is the fortification of the houthis.hey planted many landmines which have slowed progress and caused casualties among soldier soldiers. >> we say to the houthis we will leave this place and we'll strike you hard and evict you from the city of taiz and we're fully prepared to evict you forcefully this week. the lines of control are fluid. bombed out buildings separate the warring factions. in the midst of the destruction a yemeni striving to get on with life. >> i've suffered a lot just to get a gas cylinder with all the shelling going on. >> the fight is also on. prime minister is inviting the city. his meeting commanders are trying to secure the rest of the province the main source for yemen's oil output. diplomatic efforts remain sluggish. over the weekend a delegation of youthys ahead of u.n. peace talks later this month. >> the dialogue must be serious and leads to the end of the attacks on our country. and the lifting of the siege and continuation of the peace process. >> the houthis are angry at the return of the i

houthis right now are in anger because they did not want him to be part of political scene of yemen'se and here he is now back in aiden showing that he is the president of yemen whether the houthis and their allies like it or not. >> how are they and the houthis are still active and al-qaeda and i.s.i.l. is active, has the saudi-led air strikes made any difference. >> they flourish there and let's talk about the houthis and 70% of yemen territory is controlled by the saudi allies including this and other areas and houthis are control of four provinces where just months ago they were ahead of most of the country and this is a blow against the houthis but weak to that extent and could give up fighting and yemen's solution can only be solved politically and both sides realized that and that is why right now there are on going talks under the table happening sponsored by the u.n. and these talks are quite positive right now and most likely in a couple of weeks maximum this will come to an end and the political solution will start being implemented. >> you seem quite optimistic about that

after hours of fighting, the houthis took control of the military post.rmored vehicles before retreating. as the fighting continues across yemen, more civilians are continue to go die. including family members when their car was attacked on a busy road. >> translator: rockets fell on taiz city fired by the houthis. a boy and a girl and their father were killed. the mother survived, but she is in serious condition. >> reporter: local activists blame the houthis and forces loyal to former president saleh. the continuing fighting threatens to undermine effort to his get yemen's warring factions to agree on a ceasefire and start political talks scheduled for the end of this month. al jazeera. >>> two serbian embassy workers have been kidnapped in libya following an attack on the ambassadors convoy. libya has seen a number of kidnappings in the last year, including those of the jordanian ambassador and a tunisian diplomat. >>> a member of the team investigating the metro jet plane crash in egypt has tote routers they are 90% certain it was caused by a bomb. th

after hours of fighting the houthis took control of the military post.rmored vehicles before retreating. as the fighting continues across yemen, more civilians are continue to go die, including family members when their car was attacked on a busy road. >> translator: a few rockets fell on taiz city fired by the houthis, a boy and a girl and their father were killed. the mother survived, but she is in serious condition. >> reporter: local activists blame the houthis and forces loyal to former president saleh. the continuing fighting threatens to undermine efforts to get yemen's warring factions to agree on a ceasefire and start political talks schedule for the end of this month. al jazeera,. >>> falling oil prices have driven the kurdish region of northern iraq to the brink of bankruptcy. the salaries of government workers haven't been paid in months, some have been forced to take second jobs. imran kahn reports. >> reporter: he always dreamt about becoming a teacher. he thought his chosen career would be secure and fulfilling. now he's not so sure. he st

we have this report. >> houthi fighters hold ground in the southern city. government troops have retreated. outarmed and outnumbered, they wait for reinforcements. >> seven months after the start of the saudi-led airstrikes, houthi fighters are far from defeated. they've attacked a saudi military post in the border town. after hours of fighting, the houthis took control of the military post, destroyed armored vehicles before retreating. as the fighting continues across yemen, more civilians are continuing to die, including family members when their car was attacked on a busy road. >> few rockets fell on taiz city fired by the houthis, a boy and a girl and their father were killed. the mother survived, but she is in serious condition. >> local activists blame the houthis and forces loyal to former president al saleh. the continuing fighting threatens to undermine efforts to get yemen's warring factions to agree on a ceasefire and start political talks scheduled for the end of this month. >>> a second cyclone in a week has hit yemen, causing panic. cyclone me

. 17 houthis died. the resistance army began an operation to cut off houthi supply lines. 16 people were injured in residential parts of the city. more to come here including protest in the philippine against apec as asia-pacific leaders call for urgent action against terrorism. stepping up security, how cities are using the latest technology to prevent possible paris-style attacks. i just had a horrible nightmare. my company's entire network went down, and i was home in bed, unaware. but that would never happen. comcast business monitors my company's network 24 hours a day and calls and e-mails me if something, like this scary storm, takes it offline. so i can rest easy. what. you don't have a desk bed? don't be left in the dark. get proactive alerts 24/7. comcast business. built for business. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >>> welcome back. a look at th

the mother survived but she is in serious condition. >> reporter: local activists blame the houthis andto former president saleh. the continuing fighting threatens to under mine efforts to get yemen's warring factions to agree on a ceasefire and start political talks, scheduled for the end of this month. al jazeera. >>> serbia says to start from the embassy have been kidnapped and in the southwest town and one of the employees is a woman. and they have seen kidnappings this year and 55 captured in october before being released. now greek fishermen helped rescue stranded refugees on the island and they appeals to the fishermen to rescue people who were stranded several miles from land after the boat engine failed and brought to the small port where volunteers helped them and gave them emergency blankets. thousands of volunteers have been joining greek authorities to help with the huge influx of refugees and the rescue effort. well the hundreds of thousands of refugees who have arrived on the greek islands so far this year have changed how the islands look and how they are doing business,

. >> translator: we say to the houthis you will leave the place and we will strike you hard and evictcity of thai and fully prepared to evict you forcefully or voluntarily this week. >> reporter: the lines of control are fluid, bombed outbuildings separate the warring factions, in the midst of the destruction a yemen striving to get on with life. >> translator: i've suffered a lot just to get this with all the shelling going on. >> reporter: the fight is also on for them and prime minister is visiting the city. he is meeting troup commanders trying to get the rest of the province which is the main source of yemen oil output and to end the war are sluggish and over the weekend a delegation of houthis, traveled to amman for consultations ahead of u.n. peace talks in geneva later this month. >> translator: the dialog must be serious and laid to the end of the attacks on our country and the lifting of the siege and the continuation of the peace process. >> reporter: the houthis are angry at the return of the internationally backed president abd rabbuh mansur hadi. he returned from self ex

coalition jets carried out eight raids targeting boats carrying arm, ammunition and fuel for the houthis and smugglers are alleged to be indian and asian sailors and operation carried out in the port part of the long coastal strip stretching more than 200 kilometers and yemen army not maintaining security there because it doesn't have sufficient marine capabilities and the area is quite vast and coalition gave previous warnings to the boats and also 12 kilometers away are where the majority of yemen production is exported from, an area that the houthi rebels along fighters with the ousted president saleh have been trying to control since the start of the conflict and african are fighting with houthi rebels along the border of saudi arabia and they arrested 850 african fightest last week. >>> four policemen shot dead in egypt and masked attackers on motor bike opened fire in giza and no group claimed responsibility for the attack. egyptian military helicopter crashed due to sudden technical failure in the province northeast of cairo and military officials said it was on a mission and tha

. ♪ saudi-led coalition carried out air strikes the on smuggling supplies to houthi rebels in yemen,y official says weapons up loaded from two fishing vessels in the province when they were hit killing three smugglers and imposed a blockade on yemen to stop weapons reaching the houthis and loyal to president saleh and al jazeera correspondent sent this update from the yemeni city. >> translator: the saudi-led coalition carried out eight raids in the province carrying arms, ammunition and fuel for the houthi rebels. the smugglers are agreed to be indian and asian sailors and operation carried out in the port part of a long coastal strip stretching more than 200 kilometers. the yemeni army has not been able to maintain security there because it doesn't have sufficient marine capabilities and the area is quite vast. the saudi-led coalition had given previous warnings to the votes and also about 12 kilometers away are all facilities where the majority of yemen's production is exported from and an area where the houthi rebels along fighters with loyal to the president saleh have been tryi

or allies like it or not and houthis are in control of four provinces where just months ago they werecontrol of almost the entire country and yes there are blows against the houthis be no they are not weak to that extent they could give up fighting and yes, ma'am end yemen's solution can only be solved politically and both sides realize that and right now there are on going talks under the table happening sponsored by yemen and the u.n. and these talks are quite positive right now and most likely in a couple of weeks maximum this will come to an end and the political solution will start being implemented. >> still to come here on the program the philippines close the way to the summit but the government says it's trying to cover up failures. police in mexico are accused of secretly dumping bodies in a mass grave and families want to find justice. ♪ i just had a horrible nightmare. my company's entire network went down, and i was home in bed, unaware. but that would never happen. comcast business monitors my company's network 24 hours a day and calls and e-mails me if something, like t

the saudi-led coalition has carried out air strikes on boats they say were smuggling supplies to houthiin yemen and loaded from two fishing vessels when they were hit killing three smugglers and a blockade on yemen to stop weapons reaching the houthis and to the ousted president saleh and we sent this update from the yemeni city. >> translator: saudi-led coalition carried out eight raids in the province targeting a number of boats allegedly carrying arms, ammunition and fuel for the houthi rebels. the smugglers are alleged to be indian and asian sailors and operation was carried out by the port part of the long coastal strip stretching more than 200 kilometers and the yemeni army has not been able to maintain security there because it doesn't have sigma rain capabilities and the area is quite vast and saudi-led coalition gave warnings to boats and 12 kilometers are where the export is from and houthi rebels along the fighters loyal to saleh have been trying to control since the start of the conflict and also reports that african mercenaries are fighting along with houthi rebels along th

and the houthies squeezed of territory but unbowed. >> there can no be a real win center this war. there is little hope left for the people on the ground, the civilians. really, this needs to be dealt with by political settlement, but neither side wants to back down at moment although there is much talk about having a political discussion in geneva in the coming weeks. certainly all indications are on the ground that everybody is going to keep fighting until somebody can get what looks like a win. >> journalist iona craig freshly back from yemen. thank you for your insight. >> now isil has claimed responsibility for tuesday's bus attack in central tunisia, which killed 12 presidential guards. shorts said that a suicide-bom suicide-bomber detonated a device. the country's prime minister and president said that the country is at war with what it called terrorists. they have the latest now from the capital of tunis. >> the scene of the of the attack. the wreckage of the bus has been removed. investigators are trying to work out how this could have happened. many tunisians want answers

are digging their heels in. >> here in support of the houthis, they planted land mines which causedasualties. >> we say you will leave this place and we will strike you hard and evict you from the city of taiz, and we are fully prepared to evict you forcefully or voluntarily this woke. >> the lines of control are fluid, bombed out buildings separately the warring factions. in the midst of the destruction, a yemenese striving to get on with life. >> i've suffered a lot just to get a gas cylinder with all the shelling going on. >> the face is on for maric. diplomatic efforts to end the war remain sluggish. a delegation of houthis traveled to demand for consultations ahead of peace talks later this month. >> the dialogue must be serious and lead to the end of the attacks on our country and lifting of the seen and continuation of the peace process. >> the houthis are angry at the return of the gnarly backed president adou rabbo mansour hadi. he returned to the port city of aden, aim to go oversee the campaign for taiz. his very presence complicating talks for ceasefire. al jazeera. >> s

. >> houthi rebels launched an offensive in southern yemen recapturing villages. pro-government troops warn without support from the coalition they'll load ground. we have more. >> reporter: houthi fighters hold ground pr government troops have retreated, out gunned and out number. they are waiting for reinforcements. >> houthis are capable of sending fighters and ammunition from sanaa. >> reporter: several months after the start of the saudi-led air strikes, houthi fighters are far from defeated. they attacked a saudi military post. the houthis took control of the post after hours of fight, and destroyed armoured vehicles before retreating. as the fighting continues across yemen, more civilians are continuing to die. including family members when their car was attacked on a busy road. >> a few rockets fell on the city, fired by the houthis, a boy and a girl and their father was killed. the mother survived. she is in serious condition. >> local activists blame the houthis and forces loyal to the former president. the conditioned fighting threatens to undermine eff

aerial raids were intensified and killed houthi rebels trying to infiltrate residential areas. lives were lost, but not just those engaged in fighting. this child tries to recount what happened to him just hours earlier. he and his friends were gathered around a water delivery truck when they were hit by houthi shell. some of his friends died, many of them are critically wounded. hospitals are over whelmed. more than 13 have been forced to shut down. one doctor says only six remain in operation. >> translation: hospitals are packed with injured. we are facing an acute shortage of supplies and lack facilities. even as we speak a massacre has been carried out by the militias on the front. >> reporter: it is getting worse by the day. many homes are without power. food and water are scarce and supplies can't get in. it has long been regarded as yemen's capital, but there are a few residents are worried that their children are growing up to a culture of weapons >>> a palestinian man has been shot dead by the army after stabbing an israeli plan. it happened-- police man. 102 palestin

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, you can see houthis [ inaudible ] in the district in ta'izz. >> reporter: it's an important area thatthe southern part city of aden, which is a strong hold for pro-government forces, with the administration of president hadi has been operating. >> translator: if houthis and militias take control of this area, they could take control of [ inaudible ] and town, and then head to the coast to take control of aden. god willing we won't allow them to take control of this area. >> reporter: more than 3 million people are caught in the fighting, and the humanitarian situation is deteriorating quickly. the u.n. says it can't provide aid because of the intense fighting, and roadblocks set up in the area. for five weeks they haven't been able to reach these provinces. which means tens of thousands of people are without essential supplies. >> they are beyond our reach, and [ inaudible ] emergency, food, and security measures. it means they are hungry, and these [ inaudible ] and we haven't been able to reach them for the last few weeks. >> reporter: dozens have been wounded in recent weeks. in ne

the houthis have four provinces, where a month ago had the entire country. they have within weakened to the extent they could give up fighting. yemen's solution cannot be solved only politically. both sides have realized that. right now, there are talks under the table happening started by the command and u.n. and these talks are quite positive right now, and most likely in a couple of weeks maximum, this will have come to an end and the political solution will start to be implemented. >> still ahead, the philippines clears the way for an economic summit, but many say the government is trying to cover up its failures. >> police in mexico accused of secretly dumping bodies in a mass grave. families of the victims hope to find justice. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll credit your account $20. it's our promise to

he has come back to see a coalition campaign to retake the third largest city from houthi rebels. >> reporter: it is the second visit to aden by the president. this is backed by troops of the uae to get the rebels out in july. it is not sure how long he is going to stay in the country. it follows a series of setbacks for the campaign to reinstate him. offensives on the ground are active in yemen. after landing in the capital, he went straight to the palace to supervise offensive aims at taking ties. >> translation: the houthis are in anger because they did not want him to be part of the political scene of yemen's future and here he is now back in aden showing that he is the president of yemen whether they like it or not. >> reporter: so the coalition forces on the ground and in the air launched an offensive on monday with the support of locals. civilians are paying a heavy price. these man carry a young boy injured by a stray bullet. >> translation: the houthis and forces loyal to former president are resorting to in discrimindi challenging of ground. the battle will be more decisive

is underway to repel a houthi advance. tribesmen also joining the fight to recapture taiz, yemen's third largest city. >> we are ready for the fight. we're waiting for orders to launch the final assault. >> the new military commander who has been ordered to prevent the houthis taken over taiz. recapturing the city is crucial for government forces. it's on the main road which links the south to the capital of sana. taiz remains a divided city. the areas under government control. but the houthis backed by the former president ali abdullah saleh still hold ground. if taiz falls under government control, the government may move there. they spent time in the southern city of aden, but was forced to relocate in saudi arabia after he was targeted in an attack. >> the israeli military said that it's troops came under attack. forces were demolishing of a man who they said was killed in israel in june. and there was another outbreak, small one, this one, of violence where palestinian protested to israeli troops. they retaliated by u

pro-government fighters are trying to keep houthi rebels coming in from ta'izz. >> translator: thereee houthi's post in ta'izz. >> reporter: it's an important area that links to the southern port city of aden, which is a strong hold for pro-government forces where the administration of the president has been operating. >> translator: if houthis and saleh militias take control of this area, they could take control of [ inaudible ] and then head to the coastal road to take control of aden. god willing we won't allow them to take control over this area. >> reporter: more than 3 million people have caught in the fighting and the humanitarian situation is deteriorating quickly. the u.n. says it can't provide aid because of the intense fighting, air strikes and roadblocks set up by all sides in the conflict. for five weeks the world food program hasn't been able to reach these provinces. >> the areas are beyond our reach [ inaudible ] emergency, food, and security measures. it means the [ inaudible ] and we haven't been able to enter for the last few weeks. >> reporter: dozens have been wo

houthi fighters were killed. the army fighting with the forces began an operation to cut off houthi supply lines. i.s.i.l. has published a picture of the bomb that it says that brought down the russian airliner over egypt killing all 224 people on board last month. the group said lack security at sharm el-sheikh allowed it to smelling it onto the plane >> reporter: an every day item that could have led to the deaths of hundreds of people. this is the can of soft drink i.s.i.l. claimed it used to bring down a russian airliner. beside it what appears to be a detonator, power source and switch. one expert says it is credible. >> inside the can itself, if it's full to capacity, two to 300 grams of high explosive. this is certainly a viable twins and the sort of thing that if it was placed in the opt minimum position could potentially destroy the aircraft and caused catastrophic failure and breach the shell of the aircraft. >> reporter: i.s.i.l. displayed the device on its on line magazine saying it was revenge for bo

saudi forces are carrying out airstrikes against houthi fighters. the dead include 21 houthies and 8 civilians. >>> and staying with yemen, the tropical cyclone has hit the mainland of the war-torn country causing heavy flooding and major damage. authorities are anticipating more loss of life. the cyclone made landfall before it was downgraded. it's an area of 2 million people. >> as waves crash into the sea wall, strong winds and torrential rain flood the gulf of aden. this cyclone was close to a category 5 hurricane with winds up to 250 kilometers an hour. it has since weakened but it's hurricane-strength winds are unprecedented. >> the last time there was a tropical storm in yemen was back in 1960. >> a weaker tropical depression hit yemen in 2008. that storm killed 180 people and left quite a lot of damage behind. it was much stronger. colorful areas are flooded, and forecasters are expecting floodwaters to cause mudslides. they may bring 250 to 500 millimeters of rainfall. >> that is a few years of rain falling in just a day or two. >> the cycl

the houthis backed by the former president still hold ground. falls under government control, the government in ex e exile. spent some time in the southern city of aden but was forced to relocate in saudi arabia after he was targeted in an isil attack. al jazeera. >>> five yemeni prisoners have been freed from guantanamo bay to be resettled in the united a arab emirates. described as low-level fighters, they were arrested in afghanistan. following september the 11th attacks on the united states. they are starting a new life in the uae because of fighting at home in yemen. sglooifrnl despite being voted out of office t it has the authority to change laws which could make things difficult for ang su chi. her national league for democracy colleagues took the majority of votes in the first openly contested elections in 25 years. she is constitutionally bafrd from top political office but says she will choose someone to lead by proxy. florence looi has more now from myanmar. >> this parliament session is attended by members of parlorpal elected not i

there has been heavy fighting between houthi rebels and government forces in the contested yemeni city. >> reporter: the battle. witnesses tell al jazeera they have not experienced such heavy fighting before. the houthis and the elite republican guard have surrounded the city since march, but fighters supported are trying to break that hold. oh the weekend the coalition intensified raids and killed houthi rebels trying to infiltrate residential areas. lives lost, but not just those engaged in fighting. this child recounts what happened to him just hours earlier. he and his friends were gathered around a water delivery truck when they were hit by shells. some of his friends died, many are critically wounded. hospitals are overwhelmed. only six remain in operation. >> translation: hospitals are packed with injured. we are facing shortage of medical supplies. a massacre is being carried out on the western front. >> reporter: the humanitarian situation is getting worse by the day. many homes are without power. food and water are scarce and supplies can't get in. it has long been regarded a

he and friends were gathered around a water delivery truck when hit by houthi shell. some of his friends died. hospitals and medical facilities are overwhelmed. more than 30 forced to shut down. a doctor says six remain in operation. >> translation: tiaz hospitals are facing acute shortages, as we speak, a massacre has been carried out by militias from the western front. >> the humanitarian situation in tiaz is getting worse by the day. many homes are without power. food and water is scarce. supplies can't get in . tiaz is regarded as the cultural capital. as fighting escalates, there's a fear their children are growing up exposed only as a culture of weapons >>> the pope has called for warring sides at central african republic to lay down weapons. he made the plea during a mass as the conflict between christian and muslim fighters reached three years. the pope's visit says car is the first to a war-torn country. they arrived to the heaviest security seen on the trips. >> reporter: the cathedral in the central african republic's capital bangui was attacked. 15 killed

and after hours of fighting the houthis took control of the military post, destroyed armored vehiclesting. as the fighting continues across yemen, more civilians are continuing to die including family members when their car was attacked on a busy road. >> translator: few rockets fell on the city fired by houthis and a boy and a girl and their father were killed t mother survived but in serious condition. >> reporter: local activists blame the houthis on forces loyal to former president saleh. the continuing fighting threatens to under mine efforts to get yemen's warring factions to have a ceasefire and talks scheduled for the end of this month, al jazeera. >>> greek fishermen held rescue stranded refugees on the island of lesbos and greek guard rescued people several miles from land after the boat engine failed and brought to the small port where volunteers helped them and gave them emergency blankets and dozens of volunteers have been joining greek authorities to help with the huge influx of refugees and rescue efforts. the hundreds of thousands of refugees who arrived on the greek i

over the weekend a delegation of houthis traveled to oman for consultations ahead of u.n. peace talks in geneva later on this month. >> the dialogue must be serious and lead to the end of the attacks on our country and the lifting of the siege and the continuation of the peace process. >> reporter: the houthis are angry at the return of the internationally backed president, abd rabbu mansour hadi. he returned to the portcy of aden aiming to oversee the campaign for ta'izz and talks for ceasefire. gerald tan, al jazeera. >> israeli forces have shot dead a 16-year-old palestinian girl and wounded a 14-year-old after the girls tried ostab a man in a market in central jerusalem. the pair are thought to have attacked the 70-year-old palestinian with a pair of scissors after mistakenly believing he was an israeli. shot dead by security forces on a gas station on road 443 in the occupied west bank. he is said to have stabbed an israeli man who died immediately and injured a woman. rote 443 is used by israelis and palestinians as it is very close to the boundary between israel and

the new military commander has been ordered to prevent the houthis taking over tads. recapturing the city is crucial for government forces. it's on the main road, which links the south to the capital, sanna. >> taiz remains a divided city. the area said under government control, but the houthis backed by the former president al saleh still hold ground. if taiz falls under government control, the government in exile may move there. the prime minister spent sometime in the southern city of aden but was forced to relocate in saudi arabia was a he was targeted in an isil attack. al jazeera. >> two palestinians have been killed during a raid by israeli forces in the occupied west bank. israeli troops say they came under attack at the refugee camp as they demolished a home of a map accused of killing an israeli man five months ago. twenty palestinians were wounded in the raid, 86 palestinians and 12 israelis have been killed in a six week long series of killings and unrest. >> heavy rape in northern iraq caused flooding in camps for people displaced by violence. aid agencie

the houthis and forces loyal to the former president have surrounded the city. over the weekend, the coalition intensified aerial raised. they destroyed a number of targets and killed houthis trying to infiltrate residential areas. lives lost, but not just those engaged in fighting. this child tries to recount what happened to him just hours earlier. he and friends were gathered around a water delivery truck when they were hit by houthi shells. some of his friends died. many of critically wounded. hospitals are overwhelmed. more than 30 have been forced to shut down. one doctor says only six remain in operation. >> taiz hospitals are packed with the injured. we are facing an acute shortage of medical supplies and lack sufficient facilities. even as we speak, a massacre has been carried out by the militias on the western front. >> the humanitarian situation in taiz is getting worse by the day. many homes are without power, food and water are scarce and supplies can't get in. taiz has long been rewarded as yemen's cultural capital, but as fighting escalates, there

he's now in aden, showing that he is the president of yemen, whether the houthies and it's allies liket or not. >> the coalition forces on the ground and air launch offensive on monday with the support of local militias. >> this young boy was hit by a stray bullet. >> the thought houthis and forces against president hadi, god willing in the coming days we'll be more decisive. >> saudi arabia and it's allies averaged a war in march. when hadi left aden. although the war began with airstrikes, the coalition has provided ground forces. the u.n. said that 5,000 people, half of them civilians have been killed in yemen since the saudi-led campaign began. al jazeera. >> israel's government has banned a group called the islamic movement of israel after accusing it of inciting violence. the police searched more than a dozen officers around the country and seized files and computers. we have reports from west jerusalem. >> the overnight raid targeted 17 officers. >> we're looking for digital materials, damaging information and material that is inciting. >> computers and funds were confiscated an

forces loyal to hardy took amp houthi positions. 17 houthi fighters were killed. a saw deled coalition has been helping pro hardy fighters take on the houthis. u. u.n. syrians make up the majority of refugees crossing the balkans in the hope of reaching urine. africans and asians are refused entry of the slovenia will turn back economic migrants. border police in nicuagua have turned pack hundreds cue bans trying to get into the united states. cubans who arrive in the u.s. by land have the right to apply to stay there, but some believe that that policy could change as washington and havana improve ties. >> reporter: more than two thousand cuban migrants have made the journey cross central america in the last few months trying to reach the united states. for many this is as far as they've got after being turned back by nicuaguan border police many are sheltering in this camp. >> translation: we've come here to continue on to our families where they are waiting for us. we can't go back. many have sold their homes and they have to work. we will not accept us if we re

. >> reporter: houthi fighters hold ground in bele province. out gunned and out numbered they are waiting for reenforcements. >> houthis are still capable ever sending ammunition and fighters from the sanaa and dumped. >> reporter: houthi fighters are far from defeated. they have attacked a saudi military post in the bother town. after hours of fighting the houthis took control of the military post, destroyed armored vehicles before retreating. as the fighting continues across yemen, more civilians are continuing to die including family members, whether their car was attacked on a bis road. a busy road. >> few rockets fell on ta'izz city. the mother survived but in serious condition. >> local activists blamed the situation on forces loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh. getting yemen's warring factions to agree on a ceasefire, shall end at the end of this month. hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera. >> at least two are dead after yemen's second could cyclone today, force equal to a category 3 hurricane. the country is still reeling from a cyclo

there are also reports that african mercenaries are being into yemen to fight with the houthi rebelshe border with saudi arabia. last week the pro-government forces said they arrested 850 african fighters. >>> in egypt at least four policemen have been shot dead, masked attackers on a motor bike are said to have opened fire at a security check point in the cairo suburb of giza and no group claimed responsibility for the attack. egyptian military helicopter crashed due to a sudden technical failure in the province northeast of cairo and military officials said it was on a mission and crew members were injured but not specifying the number hurt or the severity of the crash. the leader of egypt's coptic orthodox church has been to israel in the first visit of its kind in decades. the pope the second traveled there despite a ban on pilgram to israel issued by predecessor who was against the occupation of east jerusalem and there attending the funeral of a senior coptic official and out cry on social media with many posts acruising him of betrayal and more from stephanie decker who is in

the saudi forces are carrying out strikes against houthi fighters. officials say that the dead include 21 houthies and eight civilians. the tropical cyclone has hit towards yemen triggering heavy flooding and causing major damage. three people have already died on the island. and authorities are anticipating more loss of life. it made landfall before being downgraded an area where the population of 2 million people at one point on thursday the cyclone was close to a category 5 hurricane with winds up to 250 kilometers an hour. it's hurricane-strength winds were unprecedented. >> the last time there was a tropical storm cyclone in yemen was back in 1960s. >> a weaker tropical depression cyclone hit yemen in 2008. that storm killed 280 people and left damage behind. this is much stronger. coastal areas are flooded, and forecasters are expecting floodwaters to cause mudslides. >> that's a few years of rain falling in a day or two. >> the area has been under the control of al-qaeda since april. >> it is no long arrest cyclone. it has weakened and is diss

groups of fighters loyal to the former president ali abdullah saleh and the houthis are digging theirls in. >> here is the fortification of the huties. they planted many landmines which have slowed progress and caused casualties among soldiers. >> we say to the huties you will leave this place and we'll strike you hard and evict you from the city of taiz. we're fully prepared to convict you forcefully. >> bombed out buildings separate the warring factions. amidst the destruction a yemeni striving to get on with life. >> i've suffered a lot just t with all the shelling going on. >> the fight is also on. the prime minister is visiting the city. his meeting trying to security the rest of the were vinces, which is the main source of yemen's output. over the weekend a delegation of houthis head to peace talks for later this month. >> the dialogue must be serious and lead to the end of the attacks on our country and the lifting of the siege and the continuation of the peace process. >> the houthis are angry at the return of the internationally-backed president hadi. he returned from saudi a

yemeni forces have launched an offensive to retake ta'izz from houthi rebels. >>> the editor and chiefthe yemen post says the president's visit is a boost to the troops on the ground. >> it's very, very powerful for him to come at this time right now. and he is not just coming to aden, him coming here is a sign that he is willing and seriously planning to help the uprising in ta'izz, and that's what his aids have informed us, that his goal is to help and aid all of the uprising that is happening against the houthis in the different areas of the country. the houthis right now are in anger, because they did not want him to be part of the political scene of yemen's future, and here he is now back in yemen. the houthis are in control of only four provinces, whereas just months ago they were in control of the entire country. so they have been weakened to the extent that they could give up fighting. yemen's solution cannot be solved only politically. and that's why there are on going talks going on, and they have quite positive right now, and most likely in a couple of weeks maximum this wil

rebels trying to infiltrate houthi rebels. lives lost, but not just those engaged in fighting. this child tries to account what happened to him hours earlier. he and his friends gathered around a water dlooefr truck when hit by houthi shells. some decide. many are wounded. >> hospitals in tiaz are overwhelmed more than 30 forced to shut down. one doctor says six remained in operation. >> hospitals are packed with the injured. we are facing a shortage of medical supplies and lack sufficient facilities. as we speak, a massacre is being carried out by militias. >> the humanitarian situation is getting worse by the day. many homes are without power. food and water is scarce. supplies can't get in. tiaz has been regarded as yemen's cultural capital. as fighting escalates there's a fear that the children are growing up with a culture of weapons >>> there's no plan b. that's the warning ever protesters gathered at a protest in paris. police used tear gas at a rally, banned under the emergency laws. elsewhere demonstrations were noisy

casualty among soldiers. >> translator: we say to the houthis you will leave this sprays and we strike evict you from the city of thai and we will strike you voluntarily or forcefully this week. >> reporter: the lines of control are fluid and bombed outbuildings in the factions and a person trying to get on with life. >> translator: i suffered with all the shelling going on. >> reporter: the fight is also on and prime minister is visiting the city and he is meeting troop commanders trying to secure the rest of the province which is the main ours of oil out put and efforts to end the war are sluggish and over the within houthis traveled to iman ahead of peace talks in geneva leader this month. >> translator: the dialog most be serious and lead to end of attacks in our country and the lifting of the siege and continuation of the peace process. >> reporter: the houthis are angry that the return of the internationally backed president abd rabbuh mansur hadi who returned from self exile in saudi arabia to the port city of aiden to over see the campaign for thai, his very presence complicati

capital is still under the control of houthi rebels. liberating ta'izz would allow government forces to advance on the capital. united nations security council has appealed to the government, leaders are willing to talk if rebels backed by the houthis will stop. paul tradergian, al jazeera. >> more than a thousand families had to move inland and into the mountains for safety. it is being called one of the most powerful storms yemen has seen in decades and gains strength over the arabian sea. kevin corriveau joins us and this area almost never sees cyclones. >> that's right. statistics since 1891, there has been only three land-falling storms in yemen and oman. it's extremely rare for them to see a storm like this. right now category 1 equivalent to the hurricane if it is in the atlantic. it is still a very strong storm for this part of the world. these areas do not handle it they are not prepared and have never seen these storms in their history. they are pretty much limited what they can do for elevations as well as support. over the l

there are supports that they fight along with the houthi rebels along with the border. the pro-government forces said they have fighters. >> gunman shot four police men. most attackers on a fire. no one claimed responsibility. >> abdul survived the attack. his driver was killed. no group claimed responsibility. >> the family members of a syrian boy triggered an outcry. >> alan kurdi, the aunt, approved the application. it was rejected. canada plans to accept 25,000 refugees, but says it will take longer it bring theme in than originally planned. scores of refugees arrived on the greek island. more than 650,000 migrants and refugees, crossing the sea from turkey. the army erected a fence. it's a popular review. the barrier was similar to the one erected by the hungarians to keep out asylum seekers >>> the u.s. president obama is heading to the climate summit with a plan in face. reducing carbon emissions. back home, his plan is facing legal changes by more than half of the states. where they are leading the charge to have it overturned. >> the machines that make and serv

houthi rebels. >> this is the first time the coalition carried out such strikes. our correspondent with more. >> eight raids have been carried outed, targetting a number. those, carrying arms, armunition and fuel. the smugglers are alleged to be indian and asian sailors, from a long strip stretching 200km. the yemeni army has not been able to maintain supervision there. the saudi-led coalition gave warnings to the vote. about 12km away are all facilities where the majority of production is exported from. it's an area where the houthi rebels alongside fighters have been trying to control since the start of the conflict. there are reports that mercenaries are fighting along with the houthi rebels along the boarder with saudi arabia. they arrested 850 fighters. >> reporter: gunmen attacked a base in northern mali killing two piece keepers. mortar shells were used to attack the compound. in 2012 northern maori took over. violence has continued. guinea has about 850 soldiers serving as u.n. peacekeepers in mali. we spoke to oliver. the spokesperson and deputy director

yemeni government force he and houthis try oestablish dominance over the strategic city of ta'izz. >>> and fresh from celebrating his victory, argentina's new president gets down to business starting with action against venezuela. >>> hello there thank you for joining us. france has launched its first air strikes against i.s.i.l. nargttargets in iraq in its chas de gaulle aircraft carrier. francois hollande started the week visiting the bataclan club with british prime minister david cameron. next hollande travels to washington where he's going to meet the u.s. president barack obama on tuesday. and wednesday, he is meeting angela merkel in paris and then on to moscow to meet vladimir putin. schools metro rail and museums are all closed, andrew simmons is in paris with more. >> in position and operational. the charles de gaulle aircraft carrier, bombs loaded, a french foreign ministry spokesman says the first action he in iraq. the action coincided with francois hollande meeting u.k. prime minister david cameron. a visit that started woo solemn moment. two men were the at the bataclan

>>> the saudi-led coalition carried out air strikes on boats they say were smuggling supplies to houthi yemen. vessels were hit in a port in the province and this is the first time the coalition has carried out such strikes against shipping and we have more. >> translator: the saudi-led coalition carried out eight raids in the province targeting a number of boats allegedly carrying arms, ammunition, and fuel for the houthi rebels. the smugglers are indian and asia sailors and carried out from the part of the coastal strip stretching more than 200 kilometers, the yemen army has not maintained security because they do not have marine capabilities and the area is vast and saudi-led coalition gave previous warnings to the boats and all facilities where yemen production is supported from and it's an area that the houthi rebels along fighters loyal to deposed saleh have been trying to control since the start of the conflict and reports that africa mercenaries are fighting with houthi rebels along the border with saudi arabia and last week pro-government said they arrested 850 african fighters

. >> saudis have been trying to take control from the houthis. fighting is continuing from houthis, and forces loyal in tiaz. pro-abd-rabbu mansour hadi fighters pushed them back. more than positive people have been killed. time for a break. when we come back, the football team may be on the field, but the race row rumbles on >>> protests towards a climate change ahead of crucial talks next month. more of that, stay with us. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >>> welcome back. myanmar's election commission says aung san suy kyi won her seat in sunday's historic vote. her party is on ours course for a landslide victory. u.s. republican presidential hopefuls finished a televised debate. focus on the minimum wage and job creation >>> syrian troops have taken a base. it had been surrounded by i.s.i.l. for two years. >>> let's return to the story on the u.s. republican debate. joining us is bill shnighter,

rabbuh mansur hadi visits taiz, one of the main conflict grounds between pro government forces and houthi rebels. it comes after hadi returned to the port city of aden after it was reclaimed with the support of the saudi led coalition. the u.n. has expressed concern over the humanitarian situation for people living in taiz. >> well, the under secretary calls the situation unacceptable and called on all sides to the conflict to let the delivery of life-saving assistance in. earlier, i spoke with iona craig who was in taiz. she said the situation in the city is desperate. >> the city is under siege. they're not just low on medical supplies. they have no medical supplies at all. the restriction of fuel and food into the city means that the population are relying on smugglers. you've got men coming in by night, by donkey bringing in supplies into the city. the only way for them to get ahold whether it be cooking gas or food is to go into the areas controlled by the houthis and buy those things at greatly increased prices, then they're not allowed to bring it back into their side of the city.

the coalition has imposed a blockade on yemen to stop weapons reaching the houthis and troops loyal toted president saleh. we have this update from the yemeni city. >> translator: the saudi-led coalition jets have carried out eight raids in the province targeting a number of boats allegedly carrying arms, ammunition and fuel for the houthi rebels. the smugglers are alleged to be india and asian sailors. the operation was carried out in the port part of the long coastal strip stretching more than 200-kilometers. the yemeni army has not been able to maintain security there because it doesn't have sufficient marine capabilities and the area is quite vast. the saudi-led coalition had given previous warnings to the votes. also about 12-kilometer as way are all facilities where the majority of yemen's production is exported from. it's an area that the rudy rebels alongside fighters loyal to deposed president saleh have been trying to control since the start of the conflict. there are also reports that african mercenaries are being taken to yemen to identified along with the houthi rebels alo

the capital is still under the control of houthi rebels. the united nations has appealed to the warring factions to lay down their website and negotiate a peace deal. the yemen's foreign minister said that government leaders are willing to talk if the houthies backed by iran stop fighting. talks are set to resume in two weeks. >>> also in yemen, a rare tropical storm has killed three people and injured around 100 after making landfall on the island. more than 100 homes were destroyed as thousands of people were evacuated from areas along the coast. the hurricane force wins are now heading for the al-qaeda controlled town in the country's south. >>> more to come for you on al jazeera this half hour. we'll be looking at the airport that has been repurposed to accommodate some of the thousands of refugees arriving in germany every day. and doubts over algeria's national identity database. 7million people have signed up but only 5% of the population. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we