how much will it go in terms of alleviating djibouti. not much the dire situation, those stranded in yemen, or the refugees here in djibouti so much so that the united nations, the u.n.h.c.r., the refugee agency, and the world food program and others are scrambling to help the plight of those that have been displaced and can say that the situation is so dire that it requires a lot more from the international community. an aid trip is not going to cut it. we spoke to some in the north of the country. they explained how difficult the situation was. >> translation: under the burping sun in an all-but deserted area in djibouti they are gathered. hundreds that have run away crossing the sea. they have two children they are camped out for weeks in unbearable conditions. >> the children are finding it impossible to stay here. some of us are diabetic. some have heart problems we can't cope in the heat. there's no electricity or cold water. >> there are more than 1,000 refugees, the u.n. is struggling to cope. many have been allocated tents. in t

djibouti's government is not optimistic. the foreign minister says his country is bracing for the worse. >> let me tell you we are pessimistic about the prospect of an improvement of that humanitarian situation in the coming weeks and months s. i'm afraid of the repetition of the syrian scenario. that is what we have in mind right now. we are really concerned about the stagnation of the political process. >> as is the case with all wars it's the vulnerable that suffer the most. for the refugee mother whose only power is to comfort a final, all they can do is pray that it turns out better her life than hers. >>> gulf leaders are in the united states for a summit with president obama, two heads of state from qatar and kuwait attended. four others send high-level representatives much the saudi king sent his crown prince instead. the u.s. nuclear deal with iran is high on the agenda >>> eight hezbollah fighters have been killed in fighting with the syrian opposition and happened in the mountain range near the lebanese border. sy

those seeking refuge in djibouti is that the war will end much sooner than that. unfortunately, the foreign minister isn't very optimistic. >> let me tell you we are very, very much pessimistic about the improvement of that humanitarian situation in the coming weeks and month. i am concerned about the syrian scenario. we have that in mind right now the stagnation of the process. >> for a refugee mother whose only power is to comfort her child, she can only pray that his life turns out better than hers. georgiajamal el shael, al jazeera djibouti. >>> conservative mps in the u.k, fresh off a sweeping victory individuals will explain. >> part of our month long look at working in america. "hard earned". >> hello again, the top stories on al jazeera. heavy fighting has broken out in burundi's capital bujumbura fighting those loyal to the coup leader. police in the iraqi capital baghdad say shia fighters have set fire to a community center. the blaze then spread to 30 homes. >>> houthi rebels have voted a ceasefire 12 times since it started on tuesday night. saudi fight

struggle in djibouti. thousands have taken cover. plus. >> i'm florence louie in myanmar, birth rate of some minorities is drawing criticism from some activists. >> hello we begin with the escalating threat from the islamic state of iraq and the levant and its expanding influence across the middle east. a fighters linked to the group have attacked oshia mosque in that country. that bombing as i.s.i.l. takes more territory in syria. according to activist, the group has control of more than half the country. neighboring iraq where the group is also making advances. we'll hear more about that in just a moment but first jarrod tan has the latest on the attack insaudi arabia. >> detonated its explosives inside a shia mosque during afternoon prepares. the force of the blast mangled beams and debris littering the prayer halls. >> the secretary-general hopes that the perpetrators will be be swiftly brought to justice. >> reporter: a group linked to i.s.i.l. is claiming responsibility for the bombing in the eastern region of karkhiv. >> it is

let's go to jamal, joining us from djibouti. we can see behind you, the age ship from iran has docked in djibouti. how much will this aid help to alleviate the problems faced by the refugees there. >> well there's around 200 tonnes worth of aid on the ship. we understand the ship and contents and cargo will be offloaded. the agency will transfer it to yemen, there's a humanitarian situation. there are people suffering food and fuel shortages and other things like that as a consequence of the war. there are yemenis that made it from there to here, djibouti refugees that are suffering. we met up with some of them. they are struggling to cope with over there, and here is the respects. >> under the burping sum in all but an area of djibouti. they are gathered. hundreds crossing the sea in search of safety. this woman has two children and has been camped here for weeks in conditions she says is unbearable. >> translation: children are finding it hard to stay here. some are diabetic some have heart problems. they can't cope in the hea

said it's inspectors have taken charge of an iranian strip loaded with aid supplies docked in djibouti on its way to yemen. it agreed to a inspection. 2.5000 tons of supplies are on board. >>> many are seeking refugee in djibouti. the conditions are desperate. we visited one refugee camp in northern djibouti. >> under the burning son in an all-butt deserted areas. many cross their way across the desert and the sea. >> many are finding it impossible to stay here. some of us are diabetic. some of us have heart problems. we can't continue in this heat. >> there are more than 1,000 refugees here. the u.n. appears to be struggling to cope. many of the refugees still have not been allocateed tents and inside the store room there is not a great deal in the way of food or clothing, for that matter. locals have been dug up digging up sewers the smell is enough to make you throw up. >> the international community has not fulfilled its obligations, especially the gulf. they should come here and see how we're leaving. the heat is unbearable. people are getting sick. >> although they say that condi

we have more from djibouti. >> aid is slowly trickling in to yemen. most of it if not all is coming through djibouti, the arrival of the iranian vessel just the latest from in terms of countries who are sending relief to those stranded inside yemen. for example, they had airlifted 200 tons in the past week alone. however, the situation is extremely dire and the united nations said that much more is needed. not only for those back in yemen where there is a huge shortage of food and fuel and electricity but for the refugees in djibouti. there is a massive sandstorm expected to hit the north of the country in just over a week's time. and in the areas where the refugees are staying there could an spread of diseases and other epidemics. they're hoping that the international donors conference will take place in the next couple of weeks. the u.n. is calling on the international community to react faster. just as the international community was able to agree large parts of it was able to agree in military action in yemen, they really need to start uniting and

deserted area of djibouti they have gathered. crossing the sea in search for safety. vikara has two children. she's been camped out here for weeks in conditions that are unbearable. >> the children are finding it intolerable staying here. some are die bettic, some have heart prbs, we have no problems. we have no water. interholes have been dug up to serve as toilets. tiny cubicles in which horrible smells emanate making you want to throw up. u.n. officials say it is not enough. >> translator: the u.n. communities have not fulfilled their responsibility. >> conditions at this refugee cam amp are dire. the united nations says it's doing its best but with an influx of problems things could get even worse. an international donor's conference is expected to come in coming week sphwhrp we hope that the international community would move forward and provide support. all of the refugees teleus how they were bombarded with scajt mortar fire,constant mortar at a pyre. but they are no means out of harm's way. des could befall them and there

in djibouti. where thousands of yemeni e-ist have takenyemeniistyemenis havetaken refuge. >>> the u.s. has blocked a law that would have ended the nsa's bulk collection of tone calls. >>> we begin with a threat from islamic state of iraq and the levant and its expanding influence across the middle east. fighters linked to the group have attacked a shia mosque in saudi arabia the deadliest attack in more than a decade in the country. according to activists the group controls almost half of the country after taking the ancient city of palmyra this week. >>> the u.s. is facing a change in strategy in neighboring iraq where the group is also making advances. first jerald tan has the latest on the attack in eastern saudi arabia. >> the attack was calculated to cause maximum damage, during friday prayers. showing the force of the blast mangled beams debris littering the prayer prayer halls. >> he hopes that the perpetrators will be swiftly brought to justice. >> reporter: a group linked to i.s.i.l. was

. >> iranian ships loaded with aid supplies have docked in djibouti djibouti. inside . >> size of their victory appears to be even bigger than they anticipated. >> i never have felt happier than this day because we did it. i'm so part of this country. >> i can't brief it. i'm so proud to be irish. you don't get times where you're proud to be irish. but this is one of them. >> even before the official declaration it quickly became clear who had one. all of the political parties back to yes vote back to big business and celebrities. >> i'm proud to be irish today. it's been an emotional journey for those who have been campaigning on this. many personal stories have been campaigning has ended ahead of regional and parliamentary elections. one of the key issues will be the economy. >> this is a country under construction. workers are busy day and night waiving roads. they're also constructing a new light-rail system. this is the first light-rail project in sub-sahara africa. >> the infrastructure of the government's ability to build infrastructure. >> 65,000 kilome

we visited one refugee camp in northern djibouti. >> under the burning sun in djibouti they are gathered. hundreds of refugee who is have runaway from the war in yemen across the sea in search of safety. this woman has two children and have been camped out in conditions that she says are unbearable. >> some of us are diabetic. some have heart problems. we can't cope in this heat. there is no less electricity or hot water. >> the u.n. appears to be struggling to cope. many of the refugees still haven't been allocateed tents and inside this storm room there is not a great deal in the way of food or clothing, for that matter. holes have been dug up to serve as toilets. tiny cubicles out of which repulsive smells emanate making you want to throw up. the u.n. has been providing clean water but refugees say it's not enough. >> the international community has not fulfilled its obligations. they should see how we're living. the heat is unbearable and the children are getting sick. >> they are safe from the fighting in yemen the conditions if in this camp are dire. unless the international commun

yemen and djibouti are separated. it's an important area that links the gulf of aden to the red see, a big jump of oil. what we are hearing is that the forces - the forces made an amphibian landing on the small town which has the same name of the strait heading to aden where they are involved in the fighting. djibouti is close to yemen, and is where the port and others were closed in yemen on the onset of the aerial bombardments >>> we may have to pause. there's a new development in the story. saudi arabia is denying that ground troops have been deployed to aden. in the last few minutes reports that there were ground troops that engaged in fighting. to be clear the saudi arabia is denying that. we will dig and get information on this. obviously if ground troops are involved that's an escalation of the operation. saudi arabia is denying ground troops have been deployed to yemen. a televised trial began in afghanistan of an alleged limping mob. 49 appeared in court in kabul, including 19 men accused of failing to stop t

the heat is unbearable, the children are getting sick. >> in djibouti, they are safe.m the fighting, conditions at the refugee camp are dire. the united nations is doing its best, but with the influx of refugees are continuing. unless the international community acts fast. things could get worse. >> an international donors conference is expected to take place. it will occur in the coming weeks. the camp supervisor tells me it can't come fast enough. >> we call for neighbouring countries to open the door, and hope that the international community will move forward in providing support. all the refugees tell us how they were terrified by the constant shelling, and my the houthis and forces loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh. finding a safe place for the children is all they can think about. now those children are safe, they are by no means out of harm's way. diseases could spread and many have fallen sick. many hope that the world will hear their calls for help. >> as you heard, it is a dire situation. >>> there are reports that doze epsz of syrian -- dozens of

over 4000 have already led by boat to djibouti.ur chief international correspondent reports. >> people reaching the shores of djibouti by boat almost every day, yemen is desperate to escape. this 22-year-old fled with her neighbors. this three month old was born just before saudi-led airstrikes began. she says a relative in the west is their ticket out of war. >> schools are closed. sometimes hospitals. we don't have electricity in our country. >> are you sure that the worst of your journey is over? you are safe now? >> here, not safe, but i'm going to be safe in the united states. >> most get stuck here. we take it boat along the coast to the refugee camp on the hill of the red sea. it looks deserted. but hundreds are hiding in tents from their new enemy the scorching heat here. the arrival of united nations official brings them out in a torrent of anguish. this woman dumps a bucket in front of me. there's not enough to eat me, she shouts, much less eight people. then we spot a familiar face. a bbc team saw him in yemen last month

we have jamal with us from djibouti. how will that aid get to people in yemen jamal?> reporter: well we're here in djibouti as you say, so far the aid has been several cargo planes coming from qatar, via qatar, over 200 tons worth of aid has arrived here. they are dispersing it mainly to the refugees but roughly 70 to 75% we are being told is being put on to cargo vessels and they will pass over to the port of aden in the next 24 hours. a lot of that depends on that truce holding tight. because the main hindrance has been that nobody has been able to safe gourd a humanitarian passage. but we have seen food and clothing be distributed to the thousands of reges here. and many have welcomed this latest development, but what they really want is actually to be able to go back home in a safer better -- environment. >> are they essentially trapped there at the moment until anything changes back home? >> reporter: well, yeah that is the case and what is making it more difficult is djibouti as a country, although it has welcomed refugees previously but it's not very well equip

. >>> dispriptdesperate calms for hem from djibouti. >>> growing calls for united states to change its strategy to defeat them. iraq's deputy prime minister says the problem can no longer be considered a local one. the question now is where they will go next and how to stop them. more than 40,000 people have left ramadi since it was captured by i.s.i.l. earlier this week. they took over the syrian ancient city of palmyra. i.s.i.l. now controls more than half of syria and large parts of iraq's sunni heart land. let's crows over to zeina khodr. how dogs the capture of ramadi affect this? >> well on sun i.s.i.l. captured ramadi, the provincial capital of anbar but it didn't stop there. it is still on the offensive. it hasn't lost its momentum. they managed to take control of towns east of ramadi, hoseba, we understand there is fighting in haldi rvetiondii town. i.s.i.l. just a few kilometers from the military base that the government wants to use as staging base of the take overof the area from i.s.i.l. vowing to defeat i.s.i.l, this is not going to be an easy fight because i.s.i.l. has n

. >> reporter: let's start in djibouti rosalind jordan has been travelling with him. an important part of the world for the states. there's an american base there. what has he achieved as far as security there is concerned. and yemen? >> well at this point there's a conference with the foreign minister is breaking up. mr kerry had to say that they were a critical partner in the fight of what he calls violent extremists [ inaudible ] >>> apologies, we seem to be - to have lost her there. apologies about that. let's go to the saudi capital, riyadh where kerry is headed after leaving djibouti we are joined live from there. what is he planning to achieve. he's trying to get a humanitarian pause in the fighting. any chance of that happening? >> it will depend on how the saudis react and the guarantees for the saudis to achieve some of their goals in yemen. after six weeks of air strikes there's not much the saudis can do, in terms of what the initial goals, ousting the houthis from cities bringing them to the negotiation table and forcing the return or allowing the return

as we saw the report from djibouti. we've seen an escalation in the war. this war has been going on for more than six weeks now. and there have been definite goals of the from the saudis, forcing them to come to the negotiation table and reversing the coup they have staged a few months ago. none of those goals have been achieved so far. it's quite contrary to what saudi arabia has been planning for, and now the airstrikes cannot be as decisive as they thought to be and cannot bring about the results they needed. now saudi arabia needs a new strategy and the government of yemen, particularly after the killing of those scores of civilians today so we have two that are asking for a cease-fire and asking for more war. and the yemenis have chapter seven on their time because the united nations security council has taken resolution 2216 understand charter seven for the houthis to withdraw from the area and stop the fight or face further consequences. now those further consequences are what the yemenis are looking for. it is ambiguous to know whether the they wan

said they have taken charge of an iranian ship docked at djibouti on its way to yemen.y're searching ships to stop arms reaching the houthis. 2.5000 tons of supplies are on board. >>> well, there is a growing humanitarian crisis in yemen. many are fled to djibouti where conditions are desperate. >> aid is slowly trickling. >> they have airlifted over 200 tons in the past week alone. however, the situation is extremely dire. and the united nations say that much more is needed. not only for those back in yemen where there is a huge shortage of food, fuel, and no electricity, but also for the refugees in djibouti. there is a massive sandstorm that is expected to hit the north of the country in just a week's time. and there could be a threat of disease and other epidemics. they're hoping that this international donor's conference will take place in geneva in a couple of weeks. the u.n. is calling on the international community and they were able to agree on military action on yemen they need to start uniting and acting and alleviating the humanitarian suffering both inside

iran cargo ship with aid bound for yemen arrived in djibouti and foreign minister says once the shiphat is carrying food and medical supplies has fully docked it will unload its entire cargo in djibouti and aid will be taken by the world health organization to the port under houthi control. i.s.i.l. has taken control of the last remaining government-held border post between syria and iraq and the group's resent gains in both countries prompted cause in the united states and told washington to rethink its strategy and we report from baghdad. >> reporter: some of these men will be sent deep in the sunni heart land to fight i.s.i.l. others will stay behind to protect it a strategic town that islamic state of iraq and levante tried to control in the past and for the shia men it's not about territory but protecting roots from anbar and southern iraq for attack to advance on holy sites and neighboring sites. >> translator: i volunteered to join this battle to protect our holy shrines and we don't want i.s.i.l. to advance further and threaten the holy sites. >> reporter: a controversial dec

secretary of state john kerry visits nairobi and djibouti in may. they'll bring a message of economical political support. what will not be on offer is promises of military involvement. washington is reluctant to do so since the black hawk down debacle since 1991. such an offer would not be popular. >> the u.s. didn't colonize any parts of africa. they are leaders on the continent, the imperialism of the united states. we do that it gets resonance. we have to be careful about boots on the ground. john kerry's visit will be more about showing moral support and the fight against al-shabab, rather than about the u.s. doing the fighting for them. >>> time to check in with everton for more on the weather. specifically the flooding in australia making live difficult for a lot of people. >> i'm pleased to say things have improved. there's a few weather warnings in force for the eastern side of australia. that is because we have the storm very close by. we have got high seas in place four meter waves is a possibility. brisbane has seen a staggering amount.

rosalind jordan has more. >> reporter: whether in somali djibouti kenya or uganda people in the horn of africa know the threat that is al-shabab. >> it's certainly the most serious security threat in somali which is an important country in the east africa region. we are seeing, over the last three years or so, ever since kenya invaded somali in 2011, it's become a greater threat to kenya >>> al-shabab, what the u.s. calls a designated foreign terrorist organization is not as strong as it used to be. it's been forced out the mogadishu, into the countryside by government troops and forces. it's been targeted by drone strikes. it's still lethal. >> in kampala, uganda in 2010, al-shabab set off bombs at two public screenings at the world cup. more than 70 were killed. in kenya al-shabab struck. in september 2016, 72 were killed when the group stormed nairobi's westgate mall. at the beginning of april, al-shabab fired on students at garisha college. 137 people were murdered. so when secretary of state john kerry visits nairobi and djibouti analysts say he'll bring a message of economic po

so, robin, when he is in djibouti, john kerry will visit the only permanent u.s.e on the african continent. let's look at the significance and what actually goes on there? >> yes, it is a former french base that is now a u.s. naval base. it has been there for a number of years, rosemary, very established. we visited it last year. it's actually the headquarters of what they call combined joint task force, horn of africa, which overseas a number of operation has the you see. and read about in the news. suppose that would include, drone strikes, in somalia, you'll remember nay killed one of our, leaders. last year. it includes, a number of naval operations. such as, escorting ships in and out of the djiboutian harbor. personnel are based there. it is really a very large base with thousands of soldiers. air force. naval, and, and even some marines. >> all right, robin kreel reporting there from nairobi, kenya. thanks to you. we'll take a very short break here on "cnwsroom." we'll be back in just a moment. >>> welcome back to "cnn newsroom," everyone, i'm errol barnett

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now they're starting to use third country nationals for bases in djibouti and other parts of africa as well. >>> the taliban strikes? southern afghanistan killing five people and at 13 policemen and seven soldiers. ♪ ♪ >>> i am richelle carey, you are watching al jazerra live from doha. also on the program. the south sudanese government says its forces have retaken the capital of the oil-rich upper nile state. we'll have the latest on the mass grave found in malaysia. a reporter is headed to the scene deep in the jungle. one year after india's prime minister

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. >>> an iranian ship load loaded with aid is docked in djibouti. have have been border skirmishes.di forces say they responded withal till with artillery shelling. for many conditions are desperate. we went to a refugee camp in obock. >> reporter: in an all been deserted area they are gathered. hundreds of refugees who have runaway from the war in yemen crossing the sea in search of safety. this woman has two children. she has been camped out here for weeks in conditions she says are unbearable. >> for children they're finding it impossible to stay here. some of us are diabetic. some have heart problems. we can't cope in this heat. there is no electricity or hot water. >> there are more than 1,000 refugees here. the u.n. appears to be struggling to cope. many of the refugees still have not been allocateed tents and there is not a great deal in the way of food or clothing. holes have been dug up to serve as toilets. out of which repulsive smells emanate making one want to throw up. the u.n. has set up a vaccination program and is providing clean water but refugees say it is not enou

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. >>> an iranian cargo ship has arrived in djibouti. food and medical supplies will be unloaded and taken by the world health organization to the port under houthi control. >>> iraq is appealing for more international help to fight the islamic state of iraq and the levant. iraq's deputy prime minister says isil's recent capture of the key city of ramada is a big disaster from which iraq's own forces can't adequately fight back. isil continues to edge closer to baghdad. it has now taken the crossing, the last syrian government-held border crossing between iraq and syria, which sits on the main highway. and in syria, isil fighters are reported to have spread across palmyra, going door to door executing as many as 150 suspected assad government loyalists. >> reporter: some of these men will be sent teem into the sunni heartland to fight isil. others will stay behind to protect the strategic town that the islamic state of iraq and the levant has tried to control in the past. for these shia militiamen this battle is not just about recapturin

struggle in djibouti. thousands have taken cover. plus. >> i'm florence louie

. >> refugees fled the war in yemen, and make a plea for help from djibouti. >> a gunfight between police and an alleged drug gang in mexico leaves 40 dead. >>> live pictures from dublin

kerry spoke during a visit to djibouti before he left for riyadh. >> the situation is getting more dire by the day. we are concern beside that. we urged all sides, anybody involved to comply with the humanitarian law, and to take every precaution to keep civilians out of the line of fire out of harm's way, as well as to provide the opportunity for humanitarian assistance to be delivered >>> the u.s. secretary of state john kerry is now in the saudi arabia capital riyadh to discuss the conflict in yemen. let's go distraght to mohammed val with the latest. he's in the saudi capital. a call for a pause in the fighting, how likely is that to be received in riyadh. >> it is interesting that at the time john kerry is coming to call for the ceasefire. the government has sent that letter to the united nations security council asking for ground invasion in yemen to protect civilians and also to force the houthis to comply to the resolutions of the united nations security council. we have two trends that go against each other. kerry is holding the meetings he's had a series of those meetings with

direction hub into djibouti. >> the u.s. secretary of state has met with the russian president for the first time since the ukraine crisis in 2013. they would discuss ukraine yemen and libya. there was all that talk and few results. >> john kerry's first engagement in sochi was at the resort memorial. so this was the u.s. government's opportunity to honor russia's role in defeating the nazis. then at least eight hours of diplomacy began first a meeting with foreign minister sergei lavrov. and then to the president's sochi residence to speak with vladimir putin. there was a long list of talking points, and it is a sign of how flawed the russian-u.s. relations are. there was just talking. >> we didn't come here with an expectation that we were going to define a specific path forward with respect to one crisis to another or have a major break through. we came here purposely to have a full open dialogue with russia's leaders. >> it seems that they required the lyon the lion share of the discussion. >> if and when minsk is fully

. >>> and iranian cargo ship loaded with aid for yemen has arrived to djibouti. it will be unloaded and taken by the u.n.'s world food program taken to the port under houthi control. it is full of rice, wheat and canned fish. >>> the u.s. said it has no plans to offer strategy in the fight against isil despite iraqi figures calling for changes. they say the current operation was failing to stop isil but other reports from washington, d.c. the u.s. sees no alternative for the moment. >> they're ready to fight and perhaps to die. iraqi shia militiamen ready to take on isil. it's a controversial division to send them to the sunni province, but the iraqi government is running out of options. the country's vice president say the airstrikes simply are not working. >> the international coalition meets and retreats. there is no good news from the coalition and there is no strategy. i ask the iraqi leaders to put a strategy together. the coalition meets but without any results. the airstrikes do not solve the problem. >> it's been a bad week for the u.s.-led coalition. u.

iran cargo ship banned for yemen is in djibouti and said the cargo of food and medical supply also beoaded and taken by the world health organization taken to the port under houthi control. ♪ now iraq is appealing for help to fight islamic state in iraq and the levante and deputy prime minister says i.s.i.l.'s resent capture of the key city of ramadi is quote a big disaster from which iraq's forces cannot adequately fight back and i.s.i.l. continues to edge closer to baghdad. it's now taken the crossing the last syrian held border crossing between iraq and syria which sits on the main highway between baghdad and damascus and in syria itself i.s.i.l. fighters are reported to have spread across the ancient city of palmyra going door to door executing as many as 150 suspected assad government loyals and we report now from baghdad. >> reporter: some of these men will be sent deep into iraq sunni heart land to fight i.s.i.l. others will stay behind to protect it a strategic town that iraq and levante has tried to control in the past and for the malitia men it's not just about recapturing t

iran cargo ship loaded with aid bound for yemen has arrived in djibouti. foreign ministry says once the ship that is carrying food and medical supplies is fully docked it will be delivered to yemen's port which is under houthi control. a leading aid agency is warning that the humanitarian situation in south sudan is deteriorating at alarming rate and doctors without borders says there is escalation in three states in upper nile and two other states and health centers are destroyed and the distribution of much-needed aid suspended. >> we have seen an escalation and continued use of violence against civilians. medical care and essential humanitarian care has been reduced. hospitals have been closed. medical staff have been evacuated. throughout this violence we see more people moving to the protection offensive yanukovich -- offensive and communication within the sites and approaching a wet season are all extremely concerning. >> we will speak to catherine live from nairobi from the press conference and we heard harrowing details of what people are experienc

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also coming up we are in djibouti, with refugees from yemen as a humanitarian ceasefire in their own country barely holds >>> many people in nepal whose houses withstood massive earthquakes are still afraid

mostly djibouti tribes. i saw that they are for a very long time.that area was not taken back until the pmu supported the role as well. that is the iraqi security forces. what you saw is the pmu had a different reaction with regard to the treatment. we have to point that out. the treatment of the population was better. from their perspective in fact i remember immediately after it was clear. we haven't seen the same report a violation in those areas. we do have to be fair. this morning i did see report from the tribal leaders saying we are not getting it from the iraqi government. it is also pointed out that people are saying the same thing. but those groups do have to give support. the same thing happened when it was cleared a step to create they made it a point to show executions of the djibouti tribe and they cut off the heads of the most prominent of the djibouti tribe. they offered a different dynamic from the hashd al-shabbi from the pmu and how the components deal with the population. there is still a concern and we have to be comprehensive.

two destroyers arriving at the strategic strait near djibouti. some 4 million barrels of crude oil pass through each day iran announcing its warships will remain there until late june. >> this follows tehran, summoning saudi arabian envoy protesting saudi bombing of an airport runway in yemen to prevent a iranian plane from landing there this week. this is the fourth such time that saudi envoy has been summoned to tehran. iran not only adversary stepping up military aggression. china, and russia announcing they will hole joint military -- next month in the mediterranean. they have held naval exercises in pacific water since 2012, the upcoming drills in mid terrianian come in wake of provocation, and eastern europe, increase military cooperation between u.s., and ally over china's territorial claims. defense official announcing that navy will begin to acomp to -- acompany new all u.s. flag commercial shipping ships in hormuz. joining us tonight president of foundation of defense of democracy cliffard may. let's start with these ships av having the

kerry wrapped up his tour of east africa today first secretary of state to make an official visit to djibouti. the people of yemen need all the help they can get. >> we are deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation that is unfolding in yemen. shortages of food, shortages of fuel shortages of medicine. the situation is getting more dire by the day. and we're deeply concerned about that. >> kerry's next stem was riyadh, saudi arabia. meanwhile, yemen sent a letter to the u.n. security council pleading for help. al jazeera's mohamed val explains. >> yemen's letter to the united nations comes at an interesting time. u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in saudi arabia, asking for be humanitarian relief to be channeled, the letter is asking the u.n. to give its blessing or to send troops to the ground that means a ground invasion. saudi arabia has been launching these strikes for about six weeks now without very clear results. the oivets of objectives of those strikes were to expel the houthis from be many cities such as aden, and come to the table for peace discussions which hasn't happe

. >>> an iranian cargo ship loaded with aid bound for yemen has docked in djibouti in the horn of africa. the ship's cargo will be unloaded and taken by the "world health organization" to yemen's port, which is under houthi control. >>> well, isil fighters are now able to move even more freely between iraq and syria after taking control of the final government held border posts. while the u.s. plays down these latest gains iraq says its running out of options to stop isil. we have reports now from baghdad. >> reporter: some of these men will be sent deep in iraq's sunni heartland to fight isil. others will stay behind. a strategic town that the islamic state in iraq and the levant has tried to control in the past. for these shia militia, this battle is not just about recapturing territory. they're protecting roots from anbar towards southern iraq to prevent an isil attempt on holy sites in the neighboring provinces. >> i volunteered to join this battle to protect our holy shrines. we don't want isil to advance further and threaten our holy sites. >> because of the regular forces are weak

distribution hub in djibouti. hashem ahelbarra is standing by in riyadh. let's look at why the truce was called for in the first place. 1400 people have died since the campaign of saudi-led airstrikes began on march 19th. the sea air and land blockade led to severe shortages of fuel, water, food and electricity. it's estimated 25 million people are facing shortages of supplies. this is a country already poorest in the arab world with half of the population living below the poverty line. we're live first in the saudi capital of riyadh. what indications are you getting about the state of the cease-fire and whether it's holding at this stage? >> reporter: well, lauren, the cease-fire is coming to to effect. this is the concern that has been voiced by many in yemen. it's forcing all the parties to pave way for the international aid stricteling in the country. >> you have reports of shelling. give us the significance of that area and why that would be meaningful. >> this is where they would further consolidate their presence. they've trying to bring forces ther

eight and supplies from yemen will now head to djibouti for the distribution of aid for the conflict-s way to yemen in defiance of warnings, warning that the ship would dock without agreeing to united nations' inspections. that is looking the top stories we're following this afternoon. it is the final curtain for david letterman as he closes out his 33-year run as host of "late show" tonight. he changed the face of comedy in the business of late-night. we have the senior vice president of research at horizon media here. brad, thank you. what is his legacy? rad: he created two late-night shows, which is something nobody has really done that successfully. carson, you after know, holding the "late show," and then he went to cbs and created another show. cbs was in dire straits in late-night. they had nothing. they cannot get coverages or clearances. i think that is his legacy. mark: i spoke to howard stringer yesterday who side david letterman to cbs. he said his biggest concern was not that nbc might keep letterman in the stable. his biggest concern was rupert murdoch because he did not

the vessel is in djibouti across the nation from yemen. iran agreed to an international inspection of the ship ending a show down with saudi arabia forces fearing that they were carrying weapons for rebel forces. peace talks are faltering before they start. as the fighting intensifies in and around yemen's largest cities. gerald tan reports. [ gun fire ] >> reporter: aden - yemen's second city is at the crux of an unrelenting war. in the north, the east and the west, fighters loyal to the embattled president abd-rabbu mansour hadi tried to overcome their enemy. they are fire at positions held by houthi rebels and airlines of former president ali abdullah saleh. scenes like this are playing out across yemen. the u.n. is trying to broker peace talks in geneva later this week but the yemen president who fled to saudi arabia, is now indicating that he will not attend. his government in exile is demanding that the rebels commit to a u.n. resolution and pull out of yemen's cities. this position doesn't only represent the yemeni president. it emp

yemen where there is a huge shortage of food and fuel and no electricity but for the refugees in djiboutithere is a massive sand storm that is expected to hit the north of the country in just over a week's time and the houthi tents where the refugees are staying aren't likely to withstand that. and there could be a spread of diseases and other epidemics. they are hoping the international donors' conference will take place in geneva within a couple of weeks and the u.s. is calling on the international community to act faster saying just as the international community was able to agree on large parts of it, is able to agree in terms of military they need to start uniting and acting in terms of alleviating the humanitarian suffering inside yemen and the refugees outside. >> military commanders from several arab states have gathered at the arab league headquarters in cairo to discuss forming a joint military force. it would be used to intervene in regional crisis and deal with the growing threats from armed groups. the creation of a joint force has been a defendant lodge-time goal of arab nat