trying to make sense of it, hashem ahelbarrament this is an area that has seen attacks before. the target seems to be syrian opposition fighters. what can you tell us about it. >> the initial reports say that it could be the target of syrian opposition groups. groups most likely the al nusra front, which is affiliated with al-qaeda. it's a very strategic area because it's stretches where they were trying to control the area to pave the way for reinforcement and weapons to get into the outskirts of the capital of damascus. this is why the syrian army has been over the last few years trying to intensify its military operation to push most of the syrian rebels out of the area. it's also security issue for the government. >> just to be clear this area is inside lebanon. so a huge security concern for the lebanese government. >> it is, for the lebanese government and also hezbollah, which has been fighting inside syria. the concern is presence of radical armed groups, may recruit fighters, send in weapons at the same time launch attacks in the southern suburb of the capital of beiru

hashem ahelbarra has more. >> reporter: mia is one of many children in yemen who's lives are at risk.rs from malnutrition, and needs immediate treatment. her mother traveled a long distance to get to this hospital in the capitol sana'a. mohammed faces complications from months of chronic malnutrition. >> translator: my child is sick. he had one surgery, which cost $2,000. now the doctor says he needs another. all of this caused by mall snu tradition. we are very poor. my husband had to borrow the money for the first surgery. >> reporter: the level of malnutrition in yemen is among the highest in the world. the situation is made worse by the conflict. aid agencies say if it continues many children are die. >> the situation is terrible. now after six months of conflict, we have half a million children who are severely and acutely malnourished. and at the same time last year, we had less than 160,000 children. so it has gotten three times worse. >> reporter: this hospital in sana'a was targeted many times. doctors here fear they may have to relocate to a temporary clinic. other hospitals

hashem ahelbarra reports. >> reporter: she was told that it was too late, and that her daughter didn'ter her injuries. we hear her say may god avenge those who killed my daughter. the woman blames the hospital for poor medical care. health facilities across yemen are overwhelmed with a growing number of victims from the conflict. many have been killed or injured in the military campaign that has entered its seventh month. >> translator: my father was injured in air strikes targeting our people. my father was coming down the stairways when the house was targeted. he suffers a head injury. >> reporter: thousands are stranded or have fled from their homes. in the capitol, sana'a, where coalition forces lead by saudi arabia have intensified their air strikes, people are struggling. international aid agencies say yemen is critically short of food, fuel, and medicine. >> translator: there is no authority that controls the prices of fuel, cooking oil, and flour. each bakery imposes its own prices and we pay the price. bread has become very expensive. >> reporter: many hope the conflict will end

hashem ahelbarra has more details. >> reporter: these are the four suicide bombers, isil says were behind the attacks. they drove cars packed with explosives into a hotel, where government leaders have based their headquarters. this was the moment the hotel was hit. a compound was also targeted. >> translator: i heard huge explosions and rushed to the area, i was told two armored vehicles drove through check points and exploded inside of the compound. >> earlier government and coalition forces lead by saudi arabia, blamed the houthi fighters and troops loyal to former president saleh for the attacks. isil has emerged as a force in yemen over the last year. in this video, posted on sunday, it is shows fighting against the houthis in different parts of the country. isil also claimed responsibility for a series of attacks that targeted shia mosques like this one in the capitol sana'a last month. isil is expanding in areas formally under the control of aqap, also known as al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula. aqap has recently suffered major setbacks, losing most of its top leaders in u.s. drone

hashem ahelbarra has the latest. >> united against the saudi led air strikes in yemen. these are supporters of the shia houthi rebels in the capital sanaa. they stay international communities has failed yemeni people. >> translator: we came out to condemn eurnts and th the unite, women and children where are their rights, it is just water on the paper not ink. >> reporter: yemen has been gripped by violence for months. life for millions has become tough. there are shortages of water, food, fuel, and medicine, across the country. >> we are not getting enough cook being gas. there are 5,000 families in this neighborhood and they give us 200 barrels of gas. what can we do with that? we're going to fight over them. we are running outs o running og gas. the living conditions are very difficult. >> many situations, families have no option but to burn wood to cook meals. yemen's humanitarian situation is getting worse every day. on the ground, government troops backed by coalition forces are on the offensive in mareb. they say recapturing the entire province is just a matter o

not thhatch--hashem ahelbarra. not the first time this area has see seen violence. >> why is it curb for both parties? it is part of the kalamoon area. the government in syria are trying to push out the rebels in those areas. it's biggest concerns is that if the rebels, it will be extremely easy for them to move to the capital of damascus. >> this attack most likely targeting those rebel fighters. >> exactly. it is also a concern for the lebanese government, they have been asked to step in and join the fight against those groups in assad, and hezbollah is pretty much concerned about the presence of groups of al-qaeda and the islamic state also in this area. but this population in the area is staunchly pro opposition, anti-bashar al-assad, and this is why they're providing significant support for the three opposition. it will be a task for the government to try to take on the groups and spare the civilian population and not disenfranchising the sunni community. >> hashem, do stay with us for a moment. we're also hea

hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera. >>> the united nations says a deal to form a unity government in libyatting closer. the u.n. special representative has been tasked with bringing together libya's rival government. he says talks to reach a final a agreement are nearing a conclusion. >>> the prosecutor for the international criminal court plans to investigate alleged abuses in the 2008 conflict between russia and georgia. it would be the first icc inquiry outside of africa. fighting began in the province. russia moves troops into georgia and its air force struck targets. hundreds of people were killed in five days of fighting. >>> kosovo's parliament has been disrupted after an opposition mp set off a smoke bomb. mp's blew whistles as the leader of the self determination party activated devices around the chamber. they were been locked in a standoff over a e.u.-brokered deal to improve relations with serbia. >>> now rwanda's highest court has thrown out a legal challenge to construction tuksal changes that could allow the president to run for a thir term. the opposition green party mounte

hashem ahelbarra has been following the story. >> reporter: the attack is a major set back, which is operating in the northwestern part of the city of aleppo. this comes against the backdrop of a new tactic. basically you have the syrian army backed by the russian fighter jets. trying to reverse some of the gains made by the syrian opposition. now they are trying to advance towards aleppo and push the rebels back to secure the main road that links aleppo to latakia. the brigade has been actively engaging the fighting in the passes particularly in that area. i.t. has also beeit has also beg starnl aisubstantial aid from td states of america. particularly recently with the sceivetconservatives and islamin the outskirts of the city. >>> there is some hope now that peace could return to yemen, after all the rival parties could agree to go to talks in geneva this month. the last round of talks in june failed. and as jamal el shael reports. the fighting continues. >> yemeni troops backed by the saudi coalition, central province was recently retain but shia houthi fighters still control som

hashem ahelbarra has this report. >> reporter: this is the moment the palace hotel was hit.ernment and coalition forces lead my saudi arabia blame houthi fighters and troops loyal to former president saleh, for two attacks in aden. the first target of the hotel where government leaders have faced their headquarters, the next struck a compound used by soldiers from the united arab emirates. >> i heard two explosions and rushed to the areas. there were explosions inside the compound. >>> coalition troops say they will continue their campaign until the houthi rebels withdraw from areas they control and disband. last month dozens of soldiers were killed in a missile attack. it was the highest number of coalition forces killed in a single attack since the start of their military campaign in yemen several months ago. many are worried the attacks will further inflame the war in yemen. >>> palestinians in the occupied west bank are protesting against raids and arrests by israeli security forces. tensions have been rising after a series of attacks on both sides of the conflict. an up

hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera. >>> amnesty international is accusing kurdish forces of carrying out wars against civilians in northern syria. the ypg is a key ally of the u.s.-lead coalition against the islamic state of iraq and the levant. but amnesty international says the military wing of the ypg has been carrying out a wave of attacks on civilians caught in the middle of the fight. the ypg are committing abuses on people it suspects are isil supporters. the report comes as the u.s. abandoned a $5 million plan to train thousands of so-called moderate rebels to fight isil. one of the authors of the report says the u.s. has now launched an investigation into the finding. >> forcibly displacing a civilian population is a war crime when there is no military reason to do so. destroying civilian property is also a war crime. what we saw is while the residents were primarily bearing the brunt of these unlawful policies that some kurdish residents were also being forced to leave. we are talking about serious war crimes here, but we do not believe this is a case of ethnic cleansing. we're con

hashem ahelbarra reports. >> reporter: this is aden, the port city in the south, recently recaptured by government troops. the government and the central bank relocated here. employees have waited for month to get their salaries. >> translation: i have not received my salary for two monthless. bank officials say they were running out of cash. >> a woman died lining up to receive cash. >> reporter: houthi rebels withdrew 2 million from the central bank to pay fighters. now bank officials are left grappling with how to solve yemen's financial crisis. >> we need almost 100 million to pay. >> aden and others are under government control, which means millions of yemenis in other cities have to wait until the political crisis is over. yemen is divided. the north and the capital sanaa are under houthi controls, and set up their own government. the south is under the control. reof the internationally -- -- under the control of the internationally recognised president abd-rabbu mansour hadi. many are worried yemen will go bankrupt if the war drags on >>> the united nations general assembly is

a lot other find the same risks unless adults can find a way to stop the fighting >> hashem ahelbarra joins us on set. nothing short of a catastrophe. >> this is a conflict going on for more than 7 months, there are huge differences between the parties. there are civilians that have been targeted, caught in the crossfire and killed in the air strikes. the shellings of both parties - on one hand government troop and pro-government militia, and the houthis and forces loyal to the former president - it's a delicate situation. tales of suffering everywhere. >> when you talk about s, what are they, and what likelihood is there that the peace talks will succeed. >> based on 2216, the u.n. resolution, about the president abd-rabbu mansour hadi and the government says it means the houthi's should disarm and pull out of areas. houthis sent a letter to the united nations saying that we are willing to negotiate a frien friends -- comprehensive peace plan in yemen. when it comes to an end by forces put out from yemen and they hand over the weapons, they want the militias to hand over the weapon.

al jazeera hashem ahelbarra has been following that story. >> the death of the.to top military commander is a major set back for the brigade which is operating in the northwestern part of the city of aleppo. this comes against the backdrop of a new tactic which is basically now you have the syrian army backed by the russian fighter jets. trying to reverse some of the gains made by the syrian opposition. now they are trying to advance towards aleppo and push the rebels back to secure the main road that links aleppo to latakia. the brigade has been actively engaging the fighting in the past and particularly in that area. it has also been receiving substantial aid from the united states of america. but this is a group that has been shifting alliances in the past trying to form strong partnership particularly recently with the conservatives and the islamists in aleppo and also on the outskirts of the city. >> united nations is saying that 35,000 syrians have fled their homes in just the last few days. many of them from the northern city aleppo. it's a pretty important area in terms of where

hashem ahelbarra has been following that story for us, and we'll bring that to you later in the program. now the united nations envoy to yemen said there is a glimmer of hope that peace can return to the party agree to talking in geneva at the end of the month. for now fighting continues on the ground. >> the yemeni government troops backed by the coalition control areas. the central province was recently taken by shia houthi fighters control the outskirts. government troops are on alert here. they chose the visitors what he says are signs of iranian support for the houthis. >> the communications equipment we confiscated was sent by iran to the houthis. >> most of yemen' oil and electricity is produced here. this is why government is sending reinforcements to secure the pro incidence. meanwhile, the fighting continues in the south. government troops are targeting hoty positions, and the saudi-led coalition has intensified its airstrikes. but the houthis were backed by former president ali abdullah saleh still hold ground. despite the fighting saudi arabia supports peace talks scheduled

hashem ahelbarra has the story. >> reporter: these are the four suicide bombers isil says were behind attacks. they drive cars packed with explosives into a hotel, where government leaders have based their headquarters. this is the moment the hotel was hit. a compound used by soldiers from the united arab emirates was also targeted. >> translator: i heard huge explosions and rushed to the area. i was told two armored vehicles exploded inside the compound used by uae soldiers. >> reporter: early the coalition blamed the houthi fighters and troops loyal to former president saleh for the attacks. isil has emerged as a force in yemen over the last year. in this video posted on sunday, it's fighters have shown distributed pamphlets in aid den. isil claimed responsibility for a series of attacks that targets shia mosques like this one last month. isil is expanding in areas formerly under the control of aqap, also known as al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula. they have recently suffered major setbacks. the attack in aden isn't the first time that coalition forces in yemen have been targeted. l

hashem ahelbarra has more on that. >> united against the saudi-led airstrikes in yemen. these are supporters of the shia houthi rebels near the capital of sanaa. they say that the international community has failed the yemeni people. >> we came out to condemn the united nations and the women and children who were killed in the war, where are their rights. there is no justification of the attacks that target only women and children. >> yemen has been gripped by violence for months. there are shortages of food, fuel and medicine across the country. >> we are not getting enough cooking gas. we're going to fight over them. we're running out of cooking gas. the living conditions are very difficult. >> many goings ar--many gas stations are out of service. yemen's humanitarian situation is getting worse every day. on the ground government troops backed by coalition forces are on the offensive in maryb. they say recapturing the entire province is just a matter of time. >> thank god we captured the road and people are moving along without coming under fire. all is going well. >>

hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera. >>> an ambitious blew print as been put forward to revitalize the capitolda. but catherine soi has taken a look at the plans. >> reporter: it's a master plan with a price. the overhaul is expected to cost billions of dollars, roughly half of the land is unusedable, it's either wetland or steep slopes so every available space will be needed to make the vision a reality. >> it has to be utilized efficiently, so that we will be able to accommodate people living now and people who will come tomorrow. we'll have to think about our future generation. that is very important. >> reporter: in the short time housing is a priority. the present population of about 1.2 million people is expected to triple by 2040. in the new plan all of these structures are expected to come down. but what many people are worried about here is how much they will be compensated and whether or not they will be able to afford the new houses. this man shows me his property. it's an acre of land just at the edge of the city center. he has built houses that are rented out. but in the new city,