new detention centres for tens of thousands of migrants. according to time magazine," temporary and osteo facilities" will house tens of thousands of migrants at disused airfields. —— austere. the un's human rights council says venezuela's security forces have killed hundreds under the pretext of fighting crime. the human rights chief has called foran the human rights chief has called for an international enquiry into the alleged abuses. and on day nine of the world cup, brazil narrowly escaped an embarrassing draw and beat costa rica 2—0. nigeria beat iceland 2—0. this makes it more likely argentina might be able to qualify from group d. switzerland to get 2—1 victory against serbia. —— took a. on sunday history will be made in

saudi arabia when women get behind the wheel. human rights campaigners say the change is long overdue and saudi women continue to be second—class citizens. from saudi arabia, all of wareham reports. so, we have a roundabout up ahead. in the driving seat, at last. saudi women, still fully covered, but preparing to hit the open road. this tutor, who has spent years in the uk, provides plenty of reassurance. everyone is terrified from roundabouts. do you remember? yeah. you were terrified, now you can do it. it's easy. the instructors here tell us there isa the instructors here tell us there is a waiting list that is driving school. so many women are anxious to come here so they can get on the road. this is a very new image of saudi arabia having women at the wheel. and it's a picture the authorities are happy for the world to see. but change here is tightly controlled, it's directed

from the top and it's the authorities who set the pace. especially the saudi crown prince, mohammed bin salman, whose image is hard to miss here. he's a self—styled reformer, but critics say hidden from view, there's a darker picture. leading women's rights activists have recently been jailed, including loujain al—hathloul, a public face of the driving campaign. she's seen here in 2014, daring to defy the ban. this should have been a moment of celebration. instead, it is a bittersweet moment for the women's rights activists who have been fighting for this reform for almost three decades now. they remain now, behind bars, silenced or enforced into self—exile. so this is this point, this is not the biggest one... but many saudi women are focused on new freedom and some on new wheels, like nadia. oh, it smells nice.

the leather smells nice. when car shopping in the past, she only checked out the back seat. every time i bought a car i had a tear in my eye thinking, oh my god i'm not i going to be driving it. it's the driver who's going to have the first step on it. and that kind of use to break my heart because it's my money, my car, i want to be able to be the first one to drive it out from the showroom back to the house. that never happened. now it is happening. the change here is not cosmetic, it's aimed at getting more women into the workforce and diversifying the oil reliant economy. but saudi women hope it will also fuel the slow move towards equality. orla guerin, bbc news, riyadh. now on bbc news, france and america are leading counterterrorism operations in the sahara desert amid fears that is fighters to do from

the right and syria are heading there to create a new caliphate. alistair lee said reports on africa's secret war. the sahara desert is the size of america. for centuries, nomads have crossed this inhospitable wilderness, trading gold and assault. but people are the new commodity. human trafficking drives the migrant trail to europe and funds violent extremists who are spreading across the sahel, the desert‘s long southern edge. and so the soldiers are coming. the sahel isa the soldiers are coming. the sahel is a really important place for us to focus now because of al-qaeda and isis affiliated violent extremist organisations, which are growing in strength. us bases are being built across africa, but just strength. us bases are being built across africa, butjust how fast is america's military footprint growing? drones and special forces are the tools of modern, western

warfare. but a united nations peacekeepers becoming collateral? as they struggle to bring peace to a fast changing landscape. there is still a peace to keep. government has abandoned the villagers, allowing historic feuds to erupt, and radical islamist is to become the law. —— islamists. this potent mix is turning the sahara into the new frontline of the war on terror. the sahel spreads 5000 kilometres from mauritania in the west to sudan in the east. these nations are struggling with an encroaching desert, massive population growth, unemployment and increasing insecurity. here in northern niger

ina scrap insecurity. here in northern niger in a scrap of desert at the edge of agadir is, the world's special forces have assembled to tackle the terrorist threat. the aim of this briefing is to give you an overview of all of the activities that have been conducted in the field in the last four hours. for african nations, it is a chance to learn how western army ‘s work. for the visitors, an opportunity to find partners who can help fight foreign terrorfor partners who can help fight foreign terror for them. to work by, with and through our african partners and oui’ and through our african partners and our western partners is an international coalition of the willing to help improve the security infrastructure, build capability and capacity in these multinational organisations. the man whose faces cannot be seen are sharing tactics with african troops. i am going to try to peek inside without showing my muscle. but their students are poorly trained and equipped.

progress is slow when the message passes through two translators. as soon as this muscle is in this door, it goes here. while rich nations ball at losing many in a distant desert, these are the bits that will be on the ground. —— balk. desert, these are the bits that will be on the ground. -- balk. for us, this is an opportunity to help our african partners deal with threats of mutual interest with a modest investment by the international community to deal with a problem thatis community to deal with a problem that is bigger than any one state, and if we don't take this opportunity to deal with it now, where it is at a level that is affordable and sustainable, both in blood and treasure, then it might cost much, much more to deal with at a later time. billions are already being spent. modest in america means much in niger. after years of secrecy we were much in niger. after years of secrecy we were let in to see work

on airbase 201. in name, it belongs to niger. to us forces, it is expeditionary or temporary, rather than enduring. but it is unmistakably american, and being built to last. well, the scale of this new us airbase is huge. and this new us airbase is huge. and this runway is finished it will be able to land some of the biggest cargo planes the military has got, and it will also be able to fly armed drones from here. it is a dramatic indicator ofjust armed drones from here. it is a dramatic indicator of just how armed drones from here. it is a dramatic indicator ofjust how much the american military footprint in africa is growing. actually, it is the largest airforce, africa is growing. actually, it is the largest air force, us africa is growing. actually, it is the largest airforce, us military led labour project in history. $110 million. it is at the request of niger and we million. it is at the request of nigerand we are million. it is at the request of niger and we are here helping them to provide the security they are looking for. why such a big base, and why here? obviously we are helping to project sam powell to the continent of africa to help to support niger, because it is so

remote here, it is important to provide a base big enough to support the mission. american power is slowly and secretly being projected across the sahara. there are now lease 3a individual bases in africa. few knew about their mission until four american special operations troops were lost last october, a long way from home. islamist fighters ambushed four us soldiers in niger. an investigation into what went wrong continues. staff sergeants jeremiah johnson and dust and rights remained with staff sergeant brian black until overwhelming enemy fire forced them to withdraw. this is where america met islamic state in the greater sahara. their biggest loss on the continents in somalia's black hawk down. —— since somalia's. five nigerians also died. oceans are still being asked in washington. in security and instability rife across the sahel. boko haram has been

causing chaos in north—eastern nigeria and the countries bordering la ke nigeria and the countries bordering lake chart for years. northern mali was overrun by islamistss five years ago, and now groups affiliated with al-qaeda and the so—called islamic state are dividing and growing, competing for influence across the region. libya has become a key route for sub region. libya has become a key route forsub saharan region. libya has become a key route for sub saharan african migrants trying to reach europe by sea. i get as has been at the heart of the sahara's people smuggling business is libya's collapse into chaos. —— agadez. it used to be a thriving tourist town but most visitors are now under way to, rather than from, europe. tour guides have become traffickers. the money bankrolls islamist groups directly, and corrupt officials in niger taking back heart of the mill incentive to

kill off their cash cow. are you frustrated by the amount of corruption that allows this to happen? yes, of course i am frustrated. i know this generates a lot of money. islamic state organisations are also involved in the operations. they are making a lot of money out of it. he makes excuses for the government but corruption is make —— is allowing islamistss to thrive. the fear is that these violent organisations will expand. we have seen how they have overtaken most of mali, back in 2012. so if nothing is done, they will keep on expanding, and actually join forces across the continent. the desert of neighbouring mali is

still a dangerous ungoverned space. international troops here have wildly different goals, from seek and destroy to bringing and keeping peace. in early 2012, during the tuareg rebellion in northern mali and the military coup in the capital, the door was opened to al-qaeda backed islamistss, who took timbuktu and then occupied the north. they destroyed ancient a rtefa cts a nd north. they destroyed ancient artefacts and imposed strict sharia law. as the violence spread, the government asked for help. french troops arrived injanuary government asked for help. french troops arrived in january 2013 government asked for help. french troops arrived injanuary 2013 and we re troops arrived injanuary 2013 and werejoined by troops arrived injanuary 2013 and were joined by african forces. within a month, they had driven the violent extremists into the desert. they were down, but not out. then the united nations came in to help

police a peace deal between the rebellious armed groups. manousma, as it is known, is still here. it is one of the largest un peacekeeping missions and is currently the most dangerous in the world. nearly 14,000 dangerous in the world. nearly 111,000 personnel from almost 60 countries, but they are not in harmony. different countries have different priorities, and accept different priorities, and accept different levels of risk. these bangladeshi troops were rehearsing weeks ahead for their departure parade. cambodia is in charge of mine clearance for the un supply convoys that cross northern mali every month and are often targeted

by roadside bombs. blue helmets no longer provide the protection they used to. the hours it takes to safely deal with a bomb, the heightened risks and the damaged roads mean that missions which should take a few days now take nearly two weeks. over the past five yea rs, nearly two weeks. over the past five years, the un memorial wall has gradually filled up with names. hundreds more have been severely injured in targeted attacks across mali. that is the main problem we have to cope with. and we have to face that violence, we have to protect ourselves, we have to protect ourselves, we have to protect the mandate, we have to protect the mandate, we have to protect the mandate, we have to protect the human system and we have to protect the civilians. it is a $1 billion a year mission, where the top priority is protecting themselves. i have several objectives. first, being present.

the present, it is important for the population, because i need the support of the population. but that means leaving their base, which is more dangerous. every time they go out on the streets to show that presence they also provide a target for extremists to attack. it takes a convoy of armoured vehicles and heavily armed senegalese troops to escort a local policemen out on his beat. locals have gather around a tv screens to watch european cup football. they seemed genuinely pleased to see the police drop by, but said it was the police drop by, but said it was the first time this had happened. all the citizens are scared about the terrorists, you know, sometimes

they steal the vehicles, so this is not good for us. that is why we are scared. right now, everything is ok. is it dangerous? translation: security is not 100%, do translation: security is not 10096, do you understand? we need to be able to first, secure ourselves, so we can work better. without the un vehicles would you be afraid to be on patrol. translation: of course, of course, but we are obliged to carry out our mission, the mission that the state has entrusted us with. we are forced to do it. half an hour on the ground and not much achieved in terms of either being present or winning the support of the population. germany is one of the largest western

contributors to a un mission mostly staffed by african forces. their drones watch over patrols and search for potential threats from above, but not enough. we need better equipped and better trained contingents. i do not need additional 2000, 3000 people, contingents. i do not need additional2000, 3000 people, no. but you need better troops or better trained troops. i need additional capabilities like helicopters, for sure, additional hospitals, for sure. but they need, first of all, equipment, more vehicles, more protected vehicles, to protect my people in case of the ieds and the mines and so on. and they need to upgrade the trading level of may contingents, foreshore. this united nations mission is undermined by its own rules. the un he doesn't do counter terrorism, yet the biggest

threat to peace is from these terror groups. and with thousands of international troops being sucked in to deal with the islamist threat, you have got to wonder if they are actually creating a target, fuelling the very fire they have come here to put out. the lines between different international missions are blurry, while us and french troops are carrying out counter—terror strikes, the un is trying to make friends build wells and bring peace. in the middle ages mali was a great islamic empire. it grew rich on gold and trade. its mosques are still revered. the sultan of the myelin empire, thought to be the richest man that ever lived, created a centre of learning for science,

literature, religion, and art. centuries—old manuscripts will all have been destroyed by timbuktu by the modern extremists were it not for the aged families are protected them. mali's rich history brought thousands of tourists to the river as it arcs through the desert. but violence has driven the visitors away and has robbed the region of an income. islam here had always been tolera nt of income. islam here had always been tolerant of local norms and customs, but the voices of radicalism are now starting to take over. the boat would normally be out on the river, but the water is low. there is little work around and the economy is struggling. translation: the young people sitting on the boats need tourists to survive. this is the leader of a youth group.

translation: when you talk about unemployment it is all about young people. today, here, if you have nothing else to do but hang around, you'll eventually be swayed by negative influences and you will be forced to be radicalised them you'll be forced to go to their side, that is what causes the insecurity here. with dramatic population growth yet there is a lot more chance of that happening —— here. the early way to really understand these issues is to ta ke really understand these issues is to take the risk into going out into remote villages to meet local leaders. but the only way. this part of central mali used to be safe, but the influence of violent extremists is spreading. wejoined a rare and heavily protected convoy of un staff

looking to find friends and to influence people. they have been hit by roadside bombs on this route before. the soldiers were on high alert. they were nervous. a senior un commander joins the alert. they were nervous. a senior un commanderjoins the mission to two neighbouring and rival villages. the elders were waiting. young people, security, the un team listed what they wanted to talk about. they we re what they wanted to talk about. they were trying to work out how to win people over. "it is important for you to tell us what is happening here," he said. "what you want solved will stop" my second question

is, what is your perception about minusma and the military forces? translation: i understand you are here to alleviate our suffering, but there is no security. he could not explain why. everyone you islamist had a presence in the room. —— eve ryo ne had a presence in the room. —— everyone knew islamist. this side of the village has a traditional mali in moscow. it was just a short distance to what used to be one village, now split between two ethnic groups who fight over land —— malian mosques. on this site a brave new mosque had been built, paid for, we we re new mosque had been built, paid for, we were told, by kata, and preaching conservative islam. the kids here don't buy football any more, radios have fallen silent comedy all schools have closed. one of the un staff, knocking to speak on camera,

described the meetings. the people we re described the meetings. the people were quite economical in terms of the answers, especially when we referred to schools and security, they want it open. we can understand. sometimes they are among those people. they were not allowed to express themselves very freely. it is quite obvious that insecurity is in the area. there are some forces here who would prefer not to have secular teaching. you don't a lwa ys have secular teaching. you don't always know. amid all this talk of violent extremist groups, you forget some of the complications there are. for hundreds of years they have been ethnic conflict between different groups of people, those who are farmers, those who are herdsman who move around their cattle, those tensions have been inflamed recently. there is no government here at all because of the violence the govett has completely pulled out of these areas. that means people are losing faith in that. —— government. you have the economy

failing, tourists are gone, unemployment is higher, it is absolutely prime territory for the extremists to come in and radicalise young people in these areas. the foreign forces provide a target simply by being here. you are probably well aware there was an attack yesterday in timbuktu. in april, the airport base suffered what they call a complex attack. attackers were wearing a combination of western military uniforms and blue helmets. translation: it was indeed a complicate out. the first of this type we have had to face, which shows a co—ordinated attack of suicide vehicles, fidesz off foot, some of whom were wearing explosive belts. —— conjugated attack. a

strong intention to cause casualties. seven of french troops we re casualties. seven of french troops were among the 60 people severely injured. but their commander described the attack as a failure. translation: whatever happens, given our level of training and preparation and the power of our means, any terrorist attack will be doomed to fail. france is taking the lead in the counter—terror effort against islamist groups. they are supporting a new force from fife regional armies, the d5, its effectiveness is being questioned before it has been properly formed —— from fife regional armies, the g five. this is now a deeply dangerous place. this was an anti— poaching patrol, ambushed by suspected islamic state militants. everyone agrees this region important, especially if is is looking for somewhere to start a new caliphate.

it is something we worry about a great deal, especially with the colla pse great deal, especially with the collapse of the physical caliphate in iraq and syria. the foreign fighters that have moved to the caliphate are likely to go somewhere. if they come here that could be devastating to the security situation across north africa. more people, more poverty, and climate change will play into extremists because hands in the years ahead. like in afghanistan, the people in the sahara do not like outsiders, and fighting and ideological insurgency has proved almost impossible for even the most advanced armies. is the war lost before it is even begun or can be islamist threat in the sahara be broken? hello.

talk of a heatwave, i'm pretty sure, will be met with cheers and groans in equal measure. that's next week. the warming of our weather gathers pace this weekend. cloudier skies for some on saturday compared with friday. not all of us are going to be dry, as i will show you in a moment. it is high pressure, settling, drying weather which is building across the uk, you can see the warmer colours moving in as well. the temperatures had up as a further into next week, as we will see in a moment. that said, early risers saturday morning, there will be a chill around. temperatures quite widely into single figures, overnight averages will be heading up as well. as we look at the picture into saturday, cloud around for northern scotland, there will be some outbreaks of rain, especially into the northern isles and quite breezy here compared with elsewhere. elsewhere, light winds and extensive high cloud. the sun will be hazier that it has been. the winds are very light, but quite breezy with the cloud and outbreaks of rain

in northern scotland. hazy sunshine though. clearer skies across southern parts. temperatures heading up a few degrees you. elsewhere, many not too much of a difference yet. more of a difference on sunday. the rain will clear away for much of northern scotland in three saturday evening and night. a bit early sunday into shetland. elsewhere, under clear skies, temperatures dip, but again maybe not quite as far as they have been doing. more places holding up into double figures. on sunday, high pressure plonked is right across the british isles. the weather fronts being steered well to the north. early rain in shetland will clear away. for most, there will hardly be a cloud in the sky. a little hazy in places, particularly across southern parts, out through some eastern areas of england. patchy cloud in north—west scotland. they are the exceptions to an otherwise glorious part two of the weekend. the warmth begins to gather pace. more of us into the low 20s on sunday. bit of cloud towards north—west scotland on monday. elsewhere, plenty of sunshine. the temperatures go up further, low to mid 20s on monday. it is widely into the mid—20s and maybe upper 20s as well as we look beyond that. the hotspots getting new 30 celsius for the first time this year. it will be a bit

cooler on the coast. remember the overnight temperatures warming up a bit as well. high uv and very high pollen levels in places. it looks likely we will make 30 celsius at some stage next week. this is bbc news.

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