>> hello there. welcome to the program. in iraq the military has launched an operation to drive the islamic state in iraq and the levant from anbar province. the militia leaders say they don't think that the anbar offensive will take long. however, their involvement is raising fears of sectarian tensions anbar province sharing borders with syria jordan, and saudi arabia and the capital fell to isil a week ago. that was a major defeat for iraqi forces. the city is only 115 kilometers away from baghdad.

iraqi security forces gather prepare to go retake the city city that fell to the islamic state in iraq and the levant more than a week ago. there are reports of isil fightersing to meet government security forces. the operation backing from shia militia, many of which are supported by iran and airstrikes airstrikes. it's fear that isil fighters could push into baghdad. to prevent that happening this man is securing the outskirts of the capital. the area is being fortified. we're fighting psychological war. they have been accused of retreating. we're not. we're backing up our troops here

and preparing for the fall of ramadi. >> the forces here are mainly shia militia. each militia has its own identity but all fights under this barn including this sunni fighter group with the operation under way it's likely we'll see more scenes like this. fear of what comes next are common here. there are sunni forces willing to fight. and we'll join that fight if the government will accept us. there is no doubt that iraq has a huge challenge on its hands

and defeating isil it's not just anbar province. many people say that if baghdad falls then else will have won. but there are other significant challenges. that includes finding homes for these people who are fleeing thify lens and making sure that they get back home eventually. al jazeera. the outskirts of anbar province. >> just who is in charge of the campaign to retake ramadi and what are the mixed messages from the u.s. about the iraqi forces? well. >> 10 to 1 theycy that's by how much iraqi army troops outnumbered isil forces before ramadi the provincial capital of anbar province fell on may 15th. making u.s. defense secretary ashton carter's recent criticism of the iraqi military all the more damaging. what apparently happened was

that the forces showed no will to fight. they were not outnumbered, in fact they vastly outnumbered the opposing force. yet they failed to fight and withdraw withdrew from the site. the assessment caused an uproar in baghdad. causing vice president biden to call and reassure that the u.s. stood by iraq. >> what the iraqi government has said was the set back was in part attributable to a breakdown in some military command even the name used by the militias

for the upcoming battle refers to a historical figure. it's a name that could be sunni tribes that would join isil. in the meantime, human rights troops are worried about the people of ramadi. not everyone is going to be able to head to baghdad and relative safety. there is concern too, that shia militias are said to commit abuses in other liberated areas of the country. there has been a lot of criminal behavior and aggressive behavior against civilians. we've recorded a number of disappearances as well. >> the pentagon is spending missiles to iraqi forces in the next week and promises to step up training but u.s. officials

say that the iraqi military must work harder if it wants to defeat isil. roslind jordan, al jazeera. >> syria's air force has carried out an attack in the syria's northeast. 145 fight percent killed in the operation in raqqa an isil stronghold. al jazeera cannot independently verify those reports. government forces reportedly dropped six barrel bombs in the camp, which is home to some 6,000 palestinian refugees. isil fighters also attacked the camp last month. an attack on an international guesthouse in the calf began capital appears to have to an end. it happened in an area home to several embassy embassy in

kabul. as many as six attackers were involved. but the last hours the scene has gone quiet. >> malaysian police have the grim task of exhuming the bodies of dozens of expected people trafficked now in jungle graves. we have this report. >> in a shallow unmarked grave a forensics team is carefully trying to unearth what is buried here. they soon find something. human remains wrapped in what was probably once a white cloth. >> we are still digging out the graves. we still can't tell you how many bodies there are except for the

ones we found today. >> the police suspect there are almost 40 graves in the area. they don't yet know who these people are or how they died. but they're likely to be migrants or refugee who is have been trafficked into malaysia. about 200 meters from the site is a camp. it's inhabitants long gone. authorities say they believe this camp has been abandoned for two years. much of the structure is already in ruins but you can see its big enough to hold 200 people. all around the camp there are signs that people lived here. plates cockry vases pieces of cloth that may have been curtains including cages where they kept their human cargo. to present any escape they used barbed wire. it's one of 28 human trafficking camps found by the malaysian police found over the weekend.

less than the thai authorities made similar discoverry mis. these camps are where traffickers hold their prisoners while they demand ransoms from their family. the majority of refugees are thought to be rohingya, ethnic minority persecuted in myanmar. they he escape by sea and are brought over land through thailand and malaysia. thousands of them are thought to be adrift at sea after the police started tracking down on trafficking. they say they're investigating what happened. these camps in malaysia may be abandoned but there is no indication that human trafficking syndicates have been broken up. floor republicanforflorence lee al jazeera. >> peace talks about yemen have been postponed. key parties are asking for more time to prepare. meanwhile in yemen itself fight

fighters loyal to the exiled president have taken aden. libya's prime minister says he survived an assassination attempt after leaving a parliamentary session in tobruk. he was forced to abandon an session when aer car was set on fire outside of the base. the fire is the latest disruption for libya's elected parliament, which has struggled to establish its authority over an increasingly fragmented country. we have the latest incidents could be due to an internal power struggle. >> it looks like an assassination attempt.

you saw some demanding his resignation and attempting to storm the parliament, some of the local media specifically said that they took him out of the parliament. he denied that, and then we saw the attempt on his life. it seems like in tobruk there is a power struggle. at the support of the more hawkish elements especially the military elements headed by general faftar. >> a hearing held behind doors in tehran's revolutionary court. rezaian has equity to enter a

plea. part of a settlement over the killing of a black man being killed. they found the police engaged in widespread use use of force against civilians. >> it might come as a surprise that many of the provincials in this consent degree are already standard practice across the u.s. the for bidding of the use of gun, against a suspect or warning shots. but suspect in this decree is the requirement that each use of force to be reported to investigators in cleveland. also the institution of new watchdog organizations including civilian watchdog and inspector general. however, there may be problems there. given that they're still relying

on the police to self-report and watchdogs to see what they're reporting on themselves. and this happened in albuquerque which came under the department of justice's supervision. we'll see how they supervise and monitor that. once a judge accept this is decree this will remain in effect until the cleveland police are seen to have abided by the rules. however, as in other cases around the country the police force can drive their case. >> going to burun dishes i, the undi the president continues to

with his bid for a third term as president. protesters continue, but then in a matter of seconds they're dispersed. but they have not gone far. they're waiting for the police to move on. >> the police are shooting at them. they're arresting people. they're shooting. >> they sang no president should run for a third term. >> i don't want pierre nkunuziza at all. we say no to him. >> they police seem to know what they're planning. as soon as the police arrive they leave. it's been a month of back and forth. it seems that the protesters are

spreading beyond the capital. on monday one person was shot and killed during a protest in the south of burundi. president nkurunziza will not give up his plans to run for a third term, which is against the constitution. >> still to come, 1 trillion-dollar in student loans. the americans are trying to ease the burden of heavy debt. plus. >> with the economy under the brink of recession many are wondering what the budget cuts could mean for the local government. we've come here to see how people are reacting to the cuts. the cuts.

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>> a reminder now of the top stories on al jazeera. security forces in iraq have begun a major operations to take back anbar province from isil. libya prime minister said he survived an assassination attempt. police are digging up shallow graves near the thai border. in india the heatwave has killed over 700 people.

the heat is set to continue for another week. residents are encouraged to stay indoors as much as possible. in the united states, thunderstorms and tornado have created floods that the texas- texas-state governor likened to a tsunami. thousands of homes have been destroyed. in texas nearly 100,000 homes are still without power and more bad weather is on its way. gabriel elizondo is in texas in the scene of a search operation when a local river sub submerged 10 meters above it's flood level. >> here at the blanco river, a wall of water ran down this

river and crushed everything in its path. you can see these giant trees that have been here for decades completely washed away or pulled out from the ground. but over my right shoulder is where the rio bonito resort was at. all 14 of the cabins that were along the river completely gone. totally washed away. including all of their possessions and furniture that was inside. remarkably no one here was killed but down river rescue crews are still trying to search as many as 12 people that are still missing. over and over here in the town of wimberley we've been hearing hearing from people who say their livelihoods have been destroyed in this flood. a flood that has been the worst since 1926 in this part of the united states. the state of texas here being hit particularly hard. >> just across the border in mexico the number of people killed by a tornado that ripped through the city has raise on it

14. a baby's body was found by rescuers after being torn from its mother's arms. four people from one family are still missing. the twister has injured 300 people and destroyed or damaged almost 5,000 homes. now at oxford university, there is a call for greater understand ever of diversity of islam. this woman was welcomed at the university. many are interested in the religion but those who practice it are still dehumanized. state auditors have uncovered $1.8 billion worth of financial irregularities at the national space agency.

most of the problems relate to the troubled construction of huge new space center in russia's far east. it follows recent rocket launch failures that have shaken international faith in russia's space industry and putting commercial contracts in jeopardy. we have more now from moscow. >> another major embarrassment a huge setback for russia and it's attempt to reform and rebuild its aging state program. it has evidences of misappropriation the misuse of $718 billion of money by the state space agency. the majority of those allegations are focused at the building of a new cosmo drome in the east of the country. it was one of president putin's pet projects. it had the hopes of the capacity of 300,000 people, hotels in the future even the ability for space tourism to be conducted at this plant.

now president putin himself visited in september and he pledged an additional $1 billion but came with an staunch warning against corruption, and it looks like that warning has not been heed: this has huge implications for the future of russia's space industry. it is a huge embarrassment for president putin and it has massive implications of how much can be done in cracking down on those corruption here in the space industry. according to the state auditor across the country. >> a march demanding impeachment of president dilla ruse is a.

>> people at this auction in central brasilia were hoping to raise money for the projects. at up time the same projects would have been funded by the federal government. but amid cuts getting fund something that much harder. high public spending and the looming recession has forced the president to slash funding. this means 35% less than last year will be available. some of the hard-hit sectors will be the health sector. >> they have only two doctors.

what are they do with our money? what are they doing to our country? they're destroying our country. >> public officials feel they have their hands tied. >> month after month cuts are seriously damaging towns everywhere. >> this is not the only city feeling the economic noose tightening around it's next. over 5,000 mayors and local authorities have gathered in brasilia to express concern what these budget cuts could mean for their local government. this rally comes one day before a march for president's impeachment. many

>> if we have issues, we'll be able to reach our goals next year or the year after. >> president rousseff was scheduled to attend today's event but didn't. her absence here is too many and a clear sign that no dialogue between the federal and local governments will take place. al jazeera brazil. >> 1 trillion-dollar. that's how much is owed in stun loans in the united states. people in their 30s and 40s are the most heavily in debt. but some are figuring out ways to ease the burden. john hedron explains. >> melissa found a way to beat the student loan system. she did it by following a piece of counter intuitive advice. as a student from a low income housing she qualified for grants to some of the most expensive

universities in the u.s. >> i came back to chicago-- >> now 32 years old she still owes about $35,000 in student loans but they are deferred while she's earning her ph.d in sowsologist. but hers is a rare story. for many students big loans are the only way they can make it on to a campus like this, but once they leave those loans could become crippling and the older they are the harder it is to pay those loans off. >> increasingly students are paying off those loans later in their 30s 40s and even 50s and they're owing more. the u.s. federal reserve say while those in their 20s owe on average $20,000 those in their 30s owe under $30,000. that trend also lds in senate and--in canada and the u.k. >> compound interest. the older you get and the less

able you are to pay your loans that compound interest will build and build. >> his company sponsor change.org link skilled graduates in pittsburgh, washington, d.c. and chicago with companies that pay off their student loans directly out of their salaries. companies like blue 1647, a non-profit technology center. >> we have a lot of students that are really talented, but their one digital skill away from being highly employable. we work on that side and make them more employable, we reduce their debt so they can take on more risk. >> with one in four graduates behind on her loans melissa said that her loans will impact her lifestyle for years to come. >> growing newspaper a low income household not placing value on material things and learning how to manage a small budget for a long period of time. there are certain things that i continue to do without. >> and the job she takes after

she finishes her latest degree will will be determined largely how it helps her pay off her student loans. johnjohn herndon chicago. >> this week on "talk to al jazeera": international piano superstar lang lang. >> the art, you know, it's about, you know... the distance and in and out, big picture, precision. >> billions of people around the world have seen him perform. at the beijing olympics... the world cup in rio... even jaming at the grammys. >> as a musician we will collaborate with great musicians. >> lang lang grew up in an industrial city in northern china. his father was a tough tas