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we'll go there live. ♪ ♪ turkey has arrested 15 isil suspects in the capital in morning raids counter terrorism units also detained 13 p.k.k. suspects in the south east. turkish jets have again been bombing the p.k.k. tagger he's cross the border in niewrn northern iraq. kurdish fighters for the y.p.g. say the turkish army shelled their positions near the counsel of co bomb i. the prime minister says the p y.p.g. could have a place in the future if it's cuts all ties with the a sued regime. let's go live now to seep a khodr in southeastern turk i so the prime minister is saying that he's ham toy work with the

y.p.g. they claim that they have been attacked again by turkish forces. what's going on there? >> reporter: well, yes, like you say. >> reporter: they say they have been attacked for the second time in kobane and warning the turkish military to not do it again. no confirmation from the turkey side. the prime minister saying that turkey is ready to cooperate with the y.p.g. but under certain conditions and they involve the y.p.g. cooperating with syrian opposition groups. so far the y.p.g. has operated independently fighting battles alone from the start very suspicious of syrian rebels. what turk is a trying to do is put the opposition forces under one umbrella but this is going to be difficult.

now, the reported shelling in kobane as well as the prime minister's statement show really the tensions between turkey and the kurds. not just syrian kurds but kurds here in turkey as well. they are suspicion of the turkish government's intentions. they believe that when turkey declared war on isil it's just a cover up for a war against the kurds. we have to remember that turkey also declare war on the p.k.k. hitting their positions in northern iraq. and as my colleague mohamed explains, these tensions in society people are demanding answers from the turkish government. >> reporter: in turkey, another attack. this time a car bomb targeted a military convoy in the predominantly kurdish southeastern province. two soldiers were killed and another four were wounded. while no group has jet claimed responsibility turkish officials believe the outlawed kurdistan workers party or

p.k.k. to be behind it. it's the latest jolt in a volatile 48 hours full of fundamental shifts in military strategy. a country that for so long has been wary of interveneing in any conflict now find itself involved in two. bombing both isil in syria ask the p.k.k. in northern iraq. turkish journalist says a skeptical turkish public simply wasn't prepared for this. >> there are too many questions. like if isis is attacking us, why are we fighting the p.k.k.? which is fighting isis in any case. and on top is turkey strategically speaking, and in terms of our spirt are we capable of fight two wars in two different countries simultaneously? >> reporter: when it comes to renewed hostilities between turk and it's p.k.k., she believes both parties are very much to blame. >> the military, turkish military has been seeking a

confrontation with p.k.k. for sometime now. of course p.k.k. is also to blame and it's very important for them to realize that their legitimacy their increasing legitimacy vis-a-vis the international community that's coming from the fact that they had stopped military confrontation. >> reporter: during the past few days, raids weren't just conducted from the air, on the ground security forces fanned out across dozens of provinces and arrested more than 600 people with ties to what are described as terror groups. turkey's prime minister declared he will not allowed domestic security to be disturbed. that the military will take any measure necessary to insure turks we main remain safe. now anger is on the rise and activists are are the move. this istanbul neighborhood was supposed to be the starting point for a huge peace rally today. in fax the istanbul governorship

canceled the rally and then the sponsors of the rally called it off as well. trying to deescalate tensions but some committed peace activists have shown up, they have their peace signs some are wearing peace block jerseys and vests but security forces have now encircled the area and many are worried that this area will be cleared soon. many here were supporters of kurdish rights, one reason so many officers were on hands. now strains in an already fraught relationship may be reaching the breaking point once more mohamed al jazerra istanbul. >> zeina, a lot of concern about the shift in policy there. talk us through the different approaches when it comes to turkey and its allies. >> reporter: well, turkey and the united states have had a strained relationship. particularly over policy in syria. now we are seeing increased cooperation. the turkish prime minister is saying that there are still dinners, differences remain but they found common ground.

and according to the prime minister, some turkey's concerns have been addressed. now, saying that the coalition will now provide air cover for syrian opposition groups. he's saying this has been a agreed with the united states, of course not linking this to turkey's change in policy, but saying that air cover will now be provided. we have no official confirmation from washington or the coalition, but we do know that this has been a turkish concern. turkey has two concerns really. it doesn't want the syrian kurds to extend control of territory and it doesn't want the syrian opposition groups to be weakened by isil. so the area behind me is really where the focus of turkish air strikes have been, they want to clear this area from isil. protect the syrian rebel forces and not allow the kurds to to expand territory. according to prime minister this has been agreed with wash, with. we are see turkey actively

inning gaming in the fight against the armed group but no official confirmation from the coalition and the u.s. >> thank you for that zeina khodr. let's stay in turkey, a police officer has been shot dead at the funeral for a left wing activist in istanbul. suspected of being a member of the banned far left revolutionary people's liberation party front of the she was killed during a country-wide raid by security force on his friday. it's unclear who fired the shot that killed the policeman. syria's military setbacks have prompted renewed support from its main allies. lebanon and hezbollah. for the first time since the war began he said his army is struggling to contain aisles and rebel groups. >> translator: we do have new recruits every day. the military is carrying out its mission but the syrian army is sometimes required to give up areas in order to hold on in to more important areas.

we are in a fateful period. and there are no compromise solutions. >> at least six people have been killed from an attack in the state of punjab in northern india. a group stormed a police station. india has stepped up security along the pakistan border in response to the attack. nidhi dutt in new delhi explains the importance of where this attack took place. >> reporter: it is near the india-pakistan border. it also neighbors an area in india which is home to some key indian army establishments and facilities. in terms of the india-pakistan relationship as well just weeks ago earlier this month prime minister modi met with his pakistani counterpart on the sidelines of a ring natural summit in russia and it was hoped that this meet would go perhaps propel forward the two leaders and the countries in dealing with some long-running issues. it will be a big question in

india as to how this attack, if in fact there is confirmation of these gunmen coming from the pakistani side what impact that will have on any forward movement in the relationship, we should also say there is an update that security around the indian parliament in the capital here in new delhi has also been stepped up. but in terms of the major updates it's an ongoing army operation now in the northern state of punjab and unclear as to the exact details but an investigation is ongoing as well. barack obama is in ethiopia, it's the first ever trip to the country by a u.s. president. he is to hold talks with the government and regional leaders on the civil war in south sudan. on tuesday he will be the first u.s. president to address the african union. in its new chinese-built head quarters. let's talk to mohammed adow who is live. what is he trying to achieve here mohamed? >> reporter: well, he's trying

to achieve a lot. and one of them is to try and foster relations between ethiopia and the united states. u.s.-ethiopia relations are some of the longest in africa, they were established in 1903 by president theodore roosevelt. and the emperor of ethiopia then. the president has just arrived a moment ago at the national palace. there was a. [ inaudible ] that was mounted in his honor and now they are discussing issues pertain to go security and trade with ethiopia being a very close partner to the united states in the war against terrorism and the united states is everybody more interested at the moment to strengthen ties with ethiopia because of its rising regional influence and also it's growing economy. workers cut flowers for export in the suburbs of the ethiopian

capital. growing flowers is a relatively new business in oath only i can't. within a few years it's become the world's fourth largest flower exporter. >> yeah, the flower, in particular the horticulture in general is contributing a significant amount of foreign currency no the local economy. it was really like hundred thousands of dollar when i start flower. today we are talking about nearly $300 million of exports. >> reporter: this is all part of a government policy to transform the economy through agriculture. thousands of kilometers of roads have been built in the past 10 years, ethiopia is also home to africa's first lightrail project. the idea is to bring farm produce to the markets and make more farms commercial. but critics of ethiopia's economy growth point to human rights abuses some of them committed in the name of development. they also complain of what they call lack of genuine democracy and question the sustain bit of

the country's economic path. this journalist was released from prison a few days ago. after being held for more than four years on terrorism charges. >> translator: my freedom is incomplete. there are many journalists still in jail. they have done no wrong, there are also opposition and religious leaders in prison for simply speaking their mind. >> reporter: the ethiopian opposition is also smarting from heavy election loss in may. the governor party says it won all 507 seats in parliament. >> it's not the election of stealing, it's not the elect of fraud, but it is -- it was a really organized robbery. >> reporter: the government leaders insist that it's heading in the right direction. >> enter on the right track and the progress prognosis is we are going to continue on this right track so we are briefs pairing not only for the middle class middle income but aspiring to the pros purchase us countries. barack obama is expected to put pressure on the government to

tackle its dismal human rights record. it will be want to go deflect its record of growth and poverty reduction and increased security cooperate with the united states, mohamed adow, al jazerra, ethiopia. coming up on al jazerra flooding triggered by monsoon rains has washed away bridges and homes in pakistan. and the filipino president is delivering his state of the nation address think we'll go live to manila.

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goal the top stories on al jazerra. turkey has arrested 15 isil suspects in the capital in morning raids. counter terrorism units have detained 13 p.k. k suspects in the southeast and its air force is continue to go strike p.k.k. position in iraq and isil targets in syria. the least six people are dead after gunmen attacked the police and a bus station in punjab, they have stepped up security along the pakistan border in response to the attacks. barack obama is in ethiopia the first trip to a country by a u.s. president he's to hold talks with the government and leaders in the south sudan tomorrow he will address the african union on tuesday. an 18-year-old palestinian has died after being shot by

israeli police. he was shot and fell off a roof. it happened during a night raid at the refugees camp. the u.n. says 17 palestinians have been killed since the start of the year. a humanitarian truce has started in generally of the saudi-led coalition says it's halting air strike against houthi rebels and their allies for the next five daysing so aid can be delivered. the u.n. secretary generally issued a statement saying the hugehouthis and all parties will agree to maintain the humanitarian pause for the sake of all yemeni people. saudi arabia says the coalition will respond to any large military action by the houthis. we have more. >> reporter: thousands of people in these mountains outside the city of taiz are in desperate need of humanitarian aid. pro-government tribes in yemen's military have been making gains in the west but the contested

city remains under siege by houthi fighters and pro-sal slay loyalist. the truce is meant to restock surprise and reach areas like taiz. >> translator: our goal is clear, it's the safety and security of the yemeni people. and the importance of delivering humanitarian aid. there is a commitment from the u.n. that the houthi militia will accept the ceasefire allow footflood food flies to reach citizens and not attack or steal flies. >> reporter: houthis have complained to the u.n. about breaches by saudi arabia to the last truce by the u.n. >> saudis want to use the ceasefire to position their troops on loyalists in aden and use the ceasefire to bring more troops in the name of humanitarian aid to aden. >> reporter: but generally's government in exile insists the true truce is purely humanitarian and puts the burden

on houthi fighters to allow in help for 21 million yep yemenis need help. >> as the legitimate government we are support the truce that is fully immaterial almosted. not support one that will be used for expansion or training conditions on the ground. in the southern port city of aden more aid has arrived along with the humanitarian coordinator remember the biggest challenge of scoring the surprise will be to reach areas cut off by the fighting. aid agencies say the coalition blockade has made matters worse. >> the problem with the conflict is primary of course is it's violent situation because of the ground fighting, but also extreme application of the resolution 2216 of the united nations which in fact,. [ inaudible ] weapon extremely restriction which hamper the life of everybody. >> reporter: for now a one-sided truce in "america tonight" in effect in a country

where two previous ceasefires have failed and sale sale civilians are continue to go pay the price. syria's flooding is affecting almost -- serious flatting is affecting people in pakistan. at least 51 people have been killed the worst hit areas are in the northeast where many people are still stranded. caroline malone reports. >> reporter: villages are deserted at some of the flood-hit parts. in other parts of the district, people are trying to dig themselves out of the rubble. there have been days of heavy rain causing rivers to rise to dangerously high levels. worked away as have flimsy buildings as well as cattle. crucial crop harvests have been damaged, people are desperate. >> translator: i have lost everything. but there is no help from the government. they are treating us like cattle

and if there is no support in the coming days there is no way for me except to commit suicide. >> reporter: military helicopters have delivered aid to some people stranded by the floods. bottled water has become more valuable because drinking water is running out. >> translator: we are in dire need of food and water after we lost everything in the flood. >> reporter: many are desperate to get out of the worst-hit areas. some have made it onto military helicopters sent by the government. more rain is pictured and earn is trying to do what they can to prepare for anymore flash flats. caroline malone, al jazerra. filipino president is delivering his state of the nation address. in fact he's talking live right now. it is his sixth and the last before his term end next june. his speech is pictured to focus on economic stability he took office in 2010 on a promise to combat corruption which critics

say he has failed to deliver on. before we talk about what he said in the state of the nation address, tell us what happened at the rally ahead of this. it was supposed to be peace. it turned out to be anything but that. >> reporter: well, yes, there is an estimated number 15 to 20,000 protesters that showed up just right sowed eight the philippine congress here in manila. they were given their permit to rally just about a few days ago considered last minute compared to the other state nation protest rally says that they have had. the previous ones were largely peaceful and we were doing several i want views interviews earlier when there was a surge to go up directly against the blockade of the police, that violence and chaos ended a little over an hour and eventually they gotta december belled again which was rather

odd it sort of came out of nowhere and they went back if in to their positions that protests continues today and they said they will continue way after the president finishes his peach this afternoon in manila. >> what has he been saying in we know he will stress his achievements, certainly economically, but there are still only people who are opposed to this and what he has done, why is that? >> reporter: well, as you said, the president is expected to highlight his economic and social achievements. this presidency is in fact a presidency with the highest number of social service budget spent on social services are cesc, more than 35% of the national budget. however poverty incidents has gone up by 25% that's the same rate as in the 1990s. the question the protesters here say is the economic growth doesn't trickle down to those who need it most. more than half of filipinos die without having any access to

medical care and million children remain in the streets. this is really a major problem. population growth the lack of jobs, make sure that those who are at the bottom actually benefit from this so-called economic growth of president acquino. >> thank you for that. border guards in bangladesh are trying to combat a growing problem with illegal drug smuggling. methamphetamine is smuggled across the border from west american myanmar a report police seize millions of pills every year but think 90% of the trade is still getting through. >> reporter: 400 border guards on duty here, it's a tough ask. this 54-kilometer stretch of the river is one of the busiest smuggling zones in the world. a suspect the guards insist they can smell the smith amphetamine on him. they so much his boat for

evidence and take him in for questioning. >> translator: it's not possible to guard every bit of the orderer the smugglers are keeping an eye ute for us and communicate by phone. >> reporter: most traffickers here look like regular fish ener fisherman, this one who spoke to us is out on the water even as the storm approaches the lure of meth money is too strong. >> translator: we have just the middle men really they pay us around 350 to $200 to carry 100,000 pills across ther. the bodder think as the government focuses on the traffickers the amount of pills being confiscate second degree rising fast. most of the clients have traditionally been heroin addict, they are trying to wean

themselves off meth. we met one former user a member of the bangladeshi upper class that also spoke on condition of a anyone at this. >> translator: everybody is doing it. you would be surprised who does, there is a goods chance someone in the building is taking the drug right now. and in the next building and in the next one. >> reporter: it's a problem that shows no signs of slowing down. and as the use spreads it's leaching in its wake a generation of young people struggling to salvage their lives. al jazerra, bang los angeles defense. the beach is have you ever duly deserted in true year i can't where a gun killed tourist a month ago. the worst attack in modern history has prompted the government to pass a tough new anti-terrorism law. security also tightened at the resort. but tourists are staying away as our correspondence found. >> reporter: the immaterial imperial

hotel where 38 tourists were killed by a gunman last month is almost deserted. last summer it was almost full. today the occupancy rate has fallen to 10%. the thole depends largely on tourists from britain. after the u.k. government advised britons no to travel to tunisia. this year will be a bad one for mohamed, whose family owns it. >> it's spreading everywhere. it's really international. so we need to unite, we need it fight all of us, the european countries and like the new democracies like tunisia. >> reporter: there are very few western tourists on the beach. the ones we met have been coming regularly to tunisia. >> i come back. i love tunisia. we say every people say please, don't fly tunisia. you go another place.

i say no, this place this place everywhere crazy people. >> reporter: for others like this family, their stay is more than just a holiday. >> we live in france my mom is english my dad is tunisian so i really want to support the tunisian economy by coming here even though my presence doesn't change much because there are only about three or four couples here. >> reporter: security has been tightened. hundreds of soldiers and policemen guard this beach. they patrol this whole area to prevent another attack. this is where tourists were enjoying a sunny day last month when they were shot the lone gunman started opening fire when he arrived here. from time to time, people lay flowers to honor the memory of the victims. the tunisian government acknowledged that what happened here last month was a major

security failure and they are determined to make tunisia a safer destination for tourists. al jazerra tunisia. much more information on all of these stories and more on our website aljazerra.com.