boko haram's statement to show that they are still very much around after the coalition forces nigeria niger chad, and cameroon launched attacks launched from several towns and villages that they had been occupying for several months. these attacks are coming just a few weeks before the task force started its operation end of july to check out boko haram in northeast nigeria. >> thanks very much. in nigeria boko haram fighters have targeted communities just around the state capital of maidugari in the northeast. thank you. now still to come for you on al jazeera we'll tell you about the yemeni city that is successfully managing to keep the fighting at bay. and on the edge of the battleground how iraq's government is trying to save it's unique heritage. >> we've got the final agreement within our sites. >> many who think that the united states should not be sitting down with iran at all. >> there is possibilities of a conflict all around the region. >> welcome back. an update of your top stories. the greek moment has made an i am passioned plea for voters to choose know when thetas they cast their

. >> cameroon has joined a regional coalition with nigeria niger, and chad to fight boko haram, who startedith an insurgency in nigeria six years ago. stuart: in the last hour here at france 24, this is from the unhcr. 40 migrants have drowned off the coast. this off the libyan coast. this comes just after the italian coast guard said 2000 migrants had been rescued from the sea in the last 24 hours. eight operations were carried out wednesday alone by the italians as well as the german navy and the swedish coast guard and the maldives. it estimates around 150,000 migrants have come to europe by the sea so far this year. doctors treating a comatose french man whose family has been arguing for years over whether to continue to care for him have announced they are unable to make a decision on his care. the case has been so emotional they are asking for a legal representative to be designated and they are seeking protection against threats made against them. he was left comatose after a 2008 motorbike accident. his wife once a doctors to stop life-support, but his parents disagree. the dispute

currently a military is underway from the multinational joint task force, from countries like nigeria, chad nigercameroon, as well as [ inaudible ] which is also contributing a number of soldiers to help route boko haram from the northeast region. we have seen also how boko haram has continuously focused more attention on suicide bombers targeting civilians in particular. largely because people here believe that the capabilities of boko haram has been degraded. >> >> tunisia has declared a state of emergency for another two months. it happened earlier this month after a gunmen killed 38 tourists. an extra 3,000 police officers have also been deployed at tourist places. the state of emergency gives security forces more powers and restricts large public gatherings. >>> 11 soldiers have been killed in iraq's anbar province. an isil suicide bomber used a military vehicle to target an army and police group. seven others were hurt. >>> the iraqi government insists that the town home to its largest oil refinery is safe from isil but battles are continuing against pockets of fighters. one of the most eff

somalia which has carried out these terrible attacks in kenya you have boko haram in nigeria, also attacking chad cameroon niger. the new nigerian president muhammadu buhari just visited be america. but it's aiding and abetting nigeria by not allowing the weapons to fight the group is that security an overwhelming one? >> that visit went extremely well. he was very, very pleased with the visit. there was one unfortunate section in his speech i think written by someone else, raising the old issue of support to the nigerian military. we are legitimately, the united states legitimately concerned about some of the human rights violations of the nigerian security forces. and i would point out that president buhari one of the first things he has done has been to replace the leaders of all three major services as well as name a new national security advisor. so i think that comment does not reflect the overall visit. i was three at the speech and interviewed him while he was there and i know he came away very pleased. >> now without security in the region though, is subshoornl africasubsaharanafrica going to be able t

nigeria. there's chad niger, cameroon. the president of the republic went to cameroon. and what i've noticed is that the countries in the region have decided to implement their own security was the mixed multinational force to which we are bringing support both through intelligence. we have created a center for that. since the beginning of the year. i went there on january 1st and opened up, if you want, the intelligence unit which is a unit for leaders and the secretary of intelligence when we are present with our british friends. and then there's the implementation of the unit of the staff for the multinational force, which is going to be deployed now for the strategic part and the tactical part. and the president has decided to go much further than before. so we have this mixed multinational force and our support both in intelligence and logistics. i think that africans now are taking charge of their own security with our support. and this should allow us to attack to respond to boko haram and reach aggressively a situation where we can eliminate boko haram. this is

he has been to chad and niger two other countries who have suffered attacks by boko haram. we travel to one hospital in northeastern nigeria to meet some of the victims of those bomb attacks. floating in and out of consciousness for a week now. he and his father, the bread winners of the family, are fighting for their lives. there istheir businesses are completely destroyed. his recovery is a long way off. and in many areas of the northeast, similar cases come after a rise in suicide attacks. the juried with trauma physical and mental, and there is some things that they'll have to manage. >> for now that is a predicament facing many in hospital here. most of the patients are victims of boko haram attacks. hundreds of dead and injured have passed through here. the hospital has seen is significant increase in the number of victims as boko haram fighters target victims in attacks. the social economic costs of the attacks continue to pile up. the father of seven was injured just as he finished work. he's afraid of going back to work or going near a crowd. >> there is too much. you are a target at home. there are threats everyw