Its thursday, september 19, 5 p. M. In washington, d. C. And youre watching rt. In syria, an Extremist Group linked to al qaeda has seized control of a strategic town in the countrys northern border with turkey. The group is known as the Islamic State in iraq. Turkey, which has played an interval role in moving arms and supplies to the rebels has now closed its border as a result. Meanwhile, bush are alassad bashir alassad sat down to reaffirm his commitment to destroying his chemical weapons arsenal. Experts say it will be so difficult to be free of these chemical weapons, especially in a war situation like this. This is buying you a long time. Even if you have all the requirements afforded by everybody, it takes time. Youre saying this could take years. As i said, we dont have experience in that regard. I did say take one year, i didnt say years. Maybe a little bit more. Meanwhile, u. S. Secretary of state john kerry spoke at the state Department Today urging the u. N. Generalissimo