isil fighters say they have beheaded another american and several syrian soldiers. you're watching al jazeera live from the headquarters in doha. these are the other top stories. the nigerian government says it has retain the town of chegok. >> the g-20 summit closes with a plan to beast boost of economy ifrments hong kong is now relies on the public to clear

demonstration sites. new video posted online appears to show the beheading of a group of isil hostages including american peter kassig. in it what appears to be members of the islamic state of iraq and levant are killing the u.s. aid worker as well as several syrian soldiers. 26-year-old kassig was captured last year in syria on a mission to help wounded refugees. he converted to islam. we have the story from baghdad. what are you hearing about this and the authenticity of this video. >> reporter: well, let me tell you i've spoken to several iraqis throughout the day here on sunday about what they make of this video. for a lot of people it reminds them of the bad old days of violence here in iraq during 2006, '07 and '08 when the

beheadings were quite comm commonplace. al qaeda in iraq that became isil, this was a common tactic they used to use, and many people here are just shaking their heads and worrying about a return to those days. as regards the authenticity of this video, it was released in the early morning of sunday and came on the same social media platforms as videos previously authenticated. international intelligence agencies and the iraqi government and various other organizations are looking at the video to try and determine the authenticity of it. the family of peter kassig have reactedle sw. they're looking at the authenticity of the video. they hope you remember peter as they want to remember him, as a humanitarian aid worker. isil said he was killed because he was an iraq war veteran and came to iraq to kill muslims. also he's killed for retribution

reasons. i was killed alongside those 12 alleged soldiers, syrian soldiers. now, we don't know if they were soldiers or not. what we do know is that this video is time and time again a tactic that isil uses. they release this without any warning, and the families of those victims find out pretty much the same time we do. >> you're talking about these alleged soldiers. now, if this is kwisconfirmed, r is the fifth western hostage to be killed by isil. there are hundreds others that have been executed by isil including what we understand these supposed 12 syrian soldiers in that video. >> reporter: that's absolutely right. we don't know whether they were soldiers. we know the video itself was taped in aleppo, so we know it's syrian in nature but we don't know who these soldiers were. isil has beheaded and killed at least 17 journalists in syria in

the last ten months alone. also here in iraq, that figure rises to around about 18, 19. the figures are very difficult to determine completely accurately because of the nature of these killings. also, we think there are at least 80 journalists across sear syria and iraq in custody of isil. that does include some westerners as well. also, hundreds of aid workers have been kidnapped and simply missing that we don't know what their whereabouts are. isil is holding a number of aid workers and hostages who are syrian and iraqi in nature. also, there are lebanese soldiers that have been held by isil as well. so we know that there are these people beyond the westerners, beyond the names that get thrown around in the media, get lauded in the media. we know that iraqis and syrians are affected by this type of violence. >> thank you very much reporting from baghdad. crossing over to washington and bringing in kimberly helka.

we understand there's reaction from the white house on thi alleged video. >> reporter: that's right. the american public waking up to these news reports. in washington we have a statement from the national security spokes woman, bernadette meehan. she is we're aware of a video that claims to show the murder of u.s. citizen peter kassig by isil. the intelligence community is working as quickly as possible to determine the authenticity. if confirmed, we are appalled by the brutal murder of an innocent american aid worker, and we express our deepest condolences to his family and friends. we will provide more information when it it is available. i can tell you president obama is wear of the news reports. he's traveling back from australia where he was meeting with world leaders at the g-20 summit. one of the issues on the agenda there, of course, was trying to determine how to stop the cash flow to isil. just one of the many tools that the u.s. is pursuing with world leaders in an effort to stop the

tragic news we're now reporting. of course, the reports of the beheading of peter kassig. >> all right, thank you, kimberly. at least five people have been killed in a series of blasts across baghdad and seven others wounded. the first blast happened near a police station west of the iraqi capital. there was a roadside bombing and explosion at an airport checkpoint. the nigerian army says its recaptured the town of chebok from boko haram. it's where nearly 300 schoolgirls were kidnapped in april. boko haram fighters want to establish an islamic state in northern nigeria took control of chibok on thursday. what it is the situation right now? >> reporter: chibok is now free

of boko haram fighters. a few hours ago security forces alongside local vigilantes were around the area and have walked into chibok and are still there. it's still not safe according to local officials. thousands of residents fled chibok for the attack on thursday to go back. meanwhile, these internally displaced persons are living in near by towns and sivillages. they've being taken care of by officials. they say chibok is not stable as it is for them to go back. >> what is this for boko haram? is it a big loss for them and their strategy? >> reporter: it's a big loss for boko haram, and it's more like a victory for the nigerian security forces and local vigilantes. the town of chibok is important for many reasons.

as you said, in april seven months ago boko haram attacked the town of chibok and took 270 girls and 219 are still unaccounted for. for the people that went through so much in the last seven months, boko haram came back again and attacked the town for the second time displacing thousands and many have been killed in that thursday attack. practically it shows that boko haram wanted to push forward a message that they can attack at will and wound the territory. chibok is still in the news because the girls haven't been found. the military is trying to do everything possible after a series of losses in terms of territory to take back chibok to prove to the world something is being done to keep this place safe and probably rescue the 219 girls that are still missing. >> thank you. he was speaking to you by chibok

and people living there accuse government soldiers of failing to defend the area following the attack by boko haram. we have the report. >> reporter: when boko haram fighters attacked the town of chibok late last week, people living there expected the nigerian army to protect them. instead the soldiers stationed there abandoned them, they said. >> translator: we managed to get to the road and saul soldiers athe a checkpoint as if they were brave. when the sounds of gunshots got closer, they jumped in their vehicles and drove off. >> reporter: she was in school when boko haram fighters attacked the town. he was injured and managed to escape. some of his friends were killed. >> i feel very bad about it because my studies were stopped because of all this happening. all these people were killed and are dead. >> reporter: thousands are forced to leave homes because of

the fighting. these families traveled to the capital where they wait until it's safe to go how. the town of chibok is a christian onclave in northern nigeria and has been attacked many times before. in april boko haram abducted more than 270 schoolgirls, most of them christian. some of the girls escaped, but 219 are still being held by the group. many people have little faith in the army, especially after this latest attack in chibok. >> we just hear gunshots all over. i just went out and see soldiers that are running. >> reporter: the army recently announced a ceasefire with boko haram, which the group says it never agreed to. so for people in chibok, the chaos and violence continues. an agreement to bring in a transitional government in

bruhina fossa as leaders gather in the capital. an interim civilian president will be announced on monday. they made the announcement to return the country to civilian rule a daf after meeting opposition parties. al jazeera has more from burkina faso. >> some are skeptical trrp the suspension has been lifted from today, november 15th, to all loy the process of putting in place a civilian transition. this is the original constitution of june 2, 1991. now people are talking about

what's next. will he step down and when will a civil january be named litered. some say it could be next week or longer than that. >> translator: i want the civilian president, but i am in no hurry. they must take their time so they choose the right person. >> translator: we pray that next week we'll have a civilian leader. >> reporter: people have been told they have until sunday 12:00 p.m. local time to basically give their list of names of people they think should lead the country. there are some names on the list. they think the archbishop could take over and he's catholic and a neutral president. there are reports it could face an immense amount of pressure to take over the rein of his country. still ahead on al jazeera, after the killing of over 30 soldiers last month by armed fighters in north sinai, egypt military is claiming several successes on the troubles.

the details are coming up.

hello, again. the top story the on al jazeera. a video is posted online that appears to show the killing of several isils on tajs including the u.s. aid worker peter kassig. he was captured last year in syria on a mission to help wounded refugees. the. the nigerian army says it has recaptured the town of chibok. boko haram fighters who wanted to state an islamic state

happened on thursday. leaders from across birk fossa have gathered on the capital. an interim civilian president will be announced on monday. the g-20 meter h meeting ha wrapped up in australia. they could also create millions of jobs over the next five years. at scott hide ler reports from brisbane, other issues not on the official agenda were a big distraction. >> reporter: at the end of the two days, an ambitious plan was announced, one that would boost the global economy by $2 trillion. this would happen by increasing trade and investing in infrastructure over the next five years. >> this year the g-20 has delivered real practical outcomes. because of the efforts that the g-20 has made this year culminating in the last 48

hours, people right around the world are going to be better off, and that's what it's all about. >> the prime minister had said climate change would not be discussed at g-20, but it made its way into the plan. prime minister abbott stuck to his one promise that the official communique from the go-20 summit would only be three pages long. some feel what's in this document is very difficult to implement. >> not a particularly actionable document. if you have to stuff everything into a arbitrary three pages, you inevitably say everything in generality. >> reporter: with the leaders of the world's most powerful countries under one roof, geopolitics entered the conversation and at times overshadowed it. russia's involvement in ukraine was condemned. >> we're going to maintain the economic isolation while maintaining the possibility of a diplomatic solution. it is not our preference to see russia isolated way it is.

>> the much talked about confront twiegs abbott and putin never happened. >> translator: the ukrainian situation in my view has a good chance of resolution, no matter how strange it sounds. the sanctions hurt those they're imposed on and those that impose them. >> reporter: late in the day they departed four countries each with unique challenges and the task of selling the new g-20 ideas to the domestic audience. in ukraine president poroshenko has suspended government services in pro-russia rebel held areas. in a bid to put economic pressure on the separatists, the govrt is canceling subsidies for yaers not under it's control. they ordered state property and employees to be evacuated from the region. here's the update. >> reporter: people here get

used to this new reality brought about by president poroshenko's decree on saturday. it was his words about banking services being denied to these break-away parts of his country. already we're getting reports of people trying to go shopping with credit cards and not being successful because the transactionses simply aren't accepted by banks based in the west of ukraine. as well as that, people are trying to use their mobile phones and can't use their credit cards to do that at the terminals. already there are some immediate results of this decree, but in some ways it's also cementing what's the case here. there hasn't been a means of providing state institutions and state services here in these areas of ukraine for some months now. the donetsk people's republic, the self-proclaimed leadership of this part of ukraine is promising to pick up the slack and providing pensions and do more in terms of other services as well.

that is still very much a work in progress. some questions as to whether russia will start to step in and help pick up the slack. president putin has promised to assist the whole of ukraine rise from its knees he said. he heavily criticized president poroshenko's move on saturday saying it was a big mistake and he was cementing the cutting off of part of his territory. a very different view from kiev. they don't see much assistance in the offing from russia. they're talking about more troops krosing the border in recent days as there are fears this fragile ceasefire that held the past couple of months is under real threat and they face losing more territory. work has now begun to remove the wreckage of flight mh-17 in the separatist-held east. all the passengers died in july. access to the site has been

limited because of the fighting between government troupes and pro-russian separatists. part of the wreckage will be taken by train for another investigation. there's an explosion outside the afghan parliament in kabul killing three people. a suicide bomber targeted a member of parliament and a leading advocate of bem's rights in afghanistan. she was injured in that attack along with 17 others. egypt's armed forces say they have killed 10 armed fighters in north sinai as part of the campaign against rebels. it's as one of the groups operating there pledged allegiance to the isil and levant. we have more. >> reporter: to a backdrop of music, the egyptian army showcases its might. in a video broadcast on state television late on saturday, the military showed what it says

were several successful operations carried out in the sinai peninsula. the carefully edited foot anl was released hours an an isil group uploaded a video of its own on the internet. on friday evening, the group posted this video online. footage of an aabbing to army positions in sinai that killed over 30 soldiers last month. the group showed gruesome images of soldiers blindfolded and shot in the back of the head insisting that it was fighting the army in self-defense. al jazeera cannot independently verify this footage. for weeks now the egyptian army has been demolishing houses and forcibly removing people from homes in sinai. the government says it needs to create a buffer zone on its border with gaza and israel to combat what it calls terrorism. >> translator: we have warned you time and again, but you do

not listen. you kill women and children and bomb our homes. sdiet what we have inflicted on you in this attack, we tell you the war is yet to begin. >> reporter: the army's video, too, showed blindfolded men taken away with the military saying it killed ten so-called terrorists. proof true that egypt was put into use the american-made and financed apache helicopters it values so much. this footage of a house targeted by the aircraft. all of this was also accompanied by a warning. >> translator: we will target anyone who thinks of attacking the egyptian people. >> reporter: shortly after the coup, sisi asked egyptians to support him in combating the potential violence. but since he became president, it appears that violence across egypt, particularly in sinai, has only increased. after the release of these two videos, it seems that the conflict is not only armed but

that it involves a great deal of propaganda, too. a new u.n. report on libya has found an increasing number of people are fleeing their homes because of violence there. the report from the united nations high commission of refugees says more than 100,000 people have been displaced in the last month alone, and that puts the number of refugees close to 400,000. intense fighting among rival armed groups is fiercest in benghazi and sear that in the east and kikrit to the west. yemen's defense ministry says rebel fighters blew up a major oil pipeline. the blast targeted a section of that pipeline, which runs through the province east of the capital of sanaa. they have been battling for control of that area since last week, but they've been held off by the local tribesmen there. in yemen it's been tense shins

they captured the capital of sanaa. we look at how people are coping in the country. >> reporter: there's many checkpoints in sanaa. the army and the police are nowhere to be found here except for a few traffic policemen keeping order on busy streets. when they captured sanaa in september, they set up committees tasked with securing the city. for people like mohammed, the so-called popular committees are crucial to defeat al qaeda and to restore calm. >> translator: security and justice are the responsibilities of this state, but when you have a weak government, then people have the right to protect themselves. there is nothing wrong to have popular committees defending the population, and we want the government to coordinate with them.

>> reporter: but many yemenis are concerned about the armed up men in sanaa. this was the focus of the 2011 uprising. the protests here is against the presence of fighters on campus. many others have joined the call to end the presence of armed militias in yemen. >> translator: when you see this on the street, this is a threat to any civil society. no one is safe in yemen. it's really sad. the gunmen have showed their abilities. >> reporter: they now control more territory. in some areas like this south of the capital, they're engaged in fierce fighting against al qaeda. tight security here in sanaa is a precaution against revenge attacks. they say that the presence of their fighters in sanaa depends

on the security situation, and once the government orders the army and the police to take over security of the capital, checkpoints will disappear and the fighters will pull out. al jazeera, sanaa. well, sunday marks 50 days since protesters first occupied main roads in hong kong. student leaders have had little success engaging beijing in dialogue for greater democracy. hong kong's government threatens to clear the protest sites. and it's now relying on the public to do that job. >> reporter: even in their sleep, they're making a statement. they have given up their homes and taken up residence in what used to be some of hong kong's busiest roads. living on the streets has become a way of life for these protesters that demand the right to freely choose their next leader. this university student has suspended his studies in the

united states to help guard the barricades. >> i'm here. the government will answer our questions. they will answer our needs and give us the way to nominate our chief executive, and they will accept our demands. >> reporter: the protesters want beijing to revoke its decision to vet the candidates for hong kong's 2017 elections to choose its chief executive. the hong kong government and the leaders in china have made it clear that won't happen. >> hopefully beijing will at a later time give us some positive response. for the time being, there is no fixed plan for exit just yet. >> reporter: the government and the protesters are at an impasse, so now it's left to the public to take the initiative to clear some of the protest sites. for instance, the managers of this building have obtained a court order and they can ask police to remove any obstacles from the surrounds areas, be it

barricades on protesters, and if they resist they can be arrested. at other protest sites police may be called to take action soon. the taxi and buskers bus drivers have been begin -- the lives on handouts and gives free language lessons to fellow occupiers. >> if they use guns, violence, we believe that we will come back. >> sending a clear message that just removing barricades will not silence the protesters "command it is for democracy. before a check on the word headlines, one more story out of france. a piece of french history is going under the hammer in paris. wonderful napoleon's famous two-pointed hats is auctioned. there it is. it's valued around $500,000.

and, in fact, it could fetch 4 or 5 times that amount. you can read much more about that option as well as all the other day's top stories on our website, al jazeera.com. >> china pledges to join the flight against climate change. that's big and new, but carbon emissions won't go down unti until 2030. is that really progress? that's the inside story. >> hi, i'm lisa fletcher. for years and years while the world worries what to do about