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>> are they working? >> this time i'm gonna fight it. >> the system with joe burlinger only on al jazeera america >> the aircraft carrier controversial pakistani cleric prevented from landing in islamabad. thousands of supporters are protesting. you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also ahead - iraq's government respondents from the air as it loses more key ground to sunni rebels. decision day in egypt. three al jazeera journalists await a verdict after six months in gaol. and from elation to deflation,
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as the united states denied victory over portugal in the world cup. the controversial cleric arrived in lahore in pakistan. he is in the country to lead protests against the nouri al-maliki government. thousands of people broke through police barricades to reach islamabad airport where his plane was due to land. it was diverted to lahore, where 12 demonstrators were killed on tuesday as supporters fault the police. let's look at the man. quadri-is based in canada and heads an organization which provide free education to hundreds of thousands in pakistan. in the past few year yahir ul
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qadri has become a campaigner. last year he led supporters to pakistan to unseat the parliament. he called off protests after a deal with the government. we'll talk to kamal hyder, but first to nicole johnson at the islamabad airport. nicole, earlier on we had seen clashes between the protesters, supporters and police. what is the scene now that quadri landed in lahore. >> the fighting seems to have died down at the airport. there are thousands of supporters at the entrance to the airport. no doubt they will not be happy to hear that he has landed in lahore. that he has not been allowed to land in islamabad. from the lahore airport he will be transported by helicopter to his house.
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it shows how much concern the pakistan government has about this man. they don't want him on the streets gathering tens of thousands of supporters, particularly in a time when the country is on high alert. the reason is pakistan started a military campaign. in the past, qadri condemned the taliban and is a target for the taliban. there's concern that rallies or gatherings that he causes could lead to taliban attacks. >> no doubt he's a huge security risk as the pakistani government will be concerned about. nicole johnson reporting from islamabad. >> let's go to kamal hyder to give us a background on the controversial figure. how much support does qadr. >> command in pakistan.
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>> most of the support for qadri comes from his followers. it must be noted that once upon a team. the chief ministerry was also a follower. he was a key man responsible for the family mosque. i trust he has become - after the plane landed at lahore, it was surrounded by police commandos and they asked m mr qadri to come out of the plane. he said he would do no such nipping and insisted that -- such thing and insisted that the plane fly back to islamabad. it was circling over islamabad, five circles before it proceeded to lahore. as i mentioned, he was a close and ardent supporter of the sharif brothers and has taken on himself and his organization to
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bring the government down, especially after the killing of supporters in lahore. certainly an interesting turn of event. kamal hyder reporting from islamabad. moving to the next top story out of iraq. sunni rebels dealt a blow to the government. they have captured two more crossings. the latest gains by the i.s.i.l. expand their control along several strategic corridors. the first surge came in the north, with the capture of iraq's second-largest city. rebel factions are in control of palafa. fighting continues for the baiji oil refinery, which processes a quarter of iraq's oil. rebels have taken a border crossing into syria. it runs through alcrime, from dell azor province to haditha in
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iraq which has rebels on the outskirts. they hold the crossing to the north. the latest border post to be taken by anti-government rebels lies on the only major road west into jordan. i.s.i.l. fighters and their allies have taken rutbar giving them more control of the highway. more details from baghdad. >> two of iraq's border crossing from jordan and syria have fallen into rival hands. fighters from islamic state of iraq and levant ared to be in full control. it comes after a third crossing fell in to their hands earlier in the day. it gives the i.s.i.l. fighters the freedom to move in and outside of syria. now, staying in ramadi, there was a suicide bomber at the
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funeral, killing 10 people, after a chaotic day in anbar province, but the rest of iraq. sunni rebels made gains in we were iraq, the army's air force strikes fighters in the north. the cockpit video says it's where planes struck targets in mosul, remaining under rebel control after two weeks. on the ground iraqi army units say they killed a number of rebels in dhuluiya province, north of baghdad. the aftermath suggests there were fierce battles. fighting in different areas forced more than 400 families to flee. >> the army personnel are brave. it's great to have them here. >> meanwhile rebels are making gates in the west of the country. >> the town fell and so did the
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post of alcrime, which gives i.s.i.l. fighters free movement in and out of syria. further east rebels say the video shows the aftermath of an attack between the towns north of baghdad. the attack left several soldiers killed and wounded. in the capital more volunteers joined the army to fight, waiting for training and weapons. >> we are receiving huge numbers of volunteers from different areas to send them to the training center. while these men cheer before joining the battle, iraq's crisis is worsening. >> the pressure on prime minister nouri al-maliki is only mounting. there are calls on the prime minister to resign. now he remains defiant, not bowing to pressure. the prime minister is said to be looking into his own options to form a wider coalition to form government.
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now the united states has called on iraqi leaders to unite and then focus their fight on fighting the i.s.i.l. fighters, because this crisis is threatening integrity and pushing the country towards a civil war. >> secretary of state john kerry has been meeting with the new leadership in cairo, he has revealed half a million in military aid to egypt has been released. michael jordan reports. it should be no big deal for the u.s. secretary of state to pay a visit to asia. one of the washington's political allies. nearly a year after the military overthrew president mohamed mursi, and the repress that followed. john kerry's goal was to bring a warning to the government. you must pay the way you govern or pay the croft. >> this is a critical moment of
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transition in egypt with enormous challenges. the one-time general that led the coup is the civilian president. he started to address a few of the u.s.'s complaints. pledging to end a culture of sexual harassment during a visit to a rape victim in hospital. the u.s. wants abdul fatah al-sisi to stop holding mass trials of political opponents. >> he gave me a strong sense to make certain that the process that he put in place, a re-evaluation of human rights legislation, a re-evaluation of the judicial process, and other choices that are available are very much on his mind. >> reporter: before hearing abdul fatah al-sisi's promises, the u.s. decided to release 575 million in military aid to cairo, money that had been held up after last july's coup.
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money the egyptian army needs to maintain its readiness. that includes a purchase. releasing the aid now, the obama administration might have loft some leverage, critics suggest, with the new leadership in cairo. later on monday an egyptian court is expected to deliver a decision in the trial of three al jazeera journalists, gaoled since december and are accused of collaborating where the muslim brotherhood. al jazeera rejects the charges and insists on their release. >> reporter: a verdict six months in the making. the alleged crime - doing their job as journal lifts. al jazeera correspondent peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed spent the last 177 days behind bars in egypt.
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they are accused of spreading false news and aiding the muslim brotherhood which the government has it's iing nated a terrorist -- designated a terrorist organization. al jazeera condemns and rejects the charges. the egyptian prosecution pushed for the maximum sentences, meaning peter greste seven years, and mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed 15 years. the evidence against them included video from a different channel, and some of the peter greste's work covering other parts of africa. his family is hopeful his court appearance on monday will be his last, and the long-awaited start to freedom. >> when you look at the case overall, anybody with passing superficial knowledge of the law would realise that there can only be one verdict, and that is an acquittal.
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>> a fourth al jazeera journalist abdullah al-shami was free last tuesday after spending 307 days in prison without being charged. the public prosecutor ordered his release for health reasons. abdullah al-shami had been on hunger strike since january. a free man again he calls for the freedom of peter greste, peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed a. there are trial has triggered a growing outcry. the newly elected president abdul fatah al-sisi promised to tackle many issues, including free speech. the verdict due to al jazeera's falsely accused journalists could very well be a first test. australia foreign minister says her deposit is in contact with egyptian representatives to try to secure the release of peter greste.
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>> prime minister rang the interim president and i know he's seeking to make contact with the new president, president abdul fatah al-sisi. so we are making representations at every level in the egyptian government with a view to ensuring peter greste is home as soon as possible. >> still ahead - israeli raids in the occupied west bank continue as palestinians vent frustrations against their own government. plus status in lebanon. we tell you why these children we tell you why these children are facing an uncertain if i told you that a free ten-second test
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welcome back, these are the top stories - the controversial cleric qadir arrived in pakistan. he is to lead protesters against nouri al-maliki. his plane was diverted after protests in islamabad.
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despite government air strikes the islamic state of iraq and levant still advances. a verdict is expected in a few hours in the trial of three al jazeera journalists. they have been gaoled in egypt since december and are accused of collaborating with the muslim brotherhood. hundreds of thousands of people left their homes over major cities in iraq. many are from the shia muslim sects, worried that they'll be targeted by the sunni rebels. hoda abdel-hamid spoke to refugees in northern iraq. >> he first fled, and now the mosul area. this man is stranded in a transit camp. with his children and grandchildren, worried about his future. >> where can i go. i'm taking care of all of them. this kid is disabled. back home he would die. i left my house, i left everything in the middle of the night. >> people here fled when
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fighters from islamic state of iraq and levant swept through their villages. for them, it was a matter of life and death. >> they think we are infidels. my wife is in backdad with the kids. i'm stuck here, i can't reach them, there's no way i can go by road. it's difficult to escape. most of those lay low. preferring to keep to themselves. mistrust is running tight. >> the differences are showing. when they come here. >> reporter: several families live here. they fled from the same district. they are staying together, it helps them feel safe and they
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are wary of visitors. >> it's difficult to have anyone to speak on camera. when one of them accepts, everybody else wants to make sure that he says the right thing, not to put anyone in danger. >> they discuss among each other the risks in speaking out. >> they have a story to tell. they feel forgotten by their government. >> i.s.i.l. didn't harm anyone at first. gradually their true colours began to show. each day someone goes missing. the longer it last, the worse it will get. >> translation: unless the kurdish government controls the area of mosul, there's nowhere to go back. our only hope is kurdistan. >> iraq has been torn apart. many say it is already broken behind repair and feel they'll never enjoy the home and life they once had in a united iraq.
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the israeli army says it is firing on targets in syria, including a military command center. this is a retaliation. the 15-year-old died in a blast. it's the first fatality of israel's side since the start of the syrian civil war. two others were injured in the explosion. >> meanwhile the israeli government tips to search for three young settlers missing for 10 days from the occupied wong west bank. confrontations between israeli soldiers and angry palestinianians are a daily occurrence. >> people in the occupied west bank haven't seen scenes like this for over a decade. the israeli government military provision includes raids and
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arrests. a week and a half ago three young settlers went missing in the west bank, the palestinian authorities cooperated in the search. this is angering palestinians. on saturday night they turned on their own police force. some palestinians believe the operation is meant to divide. >> it is very simply. to weaken the palestinian authority beyond an ability for stand-up. making sure that the palestinian situation can get to a point where you can do what you want to do. declare the greater israel project. two palestinians were killed on saturday night. as raids continue across the occupied west bank. they are met by angry crowds of palestinianians. the confrontations that follow are met with live fire, causing the death toll to rise. the israeli government says their soldiers are responding to
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attacks. >> translation: we have no intention of hurting anyone. our forces are behaving and there are fatalities wounded on palestinian side as a result of forces self-defence actions. despite the intense search, there is still no sign of the missing individuals. and with anger growing across the west bank, the people conducting that search are having to contend with age-old politics. lebanon is home to more than 3 million syrian refugees. one of the biggest problems is getting legal documentation. especially for newborn babies. we have this report. >> reporter: this baby is half an hour old. three months before she was born her father was killed fighting in syria. the excitement, the birth of a
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new baby is ab sent. her mother lies in a hospital bed alone, no family to support her. she is overwhelmed. one more mouth to feed. she already has six other children. getting a birth certificate for the baby is not on her priority list. another syrian refugee holds his son for the first time. ali is his 11th child. his new home, a tent shared with his parents and 10 siblings. they fled to lebanon a year ago and has been unemployed since then. when will he get ali a birth certificate? . >> translation: not now. when we have the money to do it. i may have to sell some of the food donated to us to be able to do it. every step requires money i don't have. the u.n. says there are already
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at least 24,000 newborn syrians in lebanon. they are trying to encourage parents to register them with lebanese authorities and the syrian embassy. this baby girl has not been named yet. her grandmother says they don't now how to get a birth certificate. she understands it's problematic not to. the future is bleak. it depends what will happen, we can't enrol our children at school. every day the number of syrian children is increasing. this woman has a daughter who is one-year-old and she has no birth certificate. that means she cannot travel to syria. they don't have the money to do it >> translation: if i have the money.
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nutrition is my priority. she is sick, i can't take her to the doctor. >> reporter: the lack of money is not the only reason. many refugees are families of rebels and activists. they fear going to the embassy to register the newborns. many refugees have fled the war in syria, crossing to lebanon illegally across the mountains, so they lack the necessary documents to register their new babies. although a birth certificate may be a basic right. for thousands, it's overshadowed by a need to survive. [ ♪ theme ] well, as expected the world cup produced more drama on sunday. belgium made the last 16. algeria made history, and the united states and portugal made
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everyone sit on the edge of their seats. sarah coates reports on a roller-coaster day in brazil. >> reporter: the equation was simple for portugal. after losing 4-0 to germany, they needed to beat the u.s.a. the counter world player of the year cristiano ronaldo was in typically showy form from the get-go. it was former manchester united team-mate naany who scored the opening goal. portugal 1-up after five minutes. the u.s. with app equalizer by a strike by jermain joan. with nine minutes to go. dempsey looked like he sent the americans through to the last 16 when he made it 2-1. with seconds remaining a brilliant cristiano ronaldo cross was headed in by ver aila. 2-2, both teams with all to play
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for. >> in porto aleg ray algeria went in having scored 3 world cup goals in 11 hours of football. in this group they were three up after 38 minutes. al jazeera went on to win 4-2, giving them a chance to reach the last 16 for the first time. al jazeera plays russia in a final group h game. russia are on the certainlying of going out -- certainlying of going out after beating 1-0, the 19-year-old the first teenager to score at the world cup since lionel messi in 2006. we have got plenty more news from the world cup coming up in the next half hour. you want to stay with us. we have the dutch invasion. thousands of fans reach sao paulo to cheer their team in the
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world cup.
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