behalf of the united states government. >> she could prove what she was saying. >> [rapping] crack in the system. >> [rapping] this is los angeles. >> ukraines crisis, rockets hit a market in mariupol. welcome to al jazeera, i'm jane dutton from our headquarters in doha. also coming up, a country divided, thousands take to the streets of yemen for rival protests for and against houthi rebels. >> there has to be a way of bringing more forces to the

grounds. >> iraqi kurdish forces tell al jazeera that they cannot continue against isil without foreign boots on the ground. greece comes together to turn their back on the euro and form their own currency. we begin in ukraine where separatest separatist battle have begun. an attack on a market killed 98 people97 people. charles stratford reports. >> reporter: sirens ring across the city warning of more attacks. this amateur video those apartments. a woman's body lies amidst the

republic. a body of a man close by. ukraine yes orukrainian shoulders patrol the streets. >> they hit the moment when people were buying groceries. you can see the bodies lying over there. >> ukrainian military say that pro-russian separatists brought attacks against mariupol, a city between russia and russian annexed crimea. they said that the russian president was responsible responsible. the attacks come just days after the ukrainian military withdrew from donetsk airport arrest eight months of fighting. the separatests took control of

this ukrainian military post on thursday and they've continued to launch attacks in northern areas of the city. these attacks come as no surprise. we now here from local and international journalists attending the ceremony in commemoration of people involved in a bus attack earlier this week they say the battle for mariupol has begun. >> japan's prime minister said that his country will not give in to terrorism. shinzo abe's government is trying to verify video of a japanese hostage.

the government has not confirmed that yukawa has been killed. >> top kurdish regional leader in iraq told al jazeera that he needs more ground troops to defeat isil. he said that the international community needs to send reinforcements. >> british troops have been winning battles. but the war against the islamic state in iraq and the levant is far from over. air sport led by the u.s.-led coalition has helped them, but the commander said they are not enough. they say the slow pace of the offensive allows isil to recover from the offensive. he told me that the international community needs to engage more. this, he said, would require ground troops because it will take time for iraqi forces to be

ready to defeat isil. >> to wait until the training is completed, especially in iraq they're coming to a position where they can come in, but it will take a longer time. there has to be a way of bringing more forces to the ground and not only depend on the airstrikes. >> are you calling for foreign troops. >> i'm not caller for that, it depends on how fast the international community wants to get rid of isil. >> reporter: they have ruled out sending combat forces, but the iraqi government has made clear it would not welcome foreign forces and that is not the only disagreement it has with the kurdish regional government. some of iraq's arabs see the kurdish advances on the ground as part of a plan to carve out mortar tore for their autonomous region.

the president of the kurdish controlled north denies this, but did say that the future iraqi state will have to be different. >> to have more of an unity maybe the confederation to address this. >> the iraqi government asks for more military support. the difference is they're ready to accept foreign soldiers on the ground. al jazeera. northern iraq. >> troops will be heading to the middle east in coming days to set up training sites for syrian fighters fighting isil. on the ground in syria military

forces control 70% of kobane. it was seen as a nery-collapse a few months ago. coalition forces have been launching airstrikes in the area since september. dozensthousands of people in yemen have been protesting against the houthi rebels. >> thousands of people, the largest group yet made it clear they're get the houthies, whose armed men moved in in september. >> we're protesting to overthrow the armed militias and keep them out of the capitol of sanaa. >> these protesters do not want president hadi to resign. he said on thursday that his country was in political deadlock and he could not stay in office.

it's been four years since they pushed president ali abdullah saleh out of office. some people believe he still has power in the houthi movement. >> the 2011 up rising began in the southern city, on saturday 5,000 people protested they're against the houthies. but there are many others who are pushing for new leadership. there are many others who are suffering the consequences of four years of unrest. the aid group has warned that half of the country, 60 million people need humanitarian aid. 10million people don't have enough food, and 850,000 children are malnourished. millions of others do not have access to clean water.

>> we may have an humanitarian situation on our hands. the 60 million people who are currently needing humanitarian assistance will go un. >> it's while humanitarian problems grow, politicians still have to figure out who is in charge. members of parliament will meet on sunday to consider the president's resignation. they need to approve it before it takes effect. >> in an egyptian court they will hear an appeal for 500 defendants sentenced to death for killing a police officer. the court has overturned death sentences for 37 men who were found guilty of murdering the deputy commander of a police station. it happened during riots that

followed the sit-in in august 2013. egypt's president al sisi said he would like to see the case against three al jazeera journalists resolved. our colleagues have been in prison in egypt for 392 days. mohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were falsely accused of can lewding with the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera continues to demand their release. a day after inheriting the crown, saudi arabia's king salm abdulaziz is expected to become head of state. president obama has announced he'll travel to tory idea to riyadh in the coming days. >> the leader who died and the half-brother who took his place and in keeping in tradition there was no formal swearing-in

ceremony. they were able to meet the man who now leads on the gulf's richest and most influential nations. shortly after ascending the throne the new king said he would maintain the same policies as his predecessors. >> we're going to continue with the approach of father, king abdulaziz, who built this state and who is followed by his sons. we'll continue to implement the qur'an and the character of prophet muhammad into our legislation. >> one of the first things done by the king was to set up the succession for years to come. king salman appointed his nevada as deputy crown prince, second in line to the throne. prince nayef is now the first grandson of saudi arabia's

founder to be named as future heir. he is a powerful figure behind saudi security policies. >> mohammed nayef is an expert on counterterrorism, and that is a signal that the kingdom under king salman will be very focused on internal security and regional security. >> and it's a region in transition. his reign begins against the backdrop of the war in sir air and turmoil in yemen. all concerns to saudi arabia, long seen as a pillar of stability in the arab world. >> more on al jazeera, long lines and longer wait, we take a look at how websitens venezuelans are struggling to buy basic goods. plus a slice of scottish

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>> on the stream >> sovereign citizens the movement has been named america's number one domestic security threat. so who are they? and what do they want? >> the stream, on al jazeera america >> switching to al jazeera. a pro russia separatist leader in eastern ukraine has declared that the battle for mariupol has begun. an attack on a market in the city has killed 97 people. protests against the houthi rebels considered the biggest demonstration yet against the minority shia group who has taken control of the capitol of

sanaa. a kurdish regional leader in northern iraq has told al jazeera that he needs more ground troops to defeat the islamic state of iraq and levant. he said that the international community needs to send more reinforcement to help peshmerga forces. let's turn to our top story in the conflict in ukraine. the fighting is not only effecting the country but families. the conflict of leaving loved ones behind to keep the rest of their family safe. we met one such family in donetsk. >> reporter: when elena left her home in donetsk she thought it might be only for a couple of weeks. but nine months on she and her family are now living in poland living as refugees. >> the shooting started. we thought it was for celebration. but when we heard more machine gunfire, we understood it was

not a salute. we began to pick up quickly and just left. we took the kids and mom and off we went. >> by contrast her husband enlisted as a fighter in one of the pro russian militia. neither elena nor the children have heard from him in six months. even if he is still alive elena does not expect a reunion. since the conflict began, more than 1 million people have fled their homes. in excess of 633,000 are now classed as internally displaced people. and nearly 600,000 have fled to neighboring countries. while the rest of the family chose a knew life in a new life in poland elena's father has chose ton stay in donetsk. he's staunchly pro russian but it does not make the family rift easier to bear. >> no one expected it.

>> everyone fled. i'm the only one from the family left. i'm at the age where all my friends are either dead or fled, and my family are far away, and i'm here. >> he can't afford to telephone his estranged family, but i showed him video of them in their new home. he was visibly moved. conflict has polarized attitudes in eastern ukraine but family ties are difficult to severe. but where there is love there is still hope. paul brennan al jazeera, donetsk. >> let's take you to greece now where campaigning ahead of supplied's general election has come to an end. the economy, as you can imagine has dominated the build up to the vote with many greeks tired of the austerity imposed on

them. one community doesn't use money at all. >> basilus guess out on the streets to ask for leftover food. this former merchant naval man wants to help those who have fallen on hard times so he visits the cafes, restaurant and bakeries for anything they haven't sold and would throw out. they admire his kindness giving up his time. in today's boxes are rice, pasta and plenty of chips. basilus is one of a small army trying to make life easier for those who have lost everything in greece's economic troubles. this soup kitchen hands out a take away meal twice a day. it's not in the greek nature to take charity more often than not the logical community tries to help it's own. they developed a new system to pay for goods and services if you're jobless or if you've run out of euros.

whether you need a teacher electrician or someone to put new tires on your car they brought in the battering system that is done across the internet. the users this scheme get credit on their account. it's been going for five years and has a thousand members including doctors seamstresses, even air conditioning engineers. >> before the crisis, if we go back through the years people want to change oil with other things the money brought us to

this place. >> the tax a man has yet to work out how to take his cut. >> the tax man's reaction to that okay, they're not going to like it, but we're not exchanging anything in euros when we're in our own city, we're just exchangeing--in a way our services, say. that's what it is. because i'll give you the job but i'll just donate the plumber today or for the air conditioning. >> people know even if life does not improve under a new government they have schemes in place to help the most needy. whether greece remains in the eurozone or not here they have a greek currency. >> argentina's rogue agent from intelligence service could be behind the death of a prominent prosecutor. he was found dead with a gunshot wound to his head earlier this week. he had accused president cristina kirchner of trying to

covering up a bombing in a jewish center in 1994. 89 people were killed. marchs to protest the shortage of basic goods. the economy has been hit hard. many venezuelans are becoming increasingly frustrateed. >> a day and a life of a venezuelan shopper this is a sad daily reality. i go out every day at 5:00 a.m. searching for milk. >> soldiers try to calm the crowd of thousands waiting to also buy diapers. tempers rising as quickly as the heat. they're trying to jump the queue, says this woman and others are selling places in line. >> no wonder people are furious. it is now 11:25 in the morning

and given the lengths of this line, it will be 5:00 before anyone reaches the registers if there is anything left to sell by then. >> every day they humiliate us in these lines and look at all these mothers with children. no one is spared. >> while they queue downtown president maduro addresses a rally of the 1958 overthrow of a venezuelan dictator, a chance to show support of the revolution during these hard times. under the gaze of hugo chavez, maduro blames the olagarty. >> he has called on the pro-government national assembly to launch an investigation starting on tuesday into what he

calls an attempted economic coup d'etat. and there is no doubt who will be blamed. >> back at the supermarket these opposition students march past still enormous queues. we don't deserve this, says this demonstrator urging people to join the protest. but as they hold their place in line people just look on in silence. at least for now. lucia newman, al jazeera, caracas. >> brazil has warned that it's facing it's worst drought in years. >> the bed of brazil's river lies cracked and burned. water levels have plunged under searing temperatures. >> we're experiencing the worst water crisis in the history of the southwest since the recording of the water levels began. >> the reservoir in sao paolo

also provides water to the north. rationing has not been introduced even though parts of the country has vital reserves left. >> the death volume, it's a strategic reserve. it won't be enough to get through the end of the year. it's absolutely urgent that measures are taken right now. they can't be postponed. >> people are now being charged if they use a lot of water or they're given discounts if they use left. agriculture industries are given water from the rivers. >> if we copt receive water the factory has to stop. our machines only work with a cold system and only with cold water. >> it's a water shortage for several days, and today there is no electricity. >> the drought means hydroelectric power plans means

barely enough water to operate. critics say that local authorities did not react fast enough because they did not want to alarm people ahead of a local election. government insist there is enough water left in other reservoirs to avoid rationing for another six months. >> boko haram fighters have killed at least 16 people in nigeria's northeast. it happens just outside of maiduguri, a city that has seen repeated attacks since 2009. boko haram is believed to have killed thousands of people since then in an effort to establish it's own state. the democratic republic of congo has overturned an controversial electoral bill. the senate's decision was welcomed by demonstrations across kinsha asa. salvage teams in indonesia

have failed to raise the fuselage of airasia flight 8501 from the java sea bed. difficult weather has stopped the retrieval mission. they've been able to recover four more bodies from the site. scotland's national poet robert burns is being celebrate ed in events across the world this weekend. among the most enthusiastic are the scottish national party. lawrence lee reports from dundee. >> a celebration of scotland's most famous poet and his homage to a meal made from a sheep's stomach. but never mind if outsiders find it hard to you understand, they're far more interested in

public opinion within scotland. and it is more positive than ever before. >> i think its just a natural progression. the 19th century was the era of the great nation states. the 20th century saw a lot of them break up and finally in the 21st century scotland a member of the family of nations. >> one of two scottish cities that voted for independence in last september's referendum. their argument lost. scotland remains within the union, but for how much longer when the nationalists are now so popular. since they lost the referendum last september support for the scottish nationalists have risen and risen and risen again. and if the polls stay isothere at the moment, they'll win almost every single parliamentary seat in scotland in national elections in may. that would make them the third

biggest political party in the whole of the u.k. and given the most extraordinary leave rage in the parties over westminster that would deny them their dream of an independent scotland. >> for those who did vote for independents did so with the idea that scotland's wealth would be oil at $100 a barrel. >> there is no way to pay for public services and all of these things in scotland based on that instability. you can't run a country just on one commodity. i think voters will realize and do realize that that economic credibility has just gone, it's shot to pieces. >> theyopponents are wrong. it was never predicated on the price of oil. it was never predicated on the oil at all. that was a bonus to the scottish economy. >> how striking that the oil

value has not changed opinion at all. lawrence lee al jazeera, dundee dundee. >> if you do want to read up more about that story and any others you fancy check out our website.