the southern successionist and a branch of anti-houthi and a group of antisaleh, anti-houthi and analeh fighters who want a break away stayed and al-qaeda in the arab peninsula and is in the hands as they try to grab power al-qaeda is gaining more territory and we have this report. >> reporter: this is the governor of aiden has survived an assassination attempt. and this was the commander of the forces that pushed the houthis out of the sea port city of aiden. a member of the sunni's party and he runs a divided city. the successionist want aiden to become the capitol of a republic and forces loyal to hadi wants the sea port city to become the financial capitol of a federal yemen. and reform one of yemen's most organized political parties says yemen should remain united. but the failed assassination attempt is a further sign of a deteriorating security situation across the country. >> it sets a tone for security in aiden and everyone is scrambling to cleanup their act in the city and establish a police force but they have not been successful so far. >> aiden taken from shia houthis a

anti-houthi fighters recaptured yemen's biggest military base from houthi rebels at least nine houthisd at the operation in the southern province. the british government says improved security measures are having an effect on the migrant crisis in the channel in france and migrants made 1700 attempts to try to get into the channel tunnel rail terminal on monday. u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in singapore promoting the world's largest trade deal the trans pacific partnership hit snags last week and called for the 12 countries to overcome their differences and the trade deal is a central part of the u.s. president barack obama's efforts to increase influence in asia and counter the economic power of china. the u.s. says it will push the issue of disputed islands in the south china sea during a summit in may lasha and have been invited to the association of southeast nations and china says they are unhappy with territorial disputes being raised and want to focus on cooperation. and regional leaders gather in malaysia the government is graspingly with $700 million corruption scanda

and the houthis. >> the houthis told the united nations they are now in favor of a political settlement are pretty much concerned about losses they have suffered over the last few days. united nations envoy traveled to meet with president hadi, but for the time being, it doesn't -- the yemeni president doesn't seem to be in a hurry to negotiate a political settlement, particularly that his forces are making these significant gains on the ground. it seems that hadi and his allies are waiting -- wants to have some time, see his fighters gain more territory, particularly around the capitol, sana'a, at that particular moment, i think ho might step in and say, we need the houthis to talk, but the government still has a set of conditions. they say we will only talk to the houthis if the houthis pull out of the areas they control and recognize hadi as the legitimate president. >> thank you very much indeed. ♪ >>> iran's foreign minister has met the syrian president in damascus. he is likely to discuss a four-point proposal. iran wants to offer the u.n. to end syria's civil war. the plan report

there is only one province in the south under control of the houthis. fighting is going to start in the coming days in that province. won they control the south, it's going to be massive. then the government is going to return, they will set up ministries, establish a base from where they can continue to fight to control the capital. >> they started that process, when they made the move on aden. >> the problem is they are still within firing range of houthi. this is exactly why the president, the vice president still inside arabia. that's where you are going to see the government replacing and starting to control most of the country. >> i understand there have been talks that have been going on as well, is that right? >> secret talks between representatives of the houthis and the former president. basically we do understand from our sources is that the u.n. is trying to convince the houthis that you are losing on the ground. you better have a political face-saving deal with the government. the only problem is that for the time being, the former presiden

the houthis have been pushed out of the last town in this province, which was still under houthi controls the new picture. areas in the south which were under houthi control just months ago, are now held by forces loyal to the exiled president man sewemansur hoy. hadi. but houthis are still in together of sanaa. con with heavy fighting in other central provinces with the latest. >> reporter: government troops are on the offensive. government troops have loched an attack to capture ib. recoop trueing the province in central yemen would repave the way for loyalists to come back to is that. >> translator: our message to houthi is his following, you have 40 hours to withdraw or you will be killed. >> reporter: the push north follows a series of gains made in the south. fighters trying to defeat houthi rebels have gains an edge in southern yemen. they are now in control of aden, and others. it's a boost for the fighters who were forced from their areas in may when the houthis backed by soldiers loyal to did he foes posed predeposedpresident saleh. >> translator: we managed to clean the city o

pro-government forces are pushing houthi fighters from the region.ces loyal to the exiled president hadi have made significant gains in the city this week. prompting retaliation from the houthis. >>> four bodyguards in yemen were killed in an attack in aden. hashem ahelbarra reports. >> reporter: this is the governor of aden, who survived an assassination attempt. he was the commander of the forces that pushed the houthis out of the sea port city of aden. he runs a divided city. the successionists want aden to become the capitol of a breakaway southern republic. forces loyal to president hadi want the sea port city to become the financial capitol of yemen. one of yemen's most organized political parties says yemen should remain united. but the failed assassination attempt is a further sign of a deteriorating security situation across the country. >> it set acetone for security in aden. everybody is scrambling to clean up their act, in the city and establish a police force, but they haven't been successful so far. >> reporter: aden was retaken from th

♪ saudi backed forces say they recaptured the yemeni province from houthi fighters. ♪ hello, you areching al jazeera, we are live from the headquarters in doha and also coming up, on the program, iraq's parliament begins debating a set of reforms proposed by prime minister abadi of reducing corruption. anger in japan as the country restarts its first nuclear plant since the fukushima disaster. an accidental toxic spill is a gold mine in the u.s. turns the colorado river yellow. ♪ first, saudi backed forces loyal to yemen's exiled government has retaken a key southern province from houthi rebels and say they pushed the rebels from the lost town in the province still under houthi control and the offensive is seen as important because it is where exiled president hadi is from and also believed the deputy speaker of parliament and former interior minister were wounded in this last round of fighting and our correspondent has reported extensively from the country and joins me live now at the news desk, what is the significance of the latest gain? >> this is quite important because forces l

the houthi forces remain in the cacontrol of the capital sanaa. ' at this houthi forces have made gainsve bigger fights ahead. >> what we have seen happen over the last few days, is that the anti-houthi fighters have been pushing up from the south from aden, which they took several weeks ago and have gradually been consolidating control over would now appear to be control of air base, the largest military installation in yemen. it appears to be a houthi retreat in the face of the onslaught and in the face of the arrival of large amounts of military equipment from the united arab emirates. it does seem like the pla plan s for the an i houthi fighter to push up in to taiz. but to say this will be the end of the fighting, it is perhaps a little premature given the base if the toot utah is. houthis isd where their fellow fighters are and loyalists of saleh who have been fight ago long side them are also based. we are we are seeing the anti-houthi fors doing well at the moment in areas where the houthis have suffered the most resistence, but if they want to go back and take the capital sanaa

where they have managed to push the houthis out of aden.s important to member that so far these major gains by the houthis have largely -- they are not entirely been limited to areas that were once part of south yemen. these were areas where the houthis were never tremendously popular. so these are areas that i think are very fertile. >> now looking towards taiz and the capitol itself, what are their chances of making gains there. >> i think there's a decent likelihood of chances being made in ta'izz. it is a different story in sana'a. the houthis are largely made up of followers of [ inaudible ] which is a type of shiaism. and their support group has also come through the tribesmen of northern yemen. so what we're looking at now is a situation where, you know, right now the houthis are fighting on areas that aren't their turf. the southern provinces, ta'izz, that isn't the houthi's turf. however, once you enter sana'a, and areas north of sana'a, that would mean bringing the fight to sort of the houthi's real sort of native factions, and i

he was no friend of the houthis when he was president, the houthis blamed them for death of their leader, now he is allied with them. what is going on? is he just in it for himself? >> absolutely. saleh is nothing if not a pragmatist. it is important to remember for around 30 years until 2011 saleh was part of an islamist group, he struck upon the houthis. >> so the peaceful transition to the hadi government that was a mirage? >> it was not so much a mirage, as a media campaign. there was this belief among a lot of people involved in the transition that if you could build confidence through good pr that things were going well, that they would be able to get to a point where there was enough confidence in him as a president. >> in hadi but then why did saleh turned against hadi? >> well hadi to saleh's mind betrayed him and hadi had been saleh's vice president for the better part of two dates before 2011 around some of the decisions he made was to get rid of saleh loyalists and family members from the military. saleh didn't like that one bit and thought hadi would erode his control of the

in doha and coming up, in the next 60 minutes saudi backed forces make significant gains against houthiebels in a key province. parliament approves a sweeping set of reforms aimed at reducing government corruption. anger in japan as the country restarts its first nuclear plant since the fukushima disaster. and they have walked for days to escape oppression and we meet the people desperate to find refuge. ♪ hello and we begin in yemen where pro-government forces are making major gains against houthi rebels and pushed them from the lost town in the province in the south here which is still under houthi control and when you aid aiden further south and saleh means most of the southern region is now held by forces loyal to the exiled president abd rabbuh mansur hadi. there is still heavy fighting a little further to the north and also the central provinces here and the houthis remain firmly in control of the capitol sanaa which they captured last september. carolyn malone has the latest for us. >> reporter: watching over the province now entirely in the control of pro-government forces local

we are seeing the anti-houthi forces doing well in the areas that houthis suffer the most resistance. if they want to take the capital. bigger fights will come into play. >> rebels killed 20 government soldiers in the city. this suburb is close to a military instillation. gerald tan has the details. >> going on the offensive. opposition fighters in syria target the positions of president bashar al-assad's forces on the outskirts of damascus. >> they attacked a building, showing a crew the identifies carts of soldiers, they say they have overpowered. the city has been a constant battle ground since the war in the spring of 2011. it's changed hands several times. but rebels are eager to control the territory because of its proximity to one of the government's biggest military command centers. it's adjacent to the airport. it shows an ability to hit into damascus, the core of damascus, and set the regime's basic power power. >> reporter: in response to the attack. barrel bombs from dropped on the city. the syrian army was facing pressure. around 300,000 strong, it's estimated to have hal

led by saudi arabia against houthi positions.arabia and the uae shift weapons and vehicles to hadi and his loyalists. gulf countries accuse eye rap of using the houthis as a proxy to destabilize the region. taiz is another city where they have fighting continues. the third longest city in yemen is a crucial battle ground for yemen's warring factions. if the houthis lose taiz, they will have no option but to retreat north to sanaa or sadder their strong hold on the border with saudi arabia,. >>> turkish military says it has launched attacks on 17 kurdish fightinger targets. they began targeting the p.k.k. last month. the latest strikes follow an tack on a police station in istanbul on monday which the p.k.k. says it carried out. >> translator: our fight will continue until terrorist organizations stop posing a threat against our country. until guns pointed at our state and our people are buried. a fight won't stop until not one terrorist is left in our boarders and until concrete is poured over their weapons. >>> the united nation

to secure the southern port city from houthi attacks. sinjabar is critical because of its proximity to aden. war damage more than two weeks after houthi rebels were driven youout of the city. highest ranking official who has returned to the area. started bombing houthi positions four months ago. >> translator: what happened in aden are inconceivable crimes many. residents will never forget. i urged the u.n. envoy to visit aden to document these crimes. >> as the u.n. starts to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid, jamal el aden sent this report. >> managed to recapture the airport from the shia militia the houthis and the allies. hundreds of tons of much needed aid now delivered by the qatari air force now being unloaded by locals here. passenger terminal, when we had arrived here a few months ago the sign had read, "enter in peace and security" two things yemenis wish they have more than anything now. some estimated over 80% of the population in dire need of some source of humanitarian aid. look at the control tower behind me of

there are reports that the houthi and their allies have been hit. more than 4,000 people have been killed in the conflict since march. government forces in yemen say the country will have a new professional army. opposition houthi fighters and army units loyal to the president will be disbanded. only civilians alike with tribesmen who fought with government troops will be entitled to join a national fighting force in the future. >> reporter: there were mostly militia men or civilian whose took up arms against the houthis in the south. now they have been recruited to join yemen's new army. the country's military is known for being divide along tribal and sectarian lines. some of these trainees were forced to retire under the former president. under his administration there was inherent mistrust of people from southern yemen. they fear they might form a break-away stage. >> translator: we formed this battalion a few weeks ago after we defeated houthi fighters. there are 4,800 soldiers. they have been drawn from the civilian whose fought off the invade

. >>> hi i'm maryam nemazee houthis take control of an important air base in the south of the country of yemen. also. >> no challenge face a a harsher threat to our security than climate change. >>> and how the railway system is taking shape. >>> the u.s. secretary of state and russia's foreign minister have offered their support to gulf states as the region tries to come to terms with the escalating conflict in syria. the threat from i.s.i.l. and the fallout with the west's nuclear deem with iran. u.s. secretary of state john kerry was speaking at the gulf cooperation council meeting in doha. as hashem ahelbarra now reports. >> reporter: a delicate mission for the u.s. secretary of state. john kerry is trying to convince long standing allies that iran's nuclear deal with world powers will bring peace and prosperity. >> translator: the five other european countries have technology and knowledge in the nuclear field. the council welcomes it on that basis and what john kerry's demonstrated about iran's development of nuclear weapons and also the direction inspection to sto o this not on

we are seeing the anti-houthi forces really doing well at the moment in areas where the houthis havefered the most resistence but if they want to retake the capital sanaa i think i much bigger fight will come in to play. >>> in ken yeah, at least two people have died in many feared missing after a ferry carrying 200 passengers capsized in lake victor i can't remember the vessel was traveling to an island in kenya's part the inland lake when it collided with a fishing boat. region's police chief said the bodies of two children have been recovered. >>> you are with al jazerra. still ahead on the program, hero shima class cleansed itself of radiation but still a battle ground for survivors of the atomic bomb. and back on the menu, a flour shortage sees bakeers turn take back on his bread in favor of an old classic, details come up. >> trafficked labor on the front lines? >> they're things, they're commodities... >> we go undercover... >> it isn't easy to talk at this base >> what's happing on u.s. bases? >> the tax payer directly pays the human trafficker >> fault lines, al jazeera amer

the anti-houthi fighters are trying to take control. a civilian has been killed in shelling in a border town inside aden. yemen's vice president has been surveying the damage. the prime minister is the highest branching ranking official. more than 4,000 people have been killed since the coalition started bombing houthi position months ago. >> what happened, residents will never forget the horrible scenes. on behalf of the yemen government i renew the u.n. to visit. >>> the world food program begins delivering food. the population is in need of aid. >> reporter: this is one of the first airlifts to take place. they managed to recapture the airport. the houthis and allies, hundreds of tons of much needed aid being delivered by the air force now unloaded by locals. behind me to the right you will see the passenger terminal. when we arrived here a few months ago the sign read enter in peace and security. two things that millions wish they had. an already impoverished country over 80% of the population in dire need of humanitarian aid. look

♪ saudi forces make significant gains against houthi rebels in a key yemen province. ♪ hello and welcomeal jazeera live from our doha headquarters and also coming up, mps and iraq improve reforms aimed at cutting government corruption. anger in japan as the first nuclear power station is switched back on since the fukushima meltdown disaster. and environmental emergency, toxic spill from a gold mine in the u.s. turns a colorado river yellow. ♪ well, we begin in yemen where pro-government forces are making major gains against houthi rebels and they pushed them from the lost town in the province which is still under houthi control, then when you add aiden and saleh that means most of the southern area is held by forces loyal to the exile president abd rabbuh mansur hadi and there is still heavy fighting in that slightly to the north and also across these central provinces and the houthis remain firmly in control of the capitol at sanaa which they captured last september. and carolyn malone has the latest for us. >> reporter: watching over the province, now entirely in the control of pro-go

anti-houthi tribes are being escorted to the border. fighters are preparing a 2-prong approach, from the south-east and south. if they stake ibb, they'll face resistance where there's local support for the shia houthi fighters. the other approach is where there are heavy fighting. . >> the introduction of the armoured tanks, and the trained yemeni make the shift. i think after the fall of tiaz and ibb, sanaa will be surrounded. in the name of the coalition, they'll surround sanaa, and especially the troops coming from mayra. >> reporter: the houthis also have support. hundreds of protesters gathered in sanaa, condemning the air strikes. >> translation: our presence is confirmation that we remain steadfast and never retreat and stand against colonialism. there are reports talks trying to find a solution brokered by yemen's neighbour. the u.n. has not helped to negotiate a ceasefire in a war claiming hundreds of lives and putting lives at risk because of lack of supplies. pro-government fighters see themselves in a position to tweeted the

peace will remain elusive as long as houthi retain control. al jazeera. >> iran's foreign minister's meeting with syrian president bashar al assad in damascus. they will discuss a four-point proles proposal to end the civil war. despite the peace push, there's no let up to fighting. >> it's been another bloody day in syria. douma was one of several opposition held towns targeted by government airstrikes. many were killed or injured. the military regularly attacks these regions, but the latest was in retaliation for an assault on the government seat of power. casualties were caused as rockets and mortar bombs landed in the center of damascus. rebels occasionally fire mortars, but this barrage was intense and lasted for 22 hours. many say the attack was a message to the syrian government and iran, whose foreign minister was expected in damascus hours later. zarif has been in the lebanese capital beirut as part of iranian diplomatic efforts to promote peace, repeatedly calling for talks with gulf arab leaders who are worried about iran's growing

this latest offensive marks a rebound for the houthis. the group has spent weeks retreating as those allied with the pro government rebels, and the head of the u.n.'s world food program say the people are on the brink of famine, 10 million children are in urgent need of aid. jerald tan has the latest. >> once a playground, these streets are now a battle ground. for the children of yemen war means being forced to grow up quickly. >> my sisters and i get so frightened when we hear the bullets. we are afraid that we will die. >> i'm frightened when i hear war planes. i can't sleep. i'm afraid this war will expand and i'll lose friends to this war. >> the grim statistics support their fears. on average, three children are killed in the fighting every day, five more are wounded, many maimed for life. >> these deaths are unnecessary. the vast majority of the people in yemen have nothing to do with this. they want to have nothing to do with this. they want to good about, they want to live their lives, they want to educate their children, see the

anti-houthi fighters are on the offensive in the central city of thai.d by this man, a tribal leader from the islam party. his fighters have recently captured many areas and security buildings in thai. the city of thai is a vital supply route for anti-houthi fighters in their push to recapture the capitol sanaa. and to achieve that goal coalition war planes continue pounding houthi positions in and around the capitol. they have also struck rebels' positions in cities like hodada and aid agencies say the ongoing fighting in yemen has claimed the lives of hundreds of civilians. >> translator: we were inside the building when we heard the sound of an explosion. there is no military base here. no army post. 18 people were killed in the air strikes. >> reporter: the houthis and their allies remain defiant and they say despite losing territory they still have more weapons and fighters to repel any push to retake the capitol. al jazeera. >>> the former u.s. president jimmy carter is to receive radiation treatment for brain cancer. the 90-year-old had a cancer s

north you have the houthis on hand.en, war lords, and top military commanders, and the biggest challenge is not going to be who is going to become the -- the winner, but how are they going to form a national unity government and set aside their differences so they can have a stable government. >> and what is the status then, of the various mediation efforts? one -- on the one hand from the gcc and on the other from the u.n.? >> the u.n. envoy is now trying to sell a new proposal to the yemeni factions, but also to the regional key players, particularly saudi arabia. but hadi loyalists are now riding the wave of these spectacular gains, so they say we are not going to offer any concessions to the houthis, we're continue the push, retake sana'a, and go after the houthis in sa'dah. >> and in terms of the balance of war gains and losses at the moment, it seems very much as though momentum is with the anti-houthi coalition. >> indeed. now they have managed to control the south. they are pushing towards ta'izz. they say they

it's controlled by houthis who stage said an anti-muqtada al-sadr rally on tuesday. gulf countries accuse them of using it as a proxy. on the ground a desire for the violence to end. we condemn the atrocities against us. the attacks led to the destruction of infrastructure and economy. it's also led to the destruction of any kind of normal life. the u.n. says 80% are in need of humanitary assistance. and around 1.3 million have been forced to flee their phone. the u.n. affairs chief visited the capital of sanaa. >> the best solution for the people of yemen, for the future of yemen, is for all the parties to realise that there is no military solution, there has to be a political dialogue in order to resolve the differences and to maintain at durable peace. >> that any peace is far off, the pro-government forces are celebrating gains made in tiaz. the third-largest city is a crucial battle ground. if the houthis lose here, it seems they'll have no option but to abandon the south and dig in to the strongholds in the north >>> libya's prime minister says he's stepping do

now the anti-houthi fighters are operating out offensive yanukovich areas.launched this attack so the houthi fighters would reply with another attack. an example would be we visited certain areas in north aiden and others where neighbors are living next to schools where anti-houthi fighters are operating from and launching attacks from and therefore the houthi rebels would reply to the school and puts the whole neighborhood and civilians at risk of attacks. >> and let's go to the other side, the saudi-led coalition air strikes, how might they have flouted international law? >> so so far what we have seen on the ground, we looked into eight different air strikes just around in thai and aiden and north of aiden and these attacks could amount to war crimes because the problem with the air strikes is they don't seem to differentiate between civilian objections and military objects. it's not quite clear what were objectives of targeting things such as mosques, schools and markets. for example we visited one school where we found 60 families of internally displace

the anti houthi fighters are operating out of civilian areas, they launch these attacks. we looked into eight different airstrikes around taiz and aden and north of aden and these attacks could amount to war crimes, because the problem with airstrikes is they don't seem to differentiate between civilians objects and military objects. it's not quite clear what were the objectives of targeting things such as mosques, schools and markets. for example, we visited one school where 16 families of internally displaced people were living trying to escape the village conflict. the school was targeted by saudi-led coalition airstrikes. there's no military objective as far as we can see near that school. it's not clear why it was targeted. >> we heard from a political and security analyst based in saudi arabia. we spoke to him earlier and asked for his reaction to the amnesty report. >> well of course we are all saddened about this amnesty report and i agree measurements need to be stepped up and we need to protect or they need to work on protecting more civilians, and this is unacc

. >>> pro-government forces appear to be gaining more ground from houthi rebels.eport ofs troops loyal to hadi are taking control of the security headquarters in tiaz. the capture of the third larming est city in yemen would be a major gain for the anti-houthi forces. pro-government forces also say they are in full control of shabawa, recaptured from the rebels. >> hack e-mail ismardi is the edit he haddor of the post. he says if they lose territory, they will soon be forced to consider sharing power. >> the houthis have thousands of fighters, but again, on the ground, when you are defeated in numerous provinces, when you suddenly lose four or five prove incidents, that means there is something wrong, your strategy is not working or you are being doo he feet. right now, thing tippets they cannot move the country alone and going forward, these realities, with the houthi leaders, they clearly sale you can tell the difference from two weeks ago and today this is what was needed for the houthis to determine that. there needs to be a united government that represents a

>>> the war in yemen, pro-government forces close in on a strategic city being held by houthi rebels for months. ♪ >>> hello and welcome to al jazeera, live from our doha headquarters. i'm laura kyle. also, a bloody day in damascus. plus -- >> i'm natasha ghoneim in south sudan, women are walking here into the bush to collect firewood, and coming back out, beaten and raped. >>> and picture-perfect one day, choking with smog the next. a city in poland tries to clean up its act. ♪ >>> houthi rebels are strengthening defenses in sana'a, after suffering more losses in the south. troops loyal to the exiled president are now in the strategic city of ibb, being backed by saudi-led air strikes. >> reporter: fighters take up positions in the mountains. the winding roads lead to the city of ibb. an important flash point as pro-government troops advance towards the north. they are backed by the saudi-lead coalition, and loyalists of former president saleh. in recent weeks they have made sweeping gains in the south and say they have the support of the tribesmen. >> translator: we say go on, the

yemen's pro-government forces close in a strategic town that's been held by houthi rebels for months. ♪ ♪ >>> you are watching al jazerra live from our head quarters in doha. also coming up. libya's prime minister announce he's stepping down but then his spokesman says he isn't. plus. >> if this is europe we are goin r migrants in greece turns to chaos. plus a mexican neighborhood explodes with color in an effort to combat say lens and crimes. >>> pro-post gores i gores in ee gaining more ground from houthi rebels. most of the south is held by forces loyal to the exiled president. they are backed by saudi airstrikes, joanna blundell reports. >> translator: our message is the houthi is his the following, you have 48 hours to withdraw from ib or you will be killed. >> reporter: soldiers backing the i can side president hadi and al good groups have made a series of gains not south support ed by saudi-led airstrikes and recently took delivery of new weapons and vehicles from the saudis and the uae. they now control other areas, if they intakeism b it will pave the way for a an advance a s

also coming up, pro government forces make significant gains against houthis rebels. much of the south now under their control. the u.s. says it is dismayed by murder and rate claims. thousands continue to arrive on the greek island. the billion dollars truck cause seized by the u.s. coast guard. at least 47 people the death toll suspected in a blast in nigeria's northeast, the military and witnesses have confirmed the explosion. at least 50 were hurt, the regions where hundreds have been killed in attacks by suspected memberrens of the islamic group. our correspondent is there, what do you know about what happened so far? >> looking to find maximum -- that's what has happened. 47 people dead, they are saying that the fatalities may arise bought of the severity of the influence, and this is happening at a time when the military is bringing the operations against boko haram. >> that area of the country, under boko haram control. >> much of the area, has been liberated. the lassiter story the military said was taken away or back from boko haram was about a month ago. th

pro-government forces fire at houthi strong holds.soldiers trained in saudi arabia have been sent here with new weapons to recapture the city and secure oil and gas installations. this is what government forces are hoping to achieve. they are on the offensive to recapture the province of ma'rib. they also say they have fighters ready to retake ta'izz. if they succeed of getting control of ta'izz and ma'rib, hadi forces will advance to retake the capitol and push houthi fighters and their allies to sa'dah in the north which is their strong hold. but that goal might not be easy. the houthis and forces loyal to former president saleh, have deployed what they call an elite force in the mountains surrounding sana'a, to stop any advance by government troops. hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera. >>> isil has released images reportedly showing the destruction of an ancient temple in syria. the images show barrels of explosives being laid around the temple in the city of palmyra. the temple was almost 2,000 years old and one of the most important sit

you know that the port is controlled by the houthis and the houthis continue to do the same thing. when they find there is a strike against their position, they continue to fire randomly everywhere. >> we are looking at scenes of extreme damage of the port. are you saying that that was caused, then, by the houthis themselves? >> look, what we compare is what we do and what we did, that the coalitions far from the position that they mentioned, but we want to be -- we can't get an answer until there is an investigation. we don't know who investigate the position and to get to this report. we know that houthis continue to use their weapons randomly. to go to this level, we ask got to this allegation to the coalition. who is the one who investigate that? we confirm that the port is operational. we continue to send ships there. at the same time, we ask those people where they were when the houthis controlled the port and highjack the humanitarian aid. we know the importance of the port. we are aware about the importance of the infrastructure, and we have been doing this since we start o

pro-government fighters fire at houthi positions in the oil-rich province.i soldiers trained in saudi arabia have recently been sent here with new weapons to recapture the city and secure oil and gas installations. this is what government forces are hoping to achieve. they are on the offensive to recapture the province of ma'rib. they also say they have fighters ready to retake ta'izz. if they succeed in getting control of ta'izz and ma'rib hadi forces will push to retake the capitol. but that goal might not be easy. the houthis and force loyal to former president saleh, say they have deployed what they call an elite force in the mountains surrounding sana'a, to stop any advance by government troops. >>> hasham is with me now. looking at your report, it's clear the situation on the ground in yemen is still pretty tense isn't it? >> it is. fighting continues in different part ts of the country, and forces loyal to exiled president hadi, are determined to continue the fight, and they want to defeat the houthis, but the problems they have now, with the fighting

the capture won't be a game changer for government want it to be and yemen opposition to the houthisrohadi and members and cessetionists and they are not convinced to push further north go houthi held territory. >> the southern resistance is adamant they will not venture into northern territories by north i mean north of the borders of 1990 which is thai and badar and up wards to sanaa. it's going to be a task now for the yemeni government to actually raise some sort of resistance in these northern provinces from its own people. >> reporter: as the war continues it has dropped in value nearly 20% in the last few days and expected to cause already high food prices to soar further and 80% faces shortages of water, food, fuel and power and the most pressing task is for much needed aid to the millions of yemeni stranded under intense fighting al jazeera. >>> there has been a desperate plea for international help as myanmar government struggles to deal with the worst flooding the country has faced in decades. there are fierce flood watches and will hit more populated areas as carolyn malo

. >> houthi dehli based in yemen -- houthi dehli based in yemen have launched an attack.ve more on this story. >> an armoured vehicle is hit by a rocket. this is the southern saudi arabian province. along the border. houthi dehli say they launched this attack to target the troops. fighting intensified in the south central city of tiaz. this is where the fight for the control of yemen will likely be decided. hewitty dehli put up fires resistance here. despite losing crucial death threats elsewhere. as the fighting conditions, more are killed and buildings destroyed. look at this. they destroyed buildings, killed children, women and old people. they are destroying tiaz. it is on the main highway that links the south to the capital in the north. forces loyal to the president say we are taking tiaz - it's a matter of time. >> i tell the yemenis despite the attacks by the houthis, using rockets and weapons, they assured taiz that they'll be liberated soon this is another front line. pro-government fires at houthi conditions in the oil rich province. they have recently been sen

>>> according to pro government forces, at least 18 houthi rebels were killed in the battle. the destruction caused by the fighting is clear. almost every building appears to be >>> now who is responsible for maintaining security in the south? it's the society itself and also the southern mobility movement known as iraq. we fear that isis and al quaeda will gain control of the areas we pulled out of >>> lots more to come here on al jazeera. less than a year after she was re-elected, brazil's president is facing calls to step down. >>> fears are growing that toxic chemicals are leaking into the surrounding areas of the explosion in china >>> at least 40 migrants have died trying to cross the mediterranean sea in europe. the italian navy has -- >> houthi rebels are advancing on taiz, yemen's largest >>> we've seen people displaced from one area to another and the different parties trying to carve out different zones. but this would be a deliberate agreement to swap populations and allow the shiites who have been holding out even though much of idlip province is now with the reb

where houthis fighters say they launched this attack to target saudi troops.ighting has also intensified in the south central city. this is where the fight for the control of yemen will be decided. houthis fighters have put up fierce resistence here. despite losing crucial districts elsewhere. but as the fighting continues, more people are killed and buildings are destroyed. >> look at this. they are destroying buildings, killing children, women and old people, they are destroying tanks. it is on the main highway that links the south to the capitol in the north. forces loyal to the compiled president say we are taking is just a matter of time. >> until the yemenis have the on going attack, who are using rockets and heavy weapons they assured that they will be liberated soon. >> this is another front line in yemen's continuing conflict. pro government tribesman fire at houthis positions in the oil rich province. yemen sols have been sent here, with new weapons to recapture the city and secure oil and gas installations. this is what government forces are hoping

since april they not houthi rebels. they have advanced from the north and east and trying to capture the eastern gate in the capital. no one controls it. heavy fighting continues in western parts, still under the control of pro houthi forces. fighters are trying to take the republican palace held by the city's airport. and streets they have won are lined with bodies of houthi fighters. there are efforts to bring some rule of law to forces loyal to the president in exile. >> translator: there is no escape for anyone who violates the law, sabotage the security and stability of the country. we have the means and support to reach them no matter where they try to hide. >> reporter: military an lifts believe they are trying to advance after making gains in the south, they are pushing back houthi forces in the central province. and also pushing north from southern provinces. in the heavy fighting yemen's infrastructure has been badly damaged. human rights groups are criticizing saudi led coalition strikes for indiscriminate us

rebels attacking civilian areas and anti-houthi fighters are operating of civilian areas and north ofen and these attacks could amount to war crimes because the problem with the air strikes is they don't seem to differentiate between civilian objects and military objects. it's not quite clear what words are objectives of targeting things like mosques, schools and markets. for example we visited one school where we found 60 families of internally displaced people were living and trying to escape the conflict in their village, the very school they were escaping was targeted by a saudi-led coalition air strike and no military objective as we can see near the school and not clear why it was targeted. >> political and security analyst in saudi arabia. >> of course we are all saddened about this amnesty report and i agree measurements need to be stepped up and we need to protect or they need to work on protecting more civilians and this is unacceptable. saudi arabia and the coalition they are not in the business of killing innocent people and i think the houthis are to blame and liable for

houthis and allies remain defiant. despite losing. they are still with more weapons and fighters to repel an effort to retake the capital >>> in syria, more government air strikes and rebel attacks have been reported in duma, near damascus. al jazeera has been unable to verify the video. 112 were killed at a market on sunday. united nations said the bombing may amount to a war crime. >> two years ago up to 1,500 people died when rockets filled with sarin gas struck the town of ghouta. the government denies it was behind the attack. worried that they'll never get justice. >> the dead and the dying. there was no blood on their bodies or injuries. the attack different to what syrians saw before. rockets in the morning of august 21, 2013. >> it took seconds. i was not ability scream to alert my friends, i had to pound my chest to take a single breath. i felt someone was at my chest with a knife. >> this 29-year-old survived. hundreds of others didn't. two years later he has a new life in the united states. but he remembers that clearly. >

some of these tribal leaders had links with the houthis. now they are switching sides. they're joining with government forces to recapture the province of saada. >> translator: we are making preparations to start a military campaign to liberate the province. we regret not taking up arms again the rebels in the past. now we will hunt them and defeat them and seize their stronghold on saada province. >> reporter: but the new army has a long way to go. lacking training and resources, it remains outnumbered and outgunned by forces allied with the houthis. and some of these fighters are more loyal to their tribal leaders than the army. in the past few months, many military units defected and joined the rebels. for now there are two armies fighting for control. the one in the north is mainly shia and the one in the south is mainly sunni, leaving an uncertain future. hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera. >>> the u.s. president has appealed directly to his country's jewish community in a bid to win support for the iranian nuclear deal. barack obama is promoting the deal so that congres

but right now, the houthis understand that they cannot move a country alone.hey cannot be able to ensure yesme yemeni is peaceful. these realities, with the houthi leaders hearsay you can say difference in the zone from two weeks ago and today. and this was what was needed for the houthis to understand yemen cannot controlled by one faction. there needs to be a united government that represents all of the factions. >> that's why we see that the war will be almost over. there is a lot of compromise happening right now in the talks in oman. a lot of successes in the negotiations that have not been in this way for months. >> in the yemeni capital, sanaa, thanks for that. new talks have begun to close the u.s. prison in cuba. u.s. defense department says it is evaluating new sites in the u.s. to house detainees. the pentagon is looking at prisons in kansas and south carolina. president obama pledged on his first day in office to shut down guantanamo bay. flood waters in argentina's prove . >> if they don't do anything, this will continue and continue and we will l

pro-government forces fire at houthi positions in the oil rich province. yemeni soldiers trained in saudi arabia have been sent here with new weapons to recapture the city and secure oil and gas installations. this is what government forces are hoping to achieve, they are on the offensive to recapture the province. they also say they have fighters ready to retake taiz. if they succeed in getting control of taiz and maarib, forces would advance to retake the capital and push houthi fighters and their allies to the north, their stronghold. that goal might not be easy. the houthis and forces loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh say they have deployed what they call an elite force in the mountains surrounding sanna to stop any advance by government troops. al jazeera. >> still to um come, ripples in china's economy leave investors fearing for their savings. >> images showing isil destroying a 2000-year-old temple in syria. >> a reminder of the top stories. the u.n. called on europe to tackle what is described as the world refugee crisis since world war

anti houthi fighters say this brings them closer to taiz. fighters accused the houthis of taking political prisoners. its advances in the south have seemed to avoid the government in exile. the houthis have been pushed on the defensive in recent days. >> without the implementation of security council resolutions, we cannot include the houthis and ali abdullah saleh militias after they have committed all these crimes. >> some analysts say morale will be boosted, but the location will not allow it as a staging area to push forward. although the recent victories in be aden have made pro houthi forces more cast that they can push back houthi's in yemen, they know it's not going to be easy or quick. >> tens of thousands made homeless, victims of flooding in myanmar. >> bat news for cecil, his brother and as you sees. still hunting the big five. >> pakistan has executed a man on death row for murder despite appeals by international human rights groups. the family of hussein say he was just children r.13 when he was arrested for killing a child and

but the houthis have support. hundreds of protesters gathered in sanaa, condemning the air strikes. >> translation: our presence is confirmation that swell be steadfast and never retreat and stand against colonialism. there are reports talks trying to find a solution brokered by yemen's neighbour. the u.n. has not helped to negotiate a ceasefire in a war claiming hundreds of lives and putting lives at risk because of lack of splits. -- supplies. pro-government fighters see themes in a position to tweeted them. >> let's speak to a retired jordanian air force general joining us from ayman. in your opinion, what is changing the shift of balance on the ground that is reportedly resulting in loss of territory for the houthis >>> yes, it's a significant blow to the houthis in actual fact. the introduction of the ground modern armour tanks, and the yemeni make the shift and the saudi troops and the emirate troops - some people say there's egyptian troops protecting aden. as mentioned in the report, i think that the base

backed by loyalists, the troops faced stiff resistance from houthi rebels. the operation resulted in multiple casualties. >> translator: the takeover of the base will cut the supply lines to the provinces of aden. the control is a great victory for the resistance and big defeat for the houthi militia forces. >> reporter: they house a military airport. it was previously used by u.s. forces as an intelligence gathering hub and based drone's attacks on al qaeda. >> for the first time since the saudi led military operation began, you see the houthis on the defensive rather than the offensive. there is a sense that the tide is turning even if the end to the war is nowhere in sight. >> reporter: it's not nearly a symbolic win. it lies on the road to the next target after the recapture of aden. it will help the push to liberate ties and the southern provinces. >>> pakistan has executed a man on death row for murder despite appeals from international human rights groups. he was hanged for the killing and kidnapping of a child in 2004. his family say he was just 13 w

the last province still under houthi control.n you add to the other places recently taken, it means most of the south is now held by forces loyal to the exiled president. care line malone has the latest. >> reporter: watching over the province now entirely in control of pro-government forces. local resistance groups backed by a coalition of countries lead by saudi arabia, are recapturing parts of yemen. they fought houthi rebels and forces loyal to former president saleh, and say they are now in full control. >> translator: we managed to clean the city of militia supporting the houthis and saleh. we have achieved the victory. the popular resistance has saved the country of going deep into the unknown. >> reporter: the fighters are looking ahead. they say they are on their way to the capitol. they are fighting on behalf of the exiled president. >> translator: it's necessary and if the leaders think it's appropriate, we need to go further because the aim is to reach mar ib and even sana'a. >> reporter: the president of the internat

on the program the government's new finding force in yemen looking to recapture territory from the houthisesident obama tries to seal the iran nuclear deal with a win cast for the u.s. jewish community. ♪ our latest events in europe and the borders and high growing refugee crisis on the continent, four people have been arrested and among them the owner of a truck which the bodies of 71 refugees were found in an austia died and 50 are missing after a boat sank in libya and chaotic scenes in belgrade for fights for food and water in particular. as the refugees continue flooding over the border from serbia, hungarian police arrested 21 suspected human traffickers in budapest and we begin with this report from barnabie phillips. >> reporter: they are taken for autopsy and 71 people crammed in the back of a truck must have suffered an agonizing death by suffocation and police can look for scraps of evidence as to who they were. >> translator: of course we are sure that these people were refugees. and more precisely were probably a group of syrian refugees. >> reporter: austira is a transit plac