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cup. protests continue with a day to go before kick off. welcome to the programme - hundreds of thousands of civilians were fleeing one of iraq's largest cities after the army abandoned it in the face of attacks by rebel fighters. residents of misyou will said that fighters from the armed group known as the imil said they had come to liberate the city. the al qaeda splinter group controlled much of the surrounding province, and the oil refinery. the prime minister nouri al-maliki called for a national state of emergency and international support. mosul was an important focus of the u.s. military's effort to stablilize iraq before it pulled out. a white house spokesman said the iraqi government must act to

restore community. >> this is a situation that is serious, one that we are concerned about. it is clear that there are serious security challenges in iraq that have deteriorated in an important way. we'll continue the important relationship in terms of providing security and military assistance to the government of iraq. ultimately there's a responsibility on the part of the iraqi leaders to step up to the plate here. that includes prime minister nouri al-maliki, to do nor address unresolved issues and better meet the needs of the iraqi people. >> who are the i.s.i.l.? they started as an al qaeda group in iraq. it is now a major force in syria. fighting since the last spring. the group want an islamic state linking syria and iraq, controlling the border and oil fields for them is a priority. now, their strongholds in

northern syria include the city of elraqa. since january they have been in the anbar province, pushing into fallujah and parts of ramadi. since tuesday, they control mosul, parts of kooert cook. former iraqi ambassador to the raigss says the -- united nations says the current situation is linked to political failure. >> this is a problem many of us were concerned about when the negotiations in 2002 were occurring between iraq and the united states, about the withdrawal of american forces. many thought that iraqi troops were not ready to take over the security. the truth of the matter was the americans were never able to truly secure the country to the extent that they were able to reduce the violence.

they did so with general pet ray us through a political arrangements. those agreements were reneged upon with the end result that we are having to live with. there has to be a political solution. you have to suffero kate the ground in which those who are refusing to accept the new pal arty in iraq - you have to suffer kate them of action. you have to make the deal with local leaderships and national leaderships elected by them. unfortunately, the counter incumbent prime minister has been prime minister for eight years and has shown absolutely no capacity, no willingness, and no inclination to engage in this kind of political situation. it's a difficult situation. >> a difficult situation. imran khan is our correspondent in baghdad. this is a fast-moving story.

movement is quick on the ground. nouri al-maliki said that he was going to try and bring in the military. what signs of any military intervention? >> well, what we are hearing is the first thing that will happen is prime minister nouri al-maliki was to arm the tribal militias to come m and defend the places that the army can't get to. the tribal militia, governments in mosul said we need to get the tribal militias in and fighting. that's the first phase. the second is getting the army in. the third is the emergency session of parliament that is meeting on the thursday, where nouri al-maliki wants a state of emergency that will give him sweeping powers, full control of the military and the state institutions, which will allow him to fight back. most people here are worried that the fight back has come.

too late. it should have been a political solution. you heard one of the guests saying that nouri al-maliki hasn't been inclusive. that is something that we continue to hear, and those voices are getting louderment people are openly critical. of course, imran, the p m says he wants to ipp voke the state of emergency. how will he do that. he needs regional help, not just from within his own country, but he'll have to start talking to neighbouring countries to sort the security situation out because they are faced with the same problem. >> that's absolutely right, he has an ally in iran, they are keeping a close eye on the situation here. really, it's to do with what is going on in syria. the situation in syria allowed groups and particularly a group fighting on the security border and on the iraqi border.

that really is a key situation. they are linked. iraq and syria are linked. more importantly than that, he is looking to the international community, the e.u., and the united nations, u.s. and america to come. we do need help from these people. we don't want american boots on the ground. what we do want is american help. that is really the key for all of this. he wants all of this. whether he'll get any of this, any military help from the partners, given the kind of language used, the sectarian language, uninclusive language. everyone says "you need to be more inclusive. the united nations assistant commission head in iraq was clear when he was speaking to al jazeera saying "we need to get prime minister nouri al-maliki to be more inclusive", these are

political solutions. everywhere is focussed on the military. thanks. we'll come to you throughout the day for more analysis on the ground. we you have heard wh our correspondent in baghdad had to say. for our viewers, they'll need to know about i.s.i.l. and what sort of damage they can create, and have created, the chaos. they are a threat to rick's security, how destabilizing for the country and the region. >> franchises splinter off, al qaeda tends to flourish in areas where there's a lack of state control. what we are witnessing is almost a perfect storm. this is a group that evolved from the al qaeda in iraq, and has the battlefield space and depth of operating on both sides

of a non-existent border between syria and iraq. it is capturing oil fields and resources, using resources and criminality and able to bring in money through individuals and foreign fighters. we are witnessing spectacular moves from their path, and the world is standing up to their preps. it reminds me of boko haram's kidnapping. it was a big problem before then, that kidnapping put them on the map. everyone will think about what i said in a new way. of course we talked about an offshoot. how closely affiliated to them are they. is that a fair use of words. do we talk about them as an affiliation of al qaeda. are they two separate groups? >> the latter. an affiliation - they were born as an affiliation, and the errant al qaeda and iraq's child. they've been disowned on the

basis of command and control. these are the extreme of the extreme. they are linked to tom c fictions -- crucifictions, part of the reason you see tens of thousands fleeing. the reputation of this group proceeds it. that is why people are voting with their feet. we have to be careful linking them to an al qaeda phraseology, that almost is the language of the reason. president bashar al-assad, and nouri al-maliki declared a jihad in the west of the country against i.s.i.l. since the capture of fallujah, and the fact that the group made steady gapes. the images of the iraqi security forces shedding the uniforms and weapons, abandoning the post, and the footage of cars backing up. they are iconic images, and i'm not sure how maliki will restore the strong-man imaging following

it. >> for the moment. thanks for joining us from the london studio. forces loyal to a retired libyan general launched air strikes in benghazi. his men shelled residential areas outside the city where armed groups are based. the operation was led by khalifa haftar, who said he's taking on some of the powerful hard-line militias because the government won't. >> south korean police raided a church looking for the owner of the see wall passenger ferry that sank in april. more than 6,000 police entered the complex. they were blocked by protesters. it follows the start of a trial of the captain and crew members. more than 300 were killed in the accident. now, harry fawcett joins me from the south korean capital seoul.

the raid has started or certainly been ex-withouted by the police -- executed by the police. why did they target this particular church, harry? >> it's a religious group they've targeted before, one that is closely linked with this owner, a businessman, a religious winner, leading the evangelical sect for many years, since the 1960s. there's a discussion was to whether that is a splinter group of the evangelical bastist church which owns and operates this place south of seoul. on may the 21st the police went looking, 70 police on that occasion. they were guided around by church members. this time more than 6,000 police officers gathered there at dawn, around 8 hours ago they were allowed in. it's an enormous operation throughout the day. the presumption is that the fact that he has been able to evade

capture, it's 57 days since it sank, a lot of that is predicated, police and prosecutors believe, on the network of loyal church members who have been doing all they can to cop seal him. they feel that a lot it directed from the facility south of sole. if they don't find him, they hope to find information that leads to him. it's no coincidence either that the cut came a day after the president of the country gai a damning appraisal of the manhunt so far. >> translation: prosecutors and police have been making effort to capture him. it makes no sense this they haven't caught him. they need to check methods and explore means to bring him to justice. >> bringing him to justice is the main thing. the search has focussed on the south of the country when some criticise the way the

investigation proceeded and thought it should be a more nationwide approach. >> well, it is a nationwide approach. 50,000 police officers apparently mobilized a 500,000 dollar reward announced for him. so the impression gich was that the -- given was the net was closing in around him. the province in which the city lies, it's somewhere where there's a lot of business and religious links and it was thought he was likely to be there. the police and prosecutors haven't been able to find him. there's a fear that he may have stoued away on a boat. the joints chief of staff of the military say they heightened their vigilance arrangement the coast line. there's a lot of questioning as to why prosecutors didn't move in sooner and not wait for him to turn up at court and go on the hunt for him. >> we'll she what happiness. thank you for bringing us up to date. harry fawcett there from seoul.

more coming up. we'll have the latest on the first ever global summit on ending sexual violence in ending sexual violence in conflict

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>> welcome back. these are the top stories on al jazeera - hundreds of thousand of iraqis are escaping mosul, the second-biggest city has been taken over by an al qaeda splinter group. there has been air strikes in libya. forces loyal to a retired general shelled the city, part

of a campaign against what he calls extremist groups. >> south korean police raided a church looking for the opener of a ferry. it followed the start of a trial of the captain and crew members. there's no shame in being a surviv survivor. that's the message from a summit of ending sexual violence in conflict areas. the meeting in london was opened by a u.n. special envoy and angelina jolie, and the british foreign secretary william hague. >> it's anunlikely alliance between the british politician and the film star. >> we must send a message around the world that there is no desdepras in being a survivor of sexual violence, that the shame is on the aggressor. >> it was a partnership strength

in bosnia. they visited war crime sites and learnt how tens of thousands lived with rain and trauma. a handful of men faced justice. bakera was raped by a paramilitary leader, in this building. she said bosnia's women have to speak about what happened to them. >> as long as they are slept, they'll feel they are carrying app atomic pom in the chest. you live with that trauma, you sleep with it and wake up with it. >> people have come from all over the world, finding plenty of support and solidarity. but the real test is whether it has impact on future wars. and whether sexual violence is less prevalent in them than it has been in recent wars and conflict. >> there are many stories of courage and dignity here. the politicians that come later in the week will try to harness

this spirit and reach an agreement that can be enforced in the dangerous places. john h. >> ms higlan is here from action aid in australia. i don't mean to be flippant, but we have seen conferences like this before. is it naive to think something can be achieved even if you have a hollywood superstar opening it. >> this is the largest global gathering we had around ending sexual violence. it's the first time we bring together a range of stakeholders in the response. we have military, government, u.n. officials, civil society and dementia coming together to look at concrete actions needed to respond to sexual violence. >> where do you see the conflict areas, the hotspots.

we had iraq and syria's top news stories for the past two years. >> well, they are important areas. however,er we are coming out of a situation in the democratic republic of congo, where we have seen the highest rates of sexual violence in conflict in human history. this is a critical hot spot where women from the drc need to speak to deposits to look at the response that we can provide in terms of access to justice for survivors for the violence. the summit will have a focus on south sudan. as other countries that are on the agenda. >> developed countries took many years to sort out how to deal with rape and it's taken a deal of time to get there. rape victims in war and conflict zones. how do you expect to get around that. how do you expect the help to get in in such difficult situations when we do see it right here, right now.

that it is difficult to help those people that are victims? >> well, the critical thing is it that we do prioritise sexual violence as part of the humanitarian response. that's an issue we'll be looking at. one of the issues actions aid is pushing for is to make sure we have recovery centers in those areas, to survivors of sexual violence. what a lot of women are telling us is they need urgent medical help and sustained care, and counselling to do with traumas that they face in the settings and access to legal services. >> thank you for your time. i appreciate you are joining us from the london studio. ethiopia's president says

that president and riek machar met, the first time they sat together in a month, and the second meeting since the civil war in south sudan in december. thousands have been killed in the conflict, and over a million people have been forced from their homes. detained al jazeera journalist's trial will resume. the lawyer requested immediate release on medical grounds. abdullah al-shami has been held without charge and been on a hunger strike for four months, he insists he won't break his fast until released. al jazeera demands the release of its other journalists, three staff accused of supporting the muslim brotherhood have been held for 165 days. on thursday egyptian prosecutors demanded a maximum penalty for them. they want seven years gaol for peter greste, and 15 for baher mohamed and mohamed fadel fahmy.

people in parts of northern india are struggling to cope with a heatwave. temperatures hit record highs of 48. hot weather led to power cuts affecting thousands of businesses. >> reporter: around here electricity is never taken for granted. for 27 years this factory in the north indian state has produced materials for the electrical and automotive industries. power cuts of up to five cuts a day disrupt production and cost money. brothers have little choice but to keep the generators running all the time. >> we are losing money. we are losing profits. at times we have to work for the deposit departments. >> at least 2,000 businesses in this industrial zone are operating at the mercy of the

state's haphazard power supply. industry bodies say states across north india need to generate 40,000 megawatts of electricity if trade is to stay on track. many of these small enterprises are unable to run the unit. most put down the shutters. a lot of people will become unemployed. in new delhi, the intense heatwave is keeping most pedestrians off the street. the deposit is trying to be more frugal with energy supplies. it's processing to cut powers to malls at 10:00 pm, and ask government officers to turn off the airconditioners. electricity shortages are expected to cost the indian economy millions of dollars. observers warn that this weather is a worrying reminder that the

ailing power network cannot keep up with rapidly rising demand. and when all else fails, it's the traditional ice vendor that businesses and households turn to. even he is struggling. >> i have been doing this for 26 years. my business is doing well. but the supply of ice is low. i worked for 12 hours. ice is available for only four hours. >> the government has given itself 10 days to fix north india's power problems. a cool change driven by the authorities or mother nature with the arrival of the monsoon couldn't come fast enough. [ ♪ music ] just a day before the world cup, there's no sign of protests

dying down. the latest giant footballs on the popular peach in rio de janeiro -- beach in rio de janeiro are marked with red crosses. they were installed in protest at the amount of moneys brazil is spending on the event. the anti-government group says the country is in dire poverty and should not be wasting public money. brazil's 2014 world cup, starting on thursday, will be the most expensive in history. following a year of protests the president defended the $11 billion spend on hosting the games. >> translation: we invested about $626 billion in education and health care. in the same time frame the amount invested in education and health care in brazil was 212 times more than the amount in stadiums. there has been concerns about whether the country is ready for the opening match.

from sao paulo we have this report. [ ♪ music ] . >> reporter: it was 1950 the last time brazil hosted the world cup, and it was a different country. life was simple, perhaps slower. some things like football are timeless, especially in this football crazed country. 64 years, 16 world cup said later, the football world's greatest spectacle returns. in recent days brazilians football match started to take over. part of the reason five chose to host of the match in south america. getting ready for the tournament hasn't been easy for the host. there has been construction delays and cost overruns. but it's violent protests hit brazil in the past year that could pose a big worry, causing most concern.

the protests diminished in size, they have been replaced by a waive of worker strikes. >> brazilian official are confident that they are about to host the world cup of all world cup are, and hope once the first ball is kicked, the country will explode not in protest, but in excitement. >> brazilian authorities are taking no chance, putting 150,000 security personnel on the streets. they are there to ensure that the tournament is not upstaged by anything other than what happens on the pitch. in sao paulo police and a command center will watch hundreds of cameras monitoring everything going on in the city. the air force will have drones in the sky, monitoring the activity at stadiums, and protests that could break ou. last week the final test match was held at a delayed world cup stadium in sao paulo. the local team corinthians scored their first goal.

this is a country hoping that all the action will be on the pitch during the coming weeks. a reminder that you can see awe of our news coverage including the lead up to the world cup. aljazeera.com. stay with us, more news coming up. >> is the united states innovated iraq and overflew saddam hussein more than a decade ago, and then spent years pacifying the country, hoping to leave behind a stable, rebuilding nation. one of the country's main cities has fallen to guerilla fighters, and the baghdad government may be losing it's grip. that's the "inside story."