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watch us next time. i'm ray suarez. people struggle to survive as fighting rages for control of yemen hello. welcome to al jazeera, live from our headquarters in doha. i'm richelle carey. the situation in the refugee camp is behind humane as clashes continue. >> i'm andrew simmonds reporting from an orphanage in ukraine, where more than 100 children have been without up in a tug of war between the two sides in the
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conflict. in thailand some people are doing what it takes to stop human trafficking. food clean water, medicine everything is in short supply in yemen. people are desperate for aid as humanitarian groups in russia call for a pause in the fighting. for 12 days a saudi-led coalition has hit the tarts across the country. fighting is blocking efforts to provide help. we have this report. >> reporter: almost two weeks of air strikes and the humanitarian situation in yemen is worsening by the day. at the capital sanaa there's a rush to buy food. people are panicking, preparing for the worse. this queue is to secure wheat. the price has almost doubled since the war started.
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>> the sack of wheat is almost $40. poor people can't afford to eat. >> translation: some buy 20 sacks, others want one. i've been trying to buy one for the last few days. >> reporter: fighting and air strikes led to food shortages. people are scared. >> i have been here since last night. kids and the elderly are at home. they are terrified of the bombing and vibrations. we do not have wheat and flour. it's a tough situation. air strikes are hitting the houthi targets. they are killing civilians. many are searching for the bodies of family members. >> translation: this is the home of my brother. they hit hit his home at 2am. it was a random bombing. we woke up to find the house reduced to rubble. >> reporter: and in aden in the south the humanitarian situation is not much better. people say they've been without clean water for five days, no
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electricity. and stores are cleared out of food. the international red cross is preparing planes loaded with aid. >> the most urgent needs in yemen is in the hospital. there are dozens of wounded people arriving every hour. the hospitals do not have the capacity to provide treatment. the priority is to bring medical supplies. there are other needs in yemen. people have been cut off for days, and don't have food and water in many locations. >> reporter: it may provide little comfort to the millions of yemenis caught in the crossfire fighting rages across yemen. there are reports that forces have recaptured territory from the houthi rebels. government forces are said to have recaptured an air base.
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loyalists have been caught in the districts home to the presidential palace and government hospitals. we have a report on the latest violence. >> reporter: the saudi-led coalition lamps up sir strikes in aden. war planes strike bridges on the roads leading to the seaport city. the same according to saudi army officers is to prevent houthi fighters sending reinforcement. radar systems, command centers and checkpoints have been hit. houthis target people. >> reporter: violent in aden shows no sign of slowle.
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soined after days of fighting and running battles, many parts of the ski have been destroyed. homes, shops, vehicles lay in ruins, civilians are being killed. houthi rebels and fighters loyal to ali abdullah saleh, the former president, are infiltrating districts near the city's port. these are fighters loyal to president abd-rabbu mansour hadi, and they are putting up a fierce fight. they have received new weapons, air dropped by the saudi arabia-led coalition, and remain largely outgunned and out numbered by their rival. aden is a battle ground, and locals are caught in the middle. president abd-rabbu mansour hadi, who fled to saudi arabia could be trying to recapture his military. he sacked the army's chief of staff, deputy chief of staff and the commander of the special
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forces. they are accused of treason, his decision may have little impact. that's because the military is largely loyal to ali abdullah saleh, the deposed president, and he is fighting alongside the houthi rebels in the war pakistan's parliament will continue a debate on whether of the country should join a campaign against the houthis in yemen. saudi arabia asked islamabad for military help. the main opposition in pakistan says the government should not support the offensive but act as a mediator instead. hundreds of foreigners have been evacuated from the western port. the indian-chinese-pakistani-sri lankan nationals left the country on an indian vessel. india sent a vessel to rescue foreign nationals. and 80 internationals rescued from sanaa. india is evacuating about 4,000, half of whom were nurses. the u.n. officials described the
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situation at yarmouk as beyond inhumane and are discussions how to happy 18,000 called on the crossfire. the camp is in ruins after being overrun by i.s.i.l. >> reporter: they speak of fear. these are some of the people that got out of yemen. the syrian national newsagency aired the pacts showing how the army and palestinian factions helped them get to safety. >> in 30 minutes they could have executed call you see in the school. i.s.i.l. called from the mosques if we catch one of you working with the palestinian group or the government they'll cut our heads off. they have no mercy for the first time video of i.s.i.l. was posted online, showing the inside of the palestinian refugee camp. they have been fighting
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palestinian groups and others for the past six days. the camp has been besieged for more than two years by the government because rebel groups are based here. people are starving, with no running water or electricity. i.s.i.l.'s presence and syrian soin regime bombardment in what was a densly populated camp is making a terrible situation worse. although some made it out. most of the 18,000 that survived here are trapped. >> we cannot pay for anything. we are are not on anyone's side. we want the camp to be safe. >> the palestine liberation organization is sending a delegation to syria to solve the crisis. no aid is making it into the camp. we are told by activists that the lack of medical supplies is making it impossible to treat the wounded. i.s.i.l. storming the camp is a shock, the presence terrifying people. the u.n. warning of a catastrophe if the fighting does not stop.
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. >> staying with syria, the government targeted residential buildings. it has intensified across other provinces. we have this report. >> reporter: an air strike by the syrian air force on one of its own cities a scene flarm to anyone that watched video over the last four years. it doesn't make each hit less destructive for every person affected. this is a district in idlib. survivors try to rescue neighbours. mean are inconsolable after what has happened. >> translation: we are innocent people. it's wrong. the regime should direct the rockets to those with the same rockets, and not unarmed people. >> reporter: there's no heavy machinery to rescue people just people's hands, and a will to
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get people out of the rubble. there's a shortage of water. people do what they can to put out the fires, before the red crescent turns up with a water truck, and the picture is the same north of the capital. rebels are in charge in the east. access to the region has been blocked by government forces for two years. food and medical product are in short supply. air strikes are more frequent in the last few days. civilians are hit in these attacks. in this video, it shows us that the victims are often children. rebels have been fighting for control of idlib countryside as well. the army has camps in the area. >> the camp is the regime's army commoned center. -- command center. it is the head of the mistake. they are using weapons sustain from the army. tanks and rocket-propelled
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grenades. it doesn't help the civilians who came under attack. >> forensic teams in iraq are excavating 12 mass grave sites believed to maintain the remains of 1700 iraqi soldiers. the men were killed by fighters from islamic state of iraq and levant. the mass killings of the soldiers is a symbol of brutality. ahead of an iraqi army push to retake the city of mosul from i.s.i.l. video has been released of u.s. and spanish coalition forces training the government in urban warfare. they are training in squad-size battlefields in iraq. there's more to come on al jazeera. see first hand what it must have been hike for the students attacked any al-shabab. we take you inside the
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situation in syria's yarmouk refugee camp as beyond inhumane. the camp is overrun by i.s.i.l. and they are discussions how to help around 18,000 palestinian refugees trapped there. syria's government targeted residential buildings and air strikes on the city of idlib, it's been under the control of al nusra front since the end of march, laying on the main highway between damascus and aleppo in malaysia an anti-racism bill was passed. reintroducing detention without trial, it was revoked three years ago. the government pushed for the bill in relation to cragging down on threats. on sunday 17 were detained under suspicions of planning acts of terror in kuala lumpur. we are joined live from kuala lumpur. and we appreciate your time. what does the law mean.
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>> in reality it's bringing back what some describes as a draconian law on the mere suspicion that they may be acting against the state. and through that detention they would have no legal resource no access to lawyers, and can be detained for any duration as far as the authorities see fit. so human rights watch and amnesty international are viewing the developments in malaysia. it is only just passed around about 8 hours ago. it's 2:30 local time. therefore the reaction to this politically has not been decided yet. we expect interesting comments to come from the opposition as the hours progress.
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>> in spite of the fact it's been eight shores there were some arrests. tell us more about that. the authorities acting so quickly. >> yes, the news in fact came out. the arrests were made on sunday. of 17 people across malaysia mainly in kuala lumpur and the northern states. they are described as being attached or having the same ideology as i.s.i.l. 17 of them were arrested. ages ranging from are 14 to 49. the arrests were made on sunday and these men have been arrested and detained on suspicion of wanting to commit crimes of terror in the capital kuala lumpur and also in putrujia which is a federally administered state, 30km from kuala lumpur. it is the seat of government where the main ministries are,
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including the prime minister's office. it's a big area and certainly a high profile target if that was the case. they were supposed to fund the attacks by robbing banks and in amongst the 17 we have a teacher, two members of the armed forces. with access to weapons, and one indonesian. these are individuals alleged to have links to i.s.i.l. there were no more details coming out from the authorities. rarely do they give such detail and rarely do we hear of the raids or arrests on the day that they happen. we normally hear about them or the press hears about them 2-3 days afterwards which raises questions about the way the new law, the prevention of terrorism act 2015 will be implemented. >> we'll see how the law plays
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out. thank you to kuala lumpur. in southern thailand locals took matters into their own hands to stop human trafficking. they are armed and determined to stop the communities from deteriorating into lawlessness. a crew from al jazeera joined the patrol. >> reporter: deep in the jungles of southern thailand the me patrol a busy smuggling route. they are all volunteers who answered the call tore civilians to do what they can to stop human traffickers from using thailand as a transit point. thousands of refugees from myanmar and bangladesh come through every year in search of better lives, and the men hope that taking matters into their own hands will prevent a rise in crime and lawlessness because of the presence of legal lawlessness and armed gangs that smuggle them through. >> government officials are involved with the human
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traffickers. this is a big challenge. many of the local villages are involved but i don't think they benefit as much as the official. not far from the jungle refugees enjoy a semblance of freedom. traffickers are paid to help this woman and her daughters. they spent a month on a boat and travelled through thailand across to malaysia. the volunteers rescued her as they tried to lead the group through the jungle. >> translation: the guards are violent. they are beating the hassan rouhani. they used a rope two. two men were shot dead and one beaten to death. i just wanted to die. the suffering was bad. >> to prevent the suffering the boll tears set up checkpoints
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and act as the local place. they have the support of the community who give them food petrol and money. not everyone believes this is a good thing. the leaders are concerned the presence of armed civilian rescuers is just going to complicate matters further. >> if the muslims are carrying weapons, the row hinga know they'll be treated fairly. about the buddhists have them not all, but some will treat them harsh. >> that was not the case for fatima or their daughters. they were brought to a shelter and are glad to be alive. fatima hopes to get to her husband in malaysia. >> with no one stopping them the men in the jungle say they'll continue their works. armed and determined to step in and fill the gaps the government has been able to. >> kenyan military jets targeted
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al-shabab territory in somali following a massacre in which 148 died. the air force said is it destroyed two camps, but al-shabab says the bombs fell on farm land. al jazeera gained access to the farm land where most of the victims were murdered. catherine wambua-soi reports from inside the garissa sclej. >> reporter: this is where the killings took place. bullet holes pepper the walls of the dormitory, signs of a fears battle. three soldiers were killed. behind the door 100 people, mostly students, were shot dead in the courtyard. this dormitory is where it happened. there's a strong smell of blood. it's difficult to imagine how horrified those who died here were. bloodstains are everywhere.
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some of those who planned and carried out the attack are said to be kenyans that joined al-shabab. we spoke to a student that hid in a cubicle. >> translation: those men were asking students "do you agree with uhuru kenyatta's government? will you tell the president to withdraw troops from somali?" students answered what they thought the attackers wanted to hear. some were killed anyway. >> reporter: this man waits outside the gates. he's hoping for news about a missing student. a member of his church. >> translation: they can't find him in mortuaries or in a list of survivors - injured or dead. this is the new garissa county commissioner. he had to deal with hundreds of attacks killing people along the
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coast last year. >> if we contain that. we are going to contain it. i'm confident. i don't think it is insurmountable. it is not the only university in nearby kenya has been closed indefinitely. many students we talk to said they never want to come back. to ukraine where the ceasefire holds for separatists and ukranian. there's concerns on the impact on children. as andrew simmonds complains, there's state care at the center of this crisis. >> in ukraine, there's a fight for teenagers that don't have a home. they are from donetsk, looking to russia for its future.
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they've been living under the control of ukranian government. they were moved in secret as the fighting was at its height and after separatist fighters told them they'd be moved to russia for their own safety. >> translation: they told us whether you want to go or not, you have to go. we told them we wouldn't. we started to cry. they didn't care that we were children. when we said we are not going, they said just try staying. and we will shoot you or your soin teachers. >> whatever happened the children became pawns in a play-off. the ukranian government making the first move. >> threatening children is not acceptable in any situation by any side. it shouldn't have happened. the kids were threatened. they accused ukraine of stealing
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its children. >> translation: they are obliged according to official responsibilities to return the children back here. this is a real crime, there'll be a time when someone will face justice. >> the majority of these children will live in institutions like this most of their lives. now they are in a tug of war between the two sides. many are confused. some feel cut off from it all. that's the sas reality, the children are classified as orphans, many abandoned by their own parents. all with contact back in donetsk, and most are more detached than normally. at the moment i can't go home because of the rebels. we need border passes. relatives can't visit me, it's bad. it's been a year since i have
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seen them. i miss them. >> reporter: it's questionable as to whether the new ukraine or separatist donetsk people's republic is looking after the best interests of the children. they are having to cope with a traumatic experience of war, along with the isolation of feeling often unwanted the u.s. city of ferguson in missouri has become a symbol of racial mention the united states, since the black teenager was shot and killed by a white police officer last year. some of those who hit the streets are contesting the local elections to bring in change. kristen saloomey reports. >> reporter: the crowd at st. mark family church may have been small. >> an informed voter can make a difference... >> the field of council candidates, particularly black ones in ferguson missouri has never been large. four african-americans are running for three open seats in
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the april 7th election. >> we have an opportunity to effectuate sustainable real change right here in ferguson. >> reporter: change is what many of ferguson's residents demanded. ever since a white police officers shot mike brown, an unarmed black teen. the white officer was killed of wrongdoing. a federal investigation found racial policing. it will fall to the next city council to make reforms demanded. adrian hopkins is a single mother of two. >> i saw the candidates and thought someone has to run and help us. i decided to be the change i wanted to see. >> reporter: two-thirds of ferguson's residents are black.
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the vast majority of elected officials are white. >> ferguson is not unusual. throughout st. louis country there are many communities that were predominantly white that have shifted to predominantly black, and the leadership has not kept pace with the changes in demographics. the former mayor of ferguson is running for city council, a part-time job paying $250 per month. >> it's about participation. i unfortunately, our african-americans don't participate in a level as caucasians do in the community. >> 6% of eligible voters turned out in the last municipal elections. whites were not much better. patricia bynes is working hard to change that. >> i'm hopeful. soind people are getting the message if they want change, they'll have to get involved and take the reins and lead it. >> reporter: it will take more than new candidates, angry residents have to make their voices heard in the voting booths and on the streets.
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