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♪ . >> but first, the u.s. led coalition is conducted 21 air strikes near the town. over the course of monday and tuesday. this is the scene earlier, the syrian kurdish town is just the stone's throw from the turk ire border, the back and forth of gains and losses by forces defending the town from isil goes on you can see them from where you are, stephanie. and we learn now that 21 air strikes have struck the town or -- it hit lance within the last two days what kind of results

have they had. >> most of and air strikes took place on tuesday, and we do know over the last two days as a result of these air strikes the message coming out from the ypg, inside are sources that we speak to as one of positivity. there's a morale that say they are working with with scenes o. ground, today they made advances to the west pushed isil three-kilometers further west from there. however having said that, the street battles are still very active. isil is sill in the town, and the east and the south, and also in the southwest. it is an on going campaign, isil also very key in targeting the border. around 50-meter as way friday you.

>> whoever wins this fight will be hugely significant, also the ypg who will keep the town, avenue being besieged for a long time, give them some legitimacy in the sense of their fight. they do complain they haven't received any help from anyone else, that's the anger of the curds that say turkey isn't allowed anyone in, any curds in to help boost the fighters this is also a request from the u.n., but at the moment, the situation on the ground hasn't changed when it comes to the inside of the town, but the fighters telling us that they are positive for now they are managing to push isil back. the military leader evers

from the more than 20 countries that are part of the led coalition, are going to be talking about in washington quite shortly, now, this is the first time such a meeting is takes place since the coalition was formed last month. let's go life now to andrews air force base, and patty, as all of these military chiefs assemble there, just outside of washington, d.c. there's a certain confidence that at least they are slowing the progress of isil. >> they are basically saying that this is just to take stock to see how the strategy is in their words working although some of the u.s. are beginning to doubt that the strategy is in fact going to succeed. the media isn't really being told very much, obviously, we are pretty far off base here, and they say the department of defense is not going to give us a read out of what was discussed. they insist they are not

asking them to do more, the strategy is starting to face very serious criticism domestically. >> the entire strategy in iraq is depend upon soldiers fighting and winning the war against the islamic state in iraq. but as fighters continue to march across iraq, the obama administration is facing questions can it work. the top general just admitted that military helicopters had to been called in stop them from taking the airport. they were witness 25-kilometers. >> sure. >> and had they overrun the unit, it was a straight shot. so we won't allow that to happen. >> the united states spent more than seven years training the military. they say they need better leadership and even more training to do the job. >> the air strikes are helping. it is slowing down the

advance. it's buying us time, so we can continue and begin to train iraqi security forces. in order to do the thins we think they should be capable of doing. >> some say that might not be enough. i don't know how this happened without an advisory role, and the basic health, and coherence of the iraqi armed forces are so questionable at this stage. >> but the obama administration has ruled out sending combat troops to iraq. the president is being criticized by some of those closest to him. former presidents jimmy carter and bill clinton, and two past defense chiefs say obama hasn't done enough to stop isil. the administration is president's plan will take time, and they are vetted they have enough time to accomplish the mission before isil accomplishes theirs. >> the u.s. president

barack obama again expected here in just about two hours. he is expected to spend an hour and a half eventually the cameras will be allowed in, we expect he will make a brief statement, officials are down playing expectations they are going to have any major announcements, of course, they sometimes do that we will let you know if that changes. thank you very much, patty. >> well, meanwhile, amnesty international is accusing the iraqi government of war crimes in it's fight against isil. to carry out rerevenge attacks on the sunni community. now amnesty says it has evidence that armed groups have carries out execution style killings. it also says they have been kid p thatting some families pays tens of thousands of dollars in ransome but once the money is handing over, many of the hostages are killed. amnesty warns the crimes are fueling what it called a cycle of violence with shiite fighters exempt from punishment.

the senior crisis response adviser, and she says the government hasn't done enough to dismantle the militias. >> the government of prime minister has he himself has said that he wanted to have a more inclusive government. the government is new, it is not yet complete. the posts of the ministry of the interior and defense are still to be filled. and, indeed, there is an adjusting of position by one of the militia leader whose used to been the minister of transport in the previous government, and heads one of the militias. so i feel now the government has not done anything, but what it should do is initiate proceedings to disband this militias. the existence preclude any possibility of unified iraqi army, that can serve all sectors of the population. one of those groups which

or league of the writers has denied the claim, saying the report isn't making any sense and falling under the foreign agenda of the u.s. and it's coalition. they want to undermine the efforts of the islamic resistence against isil. we have fought and won over isil, and sunni areas. over 50 others were injured. this comes a day after several similar attacks killed dozens of people. now turkish jets have hit the party positions very close to the iraqi border, but within territory. they say the actions

violate a peace agreement made with the government nearly two years ago. turkey says it launched the air strikes in retaliation. for an attack by p.k.k. fighters on a border post. bernard smith has more. let's move on now to yemen, and rebels have taken over parts of astro teenic port city on the red are sea. seeding control of one of the busiest maritime oil routs. more now. >> many areas in the western city are under their control. home to the biggest refinery, and it's sea port is crucial for shipping oil exports to international markets. they deployed hundreds of fighters to the city hours after the

appointment of this man. the appointment was an aimed add ending the crisis. they had initially pledged to disarm once a government is formed. early this year, the houthies were all in control of the city in the north. last july, they captured the city, and then seized the capitol. thousands of their fighters are on the move, to control the provinces. they are also moving south towards the province. the hougthi advance was met with little our no resistence from the army. but in the sunni south, this anger, thousands have converged on the sea port city, calling for the south to break away from the north.

but it is not only the sunni whose are are worried, neighboring saudi arabia has repeatedly accused iran of providing the houthies with cash and weapons to destabilize the region. accusations that raise of a proxy war in the yemen. at al jazeera. the state expect is saying that it is evaluating it's security position with respect to american personnel in saudi arabia, this follows an american defense contractor having been shot dead and another was injured in the capitol. near the stadium, as east police say they don't know the motive for the attack, and they have arrested a suspect who is a saudi man who was born in the u.s. and grim news, it isn't only spreading but becoming more he that will.

they say the death rate from the current outbreak that is ravaging west africa has risen to 70%, and until now, 50% of infected people died and more health workers are perhaps inevitably getting the disease. doctors without borders reports that nine of it's staff have died after being infected. the united kingdom has taken measures to say it has stopped them from entering the country. >> the 56-year-old sudanese doctor has been flown to germany from lie bore yeah.

last week, he shows symptoms of ebola, contacted officials in liberia, he is diagnosed as having it two days later. sent to germany where there is a special id clinic. the doctors said that he died overnight. they really had all of the equipment and personnel you can want to deal with such a case. there were two others who have come in the past week. and months the doctor is still getting treatment in frankford and doctor to deal with rah possible spread of the epidemic, of ebola in this country. 50 hospital beds on stand by, four airports being designated as airports to which passenger flights can be rerouted if any

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the top stories. air strikes have targeted several areas in the border town. meanwhile, military leaders from around 20 countries meet in washington, on ways to combat isil. at least 24 people have died in a suicide attack in a predominately shiite neighborhood. this comes as amnesty international accuses the government of sanctioning war crimes in it's fight against isil. thieveries aren to 70%, until now just over half of those infected dies. it also says the number is likely to exceed by the end of the week. >> in the north, many from the sunni community are not finding safety, no matter where they go.

he doesn't have much hope because he believes the state has collapsed. when it was a battleground between the iraqi air force and fighters belonging to the islamic state of iraq and the levan. then a few weeks ago, isil was pushed out. only to be replaced by the shiite militia. they need to find a solution, where should we with go, our house is destroyed and now they are militias there. >> many people who live here, found refuge further north. but even here, they don't feel safe. sunnies are looks upon with with suspicious, at the same time they say they are targeted of shiite armed groups.

they are looting and burning our homes. we are are scared to go wac. >> the iraqi government doesn't call these fighter maz lish sha men, instead it considers them volunteers who join the fight, on behalf or as part of the shiite dominated iraqi army. those same volunteers will continue to support the army and police, until they are ready to secure areas on their own. for many sunnies their presence is tearing his country apart. explains that the government should allow the 700 policeman from his town to return are to work, now that isil has left. the people are are victimmed of all these groups. question ask the government to send an official force. >> in a country with a history of sectarian conflicts iraqis are increasingly losing confident in each other, security is what they always want.

but for now, there is no one authority that is seen to be representative of all of the factions one that can hold this country together. al jazeera. during israel's 50 day offensive. described the destruction as beyond description, and said it should be rebuilt without delay. from gaza, the first visit to the strip since the end of the government offensive began here. this is the house of the palestinian president. it now doubled as a meeting place for the unity government, after years of bitter, the cabinet made up of independent professionals now administered the occupied territory. addressing the media alongside deputy prime

minister. they say the new government has their support. >> the community supports your government airport to assume the security and governance responsibility in gaza. >> this is a great opportunity to unite the rest of gaza under one leadership. >> it is hard to overstate how significant it is that the u.n. secretary general is meeting with the political leadership here in gaza. since 2007, when hamas seized control of the gaza strip, no world leader certainly not one with his h high profile, has come here to do just that. this has already paid off, as a donor conference, $5.4 billion was raised for the reconstruction of gaza. the challenges are enormous. huge parts of gaza are now rubble.

the main power vagues are in ruins. and thousands of families still live in shelters like this one run by the united nations, and visited by ban. he shares his classroom here with his entire family, he says he believed the u.n. secretary general will make good on his promise to help. >> banky moon came here and starting crying when he saw the conditions we were in, and heard the suffering we faced. he is a powerful man, we hope he will help us find permanent homes. coinciding with the visit was the first shipment. of materials and it is hoped that with this need and the you youty government in place, the siege will ease. but that's a decision for the government to make that hasn't said how or if it will. al jazeera, gaza.

now in better times it was known at the celtic tieinger but the company was brought to it's knees when part of the sector collapsed. it now claims the fastest growth in the euro zone. >> budget day in ireland and the people who work in the financial quarter have had much to celebrate. foreign giants have paid tiny amounts of tax, the banks collapse but the people paid the price. >> but the bank debt has been restructured and so eventually ministers have what they say is good news. first budget where the government can sit down and decide with question reduce the budget, can we invest in public services. but within sight of the financial center, you can

see the carnage. dreadle housing in central government, where stories abound of people being made homeless by unaffordable rents. not having to pay the banks back, means more money for projects like this. housing is the foundation for a good lifer. various studies has shown the impact of a home that has helped on health, and education, and bringing the family. campaigners tell horror stories of single mothers being forced on to the streets. now they say is no time for celebration. >> the markets through this country, nothing is clearer than the markets decided we needed a bail out. the markets have decided everything. so you are saying -- even when you say to the government this is wrong, this is wrong, and they say well the markets say

we have to reduce this, the markets say that capital has been determined what is going on with this country. >> one of the most criticized corporate tax dollars known as the double irish is being tweaked, but the prized foreign investors are unlikely to face more tax any time soon. that will fall again to the people to provide. of course, you might argue that if the people haven't had the bail out, but if some of these giant corporations have paid a reasonable are tax over the years then all this could have been avoidedded so the expectations here are so low that the budget that by no means is a give away can be presented by the government as a dawn of a new era. in fact, this means for the first time they have to pay for the water that comes out of their taps. they are now apparently if the celtic phoenix rising from the ashes is being studied across europe to see if it is a more pleasant creature. dublin.

>> the region has dropped plans to hold a referendum on independence. an unofficial poll will take place in order to gauge interest, catalonia's leader was forced to cancel the vote after spain's government challenged it. the north korean leader kim john-un has made his first public appearance in more than a month. visiting a housing development, but there was no indication as to when these pictures were taken. fans in india's capitol are breathing a sigh of reare leaf. the 16th mumbai film festival is underway, despite major sponsoring pulling out. the festival has been saved. >> . >> ballly wood starts

critics and film buffs put owl the call for donations. they needed the money for the festival. one of thousands of people who answered the crowd funding call. he describes the festival as a pill grammage. the people that are are passionate about films they are the ones that support to make it happen, and not just one with corporate entity. >> it is a different world. >> supporters say it is important because it brings local and global industries together. just like other film festivals abroad. it has a minuscule budget, and yet on that for 15 years they have done a guideline job, they have gotten in great films. in terms of what we get to see. >> and what they see is an effect on fans and

film maker as alike. >> instead of trying organizers want to help balllywood evolve, by seeing it embrace international similar that. >> they are doing that by remaining films. copying international movies without permission. >> at his production house, the noted director is in preproduction on the reare make of a french film. he says the festival's help will allow the industry to let go of films something that is being welcomed by indian audiences. >> they are educating thing people, who know about the history, around the world. so they come with a certain kind of hunger, they don't want to watch typical bolllywood films.

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