this is d.w. news live from berlin the struggle to rehabilitate fighters from one of the world's most violent of militant groups they have terrorized somalia for years killing many innocent people but now some all shabaab terrorists are being offered a chance to leave the group and rejoin society that you spoke exclusively to some former militants trying to come to terms with their violent past also coming up police in hong kong began arresting people after pro-democracy protesters stormed and ransacked the parliament earlier this week more than 20 are already in

detention and the number looks set to increase. class drama and heartache as the netherlands and sweden go into extra time at the women's world cup we'll go to the host city for highlights. i'm sumi so much going to thanks for joining us the somali terrorist group al-shabaab has been waging a campaign of violence in somalia for more than a decade they are aim is to replace the u.s. backed government and impose islamic law and african union force has seized back control of the capital mogadishu but al-shabaab still controls around 20 percent of the country the government is offering amnesty and we have the taishan to some militants who leave the group did only as melanie korda bol was given rare access to one rehabilitation center in. province she spoke to former militants there about

why they decided to leave al shabaab and the like bears they still house. that they were part of a killing machine terrorizing somalia's population but now they're asking for forgiveness for this facility in juba land it's home to 86 young men who used to fight for one of the deadliest islamist extremist groups in the world. here in southern somalia in a town once under siege by al shabaab a program is being implemented to rehabilitate extremist fighters with the hope of peacefully reintegrating them into society. the former fighters here mostly men aged between 24 and 29 have been granted amnesty and are seeking a 2nd chance 2 of them are willing to share why they decided to defect. for their safety and security we have withheld the location and real identities by calling

them and that. he says i was just 15 years old when he joined the group 5 years ago but the order in book could be you know at 1st people join because the religion they say they're promoting religion but this is just a front actually they're killing innocent people for no reason or another thought it was going to go. similarly who joined us above at the age of 16 it took them a deist escape from the group to see. if they also killed muslims in that attack when i saw my people dying i decided i had to break away had been. through so. many men growing up in disenfranchised and poor parts of the country but led into joining for financial reasons and to spend that belonging. to address this these men now receive locational training in hands on group classes. i did not know how to live within society i learned that here i've learned how to

support myself. but many here are still haunted by nightmare as they struggle to pay them what they were capable of such fine. just 70 kilometers away from this now peaceful town peacekeepers mandated by the african union are still waging a war against the minute and crude. but. we have fought a lot and liberated several areas in the past 2 or 3 months. we are also working on a plan to liberate the areas still under the control of al shabaab and them over to the somali army. to me. back at the rehab and taishan facility these young men receive professional psychological support. but above all it's companionship and leisure time that are helping them to overcome the trauma. but we can talk to each other about all the things we've

done wrong and give each of the support about how not to fall back into our destructive winds. for somalia i hope for the birth of a united government and for my life i hope to work for the benefit of my country and for my people with their new skills he sent men to intend to make a positive contribution to society again. they hope other young people. mistake of joining up in the 1st place. melanie reported that story for us from somalia she joins us from more from nairobi now hi melanie are this rehabilitation program successful. these programs successful overwhelmingly those who partake in these programs do graduate successfully and reintegrate into society it's impossible to get nationwide numbers on how many people have been leaving. because it's

a country at war but when it comes to this facility almost $300.00. have been in rehab really taishan and they have been able. to go back into their societies and settle in their communities the government does give amnesty grant amnesty to everyone who decides to leave the group so there is an incentive but of course it's incredibly difficult to do so if the group makes it incredibly hot the people i've spoken to in the city they told me that they would want numerous times that if they did leave they would have a lethal violence coming that way and that's why we had to hide their identities but they are also hopeful that by telling their stories they can inspire others to do the same so these fighters are rehabilitated they rejoin their communities but how do somali people feel about these programs given their experiences with al shabaab. the many somali people i have spoken to really

gave me the impression that they believe it's an absolute necessity that programs and amnesty such as this one exist in some on yet it's the only way to pave the way to peace it's the only way to get rid of al shabaab we went to a city which has been liberated from a few years ago it's a place where people would be coming back brittany's refugees coming back to the city it's coming back to live in tiny displaced somalis settling in the area and they told me the stories that they will women telling me about how they lost their husbands how they were on the run for years how they're still not able to go back to their villages because they are under control from al-shabaab and. these stories it's really impossible not to feel their fear and their pain there is no such thing as safety yet but there is hope and programs like this one really do give the people hope that on the other hand melanie as we mentioned al-shabaab still

controls around a 5th of the country how has this group managed to maintain its grip on so much of the country. despite long going combat operations by the african union and somalia security forces does indeed still hold large swathes of the country especially in rural area of course it's known to be using indiscriminate violence against the somali population but it's also known to be able to generate revenue to look off to its fighters and their families financially and to provide services for the somali population that many have to turn to in the absence of strong state institutions so in a country suffering from drought war poverty is really drawing al-shabaab it's drawing its power from the from the desperation of the people the power comes from the weakness of the state. reporting for us thank you very much.

now the u.n. security council has held an emergency session after the bombing of a refugee center in libya killed at least 40 people but the council failed to agree on a joint statement in response to the attack some diplomats said the u.s. was to blame for the impasse but it wasn't immediately clear why washington could not support the statement earlier the u.n. said the airstrikes could amount to a war crime. putting together the pieces this woman once dreamed of a better life she couldn't have imagined she'd end up here in a shattered migrant detention center surrounded by the dead. and these people are the lucky ones the survivors of tuesday's bombing although they have little left and even now they're caught between warring armies far from their homes whether in sudan or somalia.

it happened at night a fighter plane dropped a bomb on a center filled with hundreds of people come in the chaos people began recovering bodies the heavy death toll as grim as it was predictable. the u.n. has demanded an independent investigation into the strike. the libyan people have been suffering especially those around tripoli as we've saying and now we've seen yet another case of migrants and refugees. being on the front lines of death and destruction in what is clearly i mean in any of these attacks or unacceptable but to see. to see this sort of attack is really almost beyond words. on wednesday the u.n. security council held an emergency meeting behind closed doors but it failed to

agree on a statement condemning the attack after the u.s. said it 1st needed approval from washington before the ambassador could sign even before the airstrike the center of tar juna in a suburb of tripoli had been a disaster in the making another bomb landed nearby in may rights group amnesty international said taras forces carried out the attack as they moved on tripoli. the migrants into giora are among 3 and a half 1000 the un has warned are in detention centers located near libya's battle front weeks ago migrants at a different center protested an increasingly dangerous situation. and you are now closer to see collision cholesterol area and the front today so we need a vocation now we are gentilly we need to have a few issues since then the fighting in libya has only school aged meanwhile

migrants continue to wait and hope not knowing what will happen next now at some other stories making headlines around the world the german captain of the my quick rescue ship sea watch 3 has been moved to a secret location after she received threats on tuesday an italian court released couple other kid to days after she was arrested for defying authorities by ducking her ship on the island of lampedusa. an australian student has been released from detention in north korea alex sibley flew to beijing airport where he told reporters he was feeling very good sydney went missing more than a week ago in pyongyang where he was studying korean literature. a massive fire has destroyed a whiskey warehouse in the u.s. state of kentucky some 45000 barrels of jim being bourbon went up in flames that's about 9000000 liters of whiskey now authorities believe the blaze it might have

been started by a lightning strike. and officials in honduras say at least 27 people have died after a fishing boat capsized off the country's eastern coast near the tiny island of. dozens were rescued from the vessel but there are still several people unaccounted for it is not clear what caused the accident. in hong kong a pro-democracy lawmaker has warned there could be more violent demonstrations in the territory after police announced more than a dozen arrests authorities have vowed to hunt down protesters who stormed hong kong's legislative council on monday over an extradition bill that could see suspects sent to mainland china for trial police have also arrested pro-democracy protesters who try to disrupt a ceremony marking the anniversary of hong kong's return from britain to china. now ahead of another demonstration planned for sunday d.w.

met some young hong kong or so are documenting the protest movement. sampson wong is looking for the last traces of the protest as demonstrators retreat their messages a disappearing as well one considers himself an archivist of the movement. i find it. the 1st special way to look at the movement. for weeks protesters used this wall adjacent to the hong kong government's offices to leave messages for each other shortly before authorities started to clear the area wong and some fellow demonstrators stepped in to retrieve the messages. a large portion of all the messages about solidarity of our citizens said the facts. are there is a kind of wall and community spirit of the protest was. one of the most of vocative remnants a memorial corner for

a number of demonstrators who killed themselves during the movement news that shook many hong kong residents. the protests are subsiding leaving many despondent several suicide threats online have alarmed firefighters and volunteers who have been out all day to prevent further attempts by a lot of people but that's the basic. political movement like most. awful the fight if you can that. samson wong has been walking around the scene of monday's clashes police have sealed off the entrance to the legislative council several people have been arrested. i think it's ironic to. the creativity of the people i seem to treat that there are evidence for prosecuting them now. much

more than glass of the government building was shattered the hopes of protesters are in a similar state. let's take a look now at some other headlines more than 1000000 people have been ordered to leave their homes in southern japan due for 2 flooding and mudslides caused by a tarantula rain more rain is expected to hit wider regions of the country including tokyo. a massive tornado has swept through in northeastern china killing at least 6 people and injuring 200 others the twister knocked out power and damaged thousands of buildings city officials say hundreds have been rescued from damage structures. and in italy a fresh eruption on one of the country's most active volcanoes has killed one person and injured several others the victims were hiking towards the summit of mount from boldly on the eruption struck local media say some tauruses jumped into

the sea to escape the blast. playmaker boeing says it is creating a $100000000.00 fund to support the families and communities affected by its deadly $737.00 max accidents in indonesia and ethiopia the news comes as the company faces a criminal investigation in the u.s. over the crash passenger jets. these are the kinds of images imprinted in the minds of the families and friends of those who died in the ethiopian airlines crash in march. it was the 2nd deadly accident of a boeing 737 marks attributed to fulton software the 1st in october of last year so a lion air flight downed in indonesia. now boeing has pledged $100000000.00 to support the families and communities of the $346.00 people who lost their lives a statement published on the company's website read we at boeing are sorry for the

tragic loss of lives in both of these accidents and these lives lost will continue to weigh heavily on our hearts and on our minds for years to come the families and loved ones of those on board have our deepest sympathies and we hope this initial reach can help bring them come for us the money less than the list price of a 737 marks is intended to support the education and living expenses of those affected by the crashes it has nothing to do with the scores of lawsuits being brought by the victims' families analysts say those could cost boeing a $1000000000.00 the announcement of the fund which is to be distributed by unspecified local government a nonprofit groups comes as boeing faces criticism for cutting costs by outsourcing software development abroad. earlier this week bloomberg reported that the company had been hiring programmers in india for as little as $9.00 an hour.

still to come on news afghan women who play for the country's national team helped launch a movement against the backdrop of the women's world cup they say and its chief have done little to stand up sexual harassment. but 1st let's check in now on the world cup and the netherlands have secured their spot in sunday's final against defending champions the u.s. now the european champions were pushed to the limit by sweden but prevailed thanks to a goal in extra time. the 2nd 74 go in 2 days and started with more crunching tackles than clearcut chances to our lead story go quick to close down yonder medium are here. both sides could have scored in the 2nd half but both keepers fiercely defended their goal was sweden's neela fish it was denied by fingertips a from sorry found feenan doll at one end before a bullet headed for a medium a was met by an equally impressive stop from haiti lindahl the other.

ultimately neither team was able to break through in 90 minutes in extra time though i suppose from distance to the tick i jackie grew with her 1st ever world cup goal sending the netherlands into their 1st ever world cup final. no chance for keeper lindo no way back for her side only the more to us now stand in the netherlands way. oliver moody founded abuse sports is in the over he's been following the women's world cup for us good morning ali what did you think of the 2nd semifinal. well we were really spoiled with the 1st semifinal between the u.s. and england you know that was a game that really had everything in it the 2nd semifinal did not live up to those standards really it was quite a drab 90 minutes before we went to extra time both teams were playing quite defensive football and that didn't really give the quality attacking players

a chance to shine and also i think many of them just weren't on form because that's all aside from the goal itself that was a moment of real quality jackie grown in there latching on to a loose ball outside the box and firing home i thought it was a really well taken strike and actually it was a moment that sitting there in the stands watching it made me think why couldn't we have seen more moments like this and in this game there are quality players on both sides and that if anything kind of made the the rest of the match look worse but ultimately the netherlands got them into the final and that's all that counts and now the dutch have to face the defending champions the u.s. do they have a chance in their 1st world cup final. they do have a chance but you would have to think it's going to be a slim chance certainly they're going to have to play a whole lot better than they did against sweden in the semifinal and particular an attack they're going to have to be be much better much quicker at playing the ball

forward than they were gets when if they go in if they're going to trouble the u.s. back line they're going to be sweating i think on the fitness of the former player of the year now she has been struggling with a tough injury throughout this tournament she had to go off half time in the game against weighted so presidents and her fitness for the final could be could make a big difference but of course while i don't think the netherlands have a particularly good chance of winning the final the dutch fans i'm sure see things differently let's hear what they think about the upcoming final 3 well we are in the final no super super credible. of course we're going to beat you is a piece of pure no pro it is good that they achieved the finals yeah i. didn't expect that to happen in the beginning of this girl's got it we deserve it i don't know we won gold i don't know the only thing that we beat the american right.

that's going. on what about from the americans perspective with their brother face to sweden and the netherlands. to be honest with you i don't think they cared really who they face i think the u.s. have already played better teams than both netherlands on sweden at this tournament i think it's france was one example of that again gets england as well you know france and england to the best sides in the world at the moment the u.s. has overcome by through them you could say that they've already beaten sweden at this tournament in the group stage so perhaps that would have been one where they knew their opponents a little better but to be honest from what i saw last night and i'm sure the u.s. players were watching as well i don't really see a whole lot so while the u.s. comp i think they looked the part favorites for a 4th cup title all right all of them would be for us in leon for the world cup thank you. while the women's world cup has been the wowing fans around the globe a darker side of football has also been making headlines last month fee for band of

the former head of the afghanistan football federation from all football related activities for life after allegations that he and others sexually abused female players now the afghanistan coach is telling you she's not impressed with how fifa handled the case and thinks that president jani infantino should not be in his post . vik gaze of the footballing world is on france and on the sidelines of the women's world cup a campaign has been launched to eliminate abuse harassment and exploitation and women's football. in attendance at the launch was afghanistan's coach kelly lindsay who told d.w. how difficult it was for her players to get the help they needed from fee for following reports of abuse the dialogue went on but it didn't feel like anything was progressing it didn't feel like our players were receiving the concerning care that they needed many of them were getting death threats many of them were being abused at the time we needed to get make sure they were safe we needed to get them out of the country so that they could speak the truth and help us understand what

was really going on and it just felt like 8 months of a tennis match where nobody wanted to be held accountable and nobody wanted to really talk about the details and sort it out. back in november it was former player popal who 1st went public with allegations that key figures in the afghan football federation had sexually abused players. in june form a a.f.f. president carter moved in karim was banned for life by fever and fines 900000 euros about a lawyer representing him has said he will seek to appeal the ruling. doesn't . stand. that. decision up to. charlie lindsay disagrees but has also lost faith in fee for president giani and from tino. the he's not my president if he did not hold up the

gold standard that should be held up by fifa on human rights and women's rights and i don't believe he should be the president afifa after the way this case was handled the women's world cup has been a big success but the afghan abuse scandal is a reminder of the long road ahead. aren't don't forget that you can always get the w. news on the go download our app from google play all from the apple app store and that will give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news and you can also use the g. w. app to send us your photos and your video. d w business is coming right up ben falloon will be looking at how a new dispute between south korea and japan is threatening to disrupt asian train that's in just a few minutes don't go away. some

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