the coalition forces are trying to isolate the houthi's militias in the city of aden.he continuous support is there from the popular committees and the brave people of the city of aden and these things made by the houthis will be decreasing day after day, and the city will -- and be in a safe position. regarding the aerial targets, we are concentrating on sharing the camps, the military camps, and the convoys of the houthis, all of the convoys of ali abdullah saleh, the former ousted president of yemen, these have been targeted directly in sana'a in ta'izz in ibb, and in every location where we find such convoys. the coalition forces asked the commanders of the yemeni army who are willing to go back and support the legitimate regime in yemen, we have asked them to be in contact with their colleagues who are now supporting the legitimate regime because we need not to destroy these locations, and we need not to put the lives of the officers or the soldiers in danger this is not our goal. now we need to make sure that all of the forces supporting the houthis militias will

the past few days we have been monitoring houthi militias trying to stifle weapons to this particular island. this particular island houses large number of militias, rockets launchers, tanks, including surface to air missile. it is no secret that these weapons are positioned here in order to cripple the movement. over the past days the operation succeeded in destroying large numbers of weapons and ammunitions. this was one of the operations carried oh out yesterday. we'll continue to operate at the same level at the same momentum concerning the airstrikes we will address as many of the operations that took place or were carried out yesterday. the majority of these operations were scud missile launchers. many questions were made by these particular type of missiles. we said we're working on that, and this is one of the fixed goals of the campaign. however, the houthi militias are keeping those rockets on the move others are being concealed concealed. inbred's operation managed to destroy a large number of these missiles some were concealed. once received intelligence and established in

in addition to the operations of today have put the houthis militias and their affiliated militant inlace those who are against the legitimate regime in yemen put them in a bad situation and we are saying those who understood the message i'd like to mention commanders of the brigade 137 and others. and this is a good indication, because the leaders of these army units are still there who feel that there's a responsibility towards the yemen people, this also stresses that people do understand the situation of the international community through the resolution of yesterday. that's why we stress that these leaders are urged to support the legitimate and others are still thinking they need to go back to the legitimate government and regarding the houthis militias describes things that are not controlled within military. >> the city of aid and other locations and these things were targeted for the coalition forces. in the last 24 hours. they have tried to redeploy some of the flames and we know -- the coalition forces know that there are some of these in the seven places and we need to say

it is clear that even a week ago, the houthis and al-qaeda militias were fighting each other. led the heard of isil whatever you want to call it in some battles two weeks ago. so if you are going to target just the houthis than it stands to reason that al-qaeda and isil are going to strengthen. >> did you hear anything about the military base that al-qaeda were said to have taken over after a prison break? >> yes. they are in discussion with he local governor about handing this back. but, yes, they do still have control of the base. >> let me ask you about the air strikes themselves because this is what the general was talking about there. when we have had air assaults in iraq and afghanistan prior to a ground invasion. these have lasted in many cases no more than five or six days. the idea being that you take out the air defenses hurt the enemy on the ground and then your troops won't be in so much danger. 22 days in what do you think this says about the operation and the way it has been planned? >> i think they have tried to form a comprehensive political solution. they have

we shall prevent military operation of the houthis militias inside of yemen. we are as i mentioned earlier we are targeting their movement to prevent it from the attacking or arm haing the citizens we also continue to protect the civilians from the attacks should they attempt to start redoing their practices that they conducted before the beginning of the stormers of the operation and this is the beginning of continuing of supporting and facilitating the evacuation, and help with the continuing of the humanitarian and support command that we mentioned before, and will continue the duties today by coordinating the evacuation and the humanitarian aid to help the operations will continue regarding these three goals. the operations size could be smaller, there will be some military actions whatever the coalition command sees -- deems it necessary, in order to support achievement of these goals. >> today the operations that were conducts were targeted to support and facilitate the beginning of these operations whether it is in adan, or saleh. or taz all of these ac

houthis with the element of mobility ammunitions, fuel and previously we have spoken about the houthi militias on-sites and through other operations. these elements now have become isolated in aden. but, you know, this is -- that these elements are either houthi or the forces that follow the deposed president are moving according -- the pressure that we are exercising via air campaigns. so first we start [ inaudible ] and now they moved to shabwa and now they are appearing in [ inaudible ], and everybody think they are controlling the situation. but they are just small units that are isolated and they are trying to -- to exercise any kind of media presence that follows a certain path and we're going to target them and we will meet them. i want to confirm an important peace of information, that -- that the houthi militias the loyalists element from the yemeni forces who are -- are store vehicles and ammunition inside the residential areas, and with collusion from those individuals know to the yemeni authorities, whether they are from the tribes and the coalition is confirming that this kind of

this is a clear indication that the houthis militias are aiming at leaking prisoners within the yemeniociety in order to escalate the situation from within. history has it that these militias are like many world's countries would like -- cannot be totally i -- annihilated, as they are fighting, embracing and with the military conviction tries to impose by force a status of the yemeni people and as stated before, the entire campaign is meant to provide protection to the yemeni people and prevent those militias from wreaking havoc in the yemeni society. as stated earlier the ground troops have managed to stand up to certain infiltrators as they engage in heavy fighting. five of the intill traitors were kill -- infiltrators were killed and one of our ground troops has fallen are through the mercy. they are trying to ensure that no more infiltrators are still in the area. we are still maintaining the sea port and the island and also to ensure that no logistic assistance or supplies are reaching the houthis militias. this is the daily brief of today, and now i open the floor for questions.

as i said, we target all the governing of these houthi militias and all the places where they used to store the weapons, hospitals schools and we need to stress that these militias have no ethics, if i could say. they could sacrifice the yemeni citizen for the interest of their benefits but they will never have in yemen. this is our word now. >> this is the communication center and station that has been targeted yesterday. when it comes to grouped operations let me say again that everything is tabled on the borders and from time to time you can find some squirm michigans or whatever towards the centers on the boulders, on top of these teal with each case separately and the ground forces are doing their jobs. the forces are quite keen not to hit these places. but we have some trade on the groups of there, and we are quite keen not to hit civilians. let me say that all ships coming to or going out the yemeni borders are in our control and evaluation operations are on going, and there is a committee formed for this purpose. also the humanitarian operations are on going in this place and

. >>> a car bomb has gone off outside of a security building used by houthi militia men in central yemen killing at least seven. dozens were wounded in the attack where there has been heavy fighting between houthis and local militiamen backed by the saudi-lead air strikes. >>> pakistan as we mentioned saying it is going to stay neutral on yemen despite its stanch ally saudi arabia asking for warships and troops. >> reporter: pakistan has said all along that it would take parliament into confidence and that the people's representatives will then decide whether the saudi request for help and what way to respond to that so after the debate they came to a conclusion that while there was no compromise on the defense and security of saudi arabia in the event wally that her boundaries or territorial integrity were violated that pakistan would go to any level. however, pakistan was against any military intervention in yemen, and what was needed was proactive measures to try to bring everybody to a negotiated settlement and to arrain for a ceasefire. they will stand shoulder to shoulder with the

aden you have noticed that the media today we have all noticed the barbarian behavior of the houthis militias army element to our rebellion against the legitimate government there. we need to know and to stress that they are now under pressure. their actions are decreasing but still are against the people of yemen, and against the citizens in the city of aden the city of aden who may not except for defending their cities that's why you have noticed in some of the [ inaudible ] by the news agencies that the fire houses the fire citizens they attack innocent people, they are now rockets in the area of aden and their actions are decreasing and the coalition forces are working hard to prevent any support to come outside of the city of aden and we need to make sure also that the provincial areas might be in danger but we are quite capable of the safety of the people and we ask the all mighty to help us and to observe the citizens of the city of aden and to enable the popular committees to put an end to them or convince them to surrender. regarding the aerial campaign this is it quite clear now, we

and as you know the houthi militias and other people who support these militias are trying to mix things as we have some prisoners that's why we need to be careful about the logistic support. this is going to the one who is are in need of support. the military actions are on going and the aim is to safeguard the city. safeguard the cities and the legitimate regime and the future. >> another question, please. are you going to expand your support outside of the city of aden? >> so you have been listen together daily brief briefing by spokesperson for the saudi arabia who are carrying out operations against houthis in yemen. the spokesperson said that the houthis are attacking military installations and attacking buildings. he said that the coalition warplanes are doing their job and he said they have continuing support in and around aden. also listening in to that daily press briefing. we're 12 days into the operation. the key question everybody wants to have answered how much of an impact have these airstrikes had on the houthis? >> well, basically from the press spokesperson of the saudi

houthis back. the popular resistance committees are effectively the armed local militia that saudis are relying on the fighting on the grown, as the houthis are still holed up in aden. we know that extra troops and equipment has been deployed to the southwestern border with yemen, which lies next to . and also he said that coalition ships are still in place in the waters around yemen, so they are continuing to inspect any cargo or shipment going into yemen. of course those ships stationed around the gulf of aden. joining me is a visiting fellow of foreign relations and a yemen specialist. let me start by getting you thoughts there. there seems to have been some progress in pushing the houthis back and we know this is almost certainly the case in two provinces. >> yeah the key is we're seeing progress against the houthis because there is a committed local ground force there. additionally that's why you have seen the houthis manage to be held into this kind of stalemate in aden where you have also had a very committed albeit rag tag force really hold their own against the houthis. most of these force

of the economies inside aden or other areas in order to continue with population against the houthi militias. they will be coming in the position of defense and cannot continue because they are actually trying to stop their isolation and stop operating. much they stop the houthi also when we stop doing the type of ground population, the popular committees they now start recognizing areas where they will hide ammunitions in some houses. and it will continue, and the improvements of the operations and against these rebels. militia rebels. part of the operations in sanaa are continuing, and you can see the explosions which contain ammunitions storage. some of the military commitment has been targeted yesterday. especially missile launches and also the storage which was in site of the ammunition storage. this took place in taiz. the presidential palace, which was used as an ammunition storage, and also there was fuel inside the storage. the operation showed houthi in saada. they will create operations. the death of one of the members on the ground of the saudis. there were some casualties, and t

i would like to express the condemnation the continuing condemnation of the houthi militias for their terror and attacks against civilians, using heavy tanks inside the city. the members of the summer rolls result are seeking to eliminate. our discussions also touched on the negotiations over iran's nuclear programme. and efforts which we have arrived to. we must get a final agreement on the conditions that iran must abide by and from turning the programme into a militarized programme. and we hope that this agreement would reinforce stability and regions in the world. and to guarantee the stability of the middle east. and that goes along with the league resolutions. it is important to achieve the goals of area. ... ..pray that this respects another and we wish to translate this direction to establish an independent palestinian state pursuant to national sovereignties and the resolutions, and the arab peace initiative. and that is why preventing along the international need to repel the israeli policies, and what is includes all kinds of human tragedies. and i would like to say the ide

again, we know that the houthi militias are manipulating media outlets in order to instigate the yemeni people. however, we're fully aware that the me then any people are fully aware that this operation was meant only to restore what was hijacked by the houthies. again, it was targeted by the houthi militias and again the coalition forces cannot attack the refugee camp or the factory. >> al jazeera's correspondent joins us live from doha. looking at that press conference hashem, there are civilians who are dying this is a delicate operation. this is why the saudi spokesperson has said what is basically saying over the past two days that the houthis are to blame for the both attacks. he said that he had gathered intelligence from source on the ground that houthi attacked using rockets. some of those rockets fell on the factory killing people. this is going to be a huge problem in the near future given that many military targets are also located near residential areas like in sanaa saada aden. you'll find many air bases military headquarters, ammunition depots located sometimes near areas

on ground houthi militia shelled a neighbourhood in in tiaz fierce battles left more than 10 killed along with others from the local resistance. 10 other houthi fighters were killed and injured in an ambush. a saudi soldiers was killed in skirmishes raising the numbers of casualties to seven. >> yesterday there were ongoing clashes until the late hours of the night in nas ran resulting in a death of the saudi ground forces. >> reporter: looking to allow more aid into yemen, the government gave tension to manage and monitor the territorial water and air and space. >> this is an order to facilitate the movements of several planes loaded with food and relief and allow air violations by houthi militias and forces loyal to the president. >> aid urgently needed but an end to the war is more needed >>> iran's president criticized saudi arabia for leading the air gonesive. saudi arabia will harvest the hatred itself showing in yemen. it denies accusations of providing military support, he was speaking at the national army day parade. >>> the fighting is adding to the hardships felt by millions of

the houthis militias, and he also mentioned that they are trying to prevent any kind of support that houthies might receive in yemen by targeting the infrastructure that they are using, and in the end of the press conference he said one important note. he said in response to one of the questions that iran and hezbollah are involved in training houthies militia. >> well, let's get more now we know who is suffering, no doubt about it that the civilians in particular children as well amongst them are bearing the brunt of what is happening. but do we know in anyway, same or form who is has the upper hand militarily. >> well, they say for the time being have managed to undermine the military capabilities of the houthies and forces loyal to ali abdullah saleh. but we haven't got to that level where we can say that there is a collapse of the chain of command within the forces loyal to ali abdullah saleh and the houthis. they're still able to send forces to aden there are hold out in areas in downtown areas despite the mastiff airstrikes. this has been quite delicate for both sides. the houth

the houthi militias when they went from the airport to the hospitals they tried to disturb the aid operations and we called for everybody else to respect and observe all the channels that are open for contact and coordination. >> u.s. president barack obama has discussed developments in yemen on the phone with saudi king salman. meanwhile, the saudi led coalition has conducted more air strikes against houthi positions in yemen and elsewhere the ground fighting between houthis and militia loyal to abd rabbu mansour hadi has more. lls has abdullah al-shami has more. >> targeted by war planes east of the capital sanaa. the facility belonged to the republican guard which remains loyal to the deposed president ali abdullah saleh. strikes have also targeted presidential palace in ta'izz as well as military camps in other cities. >> translator: we are the sons of yemen we reject the houthis. we are willing to sacrifice our money and all of our belongings to defend our land. >> reporter: amid the violence are the civilians paying the price. more than 750 people have been killed. across the country at

popular resistance forces have been battling houthi militias and it's taken place near the hours of the local government. iran issued a warning to saudi arabia over the blockage of yemen-bound aid supplies. the conflict created a humanitarian crisis many scrambling to get aid. saudi arabia fighter jets prevented cargo planes entering the yemeni air space, and it warned it will respond to the incident >>> ban ki-moon, unchief, urges europe not to respond to military action to prevent migrants off the coast, as european navy vessels are preparing to sail off the wourds of libya. libya's coast hard is on patrol. hoda abdel-hamid sent this report. >> reporter: it's usually around sunset that the coach guard sail off in search of migrants at sea. >> translation: the same way the european union assists italy, they should assist us. we don't have the means to deal with this. >> their fleet consists of a tug boat they took over and modified for their own purposes. there's two navy vessels for short patrols. one has a broken engine and no spare parts much the coast guard patrols the coastline. a

as far as the ground operations, these houthi militias and their supporters. in the early hours of the morning there was some fire. the conflict is still going on, and there will be further announcement to clarify the situation in this area. they are operating under so much pressure, and now they're moving towards the areas of the border the observations any movement, and to stop and look the supply to this militias. aid delivered to areas of conflict. also the bodies of the red cross in order to facilitate the supply and get this aid to and we hope that-- >> good evening a question in english from the bbc you cite a number of target you have struck it sounds like you have made progress, but is this military campaign actually going according to plan? and as a follow up what comes after the air campaign? you've described a crescendo of airstrikes, but how long is this going to ton for and continue for, and what comes after. thank you? >> it's a campaign in the beginning. the most important objective is to support and to reply to the request of yemeni government

this is what is happening these days after we reduce the capabilities of the houthi militias, they're taking shelter in houses and in populated areas. as for ties, the support for the popular committees and resistence. that's why they targeted some of these groups. it stop civilians, as for operations this operation was carried out yesterday this is for one of the positions of the ballistic missiles. it was targeted yesterday. the size of the explosion shows that there must have been scuds on the sight. from the size of the explosion it is confirmed that there were explosions and other weapons more than the missiles, which were targeted yesterday. as for the storage of fuel, everybody knows that fuel storage, which has arrived has been controlled few by the naught militias and it was natural for us to target these waterings as useful for us. as for military chilly those highs will not be allowed to arm themselves p we talk about. >> this is one of the areas that we maimed to target. as for the grounds operation we continue to protect our southern borders, and we will continue to preve

opposing them are the houthi militia, backed by iran. and this the latest video released of the air viks being carried out by the saudi-led coalition. they're targeting houthi positions in northern central, and southern yemen, trying to halt the rebel's southward sweep over recent months. today, iran's president called for an end to the air strikes. hassan rouhani said it was a mistake and called for broad-based talks to talk about the crisis. but manyt from the americans, this warning to iran. >> we're well aware of the support that iran has been giving to yemen. and iran needs to recognize that the united states is not going to stand by while the region is destabilized or while people engage you know, in overt warfare across lines, international boundaries, and other countries. >> aid groups want to halt the fighting to enable more aid to get in. the world health organization says at least 560 people have been killed in recent weeks including 76 children. more than 1,700 people are being wounded. many of them civilians. 100,000 have fle

again, it was a camp targeted by houthi militias, and again re we reiterate that we did not attack the camp or the factory. >> they're very keen to emphasize that they're not targeting the human arts. and accusing houthi of using civilians as human shields. >> the saudis have been reiterating over the last few days particularly after the incident at the refugee camp that the airstrikes are very precise, and that some of the attacks were basically in particular the one targeting the dairy factory was by houthies who launched rocket attack and some of the rockets fell on that factory. and the spokesman for the saudi saudi-led coalition said that it was houthies to gain sympathy and rally support insistent that the airstrikes will continue from the major cities. this is an area any way. yemen is a face for some time and for some reason you'll see many military installation build towards situations. and the risk is going to be that if the conflicts continue for some time. >> well, the battle is still intelligently going. where are we at for the latest on the ground? >> basically the airstr

mess with our closest allies, allies in the region, but don't make any attempts to support the houthi militia in yemen. it's a clear message to the iranians. >> but we are helping out with a few planes. >> that's correct. saudi has a lot of weapons and they can fight for years so they don't need military support. but mainly, they want to show that support and receive the support from the u.s. in a way to deter iran from intervening in the yemeni affairs. >> the government being chased out of yemen very friendly to saudi arabia and the united states and despite the saudi bombs, the houthis are making advances, and is that something that the coalition is willing to consider some. >> look, i think that the houthi militia is not only fighting the saudis, but the yemeni military, that's led by the former president, and his son, and they have one of the third largest in the middle east. so they are oil to houthi and sada, and so i think that at this point they the saudi-led coalition is trying to eliminate all of the threats to push the houthis back to the negotiation table. >> do you think -- >> t

resistance has reportedly taken full control of the international airport after fighting with houthi militias. how significant is that? >> it's a sign that houthis are now losing some ground, particularly in the south. this came after massive airstrikes over the last few days. the militias or fighters that have now ended the control of the airport in yemen are loyal to president hadi. you see that flag is the south republic of yemen that existed until 1990. the problem is that once the dust settles, they will not break hadi. they would like to break away from the north. >> that is exactly it. there are many various military factions that are fighting for control of yemen. >> yemen is definitely fragmented and even if there's a settlement in the future, yemen is never going to be the same again, because of this political divide. you have in the south, for example, forces loyal to hadi, mostly from the power base, but we have secessionists in several areas. after the latest developments, they say it's our time to have a republic of our own and they might get support from key neighboring countri

that the houthi militias are storing ammunition and vehicles in residential areas and with help some of individuals known to yemeni authorities. this kind of work will not be ignored and we emphasize that this should not happen. otherwise, these locations will be targeted and destroyed. >> let's get more now from doha. the military spokesman there seemed to be playing down reports that the houthis have captured a provincial capital attack in the southeast. sunni tribal strong hold area of course. he said they were just small isolated units that would be targeted. nevertheless, does this incushion illustrate that we may be headed to a full-blown sectarian war?rsion illustrate that we may be headed to a full-blown sectarian war? >> they have managed to severely undermine the military capabilities of the houthis. but on the ground the attacks continue to move to areas like aden. when they took over -- this came as a huge surprise because it's a predominantly sunni area controlled by forces loyal to president hadi. it's obviously a set back for the coalition and its attacks against the h

. >> we hope everyone will respect the aid operations the houthi militias try to disturb them. we call for everybody else to respect and observe all the channels that are open for contact and coordination. >> the world food program's country director says the grave security situation is making it difficult to reach people who are in desperate need of help. >> we have information of about 2 million people who are extremely vulnerable at the moment. we have food trucks that could reach out to about 300,000 people in the coming days. right now, we are -- our distributions are taking place in aden. however, the security situation is so grave that the people who are out doing the distributions are finding it very difficult to reach out to those communities. there are people who are displayed even living under trees because their houses and shelters no longer exist. >>> meanwhile, the saudi coalition has continued its air strikes against the houthis in yemen. >>reporter: three weeks into saudi-led coalition war against houthi rebels it's been a similar story every day. on friday colu

the yemeni citizen is no longer subject to dangerous of houthi militias and they've lost a large part of their capability capabilities. then the operation will begin with the government which has to rebuild yemen in a safe and security manner. >> the coalition would retain the rights to intervening yemen if necessary. >> we'll continue to target the houthis. we'll also continuing the support of the help with the evacuation of humanitarian support. there will be some military action when deemed necessary. >> coming up we'll have reaction from washington and the united states. mohammed we now have operation newell hope where does that go? >> i yes i think everybody should wait for tomorrow to see what happens in the next few hours of the morning tomorrow whether we'll see the outies announcing this as a victim along with the allyies. whether we'll see the houthis maintaining their positions everything will hinge on the action of the houthis. if they don't continue to fight this means that there is a deal behind the scenes. we've seen in a the saudis saying that the outings should retrea

the houthis militias when they went from the airports to the hospital they tried to disturb the aid operations and we called for everybody else to respect and observe all the channels that are open for contact and coordination. >> u.s. president barack obama has discussed developments in yemen on the phone with saudi king salman. they agreed, the for the lasting disability elsewhere the ground fighting between houthis and forces loyal to president abd rabbu mansour hadi has made an opportunity for al qaeda to have gains. abdullah al-shami has more. >> three weeks into saudi led coalition war against houthi rebels it's been a similar story every day. on friday, columns of smoke rose over an arms depo over the capital of sanaa. the republican guard remains loyal to deposed president ali abdullah saleh. strikes have also targeted presidential palace in ta'izz. >> we are the sons of mohamed we reject the houthis. we are willing to sacrifice our money and all of our belongings to defend our land. >> amid the violence are the singles who pay the price. 150,000 people have been driven from their home

militia group are fighting with people there. and it seems that it's going to be really hard to curb the houthis. and he saluted a lot of the militias and army forces and everybody who stood on the side of the airstrikes or against the houthi militias. it seems that he's thanking the coalition for stepping in and assisting him or respond together demands and of course he's speaking on behalf of the yemeni people. i guarantee that in yemen the yemeni people are going right to their eyebrows and wondering why are you thanking them yet because the operation is not complete yet. it seems that targeted airstrikes are going to continue. the bombings won't be 24 hours but they will be happening nonetheless. it was interesting to hear him speak, i'm sure he has a lot more to reveal but so far the national military is the point he has touched on. >> he has been speaking a lot about the arm. did you hear anything at all about his speech, talking about a possible political settlement, a way forward for yemen? >> the way he talked about was the process only ruined because of the people who revolted begins the

people are suffering at the hands of houthi militia, but does not call for a cessation of the environment from the kingdom of saudi arabia. so in a genuine u.n. resolution calls for an overall first-off humanitarian ceasefire to allow medical supplies and food to get to communities that it suffered under the bombing, and secondly would attempt to negotiate or declare a full-fledged ceasefire. >> with growing concern over the impact of fighting on the oil and gas industry, the natural gas exploiter said they will have to stop production and evaluate the staff. those fears are echoed further north. alexi o'brien reports. >> tribal fighters 500 meters from the front lines. thousands of men have been on high alert. there has been daily skirmishes for months. >> we will win. as you can see, we are everywhere on the front lines. the situation is solid and situations strong. we have a border guard and the will of the men here. >> they call themself popular resistance committees and support abd-rabbu mansour hadi. so far the houthis have not been able to take control, and the fighters want it to

three weeks of air strikes, saudi arabia and its allies have not been able to defeat yemen's houthi militiand the forces fighting alongside them. it controls the skies, but the saudi-lead coalition hasn't put troops on the ground. it is relying on troops loyal to president hadi. they have gained some ground in yemen's second biggest city aden and other areas in the south. >> reporter: we well the houthis get out of here. we are sick and tired of you and your oppression. this is a message to them and iran. you will never be welcome here. >> reporter: vehicleshere vehicles speed away. and ambulances head towards the fighting, but can't get very far. >> translator: there are injured people over there, but the houthis are targeting our vehicle. they shot at us. we can't reach the injured. >> reporter: hospitals have been badly hit, some like this one have no electricity. in sana'a air strikes continue to target the main airport. there are reports weapons and reinforcements are being flown in for the houthis. the saudis say this is one of the reasons it is taking so long to defeat them. this is

as for the storage of fuel, everyone knows some storage of fuel is controlled by houthi militias and it is natural for us to target those storages and to destroy them. >> a security and intelligence experts, these are very, very big explosions. your sense is they want to get rid of these missiles as early as possible because they're worried about them being fired across the border. >> exactly. >> and possibly into saudi arabia itself. >> a long term campaign for the seufdz themselves, iranian supplied missiles, they are believed to have. potentially population centers could be attacked and you could see the size of the explosion secondary explosion blast wave. >> regardless who was taking the pictures it's the blast. >> shows these were fueled up missiles use liquid missiles. they have talked today about their fear of suicidal attackers carrying out missions both on the border and in saudi arabia itself. >> we have talked about the fuel and the scud. scuds. the houthis seem to be perhaps trapped in aden and they may want to reestablish a corridor up to ta'izz. >> absolutely. loyalist

. >> we hope everyone will respect the aid operations the houthi militias when they went from the airport to the hospitals, they tried to disturb the aid operations and we call for everybody else to respect and observe all the channels that are open for contact and coordination. >>> the world food program meanwhile is saying the grave situation is making it really difficult to reach people who are in desperate need. >> we have information of about 2 million people who are extremely vulnerable at the moment. we have food trucks that could reach out to about 300,000 people in the coming days. right now distributions are taking place in aden we've had them done for about 200,000 people in aden. however, the security situation is so grave that the people who are out in distributions are finding it very difficult to reach out to those communities who need it. there are people who are displaced even living under trees because their houses and shelters are no more existent. >>> iran's president has addressed the nation during the celebration of the country's national army day. during an address

from the popular resistence committees along side forces loyal to the the result is that the houthi militias and their fighters retreated from the presidential palace to other areas under their control. now they're cornered inside areas of aden. we're dealing with them. we've laid a type-one siege around saiden preventing any supplies being provided to them. we'll continue to operate until aden is back under our control. >> al-qaeda has been taking advantage of the turmoil to expand its foothold in yemen. they have reportedly seized an army base in mukalla. on friday they attacked a prisoner freeing 300 inmates. >> aside from reports by the agencies we also have our people on the ground there telling us that local sources have confirmed this takeover of an army base. apparently when it comes to the details of the base was either empty or soldiers were manning it without much fighting according to the local sources. this is interesting because al-qaeda in yemen is a complicated phenomenon. it's not just--it's not just one group. it is several groups, and one of them actually had to do with al

we have a situation in which the houthi militias conduct the activities in heavily populated areas. >>> kenyans are trying to come to terms with the killing of 147 people after al-shabab gunmen stormed the campus. mohammed adow reports from the kenyan capital. >> reporter: a sombre mood engulfed freedom park. hundreds of grieving kenyans holing candles turned up for a vigil to remember the victims of the attack at garissa college by al-shabab gunmen. a shrine was set up. photographs of victims displayed. the assault on the university was the deadliest in kenya by al-shabab. >> every attack in kenya was given numbers, you never know who they were someone's brother, sister aunty, uncle - we want to humanize the numbers. some of the those in the attack paid their respects. a first year student killed by gunmen hiding in a closet for eight hours. >> i feel like crying. i feel like why, what did they do wrong. what did they do good that i'm here. >> she was so overcome by grief. the vigil comes after a huge campaign on social media, particularly on twitter, with the hope that 147 is not ju

but of course we have a situation in which the houthi militias are conducting activities in heavily populated areas throughout yemen. and causing havoc with the situation there. so we need to be conscious of that. it has nothing to do with the question of the u.n. resolutions because we are conscious of our responsibility and desire to help our brothers in yemen irrespective of any united nations resolution. >> a number of suspects accused of being al-shabab operatives. prosecutors connected five of the men they say in last thursday's attack in the north of the country. and they say that the men supplied the again men there with weapons. they will be held for another 30 days while the investigation continues. kenya is also frozen 86 bank accounts allegedly used to finance al-shabab. we >> reporter: the kenyan government has arraigned in court five people suspected to have been involved in the attack on garissa university, in which 147 opportunities died. they were arraigned in court and the charge were read out the charges of supplying weapons and ammunition to the men who carried out the att

they are seen as a country that interferes, that has been supporting the houthi militia to stage the coup and oust the government of abd-rabbu mansour hadi. those two proposals were rejected. we have calls from china, malaysia for renewal of peace talks. saudi arabia said no peace talks can begin until the houthis withdraw from aden. the yemeni government is located, and needs to shift to yemen, where it can gain legitimacy. they are trying to push the houthis militarily or diplomaticsly to withdraw from aden so the government can shift there. >> thank you for that. now, the human cost of the war on yemen is visible in the hospital. three government facilities are over run with injured people. caroline malone reports. >> reporter: these are some of the victims of war in a desperate situation? aden. most of the injured are civilians, including children. some are seriously injured, but are grateful to have survived. >> i'm injured. i think, thank god, i've had two operations, i'm waiting for another one. >> there's a massive shortage of food, water and medical supplies across aden, des

popular resistance forces have been battling houthi militia there. has been taking place near the headquarters of the government. >> cent % of the country is said to be no longer under the control of houthi rebels. speaking at a news conference in london t they said there would be no dialogue unless they withdrew all of their fighters. on the ground fierce battles are continuing in several cities. abdullah al shami has the latest. >> reporter: this is marib in the center of yemen, an oil-rich prove incident which the houthis took over last year. both sides want control of marib. we are at the entrance to the city. the houthi presence they send them away. fighting has been raging here for days. control of this strategic province would help the houthis access the main stronghold in sada close to the sawedee border. outside the stronghold in aden fierce battles continue as houthi loyalists and houthi loyalists loyal to the deposed president. rebel forces are trying to create a district. an area near the port for the first time. moon chile, five airstrik

despite the end of the air campaign, the saudi's say they will continue to prevent houthi militia from moving inside yemen, but it is unclear how they will do it. earlier, iran, which riyadh blames for backing the houthis had called for a truce. >> we hope everyone comes to their senses and we hope iran's proposal for an immediate cease-fire is accepted and the cease-fire will be addressed and a yemeni meeting will find solutions. reporter: a u.s. aircraft carrier is headed to the region. washington says its main concern is to conserve -- to secure shipping routes, but they will also monitor iranian vessels they suspect of sporting -- supporting arms to the houthis. in the meantime, thousands or fleeing the conflict. these people managed to get out but hundreds of thousands more are stuck with no food or water. there's no hope the fighting will end anytime soon. anchor: we are going to take a short break. when we come back -- anchor: the former accountant of auschwitz who is 93 years old has gone on trial. does that make him a war criminal? anchor: stay tuned. we will be right back. >>

we can assure that the situation is relatively calm some of the houthi militias and defected brigades ousted with they're stationed in locations known to us. yesterday the airstrike attacks some of the pockets in aden. their operations are limited to very small areas. we are in close contact with the popular assistance on the ground and over the coming days. these operations will be fruitful. >> i'm joined now from doha by our correspondent. we'll get to the situation on the ground. but the bulk of this press briefing had to do with humanitarian issues. the coalition apparently stunned by media suggestions that they had been hampering the humanitarian effort. it does seem that there is something of a humanitarian crisis blowing brewing, and talking about the situation for children there. >> yes, it's very clear from the what the spokesman said just a while ago and also the call by the international red cross for a special 24 hour cruise to be able to reach those people very clear that this is a huge crisis now in yemen. thousands of people are stranded in several parts of the country.

the result is the houthi militias and fighters retreated inside the presidential palace and other areas under their control. they're cornered in aden and we're dealing with them. we have laid a total type one siege around aden preventing any logistics and military supplies to be provided to them. we'll operate until aden is under our control. >> he's talking about the fact the houthis he believes are surrounded inside the street of aden. there are battles continuing including at the airport where at least 12 houthi fighters have been killed. this roundup is from omar. >> reporter: the battle for aden is raging. fighters loyal to the president are struggling to cope. we are the southern youth resistance in aden and confronting the houthis. we urge the coalition to parachute group troops on the ground. there must be force on ground. the people here are under bombardment. the families remain under siege. we can't get to them. despite the ninth day of the saudi-led aerial exam pain the houthi and forces loyal to the former president remain strong and are fighting back. these pictures show b

. >> translator: we hope everyone will respect the aid operations the houthi militias when they wentrom the airport to the hospitals, they tried to disturb the aid operations and we call for everybody else to respect and observe all of the channels open for contact and coordination. >>> tribes fighting on the side of president hadi have received reinforcement. the president's supporters have also been making gains in aden but have failed to take control of ta'izz. jamal has the latest now on what is happening on the ground. ♪ >> reporter: pickup trucks full of fighters depend on the town east of the yemeni capitol. they are reinforcements for the popular resistance committees and tribes fighting houthi rebels and their liles. both sides have been battling for control of the area which is around a 2-hour drive from sana'a. >> translator: we are the sons of maribishgz we will not leave here except victorious and will die fighting. >> translator: this will be the graveyard of every invader. we will not let down our yemenny brothers. we will deny the houthis. >> reporter: further south i

the yemen citizen is no longer subject to danger from houthis militias and they have lost a large part of their capabilities p we are able toen co firm they are no long ear threat to yemen citizens over neighboring countries. the government will now undertake all of races. they will continue until mid fight. and then the operation of returning home will begin with a government rebuilding yemen in a safe and secure manner we will continue to target the houthis but also continue to support and help in evacuationsuations and humanitarian support. the evacuations will continue, but they could be smallner scale. there will be some military actions whenever the command deems it necessary. >> so what does all this mean? we will have reaction from all sides oif story let's start with mohamed. he is monitoring developments close to the border. mohamed, the. bolling campaign we know is going to end in two hours but this won't be the end of this operation? >> yes. that's what the spokesman of the military coalition has just explained to the media actually hen numerate add few points here, i can t

asked for their hep, and convincing iran to go to the table and use their influence over the houthi militia in yemen. pakistan's parliamentarians stay. they will send help. but it should be caution as to get into the quagmire. there was a flurry of activity. the egyptian military treat was in pakistan to meet with the leadership and pakistan said it was expecting a crucial message from the turks. >>> there has been a series of air strikes across yemen over the last 24 hours, the latest targetting areas in the southern city of aden. plus parts of the cities elsewhere >>> a former advisor to the last three yemeni prime ministers joins me to talk about this. >>> we mentioned the need for humanitarian aid. once aid is arriving how difficult is it to distribute to people on the ground? >> it will be a little difficult with the rebels and the toppled president, and their presence in the street. they are in tanks and armoured vehicles. they can't go back to the barracks because the allied arab forces are hitting them. there'll be difficulty. if we can secure areas close to the sea as the ships com

we are aware of the locations of some houthi militia and forces loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh. the operations are limited to very small areas in this city. we will contact the resistence on the ground, and hopefully over the coming days these operations will be fruitful. >> jordan's ambassador said that they want to find a lasting political solution to the crisis in yemen. >> as you know, they have been engaged for some time on a draft resolution that deals with the political situation in yemen. we'll continue our efforts to reach a consensus on that. we should not forget that the root causes and conditions that led to the current situation and humanitarian situation in yemen is due to the failure of the implementation of resolution 2201 by the houthies. >> well, the war in yemen is driving thousands of foreign nationals out of the country. along them 300 people who were airlifted from sanaa by two russian aircraft, but now the yemeni foreign minister accuse moscow of supplying houthi with weapons. >> they were carrying manically equipment, spare parts and technology tha

briefing in the last hour saudi arabia says it has targeted yemen military unit whose are supporting houthis militiailitary video shows saudi led coalition strikes on vehicles it has claimed by prohouthis units. in a briefing earlier the coalition spokesman warned renegade army units that they would face further bombardment from the air unstill they stopped supporting the rebels. >> we need to tell the commanders that are still prohouthis that it is neither the right time for them to revise the situation and protecting civilians because being prohouthis will put them their units and their officers under the threat of aerial bombardment. >> joining us from the saudi city on the border with yemen i want to talk about the vice president, the new vice president a man who when he was appointed it was said had some credibility. with the opposition, units perhapses with the houthis as well so for him to be saying look stop fighting here, the we may be able to talk peace is that significant? that it was him rather than hattie or somebody else. >> yes. many people think so, this man is more likely to be list

it has been arming houthis militia and hezbollah has been working alongside the armies. a very difficult calculation for washington as thursday kicks off. john. >> more than one diplomatic chess game. becky, thank you. >>> north korea already has 20 nuclear warheads and that could double next year. that was shared with the u.s. this february according to the wall street journal. officials warn the north is actively working on a mini device that could hit on the tip of a missile. >>> republicans are warning their final report of the 2012 benghazi attack and the role that hillary clinton played may not be ready until just before the 2016 elections. the head of the committee handling the investigation says he would like to wrap things up by the end of this year but claims the administration stalling things could push things back. the presidential hopeful rand paul skipped his senate relations committee hearing yesterday to appear on a radio show where he blasted hillary clinton for the way she handled the benghazi attacks. the hearing he missed to improve security for ameri