>> president obama is asking congress to approve half a million to equip and train moderate syrian rebels, saying fighters would be vetted before being given the military aid. russia said it would be a step in the wrong direction. the u.s. has given 280 million in nonlethal aid to syrian forces. al jazeera found how weapons are sold to rebel groups they are working alongside and sometimes against each other. in the west, through the mediterranean sea, and latakia. and recently they have tape control of homs, which was

destroyed in the fighting. the areas in red is controlled by the moderate opposition. they have lost a lot of territory to bashar al-assad. i.s.i.l. controls large part of north and east syria and into iraq, where it's part of the sunni rebellion. in northern syria, kurdish fighters are in control of areas on the border. in the brown area, it's contested and has seen intensifying. >> the u.n. humanitarian chief has worn 11 million syrians are in need of aid. valerie amos made an assessment in an trees to the security council. >> 241,000 live under siege conditions, unable to leave their communities, and we are unable to get in to deliver

much-needed humanitarian assistance. sense my last briefing to the council, only 2,467 people, or 1% of those in besieged areas received much-needed food assistance. mr president, this level of obstruction is uphuman and goes against the bake commitment to human dignity and rights that u.n. member states agree to in chapter one, article one of the u.n. charter. >> across the border in iraq. the government has retaken the largest oil refinery, there has been competing claims, but the army released these pictures saying it proves they control the oil refinery. sunni fighters are reported to still be in control of the neighbouring town. >> the iraqi army launched on offensive to retake tikrit.

more than 150 captive soldiers were escuted. the level of violence led to increasing pressure for prime minister nouri al-maliki to find a political solution, as imran khan reports were baghdad. >> reporter: from fire brand to peacemaker, a man whose militia fought american troops wants a unity government. >> translation: the iraqi government must fulfil the demands of the sunnis, and stop excluding them. we need to rush the form agency of a national government with new names, and from all backgrounds, and not based on the usual sectarian quotas. >> he has an unlikely supporters. william hague visited baghdad, meeting with key leaders, including the prime minister and had the same message.

the message from the u.k. is clear. we urge iraq leaders and communities to iraq the iraqi state. it faces an existential threat, and the growth and expansion of the area controlled by i.s.i.s. or i.s.i.l. with huge implication with the future stability and freedom of this country and many other countries. >> his words are echoed by others across the political spectrum. the kurdish prime minister says peace can only be achieved through political means. >> what happened was caused by the marginalization of an important component in the iraqi community. the sunnis in iraq felt they were not part of a political process, and what happened in fallujah was an appeal by the people in those areas, and the iraqi government that were supposed to answer their demands and find a political solution,

instead of resorting to violence. >> the prime minister nouri al-maliki is defiant and is sticking to his position. he's the only man that can lead iraq out of this crisis. the next test is on july 1st, when parliament will meet to discuss the formation of a new government. a government that nouri al-maliki will want to control. >> translation: the call for an emergency government is an attempt by some in the opposition to launch a coup against our political process, in order to destroy it. >> so the prime minister faces pressure at home and internationally. the british and the americans say before they can give more help iraq needs a unity government. britain's foreign secretary william hague is due in northern iraq to meet the kurdish president. the kurdish leader has been touring kirkuk after captured by

peshmerga fighters. he's been pushing for more autonomy. >> translation: how do we save kirkuk now, how do we live here with the diversity of people, religions and sects. it is more important for us kurds. we should welcomed the brothers. all religious sects. with the return of kirkuk you see the generosity and the kurdish heart is open. >> in other world news, 14 have been killed in a gas pipe explosion in india. it caused a massive fire that destroyed homes and forced the evacuation of a village. the fire at a pipe line owned by the gas authority of india burnt for three hours, but is under chrome. let's get the -- control. >> let's get the latest. >> what have we learnt about the fire, the latest casualties and

the cost? >> absolutely. we are looking at 14 at this stage injured, treated in local hospitals. the oil minister of india convened a high-level meeting to talk about the accident and asked americans involved what to do next. let me give you context in terms of the company. the state of owned gas company is the largest supplier of gas, running around 10,000km of gas and infrastructure. i have been speaking to a spokesperson, and they said the area effected is a regional section of a wider network, so it's a relatively small operation in relation to the wider network across india. >> gas supplies have been interrupted. how is it affecting people around the area. how much obstruction is there?

>> i have been speaking to the spokesperson about this. he said to me that there was residual gas in the pipeline. while it's been shut down, the resist iedual gas is -- residual gas is being processed. again, it's pointing out that this is a regional operation. they are saying "we are not. >> worried about the supply itself, but relief operations are underway in the area, and the companies see that as a key focus at the poem. >> -- focus at the moment. >> thank you, live from new delhi. >> israel names three wanted over the kidnapping of three. the suspects are both well-known hamas operatives who served time in prison. their families say they have

been kidnapped by israel. >> translation: my son is still missing and the israelis are the ones that kidnapped him. i'll repeat it again. my second could be killed any minute and israel will say we killed the trouble makers for the freedom of settlers. this is an election propaganda to get rid of hamas. the world health organisation is calling for drastic action to fight the deadliest outbreak of ebola on record. the virus killed 400 people across west africa. the organization called a meeting with health minister to discuss ways to contain the epidemic. it causes high fever, weakness and diarrhoea. >> it emerged in ginny. 280 -- guinea. 280 have decide. it's mooed to liberia, where cases have been reported in the

capital. and 49 ebola deaths have been confirmed. staying with africa, a sudanese woman whose death sentence for converting to christianity has been overturned. she is in the u.s. consulate. she was detain and freed. a condition of her release is she must not leave sudan. >> maria will stay at the u.s. embassy with her husband. he's an american citizen and she is with her family there. thousands of students in the philippines joined a campaign to free more than 200 kidnapped school girls. 4,000 girls at a roman catholic school demonstrated in manila. it's been more that two months since the girls were abducted by boko haram. >> still ahead - this man's

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wrong direction. rebels say they are in control of the biggest refinery and released pictures. the army launched an offensive in tikrit, where a mass killing of captured iraqi soldiers was undertaken. 14 have been killed by a gas pipeline explosion. the blast caused fires and forced evacuations of nearby villag villages. a group of european monitors have been released by pro-russian separatists in eastern ukraine. the mour men were held captive for a month, and september to ukraine to assess a security situation following the annexation of crimea. >> another group of monitors is held hostage. >> ukraine's president may have declared a ceasefire. that is not stopping thousands fleeing towards the russian border and waiting to cross. many say they were leaving to take their children to safety.

the week-long accuracy fire between the government and pro-russian separatists ended less than an hour ago. tens of thousands of ukrainians fled the border. peace is a long way off, but progress has been made to stablilize the economy. the european union will sign an association agreement. georgia is expected to sign the same agreement with the e.u. in brussels. let's go live to our correspondent who has been covering the event. how important is the deal for georgia? >> good morning from a hot balcony overlooking the city. it would not be an obvious statement to say in this event taki

taking place in brussels is of strategic importance. georgian politicians emphasised how much closer they feel to europe than the east. with a former prime minister in the '90s saying "i am georgian, therefore i am european." this is going to be about bringing georgia and moldova closer in terms of integrating them with the european system. both politically and economically. in the short term people are concentrating on the pat between europe and russia, which we can talk about later. in the long term most people think it will have an important impact on the country's economy. because it's a free trade agreement. i went to speak to a dairy produce, a chase maker in the

country side not far from here, to talk to him about what he thinks about his country's future? >> georgia's trade agreement with europe is a cash cow as far as this man is concerned. he makes something georgians can't get enough of - soft cheese. the trade agreement would eliminate import tarrists between georgia and the e.u. >> we will organise cheese taste and believe the europeans will like the product. establishing in a new market is time-consuming. >> reporter: all products will need to meet standards. he'll have to ensure a spotless and well-lit factory floor.

he's ready to pay thousands to put his cheese on the supermarket shelves. >> the chooses are of high quality and popularity to be stocked here. will the cost associated with upgrading many produced in fact ris in georgia, be transferred to the consumer. >> this chain says no, they can afford to keep prices low. but most georgians by local produce on the street. economists question whether e.u. standard will work in practice. >> i cannot see how they'll be regulated. how do you licence production of this type of cheese that is produced in someone's home. the population here is different, not wealthy enough to afford european standards. we don't necessarily want someone else to tell them to produce whatever they produce and pay a higher price. >> georgia will be exposed to

cheeper european imports. a good thing, says the e.u. >> i believe competition is good. looking at european countries that were much poorer, that joined the european union, and they are developing because they are subject to intensive competitions. >> gotcha is convinced europeans will love the product and its business is in good shape. that's a promising start, but no guarantee of success. >> we know what happened in ukraine, the first part of it. are there concerns that russia might react angrily to the signing. >> there are concerns, yorgeia had a troubled history.

russia's forces occupied as their countries bloet, sovereign territory. south ossetia. and georgia. and relations te tear rated in 2006, before the famous war in 2008 that georgia lost with russia, and georgia had wine exports banned. that was lifted last year. we have russia again becoming an important trade partner. many think they need to keep up the relationship with russia, it's a natural trade partner. there's concern that russia could produce punitive measures again. >> that's robin worp reporting from georgia. >> saturday harks 100 years since the event that sparked the

first world war, the assassination. joan awe hull looks back at how the death and the war that followed influenced event for a century. >> the great war killed an estimated 17 million soldiers and civilians. 20 million more were wounded. it's thought that soldiers returning home spread is pandemic of influenza that killed tens of millions more. the lose of cells and talent was immeasurable. it was a global conflaboration that reverberates today. >> the different between them or us is going to war thinking it will be over by christmas, that it's like a sport, a massive boxing match, which will do no lasting harm and be over quickly. no one thought in those terms again.

in 1918 the fighting ended with peace elements between the new and arbitrary borders. the war spelt the end of the austri austrian, and hungarian empeers. the seeds of ethnic conflict cas sown, still evident today. old orders were replaced by new ones. in russia, the tsars gave way to the communists. in the west the leaguele nations, the united nations aimed to foster democracy. these were competing divisions forming the basis of the cold war. before 1914 europe dominated the world in economic and military strength. after 1918 war industry turned the united states into a rising leader of the world instead. the war provided the conditions for fashism and communism. crucial fore runners of a world

war ii two decades laterment all of that was still to come on the eve of the assassination of the arch duke france ferdinand in sarajevo 100 years ago. none of it could be imagined. >> it's been two years since anti-muslim riots in myanmar's state. doze ns were killed, thousands of ethnic rohingya said inned their home to live in makeshift camps. we visited one camp on the verge of a health crisis. >> this man is not a professional health wokker, he's the best position the community has. trained by an aid organization in care. the last time doctors visited this camp was two months ago. >> translation: they only spent an hour here.

they said they didn't have enough time. they only saw 10 of the 50 people waiting to see them. the people here were forced to leave their homes after anti-muslim riots swept through the state two years ago. they have been moved to this camp, built on marshland, reachable only by boat. the aid organization, doctors without borders, used to provide a regular clinic. it was ordered out of the state in february, after officials accused it of favouring muslims over buddhist. the lack of care meant that treatable conditions like diarrhoea can be deadly. >> the monsoon season brings additional danger. walkways are slippery. waters deeper than they appear. >> people in the camp tell us in joun two children drowned on the way to school. >> one of them was this woman's

son. >> i don't let the kid go to school or stray too far from the house. >> more than 140,000 people throughout the state have been displaced. >> mostar rohingya. an ethnic minority the government doesn't recognise. they are subject to restrictions and not allowed to leave the camps. the government says it's for their own application. >> translation: the most important thick is security. the government is priffeding that to both the communities. the anger is burning. if we put the two communities toot, riots may break out. >> aid agencies distribute food and other supplies. the rations are meagre. the more resourceful ones supplement their decide with whatever they can. not much can grow. with little else to do, many are dependent on aid and the goodwill of a government that doesn't want them.

the u.s. congress has given one of its highest honours to israel's outgoing presidents shimon peres, reversing the gold medal in recognition -- receiving the gold medal in recognition of his time serving. he steps down from the presidency next month. >> this medal says to our young people, and yours, never get sip abbingle, never give in to ex-peed yepsy, and know that america will -- ex-peed yepsy, and though that america will stand with israel and all men and women of peace. >> my friends today, and together, we must tackle two monumental challenges we face - terrorism and poverty. terror knows no borders and the base no rules. it kills hundreds of thousands.

and it pounds millions into averages. you she it in iran, in iraq, and syria and lebanon, in syria, in sudan, and gaza and elsewhere. now to brazil - algeria is going to where it's infer gone before, making it to the knockout stages of the world cup for the first time ever. >> reporter: the last two games of the world cup saw group h in action, with algeria looking to create history. they failed to beat belgium, going through to the last 16. they got off to a terrible staff after the russians were ahead after 5 minutes and through instead. algeria hit back in the second, making it 1-1. there was some controversy. fabio cap-pelo blamed a laser beamion in the face as a reason

for a goal. despite the controversy algeria held on, russia are out. >> belgium topped the group. belgiums went down to 10 men. despite being down to 10 me, the belgians grabbed the only goal in the game. a goal in the 78th minute. belgium winning 1-0, sending south korea home. germany beat the u.s.a., thomas with the all-important strike, the fourth of the tournament. u.s.a. are through, despite the loss as the other group wnt in their favour. it saw portugal beat ghana. which was not good enough for either team to stay in the competition. cristiano ronaldo grabbed a winner. 2-1 to portugalment meanwhile, uruguay will

appeal a football ban against swar. he was kicked out of the world cup for biting italian defender. he was banned for nine matches and any football activity. more news on the website aljazeera.com. prisoners allowed out only an hour a day, isolation. now prisoners are fighting back, in courts even through hunger strikes. it is the inside story.