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plus. >> it has the proentheble to pose a single greatest threat to our security. >> prompting mosquito start participating in a quarter century old treaty. for the first time in months the army is now inside parts of decrete, it is continuing what is known as a major offensive to try to recapture the town. the statement from the ministry says it's forced have now surrounding and are prepared to get the advance. sunni heart land, the government hoping that the victory here will helper suede other places to rise up against isil.

that is just 30-kilometers from decrete. and it's pushed isil out to the villages and allah lamb. more soldiers are standing by further out if the toes take decrete, it will then push forther north. the biggest city under isil control. on the phone a short while ago she gave this update. >> residents including officials here in the curd stan region says that indeed iraqi forces backed bier shia militias have entered the city, and they are holding parts of the city. now it is a huge city, sudan hussein's former hometown. in fact, residents there say that the parts of the city have been rigged with explosives. part of the reason it has been

such a tough go of it. one of the key bridges into the city has been blown up. that hasn't yet been confirmed but they are using explosives have detonates one of those. and in fact that has been happening along that very tough rout, explosives layed all the way along the rout. >> i was mentioning that this was a prelude to try to capture mosul. the forces that may be met is there much to put them alongside each other? >> it is a previous test, and it will have implications for how well or badly they go. but i don't think anyone is under any illusion, that they will be as easy, and it is not proving that easy. the difference it is the isis strong hold, it is where they first made their stand in june. it is quite a diverse

population, it has a population that is almost -- that is predominately sunni and that part oz if dynamics there, and residents are not afraid of what happened now with the iraqi army goes in and retakes it, it is what happens later who is going to be able to keep control. will it be the shia militias will they be able to have a force, and those are the same questions that people will be asking about mosul. >> okay, let's bring in our senior political analyst. why are people talking about this -- the possibility to increase divisions in iraqi society, rather than heal them by saying the isil fighters pushed out. >> because there's fear among the sunnies in those areas. that the iranian backed militias may act eventually

just as isil fighters act which is not friendly to the local population. if you will certainly -- there's also reports of house militias the revenge killings and the likes by the new forces. in fact, one of the shiite leaders themselves, has already warned against the kinds of crime against the local population, that the new forces entering there might be committing. so against the back drop of that violence that we have seen in the country over the last dozen years i think many among the sunnies might view the forces as invaders rather than liberators. >> what is the danger here with isil fighters who are now pretty experienced. but presumably outnumbered you would expect those to win but a fight against isil won't be easy for them. >> there is no future for isil

in iraq or anybody else. the question is at what cost. those fighters are ready to die for what they believe in and to maintain control of those areas they also thrive on this violence, and the costs they are ready to pay and exact on the local population is so high that one wondered what will happen to decrete once this fight is over. they are already blowing bridges and taking a stand and they know this will be the toast for what might happen in the rest of iraq. >> you then have mosul which is the most logical step. there's a massive dam there and millions of people in it's path that will be the real test, isn't it. >> that's right.

you know, david for some of us that have been following this we have talked about this over the years the rise for isis from the outset, has fed on and sectarianism in iraq. and on the interference, and certainly since the american invasion this is a situation that has evolved that has allowed for the rise of isis. if we are going to see more of the same, with the new forces taking over the sunni areas i am afraid isis will still have some popular support among certain sunnies who view the iranian backed shiite militias as no less of an offense against them as the isil forces. >> thank you. elsewhere the army has gained ground on the outskirts of

falujjah. kurdish forces have blown off truck, they say was full of isil fighters on a suicide mission. these appear to show the truck exploding before it reames it's target. isil fighters trying to recapture the curds that held the city since june of last year. hundreds of police have been fighting near myanmar. the security forces moves in wielding bat arms. almost 230 people have been arrested. morris lee reports from myanmar's biggest city. >> a tense stand off between protestors and police, turns

into a confrontation. >> for more than one week the protestors have been catching in a town three hours drive north. they are unhappy with the newly elected education law which they say restricts freedom, and pans them from forming unions. on tuesday local officials say they would allow students to march. when they were told they couldn't hold banner and chant logans they became angry. they tried to dismantle a tent, it doesn't take long for the situation to descend into violence. hundreds of police charge, with batons and sticks. striking and injurying them. protestors are dragged into trucks and student leaders are among those arrested.

police also attack a vehicle. police have responded to some of the past weeks protests some held in solidarity with the students last week, men in plain clothes protect protestors. several people were arrested. officials admit using a vigilante force but it is seen as a tactic used by the former military government to break up peaceful protests. >> tuesday's crack down comes just as the u.n. special rep story on human rights said the country is sliding back towards conflict, because the government has backtracks on it's pledge to uphold human rights. and it has many questions whether the transition from military to civilian rules is genuine. florence lee, al jazeera. >> yemen's former president accused his successor of

stealing and destroying the country he says the president who has fled the capitol and is now in the southern city should leave yemen and go into exile. al jazeera is reporting on developments for us there, he is in aidan in the south former president is very clearly aiming for a strong come back to the political scene, probably he doesn't want to be president again but he has his son -- we have seen thousands today rallying inside asking for his son. to run for president in the next elections in we then, we have also seen loyalist everywhere around the country showing their presence, and their power, one of them is here, a general who refused the orders for him to move from his post and be replaced. he has called on hattie to leave the country he described him as inefficient he said eh destroyed the country, he said he is a

separate zest he should leave, he compelled the situation now to 1994, when a civil war took place, because they decided to secede, and listen now to some of the justifications expressed for what has gone on. >> the people cannot afford to eat or drink. you have suspended their charities brought their livelihood to a standstill, investment as a whole and tourism too. is this what you call thed mo earn civil state? where universities faculties and schools are ruined? we ruined them all and claim to be a modern civil state. that's the motto. we are liars, liars. at least six people have been killed after a bombing. there was an explosion near a market in the city. witnesses say they saw a female suicide bomber.

simone who was known as the iron lady was given double the sentence, the prosecutors had asked for dominic cane has more. >> simone sits in court. she was once first lady of ivory coast but in this trial, she was described as having undermined state security. pros kighters argued that when her husband lost the election, she organized armed gangs after he rejected the result. in the violence that followed, more than 3,000 people were killed. she and her husband were arrested in 2011, by french and u.n. peace keeping troops. it is now awaiting trial at the international criminal court in the hague accused of crimes against humanity.

at the court on tuesday his wife simone was found guilty. the verdict, was welcomed by groups representing the victims. we are really satisfied that this trial took place. as ever the us, it is a victory of criminal justice over impunity, over promotion of those that have committed crimes random executions and over the forced december appearances that have become the way to govern but the legal team rejected the legitimacy and called the judgement political. >> given the court the decision and the sentences and given the absence of fact, and proof against her, this is nothing more than purely political decision to keep her out of the political game. ivory coast is due to hold a presidential election later this year. with simmon now contemplating a 20 year prison sentence, her

involvement may be limited. dominic cain. al jazeera coming up here on al jazeera we will listen into the saudi king making his first major policy speech, since he became the king. and ships away, the new eyes in the sky over washington d.c.

>> sharing the same responsibility. >> pictures have emerged the two helicopters crashed killing ten people among them three french sport stars. the amateur footage was there on argentine yeah t.v. earlier on tuesday. the athletes were taking part in a reality television show when the crash happens. daniel has more. this is all that remains of the helicopters. part of a reality t.v. show.

that was being filmed the ever the channel t.f. 1. among the dead was the olympic swimmer, she won three medals a t the london 2012 games including gold in the 400-meter freestyle. at the time, she spoke of her pride to represent france. you don't really take it in, it is true, i won my 400 meters and then the next day the president came to visit me, even if i don't do it for that, this is another dimension. another of the victims is the celebrated yachtswoman she became the first woman to sail alone across the atlantic. also onboard was the boxer. he too had won a metal at 2012, bronze in the light weight category. the area of the two crashed is remote and close to the andy's mountains. it is reported that weather conditions were good.

the t.v. program was inspired by a swedish reality show that flies contestants into remote areasareas and then leighs them to fend for themselves. reaction in france to the death t has been swift, the channel has expressed it's great sadness and has postponed the show, the roast of the crew will return to france. in p a statement he says the fellow death was a cause of immense sadness. al jazeera argentina. algeria is hosting the latest round of talks aimed at ending what is a massive crisis. representative of what is called the rival parliament,

has hope add deal might be signed as soon as wednesday. for now,s at least the two administrations continue to make their own very different decisions. the one is sworn in it's army chief, he has been leading the fight against militias growns that support the other parliament based in tripoli. >> and the fighting continues between warring militias. they delayed libya's request to lift a weapons embargo. the government that's the u.n. backed fund says it needs fighter tanks and others to disband itself from isil. they say they could well end up many the wrong hands.

u.k. correspondent explains. >> pictures from the defense ministry, shot from one of their bombers eye to eye with a british air force jet somewhere near the coast. there have been several incidents just like this, it is the sort of thing that britain sees as an out and out provocation which keeps the peace between nations but on subverting it, president putin's actions illegally annexing cry mere yeah and using troops to destabilize ukraine fundamentally undermine the security of the sovereign nation's of eastern europe. >> president putin has now

acknowledged that he decreed that they should be returned to russia, implying hi ordered into ukrainian cities. these things have been going on for for so time, so why should they raise them now? the biggest cheerleaders will have been the foreign secretary former colleagues here at the minister of defense in london. they are livid of the prospect f ocuts to their budget which could reduce military staff by some 30,000 reduce their spending to less than nato guidance. they are also the biggest supporters of a controversy project which is emblematic of the cold war with the soviet union many kay the sun can't

afford it, when national elections are just two days away that britain isn't an insignificant little country portrayed by putin. >> the germany confidence, well, they are growing in fact unemployment is at it's lowest level in ten years. as nick reports from berlin there's good news for the fakes as well. >> dancers put on a show at a travel fair in berlin. >> they need to german tour operate ever toes are preparing for a record year. because when things are going well at home, many germans think of going abroad. >> the germans are known as the travel world champions they take a lot of joy in it. they are traveling more and greater distances our company

measures a 30% increase in long distance travel this year. always saving against a rainy day, but the latest signs are people adopting a more zen like where people are willing to spend their cash and there are hard numbers behind that unemployment under 5%, and consumer spending at it's high nest 13 1/2 years. along with travel, the other big ticket item is automobiles. especially german cars. sales increased 2.6% in january alone. a boost the manufacturers but also for german worker whose are also consumers a virtue is circle or a win win situation adding to the general feel good factor. >> the consumers are feeling we are half succeeding.

germany is growing much faster, and of course, also wages in germany have been growing very rapidly the last two years. and unemployment has continued to decline so people here are confident. >> the increase in spending is also helpful to the european neighbors. all the extra spending means more imports from the union. confirming the role as the economic locomotive of europe. nick spicer, al jazeera berlin. in south korea there have been rallies in support of the u.s. ambassador. he has left office after being slashed in a knife attack five days ago. he was attacked by nationalists dend maaing maaing the ereunification of north and south korea. >> which carry radar designed to defend against attacks.

the reports from m.d. north of the capitol there are big concerns too about people's privacy. >> after spending almost $3 billion to develop the project, the u.s. military has launched the first of two lighter than air vessels called arrow stacks. it's been hovering 3300 meters above an army base. it's mission to identify large metal objects like planes and missiles over a 500-kilometer range, in any direction across the heavily populated northeast u.s. together with a secondary ship providing targeting information, the system is designed to foil a sudden short range enemy strike. the threat is real, our adversaries have gained that can be difficult to detect by conventional systems. >> fence such attacks. >> it is over the horizon so

currently we don't have to worry about terrain and buildings. >> while they are tethers close to public highways the army says it is not equipped with cameras and won't be monitors traffic. but privacy advocates have suspensions. >> the electronic center filed a freedom or information lawsuit to obtain details of the system. >> the agency has said they are got going to integrate video surveillance into this. the documents show they have contrary plans. we haven't seen any documents from them that indicate they have changes those plans. >> the border patrol already operates at least five smaller arrow stats. their camera has proven to be an effective fool, but the air ships must still undergo three years of testing, it hopes to fair better than the 15

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