captured by the islamic state of iraq and levant. forces loyal to a retired general launched air strikes in benghazi, part of a campaign against what it calls extremist groups. south korean police raided a church complex looking for the billionaire owner of a ferry that sank. he was not found. more on the top story, the fall of iraq's second-largest city mosul. the group islamic state of iraq and levant started out as al qaeda in iraq. it's now a major force in syria. it's been fighting there since last spring. it was an islamic state controlling the border and oil feels is a priority. the strong holds in northern syria include the city of iraqa, and it's fighting their rivals for control of the asule.

since jan they've been fighting in the anbar province, taking over fallujah and parts of ramadi. they vol part of the kirkuk province. we have more on the group and its hims. >> reporter: it has become one of the most power of the fighting groups. thousands of foreign fighters make up the tracks. they are led by the mysterious figure, captured by forces in iraq, but later released. the group has origins in al qaeda and iraq. za cowy was killed by forces in 2006. the croupias known as -- group was known as islamic state of iraq and levant. the new leader was killed by iraqi forces in 2010. the group got a new leader.

>> this is the unofficial affiliation of al qaeda. it subdescribes to al qaeda ideologies, it's an extremist militant organization in the jihadest family. the group moves to syria. it is trying to bring another jihadi group under his control. al qaeda disowned him. that didn't stop the campaign. his route controlled parts of eastern syria. in january, i.s.i.l. fighters september a large force to the province. the iraqi government launched a military campaign of the group. they moved out fighters. i.s.i.l. launched daring attacks into cities. now the group control territory

in three iraqi prove joinses bordering syria. it secures the weaponry and fighters. sources of funding and power is unclear. >> most probably it funds its own activities by relying on criminality and local donations. basically in saudi arabia and kuwait. qatar and other places. obviously it has its own sources in iraq and syria. >> reporter: others claim the group is implementing other regimes, islamic state of iraq and levant's reel goals and backers are unknown. the attacks have caught everyone's attention. >> live from london, a political analyst from the house of iraq expertise. thank you for joining us live on

the programme, sir. nouri al-maliki, the prime minister is pinning its hopes on a state of emergency that he can obtain. realistically what are his options militarily, and also he's mated an appeal to the international community. what can we expect to get. well, what we have experienced eight years that he's talking without any reel work on the ground. he is the prime minister, the minister of self-defence and interior. actually, there's no security plan for all these tiers. so why - it's supposed to be the parliament. to give him more power, but the same are presented. the same professional leaders and security leaders presented in his custody and controlling hand. at the end, if nouri al-maliki

wants to get succeeded, he must share the security planning. the decision with the others. maybe with his opponents. sharing it with his own opponent. with the sunni opponent. this is important. this does not want it to feel like that. the most important thing, why we stood for nouri al-maliki, why we don't change him now. why we don't make a substitution for him. temporarily by the parliament, to go forward to make things on another chance. >> i'm going to interrupt you mr rushdie, because that's another decision by parliament at another date. immediately right now, what we are seeing is the fact that the military withdrew from mosul and

you say that mr maliki himself has kept so much of the pie himself and not shared it. the military, are they not seen as an outside force by the locals in mosul and they've never felt they are part of an inclusive iraq. that's what you were alluding to. nouri al-maliki alienated his own community. what are his solutions, if you say he has to share. >> that's the major point. if you don't have the people assistance to fight the militants, you won't succeed. we have a successful example of what happened in 2006, 2006. the awakening group. they are the people, and they fought at that time. they succeeded to secure at that time. what happened, he attacked them, the waking group and didn't give them salaries, he didn't give them weapon, because they are afraid of him. at the end time. he is dependent on

unprofessional leaders, unprofessional security leaders. that they get in touch by the i.s.i.l. the most important thing now, does mr maliki want a real share of the security decision. this is important thing. while iraq is going to give him the marriage si, does he give promises to the politicians that he will share the security, planning the security decisions. no one knows. until now, no one trusts mr maliki. each the people of his provinces. until now they are afraid from the army that they make angry attacks on their houses and blast their own houses we'll have to leave it. thank you for your insight as to what will happen in the coming weeks. >> thank you. hong kong based airline,

cathay pacific suspended nights to karachi after two attacks by the talibani. it follows the deaths of 32 people on sunday. there was another attack. no one was hurt. the future of taliban in doubt. we are joined. two days after the attack bodies are being recovered. what is the security situation like there at the moment? >> well, at the moment, at the airport, it's tense. it is still on red alert. the security forces are doing patrols in the joining areas after the attack you mentioned. >> an airport security force. the death toll taken to 32. an ongoing investigation is

continuing. a number of arrests have been made. investigators found link to the sim card that they record by the attackers. there has been another claim of responsibility by uzbekistan islamic movement. this is a group that carried out the attacks. it's a statement of the alleged perpetrators put on the website. they spoke to the security forces. it's a claim. the pakistani taliban claimed responsibility. we are seeing that cathay pacific is an airline that flew into karachi. it can be reassured by the civil aviation authority that it can safe guard international flights. that will concern travellers and agencies globally. . >> absolutely.

i walked through karachi international airport last night. i spoke to a few people. they were concerned by a fact of life, something that is happening in other places. there are major concerns. cathay pacific, the hopping conning-based airline suspended operations. there are other airlines that took quick measures, not only their own staff but passengers. this comes as they have been reassured and send ut to airlines saying it was safe, the attackers didn't reach the airport. they were on the periphery of the old airport, not the new one, and the security force thwarted the attack. thank you for joining us from karachi. there's no shame in being a survivor, the message from a global summit on ending sexual

violence. statistics on sexual assaults are far from definitive. what is clear, they are common. in syria the numbers of rape victims are thought to be in tens of thousands, including portions the men. 77% of women are thought to be victims of violence. reports on the democratic republic of congo put the attacks on women more than an hour a day. compared those women. 950 reported if in the united states, 177 per day in sav yeah, and 46 per day in swedeb, the highest rate of reported sexual assault in europe. the meeting on ending sexual violence was opened by film star and special envoy angelina

jolie, and joined by britain's foreign secretary william hague. >> reporter: it's an unlikely alliance between the british politician and the hollywood film star. both are passionate about ending sexual violence in conflict. >> we must send a message around the world that there is no disgrace in being a survivor of sexual violence, that the shame is on the aggressor. remembers it was a partnership strengthened in bosnia. they visited war crimes sights and heard how tens of thousands of women lifted with shame and trauma after being raped in the war. only a handful of men faced justice. backera said she was raped by a serb paramilitary leader. it happened in this building. she said bosnia's women have to speak about what happened to them. >> as long as they are silent. they will feel like they are carrying an atomic bomb in the chest. you live with it, you sleep with it and wake up with it.

>> people have come here from all over the world. they'll find plenty of support and solidarity. the reel test of the conference 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. the politicians will try to harness the spirit and reach an agreement that can somehow be enforced in many of the world's dangers places. >> barnaby phillips joins me live from that event in london. over to you. >> yes, the event getting under way. a plenary session. i'll bring in my guest, benny ya, a legal advice yore for redress, which works with torture victims. i am sure people watching this will ask "okay, they'll sign wonderful documents at the end

of the summit on friday. will that have any application, any meaning in parts of africa, the middle east where wars are going on. >> the protocol they are hoping to find is targeted for practitioners. it is designed to be practical and easy to use. whether it will be used on the ground depend highly on the political will. >> the people who are carrying out sexual crimes say militias, badly trained armies are not here. they are not going to sign the document. >> it's true. but the state, who have the obligation to prevent and protect victims, prosecute and punish the perpetrators are here. it is good that they will be here to be able to understand what they have to do and what actions they have to put in place. >> is it your impression that sexual violence is, if you like,

a new and expanding facet to war or is it always accompanying conflict, but we are talking about it. >> if you look back in the world war ii. you had rape and sexual violence committed by the nazi regime. after 30 years it came to light. it's not a new phenomena that haupted us, just because in rwanda and u.k. slavia it is -- u.k. slavia it is more important. now there is more awareness from the international community on the problem. this is the first step for the community to take action. >> let me ask about your own experience. i know you worked in cambodia, a country we haven't spoken about. there were atrocities in the 70s, '80s. does sexual violence have an enduring impact on the voties. >> if you look at the impacts.

i represent a tribunal in cambodia, they are suffering from the consequences of a rape 30 years ago. they are alone and had to leave their community. they have no money and live in poverty, and they are suffering from even physical consequences and impact of the violence committed. >> and that special tribunal in cambodia has not concentrated on sexual violence. >> in the established of the court there has been little done to address the signsment lately, recently, there has been a bit more effort because of a lot of advocacy from civil society and lawyers to push for the issue to be put on the agenda. >> thank you very much for telling us about the situation in cambodia. we'll bring you more opinions and views from across the world during this conference in london, which runs until friday.

>> thank you so much. >> that's africa's worst performing currency, and it's falling on the markets. ghana has lost a third of its value. as reported, from the capital, that's having a big impact on people's savings. >> reporter: this man is worried about his savings, he's come into the foreign change guro to swap his money for u.s. dollars. >> recent depreciation of the currency. they have people that want to preserve the value of their money. so some people break the cities into foreign currencies. prices shot up by 15% since the slide began earlier this year. the country imports more than it exports. the government sfened beyond its means causing the currency to

lose its value. the archbishop called for a currency resurrection. but it will take more than a miracle for that to happen. the state is on a drive to encourage people to buy goods made in ghana, hoping it will reduce the need for imports bostingville u. >> we need to change a stretch and is takes time to fix. >> withdrawals in u.s. dollars from local bangs are forbidden, so is changing the cd for any amount. >> hotels and banks have been charging u.s. dollars instead of using the city city. the bank of ghana wants to put an end to the practice, restoring trust. >> it's not convinced. the measures had no effect yet. he watches the savings whiter

away. >> still to come in sport - thousands arrive in brazil for the world cup. we examine why the locals are lacking in enthusiasm.

welcome back, and time for sport with robin. >> thank you, a day until kick-off in the brazil world cup. f.i.f.a. president blatter is attracting the headlines, saying he will stand for a fifth term

on the final day the f.i.f.a. congress on wednesday. despite the senior figures in european football calling for him to step down at the end of his current term. >> i think he will come to his senses. i told him, and it's my true opinion that people take it seriously. voting was a mistake. it means that he blames the others. yesterday or a day before yesterday he linked racism to the volt. how can you do that. there are other examples of links not's if i was in. tens of thousands of football fans are converging on brazil for the start of the world cup.

visitors are reeling in anticipation. in contrast the mood is less festive among brazilians. we have this report. >> the world cup visitors, the party is underway in what, for the next month, will be the world capital of football. this european fan saved for more than two years to make the journey to brazil. >> i'm going to england, and then ghana. >> reporter: it's a world cup like no other, a sport that brings the masses together and stirs patriotism no matter the problems, says this man from spain, the current world cup champion. visitors from all the competing countries are convinced it's their chance. [ singing ] >> reporter: in rio de janeiro fans from every continent take photos from outside the stadium where the final match will be

held. but a few metres away brazilian public servants are outraged. >> it's crazy to understand the government paying millions and millions to football and the people nothing. >> residents of this middle class street put out the welcome mat for the world cup. they are the exception, assist we saw from ourselves from one of the city's highest vantage points. >> be it from poor neighbourhoods. what stands out is what is missing. the houses and streets are not blastered with decorations as before a world cup, even those hosted in countries thousands of kilometres away. >> these football lovers say they'll watch the game, but not

celebrating the hosting of it. a sombre mood, but one hopes will give way for the value of football once the tournal gets under -- tournament get under way - what brazilians are known for. portugal footballers had a big one over the republic of ireland. the captain returns to fitness in the match in new jersey in the united states. real madrid star played for 65 minutes, dismantling their irish opponents. >> the uruguay squad arrives in brazil. lis suez says he'll be fit for the opening game. despite minor knee surgery his manager is more cautious. >> translation: we don't have a deadline. an ambitious statement it was said he will not miss the world cup. we have to monitor how we fal.

everything has gone well. it's necessary to do some stringent tests. >> in cameroon, eta hold their first training session in victoria. they refused to board the plane over a dispute from pay. they have preparations and denied they were affected on friday. >> it's not a big problem, because, for example, this evening we start for two days with many, many information for the players about mexican football, mexican tradition. >> and for all the latest on the world cup head to our dedicated website aljazeera.com/sport/brazil2014. there's reports and opinion pieces from correspondents in brazil and cross the globe. in other sports news the san

antonio spurs took a 2-1 lead it the series. defending champions leonard scored a career-high 29 points in the victory in game 3, handing miami their first home lose of the playoffs. game 4 is miami, on thursday. >> he has to be one of hour better players on the court or we are not good enough. that's the way it is. he's got that talent where, you know, it's the n.b.a. finals. you can't just be mediocre out there if you want to win. everyone has to play well. he did that. >> before us we have to - we will get better from tonight. we hate the performance that we put on. you know, but it's 2-1. you know, it's not 4-1, it's 2-1, and we have to make some

adjustments tomorrow. we'll come in, learn from our mistakes, as we always do after a loss, and get ready and prepared from the beginning, you know. we can't - this is the last team in n.b.a. that you can dig a hole against. you can't do it. >> new zealand's cricketers are in a demanding position leading into the fourth-day's play against kingston, india. chandra not out. the windies out for 262 kyry bowler grabbing -- kiwi bowler grabbing two wickets. the second innings finish 14 similar 2, a lead of 260 runs. that's the sport. that is the al jazeera newshour. i'll be back with more in half an hair. stay with us. from robin and myself, take

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>> this is a miracle from god that this happened. >> political earthquake, a tea party candidate in virginia beats house majority leaderric cantor in an historic upset. >> we're the only country on earth where this happens. >> another deadly shooting and a lack of gun control cause president obama to lash out at the violence. >> a state of emergency in iraq forces half