bout issues that impact your world. >> infectious diseases are a major threat to health. >> "the week ahead". sunday 8:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> houthi rebels and governmentloyalists fight for the port city of aden, as royalists make gains. i'm adrian finnegan. also on the program. al shabaab the garrissa university where 148 lost their

life. animals banned in the circuses in mexico but no one knows what will happen to them next. yemen is descending further into chaos as the saudi led offensive enters its 10th day. most recent development saudi led air strikes have pushed houthis back but fighting continues in the port city of aden in southern yemen. saudi arabia has been dropping weapons and aid to ra the forces. to fight against the houthis backed by iran. now control part of the city of mukala. streets of aden have book battle ground. large parts of the city lie

deserted. supported by saudi air strikes and weapons they have been able to push the houthis back for now. the united nations security council is set to meet later on saturday to discuss a pause thlt air strikes. a survivors has been found hiding at garrissa. that's according to recovery operations. a woman is now taken to hospital. the people of garrissa are struggling to come to terms. they led a demonstration. they are concerned with the violence and the government did nothing to prevent it.

malcolm webb what is the have situation like there malcolm? >> we just heard another victim has been recovered one more person come out alive. meanwhile here with me is the governor of garrissa county, some people have been complaining that the the security isn't adequate or wasn't adequate to protect the people. what's been done to rectify it? >> i think it's not fair to say that security is not doing well. i am confident to say that the kenyan security team and officials are doing their best possible. the only unfortunate thing here

is you're fighting fighting gorilla fighting gorl fighting guerilla type terrorists that is everywhere in the world and is hitting many parts of the world. >> and another thing a lot of the population has complained about is they say the kenyan defense forces the army here are often abusive they have been beaten and so on. what is your response to those complaints? >> i can't say there's anything unusual that the kdf is doing. we work very closely with the security officials and we're not aware of any you know abnormal incidents. wherever they are under one person may have done anything extraordinary that's always brought to our information and

we always talk to the security official about it. >> thank you so much, governor, back to you in doha. >> actually one last question before you go. al shabaab within the last hour has issued a statement. can you give us broadly the details of what it said? >> the statement that was tweeted by a journalist in mogadishu say they are avenging for the deaths that the armies that the kenyan army has been responsible there. the kenyan army has been there since 2011. they say they only attacks attacked nonmuslims. they say the kenyan people are responsible for kenyan deposit's role in somalia for not --

kenyan government's role in somalia. >> malcolm webb there in garrissa. in iraq acknowledge in tikrit hundreds of homes have been burned. looting in the city the iraqi army and shia militia took control from i.s.i.l. earlier this week. the president has od arrest and prosecution of any looters. yarmouk refugee camp, i.s.i.l. now controls 70% of the area. video posted online said to show members of the palestinian armed group, fighting i.s.i.l. the footage can't be independently verified. it is the closest that i.s.i.l.

has come to the capital damascus which is controlled by forces loyal to president bashar al-assad. stefanie dekker joins us live from beirut, why this offensive to take i.s.i.l. now it now? >> i think timing does have to do with what happened earlier before april 1st when that palestinian group you mentioned accused i.s.i.l. of killing one of its leaders. it then kidnapped a few i.s.i.l. fighters and then this whole battle started. as you mentioned yarmouk is very close to the syrian capital seven to ten kilometers from damascus. perhaps they've seen it as a weak point. we know sleeper cells of i.s.i.l. has been in that area certainly to the south of it throughout for the last year or so. so i think also giving them a

launching point for damascus will be crucial. we've talked to people from damascus, who visit here because that road does stay open. they are so fearful at the moment they don't want to to back. it is causing concern at the capital to have i.s.i.l. so close. we know i.s.i.l. has taken a majorities of the camp but it's a fluid situation. >> it is a palestinian group at a that's defending this camp, and not government. what does that say about the conflict four years this? >> this camp more of a town, city used to have functioning

deposit, schools. other rebel groups as well are inside it so there are extremely tight checkpoints being held by the army into damascus to the north of it but i think if we look at the bigger picture what's happening in syria there has been a change, 2014 the army was making gains. a turning of the tide perhaps if terms of momentum that the perhaps yarmouk i.s.i.l. saw a weak point the dispatch is now ongoing and for them it will be hugely important if they hold this camp because it is so close to the capital. >> thank you, stefanie dekker,

live in the area. framework deal was agreed on thursday for a nuclear deal with iran lady of the final deal in june, president obama faces oichtion in congress p pattyopposition. patty culhane reports. >> these people hope for a successful final agreement. secretary of state john kerry found no one celebrating in streets but instead hundreds of angry members of congress. >> there is no deal of deal on our agreement with iran. >> they think the u.s. agreed to

too much sanction relief. that appeared accepting to hassan rouhani. >> all sanctions including financial banking and economic sanctions will be lifted on the final day the agreement is lifted. >> this is the best deal they could get and that it will be effective. >> what we did with this deal is to achieve our objective which is to make sure iran cannot pursue a nuclear weapon and they will not be able to do that under this deal because it places very strict are specifications on the type of there activity that can take place in iran. >> the white house is going to have to work hard to keep enough members of the president's own party turning against him and

stripping his finalization of the deal. the president is going to argue if they kill this deal it will be much more likely the u.s. will end up in another war in the middle east. republicans will say that if they put more sanctions on iran, they will give up all of their nuclear capabilities eventually. now they have to convince the american people that their side is right. because in a close vote, who the american people side with could be the deciding factor. patty culhane, al jazeera washington. >> still to come on al jazeera forced to stay. >> and one of the country's last surviving steam trains. trains.

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of our changing world. >> it's the very beginning >> this was a storm of the decade >>...hurricane... >> we can save species... >> our special month long focus, fragile planet >> hello again the top stories here on al jazeera. saudi arabia and its allies have dropped weapons and aid to the fighters in aden. where there's been intense tighting. in syria i.s.i.l. has taken over more of the yarmouk refugee camp. i.s.i.l. now controls 70% of the area.the al shabaab attack on a university in kenya has now

claimed the lives of 148 people. people there say there were warnings last week that an attack on a university christians were killed on the spot. isolated islands in indonesia where they have been living at slaves, a group of 4,000 people trafficked from myanmar and other cities. they have now been taken to the indonesian isles where they were kept. step vaessen is there. >> suffered in silence for many years until a team from the fisheries ministry in jakarta came to investigate the fishing industry. they were forced to work without

pay. >> translator: you can call this slavery indeed. for example when they were sick they would be called by the captain and given electric shocks and tortured. also when they were very tired they were treated inhumanely. yes this is slavery. >> reporter: these men said they were sold to the fishing company in thailand. they managed to escape and are now hiding. >> translator: maybe some people on the boats wanted to be there but not knee and not many others. they told me to accept my situation but i couldn't. i wanted to go home so badly. >> reporter: the fishing company used a cell to regularly lock up. desperation written on the walls, if there's a way in there should be a way out.

and their way out has finally come. after listening to their testimonies, government investigators decide to take them to a safer place. this just shows how desperate theydesperatethey really are. they all emerged 280 and more are still coming. they're living a life they recall as full of fear and hor and they're going to a life of uncertainty but most important they're going home. these victim of human trafficking are only a small group of fishermen stuck in indonesia and while kiet is excited to go home the fate of many others hangs in the balance. step vaessen, al jazeera east indonesia. >> more now on our top story the saudi led strikes on aden. dispute editor in chief of el

aim newspaper. thank you for being with us. what's the situation right now? >> right now five districts in aden were cut off after the houthis controlled, yesterday so aden had been without water for the past 20 hours or so. also power supplies have been cut off from district after going through an intense battle on thursday. the greater district the houthis control two streets with high buildings, that they have stationed snipers on that prevented people from collecting even the dead from the street. now it is getting more difficult in hospitals as well, where doctors have shortages of

supplies and cannot treat the injured. and a lot of people are dying in hospitals as well. there's a huge humanitarian crisis now in aden. yesterday night the district itself was heavily bombarded in an effort by houthis to capture that district that oversees the port but they were not able to do so, so far. >> you say sir that the houthis are still in control of areas around crater that's near the presidential palace in aden. i thought there had been a saudi-led offensive and the air attacks had pushed them out of the area. >> they had not controlled the presidential palace but they are in two streets with high rise buildings that they have snipers on these buildings. so people cannot go in or out of

the district without passing these two streets. and there are no food supplies now for public who are now receiving a lot of calls from people asking about where they can get food. >> all right good to talk to you, thanks indeed. now ahead of myanmar's generality election this year acknowledge opposition leader aung san suu kyi says she's considering boycotting the vote. >> the playing field is not level and the administration is engaging in acts which are discriminatory against the nld. so we can't say that it's fair. so far i don't think we can guarantee fair elections. >> a major cleanup operation is underway in chile following devastating floods and mudslides. about 20 people are killed and

57 are still missing. the normal arid north home of the chalaral desert. currently many people are living in shelters. kashmir, hundreds of thousands have had their livelihood destroyed by flooding. liddy dutt reports. >> nursing his almond charred orchard back to good health. the orchards were affected by rain that caused widespread flooding weeks ago. >> translator: i've suffered a lot but still working hard. also help me with loans. >> reporter: these rolling

hills that para calls home are famous for nuts and apricots. from orchards like this to inner city neighborhoods hundreds of thousands in indian administered carb comirm many have had to find ways to live and work in difficult conditions. this is the second time in less than a year where his home has been inundateed from water of a niche electric. he has no choice but to carry on. >> translator: i will continue to work for my children's future. the weather may have affected how much i can earn but i'll keep trying to support my

family. >> reporter: having endured months of uncertainty this community of carpet weavers is getting back to work. it is unclear when this water will drain away but few can afford to wait. and some say this eagerness to rebuild will quicken the recovery. >> most of us in this administration think that we have got it in us, to cope with these circumstances howsoever adverse they may be. >> para is confident his orchards will bloom again. liddy dutt, al jazeera indian administered kashmir. >> fought with police after the death of a ten-year-old boy. are proaftors held rocks and

bottles as police responded with stun grenades. >> starting in july circuses in mexico will no longer will be able to use wild animals in their acts. john holman reports. >> a ban of wild animals in circus acts is due to start in three months time. it is a hammer blow for junior who has been training wild animals all his life. >> our family has done this for generations. we are in shock. what are we going to do? >> reporter: this is where his tigers live. small carriages are common in

mexican circuses which is part of the reason for ban. they've released a slew of videos depicting animal cruelty. >> i think circus has to evolve. for a long time they have centered their show on dressed up animals. they say it will mean job losses but i think they'll need new people for newer and better acts. >> caused 70 circuses to close their circuses for good. kept in ranches like this one with more and more arriving. these animals have been in storage for last couple of months, with the circus owning them paying for their upkeep. that can't happen forever. what's going to happen when the ban goes fully into effect?

the government says it will take on and look to zoos. >> the relocation of the animals worries me because many are wounded mutilated clawless and toothless. no infrastructure to care for them. >> these circuses will soon be without their chief.interests. john holman, mexico city. >> new trains need to be introduced to cut down or pollution and boost efficiency. our china correspondent adrian brown takes us on a road through gansu province. >> it is a sound that reverberates around the

mountains of southwest china. puffs of nostalgia transporting you back to a new era. one of china's last surviving steam trains. a country that was still making them until 16 years ago. it's a sight that still stirs is imagination. >> these steam ploak motives have real character. it is like a live engine in the 2015. >> like those mines this train is close to extinction. and it's not clear what will finish first. >> this train will be eliminated sooner or later. as for my future i think the factory will be shut down.

>> i don't see any advantages to this steam train. a daily commute that's it. >> modernity is on the fast track in china. relying on coal and diesel and the pollution that cost with it. there is also, a more pressing issue. the days of the steam train are clearly numbered here in china. retired trains like this are often the only source for those spare parts. the train depends on parts cannibalized from two other veterans. once those parts will be used up, it will be the beginning of the end. >> yes, obviously i'm a bit sad. i've been working on the train for many years. it is impossible that i have no feelings. >> reporter: the end of china's steam age is not far off now. but given the scale of the

country's modernization it is perhaps remarkable that this train has survived this long. adrian brown, al jazeera in danzu province. >> there's more on al jazeera including analysis and opinion. on our website aljazeera.com. >> there are 100,000 girls, american girls, home-grown girls trafficked into sex trade each year in the u.s. when shawna resisted, her mother shot her with heroin, shawna remembers falling on the water bed in a rush. that was her initiation. "a path appears," the latest book by journalists nicholas kristof and sheryl wudunn hi