shia fighters rally as sunni rebels grip the northern part of the country. >> in baghdad, this is the al jazeera news hour live from london. also coming up, a south korean soldier kills five of soldiers. pope francis goes to

southern italy talking about mafia crime tells those involves they will be excus excommunicated. we have all the world cup action coming up in the program. >> now in morning iraq, fighters with islamic state in iraq and the levant or isil, have seized two border posts: the most powerful shia group meanwhile has vowed to fight back. holding rallies across the country with the biggest taking part in baghdad city. we're live in baghdad where big rallies are being held by shia militia men.

what is about this public show of force? >> i think they want to send the message that they are ready to fight, and they are as powerful as every. now for this mass rally last weekend. they said there practic platoons of peace, but when you see the weapons they're carrying, they say they will fight against the islamic state in iraq and the levant. what is happening here in iraq, the government has said this is a terrorist wave trying to topple the government. isil said it's clearest intention is to go all the way to baghdad and that has sparked fear long th among the shia community. they don't see it as an

revolution or up rising by sunnies because the sunni rebels say this is a fight against the government. and shia say no it is not. a show of force by such a group as well as other shia factions are making people nervous that there might be new sectarian violence. >> we've been hearing from one of the sunni groups which participated in the seizure of mosul. this shows the fluid failure of the sunni groups. on the one hand the spokesmen are saying that they're denying that the isil is leading the up rising, but on the other hand they're saying there is not any

fighting with the isil. so a confused picture in a way. >> well, that poke spokesperson is a member of the iraqi army, and he is quite senior in that army. he said that the revolution was sparked by the armed revolution. that revolution they're referring to is when the isil fighters came to the western part of iraqi anbar province and then the iraqi army said this thanksgiving this is an tack on the country. then the government said that the attempt by isil to overtake the government. so the iraqi tribal leaders rose against them and they unite in the fight against the government. it's like the enemy of my enemy is my friend, in a way. however this spokesperson said

we have differences with isil. though there could be joint coordination together. however he denied any coordination in that tribe. he said that they rose up against the injustice prime minister nouri al-maliki and his policies. they said this is to have a new iraq united with all factions and all sects united. the u.s. occupation abroad, and they want to topple that. >> panic scenes at pe petrol stations. >> reporter: early morning on the way out, angry people block

the road. they have been waiting for hours. tempers were so high that even warning shots fired by security forces could have discolleged them. >> the governor said he would solve this problem and provide fuel by 7:00 a.m. my car parked here last night and until now i have not been able to get fuel, and they tell me that there hasn't been any. >> there have been long lines across the city. those who finally made it to the pump only got 30 liters. the current limit imposed by the government. providing oil for 11 iraqi provinces an.

it has had an impact on the domestic consumption even in the kurdish region. people are upset because where you drive here you see oil tankers. they're bringing oil to the refineries, and they're angry because they say everything is for export. hundreds of truck drivers. >> it's not because we don't have enough fuel. some of the people here, some businessmen who are misusing the situation. we have the pipeline with th, and it would not be a problem to have enough gasoline. >> but many here blame local corruption for the current crisis.

>> sure they have enough oil but they don't give it to all the people. they only give it to special cars and people they know. then they take the oil and sell it there. >> they say the shortage is due to the state's eruptions. whatever the cause iraqis have two choices. either wait for hours or pay up to five times the price for a liter on the black market. al jazeera. >> well, as the situation escalates in iraq. they have up loaded video showing women being given combat training. the footage shows youngters showing their allegiance to isil. the scene of recent fighting. dominick kane reports. >> reporter: a group of syrian children head for a summer camp. this is not a school-based trip. these boys are learning how to fight for the group known as the islamic state in iraq and the

levant. this video posted online on saturday is said to have been filmed by the group recently. the children are encouraged to familiarize themselves with weapons and then to fire them. others are instructed in religious thought and then pledge their allegiance. >> here this is a message to the leaders of jihad and the nation and to tell them that we will spend our lives in jihad, and we will never give up our weapons until we have victory or marty martyrdom. >> pictures like these have been up loaded by the isil in recent days. on thursday this footage was posted of what appears to be british and australian fighters calling on western muslims to join their campaign. >> this is the land of jihad, the land of living.

we have brothers from banglade bangladesh, iraq, cambodia, australia, u.k. we are here to make a place for the highest. >> isil's intention may be to give the impression that it is now the leading armed group in syria and iraq, and it is establishing it's own state. but some analysts reject that. >> more seniors actually do view the isil as a very extreme fringe of islam and acting in anist lambic way. >> while the propaganda war rages online, on the ground the fight something just that intense. these pictures were filmed by al jazeera in the suburbs of damascus in the past few days. rebel fighters prepare an option

to clear government forces from a strategic outpost. [ gunfire ] the u.n. believes after three years of fighting more than 10 million syrians now urgently need help. that is almost half of the pre-up rising oppositealation population al jazeera. >> a court has supported the largest mass death sentence ever handed down. >> reporter: another chapter in the violent history of the egypt muslim brotherhood. this. >> this isn't just. 100% unjust. >> reporter: members of the group have been put on trial in kay row in april. among them, their spiritual guide. he has been put on death row for the second time.

>> this is expecting where sentence something politicized. they are convicted for an murder and attack of a police officer last year. they are also victoried for belonging to a terrorist group. three people were killed by security forces in cairo on friday. they are protesting the overthrow in july of president mohamed morsi. events a year ago put egypt on this course. popular dissent against morsi had built to a critical level. just hours after celebrating his first year in power the military backed by many egyptians overthrow him. morsi is now in prison facing criminal charges and a possible death sentence. he was the group's great hope after decades in exile.

according to many egyptians his policies gently led to his own spectacular fall. they gave the state an excuse to once again ban the organization and justify mass arrests and death sentences. much lining those handed down on saturday. al jazeera. >> a south korean soldier is on the run after shooting five of his mellow comrades. the incident took place close to the demilitarized zone with north korea. the gunman is thought to be an enlisted soldier. five others were wounded. we go to the capitol of seoul. >> it's understand that sgt. lim carried out this shooting in the far eastern corner of south korea. he was put on a day shift, and

just as when his shift ended, is when this shooting took place. it happened at 8:15 p.m. the policement he was serving in is known to be one of the most difficult and intense areas of these operations in the whole of south korea. it's right up on the border. it is known to be a place that requires a lot of those that are sent there as this man was, for his mandatory two-year conditions but the living conditions have been difficult as well. there is pretense as well for this happening. in 2005 another private, another enlisted man, he called eight of his fellow soldiers as they slept. that followed a patrol and is

followed by a period of hazing by his superiors. we don't no what triggered that isn't. but we do know that this is a highly pressurized area and this man would have been at the end of his mandatory service. >> two men were attacking a police station. state media stays that the group drove a car in kakskhka. panicked refugees are continuing to flee pakistan's wiristan as a military offense continues. there are more than 220,000 civilians who have left the combat zone since it announce a military drive in the next few

weeks. they have been protesting kabul in the country's presidential election. abdullah abdullah dropped out of the race and dehappenedded that the vote count be stopped. still to come, cease-fire? what cease-fire. a pledge to fight on. >> i'm an drew simmons in nigeria, and i'm with the vigilanty forces trying to quell attacks by boko haram. >> and in sport can germany mr. on their good start with the world cup? we look ahead at their game against ghana. >> now pope francis has launched

a strong attack on organized crime. visiting a mafia stronghold in italy, jim friend has been following the pope's visit. >> reporter: under a cornering sun, the pope arrived to deliver his strongest attack yet on the mafia in the heart of their own territory. there was a miss. he did it with the speech saying that the mafia clan that thrives here is the adoration of evil. and the church would have to do more for the common good to prevail. the question is does the pope's word make afternoo make a

difference? >> he accompanied the imprisoned father of a boy killed in a mafia shoot out earlier this year. it was that tragedy that prompted the pope's visit. he had this message for the prisoners who he urged to repent. >> i want to express to you my personal closeness and that of the church to all the men and women who are in prison in every part of the world. >> they've been preparing for this visit for weeks. many here have suffered firsthand the violence of the mafia and hope for change. >> the church is the only agency that can win against the mafia. >> the pope can change people's conscience. if that changes the mafia, it will help the new generation. that's who you're fighting for.

>> right now it remains undiminished, with its power and influence growing. >> i'm joined live by jess andrews at th, a specialist. pope francis is known to make a bold issue on issues he cares about. why is he making a very bold statement. >> pope john paul 20 years ago made a similar attack on the sicilian mafia. he's making this appeal because there isn't much head, there is normal. the church has one area to which

with yo still has some meaning. >> exactly. you say this is the area that the pope has been visiting. you think that his comments will make a difference? >> well, i think that there is a symbolic importance of meeting with father if the child is caught up with a drawing war and shot and there have been people o who have lived in this. and someone like the pope, a

much-loved figure in the catholic community could send a positive signal. >> they have connections to the local government but on a personal level when members of the mafia hear these comments is it likely to affect them psychologically in some way? is it going to make--is it going to make them listen? >> well, i think communication is very strong. he talks about the worship of evil. people may think twice. some of the activists or the organizers, it happened 20 years ago with john paul second in sicily, and people are hoping that it will happen again. we shouldn't be under any illusion that it's going to wilt overnight. it has deep roots in italian culture, and it is also a

business. >> thank you very much. now al jazeera has learned that a fierce row has broken out over the budget for global peacekeeping. if a deal is not reached by the end of june there will be no budget for the 16 peacekeeping missions around the world. it's an argument that pitches western countries against the developing world that requires troops. >> reporter: the u.n. has pea peepers around the world. their authorized strength is we having a record find. now there is a major budget, and if there is not a deal made, peace keepers will have no money

and unable to operate. the main funding by western nations, this is a row pitching the world's richest countries against some of the poorest on earth. the ambassador of bangladesh. >> we respond very positively. but when our troops cannot get, what should i say, facility, we want our guys to be fully equipped, and fully energized so that they can perform the job effectively and efficiently. >> the dispute over funding comes at a time when it must find more troops.

there has not been an an increase in the amount of money the u.n. pays to countries who rent "c" incident troops in years. some countries want it increased to 201700 per peace keeper per month. the budget stands at $7.3 billion but next year it could rise to $9 billion. crunch negotiations will continue in the coming days, but in the supreme irony because the talks have gone on past their allotted time. there is no budget left, so they won't be meeting in these corridors. instead, they'll be having formal meetings outside of this building. >> now stranded with nothing in yemen's capitol.

active faith cuts ties with firms doing business in israeli's occupied territories.

>> welcome back to news al jazeera. let's go to the top stories. sunni fighters in iraq are said to have seen the the oil refinery and outer border post. shia vow to fight back. the mass death sentence happened down in egypt by hanging. and a so south koreaen soldier on the run. ukraine's army has been told it can return fire if it's

attacked. with reports from donetsk. many in the east are not paying attention to the peace proposals. >> they have been given a week to surrender and accept amnesty. instead in donest on saturday these militia volunteers have sworn a vote to fight to the e end. they number nearly 100. most of them are established fighters, but some of them new volunteers. this 19-year-old, a former ukrainian army trainee now prepared to fight against his fellow comrades. >> i don't know what to tell you. maybe it's my up breaking. i will do anything to help my hand and my people. >> the president offered

cease-fire. >> i'm appealing to the international community to stop the war because what is happening now in the city, in the southeast where they use planes, canonned, tanks, it's not right. not once has the government of ukraine sat at the negotiation table despite the fact that we keep repeating we're ready for negotiations. >> reporter: president poroshenko is taking a tough line. hhe said those who don't accept his offer o before the cease-fire ends will be, in his words, eliminated. >> i can't tell what you is going to happen. we're not putting down our

weapons. the things we're fighting for are sacred to us, our land, our values. >> reporter: you can see there is no sense of a giving up among the separatist militia here. these are existing recruits renewing their vows along with new recruits. and the crowd remains very much with them. >> now hundreds of protesters are marching to call to the end of police brutality. the latest round sparked by this video showing a homeless man being shot dead by armed officers. a man joined now live from albuquerque. what are protesters saying? >> hundreds just walked pass.

they're accusing. civiliamarchs like this have been going on since march. some of them call this the albuquerque spring. it did begin with the shooting of a homeless man who had a history of mental illness. he was posing minimal threat, and people are saying enough is enough. about that time there was systemic abuse where police officers were encouraged to think that a violentout come was desirable. these officers would come in and compete on what assault weapons they had. they would bring the these

weapons from home. they were using them on the line of duty. >> so what do they want to see now? >> the main issue is oversight. the main problem across the nation is the militarization of the place, the aggression that the department of justice talked about. since 1993, in the beating of rodney king the government is about to step in and oversee reform across the country some have been successful. in los angeles they were

successful, but in oakland the police fight every step of the way. the hope is that there will be some reform process here. but it's yet to be seen whether it's going to work because the people who the police have had to oversee any reform are people themselves who have been accused of excessive force and are blocking reform. >> in albuquerque where there has been claims of excessive force. thwe have the latest in northeast nigeria. >> the latest something like

12 kilometers where schools were attacked, and 276 school girls were abducted. 219 remain missing causing massive--the boko haram fighters trying to stage within ten hours of the area of an unchanged nigerian military. we understand four of the five dead are vigilanties, and these forces are being used more and more in the fight against boko haram. we spent a day and a night with an unit in the capitol. >> they are not well armed.

they have little training, but this is a vigilanty force growing in size and determination to try to defend the capitol of borno state against boko haram attacks. tens of thousands of young men are at check points or joining paroles and joint missions with the nigerian army. they're all officially backed by borno state and provided equipment. some are paid you wages. >> the moment we see them or follow them, we may die. we are prepared for that. >> recruits have been easy to find like mohammed, he joined a year ago after boko haram attacked his district. he lives in are a part of the city where the young have very little. it's in areas of abject poverty that boko haram has thrived. but this is a place where mohammed and many like him maintain their vigilance of anything suspicious. this family is still traumatized

by the attack in which boko haram shot dead seven people including mohammed's father and three younger brothers. >> they even tried to kill my grandfather. they have killed so many people in our area. >> reporter: with boko haram attacks breezing, the role of the vigilanties is not just concentrated on this high pressure job. many men are spying on potential informers and would be attackers. there is a siege-like mentality here because boko haram are commanding the ground outside of the city killing at will wherever, whenever they want. >> and not far away more than 4,000 people who escaped from attacks on surrounding villages

now seeking shelter where they can find it. among them is this man, two weeks ago boko haram made him watch as they shot his 17-year-old dead along with 47 other people. >> i have to accept this as god as will. i'm helpless now. i'm poor and i don't have any way of fighting them. >> this vigilanty force is raising some alarm among human rights groups, but these are desperate times. the vigilanties outnumber the soldiers here and unlike the army, they know their neighborhoods well. >> mormauritanians voting for their president. aziz assumed power in 2008 after a successful coup. critics of the election have called the vote grotesque

theater. dozens of refugees are stranded in yemen's capitol. they say they were persecuted in their own country, but fleeing has not delivered the better life they were hoping for. >> dozens of eritreans have fled their homeland. they were told they would be enlisted in the amen for a year and a half but ended up serving many years. they said enough is enough. >> we left our country. >> reporter: they left in small boats a dangerous journey that takes days. when they arrived in yemen they

were held for months. here they are considered illegal immigrants. now stranded they rely on people who work for charities, but they're fast running out of money. >> we feel discrimination. there are thousands of refugees from the point of africa and yemen and they're treated better than us. they have their own camps with food, schools and medical centers in. >> the united nations recognition of refugees has knocked them but that does not make much different for impoverished yemen. the government does not recognize these refugees. they have no shelter no, food. they can't seek medical treatment. they're basically left on their own to face an uncertain future.

>> this couple has eight children. the youngest was born in yemen. >> this is humiliating. we're suffering, and so our children. no one has respect. >> a 20-year-old woman has been gang raped and hanged from a tree in rural pakistan. the killing is similar to the double murder that caused ou outrage in india last month. she was attacked in a deprived area in punjab province. >> the girl was raped and later strangled to death. we're carrying on the investigation of the case the first report of this heinous crime has been registered.

>> in india many are demonstrates against rail fares. narendra modi had warned that rail price raise would be needed for the country. members of scry language can's government has met with the president to discuss their concerns about anti-muslim violence. the police say a fire was most likely caused by an electrical fault but local muslims are blaming an arson attack. a versus in three al jazeera journalist journalist--the trial of three al jazeera journalists is expected to continue monday. mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste have

been held. al jazeera rejects all charges and demand immediate release of its journalists. >> peter greste is a world class journalist who has been coveri covering this region amazingly for the past 10 years. i remember back in 2012 when president of somalia had just been elected. peter and i covered that story extensively. the following day a suicide bomber tried to kill the president during a press conference. he told me later how traumatic and amazing it was to be in the middle of the news as it where but in a humble and empathetic way. peter does not deserve this.

he has done nothing but be an unbelievable reporter and put his life on the line several times to get stories to people who needed to hear them. a service to the world who would not have been able to hear the stories that peter told in a fair and balanced manner. >> the presbyterian church is standing a stand of israel's occupation. >> the vote 51% to 49%. >> it was a vote heard halfway around the world in israel. the presbyterian church usa voted to divest from three american companies accused of profiting from israel's occupation of palestinian lands. the decision means that the church will pull its investments from caterpillar, hulet packer and motorola for what efforts

the church says sustains human rights abuses. >> it really misses the mark as far as a solution. it really just adds fuel to the extreme position. >> we need to divest because of the investmen the divestment that broke apartheid in south africa. i think money talks, and i think when there are times that justice is going on we need to divest the church and take a moral stance. >> the church today also drew in outside partisans, jewish groups who wore "love us don't leave us" people. >> we need to meet people where they are instead of demonizing them if we are wanting peace. >> it's difficult even within my

own family. we jews like to say, two jews, three opinions. that's true in every issue and certainly in israel-palestine. >> caterpillar said: >> hewlett-packard said: >> it's opponents say it would increase pressure on israel to come to the table. today the church voted on same-sex marriage a vote that still need to be ratified by the majority of presbyterian churches proving this is not the staunchy church of yesteryear. >> coming up next on al jazeera, preserving art. why is it such a hard task. we report from katmandu.

and hamilton in sunday's australian grand prix.

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edge have been evacuated and more may have to move. so holes opening up in the streets of brazil, but what about in the iranian defense. let's go to doha with the sports. it's looking pretty crated. >> reporter: it is now but for a long time it wasn't with iran putting up a battle for the argentinians. but with messi giving the win, but in a does not begin to tell half the story of this match. it was expected to be a relatively easy win for the two-time world cup winners. they later turn out the match, with a good run but no final results. as the game went on iran had their chance of what would have been a shocked upset. messi set up to score a stunning winner. it's his second goal in two

games. and they maintains argentina 100% record in this tournament. argentina 1, iran 0. we go to rio, lee, if they carry on, i can't see them winning the world cup, can you? >> i have a slightly different take. you can't win the world cup in the first two games. they want better from their team. they're worried about the lethargy in performance so far. the progress is made that they can better, then messi, you have to play to win any game. on the other hand, what a

performance from iran this is their first at the world cup and in the media, this could have been one of the greatest world cup shots in this tournament. >> i see a lot of love on twitter for the world cup. about messi, it says there are real expectations. he is the skipper of the team. they the narrative is there. they just need him to fulfill, doesn't it. >> yes, what a start he has made. to score two goals if the first two games. he has not played at his best, and he has not really needed

to. what is interesting for me about messi, he seems to score a hat trick every day for barcelona. but if he wants to be mentioned in the same breath, this is his time. this is his tournament. they really need argentina to win it, and he would be the man to do it. i think he has made a good start. what a great goal to win this game. >> lee, just a quick word on germany and ghana, germany with a very good start following their win against portugal. >> yes, this is tough competition, the half brothers, they're up against each other.

>> lee, thank you. >> the former international is not big on ghana's chances but admits anything could happen in this world cup, which has been full of surprises. >> they played very well their first game but i think they have very little chance because of the group. they will have to show from beginning to end real team spirit. this is quite a fairytale. we can see smaller teams beating the big ones. ones. >> it wasn't good day for his

teammate. hamilton, he's 22 points adrift. he started from ninth after he spun during qualified. >> he's so happy, very emotional. i think it's a similar feeling that i feel, there is still a lot to do, but i think the work is going online and i'm so pleased for me and martin as well. >> suffering a defeat, ten pictures with the final day was chris gayle, smashing 650 with 80 of 46. the west indian batter also equaled the record and without

losing a single wicket. they have the final test outs next week in barbados. that's all your sports for now. i'll have more world cup updates throughout the evening. but for now it's back to miriam in london. >> archaeologists in nepal are trying to keep artifacts from being stolen. many artifacts have been stolen over the past 50 years. >> it's difficult not to see temples in katmandu, and there are statutes everywhere worshiped by thousands. it's aer an open museum with a living heritage. he has been working to save nepal's art.

1500-year-old spouts still provide water for the city. around it a few statues have disappeared. hundreds of artifacts have been stolen over the years. no one knows just how many. >> with so many pieces of art scattered around the city most people hardly notice. there are just a handful of lost statues like this one that brokencals over 200 stolen images. there used to be a statue stolen in 1985. artifacts have trouble finding their way back home.

>> going a convention of 1974, they must have a photograph of the image, we don't have those records. >> reporter: only 36 artifacts have been returned. many of them exhibited in a national commune. some 2,000 i'm edges needed to be recovered before it could be smugged out of the hue seem. this is part of the museum. he doesn't want to keep images in the building an prefers that it's left. this will remind people that the long hands of thieves is not far away. al jazeera, katmandu. >> don't forget you can watch al jazeera online. the address for that, www.aljazeera.com. do check it out. that's it for this news hour. i'll be back with a full bulletin of news in a few

moment's time. stay with us.

>> like most people, i'm not an activist by nature. there's really not that many people whose greatest desire is to go out and fight the system.