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. >> these are the houthis and allies of the deposed president ali abdullah saleh. they are in geneva for crucial talks aimed at stopping violence in yemen. the united nations has called on all the parties to agree on a 2-week humanitarian truce. the fighting on the ground is an issue. the biggest problem is the saudi-led air strikes. difference sides can agree on a ceasefire. we want the u.n. and international community to put pressure on them to stop the air strikes. >> reporter: the houthis and forces loyal to ali abdullah saleh have the upper hand in

three months before, a week before, and three days before. >> reporter: his handler was ali abdullah saleh's nephew, the colonel. he said he did not just ignore the attacks, he went so far as to hand over money for the explosives used in the u.s. embassy attack. and give money to al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. about >>> al jazeera verified his background within al qaeda, and we established that he was a bomb-maker. that's how he gained detailed knowledge about the attacks. he lost his right thumb handling explosives. we showed his testimony to two retired intelligence experts. they are experts on al qaeda. >> my interpretation is again, that this is a guy who in substantial measure is who he says he is, he knows these people. he has insights into how they operate. >> if you look at the history of al qaeda, few people came out with details of what is going on at the top. someone reporting what was going on in months, years, even if it's a few years back, is an extraordinary valuable. >> if i had to give them a ballpark grade, i would say probably like 70-30, 70 being genuine. >> s

former al qaeda operative now a government informant, wrote exclusively to al jazeera saying ali abdullah saleh's government was playing a double game. we have this report. >> reporter: this car bomb attack in a yemeni province killed eight spanish tourists. al-qaeda claimed responsibility. this man says there's more to the story. and it may involve the former yemeni president ali abdullah saleh. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: he was a member of al qaeda until his arrest by pakistani intelligence and the c.i.a. in 2004. returned to yemen, gaoled until twim he was released -- 2006, he was released and began work as a paid informant for the yemeni government. he warned security agencies a week before the attack and provided details on the day itself. just over a year lair a daring -- later, a daring assault on the embassy left 19 dead. he again says he warned the security everses. services -- services. three months before, a week before and three days before. >> reporter: his handler was ali abdullah saleh's nephew the cole nel. he said he did not just ignore the attacks, he wep

and recognise the legitimacy of the government. >> reporter: former president ali abdullah saleh and his ally control the republican guard, an elite army unit blamed for shelling civilian areas. they have been firing rockets at neighbourhoods in tiaz to repel a push by tribesmen loyal to abd-rabbu mansour hadi. his envoy to the talks says the army should city intact to -- stay intact to protect yemen. >> the military establishment, which is constantly pounded by the saudi-led coalition is the only guarantee against a political vacuum in yemen. the army is the back bone against any transition of democracy. if there's no army and police, the next government will be undermined by militias and al qaeda. the houthi press conference turned into a scuffle. secessionists from the south accused the houthis of killing people in southern yemen. as fighting conditions across -- continues across yemen, talks are stalled in geneva. the united nations hasn't been able to narrow differences between the rival factions. >> in the absence of progress in geneva, yemen's only hope is an agreement between

we have reports from geneva. >> these are the houthies, allies of the deposed president ali abdullah saleh. they're in geneva for crucial talks aimed at stopping violence in yemen. the united nations has called on all of the parties to agree on a two-week humanitarian truce. >> the fighting on the ground is an issue. the biggest problem is the saudi-led airstrikes. the different sides can agree on a cease-fire but we want the u.n. and international community to put pressure on the saudis to stop the airstrikes. >> the houthis and forces loyal to ali abdullah saleh have the upper hand on the ground in certain areas. they are recently taken new areas on the border with saudi arabia. >> yemen has been destroyed by all sorts of weapons. children and the elderly have been killed. this is why we want the borders to stop and the blockade to be lifted. people are starving. there is no medicine. no fuel, and no food. >> the ongoing fight something raising concerns of more instability. the u.s. is monitoring the talks in geneva. it's been fighting al-qaeda for many years. now, it's concerned a

it may involve the former president ali abdullah saleh. >> ali abdullah saleh... >> reporter: he was a member of al qaeda until his arrest by pakistani intelligence and the c.i.a. in 2004. returned to yemen, he was released and began work as a paid informant for the yemeni government. they warned security agencies a week before the attack and provided details on the day itself. over a year later, a daring assault on the u.s. embassy left 19 dead. he warned the security services three months before a week before and three days before. >> reporter: as an informant, he says he ignored the attacks, and went so far as to hand over money for explosives used against the u.s. embassy. they arranged for the materials to be given. al jazeera verified the background within al qaeda. we have also established that he was a bomb-maker. that's now he gained detailed knowledge about the attacks. he lost his right thumb handling explosives. we are shown his testimony to two retired intelligence officers. >> my interpretation of hahni is that this is a guy who in substantial measure is who he says he

envoy is meeting now with a houthi delegation and also representatives of the former president ali abdullah saleh and melt with members of the ali abdullah saleh party and houthis who said that despite the saudi-led airstrikes, they are confident they haven't been undermind and are still in control of huge areas. they say that over the last 48 hours, they managed to control new areas on the border with saudi arabia and the bottom line is that the houthis are the ones who have the upper hand on the ground. >> i know it's early minutes if not hours where do we stand though, how things look on the hopes of getting some sort of ceasefire together? >> the international community is pushing for a ceasefire. they said that they would like to see a humanitarian truce implemented in the coming days to allow international aid to flow into yemen. if that happens then they would like to see the two parties start to about pulling out from the areas they control particularly the houthis and forces loyal to president ali abdullah saleh and the international community will send monitors on the ground to im

renegade soldiers allied to ali abdullah saleh and houthis were involved. there has been skirmishes on saudi arabia's 1500km border. saudi arabia said the air defense system shot down a scud mile, and they believe the target was an air base in the sworn city. >> the houthis - surprisingly we didn't expect a saudi invasion. but for the houthis to invade 60 to 70km inside and continue. this is a serious issue. they must deal with it seriously. >> reporter: the saudi-led coalition began its exhibition. since the air strikes have been hitting houthi positions in several areas. the houthis and ali abdullah saleh loyalists are trying to take territory from tribes loyal to the government in exile. residents say their homes are hit by heavy weapons, and pro-government forces are resisting advances, but there are hopes to bring all sides to a settlement. the unrur says the houthis, and the president -- u.n. says the houthis and president ali abdullah saleh's government agrees to send representatives to a meeting in june. >> it's looking hopeful, and the community ho

. >> saudis have been killed and wounded, information loyal to ali abdullah saleh. .witnesses say 14 people have been killed. be vibtis victoria gatenbyvictoria gatenby reports. >> the refinery hasn't been receiving any oil through the port but it has 1.2 million tons in storage as well as gas tanks. >> translator: what happened today is a heinous crime committed by criminal militias. the only source of income for the city. >> reporter: aden has been the source of sustained fighting, artillery reportedly hit a military operations center two days ago. its location is important because it's near the gulf of aden and offers easy access to the sea. it became a base of operations of abd rabbu mansour hadi abd rabbu mansour.despite months of air strikes by the saudi-led coalition the houthis still control large parts of yemen and they are well armed. >> translator: i asked our brothers from the coalition and king salman to help us. right now we live in very difficult circumstances and people want to know how long the fighting will last,. >> the humanitarian situation is only worsening lack

king abdullah of jordan was here and just ask after bombs immaterial. we have not provided. i do so report the city is going to china to get it instead. that is a total lack of leadership on our part. we should be sharing intelligence with egyptian. we should be arming the kurds. we haven't done any of those things. and with regard to iran i've never negotiated a nuclear deal but i've negotiated a lot of deals. and awesome cardinal rules. number one, know what your goals are. and unless and until you achieve your goals you don't sign a deal that we've not achieved a single one of president obama's goals. number two, walk away from the table. we have never been willing to walk away from the table. number three, never celebrate a deal until you have a deal you want. and this president went into the rose garden and celebrated as a historic achievement a framework. what did the iranians cyclics we got him. let's go spend the next two months making this deal is better for us and worse for them. we need to stop talking to the iranians immediately and we need to impose the most cru

. >> forces loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh. earlier the houthis attacked an oil refinery in the sunny city of aden. victoria gatenby reports. >> houthis fired shells on the refine write a fuel tank then ignited. the refinery hasn't been receiving any oil through port but it has 1.2 million tons of crude in storage as well as gas tanks. >> translator: what happened today is a heinous crime committed by criminal militias who are trying to seize the city of aden and target its oil refinery which is considered the only source of income for city. >> reporter: aden has been the source of sustained fighting. artillery reportedly hit a military munitions centers two days ago. its location is important because it's near gulf of aden and offers easy access to the red sea. became a base of operations for yemen's president in exile, abd rabbu mansour hadi, when he was forced out of office this year. they have been battling houthi rebels and forces loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh. houthis still control large parts of yemen and

tack by yemeni attackers, republican guards, their loyal to yemen's where former president, ali abdullah saleh. it is thought dozens of republican guards were killed. dozens of clashes in aden, several people have been killed, many others injured. and fighting broke out in the city of ta'izz with popular resistance fighters battling houthi militia bombing a home from houthi fighters had been gathering. >>> bode sites are trying to gain the upper hand before talks in geneva expected to start on the 15th of june. >> this is 30th attack invasion we could say into hoought territory. four hours ago the houthis had set back pushed back to the yemeni border by saudi military air strikes by the fears resistance in saudi arabia, but the last couple of hours the houthis have entered back, taking control of many of the district there. so this is a war that, before the ceasefire each side want to enter the ceasefire negotiation with the upper hand. and as you of now i do feel the houthis are surprisingly, we didn't expect saudi invasion of yemen but for the houthis to invade 60 to 70 kilometers in,

[applause] >> king abdullah of jordan, a man i've known for a long time as well. there are things we can do to help our allies in the middle east, fight vices but we are not going to. king abdullah of jordan you may remember when the jordanian pilot was born -- was burnt alive, he was in this country and he flew back of course and what did he do? he probably executed to convicted terrorists and started bombing. contrast to that response to hillary clinton's response to benghazi. can you imagine a terrorist and our adversaries thought when after purposeful bombing on the embassy on anniversary of 9/11 second estate goes out and says this video isn't what america is all about. imagine a signal that was sent. king abdullah of jordan with you because he was asking us for bombs. we have not provided a. i saw a report that said he is going to china to get instant. that is a total lack of leadership on our part. we should be sharing intelligence with the egyptians. we should be arming the kurds. we haven't done any of those things. and with regard to iran i have never ne

abdullah al-shami has the story. >> half a dozen started burning debris over a wide area. with hisham barakat was appointed to the position of prosecutor general in 2013. he oversaw many judicial proceedings. antigovernment dissenters of all stripe. thousands have been sentenced to life in prison. abdullah al-shami al jazeera. >> following assassination the muslim brotherhood issued this statement. current government established on violence, turned egypt from a promising democratic country to a one of violence. there is no way to tend bloodshed until the empowerment is eradicated. mohammed al masri who do you think is likely to be behind this assassination today? >> well, i think it's important to put today's assassination in the larger context or place it within the larger context. after july 3rd 2013, egypt's situation gave way to this kind of violence. we've seen these i.s.i.s. type splinter groups, soldiers of egypt and the protectors of giza i think they're calling themselves. egypt has become sort of a hotbed of terrorist recruitment unfortunately. i think it's impor

the president in exile abd-rabbu mansour hadi. >> president ali abdullah saleh destroyed life in the city. >> reporter: there's little fuel donkeys are used more and more. queues for bread grows. rubbish is strewn on the street corners. tight security is a restriction on normal life. forces continue to besiege the city, they have been here since march. further north in the capital sanaa, residents clear up after an air strike by the saudi-led coalition, and appeals by aid groups for an end to the fighting and civilian suffering are growing. >>> still to come on al jazeera. i'm here in azerbaijan, where the government says there's no political prisoners, but dozens of journalist human rights journalists and activists are behind bars. >>> we meet tamils in sri lanka finding it hard to rebuild their lives after decades in the civil war. >>>hello the top stories, african leaders are meeting with the crisis in burundi at the top of the agenda. the international criminal court called for the arrest of basheer who is attending the talks >>> attacks on an army base in eastern kenya. several

an attack by houthi fighters in the yemeni republic guards loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh. dozen members of the republic guard were killed in the attack. one saudi officer was killed. earlier there were violence clashes in the southern port city of aden between houthi rebels and soldiers loyal to abd rabbuh mansur hadi. several people have been killed and many others wound: many broke out in the city of taiz with forces battling houthi militias. let's begin now to the member of yemen's national dialogue between 2012 and 2014. he's aimed at restoreing democracy. he's here in 1250 with us. good to have you with us. what we understand about this latest attack or incident begins with the republican guards trying to make a push into saudi arabia. why would they troy to be doing something like that? >> i think there are two points. one that the houthies have been claiming for a long time. and this is the first time that the saudis consider that and actually acknowledge there have been attacks on the board. the houthis want to gain the upper hand a bargaining chip before talks of

abdullah. the threat from the african taliban has to be put into perspective. yes, they are trying to demonstrate that they can attack simultaneously among the wide geography across the country, especially in the northern areas, where - that are deemed to be not their natural turf. those are areas that may be dominated by the minorities, as opposed to the pashtun in the south. the other thing is can the taliban hold territory, and attacking, setting off bombs, sending suicide bombers, that's one thing. it's a different thing to hold territory. i don't think that's something that the taliban demonstrated beyond certain specific areas in the south and the east. >>> stay with us. still ahead on al jazeera... >> absolutely exciting thrilling, like i love to do things like this. >> we meet the female marines scaling new heights in a bid for gender equality. >> inspirational inspiration. a devotee attending a religious festival in pakistan. just because i'm away from my desk doesn't mean i'm not work

. >> these are the houthis and allies of the deposed president ali abdullah saleh. they are in geneva for crucial talks aimed at stopping violence in yemen. the united nations has called on all the parties to agree on a 2-week humanitarian truce. the fighting on the ground is an issue. the biggest problem is the saudi-led air strikes. difference sides can agree on a ceasefire. we want the u.n. and international community to put pressure on them to stop the air strikes. >> reporter: the houthis and forces loyal to ali abdullah saleh have the upper hand in some areas. >> reporter: yemen has been destroyed by all sorts of weapons, children and the elderly have been killed. this is why the war stopped and the blockade lifted. people are starving there's no medicine, fuel or food. the ongoing fighting is raising concerns of more instability. the u.s. is monitoring the false in geneva. it's concerned that al qaeda may take advantage of the ongoing political divisions to expand across the country. the u.n. has been working to bring u.n.'s warring factions to start politica

targetting houthi fighters and loyal to ali abdullah saleh. the conflict continued when the houthis took over the capital. services were suspended and prices skyrocketed due to the fighting. some aid has come through, but 80% of those in yemen needs aids to survive. what was once bustling streets, is now empty. with no customers shops are closed. >> translation: we are living in catastrophe. many of the big shopping centers are shut down. how do the families earn a living. >> reporter: that's a question no one is willing to answer. it's not just the dead and injured, the war has taken its toll on everyone in the country >>> still ahead for you on al jazeera - a shocking development in the mediterranean migrant crisis. thousands discovered on boats. an election played out against violence. mexico goes to the polls. >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on not just in this country but around the world. getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> ali velshi on target >>

and it may involved the former yemen president ali abdullah saleh. >> reporter: he was a member of alntil his arrest by pakistani intelligence and the cia in 2004. returned to yemen and jailed until 2006, he was released and began his work as a paid informant for the yemeni government. he claims he warned security agencies one week before the attack and provided details on the day itself. just over a year later a daring assault on the u.s. embassy in sanaa left 19 dead. he again says he warned the security services three months before. a week before, and three days before. >> reporter: his handaller as an informant was saleh's nephew, a colonel. he said he did not just ignore the attacks, he went so far as to hand over money for the explosives used against the u.s. embassy. the colonel then arranged for the materials to be given to the military commander of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. >> reporter: al jazerra has verified his background within al qaeda. we have also established that he was a bomb maker. that's how he gained detailed knowledge about the attacks. he lost his right

rebel fighters and forces loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh are reported killed. >> yemen's former president has been accused of supporting and directing al-qaeda despite the fact that united states was a long time supporter of his. we report. >> this car bomb attack in yemen's province killed eight spanish tourists. al-qaeda fighters claimed responsibility but this man says there is much more to the story. it may involve the former yemeni president ali abdullah saleh. >> he was a member of al-qaeda until his arrest by pakistani intelligence and the c.i.a. in 2004. jailed until 2006 in yemen, he was released and began his work as a paid informant for the yemeni government. he claims he warned security agencies one week before the attack and provided details on the day itself. just over a year later a daring assault on the u.s. embassy in sanna left 19 dead. he had again warned the security services three months before, a week before and three days before. >> his handler as an informant was ali abdullah sales nephew. every says he did not just ignore the attacks he went so fa

my name's abdullah farouk froms muslim of a la.oncerned for our public safety as i saw in the film the other day there was a, a school bus going by. in the morning. 7:00 in the morning. a school bus, and there was a yellow car and it was 7:15 in the morning, when the children are going back and forth to school. so i think of their approach to this the planning for it was very reckless and led to the young man's death. i think that the young man might have put his head in the jar of a lion, and got it crushed. >> do you know where the family how long until they were join -- >> they said they are on their way from brighton trying 0 arranged tore burial arrangements we are hoping will be tomorrow and they just calm immediate and said was i here yet, i said i was struggling to get here. i had so many things to do. so forgive me for being late. >> we heard from ibrahim rahim calling for calm after prevently making statements -- >> he emotionally responded and responded to the information he received. heard that his -- when we hear about

in the center of aden houthi fighters and forces loyal to ali abdullah saleh killing some people andnjuring many. the government says that the fight something going according to plan. >> the sawedy led coalition provide only aerial support. we thank you them for the efforts and successes they've achieveed. they're battling on the ground and coordinating their operations exactly as planned for them. it's. >> it's people are suffering from lack of water.. >> we're running against a very limited time. the population is in need of cease-fire. therefore i think that they're keen to have a cease-fire agreement on the implications. therefore we could not wait. but now any way our plan is to go further. i'm going next week to intensify my interaction on my discussion and consultation with the two parties both in san in a and in riyadh to make sure that we can gray on a number of points. then we'll convene another meeting. >> well move to go another story that we're following the gathering of iraqi sunni tribal leaders detonating a car bomb and killing 14 people. isil is saying that it was be

abdullah, is a government holding together. this in afghanistan of -- an unlikely place for that to be done. we are not at that stage in iraq. but when we get to that stage, i think we will participate in an international effort to help these places that are tragically demolished to rebuild themselves and govern themselves. mr. o'rourke: 15 years in afghanistan to get to a successful example, including the fact we have been in iraq 2003, invested tens of billions of dollars, trained and army that melted in the face of the enemy. i have serious resignation about the potential to achieve success. the third line of effort you mentioned is helping to produce a capable committed, local ground force. you admitted we had budgeted to equip 24,000 and have only recruited 7000. you add that the only ground forces, apart from the iraqi army, or the shia militias funded and armed by iran. is this a serious proposal? is this a serious line of effort we can expect to succeed, given the recent failures, in your admission, that the iraq he arm

the houthies and forces loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh said that saudi-led airstrikes must stop first. they'rethe saudi-led coalition said that they'll stop bombing the houthies and their allies once they pull out from the cities they control. in the meantime, the united nations envoy met only has a few days left to salvage a deal. if they fail to make progress fighting will continue and the humanitarian crisis will get worse with every passing day. al jazeera. >> there has been a scene of carnage with bodies strewn across the highway. joining us peter given the situation in yemen what is the point of getting these groups to sit around the table. apparently some of them are sitting in their hotel rooms. >> sure, well, the point is that it's better than doing nothing i think. and from the perspective of the u.n. for the past two or three months there has not been a great deal that they've been able to do. what they want to do is to get the fighting to stop and to try to work out a peace deal that will allow the various different parties in yemen to share power. their problem

battling houthi rebels new allied with former president ali abdullah saleh. the houthis reportedly agreed to join peace talks in geneva planned for next week. they may have been aided by a push from the u.s. the state department confirmed american officials travelled to the region to meet with representatives from the abd-rabbu mansour hadi government and the houthis. we look at how the situation spiralled out of control. >> reporter: yemen osama bin laden's homeland provided fertile ground for al qaeda in the arabian peninsula to grow. the group was called the greatest external threat to america and the west. >> we are working with the government and security forces as we have for a long time on counterterrorism. >> reporter: several years have left the area grasping. the saudi-led coalition started in march against iranians who seized the capital last year. battles rage as ceasefires fail to hold and fractures along tribal lines deepen. saudi arabia replaced the decades-long programme of giving aid, and the billions of dollars in the country with military i

be abdullah al-shami al jazeera. stripes. abdullah al-shami al jazeera. >> authorities be responsible for the ousting of mohammed morsi. fest promising democratic country to one of pass killings and violence. killing is unacceptable, there is no way to end the bloodshed unless the military coup and the empowerment of revolution is broken. we ask speak now to al jazeera's former cairo bureau chief abdel fatahfatah fayed. why do you think they needed to issue this statement? >> actually this is reflecting a political crisis not a security or police crisis. although the government is only dependent on the police or security solutions other can see the opposition is saying this is a political crisis, not just a terrorism crisis not just a violence crisis. it is reflecting the political division we could say. the muslim brotherhood is also saying that the explosion is some kind of government responsibility, and blaming the government and the regime, the total regime, saying the regime is the responsible for the huge explosions eve

he had regular contact with the then yemeni government under the president ali abdullah saleh. his liaison was allegedly the president's nephew. colonel almar saleh. he was a senior official, he reported to him. on one occasion the colonel visited his house. he said he transferred money in 2008. ahead of an attack on the u.s. embassy. we have shown testimony to former intelligence officers. >> according to his account, dealing with colonel and a senior member in al qaeda, qassim al-raymi was in touch with ali abdullah saleh. does that make al qaeda influence more powerful and al qaeda more powerful or does it suggest it's a construct, a local construct? >> the colonel could not be reached for comment, fired from his position following al jazeera's broadcast. qassim al-raymi has survived a number of drone strikes. the search for him and on his life will intensify >>> for more than qassim al-raymi, and nasir al-wuhayshi log on to aljazeera.com and watch the special report - aric almirdu informant >>> jack thomas is a former intelligence operator at homeland security and a senior

former president ali abdullah saleh. >> there is little fuel here now so disorchgies are being used more and -- so donkeys are used for and more. rubbish is strewn on every street corner. tight security is another restriction on normal life. residents clear up after what's described as an air strike by the saudi led coalition and all the time, appellants for aid groups are growing. richard martin, al jazeera. >> hundreds of syrians have gathered near the turkish border over 13,000 syrians have crossed the border. strategically important town, al aviad, the only town on the border near raqqa in syria. video of an alleged incident shows a soldier swinging a rifle, it happened north of rah ramallah. >>> israel, video shows a man pulling afiring a bomb nearby. >>> files contained intelligence techniques that would allow foreign powers to identify supplies. edward snowden is wanted in the u.s. for leaking files from the u.s. national security agency currently in russia where he was granted asylum in 2013. >>> a man who opened fire on the dallas police headquarters, was shot dead by police. me

talk about the need of the seven members from the houthi, seven members of the supporters of ali abdullah saleh here and start separate talks that could pave the way to agreement on a ceasefire. it didn't happen at all. the differences are really deep that the united nation is not going to be able to reconcile them. the united nations a spokesperson for the united nations said earlier that still he hopes there might be some sort of agreement later in the day, but we do understand from our sources that the government delegation is flying back to riyadh tomorrow and the that the houthi delegation is flying back to sanna on sunday. the likelihood of a deal to be pinned down here in geneva is really slim. >> reporting from geneva. >> police body cams are being introduced into democrats across the country. some argue the cameras may reveal too much. inspiring. entertaining. talk to al jazeera. only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back to aljazeera america. it is 7:46, eastern standard time. taking a look at today's top stories, hundreds of visitors evacuated as a 10,000-acre fire burns throu

controlled by pro government fighters battling houthi rebels and forces loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh. despite months of airstrikes by the saudi-led coalition the houthis still control large parts of yemen and they're well armed. >> i asked our brothers from the coalition and the king to help us. right now we live in very difficult circumstances and people are wondering how long the fighting is going to last. when will it stop? >> behind the front lines there are many other unarmed people suffering. the humanitarian situation is worsening with the lack of fuel as well as essentials like food and water. al jazeera. >> isil fighters stormed kurdish held villages near kobane in syria. saturday kurdish forces pushed isil from the town for the second time this year. they're now going door to door searching for isil fighters left in hiding. the latest battles are further south and east. 200 people have been killed tons thursday. that's when isil launched its assault. >> the organizers of music events in taiwan are being questioned after an explosion left 500 injured. flames reare you

. >> a nephew of former yemeni president ali abdullah saleh has been sacked from his post. he was military commander in ethiopia. it came from president al hadi. >> allegations made to al jazeera suggests that al saleh knew where the bomb maker for al-qaeda was hiding. he said he exposed the expert's whereabouts. >> one of the world's most wanted men, thought to be al-qaeda's top bomb maker, he reported by built the devices in some of the group's most daring attacks. under wear bomb on delta's flight christmas day, 2009, and explosives hidden in a printer on a cargo plane a year later were built by him. this al-qaeda informant told the yemen government where the bomb maker was hiding. he says he informed on al-qaeda from 2006 until 2009. he'd been a member of the group since the late 1990's. he claims he first met asiri in yemen in 2008. he says asiri was training fighters. he informed many in security services, including president ali abdullah saleh's nephew, deputy director of the national security bureau. >> the colonel could not be reached for comment. he says he was fo

and the dream for abdullah and the others is simple.ining their lives. >> we are here. we are in gaza. our dream, and the whole to see the world. >> see the world. >> a dream that for the first time could be within reach as long that is there are no slips. nic robertson, cnn, gaza. >> incredible acrobatics there. unbelievable. all right. stay with us. next hour an indepth look at what is a head for fifa after sepp blatter's surprise resignation. >> yeah, really is shocking. we will hear from our reporters in zurich and south africa. we'll be back in a moment. you are watching cnn. you would think that this was a brand new audi. it's like a luxury car. feels kind of like an infinity. very similar to a range rover. this is pretty high tech. yeah it is. it reminds me of a mercedes. ♪ this is chevy? laughing i have a new appreciation for chevy. they thought about me. i could totally rock this. this thing feels pretty boss. it looks kind of dope. that's pretty cool. this is the jam. pretty bomb dude. maybe i will go chevy. i'm definitely in.

abdullah. yes, they are trying to demonstrate that they can attack simultaneously among the wide geography, especially in the northern areas where - that are deemed to be not their natural turf. those are areas that may be dominated by the minorities as opposed to the pesh toon in the south. the other thing is can the taliban hold territory, and setting off bombs, sending suicide bombers, that's one thing. it's a different thing to hold territory. i don't think that's something that the taliban demonstrated beyond certain specific areas in the south and the east. >> syrian rebels captured villages and controlled parts of an important highway linking aleppo to syria's mediterranean coast. kim vinnell reports. >> this is an army that has taken over a number of villages after intensifying with regime forcers, and are moving closer to the key port of latakia. the assaults began with a barrage of firing by heavy weapons, artillery and tanks. >> this map of north-western syria shows why it is so impo

the general people's congress party of ali abdullah saleh said it hasn't been form ally invited to the negotiations. it supports houthi rebels fighting of the ghost of adou rabbo mansour hadi. ali abdullah saleh was president for more than 20 years. >> spain's top prosecutor asked for investigation into suggestion that yemen future about a suicide attack before it happened in 2007. two died when a car bomb exploded at a temple in yemen. an al-qaeda in former said that he warranted secured agencies before the talk but was ignored. he claims yemen did that not provide the information it was asked for. >> a recent agreement on a new constitution could lead to it being signed after years of delays. politicians protested earlier this year while debating the draft constitution. nepal will have eight federal states under newt deal. the constitution was supposed to be drafted in 2010, but the process has stalled because of political divisions. >> argentina, they are months away from presidential elections in some of the most powerful trade unions are calling for a one day general strike, deman