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>> i'm wanted by the regime. there's also security threats. it's a very dangerous situation. but i'll be going back. >> reporter: van dyke has fought before with the rebels in libya. he shows me his libyan military card. he searched as infantryman and heavy machine gunner. >> i believe in self-determination. i believe people should be able to choose their own leaders. >> reporter: it's believed some americans have joined the fight. though nobody can say how many, one, eric harroun, was charged this week for fighting against the syrian government on the side of a designated terrorist group. whi...

Destruction. welcome to a brand new hour of "america's newsroom" on this good friday. i'm bill hemmer. welcome here. nice to see you. alisyn: nice to see you too, bill. thanks so much, i'm alisyn camerota in for martha maccallum today. this is confusing case. they arrested 30-year-old army veteran eric harroun. they arrested him in virginia plotting to use a rocket-propelled grenade against syrian president bashar al-assad. this could give him life in prison. doug, how did this army veteran end up in syria? >> reporter: good northerning. by all indications he wanted to join the fight and after...

He shot this video and facebook page with images off fighting. federal prosecutors say he headed to the region back in november through turkey to link up with the rebel free syrian army. he may have been fighting with al basrah front. that is also known as al qaeda in iraq. back in arizona, he told them that his son is not a terrorist. >> allegations working alongside a group affiliated with al qaeda? >> no, i don't believe that. that is not true at all. absolutely not. he would never do that. >> reporter: in fact harroun is not charged with providing material support to a terrorist group. ins...

Its radar evading stealth skin. >> we will unequivocally defend and we are unequivocally committed to that alliance with south korea and we will be prepared if we have to be prepared to deal with any eventuality there. >> reporter: since february when the u.s. and south korea began gearing up for military exercises, north korea steadily escalated its threat, a page from its playbook, only this time the threats have been hotter including nuclear strikes which they are not yet capable of. the u.s. said the stealth bombers were not meant to ratchet up the tension with the north but this is the st...

Book fighting against the syrian government and downing one of its helicopters with a rocket propelled grenade. now harroun served in the u.s. army and was discharged after an accident. he was arrested when returned to the united states and charged with using a weapon of mass destruction. athlete oscar pistorius can travel internationally with conditions now that the restrictions on his bail have been eased. he is charged with the murder of his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. the judge ruled he can leave south africa, but only if he provide travel plans to authorities and surrenders his passpor...