>> protests in the town of ibb where they ar there is fear of sectarian war. welcome to al jazeera. i'm nick clark from our live headquarters in doha. also coming up, more u.s. air power in the northern syrian town to help kurdish against isil fighters. i'm emma in ghana, and i'll be reporting from a liberian

refugee camp where people are grieving silently for those they have lost at home to ebola. >> so we begin in yemen where renewed fighting is raising fears of a sectarian conflict in the country. 20 people have been killed in fighting in the central province of ibb south of the capitol of sanaa. houthi fighters have stormed the headquarters and the clashes have begun in the mostly sunni province where they have set up check points to stop houthi rebels from entering. they say they've been marginalized. their heartland is in the north of the country. in 2004 they began an armed rebellion, but they aren't the only group with influence in yemen. they have a presence to the east and south.

>> the town o in ibb there are houthi and tribal fighters. both from the two sides were killed. in the city of ibb people are angry. they're angry over the recent takeover of the city. no to armed political shahs this banner reads. >> they should all leave. we don't want them here. the city is peaceful. the fighting has terrorized people. >> reporter: tribal leaders in this mostly sunni province are mobilizing their force. sending dozens of armed men and a promise to fight the shia houthies. in the northwest a new potential front in the province which is also sunni. dozens of fighters march.

chanting anti-houthi slogans. these men want the houthies out of yemen's second largest port on the red sea. >> i tell the houthies here that the port is a red line. the officers club is a red line and it belongs to us. >> yemen may be heading to a civil war and with the military failing to stop them many here believe there is a hidden agenda between the houthies and former president, who still enjoys influence over military commanders. the shia houthies now controlling at least seven provinces, including the capitol of sanaa. there are unprecedented fears of new conflicts in yemen. a sectarian war in the north. a separatist movement in the south, along with relentless

attacks from al-qaeda. >> to syria where fighter jets from the u.s. and allies have launched a new round of attacks on the islamic state in iraq and the levant. they targeted isil positions on the town of kobane bordering turkey. bernard smith with the latest. >> reporter: the pace of the u.s.-led coalition airstrikes over kobane have slowed in recent days but on saturday afternoon a reminder that fighter jets are still circling this syrian border town. the clap something from kurds who have been watching this battle as it has ebbed and flowed over the past weeks. from a mood of despair the kobane was about to fall to now hope that isil fighters will be forced to retreat. on a hilltop to the west of kobane kurdish fighters found time to dance, an indication of their optimism. but isil is still there. the border area sustains some of

its heaviest shellings so far as fighters try to win control of the crossing. some of mortars landed on turkish soil. enough that the turkish military set up its own mortar tube should it need to take defensive measures. across the syrian and iraq this is the only place where the u.s.-led campaign against isil is being played out realtime in front of a local and international audience. so it what happens to kobane has taken on symbolic importance both for isil and the united states. bernard smith, al jazeera, on the syria-turkey border. >> over the border in iraq the government said its forces have killed 94 isil gunmen in airstrikes. they were killed in the anbar province and another leader was killed in salahuddin. protesters are urging turkey to create a humanitarian

corridor to allow aid into the town. kurds in paris have been demonstrating ever since fighting in kobane began a month ago. iraqi government has made appointments to two key government positions. they hope it will help to gain trust from the sunnies in the north. a new u.n.-led initiative in libya has been announced to stop the fighting in tripoli and allow humanitarian aid in to the region. they continue an offensive to take back the city after a call on members of the public to take up arms.

about ho people have been killed in days of fighting in the eastern city, and amid the worst violence since the revolution of 2011, it reflects the current political and economic chaos. now an alliance of armed revolutionary now controls the capitol tripoli, and that includes parliament there. it means that the country has two rival parliaments. tripoli is so insecure that representatives elected earlier in the year, but they failed to create a government. in bengahzi general haftar has been fighting. the general director of the institute, and he believes the current fighting can only end around the negotiating table. >> it seems clear that the international community, egypt, and others countries who have involved themselves in the conflict don't seem to support a negotiated settlement at this

time. we realize there is more mileage in the conflict, and there is more to come. however said that it can only end in negotiate in the settlement. many across the country would like a police, but they want more than just an outfit or uniform. they want them to adhere to proper rules of engagement, to respect international law, and not toed a mere to popularism, to not try to fan the flames of conflict and bring civilians in to this. at that point if we can summarize all these different blocs that are involved, it does not just come down there are a few here that are terrorists, it comes down to much higher, financial and military objectives in that country. unless you start giving secure positions to the factions in the army, the police, and insurgents

as well you're not going to find an equilibrium where people feel they can put down their weapons now. there is still so much violence to come, and i think this is just the beginning. >> the police in hong kong are attempting to clear protesters from the mong kok district. protesters have armed themselves with umbrella while police use batons and pepper splay pep pepper spray. it seems like tensions are rising here again. >> reporter: that's right, nick. it seems like a repeat of last night's scene. the difference here yesterday it was mostly spontaneous. people just started gathering out of anger that the area that have been cleared. since then what has happened more and more people have gathered throughout the day. they started occupying a larger

protest area than before. so tonight as more people started gathering there was a tense stand off. more and more security started arriving, and both sides have been somewhat facing off. until it seems there was some kind of a trigger and the police pushed in with their big red signs saying don't charge or we will use force. the police are now far more prepared. they've got shields. they've got their helmets. the protesters are prepared with their face masks and helmets. it's hard to tell exactly what's going on. there are squirm michigans here and there, but what is looks like is they're trying to retake the original intersection that protesters occupied for almost three weeks. >> you wonder if this will have any bearing on the planned talks that are due to take place on tuesday. >> reporter: if i could bring your attention to where i am right now. i'm in admiralty, and it is just

inconceivable the difference that you feel here and what we're seeing in mong kok. here it's incredibly calm. students have taken to the stage. they want to open the dialogue with the government saying that they want the government to come up with a solution for democracy. people here are bedding down for the night. meanwhile, almost unaware of what is happening across the harbor in mong kok. it's very hard to tell what will happen, but student leaders have said clearly they'll continue with those talks. >> thank you very much, indeed. reporting from hong kong. coming up on al jazeera, a warm welcome to syrians who have been given a new home and new nationality in uruguay. i'm in india where farmer suicides are common. we'll find out if years of compensation have made any difference.

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>> in nigeria hopes have been raised that more than 200 kidnapped school girls will soon be released. boko haram had abducted the girls and there is no confirmation from boko haram yet. the announcement came ahead of a support rally for the president. we have this update. >> reporter: supporters of good luck jonathan feel that he has done a good job. other nigerians are a bit more skeptical. they say it takes too long for the government to deal with the insurgency problems. cease-fire with boko haram come as good news to people but others are skeptical. they want the leader of boko haram to appear in a video and talk about where the girls are and what hey got in exchange to agree to the cease-fire.

the parents of the girls are frustrated. they're angry and concerned. their girls have been gone for six months. they don't know what is happe happening to their daughters. the government has not yet given them a date of when it's going to happen. >> two germans released from captivity have arrived in the capitol of manila. they had been held nearly a 1,000 kilometers south. they were taken from a yacht in april. the captors say they received the nearly $6 million they asked for ransom. president bashir is meeting his counter part in cairo. they will discuss regional issues as well as the conflict in libya. he's wanted for war crimes and

genocide. there have been more anti-cue marc anti-coup marchs. they have called on the government to reprotesters. al jazeera continues to demand the release of their journalist who is have been held in egyptian prisons. mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste received a sentence of seven years for charge of helping the muslim brotherhood. bader mohammed receives an extra three years for possession of a spent bullet. we have reports now from the capitol montevideo.

>> reporter: it was a travel across the world to haven of peace and tranquility. timfive families were personally welcomed by uruguay's president. >> we cannot avoid war but we can at least mitigate the consequences. simply putting tents in the desert and sending food will not salve our conscience. >> reporter: uruguayan officials went to the refugee camps in lebanon to choose the families they thought most suitable for settlement in south america. >> what we're spending now will be repaid because they're going to work. to pay taxes. so this really is not an expense. it's an investment. if countries like qatar and emirates would help us, we could bring thousands here. >> reporter: for now they're here on the outskirts of

montevideo learning spanish and about their new country before being relocated around uruguay. this could not be further away in so many from the conflict in syria, nor the uncertainties in life in the refugee camps of lebanon. this is the beginning of a new life as a delicate transition for now hidden from the public gaze. they're kept away from a curious media. hussein from the syrian city of aleppo had already settled in uruguay and is employed as their translator. >> we really changed our lives to be better, now they are here, they now have an uruguayan i.d. we cannot say that they're refugees here. >> reporter: they received an enthusiastic welcome from the locals. they were at the schools where

the syrian children will attend when they have enough spanish. >> they will have a happy future and for the children it's amazing. it's an amazing future, really. >> reporter: uruguay was built and developed by immigrants, mostly spanish and italian. but it's now opening a fresh chapter with the hopes and aspirations of these new syrian arrivals. al jazeera, near monte video, uruguay. >> the italians have rescued more than 400 passengers from vessels off the coast of sicily. >> tens of thousands of people are without power in bermuda after hurricane gonzalo hit the island. it made landfall with winds 175 kilometers an hour, the strongest to hit bermuda in ten

years. it pom th pummeled the island with wind and torrential rains. it has now moved off as a tropical storm. 70 people are missing in the himalayans. the search for survivors has been widened to neighboring valleys and peaks. so far 370 hikers have been rescued. we have reports. >> one more body found. the trekker who was caught in the snowstorm on tuesday is flown down. in jomsom airport two trekkers are rescued after four days.

>> eight people in support staff were buried in the avalanche. >> it's really tragedy. >> okay. three people, including his brother, walked to the town with the information, and that led to his rescue. he could not walk because of a fractured leg. >> as weather clears, news about the tragedy is slowly coming in. many are angry with the government for its delayed response, and for being completely unprepared. >> reporter: they started walking towards high passes despite promising a centralize

response the government failed to former the trekkers that the pass was still block. teams had to divert the recovery to rescue these trekkers. hundreds had been rescued at various points. members of parliament have visited the area. >> it was not communicating, and today when we came to know again, when the telephone came in operation, today it's now very in rapidly. >> while the government says it didn't know even our team had been updated that the mountain passes were too dangerous. the government has formed a monitoring and rescue committee, and as the weather clears the probability is that those who are missing may not be found alive.

>> the "world health organization" said that it will conduct a full review of the handling of the ebola crisis. the u.n. agency has been criticized for responding too locally. a leaked internal memo admits to bungling its response to the outbreak. ebola has killed more than 4,000 people in west africa. liberia is one of the hardest hit by the virus. many who escaped liberia to escape the civil war now worry about their families at home. >> reporter: jefferson karr escaped war in liberia as a young boy leaving behind his family. he spent time in ivory coast before arriving here at the settlement as a teenager in 1998. he managed to go to school and had plans to return to liberia in september to set up a management studies college. but 'ol has changed all of that.

>>fter 14 years of civil war, trying to recover everything that we lost, then this ebola, this disease has come up again. >> reporter: he doesn't know when he'll be able to go home, so he started his college here. his family in liberia is constantly on his mind. he has lost cousins to the disease, and he's afraid for his wife who is in the east of the country. there are more than 10,000 liberians in the settlement. unlike jefferson many are saying silent about those they've lost back home. so many liberians here have been personally touched by ebola but because of the stigma it's something that they do not want to talk about openly. the only non-government organization hearsays it's running out of funds. >> houses are very close together. ventilation is a challenge it's

a place where there is a fear that if ebola erupts here it will spread like wild bush fire. many people move out and then come back. >> reporter: the borders are closed. >> yes, the west african borde borders. >> reporter: liberians are being repatriated, but some want to stay on in ghana as refugees. jefferson wants to go back. he said he prays every day that ghana will stay stable so he'll be able to raise the funds to fulfill his dream of opening a college back home. al jazeera, ghana. >> well, the u.s. president barack obama is resisting calls for the u.s. to institute a travel ban. he said sealing off the world is just not possible, and even if it was it would just make things worse. >> obama: before this is over we may see more isolated cases here in america.

we know how to wage this fight. if we're guided by the science, facts, not fear, i'm confident that we'll prevent an outbreak here in the united states, and we'll continue to lead the world in this urgent effort. >> now then in the first part of our series on farmers around the world we're off to india. in parts of the country it can mean debt and debt can lead farmers to take their own lives. government compensation promise to help farmers, but some say it's never enough. >> it's green now, but that merely masked the drought. the greenery is wild growth. there is very little crop. this woman's husband killed himself last year because of mounting debt. she was promised a loan waiver.

>> i have not received compensation. not one of them have returned since that day. >> reporter: thousands of farming families are in similar predicaments. even selling their land to settle debts is not an option since droughts here are common. ten years ago the family's patrio patery arch committed suicide because of debt. >> whatever we received as compensation was not enough. half was spent on my father's debt. we have two crops a year, but one has failed every year. our condition does not improve because we live off one crop alone. >> so many farmers are burdened with debt that hundreds of suicide a year is common. and every year the government promises compensation. >> reporter: they say the

farming sector was neglected by it's spread assessors. they say his government is giving the equivalent of up to $2,000 to each family of a farm who commits suicide because of debts they cannot repay. >> they're promising farmers because of the work. >> but many say the current compensation plan isn't enough because many farmers have debts mounting to several thousand dollars. at a nearby village community leaders say the situation is dire for nearly all farmers in the area and more needs to be done. >> keep your promise promise without conditions. cancel loans or give fresh loans without bank securities. that will help the farmers. >> reporter: this man works with his grandfather for the crops. they've had to take on more

loans just to meet their daily needs. in the islamabad district, al jazeera. >> with more on that story and other stories we're commenting on, www.aljazeera.com. that's where you should go. www.aljazeera.com.