for the time being, boko haram has left town. >> we know when boko haram targeted chibok, a lot of people left the town. why has this town been the tart of boko haram obvious the -- target of bok or over the past couple of months. >> chibok in particular lies close to the border where the base of boko haram is. basically when they - when the fighters from the group lead from this side of borno to another to attack. that is where they are close by. most of the areas have been attacked by boko haram before, and chibok, in particular - remember seven months ago. boko haram took 200, 300 girls from the town. since then, it has been in the international lime light. for boko haram, it's more of a publicity stunt, and it's to show they can attack at will, and take control of any place they want. for the military it's a matter of pride. this town is in international limelight, and they'll do everything possible to take back such territories. >> okay, they can take it back. what are they saying about how they'll hold on to it? >> well that is another question. that's a big problem. we have also he

>>> now of people flee boko haram in nigeria. aid groups say a i man terrien crisis is looming. >>> also ahead, rereport from burkina faso's capital where the military is promising power will be handed over to a civilian government. iraq pledges itsy support for peshmerge battling isil as fighting urges closer to erbil. plus after more than a decade of debate. new world trade center is open for business. >>> first to nigeria where a string after tacks across the country is raising fears over the government's ability to deal with security. on monday a suicide bomber killed at least 29 shia muslims marking the holy day. more than 100 others were injured. in central state, gunmen have blown up a prison thought to hold many suspected boko haram fighters. it's believed more than 140 inmates were freed. while there a violent boko haram take over has forced more than 10,000 people to flee to camps in the state capital. bocboko haram appears to be grog and taking over more territory. and aid officials are warning of a humanitarian crisis

>> reporter: chibok is now free of boko haram fighters. a few hours ago security forces alongside local vigilantes were around the area and have walked into chibok and are still there. it's still not safe according to local officials. thousands of residents fled chibok for the attack on thursday to go back. meanwhile, these internally displaced persons are living in near by towns and sivillages. they've being taken care of by officials. they say chibok is not stable as it is for them to go back. >> what is this for boko haram? is it a big loss for them and their strategy? >> reporter: it's a big loss for boko haram, and it's more like a victory for the nigerian security forces and local vigilantes. the town of chibok is important for many reasons. as you said, in april seven months ago boko haram attacked the town of chibok and took 270 girls and 219 are still unaccounted for. for the people that went through so much in the last seven months, boko haram came back again and attacked the town for the second time displacing thousands and many

boko haram has demanded the residents of northern nigeria, particularly the three states boko haram controls, stay home from these government run schools. this is a threat intended to crush the spirits of those who are disobeying. but it is also intended to raise anger at the government. >> which it is succeeding and doing. but what is the government seem unable or unwilling to take on boko haram? >> nigeria certainly has the capacity to deploy more forces than it is doing to northern nigeria, but i think the fact is that it is becoming increasingly a political problem for goodluck jonathan, but up until now it has been something that he has preferred not to deal with, to be honest with you. the response has been totally inadequate. >> there was the talk of a cease-fire. what happened to that? >> this happen several times in the past as well, where some person has turned up claiming to represent boko haram and negotiations have preceded to a fairly remarkable stage, and then a cease-fire agreement is made that makes the government look good temporarily, that it always collapses. it turns out

these are the latest victims of boko haram's land grab in nearby nigeria. musa and his family watched the town overrun. a town of 100,000 people. >> translation: at first we thought it was soldiers. then the insurgents fired at people at the markets, and then we realised he was in trouble. >> musa is reignited with a wife and child. he's searching for the rest. >> up to 10,000 people live in the camp. all around is a general sense of anxiety. people are not sure what happened next. we went to the capital looking for some place that was safe. >> among the arrivals are fright end children: they wandered for days before they were picked up by a bus driver. security of the campus, a dozen officers at most, for a population of thousands. all of them lightly armed. >> musa feels that nowhere else is safe from boko haram. he saw security personnel abandoning their host has he left gombe. >> along the way he met six people. they fled because they were outgunned. if you see and here boko haram fire power, they won't blame you for running away. they kept to the niger

the group boko haram has been blamed for the attack.dluck jonathan has vowed to defeat boko haram. >> we are equipping the armed forces, and deploying special forces this time to engage the terrorists and end this war. we must protect our country. we must save our people. i will do everything humanly possible to end this violence in our nation. >>> nigerian government officials have made statements about boko haram that have turned out not to be true. in september a picture was circulated reportedly showing the groups leader who has been killed. last month came an announcement from the government that it had reached an agreement with boko haram and an agreement had been reached for the release over 200 schoolgirls that were kidnapped in april. the girls are still missing and boko haram has continued its violence. >> the nigerian president says much has been achieved in the last four years, that there has been tremendous growth in the economic, the gdp has grown to make nigeria the biggest economy in africa, and the government is pursuin

is it fair to say then that boko haram is gaining advantage?well, if we look at the past few months, boko haram has actually launched attacks and took over villages and towns and nobody can say specifically what is going on and the military says it's on top of the situation and the situation on the ground and what we hear from such places is the military or security forces are no where to be seen and therefore it's always difficult to say what is happening. what little or no communication begin the people on the ground here and people in the villages are abandoned by the military and civilians and it's difficult to say who is in control but what we hear it's boko haram that is hoisting the flags over the towns and villages as we speak. >> complex situation there and thank you for speaking to us near yola. dozens of people have been rising in zambia after the dismissing of the ruling party general and police fired tear gas in the crowds in the capitol, just days after the death of president michael sata, demonstrators are angry that the acting p

and then boko haram came out to deny the fact that there was any agreement.e government officials are talking about taking the dialogue option off of the table and probably launch a military offensive. but it's difficult to see how that could be achieved in a very short while. they are fighting on so many fronts at the same time. remember, boko haram attacked [ inaudible ], so also this week we saw a suicide bomber going into a school to attack a school, killing nearly 50 students, and the issue of fighting in [ inaudible ]er -- borno state is still going on. and we heard of a female suicide bomber attempting to attack another school. so it is difficult, the military is trying to put out too many fires at the same time. it's not clear how they are going to achieve that initiative. >> thank you very much indeed. >>> u.s. participate barack obama has urged myanmar's leaders to continue with the country's democratic reform process despite the difficulties involved. the president after talking with the opposition leader. she said myanmar's reform process was faci

can you tell us why boko haram might want to attack him? >> he came out to say that people should be on to defend themselves against any attack by boko haram. analysts say this might be the reason. because that mosque is where he usually prays every friday. this friday, he happens to be out of the country. it is not common for him to say something that has political connotations. people are still determining the reasons why he might be a attack by boko haram, but it's not clear he was the subject of the attack. >> more than one million nigerians have been displaced by boko haram up until now. what is the government doing? it is absent from the battlefield. does it need outside help? >> the government has been claiming to do quite a lot. the president set up a team three or four months ago, which they say they have started doing something by different government agencies. on the ground, a lot of people complain they are yet to see that intervention. there are a lot of internally displaced people who ran away from the boko haram attacks. even

the town of chibok is now under or liberated from boko haram fighters. yes, there is no single boko haram fighter in town, but they still don't feel that it's safe for internally displaced persons who fled the town thursday to return. the people--and they're not so eager to go back because chibok lies close to the forest, the place of the boko haram headquarters. >> do we know if they retreated, or if they were driven out by military. >> they were driven out a day or two ago. they were able to go-- >> i'm afraid we have seem to have lost--no, we have him back. sorry, we lost you momentarily. but can i ask you about what this really shows us about the ongoing security cries in nigeria? clearly boko haram can take towns and villages and territory almost at will. >> exactly. indeed, as we speak now. the security forces are trying to take towns. this shows that they're able to take a town and then come back. it was expected that the military, this current state of emergency would take control. and even boko haram, sometimes they'll run and then come back and

which boko haram had captured on thursday.k is an enclave of mainly christian families and the a town where the group kidnap 27 girls back in april. the army is now encouraging residents to go back to their homes. let's get the latest now from al jazerra's ahmad idris live in the capital. i will ask you about chibok later. bring us u up-to-date with the late ate tack which we have heard about in just the past half hour or so. >> reporter: well, the attack happened late afternoon in the town in. and perhaps this is the third attack in three weeks in that town. a hospital source i spoke to just before coming on air said at least 13 people are confirmed dead at the hospital. and as many as 50 have been injured by the attack. this shows a very big explosion at the market we are talking about. >> ahmad, obviously violence across nigeria for a long time in the struggle between the government and boko haram. the town of chibok was at the sender of global attention. so a bit of a loss of faith for the government to lose the town to bo

boko haram grow bolder, and now they are taking more territory.have seen several villages in the northeast going to boko haram. and the government appears to be losing, like i said, to be losing the battle, because the military has withdrawn in some of these up tos, and the challenge against boko haram is gradually fading. >> is there any indication about how popular he is at this point with nigerian's? >> well, at the beginning of 2011, jonathan had the goodwill of nigerians. then gradually when the issue of corruption started growing bigger, and the issue of power grow affecting industries, affecting power supplies people were -- were gradually becoming more and more frustrated with how slow things are in terms of improvement. with boko haram getting bolder, definitely that has impacted a lot on the popularity of the president, goodluck jonathan. and always the issue of corruption. he said the government was able to tackle corruption on the agricultural scale. but there are critics who say nothing has been done about corruption. >> all right. th

the hand of boko haram fighters. the town is inadmissible. as many as 2 hunt are unaccounted for. thousand that fled made it to the town that is 20-30km away. the officials said local vigilantes have been organising a bid to take back chibok from boko haram. the take over of the town is an embarrassment for nigerian officials, especially the security forces. several years ago. 300 female students were taken from a school. 219 of them are unaccounted for. now, this represents a serious situation, and the military will take back chibok from boko haram. now, because chibok has been in the limelight, the military will want to prove it is able to take back territory seized from it by boko haram fighters. the nigerian military is fighting so many. so many fires lit by boko haram. in three states. this is presenting a very, very difficult situation for the security forces in the others to finally crush boko haram. >> this latest violence comes days after nigeria's president announced he will run in the election next year. j

two nigerian and the islamic group boko haram has captured the capital city. >> especially christians but muslims as well as fleeing for safer parts of the country. >> the capital in northeast nigerian, four days refugees have been flooding into this city, fleeing boko haram's latest wave of violence. many who arrive are deeply traumatized. one of the new arrivals is -- who fled her village after it was overrun by islamist militants. on the road, she lost a son. her husband was murdered. >> when boko haram came to our village, my husband hit in the bush for four days. they were forcing men to fight with them. she thought they were gone so she came back to our house. boko haram is still there and they killed them. >> tens of thousands have been forced to flee, many are taking in by relatives. like the one here. >> my life has been completely destroyed and that makes me so sad. now i have nothing, i don't know how things can go on. >> in a new video, book boko haram are seen celebrating the taking of yet another town. the group's leader again declares that there will be no negotiations

. >>> in nigeria the rebel group boko haram has taken over northern borno state.that is the town where the group kidnapped over 200 girls in april. nigerian government troops are trying to take back control of that town. we have more from abuja. >> chibok is still in the hands of boko haram fighters. they say that the town is still unaccep unaccounted for. thousands have made it to a town 30 kilometers away from chibok. theithe officials said that local vigilanties have been organizing a desperate bid to take back chibok from boko haram. seven months ago boko haram attacked the down and took nearly 300 female students from the school. 219 are still unaccounted for. this represents a very, very serious situation, and the military will want to take back chibk from boko haram. and in months of attacks and counter attacks by the violent group, chibok has been in the limelight the military will want to prove that it is able to take back territory seized from it by boko haram fighters. the nigerian military is fighting on so many fronts, now this is presenting a very di

>> reporter: well, boko haram residents in many places attacked by boko haram before.hey talk about boko haram fighters driving in -- in pickup trucks, maybe -- sometimes 12, 14 pickup trucks in a row, and motorcycles advancing and taking over towns and places, small villages like that. they have the staying power for example in mubi when they took over the town for more than a week, they were there doing whatever they wanted to do, until a group of vigilantes and locals united and chased them out. and then they fled to neighboring areas where they were also routed by the -- by the civilians, and now we hear that those who left the areas probably are on their way to places like erbil. >> but boko haram seems to be heavily armed with quite serious weaponry. >> absolutely. a lot of debate is going on as to how they got their weapons, but it's also evident when they overrun military formations, they are able to lay their hands on several of the military equipment in their possession. sometimes they capture these armored personnel carriers, sometimes guns and ammunitions,

also to come on the program the nigerian government says it's taken which i box from boko haram.dimir pete unleaves. protest sites in hong kong could soon be cleared. ♪ ♪ >>> the islamic state of iraq and the levants, isil, has released a new video showing of killing of at least 13 syrian men in raqqa province. the victims had been kidnapped earlier this month. they were accused of collaborating with the syrian regime. this follows the lease of another video posted online that appears to show the beheading of another group of isil hostages including at least 12 syrian soldiers and the american aid worker pete i go kassig. 26-year-old kassig was captured last year while in syria on a mission to help refugees. imran kahn sent us the latest from baghdad. >> reporter: the video was released on sunday morning from the same types of social media platform that his have released videos like this before. the same account have been verified and authenticated. intelligence agencies will be looking at this video to see if it is authentic. the americans have already reacted saying that they a

they were probably talking with fridge elements with boko haram. a week ago they came out and said there is no agreement with the government. there is no cease-fire agreement, but the government insists that negotiations are going on. they have contact with boko haram in chad, and they continue to make contact with the group. but so far after the announcement there is no agreement with the nigerian government. the nigerian government came out and said yes, there is no agreement but they're working towards that end. >> thank you. in yemen there has been intense fighting between houthi rebels and tribesmen. 30 fighters have been killed, and houthies have been expanding in the predominantly sunni region. the area has seen fighting for weeks now. it comes the day after yemen formed it's new government. we're joined now from sanaa. it looks like any hope that the houthi would pull out following the formation of the government seems to be disappearing? >> absolutely, and we expect the situation to further escalate. from the sources we've been talking thr

and of course it is the state capitol of the birthplace, strong hold of boko haram, and for months theup has been trying to push into the city, the headquarters of the army's seventh division. something the military has been trying to push back since august, essentially flooding the area with troops and blocking the city to stop the advance of boko haram. >> still the military coming under some sort of criticism, at least from one of the top muslim clerics in nigeria. >> reporter: yes, a very harsh statement came from the umbrella group under which all islamic organizations here come under. he's essentially the top muslim cleric, and we have heard him before criticize the way the government has handled boko haram. but never before have we heard him issue such a harsh statement. he said the way the military has been handling boko haram, has been very worrisome and down right embarrassing. he says soldiers flee when boko haram fighters arrive, and re-i merge after people have been killed. his nament statements will put increasing pressure on the government. several have been speaking out

boko haram was founded more than ten years ago. its goal is to create an islamic state inside nigeria, impose a harsh version of nigerian law. >> we are boko haram. >> boko haram has become extremely violent, mainly in the north of the country. loosely translated, the name boko haram means western education is forbidden. in the last few years the group has stepped autopsy tacks on schools. abducting more than 300 girls from chibok, most of those girls remain missing. one 32 student were killed at a boarding school. every building on that campus was burned down. last year nigerian president goodluck jonathan declared a state of emergency, in three states, borno, yabe and adamawa. escaping the kidnappings and bombings and boko haram now appears to be recruiting young women. this week two female suicide bombers blew themselves up killing dozens of nearby people. >>> many fear that death toll will only continue to grow. >>> in turkey pope francis called on muslim leaders to condemn the barbaric violence of i.s.i.l. struggling to care f

boko haram's campaign has continued for five years killing several hundred people.has more there the nigerian capital a pwaoupbl a. >> reporter: when tremendous goodluck jonathan introduced the state of emergency in may 2013 he explained to the nation at the time that the government needed to take those, quote, unquote, sports measures in the face of what he described as a declaration of war by boko haram and their deliberate attempt to undermine the authority of the nigerian state. what the state of emergency means is that essentially those three states become -- or continue to be active areas of military operations. it a allows them to have the total upper happen in the area and allows them to carry out searches, to arrest and detain suspects and to lockdown these areas whenever they see fit. what critics have been saying over the past 18 months very little proof that the state of emergency has been successful in containing boko haram and if anything boko haram's tactics have become more braiseen and have shifted from hidden run attacks to essentially holding terr

the government is accepting that it has not made head way in the battle of boko haram? >> well, the state of emergency was declared in may 2015 as you mentioned when the president addressed the president. at that time he made it clear that what boko haram was doing amounted to a declaration of war, and a deliberate attempt to undermine authority of the nigerian state. as an as a result, the military needed an idea of what that would mean. it means that these areas continue to be active areas of operation for the nigerian military. well, the military has the upper hand in wanting those areas above even the police and other states authority. the extra order measures have included the check points, conducting searches, and to lock down in those areas and impose curfew. as far as the government is concerned, this is the way to control the area. however, he said that over the past 18 months it has become clear that this state of emergency has failed to stop boko haram, and it has further alienating and the soldiers are not been quick enough to deal with this state of emergen

out boko haram, in august a lot of soldiers flooded the area, but still clearly boko haram able to challengeilitary at the heart of one of its main cities. >>> pope francis has criticized europe for not doing enough to help migrants escaping persecution. he also said it is time for europe to change its values. >> reporter: this was only the second time that a pope has addressed this institution, and there has been some tension between the two in the past. the european union prides it's a on how secular it is. but the pope was warmly welcomed here. and he said he was bringing a message of hope, but it was also a message full of criticisms. and i think the pope feels the european union was moving in the wrong direction. he said he felt there was too much loneliness. people were disconnected from the european union and its ideas. he felt the elderly were being abandoned. he said there was a throw-away culture, the gaps between the rich and those who have very little were growing all the time. he also made clear references for the need for europe to do more on migration. he went to lampedusa --

to announce his reelection bid in spite of massive criticism of failure can to -- to contain boko haram. we will be looking at what has become the biggest online retail event in the world or come here come single stay -- in the world. here comes single stay. -- singles day. france marks armistice day. ♪ >> first, the captain of the south korean ferry that sank in april killing some 300 people has been sentenced to 36 years in jail. the captain was found guilty of negligence, but not homicide. prosecutors had sought the death penalty for homicide and they now say they are going to appeal. many families of the victims were also surprised by the sentences. >> finally, today, those who said they only deserve -- did their best in the situation have finally been sentenced. the captain got 36 years in prison and some of the crew members got five years. >> i spoke to our soul correspondent -- sole correspondent. -- seoul correspondent. >> the focus has spread to many different offices and bureaus and south korea. many say that the government, the coast guard botch the rescue from the very start

>> the battle against boko haram intensifies as nigeria's government seeks to extend emergency rule in three northern states. president goodluck jonathan says the army needs lanced powers to defeat the armed group. hello there i'm barbara serra, you're watching al jazeera live from london. after the abduction of a top army general. the horrors of war we hear from the residents of a town recently recaptured from the islamic state of iraq and the levant. raising wairng awareness, or al. the. >>> hole there welcome to the program. the nigerian government wants to extend emergency rule in three northeastern states for another six months. president goodluck jonathan who faces reelection in february is asking parliament to approve a continuation of emergency powers to fight boko haram. the president first declared a state of emergency in may last year in adamawa, borno states. joining us live from abuja in nigeria. just remind us what does a state of emergency mean and ultimately how effective has it been to justify an extension? >> well, what this essentially means is that those three north

boko haram and even yesterday the boko haram leader issued another video boldly addressing people in of the towns captured by boko haram telling them that this is now under his control and that they are willing to expand and denying they have an agreement with the nigerian government. >> live from legos. and in yemen intense fighting in the city of radan and the province between sunni tribesmen and shia houthi fighters and the area has seen fighting for weeks now and we are joined now live from the capitol and the houthis still expanding territories and the bottom line from the fighting? >> yes, sammy, they are expanding in those areas and men in checkpoints controlling small villages and also district and this is raising concerns among the sunni community because in general this is a predominately sunni province area. today tribesmen backed by al-qaeda fighters launched counter offensive to push the houthi fighters from the area. it's a very delicate issue for the yemen in general because this is an area where the fighting can degenerate into sectarian war out of the view the houthi

. >>> the nigerian government says it's retaken the northeastern town of chibok from boko haram.sia's president makes an early exit from the g20 summit following an icy investigation from western leaders. >>> and living on the streets to ask for more democracy, but protest sites in hong kong could soon be cleared. >>> there are reports that the islamic state of the iraq and levant group have killed 13 13 syrian men. these killings took place in raqqa and syria. the victims had all been kidnapped earlier this month. isil says they were killed for collaborating with the syrian regime. these killings follow the release of new video that was posted on line appearing to show the beheading of another group of isil hostages and these include at least 12 syrian soldiers and the american aid worker peter kassig. 26-year-old kassig was captured last year whilst in syria on a mission to help refugees. he convert today islam and also uses the name abdul. we can go live now to the united states and washington, d.c., and talk to our correspondent there, kimberly how connection. the white how w

now with the statement by boko haram there is a new fear that probably what the boko haram leader may be true, and that could dampen the whole idea of these girls coming back home any time soon. so basically to say whether or not th that they know exactly where these girls are, it's difficult to say at the moment. some people feel if the military knows where these girls are, and why boko haram is camped out, definitely some form of arrangement, some form of action could have been taken to save some of these girls. but with the statement by the boko haram leader, nobody is putting a bet on that. >> the report from capitol of abuja. >>> virgin has vowed to move forward with its plan to take tourists to the edge of space. this is despite a crash in a test flight. it came down in the california desert killing one pilot and injuring another. the founder of virgin group is traveling to meet his team at the site. on his twitter page he wrote: >> al jazeera's tom ackerman reports. >> reporter: this was the 35th test fight for the passenger plane, but only the fourth time it had been due to re

some say they were outnumbered and outgunned by boko haram.r than 10,000 people from villages like mubi are now living in refugee camps. many people say there isn't enough food and shelter is poor. aid agencies say they are doing the best they can. >> i want to say that the -- the camp is now fully occupied. we don't have place that will keep the missing. we don't have room. >> reporter: attacks in the northeast have been on the rise in recent weeks, despite hopes for a ceasefire. the nigerian military has been able to claim at least one town, but it is feared boko haram is gaining ground. and it is the people of nigeria who are losing the most. >>> plenty more news still to come here on al jazeera, including zero tolerance. israel says palestinians who throw stones could face 20 years in jail. >>> i'm in india, as the world economic forum takes place in india, i'm taking a look at the government's attempt to revehicle the economic sector. >> it's a chilling and draconian sentence... it simply cannot stand. >> this trial was a sham... >> they

and get the girls back, boko haram said no we haven't agreed to any ceasefire. what do you think, any hope of seeing these girls freed? >> certainly for the pain and suffering of the parents you don't want to take that away, that hope away from the parents but in reality i think it's going to be very difficult. i do think that nigeria got duped with this ceasefire flowment. announcement. one of the things i said in my testimony on the hill, they need the stop having these ceasefire announcements. they need to do the right thing and they're responding quickly. i'm worried about the girls being involved in suicide bombings. there were two female suicide bombings in vudugery and conroy during the year. i'm wondering if there were already females in the ranks involved with niece, it might not have had a lot of international focus but definitely on the ground, i'm heading out there actually on friday. definitely the bring back our girls movement is still very active on the ground. i actually give them credit for at least trying keep the issue in the eyes of the media

. >> reporter: this shows a man, a supposed leader of boko haram. a leader of the group that kidnapped girls, that were kidnapped and married. it was said they converted. >> translation: we will not negotiate. allah says we should not. >> last week the government announced a reached a peace agreement with the armed group, raising hopes that the kidnapped girls would return. >> we received a ceasefire. we had arrangements that didn't lead to their release. >> reporter: there is hope that the dialogue initiate weeks ago would break through. >> boko haram resisted talks of a ceasefire with the government. people are considering that it could be an attempt to end violence against thousands. >> in the past there has been many more. with the new video released by boko haram, all nigerians can do can wait. wait for a breakthrough or decisive victory by the government >>> the african union is yet to send medical and humanitarian aid to ebola-stricken countries. more than 50 will currently undergo training. it is expected to be sent to guinea and sierra leon

and this was issued by the boko haram leader that schools are particularly targeted because they stand for everything that boko haram are against. >> tell us more of what happened at the school this morning. how the attack happened. >> well, actually it's a lone suicide-bomber who championed a bomb to his chest, and walked in to the school dressed as a student aiming to inflict max damage because he knew a the students gather to hear the principal speak before going to classes. ihe walked in and detonated his device, and everything went blank for many students there. at the end of the day 47 died, 79 injured, according to police officers. but that figure is more likely a conservative figure of what actually happened and how many people were killed and injured. >> briefly, ahmed, they haven't taken responsibility yet, but the nigerian government has seen with boko haram just a few weeks ago. what happened to that? >> well, actually the nigerian government was announcing or celebrating, according to analysts, celebrating a cease-fire agreement. apparently they were talking with the wrong

capable of retaking areas seized by boko haram. initially the government led the option of dialogue. we remember last month they said some form of a cease-fire agreement has been reached with boko haram, and then boko haram came out to deny the fact that there wases an agreement it and the government. now they're taking dialogue option off the table and will probably launch a military offensive, but it's difficult to see how that could be achieved in a very short while. the nigerian government is fighting the boko haram battle on so many fronts, fighting so many fights at the same time. so this week we saw suicide-bombers going in to a school to kill students. and boko haram seems to have it's biggest presence, and it's still going on. in the last two days we heard of a suicide-bomber attempting to attack another school in north central nigeria. so it's difficult. the military is fighting too many fires trying to put out too many fires at the same time. well, it's not clear how they would do that. >> now to the middle east where ra

they said the government has failed in tackling boko haram.e violence is swing northern nigeria. in the last one year boko haram has taken more territory from the nigerian authorities and inflicted so much pain and suffering on people living in the northeast. the opposition is saying that the government has so far proved it has failed in tackling boko haram. as far as corruption, they said the government or the president has turned way or turned a blind eye while various officials, public officials, politicians he is specially are stealing from the government. and the issue the power supply in nigeria many homes go without electricity for many years, they generate 4,600 megawatts of electricity which is grossly not enough to power homes. thenow with the campaign or the declaration over the nigerian president is expected to go around the country to sale his con dance i to sell why i deserves a second term. it is absolutely what nigerians are looking forward to is to meet the president face-to-face. and a lot of people are watching closely to se

have been sustaining losses. >> but some see if a as a deliberate show of force by boko haram as the country gears up for elections next year. al jazeera, northeastern niger nigeria. >> there has been a significant rise in the death toll from west africa's ebola outbreak. the "world health organization" latest figures show that the virus has killed nearly 7,000 people. that's a jump of 1200 from the previous set of figures, which were only released on wednesday. >>> the head of the catholic church has prayed along side the grand musfi. we have repo istanbul. walking into the mosque pope francis did what many before him have done. he paused to take in the impressive architecture. he walked in and prayed along side the grand mufti. presenting the pope with a gift of a blue tile the mufti told the pontiff we are in need of prayers. the world really needs prayers. outside curious tourists and a few turkish christians waited for a glimpse of the world's leader of catholics. >> we all very glad that the pope is visiting us. >> security has been tight. local media reporting that 7,000 polic

boko haram did not claim responsibility for this attack but it bears resemblance of previous attacks on institutions of learning across northern nigeria. the nigerian government promised to protect such vulnerable institutions such as schools, hospitals and other locations in the country from boko haram attacks. but with the attention focused elsewhere in fighting boko haram, and at a time when the military forces are losing territory to the group, less attention may have been paid to soft targets such as schools in yobe state the government has come under international pressure to bring to an end these attacks and free more than 200 girls who are still in boko haram activity. president goodluck jonathan has promised to do his best to bring to an end these particular attacks in the north of nigeria, but it shows that boko haram is growing bolder and bolder and this attacks is coming just a day before the president declares his intention to run in next year's presidential elections. >> syria's president bashar al-assad said he'll study a new u.n. plan for a local cease-fire in aleppo.

more than 100 people are killed during friday prayer and there are clear signs that point to boko haram. >>> also in ferguson, missouri, more than a dozen people arrested on friday evening as protesters clash with police. >>> we welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm george howell. >> nice to have you with me. i'm natalie allen. we're standing by for verdict in that important case in egypt. they're expected to announce the decision in the murder retrial of former egyptian president hosni mubarak. you'll remember he's charged with conspiracy to kill hundreds of anti-government demonstrators during an uprising that drove him from power after nearly 30 years as president. >> 86 years old now, the ailing mubarak, along with the rest of egypt, awaits this verdict and the country braces for what could be a very tense weekend. >> joining us now in cairo is cnn's ian lee. he's live there. you have been based in cairo for some time. following the saga of hosni mubar mubarak. what's expected today? because we've seen so many postponements in many years. >> reporter: th

boko haram was responsible for kidnapping 200 nigerian school girls back in april. those girls are still missing. at least six afghan soldiers are dead following an attack on an army base. today's violence comes one day after the taliban launched a series of attacks on foreign targets in kabul. target man said that the violence is in response to an agreement allowing some troops to remain in the country and maintain forces. demonstrators across the country are calling for shoppers to boycott black friday. >> we're not thugs. we're black men, and we're here tonite for justice. >> protesters erupted holiday shopping at a walmart near ferguson. demonstrators are calling today brown friday to protest the grand jury decision not to invite officer wilson in the shooting of michael brown. there was a protest at a mall not long ago. what can you tell us about it? >> it was a gallery mall in st. louis. the mall did not shut down but some of the businesses there closed the gates. the police came in a little while later and asked them to leave, and those protesters did leave.

the attack is been built on boko haram. officials say dozens have died but one official said he counted as many as 200 bodies. more from the capital. haltedries of last friday prayers at the main mosque which was crowded as usual with worshipers. gunmen opened fire as people scampered for safety. while no group has said it carried out the attacks, boko haram is the likely culprit. the group is waging an insurgency in northern nigeria and has targeted the area several times. this happened near the emir's dallas. he has been -- palace. he has been a vocal critic. >> economic conditions in the north and the level of marginalization are likely to be fertile ground for breeding extreme ideologies. there is no investment in irrigation, little investment in production of agriculture. no focus on education. >> boko haram continues its violent attacks. it is instilling fear among the public as many wonder when the next blood will be spilt. africa program spoke with an eyewitness to the program who was near the mosque when the explos

it showed a can, leader of boko haram. more than 200 kidnapped have been onverted. >> translation: over 200 chick on schoolgirls converted to islam. >> he denies negotiations. >> translation: what negotiations. he did not negotiate with anyone. what is our business with negotiations. last week the government announced it reached a peace agreement with the armed group. raising hopes. kidnapped girl would return. because of the brief nous arrangements it did not translate. >> an official is hopeful the dialogue initiated weeks ago will lead to a breakthrough. >> the bk dismissed talk of a -- boko haram dismissed talks of a ceasefire. people are thinking this could be a failed attempt to end violence that killed thousands, and displaced hundreds of thousands in northern nigeria. there has been breaches by the armed group, and territory has been taken by the fighters. with a new video released by boko haram. all nigerians can do is wait. wait for either a breakthrough or a decisive victory by the government >>> right, we are h

officials say they believe it is boko haram's latest all the. pope francis makes a stop in turkey and depose the cries made on isil fighters. >>> and protests turn to the streets in ferguson and around the country. and black friday, it's not as big as it used to be. the numbers behind the shift. >> in northern nigeria an explosive attack on a mosque today killing more than 100 people and injuring many more. that death toll has been increases throughout the day, and police say that two car bombs went off outside as people were arriving for friday's prayers. it happened in nigeria's second biggest city. no one is claiming responsibility for the attack, but it is wildly assumed to be the work of boko haram. >> we've been talking to a lot of people on the ground. witnesses and they're describing a scene of absolute pandemonium after the explosion. they tell that's people were running in every direction. bodies were scattered scenarios the area. there was a stampede as people flee the scene. that cost a lot of fatalities. particularly among little ch

it hasn't necessarily been effective in containing boko haram or impeding their actions. if anything it has disenfranchised the population, it has further discredited the military which doesn't seem to have the morale or even the correct or enough equipment to deal with this ongoing state of emergency. what the state of emergency means is that those three states continue to be active areas of military operation, it allows the military to carry out arrest and detain suspects and it also allows them to lock down these areas. >> we also have a problem haven't we of the elections due to be held in february and can people in these three states will they be able to vote and conditions be free and fair in order to constitute a credible election? >> well, as i just explained, under the state of emergency, you essentially have the military having the upper hand in the territory, controlling the military, lock downs are very frequent there to the movement of the population has been highly limited, even telecommunications is very poor in that area. one has to wonder what this state

. >>> in nigeria yakker the radical group boc boko haram has taken over the town in northern born owehere the group kidnapped more than 270 school girls in april. witnesses say it was attacked on thursday forcing thousands of people to leave their homes. government troops and a have sill vinnie force are trying to take back control of the town. more from the nigeria capital. >> reporter: boko haram fighter are still in control of the town after they took it thursday. this is a huge setback for officials especially the security services. seven months ago boko haram attacked the town and took nearly 300 female students, 219 of them are still missing. an official said many people have died in the latest round of violence, or attack. hundreds who can escaped to neighboring towns and villages while they are taking shelter. the town they fled to was liberated a few ago. they are trying trying to move them to saver locations it's just 2230-kilometers from the town where the girls remember taken from. hours later a suicide bomber hit a petrol station in the north killing himself and five peop

now with the new video released by boko haram all nigeriaens can do is wait. wait for either a breakthrough or some decisive victory by the government. al jazeera, abuja. >> in yemen tonight rival political factions have signed an agreement to form a new government, but fight something flaring up in parts of the country. yemen mass signed a deal. prime minister and president are now mandated to form a new government. the new government will include houthi rebels who took control of the capitol sanaa after weeks of anti-government protests. separate attacks killed 20 soldiers today. >>> in egypt the court convicted eight men who appeared to be taking part in a same sex wedding. men exchanging rings and embracing among friends who were cheering. egypt's chief prosecutor said that the video was, quote, shameful to god and offensive to public morals. the men said that it was made as a joke. they were each sentenced to three years in prison. >>> no. egypt its been 308 days since three al jazeera journalists were arrested and falsely an accused of aiding terrorism.