is sending more troops to fight boko haram. we'll take a deeper look at americ americ americas's -- america's military in africa. >>> more violence in israel tonight. soldiers firing teargas, stun grenades and rubber bullets. the circumstances are becoming all too familiar. israeli authorities say the palestinians were involved in knife attacks although a lot of palestinians question what happened. still, 42 palestinians and 7 israelis have been killed. this has the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff arrives in israel. >>reporter: a flaming tire goes straight through israeli army lines. the occupied west bank city of hebron was on lockdown after two alleged stabbing attempts. palestinian witness to the aftermath recorded this video of the first incident. israeli soldiers stand over a body. a settler looks on holding a drawn pistol. the military says a palestinian man tried to stab the settler but the settler shot him. one school girl said he had no knife and that he was taunting the pal. a female border police agent shot a w

patricia sabga explains. >> boko haram in the west. a.q.i.m. in the sahara. three of many armed group, purely in the quiet build-up of africa. the u.s. military's africa command. >> the biggest concern for africa right now it the spread of jihadist groups, and the country's obviously of most concern are in the ark that goes from nigeria up through libya, tunisia, egypt and then down into the horn of africa, particularly somalia and djibouti. >> launched in 2008, u.s. africa command grows the operational footprint. with cameroon now emerging as the latest deployment area for u.s. troops to assist in the fight against boko haram. according to author nick turs, the u.s. carried out 674 military activities across africa last year, a portfolio that encompasses special operations, humanitarian support, training and coordinating with african nations and intelligence reconnaissance support. the u.s. escalated military presence, effort to tackle the causes of security threats have been less robust. >> case in point - somalia, where the u.s. helped african partners rec

official has confirmed that it is, "to help counter boko haram." the united states is already pretty heavily involved in the region, with some gear being sent to those forces fighting boko haram in the region, all surprising -- training advisers are already on the ground. a lot of money from the united states is already flowing to nigeria, for example, in its fight against boko haram. this comes one day after the united states condemned the latest attacks by boko haram in cameroon, chad, niger, and nigeria. the united states particularly criticizing the use of children by boko haram in its terrorist attacks. this new deployment of u.s. troops appears to be almost a direct result of that. laura: in an apparent nod to recent sex scandals within the roman catholic church, pope francis has asked for forgiveness. thousands broke into applause amonghearing -- applause hearing his remarks. reporter: once again, pope francis has shown he once -- he saving face. about the pontiff made a special request. catechism, begin the in the name of the church, i want

that was before boko haram came and attacked his hometown.e was really able to get his family to -- barely able to get his family to safety at the last minute. >> i was here for many years. i love them for just a fraction of time, so i feel very bad. >> since then, the church next door has reopened. the churchgoers have yet to return. members of the christian community have become more cautious. >> we have over 100 attacks on churches, that have been burnt in this area. [no audio] about the religion. >> this is the city's highest ranking muslim authority. he also had to flee from boko haram, because the terrorist group also kills moderate muslims. since the army's liberation of the city, he no longer sees any conflicts. >> you will find one brother is a muslim and another is a christian and they do not fight. this place is unique. we have no problem. >> but this man in this temporarily rebuild church sees things differently. >> it will take a long time for them to forget about this mission, because of what the children have seen. but graduall

they're being trained to fight boko haram. the soldier who took the photos has asked us not to show his face fearing he could be jailed for speaking out. >> how could somebody be training with ordinary -- >>reporter: the soldier is one of hundreds who were sacked in january for desertion. the president ordered the sacked soldiers to be reinstated to boost the number of soldiers fighting boko haram. this soldier thinks money for fighting boko haram is being stolen. >> it's unfortunate that some people have decided that, that is the only way of making their meals. soldiers also say the army has failed to rehouse their families. these are the living conditions of some of the wives and children of soldiers who have rejoined the army and who have been sent to fight boko haram. there are more than 50 families living here. there's no electricity. no toilets or running water. the reinstated soldiers lost their homes when they were sacked. >> it's not been possible that the claims they are making are true. the previous allegations agai

no one has claimed responsibility but many suspect boko haram.we have this report from the nearby town which was liberated from the militants last november. >> he used to be a hunter. the 23rd-year-old joined a local militia after boko haram attacked his hometown. it has a small university. today he and other 80 civilian militiamen controlled schools ground. >> we are not afraid of boko haram. they always say they are fighting for their religion. so that they can receive their reward in heaven. but we are also prepared to die, and we are the ones who will be rewarded in heaven. >> the army drove boko haram out a year ago, but many are afraid they could return. >> life yourself back to normal, but damages are visible all over town. it will still take a long time until the buildings are fixed, but also until they will be reconciliation between the christian and muslim community. >> back in the p government is developing a new strategy to counter extremism. nigeria's leaders have out to destroy boko haram by the end of the year. >> we do not have an

but it is on a major transit route for boko haram fighters.eople know very well, that one attack is all it takes to erase all that has been done. >>> a south korean pianist has upon a top honor at a piano competition. the contest is held once every five years in poland's capitol warsaw. gerald tan reports. ♪ >> reporter: the piano concerto, the winning performance for this 21-year-old south korean. >> first of all, i couldn't believe it, and now i feel a little worried, because about the future concerts. i don't want people disappointed. first being famous is also good, but i just want to make good music. ♪ >> reporter: he outplayed 77 other contestants to sweep the gold medal and the $33,500 prize. it's one of the very few contests in which musicians play pieces by a single composer. ♪ >> canadian charles richard came in second place. he selected the concerto in f-minus. running since 1927, the competition has launched careers of many young class call pianists, opening the doors for them to play at the world's leading concert halls. gerald ta

is there were reports by locals, that boko haram -- suspected boko haram fighters attacked villages ints of borno state in northeast nigeria. suicide bombers target soft areas, with little or no military -- or rather that confrontation between boko haram and the nigerian military in terms of open warfare. however, we have seen also how over the few months civilians have been taking a lot of heat from these suicide bombers. >>> benjamin netenyahu has blamed a shooting near an illegal jewish settlement on palestinian incitement. an israeli couple was killed when a palestinian gunman opened fire on a car. the shooting come as tensions between israel and palestinian continue. the contested mosque is sacred to both muslims and jews. >>> a passenger plane has been reported missing over indonesia it was on its way to the provincial capitol. a rescue team has been sent to the area. >>> nepal is running out of essential supplies, especially fuel amid tensioned at the border with india. minorities with ties to india, say it discriminates again them. >> reporter: police shoot a protester in south

no one has claimed responsibility for the attack but it's expected the armed group boko haram may beit. on wednesday three suicide bombers killed seven people nearby crossing over to mohamed is riidris joining us to tell us about the death toll it now seems unfortunately to have risen. >> reporter: exactly. more than at least 30 dead and dozens others injured according to rescue officials. now, what actually happened was the suicide bomber detonated his device as muslims were praying in the evening prayer in the didn't in an area. [ inaudible ] and then as people gathered to help those afternooned by the first blast a suicide bombing standing outside the bourque detonated his device and that caused the most damage in the attacks launched last night. >> the announce. u.s. deployment sending a few hundred military personnel to fight boko haram, how does that actually affect the fight against the group? >> reporter: as you know the multinational joint task force as you know is a waiting the u.n. mandate to lawn. and so far the nigeria material has kicked out boko haram in most of the ar

doing to fight boko haram. >> the hope is to retrain nigerian forces to fight boko haram and flood thee with drones. there is a brand-new base in northern cameroon. intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, these are the kinds of things the u.s. will give nigeria and the whole region. there will not be troops on the ground. the u.s. hopes to train more to have the local forces and give them the intelligence they need. >> sreenivasan: nick >> thanks, hari. >> sreenivasan: we'll have more on the security situation in nigeria right after the news summary. tensions between israelis and palestinians flared for another day. a palestinian man wearing a "press" t-shirt stabbed and wounded an israeli soldier in hebron, while elsewhere in the west bank, palestinians firebombed a jewish holy site. violence also broke out in gaza, where israeli soldiers shot and killed two palestinians. all this, as both sides pleaded for international help, at a special meeting of the u.n. security council. >> ( translated ): we come to you today asking the council to urgently intervene to end this aggression a

the attack is believed to have been carried out by the armed group boko haram. they have tar getted a market and a refugee camp >> still ahead, the u.n. pushes its new unity government plan to end years of violence in libya >>> and north korea celebrates the 70th anniversary of the ruling party with a grand military spectacle. it left. >> now old-school methods meet cutting-edge science... >> we've returned this iconic mammal to illinois. >> with a much bigger long-term benefit. >> grasslands have a critical role in climate change. >> it's exciting. >> techknow's team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> this is what innovation looks like. >> can affect and surprise us. >> i feel like we're making an impact. >> awesome! >> techknow - where technology meets humanity. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll

bombs are exploding. >> boko haram attack the town destroying most of it. it's not only the community riching to rebuild. the government is pouring millions into infrastructure, that could be the target of boko haram attacks. >> the damage to infrastructure is massive. with more than 75% of the state requiring help. governments spending hundreds of millions on reconstruction. it's clear it's not enough. >> the amount of damage down is huge. this is not the first time. they are starting anew. military commanders say troops will provide a level of security. >> we have much, more confidence by deploying a truce, but i - a morality. okay. we cannot be part of this. however, we can be in the most - in the nearest. >> reporter: peace and confidence is returning to some areas. this is on a major transit route for fighters. and towns people know one attack is all it takes to erase all that is done. >> reporter: mexico has agreed to relaunch an investigation into the disappearance of 43 students more than a year ago. the government is giving a group of independent e

of course, the finger blame is towards boko haram. we have seen how the nigerian military have pushed boko haram out. since then we have seen a spate of suicide bombings. a few days ago we have seen more than a week ago we saw how four bombs went off in a city and killed several people in that particular place. a few days ago a series of bombs went off. dozens of people were killed. we have seen as boko haram has been here, they are resorting to targeting soft spots. this, we are told, is a busy marketplace. the idea was create so much havoc and create so much damage. people here are telling us that much more luckier for people around this place for this bomb to have taken place in the night. if it had taken place in the day, several casualties, probably hundreds or more killed. this is a very busy area. it's really congested it in the day time. you spend probably 30 minutes to walk a distance of 100 to 400 meters in this particular area. >> okay. thank you. president obama says his country will not be drawn interest a proxy war with

boko haram has increasedly used suicide bombers to target people in the city. 117 people were killedan two weeks ago in wave of attacks there. >> reporter: the attacks came just hours after the nigerian military announced that 80 boko haram fighters have surrendered to the nigerian army. the fighters surrendered because of the increasing pressure being applied on them by nigerian troops alongside coalition forces in the northeast of the country. we have seen over the last few months how boko haram's ability to attack in the northeast has been degraded, but there have been isolated cases of attacks with devastating consequences in the northeast of the country. for example, few days ago there were reports by locals although this has not been confirmed by security services that boko haram fighter attacked in northeast nigeria. we have seen little or no military or rather direct confrontation between boko haram and the nigerian military in terms of open warfare, however, we have seen also how over the last few monks civilians have been taking a lot of heat from these suicide bombers that

>> well, basically the nigerian army has degraded the capacity of boko haram in attacking and holdingerritory in nigeria but what we are seeing now over the past two, three months is increasing number of suicide bomb attacks. initially the army was so successful in destroying some bomb making factories operated by boko haram when they chased them out of towns and villages but again we are saying that boko haram is a resilient force and master of its day and attacking with gorilla attacks on vulnerable communities. so far the activities of boko haram is concentrated in isolated communities which the military is chasing them out ahead of the united nations mandate to the multi national world task force to attack or defeat boko haram the nigerian military with chad are making concerted efforts to see the fighters have been boxed into a corner for a final onslaught. >> all right well thank you very much, bringing us the latest of what is happening there, explosion in a mosque in northeast nigeria, this as fighting and instability continues in that part of the country as he was saying ther

boko haram fighters attacked the towns several times, destroying most of it. the regional government is taking a gamble, pouring millions into infrastructure. that once again could be targets of boko haram attacks. >> reporter: the damage to infrastructure is massive. with most of the state regarding help, government leaders say they are spending hundreds of millions on reconstruction. it's clear, it's not enough. >> the nature of damage done is huge. as such the government can't cope. this is not the first time. >> reporter: now they are starting anew. military demanders say troops provide a level of stability. >> it's relative. we will not, however, we can be in the most - to the nearest of bridges and towns. >> reporter: peace and confidence is returning to some areas, it is on the major transit route to some fighters and in towns, one attack is all it takes to erase all that is done >>> in the philippines the clean-up began in areas hit by a tropical storm koppu, making landfall on sunday causing flooding. the national disaster group says 35 were killed an

mandate to launch and so far the nigerian military has kicked out boko haram in most of the areas theyhas bombed their enclaves and chased them into the forst and some of them are rumors to be on the showers of chad and cameroon is stepping up and chad is also stepping up operations but over the past few weeks what we have been seeing is that boko haram is stepping up its operations as the military ramp up against boko haram and using bombs like this suicide bombs and roadside bombs at strategic locations where a lot of people gather so as to cause maximum damage and have seen these in a number of ways. what people are hoping now is with the presence of the american troops and the drones there probably they will be better intelligence and better at a crisis and they hope this will be shared with troops of the region in their fight against boko haram. >>> researchers found that the ebola virus can remain in bodies of survivors up to nine months and the early findings are inconclusive but cannot rule out sexual transmission of ebola and questions of which the ebola has been contained and

. >> still to come, bolstering the battle against boko haram. the u.s. will send troops to cameroon. >>> in mexico the government tells people to stop complaining. >> welcome back. a reminder of our stop stories here on al jazeera. there has been more bloodshed across israel and explain. israeli forces shooting two palestinians after stabbings. president mahmood abbas has called for international intervention. >>> new restrictions to combat the wave of palestinian knife attacks. theru.s. secretary of state will travel to the middle east shortly to try to calm the violence. >>> and finalizing the agreement that sets out basic air safety procedures for the final with syria. two suicide-bombers are responsible for the attack that left 97 people dead in ankara on saturday. protests have broken out across the country and the government failed to protect the victims of the bombing. >>> u.s. president barack obama said he's sending 300 troops to cameroon to help counter boko haram. the armed group is blamed for suicide attacks in northern cameroon on sunday. we

they were ordered to be reinstated to boost the number of soldiers fighting boko haram. this soldier thinks money is being stolen. >> it's unfortunate that people have decided that's the only way of making a living. >> soldiers also say the army has failed to rehouse their families. these are the living conditions of some of the wives and children of soldiers who have rejoined the army, sent to fight boko haram. there's more than 50 families living here. there's no electricity, toilets, or running water. the reinstated soldiers lost their homes when they were sacked. >> it's not impossible >> army commanders say the claims are untrue. >> you don't have to always train in uniform. >> the soldiers say they can't focus on fighting boko haram until conditions improve. >> i'>> hungry soldiers, no equipment. what's going on here? what's happening to the military? >> well what', what's happeninge military, you need to look back at what happened to the nigerian military in the last 30-60 years. corruption of past military ramsey. because of that culture of corruption, a lot of m

. >>> boko haram suspected of another attack. tell you what the president tells al jazeera about possible negotiations with that group. >>> i'm jake ward in los angeles where a new city ordinance is attempting to protect buildings like these from earthquakes. >> as violence intensifies. >> the growing israeli perception is that no place is safe. >> get the latest news in-depth. >> we should stand up for what we believe and defend ourselves. >> mr. netanyahu is playing with fire. this fire is dangerous for both our people. >> stay with al jazeera for continuing coverage. >>> south korea's president will be arriving at the white house within the next hour meeting with president obama. south korea saying that the u.s. remains their most important ally. they are expected to adopt a joint statement on ending north korea's nuclear programs. >> on the one hand, china has enormous economic ties with the south koreans. and of course we realize that china's leverage of the long term growth could grow, but it is critical for south korea to

. >>> some nigerian soldiers say they are not being given the proper equipment to combat boko haram.cuse army commanders of denying them money and say some officers have stolen equipment. >> reporter: these photos of a military training session were taken by nigerian army solders from the third armored division. without uniforms or equipment, they are being trained to fight boko haram at the nigeria army training center. the soldier who took the photos has asked us not to show his face. he fears he could be jailed for speaks out. >> how could somebody be training with [ inaudible ] how could be somebody be training with ordinary clothes, none of us have a rifle, none of us have a uniform. >> reporter: the soldier is one of hundreds who were zached in january for desertion. this soldier thinks money for fighting boko haram is being stolen. >> the government has the money, but it's unfortunate that some people have decided that is the only way of making their livings. i believe the authorities in question [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: soldiers also say the army has failed to rehouse thei

that while nigeria was fighting boko haram, they needed assistance.istance does not always have to be american boots on the ground. it could be equipment, it could be advice it, could be even moral support. under the previous nigerian government, goodluck jonathan when he asked for help he did he want get it. he was told that boko haram was not a terrorist organization, that he should negotiate with them. >>> still to come in the bulletin, find out how an unusual border agreement between india and bangladesh has left major crime unresolved. >>> and mexico's government got more than it bargained for after telling people to stop complaining. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll credit your account $20. it's our promise to you. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we s

is stepping up its operations as the military ramp up its attacks against boko haram.ticular instance they are using bombs like this, suicide bombs and roadside bombs placed at strategic locations where people are, a lot of people gather. so as to cause maximum damage and we have seen these in a number of ways. what people are hoping now is that with the presence of the american troops and the drones there, probably they will be better intelligence, better surveillance and better. [ inaudible ] and they hope it will be shared with troops of the region in their fight against boko haram. >>> kenya aims to become an industrialized middle income country by 2013 but some informing workers say it won't happen without government support. black smiths fear they are already losing out to product from china. catherine soi reports. the. >> reporter: this is not a job for everyone. you can't help but feel clouded by the clanging of hammers on metal here. roughly 5,000 men and women spends their days toiling in this black smith market near a nairobi is bush. they have created a one

in terms of occupied ground, we gain ground and boko haram is virtually confined. and operations are well coordinated. it comes by the end of there, coinciding, boko haram will virtually be out of the images jungle hold. >> and there'll be more on the programme upfront on friday, at 1930 g.m.t. >> the syrian army launched an offensive in homs. 75 people have been killed. the fighting focussed on two areas. they are on a highway linking the provinces of homs and hamas. the government wants the route brought to the north. it wants to secure a corridor between the coast and damascus. zeina khodr reports >>> the battle in northern homs countryside has begun. rebel-held town are coming under fire. this is a coordinated assault between the syrian army on the ground and the russian air force, the second offensive of its kind since the military intervention of russia, the air force providing support to allies on the ground, as they try to advance into opposition territory. civilians are caught in the middle >>> this is a civilian area. i.s.i.l. is not here. you russian dog

out boko haram in several occasions. al jazeera was there more than a week ago, and so how some of the areas have been liberated. of course, there are fears in those areas. there are fears that boko haram will be conducting its own operations, especially against isolated communities, and we've seen over the last few days how they launched attacks on isolated communities and set up bombs in the northeast killing dozens of people in the particular area. with this development the nigerian army assures it's probably making by the end of october they will definitely crush boko haram. what we see increasingly is the presence of boko haram in isolated communities and now yesterday we've seen them come close to that seat of power here on abuja launching attacks in three different locations. this is sending shivers down the spines of residents of the capital. we're seeing another return of violence to the capital. >> thank you very much for that. >>> staying with africa, the number of regional space? south sudan will triple. they

. >>> boko haram has carried out similar attacks to the past.roup has killed thousands and displaced millions in its attempt to create a strict islamic state. ahmad idris joins us live. tell us more about the aftermath of this latest attack. >> reporter: so far the security would beers or the scene trying to peace together what actually happened last night. a they were will be for a much bigger target when they were asking for direction to his a particular location residents there sort of confronted them, that was when they detonated their devices in quick suggestion session instantly killing four civilians, plus the three suicide bombers. one of the injured -- one of the six people injured taken to hospital died later in hospital. making the total number of dead now to eight. as you just said. >> ahmad, the nigerian army says it has pushed boko haram from the strong holds in the north, why do they continue to zeroing attacks there? >> reporter: we have seen an increase in the number of suicide attacks, not only here but other states, we have se

still to come, every government this in this town was destroyed by boko haram.e report from northern nigeria on how those who remain are rebuilding. >> in baghdad, for the first time since 2008, iraq has not been named the world's most dangerous place for journalists. this move from the top spot is far from encouraging for iraq's press freedom. we'll explain why. >> palestinian's football team gets good news from fifa. we have plenty more in the sport. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll credit your account $20. it's our promise to you. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other way around. >> there'sar nasty bug going around here in doha. that ban ki-moon has met palestinian president abbas in ramallah and called for calm. 51 palestinian

the military ramps up attacks against boko haram.haram is using bombs like this, suicide bombs and roadside bombs placed at strategic locations where people, a lot of people gather, so as to cause maximum damage. we've seen these in a number of ways. what people are hoping now is that with the presence of the american troops, and the drones there, probably there will be better intelligence, better surveillance and they hope that this will be shared with troops of the region in their fight against boko haram. >> on that as i say parties have withdrawn from the electoral pros after repeated fraud allegations. the lead up to sunday's vote was marred by violence. >> vote counting in guinea is slow and frustration rising fast. the population needs to troop about the election results. they asked to postpone elections but they refused. we gave national election commission 24 hours. if we don't get the proper response, we will burn the city. we are not going to listen to the lies of the result. >> preliminary results show the leader well ahe

. >>> without uniforms or equipment, they are being trained to fight boko haram, in niger state. the soldier who took the photos have asked us not to show his face. he fears he could be jailed for speaking out. >> how could somebody be training with ordinary clothes without a rifle? the majority are angry. >> reporter: the soldiers are one of hundreds sacked in january for desertion. president mohammedu bohari. >> some people have decided that is only way of making, i believe the authorities from the area around the training ground. >> soldiers also say the army has failed to rehouse their families. these are the living conditions of some of the wives and children of soldiers who have rejoined the army and have been sent to fight boko haram. there are more than 50 families living here. there are no electricity, no toilets or running water. the reinstated soldiers lost their homes had when they were sacked. the accusations they are making are true in view of the previous allegations against the army leader. >> commanders say the allegations are untrue. >> you don't always have to

the attack was carried out by boko haram according to security forces. what details do we have right now? >>reporter: everything is canceled in this area. the security forces -- [inaudible] >>> the finger right now is being pointed at boko haram by security forces. does that mean the violence is spilling over from northern nigeria into chad? inaudible] [inaudible] >>> thank you. >>> still ahead on the program, the u.s. pushes its new unity government plan to end years of violence in libya >>> the hidden problem of mental health in the philippines where many fear seeking help for fear of stigma. all that and more when we come back. it left. >> now old-school methods meet cutting-edge science... >> we've returned this iconic mammal to illinois. >> with a much bigger long-term benefit. >> grasslands have a critical role in climate change. >> it's exciting. >> techknow's team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> this is what innovation looks like. >> can affect and surprise us. >> i feel like we're making an impact. >> awesome! >> techknow -

but clearly he'd like to see regional efforts being stepped up against boko haram and the fight being take on the the group by the countries in the area. >> sweden has a long history of accepting refugees but some syrians who have fled war have received a cold welcome. >>> and police in new york accused of spying on muslims. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >>> good to have you with us. these are the top stories on al jazeera. palestinian president is calling for international intervention following another day of violence. on wednesday israeli forces shot dead two palestinians after reported stabbing attacks >> there are reports iran is deploying thousands of troops to syria to help the government offensive in aleppo and hama. meanwhile the united states and russians talk air safety. they're engaged in separate air campaigns against isil fighters and opposition groups >> eight arm add ethnic groups have signed a historic peace deal to en

more than two dozen boko haram fighters were killed in the raid. it is not clear whether the children are the same ones abducted by boko haram nearly two years ago now. >>> palestinian president mahmood abbas is asking the united nations for international protection. he addressed the human rights council in geneva this morning amid growing unrest in the region. 63 palestinians and 9 vase have died so far this month. nadim baba with more. >> so far at the united nations human rights council it did not contain any surprises. it contained a repeat of threats by mahmood abbas previously not honor international agreements with israel. if israel didn't honor those same agreements. they said they were already in violation of various agreements since the 1990s. but the urgent matter that mahmood abbas brought up was what he called the need for the international community to establish an international protection force for palestinians civilians. >> what we warned off has happened. the situation of human rights in. occupied palestinian territor ies include e

some somlids say they were not being begin the proper equipment to combat boko haram. army demandsers are denying money meant for food, accomodation and, training and equipment has been stoevenl by some officers. a report from fatos state. >> reporter: these photos of a military training session were taken by nigerian army soldiers from the third armored division without uniforms or equipment, they are being train today file boko haram at the nigeria army training center in niger state. the soldier who took the photos asked us not to show his face. >> how could somebody be training? >> the soldier is one of the hundreds sacked in january for dissertion. this solid things money for fighting boko haram is being stolen. >> i believe the government gets the money but it's unfortunate some people have decided that's the only way of making their millions. soldiers say the army has failed to rehouses their families. these are the living conditions of some of the wives and children of solids who have rejoined the army and who have been sent to fight boko haram. there are more

boko haram fighters attacked this town several times destroying most of it.ly the community that is in a rush to rebuild. the regional government is also taking a gamble, pouring millions of dollars into infrastructure that once again could be targets of boko haram attacks. the damage to infrastructure and homes in the state is massive. with more than 75% of the state requiring help, government leaders say they are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on reconstruction. but it's clear it's not enough. >> the amount of knowledge done is very huge. in such a way that the state government a alone cannot cope. and this is not the first time. >> reporter: now they are starting anew. military commanders say troops will provide some level of security. >> we try as much to renew confidence by deploying our troops, but i -- it's ill relative, because we cannot be everywhere. but we can be in the most -- to the nearest of the towns. >> reporter: peace and confidence is gradually returning to some areas, but this town is on a major transit route for boko haram fight

into in order to defeat boko haram.cials now telling me there are u.s. drones flying overhead, and that intelligence is being given to the nigerian military. they will need that if they're going to meet their own deadline of defeating boko haram by the end of the year. >> ifill: meanwhile, african union investigators in south sudan have laid bare accusations of war crimes, including mass killings and forced cannibalism. the a.u. report says government troops committed the atrocities against ethnic "nuer" civilians in the capital, juba, during a 22-month civil war. the two sides signed a peace agreement in august, but fighting continues. iran will attend international talks aimed at ending the four-year-long conflict in syria. state television confirms foreign minister mohammad javad zarif will lead the iranian delegation at tomorrow's session in vienna. iran has firmly backed syrian president bashar assad, and zarif's deputy made clear today, that hasn't changed. >> ( translated ): we believe that the solution in syria

is stepping up its operations as the military ramp up against boko haram.o haram in this particular instance is using bombs like this suicide bombs and roadside bombs placed at strategic locations to cause maximum damage and seen it in a number of ways. what people hope now is with the presence of the american troops and the drones there probably there will be better intelligence, better surveillance and hope this will be shared with troops of the region in their fight against boko haram. >>> here is what is coming up, on the al jazeera news hour eu offers turkey aid with an unprecedented flow of refugees. we will take you to an annual trade-in china that is the economic lifeline for many in north korea. coming up, in sport the new york mets win a trip home and what happened in their game decider and their championship series against the l.a. dodgers. ♪ first the u.s. is shifting its afghan policy and president barack obama says the war won't end before he leaves office and that american soldiers will stay on until 2017. there are 9800 u.s. troops on the gr

bolstering the battle against boko haram the u.s. is to send troops into cameroon. >>> and it might not be such a merry christmas in china. >>> and the support in sports, the chicago cubs have among the world series in 1908. they made history in this year's playoffs. details coming up a little later with robin. >> the ongoing war in yemen has almost depleted the state's finances. due to stop of oil exports and cash flow. this is aden, recently recaptured by government troops. the government and the central bank have relocated here. employees have been waiting for months to get their salaries. >> i haven't received my salary for the last two months. bank officials say that they're still running out of cash. >> a come decide while queue--a woman died while she was queuing to get her cash. >> withdrawing $2 billion from the central bank to pay their fighters. now officials are left grappling with how to solve yemen's deepening financial crisis. >> we urgently need $100 million to pay employees in aden. >> the area is under government co

how much progress has been mailed in the fight against boko haram in africa?ll, it's been uneven over the past several years, but i think the last few months have been encouraging, particularly because of the emphasis placed on defeating boko haram by the nigerian government and by the surrounding nations. >> general, when americans hear about boko haram, the first thing that comes to mind are the 276 girls kidnapped by boko haram. you had experience training african troops. if something like that happened on u.s. soil or europe, they would move heaven and earth to try and get them back. did you find that to be the case in africa? >> well, i think there was no lack of will, but i think there's also the complexities of geography, lack of infrastructure and security forces, police and i military who were in my estimation probably not quite up to the task. that's changing now. >> you say there are complexities. you are talking about 300 girls, 276 girls, nigeria just rescued other kidnapping victims. how many kids are we talking about that this group may have kid

boy the way, the cross has seen several attacks by boko haram in the past.ticular two, attacks in that occasion, dozens of people killed. now, police, the military and emergency workers are in that area. and they are trying to see what went wrong and trying to see whether or not there are other people who had been hit by this violence overnight. so right now the nigerian military has confirmed the attack and said they are on top of the situation. actually, over the lo last two months or three, we have seen how the military has been able to push boko haram out of most of eights strong hold and what we are seeing over the last two or three months, is a spate of bombing, especially suicide bombings targeting soft areas in northeastern nigeria and those attacks have killed hundreds of people. >>> a a law vowed to find justice for those killed in the malaysia airlines plane that was shot down by a russian-made missile. 38 out of the 298 passengers who tied in the crash last year were australians. dutch investigation has confirmed that m.h.17 was hit by a warhead

. >> the three attacks on the outskirts of nigeria's capital bother the hallmarks of boko haram. two attackers said to have been female suicide bombers, two bombs went off here in the main airport. another same yo simultaneous exn resulted incident more deaths, eyewitnesses saying more than 20 died and some of them could have been saved. >> i witnessed about 20. i confirmed them dead. >> a few hundred meters from there a second device went off. it killed a female saturday bomber but no one else. >> the division has all it takes, the personnel required for emergency response. as soon as the blast happened, they responded. the response time was fast. >> security officials say more could have died if the attacks were launched during the day. >> this is the busiest part of the area, a market and narrow streets. it takes 20 or 30 minutes to pass through here because of traffic, an easy target for boko haram. launching an attack here was to cause maximum damage. >> empty streets and closed businesses, the area will remain cordoned off while reporters carry out forensic examination. mor

president barack obama said that he's sending 300 troops to cameroon to fight boko haram. the u.s. contingent will be conducting airborne surveillance and reconnaissance operations. nigeria is to lead an 8,700 strong multi national force in a fight against the armed group. let's go now to allen fisher. he joins us from the u.s. capital. hi there, allen. what are troops going to do while they're there? >> as you say they're be involved in del venezuela recovering. they were despised by a come more which will take the contingent up to 300. you'll remember back a few months ago when barack obama made his tour of africa he was saying he thought there had efforshould be effort against boko haram. they would like to see chad and nigeria get involved as well. but as they've asked for help up to this point, this is why they've put them on the ground to do the job they need to do. always in support of the regional efforts that have been put into place against beckham had a ram. >> any idea how long this will be? >> i'm informed this is happening. he has to do that under the war powers act a

of the country, where they seemed to be making progress against boko haram. how do they fit in to the much proclaimed progress that the military is making in the north-east. well, the military made progress in the fight against book. according to the chief i spoke to a week ago. he said it went to a particular section of the country. they destroyed all the camps. what we are witnessing now is unconventional war, which boko haram are experts in executing. virtually, when i ask the chief whether he's worried about the incidents or the rising cases of suicide bombs, he said "yes, it's worrying", but they'll do their best, and they hope others will join in and they can deal with the situation. >> thank you for reporting live from outside abuja. >>> more to come in this al jazeera newshour. including top-level talks on libya, rival groups fail to agree on a plan. separatist leaders say that they are withdrawing tanks from some physicians. and we have our first confirmed quarterfinalist of the rugby world cup. robin will have more in the sport, coming up later >>>

no one claimed responsibility, but boko haram worried out similar attacks in the past. the armed group killed thousands. >> suicide bombers, two males and one female came through maiduguri, asking for directions. when people grew suspicious and confronted them they detonated the devices. they killed four people, making a figure of seven. one person died in hospital because of the degree of injuries. it's been an area attacked in the past. two attacks happened. police, the military and workers are in that area, and trying to see what went wrong, and trying to see whether or not there are other people who have been hit by this violence overnight. so right now the nigerian military confirmed the attack and said they are on top of the situation. over the last two months or three, we saw how the military pushed boko haram over the strong hold. what we are seeing over the last 2-3 months is a spate of suicide bombings targetting soft areas in north-eastern nigeria, and those attacks killed hundreds of people. >> south africa's biggest trade union is leading nationwide rallies

for example, a few days ago this has not been confirmed, that boko haram, suspected boko haram fighters attacked villagers. suits bombers would target soft areas, and we've seen little or no military or rather guided confrontation in terms of open warfare. however, we've seen how over the last few months civilians have been taking a lot of hit from these suicide bombs that have been going on in the northeast of nigeria. >> the leader of burkina faso has turned himself in. he sought refugee at the vatican embassy after a stand off between the army and his supporters, who refused to disarm. >> now children in niger are increasingly forced into marriage. it's a practice that is proving near impossible for the government to stop. we have reports now. >> a traditional wedding in the city of agadez. a taureg stronghold. the women are known for their stunning beauty. but behind the celebrations and joy lie days of abuse. poor and uneducated, most of these women have been forced to marry while still children. many are promised to rich nigerians. married an nigerian, but she could not get used t

in the six years since boko haram waged its rebellion, 17,000 people have been killed. >>> now a groupnts in australia is calling on the government to criminalize international parental abduction. every year more than 300 children are stolen by parent and taken overseas. steve chow has the story of one father trying find his daughter. >> reporter: in indonesia, an australian father is dreaming of the moment he gets its daughter back. >> it has been five years since i last saw her face, and i felt every single day, you know? i have counted every single day. >> reporter: six year old kayla was taken by his ex-wife to indonesia five years ago, since then he has had no contact. >> one you have a date you will then leave the vehicle and start the recovery. >> reporter: campbell has hired a child recovery expert to help on his mission. >> we only need a short head start here. six seconds for you guys to block them. >> reporter: australia has the highest rate of international parental abduction in the world. every year more than 3 -- 300 children are stolen. >> if a jumbo jet full of children

. >>> nigeriaia saying troops have rescued more than 200 women and children held by boko haram.fficials saying nearly 200 captives were children, more than two dozen suspected boko haram fighters were killed in the raid. >>> palestinian president is asking the united nations for international protection. he addressed the u.n. human rights council in geneva this morning. 63 palestinians and 9 israelis have died so far this month. >> reporter: for the most part this speech by the palestinian president at the human rights council didn't contain any surprises it contained a repeat of threats by abbas, previously not to honor international agreements with israel if israel didn't honor those same agreements. he said they were already in violation of various agreements since the 1990s. but the urgent matter that he brought up was what he called the need for the international community to establish an international protection force for palestinians civilians. >> translator: what we warned of has happened. the situation of human rights in the occupied palestinian territories including ea

therefore, are people assuming that this is the work of boko haram? i'm afraid we seem to have lofted ahmed idize, reporting live from the outskirts of abuja >>> we'll move on. u.s. president obama says his country will not be drawn into a proxy war with russia in syria. president obama said moscow's air strikes are strengthening i.s.i.l. and driving the moderate opposition into hiding. and he's reiterated the best way to achieve peace would be for president bashar al-assad to step down. >> mr vladimir putin had to go into syria, not out of strength, but out of weakness, because his client, mr bashar al-assad, was crumbling and it was insufficient for him simply to send arms and money. now he's got to put in his own planes and his own pilots. and the notion that he put forward plan and that somehow the international community see it it as viable because there's a vacuum there, i didn't see after he made the speech in the united nations, the 60 nation coalition lining up behind him. iran and bashar al-assad make up vladimir putin's coalition at the mom

. >> reporter: 3 attacks on abuja, all of the hallmarks of boko haram.wo of the stackers were said to have been female suicide bombers. two bombs went off here close to the main airport. another simultaneous explosion targeted a bus station which was attacked twice last year resulting in nearly 100 deaths. this time, some eyewitnesses saying more than 20 died and some of them could have been saved. he witness with 20. they confirmed them dead. >> a few hundred, a second device went off. it killed a female suicide bomber b, but no one else. police responded as quickly as they could. >> thevision has all it takes the respondent respond. >> officials say more could have died if the attacks were launched during the day. this is the busiest part, a market and its narrow streets. on a normal day, it takes about 20s to 30 minutes to pass through here because of traffic, an easy target for boko haram. launching an attack here was to cause maximum damage. >> empty streets and closed businesses. the area will remain cordoned off while authorities carry out forensi