new adventures. >> thanks a lot, ali. >> kurdish forces and coalition airstrikes fight off an isil assault on a syrian town that thousands of people have fled. >> hello, welcome to al jazeera. also to come yemen houthi rebels sign a peace agreement with the government after taking over much of the capitol. and students stand up for cause and greater political

treatment. and catalons ask for a vote that madrid leaders call illegal. more than 150,000 people have fled from kabone in the surrounding area in the past week alone. syria's kurds are spread across large parts of the north, and isil fighters have overrun villages around kobane. this is the third biggest population center for syrian kurds. testifstephanie decker reports. >> reporter: the sound of fighter jets in the sky above

kobane. there are multiple airstrikes around the town on ate morning. but this is an ongoing battle, and it is not over. as we drive east we come across a crowd of refugee receiving aid. dependent on handouts, human desperation caused by this war. >> there is food, but not enough because there are so many. we have eight families living in a basic small house, and we cannot go back because they are fighting. >> reporter: ten kilometers each of kobane we experience the battle firsthand. we're told that the kurdish fighters are in charge of that village, and right in front of them is that position where isil is holding the other side. it's turned into something of a spectator sport with many people lining up to watch the action on one of the front lines.

isil has positions around kobane in the east, south and west. as we return to the town the earlier hope of the airstrikes now gone, this is an isil attack. they're not inside kobane, but this remains a very active front line. it's made hundreds of syrian kurds to cross the border. >> how can we destroy tanks? we are dying here. people are dying. >> reporter: kobane is the latest refugee crisis in a war that has killed and displaced so many. three and a half years on and there is no sign that it will end any time soon. stephanie decker on the syrian-turkey border. >> the u.s. admitted that airstrikes alone won't defeat isil and iraq. president obama said that the coalition has needs the help of

sunni tribes to help maintain security. we have this report from baghd baghdad. >> reporter: a war cry to rally her fighters against islamic state in iraq and the levant. two days later she was killed in combat. isil attacked the town on jun june 20th. 204 members died fighting isil but they failed. >> she died defending her town. she was killed by a sniper's bullet. the death brought us great honor. >> reporter: she had learned how to use weapons as a teenager. her brothers are important tribal leaders known as sheiks, and her whole family was a potential target.

sunni tribes are needed to win the war. her father died fighting al-qaeda seven years ago. she was part of the sunni tribes fighting along the u.s. during the american occupation of iraq. president obama wants iraq to replicate this strategy. local units policing their area. a national guard that would incorporate tribal fighters. but many sunnies say they were sidelined politically after the americans left. feeling betrayed many tribes sided with isil when they arrived in june. so her sister may have died defending her town at the time, but it does not mean that her tribe is ready to join the national army. >> we would give orders and they would be ready to come. but the government has to be serious about their guarantees this time. >> after her death her family made a memorial video of her life. the bigger consequences of her death are being decided. for now she's a memory on her

brother's cell phone. al jazeera, baghdad. >> houthi rebels and the yemeni government sign the final part of a peace agreement. the security appendix is part of u.n.-brokered unity deal. both sides agree to go top all acts of violence. there was fighting over sanaa. but the shia houthi fighters remain in control of much of the capitol. the former adviser to yemen's prime minister. he's the one who stepped down last week, he said that although the latest security deal promises peace, the houthi rebels still have their weapons. >> to allow the security forces to take over the law and order situation in the country. the sit-ins have got to allow the other stipulations in the

arrangement, indeed, not only the deal o that was signed six days ago but the outcomes of the national conference. it's signed now, and they agreed they would give up amongst others as well all of the weapons and the heavy weapons, which they have taken and looted from the different military camps. they've got to allow for the comeback of the actual authority in the city itself back in the hands of the actual security forces because now they have been calling the shots everywhere. >> the president of libya's elected house of representatives has addressed the generalcy systembly in new york. sirens which has erupted in libya forced the elected government to move out of the capitol of tripoli and int into the city of tribrook.

we go to the u.n. and the world would have really wanted to hear what he had to say. what did he have in his speech, kristin? >> well, martine, we did hear from him an as his first act as head of state in libya. he does represent the government of tibrook which is recognized as the legitimate government of libya, but not all libyans recognize him. he was recently named to this post, and in the last two years, as you say, there has been this intention struggle of legitimacy in the government of libya. there has been a difficult time establishing a functioning government. the u.s. warned that libya is on the brink of a very serious situation facing a turning point

right now. he is speaking on behalf of the government in tibrook. there is a rival government who are all vying for control in libya. he is asking the international community for help on that front, and he warned that groups linked to al-qaeda are becoming--are making a safe haven for other foreign fighters and extreme groups in his country. listen to what he has to say. >> the conflict existing between the armed groups in and around tripoli forced the government to evacuate all of their premises, which was sieged by a terrorist group who has been placed on the list of terrorist organizations but the united states and other

institutions. >> so kristin, he's giving an account, basically, of what's gone wrong in his country. but also this week in new york there have been plenty of support from the west in particular along with certain arab countries. try to help this libyan elected body get up on its feet, and exert some control of the country. >> that's right. and we heard from the president that they want more help along those lines, specifically they're asking for sanctions against people who attempt to undermine the legitimate government or undermine security in the country they want help rebuilding their army. and arming their army as well. and they also want to see help in protecting the capitol of tripoli, protecting government institutions. of course the international community is interested in helping libya, but it's a tricky

situation because the army consists of many different groups with different loyalties, and they don't know who they're helping out there. while the international community is concerned about the situation in libya, and the possible of armed groups linked with al-qaeda coming to power or having a safe haven in that country exactly how to quell the situation is very difficult, especially when you consider that the united nations and main countries have pulled out of there because of the level of danger. >> kristin, thank you. kristin saloomey in new york. >> thousands of demonstrators brace for another night of confrontation outside of government headquarters in hong kong. dozens of people have been arrested, and several injuries have been reported. rob mcbride reports from hong kong. >> in this deeply divided city they have been drawing up the

physical dividing lines as well. police and protesters are in a stand off as both sides seem to be settling down for a long siege. the protesters outside of the government headquarters were still shouting their support for those who had stormed inside the night before. signaling the start of this action. the political parties that have been backing this civil disobedience campaign have been left to catch up. >> a lot of people are slightly unprepared, but we're here to try to rally behind the students. >> the fatigue is already beginning to show, but most demonstrators say the only way they will be moved from here is if they are under arrest. >> i'm prepared to be arrested. >> i think everybody here mostly are prepared to be arrested because it is our duty. >> the police and the hong kong government have condemned the

action fearing it will harm the city's prosperity, and more importantly anger beijing. >> this demonstration has built up a momentum of its own. under what circumstances it will end is something that nobody can predict. rob mcbride, al jazeera, hong kong. >> still to come here, former president on trial faced his verdict. find out what happened.

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>> hello again these are the top stories here in al jazeera. the latest u.s. airstrikes in syria targeted a town which has been besieged by isil fighters. there are isil fighters in the area of kobane. houthi rebels and the yemeni government have signed a peace agreement part of sunday's brokered unity deal. both sides are agreeing to stop acts of violence. demonstrators brace for another night of confrontation outside of government headquarters if hong kong. many arrested and dozens of arrests reported. >> the russian foreign minister.

>> despite the dismal outcome of force the u.s. has carried out over recent years. the sustainability the of the international system has been shaken by the attack against libya and failure in afghanistan. only due to intense diplomatic efforts with the' agains the aggression. there is an impression that the goal of revolutions and projects to change unsuitable regimes is to create chaos and instability. today ukraine has fallen victim to this arrogant policy. the situation there has revea led the deep systemic flaws of the existing architecture of the area. it has brought vertical structuring of humanity far from

its offensive standards. after the victory in the cold war the u.s. and the e.u. have opted to expand their political area under their control without taking into account the balance of legitimate interests of all people. the western partners did not heed our numerous warnings of the inadmissibility of violating the principles of the u.n. charter and the final act and time again they have avoided serious joint work to establish a common space of equal and indivisible cooperation from the atlanta to come the pacific ocean. the russian proposal to draft the european security treaty was rejected. we were told directly that the legally binding guarantees of security are only meant for the north atlantic alliance, and at this time they continue to expand to the east in spite of the promises that were earlier

give to the contrary. the switch of rhetoric of the draw down with to russia even to the detriment of the west's only interest and the build up of military on russia's border reveal the inability to change the code created during the cold war. the u.s. and e.u. reverse the coul coup d'état and acts against kiev authorities against the you rainan people who rejected throughout the country an constitutional order and wanted to defend it's native language and culture and history. it's the aggressive assault on these rights that forced crimea to take a step and make a determination. this was absolutely a free choice no matter what was

invented by those responsible for the conflict in ukraine. nothing has been done to track down and prosecute those responsible for the bloody february events at maidan. the scale of humanitarian disaster invoked by the ukrainian army has been deliberately underscored. recently new horrifying facts have been brought to light when mass graves were discovered in the suburbs of donetsk, a thorough and independent investigation of the circumstances of the mayalation airline in ukraine have been drown out. the perpetrators of all of these crimes must be brought to justice. otherwise it will be difficult to count on national reconciliation occurring in ukraine. russia is interested in the

restoration of peace in this new country and this should be understand by all. the weight towards political settlement is well-known. but april kiev already took upon itself an obligation in th to begin a broad participation of political forces in ukraine with a view to carrying out institutional reform. this would allow a ukrainians to agree on how to live in accordance with their traditions and culture. would enable ukraine to restore it's organic role in the link which would imply respect by all of its neutral and non-bloc status. we're convinced with good will and refusal to support the party of water in kiev, which is trying to push the ukrainian

people into the abyss of national catastrophe the way out of crisis is within our reach. it has been opened with the achievement of the cease-fire agreement by presidents poroshenko and putin. practical measures are being agreed upon for the successful implementation of these agreements including the separation of the matters, the removal of the heavy weapons of the ukraine, and set up of the monitoring. russia is prepared to continue to actively promote the political settlement under the well-known minsk process as well as other for mates. however, it should be crystal clear that we're doing this in the well-being of the people rather than to repeat someone's ambitions.

the attempts to put pressure on russia and to abandon its values, truth and justice have no prospect whatsoever for success. let me recall from history not so long ago, establishing diplomatic relations in 1933. the u.s. government demanded of moscow guarantees of non-interference into the domestic affairs of the united states and obligations not to take any action with the view to changing the political or social order in america. at that time washington feared a revolutionary, and these guarantees were put on record. and this was on the basis, of course, reciprocity between the u.s. and soviet union. perhaps it makes it worth going to this on an universal scale. why not adopt a declaration of interference into sovereign

states and the method of coup d'etat. the senselessness and counterproductive nature of unilateral move, the policy of ultimatums do not meet the requirements of the 21st century and run counter to the objec tive process of developing a polycentric and democratic world order. russia is promoting a positive and unifying agenda. we always were and will continue to be open to the discussion of the most complex issues no matter how unsolvable they seem to be in the beginning. we'll look for compromise and balance of interest and even to exchange concession but only if truly equitable. the agreements as a way out of the ukrainian crisis, and the compromise of the association

agreement between kiev and the e.u. are good examples to follow. as is the declaration finally of the readiness of brussels to begin negotiations on the establishment of a free trade agreement between the european union and russia, belarus, and kazakhstan as proposed by president putin in january of this year. russia has called for the harmonization. the agreement of political benchmarks and time lines of the convergence of integrations would make a real contribution in the topic of helsinki plus 40. a discussion free from ideology so that not only members of nato but all countries in the region including ukraine, moldova and georgia would experience equal and indivisible security and would not have to make a false

choice of with us or against us. dividing lines must not be allowed in the era of globalization these lines could turn into a ward shed divide between the west and the rest of the world. no one has the monopoly on troops, and no one is now capable of tailoring global original processes to their own needs. there is no alternative to the development of consensus regarding the rules of sustainable global government and circumstances with full respect of the curlture and civilization of the world and multiplicity of model. it will be a difficult and tir tiresome task to achieve on the issue, but the recognition of the fact that democracy is the worst form of government also took time to break its way through until churchill proclaimed its verdict. the time has come to realize the inevitability of truth and international affairs where today there is a huge deficit of

democracy. of course some will have to shatter centuries old stereotype but there is no other way forward. joint efforts can be built on the principles of myture respectmutual respect respect. the theory of the benefits of collective work has been reaffirmed by practice, and this includes progress in the settlement around the nuclear program and the successful conclusion of the demilitarization. we would like to receive authentic information about the arsenal in libya. we understand that our nato colleagues having bombed this country would not like to stir up the mayhem they created. however, the problem of uncontrolled libyan arsenal is too series to turn a blind eye to.

we believe the u.n. secretary general has a responsibility on this issue as well. what is important is to see the global priorities and hold them hostage to unilateral agenda. there is urgent need to refrain from double standards and approaches to settlements. generally everyone agrees it is a key issue to resolutely counter terrorists who are attempting to bring under control broader territories in iraq, syria, afghanistan, that being the case this task should not be sacrificed to ideological schemes and a desire to settle personal scores terrorists should remain outside of the law. more over it goes without saying that the fight against terrorism should rely on a solid foundation of international law, and an important phase in the unanimous adoption the security resolution including foreign terrorist fighters and attempts to convene the charter, the

struggle against terrorists on the territory of syria should be organized in cooperation with the syrian government which is clearly stated it's readiness to join it. this has shown it's capability of cooperating with international programs when it participated in chemical arsen arsenals. not to be left to extremists and the establishment of the united front. we were against the temptation to make allies of anyone who proclaimed itself an enemy of bashar al-assad. including isil. which today is in the focus of our attention. as the saying goes, better late than never. it is not for the first time that russia is making a very real contribution to the fight against isil and other terrorists in the ring. we've sent large supplies of

weapons to iraq, syria and governments in north africa and we'll continue our supports to help suppress terrorists. we would like to get to the root causes rather than be condemned to reacting to the symptoms. isil is on only part of the problem. we propose to launch under the a citizeauspices of the security council the threats throughout the region of north africa wing. this approach should be considered. the abandon of the palestinian settlement is widely recognized as one of the factors of instability in the region. another literally urgent area of our common work together is the joining of our efforts the ci