Know the mission but they knew we were going over an area that they had. They had a lot of firepower well soon after that statement russias ministry of defense said this there were no air strikes in the living area by u. S. Or Coalition Aircraft on saturday or in recent days and the conflicting information about the u. S. Operation raises questions and doubts about its validity especially its success we have no reliable information about the u. S. Military operation in italy that targeted back that. Well earlier we spoke to mark c. Makovsky who is a former u. S. Department of defense official he says russia and the u. S. Have different objectives in syria. Yes i saw in syria it was not the Russian Far East from day one their primary is bolstering the assad regime in assurity a son in sirte rise syrias civil war and russia succeeded ensuring that there are issues in syria have not been focused on targeting eisel they have a much wider objective politically so as a result we may have certain beliefs about ice or that we share with the Russian Federation but there is an obvious name of course this area that you was founded the russians could have easily and they are not easily could have found in themselves and so maybe their primary was not as focused as ours and we will continue our coverage of this major story a little later in the bullet. We will then take a closer look at what effect that its that will have on the ideology of the on the ground that he found also coming out but later in the Program Support for the far right surges in the eastern german state of serene just more on what the exit polls are saying and the liverpool keep their eye on beaten iran in the English Premier League going by claiming a major scalp details in sport. But for us that least the 70 protesters have been injured in the iraqi city of kabul as they tried to storm a government compound in the center of the City Security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas in an attempt to stop the demonstrators setting fire to the provincial Council Building this is the Iraqi High Commission for human rights says 74 protesters have been killed and more than 3000 injured to doing 3 days of antigovernment demonstrations protests have been taking place in the capital as well as several southern cities. Tens of thousands of people have formed a human chain in lebanon joining hands across the length of the country protestors successfully linked hands from tripoli in the norse to tire in the south on the 11th day of their antigovernment campaign they say they want to present a unified front in their call for the government to resign stephanys that has more now from the capital beirut. They came out in their tens of thousands connecting 170 kilometers of lebanons coastline and breaking sectarian divides by Holding Hands so were making this a human chain to show the full support of all the lebanese people from the north the south. National anthem and people are linking hans all the way to the Northern City of tripoli and stretching down south. There was of im a great human chain that you have. To gather structure almost was this country. Despite promises of Economic Reforms by Prime Minister saad the people have not left the streets after 11 days of protests their message the same as on day one we want to fight the corruption thats happening in our country thats been happening for the past 30 years so now this is the this is the leader speaking this is our time were all here basically for one thing its just look at our basic rights and hopefully well get there what do you mean by basic right. If we can start by garbage on the street so if we can like up to the city water everything the core message from the protesters is that the government must resign people tell us they want the neat new faces i left lebanon in the in the ninetys and when i come back after 30 years still we have the same names the same government. Nothing is changing look at the state of the infrastructure and you can understand. This was a show of solidarity with this fractious population standing together under the lebanese flag its a 2nd sunday of these protests their call for the entire government to resign has gone unheeded the question is will these protests maintain their momentum and if they do how long will the government let them go on for Stephanie Decker al jazeera beirut. Is going to germany now or support for the far right turn it in for Germany Party has surged in elections in the eastern state of soaring jia an early exit poll suggests incumbent far left link has still managed to hold on to the top spot with 29. 5 percent but the a if he doubled its share securing 2nd place with just under a quarter of the votes cast this of course at the expense of Angela Merkels christian democrats who are now in 3rd position. Campaign inserting gel was bitterly divisive and marked by threats against candidates as well as accusations of racism it also took place just weeks after an attack on a synagogue in a neighboring state that left 2 people dead a gunman admitted far right and the jewish motive Dominick Cain has the latest. On the face of it these results for the alternative for germany are a success they have more than doubled their vote on the last time this states voted in 2014 solidifying 2nd place in another east german states following success in 2 other east german states in september namely in saxony and in brandenburg but there is one big but to throw in that that some people believe this might be the High Water Mark of success for that policy because the electoral cycle in germany now turns against the f. T. There arent any more elections in states where they might prosper for around 18 months the real winner in one sense of this election is the far left dealing capacity its serving Prime Minister go to him a little says the result of his party was achieved 1st place is a mandate for him to govern but theres also something to be said about the folding out of the the coalition that he has previously with the red red green with the other parties of his coalition while they will struggle to form a majority for him and one final point to make here is that in this the 30th year since the fall of the berlin wall well now you have a state where the people who are voting have voted for the parties of the political extremes left and far right an indictment from the voters of the mainstream policies of the grand coalition in berlin between the center left and center right which certainly leaves many questions for people in berlin to try to answer from this result here and now for what. Professors in hong kong have once again clashed with riot police during the latest Anti Government demonstrations thousands of people have gathered in one of the citys main tourist areas to the now so alleged Police Brutality theyve got palin was among the protesters and she said this the sceptic. This is one of the most densely Populated Areas of hong kong its a commercial and residential area you can still smell the tear gas in the air police apart tear gas several times here theyre trying to clear the protesters out of fear that been doing this all day trying to clear out protesters from many areas protesters set up barricades the police fired tear gas water cannon even rubber bullets and pepper spray then the protesters moved to a nother area of the city sometimes when the police are chasing down this wall to spread like water but when we come together when they gather together we can fight back. So we just wondering oh wow in the nearby place just to Police Chasing off holes just behind me you can see police have arrested a couple of the protesters there sitting on the ground their hands restrained there is much anger against the police and what people here say the Excessive Force used against them while protesters have several demands one of the main demands is an independent inquiry into the actions of the police and how they have treated protesters over the past few months of demonstrations sundays protests started off as a peaceful rally in a park in some such oil and main tourist area flanked by hotels and high end Shopping Mall people from all walks of life attended the rally many of them emotional i can still stay home in hong kong but as not very bright fellow people always on me when youre trying to go somewhere else ill say i will not give up hong kong thats my Home Town Police have been trying to shut down the protests of the day almost as soon as they began instead it seems to have galvanized the protesters protesters say this is just yet another sign of the authorities misreading the sentiments of the hong kong people. Polls have closed in argentina. Voters have been choosing their next president center left candidate out better to fit in and this is widely expected to oust conservative incumbent party so lucky amid growing frustration over the countrys economic crisis for man theres this campaign the marquise failure to solve growing poverty and high inflation but theres about joins us live now from it is so that is the polls have closed when are we going to start getting some indication of what the result is. Well vast correct Voting Centers are now closed and the counting for begins were expecting the 1st results in about 2 hours and i have and its been an intense campaign here what were know right now is that theres been a higher level of participation than what happened during the primaries in august when i got a 5 man this had at least a 15 point lead over president. This is something that could benefit my career although its not clear yet whether this could push for a runoff and joining us now live is human our language shes a Political Risk can i list so humid you think theres any chance that machree we could see a runoff here well it really depends on how much that participation has increased the government is talking about similar participation 220152017 the bulk of that participation would have been in favor of the government that would decrease elbert to fernandez below the 45 percent threshold and thats what the Government Strategy is all about above that performance it doesnt matter what the distances between the 2 candidates are better for now on this would win a 1st round through 3 a very intense campaign accusations on both sides but weve seen. Attacking the opposition attacking a lot of the for the man this former president Cristina Fernandez de kirchner basically saying that is very elected argentina could begin a new path it could be Something Like venezuela why do you think is that do you see any risk that Something Like that could happen well the venezuela factor has been an issue in every complaint from brazil to ecuador in latin america in the past 5 years theres clear differences between the 2 countries there is a potential risk that argentina would turn down a more populist economic path however the nature of the economy of the country of its population i think its way too early to talk about going down the path of venezuela that obviously took 2 decades to get to where its at now argentina is right now in a very difficult economic situation. Why are the markets so afraid of 5 out of the is because the big question here is if i were out of the fed and this is elected what would happen this coming monday well the 1st point is that nobody seen an economic plan from about the fernanda so all that markets have to go by is the history of the Kitchen Administration and that of course is not a positive picture for them so to morrow if theres a decision in terms of there isnt a runoff then what we expect is albert to fernand the star just signing that economic plan talking to argentine creditors mainly the i. M. F. And Start Talking you know to see if argentina can restructure its debt and meet its that commitments in 2021 and beyond thank you very much so its been an intense campaign a polarized campaign that weve been seeing here touring the country trying to convince people to vote for him saying that whats coming next is going to be much better than what were seeing right now which is a very high inflation recession over 2 releveled on the rise among other things and on the other hand is a lot of the forum on this running alongside former president Cristina Fernandez de kirchner attacking the government on economic policies who have managed to unite the Peronist Party who had been divided in previous elections so were expecting results here about 2 hours and a half from now we do know however that there is a tendency for a vet of the 2 numbers to win the election although its not clear yet whether this going to be a runoff were going to keep you updated and well be checking in with you for that later for the moment it is supposed. To thank you it watching aljazeera live from london still ahead opposition supporters rally in the bolivian capital as president what i live is accuses them trying to stage plus. Im in poland jordans capital amman which is bursting with colors and quickly becoming a home for street art. And asias premier player is looking good at the end of year for. Minor details constant. I. Had are there still some very nice to some like weather across much of the south and the east of europe also trace guys again in the last few hours to the all through a very different story of some pretty thick cloud has some or all the heavy amounts of rain as well as the working its way southwards as an improving weekend im from monday will actually see this returning to northern sections of mainland europe through much of france on into the low countries on through germany much as scan the native look at the time which is because they really are coming down about quite a strong role the flow just 10 celsius in london at 13 degrees in syria on monday with the rain and the cloud on a warm day in athens with a high of 23 now the temperature is even across the east beginning to change a little bit 22 celsius in athens view on she say and then meanwhile look at this across the central areas we have now got quite a bank of clouds some snow to the mountains plenty of rain and of the temperature coming down to 8 degrees celsius and are all the chilly 3 celsius in stockholm me want to london paris 11 degrees with a fairly stiff north to northeasterly wind will still sing some more into Northern Areas of africa particularly through achiness ia on into algeria time does not see bad in the mid twentys and as we head into cheese that rain beginning just to lift away from the coast but we could see a few showers in tripoli with a high of 25. When say to really know someone you must walk a mile in their shoes. Follow in their footsteps as they fall into their way in the world. Aljazeera shares these personal journey its. Inspiring stories of people perseverance on their chosen path. We can use documentaries on our own to see if. I also see this as the opportunity to understand in a very different way where there are people in the markets and we dont leave our. Own culture the cost of africa opens up its borders in the hope of it relating the success of the European Union nigeria shops its borders waving smuggling of tax evasion plus airport expansion and the creation of a regional media. Culture in the cost of aljazeera. Time now for a reminder of the top stories on aljazeera u. S. President donald trump has confirmed the leader of. Al baghdadi is there he was targeted by u. S. Forces during an overnight raid in North Western syria from says baghdad he detonated a suicide vest after being cornered in a tunnel tens of thousands of people in lebanon have formed a human chain to demand the resignation of the government protesters joined hands for 170 kilometers across the length of the country to present a unified front. The polls have closed in argentinas president ial Election Center left candidate this is widely expected to oust conservative incumbent. Growing frustration over the countrys economic crisis. Ok more now on our top story the death of isolated by diety in a u. S. Raid in Northern Syria in the iraqi capital baghdad shes been gauging reaction to use this. Iraqis will contend with the psychological trauma caused by baghdadi and i saw for a generation whether it was being displaced from their homes losing a loved one being injured raped or simply living in fear youd be hard pressed to find an iraqi family not affected by isolated reign of terror in iraq with the news that al baghdadi is dead you can pretty much be guaranteed that most iraqis are simply saying good riddance to their fellow iraki just as with Osama Bin Laden and al qaeda the death of baghdad he does not necessarily mean a dissolution of eisel although of course it is in a weakened state there believed to be eisel sleeper cells across iraq they have been launching attacks i spoke to the top general of the u. S. Led coalition to defeat eisel here in baghdad over the summer and he says that eisel has done a very good job of adapting and becoming a nimble insurgency that he says is resurging here in iraq and syria he says the fight against eisel is far from over weve been speaking to some analysts today who say this will certainly be a big blow to the group and their followers from a morale standpoint here in iraq the Iraqi Government is highlighting its historic intelligence gathering and cooperation with the u. S. Military the government here is in a figh