Zimbabwe, how the industry is going from strength to strength. World leaders have condemned the killing of another hostage held by the Islamic State of iraq and levant. The group has released a video showing the beheading of alan henning, a British Volunteer captured while delivering aid to syria in december. Emma haywood reports. Reporter alan henning had no ties with syria, only a deep desire to help those in need. The married father of two travelled there last december as part of a british aid convoy, and had aid for syria tattooed on his arm. After the convoy crossed the border he was seized. Earlier this week his wife made a desperate plea for his release. Echoing all those calls that this gone before. We need him back home. It appears to have been ignored. In a statement the british Prime Minister said he goes on to say Alan Hennings story touched the lives of many people. Pleas for his release were universal. More than 100 Muslim Leaders in u. K. Urged i. S. I. L. To immediately
Protesters call off talks with the city leaders. Well be live from there. Heading back to the negotiation table north and south korea resume formal high level talks. We begin this newshour with developments in syria and iraq. The Syrian Border town of kobani has been the focal point for weeks as radical fighters close in, driving thousands away. The Syrian National coalition is warning of a genocide of the kurdish population. Overnight u. S. Led Coalition Air strikes struck two targets, providing support for the kurdish fighters on the ground. The turkish government said this will not hesitate to protect troops guarding a shrine to the otto man empire inside syria. Tens of thousands of muslims flee violence in iraq and syria. We have reporters in iraq and turkey. Monica is in erbil in northern iraq. First, lets go to Bernard Smith. He is on the syriaturkey border for us. Bernard smith, firstly, what is the latest on the fighting in kobani . Another morning of exchange of gun fire. We h
Threatening to carry out attacks over there and in the u. S. , and that wasnt the whole plan. Two suspects threatened to plant a bomb on new yorks coney eye and and to kill president obama and wait until you hear in a few moments how authorities uncovered their plot. But this morning Law Enforcement across the country on high alert for other violent extremists we have this story covered from every angle, beginning with will ripley in brooklyn, new york. Weve been working to learn more about the two younger suspects arrested here in brooklyn including a 19yearold who lived in this building behind me. He paid just 571 to get a ticket to try to fly over try to join isis a plot that was only foiled by the federal authorities because of the fact that these two young men were so careless. The initial actions were effectively to go to syria. This morning two men intent on waging war with isis according to the february are in custody in new york. A third accomplice arrested in florida. At leas
Or shortterm spending bill and that is why over here at the white house theyre sort of bystanders to all of this and the White House Press secretary josh earnest is waiting for republicans to get this done. Republicans made an aggressive case over the course of last year about why the American People should entrust United States congress to Republican Leadership and here we are, seven or eight weeks into their tenure and theyre on the precipice of fall down on the job. Particularly when thats notable when were talking about something as important as funding the department of Homeland Security. You know whos not a fan of a threeweek spending bill for the department of Homeland Security that would be the secretary of dhs, jeh johnson. He said a shortterm continuing resolution exacerbates the uncertainty for my workforce and puts us back in the same position on the brink of a shutdown just days from now. As hes saying in that letter they would have to come back and do this all over again
Weapons last year to sis so how can they make sure Something Like that doesnt happen again . U. S. Military officials have claimed for some time they have stepped up the training of the iraqi forces who, quite frankly, basically are capable of conducting combat operations. But nobody has any qualms or any confidence really really little confidence that the iraqis will be able to invade enter mosul. Iraqs second largest city to take on those isis fighters that are pretty much dug in. There is word they are digging trenches there in mosul in anticipation of any kind of attack. This would be doortodoor ferocious handtohand urban combat and everybody is wondering if the Iraqi Military is up to that and frankly nobody in this building that weve talked to has much confidence they can do that as early as april or may sent out in the briefing from a cent com official and anything to take back over mosul will have any time soon. Thank you mike. And we turn to the state departments representativ