This this this this this he described it as a british hero and i. S. As the embodiment of evil. He reaffirmed britains commitment to fighting the i. S. Group. The murder of david haines at the hands of isil will not lead britain to shirk our responsibility with our allies to deal with the threat that this organization poses. It must strengthen our resolve. There was no shift in strategy on iraq. David ram ron was clear, britain will do whatever it takes to defeat i. S. But at the moment, this comes in the form of Logistical Support and helping to armed forces trying to repeli. S. There is deep concern, too, for the fate of a second british hostage, held by i. S. David haines killing comes after the beheading of two american journalists. Britain has condemned the violence. I am appalled as any rightminded person would be by this barbaric act of criminality, particularly that this is done in the name of my faith, and i think what we should recognize is that i. S. Is not islamic. There is nothing islamic about it. The u. N. Says the i. S. Group is responsible for murder, torture and persecution. Thousands have been forced to flee the areas the group has taken over. David haines brother said he was and is lost and will be terribly missed. Al jazeera, in london. Our correspondent in washington, d. C. Joins us live from there. There has been some strong reaction from the u. S. What has been said . Reporter they issued a statement condemning what it calls a barbaric murder add, we will work with the United Kingdom and a Broad Coalition of nations to bring the perpetrators of this outrageous act to are justice and to degrade and destroy this threat to the people of our countries, the region and the world. This issue of a Broad Coalition of nations is a major point of discussion here in the United States on the sunday talk shows. John kerr r, the secretary of state, who has been leading the attempt to build a coalition and on one of the talk shows. He insisted a meaningful coalition was being built. I have been extremely encouraged to hear from all of the people that i have been meeting with about their readiness and willingness to participate. I can tell you right here and now that we have countries in this region, countries outside of this region, in addition to the United States, all of whom are prepared to engage in military assistance, strikes, if that is what it requires. Kerry pretty upbeat about the military support he will get from the coalition but few details. Yes. I should actually c contextualize that. It was an interview in saturday while he was on cairo but aired this morning. He said we have partners in this region. He meant the middle east. A great deal of skepticism about the role the middle Eastern Countries will play in president obamas coalition. So much so now that various Anonymous State Department officials have been briefing the press in paris where john kerry is at a conference to begin there on monday about iran. Saying we have pledges of airstrikes from middle Eastern Countries. In fact, they are suggesting its the u. S. Who are trying to caution middle Eastern Countries from bombing countries from the air, quote, we have to sort through all of that because you cant just go and bomb something. I am sure theoretically we are supposed to find out more in this coalition. What we will be doing in paris. Thank you for the update from washington, d. C. Australia has outlined details of its contribution to the military effort against the i. S. Group. Prime minister tony abbott said its country will send 600 airmen and eight combat aircraft, command aircraft and refueling plane. Now, the forces will be based at the u. S. Military facilities in the u united arab emirates. I have to warn the australian people that should this preparation and deployment extend into combat operations that this could go on for quite some time months rather than weeks, perhaps many, many months indeed. My conversation with president obama a few days ago certainly gave me to understand that the president is prepared for quite a lengthy american contribution to this particular mission. Iraqs largest loss to the i. S group has been the city of mosul. Now, Peshmerga Forces backed by u. S. Air strikes do appear to be rolling back is fighters in an attempt to retake the countrys second largest city. John hendren has this report from the kurdish armys front line. From a strategic mountain above villages once held by the Group Calling itself the Islamic State, Kurdish Peshmerga troops stand poised for a push. Islam ilk state fighters no longer fire back. Any movement is punish by morta strikes like this one in the village of tarjin. A threehour battle, peshmerga troops captured terjek mountain and bombarded the villages below left empty by christians and yazitis who fled before they arrived. This is the i. S. , armed i. S. Inside the village there. They have bombarded here now, they no longer have the capability. Now, peshmerga are on the front line and feeling great. A city of 2 million just 2 hours drive from the at a time border mosul is the capitol of the Islamic State. As mosul goes, so goes the war for iraq. This is the forward most point for the peshmerga in iraq facing mosul. In the near ground, that is the town of bartela, a christian town held by the Islamic State group and beyond it is mosul, itself. Commanders hearsay they are just waiting on an order to puck toward the most fortified bastyon of the Islamic State in iraq. But first, the kurdish troops wants the backing of sunni and shia forces. They want more american airstrikes and more arms. We need weapons, support, outside help, every kind of help because we are poor people. Tell them. The Islamic State is a cancer. They will take every country if you dont push them out. They will take everything. Its better to destroy them as soon as possible. The peshmerga say they are nearly ready for what could be a battle in the war against the Islamic State or to use the arabic acronym, d. A. S. H. . Just a matter of time before we throw out d. A. S. H. Out of iraq. With mosul nearly in their sites, Islamic State fighters a few hours from their supply lines, time is one commodity the peshmerga have in short supply. John hendren, al jazeera, mount zirtec, iraq. Lebanese Prime Minister has met officials here if qatar to talk about negotiations to release lebanese soldiers who have been held cant booif armed groups in syria. The soldiers have been held since august by the Islamic State group. We try to release these soldiers and in view of the previous experiences of our brothers in qatar and their help and cooperation in the past to help us get out of similar crisis. Ays continues to demand the release of its three journalists present in egypt. Peter greste, have been detained for 260 days. They are accused of aiding the muslim brotherhood. Charges seem to be politically motivated. They are appealing against their conviction. North korea has sentenced an american citizen to six years hard labor for he is me on originalingliage activities. Matthew miller was arrested in april for violating his tourist status. Miller is believed to have torn up his visa upon rifle at ping yangs airport and demanded asylum. He appealed to the u. S. Government for help getting him released. Korea expert alex jensen says the case serves as a warning to anyone who visits the country. You would have thought that this man could have been used for positive propaganda purposes having, as you said, sautecile lum as a u. S. Citizen, himself action but certainly north korea will be saying to anybody else who is going to be coming in to north korea on one of their popular tour packages that you have to stay very much between the lines that they set, otherwise, they have consequences, you can face. Thats a message to the christian missionaries we have seen in the past but, also, in this case, where we dont really know the trues motivations. Beyond that, of course, we cant ignore the fact that right now weve got three prominent detainees in north korea that are u. S. Citizens and so washington is clearly a big factor here. Still to come here on al jazeera, an often strained history between the english and the scots and how it will affect the independence vote plus pope francis members catholic couples previously forbidden to we had. What will the conservatives think . an astonishing america tonight investigative report why are you wearing gloves . Ocd. Taking over this womans life. I dont wanna touch anything. Now a controversial surgery can literally reprogram her mind we can modify emotional circuitry is this a miracle cure . Or an ethical nightmare . Theres a lot of mystery right now. Rewiring the brain an america tonight investigative report only on Al Jazeera America a. Hello. These are the top stories here on al jazeera. Britains Prime Minister said the beheading of aid worker david haines must strengthen rebates resolve to destroy the Islamic State. Haines was kidnapped last year. The Prime Minister said his country will send 600 military personnel to help the fight. Australia was the first country to outline how it will contribute to the military coalition. U. S. Secretary of state john kerry is in paris, diplomatic talks set for monday. He will discuss helping iraq fight off i. S. Kerry has wrapped up a middle east tour to gain support for coalition to combat the group and its allies. Many refugees trying to escape the Islamic State group are landing in jordan. Since opening in 2012, jordans refugee camp has expanded dramatically. Now, a report from the town of zatri. When the jordanian authorities evacuated a number of illegal tented communities, some refugees built am cement homes without any required permits. The government wants all refugees to live inside official camps but many say they cant. Mohammed bali has six children, two of whom were born with brain paralysis. They lived in a tent for months before a jordanian mant built them a cement structure to protect yousef and hassam from extreme weather conditions they cannot withstand. They cant tolerate the severe heat or cold weather. Since we moved in to this home, it has become much better. Eight people live in this home. Its better than nothing. The roof is made from cement blocks. In the village, home to the largest syrian to the refugee camp in the world, more than 13,000 syrians are living in cement homes. Some pay rent to landowners if thing. Others dont pay anything. The authorities hearsay there is little they can do to stop the refugees from building these illegal structures. Thats because the land belongs to jordanian tribes to whom these Syrian Refugees are related and these tribes are at times more powerful than the governments here beni high school hilad is one of the most influential tribes and all of the refugees here hail from the same tribe in hommes. The syrians here have jofrd aneian relatives. They sought protection with their extended families in jordan. We dont see the building of illegal homes as a permanent resettlement. We see it as a brother helping his brother. A jordanian widow is building a cement home for this syrian family because Syrian Refugees arent allowed to work in jordan, there is quite a lot of sympathy for them, especially in these tribal areas. My Living Standards will change after i moved in to my new home. There is a huge difference between living in a tent and having a roof over my head. But i will still remain poor and living in wilderness. Jordanians understand the burden the syrian refugee crisis has placed on jordan and its resources. They dont want syrians to stay here forever. They say they have to return to their country eventually and that they are only helping them in the meantime. Al jazeera, zaatr ivillage. Rebel fighters are making some gangs. They have captured several towns in the same area where the syrian uprising began. Their ad ance have allowed some civilians to get to safer ground in what appears to be a war of attrition, rebels have sustained a slow push to take more territory around deraa. Ukraines defense ministers says nato weapons are on the way to ukraine. Agreements about weapons delivery have resurfaced in wales last week. As robin forester walker reports, prorussian separatists have moved closer to the airport in easter ukraine. This is the second day we have been hearing heavy artillery fire landing within the visit of donetsk airport. Yesterday, on saturday, the ukrainians claimed that armed forces that have been holed up in that airport had sufblings repelled an attack on it by proshanelle rebels. So far, this morning, we were told that there has been at least one casualty as a result of exchanges of gunfire and artillery fire between the sides. We havent been able to confirm that. We have been hearing that some of those shells have landed in residential areas somewhere between the Railway Station and the airport behind me. For the First Time Since s annexation into the russian federation, residents have gone to the polls. More than 8 candidates are running for 75 seats in s reamingnal parliament representing 64 parties and public organizations. Crimea crimea was part of ukraine until last month march when it was annexed following a disputed referendum. In pakistan, floods continue to inundate more villages. Sfooeningz members of a Wedding Party were, b their boat sank near the city of multan. More than 300 people have died. The Pakistani Military has been dropping aid and using boats and helicopter did to evacuate thousands of stranded residents. A report from the town of jhang. This is on the outskirts of jhang city. As you can see, for the last several days, almost 30 families from 30 homes are now seeking refuge on dry land. They have been able to bring out some essential supplies with them. Most of the things lying at their home is washed away. So the biggest challenge is going to be how these people are going to sustain themselves through this crisis even though some of the farmers have been able to bring out their livestock and bring in some supplies of wheat that they could carry with them, most supplies are gone. The women righthand side children are sitting under tarpolin tarpolines waiting for someone to come help them. They say they cannot go back to their village. This there is til water standing there and the fact of the foundations of the houses is now very weak. So these people are not able to return any time soon. The most important thing will be that after this flood has swept through the region, there has to be rehabilitation and to resettle these people back in to their villages. Nigeria where 41 people have died after a 5story building collapsed. The building was under construction and being used as a guest house in a large church compound in lagos. Around 130 people have been rescued from the rubble. The Jewish Museum in brussels and belgium has opened its doors four months after a gunman killed. 4 people there. Security has been tightened at the museum. One was arrested in france and extradited. The attack fueled fears of rising antisemitism and islamist extremenism europe. In germany thousands have rupert murdoched against antisemitism. Angela merkel was one of the speakers at the rally in berlin. It was argued after tensions over the gaza conflict spilled over into demonoperations . Europe. Nick speicer has the latest from berlin. The sign says, lets raise our voices so there is no more hatred of the jews here in germany, which is, of course, the home country of the holocaust. It is a serious subject. Successive governments fought hard against it since the Second World War in a trend over the past 20 years or so. Every time there has been a spike of violence between israel and the palestinians, there has been an increase in antisemmet i can incidents in germany. Thats what this demonstration is all about. The german chancellor has called on the german people to come out and show their support for the jews of germany and against antisemitism. She has said this is something that is no longer acceptable in this country. There have been incidents over the summer ofm molatov cocktail being thrown and people if assaulted for wearing a jewish skull cap. Four days left to decide whether they will choose index or stay apart. The story of the birth of that union is one of warfare and National Wounds which some believe have never really healed. Lawrence lee joins us, has more now from the highlands of scotland. Welcome to the highlands of scotland, one most beautiful parts of the british isles. Popular with tourists because of the lakes and mountains and rivers. But 300 years ago, this place was fung of english soldiers desperately trying to put down the scottish rebel army who were opposed to what they saw as an english takeover of scotland and the union of the two countries in 1707. Of course, nowadays, you can still here an echo of all of that, support for independents, support for the Scottish National party is very strong here so we have been looking at the history of the union, the history 69 english and the scotts to try to learn what it can tell us about this historic referendum. The 16th of april, 1746 well find the two armies deployed facing each other here the tortured relationship between the english and the scots may go back hundreds of years but the fascination remains. This is where a good 40 years after the active union between the two countries were signed, there was a terrible battle over the years that followed. The english army set about destroying entire communities to break the will of the rebels. This was the beginning of the policy that they called pacification of the highlands and it culminated in the highland clearances and with the systematic dismantling of the highland way of life. Colloden and its crushing defeat of the scottish Prince Charles was the beginning of the ends of the nationalist struggle. What the people say now is clear that the union of england and scotland was by no means a marriage of like minds in the guerilla war by highland scotts against english rule carried on for over half a century. The union was absolutely in the interest of the scene english arrow to be tracy who wanted to protect their culture against a catholic takeover by europe at any cost. Over the centuries, the people and the economies of england and scotland have increasingly merged. Scottish nationalists say it is the english, not they, who have betrayed the principles of the union. There is a sentiment about the union scotland. I wouldnt deny t at the same time, there is also, you know, the increasing feeling the union is no longer delivering and when the union doesnt deliver, it is seen as an agreement which can be, you know, renegotiated, changed or ended whereas in the rest of the u. K. Kind of see it as just the state of things. Signing here we go. Thank you very much. Inining land, many are horrified scotts want to turn their back. These campaigners have been traveling around getting people to sign a petition, imploring the scotts not to drift away. Is it better when you live on an island together . Is it better to join with each other and make decisions jointly that affect all of you . Or is it better to reanimate an arbitrary line placed by two medieval war lords in the 14th century and people on different sides of that light are a part of different bodies politic . So whether scots see themselves as scottish or british is a key part of their decision. But the olden me, as they call the english, are never far away. After all, the scottish anthem, friar of scotland remembers those who beat the british army and every scott knows the words. Perhaps all of this isnt worth over stating too much. After all, i think the Scottish International party is genuine when it says its enemy isnt the english with ybut the westminst political elite who it wants to shake off from scottish affairs. The past does matter to some people. After all, on saturday, in edinborough, there was a really of 20,000 people in support of the orange order and whose stated policy is the preservation of property est antism in the United Kingdom. After all, it was a preservation of property estantim which led to the english army coming here in the 18th century. Back to you. In a move aimed at making the Catholic Church more inclusive. Pope francis has married 20 couples whose relationships would traditionally be considered sinful. Its a further sign of the popes reforming agenda. Victoria reports. Reporter at a time b people are abandoning catholicism by the millions, pope tran sys as spraichd the Catholic Church must not be an okay stack he will to change. There was a symbol to make the church more inclusive and compassionate. Catholic couples who previously have been forbidden by the church from marrying were invited to we had at saint peters basilica in rome. Some of the prospective brides and grooms had already beenlying together. One woman had a grown up daughter and was marrying a divorcee. A little piece of advice. Its normal for married couples to argue. Its normal. It always happens. But my advice is never let the day end without peace. Never. Since his election 18 months ago, the pope has criticized the church for what he called its obsession with imposing morality on abortion and sexuality. But his views dont have universal support, especially with conservative catholics. I think that we have a pope who is very bringing together the best care for people, the adopting of the church. The church has been closed for too long, too rigid. Now maybe this new pope arrived at the right moment. The Catholic Church still has changes to face but pope francis seems as determined as ever to put the emphasis not on church doingma but on tending to the social needs of his people. Victoria, al jazeera. Keep uptodate with all of the latest news on our website. There it is. Aljazeera. Com. I come around that corner. You dont want this . No, i think we should do it how we would normally. No exceptions should i also be in the picture . Yeah [laughs] are you alright with that . No, im alright with that. Ok, were just gonna have to do it right