>> another isil attack on libyan soil fighters claiming loyalty to the armed group target the iranian ambassador's residence in tripoli. >> this is al jazeera live from doha. syria plan as turkish operation into syria as an aggression and says there will be repercussions. >> thousands gather in kiev as a blast kills two in kharkiv. >> in the heart of colombia rain

forest conservationists are fight to go preserve jaguars for future generations. >> fighters loyal to isil claimed an attack on the iranian ambassador's residence in tripoli, targets the building with homemade bonds. more on this now. that was an empty building, but a highly significant attack, wasn't it? >> very, very much. it hamasive propaganda value for isil or isis. remember, you have a fierce regional war by performy takes place in yemen and syria. iran is seen as a major supporter of the sectarian based regimes in damascus.

an attack against the iranian residence, the iranian ambassador's resident basically is designed to appeal to the social base of isis. that isil is the defender of the persecuted and marginalized sunni community. this particular attack is designed to really gain a great deal of publicity within the sunni arab world. >> you talk about the marginalized sunni community. where is that community? who is it that they're appealing to? >> well, they are appealing to sunni communities in iraq, that feel that the central government has not really basically taken their grievances into account. they appeal to the community in syria that has been under tremendous pressure and attacked by the assad regime in damascus. they appeal to sunni's in yemen who believe that iran is

supporting the houthi group that has taken over power in sanna. in this particular sense and also they are appealing to the sunni community worldwide that is look, we are standing out. we are trying to exact vengeance against iran, iran being the major supporters of these regimes in iraq, syria and now yemen. in this particular sense even though the bat doors residence was empty and deserted for three years, it has tremendous symbolic value because isil would like to tell the sunni arab world, we are your defendant, the vanguard, we are taking revenge against the iranians. >> the fact that they were able to carry out this attack on libyan soil, what does it tell us about the spread of the influence of isil? >> well, we know for a fact that outside of iraq and syria isil now has a home, a refuge in

libya, in particular in two major cities, durna and sirte. we know that we have hundred was fighters who are loyal to isil in iraq and syria. we also know and this is very alarming, the most alarming piece of information is that isil has been able to blend itself with some tribes in both cities, and this tells me that isil is basically repeating the same strategy in iraq and syria by blending itself with local communities. that's how it has been able to do as well as it has done in iraq and syria. i hope i am wrong but if isil succeeds in really lodging itself, blending itself with the local communities in libya this would be catastrophic, because we might be witnessing an extension of isil beyond the two cities of durna and sirte. >> many thanks indeed.

>> syria has described a turkish military operation inside syria as a flagrant aggression. hundreds of turkish soldiers moved a tomb given to turkey in 1921. damascus said it was informed, but did not give permission and warns of consequences. we have a report from istanbul. >> under the cover of night the turkish military crossed the border into syria moving through territory controlled by isil heading more than 30 kilometers to a piece of turkish soil the size of a football pitch that is a shrine. the tomb was left under turkish control when the french drew the border was modern syria in 1921 opinion he was the grandfather of the first emperor. now citing increased fighting in the area between isil and the kurds, the turkish government decided to evacuate 40 or so

troops stationed at the shrine. >> turkish troops entered syria with 100 vehicles, 39 tanks and 572 soldiers. around 22:30g.m.t., our troops reached the outpost. they completed their mission quickly and a religious ceremony was held for moving the remains. >> simultaneously, the turkish flag was planted at a new location where the remains will be reburied. it's symbolically still in syria, but only just, the spot is up against the border, so within sight of turkish military. by talk about the operation was over the government in ankara said it was done without the syrian kurds who control the border, nor was the syrian government in damascus involved. >> the turkish government has no appetite to involve its military in the war in syria so it might

have needed to pull troops out from the shrine to avoid the risk that isil attack them, so forcing turkey's hand. it comes as turkey and the u.s. agree to train free syrian army fighters here, the first time turkey has agreed to take such an overt role in the battle against isil. al jazeera istanbul. >> a view now from a former brigadier general in the turkish army. he said turkey was justified in acting. >> the two situations, kobane acknowledge one, it's completely different. the kobane was an incident beyond turkish national interests, beyond turkish national borders but this operation was executed to i have not a sense to attract turkish military from a very serious threat. turkey had to conduct this

operation, and actually, there is a sound international law basis which is 1921ankara agreement in this respect so any intervention on the turkish side in kobane case was illegal from international law perspective, but the recent operation, extract turkish military from this tomb was completely legal. >> yemen's president appeared on television for the first time in weeks. he arrived in the southern port city of aden on saturday, holding meetings with security officials. supporters want him to clarify his position on the houthi takeover and his own legitimacy as president. the governor of aden said the president owes it to the people to stay in office. >> president adou rabbo mansour hadi insists that he will continue to carry out his duties because he has an obligation

towards the citizens and the voters in order to implement the transitional phase and the outcome of the national dialogue. this is the important issue that he is concerned with, because he always reiterated that the time has come to deal with the central government that struggles because of the differences of the various parties. it is always about one thing sanna and the neglect of all the other cities in the other districts. he will call for the government to convene in aden with any ministers who can intend until the house arrest imposed on the prime minister will be lifted. >> witness to say a suicide attack in northeastern nigeria say the female bomber could have been as young as seven. at least five people died in sunday's attack on a market in the city. 19 others were injured. no one's yet claimed responsibility, but blame is likely to fall on the armed group boko haram. >> at least two people have been killed and 10 wounded in an

explosion in the eastern ukrainian city of kharkiv. in the capitol thousands have taken part in a march to commemorate last year's protests in which more than 100 were killed. from kiev, we have a report. >> three days of anniversary events for last winter's protests have been marked not by celebrations, but what was achieved in ukraine but by a somber remembrance of lives lost. there were more lives lost on sunday. a bomb exploded in the eastern city of kharkiv close to the conflict zone during a march for peace. ukrainian authorities are treating it as an act of terrorism. in kiev, president poroshenko was joined at the head of a march by some european leaders and other low level guests. it wasn't the turnout he may have hoped for after promising

the crowds on friday that presidents and prime ministers would attended. he also promised that the doors of the european union remained wide open to ukraine and that there would be victory in the east. >> president poroshenko is under immense pressure, domestically, the state of the economy and huge losses in the east demand a response. internationally, he's expected to hold the line in a shaky ceasefire despite transgressions by the other side. >> for now many believe the president is doing all he can. >> i think he does his best. of course, there are different ideas what he could do better, but i wish him good luck, because it's very difficult situation, and if somebody knows what to do else, let them go and do themselves. >> something more could be done, but he has done his best in the circumstances in which our

country is under different circumstances, you can do this, you can do that, and history has no if. >> the u.s. ambassador agreed that there is no real idea what will happen if the ceasefire fails. >> there is no reason why russia should feel threatened by a ukraine which is moving towards europe, which is developing higher standards of democracy transparency in government. >> yet there is talk in your country of arming ukraine against russia. >> it's the russian government engaged in this extraordinary campaign of aggression. >> the international community cannot be shown a way out of ukraine's problems. >> just ahead here on al jazeera, a lab in a suitcase that's powered by the sun.

newt tool being used in senegal to stop ebola. >> at the oscars in hollywood we have not got long to wait before we see who has won what. the question asked by some, who do those awards really represent? >> this is the place where 43 students were handed over to criminal organizations. >> a crime that shocked the world. >> the military is about a mile away. they say that they didn't hear anything. >> where are mexico's missing students? >> kidnappings keep going up human security is collapsing. >> "faultlines". al jazeera america's hard-hitting... >> today they will be arrested. >> ground-breaking... >> they're firing canisters of gas at us. >> award-winning investigative documentary series. "mexico's disappeared". tomorrow, 10:00 eastern.

>> fighters loyal to isil in libya claimed an attack on the iranian ambassador's residence in tripoli targeting it with

homemade bombs. >> syria described a turkish military operation inside syria as a flagrant aggression. soldiers moved a tomb given to turkey in 1921. >> kiev marked the anniversary of last year's protest that led to the out of thing of former president yanukovych. thousands took to the streets to remember the protests one year ago. >> government airstrikes inside syria have killed and wounded dozens in the cities of aleppo and duma. rebels and government forces have been fighting for control of several villages near aleppo. >> a desperate search in the rubble. in these bombed out houses lie children wounded in a government air strike. some have light injuries, others are far more badly hurt. before the civil war, more than

110,000 people lived in the city but four years of don applicant have killed thousands and driven many away. scenes like these have become commonplace. this is the aftermath of a barrel bomb attack in aleppo. buried in this rubble is an elderly lady. she says she's lived here all her life. attacked by about the rebels and the government have intensified north of aleppo. last week, rebels regained the village taken and held by government soldiers for just one day. some villagers say the soldiers rounded up local people in school and killed 48 of them. we heard heavy gunfire in the village, so we run away. the army was surrounding the village. they asked us to go in this direction, we did but then met

other soldiers. we were 250 men and 37 women. they took us to the school. >> the villages to the north of strategically important to both sides, but if the syrian army takes them, it would allow them further to isolate the rebels in aleppo itself. >> the number of ebola cases in west africa is declining, but the outbreak is not over. detecting new cases early is crucial. last week, the world holt organization approved a 15 minute test for the virus. we have a report from senegal. scientists are developing other diagnostic kits which could improve early detection. >> in the fight against ebola time plays a crucial role. the longer it takes to detect the virus mort likely it will spread and kill. currently it takes between 12 and 24 hours to find out if someone is infected with the

virus. >> there is no vaccine or treatment against ebola, so detecting the virus and isolating the patient as early as possible is key to controlling the epidemic. >> long before this outbreak, an egyptian doctor joined forces with these scientists to develop quick diagnostic kits to tackle epidemics. they designed a solar powered diagnostic unit that worse in 15 minutes. it's essentially a lab in a suitcase that can be deployed anywhere, and it doesn't need electricity. >> with the mobile kit, we can test directly in the community and minimize patient exposure to the virus in medical facilities, because that continues to be where the virus prop gates. >> the kit was originally made to tackle another epidemic in the middle east. the mrsa virus continues to kill and spread.

the kit was developed to detect infection. it's now used in guinea to tackle ebola where the virus has killed more than 2,000 people. testing for ebola is dangerous and involves manipulating blood and saliva. senegal has a high containment facility. analyzing is done here. >> there are only a handful of labs in africa and this is the closest to the ebola outbreak. researchers here continue to study the virus to try to find better ways to diagnose and fight ebola. on friday, the world health organization finally approved the use of another 15 minute diagnostic kit. scientists here want their kit approved too. they believe theirs is more accurate, because it detects the genetic makeup of the virus. the ebola outbreak has slowed, but is still not under control.

there's been focus on finding a vaccine, but far less on way to say detect the virus. the team believe early detection will save time and lives. >> a human rights group in indonesia wants the government to halt executions of 10 domestic and foreign prisoners. one of the death row inmates is brazilian. his family said that he has sitsenschizophrenia. >> it's called the indonesian alcatraz, the prison island located in central java, it's where the government executes prisoners. last month, six convicts were executed by firing squad. another 10 of due to the shot soon. one of them is rodrigo from brazil, who was arrested in 2004 with 19 kilograms of heroin

hidden in his surfboard. he was sentenced to death. although he is mentally ill his family says is documented condition was never part of his defense, because he lacked proper representation in court. >> he has schizophrenia and i'm here because i know that indonesia law doesn't agree with punish someone that is mental sick. that work i don't understand. if they don't know he is sick, ok, but he is sick. i can prove this all officially. >> human rights groups say indonesia's legal system has too many loopholes to enforce a harsh punishment like the death penalty. they urge the government to cancel all executions and investigate his case. >> most of the prisoners sentenced to death are foreigners.

they are not given proper lawyers. they don't have access to translators, since they obviously don't speak indonesian and often don't speak english it is impossible for them to understand our legal system. >> the prosecutor general said he's willing to look into the case. >> we have only received a notification about his illness and a request to postpone the execution, but we haven't replied yet because we want to see first if it is really medically proven that he is mentally ill or he is making it up to avoid execution. >> while international pressure is growing to cancel the prosecution, the prosecutor's general office said preparings are on going. indonesia insists that possible repercussions by australia or other countries won't stop them. >> two australian men due to be executed have been given more time with their families. the australian government is trying to save their lives but

the tactics used have upset the indonesian government. >> i would not speculate but threats are not part of diplomatic language. threats are not part of diplomatic language, and from what i know, no one responsible difference. >> they trust that their last minute appeal will convince the government to have him sent to hospital instead of being executed. >> clam bei can't's government signed an agreement with an international group dedicated to wildcat conservation. the deal aims to preserve the jaguar corridor, a path used by the animals to use from central to south america. we see what dangers they face and what's being done to protect them.

>> it became a national park deep in the amazon. the jungles and rock formations have been the home of the jaguar. few travel her and fewer glimpse the cat in the wild. its presence is revealed in countless rock paintings by extinct tribes who worshiped the jaguar as a demi god. >> there is no place else where you can see a landscape like this, or see this much jaguar heaven. >> we traveled with the army and the conservation group, they have studied the migration routes for over 30 years. he wants local governments and communities to protect what he calls jaguar corridors, the

complex, but fragile path that is jaguar's take as they move across the continent. if they can roam freely, their future insured and colombia is key. >> we've been able to figure out where the corridor is and more importantly, where it is not and what we have to save right now in order to protect that fragile link, linking the northern part of colombia to the central southern part of colombia. >> in other parts of the country, massive farming illegal mining and new infrastructure are getting in the way, threatening the cats' very existence. >> cameras have been installed to learn the cats' habits and decide if think intervention is needed. on this day, the camera caught birds, buffaloes and farmers passing by. then at night, two jaguars. >> we have pilot projects in areas where jaguars might attack

cattle or chickens and are then killed by ranchers. we help them build fences and implement other strategies and do environmental education. people fear jaguars, but it's more a psychological fear than a reality. >> unlike other great cats on the verge of extinction, jaguars have a real chance to thrive for years to come, but only if crucial land pathways in protected areas are preserved. al jazeera, colombia. >> the movie industry is gearing up for its biggest night of the year the oscars. this year's top prize best picture is between the dark comedy "birdman" and boyhood. what about the big blockbusters? where are they? we look at why they're not on the list. >> the red carpet is ready. no, not that one, this one. they are all over town, in fact as hollywood prepares and fans

go crazy for the oscars, parties everywhere. >> film is fuel for this place. it's all people are talking about, as sunday evening approaches. there is a big night ahead. >> the oscar goes to... >> one of these, here are your best picture nominees, eight of them, loads of choice. see anything missing? for years, top grossing films, that is what. say for example, transformers, age of extinction. billions of dollars made worldwide. guardians of the galaxy was up there, too. none of these films are in the best picture category. if the films the masses watch are not there, but the films the academy likes are, who do the oscars really represent? >> i think if you look historically, the first star wars was nominated for best picture. the academy isn't against that kind of movie. you can give a platform to these

smaller films that they would never get otherwise. a lot of times, the movie that wins gets a big bump at the box office and more go to see it because of that. >> nancy is an award winning cinema to go photographer and member of the academy. 6,000 strong, they pick the winners, though few reveal their identities. here's her take on the issue. >> we really need the oscars to be highlighting the smaller films. i think that's probably why you see most of them being nominated, whereas the blockbusters have such a big machine behind them, they don't need any help. >> for those who don't get a nomination, you can always look on the bright side, as the makers of the hit lego movie. >> we are too honest for the academy. they couldn't take our message! >> this ceremony is watched worldwide. it is hugely influential.

it's clearly doing something right, even if the makers of those who don't get a look-in perhaps think otherwise. al jazeera, hollywood. >> there's plenty more real news from al jazeera at our website aljazeera.com.