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when they were taken by arms, man in the area of game theory while hates. he has endured years of economic and political upheaval, but the situation worse and after the assassination of president jo vanelle moyse in july and a devastating earthquake in august. or he's, he's been struggling with a steady rise and gang related kidnappings. $628.00 people were reported kidnapped in just the 1st 9 months of this year. as, according to the country center for analysis and research in human rights. well that far outstrips the 234 people taken in all of 2020. according to police statistics compiled by the un in hazy, that was 3 times the number of people taken in 2019. although of course, many kidnappings never reported. but the growing audacity of the gangs, the scene, police officers, doctors, children, priests, nuns, and even in time bos loads of passengers taken recently with ransom demands raging from hundreds of dollars to more than a 1000000. it's a lucrative business in

a deeply impoverished country. log onto her, broken when we hear there's been a kidnapping, we know it's not going to be good for drivers. people don't go out on the streets. we can't find people who need transport. we have a wife and 4 to 5 children. a family? well, my camera is following developments from washington, d. c. hi there, mike. what more do we know about this group at this stage? well, this particular group that the haitian police say is responsible for the attack is known as was $400.00. so that is literally translated as $400.00 inexperienced men. now it's been operational, particularly in the east of $800.00 for a period of time. observe it say it's responsible for as much as 80 percent of the kid. nothing's that has taken place. it's regarded as extremely ruthless and was responsible for the kidnapping earlier this year in april of

a group of catholic priests and nuns. so it is a group that has been organized operating for a long period of time, and now haitian police say that that the group of missionaries and the children are just the latest victims of the ongoing scourge of kidnapping. and mike, who's thought to be behind this latest kidnapping? well, as i said, the group that appears to be behind it is this group $400.00 more so, but state department is not issuing any full blooded comment on the matter. it says that it is aware of the situation, it is continuing to monitor what is happening. it is interesting to note as well that a u. s. security delegation was in haiti in recent days to consult with the haitian police on how the us can help in its efforts to restore law and order with pe. then haiti this be a vacuum in law and order

a particularly since the assassination of the president. back in july, so you've got a situation where there's a real vacuum. the last vestige of law and order was really taken with the assassination of the president. so us saying it once to help questions not being raised about whether it may go further than that. it has already intervened militarily in haiti on 6 occasions in a recent decades. so this is something that the haitian people have responded to very angrily. so a difficult situation indeed. but what we do know is that the haitian police have now identified the organization. they say is responsible and it's an organization. as i mentioned, that is regarded as extremely ruthless and responsible for the vast majority of kit nothings that have taken place. my can with the very latest there from washington d. c. mike, thank you. well emanuel ado on is it the director of police

a t a that's a think tank based in haiti, which focuses on economic development and she joins us via skype from massachusetts . manuela, thank you very much for joining us. we appreciate your time that these most recent kidnappings of the, of the mission or east. i mean, that's just the latest of many. and we heard those frightening statistics earlier in your view, what's driving the explosion and kidnapping. oh, thank you for having me. i think there are many reasons why we are witnessing this . one of them is impunity. therefore, the kidnapper is the end of an incentive to keep doing what they are doing because do risk of being arrested. all go to jail are relatively low. i haven't heard of in the kidnappers, of, and fluid members of, in, against being arrested in the bus years. and also because they keep that people and de risk of dying in the, the families they know that the police is not going to intervene. therefore, they do everything they can to pay the ransom,

the people in volume kidnappings day know that their families are going to do whatever they can. they're going to sell, whatever they have to, to pay the ransom. they keep doing it and they've been doing it for so many miles. they keep not people going on, they'll reach charles on their way to school. and there are some use some cases where the kid not people in the, on the home. and so far the i've been arrested in the summer is always end up in must kids is the end of paying the rent. so therefore, there is no reason why do women keep doing it in a country where the police is not really doing his job, in terms of protecting the citizen in a manuela. i'm just wondering that normally i believe you would be based in haiti, and i'm just wondering whether the current security situation has anything to do with the fact that you're not there currently. and i'm thinking by the wider perspective of i d, stabilizing, this must be for so many families i, i,

i think i was reading that people are even starting to kind of save a kidnap fund. this has been in the subways in like you mention if i used to me haiti i live in hailey, but for the 1st floor i'd be staying in the us and mostly because i'm really concerned with my own safety on received threats. and in the past, i would love seat or kia it's part of my life. it's. it's because of my advice, casey is be close because i'm trying to push for in for more accountability. but now i have to think twice before going back, because in june they killed a friend and fellow active is near to declare. and every day i'm seeing the news, the i kidnapping people and all in discount of climate. give opportunities for a new, anyone, for any small gangs to do whatever the was because then it's easy now don't because

those not that many control, therefore any one was something against you can do something there. wisco higher now than the used to be. so i have to put myself as much as i can in this is why i'm that in for 2 minutes or in now. and i can only imagine one is, is like 4 or people was still on the ground, less than 2 weeks when they kidnap a friend of mine. and every day one we what watching the news or when we'll check it out for you know, why stop is really, is used by a lot of people in haiti. and whenever something happens in the seed and was up in when they kidnapped someone before we know they can not, we'll have to check with our loved one, with our friends to see if they are safe. it's would it difficult for us haitian and for every one reason or king, or just leaving. not only the haitians in terms of, of what the,

at the answers might be, at least something came on. well, in the kind of shorter term, you know, we're hearing from the un that's just renewed it, it's mission. they mentioned on friday that there wouldn't be concentrating on policing and security that, that is that external help, what's needed here, or is it doing something better, more locally? what's your view? we saw you do use and security is the priority that they send nothing else because we can have the legs and we can have people functioning normally the country without peace and security, but to believe obscene, that some people that are seizing this opportunity to call for military intervention from the us, all troops from the u. n. i don't think it's is the white filling in general solution because we have, we've had this in the past. we've had towards from the you were in hailey for many years. and when they left, we were back to the same situation. we will be 4 if it's not worse. so i don't think this is

a solution reading the descriptions of all these and we need to train them so they can have and give them enough resources. so they can really fight the gangs. and under the problem is that like human white association, they always boss doug. they are members of the police will have ties to the gangs. we need to clean the police audits the police and make sure that people there will be a venue while his officers will have ties to the game, will not be the funds for us, and then give them that means the training so they can do the job and having a military intervention where to from the us, or do you when he's willing that there will be a civil shall and we've experienced it before. it didn't work. i don't know. i don't see why it was now manuela toya and they were in joining me, their director of police. he tay manuela. thank you. thank you very much. 7 years after yemen, civil war began fighting is escalating in the battle for

a key oil and gas producing region of the country. they ran back to see rebels say they've ceased to districts in merit province in 3 more in neighboring shop. while this, after the sadie led coalition which backs the government says it had killed a $160.00 truancy fighters in airstrikes. priyanka gupta, reports in yemen, 7 years civil war. the guns have rarely fallen silent. now, a fierce battle for control is being waged in the northeast, who the rebels are fighting to capture marin. the oil rich province is the year many governments last stronghold in the north. after weeks of siege and fighting duties, se, then circling and capturing more areas, including a strategic gateway to wire up city, and parts of ne, bring shop or province. babylon mother hull is merely an areas of 3200 square kilometers. hundreds of the mercenaries had been killed and wounded,

including elements from al qaeda, and iso, and many weapons had been seized. the armed forces salute the role of the tribes of merab and chubb war and people of both provinces, against the aggressors. the armed forces will continue the liberation of more territories. he saw the back here me government forces and their ally tribal fighters are pushing back with dozens of airstrikes and a ground offensive in morrow. and i don't know, or let alone act, the seller allowed to who like either infiltration and penetrations made by the who, the fighters and up dia and in lapka valley. but the ongoing resistance is still there, as the war continues. these hoops, infiltration and penetrations will soon come to an end, that for both sides, the controls of mario is critical. and where yemen swore is likely to be decided. is basically the last northern stronghold that the many government has as far as they're concerned, be, cannot afford to lose matter because with me and they're using, they're switching in north yemen and shoot the hope she you have

a significant piece deal and actually allows with some level of the power share we, the hershey movement. they cannot afford to do that region of yemen because that would mean essentially losing control of natural resources that would allow for the her see to basically claim to have a completely independent living eman. mario already hosts hundreds of thousands of displaced people from across yemen. the un says thousands more have been displaced by the fighting in the province in the last month. a siege by who these is stopping humanitarian aid and critical medical supplies from reaching those who need them. the un is urging both sides to allow safe passage for civilians that 8 workers. but so far, those calls happened. ignored. bianca gupta. alt via will ryman o hm. donnie is researcher at the emmon policy center and he believes the battle

for control of merit is likely to continue for some time. though the offensive in madam in particular, the in southern merit, has been steadily progressing. the group is making slow gains and allowed the annual juba display district, obviously, despite suffering heavy casualties in the past week about 700 who these were killed mostly by 2 hundreds of saudi lead airstrikes. and essentially, this has created, obviously a less of a morale for the truth is to continue and take over a matter of but at the same time, there's also been weakness. and this unity among the anti hooting forces and matter as pressure continues in the past week, also about 101210000 people were also displaced the matter. and it doesn't seem to both the, the warring parties are paying any consideration to that, even though some actors are using them as such, to essentially say that the other actor is committing humanitarian at times. and so i think that with these have been most of the bits rounding the city of merab from the south and then from the north from a job government. and so they are essentially trying to surround the city,

but they're unable to because of the in the type his at saudi straits. and as such, it all depends on the saudis and how much they're willing to fight from arab, if the saudis continue to fight for matter. we can expect a situation like this, although although it is going to be quite deadly on for a long time, because it has been very, very similar to this in the past couple of months. and so if the, if this is the hoop is managed to go into matter, then that means essentially a victory against international recognized government, which is matter is the last stronghold for them in the north of yemen. and essentially, this was also the legitimized decided intervention in yemen because this will not allow them to continue to operate and are in governor. it's a club remote and, and marrow. we're saudi projects are being implemented either for their own interest coming up on the snooze, hour from london. 2 years ago, they cold for changed now after the deadly port blast and fatal violence. days ago, lebanese protests is, are we, it's a rating. those demands, villages free giving animals the run of the streets in they've zacatecas,

the latest battle ground between mexicans, multiplying criminal gas and in sport, newcastle is new. here on the saudi arabian ownership starts with a 32 loss. ah, and these 19 people have been killed after heavy rains caused landslides and flooding in india's carol estate. it's the worst flooding since 2018 were more than 500 people were killed teams from the national disaster response for so working to save those, it still endanger the harding reports. streets turned into rivers. entire hillsides appearing to melt under heavy rain. maroney will be there in baltimore. the rain from the top is accumulated here, the water has entered our veranda in our house. it has been raining continuously

since morning. such heavy rainfall in the indian state of carola was unexpected and has claimed several lives. soldiers have been flown in to help with rescue efforts with this team is trying to reach others trapped beneath shifting mud. while this fruits and vegetables vendor does what little he can to save his business. no, mona will not allow them a normal webinar at around $330.00 or 4 pm. water started rising, and most of our stuff was damaged. we managed to save some vegetables like onions, but most of our vehicles have been destroyed. the monsoon season ended in september and after months of heavy storms, locals were not expecting another one. bringing such wet conditions. farmers here rely on rains to produce crops, but too much creates problems like waterborne diseases. while the clean up and

rescue work goes on, the waters are slowly starting to recede. leah harding al jazeera demonstration has taken place in the lebanese capital. they were smacking 2 years since mass protest . calling for the end of sectarian politics, it comes at a time of high tension, just 3 days after 7 she and loosens were killed, ill marching to demand, the removal of the judge investigating last year. deadly port explosion by ernest smith report snapped from barrows. ah, powell is in the face of an entrenched sectarian political elite. this was the modest turn out for lebanese civil society groups mocking to years since nationwide . protests demanding a new state. it's extremely frustrating because with all the protest movements, everything that the people of done, those murderers would remain empowered, refused to give in to the need to change. they are not resolved any of the problems,

despite all the demands by the people in the streets over 2 years. back then tens of thousands of people took to the streets in an unprecedented display of solidarity across religious and political divides. ah, but months of protests got them, nothing except a new government. with the same old faces, the economy has imploded, the currency, losing 90 percent of its value. even the horror of last year's bay report explosion hasn't dislodged those in power. they've been trying to get the investigating judge tarik baton removed as he probes rampant corruption at the polt blitzer all the 100 official. obviously the lebanese regime is responsible for the explosion due to its corruption and has bala is at the head of this regime. they'll try to stop anyone who tries to target the system. they played a role in choosing the children, but they didn't think he'd be a fighter who take on this issue. he had the 2nd loa on this is abraham,

or tate spokesman for the families of the victims of the pope blast, saying judge baton should step down well except that it's never been the collective of the families. many suspect her tate was speaking under duress in another effort to frustrate the investigation or take denies this alarm in the system of a book diary was, it's obvious the political parties don't want this investigation that includes has blown, every one who supports them let out. if this investigation is stopped, then it won't just have a psychological effect on the families, but on the whole nation. lebanon's constitution divides power between christian and muslim sects, and neither popular protested nor economic collapse, nor the port explosion have succeeded in changing how it's governed elections here should yield the end of march unless hope, amongst independent candidates and groups that they can harness popular frustration to challenge the status quo, but that depends on them building united front, to draw people away from cic,

terry and voting. and it relies on the parliament not finding a reason to postpone the votes. bernard smith, al jazeera beirut ceremony, has taken place in paris to mike 60 years since the massacre of algerian pro independence protested by police in the french capital rights groups and members of volunteering commands. he joins a march on the anniversary of the 1961 atrocities these attack. the demonstration at the height of algeria is war of independence. some historians, so several 100. the testers were killed on saturday. a man, well mac home became the 1st french president to attend to commemoration, but he stopped short of issuing a formal apology. this is over the harsh way. did you wanna join the place were full of rage. as soon as i saw an algerian that demonstration, they wouldn't spare that. you have to imagine pirate boiling point you're. that's why there was so many deaths to let me know. yup. i go to the doctor today and it

was a policy the 17th of october was not an accident. it lasted for years and years. we just reached a peak on october. 17th was an incredible level of monstrosity. it's a symbol of the treatment during the entire duration of the algerian ward elementary, the form ivory and president law home bank bull has launched a new political party following his return to the country. after his acquittal by the international criminal court support his hope, his left wing africans, people's party will be a springboard for a presidential election run. in 4 years time, he spent nearly a decade in the hague, facing war crimes charges. before he was acquitted, i returned to his homeland in june by buller hughes all to concede defeat to alexander water. after the 2010 elections triggered a civil war, which left around $3000.00 people, then more develop. i will do politics until my death

move dance. but and i will say at the end of this speech, it is me and me alone, who will decide in which form i will do politics. it is me and me alone, who will decide in which form i will continue my fight tomorrow. soccer tech has stayed in central. mexico has begun the latest battle ground between mexico's ever growing number of criminal gangs. and as john hallman discovered, its turn, the small community of last of meet us into a ghost town in the past 2 months. the bells haven't brung unless the meters for a month. the village is animals have the run of the streets for de shootout and september led to people fleeing on mass leaving another empty town in mexico. the violence in this country continues to spread and the state is i could pick has to become the latest epicenter. there's a multi way fight for it,

but the heavy weights are a division of the sin, a lower cartel, and lisco new generation. it's because i could take is, is a hub, a vital network point to get drugs, ingredients, money and guns from mexico, ports up to the north. for the cartels, it's about profit for the towns people. it's about fear and powerlessness in their own hugs. they should talk to us, didn't want to be named the scene of the bullet came in through the door. this is where my white cook's thanks to god. she wasn't cooking then the little williams, i guess here's the bullet hole and there's the gas cylinder. the bull holes here, and that's where my daughter sleeping. yeah. i'm going, he fled off to the firefight. now he's back trying to play story with some of the homes in his shop. but there's always more the trauma and fear won't go away. even though villages trickling but an able to afford staying away longer. selling was

korean, the me for media because i swear i've been running with my sister. my father in law fled without a change of clothes torres to seek asylum and the u. s. because of the wind speed, my sister was shot in the handle of the army and the police say that everything's okay now that the here you worried about the future for c t typical but up. ok. yes. because the here just for a year, what will happen after that and look, if you're not going to take us with them, what will happen to us and our families also this is a home, this is our community. where are we going to go? where can we go without children? won't be a future for them. we're just going from house to house and city days. the army checkpoint and the state police station did the shut up village school a trying to provide reassurance. they gave us a ride around town. a lot of people have now returned to last me to the village to has quite subdued add to it. there's no law of causal people in the street apart

from the soldiers and the police who with now one man who hasn't showed the state new governor, or any one from his cabinet. even though last i meet this is just an hour from the capital. the shopkeeper had a message for them. if i want to look at the numbers, thing is the model. i asked the authorities to please answer this call and we are people to be that we want to live here in our community. our homes in our lands, please be aware of that. and as the song says, you know, sort of this out between you and them. do whatever deals between yourselves, let us work, let us live in peace. this is not a call for justice or the application of the law just for an agreement to be reached. so that when the soldiers and police go, these people can still survive. john home, elder cedar zacatecas. a senior member of venezuela's opposition has urged the president to resume negotiations despite government envoy being extradited to the u

. s. the talks was suspended when alex sab was handed over to the u. s. by cape verde he was arrested there last year over money laundering charges, but the government named him as a member of its negotiating team last month. it also aimed at solving been as well as political and economic crisis, which has driven the majority of its population into poverty. well, the sent to more to come this hour. shalon can fishermen using their bows to protest concerned their catch is going to indian. instead, a couple keeping pet tigers next door to a nursery spark hanger in south africa and a new debate on the ethical treatment of wild life. and his sports from ryder cup disappointment to victory in spain for fitzpatrick. ah

hi there. thanks for stopping by. so here's the thing, our torrential outbreaks of rain across greece had petered out, some scattering of showers on monday. the bulk of that energy has actually moved across turkeys, black sea region. and so we can see some heavy falls for places like tribes on getting into that rain on monday with a high of 18 degrees. meantime, 18 also for is stumble with a mix of sun in cloud. this stellar stretch of weather continues for the other side of the mediterranean. look at this madrid 24. we'll keep it going. we'll get you up to $25.00 degrees for the next few days, which is while above the average of 19 northwestern size of europe. right now we do have some scattered showers, moving across the republic of ireland into the united kingdom. but everywhere in the zone were seen temperatures a few degrees above average. that includes for brussels. at 17, you should be about 15 for this year. okay, off to africa right now, and we're seeing the wind swirl up some sand and dust as we head towards south

sudan, chad right in to new year. and then rain is filling in across areas of nigeria, beneath toko and southern sections have gone up into the ivory coast. abidjan has a hive 27 degrees. and if we look toward banjo, a mix of sun in cloud, with a hive 31 degrees that you update, see you soon. ah, ah, hitchhiking has never been in business. but nothing can stop them in their trucks chasing the american dream, escaping poverty. but the illegal route is their only option and their hope for a better life can lead them into trouble breathing tough conditions. gambling with the law, they'll put their lives in danger, just to burn the living risky. you know, when elders you multiple people and.