on al jazeera america >> welcome to the news hour. live from our headquarters in doha. coming up in this program two attacks in somalia, several people are killed and there are reports four americans are among the casualties. physical stalemate in afghanistan as the two presidential candidates fail to reach an agreement on a power power-sharing government. decision time for the iraqi parliament, which is voting on a new government.

boeing dreamliner gets a failing grade for safety after an investigation takes a look at why. >> four americans are reportedly among 15 killed in car bombings in the somali capitol. al-shabaab said that it is behind the explosions. forces are concerned that u.s. troops are helping with routine military operation. a car packed with explosives ran a convoy of troops southwest of mogadishu. a second convoy was attacked, and 15 people are reported get. you came back on saturday, let's talk about the targets.

>> this comes after al-shabaab spoke. this occurred 10 miles of mogadishu. >> quite a problem. the question is who is there to stop them? >> only time will tell who will stop al-shabaab of carrying out these types of attacks. what we know is that the security minister following the death of their leader in the airstrike, they say that is what is happening in somalia. >> are we going so see more u.s.

presence? >> we just came back and what we saw was americans operating drones, and also taking part in the offensive against al-shabaab. al-shabaab is saying this is not going to be the last car bomb or explosions targeting americans in somalia. what we don't know is how many americans are in somalia in a security position. >> they're accused of preying ionosol venerable women and girls. and human rights watches have reported and published details of alleged offense. offenses 6 rape, sexual assault and sexual exploitation. we spoke to with a spokesman, they say a few reports do not mean that the abuse is

widespread. >> we take those allegations very seriously, and they'll be properly investigated, and a proper measure will be taken. and those people, if found responsible, will be dealt with through the mechanism that we have in place under the africa union zero tolerance policy on misconduct. but what i would like to say about the reports. >> to make a generalization that does not reflect the way the majority of our troops have been

conducting themselves. >> you were embedded with these africa union troops. did you hear about these atrocities being committed by them against women and girls. >> this is not something new for those who follow somalia closely. only last year there was a huge public outcry of claims of a young mother who said she was drugged and taken to a base where she was gang raped. they said they would carry out an investigation, and from what i know they haven't spoken with the lady or witnesses who made the claims. without speaking to them they came to the conclusion that nothing was done to the lady even though nobody spoke to her. what we also know it is quite

common where claims of rape are not investigated. we know circumstances of rape where no investigation was done. people will go to africa union soldiers for food and in many times for handouts, and reports that soldiers took advantage of poor people in certain areas. >> it's very good getting your experiences, thanks. afghanistan's presidential candidate abdullah abdullah say talks of forming a unity government has come to a dead-end. the election commission is expected to announce the results of the second round this week. but abdullah is already rejecting the outcome insisting

he won both rounds. stephanie decker reports. >> reporter: a frenzied campaign, and before anyone knew how complicated it would turn out. enter abdullah abdullah, presidential candidate number one. and presidential candidate number two, ashraf gandhi. afghans came out to elect their future leader. abdullah abdullah in the run off, and ashraf gandhi took the lead. he demands a recount but it takes a month to decide on how to proceed.

it takes time and john kerry returns to insure that the pressure isen. >> both parties now agreeing to the rules of the road. both parties have agreed to stay at it. both parties have agreed to live by the outcome. >> reporter: but the outcome is proving hard to find. after five months there is still no agreement on who will run afghanistan. >> we have more now from jennifer glasse. abdullah abdullah says no go. what happens now? >> reporter: abdullah abdullah said he's reflecting the will of the people. they met and say it was was the last chance to form that unity government. abdullah abdullah addressed the people in a national address covered by most of the networks, and he said that the unity talks did not go well in.

>> today respectfully i say the political process has reached a dead-end. the people of afghanistan have a right to ask us why during this long time of this technical process what was achieved? we stay patient to today for the sake of our people, of our country. people who were robbed of their rights. >> the question is what will abdullah abdullah do next? he said he rejects the outcome of the election. he said he won both rounds of the presidential elections but basically the process has been rigged against him. he said he'll continue to carry out a dialogue with the people. we don't know exactly what he's going to do moving forward. the election audit process is almost over. we're expecting those results in the coming days after the preliminary results show that ashraf gandhi is ahead, and a abdullah's yankees has caused a

deadlock. it's caused economic stagnation here, insecurity, and concerns about what the future of afghanistan will hold. tonight we're no closer of knowing who will be the next afghan president and even if results are announced abdullah abdullah is saying he will not represent them at all. >> would you fly on a dreamlin dreamliner? al jazeera finds some boeing workers who say they won't. and coming up in sport, fifa's top man said he'll run for president again next year. we'll have the details later.

>> iraq ace military is continuing operations against the islamic state group with help from the united states. airstrikes against rebels in the north have increased, and this is one key area that it doesn't want the islamic state fight tours get ahold of. if they get ahold of this it could cut off water supplies to millions of people. they're also targeting i.s. fight necessary kirkuk. on saturday seven people, including two women, were killed during the iraqi government offensive. as the fighting continues, iraq's parliament is meeting to create a new cabinet but the country's kurdish leaders still has not decided whether or not to be part of it. bringing political stability to

the make up, but haider al abadi's cabinet is still not complete. president barack obama is planning to make a key address wednesday with the outline to stop the progress of the islamic state group through iraq. he said the plan is to blunt access. there has been some success. >> reporter: there has. in haditha, they managed to take

a key town near haditha, and they say they had taken the town and torn down the islamic state group flag and replaced it with an iraqi flag. that are for the iraqi government is pretty huge. >> good news on the political front. what are you hearing about that? >> reporter: well, we know the broad outlines of the cabinet. a lot of faces we will have seen before, and one, prime minister nouri al-maliki is tipped to come back as vice president. there was a reshuffle on some of the other cabinet posts. what they're trying to do now is to make both the sunnies and kurds happy.

the sunni team still a lot of demands there. but all odds are that a government will be formed according to political sources. it won't necessarily be this evening. they're predicting if not this evening then tomorrow still keeping that constitutional deadline. >> people have been killed in an attack by islamic state fighters. about 70 kilometers north of baghdad. the bomber exploded a vehicle during the meeting of a sunni tribe which is back in the government. the counsels one of several in that area where the islamic group has seized control. tribesmen in yemen have attacked the country's main oil pipeline. it happened as tension in sanaa has increased. we're joined live now from the

capitol. that is an expensive target and set back. >> reporter: it is. it is the lifeline to the yemeni economy. the province why most o where most of the oil and gas is produced. now the crude flow is disrupted, and this is something that will significantly slash the revenues of the country and could effect the capitol of sanaa, a place that has been suffering from oil productions and now the pipeli pipeline. inow in jawf there has been increased fighting. the concern is if the fighting

it continues yemen's oil wil production will be disrupted in the coming weeks. >> what needs to happen? >> reporter: there needs to be a genuine talk to a peaceful solution to the crisis in yemen. yemen is one of the five countries from the arab spring to manage to go through a democracy. for the international community this was a success story. but things started to crumble over the last few months. now the houthies, they say they've been sidelined and discriminated against. this is exactly why they're starting this civil disowobediee against the government.

they say if the government does not meet their demands they'll call for radical changes in the country. the government said he's not going to give any more concessions. he has been able to make a decisive decision whether or not he's going to go for a fight against the houthies in the coming days. >> let's leave yemen and go to the floods in pakistan and india. the number of people killed in kashmir has climbed to 160. hundreds of villages have been submerged. rescuers are continuing their effort to reach thousands of stranded people. in pakistan the flooding ha has killed 205 people, many homes have been destroyed leaving thousands homeless. boeing workers have serious concerns about the safety of the 787 dreamliner aircraft. retired mechanics and engineers

tell al jazeera about their worries of quality patrol. the dreamliner has been dogged with problems since it was unveiled and eventually being grounded due to safety concerns last year. >> reporter: this is the boeing factory in the u.s. state of south carolina. this footage reveals some have little face in the plane they built. >> would you fly in one? >> no. >> would you fly in one of these planes? >> no, not really. >> of 15 workers asked randomly, ten said they would not fly on the dreamliner.

>> an employee contacted al jazeera to tell us he had serious concerns about what he was saying. at his risk we changed his voice. >> with all the problems reported on the 787 90% is swept away, hushed up. it's an iceberg. >> in another meeting are a source told us where workers are under skilled, uncaring, and in some cases on drugs. >> i've seen a lot of things that should not go on in an airplane plant. people talking about doing drugs, looking for drugs. >> over the course of a year, al jazeera has spoken with a number of engineers and

machinists who have little faith from the dreamliner. one such document from 2010 which shows boeing loosening quality requirements. in one memo the deviation of scheduled process. but boeing denies. an engineer at the company of 32 years. >> they're shortchanging the process to meet a schedule. they're not even allowing quality control to do their job. >> how does that make you feel as a flyer? >> oh, yeah, i'm not flying on a 787. i've been avoiding flying on the 77. i would definitely avoid flying on the 787. >> boeing notes does not ship

parts that do not meet policy requirements. >> the number one focus we have at boeing is insuring the continued air worthiness of the airplane, the integrity of the airplane and the quality going out. >> the company denies it is compromising safety or quality. >> marketing it directly to the public as a dreamliners, but the problems soon stacked up. by the time of its first commercial flight in 2011 the plane was three years later. in january 2013, two batteries failed on board, and the plane was grouped due to safety concerns. then in july of that year, the battery failed burning a hole in the skin of the plane at london

heathrow. are you aware of these allegations that we put forward in our report? >> well, yes, certainly. the allegations that you mentioned have cropped up in the past in other media, and certainly the major problems such as the battery fires, are known throughout the world. >> we found that apparently some of the workers are high and rushing to a ted line, and the combination of that is pretty deadly. >> well, it can be. the fact of the matter is that aircraft, not just the 787, but any major airliner is built by thousands of people. unfortunately issues like alcohol and drug abuse is pervasive throughout society, and there will be some folks who very likely have those issues. luckily the processes that are in case internal company processes plus external requirements such as federal requirements for certification

of the aircraft keeps these problems to a minimum. and so far as i'm aware these problems either with the employees or with the machining process has not led to specific problems traced to the allegations in your show. >> what do you put those problems down to? >> there were several things happening from the dreamliner. i was personally involved. the 777. unlike the 787 the 777 was using technology and processes for manufacturing the aircraft. one big change of the 77 is the pervasive use of composite materials throughout the aircraft. which changed the manufacturing process. boeing, in addition, had two separate lines in south carolina and washington state which meant

they had to train two completely different organizations on different sides of the country, this led to complications with the manufacturing process. there were problems getting the kinks in this process ironed out, and it's a process ongoing. >> why do you think some of the engineers who worked on this said they're too frightened to get on the plane? is it justified? >> i think it's observation of what they perceive to be problems. and i believe that there is a frustration with respect to how those problems are being addressed. now without going into great detail there are an aggravate of internal processes provided within the company and external processes they can apply to. the federal aviation administration, which certifies the manufacturing and operation of all commercial airliners, have several venues where employees can be whistle

blowers, that is report on problems they see, and demand some sort of action be taken. >> one word-- >> excuse me. would you fly the dreamliner? >> reporter: i wouldn't have any hesitation flying the dreamliner in part because i'm very familiar with the process used within bow for keeping aircraft safe, and to bring problems to the forefront so they can be addressed, more importantly the carriers around the world who fly the dreamliner are constantly evaluating that aircraft, constantly avoiding problems that come up and ironed out. >> thank you very much. you can watch al jazeera's investigative unit full documentary on the airliner, broken dreams, boeing 787 will air right here on wednesday, 20 gmt.

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