>> investigating a dark side of the law ♪ more sfrieks and more arrests as they continue attacks on the p.k.k. and i.s.i.l. ♪ and more arrests as they continue attacks on the p.k.k. and i.s.i.l. ♪ t and more arrests as they continue attacks on the p.k.k. and i.s.i.l. ♪ ri and more arrests as they continue attacks on the p.k.k. and i.s.i.l. ♪ ke and more arrests as they continue attacks on the p.k.k. and i.s.i.l. ♪ s and more arrests as they continue attacks on the p.k.k. and i.s.i.l. ♪ live from our doha headquarters and i'm nick clark and coming up, flooding triggered by monsoon rain washes away bridges in pakistan and barack obama begins his first full day in ethiopia we will go there live. >> on patrol in el salvador and they are under attack as the

country experiences a historic wave of violence. ♪ so then turkey has arrested 15 i.s.i.l. suspects in the capitol and counter terrorism units detain 13 p.k.k. suspects in the southeast. turkish jets have been bombing the kurdistan in northern iraq and kurdish fighters in northern syria said they shelled positions near the count of tobani and denied by the turkish government and says w.p.g. could have a part in future if it cuts ties and no plans to send ground troops into syria and we will go to bernard smith in istanbul and tell us more about what the turkish government is saying.

>> reporter: well nick the turkish military put out what seems to be a clarification of claims from the syrian kurdish fighters. a village has been shelled by the turkish military just near kobani and the turkish military says he is looking into this but pointed out in the statement they are not targeting p.y.d. syrian kurdish fighters and their aim and targeting i.s.i.l. positions in syria and p.k.k. and kurdistan workers party positions in northern iraq what the turkish military says the ongoing military operation seeks to neutralize threats to turkey's national security so looking into what happened in that incident where the p.y.d. says twice a village near kobani once on friday and once on sunday night have been targeted by the turkish military and says it was deliberate and they are

looking into it. >> saying p.y.d. could have a place in syria's future. >> reporter: yes, he is. this is because the turkish government is walking a very difficult line at the moment really, it's now engaged itself in this fight against i.s.i.l. in syria but it also wants to try and keep kurdish, the kurdish people here in turkey on side if you see what i mean it wants to maintain stability in turkey so essentially they are reaching out to p.y.d. in syria saying he is willing to work with them as long as they are not a threat to the turkish state so that is what he is saying at the moment. there is also incidentally an extraordinary parliamentary meeting being held here in turkey on wednesday, that is to discuss the operations against i.s.i.l. in syria and against the p.k.k. in northern iraq

nick. >> but all the while no plans he says to send in ground troops. >> no no plans for sending ground troops. turkey seems to be able to want to achieve its aims just by using air power, also as we know electing the u.s. military to launch its strikes against i.s.i.l. positions. the turkish military always very, has been reluctant to get involved in syria and sounding in ground troops would be a huge step for turkey and would end up being there for quite a long time they predict so at the moment turkey wants to limit its motions in syria to using air power >> thanks very much indeed. well syria's military setbacks have renewed pledges of support from iran and hezbollah and the

president assad say they are struggling to contain rebel groups groups. >> translator: we do have new recruits everyday and the military is caring out the mission and the army is sometimes required to give up areas in order to hold on into more important areas. we are in a fateful period and there are no compromised solutions. >> reporter: president obama is in ethiopia, the first ever trip to the country by a u.s. president. on monday morning he began talks with the government at the national palace in aba and meet with regional leaders to discuss the war in south sudan, on tuesday he will be the first u.s. president to address the african union in the new chinese build headquarters and mohamed tell us more about the president's schedule.

>> well nick, the president is going to do a number of things, apart from talks with ethiopian officials he is also going to meet parties in south sudan conflict and try to ask them to sign an agreement that they have been working on for almost one year and a half. he is also going to address the african union but the main thrust of the president's visit is strengthening ties with the union, this is a relationship that was established more than a century ago and it comes at a time when ethiopia is a rising regional power and also its economy is growing faster than many other economies and joining me to discuss this further is a political analyst and dr. solomon what does president obama want to achieve with this trip of his?

>> thank you very much for having me. president obama would like to achieve, to build on the africa age summit that took place in august last year which tried to shift the focus of u.s. engagement in africa which was historically dominated by considerations and humanitarian issues and they want to shift it now to also trade an investment issues as well. and during his visit here this august one of the areas that he wants to build on is the trade relations between ethiopia and the u.s. including investment in the area for example of power in africa and it's one of the countries that has been chosen for his call in africa, that was last year as well during his last visit to africa. so that is going to be one of the areas. and they want to see benefits allot from the trade

relationship between ethiopia and the u.s. which is at the moment lopsided in favor of the u.s. >> now one issue that many ethiopians want to address is for president obama to put pressure on the ethiopian government to deal with its dismal human rights record as well as democracy and we merged from the elections which they urged this in parliament and says president obama will deal with the issues and speak about them. will the ethiopia government listen? >> as you know this is not the first time that this issue has emerged in the conversation between ethiopia and the u.s. government so it will be a continuation of that conversation if you like. of course president obama would rate it the highest of labors and look into the possibilities of you know common understanding on what needs to

happen. i understand and then i am of the view that there are some areas where there could be bridges and other areas definitely we will see a diverge as well to which we will give priority. >> thank you very much dr. solomon political analyst discussing the obama trip to ethiopia and back to you nick. >> thanks very much indeed. burundi's main opposition party has turned up in parliament despite earlier threatening boycotts and called for fresh elections and pierre's decision to run again and won 60% of the vote last week over shadowed by protests and we are live in the capitol and tell us more about the reaction to the opposition leader turning up in parliament.

>> the reaction has been mixed. some people are angry they are disappointed they say they can't understand why they called for a boycott of the presidential election and literally one of the first people to arrive at the parliament building right behind me and they say in the interest of peace because they don't want a civil war or violence and to ensure peace in the country and so be it so it's a mixed reaction right now. >> boycotted presidential elections and yet they still got votes, what does this tell us? >> well, first of all the process is not electronic it's all manual so the main leader boycotted it was too late to remove his name from the ballot box. when we asked them even though you call for a boycott and people came out and voted for you there were to reasons and they wanted change and with the boycott they went and voted

anyway and lots of people were scared on polling day and said if you are not seen at a polling station you could be victimized and they went there and voted for the opposition even though they were told not to and could be some of the reasons this happened. >> and could talk of a new government be a reality, do you think? >> some people say this is progress. it could be the fact that it's here. i can tell you in the last few days will he or not and at the 11th hour people didn't know and people here were shocked when they saw him walk in because there was no grand entrance and tried to come in quietly but people saw him and people say it could mean he is going to talk to pierre that he doesn't trust and there are a lot of differences between the two men and admitted they don't trust each other and it's a step in the right direction but will it work and if the government is

formed they say they won't agree to sharing powers he will agree to one year and says the country must have another election. >> harry in the burundi capitol, thank you very much. the philippine president is delivering his state of the nation address. it is his sixth and his last before his term ends next june and he came in 2010 to combat corruption which they say he failed to honor and 4,000 protesters are demonstrating not far from the parliament building where he is delivering his address and some fought with police when they were prevented from breaching a barricade and angry about what he said is a failed presidency at least three policemen and 16 protesters have been injured. serious flooding affecting 300,000 people in pakistan days into heavy monsoon rains and at least 51 people have been killed and the worst hit is the

northeast where many people are still stranded and carolyn malone has this report. >> reporter: flood hit parts here and 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. and rivers washed away as well as flimsy building as well as cattle and crucial crop harvests damaged and 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 then 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 made it on to military helicopters sent by the government. more rain is expected and everyone is trying to do what they can to prepare for any more flash floods. caroline malone al jazeera. coming up, on al jazeera india's opposition accused the government of an intelligence failure after a deadly attack in the country's north. and reporting from daka where increasing methamphetamine are being smuggled from myanmar into bangladesh. ♪

hello again the top stories on al jazeera turkey arrested 15 i.s.i.l. suspected in the capitol in morning raids and counter terrorism units detained 13 p.k.k. suspects in the southeast and its airforce is continuing to strike p.k.k. positions in iraq and i.s.i.l. targets in syria. barack obama is in ethiopia it is the first trip to the country by u.s. president and he is the helpful for the government and regional leaders on the civil war in south sudan and on tuesday he will address the african union. as we have been hearing burundi opposition parties following the election and boycott and has called for fresh elections and denounced pierre's running for a

third term. responding to houthi shelling on yemen border less than a day since the coalition began to allow aid to be sent in the secretary-general issued a statement saying the houthi the people congress and all other parties will agree to and maintain the humanitarian pause for the sake of the yemen people and saudi arabia says the coalition will respond to any large military action by the houthis and we have more. >> thousands of people in the mountains outside the city of thais 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 is under siege by houthi fighters and loyalists and a five-day saudi-led truce is reaching thai. >> translator: our goal is clear the safety and security of

the yemen people and importance of bringing humanitarian aid and they are wondering if they will accept the ceasefire and have food reach them and supplies. >> reporter: have complains to the u.n. about what they call on going breaches from saudi arabia by the truce called by the u.n. >> they want to use this to the position that their troops on loyalest in aiden and they will use the ceasefire to bring more troops in the name of humanitarian aid to aiden. >> reporter: but yemen's government in exile insists it's purely humanitarian and allows help for 21 million yemen people who need assistance. >> translator: as yemen's legitimate government we are with the humanitarian truce and support a truce that is fully implemented and not one used for expansion or change conditions

on the ground. >> reporter: in the southern port city of aiden more aid arrived with the u.n. coordinator and the big challenge after storing supplies will reef supplies cutoff by fighting and aid agencies say the blockade has made matters worse worse. >> insecurity because of the ground safety and also the extreme application of the resolution 2216 of the united nation which, in fact the weapon is extremely restrictions which hampers the life of everybody. >> reporter: for now a one-sided truce is in effect with a country where two previous ceasefires have failed and civilians are continuing to pay the price. al jazeera. malaysia has been known to be a home for human traffickers in asia but improved the record on cracking down on people

smuggling and we report on why human rights activists disagree. >> muslims in malaysia rummage through bags of donated goods and mohamed and his pregnant wife fled from ethnic violence in myanmar three months ago, only to be trapped by human traffic traffickers who they say starved and tortured them. they would give us a small amount of rice and water. when we would ask for more they would beat us and give us filthy dishes to eat in and ask for milk for the children and they would tell us to give them seawater. >> reporter: malaysia is a major hub for people smugglers and made headlines in may after secret trafficking camps and graves of migrants were discovered along its border with thailand. >> over the last, say, a period of two years we see an increase of about 20-25% of persons

involved in human trafficking. >> but in the latest trafficking and persons report the u.s. state department is expected to up grade malaysia from its lowest ranking which it was given just last year. the country's tier three status prevented the u.s. from pursuing a free trade agreement, denying american goods easy access to the booming malaysia market. but with an improved ranking the u.s. can negotiate the so called trans pacific partnership agreement with malaysia and counter china's foot hold in the region. >> thai does include in asia and going with the asia infrastructure bank and road and so it's a way of showing that the u.s. still has influence in the region it still has a presence. >> reporter: critics of the policy say the u.s. is ignoring the plight of people like mohamed and his family who are

being trafficked and exploited in asia. they believe there are several people trafficked into asia for slave labor and work in the sex industry and using the u.s. to use its political clout to force the government here to take action, al jazeera, kuala-lumpur. six people killed in northern india, a group of armed men attacked and stormed a police station in the district near the border of pakistan. indian security forces are on high alert. a gun fight in an afghan wedding party has left at least 20 guests dead. armed men traded insults before the gun battle and jennifer glasse has this from kabul. >> reporter: started at a wedding where one guest shot another and more than 20 people killed in the fighting and half a dozen or so injured and this happened in the province

northeast of here the capitol kabul. it's a remote district where gun culture is common and we do see a lot of family disputes settled with weapons but very rarely on this scale and afghan officials are heading up to the area to see if there is anything they can do to diffuse tensions and it's very tense in the district where the gun fight broke out. part of the reason is there is little government up there. it's so remote and little up there and in terms of trade or any sorts of resources it's a very poor area and not a lot of government supervision so this fight unusual in its scale and not unusual in the way people solve problems up there but the government going to see if there is anything i can do. border guards in bangladesh are trying to combat a growing problem with illegal drug smuggling and methamphetamine is smuggled across the border from western myanmar and as we report

police seize millions of pills every year and think 90% of the trade is getting through. >> for the 400 border guards on duty here it's a tough act. this 53 kilometer stretch of the river is one of the busyist smuggling zones in the area and the guards assist they can smell methamphetamine on him and they search his boat for evidence and take him in for questioning. >> translator: it's not possible for us to guard every inoften of this border every single second. the smugglers are people on both shores keeping an eye out for our patrols and always communicating by mobile phone. >> reporter: most traffickers here look like regular fisherman, this one spoke to us on condition of animimity is on the water as a storm approaches because the lure of money is too strong. >> we are middlemen and pay us

$200 to carry 100,000 pills across the border. >> reporter: as the government focuses its attention on catching the traffickers the amount of pills being confiscated is rising fast and rehab center while other clients have traditionally been heroin addicts 50-70% are trying to wean themselves off methamphetamine and we met a former user, a member of the bangladesh upper close and who also spoken condition of it. >> translator: people are doing it and there is a good chance someone in this building is taking the drug right now and in the next building and the next one. >> reporter: it's a problem that shows no signs of slowing down and as yaba use spreads from the villages it is leaving in its wake a group of young people who are struggling to salvage their lives, bangladesh.

let's move on to el salvador where murder rate is at a high and 3,000 people killed this year alone, up two thirds in the same period last year and police are blaming powerful street gangs that originated in the united states and let's hear from adam rainy who reports from el salvador. >> reporter: a common site in el salvador a police funeral and 33 killed this year some of the job and some targeted off duty some victims in the wave of killings unseen since the civil war ended in 1992 and saw 700 murders in a nation of 6 million. the vast majority blamed on criminal gangs. the government's response more guns, more police, more patrols. for so long police were the hunters in this violent gang-infested country and now

they are prey. this female officer buried a close relative on the force. she was 26. the first policewoman ever to be killed in the nation's history. >> translator: . >> reporter: she still walks the beat carrying now for two families on her one salary. in an exclusive interview a gang leader wouldn't admit that gangs are responsible for the massive spike in killings or that members have been ordered to target police.

police say there are no death squads but in a change of policy the vice president this year said officers should feel free to shoot gang members when threatened and both gangs and police say they are under attack attack. there have been far fewer killings this month than last month and the gangs are sending the message that they have the power to control the violence and now they want to negotiate. but a new truce could prove as controversial as the last one agreed in 2012. no negotiating and no end in

sight to the killings adam rainy, al jazeera, el all have a doer -- el salvador. go to al jazeera for more stories we have been covering, al jazeera.com.