after seizing the capital mckelway, state television is also reporting the discovery of 70 graves in the grand town of whom era. meanwhile, opposition leaders are vowing to fight on a to grand leader has told reuters they've shot down an ethiopian military plane and captured the pilot. they also say they've retaken the town of accident. the red cross says hospitals in mckellar a are overwhelmed and running low on supplies, including body bags. the u.n. says at least $110.00 civilians have been killed and many more injured in attacks on 2 villages in the north east of nigeria. around 30 of the men were reportedly beheaded. security forces are searching for dozens more villagers who are missing many of them women folk. a harrumph is suspected of being behind the attacks. by many trees reports from they traveled more than a 1000 kilometers to find jobs in one of the most dangerous places to live and work in nigeria. they ended up in the hands of and then slaughtered 43 victims laid to rest at the cemetery. but never seen anything, not even my life. you can see 43 dead bodies here up to

you will destroy mckelway and so on. the regulator is ours. it was build with our own resources. we are not going to destroy it, not even a single person was affected by the operation. welcome webb has more now from nairobi in neighboring kenya. the government has said that its forces of control will live to grey regions ever since it took the regional capital city of may. kelly on saturday, prime minister ahmed has told members of parliament that the government forces didn't kill a single civilian in their operations. the t.l.'s leaders are contradicting these claims. they say that many civilians were killed in government asteroids, something that the government denies, and the t p l. s. leaders have also said that they shot down one of those military planes that they've taken back one of the towns within the vicinity of mckelway and also that they're fighting on all fronts. the prime minister spoke person refuted these claims as delusional, but without journalists or humanitarian workers having much access to the region, athol and with the phone lines in the internet, cut off v

otherwise, regional capital of mckelway was used as far as you know, the headquarters of 30 p.l.f. . he said it would be assaulted. now in the statement that he tweeted a short while ago, he said that thousands of the grain fighters had defected, had surrendered. but this contradicts claims that we've heard in recent days from the to gray and military leadership itself. the other thing that's also not clear is the position of the 2 sides at the moment. the federal government forces had said that they surrounded the city of mckelway, that they were about 50 kilometers away. but gray's military leadership had refuted that and they said that they've managed to push back on some side. so we don't know exactly what the military positions are, but rights groups are warning that any kind of assault on this city of about half a 1000000 people could be very dangerous indeed for the people living that have been growing calls for dialogue and for peace. african union envoys, some african union employees arrived in the capital, addis ababa on wednesday, a prime minister. i mean, ahmed is said to

airstrikes have been launched at the regional capital mckelway. that's the main base for the tikrit people's liberation front or t.p. l.f. which governs their degree in fighters have refused to comply with government demands to put down their weapons or is in ethiopia its capital, and says the government believes it can end this conflict quickly. the european prime minister ahmed, is promising a crucial and decisive face in the fighting that the great legion of will from ethiopia. he says his forces are now we're ready to take the city of mechanic up with all of the to go. we didn't. he made that announcement of to the expiry over 3 days that claimed he had given to degree fighters to surrender themselves to the ethiopian national defense forces. security sources have told him visit of the next 48 hours will be crucial as the european forces launch. tugs on mckinley for multiple fronts. the sources say the fighting is expected to get more intense. if european forces near the mountainous areas surrounding the couple of the to give a region mackella

down their arms ahead of what he said was a final would be a final assault on the regional capital mckelway. but the bread in the bread to get free, michael, the leader of the to grain forces, has refuted these claims. he said that it's not true that the city's surrounded. and he said that 3 day ultimatum was actually a cover up on the part of the federal forces who he says are suffering following 3 defeats. so these reports, these claims by both sides completely contradict each other, but it's very hard to work out exactly what's going on. since communications, phone lines and internet in that part of the country have been cut off for weeks. now if you're just joining us, let's recap. our main story. donald trump has accepted that a formal transition can begin for joe biden to take office. that's after the head of the general services administration, acknowledged biden as the apparent when trump said in a tweet that he's directing his team to cooperate. promising to keep up the phone, it means biden's new administration can meet with federal officials to work on the pandemic response and n

situation has escalated the government says local forces attacked federal troops in te cries capital mckelway it sent in the national army that he p.l.f. says fighter jets have bombed areas around the capital. our country has entered into a war that it did not want. this war is a shameful war. age does not have a point. there a fear as a full blown civil war is in the ad one that would damage abbey ometepe taishan as a peacemaker must year he was awarded the nobel prize for peace for settling the conflict with neighboring eritrea. the united nations has expressed concern the secretary general expresses his alarm over the reported armed clashes in the grey region of ethiopia and calls for immediate measures to deescalate tensions and turn short peaceful resolution to the dispute he underlined so you provide a speaking right now live from the white house to protect the integrity of our very important 2020 alexion if you count the legal votes i easily win if you count the illegal votes they can try to steal. the election from us if you count the votes that came in late we're looking at them very

you will destroy mckelway and so on. is ours. it was built with our own resources. we are not going to destroy it, not even a single person was affected by the operation. iran's top nuclear scientist is being buried following his assassination on friday. a large funeral service has been held in the capital, tehran on a ring, mohsen fuck result. iran's leaders are blaming israel for the killing of a valid to retaliate. at least $110.00 people have been killed and many injured in attacks on 2 villages. northeast nigeria. it's believed that boko haram is responsible. security forces are looking for dozens of villages. go missing. joe biden has named an all woman team for the incoming white house communications office. the appointees include a former obama administration spokeswoman jen psaki who'll be press secretary indian farmers, blocking roads in protests against new laws are refusing to move to a government designated venue. thousands have been camping on major highways near the capital, new delhi, the farmers say the open to talks with the government. as long as

they said you will destroy mckelway and so on. may kill is ours. it was built with our own resources. we are not going to destroy it. not even a single person was affected by the operation. well, malcolm webb has more now from nairobi in neighboring kenya. the government has said that its forces of control will live to grey region. ever since it took the regional capital city of may, kelly on saturday. prime minister ahmed has told members of parliament that the government forces didn't kill a single civilian in their operations. the t.l.'s leaders are contradicting these claims. they say that many civilians were killed in government airstrikes, something that the government denies, and the to be elected. leaders have also said that they shot down one of those military planes that they've taken back one of the towns within the vicinity of mckelway. and also that they're fighting on all fronts. the prime minister spoke person refuted these claims as delusional, but without journalists or humanitarian workers having much access to the region, athol a

he cries, regional capital mckelway. the government has so far resisted international pressure for mediation in the conflict, but fallout from 2 weeks of fighting has the potential to destabilize the entire region. and it's already started with. the u.n. says is a full scale humanitarian crisis. the ethiopian air force fighter jets on a mission in the skies above tikrit i captured by d.w. journalist on the ground. local t.v. later showed what appeared to be buildings damaged by the air offensive. the escalating violence has sent thousands, spilling out beyond ethiopia's borders. aid groups say 25000, people have fled to sudan since the fighting park out half of them children. some may not see their fathers or husbands again. well, i don't think, you know, we came with the clothes on our backs. i don't know where my husband is. i've been looking for him for 5 days, and i don't know where he is. an exclusive interview with t w. ethiopia's minister of defense says his country's fight was with rebel groups. group that you re

after seizing the capital mckelway, state television is also reporting the discovery of 70 graves in the degree and town of her mehra. meanwhile, opposition leaders are vowing to fight on a grand leader has told bush is that they've shot down an ethiopian military plane and captured the pilot. they also say they've retaken the town of accident. the red cross says hospitals in mckellar a are overwhelmed and running low on supplies, including body bags.

as strikes have been launched to the regional capital mckelway, that's the main base for the to great people's liberation front which governs the 3, former pro-democracy politicians have been arrested in hong kong. police are questioning ted at each you and ray chan. they are suspected of disrupting a legislative meeting in june. the palestinian or 30 says it will restore coordination with israel on the eve of a of a visit by u.s. secretary of state mike pompei or it suspended all contact 6 months ago in response to israeli plans to annex parts of the occupied west bank that had significant impact including on organizing the transfer of palestinian patients to israeli hospitals and crews. new interim president has called for the for come after he was sworn in francisco sagacity as the country's 3rd leader in a week. he'll serve until national elections are held. in april, prue's been in turmoil since the removal of president lost in this car last week. when next up, it's the listening post. as donald trump been good for america, everything is in disarray. the media, of course, to gain

government forces plan to encircle the regional capital mckelway. cities under the control of the t grey people's liberation front . the reuters news agency reports that its forces have destroyed roads and bridges to slow the government's advance. it is in at is above describes the government's plans to advance on the city. the government forces i've yet to reach the outskirts of the city of mccullough couple of the to grow region. but they are already talking about how they are planning on how they want to see start city, which is not only the biggest city in the to great region, but also the stronghold of the t.p.a. leaders. prime minister government does spirit to see that cup should. now they're saying to finish the wall that is going to happen in the mountainous areas surrounding the killing. there will be needing tunks and also to living fired into this city, targeting military installations there on the defenses of the t.p.s. . they're saying that we also use our strikes and drone attacks against defenses on its our cuts before. if you appear

international calls for mediation, there are also reports that the air force has bombed synchros capital mckelway. hundreds of people have died in the conflicts which began almost 2 weeks ago and has pulled in neighboring eritrea. it's a great people's liberation front or t.p.m. left governs the region. ethiopia and prime minister. national government has so far refused coals for negotiations from some of africans, from some african leaders, including uganda's precedents for the prime minister says his government is ready to reintegrate thousands of people who fled into neighboring see dunn is also promised. see, protects their property while they're away. ever morgan met some of the refugees in one day. it's near the sudan, ethiopia border. after walking for 5 days in my matthew has finally reached into dance. he escaped, fighting in his hometown of home are in ethiopia, stigler a region. he's exhausted and hungry. and when the fighting started and people are being killed, i left everything behind in flip. i walked for days and became weak, but i had to continue. now i'm suffering from fatigue a

ethiopia's tikrit people's liberation front is denying that government troops have surrounded the city of mckelway. the government says its military is within 50 kilometers of the city. a spokesman says, forces a fired rockets at the city of daraa here by a dob, but didn't cause any damage. and libya's rival parliament are due to meet in morocco for reunification talks in a separate event. a 2nd round of you know, united nations led talks have resumed in a virtual format. it comes after the warring sides held their 1st round of meetings last week in tunisia. those are the headlines coming up next. it's talk to al-jazeera, stay with us. dissecting the headlines in the midst of a pandemic. let's start with some of the on the ground realities affecting the news coverage. what's the lay of the land? there are challenging assumptions and the official line on out is they are going to see more than 55000000. people have contracted cope with 1000 globally. more than 1300000 have done and as infection rates surged, governments are imposing measures hoping to buy time until a vaccine is approved for use. a

if europeans army says it has gained full control of to graze capital mckelway has been monitoring developments from the kenyan capital nairobi with a t p a lot. it's been widely reported that they controlled substantial numbers of fighters and substantial quantities of weaponry at least until just a few days ago. and also this conflict has been brewing for several months. so there's concern that they could have used this time to hide these military resources in the surrounding mountains, and from there they could wage guerrilla warfare. now,, that's exactly how they began more than 40 years ago. in the 1970, s., they launched an insurgency against ethiopia's marxist rulers at the time that brought them to power in 1901 and they dominated ethiopia's politics and military for almost 30 years. dozens of farmers have been killed whilst working in rice fields in nigeria's northeast. local officials say boko haram fighters killed at least 43 people. some were tied up before being store, so it just has more from the capital a pitcher. they were contracted to go and harvest rice from the fields and th

the army says it's in full control of the capital mckelway, the leader of the tigre, a people's liberation front says the army used artillery and air strikes to capture the city which the government denies loot. i want, after having prepared us to do and how to control nicholas city without including political damage on the civilian population of niggly. have no food chicken control of mcgillis city as of this afternoon. hunting in, going after and searching for the elements that are hiding in the holes and pits. there were violent scenes during protests and fronts against a planned law restricting the filming, and publishing of police officers faces in paris. police fired tear gas at some of the demonstrators who lit fires and also built makeshift barricades. anger against this proposal has been fueled by a video showing police beating and racially abusing of the music producer. iran is vowing retaliation for the killing of its top nuclear scientist. tehran blames israel for most, in fact, that is assassination. the european union has described the killing as a criminal acts, and the e.u.

international coals for mediation, there are also reports that the air force has bombed capital mckelway, hundreds of diets in the conflicts which began almost 2 weeks ago. and has pooled in neighboring eritrea, and it's a great people's liberation front ot p.l.f. governs that region by mr. abbey. national governments so far, refused calls for negotiations from some african leaders, including uganda's president al-jazeera has obtained recordings of one of the world's most wanted men, trying to negotiate immunity from prosecution. the billionaire financier, joel lowe, is wanted for his role in the nation's multi $1000000000.01 m. b, m d b fraud, scandal, jolie has this exclusive report in a warning. it contains some flash photography from the starts was once tutorials for his different life style luxury. real estate and super yacht all boarded with one aim to be money. but today the malaysian finance ian jolo, who is on the run, wanted by dorothy's in the united states and malaysia in recordings of taint exclusively by, 000 is heard for the 1st time trying to color deal with my hardy a. m

the federal army has surrounded to graze capital mckelway that is threatening the use of artillery on the city of 500000. people to grand leaders deny claims of their fight is a begun to surrender. reports now from tikrit province. you know, on the riot front line in southern federal reinforcements arrive and helicopters, hover above fools. as the ethiopian government has maintained that this is a law enforcement operation against what it calls a treasonous group. you know, then you're going to get, i don't know much about the not show up, our morale is high. we're ready to enforce the rule of law for the sake of the fallen. we will prevail over those who had betrayed them. we have another mission, namely to safeguard the renaissance dam until it's fully completed and operational . and this building has been set up to receive fighters from the tea, grab people's liberation front, who've surrendered ahead of prime minister abi admits wednesday deadline for the t.p.o. left to put down its weapons. government forces here say this man was among those who surrendered. we are being treated

forces in the northern tier, a region and strikes have been no interest at the regional capital mckelway. that's the main base for the great people's liberation front or to p.l.f. which governs the 3. former pro-democracy politicians have been arrested and hong kong police are questioning ted at each show and raid chan. they're suspected of disrupting a legislative meeting in june. the palestinian authority says it will restore coordination with israel on the eve of a visit by u.s. secretary of state mike, compare it suspended all contact 6 months ago and response to israeli plans to annex parts of the occupied west bank that had significant impacts including on organizing the transfer of palestinian patients to israeli hospitals. and peru's new interim president has called for calm after he was sworn in francisco sagacity as the country's 3rd leader in a week. he'll serve until national elections in april. while next up it's the strain. talked about, is there a school realistically? how can you do that instead? is corruption in this country. we listen. if this breaks up a conflict betwe

but something else that we have learned this from satellite images in the city of mckelway that people have been queuing up in cars at petrol stations that suggest maybe there's rationing of fuel or maybe people are fearing the worst is yet to come. and we understand, according at least of the government side, they say they've surrounded the city. what does that mean? is there a siege? are our supplies of things like petrol now are going to become questionable who in this part of, of ethiopia are there only a few rows running through this mountainous area? so if one side is able to cut off key transport routes, then that alone could be enough to stop the fuel supplies reaching the city. city p.l.f. on tuesday, refuted claims that the city had been surrounded, but the government forces have claimed that they're in circumstances just 50 kilometers from the city. lot with 24 hours ago. you know, i don't know if, if they're closer, but the un human rights chief did also say on tuesday that she was concerned about a buildup of tanks and artillery around the city. suggesting that the u.n. of

down one of those military planes that they've taken back one of the towns within the vicinity of mckelway and also that they're fighting on all fronts . the prime minister spoke person refuted these claims as delusional, but without journalists or humanitarian workers having much access to the region, athol and with the phone lines in the internet cut off. it's very difficult to verify any of these claims, but the red cross has said that in the city of macquarie, about 80 percent of the people in the hospitals have trauma injuries. they didn't say how the people got those injuries, but they did say that there's a serious shortage of medical supplies needed to treat them and also a shortage of body bags. well samuel get as she was her journalist that the reporter he says made the media blackout in to grow has prevented journalists from verifying claims by both sides. since this conflict conflict began, we've been hearing all kinds of stories, including reports from amnesty international human rights watch, the keeper, left speaking now the prime minister, speaking with us, the local journa

the army says it's in full control of the capital mckelway, the leader of the tigre, a people's liberation front says the army used artillery and air strikes to capture the city which the government denies. it was such an brittle and not lit. after having prepared yesterday on how to control me kill a city without including collateral damage on the civilian population of niggly. if not fully took in control of mckayla city as of this afternoon. hunting in good.

but luckily, the toughest going to be said, you will destroy mckelway and so on. may kill a is ours, it was built with our own resources, we are not going to destroy it, not even a single person was affected by the operation. malcolm webb is following events in ethiopia from nairobi. he's with us now malcolm. what are we to make of the prime minister's claims? will prime minister as he had told, members of parliament that the government side didn't kill a single civilian? this is contradicted by the team p.l.s. leader's account. they say that civilian casualties have been high and they say that civilians were targeted in government airstrikes, something that the government side denies. we also heard from the red cross in macquarie, that's the regional capital, the city of about half a 1000000 people. they say that about 80 percent of the people in hospitals there have trauma injuries or they have, they haven't said how those injuries have been sustained. but they will say said that there's a serious shortage of essential medical supplies and a shortage of body bag

grain fighters 72 hours to surrender before the military begins an offensive on the regional capital mckelway, calories controlled by the great people's liberation front. reuters news agency reports. the group is destroyed. roads to stop an advance. millions of voters in begin a fast so are casting their ballots in an election, taking place under the shadow of violence and allegations of fraud. president rockmart is seeking a 2nd 5 year term in office opposition. parties in pakistan have been holding a major rally calling on the prime minister to resign. they accuse the military of rigging the election that imran khan won 2 years ago, syria's friends and on the shuttle as named a new foreign minister. that is replacing willie there. who died earlier this week after holding the post for more than a decade has served as deputy foreign minister since 2006. and its inside story now a blanket of toxic smoke. india's capital is suffocating with dangerous levels of pollution. and people in new delhi are being warned. it could make them all vulnerable to tovey 90. so what can be done to avoid a disas

oh my god, he said you will destroy mckelway and so on. a is ours. it was build with our own resources. we are not going to destroy it. not even a single person was affected by the operation. hundreds of people have died in the fighting and up to 1000000 have been displaced. the united nations is again appealing for immediate access to the city of rockaway or humanitarian colleagues have received reports of critical shortages of medical supplies in may kili and across the great to treat people injured during the clashes aid workers report that they have been for. they have been forced to rely on untreated water to survive, following the damage today and destruction of water infrastructure, or humanitarian colleagues are also warning that it is critical that essential supplies and services be restored immediately in mickael even across the grey region. well, more than 40000 refugees have fled across the border from tigray into sudan. mohammad valid reports from one of the main refugee camps all efforts to help the children there. there's no blackboard

and the red cross warns that hospitals in the capital mckelway of being overwhelmed with trauma, patients are on television is al jazeera live from london. also coming up her arm is blamed for massacres in 2 nigerian villages. the u.n. says at least $110.00 civilians were killed. and after decades of mistreatment, to stand alone, the elephant sets off for a new life in cambodia. and it will begin in ethiopia. and a day after the government announced it had completed its military operation in the northern region. the leader of the 2 grand forces says they've shot down an ethiopian military plane and captured the pilot. the rebel leader told reuters news agency the pilot was on a mission to bomb when the plane was shot down to ground forces also say they've retaken the northern town of axum from the ethiopian military. meanwhile, if you can, state media says at least 70 graves, some individual and some mass have been found in the tikrit town of who america claims from both sides of the conflict are hard to verify as phone and internet links to the region were cut 3 weeks ago when earlier th

are going to be said, you will destroy mckelway and so on. may kill is ours. it was built with our own resources. we are not going to destroy it, not even a single person was affected by the operation. let's go to malcolm where, but in nairobi, malcolm a lot of claims. there's the evidence back come up. we've got contradicting claims from both sides. as you mentioned, prime minister told members of parliament that no civilians are being killed to be left. leaders say many civilians are being killed in airstrikes by government aircraft, something the government denies. the leaders have also said that they shot down one of those aircraft and they've retaken a town near there fighting on many fronts. their prime minister's person described these claims as delusional. but because there's very little access for press and humanitarian workers, it's very difficult to verify any of these claims. but we have heard from the red cross in the city of mcalary. they said that 80 percent of the people in the hospitals have trauma injuries. they didn't say how they got those

hours after government troops entered the regional capital mckelway . the national army's chief of staff says government troops are now in full control of the city. so the gin bottle and our army after having prepared yesterday on how to control mackell. a city without incurring collateral damage on the civilian population, have now fully taken control of mackellar. as of this afternoon. now we fully control city. our army is hunting and going after and searching for the anti peace elements that are now hiding in holes. as the leader of the grand forces has told the reuters news agency, they'll continue to fight the government. earlier to grand leaders said the city was under heavy bombardment, has a better one now today the city of mecca, i was subjected to artillery, shelling and airstrikes targeting the city. the regional government announces that the attacks against the city and its residents are a violent attack, and we pledge to respond to it and we will hold out despite the ferocity of the aggression. the un's commissioner for refugees has appeal

airstrikes have been launched at the regional capital mckelway. that's the main base for the t great people's liberation front which governs their 3, former pro-democracy politicians have been arrested in hong kong. ted, who he edits through and read chan, are suspected of disrupting a legislative meeting back in june. the palestinian authority says it will restore coordination with israel on the eve of a visit by u.s. secretary of state mike, compare it suspended all contact 6 months ago in response to israeli plans to annex parts of the occupied west bank and peruse. new interim president has called for calm after he was sworn in front. cisco sagacity is the country's 3rd leader in a week. he'll serve until national elections are held in april. well, for the headlines, i'll have more news for you after rewind to stay with us on out of there. the us, the the the a liar and welcome again to rewind, i'm laura cottle. since we launched out of their english back in 2006, our library of award winning documentary has been growing year by year. and hey,

the federal government forces had said that they surrounded the city of mckelway, that they were about 50 kilometers away. but gray's military leadership had refuted that and they said that they've managed to push back on some side so we don't know exactly what the military positions are, but rights groups are warning that any kind of assault on this city of about half a 1000000 people could be very dangerous indeed, for the people living that have been growing calls for dialogue and for peace. african union envoys. some african union employees arrived in the capital, addis ababa on wednesday, the prime minister, i mean ahmed has said he be open to anything except talking to the great leadership . and he said that they need to be either defeated or they needed to give up one of the most recent voices to join in in the diplomatic pressure is us president elect joe biden's, new national security appointee. he said he was urging both sides for dialogue and was also said he was concerned about the risks for civilians and also potential war crimes. german chancellor angela merkel says coron

on wednesday, the federal army is threatening the use of artillery artillery on the main city of mckelway. if regional forces fail to lay down their arms out, as it was him organising sudan near the ethiopian border, with more on the humanitarian crisis. boy, we're talking about more than 40000 who've arrived just over the past 3 weeks. when you look at the u.n. projections, they say that they expect 200000 refugees to arrive over the coming 6 months. but when you look at the rate of arrivals with at least 3000 people arriving every single day, according to sudanese authorities, they're expecting the number of 200000 refugees to reach 2022 to reach that figure . much earlier sudanese authorities say that could happen in as soon as 3 months, if not sooner. and they're worried about the capability or their capacity to handle this influx of refugees. they've already opened 2 border. it's report a reception point to receive the refugees. and there are 3 camps, one of them in the neighboring state of the center, and 2 of them hearing about it. and there are already plans to open a 3rd camp her

you will destroy mckelway and so on. regularly is ours. it was build with our own resources. we are not going to destroy it. not even a single person was affected by the operation. and the senior iranian security official has accused israel of using remote controlled weapons to kill its top nuclear scientist. most in the factory said it was laid to rest at a state funeral in the capital. on monday, he died in hospital on friday after his car was ambushed. several countries have condemned the assassination while iran is vowing revenge. those are the news that blood and tears is coming up next examining that the climate of the french empire. and i'll have more news for you in half an hour. thank you for watching. ok. france once had a vast empire coughing over 11000000 square kilometers of the world., by the 1930 s., it comprised over 100000000 people. but after the 2nd world war, national independence movements grew and pressure mounted on france in asia, africa, and the americas to let go. of many of its colonies. oppression that is resisted, often violently. uprisings in alg

regional capital mckelway for french officers have been arrested after video surfaced, showing paris police attacking and racially abusing a black music producer. it was recorded by security cameras inside the man's studio . he says police followed him in after seeing him without a mask. u.s. version, donald trump says he will leave the white house if the electoral college confirms a victory of president elect. joe biden says it would be a mistake if biden is confirmed adding it would be difficult to concede. president trump has repeatedly has repeated rather unfounded claims about the election being stolen from him. just so you certainly will certainly will. and you know that, but i think that there will be a lot of things happening between now and the 20th of january. the australian military has moved to dismiss more than a dozen soldiers after an inquiry found some of its special forces committed war crimes. in afghanistan, investigators uncovered evidence that soldiers had unlawfully killed $39.00 on armed civilians and freshness. and politicians from rival libyan factions are ex

minister ahmed for them to lay down their arms by wednesday or face the time or the main city of mckelway. but to graze leadership says that fighting back at the destroyed an ethiopian military division, including a helicopter. and 2 tanks are serious, marc webb is following developments from nairobi in neighboring kenya. both sides are making claims of advances. the ethiopian government has said that many to grain, special forces and militia surrendered to its side in the far region, which is just to the east of the to grain region. we haven't heard a response on that claim yet. from the 2 great leaders they claimed to have destroyed the tally in a mechanized the tallying of tanks. but that's something that prime minister spokes person has refuted just a short while ago. there's been a statement released by the un's human rights chief in geneva, and they've expressed deep concern about what they say is a military buildup a buildup of tanks and artillery around the city of mikhail a. that's the gray in capital. now on sunday, prime minister issued an ultimatum, he said to green forces sho

mckelway is controlled by the people's liberation front government troops launched an offensive on the group this month. now the reuters news agency is reporting that the t.p.i. left says it's standing firm and has destroyed roads and bridges to stop the government advance. $100.00 ad is in for more on the fighting for us and mamma tell us about the advances that the government says it's making. in t. gray. when more on government forces vans in on the city of from the north, south and west than parts. and they say to finish the war on the mountain is sounding the city that would need tons to fire into the defenses of the 2. great people's liberation front flight is they also saying they would need to fire to live into the city and have overnight drop leaflets across mackellar warning, the citizens and civilians living in the city to be as far away as possible from the military is above the mckellar as the ultimate price in this war, it's not just the main city to go right. also, the stronghold of the tibial of leaders who they are fighting. and they say they now advancing from a list

claim they've shot down an ethiopian plane, and the red cross warns that hospitals in the capital mckelway of being overwhelmed with trauma patients and our televisions al-jazeera live from london, also coming up. because iran is blamed for massacres in 2 nigerian villages. the u.n. says at least 110 civilians were killed and after decades of.

they said you will destroy mckelway and so on. may kill is ours. it was built with our own resources. we are not going to destroy it, not even a single person was affected by the operation. let's go live now to malcolm webb. he joins us from nairobi to the prime minister, declaring that federal forces haven't killed a single civilian malcolm that's why the government forces hadn't killed any civilians in its operation. this contradicts claims made by the t.v. l.f. leadership who say that civilians were killed or even targeted in airstrikes, something that the government has denied. we also recently had reports from the red cross who say in the regional capital of macquarie, that 80 percent of the people in the hospitals have trauma injuries or the say how they got those injuries. they say there's also a shortage of serious shortage of medical supplies and of body bags. also speaking in parliament, prime minister talked about some of the causes of the conflict. he talked about the left and how it dominated eritrea's government military reforms when

telling residents to stay indoors after he ordered the army to move in on the regional capital mckelway. a government imposed deadline fatigue re-inforces to surrender expired on wednesday. there's been nearly 3 weeks of fighting with hundreds killed and tens of thousands displaced. let's take a closer look at where all this is happening to gray is a northern semi-autonomous region. avi, the tikrit people's liberation front govern the region and are estimated to have up 225-0000 fighters. they had control the national government for nearly 3 decades before prime minister ahmed swept to power. in 2018 degree was a front line for ethiopia in its decades long conflict with and knowledge amounts of military equipment, australia stored there in september to graze. leaders defied the central government by holding elections, escalating simmering tensions between the 2 sides. morgan is on sudan's border with ethiopia. more on the humanitarian situation in just a moment, but 1st to malcolm webb in nairobi, kenya, come so the offensive on tikrit, which we were expecting for some time is said to h

he said, you will destroy mckelway and so on. may kill is ours. it was built with our own resources, we are not going to destroy it, not even a single person was affected by the operation. let's go to malcolm webb now is live for us from nairobi, sir, as you heard there, official saying there's been no civilian casualties. is it possible to verify any of these claims it's very difficult because the phone lines in the internet, in the whole of the seagrave region of being cut off for weeks, has been very little access. press and for humanitarian work. left contradicts prime minister. its claims, as they say that many civilians have been killed, including civilians being targeted in government airstrikes, something that the government side denies. both sides have been accused of massacring hundreds of civilians. both sides have denied it with the t. . p.l.f. made some more claim they've said that they shot down an ethiopian government military aircraft. they say that they're fighting on all fronts around the city of macquarie, and that they've retak

they said you will destroy mckelway and so on. a regular is ours. it was build with our own resources. we are not going to destroy it. not even a single person was affected by the operation. well, malcolm webb is following events for from nairobi. he says the claims and counterclaims are difficult to verify because communications in the regions have been cut off for weeks. the government has said that its forces controlled all of the gray region ever since it took the regional capital city of micheli on saturday . prime minister, the ammeters told members of parliament that the government forces didn't kill a single civilian in their operations. the t.t.l. less leaders are contradicting these claims. they say that many civilians were killed in government airstrikes, something that the government denies. and the t.p.s. leaders of also said that they shot down one of those military planes that they've taken back one of the towns within the vicinity of mackellar and also that they're fighting on all fronts. the prime minister spoke person refuted these

minister ahmed for them to lay down arms buy weapons, stay or face an attack on the main city of mckelway. but to graze leadership says that they're fighting back and have destroyed an ethiopian military division, including a helicopter and 2 tanks. it's difficult to verify either account because of a communication blackout in the region is following developments for us from nairobi, kenya malcolm, what are we to make of these claims and counterclaims claims of advances from as you just said, but ethiopian government numbers of grey and special forces have surrounded in the far region, the region to the east of the to grain region. we haven't yet heard a response from not from the military leadership, but they are themselves claiming victory as they say they've destroyed that division of tanks as well as a helicopter. now that something, the prime minister, the federal prime minister, his spokesperson has denied very hard as they say, to work out what's going on. because all of the communications are being cut off. what's happening to the people who of course, in the middle of this really

earlier, the prime minister said his forces were closing in on mckelway. his government also pledged to bring back the refugees who fled to sudan and send missions to tikrit to assess humanitarian needs there. you know, it's a nation says more than 30000. people have now crossed into sudan and many have gone without food for several days. i just have a morgan reports from the border state of get irish aid is now beginning to arrive . more than a week after the arrival of refugees to this cabin. the 1st apply of food aid is starting to trickle and also flour and oil is rationed out between the families who've come here hundreds lined up to receive their share. most like some of them have left their children back in shelters and withstand scorching sun while they wait. they are desperate. perhaps it is some of that that would mean no, i'm glad that it. organizations have started distributing food. a lot of people were going hungry. some of us had gone for 2 or 3 days without food. there was a whole day that my kids and i went without any food, but now with a