Continue. British Prime MinisterDavid Cameron said that the threat posed by the Islamic State group is nor dangerous than even that of alqaeda. Thats why britain moved to raise its Terror Threat level to its second highest level. But the u. S. Will n follow suit. At least not right now. Libby casey from washington, how concerned are the british about a possible terrorist attack . Reporter tony, the British Government believes 400 of its citizens have traveled to syria since the up rising began, raising concerns that they may be getting trained, battletested and getting ready to come home to commit acts of terror. The British Government raised its countrys Terror Threat from substantial to severe. That means that a terrorist attack is highly likely but there is no intelligence to suggest that an attack is eminent. Reporter Prime MinisterDavid Cameron announced new legislation that would make it easier for the government to take passports away from those traveling to syria. We need to do more to stop those who do go from returning and to deal decisively those who are already here. Ill be making a statement in the house of commons on monday. There will be new legislation that will make it easier to take peoples passports away. Reporter the proposed change in policy comes a week after the release of a video showing the beheading of journalist james foley allegedly by a british citizen. By the voice of what increasingly seems to have been an british terrorist. It was clear evidence not any more was needed that this is not some foreign conflict thousands of miles from home that we can hope ting i other. Reporter the u. S. Is not raising its security level. Homeland security secretary jay johnson put out a statement but did he warn that the Islamic State group, known as isil, remains a threat. Across the atlantic the United Kingdom faces heightened challenges. One thing that i would observe publicly from here, i think s that thepart of the british concern is that there is, according to published report, a relatively large number of individuals with british passport who is have gone to the region to fight along side isil. The published reports as they relate to the number of americans there is somewhat low. Reporter earlier this week the initial Security Council confirmed the death of Douglas Mccarter m mccain. His body found along with other Islamic State members. While the u. S. Is still weighs its options in syria including use of military might, u. S. Forces destroyed four Islamic StateArmored Vehicles near the mosul dam. U. S. Central command said that brings the total number of airstrikes in iraq to 110. That is in addition to the humanitarian relief provided to the yazidis in the form of food and water. Libby, appreciate it. The u. S. Military has carried out more airstrikes against Islamic State fighters in northern iraq. This shows strikes against i. S. Vehicles near the mosul dam and carried out four strikes today. Several vehicles were destroyed. The u. N. Is trying to negotiate for peace keepers taken by an armed Syrian Opposition group. The u. S. Accused of al nusra front, an alqaedalinked group, for overthrowing the government. Jackie roland reports from the Israeli Occupied golan heights. Smoke from the battles from the syrian army. There has been intense fighting here for days. On wednesday antiGovernment Forces including fighters affiliated to alqaeda, took control of the crossing into the israelioccupied golan heights. A day later dozens of u. N. Peace keepers stationed in the area were taken hostage. 44 fijian troops are being detained, and 72 filipino troops have movements who are still being restricted. The updated figures follows cross checking an of leave records in the area. The stand off with Syrian Rebels as they tried to storm their positions around 10 00 a. M. Syrian time yesterday. Our peacekeeping forces are holding their ground to defend their representative conditions. Reporter speaking to an u. N. Forum being held in indonesia the secretary general condemned the detention and intimidation of the peacekeeping troops. These courageous peace keepers have deployed to bring greater stability to the people of the area. We will do Everything Possible to secure their only release. Its the third time peace keepers have been taken hostage in the area. On previous occasions the hostages have later been freed. Israel has largely been unaffected by three and a half years of fighting in syria, but on sunday five rockets fired from syria landed here in the Israeli Occupied golan heights. And on wednesday an israeli soldier was moderately wounded by stray fire from syria. Elsewhere inside syria there are different front lines. This video apparently shows Syrian Army Soldiers in the northeast being forced to march and cheer by their captors, the Islamic State group. The human rights observatory said dozens were later executed. The soldiers were captured after the Islamic State group took over a Government Air base. More than 500 people were killed during that fighting. In the past week the Islamic State has been gaining more and mortar tore inside syria. Taking from Government Forces or other rebel groups. And its the battles near quiet frontiers which are making neighboring countries worried. Israel is bracing itself for a potential spillover of the war in syria. Jackie roland, al jazeera, in the israelioccupied golan heights. A syrian refugee crisis is the largest and most expensive in history. The u. N. Said 6. 5 Million People are internally displaced. 3million others have fled the country. And the u. N. Money is literally running out. It wants more than 3 billion to continue its work. Many refugees have found safety in lebanon but not much else. We have their story. Reporter here in the valley thousands and thousands of refugees have stalled in makeshift refugee capers. 2,000 families live in these tents, and they dont have much. Now one example is the shortage of water. The United Nations is providing water here through these tanks. 2,000 families are dependent on these tanks to get water to bath, shower, to clean, and to drink. And all over lebanon most of the Syrian Refugees are living in similar miserable conditions. They endured the loss of their homes and settled in tents. They endured the snow and bitter cold. They endured extreme heat, they survive off peoples charities. But almost all refugee parents will tell you their children not going to school is one of the most devastating aspects of refugee life. Their children have not been to a Proper School in seven years, including a 17yearold and 12yearold. If they dont learn now, he said, when will they, bitterly. Its a crime that these children are not going to school and learning, but there is not much i can do. But it hurts, he said. His wife is at a loss for words. In syria all my children went to school, said another woman, and they didnt want to leave syria despite the violence. She forced them to come here. Now none goes to school. Instead, her daughters now like many others are working the fields to help support the families and find shelter in this settlement. Reporter in lebanon, 70 of refugee children are not receiving any formal education. And the dropout rate is on the rise as the number of refugees increase and the funds to help them decrease. Some of the refugee children are lucky to be enrolled at Public Schools in lebanon. But they have to struggle to catch up with a curriculum that they are not familiar with. And with more than 1. 3 million refugees in lebanon Public Schools are saturated. Some ngos offer basic alternative learning but the children will not get are credit for it. Some children have not been to school in three years, and its unlikely that they would be able to enroll this year. These seven children have not been to school in two years as well. My childrens future is destroyed. We used to dream that our children would become doctors or engineers. Now our ambition is to find a place to sleep in and stay alive until the next day. She was due to Start College this year. She was stop of her class before she came to lebanon but she has not been able to finish high school. I studied hard in syria. I went to School Despite the violence. It all went to waste. Its very hard when youre almost there and then its all destroyed. Reporter a whole generation of syrians is under threat, and so is the future of syria, and the presence of the Syrian Refugees here in lebanon have cost the country 7. 5 billion according to the world bank. U. N. Data shows lebanon has seen a steady increase of Syrian Refugees. More than a million in that country alone. Neighboring nations struggling to stem the flow. Palestinian president Mahmood Abbas blamed hamas for needlessly extending fighting with israel in gaza. The remark came a few days after they reached an openended truce. Today they said it was possible to avoid all that. He said hamas insisted on discussing demands first before ending the war, which served to pro long the violence. His comments related to doubts about the future of the palestinian unity government which hamas supports. The government of ukraine is seeking the protection of n. A. T. O. Membership in response to joining forces in the east. Taking firm control of a strategic coastal town in southeast ukraine. It comes one day an ukraine said tanks in Armored Vehicles invaded the area in russia. Reporter novoazovsk is a small town in the far corner of eastern ukraine. But who controls this place has massive significance for eastwest diplomatic relations. The fighters who now top it refuse to be filmed. A few were proved to express their fears. Im worried. I want everything to be fine. I want to have everything in order and peaceful sky above us. Reporter ukraine and its western allies say the town is one of several along the border which was captured in recent days by a combined force of separatist fighters and regular return soldiers. Effectively a russian invasion. For three days now the separatist militia has fairly been in control. There is no sign of panic in the local population and there is a sign on the wall saying people who are concerned should get in touch with the local commandant. There is no resolve in the ukrainian arm. We saw them at the checkpoint, but what is unclear is what the ambitions of the militia in this area are. Reporter the Ukrainian Border guards here are now prisoners. Separatists have at least six tanks here but the fighters deny that they are from russia. There are no russians here. There is no russian equipment coming through here. Were fighting with the machinery the Ukrainian Army abandoned. In their path lies the important city of mariopov where residents have been helping the Ukrainian Army dig trenches at the city limits. Having presented what it says is compelling evidence of direct russian involvement on ukrainian territory ukraines western allies still remain reluctant to respond with direct involvement of their own. Paul brennan. Al jazeera. Earlier today i spoke with admiral james defretus. The dean at Tufts University and served in n. A. T. O. From 2009 to 2010. I asked him if ukraine becoming a member of n. A. T. O. Would trigger a more rebust response against russia . I think that they would like to begin the process simply looking into the future, recognizing that theyre in this for the long haul in opposition to russia. Theyre a nation who is under invasion right now, so i think theyre reaching for any Security Agreement they can find. Admiral, that was my next question. Has russia in fact, to your way of thinking invaded southeastern ukraine . President obama had an opportunity to call russias actions in ukraine an invasion during a press conference and didnt, what are your thoughts . I think invasion with armed troops without consent of a sovereign nation, and i think thats occurring right now. Why, why is russia . Have you been able to answer to your own satisfaction the why question here with respect to russia and its actions in ukraine . I think its a bit of a puzzle. Everything that theyre doing tactically tense to foil the strategic goals you would think they would want. In other words, but invading ukraine, theyre reenergizing n. A. T. O. And causing n. A. T. O. Nations to spend more on defense and they will become an international p pariah. Theyll come under sakes. Its hard to imagine what the calthe calculous is other than emotion, russian nationalism and historic attachment to that region. You mentioned a reenergized n. A. T. O. What do you think he well see from the n. A. T. O. Summit next week . I think well see the 28 nations of n. A. T. O. Pledging activity along the border. Well see more deployments to the baltic sea and black sea and rotationnal movement of ground force noose Eastern European n. A. T. O. Nations. Youll see, i believe, higher level of support to Ukrainian Armed forces. There will be a real package of action on ukraine, which i suspect would be topic one at a summit. Does a package like that carry with it the potential to escalate the current conflict . You know, ive often been asked isnt that provocative . Well, lets face it. Russia has already invaded im not sure how much more escalat escalateory it could become. Now is the time that n. A. T. O. Needs to step up and show strength. It does not mean troops or boots on the ground in ukraine but supporting the Ukrainian Armed forces and cause russians for paying an significant price for activity that is 19th century military instrument use to drive territorial acquisition. Terrific conversation. The west is considering imposing more sanctions on russia. Real money ali velshi has more on how this would effect the countrys economy. Im not interested inhmm, do we have ali . Is it a merit of cueing it up . Should we . Okay. Alis real money top of the hour. Thats 4 00 pacific right here on al jazeera america. Coming up on the program, a bill to help Sexual Assault by defining when yes means yes instead of when no means no. And president obama said he could use executive orders it in Immigration Reform and how republicans are trying to shut down that option. Aedal judge h thrown out new abortion restrictions at issue a sweeping antiabortion bill signed by the states governor that required clinics to have hospitaloperating level standards by monday, september 1st. That would have left seven places in texas for women to get an abortion down from 19. In power politics there are 67 days left before the Midterm Election and its clear that airstrikes in iraq and possibly syria are not going to be an issue. Mitch mcconnell said that congress will support the Obama Administration should the president choose to attack the Islamic State group in syria. This week mcconnell said that i think hes doing the right thing. And other republicans including Lindsey Graham want to hear mor from the white house about the presidens plan, they said it will not be a wedge issue in the fall during the campaign. Immigration reform could dominate the campaign and president obama is expected to use executive authority. There was more from josh earnest. The president has resolved to use as much authority as he can muster within the confines of the law to try to solve this problem on his own. He does that hoping that theyll pass a piece of legislation that would be move impactful. But some say the president has been urged by Vulnerable Senate democrats to delay any major action until after the midterms. They feel political fall out and unless republicans were to overreact by shutting down the government or starting impeachment, and that republican reaction is not a guarantee. In Louisiana Senate race mary landrou is facing trouble where she lives. The senator and her husband own a 2 million house in capitol hill in washington, but to satisfy louisiana residency requirements list as Louisiana Home her parents hadliving in. The North Carolina race tom tillis has been under fire for cutting state funding for state education. Tillis is now responding with this. A 7 pay raise. Thats what we passed this year for North Carolina teachers. That simple math but math is lost on the senator. Shes misleading you about me to hide her own partisan record. Now to president ial politics. 19 days, 19, thats how long it took Hillary Clinton to speak out on the Police Shooting and tensions i