>> we also acknowledge there is a lot more work yet to be done. >> fighting words from the 60 countries united against isil. an admission that it's defeat could be many years away. >> hello, you're watching al jazeera from london. also up on the program, learning lessons of war. children are caught up in the fight against isil. >> strengthen your case or drop it, the international criminal court issues an ultimatum in the trial of kenya's president.

plus... >> rest in peace, my little brother, i'll see you out in the middle. >> cricketer phil hughes laid to rest in his hometown as the nation says its final farewell. >> thank you for joining us. the international coalition that is fighting isil is winning, but the group's final defeat could be many years away. the words of the u.s. secretary of state john kerry after a meeting of representatives from the 60 countries that make up the coalition. from brussels here is tim friend. >> the coalition's assertion that it's making process against isil would be created with skepticism here as they wait for the next attack. a small team of doctors and nurses providing the only

remaining medical services in the syrian border town of kobane is preparing for a new serge of admissions as fighting intensifies. a single aid station is all that is left of two of the three medical facilities were destroyed when isil attacked the town in mid-september. injured from the coalition of kurdish and free syrian army fighters, who have been holding isil at bay, receive treatment here. >> from now as the situation in kobane permits we'll find other places where we can hospitalize the injured because we know that the number will increase, more injured will come. we have to be ready. the most important thing for us is to have an operating room. >> they insist that they're making progress in the military operations cutting off finance and supplies as well as the flow of fighters to isil. but there is a long way to go as the u.s. secretary of state

admitted. >> we have made already significant progress in two and a half months. but we also acknowledge there is a lot more work yet to be done. daesh is still perpetrating terrible crimes. but there was a consensus that the momentum, which it had exhibited two and a half months ago, has been halted. >> mr. kerry refused to comment on reports that iran had flown a bombing mission against isil over iraq. the iraqi prime minister, who was also here, spoke of isil's global threat.

>> the medics in kobane don't need to be told how urgent the task is. tim friend, brussels. >> more than a million people in iraq have fled the violence over the last few months. we have reports from baghdad. >> reporter: with four families in one house, the only place to play is the street. this family has lived in the neighborhood of baghdad since they left their home south of here in july. for this woman and her grandchildren, home was one of the fronts in the battle. they had farms and nice houses, all leveled now. >> we left with only the clothes on our backs. we left everything, our cattle,

our houses that were destroyed later. we left our crops. >> she pays $200 a month in rent for a race that has no electricity or running water. hundreds of families live like this here. the neighborhood leader has been distributing aid from charities to more than 2,000 displaced people. >> we ask for tents, we ask for trailers. officials promise us, and they say please let us approve th the 2015 budget. but now winter is knocking at the door and people just want a safe, warm place to live. >> this woman is living in an attic with her five children. she says that she needs mattresses, blankets, hot water

and heater. >> the isil takeover of large parts of the country has turned it in a crisis. more than a million iraqis have been forced to leave their homes. as iraq and other countries focus on fighting isil, a lot of those displaced by the conflict have fallen through the cracks. no group has been spared from the violence. this camp near baghdad is home. this woman struggles to care for her son. his epilepsy is going untreated. >> we left our homes overnight at 2:00 in the morning. we heard that isil is coming. they killed my brother, cousin and some of my clothes relatives. >> with the cold coming there is only plastic to cover the windows. the children struggle to maintain a normal life. there is nothing normal about this. they've learned one of the first lessons of war.

it's the civilian who is suffer. al jazeera, baghdad. >> let's go to somalia now where four people have been killed in a suicide-bomb attack in the capitol of mogadishu. the attack is being blamed on al-shabab. nicole johnston has more. >> reporter: traveling in an armored convoy with your own private security may seem the safe away to get around mogadishu. this has become a dangerous city. four u.n. cars near the airport when a suicide-bomber ran his vehicle into the convoy. if the aim had been to kill u.n. staff, it failed. they were all unharmed 3. >> some people died, including a security officer, and many others were wounded at the scene of the explosion, and we're still investigating. >> no one has claimed

responsibility for the attack. but when there is trouble here it's usually the group al-shabab behind it. they were forced out of mogadishu three years ago. however they still control parts of the countryside. from time to time they're active in the capitol. there have been other attacks on u.n. and government convoys. last year al-shabab carried out a brazen assault in the u.n. base. u.n. workers sheltered in a room in the basement. the al-shabab fighters were eventually killed. in neighboring kenya gunmen killed 36 non-muslim workers at the border between kenya and somalia. this happened close to the area where a bus was hijacked and 28 people were killed in november. al-shabab has claimed responsibility for most of the violence. the u.n. had sent troops trying

to defeat al-shabab, and since then it a has become one of the group's main targets. >> the trial of kenya's president could soon fall apart due to lack of evidence. president kenyatta is accused of planning the violence that took place after the presidential election. it's thought that 1,002 people died. but now the icc has given prosecutors an one-week deadline to get its case together or it could be dropped. we have now more from kenya's capitol in nairobi. >> it is, indeed, under immense pressure to condition with the trial. they said many times before that this case is struggling. we have witnesses who have been withdrawingality unprecedented levels, according to her words. she has had to many withdraws. key witnesses have withdrawn as

well. she said that the government has refused to cooperate. the prosecution asked the government to provide personal documents that they say are crucial in continuing the case. and this includes telephone records, bank statements, also records of his personal wealth. the government has said that it has govern the prosecution all that it needs to give now. the international criminal court trial chamber say that in this statement that was issued not long ago that requested the definite adjournment. the prosecutor is under a lot of pressure because she said the case is really struggling. >> al-qaeda's branch in yemen

said it was behind the car bombing against the iranian ambassador's house several bodies were pulled from the rubble, and 17 others from injured. al-qaeda has carried out similar attacks in the past. if accuses iran of supporting shia houthi rebels in yemen. israeli police say that a palestinian man was shot after he stabbed two israelis in a settlement. the attack happened in the west banks. it's reported the two israelis are wounded, and the palestinian is in serious condition. tensions between israelis and palestinians have been high over the past few weeks. right-leaning parties are poised to increase their grip on power when israelis go to early polls in march. the main parties have agreed to an election date after prime

minister benjamin netanyahu sacked two of his prime ministers. >> dissolving the israeli knesset and dates for early election, this comes one day after prime minister benjamin netanyahu sacked economy minister and justice minister. march 17th is when israelis will head to the polls, and right-wing political parties are expected to win more seats in the next knesset according to a poll. >> i think the next government will be more homogenous, unlike this government. the prime minister will work with those who are with him stead of against those who are hostile. by going to early elections, netanyahu is hoping to become the prime minister of a government that is in agreement with his policies as opposed to ones that keep challenging him.

this may mean joining forces with ultra orthodox jewish parties that are not part of the coalition. at the heart is the controversial jewish state that netanyahu built. some believe this is a bill he'll keep pursuing. >> i think he believes this is the right bill to introduce to the knesset, and we believe just the opposite. this is the wrong bill. it does create certain israeli society between jewishs and arabs. >> reporter: jewish settlers are keeping a close eye on the political development. their hope is that the next government will be more supportive of settlement expanse. >> not good. elections are not good. it's a waste of a lot of money,

but it's good for netanyahu. >> a new mandate could give netanyahu more leeway to pursue expansionist policy, and this is what could make it next to impossible to move forward on anything with the palestinians. nisreen el-shamayleh, al jazeera, west jerusalem. >> fighting between ukraine and settlements in the east has left patients struggling in a hospital. 50 patients have died since april. there is no heating or running water, and medical supplies are dwindling. >> hundreds of mourners have paid their respects to a woman in germany who has become a symbol of civic service. she was killed as she stepped in to protect two teenage girls who were being harassed at a park.

>> they call her a good samaritan, champion of the weak. a woman who dared to stand up against violence. sheriffs studying to be a teacher died on her 23rd birthday after two weeks in a coma. during that time and since her death on friday she has become front page news from stopping boys from harassing two teenage girls at a mcdonald's after she heard their screams. >> because of her we want to show our own courage. she was very brave. we demand a stop of violence. >> an 18-year-old male is in custody over the attack after stopping the boys, she was struck once and hit her head as she fell. she would never recover. this is the resident of germany's president. over the weekend he wrote her parents, saying your daughter showed courage and exemplary moral fortitude in standing up

for victims in an act of violence. >> her aunt and uncle remember a woman who was strong minded and fearless, a model in life and death. >> my children say we will be like her. we will do the same thing that she did. as their mother i'm proud of them, and i'm really proud of tugce for showing courage. >> it proves wrong that people of immigrant background are a source of crime. and many, too, will want to change society. >> still to come on the program as sweden's government is thrown into crisis over immigration, we discussed a rise of the right in

europe. ancient cultural sites come under attack as the battle against isil continues.

>> a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. the u.s. secretary of state says that the coalition has managed to halt the momentum of islamic state of iraq and levant. he would meet with the countries that make up the anti-isil coalition.

three were injured in a blast targeted towards a convoy at the mogadishu airport. israelis will go to early polls on march 17th. the main parties agreed to the date after prime minister benjamin netanyahu stacked two of his prime ministers. >> hundreds of thousands of civilians have been killed. millions more are refugees. there have been immeasurable losses of structures and artifacts which is the focus of a meeting in paris. here is an example of the devastation. mosul in iraq where the mosque stood since the eighth century bc. it is also where jonah is believed to be entombed. he's known to be swallow by a

reaa whale. it was destroyed by isil. in syria most cultural sites are now considered to be in danger like the city of aleppo, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities of the world. this satellite image taken in 2011 shows the city's grand mosque, a major par t mosque, a major part of the city, as you can see. well here is an image captured this year showing what is left of it. while the sites withstood the test of time, they were not able to with stand the raff rages of civil war. joining us director of antiquities. thank you for joining us. is it mainly that it's the violence or are some of the sites targeted, or is it perhaps the economic gain that can be made from selling some of the

artifacts, what is the main cause? >> thank you very much. we're here in paris for the meeting of unisco. the biggest responsibility is how we can help the culture areas in syria and iraq. what has happened in syria is catastrophic. also the fighting in aleppo city, how can we as syrian people together to protect our country, and to reduce the damage on our culture.

we are now in paris to discuss how they can help us protect culture, and to do our national work inside of syria. >> i mean, obviously, the violence is continuing. what do you expect and hope that you can do? >> my hope for the international community to close the borders of iraq and syria. if we can do something with the situation and the local community to preserve the areas of syria.

we hope to help syrians to close the border against the mafia network coming from europe, from neighboring countries, from syria, how we can stop the illicit trafficking of our cultural objects from syria. it is very important for our country. >> sir, i'm sorry, we'll have to leave it there. general director of antiquities in syria. thank you. sweden's left-leaning prime minister is calling for fresh elections after just two months in power. his government has been thrown into crisis after a right-wing party would help to defeat it's very first budget.

it is a frustration that is mirrored across europe. it now has secured the biggest share of votes earlier this year. meanwhile, in france the national front has established itself at the third largest political force in the country. it gained 4 seats in the european elections. nationalist parties have gained ground in greece and party. let's go back to sweden. what has happened in the weeks in between? >> well, swede someone known for many things. one of them, until now, is stable government. stable democracy. well, not any more. in the last eight months, as you say, eight weeks, as you say, a significant opposition has been

building to the idea that this government would pass a 2015 budget. that comes in the form of center right alliance but bolstered by this far right anti-immigration party that became the third biggest party in swede no one september's election. as a result the prime minister failed to trying to pass his budgets. he called, as you say, for a snap election to be held next year. it has rocked the political landscape here in sweden. i can talk more about it in more depth with my guest karen ericksen a political journalist and common cate kate commentator. how unusual is this? >> this is sensational. we've not had elections of this kind since 1958. that's quite awhile. >> of course, it was a budget vote, but it didn't have a lot to do with the economy.

it was actually will immigration. something that this country has held up as a national ideology, now seriously challenged by this far right party. how difficult is it for sweden to accept that immigration is now part of the debate? >> i think this is very difficult. i don't think you would see it really adjusting to this situation. that's why we would have the results that we had. the swedish ideas about immigration without proposals of what to do. >> they'll have to face it up to now. with an election to come it will be part that have debate. new realities here in sweden. back to you. >> live for news stockholm. thank you. australia has paid an emotional tribute to philip hughes, the young cricketer who

died after being struggle by a ball during a match. hughes' funeral was held in his hometown. he had a promising career ahead of him as we now report. [music] >> philip hughes was just 25 years old when he died last week. the australian batsman was struck in the neck by a cricket ball in a state match. his funeral was held in his hometown in new south wales. >> i still can't believe i'm hear saying my final goodbyes. even though you're my little brother you have taught me so much. you have given me confidence, strength. you supported me and gave me a strong desire to succeed. >> reporter: the service was broadcast around australia and many fans watched from the sydney cricket ground where hughes suffered the fateful

injury. after making his international debut in 2009, hughes played 26 test matches for united states. manaustralia. many of them along cricket captain and friend michael cla clark. >> we must play on. rest in peace, my little brother. i'll see you out in the middle. [applause] >> his father gregory was in tears afters he helps carry the coffin after the service. >> a young sportsman cut down just as his life and career was starting to flourish. richard park, al jazeera.

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