in northern aleppo dig to find survivors. they're picking through the rebel after government airstrikes on friday that killed at least three people. while civilians face bombardment in the air on the ground they dodge fighters. in the latest several fighters on both sides were killed in the aleppo countryside. the province has become a focal point. the different armed groups all operating within it, and ollavingall vying for control. in aleppo the flow of wounded doesn't stop. patients are treated anywhere there is space. on tables, on the floor. exhausted medical teams work for free with the constant fear that they're the next target. >> hospitals in aleppo are suffering from a shortage of medical supplies and appliances which are needed to treat civilians. the shortage of medical staff are worse. needless to say the working crews are not getting paid. >> field hospitals are under pressure as the city's main hospitals are in ruins. this used to be one of the four largest hospitals in aleppo. it is now reduced to republic, me

speaking of aleppo what do we make of these attacks in aleppo and deraa. are these coordinated attacks? >> well some of them are carried out by rebel groups and others are carried out by i.s.i.l., an advance by i.s.i.l. is made east of the country. we understand that they were able to get to see some parts and push government troops out. that's who they are battling over there, government troops aided by forces that are loyal to santa barbara's government. they were able to take control of some neighbourhoods in the neighbourhood, and the fighting is ongoing, and in some areas the fighting pushed some of the government troops to the heart of the city. in aleppo it was rebels belonging to the free syrian army that were able to seize the strategic square giving them access to parts of the city that are controlled by the government as well as the intelligence brands close. and as for deraa, we are talking about 51 different rebel groups uniting together to start the southern storm. the groups include f.s.a. groups, and chose that describe themselves as islami

inside the hospital in aleppo, the flow of wounded doesn't stop. patients are treated anywhere there's space - on tables, and on the floor. exhausted medical teams work for free, and with constant fear that they are the next target. >> reporter: hospitals are suffering from shortage of supplies. the working crews are not getting paid. >> field hospitals are under pressure because the main hospitals are in ruins, this was one of the four largest hospitals in aleppo. medical equipment is strewn across the room in a barrel bomb attack. >> the hospital is significant as it provides most of the surgerical and medical specialists. in the past year and a half. there has been 11 barrel bombs. three others came under attacks. >> with no form of protection, and no health system. the people - makeshift hospitals are the only help they can get >>> it's the final day of campaigning ahead of turkey's parliamentary elections. the ak party is seeking a fourth term. the vote seen as a referendum on their performance. >>> two people died in an explosion at an opposi

attacks by sending reenforcements into key parts of aleppo rather than consolidating in the games theyagainst assad in the last few years, carolyn malone al jazeera. >>> owner of the rana plaza factory complex in daka with murder after it collapsed and killed more than 1100 in 2013. and 41 other people have also had murder charges filed against them. the collapse of the garment factory was the worst ever disaster and if convicted of murder defendants could face the death penalty. a trial of two al jazeera journalists in egypt has been adjourned until thursday and prosecutors failed to produce new evidence against fahmy and mohamed and we sat down with their colleague, peter greste to hear more about the case. >> reporter: four months since peter greste was released from jail and deported but his ordeal is not completely over because technically he is still on trial. >> we all thought once i was released i would be taken off the case and it would be the end of it but the first hearing the judge named me as a defendant and the last hearing is when the judge said i had to appear or risk d

damascus, after two years of fighting for control of the strategic laura moon schwa irrelevant in aleppo now say they have seized that area and taken control of the surrounding government barks in northwest aleppo city. further south syrian action have a tests say rebels have attacks other areas and overnight. 12 people have been killed and at least 70 wound ed in an isil attack on the syrian town of kobane. isil fighters have also stormed the city in northeastern syria overnight and seized control of several districts. a suicide car bomber attacked the city's western entrance, we are joined by a consultant fellow from the royal united services institute, a british think tank for security and defense issues. there has been a lot going on in syria over the last few years hours, let's look at the gains the rebel fighters are making in aleppo and daa r.a. take us through how significant they are. >> well, the aleppo situation is significant in that this is an area the rebels have been fighting for for nearly two years. they are at the western gate of the city and this is where the governmen

>> reporter: in aleppo we understand rebels have been fighting with government forces. have been able to gain control of the strategic part of the district that's called the square, it's close to the government of the barracks as well as to an intelligence branch and the fighters have been fighting to gain control because this think it's strategic that square for around two years so they have taken that as of this morning. as well there has been an offensive launched by rebels most of the rebels there are not from isil, isil doesn't have a presence there, they are free syrian army rebels different ba tail i don't i don't knows uniting together in what they describe as the southern. they have launched a an attack on several rebel-held areas there, it is really contested because half of is in the halts of rebels rebels and the other hands in the government forces. rebels have managed in the last couple of years with the help of weapons from arab countries to be able to take a lot of cities and town on his the border with jordan and israel. now they are fighting for the he

aleppo dig to find survivors. they are picking through the rubble after an air strike on friday killing three people. while civilians face bombardment from the air, on the ground they have to dodge battles between i.s.i.l. fighters and various factions. and the latest - several fighters on both sides were killed in the aleppo countryside. it's a focal point for armed groups all operating within it and vying for control. inside the hospital in aleppo the flow of wounded doesn't stop. patients are treated anywhere there's space - on tables and on the floor. exhausted medical teams work for free and with fear that they are the tart. >> reporter: hospitals are suffering from shortage of supplies. the works crews are not getting paid. >> field hospitals are under protests because the main hospitals are in rue jiftenls this was one of the four largest hospitals in aleppo. medical equipment is strewn across the room in a barrel bomb attack. >> the hospital is significant as it provides most of the surgery wall specialist

the government is fighting in aleppo too. they have troops on the ground but have an advantage with their air force. activists say this is the aftermath of a syrian early attack. government bombs are killing civilians here, too. opposition groups fight on the front line while pushing for new grounds against bashar al-assad's government government, asking for help from the international community. >> the international coalition is supposed to be meeting tomorrow. the big question where are the jets of the international coalition? i think this won't even wait until tomorrow to be frank. those airstrikes really have to start today. otherwise, syrians will really feel that they are really in this alone. >> for now syrian opposition groups are having to focus on defending themselves from the isil attacks by sending reinforcements into key starts of aleppo rather than consolidate the gains they've made against asass in the last few years. caroline malone. al jazeera. >> to the conflict in yemen where local sources say that they hit

they've taken a strategic square in aleppo, after two years of fighting. the opposition fighters are advancing in idlib, close to bashar al-assad's latakia. further south activists say rebels attacked areas in deraa where heavy fighting continues. we have the details. >> reporter: even after five years of war, it takes time for those hit by a bomb to make sense of what happened. this is deraa, close to the jordanian border, in southern syria. the birthplace of the syrian resolution has again been bombarded by air strikes as rebels made gains. rebel faces are calling the latest offensive southern storm. in the alliance of other groups of fighters in the south, it's been formed. they say they have successfully resisted the air and ground offensives by syrian government forces, and now want to capture ground. >> translation: this is the military operation center and announced at the beginning of the southern storm offensive to return people's right and soverignty, we keep our promise to god and the oppressed until we occupy the last inch of lands from the han

meanwhile, in and around aleppo.ment and isil fighters are attacking simultaneously. and in areas like this, the u.s. government said it's heard reports of what appears to be a joints strategy by isil and the assad government. >> the a jim is making air strikes in support of isil's advance on aleppo adding the extremist on his their attacks in the syrian pop lang. we have long seen that the regime avoids isil lines in complete contradictions to the regime's public claims to be fighting isil. >> reporter: opposition fighters say a sat forces are hitting from the south and isil fighters are advancing from the north. one of syria's main opposition groups considered to have limited influence on the ground has also spoken out against the spike in attacks against civilians. >> translator: we are asking all friendly country to his expedite help to areas where the regime and iran and isil are conspiring, what is happening in aleppo is like a nuclear bomb and the world conscience is silent, not evening the coalition planes ca

rebel groups made advances from aleppo and deraa. u.n. envoy to yemen warns that the country is one step away from famine. 21 million people are in need of humanitarian help after months of fighting between pro-government forces and houthi rebels. >> greece's prime minister is in brussels with a new round of talks to creditors, where they could default on a payment and risk being pushed out of the eurozone. let's take a look at what would happen if greece is unable to reach a deal in brussels. well, it could be forced to interview capital controls. more than 26 billion euros have been withdrawn from banks in the first four months of this year. if greece misses that june 30th payment to the i mf it will be the first time a developed country failed to meet its international debt obligations. the default doesn't necessarily mean an immediate exit from the eurozone, it puts serious pressure on other e.u. countries to excel greece. we are joined by an economic advisor from london. it's sounding like there's an absolute stalemate happening now

and from villages in aleppo in northern syria. the former u.s.eneral in charge of coordinating global efforts to defeat isil knows that taken on isil or daesh as it is known is not easy. >> daesh is not an iraqi problem. it is not a syrian problem. daesh is a regional problem reaching global implications. >> isil fighters ripped through the city of mosul last year. the coalition launched airstrikes against isil in iraq and syria but it's ultimate goal is to help iraqi security forces counter isil drain isil's financial resources. prevent foreign fighters were crossing into syria and iraq, undermine isil's propaganda machine. in iraq isil took advantage of the growing frustration of sunni muslims with the shia-led government to recruit for fighters. >> people were suffering during years and years from a very sectarian government. >> for the time being fight something escalating in iraq and jaar. two countries divided along sectarian lines. and plays into the hands of isil. >> in syria 20 people reportedly have been killed and several horse injured

fight each other in neighbouring aleppo. the province is divided. the syrian regime is on the back foot here. it will not give up the coastal province of latakia without a fight. the survival of the bashar al-assad regime and the allowite sect to which he belongs is at stake >>> stay with us violence ahead of the mexican elections >>> a religious festival in the south of pakistan. >>> now, the top stories on al jazeera. the polls opened in turkey parliamentary elections there, and almost 56.5 million are eligible to vote. they are choosing candidates for 550 seats in parliament. a british ship launched a mission to rescue 500 migrants stranded in the mediterranean sea, after 15 rescue missions by a multilateral force on saturday alone, 3,500 were taken to southern italy >>> leaders of the world's seven richest nation are gathering in the south of germany for a 2-day g7 summit. the growing threat of i.s.i.l. greece's debt and the flare up of fighting in ukraine dominates the talks. >> back to turkey where voters are casting ballots to decide how much

but to aleppo i.s.i.l. the attack and that has put rebels on the back foot and focus on southbounding reenforcements to the front lines with i.s.i.l. rather than pushing for new ground carolyn malone al jazeera. >>> we will talk more with the director of the brookings doha center and is live with us now and let's talk about the fight of the opposition in syria. they have had to take on a two-prong fight essentially against i.s.i.l. for the past 18 months and how much has it bogged them down? are they stretched too thin? >> they had momentum until a few days ago and now we are seeing a familiar paton where dosh comes out of other places and also you see the regime doing the same. it's almost as if we are back a year because in late 2013 and early 2014 the opposition fighters were beating back dash and then dash came back with american weaponry and such things from iraq and started to put them on the back foot. what is significant about this is that the opposition had momentum in idlib and was poised i think

meanwhile rebel groups and isil continue to fight each other in neighboring aleppo. that province remains divided. it was "t" would not give up the coastal province without a fight. the survival to the regime and indeed the alawite secretary to which he belongs reminds at stake. >>> earlier three saudi soldiers in the border guard were killed in an attack by houthies on the border. >> thousands of people are protesting in southern germany. demonstrators want action on climate change and globalization. they're expected to try to disrupt talks between world leaders. more than 19,000 police and military are on stand by. dominic kane reports from the town. >> nestling in the mountains of bavaria seen as a retreat for germany's wealthiest. for the next several days it will be host to the world world's wealthyiest countries. they will discuss flash points notably the conflict in ukraine. in recent weeks the fighting has intensified. this summit is the second such that russia has been excluded from. the g 7 group says that russia's role in ukraine makes a meaningful discuss

fight each other in neighbouring aleppo. the province is divided. the syrian regime is on the back foot here. it will not give up the coastal province of latakia without a fight. the survival of the bashar al-assad regime and the allo wight sent to which he belongs is at stake >>> there are reports of new air strikes targetting houthi rebels in yemen and the city of tiaz. al jazeera learns that 17 houthis have been killed in violence in the southern port city of aden. the rebels died fighting against forces loyal to yemeni president >>> a palestinian group says it has carried out a rocket attack on ash call some. the military said the rockets landed in an open area and has not reported injuries much the air force said it struck a tart in the northern gaza strip in response to the attack. >> to mexico up to 40,000 security forces have been deployed ahead of elections on sunday. there has been clashes in parts of the region people vowed to disrupt the midterm vote. adam raney reports on what is at stake for mexico's president >>> president peno nieto

captured the town of palmyra, and syrian rebels are battling for parts of aleppo. the u.s. has though reliable partner on the ground and the state department was quick to dismiss a suggestion na coalition -- that coalition air strikes be coordinate with bashar al-assad to prevent the fall of aleppo. >> we are not going to coordinate with a brutal dictator that massacred so many of his citizens. >> iraq's prime minister expressed frustration with the low-level of support from the coalition and asked for more bombs and guns. one thing he did not ask for was more american combat troops on the ground. >> jamie mcintyre at the pentagon thank you >>> cedric leighton is a former air force colonel and deputy director of the joint chiefs of staff and joins us together. good to have you with us. let's start with iraq and prime minister haider al-abadi adducing the coalition of not doing enough to fight i.s.i.l. is the coalition failing. >> well it's good to be with you as well and to answer that i would say yes at the moment, it is. it doesn't have to be this way. the coalition prove

hama idlib and aleppo. some are so desperate to find food they resort to eating whatever is visible. like in the refugee camp a place blocked off from supplies and aid. in syria we see two types of tactics using food as a weapon of war. the first is parties are confiscating food production and distribution services. farms and markets. the second is that they are impeding access to humanitarian aid. >> formers in aleppo with the help of donors created something more sustainable. there are 4,000 people that need food in this neighbourhood alone. with this pont a growing number of people know where their next few meals are coming from. >> officials are holding peace talks with the fighters and they are meeting in oman according to the government which is operating in exile out of saudi arabia. houthi rebels are holding at least four american citizens captive. the state department says it's doing everything it can to get them out, but will not identify who they are. they are believed to be in yemen's capital ci

they have taken a strategic square in aleppo after two years of fighting. the south heavy fighting continues government-held areas. >> reporter: even after nearly five years of war, it takes time for those hit by a bomb to make sense of what has happened. this is close to the jordanian border in southern syria, the birthplace of the syrian revolution is being bombarded by government air strikes as rebels there make more gains. rebel fighters are calling their latest offensive the southern storm. an alliance of many different groups of fighters in the south has been formed. more than 50 groups including the al-nusra front have joined forces to force syrian troops out of the area. >> translator: we the central military operations center announce the beginning of the southern storm offensive to approve the oppressors, to return people's rights and sovereignty. >> reporter: the syrian military has been hitting the town for a month now. rebels say the jets are backed by iranian and lebanese allies on the ground. despite many setbacks they say they have captured

. >> reporter: turkish fighters have advanced to the out skirts of aleppo province.osition fighters are consolidating their gains in the nearby idlib province. as people return to where isil used to carry out public executions, there are lingering concerns of ethnic biases but they go back home hoping the worst is over. >>> at least 36 civilians have been killed in the past 24 hours during government barrel bomb attacks in syria. a number of residential districts were targeted in aleppo, 19 were killed during evening prayers at a mosque. >>> u.n. investigators have accused both sides of the syrian conflict of targeting civilians. they say the government has dropped barrel bombs in aleppo nearly every day this year and the rebel groups have imposed devastating sieges on towns depriving people of food and medicine. >>> syria's permanent representative to the u.n. in geneva rejects the findings. he said: >>> an air strike in iraq has killed man linked to the 2012 attack on the u.s. diplomatic compound in the libyan city of benghazi. he was an isil fighter and he pentago

meanwhile, rebel groups, regime forces and isil continue to fight each other in neighboring aleppo. that province remains divided. the syrian regime is on the back foot here. it will not give up the coastal province of latakia without a fight. a survival of the assad regime and the alawite sect to which he belongs is at stake. al jazeera. >> saudi arabia said it has shot down a missile fighter across the border from yes ma'am. it was fired by houthi rebels. earlier throw saudi soldiers and board guard were attacked by houthis on the border. meanwhile, the united nations has said that it would hold peace talks between yemen's warring factions in geneva on june 14th. the talks were postponed because of objections by houthi government. the houthies meanwhile want a cease-fire as a pre-condition for talks. >>> much more still ahead for you on al jazeera during half hour. turkey's elections for ruling party. >>> and tackling mental health in nigeria. just because i'm away from my desk doesn't mean i'm not working. comcast business understands that. their wifi isn't just fast near the rou

nothing is being scared, not en aleppo's hospital.yn mcgee reports. >> reporter: with no help and no equipment, these syrians in northern aleppo dig to find survivors. they are picking through the rubble after a government airstrike on friday that killed at least three people. while civilians face bombardment on the air, they have to dodge isil fighters fighters on both sides were killed in the countryside. it has become the focal point for different armed groups all operated within it and vying for control. inside the makeshift hospital in aleppo the flow of wounded doesn't stop. patients are treated anywhere there is space o tables or on the floor. exhausted medical teams work for free and with constant fear that they are the next target. >> translator: hospitals are suffering. the shortage of medical staff has been worse. the working crews are not getting paid. >> field hospitals are under pressure. the city's main hospitals are in ruins. this used to be al sukor hospital one of the four largest. it's reduced to rubble. medical equ

advance on aleppo leading attacks on the syrian population.d that we have long seen they avoid i.s.i.l. lines in complete contradiction to claims publically to be fighting i.s.i.l. >> reporter: the syrian human rights says i.s.i.l. controls half of syria. battle hard earned and well equipped fighters from islamic state of iraq and levante storm an army base. i.s.i.l. has recently seized the ancient ruins of palmyra raising fears they might destroy the site. in april i.s.i.l. blew up artifacts of the ancient syrian capitol in iraq. as the rebels gain more ground government helicopters drop more barrel bombs killing dozens of civilians in aleppo and they search for survivors. despite widespread condemnation assad denies his army is using barrel bombs. four years since the start of the uprising more than 200,000 people have been killed and vast areas destroyed and there are no signs of an end to any of it. i'm with al jazeera. >>> egyptian court delayed announcing a verdict in the trial of deposed president mohamed morsi for two weeks. the court

in aleppo province.osition fighters are also reported to have taken control of the town, south of aleppo. >> more than 45 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in the nigerian city. dozens of others were injured. the attackers walked into the main market for explosive strapped to their bodies. in recent weeks boko haram has carried out several attacks. no one has claimed responsibility for this. allegations made to al jazeera suggest that a marsally is at least one of seven officials who knew where al quaida's chief bomb maker was hiding, despite that he is still a wanted man. the former al quaida operative he became a government informative he revealed the whereabouts of the bomb expert. will jordan reports. >> ibrahim, one of the world's most wanted men. thought on al quaida's top bomb maker he reportedly built the devices devices in the most daring attacks. christmas day 2009. and explosives hidden in a printed on a cargo plane a year later. >> this informant says he is told the yemen governmen

many moving to the west not in aleppo aleppo but the supply route down from it. that could be 300,000 to 600,000 rebels if isis cuts that road off. so much is moving so fast. we heard the conferences like the one in paris, month after month, year after year in four years for syrian crisis in the fight against isis. people are going to be looking for concrete results frankly from this to try to actually turn around what we have seen day by day here. we saw it yesterday. 34 dead iraqi police after the suicide violence north of where i'm standing. something has to change quickly. >> nick thank you. >>> in the pentagon anthrax scandal. the live samples were sent to three additional labs in canada. live anthrax has been sent to 12 states and washington, d.c. and three countries. the samples originated in utah. the inactive strains were to be sent for research. >>> health insurance premiums could increase as much as 30% next year for consumers who purchase policies through obamacare. according to the obama administration carriers are seeking rate hikes in 2016. among t

including aleppo. the civilian death toll conditions to rise, as caroline malone reports. >> reporter: most major forces in the syrian war are involved in fighting parts of aleppo. rebel groups lost towns to i.s.i.l. i.s.i.l. used a car bomb before moving in. i.s.i.l. has released this video, said to be fighters in control of the town. that's in the north of the province near the border near turkey. >> advances are blocking opposition supply routes in turkey and northern syria. kurdish fighters made gains with i.s.i.l. further east. the government is fighting in aleppo. they have an advantage with their air force. activists say, this is the aftermath of a civilian attack in the city of maria. government bombs are killing civilians here too. opposition groups are focussing on the grant line with i.s.i.l. or d.a.e.s.h. rather than pushing for now ground against bashar al-assad's government raising questions about help for the international community. >> the international coalition is supposed to meet tom

report said that there was such an attack on aleppo nearly every day this year.they have used the wednesday in residential areas and have killed people indiscriminately. the report says that the military and rebel groups have put people under siege by blocking off access to food suppliesfood and supplies. >> we do advocate that they stop the use of weapons in particular barrel bombs that have been dropped by government authorities. on the other front the armed groups are using weapons illegally and indiscriminately. >> according to a report issued by the u.n. mediterranean human rights institute women are increasingly being targeted. the group interviewed some who had been arrested by the government between 2012 and last year. they recalled cases of women subjected to abuse and sexual violence while in detention. many confessions made by the women in jail were extracted under torture. the syrian hope rights network say that the they're still in government centers. at least 20% of them are under 81. and there are other cases of child abuse. this was recently seen

province of aleppo remains divided. the syrian regime is on the back foot here. it will not give up the northern province of latakia and the aloite sect to which he is a member. kim vanel, al jazeera. >> two officers carried off by demonstrators in the southern city of oaxaca. several troubled areas in the south to try to keep the peace. the mid terms will provide a test on what they think of the president's rule. enrique pena nieto came to office promising economic development. adam rainey reports from the town of nuevo leone people have seen little of either. despite reforms in education and sectors of oil and telecommunications the poverty remains deep rooted. massacres involving security forces and corruption scandals have made pena nieto the most unpopular president in 20 years. against this backdrop, mid term elections a referendum of sorts on the president the first time independent candidates have been allowed to run. the results could show that traditional parties have lost their strangle hold on the electorate. >> if the electoral sends a clear cut nefn

government is fighting in aleppo too. they have troops on the ground but have an advantage with their air force. activists say this is the aftermath much a of a military attack. opposition groups are having to focus on the front line with i.s.i.l. or daesh rather than pushing for new ground with bashar al-assad's new government. raising questions of help from the international community. >> the international commission is supposed to be meeting again tomorrow, the question is where are the jets of the international commission? this won't even wait until tomorrow to be frank. otherwise syrians will feel as if they are really in this alone. >> reporter: for now opposition groups are having to focus on defending themselves from i.s.i.l, rather than colt theconsolidate the gains they have made against assad. kaycaroline malone, al jazeera. >> translator: we make an urgent call to the neighboring countries to coordinate amongst themselves after the international communities fail to support the coalition to interfere immediatel

. >> reporter: isil fighters capture a village on the outskirts of aleppo.y say they are determined to expand their territory in the northern part of syria. this isil video is said to show life in the city of palmyra. the group controls huge areas stretching from mosul to anbar in iraq and villages in aleppo in northern syria. the former u.s. general in charge of coordinating global efforts to defeat isil knowing that taking on isil or daesh as it is known in the arab world isn't easy. >> daesh is not an iraqi problem. it is not a syrian problem. daesh is a regional problem that is trending towards global implications. >> reporter: the international alliance was formed after isil fighters swept through the city of mosul last year. any coalition launched air strikes against isil in iraq and syria, but it's ultimate goal is to help iraqi security forces stop isil prevent foreign fighters from crossing into syria and iraq undermine isil's propaganda machine. in iraq isil took advantage of the growing frustration of sunni muslims with the shia-lead government to

and in and around aleppo the syrian government and isil fighters are attacking rebels tot. in areas like the u.s. government says it has heard reports of what appears to be joint strategy by isil and the asaad government. the row jet stream is making air strikes. beyond that we have seen they avoided lines and complete contradictions to the claims publicly to be fighting isil. >> the syrian for human rights says isil controls half of syria. battle hardened and well equipped fighters from the islamic state in iraq and the levant storm an army base isil has recently seized the ancient ruins raising fears they might destroy the site. in april isil blew up artifacts of the ancient syrian capitol in iraq. as the rebels gain more ground the government helicopters drop more barrel bombs, killing dozens of civilians in aleppo, rescuers search for survivors. despite widespread condemnation, he denied his army is using barrel bombs. four years since the start of the uprising more than 200,000 people have been killed, and vast areas are destroyed and there are no signs of an end to an

also north, that base is important because it linked to other isil outposts this the provinces of aleppois fighters says they are discovered a tunnel. it is not clear whether fighters used it to smuggle in people from turkey into syria. they have been making gains on the border and have taken baxter story from isil the latest discovery was after they took this post now that the fighting is over, hundreds of families have returns, but despite kurdish forces pushing back there are concerns over the advances they have accused the curds of driving out tribesman. the coalition made a fact finding mission to assess the situation. they were blocked from entering. >> we with were asked to communicate with the ypg forces but they refused to allow members of the fact finding committee to enter. claims that they have a political position and that the committee is biased the fighters deny discrimination and abuse, they say the check points. >> we with share the town as this and for all ypg is for arabs as well as it is for the curds. >> which has accused forces of ethnic cleansing the government con

-led coalition forces are launched more airstrikes and isil strongholds in aleppo province. opposition fighters are also reported to take control of the south of aleppo. >>> turkey's state-run news agency said that two people have died and 100 people have been injured in a rally in the country's southeast. the government denied that the blast was caused by electrical fault. the plasmati happened just days before the turks are due to vote in parliamentary elections. elections. the ruly justice party said that they would be named a success but not all are convinced. >> the produce is fresh and abundant and each with its price tag. the cost of live something on everybody's mind in the run up to polling day. >> we can't make ends meet. our two children on a pension of around $500 u.s. a month. >> at least prices are not increasing every day. >> the party came to power in 2002. since then turkey has enjoyed strong growth, development and renewed prosperity for many. major infrastructure projects became the party's hallmark building more roads trains, airports including this one b

several people were injured on the attack of rebel held areas of northern syrian town of aleppo. >>>tack comes as the northern rebel army of conquest launches the campaign to stay full control of aleppo. >>> and hundreds of syrian refugees who fled to turkey to escape fighting have returned home the border gate has been reopened after i.s.i.l. was ousted from the town of tal abyad. 23,000 escaped to turkey during the battle. >>> two lebanese prison guards have been arrested, the jail in beirut was designed to hold 2,000 but holds twice that number. you might find the report disturbing. >> reporter: these pictures of inmates being beaten in lebanon's rumia prison have shocked many and made this crowd angry. in the northern city of tripoli families of the prisoners and supporters of the muslim selaphy movement, be accuse the military government of delaying trials of their sons. what was revealed in rumia prison reveals what goes on in prisons. >> there's a prisoner who lost his sight because of torture. there's an inmate who was forced to rape his fellow inmate. the majority of lebanes

in syria with intense fighting, we see here in northern aleppo and hasaka provinces. according to united nations comes as al jazeera finds evidence of a troop buildup on the russian side of the russia-ukraine border. a meeting in paris in tuesday and with i.s.i.l. gaining so much ground, model jamjun looks at what we can expect from those talks. >> reporter: with their fighter jets still taking off france's commitment to combating i.s.i.l. still continues. part of the coalition battling the group they are among the countries whose air raids promises to pummel the group. but in iraq the situation remains dire. critics say the coalition strategy is extremely misguided the administrative meeting in paris will make little difference. >> this conference is based on a myth on a dream. that there is still an iraqi army. no, there is nothing like an iraqi army. the iraqi army has been disbanded in 2003. >>> it's journalist nicholas anna, taken hostage for almost a year. >> we are supporting an army that is not reliable and we are dwifg them weaponsaregiving them weapons they

several people were also injured in the attack on rebel held areas in the northern city of aleppo.yria's government has repeatedly denied using the large containers filled with explosives. the attack comes as comes as the northern army launches an offensive to take full control of aleppo. >>> country's most notorious prison now holds more than twice that. they includes high profile priz managers with alleged links to armed groups in nearby syria. a warm that you may find some of the pictures in omar al saleh's report disturbing. >> reporter: these pictures of inmates being beaten in lebanon's prison may shock. feaxtion of the prisoners and the muslim selafi movement is shocking. some rights groups say what was revealed in the prison shows the level of abuse that goes on in prisons. >> translator: there's a prisoner who lost his sight because of torture. there's an inmate who was forced to rape his fellow inmate. the majority of lebanese do not know these things. >> lebanon's government says a full investigation is underway. the minister of interior say two policemen were involved i

positions in northern aleppo in syria, i.s.i.l. strongholds in the towns were targeted.n fighters have reportedly taken control of the towns south of aleppo after heavy fighting with sierranyrian government forces. diplomate warned of possible collapse of state in burundi if a president runs for a third term and u.s. assistant secretary of state was speaking during a visit to the democratic republican of congo for weeks now. john has called for three days of mourning after an explosion at a petrol station killed at least 150 people and many of the victims were taking shelter from heavy rain. afghan cultural heritage set to take center stage and was shocked in 2001 when the taliban blew this up. but now almost 15 years later the valley will become a cultural hotspot after being named the first city of culture in south asia and the pictures show what it looked like before the taliban destroyed them and nicole johnston has more from the valley. >> reporter: well as you may know europe has a cultural capitol ever year and south asia as well and it's a coup for afghanistan an

. >> reporter: kurdish fighters have advanced to the outskirts of aleppo province.he ypg have taken villages from isil control. as people return to the round abouts and streets where isil used to carry out public executions, there are legaling concerns of ethnic biases, but they go back home hoping the worst is over. >>> u.n. investigators have accused both sides in the syrian conflict of targeting civilians. a u.n. commission of inquiry has always drawn up five confidential lists of suspected war criminals. investigators say the government has dropped barrel bombs on aleppo nearly every day this year. the military groups and rebel groups have seized cities depriving people of food and medicine. >>> an isil fighter has been killed, the pen -- three other americans were killed in the 2010 attack in bengz. >>> lebanon's minister has criticized soldiers over a beatening. >> reporter: these men were shown in a leaked video from leb none's prison. they were filmed being beaten kicked and hit, the minister of interior has made them a visit and promised to prosecute the pe

so -- >> and i want to talk about that i i -- i think aleppo is an important issue. to go there because alep so mainly held by -- aleppo is mainly held by the rebels against assad, now aligned with isis. they've been asking for u.s. air support. should the u.s. be doing more to try and protect them, who are now fighting isis and assad? and what's assad gain by allowing isis to invade that city? >> i think assad's position is to narrow the options and say options are me or isis. and to make sure that a moderate sunni opposition to assad's brutal regime is snuffed out. my concern with america's train and equipment mission with moderate sunni opponents of assad is that as we introduce them back into syria as they rejoin the fight in the battlefield without a more proactive american presence and protection from our allies in the reason or from us, i think they will be the targets of assad's unrelent inging aggression and will be easily knocked out. my concern is that if aleppo falls to isis or the moderate opponents of assad who have held much of alep no recent years, ar

fight each other in neighbouring aleppo. the province is divided. the syrian regime is on the back foot here. it will not give up the coastal province of latakia without a fight. the survival of the bashar al-assad regime and the alawite sect to which he belongs is at stake >>> there has been violent anti-government demonstrations in mexico ahead of midterm elections. protesters and riot police fought in the south, two officers carried off by the mob >>> midterms provide a test on what people think of the president's rule. peno nieto came to pafr came to power. as adam raney reports there's a lot at stake for mexico's president. >> president enrique peno nieto. won office promising to reform moex ka. so far, people have seen lit of either. despite reforms, poverty is deep rooted. massacres involving security forces and corruption scandals made peno nieto the most unpopular were the in 20 years. against this backdrop, independent elections, the first time independent candidates have been allowed to run. and shows how parties have lost an stranglehold

. >> reporter: kurdish fighters advanced to the outskirts of aleppo province and backed by u.s.trikes they have taken raqqa under i.s.i.l. control and consolidating gains in idlib province and this is where i.s.i.l. used to carry out public executions there are concerns about ethnic biases and go back home hoping the worst is over. al jazeera. >>> united nations investigators accused both sides of syrian conflict of targeting civilians and say the government dropped barrel bombs on aleppo nearly every day this year and rebel groups seized cities depriving people of food and medicine and commission of inquiry said they had five lists of suspected war criminals. the u.s. air strike in iraq killed a man linked to 2012 attack on the compound in benghazi in libya. and ali was an i.s.i.l. fighter and he says he was killed in a strike on mosul in iraq last week. u.s. ambassador to libya and three other americans were killed in that 2012 attack. lebanon's interior minister promised a transparent investigation into the abuse of inmates at the country's main jail. the video emerged showin

-lead coalition forces have reportedly launched more strikes in aleppo province.osition fighters are also reported to have taken control of a town south of aleppo. >>> more than 45 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in the nigerian city. dozens of others were injured. the attackers walked into the main market with explosives strapped to their bodies. police say they faked a fight to attract onlookers. boko haram has carried out several attacks in the north of the state in recent weeks. no one yet has claimed responsibility for the bombs. >>> still to come on the program. hungry and cared. we're with the italian navy as they rescue frightened migrants from the med -- mediterranean. and the fake while being used to scare off sea lions in the u.s. state of oregon. a real look at the american dream hard earned >>> hello again, a reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera, the former iraqi foreign minister has died at the age of 79 after suffering a heart attack in prison. he was the international face of saddam hussein's iraq for more than 20 years. >>>

and around aleppo the syrian and isil forces are attacking rebel held areas together. the u.s.as heard reports of the two working together. >> they are aiding the extremists on their attacks on the area population. beyond that we have long see the regime avoids isil lines in contradiction to the claims publicly to be fighting isil. >>> the syrian observatory for human rights says isil controls half of syria. battle hardened and well equipped fighters from the islamic state of iraq and the levant storm an army base. isil has recently seized the ancient ruins of palmyra, raising fears they might destroy the site. in april, isil blew up artifacts of the ancient capitol in iraq. as the rebels gain more ground government helicopters drop more barrel bombs, killing dozens of civilians in aleppo. rescuers search for survivors. despite wide-spread condemnations, assad denies his army is using barrel bombs. four years since the start of the uprising. more than 200,000 people have been killed and vast areas destroyed and there are no signs of an end to any of it. >>> now to canada and a

government forces outside of aleppo. it also destroyed several buildings. >>> meanwhile, the refugee camp south of damascus has been reportedly hit by six barrel bombs injuring many people. the camp is home to many palestinian refugees and suffers frequent attacks by syrian government forces and isil fighters. >>> well the 4,000 migrants rescued from the mediterranean in just one day last week during some of the heaviest sea traffic this year. most set off from the libyan coast fleeing violence in the middle east and africa are seeking a better life in europe. we went out on the water with the italian police to get a better look at the crisis. >> it took 16 hours to reach this trip of the mediterranean sea. we're in international waters. the crew has no doubt that somewhere in the vast blue there are helpless migrants stranded. it's just a matter of finding them. the camera combs the water. and here they are. the commander says that there are two boats in the area. as we approach the closest one it becomes here that the

. >>> isil fighters have taken a strategic square in aleppo after two years of fighting. opposition fighters also advancing in idlib. further south activists say rebels have attacked government-controlled areas of the city. our correspondent has more from jordan. >> reporter: even after nearly five years of war, it takes time for those hit by a bomb to make sense of what has happened. this is close to the jordanian border in southern syria, the birthplace of the syrian revolution is being bombarded by government air strikes as rebels there make more gains. rebel fighters are calling their latest offensive the southern storm. an alliance of many different groupers of fighters in the south have been formed. more than 50 groups including the al-nusra front have joined force. the city is highly contested, the eastern half is held by rebels the western by syrian troops. >> translator: we announce the beginning of the southern storm offensive to return peoples rights and sovereignty. we keep our promise to god and the oppressed people that we will continue until we liberate the

they have also controlled parts of a motor way linking aleppo to the mediterranean coast. we have the details. >> they call themselves army of conquest. they appear to be living up to their name. they have taken over a number of villages after intense fighting with regime forces. it gets the army of conquest up closer to the key port of latakia. the assaults began early in the morning with a barrage of firing by heavy weapons including artillery, tanks and machine guns. >> this map of northwestern syria shows why this battle is so important. the syrian regime has already lost control over parts of aleppo and now rebels control the motor way linking idlib with latakia, the ancestral home of bashar al-assad family and his alawite sect. >> the latest rebel gains consolidates their power in idlib. the provincialal capital fell in march. the regime lost control of another key city last month. meanwhile, rebel groups regime forces and isil continue to fight each other in neighboring aleppo. that province remains divided. the syrian regime is on the back foot here. it will not gi

fight each other in neighbouring aleppo. the province is divided. the syrian regime is on the back foot here. it will not give up the coastal province of latakia without a fight. the survival of the bashar al-assad regime and the alawite sect to which he belongs is at stake >>> south korea says it will track the mobile phones of hundreds of people under quarantine to prevent the spread of m.e.r.s. five died from the disease, and 14 cases reported since may. bringing the total numbers to 64. caroline malone reports. >> reporter: the outbreak in south korea is the largest outside the middle east. people are worried, many are wearing masks. >> translation: we should not go near areas where m.e.r.s. patients have been, isn't the virus airborne and isn't it contractible with contact. >> reporter: there's no evidence it can be transferred through the air, but can be transmit by droplets if someone sneezes or touches a surface with infected hands. the virus spread by a man in saudi arabia was diagnosed on may 20th. >> translation: i urge citizens to cooper