Strikes that did not target i. S. I. L. Raising the flag. It is a symbolic act but it has a big political meaning. The palestinian flag flies at the United Nations for the first time. But the head of palestinians say there is no more agreement anymore. People inside the city has been suffering. The taliban tightens its grip on kunduz, turning the besieged afghan city into a ghost town. Erasing history. A Al Qaeda Linked suspect goes on trying at the hague, on trial for destroying cultural monday euments. Monuments. Good evening, im antonio mora, this is al jazeera america. Tonight we begin with the escalation in the war in syria. Today russia launched a series of air strikes in the western part of the country. The kremlin said it hit eight targets though it did not specify where or what they were. Russian president Vladimir Putin has said that Russian Forces would fight i. S. I. L. In syria but the strikes targeted other opponents of the Syrian Government not i. S. I. L. U. S. Secretar