it's a year since the u.s.-led coalition launched air strikes against i.s.i.l. we asked iraqis how they think it's going. >> i'm mart seen dennis you're with al jazeera. also coming up a funeral for a palestinian man who died a week after israeli settlers firebombed his home

/* in tune with democracy. hatians prepare to vote in long-delayed elections. live to port-au-prince plus... >> i'm florence louie in myanmar. people in a flood-ravaged country are not sure what will happen to them when aid runs out. it's been a year since the u.s.-led coalition began air strikes in i.s.i.l. and iraq and expanded so syria a month later. the rapid advance of i.s.i.l. and the threat to stability prompted several countries to come together. the coalition includes bahrain jordan, qatar, u.a.e. and saudi arabia. it carried out 6,000 strikes since the campaign began, at a cost of 3.2 billion. the focus of the mission is i.s.i.l. held cities of mosul and fallujah. the coalition carried out about

1400 attacks have been carried out in syria, focussing on raqqa, kobane near the turkish border and other places. our coent has been speaking to iraqis who say the campaign against i.s.i.l. is not working. >> with hopes as faded as the pictures that surround them, it's a mournful atmosphere for the patrons of baghdad's historic cafe. here they sip and smoke what small comforts are provided. not even these decaying mementos of iraq's past are enough to counter all the reminders of its dangerous present. >> the majority didn't think that america - that it affects on the ground. nothing on the ground. political analyst tells me that in the years since the u.s.-led coalition began air strikes against the islamic state of iraq and levant, many iraqis have grown more distrustful than ever of their government

alliance with the united states. >> they think they have a proven policy, and they will not use the war for global policy. >> reporter: a short walk away, down baghdad's bustling streets, the mood is livelier, but not happier. during a heatwave, anger and anxiety seemed to rise faster than the temperature. >> here in baghdad there's a concern about the effectiveness of the air strikes against i.s.i.l., especially at a time when the group has a stronghold 90km from the capital. >> rich with history, this is where the elite came to buy books, discuss issues and debate ideas. on this day many express their concerns over the coalition strategy to defeat i.s.i.l. >> throughout the year we have not seen tangible results, and

it leaves us with a big question mark about whether the coalition is serious about fighting i.s.i.l. on the ground or not. we asked them to review their strategy and deal seriously with iraqi forces, to help them fight i.s.i.l. others, though, put the blame on sectarian politics, playing out in the ranks to the iraq government. >> i think the problem is mutual trust. there's lack of mutual trust. with so much at stake, they have this warning. >> if this is not resolved. i.s.i.l. will be walking around baghdad in no time. >> reporter: in a city where writers reigned on a street where poets ruled - artistry no longer alleviates dread. amid the volumes of viction and nonfiction, it's fear that is expressed vividly now

palestinians in the occupied west bank buried a man who died from burns suffered in an israeli settler attack in his home. his house was firebombed in an attack which killed his 18 month old such. old such. died. he suffered second degree burns to 80% of his body. his wife and 4-year-old son remain in hospital, in critical condition . >> imtiaz tyab sent is this report. >> amid the sadness ump there's anger that noing has happened in the investigation. a gag order has been put on the face. nobody has been arrested with this case. in the background of all of that we here from the palestinian leadership saying that they'll

take the case all the way to the international criminal court. saying the dath of this man and his son, and an attack that badly injured his wife and child is a war crime. a bomb exploded in jalalabad jalalabad. two were killed and came after kabul suffered its worst day of violence. three explosions came off within 22 hours, killing 52, injuring hundreds more. the african taliban claimed responsibility for one of the attacks. to yemen - retaking territory in the south, moving to zinzebar. it's the capital of avian province the popular resistance forces backed by the saudi-led coalition and the government in exile say they hope to enter

within the coming days the president of the international committee of the red crosses is in sanaa, the capital. he'll be there for two days to talk about the humanitarian situation. the i.c.r.c. accused both sides of breaking the law adding to the suffering of the yemeni people. hatians vote on sunday in parliamentary elections that are being delayed. they have been without a functioning government. people have disillusions leaders. rob reynolds reports from port-au-prince. >> reporter: political campaigning haitian style, where a political rally is a good excuse to break out the drums and have a party. citizens of this nation will vote on sunday for members of parliament and local officials. and not all potential voters are quite as enthusiastic as these ones.

each morning they set up pots and pans beside a busy street offering plates of rice topped with vegetable sauce for sale. elections are low on her list of priorities. >> translation: i voted in the last election. all that happened was the price of rice went up. and then beans were more expensive. i don't really see how elections can change anything. >> her views are typical of many in the country where unemployment is at 40%, and the average income is $840 per year, and most people live in severe poverty. >> i'm doing everything to leave the country, i can't stand to elections were supposed to happen four years ago. political wrangling led to repeated cancellations. these modest buildings are the temporary home of haiti's parliament. the original was destroyed in

the devastating earthquake of january 2010. this is the chamber of deputies, as you can see it's hardly a buzzing hive of political activity. the elections have been delayed so often and for so long that none of the lawmakers who sit here are still in office. so there hasn't been a single legislative session since january. since then, the president has been ruling by decree. much to the outrage of his political opponents. at the electoral council offices this executive director showed us a map of voting stations spread out across the country. security at the polls is a major concern in several regions. >> historically all the places have a higher risk of election day violence, that's why they are marked in red. >> back on the street, there's a customer at last.

>> translation: if the election happens, it happens. if not it doesn't concern me very much, to be honest. >> for many hatians, a plate of rice means a lot more than a slate of politicians. now, about 800 migrants rescued from boats in the mediterranean have been brought ashore in italy. they were picked up in several operates on thursday. around 200 other migrants are feared drowned after another boat capsized on wednesday off the coast of libya. five north african men have been arrested in connection with that spent the the mayor of paris said might wants who occupied an unused school can stay there in the meantime.

>> this man says he fled the fighting in libya. he wants asylum in france. >> i find myself in france. i speak a little french, that helps. >> he is one of around 250 men, women and children who took over the disused school building in paris. they had no choice because police removed them from makeshift camps. locals bring them food. a group of volunteers are helping with asylum occupations. -- applications. >> if you have no pity for asylum seekers, you have no pity for poor or handicapped people, or women, et cetera, et cetera. i think that the way we treated asylum seekers is a fair barometer on our level of democracy. >> the mayor's office says it's

willing to enter dialogue with migrants with respect to finding them somewhere to say. the situation at this former school not only highlights the migrant crisis in france, but wider europe also. nationalists and anti-e.u. parties seized on the migrant issue across europe. france's marie le pen says grant -- france can't afford to take in more migrants. the party's popularity grew because of her position on migration. around 60,000 apply for asylum in france each year. >> france is not generous. the figures have increased slightly. only less than two applicants out of 10 actually succeed in their asylum plea. when the average in europe is 35% of successful applications. up to 60% in scandinavia. >> europe must not cave in to what he describes as populist

demands in e.u. countries to deport migrants and asylum seekers. the commission developed a system to redistribute asylum seekers systems based on economic growth and unemployment rates. not all member states want quotas imposed on them. yakub made it to france, it's unlikely that he or many sheltering in the school or elsewhere will be allowed to stay there's still a lot more to come on al jazeera, including death at the hands of a white police officer sparks protests. now a year on the u.s. city of ferguson remembers teenager michael brown. find out how making it fun to wash your hands could save children from dying.

>> fighting for their future. >> it is imperative that i get into college. it's my last chance to get out of here. >> the incredible journey continues.

hello again, let's look at the top stories a member of the iraqi parliament told us u.s.-led coalition strikes against i.s.i.l. in iraq and syria is useless. islamic state of iraq and levant has more territory than a year ago. the white house says it needs more time for its strategy to be effective palestinians in the occupied west bank buried a man who died from burns suffered in an israeli settler attack on his home. his house was firebombed an attack in which his 18-month-old baby died

a bomb has gone off in the eastern city of jalalabad. two have been killed coming after the capital kabul suffered the worst day of violence. 52 were killed hundreds injured. the u.n. fledged 9 million in aid to step up the response to devastating flooding. 90 people have died. people are starting to go home to take stock of the damage. florence louie reports from a village in the township the people of the village returned home several days ago. the flood water receded. for four days the houses were submerged. >> i couldn't bring anything with me i took my child and left when this woman returned her

home and most of her belongings were gone. she had to move with relatives, 11 people cramming into a small house. they received help from organizations. rations of rice cooking oil and boiling water. they don't know when the next aid package will arrive. >> we have no money, and can't afford to by what we need. i'm worried about the future. >> reporter: it's clean water that people here need most. this is a manmade reservoir, where villages get their drinking water, it's been contaminated by flood water. the people collect every drop of rain they can, relying on make shipment contraptions buckets and pales. villagers didn't have much to begin with. now they have less. >> our home is filled with water and mud. i'm worried and sad. >> around 400 heads of livestock were lost.

this is the village leader. he's never had to deal with a disaster like this before. >> i feel very guilty, i'm in charge. i don't know what to do. i don't know how to focus -- preach officials or politicians. i want aid from the village, whether from the government or n.g.o.s. >> the recent flood is the worst people had to live through. they are not sure how to recover what is lost some russian soldiers are deserting the army because of conflicts in ukraine. their stories contradict the kremlin's assertion that no russian soldiers have been sent there. rory challands has more from southern russia.

>> reporter: alexander is a young man that doesn't like the direction his life has taken. the enlisted soldiers faces 10 years in prison, for two charges of going absent without leave. he insists he's been left with no choice - beatings, bullying is too much to bear, and the army ignored resignation letters. >> translation: if people want to leave, they ask for money. we are told this on the parade ground. we submitted tenders, we are told if you want to leave, pay your commanders. >> reporter: alexander's is not an isolated case. at least five soldiers have been prosecuted for going awol the statistics are murky, and the figure runs to at least 60, maybe more. one of the things we heard repeatedly here is that bullying and abuse are not the only reasons why contract soldiers are running from the russian army, people say that unidentified recruiters are working the army bases, offering cash to soldiers to fight in

ukraine. understandable yip, it's something alexander is not keen on talking about. >> translation: people were intimidated, locked up. guys came. i don't know who they were, and threatened them with 13 years in gaol if they didn't take their words back. >> acting for alexander and five others is tatiana, she's dismissed in russian media as a spreader of rumours, hassled by police, and her phone has been blocked and listened to. >> about the recruiters. those that spoke out about it and has been forced to retracts evidence and admit guilt. others are afraid. >> reporter: we asked the

russian defence ministry by phone and letter at national and regional letters for their response. they had no comment for the moment. russia's defense spending is soaring. despite the money spent, conditions for serving progress are perilous. last month, 23 young men died when a section of barracks collapsed. this is a militaristic country that reveres the service of soldiers past. a respect it doesn't seem to be giving for some serving now. it's been seven years since a 5-day war broke out between russia and georgea between the breakaway states of south ossetia and another. ceremonies have taken place to honour the war victims. russia began an offensive to stop georgia for easing back two

regions. the hostilities ended in a ceasefire. sunday marks a year since a white police officer shot and killed michael brown, an unarmed plaque teenager his deaths sparking protests and a debate about race and police brutality. kristen saloomey is there. >> a tribute to one of their own. young people in ferguson came out to mark the anniversary of michael brown's death. this was organised by his father, michael brown senior. back stage there's time to reflect on the incident that ended this 18-year-old's life and changed their community. >> i believe ferguson sparked a fire burning throughout the country. every city when a cop kills a

black person that is unarmed, unjustly, people come out and respond. around ferguson, reminders are everywhere, it was here that michael brown was shot after being confronted by the police. his body lay in the street for hours. now it's a makeshift memorial. a federal investigation helped clear the officer of any criminal wrongdoing, and found a disturbing pattern of police, where minorities were targeted unfairly for minor violations to raise revenue for the city through fines. that mistreatment fuelled the sometimes violent response to brown's death. protesters squared off against police, criticized for their heavy-handed response. sympathy spread around the country, as did stories of unarmed black men killed by the police. the slogan black lives mattered was born.

brown's mother became a spokesperson for a movement. >> michael's death has a bigger purpose for it. this has given me a voice for him to let people know that we are dealing with social injustice. >> reporter: ferguson now has a new police chief and city manager - both black. there's a new judge too and a law that limits how much can be collected from fines and tickets. the mayor remains in office, despite attempts to remove him. >> i hope people realise that the city of ferguson from day one has tried to engage, has tried to listen. >> reporter: city residents believe there's more work to be done. a year later, the call for change that started in ferguson is too loud to ignore. poor hygiene kills thousands every year in cam bodio, most

kids under the age of 5. the solution could be as simple as a colourful sink designed to make it fun to learn the importance of washing hands. rob mcbride reports. >> in a marketing event a bright and cheery plastic sink designed to get children to wash their hands has arrived. it's been sold, rather than given away. >> kids love this. it looks bright. >> the idea is putting a value on something means it will be valued and used. at the same time leading to a self-sustaining business. they are not like charity receiver, you know, they are a customer, a consumer, we value them, that's why they value. >> at over $15 each, it's a hefty price tag in a village here, but it works. the organization behind it, designed it with suggestions in neighbouring vietnam, where 10,000 have been sold in a year,

now it's cambodia's turn to get them. a country with high mortality rates for children under five. child's deaths from causes such as diarrhoea poses a challenge. despite awareness campaigns. the problem is getting families to adopt the practice, and watershed believes giving away bowls and buckets doesn't work. in the main house, this is one of the expensive things they own, after a mobile phone and tv. it takes pride of place. >> translation: i used to have to tell the children to wash their hands, now they do it by themselves. the hope is her neighbours will want one as well mexico's capital is a popular city in the americas. affordable houses can be hard to find.

that has some families turning railcars into an affordable housing. john holman explains. >> a usual mexican school day in an unusual classroom. this is the country's only railway wagon school. >> it's great, because when you are here, you feel like you are travelling to other countries. the school is the heart of 40 separated and abandoned train cars in a poor mexico city suburb. elizabeth gives us a tour of her train car. >> here is my kitchen and my living room, which is small, but comfortable. this is the bathroom and shower. as you can see we have internet, phone line and cable tv. >> elizabeth's husband, like many here, work for a state rail company, and the family lived and travelled in wagons, when the company wound down, they moved into these abandoned ones.

they raised a family here, and now elizabeth's son teaches in the school. >> all of the families in these wagons have known each other for years, we are very united. if someone has a problem, we solve it together. >> the community's biggest problem is the attempts of mexican authorities to move them on. they have always resisted, many can't afford a house mexican mortages are at high interest rates. if you are not well enough to by a house outright, that covers a lot of mexicans, including those in the wagons, your chances of opening a property is slim the community continues to expand, with a new generation growing up in unusual living spaces. it may not be perfect, but it's home. don't forget you can get

the latest and a lot of extra background on all the major stories of the day on the al jazeera website - aljazeera.com. there now you can see the story. father of the baby burnt to death, who has always succumbed to his burns and has been buried in the occupied west bank today. >> tonight, techknow investigates shrimp safety. >> seafood by nature is a high risk commodity. >> americans love their shrimp but most of it comes from countries that use extensive antibiotics that could make you ill. now, techknow goes inside the federal testing program... >> i'm makin' a shrimp powder.