opioid wars only on al jazeera america battles for the airport fighting between yemen's rival groups forces the president to flee his adan headquarters. hallow, you are watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up, police arrest nine people, as isil says it carried out wednesday's attack that left 23 dead. boko haram in retreat an international coalition celebrates driving the armed group out of key towns in

northeast nigeria. we investigate the golden triangle a special economic zone in loose where endangered specieses are killed for their body parts. >> at least 13 people have been killed in heavy fighting between rival groups in yemen. forces loyal to president asaaddy took control of the international airport in adan from fighters who support the former president allay abdullah saleh. the presidential palace was also bombed by fighter jets. he is described the attack as an attempted coupe backed be i the previous regime. in in ways this is a battle not between two rival groups but between two men.

forces loyal to president hadi retake the airport lyle to the former president. it was a short but tough battle lasting four hours. with passenger planes within range of the bullets. the special forces unit fighters had refused to give up their arms and fortify themselves within their barracks then they attacked the airport. >> the fighting got to intense the airport was shut down, and passengers taken off planes and back into the terminal. forces loyal to hatdy than defeated the loyal zest surrounded them. the houthiss are now in control of the north they want to make sure that the clashes of fights are happening in adan. so they are taking the fight to hadi directly. >> later on thursday, an unidentified war plane hit the base, and according to his aid, he is unharmed.

>> he insists he remains the legitimate leader and is trying to build a power base in the southern port city. and if the supporters were able to take control of the airport, it would have weakened who has declared the city as the temporary capitol. al jazeera. >> well, independent journalists joined me in the studio now, good to have you with us. how long can president hadi survive like this. >> well, really, the survival is based on negotiations. that is the only way he can survive. because militarily he cannot. the forces and the houthiss have really got all the fire power on their side. and he is relying on militias that are essentially sudden successionist that do have a cause to fight the north, and to fight the troops. because that's grievances have been built up over the past 25 years since unity in 1990.

but he doesn't have a strong enough military force to win if it came to a battle. >> so it is going to be difficult to establish or prevent the houthies likely advance. what then are the prospects for talks does his perhaps victory today the airport perhaps put him in a better position. >> yes. really that's i think probably today is almost one of these tragic cycles of violence, that leads to negotiation, and it is about putting yourself in a better position at the negotiating table when that violence has happened and we saw it in january. and now we have seen it in adan. and certainly those negotiations are on going they have been a stale meat for some time, so this is going to force and put more pressure on those that would have been happened and maybe then force some form of resolution or at least another step. >> are we likely to see further cycles on the ground air attacks the sort of thing

we saw today before we see any real commitment to sitting down at the table to resolve this. >> yes definitely. even when they have reached agreements so this is going to be on going, and i can't see the situation improving any time soon. >> thank you now isil says it is responsible for a deadly attack. 29 people have been arrested in connection be the attack. from tunis jackie reports. >> the cruise ship pulls out of port leading behind the

horror of the day before. the ship also leaves behind some of it's passengers. victims of the attack on the museum. a grim ends to a mediterranean holiday. some of the victims beforen't carries their passports so they haven't been identified yet. more than 40 people were injured. some of them have been talking about their experience. we entered one of thele radios in the old part of the museum, looking at the highway say yaks we suddenly started to hear shots. people trying to save themselves trying to hide behind the glass windows and in the corners of the room. >> two gunman were killed when security forces stormed the museum to end the siege. but it is believed it has accompliced. police say they have arrested nine people to far. four of whom they believe were directly involved in the attack. meanwhile, the prime minister has been giving details of security measures across the country.

>> both the national army and security personnel will intensify their patrols across the nation. joint patrols between both the army and security will be conducted. >> the mow seem will remain closed. when it reopens it can expect fewer visitors. a number of companies say they are removing tunisia from their list of destinations. they have been held up as the success story and so far it's been spared much of the violence sweeping other parts of the region now the parliament is looking to fast track new anti-terror laws and the president has promised to fight mercilessly those behind wednesday as attack. >> the first of the victims is layed to rest, the police officer who died guarding the museum. they remain in shock and in mourning. it is also aware that it can

no longer remain on the sidelines of what has become known as the war on terror p al jazeera, tunnies. >> all right this was the scene just a few hours ago flowers have been layed and locals carries flags. moving to iraq now and a mass grave believed to contain bodies of iraqi soldiers has been discovered in tikrit. the soldiers are thought to have been killed by the armed group when they overran a military base. al jazeera can't independently verify this video. >> well, the u.n. says isil may have committed again side by trying to wipe out the aseedies. this report based on interviews with victims and witnesses recommends the u.n. security council ask the international criminal court to prosecute those

responsible. it also alleged affiliated officials may have committed some war crimes while battling isil including kilns tortures and abductions. >> no community has been spared. in iraq from isil violence. including the aand itties the christians curds, shia and the sunni. essentially what we are seeing is the rich ethnic and religious diversity in iraq that's been shattered. completely. >> has driven the arm group out of a town. the army which has helping niagara says it was retaken over the weekend. 228 fighters and one soldier were with kill misdemeanor the fighting. more from abuja. >> well, if these reports

about major towns being recaptures by the military are accurate, it could mean the beginning of the end of the boko haram insurgency. various towns have been recaptures. two days ago the military spokesperson tweeted that they are free, born know is soon to be pro. by our able military, #never again. referring there to the three states in the northeast which have been worst effects by the boko haram crisis. however, there has been inaccuracy before the military have previously announced the capture. >> of the leader only for him to then nobody is holding their breath, nobody is saying it is all over but if the report is to be believed the

end of boko haram is only the horizon. the impact of all this on the election has to be positive. the presidential poll is dued to be held on the 28th of march. and security has been a major concern, the ability of people in the region to vote has been a major concern so if the security situation has improved the believe is that the election will go off peacefully and safely. >> no sign of an apparent cease fire in the on ukrainian city. intense fighting is continuing between ukrainian troops and prorussia separatist. heavy shelling and machine gunfire was heard throughout wednesday. the city is important because it is home to ukraine's main chemical plant deadlock talks on the nuclear program may have to be extended. u.s. secretary of state has described the talks as tough and intense. he and his counter parts had hoped to broke ear deal by next week.

but they are still thought to be odds on key issues. still to come for you this half hour, how food and watt ever buries underground help sustain the cyclone survivors. and why friday's solar eclint could leave countries in the dark.

>> here with al jazeera, let's take you through the top stories. at least 13 people have been killed in heavy fighting.

on the airport before the presidential palace was attacked. isil says it's fighters carried out an attack. nine people have been arrested in which 23 people died. the allies have been celebrating after pushing boko haram fightingers out of the north eastern town. now the u.n. has condemned an air strike on the airport in tripoli which it says threatens to undermine talks oen the future. but negotiations are taking place. the group finally rearrived in the last hour. near the only working airport over the past week. elsewhere in livia, a new battle fronts have been opening areas in and around the city have seen fierce fighting between isil, and the libyan dawn mull tear coalition.

doesens have been killed. they are in mourning the libyan city which for weeks was under siege by forces in 2011, is now on the front line in the battle against fighters affiliated to the islamic state of iraq and the levant. these men who belong to the libya dawn coalition were ambushed early on wednesday. armed groups have joined operation sun rise. they were attacked at three in the morning the response of the young fighters and forces came strong. causing grave losses in their lives and gear. >> for the past few monos libya's rival parties have been more intense on fighting each other than taking on isil. the decision by the legally installed government in tripoli to send troops to surrounding areas was the first time a local force declared war on libya's branch

of isil. this city is not accustom to calamities and pain, but all of these sacrifices are for libya, for fighting terror and terrorists. in order to bring the revolution to it's true cause and achieve it's goals and set new libya free. >> also also lost men in the fighting. some are believed to be nonlibyan. but some libyan officials believe many of those who joined isil are bad daffy loyalist. isil linked groups control important buildings in former libyan leader hometown. and the arm grouped extends further east to the oil rush region. libya dawn fighter say they are planning a major offensive but addressing the isil threat may not be easy.

isil has promised to take the conflict some 250-kilometers. it has already claimed responsible for an explore motion that targeted the dawn fighters inside the city. >> al jazeera. >> in an interview with the u.s. network the israeli prime minister has said he has not changed his policy on a two state slight. his preelection excepts that there would be no palestinian state creating on his watch. he now says he is committed to a solution. final results have confirmed the win for netanyahu's party. when while he says he is worried by the opposition to a palestinian state. >> it will no backtrack from our position in demanding that international legitimatesy be achieved and also that we have the right to go anywhere in the world to ensure that right is achieved the retrial in

egypt of two journalists has been ajudgerred until next wednesday. this accused of aiding the now banned muslim brotherhood. charges they and al jazeera deny. at this moment came after a brief court session where for the first time witnesses took the stand. >> three men who wrote a record and provided video for the prosecution took the stand in cairo. that report was supposed to prove al jazeera journalists harmed egypt's national security. but one after the other the men said they either didn't see the videos write the report or remember what they wrote. >> how can say that we published consider we boast tests materials and then the members now say that we didn't say that. >> an appeals court has already ruled, there wasn't enough evidence to convict, al jazeera journalists and mo ham ma affiliated with isilny last

year. they were accused of aiding the banned muslim brotherhood. mohamed fahmy along our colleague peter greste spent 400 days in jail. last month he is deforted to his native australia. despite their frustration they say at least on this occasion the prosecutions witnesses actually helped their case. today i think it was a success, they said they were not responsible for they didn't write the statements. >> as an couraging as this day in court may be, both know clearing their names could take a while. natasha al jazeera. >> aid agencies are praising the resilience in the face of cyclone pam. survivors have been able to rely on food and water that was buried under ground as the

fierce wind hit. 11 people were killed but a fear spiked in the number of dead as the more remote ien las was reached hasn't materialized. a. drew thomas now reports. >> he was in japan on a ton presence for preparing for disaster when disaster hit his onion. the climate change is now back taking to the sky to independent the damage. first up is the islands the australian government is checking on australians in the area. the minister has hitch add ride. >> strike the philippines or we haven't got the report from the islands since the ultimate town at this time. so water was led damaging than

wind. even so, the low number of confirmed deaths. has been remarkable. on a whistle stop tour, two hours on the ground to find out which preparations helped and what can be done better in the future. people know next time can be difference and next time could be soon. they are sure climate change is at least in part to blame. >> the weather pattern is changing we have civil rights and the cyclone too. we used to have cyclones but this is the worst cyclone that we ever had. >> it is a common story, this isn't the first bad cyclone. the squad ran itself in the north in the the area.

it is desperate to get home to the remote town. he knows it was badly hit but hasn't had any news about his family. this one to take back home. >> cyclones like these are making such journeys more common. al jazeera. >> two australians will not be executed a court is postpone the appeal hearing and andrew chan. to reconsider their application for clemency. they were arrest add decade ago as part of the heroin struggling group. a solar eclint on friday will

thrill amateur strong mercilesslies. but it is also likely to pose a patrol for those that reloy on solar power. in germany where 6% is generated by solar powers the two hour eclipse could put back ups to the test nick spicer reports. >> europe generates 100 times more lex tri-from the sun then it did during the last scholar eclipse. germany now has around 1 million solar panel instillations many of them small and feeding into the power grid. this specialist in green energy points out the black solar panels in a university building. the risks on a sunny draw, so now during the morning we have -- start to produce electricity, and then we have more or less a job of about 11

gig watts and power stations. 18 gig watts and 80 teen power stations and this has to be lumped out. >> the people that run the energy grid have a back up plan. and minds for the one in the eastern part of the country. the eclipse could have effects reaching across europe, with solar power dropping up to 35,000 megawatts in the space of two hours. that's the equivalent of 80 medium size plants like this one, suddenly going off line at the beginning of a otherwise ordinary working day. >> the total solar eclipse will only be visible in the islands north of denmark in the arctic. the delight will dim across europe, and this will be the first time an eclipse has had

a significant effect on a power system. it will also be a test for the so called energy u-turn, when chancellor ordered an exit and a switch to 80% renewables. they say the eclipse will be closely watched wherever they are being built. >> this is now being built we see nit the u.s. and california, we see it everywhere coming so we all around the world need to have a close look on how do we manage the system with a lot of solar. and this is maybe a stress test of that system the managener europe saying they are confident they will be able to handle the challenge and it may provide in massive drops in years ahead. nick spicer al jazeera berlin.

>> two men have been arrested for alleged involvement in an ivory gang, they say the pair behind the network illegally buying animal horns from africa, they are accused of raiding and smuggling the ivory. the men were arrested arrested with more that are 100-kilograms in their position. the biggest bust the recent years. an investigation shows the animal parts are being sold at a gambling resort, popular where chinese tourists. environment editor nick clark has the story. >> welcome to the so called golden triangle special economic zone. it has a cassuhn know, a hotel, it has shops it also has restaurants with live animals on the menu. uh this bear cub was apparently available to eat.

rhinos are endangers species. so to are tigers but here you can choose from a selection of skins, skins watched over by yes stuffed tigers. also available for sale. outside, captive tigers are kept in cramped cages. the tiger farm here has plans to breed between 500 and 1,000. the captive bred tigers are legal if licensed it is the export of their products that is illegal. either way the head keeper here says that licenses or permissions are often ignores. >> it is excellent.

this investigator said was frozen tiger meat, available to eat. pieced together skull and skeleton of a big cat almost certainly a tiger. here is a still photograph from a promotion fall prosure. tiger bone can sell for 300-dollar as bottle. >> senior key tells the investigator it is very easy this business, it is a road to wealth. the resort is in laos but it runs on beijing time. >> this specially economic zone has been set up by the government it falls under legislation. so both the governments of lao and china have a responsibility to fulfill their commit enter manies and end the illegal wild life trade. now the investigation is calling on the governments to investigation connections between the trade here and wild life criminals operating in the region.

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