. ♪ saudi-led coalition bombed the weapons depo in the capitol sanaa causing a huge explosion.ently it was targeting a scud missile base for the shia houthi rebels in the mountain and in a separate development yemen foreign minister says thousands loyal to the former president have been killed since the operation started. our correspondent is joining us now from saudi arabia and mohamed let's start with the explosion, what are we hearing now? >> yeah sammy, these explosions perhaps is the biggest that has been documented by the media. we have seen the saudi coalition spokesman everyday showing us the explosions from air but this is the most dramatic one because it has been filmed by the media from close range and has been a huge blast and rocked not only the mountain itself but also a adjacent district and the mountain overlooking the district of western sanaa and also where the presidential palace is located and the concentration of special forces loyal to all former president and we heard from the reports that the windows of residential buildings were smashed and civilians we

the recent target hit military operations including an arms depo. pakistan voted to stay out of the arabian saudi-led airstrikes. despite the violence planes carrying medical aid have landed for the first time since the saudi-led campaign began 17 days ago. we go to former adviser to the last three yemeni prime ministers, joining us in studio, thank you for joining us. what does it look like to you? it doesn't look like the houthis are being pushed back? does it look like they'll disarm and go unilaterally to their stronghold. >> that's what it's looking like right now. i think in the south their future is very bleak, and they're on the run now. >> does this mean that we'll soon see talks between perhaps the houthis and some of their opponents? >> it will depend on the iranian stance. the iranians, if they come to the sense now and think that perhaps it is time for them to stoogeys to come back to the negotiating table and agree to the u.s. resolutions the security council previous resolutions and perhaps those passed today and tomorrow, and then th

we consider the area of sanaa and surrounding and all the depo and in sanaa in the last 24 hours, weted the storage where the -- where we are keeping ballistic weapons and doing this then we will talk about this missiles and also the targeting places in the last few days especially the storage which will see the places they were hiding the missiles itself. in the added area which has been targeted which was a source of the -- where the popular committees are on the ground we will support the brigade who are against the houthi malitias and which they are causing some desections desections. and there will be improvements day by day. there were some activities in areas with the malitias where they are gathering and hiding and then the popular committees are actually searching and looking through the area inside the houses and the storage and the popular committees are continuing with their work on the ground. but the situation is improving. it was initially the target not to be taken over by the houthi malitias and this is a positive indication that the continuation of this operation wh

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. ♪ we begin with breaking news out of yemen where a weapons depo has been bombed in sanaa causing ae explosion. the saudi-led air strike was apparently targeting a scud missile base for the shia houthi rebels and impact from the explosion shattered windows of nearby homes and some had to be evacuated and in a development the foreign minister says thousands of houthi fighters as well as those loyal to former president have been killed since the operation started. and our correspondent is in saudi arabia and let's start with the huge explosions and what is going on there? >> yes, in the mountain overlooking the district of hada where the presidential palace is located and also the concentration of the special forces and forces loyal to president, former president so it's a very interesting target and it has been a spectacular scene and plumes of smoke in the sky and windows smashed in the nearby residential areas, people fighting and fleeing near the place and however there were no reports of casualties in and among the civilian as than is good news perhaps about it. the coalition air

saudi arabia said that it was used by a storage depo on munition depots. >> we'll use sea and air space. this will reinforce our aid work. we'll be able to move aid from djibouti to the to the port. >> mohammed, we hearing is interesting during the course of that briefing, the saudis are very conscious of houthi movements north of sanaa. is it possible that we could see an escalation of fighting than border? >> yes heavy weapons have been noticed moving from sanaa to saada. this is unusual because the bulk of the fighting has been moving from taiz and other areas far away from saada. this is rather a movement of troops and we've seen saudi troops killed there. they also spoke about the death of one saudi soldier on the border. there are fears now by the saudis that fresh attacks will happen on the houthi as the saudi border. one of the main objective in this war is that the war in yemen does not spill over into the saudi arabian territory. the houthis are still set for saudi arabia. >> you said there is a great deal of activity now we know that houthi fighters on the ground and what do

most recent targets are military installations including an arms depo. jordan is said to present a draft resolution to the u.n. next week. it calls for an asset freeze and travel ban. meanwhile pakistan has voted not at a take part in the operation. it's harlment says it wants to remain neutral. we'll take a look at all of these strands in a moment. but first this report from gerald strand. >> reporter: there has been no let up in the fighting. the war in yemen is in its 17th day and the front line is increasingly unclear. witnesses speak of street battles between supporters abd rabbuh mansur hadi and houthi fighters. airstrikes hit a camp of fight fighters loyal to ali abdullah saleh, who also backs the houthies. these pictures show the bombing of a sports stadium in aden that was being used as a houthi ammunition store. >> the use of schools and sports stadiums and civilian installations is evidence of the abnormal behavior of these groups and the actions that are intended to damage the daily life of citizens and infrastructure. >> the houthies reporte

. >> we've had reports that it might have been an explosion inside the weapons depo. this is a huge huge weapons depo in the mountains overlooking the area where the presidential palace in sanaa are located and troops who are loyal to ali abdullah saleh have been located. they want to destroy the military infrastructure, the capability of the houthis and their allies of inflicting harm on the camp and on the saudis as well. ed saudis said that they had observed the movement of military towards the border, and there are fears in saudi arabia that if the houthies are close to the border and are in possession of those weapons they may inflict harm on saudis. scud missiles are dangerous because they can be modified to go very long ranges, and in some instances they can strike up to hundreds of kilometers of distance. like what we saw in iraq. in 1919 when saddam hussein was able to hit cities with missiles. there have been reports of civilian casualties in the blast today. >> and we also heard from the foreign minister who said that thousands of outies and their supporter

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on friday, columns of smoke rose over an arms depo over the capital of sanaa. the republican guard remains loyal to deposed president ali abdullah saleh. strikes have also targeted presidential palace in ta'izz. >> we are the sons of mohamed we reject the houthis. we are willing to sacrifice our money and all of our belongings to defend our land. >> amid the violence are the singles who pay the price. 150,000 people have been driven from their homes and 750 have been killed. 17 educational institutions have also been destroyed.. the country's efforts and main power station have also been destroyed, as well as bridge factories farm lands and modification. mosques. abdullah al-shami, al jazeera. >>> italy is struggling to coach with a new wave of migrants arriving in makeshift boats. as paul brennan report in sicily the migrants continue to sacrifice everything. >> reporter: the sheer numbers involved in the current mediterranean migrant crisis, overshadow the physical suffering they endure trying omake it to europe. this group arrived on the italian island of la

military installations including an arms depo, were among the target hit on friday. 17 days since operationsagainst houthi rebels began. >>> the commissioner for palestinian refugees will go to syria. he'll go to yarmouk near damascus. fighters from isil overran much of the camp last week. >>> in nigeria people are voting for 29 state governors and other state representatives. the ballots are being watched closely to see if president buhari's party will consolidate. he defeated goodluck jonathan two weeks ago. =fplt we go to a former adviser to the last three yemeni advisers. he said there is a risk of a much wider conflict. >> we heard that there are talks between the gcc countries and the russians. the russians would use the veto, they might abstain towards the resolution. but i think again the returns are very much should be in cooperation with the word. the situation is getting quite grave, and we might might be headed to international law if the russians do in the take care of the situation of peace and stability of this very important area. especially in aden, this aid has not--it has

. >> these are ammunition depos and houthi positions the home. they were hit by warplanes. in a strong show of support for the saudis, the u.s. says its speeding up weapons supplies to the coalition. on the diplomatic front china and russia are working on a new resolution. the move is aimed at stopping violence and resuming political talks among yemen's rival factions. >> china is deeply wired about the recent developments about the situation in yemen. we call on all relevant parties to quickly implement a cease-fire and avoid further civilian casualties. china also hopes that all relevant sides can i am security counsel resolutions and gcc proposals. we also call on them to resolve the crisis through political dialogue to restore stability and legal order. >> but on the ground the fighting continues. forces loyal to abd rabbuh mansur hadi say they're driving houthis from arrests why aden saada. the saudi-led coalition said that they'll continue attacks until houthies are pushed out of cities that they control and president hadi is reinstated, a demand that is rejected by t

>> saudi arabia said that it's jets armed an arms depo in yemen, but denies hitting a factory where 20 people died. >> hello there you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up on the program isil comes to the syrian capitol easing large areas of the yarmouk refugee camp in damascus. nigeria's new president promises to heal old wounds after the country's first change of leader. >> it is time for our negotiating partners to seize the moment. >> iran's prime minister said that the they're close to a deal. and the lifting of is a cash cow cow. >> at least 23 people are said to have been killed in the attack. the saudi-led campaign is in its seventh days in its strikes targeting missiles, munitions and ammunition dumps for the rebels. >> reporter: this is what the saudi army said are ammunition dip depots in areas controlled by the houthis. they say the houthis have acquired a huge number of weapons over the past few months. they worry these weapons play be may be used in revenge attacks against saudi arabia. all the targets are devoid. the dairy factor where dozens were kill

around to the north of it and here he hears that there are 120,000 rations waiting by the southside depowhat he hopes to do at that point is to take the night march and go around the union army. they will continue to move into farmville. he gets to farmville, has the supplies issued here, and then cuts south and re-intersect the railroad. that is what he is looking for. as he moves in making his night march to farmville, he plans to go in this direction. late on the evening of april 6 the union calvary pulling hit-and-run tactics. union cavalry would attack and go to the next crossroads. that is basically what happens here at sailor's creek. that is part of tomorrow's talk. keep in mind one thing we point out in our museum. the battle for sailor's creek. think of it as three separate engagements, all going on at the same time. one is a mile from another. there are see -- there are three separate engagements. here you have confederate general richard stuttered you'll fighting against general wright six core. this land on marshall's crossroad, which you can't really see here. that is where

amelia springs he hears there are 120,000 rations waiting here in this town over by the south side depo. rations of meat and mill. taking the night march around the union army he will continue here and move into farmville. hopefully he can get there before the union army tails him. he gets to harmville, heads to supplies issued here and cuts south to keysville and reintersect the railroad at keysville and then continue his march to danville. that's what he's looking for. as he moves though, through amelia springs and making his night march to farmville, he plans to go in this direction. but late on the evening of april 6th union cavalry, pulling hit-and-run tactics -- in other words, whenever they came to a cross road union cavalry attack line of march burn wagon trains, retreat and go to the next cross road that is basically what happens here at sailor's creek. i won't go into any detail on that. that's part of tomorrow's talk. keep in mind one thing we point out in our museum, the battle of sailor's creek, first of all spelled sailors not saylers like a lot of folks do. that's a post-

saudi arabia says the howe hows were using it as a storage depo for munitions and fuel and they have an update on the movement of aid supplies. >> today, the republic has opened up airspace for coalition forces to use. we will use it, sea and airspace. this will reinforce our aid work. we will be able to move aid from the port to the yemeni port. >> monitoring developments from jizan close to the yemeni border. >> reporter: according to the coalition spokesman, heavy weapons and artillery have been noticed, observed moving from sanaa to sadar. this is unusual because the bulk of the fighting is happening in the center of yemen around the city of taiz and, also in other areas very far away from sadr. this is not a retreat, rather a movement of troops and heavy artillery to where the soughted soughteded saudi border. we have seen clashes happening every now and then across that line and we have seen saudi troops being killed there by the howe hows. also the spokesman talked about the death of one saudi soldier yesterday during clashes in the -- on the border. so there are fears now by

. >> saudi arabia said that it's jets armed an arms depo in yemen, but denies hitting a factory where0 people died. >> hello there you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up on the program isil comes to the syrian capitol easing large areas of the yarmouk refugee camp in damascus. nigeria's new president promises to heal old wounds after the country's first change of leader. >> it is