, no food or any other supplies are getting into fallujah. now this is a common tactic. we've seen iraqi security forces besiege cities before, they go in and take those cities from isil, however there is 5,000 families, 110,000 people trapped within the city itself. if supplies don't get in, it will become a humanitarian disaster. iraqis say this is part of the military campaign to go and take that city from isil. isil control that city. the only food stuff they have is stockpiles of wheat. they are rationing that out to the people of fallujah, but there isn't enough to go around. if something isn't done soon, that city will face a humanitarian disaster. >> isil has been in control of fallujah now for more than with two years. jewel colonel steve warren joined us earlier. >> opening corridors into fallujah are being worked on to help control the problem. unfortunately, daish is not cooperative. it's in fact this enemy who is starving out these people. >> do you know if air drops are being considered if the siege continues there? >> well, we

by phone, we spoke to a fallujah resident trapped inside the city.has taken a great risk speaking us to, as isil has banned all communications with the media. >> translator: nowadays fallujah does not have the basic necessities for life. imagine a sack of 50 kilos for wheat would cost nearly $900, and sometimes it is not available at all. some residents have to sell their cars just to buy wheat for their families. there's no source for income. medicine ran out. last month ten people died for a lack of insulin. >> reporter: one analyst says the government has little choice. >> translator: there are no alternative plans. all of the available plans by security forces are either to break into fallujah and cause huge civilian casualties or shelling it by mortars or air strikes, and that would cost basic frurture and human lyes. >> reporter: not all agree. the governor of anbar has been a plead for food supplies to be dropped into the city. so far aid agencies haven't commented on the siege of fallujah, also isil and the government aren't allowing journali

. >> the position of people living in fallujah is difficult. it's controlled by i.s.i.l., seized by the government forces. is there an appetite by sunni tribesman in fallujah to fight i.s.i.l. and can they expect support from government forces here. >> well, i think an appetite could be built. money was behind it. i remember historically that it happened. the government cut funding for a lot of sunni tribes, fighting the components of the group that is now i.s.i.s. and how it had been thrown their way. a lot of groups, because they are under a hard grip by i.s.i.s., it's hard for them. to push back if they wanted to. we run into a whole other problem. >> i asked whether i go and fight with iraqi government forces. operations in fallujah are run. to run in establishments backed almost by the iranians. and had a nasty time with sunnis. it makes for a tough situation in terms of going forward. saying oh, tlds be an iraqi government -- there would be an iraqi force. a lot of sunni tribes are looking for the lesser evil, and for many of them. becaus

we spoke to a fallujah resident trapped inside of the city.ken a great risk speaking to us. as isil has banned all communications. >> translator: fallujah does not have the basis necessities for life. sometimes food is not available at all. some residents had to sell their cars just to buy wheat for their families. there's no source of income anymore. medicine has run out. last month ten people died for a lack of insulin. >> reporter: one analyst says the government has little choice other than to lay siege to the town. >> translator: there are no alternative plans. all of the available plans by security forces are either to break into fallujah and cause huge civilian casualties, or shelling it by mortars or air strikes, and that could cause catastrophic results. >> reporter: not all agree. due to ongoing fighting, the governor of anbar has made a plea for food to be dropped into the city. but he seems to be a loan voice. journalists are not allowed to visit the town. what is clear is the situation is desperate, and if it continues it will bec

they besieged the city of fallujah, no food or any other supplies are getting into fallujah. this is a common tactic. we've seen in the iraqi security forces in besieged cities they go in and take those cities from isil. there are 110,000 people trapped within the city itself. supplies don't get in, it will become a human disaster and something will need to be done. the iraqis are very aware of this but also say that this is part of the military campaign tog and take that city from isil. isil controlled that city. the only food stuff they have is the stockpiles of wheat. they are rationing that wheat out to the people of fallujah, however we're being told that there isn't enough to go around and if something isn't done soon that that city will face a humanitarian disaster. >> that is imran kahn in baghdad. isil has been in control of fallujah now for more than two jeers. >> this morning we are getting a new sense of the size of isil. the intelligence community estimates the group now that between 20,000 and 25,000 fighters, roughly the same as what the group was believed to h

and we will pacify fallujah. >> and u.s.fought two long and bloody battles to retake the city. nearly 70 americans lost their lives liberating fallujah, and hundreds more were left seriously wounded. ten years later, fallujah falls back into the hands of an enemy. this time it's isis. just a few days after fallujah fell, the president talked about the threat from the terror group in an interview with "the new yorker" magazine. >> he said, "the analogy we use around here sometimes. and i think is accurate, is if a jv team puts on lakers uniforms, that doesn't make them kobe bryant." >> i was disappointed. i was disappointed that he said that. i don't think he was well served. >> the need for intelligence surveillance. >> lieutenant general michael flynn had a front-row seat to the rise of isis. he led the defense intelligence agency until late last year. >> we failed to understand the enemy that we faced. >> flynn says intelligence officials had warned the administration that isis was growing more dangerous before the preside

what they are doing is rationing that wheat to the people of fallujah. there's not enough to go around, and if something is not done soon, the city will face a humanitarian disaster. >> palestinian journalists across the occupied west bank and the gaza strip held protests against the detention of a palestinian reporter. he has been held in an israeli prison without charge. for 72 days, he's been on a hunger strike. we have this report >>> their message is clear - free mohammed. this protest organized by a group of journalists from ramallah, they want israel to release him. he was arrested in november, and has been held in what israel calls administrative detention, imprisonment without charge for up to 6 months, renewable indefinitely. journalists held a similar protest. they have never been charged with any crime. israel accuses him of being part of hamas. the 33-year-old has been on a hunger strike since shortly after he was detained. his health had deteriorated. he's in poor continue in a hospital. on thursday, israel supreme court was expected to rul

assault on a military barracks near fallujah. all parliamentary seats in tehran bona fide tan taken by reformists. this as seen as a test for the preside president president >>> hillary clinton has won the democratic primary in south carolina. next up is the tuesday primaries. >> reporter: victory by a wide margin. south carolina for hillary clinton. >> tomorrow this campaign goes national. >> reporter: she has now set her sights on demonstrating she is the presumptive democratic presidential nominee >> america has never stopped being great. >> reporter: her main rival bernie sanders is not giving up. campaigning in other states he pledged to show he still is a viable candidate. >> what this campaign is about is not just electing a president. it is about transforming america, it is about thinking big and the kind of country we want to become. >> reporter: also struggling to prove they're still viable on the republican side are establishment cabbed dates like ted cruz. cruz goes into super tuesday leading in his home state of texa

they're rationing that wheat out to the people of fallujah. we've been told that there isn't enough to go around and if something isn't done soon that that city will face a humanitarian disaster >>> the civil aviation authority says there is no evidence so far of a criminal act of an explosion on a plane which left one person dead. it made an emergency landing. i pilot thought it was caused by a bomb. one passenger was sucked out a hole that appeared in the fusage. serbia is seeing a crisis as a potential opportunity, the government feels it should be allowed to join the e.u. because it is dealing with the situation in a better way than other states. from bell gayed here is lawrence-- belgrade here is lawrence lee. >> reporter: these people having got so far, they cannot leave serbia. they can move neither forward nor back. all they have left is the kindness of strangers in this food center. >> reporter: where do you sleep at night? >> there is no proper place. no proper place. >> reporter: you sleep outside? >> yes. outside >> reporter: at le

. >>> now in iraq thousands of families are running out of food in the isil-held city of fallujah. iraqi army is advancing on the area. imran khan reports from the capitol baghdad. >> reporter: fallujah is strategically very important, and has been under occasion by isil for over a year now. what people inside the city are telling us is that situation is incredibly dire. there is no fruit, vegetables, no meat. we're hearing there is very little medical supplies, and very little supplies for infants and young babies. isil are rationing out the only food available, which is wheat, to the residents there. there at least 110,000 people trapped in the city for over a year. but in the last two months when the operation against ramadi happened, what the iraqi security forces did was they managed to take a key bridge which linked ramadi and fallujah, and now they are not letting anything in. this is becoming a very desperate situation for the people living in that city. they do have some basic supplies, but there is real concern that this develop from shortages into starvation. ♪ >>> an is

. ♪ >>> in iraq thousands of families are running out of food in the isil-held city fallujah.qi army is advancing on the city. imran khan reports from the capitol, baghdad. >> reporter: fallujah is anbar's second largest city, it is also strategically very important and it has been under occupation by isil for over a year now. what people inside the city are telling us is that the situation is incredibly dire, supplies are simply running out. in the markets there are no fruits, vegetables, or meat. we are hearing there is very little medical supplies, and very little supplies for infants and young babies. and isil are rationing out the only food available, which is wheat to the residents there. the situation got worse in the last two months when the operation against ramadi happened. what the iraqi security forces did was they managed to take a key bridge and then they managed to surround the perimeter of fallujah and they are not letting anything in. aide agencies have told us that this is becoming a desperate situation for the people who live inside that city. they are very

anbar is the biggest providence in iraq and fallujah is under control of i.s.i.l.umanitarian crisis in fallujah and under siege for two months and no food is getting in there, iraqi army have not moved into fallujah and suspecting the governor of anbar will speak to talk about the problem about ramadi and if he comments about fallujah we don't know but what we are hearing from inside that city is that things are very dire and the residents inside and there is at least 5,000 families and 10,000 people trapped inside that city, for them there is no freedom and no respite yet. >> thank you very much. now the police in hong kong fired warning shots during violent clashes which began when they tried to shut down illegal food stars and they were set up for the lunar new year and we explain. >> reporter: bricks and stones from sidewalks thrown at police. small bombs and fires lit on a street which just hours before was the scene of new years celebrations. a busy commercial area of hong kong turned into the setting for what many are now calling hong kong's fish bowl riots

just how serious is this situation in fallujah? >> reporter: it's not a humanitarian disaster yet, but it is a very desperate situation. what we're being told by residents inside fallujah is that the markets are entry, there's no fruit, vegetables or meat. medical supplies are running low as well. nothing is getting in and out. one mother said they were running out of baby milk. it is not at starvation crisis, but there are a number of people concerned about this siege. it is the second largest city in the province. the governor has said that the u.s. need to make food drops into that city to alleviate the situation there. he is a lone voice. none. aid agencies have so far commented. what we're hearing is that it is very desperate now. because no food is getting in i.s.i.l. are still in control of that city. the food that they have is the supplies of stockpiles of wheat that they had. i.s.i.l. are rationing that out to the residents. they're simply not getting enough food. it is a very desperate situation. it is likely to go on for

fallujah as well, it was proving to be problematic. there are 5,000 families dropped within the town. the iraqi army says it managed to throw a per imentor around it. food and supplies are running out. there's no baby food and other supplies. wheat is being rationed out. there there has been a lot of pressure on the penal in the city. it doesn't matter when you control the army. you still have this problem of fallujah and a number of fighters there. they are in control of the city. >>> to yemen, 40 houthi fighters have been killed in sanaa province, happening north-east of the capital. it was in a mountain range, where pro-government fighters were trying to take back control. six popular fighters have been killed in the rebel base. the ongoing saudi-led air strikes and the shelling resulted in the destruction of buildings and artefacts. both have been accused of disregard for heritage. we have this report from the stay of tiaz, where residents stays it was houthi shelling destroyed the national museum. >> translation: i stand here insi

also it come, farms taken in fallujah. fiji grapples with the biggest storm ever recorded as a state of emergency. chinese police investigate what could be china's biggest ever financial scam >>> it has been a big night in the race for the white house. voters in nevada and in can south carolina have given victories to hillary clinton and to donald trump and jeb bush is out of the republican race. trump got just over a third of the voters and submitted his position as the front runner. marco rubio and ted cruz were locked in a close battle for second place. hillary clinton prevailed for the democrats in nevada where four out of five voters were from ethnic minorities. it was also a goodnight for bernie sanders who came a close second. for donald trump back to back wins. >> there is nothing easy for running about precedent. it's tough, nasty, mean, vicious. it's beautiful. when you win, it's beautiful. >> reporter: it if this was a goodnight, it was an awful night for jeb bush. he campaigned with his mom and mother and used

the mill said that it was targeting isil control areas west of fallujah. egypt's president al el-sisi announced he's handing authority back to parliament. >> president el-sisi delivers his first-ever speech to parliament. the elected lower house was dissolved in 2012. since then all power has been in the hands of the president, but in his speech sisi announced he was handing that power back. the great people of egypt, i announce the transfer of the authority to the elected parliament. this is after once what was held by authority as an extraordinary measure forced upon us by circumstances. >> in theory this seemed like a significant shift of power away from the president, but some question what it will mean in practice. >> for me its just keeping formality. the impact is that we'll stay with one dominant power. nothing is going to be changed. >> sisi says he wants to transform egypt into a modern democratic state. but for many life seems to be getting worse not better. on friday thousands of doctors in cairo protested against police brutality after two of

. >> 5,000 families are trapped within the second city of fallujah. they tell that you say supplies are running out, baby milk powder disappeared from the markets, there are no fruits and vegetables and medicine in low supply. isil, who control the city, are rationing out the supplies into there is something to eat, aid agencies say if the siege isn't listed, projec fallujah could fa crisis. >>> a warn caption at aid groups say there's been a spike in people smuggling at greek border with macedonia. we have this report on the greece macedonia border. >> on this northern greece border, you can see how dysfunctional management of the refugee crisis that become. only letting through afghans, rack i.s. and syrians, that means a palestinian brought up as a refugee in syria is in a better position than others much like him. >> i met other guys from lebanon. they are palestinian. they have papers and they are not allowed. they took them back to athens. >> these so-called illegals have the no choice but oh to risk the mountain passes and forests and the maced

the iraqi army targeting residential districts west of fallujah. ten others were injured, among them four children and two women. >>> a libyan air force jet has been shot down over the city of bengahzi. it was carrying out airstrikes against armed groups in the area. the pilot ejected safely, and it is the third libyan jet to be downed since the beginning of the year. >>> the armed group al-shabab has claimed responsibility for an explosion on a plane in somalia. they said the target was senior intelligence officials who were on board the flight. one person was killed after being sucked through the hole of the fuselage this month. the plane was forced to make an emergency landing in mogadishu airport. >>> candidates who promise to end years of ethnic violence which has rach advantage the one of the poorest countries in the world. >> waiting for change in the central african republic and hoping for a new leader to take the country into a peaceful phase after multiple delays. there was no clear winner to select a president. the parliamentary election

. >> if a will yo fallujah have been under attack for a year now. in the parks there are no vegetables or meets. we hear there are very little medical supplies. there are few supplies for infants and young babies. we hear that isil who controls the city are rationing out the only food available to the residents. there are 110,000 people who have been trapped in that city for over a year. but the situation got worse in the last two months when the operation in ramadi, the iraqi security forces was take a key bridge and they managed to surround the perimeter of fallujah, and they're not letting anyone in. men are saying this is becoming a desperate situation for the people who live inside that city. they're concerned that they are running out of food. as i say the real concern for this situation that may be developing from shortages into starvation. >> death sentences handed down to 149 people. they are among thousands who have been convicted in trials in egypt. a year ago they were convicted of killing 30 policemen in cairo during anti-government pro

in fallujah thousands of civilians are trapped and basic supplies are running out. >> reporter: it is the second largest city, very important and under occupation by i.s.i.l. for over a year now. what people inside that city are telling us is that the situation is incredibly dire. there are no fruits or vegetables in the markets. we're hearing that there's very little medical supplies and there's very little supplies for infants and young babies. also i.s.i.l. who control the city are rationing out the only food available, which is wheat, to the residents there. there's at least 110,000 who have been trapped in that city for over a year. the situation got worse in the last two months when the operation against ramadi, the largest city, happened while forces managed to take a key bridge which linked ramadi and fallujah and they surrounded the perimeter and they're not letting anything in. aid agencies and people from anbar have told us that this is becoming a desperate situation for the people that live inside that city. they're concerned that they're running out of food. they do have

. >> in iraq thousands of families are running out of food in the isil-held city of fallujah. the iraqi army is advancing in the area in anbar province while troops flush out pockets in the nearby city of ramadi. we have reports from the capital of baghdad. >> fallujah is anbar's second largest city, it's strategi cally very important. it has been under occupation for over a year now. what people are telling us is that the situation is dire. supplies are running out. the markets there are no fruits, vegetables, meats. we hear there are very little medical supplies and very little supplies for infants and for young babies. also we're hearing isil who controls the city are rationing out the only food available, which is wheat, to the residents. there are at least 110,000 people who have been trapped in that city for over a year. the situation god worse in the last two months when the last operation happened, they manag ed to take a key bridge which is linked ramadi and fallujah, and they surrounded the perimeter and they're not letting anything in. the aid agencies and people fr

in fallujah, thousands of civilians are trapped and basic supplies running out. we have more from baghdad. >> fallujah is anbar's second largest city, strategically important and it's been under occupation by isil for over a near now. people tell us that the situation is incredibly dire, supplies as i am apply running out. in the markets, there are no fruits, vegetables or meat. there is very little medical supplies. we're also hearing that there's very little supplies for infants and young babies. also we're hearing isil who controlled the city are rationing out the only food available, which is wheat, to the resident there is. there are at least 10,000 people trapped in that city for over a year. the situation got worse in the last two months when the operation against rimadi, the largest city happened while the iraqi security forces managed to take a key bridge, the palestine bridge and managed to surround the perimeter of if a luge i can't and are not letting anything in. aid agencies and people of anbar say this is a desperate people for people inside the ci

the iraqi security forces managed to take the palestine bridge which linked ramidy and fallujah.y are very concerned they are running out of food. they do have some basic supplies. the real concern is that this situation may develop from shortages into starvation. >>> an attack happened in sana'a in a mountain range where pro-government fighters are trying to take control. six yemeni fighters have also been killed in clashes around the rebel base. >>> an egyptian appeals court has overturned a death sentence that was handed down to 149 people as a group. they are among thousands who have been convicted in egypt. a year ago they were convicted of killing 13 policemen in cairo during protests. most of them are believed to be supporters of the banned muslim brotherhood. >>> there's much more on this al jazeera news hour. south africa's president offers to pay back millions of dollars in taxpayer's money which were used in home improvements. >>> plus expanding waistlines in malaysia. >>> and in sport, following the $46 million transfer of martinez, we look at the increasing financial

why then does the strategy seem to focus on mosul and not fallujah?rter: the move for mosul seems to be a publicity stunt. without securing anbar first, then you open up the possibility that isil can return to anbar. >> reporter: isil is without a doubt prepared for any assault on their territories. here we see close up what they can do. they use household items to make explosives and hide them in empty buildings. reports suggest that mosul is no different. these tunnels allow them to move freely around the city, and fight iraqi security forces house to house. it's clear that isil is a formidable fighting force. whether it's mosul or fallujah that comes next, there is concern that iraq's fighting forces have been stretched thin. the iraqis say they want more international community assistance. >>> venezuela supreme court has overruled the opposition-controlled congress and granted brood decree powers to the president. last month the congress refused to allow maduro to declare a state of emergency. >>> the leader of the catholic church has left italy b

the city of fallujah west of baghdad, 10 others hurt, among them four children and two women. the military says it have targeting isil controlled rez encarnacion residential areas. they are west of fallujah. ♪ ♪ >>> the president of egypt el-sisi has announced that he is handing some legislative authority back to parliament. his comments were made during an address to politicians in the capital cairo. victoria gatenby has that story. >> reporter: president abdel fattah el-sisi delivers his first ever speech to parliament. the country's last democratically elected lower house which was dominated by muslim brotherhood m.p.s was dissolved in 2012. since then all power has been in the hands of the president. but in his speech, sisi announced he was handing that power back. >> translator: the great people of egypt, i announce before you the representative of the people, the transfer of the ladies and gentlemen slate i have authority to the elected parliament. this is after it was held by the head of the executive authorities as an extraordinary measure forced upon us by circumstanc

the city that iraqi security forces stay secure. 5,000 are trapped within fallujah.hat some tell us, supplies are running out. baby milk disappeared from the markets. there's no fruit and vegetables, medicines are in supply. i.s.i.l. is controlling the city. there is something. if the siege isn't lifted of that city, fallujah will face the crisis >>> officials in afghanistan say u.s. air strikes destroyed an i.s.i.l. radio station, voice of the caliphate radio broadcast live near the pakistan boarder. 21 fighters, including five radio workers were killed. the state operated, issuing threats against residents and journalists and trying to recruit fighters. >> secretary of state john kerry met with representatives to discuss the next phase in the fight against i.s.i.l. the u.s.-led coalition is ready to intensify measures. as hashem ahelbarra explains, it will not include u.s. combat troops in libya. >> reporter: taking on i.s.i.l. is a top priority for the international community. the gathering that was established in 2014, to stem the rise of i.s.i.l. in iraq and syr

they control fallujah and iraqi security forces have put fallujah under siege. for months now no food or water is coming in, leaving the government of anbar saying they're facing a famine situation. >> still ahead russia feels the effects of record low oil processes as the biggest exporters and say there is nor surface i'll oil than previously thought. >>> how communities are still living in poverty and dying early. and in sport russia takes drastic steps in a doping ban ahead of the rio olympics. >> turkey's president has criticized the u.s. and has turn the region into a sea of blood. >>> protecting the country from predatory animals surrounding israel with a fence to safeguard the people from infiltration from palestinians and surrounding arab states. >>> no. the u.s. candidate bernie sanders and republican donald trump call big wins in new hampshire. >> turkey's president has described the movement as forced migration. and the turkish government has closed it's border and asked the international community for help. steviestephanie dekker is talking with a fe

assault near fallujah >>> more to come here on al jazeera. >> despite what you hear, we don't need to make america great again, america never stopped being great. >> hillary clinton gains momentum ahead of super-tuesday, winning the democratic primary in south carolina >>> no longer in limbo, the democratic republic of congo let's orphans unite with overseas adoptive parents >>> in sport cristiano ronaldo may be in hot water with his real madrid team-mates. joel explains why, later in the show. >> 26 coal minesers have been pronounced dead following a job explosion in northern russia, killing six people, including five rescuers searching for the missing minors following an explosion on thursday. we are joined from moscow. what went wrong in the rescue operation? >> it seems like a gas explosion, the disaster unfolding since 25th of february. the first killed him people, trapping 26 more in the rescue effort mounted to try to pull them out. there was another explosion killing perhaps five rescuers and a minor. the company is trying to work out what to do next. fires are burning undergr

. >>> four civilians have been killed in the iraqi city of fallujah. they were victims of iraqi army artillery fire targeting isil controlled districts west of fallujah. ten others from injured, among them four children and two women. >>> a jet has been shot down over the city of bengahzi. the jet was hit by anti-artillery guns. according to the libyan air force chief the pilot ejected safely. this is the third libyan jet to be downed since the beginning of the year. >>> more coming up, we'll tell you how the refugees in europe are making a bee line for italy. >> i'm catherine soi in nairobi. this looks like money, but it's not. i'll be telling you how people in this community are using it. >> and in sport, more disappointment for manchester united as they lose to sunderland. ♪ >> egypt's president el-sisi said he's handing legislative authority back to parliament. he made the comments during an address to m.p.s as victorian gathenby reports. >> president el-siselsie delivers his first-ever speech to parliament he announced he was handing the power bac

he is known as being one of the marines to carry an injured soldier out of fallujah's infamous hell house. that earned him a bronze star. this is the most viewed story on the wusa 99 -- 9 app. you can share it and help to track down the suspect. >>> police are searching for a gunman that shot and killed two men on 58th one block from charles drew elementary school. police responded to reports of gunfire around 1:00 and found one man dead in the house. the other man died after he was rushed to the hospital. >>> and disturbing new details in the case of deonte carraway, the teacher's aide accused of taping sex with children inside the when carraway was 12, he sexually assaulted a man. police say when he was 10, he himself was sexually assaulted. >>> police believe this man, anthony chambers of southeast was involved in last week's double shooting that left a toddler and his dad wounded. two other people are in custody. chambers is considered armed and dangerous. >>> u.s. marshals slapped the cuffs 35-year-old an ton bird in an attack that left one man dead and one man injured. >>> new video

controlled residential areas west of fallujah.yan airforce jet has been shot down over benghazi and it was hit as it was carrying out air strikes against fighters. according to the libyan airforce chief the pilot ejected and landed safely and don't know where he is, this is the third libyan jet to be down in 40 days. egypt's president announced he is handing legislative authority back to parliament and sisi made the announcement addressing pop politicians in cairo and working to a new egypt and holding the powers which was elected last year. >> translator: i had this power in an exceptional way because of a political situation and i asked all mighty to pave the way for you and help you achieve the aspirations of egypt and people declare to the entire world there is a democratic system and that the constitutional authorities have been built in this country, our great people are always for democracy and freedom. >> reporter: and egyptian authorities have opened the border crossing with gaza for the first time this year, hundreds of

i.s.i.l., including fallujah, in anbar province, and the second city in the north >>> hundreds of afghan are stranded at the greece-macedonian border. syrians and iraqis are allowed through to continue their journey. those staying are staging a sit-in. we are there. >> reporter: the will they raised the notional flag, calling for the border to be opened. frustration was high. many protested for days. syrians and iraqis are allowed to continue the journey. some took desperate measures only to be sent back to grease. a tougher boarder control over the weekend by the balkan states. the move after migrants streamed through the country. about 600 are stranded on the northern border with serbia. those waiting say they are forced to take action. the afghan crossed here. and held the sit in on the rail traps hopping this will put pressure. companions set up the tent and planned to stay here as long as it takes. the aim is to open all borders we face. >>> greek officials say they are as resilient as after through the twist and turns of the life of a refugee. they are ready for a long wait. many r

one was inside an army barracks in ramadi, the other in fallujah. >>> police in greece used tear gasn protesters during a nationwide strike on economic reforms. their angry about austerity measures. >>> the swedish government says a u.n. legal panel will rule that julian assange is the victim of arbitrary detention. >>> i'll be back with the news hour in about 30 minutes, but up next on al jazeera, "inside story." >> for god has not given us a spirit of fear. >> the president makes a plea for all faiths to be accepted at the annual prayer breakfast. >>> bernie sanders and hillary clinton look to lure the left before tonight's debate. >>> the outgoing u.s. commander in afghanistan pushes for greater troop presence. >>> ininvoke my fifth amend privilege. >> and notorious drug ceo dodges questions from congress. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm richelle carey. president obama speaking earlier this morning at the last national prayer breakfast of his presidency. the president, first lady michelle obama, house spearer paul ryan, and congresswoman nancy pelosi

iraqi officials say victory allowed them to close in on fallujah and cut off crucial isil ply routesrom syria. >>> it is a somber new years in taiwan. people are still trapped under rubble after a deadly earthquake. the rescuers pulled more survivors from the rubble today. it collapsed when a quake struck over the weekend. the death toll stands at 38. al jazeera's rob mcbride reports from the city that was worst hit. >> lunar new year's day and the whole of taiwan is virtually closed as people take off work and go to temples. this temple over 100 meters from the main rescue site is probably busier than most, a focal point for many of the charities and volunteer groups that have come to lend support to this rescue effort and also ordinary people coming here to make their offering. in some ways, this chinese lunar new year has had a shadow cast over it by this tragedy, but also, you get a sense that people have been stirred into action coming to join this communal effort giving hem while there's still a chance of people being rescued from the rubble. >> i pray for those people still tr

the targeted isil controlled west of fallujah. al-shabab said it was behind an explosion that punched a hole in an airliner killing one person. the group has close links to al-qaeda, said that th the it was in retributions. the suicide-bomber was sucked out of the plane. >>> according to the libyan chief, a libyan jet was downed. the pilot ejected, but they don't know where he is. it is the third libyan jet to be downed in 30 days. >> in northern senegal, nicolas harp reports. >> barely physical in the distance. senegal's elite making a slow approach. just 50 minutes ago they were told attackers had taken over a building. among them, according to the military jargon, a high valley target they have to bring back alive. this is part of a drill organized by u.s. special forces green berets and dutch command dose. for security reasons we were told not to film the trainers up close as they went through the drill. >> there is a full description of the individual they're carrying photographs of his face. they can identify him. if we want to get somebody for the government, we also want to pr

rationing out wheat supplies, so there's something to a but if the siege isn't lifted on the city, fallujah could face a starvation crisis. >>> after two days of heavy shelling, yemen's national museum has been destroyed by fire. many of the scripts have burned and the antiques have melted. we have this update from the ruins of the museum. [ foreign dialogue ] >> i stand here inside of the national museum in the city of ties. it has been under shelling for two days. you can see the fire is still in every corner here in the building. everything was burned down. the manuscripts, here in my hand, the epistle of ahmed. and it melted because of the fire. the leader of the family. the historical treasure melted because of the raging fire. this is yemen's heritage, burn to the ground. belongings of the ruling family that governed yemen, and now everything is turned into ashes. this is the hill where the houthi shelled the museum from, and even until now, they keep bombing this area. and nothing is left. only pages of old qur'an transcripts. >> let's go to the united states now, where the results t

s control of the area around fallujah, which was the first iraqi city to fall to islamic state in iraq and the levant in 2014. attempts by the army to recapture it subsequently failed. the u.s. president obama has paid his last respects to the supreme court justice calia in london where he was lying in repose. the judge's death earlier this week left issues. some of mr obama's key policies are up in the air. >> reporter: with the death of this justice, a conservative champion, the u.s. supreme court is now evenly divided between appointees of republican and democratic presidents. that balance carries mixed outcomes for some of obama's high priority cases which are pending before the court. including the loss of labor union privileges, added restrictions on abortion and contraceptives, legalizing the status of undocumented child immigrants. the stakes may be highest for obama's plan for power plants to cut carbon emissions. in keeping with the u.s. commitment that helped clinch the paris climate deal last december. >> we then led by example. we have set the first ever nation-wide standa

assault on a military barracks near fallujah. our correspondent sent us this update from baghdad. >> reporter: two explosions happened today. they happened in a very busy market called bride marngt. according to the sources, the first explosion was a motorcycle. it is followed by another explosion when the suicider wearing a suicide vest blew himself up inside the gathering of people. they gather trying to help. the people who are killed and injured in the first explosion. these explosions happened in the city. it is a majority shia area and it is subjected to security measures, but it seems that all these security measures have been not enough to prevented this explosion to be happened. i.s.i.l. hold the responsibility about this explosion. as police suspected that from the beginning, the tactic used in this explosion, it was clear that i.s.i.l. could stand behind this explosion. this could be one of the biggest in baghdad because a number of the number killed and injured is very high. it seems that all security issues could not

they say that victory has allowed them to close in on fallujah and close off crucial supply routes to syria. airstrikes over the weekend held the iraqi military make those gains. >>> it's a somber new year's in taiwan. people are still trapped under republic after a deadly earthquake. but rescuers told four--pulled for more survivors from a highrise building that collapsed when the earthquake struck over the weekend. the death toll now stands at 38. >> the lunar new year's day in the whole of taiwan is closed as people take off work and go to temples. this temple just over 100 meters from the main rescue site is probably busier than most. it's a vocal point for many of the charities and volunteer groups that have come along to lend their support to the rescue effort. and also ordinary people coming here to make their offerings. and in some ways this chinese lunar new year has had a shadow cast over it by this tragedy, but also you get a sense that people have been stirred into action coming to join this communal effort, giving whatever help they can while there is still a chance of pe

the group still controls big areas of iraq, including the cities of mosul and fallujah. still to come for you on this program, shalt erred hopes, al jazeera visits a detention center in germany where many are waiting to find out if they will be accepted as refugees. plus. still going strong, the 106 year old woman sharing her secret for a long and healthy life with the u.s. first family. >>> welcome back. you're watching al jazeera. uganda's main opposition leader has been detained by the police when he tried to leave his home while being under house arrest. he says the poll was rigged. a stands off is underway in india police police and students. a student was charged with sedition sparked off the protest. 21 people have died in fiji during one of the strongest storms every to be seen in e-fiji. al jazeera has uncovered an illegal trade in illegal human trade. kidneys have been sold for money. three members of a syndicate have been arrested and local doctors have been questioned by police. >> reporter: at least 30 people who live here and in nearby communities have just

sources, both are under isil control room. 18 policemen were killed during an isil assault near fallujah. al jazeera's wali eastbounwalii more. >>> iraqi forces and political authorities there are trying to put an end for this sectarian violence. this death toll, a huge death toll, unfortunately, it will deepen, again, the security conflict and the security between the iraqi people. ♪ >> the final results of iran's election are exactly shortly. early indications are that moderates and reefrnlists have done very well in the capitalfo done very well in the capital. they have won all the 30 seats in tehran, the biggest voting district. it's a significant change from previous elections which were dominated by conservatives. the poll is seen as a test for president rouhani. joan hull is in tehran. >> reporter: the final results in the coming hours of friday's election for parliament and the assembly of experts in iran, a fuller picture is emerging of a stunning victory for the reformists and moderate alleys of the rouhani here in tehran, a much more mixed picture elsewhere in the country. her

army soldiers and tribal fighters have been killed in an isil shelling of their barracks south of fallujah. isil fired about 20 mortar shells hitting positions held by the iraqi army division in the village. at least 70 people are confirmed dead following an isil suicide attack on a market in iraq. bombers stuck a busy area in southern baghdad on saturday. >> a symbolic funeral is being held in gaza for a palestinian man who died in suspicious circumstances in bulgaria. his body was found in the palestinian embassy's back yard. prosecutors are investigating whether he was pushed or fell from a high floor. bernard smith reports. >> in gaza, a funeral without a body. staged by members of the marxist popular front. it's for the man who died last week. he was jailed in 1986 for his role in the murder of a seminary student. four years later, he escaped custody and eventually turned up in bulgaria. his widow is convinced israeli security forces finally caught up with her husband. >> even from inside the embassy, he was told that israel had all of the keys of the doors. they told him that althoug

the second attack was in fallujah, also targeted a government base. >>> in eastern yemen, there are reports u.s. drone strikes have killed 12, including one of al-qaeda's most senior commanders traveling in a car with six others. the vehicle was hit by a missile fired from a drone. >>> italy is demanding an investigation into the death of a student in cairo, whose body was found bearing signs of torture. the 28-year-old disappeared january 25. the ambassador was expressing concern. we have more from rome. >> on thursday, the italian foreign minister has summoned the egyptian ambassador following the death of a student in cairo. the 28-year-old student living in cairo since september top study for a doctorate in egyptian economy disappeared on the 25 of january, the fifth anniversary of the uprising. his body was found on a road with signs of torture. according to the prosecutor there, he had signs of cigarette burns, stab wounds and he must have suffered a slow death. the italian foreign ministry called for a joint investigation to make sure that it will be fair and thorough following contr

raided by the group. 18 policeman were killed during an isil assault on a military bar rack near fallujah. >>> the u.n. warns of a growing humanitarian challenge along macedonia's border with greece. >> 7,000 refugees are stuck there and are demanding they be able to cross the four balkan countries have announced a daily cap on how many can pass through. people are trying to make their way to northern and western europe, but border controls are forcing many into already overcrowded camps. let's go to our correspondent at the camp. this is on the greek side of the border. give us an idea of how the refugees there are coping. >> certainly they are trying to do their best. behind me, you see there are people who have blocked the railway tracks simply because they say this is the only way they have to put pressure. they are hoping that by doing that, the borders with macedonia would open, even though not many are aware it is not just macedonia who have shut its borders. every single country all the way to austria. now people are, the transit camp is overcrowded, people are setting up their te

the second attack was in fallujah and also targeted a government base.ewspaper says a man found dead in cairo was writing and the 28-year-old student who wrote under the name goul goul disappeared on january 25 and two days later his body was on the road bearing signs of torture and told him he feared for his life and we have more from rome. >>> on thursday the italian minister summoned the ambassador of a death of a 28-year-old student who has been living in cairo to study for doctor in egyptian economy. appeared on the 25th of january the 5th anniversary of the operation that led to the position of mubarak and his body was in alexandria with signs of torture and according to the prosecutor there he had signs of his body of cigarette butts and stab wounds and suffered a slow death and the italian foreign ministry called for a joint investigation to make sure it will be fair and thorough especially following contradictory statements and authorities in egypt the local authority in italy said, in fact, that the death of giulio was as a result of an acciden

controlled residential area in two areas west of fallujah.n airforce jet has been shot down over the city of benghazi and the plane was hit by fire from antiartillery guns carrying out air strikes against troops in benghazi and the fie lots ejected safely, this is the third libya jet to be downed since beginning of the year. group al-shabab claimed responsibility for an explosion of a plane and it was targeting senior western officials on board the flight and one was killed after being sucked through a hole in the fuselage and the plain was forced to make a landing on february the second in mogadishi and al-sisi is handing legislative authority back to parliament and made comments during an address to mps and victoria reports. >> reporter: president sisi delivers a speech to parliament and there has been no legislature in egypt and the democratic democratically house was dissolved in 2012 and since then all power has been in the hands of the president but in his speech sisi announced he was handing that power back. >> translator: the great pe

controls big areas of iraq and fallujah and mosul and iraqi army is having a big offensive.xtra time to vote in parliamentary elections after sunday and the president is hoping to secure a second nooif-year term and up against 14 rivals and mohamed now from the capitol. >> reporter: in a classroom without electricity the future was decided by the ballot box, with the counting extending through the night on sunday people were sand shues for the results and it had been a long and windy day and it began with sitting president mohamed celebrating the democratic process as he cast his vote and tipped for a clear victory in the first round something that has not happened in the previous elections. to be accepted it needs to be regarded as fair and people need to be happy with the outcome. >> translator: so far no case of fraud has been brought to my attention and i had cause regarding logistical issues with equipment and as we are talking those in charge took necessary disposition to solve the problems. >> reporter: the process was smooth and there were no complaints. but in other

village of fighters and explosive devices and aiming to cut the supply route to the other base in fallujahelling nongovernmental to publish overseas funding and the transparency bill passed the first stage and target groups helping palestinians and critical of government policies and the government describes those objections as paranoia, they fired warning shots in clashes when they tried to shut down illegal food stores and they were set up for lunar new year celebrations and we report. >> reporter: bricks and stones from sidewalks thrown at police. bombs and fires lit on a street which just hours before was the scene of new year celebrations. a busy commercial area of hong kong turned into the setting for what many are now calling hong kong's fish bowl riots. it all started when a government department cleared the streets of illegal food with many selling the local delicacy fish balls and campaigning for more autonomy for hong kong sent an announcement asking the public to support the street vendors and what began as a standoff soon turned violent with more than 300 people the street fac