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we'll explain. saudi arabia says, it had talks about having a pause in airstrikes to let aid in, and it has hit several in the country- airstrikes hits a cargo plane which was used to transport food exsupplies to remote areas airports have also been hit despite a call from the u.n. for the co coalition to hold fire. they are urging the co what leagues to stop targeting the airport and to preserve the lifeline so they can reach all who are affected. the office reports that its scurety and lack of fuel have limited access to the delivery
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of services, and difficulty in providing medical services, and continued airstrikes targeting the areas. food partners have reported they have had to suspend assistance in the districts also, because of a lack of fuel. senegal is the first country to join the coalition, it will be sending more than 2,000 troops, to help back the yemen. and more from senegal's capital. this announcement made, to have them, comes as no surprise, just weeks ago the president was in saudi arabia, trying to raise funds for his 21 billion plan to turn senegal into a middle income country. of course, senegal has a wealth of experience when it comes to peace keeping operations but
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under a u.n. mandate, they are in areas and other parts of africa but nowhere has had 2100 troops. and the announcement of the troops, members of the armor he would division were going to be deployed with the saudis. and thus the big announcement here. the official reason begin was that senegal had an obligation to protect the muslim holy sites. no announcement as to when this is going to to take place and we're expecting the president to make some sort of statement to give us a precise date, on when these troops will be deployed to saudi arabia. a former u.s. safety of defense, he explains why a nation like senegal would want
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to join the coalition. well, i think two reasons one, because they don't believe in what the hat onties are up to, and the other is, that the saudis going to give them money for doing it. they tried to get pakistan, and the executive branch seemed to indicate it, and then the legislature would not approve it and the last thing the saudis want to put their own troops on the ground and senegal if there is, if they can stop the violence, they can be part of the peace keeping mission. you might get some of the other four countries in the region, who might be willing to do something, hike uganda, which has troops in somalia fighting, being financed by the united states. you can't win just by air power. there's no doubt about it. the real question is, is it
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going to be a negotiated solution or a pause in the bombing so they can let supplies in. the saudis recognize, and the united states are putting pressure, on them, they're losing in the world of public opinion. human rights pointed out they used clustered my initials that we had sold them, and the world has banned the use of them. the army is a force of about 19,000 active personnel with most of its training and equipment coming from france and the united states, it has sent peace keef of keepers and 1990 it do i provided, 1900 troops. and senegal suffered through one of the longest running war from other two decades in civil war. over the past weeks, the people east of the capital have been holding out against hat onty fighters and now, more on
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the battle. on patrol, at the ready,. the shake canvass the land with his men their aim to keep them out, he is deathing his home, has come at a heavy price. four of my sons were kid and, one was injured and, we will fight to the last day to protect our land and our honor and country they came to our land and many members of our tribe were killed and we fought them so hard, and we will fight them to the end. they are advancing to flush out al-qaeda linked fighters and, people deny there's any such presence. still, with any new territory, the fighters are aligned, with them, that gives them more clout. the men hearsay they're
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determined not to let it fall. i'm sending my message you will not occupy any of our land and, i send my message to our fighters that we are here to defend the country, and not to be fooled. intense battles have taken place, in recent weeks the pipeline passes through here, and the saudi led coalition has carried out multiple airstrikes to support the tribal fighters. my sons were martyred in an hour or two, and many others. they died defending their land and honor and country and we were attacked. we had to defend our country. it's been a fight to the death, and, the men one to keep fighting. a policy of fire that led to
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the deaths of innocent civilians, that's how one israeli describes it, in the war on georgia za, dozens have given testimony about the tactics used in the campaign, and serious questions about the ability to avoid death. in just 30 days, israel's war killed more than 2,000 people. its aim was to cripple hamas but most of the victims were civilians, and more than 500 were children. on the israel side, 56 soldiers, and five civilians died. the defensive destroyed schools hospitals, and, infrom a voork sure leaving damage that will take decades to rebuild. the group breaking the siless than, has collected the
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testimony of those that fought in the war what they said paint a dark picture and its apparent disregard for civilian lives. we shot at cars, ambulances, and doing things i was raised not to do. not to shoot at an ambulance, and it's like the wild west out there. and it was all approved might commanders. i thought there was something morally rotten, in this army, our first rule is not to kill without reason, and i was told to kill anything. another soldier described how decisions were made about what they should target. i remember many times the commander could decide, based on his opinion what target we should hit and say, i trust you, shoot when needed. and mostly machine gunfire and shells as well. the group said it wanted to tell the real story of the war.
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what we're trying to do is enlighten the public to understand what the moral price of occupation and how or wars look like so the public would be aware, and would manage to understand what the real story beyond the lies that they hear from the government. the palestinians have asked the international criminal court to investigate the alleged crimes and israel has always denied it, and instead accuses hamas of committing its own war crimes. they say it does its best, to avoid civilian casualties and almost 7-10 of those killed during the 2014 war were civilians. israeli prime minister has made a black israeli soldier who was attacked by police on sunday. anti racism, and saw
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violence between police and israelis. racism will not be tolerated in israel. u.n. backed talks to end the conflict, in syria, will begin on tuesday and they will meet with governments and rebel representatives, and regional players, and al-qaeda, and isis haven't been asked to take part. the talks are being billed as low key consultations. a leading syrian military general has survived an attempt on his life. al-qaeda has claimed responsibility for that. residents of the district, say they heard two explosions in an area controlled by the syrian military.
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he was injured in the suicide bomb attack. they used a suicide atalk and, it was followed by another which could indicate that there's another. the attack has been claimed by the front which has changed tacticses and changing groups, last week, the army, paraded on the outskirts waiting to secure damascus once the regime is toppled, and despite the difficulties are the fighters are determined to succeed. damascus remains a strategic base. this is why it does all it can do protect the capital all together and, in order to maintain the operations on the ground. but we're doing all we can and everything that is possible, in
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order to defeat them. in the north armed facts emerged, to capture it, and now, the stronghold of the president, and chemical attacks have increased in northern syria, followed by major gains around 200 soldiers are said to be sheltering in this hospital, after syrian remember me bells recaptured the city. and this was a result another government barrel bomb attack. this rubble was a school building which despite all the fighting was still open. rescuers have been digging through and, they believe, many of the dead and injured are children. i urge him on behalf of all syrian to turn the storm towards
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syria, we cannot take this any more. political opposition leaders have been following the campaign in yes yemen and they're calling for similar action against syria, to defeat the forces. much more is coming, including helping the people of nepal, and a survivor lived through the last great earthquake 80 yearsing a. why students having to study at home.
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thanks for joining us, saudi arabia says it is in talks about temporary halts to let aid in, however, co coalition jets, have had several airports. those soldiers, that have fought last year, are giving testimony, about the georgia za war, and a part of indices crimenant fire that led to the death of civilians. talks will begin to end the fighting in syria. visited temples on tuesday the cleanup continues more than
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a week after the earthquake that killed more than 7,000 people, and the square, is a world heritage site, and some samples are cordoned off and heavy machinery has been sent in, and meanwhile, the minister says, supplies are now reaching those. the organization wants to reach 1.4 million people in the central, and western regions. over the weekend 101 man was pulled from the rubble. now, this report, just outside of the capital. doesn't know what all the fuss is b. i don't think it would have mattered if i lived or died, i lived a full life. he's 101-years-old and he's the oldest person to be pulled
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out. the walls around mikko lapsed and the ceiling came down and, some of it fell on my chest. i was injured on my foot and arm. his daughter-in-law pulled him out and, they had to wait 7 days, because they live in one of the many mountain us in areas and, he has been here before, he survived the last great earthquake, in 1934,. it is a day's hike, in that direction and, it was hard to reach before the earthquake and he had to be airlifted because there are no hospitals close by. his doctor says it's common for women and the elderly to receive treatment last, which makes his survival more extraordinary. they were finding it difficult to access the hospital. it was the emergency cases that came first, and then the aged, and women began to turn up as well. it's a story that inspires
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hope that there may be survivors of all ages, in nepal. protestors have decided a ban, and they fought with forces. at least 20 people were injured it is because onever the timing of local elections, they want it to be held before the presidential election which is scheduled for obto ber. 11 people have been killed, and, demonstrations in the capital, began when the president announced he would run for a third term, and a peace deal that ended a civil war states the president can only serve two terms and it appears another civil war is forcing many from their homes. 7,000 might go grants have been rescued, in the last few
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days hundreds were pulled from the sea by fishermen, and the coast guard and unlike libya they have many secured borders to prevent people from leaving. they tried to reach europe by boat, and now they're back where they started in africa. these people are among almost 500 rescued by since march. it is a trail and these people being sheltered in the town are west africans, and registered as economic migrants and that makes it difficult to claim asylum. guana, i'm from guana. and that's where we need help. it is no longer a escaped
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route for might go grants that's because its borders are securer and, coast guard patrol the waters and they're worried that fighting in libya will send more people out to sea. these fishermen are concerned, they're trying to make a living and they end up rescuing boats in trouble. each trip costs $5,000, and we had to return many. the e.u. s to tackle the migrations problem at source, namely africa it plans to target the small fling rings, and, the idea is to try to dissuade those countries, to help register and process people. europe can't outsource its
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problem. it can work but there are limits. high unembring men and lots of these people are not happy. they want to be in europe. am here, walk-through the desert to reach libya. for some people, this is their second or third failed attempt at crossing. they now have a choice, go home with nothing or return, to libya. risking their lives again to reach a new continent. people in france have protested indeed paris against the government's proposal for mass surveillance, it will allow them to use surveillance without submitting a request. prime minister said it would only be used during an emergency and, demon straight tors say, it would be an invasion of privacy.
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a french fighter jet, the french president signed it for 4 planeses. the research at the near easter also consultant explains why this acquisition is important for them. cutter is a country, that the in the recent decade, has been very expensive in their foreign policy, and very proactive, in trying to create peace, and stability. and they've been asked by the united states and others to over more responsibility as one of the powerhouses in the region and, in order to do that, the military has to be an option on the table and probably the best plane, the best flight out there, at the moment. so it's not just able to have
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different roles but actually, what we call a swing role jet it can go on a mission and deliver both air to air and air to ground combat function, which most owes cannot do. it's very flexible and it's the newest technology, and that comes with a pricetag and that's something that has led to a bit of a problem in selling it. football fans, in indonesia are gathering outside the presidential palace, and they want the president to step in and reinstate the national final league. they suspended the league earlier this year. what's going on here? this is quite a complicated tit-for-tat. a month ago the government tried to stop two teens, because the issues over their ownership and, didn't take too kindly to the government interference and
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they started the league and the government told the police to stop issuing match permits and that meant that the league had to grind to a halt. and then they suspended it, saying they would put together a new governorring body and the club said they wouldn't cooperate and they had to stop it all. this could have long-term effects, on the football outside, because f.i. fa warns the government to step back, and let them do their job otherwise, they would stop the football team from taking part in international matches. the short time, this means, that the football team will not be able to take part mountain asian champion league and, the national team when it comes to qualifying for the world cup and, the asian cup. so it's hopes that f.i. fa will not come to that, but perhaps
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the government will back off. football supporters. [laughter] thank you. u.s. federal agents have identified two suspected gunmen that opened fire in texas. both were shot dead after they protested the cartoon of the prophet mohammed. the f.b.i. have searched their homes in phoenix. teachers, from brazil, are protesting against government plans to alter their pensions. it turned violent leaving more than 200 people injured, in clashes with police and protestors. teachers from the area are planning carefully for march saying they were surprised by the hostile reception. here in the state with
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guns and bombs. and, all those things that never we -- expected. we were waiting for some reception, different reception but not like that. with so much violence. more than 200 people, mostly demonstrators were injured that shocked the residents of this peaceful city. the wounds have still not healed. we cannot stand this. we live in a democracy, the state's authorities have said that brazil's economy is struggling and they must take austaraty measures. they did not respond to our request to explain further. many more schools across the state have been closed for six weeks. the teachers here and four overstates are protesting and there's discontent right across
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brazil, with politics, and politicians in general. and, the divide is growing wider. 16 and working hard to enter the university, and, he wants to study law, and the strike continues he has do it at home, with friends or using the internet and it's difficulties created by the strike he supports the teachers. we are united with the teachers. we students are mobilized and ready to fight to be part of this historical moment. the 11-year old didn't have school either. he works with his dad. collecting the debris from the clashes. it's not the education these teachers intended for him. brazil is suffering.
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