>> an informed look on the night's events, a smarter start to your day. mornings on al jazeera america >> a million people on the run. we focus on the humanitarian crisis looming in iraq. and russian made jets arrive in baghdad. the battle for control of tikrit rages on. this is al jazeera live from doha. also on the programme - northern nigeria's broken families leave ghost towns behind as they flee boko haram violence. plus - working out - how to slow down a speeding craft. n.a.s.a.'s research into future

missions to mars. first, the turmoil in iraq, and the aftermath of the largest military offensive yet by government forces much the government forces are reported to be on the outskirts of tikrit ready for a push into the city. iraqi state television says the army is sending reinforcements and is in control. the people inside tikrit enjoyed days of heavy attack. mosul is under bombardment. it has to expand a nearby camp for displaced people because of people leaving. the u.n. refugee agency say says the numbers displaced in iraq is 1.2 million. the u.n. tripled aid appeal to $312 million. i'm ran kahn joins us from

baghdad. -- imran khan joins us live from baghdad. hundreds have been killed, hundreds of thousands on the move, what is happening to these people. what help are they getting and where are they heading too? >> well, all the aid agencies, not just the united nations is facing a shortfall. the u.n. says there's about 278 million short of what they need. that means that most people who are trying to get help - they are going to the north of the country to iraqi kurdistan. many people are trying to stay with people that they know in the safer territories of the north. the other ones are trying to get into camps, which they can't get into, there's not enough tents to go around. the others are, therefore, staying in hotels, or trying to rent accommodation. prices have skyrocketed across morne iraq for those kind of

accomodation. people are finding themselves homeless, some are trying to decide whether to go back to tikrit, where they have come from originally because they are desperate. others are seeking medical help. you are getting to a position, a place, where you have people that once, twice, three times are removed from their homes and are desperate. >> russian-made jets have been delivered to baghdad. why is the iraqi government receiving them now? >> it hasn't received the f-16 jets that the americans promised them. the iraqis ordered them, it was a landmark deal, for 34 f-16 jets, the flag ship of the iraqi air force. the first was to arrive in the fall. since the crisis, at the highest levels the iraqis have been protesting with americans saying "look, we need them now", and

accused the americans of slow-rolling the f-16 jets. the pentagon say they are supposed to be delivered in the fall, in the autumn, and we are on track for that. the iraqis say that's not good enough. this was seen as a snub. they've gone to the russians, they got 25 aircraft. they'll be ready to use in 3-4 days, according to iraqi air force sources. let's see what one of those sources said. >> translation: we are in urgent need of this type of aircraft during this diff time much the jets -- difficult time. the jets will come into service within the next 3-4 days to support the grand units and support i.s.i.l. >> now, the aircraft is a close-support aircraft, it can support ground troops when they go into cities. that is key.

when the aircraft are deployed it will cause a humanitarian crisis. they are going to use them against areas where they'll be in towns and city, and since the fall of mosul, we have seen 650,000 people on the move. that's only likely to get worse. >> thank you. imran khan live in baghdad. >> iraqis have been forced to leave the country, particularly if they require medical help. we met some in neighbouring jordan and september this report. >> family like these are risking a dangerous journey through we were iraq to get medical assistance. they drove for 14 hours to get to the triple border crossing, a journey that used to take four hours. this man says they had to take a risk because his daughter needs medical help. >> we'll take her to ayman for medical treatment. in baghdad, they don't have

doctors who can help her. >> they took the back roads from baghdad and on to ramadi to avoid the fighting. they say they have suffered a loss. in the car behind them is a woman in mourning. >> i have come from iraq to see a psychiatrist because my tonne died 21 days ago, a victim of the fighting. he died in dearticlea. >> they had seen some victims from the war. it's hospitals like this where patient who have been injured in iraq, can get the attention they need. some of the injuries include burns on the skin and broken bones. medecins sans frontieres, or doctors without borders, are treating 230 people. patients are treated in iraq, before being transported by air

or road across the border. >> the situation in iraqi, is good, but with the war, i am sure everything is changed. so in case of the need - if they need help or do something for them, they come to the hospital, and we can see if they are matching. the norwegian refugee committee says 1.2 million iraqis have been displaced, half in western anbar prove jups. i have been planning to respond to the crisis in anbar. it's difficult to mobilize resources for that. knowing already there's a huge demands in the region. while there are people out there trying to help iranies, the humanitarian situation is not better, the u.n. rev any agency sees only sum of the fund

needed. voting is underway in hong kong in an unofficial referendum on democratic reform. close to 800,000 cast their ball odds, more than organizers expected. there's anger with the chinese government. >> a look at the other stories making headlines around the world. in chennai, more than 100 are feared trapped under rubble. most of the people trapped are scrubds workers. -- construction workers. in my opinion are dead. police arrested the company executives. north korea test-fired two short raping missiles over -- short-raping missiles over territorial water, days after south korea tested precision

range missiles. nearly 200 anti-world cup protesters tried to march to the markka stadium -- maracana stadium in brazil. police stopped demonstrators from reaching the stadium. they detained a number of protesters, upset about the amount of money brazil spent on the world cup. a lib yap man accused of planning an attack on the u.s. embassy in benghazi pleaded not guilty. he made his first court appearance two weeks after being captured by special forces in india. >> his name is chattanooga, the main suspect in an attack on the us mission in benghazi, on september 11th, 2012.

it killed u.s. ambassador chris stevens in three of his staff. chattanooga -- k harks a iranians iraniansing alah -- he was flown to washington. he pled not guilty, insisting he is innocent, and did not direct the assault on the u.s. consulate. the u.s. justice department charmed him on three counts. >> a security analyst was in the courtroom, and he said his appearance in court was the first opportunity to determine if he was fit to stand trial. people were trying to get an idea of the state of mind he was in. a number of people wanted to

make sure that he was, indeed, clear and present. >> the attack is controversial in the united states. days before it occurred, an anti-islam video posted on youtube sparked protests on u.s. embassies in the muslim world. the obama administration blamed the benghazi attack on spop tainious pro -- spontaneous protests against the video. republicans alleged that the admissions were covering up details about the case to protect barack obama's chance at election. >> we have four dead americans, was it a protest or guy os out for a walk who decided to go kill some americans. >> reporter: it was claimed that hillary clinton's investigation was suspect as she too had aspirations for the white house.

it is nothing more than a right-writtening conspire -- right-wing conspire say. there has been countless investigation, including by a specialist congressional committee. the trial is expected to be watched closely by politicians on both sides. still ahead on al jazeera - i.s.i.l. may be grabbing all the headlines, but there are many other sunni groups rebelling in iraq. we look at the uneasy alliances. from paddock to plate - tracking the life cycle of uruguay's believe production.

welcome back. the top stories on al jazeera - iraqi government forces say they are on the outskirts of tikrit and preparing for a push into the city. 1 million people have been displaced due to fighting across the country. people in hong kong have been voting in an unofficial referendum on democratic reforms. close to 800,000 cast a pallet. a libyan man pleaded not guilty to planning an attack on an u.s. embassy in benghazi. ahmed abu chattalah entered a plea in washington d.c. back to iraq - several factions have been thrown into an uneasy at times alliance.

the fighting involves former iraqi army officers, and sunni tribal factions with their own agenda. we have this report from erbil. >> reporter: the sudden appearance of fighters from the i.s.i.l., or i.s.i.l., sent a shock waive to washington. they are flying over the war boundary. u.s. made military vehicles and equipment. they are protesting the policies of nouri al-maliki, perceived at sectarian. the government crack down is brutal. it happened last april. this is a former officer. he doesn't want to be identified. nor does he want to give clues of his whereabouts. the protest started because of the marginalization of the

areas. it reached a point where if someone was detained you knew they'd be killed. >> reporter: this pushed many to welcome i.s.i.l. fighters in their areas. they deny they are taking over ir iraq. >> translation: this is the extension of resistance starting in 2003. i.s.i.l. is irrelevant. it is directed by the former army, professional people with military experience. people are humiliate and oppressed. >> in sunni areas they have been waging a heart and minds campaign, helping the community. it has a brutal side. this is a video showing iraqi soldiers, shi'a, herded into a ditch and executed. it was a few weeks ago sunni leaders say i.s.i.l. has not posed a long-term threat to

iraq. >> translation: the tribes in iraq will not accept the i.s.i.l. it's not to our advantage to fight them now. that will come later. the priority is to fight nouri al-maliki. the world should help us, and we'll deal with i.s.i.l. as long as iran is in iraq, i.s.i.l. will remain, and as long as sunnis are depressed, we will continue. >> reporter: it's said that government troops are carrying out mass killings. amnesty international says there appears to be a pattern of extrajudicial killings. every day that passes brings its share of death and destruction. as the conflict widens, the voices of moderation will be drowned out. >> in syria i.s.i.l. fighters are being attacked by syrian rebels. the town lies across the border from the a town i.s.i.l.

fighters seized a week ago. a local leader pledged support. al nusra fighters outside the up to refused to back i.s.i.l. while i.s.i.l. says it wants to establish a muslim empire from iraq through syria and parts of the arabian gulf, wiping away nations established a century ago. the world marked the 100th anniversary of that conflict. and dominic kane explains what it meant for borders across the middle east and europe. >> reporter: fighters of the islamic state of iraq and levant attack iraqi government positions. i.s.i.l. believes the geographical boundaries of the middle east need to be redrawn. those borders were created in the aftermath of the first world

war, after the fall of the ottoman empire. it stretched from the shores of the see, to the mountains, to the gulf. the defeat in world war i saw the victorius we were allies break up the empire in a series of treaties that many modern day arab states created. front ears were drawn arbitrarily. europeans use straight lines on maps, with no ethnic or tribal considerations. and some modern analysts believe decisions by the french and british created the conditions for the battles of today. >> if you look what they did immediately after the first global war came, they promise they are an independent sit. they promise the jews are the home lnt and become public, and then they have an agreement by

which they are going to decide them to their own interest. regardless of interest to the people. >> reporter: if the end of the first world war - when gavrilo princip shot franz ferdinand, and his wife, killing them, he struck at the heart of great powers. the austro-hungarian empire was broken up. austria and hupingary slit up. checko slovakia and yugoslavia were created. within 75 years, rising tensions meant yugoslavia disipt grated into the conflict of the 1990s. al jazeera continues to demonstrate the release of our

journalists in egypt. the three were detained in egypt. mohamed fadel fahmy, and peter greste from given seven years, and baher mohamed 10 years because he had a spent bullet in his possession which he picked up at a protest. the fight against boko haram in non-nigeria had a severe effect on the country's farming community. for five years forming families have lost their land and loved ones to violence. >> reporter: members of this family feel overwhelmed. they have lived on the goodwill of others, and don't know how long it will last. an attack by boko haram fighters killed nine elders in the family. now the eldest son looks at what used to be eight households.

>> translation: getting a meal is tough enough for us, never find farm land. family is all we know. we have used up reserves and receipt. most men have been killed. there are a few left behind, we can't do it. i don't know what to do. >> reporter: hundreds more have been detained in attacks. families should be tending crops. that's not the case here. in many other communities farms like these are idle. it means there'll be less food in the coming year. this is the biggest worry. this man escaped his attackers, along with his wife and five children. 43 members of his community did not. after his business was destroyed, feeding the family

was a struggle. >> translation: all my commercial vehicles and home were burnt. our farms are idle. you can be attacked if you go to the farms. we are afraid. sometimes the children ask what is going on. i tell you, it's not a good feeling. >> government and security forces assured people they are safe. many feel abandoned. entire communities have been forced to relocate. with little or no security, people are always afraid that their attackers will come back. farmers in uruguay developed a sophisticated tagging system for the country's 12 million cattle. in part three of our series on the growing demand for meat, daniel schweimler looks at how the life of each and every

animal is recorded from birth to the dinner plate. >> reporter: uruguay with a lush open plains was built on the cattle industry. it knows its cows. every single one of them. for every head of cattle is tagged after birth and details of its life and death are logged in a central computer system. that man opens more than 300 cows. >> translation: this is a list of all my animals, for example, this one, 550623 - i know it's an aber deep angus, female and 7 years old. it's alive and she's tagged. >> reporter: by law every farmer in uruguay must tag every cattle 6 months from birth. a number in one year and a computer chip in the other. it's a law across the country. >> translation: i consider trace

ability effective. it provide the consumer with security and doesn't present problems for the producers. >> reporter: this is a cross between an aberdeen angus and a short ep has been marked 4739, allowing the ministry for agriculture to track her through the rest of her life, until she end up on somebody's plate. >> after sale and slaughter, each cut of meet is trapped with the same number all the way to the wholesaler, and here to the uruguay grill. >> translation: if we find a problem, we can check it immediately. we call this the black box system. it's like a black box on a plane. in the institute we have people checking traceability in real time for any problem with the meat. >> and even here with the stake siz lipping on the other side of

the restaurant. this man can track the life of our lunch. uruguayans are some of the biggest meat consumers, eating an average of 60 kilos per person, per year. it's a leading meat producer and exporter. their relationship with their meat is a perm and detailed one. a huge bone belonging to what may be the largest dipo saur found has gone on display in argentina. researchers think they are from a new species of titanosaur. it weighs the weight of 14 african elephants, and was found in patagonian region.

>> n.a.s.a. is testing technology allowing to to land a spacecraft on mars. >> reporter: getting a spacecraft to an alien world is one thing. when it arrives, travelling at more than 16,000km an hour, he'll need to slow it down. >> we want to land humans on mars in may. we'll get to harming e-pay loads and need large edesell raters to slow them down. n.a.s.a. used a para chute to land rover. the technology is the same as used for 40 years, is considered to be at its limits. it's testing a new airbag break and parachute high in the sky above hawaii. >> a rocket will fire, to lunch it higher to 60km, the edge of

the stratosphere. we have an atmosphere like mars. then they'll test the structure, and they'll test the parachute at a high speed and low density air. >> reporter: successful tests of the air brake has been done on earth. now russia needs to see if it will work in a thin atmosphere. the same goes for a 33 meter wide parachute, too big to test in a wind punnel. >> if we want to land bigger, capable rovers, we need new technologies to do that. not just for the science, but the long-term vision of being able to put humans and people on the surface of mars. >> reporter: n.a.s.a. plans three similar tests over the next year and hopes to have the technology ready for the next

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