Countries come close to running out of snake bite antidote. U. S. President barack obama is due to announce that American Military presence in afghanistan will be extended. Its a dramatic shift in strategy. It originally aimed to withdraw most of the 9,800 strong force by the end of next year, but military leaders have been pushing for more u. S. Support especially after taliban fighters captured kunduz city for three days last month. Afghan forces have continued to fight the taliban in several areas. The u. S. Is expected to keep 5500 troops in the country when Obama Leaves Office in 2007. Jennifer glasse joins us live from kabul. Talk us through how this is going to work now, jennifer. At 9,800 u. S. Forces are going to stay through much of the rest of next year. They were supposed to start drawing down at the beginning of 2016 but will stay through the end of 2016, drawing down to 5,500 in be 2017, so thats a big change. Its the second time this year that president obama announced a
Of a fifa investigation. Hes crying conspiracy. Ill have the details later in the program. Poils are protesting raised and arrests by israelis. There are deaths on both sides. Well start with an update from mike hanna live in the occupied west bank. Mike. This was declared to be a day of rage in response to events of recent days, in particular the intenseification of Israeli Military activity throughout the occupied west bank. The aim of the demonstrators was to cross through this crossing into jerusalem down the road. They didnt get close to this particular area here. They were pinned back by heavily armed Israeli Forces. A number of people were shot with rubber coated steel bullets and on at least one occasion, sharp point ammunition was used, somebody being a shot. However, no fatalities reported at this particular stage, most injuries said to be moderate. Also violence in bethlehem in the west bank, there the funeral of the 13yearold shot and killed by Israeli Forces yesterday, a n
Doha. Fifas Ethics Committee saying that they should be suspend the only trouble facing the powerful man. Hes hypocrite and liar. The president ial rivals announce hes planning to sue. Details later. A Major Development in the war with syria with russia launching arrest ship strikes from its fleet in the caspian sea. 26 crews missiles were fired from four warships. The targets were positions held by the Islamic State in iraq and the levant. Russia said that the operation destroyed all 11 targets and no civilians were killed or injured. Russia has been bombing positions in syria for more than a week. Now syrian troops have launched a major ground offensive. Its not against isil. We have more from the caspian sea. Russia opened a second front from the war. The missiles were launched without warning by russias powerful caspian sea flotilla. With a range of 25,000 kilometers. Russia released graphics showing course over iran and iraq but avoiding southeastern turkey. They briefed the presi
Its allies advance on the ground. Mash floods in the u. S. State of california trigger mudslides forcing the closure of several major highways. In gaza, medical sources say one palestinians been killed, several others injured weve seen more tension. Palestinian had argued that the measures that israel was taking to enforce security are actually measures that could threaten the security that israel claims that it wants, in particular the closure and blockages of several neighborhoods in occupied east jerusalem. This has caused you a great degree of anger among palestinians, many of whom have another two hours now to get to work or university or to get to prayers in the course of this friday. Certainly, these measures being put enforce. Other measures we expect to see in the day ahead, including the demolition of specific houses, not those who carried out attacks in recent days, but the israel army had said that it has already been looking at the demolition of homes of people who carried
Marathon, the Kansas City Royals going ahead in the series with the new york mets, but only after the long evident game in history. One way or another, iran will have to be part of the future of syria. Thats the view of president Barack Obamas security advisor and tehran accepted an invitation to a global summit on the syrian conflict. Its military playing a key role supporting the syrian regime. Well be live in washington, d. C. , but first, this report. This is one of the funerals for iranian soldiers killed in sir iri cant. Hes among the two dozen soldiers and generals who died fighting there. The u. S. Says nearly 2,000 Iranian Special forces in syria fighting in support of the government. Iranian generals have been assuring people that Foreign Military involvement is important. A commander had this to say, we will witness proper advances against terrorists in the two war tone countries of iraq and syria. The presence of Iranian Military advisers result in sustainability in the reg