>> as the battle for aden rages the u.n. security council discuss ways to end the conflict in yemen. >> also ahead on the show, protests against al-shabab after the attack of the university the armed group warning of more assaults. isil has been pushed out of saddam hussein's hometown but now there is a new problem. >> coming up i'll tell you how women are helping to protect rhinos in the greater krueger

national park. >> the u.n. security council is said to meet in a closed-door meeting around yemen. they would discuss how to halt the fighting and bring in humanitarian aid. aden has been the scene of intense fighting. much of it centered in the district and to the east in the port city where fighters link to do the former president ali abdullah saleh has seized army headquarters. >> the streets have become a battleground and people of the city are caught in the cross

fire. >> power supplies has been cut off from the district and it's going through an intense battle on thursday. people have been injured and a lot of people are dieing in hospital as well. >> days of fighting has destroyed much of the city center. the battles are fierce. hospitals are overwhelmed, and the people are desperate for help. >> we need them to help aden and we name aden a di sassfer zone di sassfer--disaster zone. >> they are struggling to cope. the saudi-led coalition has

dropped weapons and ammunition. >> we thank the kingdom of saudi arabia and other countries for dropping supplies. we'll be victorious and carry on fighting as heroes. >> along the coast to the east fighters allied with toppled president ali abdullah saleh stormed the jail on thursday and freed prisoners testimony some of those fighters are known to be former members of al-qaeda. they now control parts of the military base and the port. there are reports that tribesmen in the area are mobilizing their forces to drive them out. taking off from a military base in southern saudi arabia, coalition forces become houthi fighters and their allyies. a number of airstrikes, they

would leave the presidential palace 4 24 hours after they captured it. those loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh remain strong. and as the fighting intensifies the number of death continues to grow. and the battle for aden and all of yemen could an long one. >> the international red cross has called for an immediate cease-fire in yemen. it says if it is negotiating aid delivery. >> we have not yet been able to get the supplies that they need. so that they reach all the health clinics and those who

need it. we've not been able to receive those medal supplies. we're still negotiating and still talking to all those concerned, and we have hopes that it may happen. but as of this date they have not received it yet. >> in syria fighters from the islamic state in iraq and the levant has taken more of the yarmouk refugee camp just outside of syria's capital. the camp is mostly inhabited by palestinian refugees. observatory of human rights say that isil controlled 70% of the area. the have a posted online shows the group. the footage can't be independently verified. it's the closest that isil has come to the capital of damn, whichdamascus. stephanie decker reports from beirut. >> this is the closest that isil has ever managed to get to the

syrian capital of damascus. the palestinian camp yarmouk lies 70 kilometers away from the capitol. we've spoken to people here who came from damascus to beirut because that highway is open, and they're telling us that they are afraid. it is a fluid situation but certainly the presence of isil so close to the capital is hugely concerning, also the plight of the civilians in yarmouk, a camp that has been under siege for two years. they're fully dependent on aid and handouts. they have no water or electricity. they have no food. there has been sporadic trickle of aid coming in to the camp, but with fighting in its fourth day nothing has managed to get in. this is a message that we're hearing from activists there. the humanitarian situation a huge concern.

>> al-shabab is threaten to go stage more attacks in kenya. many are struggling to come to terms with the attacks on an university on thursday. we have more reports from garissa. >> a survivor has just been rescued. many are describing this as a miracle as he's taken to hospital. two days ago she heard the gunmen adopting their victims and shooting. they came in and took two of her friends. she's just happy to be alive. >> they were shooting everywhere. so i just continueed hiding. i got hungry and ate body lotion that was there. >> those who have bee about a violent and bloody end to those who died.

the government decided to display the bodies to prove to kenyans that the gunmen had indeed been killed, and to try and build public precedence in the security forces. the police say they also have made arrests. >> we're speaking out, we have arrested another three and i think the total number with can reach about five. >> but the frustration here in garissa, which has been attacked before. there were intelligence reports on an imminent attack on an university in the country. >> all these guns. all these weapons that they're using came from where? it is not old in garissa.

these people must have passed through several barriers being controlled by the police. people say they are afraid and they don't trust government assurances to keep them safe. >> well, east africa researcher for amnesty international say that security forces need to step up to the plate. >> al-shabab this is probably the point where they're very desperate. they don't have the significant control of the territories that they used to control. sand the group is very desperate. but let me say this. the kenyan authorities particularly the security

agencies it's that al-shabab is so sophisticateed and suave it's just that security authorities are abysmal in tracking this. issuing a travel advise are something like 48 hours before the attack come, but the government dismissed it but guess what, 48 hours later we are standing here and speaking about 147 lives cut short because of negligence. however, we should put into account, it took a couple of hours before there was an intervention this is not the first time. two years ago they killed 67 people. now for for me the question is when will somebody step to the

plate and say this is the end because 147 lives lost is not acceptable. >> to egypt now where form president hosni mubarak and his two sons have been in court for the retrial of corruption charges. mubarak's sons still face separate trial for stock market manipulation. in november hosni mubarak was acquitted of causing the death of 800 people in the rally that ousted him in 2011. two bombs have exploded in the egyptian city of giza. the explosions went off in front of a police station. bomb experts have cordoned off the area. month casualties have been reported. it's unclear who planted the bombs. to iraq now where many

buildings have been looted and set on fire since the city has been taken by by isil. shia militias are being blamed, isil may have been pushed out of tikrit but there is still evidence of violence on the streets. this is one neighborhood where people say they have witnessed shia militias witness looting and burnings. on friday the prime minister said they would start arresting people if these crimes continued. >> militias have no room in any government formed in iraq. they're carrying arms beyond the state authority and this is totally unacceptable to us. >> shia groups operating under the collective name ma shahs were fighting for control of tikrit along side the iraqi army. initially they backed away before a deal was made between the prime minister and u.s. to start isil targets in the area.

but militia still found ways to claim their part in the sunni-majority city. but the head of the group said it was not his men. >> we reject any slogans or banners of a sectarian nature. they're willing to undermine the victory we won. they're infiltrateors. against iraq and it's social fabric. we cannot give them the chance. the people graffitiing the walls are no less of a threat to us an isil. >> isil are openly looting and destroying buildings in other parts of iraq. this shows the 2,000-year-old city that was the first capital of the roman kingdom. it survived other take over but

it may not save this season. >> we'll keep these books here until the crisis is over. until this situation has is over. >> the archbishop of the monastery say that these books are more than financially valuable. he uses them to teach the ancient language of syriac that they're written in. >> stay with us on al jazeera. still to come. [ sobbing ] >> an u.s. man is finally free after spending 30 years on death row for a crime he did not commit. >> loss of a loved one the political violence that has seen scores of death among bangladeshi's ruling part.

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>> welcome back as we recount the headlines. discussing the crisis in yemen. considering a russian proposal to stop saudi-led airstrikes so humanitarian aid can get in. meanwhile there is continued fighting in the port city of aden. 148 people died when gunmen stormed an university in kenya thursday. five people have been connected to the attack. fighters from the islamic state in iraq and the levant have tear taken over more of the yarmouk camp just outside of

damascus. isil now controls 70% of the area. palestinians in the occupied west bank say they're determined to stock israeli products. >> this is what a boycott of israeli consumer goods looks like in the occupied west bank. shelves full of products that are marked made in palestine. mohammed is a father of three. he said while he is still getting used to buying different products during his weekly grocery shop he sports the ban.

>> according to the palestinian authorities, it has not stopped around 80% of shots from boycott of products. >> we provide substitutes and we've been successful doing that. >> they have tried to get the public to boycott israeli goods in the past but with little success. however, this current boycott is gaining major support and many political analysts say it's because of rising anger towards israel. anger which has spilled into the streets. these were testers stopped a truck loaded with israeli dairy products and destroyed the shipment. the frustration has been building for months. it started with the military action in gas and worsened when

israel began to hold palestinian tax revenues. those funds have sense been released but political analysts say the boycotting of israeli good is about more than a political statement. >> we need to be left dependent on israeli economy so we salute any steps that reinforce policies and increase local production for local markets. >> most economists agree that the palestinian boycott of israeli products will have a marginal impact on israel's economy but the move is taking hold. al jazeera, in the occupied west bank. >> a group called reclaim australia has held rallies protesting against what it calls islamic extremism. they fought with counter

protesters who say that the group is anti-muslim and racist. reclaim australia says that minority groups threaten australia's cultural identify. hundreds of fishermen have been rescued from isolated islands in indonesia where they've been living as slaves. they're part of a group of 400,000 people trafficked from myanmar and other countries. they've been taken to the island of t uol. >> we390 fishermen are arriving here in the port of tual. thein the eastern part of indonesia. they are all victims of human trafficking. they were sold by an agent in thailand to this company here in the east of indonesia to work on fishing vessels. some for many, many years. they were not allowing to home. they were all abused. they were all suffering from

lack of food, from lack of sleep, and they had to work on very difficult conditions. the government has decided to take them away from the place where they were held for such a long time because they worry about their safety after they had been speaking out to the press and the government. now they will be brought here to this port, and they'll be questioned once again. it all has to be documented to find evidence for all these very very harsh allegations. then all these people will be handed over to their responsible governments in myanmar cambodia and thailand. it will be a long and difficult process. this is only one small group of a very big group who is still most of them, out there at sea somewhere and nobody knows yet where they are. >> myanmar's opposition leader says that she's considering boycotting general election slated for later this year until four years ago myanmar had been governed by military rule,

during wish suu kyi was held under house arrest for 15 years. >> the playing field is not level. and the administration is engaging in in acts discriminatoryily. and we can't say that it's fair so far. >> more than 172 of its leaders and activists have been killed. violence within the league and among its political allies have claimed the victims. the families of those who fight for power are victims too. >> three years ago she saw a man running towards her house. it was a merges bearing terrible

news. her husband was dead, shot by men believed to have been hired by rival politicians. >> my husband became very popular very fast. there were a lot of people who were jealous of how popular he was with the public. they could not stand it. that's why they killed him. >> the man accused of killing him belonged to the same political party. one of the accused is the brother of a former minister. >> he was gunned down here outside the local office. he became one of at least 150 ruling party men who have been killed since they came to power in 2009. >> in bangladesh violence in politics is not just directed at opposition activists. internal power struggles within the ruling party has also left

13,000 injured. >> the violence in politics has always been there. it's true that the league action get involved in violence. it's not just opposition activist who is are involved in violence. but what is important is that we prosecute them when they commit wrongdoing. >> his own brother is now the new mayor. he travels with armed escorts for protection. >> my movements are restricted but for now i'm fine. i take as much precaution as i need for my safety. >> while kamal tries to continue his brother's political work, she has the same task. it's a personal struggle to keep the dead mayor's legacy alive. >> a prisoner in the u.s. state

of alabama has been freed after spending nearly 30 years on death row. he was convicted of the 1985 killings of two fast food outlet managers, but new forensic tests show that bullets found at the crime scene do not come from his become. they petitioned the supreme court to review new evidence. his conviction was overturned last year. >> they had every intention of executing me for something that i didn't do. for all that we say that we believe in justice this is the case to start showing it because i shouldn't sit on death row for 30 years. all they had to do was test the gun. >> people living in one of rio de janeiros biggest slums fought with police over the death of a ten-year-old boy. they through rocks and bottles and police responded with tear gas and grenade.

the officers involved have been suspended. now a women as only team of women have cut poaching in cougar park by 75%. it's a major success at a time when the black market for horns is booming. we have more from the greater part of krueger national park. >> they're called black mambas after africa's most dangerous snake, and they're strike ising fear in into the hearts of poachers poachers. >> we want the next generation to see the rhinos. >> they patrol along the border fences, lay traps and snares. the game park's first line of

defense. >> this is what the black mambas a's are trying to protect. therethe game park is privately owned and lies on on on the western edge of the krueger park. it lost 12 ryan knows. much of the poach something done by foreigners but some of it is carried out by locals. they decided part of the restitution had to come from within the community. >> they bring money into the local communities and social upliftment program like this hopefully we'll change that around. >> so far so good. in the two years that black mamba has begun patrol poaching has been cut by 75%.

>> we're dangerous like black mambas. >> they also serve as ambassadors spreading the anti-poaching message. >> poach something a bad thing and we don't want that to happen here. >> before becoming black mambas these ladies were unemployed. >> we're not afraid of them. we're waiting for them. if they want to visit us. >> there are plans to recruit an extra 12 women so soon there will be more of the black mambas to fear, and in time more rhinos roaming the park. >> the earth shadow for the lunar eye clips eclipse.

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