gunmen attack a quarry in northern ken. at least 36 people are killed near the somali border, we'll give you a special report on the forces patrolling this porous border. this is al jazeera, live from our headquarters in doha. also ahead. forces launch another attack on the syrian town of kobe nee. violence, against the mexican president as his

approval ratings reach an all time low. burning for fuel, with devastatings consequences for environment. hello, gunmen have killed 36 workers on an attack on a quarry in kenya's are mondehan are province. katherine soy jin joins us. who's claimed responsibility? >> darlene, let me start out by saying the 36 bodies have been moved from the scene and are now in the mandera town. this attack happened at about midnight. the work has most of them who

are not residents of mandera, they come from other parts of the country to mandera, they were sleeping at that time when the gunmen about 20 of them surrounded them and ordered everybody to get out of their tents and they lined them up and shot many of them. some of them we're told were beheaded as well. a person i was talking to at the scene said he saw two decapitated bodies. there were passers by, five of whom said they hid in a trench. there is a crisis meeting, being headed by the president, still waiting for official response. >> why has this area been the scene of such frequent attacks? >> this area is right at the

border of somalia. this border is very porous, it's very easy to -- it's very hard to control movements in this area. the towns, mandera town and the town across the border in somalia have merged and hard to control there, police assured us that everything is under control. security has stopped after the attack on alast saturday, they are not going to be caught unaware, we did a story on the border and how difficult it is to control. are take a look. somalia is less than five

kilometers away and be al shabaab warriers have carried out many attacks here. government to protect their villages, and g-3 riefs, man like barry youssef. >> we often have to retreat. >> mandera is thought to be a key entry point for al shabaab are operatives. >> there is a lot of encroachment from the smafli soi side. that remains a very, very big challenge. >> the border with somalia whereas officially closed in

2007. officials only let others in on humanitarian grounds. if i take a few steps to this point right here is somalia's town. as you can see the border is wide open. somalia's government andin andig africa union forces, further south to operate in including this region. >> the government set out to clear when they entered somalia. the entire length of the border between kenya and somalia would then be put forth to ensure that these terrorists would not

infiltrate into somalia, that has not happened. >> they tell me the that kenya's long history of ethnic violence, are last not happened here. darlene we're just hearing that al shabaab has claimed responsibility for this attack just as they are claimed responsibility for the attack last sunday. they are angry saying the deposit has failed in its responsibility of protecting the citizens. there have been many attacks happen not just in northern kenya but nairobi.

>> thank you. haider al-abadi, 50,000 bogus names on the army payroll. jane, is this part of haider al-abadi's wears to root out corruption as he said he wanted to do when he took power? >> absolutely. and this is just one of the series of steps darlene. they were basically forced into retirement. which means they don't spend time in jail or get punished in anyway. an effort to reform the institutions. what we're talking about is a tip of the iceberg. what we're talking about is 50,000 soldiers who did not exist but were still on the

payroll. that means of course an incredible waste of money but also these army units didn't have the strength that they should have had. combine that with the corruption that led to this in the first place, army generals are essentially disappearing as i.s.i.l. got closer to mosul, it is basically undermining the sense of security here. >> jane, what is the latest on the ground? >> the iraqi military combined most importantly with a large variety of shia political yas are making gain against i.s.i.l. the baji front, there are areas that continue in places like

ticity like tikrit. all of that is very much a work in progress so while the army, the military continues to make gains with those u.s. and other air strikes, i.s.i.l. still controls thousands of square kilometers of iraq and syria. >> jane ah arraf, in iraq. the damage to homes near kobani's border crossing, is extensive. on saturday, i.s.i.l. fighters

attempted to take control of this area. but these syrian kurdish fighters say the border remains under their control. they say i.s.i.l. fighters attacked them from the turkey side, with the help of the turkish government. one of its toughest challenges. the group released a video which it says shows its latest assault. >> we managed to patrol the border crossing and now we're advancing towards the other positions where the kurdish parties are. with god's permission we will glenwillcleanse the area. >> backed up by u.s. air strikes and iraq's semi autonomous

fighters. turkish opposition mps who visited on sunday were greeted with hundreds of turkish protestors. turkey fought a long still unresolved conflict with the kurds. it's also worried that pushing back i.s.i.l. in syria may help turkish president assad. but a different message for the crowd: >> i would like to thank our comrades and our people who stood by kobani and stayed resilient for over 77 days now. >> reporter: i.s.i.l.'s latest attack on kobani was one of its biggest since it began the assault on the town in september, but despite the attacks over the last three months, kobani still has not

fallen. victoria gatenby, al jazeera. angered by court verdict, demonstrators in egypt have returned, reopened on monday for traffic before being closed off again. army troops have sealed it off from the public, for fear of more pro tefts. and al jazeera continues to demand the release of its three journalists held in egypt for 339 days. peter greste, mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed were held for rrm accusation ever support of the muived. because the u.n. said it can't afford to feed syrian

refugees. details coming up.

>> hello again, the top stories on al jazeera. somalia based armed group al shabaab has claimed responsibility for an attack on a quarry in kenya's mandera county. the iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi has sacked members of the military ministry.

launched by i.s.i.l. on the border crossing. it's been two years since enrique pena nieto became president. but thousands want him to survive. they're angry at his handling of the 43 students who disappeared. >> anger returned to the streets of mexico city on president enrique pena nieto's second anniversary in office. protests destroying things on their way. there is a group of anarchists that are setting themselves on fire. >> it was mayhem. thousands have taken the streets to ask president pena nieto to step down. a so-called mexican awakening

with protests for the last two months. >> shame on you. i pay your salary and my taxes are robbed by a corrupt government. what you don't realize is that we're all affected 50 government's wrongdoing. >> reporter: hundreds of roitt troops were deployed. protesters, are claiming that hundreds of direct at the head of the government. president has announced reforms to tackle impunity and reig rein

corruption. governments to face organized crime. >> but students said the corruption goes all the way to the president. they say his wife has been involved in a scandal by trying to buy a $7 million home from a company that is corrupt. 120 million mexicans elected you, we can also get you fired. monicaville la mazar, mexico city. the leaders will be surrendering themselves to the police on wednesday. sarah clark joie chen us on the phone from hong kong to tell us what's behind this decision, sarah. >> it certainly was a surprise for many. ilt was a highly charged and very emotional press conference held by three members of the occupy movement, they're concerned not only for

themselves and the movement but basically the people who remain in the streets in the central part of hong kong in the two major sites, myrtle and bay. sunday night and monday morning when we saw the violent clashes between police and students and what they are saying is they can't guarantee the safety of the people who stay here. but if people do decide to stay, the police behavior on sunday night and monday morning wattous owattousof control, and the administration is described as heartless. they want to keep the campaign going but the fight for democracy is a long one and needs to be done in a peaceful manner and not on the street. >> sarah clark reporting for us from hong kong. special forces are taking

new attacks on donetsk airport. fighting has recently intensified near the airport and that's despite september ceasefire agreement. russia says it will carry out more than 4,000 military drones next year and some will involve tens of thousands of troops. at the same time, showing off its military might, it's trying other tactics to win back its influence in europe. peter sharp reports. moscow stumped up $100,000 to transport it and install the 25 meter tree in paris. it's a message of peace, said the russian ambassador. ists also another example of putin's campaign to garner influence across europe. earlier a moscow based bank lent

maurice la penne $11 million. and after moscow refused to deliver many war ships if france reneged on the deal. at the g-20 in brisbane, putin couldn't fail to be aware of the growing distance. and putin is now paying court to the countries on the margins of europe looking to shore up old alliances. in serbia russian forces on maneuvers with the serbian army, the first joint drill with the country seeking membership in the eu. it rang alarm bells in brussels but it's afternoon indication.of russia a's determination to extend sphere of influence with

the countries on its border. bulgaria, $11 billion has been invested by russia over the last ten years. italy, russia's the country's main energy supplier. hungary secured loans totaling $11 billion add low market rates. austria, moscow has invested $12 billion in the country. >> it's essentially for kremlin to have countries inside european union, he would try to break sanctions. but the main battle which putin lost in europe is battle for madam merkel heart. you know especially after their five hours meeting in brisbane she's now just furious about putin. >> the german chancellor delivered the stark warning in a speech following the g-20 in

bribs last month. she says this is -- in brisbane last month. this isn't just about serbia or moldova ah. moldova. >> the kremlin's sense, it's convinced that represents a threat orussian security. where the eu goes they tell you, nato will follow. peter sharp, al jazeera, moscow. more than 1.7 million syrian refugees could go hungry this winter. the u.n. food program says it needs more than $64 million to finance the aid needed through

december. two sisters are being held as heroes in india after beating up men who were sexually harassing them on a bus. the video shows them beating the men with belts. reuben dario azate has been released on monday. announced his resignation after 33 years in the military. president obama has pledged stop police building a militarized culture. this after more protests over the michael brown shooting.

shia britanzi reports. walking out of businesses, offices and campuses aat lunch time. >> classes are participant, schools are important but justice is more important. the expression of outrage of unarmed teenage are michael brown by a police officer. it's been clear for some time that this is no longer just about ferguson. and in washington, president obama was keen to show that he's listening. at the white house, the president, the vice president and the attorney general met with black and latino members. president obama also announced the review of police practices, specifically whether local police forces have become over militarized. >> i will be signing an executive order that specifies

how we are going to make sure that program is accountable, house that it's transparent and how we're going to make sure we're not building a militarized culture inside our local law enforcement. >> the programs to supply military equipment to police will stay in place. but he will ask congress for $75 million to purchase 50,000 body cameras for police officers. but the protesters want deeper change whether wearing a body camera or not, police officers can legally kill someone as long as they testify they are in fear of their eyes. >> we want people the keep their eyes open, be aware that black people are being killed every 20 hours by white cops. >> back in missouri the ferguson

commission was beginning its first meeting. convened by the state governor, the chairman vowed it was not just a pr stunt. the commission will have to overcome the suspicions of a local community that currently has little faith in its public officials. shia britanzi, al jazeera. united nations conference in pursue, trying to reverse the trend, villagers who chop town decrease say they have no choice if they are to survive. reporting from south sudan. >> took over responsibility for his family when his father was killed in the war leading to independence. now his nephews have lost their father in the most recent spate much fighting.

charcoal provides an income and means for existence. >> get food from charcoal, medicine from charcoal and some other needs from charcoal. >> reporter: along south sudan, even petrol is imported into this land wash with fossil fuels. there is little gas, very little kerosene. despite the billions of dollars of oil being pumped from the ground here in south sudan, the major fuel is charcoal or firewood and that's wood harvested from virgin forest for 9 million people. that's millions of cooking fires every day and that's uncountable numbers of trees. those plumes of smoke are coming from charcoal manufacturing sites. the trees here have been heavily harvested. experts here that nearly 1.5% of

south sudan's forest is being lost every year. the current rate of deforestation means no forest will be left in south sudan within three, four decades. >> this area here used to be open forest. you see there is a gap here. charcoal production is become a very lucrative business. in char coke you guarantee the money. >> in the capitol juba, tree l forests, take responsibility for the forests they rely on. >> we are trying to give them the message to cut them sustainfully or use them sustainfully. >> one way to stop deforestations here is to bring the vast oil reserves online for

the people. but that bringing co2 emissions, these people are simply concerned with eking out a living. nick clark, sowfnedz. >> the supreme court has been asked to decide. it's "inside story." hello, i'm ray