reports of a senior second al qaeda commander killed in pakistan in two days. ♪ ♪ welcome do al jazerra. the syrian government is accused of using chlorine gas against isil fighters in the eastern city. typhoon hag put hits the fill teens and it is not done yet. we will be live. plus one of the world's oldest

museums celebrates it's 250th birthday. ♪ ♪ a drone strike in pakistan's north region has reportedly killed at least five people. a senior al qaeda commander is said to have been among those who died. omar fa rube was head of the grube's operations in pakistan and afghanistan. on saturday al leader was killed in a similar attack. the kamal, there has been another senior al qaeda member, he's the latest to be killed from a drone strike. just how significant was he? >> reporter: well, as you mentioned, he is believed to be operational commander for afghanistan and pakistan. he's a pakistani. however he rows to prominence first starting as a spokesman

for al qaeda in pakistan. but rose in power and was said to be a key commander. one slight correction, just two days ago the pakistani military used ground forces in a special operation in which the other senior al qaeda commander was killed, he was said to be responsible for masterminds being the subway attack in new york. so that operation was carried out by the pakistani military. however, this morning the attack is said to have killed omar farouk, and the commander for the region that is in afghanistan and pakistan. >> now, ca knowledge, there has been a lot of controversy over

these drone strikes, how are residents in the area now reacting to these strikes? >> reporter: as you mentioned very interesting for a change it appears that the target and the same were it was the pakistani military or u.s. drones, very recently another u.s. drone strike on the other side of the border has said to have come close to killing the leader of the pakistani taliban. so it appears that there is now some sort of cooperation between the united states and pakistan especially after the pakistani military. [ inaudible ] to the united states region. so it seems that there is some sort of coordination as far as these attacks are concerned, everyone though there is great opposition on the ground against these drone strikes. >> all right, kamal, thank you. kamal reporting for us on the death of a senior al qaeda

commander. the syrian government is being accused of chlorine gas against fighters from isil. the syrian observatory from human rights a u.k. based activist group says government forces used the gas to fight off an isil assault on the air base. now at least 68 fighters were reportedly killed. kim vinnell has the details. >> reporter: this the syrian regime says is the aftermath of victory. alongside the bodies of fighters said to be from the islamic state of iraq and the levant a roll called of the dead written in french listing multiple nationalities. syrian state television says this is proof after an attack at the air base the regime is still in control, at least here. the air base is crucial for both sides, it's one of the only parts of the province still in regime hands. isil is keen to show it's still in control here, and just hours before the air base attack, released this footage. the bodies of syrian soldiers

put on display. >> translator: today after islamic state made advance in to these areas we came here, we only lost two martyrs, only two. and we are thankful to good. >> reporter: the link two isil strong holds, fallujah and iraq and raqqa in syria. for months isil fighters have been consolidating control of the strategic problem ins, on friday they moved towards the airport taking control of the village regime forces. and isil continued advance and by saturday morning the fighters had reached the gates of the air base. the u.s.-led coalition is being drawn in too with more strikes every week. forcing thousands to flee the province what, little is left will remain a battle ground, kim vinnel, or. iran has confirmed it has joined the fight against the

islamic state of iraq and the levant were air raids were carried out at the request of the iraqi government. iran hasn't been coordinating its attacks with the u.s.-led coalition. and in a bid to stop the advance of isil, teheran says it will hold an international conference against the world called the world against extremism and violence, 40 countries are expected to attends the event and including representatives from syria and iraq. the u.s., however, will not take part in the conference. reports say a washington post journalist being held in iran has been charged. the post says it is not clear what charges have been filed against jason, who is chief of the paper's teheran bureau. he was arrested in july with his wife and fellow journalist. she was, however, released on bail in october. meanwhile, the u.s. secretary of state john kerry has weighed in on the detention and kerry said the case has dismayed him as he

has been discussing it with iranian officials. he's quote as saying jason presents no threat to the government or to iran's national security. we call on the iranian government to drop any and all charges against jason and release him immediately so that he can be reunited with his family. syria based al qaeda says it will execute two more lebanese soldiers unless the wives of some of its members are leased from at th detention. this comes a day after the group killed a young lebanese officer it was holding captive in a statement to local media the inning tier year minister said publicizing the arrests of the female detainees was a mistake. he added their arrests will draw the attention of international organizations and religious figures to us. uespecially since we do not have proof that the detainees were planning an operation.

contract with terrorist i terrot something that a case can be built on. moving to news out of the philippines where more than a million people have been evacuated as typhoon hagupit makes land form. the storm hit the coast of the country a few hours agoing knocking outpour and toppling trees, let's go to andrew thomas who joins us from an aid distribution center in the capital manila. now, andrew, we know that last year there were problems trying to get aid to those afternooned by typhoon haiyan. is the government more prepared this time around? >> reporter: they are absolutely determined that the world understands, that, yes, they are. this is a distribution center just neck to the airport in manila. about 150 volunteers producing food packs, with sardines,

corned bead and rice, the idea this family can sustain a family for two days, but the organizers here are keen to point out that is this is the central hub for distribution it's not the only hug as was the problem with typhoon haiyan over a year ago. lots of regional distributions, saying this is just meant to top those up if they start running short of surprise. so the aid here is going out to the various ports around the island i am on now. some is staying here so it can be flown out if necessary, this is just a top off. they are hoping a swift response from this center and others around the philippines combined with more preparedness, a lot over the last couple days and here around manila is ramping up as the stop approaches here, they are hoping that those things combined with mean the damage and lots of loss is lower than a year ago. >> we know that the storm has hit the east coast, where is it now? >> reporter: right now it is

over the island of it has left the first island it hit. it went very slowly across that island, crawled its way across incredibly -- with this incredibly heavy rain and it's pounding right now. but although the rain is very heavy and it is moving slowly, meaning a the lot is dumped in any one place at any one time. but the wind speed as developmented. it was 200-kilometer miles per eight when it hit. but it's deteriorated somewhat. and that's a good seen because it was the wind that caused the did he truck with typhoon haiyan. the initial reports we are getting and there is now some communication we are getting with people on the tack los angeles ban, we are hearing no reports, no confirmed reports at any rate of any casualties of death or tack los angeles ban.

having said that it's very -- moving very slowly and with lots of rain. >> you just mentioned how it will affect the east coast and where the typhoon is going to hit. you are in the capital manila, how are they seeing this typhoon? >> reporter: well, this typhoon will hit ma in i'll the capital in about 24 hours from now, it's just beginning to feel the in addition drops of rain, in fact. so far pretty calm. it's a sunday in manila and the streets are much quieter than they normally would be. of course as well this is a pretty structurally sound city compared to many of the more vulnerable places on the outlying islands, as well as that there is a hope and expectation that as this typhoon

travels westward, its wind speeds are dropping and the amount of rape is dumping as well will be reduced. having said all of that. it will be a big storm when it hits south of manila. when it hits a lot of rain and flooding and the drainage around this capital city is not got. it's expected that there will be serious flooding. whether there is enough flooding here to pose a risk to life, is another matter entirely. buff certainly it's going to be a tough time for this capital city in the latter hours of monday. >> andruw thank you. still to come, after the break. outrage on the streets of haiti. andy government demonstrators take aim at the country's leaders. an american rescue attempt in yemen goes wrong, ending with the death of two hostages.

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♪ ♪ welcome back. let's take a look at the top stories on al jazerra. and a u.s. drone strike has killed at least five people. it's believe ahead i high-ranking al qaeda official omar farouk has died in the attack. activists have accused the syrian government of using chlorine gas against isil fighters. government forces used the gas to repel an isil assault on the air base killing at least 68 fighters. and 700,000 people have been moved to safety in the philippines as typhoon hagupit

made landfall. there are no reports of casualties as the storm continues to move west. thousands have taken to the streets in haiti, calling for the government to resign. protesters are angry that local elections planned for 2011 are yet to take place. president michelle martelli blames the opposition for the delay. andy gallagher reports. >> reporter: in the past few months, that is become an increasingly familiar sight on the streets of port-au-prince, protesters angry at long delayed lexes are calling for the resignation of haiti's president and prime minister. they say the government's failure set an election date is damaging democracy in a country still recovering from app a devastating earthquake. the electses were supposed to have taken place three years ago and voters are running out of patience. >> translator: today is a victory against the president

who is destroying our country. >> translator: we the haitian people have the right to protest and also let the international community know that we will not let them choose do us again. >> reporter: for his part, the president is placing the blame with opposition leaders, he says they are refuse to go pass new election laws, he asked demonstrators to show restraint right via his twitter account. opposition says he want to rule by decree which could happen approximate if think i lexes are not held soon. some blame the u.s., but officials in the u.s. say they want the election to take place. height-y can ill afford anymore delays, andy gallagher, al jazerra. argentinian forensic officials say they have identified one of mexico's 43 missing students, the body was among charred remains found near a garbage dump in november after gang members in prison gave

details of the killing. adam raney has the details. >> reporter: this trash dumb zip where the remains of alexander moore at that were found and the site where mexico's attorney general says drug gang members killed and burned all of the 43 students soon after they went missing in september. so far, mo rta seen? the picture is the only student who has been identified. but in the coming days, more remains may be confirmed as those of the missing students. the confirmation of his identity came false liz of the other missing students had gathered again in the capital. >> translator: alexander mora was found dead today. meaning it is been confirmed that it is him. >> reporter: the announcement comes more than two months after the students were attacked by local police in the city of

iguala. allegedly under orders from the local mayor. they were then handed over to members of the warriors united drug gang. the mayor and his wife fled soon after the students went missing and were arrested last month in a dingy apartment in mexico city. more than 70 people have been arrested in the case so far. the search for the students has led to the unearthing of several mass grave sites in the state of of guerrero and focused attention on the wider issue of the 30,000 people who have disappeared since 2006 in mexico's raging drug violence. at protests marchers call on president enrique a peña neito to resign. they sea the internal general and interior minister long knew about the collusion between drug gangs and the government. but let it fest fore years. fellow students have written a facebook post in the voice of

alexander mora, the student now confirmed to have been killed. in that post he says that he hopes his death wasn't in vaughn and thaveinand the protesters ke pressure on the government. ukraine's president says a tentative date has been set for new ceasefire talks with pro-russian separatist. petro poroshenko says the meeting is set to take place in minutminsk on tuesday. he says he is optimistic that both sides will agree on how to implement a peace deal that was reached in minsk in september. mean while, the crisis in eastern ukraine was discussed during a meeting between the fence president and russian president vladimir putin. orland made an impromptu visit in moscow on saturday. now, he is the first western leader to meet with putin in russia since moscow annexed the crimea peninsula in march.

in greece, protesters have fought with police in central athens. the clashes occurred after demonstrations marking the anniversary of a fatal police shooting of an unarmed teenager. at least 6,000 people took part in the march fo for the person o was shot dead in 2008. after confrontation in place. his death caused some of the worst riots in the country in decades. u.s. president barack obama has co con condemned the killino hostages. calling them barbaric murderers. a south african teache teacher n american journalist were shot dead during a rescue operation. it was the second time u.s. tosses tried to rescue. he died among the sought african who was expected to be released in coming days. they were shot their captors

during the raid in the southeast of yemen. >> one of my sources tell me they start today kill him and they tried to escape with him, but the operation was very strong and they were surrounded so they killed him. >> reporter: according to media reports think the hostages were wounded but alive when they were evacuate oded on as osprey likes one, one dowd in route the other on the operating table. u.s. officials are defending the operation. >> luke summers was murdered. he was taken hostage. his life was clearly in danger. >> reporter: u.s. officials reportedly believed summers would be killed within hours of al qaeda had released a video saying he would being executed his family released this video plea. >> lucas spent the last two years making yemen his home, he was a good person and only trying to do good things for the

yep inning population. >> reporter: somers was a photo journalist. this was his view of yemen, his pictures filed to al jazerra. he had been held hostage for the last 15 months, cork i since may of last year. the group that was close to securing his release had this reaction. >> well, of course i am not blaming them because americans have their own hostages. >> reporter: president obama has orderedded a review of how the u.s. deals with hostages but he's ruled out changing the policy. the u.s. does not pay ransom. analysts expect there will be more operations like this despite the outcome. >> i think this needs to continue. and i think they need to know that if they are going to be in this business of murder, that there is going to be consequences. >> reporter: consequences and risk. the u.s. officials believe are worth taking. patty culhane, al jazerra, washington. the israel i army says it has opened eight new investigations in to cases of palestinian civilian deaths during the recent gaza attacks.

human rights groups have accused israel of deliberately targeting civilians and committing war crimes during the conflict in july. more than 2,000 palestinians and at least 66 israelis were killed. israel says about 100 cases will be legally examined. egypt's prosecutor general is investigating a leaked audio recording which allegedly involves top aids of president abdel fattah sisi. an egyptian tv says they are herd discussed forced evidence against deposed president mohamed morsi. morsi is appearing at another hearing before a cairo criminal court accused of spying. his defense in continuing to -- is continuing to present its argument. al jazerra continues to demand the release of our three journalists who have now been held in prison in egypt for 344 days. peter crest every, mohamed fahmy and bahar mohamed were jailed on

as far as chargeses of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. all three are appealing their convictions. bangladesh is holding a sum toyota look at ways at establishing sustainable and reasonable supply chains in the text style and garment tech tour. the industry has been in the spotlight since 2012 when disaster struck the government factories. most survivors are still waiting for comprehension. we'll see how one of them is coping two years on. >> reporter: three years ago she was trapped inside this building when it was on fire. desperate to escape, she jumped from the fourth floor. doctors told her she broke two ribs. but her problems didn't end there. >> translator: the doctor said my wind wipe was damaged. he said it was turning completely black. he told me hussey need a treatment. but we couldn't pay for what he recommended.

>> reporter: she says she received a thousand dollars in compensation and the money was used up paying for visit he doctor visits, but the doctors can't figure out what was wrong with they are they tell her to go to a hospital in the capital for a proper diagnosis. >> reporter: it's not simple for her to get the instrument needs it's a three hour journey there. the bus ride costs $3 each way and she could barely afford that much at the hossa i surprise, instead of bro bring ripping, she has five. untreated for two years. while they delayed paying compensation to survivors and victims' families. >> translator: why are this the brands not taking responsibility for the people who were caught. why can't these brands be made to take responsibility for their labor chain. these workers are poor.

they have can't be expected to pay for such expensive treatment themselves. >> reporter: the doctors don't think the broken rips explain what was wrong with her throat and think she might have cancer. >> the i toss and turn all night think i couldn't sleep at all because i was so scared, since then it's been hard to focus doing my household duties. >> reporter: after two years of suffering, she is hopefully finally about to find out what's wrong with her. but already stretched to her financial limits, she is not sure whether she will be able to afford to do much about it. al jazerra, bangladesh. the armitage museum is celebrating hits 250th anniversary. peter sharp reports. >> reporter: the winter palace that magnificent imperial residents of the czars stormed

in 1917 at the start of the revolution is now hold to the oldest and biggest museum in the world. the herm taj, the stately repertory of rush's rich culture heritage are tunnel is also a treasure house of art collected from around the globe. founded by catherine the great in 1764, exactly 250 years ago, its collection totals more than 3 million exhibits, including the world's largest display of paintings and at times the interior is just as captivating as the art on display, the wealth and ex-staff garbages the galleries dripping with cliftal chandeliers, no, sir surprisingly it's a target for art thieves. over the last 15 years, it's estimated that nearly $5 million of culture works have vanishs from the museum. some of the threat were quite audacious, thieves got in to one of the upper galleries while the caretaker was out of the room cut this masterpiece from its

frame. this is jerome's pool. it was worth about a million dollars but it was so familiar to many people that it was impossible to sale on and it was returned anonymously to the museum. and that's unusual. most stolen works are art are lost fore. but today the painting is back on display after a painstaking respiration. >> translator: it had severe damage and you can see it on the pictures next to the painting. it had been folded four times and the artist canvas and and threads were seriously damaged it under went a long respiration and a complex one, they had to sew the canvas thread by thread. >> reporter: meanwhile, they continue to expand. from old to new. the latest gallery opening featuring displays of distam art. it was love to open a satellite knew see umuseum but the currenm barring bow between the u.s. and

russia would have to be lifted first and that looks very unlikely. peter sharp, al jazerra, in st. petersburg. and a quick reminder that you can always keep up-to-date with all the latest news, analysis and interviews on our website at aljazerra.com. in india, a woman's fate can take a cruel twist when her husband dies. >> they would beat me, both my daughter in law and my son would beat me.