he left the camp and is in the southern port of aden. he has withdrawn his resignation as president which he made while being held by the houthis last month. the move of the power to aden does not sit well with many, they are concerned it will bring with it instability. >> this is aden, yemen's de facto capitol since president adou rabbo mansour hadi arrived here. houthis put him under house arrest, but he managed to escape and now is trying to rule from aden. the reaction of people here may surprise many. >> they are shouting no, no, no, aden is only the capitol of the south. we don't want the north here, we want independence. >> it's not a secret of history of bitterness between the north and south. instead of overjoyed by the shift of power, people we talked to expressed apprehension and mistrust. >> there's zero trust between the north and south. the southerners were the first to demand unity. they have received nothing. hadi is a southerner and doesn't speak for the south. if he takes the time to address our problems, we will suppor

aden is the capitol of only the south.wnth independence. >> reporter: there is a long history of bitterness between the north and the south, so instead of being over joyed by this shift of power, people we talked to expressed apprehension and miss trust. >> translator: the southerners contribute more than 70% of the country east territory and 80% of resources, but they received nothing in turn. hady doesn't speak for the cause of the south. if he does so and makes the right decisions to address our problems, then he will support him. >> reporter: there is an air of peace and calm in aden. people here hope for a better future and a return to what they perceive to be a better path. the symbol of it still flies wherever you look. the flag of the southern yemen. since the two yemens united in 1990 people here tell us the south was let down forgotten, and exploited. despite the fact that most of the oil and other natural resources come from here. >> translator: we except for aden to be only a temporary capitol until our brother

aden is definitely going to be greeted that's hero. aden his power pace and have massive, massive toward in the southern provinces. >> you just said that we are waiting to expect to hear what he has to say. are he expecting him to say something? what happens next? >> this is a man that has health problems. so there are two options here, basically he might say it's a turned chapter, i am resigning i am leaving the country. to seek treatment in saudi arabia or the u.s., or secessionist or powerful tribes men will ask him to stay in power because he's still seems a legitimate president of the em vinnie. if he goes to camera and says he is the president. >> even though he had resigned. >> the houthis were there, they were the ones calling the shots practically, now now in aden he's in his power base. he has thousands of fighters, loyal to him. in aden, where he was born, in if all those unite behind him and say we want to you stay in power, he changes his minds that will be quite a significant development in em vinnie, because then you wil

they have tried to go to aden. they arrested him 100 kilometres from aden forcing them to come back to sanaa. people here are describing it has a desperate kind of houthi failure. and at a time when abd-rabbu mansour hadi is stealing and taking it and stealing the lights here and consolidating the group. this will take a few days already those ministers and party leaders can come. i heard that they have decided to go to the air force and risk being arrested or allowed to fly to aden. >> what is it about the security situation on the ground. i know obviously a lot of people are concerned about how this will play out. what is the status on that at the moment? >> across yemen, in those regions, there has been allegiances announced to president hardy. pushing into those areas. we saw the tides in areas in the north and in the south. parading their power and showing that they are ready to face the houthis in case of invasion and every time even today a police colonel was killed not far from aden on the road to sanaa by

and now he is trying to rule from aden. >> translator: no, no no.en is the capitol of only the south. we don't want the north here. we want independence. >> reporter: it's not a secret that there is a long history of bitterness between the north and the south, so instead of being overjoyed from this shift of power, people we talked to expressed apprehension and mistrust. >> translator: there is zero trust between the north and the south. the southerners were the first to demand unity. but they have received nothing in return hady is a southerner, but doesn't speak for the causes of the south. if he does so then we will support him. >> reporter: there is an air of peace and calm in aden. people here hope for a better future and a return to what they perceive to be a better path. the symbol sill flies high wherever you look. since the two yemens united in 1990 people here tell us the south was let down forgotten and exploited, despite the fact that most of the oil and other natural resources come from here. >> translator: we except for aden to be only

it was moved to aden. they are concerned if there is the capital set up in the south, it will bing unrest. >> reporter: this is aden. houthi militia made a coup and put abd-rabbu mansour hadi under house arrest in sanaa. he managed to escape and is trying to rule from aden. the rehabilitation of people here is mixed. they are shouting "no, no no aden is the capital of the south. we don't need the north, we want independence." there's a long amount of bitterness between the north and the south. instead of a shift of power, people expressed apprehension and mistrust. >> southerners were the first to demand unity, contributing more than 70% of territory. they received nothing in return. hardy is a southerner and doesn't speak for the cause of the south. if he does, and takes the right decisions to address problems we'll support him. >> there's an air of peace in aden. people hope for a return to what they perceive to be a better pass. >> the symbol of it flies high wherever you look. the flight of the former

the second was his escape to aden. now, the houthis are being really undermined by his actions here in the south and they are pushing the initiative, talks are stalled in sanaa. remember that the houthis had the upper hand in those talks and they were about to impose the kind of legislative factor they wanted and they were about to impose anything that had to do with the future of yemen. so we have now two centers of power in a state of war between aden and sanaa and we see that the houthis are losing the momentum and more and more power is shifting to the south as those party leaders are coming here as foreign countries are getting in touch with hadi. foreign consulates that were here in aden might be arrived and more personnel might be sent here, more activity in aden and it is stated that hadi is getting the ump hand little by little. >> thank you for that mohamed vall. >>> european leaders are to meet on tuesday to discuss the issues in peace and security. our diplomatic editor james bays reports . >> this was to b

-brokenned talks to aden.t hadi made the request in a tv appearance, and stressed that he is the country's legitimate leader. >>> iran and the u.s. have held their highest level meeting in more than 30 years to discuss teheran's nuclear program. iran's foreign minister and the u.s. secretary of state john kerry med on the sidelines of a geneva summit. john kerry said significant gaps still remain ahead of the march deadline for ideal. iran's president rouhani says he's determined to reach an agreement. >> translator: it is not possible for a country to develop in isolation. no one can isolate us, but with that insight, we are likely to isolate ourselves. if we are united and move ahead wisely, no power in the world can isolate us. we have our position in the world. >>> australian prime minister has unveiled a range of new national security measures. tony abbott says they are part of a strategy to counter a long-term era of terrorism. the measures which follow a report in to last year's attack on a cafe in sydn

he managed to escape and is new in aden. but the people here may surprise him. shouting "no, no no aden is the cap tafl of the south, we -- capital of the south, we department need the north here. >> it's a long area of bitterness. people we talked to expressed apprehension and prust. >> there's zero trust between the north and the south. this is the first of the territory, 80% of its resources. they have refused nothing in return. they do it for the cause, if they take the decisions to address the problems. as an air of peace and calm. people hope for a better future and turn to who they perceive to be a better path. the symbol of it - it's the former people. the republic of yemen or southern yemen for short. people here tell us... they are exploited. most are the natural resources come from here. >> we accept for aden to be temporary until our brothers in the north sort out problems. >> reporter: it's believed the shifting to aden will bring trouble. >> translation: the houthis are threatening to hit the south because we have the cap hall. tall. we don't need

. >> meeting in aden calling for u.n. security action. plus: >> reporter: i am nick clark reporting from the far east of russia. find out why we are following this tiger that just made its way through the snow here >>> hello. danish police say the man responsible for attacks on two targets in copenhagen was a danish born 22-year-old with a background in criminal gangs. he was shoot dead early on sunday morning after he opened fire on them. earlier, he had shot dead a guard outside a synagogue. >> followed a manhunt followed by saturday's attempt in which one person was killed and several police officers injured in from copenhagen nick spicer reports. >> police remain vigilant after what's being described as their biggest ever operation in recent history. the prime minister thanked them on sunday morning and said it was time for the country to come together. >> we are not in a fight between it'slam and the west. this is not a battle between muss let mes and non-muss let melimnon-muslims. it is an idea based upon ideas of freedom and a dark

the movement in aden that wants to break up. which way does he want the country to go. >> it is very clear that hadi is under an united yemen with the national dialogue. there is nothing in the statement about separation. no separation movement. hadi is 100% with the unity of yemen, and this is the stance that we've known of him over the last couple of years. the problem right now is that the houthies never expected this, and they oppressed many of the factions with yemen. this is a time that the opposition faction, the tribes the provinces, will now ally under the leader--the constitutional leader who is right now president hadi. >> thank you, from the yemen post. thank you for that. just to bring you up-to-date, before we leave this story hyped. president hadi, who had resigned technically as president of yemen, and had been under house arrest in a sanaa managed to escape to aden and he was able to put out a presidential statement which canceled all decrees and orders. very much talking as the president of the whole country. w

. >> in aden, yemen people say shifting power to the city will only bring trouble. >> we are literally targets. >> security failures at the highest levels in south africa. >> education or simply gruesome, the show that is all about crime scene investigation. >> start of the news hour, in iraq isil fighters are believed to have abducted 106 people from the tribe, one of iraq's largest and oldest families. they were taken from a mostly sunni village east of the city of tikrit. some are children. iraqi security forces have evacuated 300 families from that area. let's go to jane in baghdad. the details as you know them, jane, please. >> david, we've spoken to the leader of the tribe. he says that 127 of their tribesmen were taken. news is just filtering out now because there are no telephone communications in that area. he said 20 were released, but that remains -- there remain 106 still held, including boys, nine and 10-year-old boys among them. he believes it's because their relatives are fighting against isil, either with the iraqi forces or with other groups that have risen against the

that means he'll be rolling from aden: aden wants to be an independent capitol to southern yemen, and many southern yemenis yearn where it can be a capitol once again. >> what is it like in aiden? >> there is an availability-- >> that's what i was going to ask you. are people quite nervous? i know it's gone down. what type of security did you see there? >> we saw more security forces and particularly the police here in aden more than any time before and also while arriving in aden we saw considerable military movement towards the north. we heard that communities have decided to close the border between the north and the south and that indicates fear of possible action by the houthies. we know that the houthis have come close to the border, and they have been pondering the possibility of invading the south. they're talking about the fact that they have the state and have the right to to the port of aden. there are considerable fears here. there are new thoughts if hadi will continue to rule the countries, and those who are loyal to him, they are ready to fight against the houthies. >>

they are shouting no no no aden is the capital of the south. we don't need the north. we want independence. >> it's not the secret history of bitterness between the north and the south. instead of being buoyed. people we talk to expressed apprehension and mistrust. >> there's zero trust between the north and the south. the southerners were the first to demand unity, contributing more than 70% of the country's territory and resources, but received nothing in return. abd-rabbu mansour hadi is a southerner. he doesn't speak for the south. if he does so and takes the right decisions, we'll support him. >> despite high levels of poverty, people hope for a better future and a return to what they perceive to be a better path. the symbol flies high wherever you look. the flag of the socialist or southern yemen for short. since the two yemens united. people tell us the south was let down forgotten and excited. despite the fact. >> we accept it's a temporary capital. some believe the possible only brings trouble. >> the houthis are threatening to invade the south. we don't need

here in aden, president hadi is continuing consolidation of his power base,. >> this is aden, the de facto capitol since president arrived here. he was put under house arrest, but he managed to escape, and now he's trying to rule from aden. but the reaction here may surprise many. >> no, no, no, aden is capitol of only the south. we don't need the north here. we need only independence. >> it's not a secret that there is a long history of bitterness between the north and the south. instead of being overjoyed by the shift of power from sanaa to aden people talk with apprehension and mistrust. >> there is zero trust between the north and the south. the southerners were the first to demand unity. they contributed to 70% of the country's territory and 80% of the country's resources but they receive nothing in return. hadi is a southerner, but he does not speak for the causes of the south. if he does so and he addresses our problems, then we'll support him. >> there is an air of peace and calm in aden despite high levels of poverty people hope to return to what they perceive to be a better

we to to aden to see what is at play in the south of the country. how do people feel about the fact that the government might move there. that could be the new powerhouse of the country. >> yes. abd-rabbu mansour hadi is fighting and came here trying to consolidate his grip and the loyalty of people to see how many yemenis are loyal, and how many are working with him afaps the houthis -- against the houthis, and he made progress. he has been meeting with locals. >> all right sorry. i think we should leave it. we lost the sound there. let's listen to his report though. >> reporter: this is aden yemen's de facto capital since president abd-rabbu mansour hadi arrived here. houthis had him upped house arrest in sanaa, he managed to escape and is trying to rule from aden. the reaction of people here may surprise many. shouting "no, no no aden is the capital of only the south. don't bring the north here. we want independence." it's not a secret but there is in a long history of bitterness between the north and the south. instead of being enjoyed from the

is aden, yemen's de facto capitol since president hadi arrived here. the houthi militia made the call a few weeks ago and put him under house arrest, but he managed to escape, and now he's trying to rule from aden. but the reaction of people here may surprise many. >> they're shouting no, no, no. we don't need the in order here. we want independence. >> it's not the secret that there is a long history between the north and the south. instead of being overjoyed by the shift of power people we talk to express apprehension and mistrust. >> there is zero trust from the north and the south. they have received nothing. hadi is a southerner, but he does not speak for the cause of the south. if he does so, and if he makes the right decisions to address our problems, then we will support him. >> people here hope for a better future and a return to what they perceive to be a better past. the symbol of the flag of southern yemen. since the two yemens united in 1990 people here tell us that the south was let down, forgotten, and exploited. despite the fact that mo

he can now choose whether to step down or lead yemen from aden.y political formations both in the south and in the north announced their loyalty to president hadi. and expressed their readiness to fight under his leadership to oust the houthis from sanaa. but the lack of clarity in his statement left many confusions. al jazerra aden. >>> ukrainian forces and separatists have exchanged prisoners just west of the rebel-held city of luhansk. you two sides agreed to swooping prisoners as part of a larger ceasefire deal signed last week. ukraine's allies accused rebels of not maintaining their side of the agreement. we have this report. >> reporter: the marching orders these ukrainian soldiers have been waiting for. they were detained for months by rebels and now free in a prisoner swap. it's part of the agreement between ukraine and separatist fighters. already accusations of mistreatment from both sides. >> translator: we gave the ukrainian side 36 people from the donetsk people's republic, and the 103 people from the luhansk people's republic, we ha

mohamed vall has the story from aden. >> the city of aden is now the de facto capital. in the coming days he's expected to receive the governors of the northern provinces which declared allegiance to him. it is part of an attempt to retake his position. >> the transitional tasks and the stipulations of the national dialogue. >> on monday, hadi sent a letter to the parliament saying he has withdrawn his resignation and he is getting support. the gulf countries called on the people of dwroam rally yemen to rally against him. the powerful province of ben yad, major demonstrations have taken place in the city of ta'izz against houthis and in favor of the president. protesters asked him to resume his full powers and to expel his adversaries from sanaa. expressing their solidarity. the houthis say they have fought for decades to end marginalization. they say they too control sanaa as a revolutionary force of change because the government has failed to fix yemen's problems. but the response to hadi's position, they tried to force the resigned ministers to retake their posts. t

some of the diplomatic missions in sanna might be thinking of shift to go aden. that's more signs of hadi probably being successful in his efforts to make a fresh start and rule yemen from aden. >> human rights group in syria said islamic state of iraq and the levant kidnapped people from christian villages in the countries northeast. we have more. >> according to the syrian observatory for human rights, 90 christians from the ancient syrian christian minority were kidnapped in northeastern syria. they come come from two villages which are close to a town under kurdish control. we understand that early on tuesday morning isil fighters launched raised and attacks. clashes broke out with the kurdish-syrian fighters there and as a result, the kidnappings happen. these kidnappings coincide with the major push by syrian kurdish fighters in northeastern syria and close to the border with iraq that ever compounded heavy losses for isil and kicked them out of areas that they had once controlled. as well, these kidnappings are believed to be in retaliation for these attac

more from aden. >> reporter: more than a week after yemen's shia minority and that militia took power protests against them continues across the country. the houthis may be control of the capital sanaa but there are many cities that remain out of their reach. among them, is aden in the south where a number of political figures met on sunday to discuss way to his unify their efforts against the houthis. members of the government that was forced to resign after the houthi take over of sanaa together with par los angeles parliamentarians and governs agreed with a 16-point plan which includes setting up a joint body to govern the administrative facilities and public affairs not under the houthis' control. welcoming calls by the gulf corporation council for the u.n. to allow for military intervention and sanctions against the coup leaders. and changing yemen's capital from sanaa to the southern port city of aden until the houthis withdraw their militias. but even though aden has so far been the safest of yemen's major cities, there are those who do not welcome this initiative. supporters o

we are joined from aden. what is the strategy the anti coup leaders have come up with? what have they agreed on? >> it was a statement that was read out after the event took place, after that bomb threat that postponed the meeting. the highlight of that statement was that as you say, they will transfer the capitol, as far as they're concerned at least from sanna to aden. sanna is under occupation by houthi fighters, obviously in the coup that took place and militants took control of the capitol. significant in that statement also was that they were forming some sort of collective mechanism or government that would look after the administrative political and security affairs of all the government entities that the houthis do not control mainly centered in the eastern parts of the country and the south. also amongst them is obviously the strategic towns where the oil production of yemen take place. they also encourage said that they were encouraged by the statements of the gulf corporation council and the efforts that the gcc is making through the united nations to put pr

details are emerging of a potentially significant political deal brokered in aden. a meeting by several political parties was delayed due to an attempted bomb attack. let's go to jamal for the details. what has come out of the meeting after the threats earlier? >> well some significant statements made by political factions who gathered here in aden in the south of yemen to coordinate efforts against the houthi leaders. first and foremost they condemned the coup saying they were against it but as politicians are political figures, they considered all the capital should be transferred to aden. and consider aden as the political capital of yemen until the coup is reversed because sanaa is under the control of the houthi fighters. number two they are forming a body between all the different government and cities opposed to the coup and this would be the representative body of the yemeni state. number three, they said they welcomed a statement by the gulf council, the group of countries, who made a statement on saturday at the united nations general assembly where they n

. >> life out of aden, mohammed, what is the latest? >> we see a growing number in size. saa september. as a result of what has happened here the last few days. they gave protest to the outies. the outies have used live ammunition and cut down before on protests. the houthis are trying to really control the army. yesterday we have seen they have taken one of the most strategic. after several hours of fighting they were able to control the and this is happening at the same time when hadi is trying to create a new party for himself in the south and the support is not very obvious as you can see in the following report. >> this is aden, the de facto capitol since president hadi arrived here. he was under house arrest for several weeks in sanaa. now he's trying to rule from ha fromaden. >> they're shouting, no, no aden is the capitol only of the south. we want independence. >> it is not a secret that there is a long history people we talk to express apprehension and mistrust. >> there is zero trust between the north and the south. the southerners were the first to demand unit

aden.nd they could easily rally behind him. >> you are talking about certain areas and provinces in yemen. let me draw your attention, and protesters demonstrated the opposition and the support for the houthi rebels. demonstrators accused houthis of staging a coup. they demanded that they be freed from their control, and what happened there, there were counter-protests by houthi supporters and they said they would put forward a declaration dissolving the yemeni parliament and on friday as hash 'em told us rival factions agreed on a transitional council to govern yemen. that was a statement made. see what is happening with both the pro and against demonstrations for the houthis. is this a scenario that will be coupled in other cities as well. >> it will be replicated across the country. to give us an idea about the country, there are areas that are loyal to the houthis. they have the capital. it is divided. you have sunnis - this is why people are divided. when you go south, aden and other a

he escaped house arrest in sanaa and is now based in aden. the houthis dissolved parliament earlier this month and took control of the capital in september. mohamed joins us from aden. what is he hoping to achieve? who will be there? >> reporter: yes, jane during the last couple of days we have seen president hadi meeting with provincial governors in the south but the new development today is that their counterpart -- the governors from the north are coming here to join this meeting today. and that leaves a lot in terms of what's going on in the area here. that means that hadi is serious about rallying behind him. all the opponents of the houthi core in sanaa, at least four provincial governors are a are confirmed to attends maybe more including a presidential aid here with us, we talked to him a while ago and we asked him if this means hadi is making aden a provisional capital and telling the world i am the legitimate president and you should look at this situation in that light. he told me he, president hadi doesn't everyone need to declare

. >> reporter: this is aden yemen's de facto capitol. houthi militia made a coup a few weeks ago and put him under house arrest, but he managed to escape and now he is trying to rule from aden. but the reaction of many here may surprise many. >> translator: aden is the capitol of only the south. we don't want the north here. we want independence. >> reporter: it's not a secret that there is a long history of bitterness between the north and south, so people we talked to expressed apprehension and mistrust. >> translator: there is zero trust between the north and the south. the southerners were the first to demand unity. they control 80% of the country's resources, but have received nothing in return. hady is a southerner, but he doesn't speak for the south, if he does so then we will support him. >> reporter: there is an air of peace and calm in aden. people here hope for a better future and a return to what they perceive to be a better past. the symbol still flies high wherever you look. since the two yemens united in 1990 people here t

they have been asked to come to aden. there are party leaders have been invited to come. for him to have the national support from the zc c -- g.c.c. regional power and for him to move on is crucial. and for a petition >>> at teems there were rallies in support of abd-rabbu mansour hadi. what are you hearing about other parts of the country. >> yes, it's a sign of momentum for abd-rabbu mansour hadi. yesterday the biggest rally, and in five other regions are people taking to the treats in their thousands. in the past it could take months not like this. protests were hushed. people were desperate or they were not really soing a glimmer of hope -- seeing a glimmer of hope. now it seems they've been given and are galvanized is shows the opportunity and helps to create a bigger change in yemen. >> thank you for that. that report from aden >>> a taliban suicide car bomb attack in the capital killed at least two people. another person was injured. the bomber targeted a vehicle from the turkish embassy in kabul, the first known attack on the turkish target in the afghan capital.

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to the south and that could lead to more instability. >> this is aden, yemen's de facto capitol. the houthi militia made the call a few weeks ago and put him under house arrest. but he managed to escape. now he's trying to rule from aiden. but the reaction of people here may surprise many. >> we want opinions. >> people we talk to express apprehension and mistrust. >> there is zero trust between the north and the south. the southerners were the first to demand unity. they contributed 70% of the country's territory and 80% of the country's resources. but they've received nothing in return. hadi is a southerner, but he does not speak for the causes of the south. if he do so and he addresses our problems, then we'll support him. >> there is an air of peace and calm in aden. people here hope for a better future and a return to what they perceive to be a better path. people here tell us that the south was let down, forgotten and exploit: despite the fact that the oil and other natural resources come from here. >> we except for aden only to be a temporary capitol until the brothers in

they said the reason for this was that aden was under occupation, they said by houthi fighters. the second most important thing that came out of that meeting was the formation of some sort of parallel government and administrative structure that would look after the political and security, as well as obviously their administrative matters of all the different cities that the houthis do not control. significantly among them are the oil production cities in yemen. now, what's going to make this succeed or not is whether the international community will back it up, whether the international community which has so far almost the majority of it refused to recognize the houthi group, whether they will recognize this new body as representative of the yemeni people. the statement also called for the reinstatement of the president, who was forced to resign after the houthi's took control of the capitol saying it was not going to recognize any negotiations taking place so long as the houthis were in power, including the u.n. sponsored talks trying to no avail to get a result out of. a sig

let's go live in aden. is this taken seriously there? >> the houthis themselves haven't come out with any reaction so far jane, but at least those involved in the meeting have tried to build this up and hype it up as a significant step. at least on that paper, it is, in that it is the first time that these different political figures, particularly among them are governors and local government figures in several cities that are not under control of houthis have come together and agreed such a plan, obviously for it to be taken seriously does need to have some sort of teeth to it. considering they don't have the same fire power or weaponry as the houthis possibly what they need to give them that is some sort of recognition from the international community and through the united nations. we understand that actually that the u.n., the current motion that they're already discussing has been watered down quite a bit right now and possibly the idea any reference to chapter seven how to is being taken out. that's after the gulf corporation counc

they have moved to aden.y will form a joint lead leadership commitment. >> a ceasefire appears to be hold holding in eastern ukraine. severalplosions have been reported in the contested town of debaltseve in iraq where militia have been making way in the south and northwest of the country. some have been accused of killing sunni civilians. al jazeera has been given exclusive access to one of the groups in salodin province as it prepares for an assault on the isil stronghold of tikrit. a report from the town of zarga. >> reporter: 35 kilometers is tikrit city and the surrounding areas. it's mainly under the control of the it's lammic state of iraq in the levant: this is the zarga marked by a trib u terri of u freight euphrates river. the next is to keep the area clear of isil fighters and prepare for an assault to tikrit. shia militia did are made up of civilians. some have been accused of revenge attacks in the areas they have taken from isil. an allegation this commander denies. >> i am a civil engineer. i h

he can decide to step down or leave yemen from aden. announced their loyalty to president hadi and they expressed their willingness to follow hadi pnl hadi. mohamed val aden. >>> battling fighters based in benghazi. >>> squandering public funds by selling cheap oil to israel. fahmy was first sentenced in 2012 but an appeals court ordered a form retrial later. >>> key border town from boko haram fighters. bege is near the border with chad any niger and cameroon. vegetation is shown in red. an estimated 3,000 homes as well as schools and clinics have been destroyed. yvonne ndege has more from the capital of abuja. >> the capture is a hugely symbolic victory to the nierch army. itnigerian army. two events have taken place in the town earlier this year in january. there were reports that at least 2,000 people were killed by boko haram and the military were accused of turning a blind eye to this. in 2013, similar accusations a smaller number at least 200 people were allegedly killed by boko haram and dumped in a mass grave. authorities were

s special envoy to yemen has arrived in the city of aden to meet the country's president hadi.t hours after the security council said it was backing him as yemen's leader. in a statement released on wednesday the u.n. described hadi as the have legitimate president, he's now in aden after fleeing from sanaa where he feels held under house arrest by houthi rebels. the houthis took power after a coup earlier this month. meanwhile, there have been rallies across the country i in support of hadi. this was the scene early on thursday. hadi also met the secretary general of the gulf corpse council. the g.c.v. is back hadi. >> translator: i talked with his excellency the president on how to make sure yemen doesn't become a place for terrorist and extremist organizations. as to our support, it will continue as before. the g.c.c. leaders are very happy for his excellence is escape. >> let's speak to mohamed who joins us on the phone from. mohamed, president hadi has been quite active diplomatically. meeting with the u.n. special envoy, he's meeting with the head of the g.c.c. what's bee

which implies that aden will be a defactor capital of yes, ma'amep at the moment. hadi's supporters are asking if he has withdrawn his nomination. it dealt a below with the houthis had agreed on a roadmap that suits goals. now talks are stalled. >> we are now talking about a president that's not legitimate. this is a president who counts on the outsiders, on the foreigners. this is a president who refused to deal with the southerners and the sescessionist movement when he was the sole president. so i don't really understand what et cetera trying to accomplish by fleeing to the south and asking them for help: he has pointed to a real issue. he has been seen as a southerner who failed to do much for the south while he head the highest office in sanaa. this means he may need to work hard to win back the hearts and minds of southerners before he can rule effectively from aden. >> it was received with enthusiam. supporters took to the streets in several areas. many political parties and powerful tribes gave allegiance to them. there is an element of frustration among th

joining us live from aden, mohammed, tell us about the statement that has been obtained by al jazeera from hadi? >> yes, president had di was expected to give a statement. every change that took place isn't september 21st, the day that the houthis stormed sanaa should be rescinded considered null and illegal. those appointments were taken by those who overtook the capitol of yemen. he demanded the international community to continue to support the solutions, the gulf initiative and also the terms of the yemeni national dialogue. he said he still abides by those continues conditions, those terms, and conditions and he demanded the immediate release of all the ministers and higher ranking government officials who are still under house arrest, or who have been abducted by the houthies. and he demanded that the dialogue of the national peace talks that had taken place should move to aden, so that everybody can contribute and part in the search for solutions for yemen. it's a list of points very interesting points but he came short on a very specific and very important detail or clarificat

live from aden. al jazeera has obtain what had appears to be the recording of a meeting with about cracking down on protesters. ibrahim said there will will never be another revolution without the backing of the police. he has discussed ways of shooting protesters without turning them into martyrs. al jazeera senior analysts has listened to that audio recording. he's with me live in the studio. what do you make of it? >> they're quite confident comfortable, and also complicit in what is going none egypt nowadays. there is a sense that in a certain order certain chaos and they've been telling the story about the sniper speaking comically about the police and interior services. all in all they're in it for the long hall. they know that there are measures they could take. they're saying that more and more this could look like a military state. >> the security and the military the likes of president el-sisi he remained throughout under morsi and after that, the regime never went anywhere. and remain cont

he is calling for talks to be moved to aden but the houthis have refused that. we understand the talks have been stalled after the news of hadi's escape and rival in aden. the u.n. has not yet given -- the u.n. which is supervising these talks have not given a clear and strong response with regard to what happened. people were expecting jamal ben omar to come here to see mr. hadi but that hasn't happened. at the time, hadi is meeting with top security officials in the south with groafnls and it seems that hegovernors in thispart of the country. there are talks in yemen and in sanaa itself supporting hadi and there is also -- there are calls from the gcc today a statement that for the first time support from the outside the gcc has said that the yes ma'amis have toyes,yemenis have torally behind hadi. they have tried to force the government which last resigned to return to their posts most of them have refused. those who have refused have been threatened by the houthis to be taken to court and to be accused as traitors. that means the houthis are resorting to tou

been demonstrations in aden, fadada and in mareb and several other spots. leading up to this declaration there were several protests that took place even against the houthi forcible takeover. they often came under fire and people were killed and abducted in that protest. divided in terms of the popular response in terms of local governance, mayors across the country said they will refuse to take any orders or decrease coming out of sanaa. a lot of opposition indeed fauzia. >> we know that yemen is already a very divided country. how do you see this playing out among so many divisions? >> those divisions could only increase unless some sort of negotiations or negotiation process is resurrected. even in a popular aspect, the people coming out to protest the houthis being a shia minority has essentially made this power grab. the tribes from mareb the central and northern portions of yemen say they are threatening to cut off electricity supply unless houthis rescind their coup and give power back to the elected government. so that could even make things practic

he gave a declaration from a port city of aden. >> reporter: the yemeni president escaped to aden and drew a harsh response from opponents. >> translation: we are talking about a president who is not legitimate. he counts on the outsiders. this is one that refuses to deal with the southern movement in the elections. i don't understand what he is trying to accomplish by fleeing to them for help. >> he pointed to the fact that he did not give hits statement, but it left many wondering if he was welcome in the powers that be. historically he held the highest power in sanaa. even supporters are confused after his statement, which failed to clarify with the resignation last month is final, or whether he will continue in his post. he said that all decisions, political measures and appointments taken since september 25th when the houthis overran sanaa were null and illegal. he called for the militias to release government ministers and high-nking officials who have been abducted and under house arrest. national dialogue should be maintained and be the basis for legitimacy. he called on the i

for separation from the north, they have been campaigning that this meeting does not take place in adenid they don't want the north exploiting his problems to the south. they have even threatened to we siege the different hotels here in aden to prevent the politicians from leaching their hotels to go to this meeting. in fact, they even cut off some of the roads late on saturday evening. although they haven't claimed responsibility for planting those explosives yet. meanwhile, the political -- on the political front. the gulf corporation council continues its effort to try to put international pressure on the houthis to reverse their coup and their power grab. they are asking the u.n. to adopt a resolution under chapter 7 allowing for international military intervention in to yemen as a way of possibly getting the houthis to rethink their power grab. all of this shows just how divided the situation is. but how violent it is and can get even more violent unless some sort of solution is found very quickly. >>> news out of iraq now where the government has sent reinforcements to al baghdadi

aden so far has been the safest of the main cities.but that could change. >> opposition fighters in the south claims to have taken several towns from the al-qaeda linked al nusra front. it began with a large scale last week. activists and monitors say dozens of people have been killed. >>> still ahead walking in minefields. how people in senegal are paying the price for decades of conflict. plus. [music] >> one of the world's fastest aging nations. we explain south korea's looming population crisis. >> tech know, every monday go where science meets humanity. >> this is some of the best driving i've every done, even though i can't see. >> tech know. >> we're here in the vortex. >> tonight, 5:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> start with one issue. add guests from all sides of the debate and a host willing to ask the tough questions and you'll get the inside story. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". weeknights at 11:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> you're watching al jazeera. a reminder of the top stories. egyptian war

we have more from aid june just a few days after his arrival to aden president hadi has been clear to his supporters and outside world when he withdrew his resignation officially. now he has asked the minister to say come to aden, but many of them are being prevented or most of them by the houthis. one of them tried to drive to aden yesterday, and was arrested by the houthis 100 kilometers south of sanna and sent back to the capitol. in this situation hadi is waiting to see if they can make it here, otherwise his entourage is telling us that he will probably appoint a provisional government here in aden and at the same time, president hadi is meeting with top security advisors, meeting with the provisional governors and making some security arrangements in the presidential compound to make sure no deception happens those arrangements consist have sending back the staff members who belong to northern provinces back home, because some of them might be in presidential compound some might be loyal to the former president or the houthis. he received signs from the outside world of support

abd-rabbu mansour hadi is in a comfortable zone in aden. he has thousands of fighters ready to die for him. >> it depends what he says next. thank you for now. hashem ahelbarra. >>> thousands of protesters demonstrating their opposition and some their support for the rebels demonstrating that houthis are staging a coup. also there were protests by houthi supporters. they said they backed the data which dissolve them as parliament. rival factions great on a people's transitional council to govern yemen >>> the united nations is considering publicly condemning people involved in war crimes in syria. reports of human rights violations continue to worsen. there's a report of bias. james bays diplomatic editor reports from new york. >> the four commissioners have been working, documenting human rights violations for 3.5 years. the situation is worse and worse, but the new report goes further than any of the previous eight ones. after meeting with the security council, they spoke of confidential war crimes. >> can i ask you about perpetrators. wh

. >> at least three people have been killed in yemen's southern city of aden. separatist groups are fight special unit security forces. they reportedly took over a number of state buildings from the special forces. as we mentioned the security council of the united nations has pass add resolution calling on hooti rebels to hand back power. they took the capitol in december and dissolved the parliament earlier this month. the council demand the houthis withdraw. this was the first resolution on yemen since the takeover of the houthis, calling for the withdrawal as well as the return of weapons seized from the government. it demands the release of president hadi, the prime minister and members of the cabinet under house arrest. no sanctions will be applied but the text warns of further set if it is ignored. disappointment was expressed at the resolution. we have the latest. >> extremely disappointing that's what several of the different political parties opposed to the coup, opposed to the houthi power group told us when we asked their view of the resolution. the

he's in the southern port si of aden after being put -- port city of aden after being put under house arrest. the houthis took over power in a coup this month. the security council urged parties to resolve differences though talks. >> there has been rallies across the country in support of harvey. he met the secretary-general of the gulf cooperation council. he says abd-rabbu mansour hadi has the backing of the g.c.c. >> translation: i had talks with his excellency the president, on how to make sure yemen is not a pleas for extremist organizations. support will continue as before. the g.c.c. leaders are happy for his excellency's escape. >> an associate professor of religious studies at the university of california, and says that the support for abd-rabbu mansour hadi is a significant step but the houthi's concerns need to be addressed. >> it's an important move for yemen's international standing and the crisis it's going through. abd-rabbu mansour hadi benefits from the voice of support, and the houthis - this is an opportunity for them to kind of demonstrate to the world that it's n

gulf nations back yemen's president to move the capitol to be near him in aden.nd how south africa is spying on russia. >>> and adultery is no longer illegal in south korea. find out why they changed the law after 62 years. ♪ >>> iraqi forces in anbar province have lost 20 soldiers in a battle with isil filingers. isil has reportedly secured a crucial bridge. iraqi troops have been trying to take baghdadi back from the group. the town was also attacked by isil suicide bombers on thursday. jane is in bagdad and wells us why the area is so important. >> reporter: the iraqi military is continuing to evacuate families from the city of baghdadi amid fierce fighting there. isil has taken according to security sources, a bridge between the city of baghdadi and hadifa that's in that vast western province where tribes combined with iraqi military are trying to fight isil. but it still controls most of the province. and fighting has been particularly fierce around baghdadi. which has a home to u.s. military trainers as well as its coalition partners. according to security

he arrived in the southern port city of aden on saturday, holding meetings with security officials. supporters want him to clarify his position on the houthi takeover and his own legitimacy as president. the governor of aden said the president owes it to the people to stay in office. >> president adou rabbo mansour hadi insists that he will continue to carry out his duties because he has an obligation towards the citizens and the voters in order to implement the transitional phase and the outcome of the national dialogue. this is the important issue that he is concerned with, because he always reiterated that the time has come to deal with the central government that struggles because of the differences of the various parties. it is always about one thing sanna and the neglect of all the other cities in the other districts. he will call for the government to convene in aden with any ministers who can intend until the house arrest imposed on the prime minister will be lifted. >> witness to say a suicide attack in northeastern nigeria say the female bomber could have been as young as

. >>> gulf nation's back the yemen president to move the capitol to aden. >>> i'm here in penang whereoastal erosion has effected the livelihoods of thousands of fisherman. i'll tell you how they are trying to turn that tide around. ♪ >>> welcome to the program. a federal judge in argentina has dismissed a major case against the president. prosecutors accuse her of covering up iran's involvement in a bombing of a jewish center. lucia, so the judge has thrown out this case against the president. how significant is it? and what does it mean. >> reporter: it's very good news for argentina's president. the good news that she has had in a very long time and the timing could not be better. the president gave the last state of the nation speech on sunday -- >> all right. we are having problems there with lucia. we'll try to get back to her later in the program. but for you let's move on. >>> iraqi forces have lost 20 soldiers in a battle with isil forces. iraqi troops have been trying to take baghdadi back from the group. the town is close to an air base used by u.s. and iraqi soldiers which