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latest go to aljazeera.com. >> the nation moves to try to stop the war in yemen. targeting houthis rebels. hello. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up, elsewhere in yemen, al quaida says it's spiritual leader is killed in a drum strike. the fight against isil the prime minister goes to washington to seek more help in the battle. still no sign of the 200 school girls kidnapped by boko
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haram. and the cat you really don't want to cuddle the report on tasmania's mission against ferrell felines. >> hello we begin in yemen the the united nations skirt council has voted in favor of a draft resolution. it calls on the houthis rebels to stop fighting and withdraw from all areas. in yemen itself there's been more fighting. aid agencies are continuing to warn that supply routs are being threatened by the conflict. joined now by jordan's ambassador. to give office little bit more on this, good to have you with us, thank you for taking the time. >> thank you. >> one thing really underscored by this draft resolution is the division between with the arab gulf states and russia in all of
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this. of course, the resolution went through, but never the less, is this tuition something that is going to fete in the way of a broader more comprehensive solution to the crisis. >> . >> i don't think so, because eventually russia did abstain and did not veto the resolutionen p and throughout all of the negotiations which i have been following very closely with our g.c.c. can friends the russians have been trying to discuss and negotiate certain points. there was a little bit of conversion on certain things but obviously at the end of the day we managed to get the resolution with 14 votes for it. so i wouldn't say that -- i know there were many discussions about the russians disapproving but they are not completely with certain points of the resolution. >> well that's the point isn't it? there are two major differences between you on the humanitarian port. they wanted a complete cease fire and on the arm as
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embargo, you have applied it to five key figures, three houthis leaders but russia wants an embargo that would be applied to everyone, all parties. >> yes at the end we did manage to get it through as i said the russians did not veto so that was okay. normally there's a lot of discussions so what has happened is very normal. how, concerning the humanitarian crisis that's very important to underline we will be asking the secretary general to coordinate with the government to make sure that that does happen. because it is a concern for all of us including the d.c.c. members. it shouldn't be seen like the humanitarian concern i think it is a concern of everybody. >> what a total cease fire not be better on the drowned ground. >> eventually, a cease fire, and no violations by the
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houthis and them staying in their place that would have been great but it didn't happen. unfortunately, and here i speak in my own personal capacity as jordan. and i wish to speak in my own national capacity, obviously we have discussed this before, and we have passed other resolutions for the houthiss to cease fire, to enter the government buildings and not to take any hostages or detainees of government officials and to go back to the negotiations because there's the g.c.c. initiatives, there is the implementation mechanism but all of that was unheeded by the houthis and therefore we have -- we have arrived and now in this resolution, we are asking that the houthis do go to point a which means go pack to the negotiations and evacuate all the areas. >> why would they agree? why would this resolution succeed, where previous calls have gone unheeded? >> well, let's hope that it does.
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under chapter seven and we are putting under section some members of the houthis some members of other supporters and what we call a spoiler, so we have to wait and see. we are given ten days for this to happen. and if not we have to decide and the gcc governments and the coalition has to decide together. but, again the problem is not the coely, and i need to also upline the really very bad draw of the spoilers? all of this. >> and of course, dina, you mentioned that the importance of the houthis laying down their arms and withdrawing from all government institutions in particularly from the yemen capitol. but of course there are other parties that this sort of conflict you said the problem isn't with the coalition but the air strikes are continuing. this -- what will a continuation of the air strikes achieve a total cease
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fire and a negotiation that starts now wouldn't achieve. >> well, the thing about the coalition, and one has to make this very clear there have been weapons set on the borders of certain neighbors countries of yemen which is a little -- what we could call a threat to these countries. so the coalition has a plan, of certain weapons and armorments that need to be destroyed for them to be able to say now this is enough, we have to go back to square one so that is what we are waiting for. another thing we are hoping that the houthis would realize what they are doing it won't bring them anywhere, and the only solution is to go back and discuss what they have been wanting to discuss. what has happened since i would say since september is that they have been doing underbound something, and then pretending to be negotiating. and here in the security council we have been listening
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to ban ki-moon who has been on it it is months and months and months to try to find a solution. but nothing has happened while they will say we want this, we want to negotiate underground we were seeing that they were expanding and taking over military equipment, some security equipment. and putting hostages. >> right well, ambassador thank you for joining us live from the united nations. >> thank you. >> meanwhile on the ground, there's been intense fighting between forces that back president hattie and houthis rebels. the saudi led coalition says it's been a busy 24 hours as it intensified the pressure on the houthis. >> we have start add new phase, or making use of villages and military camps. that's why we have carried out so many operations. and we have a target the same
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locations and the brigade has been targeted. the united states has post add $5 million reward for the capture offish from haim. it previously been captured at the guantanamo bay camp. what do we know about how he may have been killed? >> well, basically we don't know exactly the circumstances of his death, except that there was -- it could have been a drone attack. over the last few months, most of the pattern that we could see in the face like yemen was droning targeting top al quaida operatives. and said, who was killed in
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2012. the united nations of united states of america has been extremely act i in yemen trying to gather intelligence about the presence of top houthis -- alciddy commanders and targeted it. now we know that u.s. person operating on the ground left yemen after situation deteriorated and after -- before houthis rebels captured the air base in mosul. they put up from the country but it seems there's still -- some sort of a coordination that could perhaps be between the yemen the yemenis the saudis and the americans to target the top leaders of al quaida. >> and what is -- just take us through the significance to al quaida, because we know he was a very senior figure within the group. we know that he was the
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spiritual leader, just tell office little bit more about his role, and how his death now might impact? well, al quaida has many leaders likes that sal who is the top leader but we also have a very powerful military commanders like al fifi. and ibrahim who is a top leader. a spiritual leader is someone who issues, who finds religious justifications for suicide bombing attacks or military p operations. someone who has been asking yes yemenis to launch attacks against western targets and particularly americans. he has been suspected of recruiting yemenis to go and fight along with al quaida
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and isis. in syria, this is someone who has been very instrumental in the surge of aqap in 2012 when they had more territory in yemen. he is also posted statements in the past few weeks asking for attacks targeting the houthis leader and former yemen president. and this is someone who has been described as a potential leader of a.q.a.p. in the coming years in -- very charismatic and someone who has a huge influence among the you recruits in a.q.a.p. as a saudi in 2002, afghanistan to join osama but then he was cut short. he was released in 2006, and
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when through the rehabilitation program. it was set up pi the saudis to encouraging those who were embracing radical ideology to abandon that, and lead their lives as normal. as soon as he was released he joined aqap. and after he was killed he was suddenly repositioning himself as the top religious authority within aqap. >> thank you very much. live for us there in doha. now, u.s. president barack obama has promised an extra $200 million worth of humanitarian aid to iraq. he has been expecting to ask for more military support in the fight against isil.
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patty co haines joins us live now, and patty the white house has pledged more aid as we were saying but is the prime minister likely to get the military support that he is seeking? >> you know, it was pretty shocking the lack of news that came out of that rather long meeting. the president mentioned $208 million. but the president was asked directly about the main -- he wanted drones and f 16s and apache helicopters. he said he needed that if he was going to continue the fight against isil, and the president basically said that's why we are having this meeting. so it doesn't appear that the prime minister came out with all that he wanted or much of it although we will get a better sense as the hours past. and see if they start talking about what happened in that meeting. but the prime minister care here with this long list. he wanted economic assistance,
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don't forget his government is facing a $22 billion short fall and he wanted some assistance with that. he did want the humane assistance. and he wanted the u.s. to give it to him basically on credit. saying give it to us now and we will pay you later. obviously, it has taken a huge hit because of the falling price of fast and oil buzz it doesn't appear that he got much of what he wanted other than that humanitarian aid. at least that's what they are saying publicly. >> thank you very much. much more still to come for you on the al jazeera news hour. >> in a state sanctioned camp for migrants trying to reach the u.k. in cally find out why the authorities are sending them here, and why the migrants say these conditions are worse than inhumane. later in the program. >> one year on calls for the safe return of the 200 school
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girls kidnapped by boko haram.
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>> united nations security council has voted to impose an armed embargo in yemen. they are also ordered to withdraw from territory they seized. al quaida says it's spiritual leader has been killed in a drone attack. the u.s. had post add $5 million reward for the capture of him.
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200 million-dollars in humanitarian aid to iraq co help those displaced by isil. he made the talk now clashes between police and opposition protestors have erupted for a second day new guinea's capitol the renewing fighting who was shot during protests although the government denied police fires on protestors. al-shabaab fighters have killed at least ten people in an attack on government buildings. the gunmen set off two bombs before storming the buildings. during the 19 minute assault two soldiers and eight civilians were killed along with seven gunman. it's. a year sense more than 200 school girls were abducted
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from their schools. in northeast nigeria. amnesty international says at least 2,000 women and girls have been abducted by boko haram since the start of 2014. the rally in abuja are canners are demanding the school girls be returned. >> more than 200 girls have gathered here today in the capitol to start protesting the fact that more than 200 girls were kidnap add year ago today and have still not been found. each of these girls is carrying a small placard which has the name and a number for each of the girls who disappeared a year ago. and it's a way of identifying these girls reminding reminding nigerian's and the world that each girl is a special individual that the families are at a great loss that the families are missing them, and the idea is to send a message to the government that these girls must be found. now the government's position is they are doing all they can to find the girls but they
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have faced extraordinary challenges because the insecurity that we have seen in the northeast. they say the girls have not been forgotten. >> a nigerian government spokesman say finding the girls may be a priority. >> clearly the people of nigeria have not forgotten the girls. there is a depp commitment to make sure that the girls are rescued. until the nature of activity, and communities that are taken by boko haram. all of these national efforts targeted the safety, and security of buss and the rest you of our citizens. >> a german foreign minister has criticized russia's decision to prepare a delivery
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of missile systems to iran. a break through in nuclear negotiations was made earlier this month but a time deal is yet to be reached. italian coast guard has said it has rescued more than 5,000 migrants sense last friday. the united nations says the mediterranean sea crossing is the most dangerous stretch of water in the world for migrants. back in 2013, almost 43,000 people attempted the crossing and about 600 were killed. last year that rose dramatically more than 170,000 people have tried to make the crossing. and so far this year, around 18,000 people have tried to cross the sea, 500 have already been killed. fine weather calm seas a wave
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of migrants. the italian coast guard knows the equation well, a record breaking number have been rescued off the coast of italy since friday. they traveled on 22 overcrowded ran shackled poets one of them capsized soon after leaving the coast of libya many others have either drowned or are missing. in 2014, 170,000 highn't grays reached italy an unprecedented influx fueled by the warning and the instability in libya. never before so many risks their lives in the dangerous crossing into europe. but the worst pay be yet to come. at least 408 migrants died in the mediterranean since january, that's already ten times the number of those who lost their lives in the same period last year. at the end of last year, the e.u. replace add search and rescue operation run by the navy a border control operation, a move heavily
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criticized by humanitarian organizations. >> the withdrawal is nothing short of catastrophic. frankly. it was pushed by the european union but the decision was taken by italy to take it down and since november 2014 we are seeing an increase of the people who arrive, who make the crossing safely to europe. and we simply see less resources in place. >> on monday, the foreign minister openly criticized and aused europe of not spending enough money to tackle the problem. reception centers across italy are already at full capacity. the interior ministry says it needs to find space for more than 6,000 migrants but with summer approaching tens of thousands more migrants are expected to make they way to italy. al jazeera, rome. >> migrants have described a
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new catch they are being forced to live in as inhumane. phil lavell september this report. >> from before dawn, they are out looking hoping to find to sneak on to bound for britain. first light brings the first attempts of the day some will get through most fail. and return to camp. but they will be back tomorrow. it is not must have, put it is home, at least for now. >> it is horrible, too bad. >> doesn't want to show his face but he will show his his tent. day after day he lives in this absolutely, the dream is to smuggle himself the u.k., he has tried five times but to achieve it he has to contend with the nightmare that this is new camp, there are no other options. >> my life the first time i have faced this kind of famine. just like after ca, or the
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jungle. it is the life of the jungle. >> what with are eating it is not a normal human being eating like this. we work here, our dishes -- we don't have enough water to wash our bodies. i have washed my body after one week. >> this was the jungle, as the migrants who used to catch here called it, it is deserted now, cleared out by the authorities who have directed all inhabitants to this patch of land. bringing them together, in one place. though not under one roof. welcome to what they now call the new jungle same people, same goal, same problems. it sits underneath a chemical camp, but for those that live here, there are no basic immunities. no toilets in running water. the fearest tap they have
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access to is about one kilometer away. whey that do have is the knowledge they will be left alone, because they have been told to come here specifically to stay, this is to all intents and purposes a state sanctioned absolutely. the cruel irony here, it was war at home that proud many here. makeshift mosques and deliveries of bread bring a sense of community to many people with the same aim to cross the channel whatever it takes. we get a constant new stream of ref eyes we get 20 people every day. and sometimes 20 go to england every day and sometimes less. sometimes more. this winter there were quite a few that managed to make it into the u.k.
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for each ferry that leaves it is impossible to see how many will make it. this short crossing represents a new life, a dream realized. a nightmare left behind. they have nothing to lose trying. phil lavell, al jazeera. >> in australia wild life activists are calling for a call of wildcats. the numbers are out of control and are threatening other native species. farmers are worried about damage to livestock. andrew thomas reports. trapped in a kate and angry this wildcat is considered as dangerous vermont. >> farmers assisting leck tropic traps. >> inside the points and get
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the circuit and then that snapped the door back and both doors fall down. >> the first cats are proud to awe vail yeah in 18 steer four. in tasmania there are thought to be twice many cats as there are problems. for farmers it is the disease they called. spread. >> that's also an economic issue, for the farmer losing a large portion of sheep in the first year. >> farrell cats are also chewing their way through other species they eat small mammals traditionally the prey of animals native to australia. >> everything is interlink sod if you take one thing out of the link, you get severe effects one way or the other. >> australia has the worst history of mammal extinctions
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in the world. farrell cats reincreasing number. >> why so many cats in tasmania in particular? a lack of these tasmaniaen devils is part of the answer. as cat numbers have gone up, the number of tasmaniaen devils has plummeted down. and it's not because the cats are eating the devils, it is because the devils are no longer eating the cats. >> tasmania's most famous animals called devils because of their piercing cry are in trouble. over the last decade a facial disease has wiped out three-quarters of those on the island. gross, ugly, tumor on the face and the mouth and the head and then the devil ties of starvation. >> as fewer devils do less savaging there's more for cats and devils aren't eating kitten ins the numbers they
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once did. to most australians cats are pets but those calling say wildcats should be considered a different species and a dangerous one at that. andrew thomas, al jazeera. >> remember you can fete the latest on everything we are ever cooing on our website at al jazeera.com. >> a white house meeting iraq's prime minister visits president obama. more weapons to fight isil, trying to stop the fighting in yemen, u.n. scouter council passing tough new restrictions on rebels that will bring about a cease fire. and heading to jail former educators are sentenced in atlanta for their role in a chiefing scandal. some may spend up 22 decades.