Car for the first time in 50 years. Find out why sales remain slow to syria. Rebel infighting has taken a new turn. For the first time the largest rebel group, the islamic front fought alongside the western backed free syrian army. 16 fighters from the foreign backed Islamic State, isil were reportedly killed in the fighting in aleppo. They have been fighting government troops. Some local fighters and civilians are unhappy with the groups influence. Protests against the group were held on friday. There are reports that the group fired on demonstrators in one province to break up a rally. The group has been criticised for increasing the violence and seizing journalists, aide workers and activists. Al jazeeras Hoda Abdelhamid is monitoring the groups. Bring us up to speed with the changing allegiances on the Syrian Opposition battlefield. Really, like you mentioned protests are growing and they are becoming more widespread. People are taking to the streets. They are chanting against the
Drugs. Can it be won . First, there has been an outbreak in fighting between rival rebel group. The largest rebel group, the islamic front, has fought alongside free syrian army, against Al Qaedalinked fighters. 16 fighters and the levant for i. S. I. L. Were killed in fighting in aleppo on friday. People have taken to the streets in protest against the i. S. I. L. They have been accused of human rights abuses kidnapping, torture and summary killings. The council is expected to confirm that it will not attend the geneva ii peace talks due to be held later this month. Anita mcnaught is standing by in istanbul. First to zana. Tell us about the protests on the streets. They are intense and widespread. Exactly. They are growing, becoming more widespread. People are taking to the streets in a number of areas in the rebel controlled area of syria in aleppo and id lib. People are chanting telling them to leave, and comparing them to the president bashar alassads regime. Protests are growing.
Good morning, welcome to al Jazeera America. Im Morgan Radford live from new york city. The first snow storm of the year is over. Millions of americans are bracing for bitter cold conditions. Forecasters say the next few days could bring some of the coldest temperatures in two decades. The wind chill factor may broach 50 below zero. The governor of new york and new jersey declared state of emergency, and temperatures are expected to reach zero degrees. The windchill is in effect until 5am in the morning. These viz ris are issued when chill factors are minus 10 degrees for at least three hours. Across the northwest and midwest it is not expected to go above zero. Minneapolis faces a bitter 15 degrees. The mercury in chicago is expected to plummet. In washington d. C. Temperatures are low and in new york its an icecold 4 degrees, and that is where we find erica live for us in bryant park. Good morning. In the upper midwest and across the northeast, road travel is getting back to normal.
Iraq to syria. Militants connected to the group are launching Violent Attacks in countries already in turmoil. We begin in iraq, where the government is fighting for control of parts of that country. You can hear the gunfire at fallujah, where rebels have taken the city center. At least eight have been killed there. Fallujah is one of two main cities in the anbar province. Ramadi, the other, is also under siege. Despite baghdad anbar was one of the most dangerous places for u. S. Forces. More than 1300 Coalition Soldiers were killed there. Here is what we know about the fighters battling the government. They are affiliated with al qaeda. And call themselves the Islamic State of iraq and levant. They want to set up a sunni muslim state in iraq and across the border into syria and other countries. Al qaeda has taken control of parts of syria. We go to imran khan for more. Fighters from the Al Qaedalinked Islamic State of levant claim to have taken over the main highway into fallujah. One
Gripping a large portion of the midwest. The deep freeze is producing dangerously low temperatures not seen in years. That as many are dealing with the first major snow storm. Temperatures fell to 40 below zero in some parts of minnesota, and the freeze expected to last until tuesday. Windchill could drive the cold down to 60 below zero. We are joined from detroit. I understand by tuesday the texture will be a balmy 1 degree degree. Thats right. Its 28 degrees. It will seem like a warm day in a couple of day, when the temperatures here are expected to go below zero. In other parts of the midwestern plain states and the northeast, temperatures could reach a record low with windchill and 50 to 70 below zero. Its not just a recordlow cold spell, its dangerously cold, increasing the chance that people can get frost bite or hypothermia. Thats subarctic temperatures. This is called an arctic vortex, where the cold arctic air on the north pole is pushed down across the northern part of the un