. police fire tear gas at protesters in ferguson, missouri, as the governor orders in the national guard. you're with al jazeera, we are live from doha. i'm martine dennis. coming up, battle for iraq. the u.s. military helps kurdish forces retake areas captured by islamic state fighters. homes demolished by the west bank. israel says they belong to suspects of the teenage killers.

brazil pays its respect to a presidential candidate killed in a plane crash. >> first, missouri's governor ordered in the national guard to the city of ferguson following a night of violent scenes. heavily armed police fired tear gas and cannisters who were angry at the killing of an unarmed black teenager. an autopsy revealed police shot michael brown six peoples. police in armoured vehicles fired vol ice of tear gas at protesters, eyewitnesss in the group of several hundred, mostly americans, said police ordered them to disperse whilst protesting the killing of 18-year-old michael brown by a

white police officer. >> eyewitnesss said there were some children up there. you could see the explosions. things are not calm at all, it was welcome earlier, now there's police vehicles, moving forward, and just trying to sweep people in front of them. >> reporter: police say a single molotov was thrown at them, prompting them to act. large numbers moved down the street towards the protesters. >> it was an entirely different scene earlier in the day as hundreds of people packed a ferguson church to donate money for michael brown's funeral, and hear speeches by activists. >> i wear the uniform. and i say i'm sorry. [ clapping ] . >> reporter:. >> reporter: there is a deeply felt anger among residents of

the city, especially young people who are fed up on heavy-handed and discriminatory white police force. the son of explain civil rights leader martin luther king junior attended the meeting. >> my father often said violence is the language of the unheard. >> federal authorities sent a team to investigate whether dustin brown's killing violate federal rights law. the u.s. attorney ordered a second autopsy to be performed on the body. . >> well as rob mentioned, there is now to be a federal autopsy into the death, and that follows an earlier independent, a private one commissioned by the family of michael brown. that autopsy revealed that brown

had been shot six times, finding the teenager was shot twice in the head with one of the bullets entering the top of the skull. all the bullets struck the teenager from the front. >> a political analyst and author who has written on race and politics, and sauce the police force is overmilitarized. >> reporter: this is overkill if there was overkill. going back 20 years or so the defense department made the weapon available. basically they gave it away to them for nothing. you saw assault rifles, mine sweepers, antipersonnel tunes of weapons, and, of course, you see the heavy body gear that you see with police officers now. so what's happened is it's really an alliance between the department of defense, the military establishment and local police departments. what happened is when they made the military equipment

available, supposedly during the era when the u.s. fought the war on terrorism and when the u.s. ramped up the war on drugs, so now what you saw is you saw tactical units, swat teams, military-type continge ents using the weaponry, it transformed the look of the police departments, not only in the big cities, but the smaller city like ferguson. to iraq, and kurdish fighters in the north regained control of several towns east of mosul from the islamic state. the peshmerga, backed by u.s. air strikes are fighting to retake the mosul dam as iraq's largest. now the u.s. military released this video of air strikes that it carried out against is fighters. islamic state group seized the dam, giving it control over water and electricity. zeina khodr is on the frontline

with peshmerga force and has this exclusive report. >> the peshmerga are on the offensive. they are in battle with the u.s. lamb uk state group -- islamic state group. the kurdish forces are not fighting alone. the u.s. air force is covering the advance from the skies much the islamic state is not making the ask ease si. we can see explosions from within the towns they control. they have been leaving behind bombs on the side of the road when they retreat. an objective is to recapture the missual dam, the large rs in iraq, from the islamic state group. it is a strategic installation that provide water and electricity to surrounding areas. there are many front lines in the war. >> the peshmerga has advanced on more than one front.

we are just 30km from the city center of the mosul, the strong hold of the islamic state group. in this region east of mosul, the peshmerga recaptured three town. this is one of them, and this is evidence of the fight. peshmerga fighters managed to shoot one of the vehicles belonging to the islamic state group. we were not able to enter the area because the peshmerga are conducting clearing operations. it is one of three christian towns that they regained control of since the operation began on sunday. commanders are confident, it may be too early to declare victory. they are hoping the people of the towns will be able to return home. the islamic state groups recent advance in the north has displaced tens of thousands of people. >> translation: our president told us to save the christians

and other minorities, we are here to protect them. we pushed the islamic state back. >> taking territory is not the same as holding it. kurdish forces are ilequipment and lacked training. last week they captured many regions as they advanced into the kurdish north. then the fighters jets intervened. the obama administration repeated time and again that the objective was to protect the territories. the objective now is to allow their partners on the ground to go on the offensive. now, israeli soldiers raided the houses of three palestinians in the occupied west bank, who they suspect were involved in the kidnapping and murder of three young israeli settlers. we'll go live to west jerusalem, and speak to our correspondent.

tell us about the operation directed against three palestinians in the hebron area. >> well, this operation really fits into a long-standing israeli policy of home demolitions and ceilings, which has, over many years, been used against palestine yaps, suspected or convicted of varies activities. in this case the operation took place before downon monday. israeli troops wept in. they placed explosive charges and demolished the charges. then a third home from a third suspect, the home of another. in that cas the troops sealed it off. what that means is they pour a load of concrete into the home. three homes destroyed or good as destroyed in the town of reb

ron. >> and do the israeli forces allow out the families? are they given time to take out some of their possessions. >> yes, some of the families moved in with relatives elsewhere. this kind of policy raises a number of questions, due process, and questions of international legality. >> the three men, who are the men whose families have been punished have not had a trial. they've not been convicted. one of the three men whom the israelis accuse of being the master mind, he is in detention, the other two have not been arrested. already the system has decided that the men are guilty and

punishments are inconflicted. secondly the question of international legality. punishment is not permitted. the punishments are collected because it was p the three pictures, but their extended families. do the suspects have known links with hamas. that was the allegation at the start of this, when the three israeli boys had been abducted. israeli authorities claimed this was the work of hamas. >> hamas has, to a certain extent been ambiguous about what the links may have been. >> they praised the operation, but obviously since one pact was captured, they made the other two, whom the israelis accused of peeping the men that carried out the killings. so it's not possible at this

statement to establish whether any links were there. a few weeks ago an israeli spokesman suggested that it had been a programme. israeli police may have had advance warning due to a network of collaborators and performers. at least 53 died in nearby yemen, and clashes between rebels and government troops. the latest fighting saw seven armed fighters and one yemeni fighter killed in al-gug province, they call for a face protest to be held in senna, on monday. >> al jazeera continues to demand the release of its three journalists in egypt for

233 days. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed were accused of helping the allowed mood your. in -- muslim brotherhood. in june, mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste from given 7-year sentences, baher mohamed got an extra three years because he had a spent bullet in his possession, picked up at a protest. >> still to come here at al jazeera - a breakthrough for ukraine's army in the east as it tightens its grip on a city held by separatists for month. >> secret prayers. cap healing stop the ebola outbreak in africa. this report from senna galegal.

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these are the top stories here at al jazeera. the governor of missouri is sending in the national guard to ferguson after more violence in the city. there has been clashes between protesters and police following the killing of unarmed people. six times. israe israeli soldiers have destroyed the houses of three men involved in the kidnapping and murder of three israeli settlers. a third house belonging to another of the men was sealed with concrete. >> kurdish forces in northern

iraq took several towns near mosul, with the help of u.s. air strikes. they've been targetting fighters from the islamic state group who continue to hold the largest dam. we can go live to erbil, the capital of the kurdish region in northern iraq. our correspondent is there. today, presumably peshmerga forces concentrating, continuing their operation to seize back the prize, the mosul dam. >> absolutely, we under the forces are on the east of the dam. it is slow going. we started the operation yesterday morning, with a series of air strikes. the u.s. said it was launching the strikes in support of american interests here as well as protecting critical infrastructure, and noted that iraqi security forces and the

peshmerga were working together. we understand that that iraqi government compensate are counterterrorism forces. now they are thought to be an effecti effective forces, trained by the u.s., and seem to be training by the peshmerga, a rare cooperation. but as we have said, it is very clo going around the dam. primarily because the islamic state fighters, explosive experts rigged many of the roads and approaches with roadside bombs. >> and we are hearing more and more reports about an increased number of special forces, especially the experience boreses who have been in erbil for some time now. >> what sort of evidence are you seeing in and around the city as to the foreign interventions

that ramp up by the day? >> well, there's military forces that are not really visible within the city. they are kept on bases and going into the fight. since they are special forces, they tend to blend in. it's not a case of units of british troops or american troops. it's a case of selected advisors, operatives out there with the kurdish and iraqi forces. they planned with going out to the strikes. britain has been forth coming in its role in this, going from a humanitari humanitarian mission. and consider channelling weapons to kurdish forces. a main development that we are seeing is what appears to be brodening cooperation between iraqi government security

forces, and the kurdish forces, something we have not seen in a long time, and it would make the fight more effective, although very difficult. >> okay. thank you very much. jane arraf, our correspondent reporting live from erbil. now fighting between rival armed group continues, spite calls for a ceasefire. the u.n. condemns the violence saying it threaten the stability of the country. >> five weeks of fighting between rival factions. there's no sign of let up. the misrata brigade push away from the airport, which they controlled since the revolution three years ago. >> the missouri forces appeared to make progress, taking over the military camps.

the recent violence claimed the lives of hundreds of fighters, scaring people in the areas. many fled for their lives. there have been calls for a ceasefire from civil society groups within libya. the u.n.'s libyan support ministry released a statement saying: libya has been unstable since rebels pushed out and killed muammar gaddafi in 2011. the rebel groups are aligned to different leaders, paid by the state to create a security vacuum, created when the national forces were disbanded. some of the fighters used to be in the military, others have no

military training. they have plenty of arms. and a clear willingness to use 'em to their ownnd -- use them to their own end. >> now, the ebola virus spreads through west africa. sepp gal's doctors are taking steps to protect the border with ginny. health services rely on traditional medicine. the preference for local herbalist is hindering the work of medics. >> reporter: this man claims to have a position to protect people against the debly ebola virus. all he would reveal is it's made of chip wood, money and prayers. other healers are trying it out in guinea. >> the government but into place

measures of protection. if there's a case of ebola, we are equipped to handle it in the local health center. practices like this hinder doctors without borders. sometimes they have been pushed away violently, because locals don't trust them. >> in most societies the healers are the first point of contact. for people needing treatment because they live in areas where they don't have access to medical facilities. >> 50 health officers are stationed along the border. people ais it is within a few hundred kilometres, and spreading. >> there's no sense of panic. the authorities say they monitor the situation at the border post and put substance in place to monitor the swags.

>> these men to enter need only wash their hands with soap and degeneralent. no one is taking -- detergent. no one is taking their texture. this potion works for all diseases. ebola comes from nature, the cure will come from nature. stloo there's no known cases in senegal. most of the time they suffer with something more contagious, the flu. no need to go to the doctor, as there is a remedy for that too. his potions have never failed him yet. now, ukraine's military is continuing its campaign in rebel controlled areas. there has been renewed fighting in donetsk. plumes of spoke covered the skyline and civilians were killed on sunday. forces advanced into luhansk,

taking control of a suburb. international mediators are urging moscow and kiev to avoid confrontation. emma haywood has the latest from luhansk, where the army is pushing back rebels. >> a few months ago many of these many have never picked up a weapon. now they are firing live rounds, getting ready to fight. the ukranian army is using fol tear fighters like these to try to win back territory. the men have a few weeks training before heading to the front line. then it becomes risky and real. this is where they could end up, in the luhansk region, where the separatists are in control. the battle of the land is fears. this was once a regional

airport. on sunday stritists brought down a fighter jet. ukranian farces ta they have the upper hand. control was restored at the police station and the flag of ukraine was raised on it. like the town in the donetsk region, this is freed. >> reporter: back at the volunteer battalion, we were told ukranian forces cannes win the battle. i think the work ding is important, it is the future of the ukranian army. as we so, a cop description army is les efficient than a regular

army. >> reporter: a fight these me are willing to risk everything for. to keep control the borders and the future. 15 foreign tourists are missing after the ship sank in eastern indonesia. fishermen rescued 10 on board. they were travelling between two islands. the tour company operating the boats blamed bad whether. the two freight strains collided in arkansas killing two people. police ordered 500 from their homes, fearing a fire. the trains were carrying diesel and alcohol. the department of the emergency management said it has not detect hazards from the fir. >> brazil said goodbye to a prominent leader. presidential hopeful eduardo campos was killed and six others

in a plane crash on wednesday. thousands turned out for the nurnal. gabriel was there. >> reporter: saying goodbye to a man that could have been president. many are here. they are still in shock. in the large working class north-east state. they credit him with lorking out for the poor, building roads, hospitals and clinics, saying he never forgot his people. many brazilians are resigned to the corrupt nature of politics, compos promised something new and touched many lives. >> translation: what he did and what he was going to do for us nobody was going to be able to accomplish. he was a guy that fought for us. >> eduardo campos was beloved

here. last one with 82% of the vote. there's a lot of positive things that can be said. there's a lot of uncertainty, no more so than where the president call campaign goes. >> before his death, dilmar rousseff led the polls with 38%. eduardo campos was third, and it's believed his running mate, former environmental minister silva will take his place. >> the youth say he has no choice but to carry on. >> his legacy continues in our hearts and minds. >> reporter: they mourned a man they wanted to be president, but never had the chaps to vote for. now, this is the ecuadorian

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