the remains of rubber boats. relentless waves of people washing up on the shores of greece. [ shouting ] >> reporter: are you happy to be here in greece? >> yes. >> reporter: do you feel safe now? >> yes. >
>> syria. >> reporter: from syria? >> yes. >> reporter: how does it coming over? >> not good. >> why? >> reporter: because the waves. it was quite hard. >> reporter: what are you looking for? >> the nearest police station. >> reporter: and i think you probably have two or three more hours walking ahead of you. where are you from? >> syria. >> reporter: good luck to you. >> thanks. peac peace. >> good night....
military actions in syria. the stepped-up rhythm of u.s. attacks comes amid some new reminders about the dangers for civilians in syrian's civil war. a fighter jet crashed into a market killing at least 27 people. >>> meanwhile an independent monitoring group called air wars says u.s.-lead air strikes against isil fighters in syria and iraq have killed more than 450 civilians. the u.s. military says since the strikes began a year ago, only two civilians have been killed. there are concerns the policy could make the u.s. more directly engaged with the regime of syrian president, bashar al-assad, and that's something the obama administration has pledged to avoid. jamie macintyre joins us live from the pentagon with the latest. jamie? >> reporter: david, the u.s. has said all along, once the fighters it trained to take on isil got into harm's way it would have a moral obligation to come to their aid, but it stopped short of saying what form that aid could take until this past friday when the u.s. authorized air strikes to support the new syria
military actions in syria. the stepped-up rhythm of u.s. attacks comes amid some new reminders about the dangers for civilians in syrian's civil war. a fighter jet crashed into a market killing at least 27 people. >>> meanwhile an independent monitoring group called air wars says u.s.-lead air strikes against isil fighters in syria and iraq have killed more than 450 civilians. the u.s. military says since the strikes began a year ago, only two civilians have been killed. there are...
to do air strikes against isil in syria. the prime minister says there are legal issues around his country's involvement in syria, but he will consider the request carefully. a decision is expected in a few weeks' time. >>> the iraqi ministry of defense claims it inflicted significant damage on isil in recent air strikes. it released video of iraqi fighter jets targeted isil hideouts in samarra. the strikes caused heavy losses in men and equipment. it's unclear when those air strikes were carried out. >>> united nations has condemned the shutting down of some of iraq's life-saving medical services. last month around 80% of health programs provided by the u.n. and partners were forced to close. the reason? it wasn't able to raise the half a billion dollars required to fund services which it described as devastating and inexpoliceable. among those effects half a million children that won't be immunized about diseases. we went to a hospital in baghdad to see how doctors are coping. >> reporter: at this hospital, this doctor dol
to do air strikes against isil in syria. the prime minister says there are legal issues around his country's involvement in syria, but he will consider the request carefully. a decision is expected in a few weeks' time. >>> the iraqi ministry of defense claims it inflicted significant damage on isil in recent air strikes. it released video of iraqi fighter jets targeted isil hideouts in samarra. the strikes caused heavy losses in men and equipment. it's unclear when those air strikes...
Weekend News : ALJAZAM : August 8, 2015 1:00am-1:31am EDT
security council wants to finds out who's behind chemical attacks in syria's war. hello. i'm in doha with the world news from al jazeera. also ahead another loss for the palestinian family whose home was firebombed in the west bank. we'll have a live report. power cuts drive thousands of iraqis to demand basic necessity necessities. more people are killed as a typhoon makes landfall in taiwan. >>> the u.n. security council voted unanimously to set up an investigation into who was responsible for chemical weapons attacks in syria. the west is repeatedly blamed the atrocity on the government. the inquiry could pave the way to sanctions against those responsible. we report from the united nations in new york. >> reporter: there is agreement on the what. now the u.n. security council wants to know the who. >> will thoses in favor of the draft resolution please raise their hand. >> reporter: a vote to set up a panel of experts to finally point the finger of blame for the chemical weapons and chlorine attacks in syria. it's the first time blame could be assigned to the perpetra
security council wants to finds out who's behind chemical attacks in syria's war. hello. i'm in doha with the world news from al jazeera. also ahead another loss for the palestinian family whose home was firebombed in the west bank. we'll have a live report. power cuts drive thousands of iraqis to demand basic necessity necessities. more people are killed as a typhoon makes landfall in taiwan. >>> the u.n. security council voted unanimously to set up an investigation into who was...
Weekend News : ALJAZAM : August 1, 2015 9:00am-10:01am EDT
what has been happening in syria. who is division 30? who funds them and who are they trained to fight, syria, i.s.i.l. or both? >> there was little information about division 30 until they entered siria. they were filmed. before that the commander of the group told our sister organization al jazeera turk that this group was trained and funded bli the united states. that he was actually handpicked by the u.s. military to lead this force. now, the u.s. the pentagon they have not confirmed whether, you know this group is in fact part of the train and equip programme. in one way or the other they were distancing themselves. the first reaction when there was news that nusra abducted members of division 30 they were saying that none of the fighters we trained have been abducted. there was a lot of speculation on why the u.s. distanced themselves. some sources told us because there were efforts to secure their relief maybe the u.s. was trying to distance itself. but what the we saw yesterday was an air strike which the syrian opposition is - t
what has been happening in syria. who is division 30? who funds them and who are they trained to fight, syria, i.s.i.l. or both? >> there was little information about division 30 until they entered siria. they were filmed. before that the commander of the group told our sister organization al jazeera turk that this group was trained and funded bli the united states. that he was actually handpicked by the u.s. military to lead this force. now, the u.s. the pentagon they have not confirmed...
in syria and in iraq as well. in ankara the foreign minister confirmed that technical talks were complete and joint operations against i.s.i.l. will begin soon. in washington pentagon explained the agreement now is limited to air strikes only. >> the cooperation with turks, and the expansion of that is a work in progress at this point. we see it as a step forward, and see it as an opportunity for turkey and the united states and the rest of the coalition to find exactly what that looks like going forward. >> reporter: what the u.s. wants from turkey is a major commitment securing a boarder with syria and iraq, especially a 68 mile long area in syria, west of the you crayedies river, reaching into aleppo. last week defense secretary ash carter called out turkey for failing to control the area. >> it is a border of a rich logistics for i.s.i.l., and dehli cross and so we are looking for them to do more in that regard as well, and are in active discussion was them. >> the addition of turkish planes amounts to a small
in syria and in iraq as well. in ankara the foreign minister confirmed that technical talks were complete and joint operations against i.s.i.l. will begin soon. in washington pentagon explained the agreement now is limited to air strikes only. >> the cooperation with turks, and the expansion of that is a work in progress at this point. we see it as a step forward, and see it as an opportunity for turkey and the united states and the rest of the coalition to find exactly what that looks...
News : ALJAZAM : August 11, 2015 9:00am-10:01am EDT
we have discussed the crisis in syria. we have underlined the importance of resolving the syrian crisis by political means. we've underlined that the kingdom of saudi arabia on syria has not changed and based on the provisions of the first geneva communique and bashar al assad has no future in stir i can't. we believe that the main source, the main reason behind the creation of isil was the behavior of bashar al assad, because he directed his weapons not against isil, but against his own people. that's why we do not see a place for bashar al assad in syria's future. >> russia is not part of the u.s. led coalition which launched thousands of airstrikes against isil in iraq and syria since august and that is often criticized the campaign. sergey lavrov said it was counter productive for the u.s. to expand air operations in syria by providing air cover to u.s. trained rebels. moscow believes the white house should cooperate with syria's president to defeat isil and view bashar al assad as a partner against the isil enemy. it
we have discussed the crisis in syria. we have underlined the importance of resolving the syrian crisis by political means. we've underlined that the kingdom of saudi arabia on syria has not changed and based on the provisions of the first geneva communique and bashar al assad has no future in stir i can't. we believe that the main source, the main reason behind the creation of isil was the behavior of bashar al assad, because he directed his weapons not against isil, but against his own...
News : ALJAZAM : August 7, 2015 9:00am-10:01am EDT
we expect that the same thing will happen to people in syria. officially the children, they are using them or training them for to do their ideology or to -- >> ok, all right. thank you very much indeed, talking to us about isil and how they operate now that they've captured or kidnapped a large group of people in syria. meanwhile, there seem to be signs that the syrian government is looking for some kind of diplomatic way out of this war. the foreign minister has made a rare visit to the gulf for the first time in four years. he met his coupler part. syria's state news agency said the pair talked about constructive efforts to end the war. amman has been a mediator in the process. >> the foreign minister's visit. >> bashar al assad said his army may have to abandon some areas of the country to hold others considered more important. >> within the next hour or so, the u.n. security council is expected to adopt a draft resolution to identify those who have used chlorine gas and other chemical weapons in syria's war. john kerry said he reached an ag
we expect that the same thing will happen to people in syria. officially the children, they are using them or training them for to do their ideology or to -- >> ok, all right. thank you very much indeed, talking to us about isil and how they operate now that they've captured or kidnapped a large group of people in syria. meanwhile, there seem to be signs that the syrian government is looking for some kind of diplomatic way out of this war. the foreign minister has made a rare visit to the...
Third Rail : ALJAZAM : August 17, 2015 12:00am-1:01am EDT
because money flood ed in to syria. the question was not to support the militant jihadist the question was to bring the temperature on assad's head. [speaking at the same time] >> most of the money, most of the money, basically went to militants, like al-nusra. .1. ..1, paints two, most of the fighters come to syria from turkey . the question is not why turkey has joined the fight now. why has it taken turkey more than a year to i now submit to you that turkish strategic priority is no to take on isis because of the kurds. >> you are the guy, you were walling for, quote, ammo, am oh, ammo to go to the free syrian arm. >> i absolutely. >> a lot that ammo went to groups like al-nusra front, went to the islam i go state. isil. the weapons and money went to these. [speaking at the same time] >> to the team lobbing of heads. >> let's look at actual facts in 2005 where were the fighters come in from damascus to syria and iraq well before the 2011 syrian revolution. the counter intuitively in the middle east today. secular aut
because money flood ed in to syria. the question was not to support the militant jihadist the question was to bring the temperature on assad's head. [speaking at the same time] >> most of the money, most of the money, basically went to militants, like al-nusra. .1. ..1, paints two, most of the fighters come to syria from turkey . the question is not why turkey has joined the fight now. why has it taken turkey more than a year to i now submit to you that turkish strategic priority is no to...
News : ALJAZAM : August 17, 2015 3:00am-3:31am EDT
although the vast majority of jordanians back the rebel fight in syria. the protracted fighting frustrating and frightening villagers, al jazerra. >>> egypt's president has passed a new security law that introduced special court and harsher penalties for people seen as a threat. it's come through following the assassination of the prosecutor general in june. and has now been ratified president sisi. so those found guilty of forming a -- of forming or leading a group seen as a terrorist en i at this by the government will face stiff sentences including the death penalty. financing so-called terrorist groups will carry penalty of life in prison, journalist can be fined district contradictory authorities versions of the attack. an assistant professor at long island university and a member of the egyptian rule of law association. earlier she explained to my colleague what this new law will mean for journalists. >> any media that would defy the national narrative would be also fines. the law goes further never to not just muzzle the media and prevent any real
although the vast majority of jordanians back the rebel fight in syria. the protracted fighting frustrating and frightening villagers, al jazerra. >>> egypt's president has passed a new security law that introduced special court and harsher penalties for people seen as a threat. it's come through following the assassination of the prosecutor general in june. and has now been ratified president sisi. so those found guilty of forming a -- of forming or leading a group seen as a terrorist...
yes, ma'am. >> we have always been in favor of the bloodshed stopping in syria and we are not giving any kind of unconditional support to anybody except to the syrian people. and the main threat in that country to our mind and in the middle east as a whole is that which emanates from the so-called islamic state. >> an agreement between all sides in doha could put an end to the long running civil war in syria and increased fighting in yemen. >> reporter: >> the policy of the united states with respect to syria is clear. we believe that assad and the assad regime long ago lost legitimacy. in part because of his regime's continued brutality against the syrian people themselves and that has been a magnet for foreign fighters drawing them to syria, fueling rise of daesh and other violent extremist groups. he and since there is no military solution to syria's challenges there has to obviously be a political solution. >> reporter: the u.s. feels the iran deal is a good solution but the arab group has reservations. saudis have warns they military. hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera, doha. >> in ye
yes, ma'am. >> we have always been in favor of the bloodshed stopping in syria and we are not giving any kind of unconditional support to anybody except to the syrian people. and the main threat in that country to our mind and in the middle east as a whole is that which emanates from the so-called islamic state. >> an agreement between all sides in doha could put an end to the long running civil war in syria and increased fighting in yemen. >> reporter: >> the policy of...
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in the meanwhile we'll look at other developments regarding syria. isil fighters have kidnapped 260 people including christians. they were taken in a town in homs province. isil captured the town overnight. many of the christians were there seeking refuge because they had fled from fighting further north. >>> a gang armed with machetes has hacked a blogger to death. he is the fourth blogger to be murdered since the start of the year he was killed after the gang broke into his apartment according to the bangladesh blogger network. >>> myanmar's opposition leader is warning the government not to use the recent floods to undermine the upcoming elections. she pointed to a referendum that raised questions about the individuality of its results. she visited flood victims earlier this week and appealed for international help. >>> now flood warnings are in place in myanmar's southern delta region. the president is urging people in these areas to move to higher ground. but in some parts of the country, flood waters are beginning to see. florence loui reports
in the meanwhile we'll look at other developments regarding syria. isil fighters have kidnapped 260 people including christians. they were taken in a town in homs province. isil captured the town overnight. many of the christians were there seeking refuge because they had fled from fighting further north. >>> a gang armed with machetes has hacked a blogger to death. he is the fourth blogger to be murdered since the start of the year he was killed after the gang broke into his apartment...
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>> syria. >> reporter: from syria? >> yeah. >> reporter: how was it coming over? >> not good. >> reporter: why? >> because of the waves. so it was quite hard. >> reporter: where are you headed? >> the nearest police station. >> reporter: i think you probably have two or three more hours walking. >> okay. thank you. >> reporter: good luck to you. >> reporter: we went like 40, 45 on the rubber boat, it was going up and down, and it was during the night, children, women, pregnant. that was the worst part, i believe for everyone. >> reporter: we have been on the road for perhaps an hour now, and as you can see the sun just coming up, we passed five, six groups, maybe 150 new arrivals all together. more than a thousand newcomers on this island every day. men, women, and children, the beaches covered in life jackets and the remains of rubber boats. relentless waves of people washing up on the shores of greece. [ shouting ] >> reporter: are you happy to be here in greece? >> yes. >> yes. >> reporter: do you feel safe now? >> yes. >> reporter: what do you think you will f
>> syria. >> reporter: from syria? >> yeah. >> reporter: how was it coming over? >> not good. >> reporter: why? >> because of the waves. so it was quite hard. >> reporter: where are you headed? >> the nearest police station. >> reporter: i think you probably have two or three more hours walking. >> okay. thank you. >> reporter: good luck to you. >> reporter: we went like 40, 45 on the rubber boat, it was going up and...
. >> reporter: it's two years since chemical attacks in syria killed hundreds, we speak to survivors still waiting for justice. ♪ we start on the korean peninsula where the south korean defense ministry is now urging the north to stop its provocations, tensions increased between north and south between exchange of fire on thursday and both countries say they put their military on high alert and support leader kim jong un had a meeting late on thursday and according to state media there he told the army's front line troops to be fully ready for operations and said to take action first and to report it later and harry faucet reports. >> reporter: south korean president visited a military post on friday with the national security advisor defense minister and senior commanders and the message being conveyed the personal command of the situation as north and south korea engage in a military face off. >> translator: the military should be for further provocations, if the situation occurs i want you to take action first and then report later. >> reporter: it followed a late-night meeting
. >> reporter: it's two years since chemical attacks in syria killed hundreds, we speak to survivors still waiting for justice. ♪ we start on the korean peninsula where the south korean defense ministry is now urging the north to stop its provocations, tensions increased between north and south between exchange of fire on thursday and both countries say they put their military on high alert and support leader kim jong un had a meeting late on thursday and according to state media there...
that the war in syria is just not coming to an end that the u.s. would like to see, one that would promote more stability in the region. so what you see is john kerry basically trying to push the issue and certainly, given had a moscow has influence in damascus, it is worthwhile that these two men would actually have this discussion. >> the policy of the united states with respect to syria is clear. we believe that assad and the assad regime long ago lost legitimacy.in parlegitimacy, inf his regime's continued brutality against the syrian people themselves and that has been a magnet for foreign fighters. drawing them to syria, fueling the rise of daesh and other extremist groups and since there is no military solution to syria's challenges there has to be obviously a political solution. >> now we don't know whether there's going to be any sort of public readout of what happens in this meeting between the saudi, russian and u.s. foreign ministers but certainly we do expect to find out exactly house the three countries are going to try to marshal the
that the war in syria is just not coming to an end that the u.s. would like to see, one that would promote more stability in the region. so what you see is john kerry basically trying to push the issue and certainly, given had a moscow has influence in damascus, it is worthwhile that these two men would actually have this discussion. >> the policy of the united states with respect to syria is clear. we believe that assad and the assad regime long ago lost legitimacy.in parlegitimacy, inf...


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Philip Dickens
Author of From the Hill of Megiddo
From the Hill of Megiddo
Orphans of the Dead
Orphans of the Dead: Chapter Five
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Thomas's dead eyes followed the vampire as he ran, leaping from rooftop to rooftop through the dark and empty streets. He kept his distance, wary of revealing himself. He wasn't here to fight with the Champion of Man, who moved in pursuit of very different prey.
On the ground, the Champion's Guild allies moved slower, closing in from all directions in a well-practised flanking pattern. They carried short blades in holsters at their sides, concealed by their jackets, and kept a distance from one another that would have made them invisible amongst crowds. As it was, on these quiet, residential streets they looked slightly out of place, but their numbers were spread thinly enough that you couldn't place why unless you were following them and studying their movements.
None of them paid Thomas any mind as he passed them. He didn't draw a veil around himself, as Eliphas was known to, but he looked very ordinary. His slashed throat was healed. His blood-stained clothes were replaced with clean ones. All they saw was a young man wander past trying to get a cigarette lit.
He had no business with the Guild, but for a moment curiosity had got the better of him. So he had gone to a rooftop; not leaping, as the vampire Champion did, simply appearing where he wanted to be in the blink of an eye. He positioned himself so that he could see what he needed to and yet remain unseen.
The Guild's target was a creature called a shuck. Two days earlier, police employed by Sure Shield had been called to a house where a domestic disturbance had been reported, and gone missing. When they hadn't reported back, an armed unit was sent along to back up the officers investigating. They had found the house empty and had no trail to follow.
But the Guild had been made aware of strange sightings in the same area. Some had reported a black dog as large as the hell-hounds in the Battle of Stonehenge. Others had said it looked like a massive gorilla, like King Kong. This was slight over-exaggeration on both counts, as on all fours it was only a little larger than a wolf-hound, while upright it was just over eight feet tall. Its form was fluid, canine when walking on four legs but simian when on two, yet never quite matching either. Its eyes glowed a dark blue, and it had retractable fangs and claws.
Sightings centred on an old fire station which had been closed many years earlier. Screams had been reported from within, as well as howling and an eerie skittering which couldn't be attributed to any known animal. This was where both the Champion and the Guild in their flanking pattern were now headed, as Thomas watched.
The Champion dropped from a nearby rooftop to land in front of a side door, which had been boarded up but now swung freely in the wind on damaged hinges. The Guild stopped further back, unseen from the doorway, waiting.
Shuck ate slowly, Thomas knew. Most of those it had taken would be alive, but they would not be comfortable. The creature effectively crucified its victims upside down and strung them up, to keep them both bound and helpless until it was ready to eat them. It would feed them small rodents or insects and splash them with water to keep them from dying prematurely. The kill was bloody and unpleasant too.
The shuck caught the scent of the vampire at its door and it roared a challenge to what it thought was a rival for its food supply. As the sound died down, the sound of crying – including a child – rose up. The shuck skittered and hit something to make a loud clang, and the cries trailed off into low sobs.
"Come out!" The Champion called. "Here, shucky shucky shucky!"
There was a moment of silence. Then a bang and a thud, and the door of the fire station flew at him at high velocity. It was moving with enough force to chip the brick wall behind it and leave a dent, but the Champion side-stepped it with ease. This provoked another angry howl, and then the shuck stepped into view.
For several moments, shuck and vampire stared each other down. Then the shuck sprang forward, four legs pounding the pavement and propelling it forward so that it gained speed rapidly. As it reached the Champion, it reared up. Front paws became hands, and one balled into a fist, swinging hard. He didn't dodge this quickly enough, and it sent him flying several feet backwards, not quite hitting the wall.
As he recovered himself, the shuck stalked forward. Again it was on all fours, moving like a panther with a flat, alien face whose only features were glowing eyes and pointed fangs. It raised a front paw which grew and stretched into a fist the size of the Champion's torso. Before it came slamming down, though, he rolled out of the way and leapt up to kick the creature in the face.
The creature reared and swatted at the Champion. He caught the limb, at that moment half way between being a leg and being an arm, and gripped it tight. While holding it, he kicked at the shuck's torso and head.
Now, the Guild members moved in from both sides. They moved in a wide arc to come up behind the creature, their movements quick but as quiet as they could be. They drew out their blades and closed in.
The shuck saw movement to its right, however, and turned to see the Guild closing in. It reared and thrashed, desperately trying to throw off the Champion, while howling. He held on valiantly, but couldn't keep his grip forever and was eventually flung to the ground. The shuck turned to face its attackers to the right.
Those to the left still went unnoticed, however, until their blades cut into its flesh. The shuck screeched and turned, swiping at the attackers with its claws. But the wounds had weakened it, and now the opponents it had first spotted were behind it, charging. Once the two groups came together, its lashing out essentially became its death throes as its end was now inevitable. Especially since the Champion was once more on his feet and advancing towards it.
Thomas turned away, having lost interest. The death of a supernatural creature, even one as lowly as a shuck, held no interest for him. Especially when it was paid for with so little human blood. Humanity was too strong, too well organised, and nowhere near afraid enough; things had changed so much since the last time he had faced them.
That would have to change. But it wasn't a task to be done lightly, or on an empty stomach.
A split second later he was stood at the start of the motorway, half a mile from the City Watch-guarded crossing point out of the city. Here, there was hardly any traffic at all, and a lone driver was just pulling off the road into an unmanned petrol station. Something whirred overhead, a great black eyeball with strange looking wings protruding from it. Thomas paid it no mind as it passed over him.
All that mattered was that his prey was in sight, and he was hungry. Once that was seen to he could deal with other issues. He grinned and sauntered in the direction of the man who would be his next meal.
On Monday morning, as usual, there was a long queue outside the Job Centre. They were officially Work Allocation Offices now, and had been for a decade, yet still everyone called them Job Centres or 'Jobbies,' and only occasionally 'Allos.' The building itself was mostly for the employment officers, working for a company called Pathway, to update records and make referrals; those after work had to wait outside. Somebody would come out and, depending on the work, either call out specific names or simply state the job on offer and how many places were going.
Joe, Carroll and Greeney sat at the bus stop across the street, watching the commotion as one man confronted another who had shoved him out of the way in order to claim a place at a factory job that came with five days of continuous employment. An Eyeball diverted from its normal route in order to monitor the disturbance, while the employment officer signalled for backup from the guards on the door.
"Yes, fight!" Declared Greeney. Then a thoughtful look crossed his face. "You know, I reckon this sort of stuff goes on all the time. You could probably dedicate a YouTube channel to it."
"Yeah, but then you'd be just like the mainstream media, diverting attention from how we're controlled by a One World Government of space lizards." Carroll said, failing to keep a straight face for the entire time he was talking.
"Don't knock it mate, there's some real truth there."
"Space lizards?" Joe said, with a laugh.
Greeney flushed. "No! But, I mean, about what's going on behind the scenes that affects all our lives."
"Space lizards." Joe repeated, nodding sagely.
All three of them were carrying bags filled with alcohol as well as crisps and other snacks. Joe had bought it while the other two waited outside, as he was the only one who didn't look his age. They were heading into town with the plan to sit in St John's Gardens and drink as much of the day away as they could get away with. Nikki and Li were meeting them there.
Joe's phone buzzed, and he took it out of his pocket to see that he had a text message that just said 'Morning.' As he replied to it, Carroll and Greeney shared a look and rolled their eyes. Joe caught them doing it, and when they saw the way he was looking at them they burst out laughing.
"What?" He demanded.
"Come on, Joe." Carroll said. "You've seen this girl once. Got off with her a bit and now she's got you wrapped around her finger."
"I'm not wrapped around her finger!" Joe insisted. "I just get on with her, alright? It's not just that she's fit and all that. She's sound and I really like her, okay?"
Over the road, security had broken up the fight. A third man had been given the factory job in their place and as a punishment, both were denied any work that day. The one who had done the pushing to try and get the factory job fell to his knees, crying. Others crowded around to comfort him. Seeing their looks, the guards and the employment officer retreated to the building.
"No, it's cool that you like her and all that." Greeney said. "It's just, you know…bros before hoes."
Joe shot him a look. "Don't be a knob. I can't believe you actually said that out loud." He laughed. "Neither of you know the first thing about women. I mean, I don't either, but at least I'm getting the chance to learn so I don't have to blag it."
That ended the conversation then, with all three of them sitting in sullen silence till the bus came which would take them to town.
Joe wasn't really angry at his friends, he reflected, though they were annoying him. He was just frustrated. He wanted somebody to share his amazement and fascination at finding another dhampir, and there seemed to be nobody who fit the bill. His parents, he was certain, wouldn't understand. The story of the attempt to snatch Charlotte was the only context he could recall them ever mentioning other dhampirs besides him and his sisters, and he was sure that meant they wouldn't be eager to meet any more. Charlotte – well, she was the one almost snatched. Plus, his big sister had always been more of an adversary than a confidant.
He glanced about at Carroll and Greeney.
Carroll might understand, since he was a demon. Unless he thought it was 'political.' Joe knew Carroll's dad was involved in campaigning for demonic rights; marching, getting into fights with the Humans First street movement, and so on. But a few years back they had all been talking about it in school after a particularly big march in Bristol had turned into a riot, and opinion had been divided among the year sevens. Carroll had refused to get involved, saying 'I don't care about all my dad's politics stuff,' and they had avoided the subject ever since.
Greeney definitely wouldn't understand. There was no point analysing that one. Li wasn't as bad, but Joe didn't think he would. Nikki might, but that put her in a minority
The bus turned up and they got on, going straight to the empty back seat. Joe sighed and tried to put it out of his mind, to enjoy the day ahead. But it was hard, and even if he didn't broach the subject of her being a dhampir, he would still have to talk to his parents about Serena before Thursday.
The seventh floor down in The Hole was given over to a large mortuary with several labs leading off from it. At the moment, the main prize in the freezers there was the body of the shuck that the squad Myles had led the night before had taken down. However, with all of the requisite samples collected for analysis, the carcass was currently stored away and probably would remain so until it was confirmed that they knew everything they could from testing and it could be incinerated.
What Charlotte and Hazel were here to see was a lot smaller and, in many ways, a lot more grotesque. As they waited, the head pathologist Mark brought out seven trays covered by a cloth and laid them out on one of the steel autopsy tables in the centre of the room. Each tray was only a little bigger than the wooden lunch trays in the canteen on the first floor down.
Already, Charlotte could smell them despite the layer of cold that the freezer had cast over them. Blood and flesh. Human. She grimaced as each of the coverings was pulled back, but it didn't make it easier to see them.
Each tray contained a small assortment of body parts, torn and chewed, barely recognisable for their original form. The centre tray, for example, contained one loose rib surrounded by sinew and flesh, with only the tiniest strip of skin across it. There was also an ankle joint, the flesh and fat around it chewed into a distorted lump of jutting red, pink and white bits. The eyeball and the scrap of blonde hair attached to a small amount of torn scalp rounded off this tray of grotesque. The other six trays were no easier to cast her eyes over.
Charlotte put a hand to her mouth and swallowed down the bile worrying at her throat. At her side, she noticed her mum didn't seem fazed by the sight. Hazel put her arm around her daughter and offered a sympathetic look.
"Sadly," she said, "You'll get used to it with time."
Charlotte didn't reply, only nodded to Mark to indicate he should tell them what had happened. She only hoped he also got the hint to be quick about it.
"These are seven different victims." He said. "Two female, five male. One of the men was a demon, though we're not entirely sure which species. There may have been more, as each set of remains was found within a pool of congealed blood, and several other areas of blood have been reported as well that could possibly be victims. My team has taken samples in all case, though, and as soon as we know for certain we'll let you know; as well as informing the police so that relatives can be notified, of course." Though the latter point sounded like an afterthought.
"So what killed them?" She asked.
"From the bite marks, we think it was a human. Or at least, something that looked like one. Whatever it was, it appears to have eaten its victims, very possibly alive."
Mark seemed far too excited by that prospect, and Charlotte had to stop herself from backing away from him. Whether he saw something in her reaction, or just realised what he was doing, he straightened himself out and cleared his throat.
"As to what matches that MO, that's a question for the researchers."
Once they were out of the lab and in the lift going up to the library on the second floor, Charlotte said, "Mark doesn't get out much, does he?"
"What makes you say that?" Hazel asked.
"Oh, nothing."
"They're all a little off in the lab. I wouldn't worry about it."
Because it was close to midday, this time the library had a fair few people in it. Most would be researchers, looking up specific creatures or phenomena for whichever squad they were attached to. They found Jess at the far end of a row filled with dusty volumes on spiritual magic and other realms that hadn't been disturbed in a long time, searching.
"What are you looking for?" Charlotte asked.
"It's called Portents and Crossings," Jess replied. "It's supposed to detail the kind of entities which can move between realms, and whether they're able to take over either living or dead bodies. It's also supposed to be somewhere here."
Charlotte scanned the shelves and spotted it further along. It was at a height just above her head, but when she pointed it out Jess said, "I'll get it." She wheeled forward, then used one hand to hoist herself to a standing position, her biceps visibly straining as her legs tried to drag her limply to the floor, and the other hand to grab the book.
"By the way," she said once she was sitting again, no sign of being out of breath, "You know how it's the twins' birthday on Sunday? Well, soft lump that he is, Kit's caved on getting them a bouncy castle so we're having a barbecue rather than going for a meal."
Hazel gave her a knowing look. "Kit caved?"
"It was definitely Kit who gave in?"
"Think what you like, but I was standing firm." Jess said, though there was a twinkle of amusement in her eyes. She gestured the way out from the among the shelves and then, as they were walking, tapped Charlotte on the arm. In a hushed voice she told her, "Make sure you invite Emily. The twins love her."
Charlotte felt heat rush to her cheeks at the knowing look her aunt gave her. But her mum had her back to them, walking ahead, and didn't appear to have heard the exchange. Quickly, she nodded.
"Nothing I could find in our records that devours its victims whole has human or humanoid teeth." Jess said once they were out from the shelves by the table at the front of the room, bringing the subject back to the body parts that had been found. "Hence this book. Given the short time lapse between the necromancy symbols and this thing feeding, I'm going with the theory that the man the necromancer killed is now the vessel for whatever left us the lunch-box sized remains in the mortuary." She passed the book to Hazel.
"Why you giving that to me?"
"Because your daughter, Sentinel-to-be, is due a training session." She winked at Charlotte. "But we can't lose any time on this."
"I'm not a researcher…"
"Neither am I. It's one book, Haze. I'm not even asking you to cross-reference anything."
Hazel frowned at Jess. Then her phone rang. "It's Joe. Must be important if he's calling me of his own volition…" She answered it and took a few paces back.
"You enjoy your power too much." Charlotte told her aunt.
Jess shrugged. "It's my job to keep you and your mum on your toes." She was a Mentor, which meant that she was responsible for training, advising and guiding the Sentinel.
Charlotte's hearing picked up her brother's voice, low and tinny through the speaker of Hazel's phone. "Err, mum, I need to ask you something." He said, sounding very wary. "I've been asked to go out on Thursday…"
"Joe, you never ring me. I thought something awful had happened." Hazel said. "Can this wait till I get home tonight?"
"No, it's just that –"
"Come on, love, you've gone to town before so as long as you're careful and with your mates and don't stay out too late, you know I don't mind."
"Yeah, I know. But mum, it's in Manchester."
"Manchester?" Hazel looked up and saw that neither Charlotte nor Jess were disguising their attempts to eavesdrop. She moved the phone so the speaker was blocked by her shoulder. "He wants to go on a night out in Manchester." She said. Then, returning the phone to her ear, "What's in Manchester?"
"It's just – can I go?" Joe's voice pleaded.
"Mum! No, please, come on. Why not?"
"Why do you need to go out there?"
"Mum, please…"
Charlotte glanced at Jess, who appeared to have just reached the same conclusion she had by the look in her eyes. 'It's a girl.' She mouthed at her mum.
Hazel covered the phone again. "What?"
"It's a girl." She said aloud. "Joe must be seeing someone from Manchester."
"But how would he…?" Hazel shook her head, then spoke into the phone again. "Alright, yes. Provisionally. We'll talk about this tonight."
"Thanks mum! Thanks a lot!" Joe said, clearly not having heard anything beyond 'yes.' "I love you." He hung up.
Hazel laughed and shook her head. "That lad…"
"At least he's not like you at that age." Jess said.
"Well, there is that." Hazel caught Charlotte's meaningful look. "And no, that's not a story you'll be hearing any time soon."
Charlotte shrugged, trying to mask her disappointment.
"Come on you," Jess said to her while moving towards the door, "Let's go get sweaty and hit things."
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