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festus was there a mistake for president bihari to say back at the start of this year that boko haram had been quote beaten because several hundred nigerians have been killed by boko haram in suicide bombings and many other attacks since he made that claim let me first of all i've missed the fact that boko haram is detaching from lives you forgot people are still dying after results of it after mexico or is not a literally the numbers are not under a tree that's not me my interest is far cry from where we are coming from this was both around that took this route that developed to talk to pass on that you were out of the all of government of what of that did you think to try to come back to power so when the president took over power and twenty three think boko haram was occupying about fourteen make the government iraq in the not in the actual it was a matter of luck they have to use a lot of local governments and for that you're a long time chart of a part of history three ok i haven't actually and probably capital watch out so you're saying well we're not building if you're saying y

and boko haram fighters in nigeria have attacked two military bases in their fight for control around lake chad large amounts of weapons but also stole the. saudi arabia as a new foreign minister or the former top diplomat the larger bear stripped of his post in a major cabinet reshuffle ordered by king solomon the shake up comes as the international backlash continues over the murder of the saudi journalist. by agents of the kingdom charleville its reports. a former advisor to the late king abdullah a former ambassador to you know. should states and now former foreign minister it was only the second saadi to be appointed foreign minister outside the royal family u.b.s. has been demoted to minister of state for foreign affairs it comes after nearly three months of questions and denials about the killing of journalist. in the saudi consulate in istanbul saudi arabia has faced international backlash including from the u.s. congress who said crown prince mohammed bin son man was responsible for murder during a regional summit earlier this month you beard denied the crown prince's involve

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festus was it a mistake for president bush kerry to say back at the start of this is that boko haram had been quote beaten because several hundred nigerians have been killed by boko haram and suicide bombings and many other attacks since he made that claim let me put. this progress. can from life your father dying of a result of this after mexico or it's not a good number like not me but i think a far cry from where we are coming from this road around the took its route that developed. or not to rob or the government or the right of the people who can't back up our soil well the president took over park twenty three. i don't know about how to make all go back and get out and not only they are clear what i got locked. there have been a lot of local government and cannot get out of the long gun shot. three ok. and probably happy to come without so you'll say no we don't really if you're saying you're winning against boko haram what are. you going to buy raw right now the point we're making it got pretty much progress not remember but progress is wrong how do you get your company so why

time for a short break here not just iraq when we come back boko haram fighters attacked two military bases in nigeria and escape with large quantities of weapons and brazil's military claims success in its yearlong operation to fight crime in rio de janeiro but people say nothing has changed more in that statement. the weather's a lot she fought in trying to southeastern parts of china said not looking too bad in hong kong a little on the coast side having said that further north we have got thickening cloud which will bring some outbreaks of rain and indeed snow in across the region chong day with temperatures at around three celsius on sas day fair bit of snow there which will make its way a little further east which as we go on into sunday heading towards a hot temper here of around a one degree celsius temperatures in hong kong meanwhile we're just not jump to rad sixteen degrees but it's cold enough in hanoi where the cloud on the right says in the top temperature struggling to get into double figures cold enough to across northern india of course with the fog and smoke problems

to nigeria now where boko haram fighters have attacked two military bases in their fight for control around lake chad intense fighting in the fishing town of bagga forced nigerian army soldiers to retreat large quantities of weapons were stolen but recent think trees attacks on military outposts well joining us on the phone is mike edge of four he's acting president of the institute for security studies he was the former director of nigeria's state security service this was clearly a planned then coordinated attack carried out by boko haram how surprised are you that the group can still operate with such impunity well i'm not only surprised very issue remember. not only court that becomes very very they have become more sophisticated in the uproots you know truck in military installations remote we try to create panic mosul where we're going to election you know just who don't believe in democracy so devoted to possible to twerk. proposed that we were sort of searching the park yeah i mean boko haram has repeatedly struck these outposts in recent months so what is the group strategy

thousands of fled the nor the nigerian town of often attacked by boko haram militants the nigerian army says the jihadists new to an international military base in the town and seized a trade for weapons boko haram insurgents have stepped up their attacks ahead of third theories presidential election. now elections are also taking place in the democratic republic of congo on sunday in the country's president joseph kabila says the long delayed call will go ahead despite a decision to suspend polling in some areas until march could be has a blamed an outbreak of the deadly ebola virus that opposition groups say the move is politically motivated. makeshift barricades burned in protest a bad omen for sunday's already contentious presidential election in a country that hasn't held a peaceful one since independence from belgium in one nine hundred sixty now residents in and around benny a city in northeastern democratic republic of the congo may not cast their votes until march the country's electoral commission says that's due to the severe ebola outbreak and rebel fighting that's plagued t

so robin you're watching officer like my headquarters here in doha also coming up boko haram fighters attacked two military bases and by jiri and escaped with large quantities of weapons. also a major development in the shake up in saudi arabia as the kingdom faces pressure of a jamal khashoggi. the war in yemen. plus the teenager born without a hand is transforming the my love of the youngsters. welcome to the program the main opposition in the democratic republic of congo is appealing for carbon the run up to sunday's presidential and parliamentary elections right place and some opposition areas fall for protesters who are angry at being excluded from the vote catherine saw it as more. people in beni in eastern congo take to the streets to protest against the decision by then act all commission to postpone the elections until march next year this is part of a region where health workers are dealing with an epidemic that has killed many that's a reason given for delaying the election as well as security problems. but participate here. that they fade they must exercise their rights th

in nigeria boko haram fighters have attacked two military bases in their fight for control around lake chad intense fighting in the fishing town of barga forced nigerian army soldiers to retreat large quantities of weapons were stolen because iran has recently increased attacks on military outposts of major says more now from accountable. the fighters are surrounded by get around for a number of hours some are talking about more than twenty four hours and battle is ongoing in that area the army can only confirm that yes there's been some fighting but it has not lost control of this town of by god which is a fishing community but some residents who have fled the town are saying that quote unquote is why deep inside the town one particular. resident was saying that they even lead morning prayers this morning in baghdad town but the military is not giving so much details only confirming that one person was killed and that they have on a search and rescue in such an area in indication that probably some of their soldiers have been dispersed bible quote so right now it's still. not clear wh

now fourteen members of nigeria's security forces have been killed in an ambush by boko haram fighters they were attacked just outside of them or to town in northern europe a state nigeria's army says efforts to eradicate boko haram from the area are ongoing the military has been fighting the armed group for nearly a decade i source says it was behind tuesday's car bomb attack on a market in northern iraq the explosion in to laugh and killed two people injured eleven others it's the first attack since iraqi forces recaptured the city from ice or in august last year the husband of a british woman jailed in iran says she's being denied medical treatment despite having discovered lumps in her breast as a means of ari radcliffe was detained by iranian police in two thousand and sixteen she was sentenced to five years in prison for plotting to overthrow the government the family says she's innocent she was running a journalism course in the country the british foreign ministry has been calling for her release and as a means husband says the british government is pushing for the release desp

thousands have fled the northern nigerian town of after an attack by boko haram militants the nigerian army says the jihadists.

also boko haram fighters are trying to military bases in nigeria and escape with large quantities of weapons. and we'll tell you why doctors in zimbabwe are still on strike one month on. welcome to the program the syrian army says it entered the strategic city of man beach after a request from syrian kurds for protection the i.p.g. fears turkish attacks following the u.s. decision to withdraw troops from the area russia has welcomed the move but syrian opposition sources have told our jazeera there's no sign of government forces in the city the syrian army made the announcement on state television although it hasn't yet broadcast and images of its forces in b h. based on the full commitment of the army and the armed forces to assume national responsibility for the imposition of the state sovereignty over every inch of the territories of the syrian arab republic and in response to the appeal of the people in. the general command of the army and the armed forces announces the entry of units of the syrian arab army to be and raising the flag of the syrian arab republic they armed forces

boko haram is the most violent jihad to school in sub-saharan africa. a little fifteen years they've been terrorizing northeastern nigeria and the adjoining states the name can be translated as against western education. the fundamentalists goal is to establish an islamic caliphate. boko haram has killed thousands of people and taken hundreds hostage mainly women and young girls. when the army in this stage of found wanting to carry africans decided to organize vigilante groups and take up bombs.

don't have exact figures of people who have been detained and who died in detention in nigeria boko haram fighters have attacked two military bases in their fight for control around lake chad intense fighting in the fishing town of banga forced nigerian army soldiers to retreat large quantities of weapons and stolen boko haram has increased attacks on the trail recently bangladesh's general election campaign has ended with more violence and arrests the opposition bangladesh nationalist party says nineteen activists have been arrested ahead of sunday's vote and police say a supporter of the ruling elite was killed. in the partial shutdown of the us government is likely to continue into the new iraq to both houses of congress adjourned without agreement a vote on the impasse is expected next week. well those are the headlines the news continues here on out is era of the machines that that's what. date it drives markets creates profits and generates an endless cycle of production and consumption. we live on credit our homes cars schools and government expenditures are financed by borrowing.

the town of baga — that's home to a multinationaljoint task force, set up to tackle the regional, boko haramen protests in the democratic republic of congo at yet another delay in the presidential elections in some parts of the country. the polls were meant to take place on sunday. authorities in the capital, kinshasa, are blaming security concerns and an outbreak of ebola in the east of the country. the government says it is listening to the advice of the electoral commission. the worst clashes took place in the eastern cities of beni and goma. both are areas which are seen as being strongly supportive of the opposition. this footage was filmed in beni. police fired into the air and used tear gas against the demonstrators. voting there was postponed — with opposition parties saying it was a ploy to stop their supporters from influencing the vote. and these pictures are from goma, where police had to clear barricades set up by angry crowds. 0pposition parties have cried foul, and called for a general strike on friday in protest. translation: the lamuka coalition demands that the electoral co

after an attack by boko haram militants the nigerian army says the jihadists looted an international military base in the town and seized a trove of weapons boko haram insurgents have stepped up their attacks ahead of february's presidential election. here in germany the armed forces say they are having a tough time filling their ranks and now the government in berlin is drawing up plans to recruit nationals from other e.u. countries reports in the german media say the defense minister in a phone the lion is especially looking to recruit poles italians in rumanians who live in germany and speak the language the german military open does bear has stepped up its recruitment efforts as part of a broader reset in recent years pressure on biden has increased since u.s. president donald trump warned nato allies that washington could withdraw support if europe did not used military spending. and our political correspondent kate brady is covering this story she joins me now kate what do you make of those reports and how significant would this movie. but it certainly would be a significant mo

in the army there escaping to the state capital my degree of the ten people were killed boko haram attacked a military base in the fishing town of lake chad on wednesday the armed groups trying to capture the area which borders nigeria chad and cameroon tens of thousands of anti-government protesters and marched in the serbian capital belgrade is the latest in a series of demonstrations since an opposition politician was beaten last month critics accuse populist president alexander who teach of curtailing democratic reforms and cracking down on opponents now the mother of a guatemalan boy who died while in u.s. custody says her son was healthy when he left home eight year old philippe gomez along though it's from a remote village about four hundred kilometers west of guatemala city he and his father were detained by u.s. border agents on december eighteenth guthrie no longer says his son reported he was doing well every time he called home. i could never have imagined this he was happy when he left he called me and said he was at the border and he was having chicken for dinner after prayer

nigerian police have arrested a boko haram fighter believed to be the main planner of the two thousand and fifteen bombings in the capital of bhooter on one of the malik and several others who confessed to their roles were arrested in lagos the twenty last killed fifteen people more than thirty thousand people have died of boko haram attacks in recent years millions have been forced to leave northeast nigeria u.s. supreme court judge ruth bader ginsburg is undergone surgery to remove cancer from one of her lungs the eighty five year old is said to be resting comfortably in a new york hospital after surgeons removed two malignant not jewels she had previously had colon and cancer judge ginsburg is the most senior justice on the supreme court's liberal wing. well still to come on al-jazeera one of the biggest grudge matches in boxing just got more personal here will tell you why coming up in sports. culture adored by millions pakistan's most famous cricketer arrived as prime minister on a blaze of national celebration. now one hundred days into his leadership people in power asks whether

the town of baga, that's home to a multinational joint task force, set up to tackle the regional boko haramo elections in the east of the democratic republic of congo, millions of people from the rest of the country will cast their vote to elect a new president. it's an event that could mark the country's first democratic transfer of power since independence. the bbc‘s louise dewast looks back at presidentjoseph kabila's legacy and how it could influence the country's future. presidentjoseph kabila was only 29 when he first came to power it in 2009. there was a lot of hope it would bring a change. he held a negotiated peace deal after africa's worst regional war. re—elected twice, he promised ambitious reforms, from improving roads to creating jobs. many in the capital say they are still waiting for those promises to be the field. translation: he was not able to do what he was mandated to do. he has failed completely. translation: there are roads which are abandoned. we are suffering in our own country. translation: he has subjected us to fighting corruption and looting. why all this anger?

involvement in the country iran can al-jazeera baghdad one of our top stories not touched by boko haram in nigeria on a military outpost we're joined now by our correspondent and the address who is live for us in just bring us up to speed limit on what we know about this attack and how the authorities are reacting to it. well basically for twenty four hours a book was around fighters according to initial reports of the need to stir the town by god some security sources are talking about the possibility of them sending having sleeper cells and by god even before this attack the army has confirmed that two of its positions have been hit and they are they were said last night conducting search and rescue operations signifying that some of its personnel may have been dispersed all of that the army's only confirming one person dead following this particular attack talking about the town itself bugger sits on close to the border with nigeria cameroon and of course chad a republic and it has been very very tense area it was occupied by a book while i'm before before there were chased out and o

most senior justice on the supreme court's liberal wing nigerian police say they've arrested a boko haram fighter believed to be the key planner of the twenty fifteen bombings in the capital a brooch or. and several others who confessed to their roles were arrested in lagos the twin blasts killed fifteen people and injured dozens more more than thirty thousand people have been killed and millions forced to flee from boko haram violence in northeast nigeria. a winter wonderland has been found on the red planet the european space agency's mars express shot these pictures of a creative filled with ice on mars the corollary crater measures eighty two kilometers across and the ice is nearly two kilometers deep while many of us may not have a white christmas mars and martians if there are any will shortly have one francisco diego specializes in astronomy at university college london he says it's not just the pictures that are impressive but the way they are captured as well. it is a very important way of starting mars from orbit we have they must express them honestly a global surveyor as well

government says at least fourteen military and police officers have been killed in an ambush by boko haram the security officers were attacked just outside of the maturity town that's in the northern state of you nigeria's army says efforts to eradicate boko haram from the area are ongoing the military has been fighting the old group for almost a decade. police in the serb run part of both near have a rested several of position leaders and clashed with protests is after the detention of a man seeking out says about his son's death the police are trying to break up a vigil for twenty one year old david judge richer of it whose body was found in a creek in march it was initially ruled a suicide but his father maintains there was foul play months of rallies over the death of expanded to include corruption and the struggling economy. a new museum has opened in senegal tracing millions of years of african history it's also led to calls for the return of african artefacts solan by slave traders nicholas hogg has more from the capital the car. it is under this tree that the story begins three mil

military say efforts to eradicate the armed groups in the area are ongoing they've been fighting boko haram nearly a decade. riot police and have fired tear gas at demonstrators following the funeral of a journalist. set himself on fire in protest at high unemployment and the failing economy he posted an online video complaining the promises of the arab spring uprising seven years ago remain unfulfilled and the ana haunt has more. discontent has been simmering in tunisia for months. they've been messed demonstrations even a nationwide strike to be interesting meant of the soaring living costs and unemployment but it's the death of a journalist on monday that could ignite the anger protestors have been clashing with police for a second day responding to abdirizak silkies online post calling for a revote. this is a call to the unemployed and customer enough let us start a revolution i will demonstrate on my own and i will set myself on fire for eight years i've been trying to find work year after year nothing happens everything is lies. zoellick is funeral drew huge crowds and turned into dem

government says at least fourteen military and police officers have been killed in an ambush by boko haram fighters security forces were attacked just outside town in the northern europe a state nigeria's army says efforts to eradicate boko haram from the area are ongoing the military has been fighting the armed group in nearly a decade the crew of a german ship says this still looking for a port of call after rescuing thirty three migrants in the mediterranean sea three days ago the ship's crew has asked several countries to allow the sea watch three to dock after being ignored by italy malta spain and the netherlands most of the migrants on board are from nigeria libya and the ivory coast. italy's kid ten year airport has reopened after an ash cloud from mount etna is latest eruption forced it to shut down more than one hundred tremors have been felt from the volcano in sicily this week the observatory monitoring mount etna says a new fissure has opened near southeast crater at now which is one of the three active volcanoes in italy has been particularly active since july. it's a bleak f

nigerian police say they've arrested a boko haram fighter believed to be the key planner of the two thousand and fifteen bombings in the capital abuja. and several others who confessed to their roles were arrested in lagos between blast killed fifteen people injured dozens more than thirty thousand people have been killed and millions forced to flee from boko haram violence in northeast nigeria. there are fears of renewed violence in terje christan the eastern region of god no but that sharon has long been opposed to the central government has its own culture and languages but it says it's ignored by those in power in the capital the latest in his series from inside stand charles stratford reports from the horror of where the army was sent in after protests earlier this year. it takes fifteen hours to get to the channel. the capital of the semi autonomous gorno but action region in eastern tajikistan the broken road winds its way through the premier mountains bordering afghanistan the people here have long complained their demands for better infrastructure jobs and respect for their distinct

nigerian police say they've arrested a boko haram fighter believed to be the key planner of the twenty fifteen bombings in the capital a brooch or. several others who confessed to their roles were arrested in lagos the twin blasts killed fifteen people and injured dozens more more than thirty thousand people have been killed and millions forced to flee from boko haram violence in northeast nigeria in southern france one driver has died in a car crash at a roundabout blocked by so-called yellow vest protesters these are live pictures of the mass demonstrations they were triggered by rising fuel prices and are now in their sixth week the turnout in paris appears to have dropped significantly after the government canceled the new taxes but many have kept up traffic disruptions to protest against a manual of their economic policies. the head of the u.n. team tasked with monitoring a cease fire has arrived in the yemeni city of her data on friday the security council agreed to send a team of observers to oversee a u.n. brokered ceasefire between truth you rebels and the saudi immorality bac

off to an attack by boko haram militants and i gerry an army says the jihadists looted an international military base in the town and seized a tribe of weapons we're going to run insurgents have stepped up their attacks ahead of fifty recent presidential election. thailand's government has given its backing to a groundbreaking belong same sex relationships under the proposed legislation thailand could become the first asian country to legalize same sex unions that would be a big step forward for the country's gay community but some say that the law doesn't go far enough in meeting their demand for equality with heterosexual couples. these two want to be in perfect union not only in a workout routine. and. more than just training buddies to pay for their love twelve years ago and they've been together ever since. three times a week they start their day with a workout helps their bodies and their relationships stay in shape. and. on the go all the time working. i think the only time we actually get. together. during morning workouts like. woody is a well known t.v. presenter in thailand f

thousands have fled the northern nigerian town of after an attack by boko haram militants the nigeriany says the jihadists.

residents in bogota and in northeastern nigeria have fled their homes after renewed fighting between boko haram the army they're escaping to the state capital of my degree after ten people were killed because iran attacked a military base in the fishing town on lake chad on wednesday the group is trying to capture the area which borders niger child and camera. a funeral has been held for a two year old yemeni boy whose mother fought for a visa to visit him in a us hospital people gathered to mourn her son at a service in california he had a rain and rare brain disease his mother took legal action of to being denied entry to the u.s. on to the troubled ministrations travel ban on several muslim majority countries she was eventually granted permission just days before her son's death. the us president says major progress has been made towards ending his government's trade war with china donald trump and she's in pain confirm they've spoken over the phone about resulting their differences she have returned he has mono from washington d.c. . very optimistic and positive indications from both donald

they armed group boko haram has overrun two military bases in northeast nigeria overnight attacks took place in the fishing town of aga stormed the bases and engaged troops and intense fighting forcing the soldiers to retreat to third base on the shores of lake chad. about two hundred people seeking asylum in the u.s. spent some of christmas in a parking lot in texas after being sent there by immigration officials in the city of el paso four hundred others were also sent to places including bus shelters the u.s. government shutdown is likely to continue into the new year after both houses of congress adjourned without agreeing on a way forward politicians are now expected to vote on the impasse next week the standoff centers on donald trump's demand for five billion dollars for his border wall in next year's budget which is democrats are only oppose and so the headlines keep it on al-jazeera the crusades an arab perspective is next. in the history of conflict between east and west. the mightiest battle between cristiana to slam. a holy war in the name of religion. for the first time. t

that i've been heard we don't consider the idea of to be any different from the actual bob or from boko haramor any other radical movement we have a situation of terrorists attacking civilians to create mayhem and they've also done it or have also i doubt they were in peacekeepers so whatever doubt and i do understand that. from the population i do understand that i've been there you probably have been there once i've been there close to ten fifteen times i do understand the anger and i will reaction has been to be for our capacity to train and retrain more troops until we reach the objective of defeating these terrorists so whatever i say the left and right or in any. report is not going to hinder. our strategy to combat this this terrorism if this election takes place as planned if you step aside as you say you will what's next or what are you why are you so pessimistic you think about if. it's no longer about being written silly postponed already waiting to see if really will and will it really happen and it does not been repeatedly postponed the problem is that these are congolese electio

president early next year but which of the candidates has the best plan to end corruption and defeat boko haram that's our debate but first after november marked the deadliest month this year for the saudi led war in yemen members of the who thing rebel movement and the country's official government met in sweden this week the u.n. sponsored peace talks but are we any closer to ending that conflict earlier i asked this week's headliner from sweden the u.n. special envoy for yemen martin griffiths. martin griffiths thanks for joining me up front this week in sweden you reached what many are calling a major breakthrough in peace talks between who think leaders and the saudi backed government of yemen are we now a step closer to ending the war in yemen well i certainly hope so it's been seven days of hard work here in sweden both parties who came the governor yemen and. have worked a great deal to achieve these agreements all of which will be published so that people can see what the people what they can expect to happen in yemen i think it's a big step forward but it's the first big step forward

while staying in africa the group boko haram has attacked two military bases in northeastern nigeria the overnight term bush took place in the fishing town of barga fighters stormed the bases and engaged troops in intense fighting force in the soldiers to retreat baccarat has repeatedly struck military outposts in the region in recent months and it's battling for control of a strategic town on lake chad and the dress is live for us in calabar let's just begin with what you're hearing about this attack and its aftermath. well basically the fight itself surrounded by get around for a number of hours some are talking about more than twenty four hours and bustle is on gori in that area the army can only confirm that yes there has been some fighting but it has not lost control of this town of baghdad which is a fishing community but some residents who have fled the town are saying that fighters were deep inside the town one particular. resident was saying that they even let morning prayers this morning in baghdad town but the military is not giving so much details only confirming that one

we don't consider the idea of to be any different from the bob or from boko haram or any other radical movement we have a situation of terrorists attacking civilians to create mayhem. and they've also done it or have also got out they went peacekeepers so whatever doubts and i do understand that. from the population i do understand that i've been there you probably have been there once i've been there close to ten fifteen times i do understand the anger and i will reaction has been to be for our capacity to train and retrain more troops until we reach the objective of defeating these terrorists so whatever i say the left and right or in any. report is not going to hinder. our strategy to combat this this terrorism if this election takes place as planned if you step aside as you say you will what's next or what are you why are you so pessimistic you think about if. it's no longer about being in sydney postponed already waiting to see if you really will and will it really happen and it does not been repeatedly postponed the problem is that these are congolese elections these are congoles

thousands have fled the northern nigerian town of after an attack by boko haram militants the nigerian army says the jihadists sacked the new.

who were kidnapped by boko haram in april of 20,000 14.rybody. ( cheers and applause ). >> trevor: you know, 2018 was so insane, every day felt 10 years long. for a look at all the stories you can't actually believe happened this year, here's desi lydic, and jaboukie young-white. >> thanks, trevor. jaboukie, wasn't 2018 just a blufer crazy? >> oh, i know. i mean, it lasted forever, and we had to drink a ton just to get through it. it was like a straight wedding. >> i know! wait, but had fun at my wedding, right? >> yeah... >> here's a story that feels like forever ago. hawaii got a false nuclear missile alert. >> wait, that was this year? >> yeah, january. those hawaiians freaked the (bleep) out. >> how doha wines even frack out? do they just smash those tiny zooey deschanel guitars? >> yeah, that's what they do. >> you know what else, elon musk shooting his car into space this year. >> what! >> i bet even elon musk forgot that happened had year. dude was stoned for most of 2018. >> true, true. and no judgment, i've gotten so stoned i thou