ahmed idris is on the line. ahmed, what's going on? >> reporter: basically in borno state north nigeria there are fighting going on in parts of that city. as boko haram tried to take control of that city. they have been attempting to do that for a very long time now. but i think after the recent victories by the multinational forces chad, nigeria cameroon and other parts of that state they are trying to go in to prove a point. but the military says they are also deploying large number of troops because this could be a ploy or diversion by boko haram to deflect the city. >> ahmed idris there for us. >>> northern indian state of punjab is holding what in india is known as rural olympics, kit lead to election for the olympic team. liddy dutt reports. >> traveled nearly 100 kilometers from her home town, to compete in what's known as india's rural olympics. for cord this is a big deal. she spent the last year preparing for the 400 meter sprint. >> translator: this is part of my training for upcoming event crucial for being selected as part

but ahmed idris reports. >> buying this used car imported from europe. he needs a new .1but like many nigerians he feels he can't afford it. >> from what the government is trying to do, i can't see me here with the little amount of money i'm getting to buy another car, when it is implemented. >> but the government is pushing ahead with its new auto policy, which raises a tariff on imported cars up to 70%. >> with this crisis of crude oil, if we continue will reduce the amount of money we used to import to make this. >> reporter: the local auto industry is racing to cash in. local production lines are cashing in. >> now, we believe that as the market opens up, supported by the new government policy we will also progressively expand and grow our operations to meet any potential increases in demand. >> reporter: and they are looking beyond the local market. nigerians spend $5 billion every year importing cars and spare parts, local factories like this want a share of the lucrative market. not only that they also want to expand into markets across the border

let's go on the line to ahmed idris. away more can you tell us ahmed? >> i checked just before coming on air and i could hear explosions and gun shots in the background. the people of midugery are afraid of what might happen, over the last one month or so, people are really, really apprehensive. they fear boko haram might also attack. this attack began really early in the morning 2:00 a.m., 3:00 a.m. local time around 2:00 g mmplet. gmt. >> the african union broke up, yesterday do you think the two are linked? >> reporter: basically there is some feeling here that boko haram is becoming more and more desperate. over the last few days, we reported how other areas have been liberated by niger and the multinational task force operating there. people around here expect these things. as they push boko haram from the border mi isdugery has been in their line of fire for a very long time and cause various strategies to be taken. >> al jazeera's ahmed idris in abuja. >>> al jazeera continues to demand release of their journalists who have been imprisoned for 40

let's go straight to armed idris. what more do you have for us. >> well the guns have fallen slept in maiduguri. things are calming down and residents coming out of their homes to assess the situation. currently no one can say how many people were hit. according to military and other sources in maiduguri, the attack was launched. it's on different parts of the city. boko haram is important in its fight or in its effort to establish the state in the north of nigeria. basically people are beginning to come out of their homes to assess what happened. but some residents are saying that at least the rocket was fired initially. totally from the boko haram gun, and caused damage killing people >>> this has taken a week. it comes as the group has suffered setbacks. >> exactly. this is not the first time boko haram attacked maiduguri. it was repelled by the military and coming at a time when boko haram suffered setbacks especially close to the border with cameroon and chad. we heard about how the troops and bombing ammunition

we go our ahmed idris with us from the capital. >> over the last two weeks or so there was an attack launched by suspected boko haram fighters about 2 o'clock or 3 o'clock local time. so far there is no detail. but the boko haram fighters suspected to have launched an offensive on three or four fronts. attack attacking from three different areas. they are lying on the outskirts, fleeing into the city to save themselves. according to some people inside maiduguri, a rocket expected to by fired by boko haram into the city - there's damage and no one is talking about casualties here. people are busy trying to save their lives, and nobody knows how much damage it has caused. >> it's a week since the last attack. is there a significance as to this attack. >> the timing was significant. they covered the area well. there was military spaces and other institutions of the government there. and then second, close to the time when we hear about the force in the north-east forces from cameroon chad and niger, along side the counterparts they have been chasing them outdoors in other parts of the c

we go to ahmed idris. what is the latest? >> fighting is ongoing. what we are hearing now is the military is sending in aircraft to see where the attackers are and launch an assault. the fighting happened around 2 o'clock nigeria time. they came in from south of maiduguri. a lot of people fled the area on the outside of maiduguri. and those from the other side from other sides are coming into the city thinking it is a safer ground. the military is deployed to the north of the city. why they suspect boko haram may launch an attack. >> this is a day after the african union movement... >> yes, it's coming after multi national forces are gaining ground on boko haram. from several towns close. and they are, according to reports, although this is unconfirmed from the military authorities, they are making inroads into the state from the boarder with cameroon. >> this is also not the first time boko haram has been trying to take control of maiduguri. for several days they seized towns, and the neighbours are trying to reclaim the territory. >>> japan's gove

akmed idris it in maiduguri, and met some of the local men defending the city. >> for three years, these members of the militia helped to stop boko haram from taking maiduguri. but at a huge cost. more than a dozen were killed. they were poorly arm. they say the government strategy needs to change. >> people attack and we are always afraid. if with the little we have if we attack them we could attack us. >> reporter: for now the city is safe. but boxed in by boko haram from all directions. >> lots of people move over. and some of them are embarrassed. some of them are in houses. we have more than 1.5 million. you see the city is chopped up. >> reporter: after five years of suffering residents say they have had enough. the last line of defense. if we are going to arrest it we call boko haram. >> reporter: boko haram is determined to take maiduguri. it is a place of the insurgency and various military form ailses it could be crucial to their efforts. they need six weeks d with the help of multinational forces paving the way for safe elections. residents have heard such promises before and

mohammeded i idris, al jazerra northeast nigeria. >>> just a reminder that you can always keep up-to-date with all of the latest news on our website all the day's top stories, you'll find it all at aljazerra.com on "america tonight": this is the show. >> the up and comer of this fashion week is 20-year-old august getty. >> there are people who would say you're treading often your name. >> you can't buy your way into this. you really can't, no matter who you are, where you're from. >> it started with a sexy romantic request but months later ann maria, an english professor in baltimore, became a victim of revenge pornography. >> every fear went through my head, what if my students see theythis, what if my colleagues see this? the main fear was, how do i stop this? >> and thanks for joining us. i'm joie chen. we begin with a view of love gone wrong. more than half of all americans admit they engage in sexting. regularly. that's okay but those images can have horrible consequence is when romance goes bad. adam may has the story. >> it started with a romantic request. >> he had asked, i'd love

armed idris met some in maiduguri. >> reporter: this boy was witness to some of the worst massacres carried out. he was in two areas when boko haram destroyed the towns. he is one of hundreds of boys forcibly drafted by the violent group. >> translation: before launching an attack motely at night -- mostly at night. we were put on tracks. some had to burn homes. older ones delivered bullets, tank shells and ammunition to fighter on the battlefield. >> he was captured and was forced to carry arms and ammunition. >> my worse experience was an attack. initially they faced a tough resistance. they couldn't break through. the weapons taken from the multinational task force base helps to capture and destroy. he escaped when boko haram took him along. he saw a chance to escape when residents were leaving. now he's reunited with his parents. he is trying to adjust to life after three weeks in captivity. the mother of six was held along with 150 elderly women. at one point she gave up hope of getting out alive. >> i gathered my children and told them to pray. maybe there'll be a miracle. it's hard t

akmed idris met some of them in maiduguri, where a million people are homeless. >> this 14-year-old was witness to some of the worst massacres carried out. he has nightmares. he was in areas where boko haram destroyed towns. he is one of hundreds of boys forcefully drafted by the group. >> translation: before launching an attack at night they select us loading us on trucks and armoured personnel carriages. some burn homes, others deliver shells to fighters. >> reporter: he was forced to carry arms and ammunition. >> my worst experience was initially when they faced a tough resistance. they couldn't break through. the weapons from the multitask force helps to capture and destroy the area. >> reporter: he escaped when boko haram took him along. he is reunited with his parents. he is trying to adjust to life after three weeks in captivity. the mother of six was held with 160 other women. she gave up hope of getting out alive at one point. >> i gathered my children and told them to prey. maybe there'll be a miracle. it's hard to sleep will. we heard gunshots day and night. poox were dies on

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. >> thank you ahmad idris. >>> we move to yemen now where houthi rebels remain defiant after stagingon friday, announcing themselves as the country's new leaders. the leader telling his followers this was in fact a revolution, he said the president's decision to step down had instead created a power vacuum. >> translator: this move comes to address the vacuum through which other forces meant to undermine the efforts of our people. some political forces within and without side yemen fail to understand that the yemeni people are adamant they will achieve their legitimate, lawful just demands to establish a dignified way of life. >> let's get more on the situation in yemen now. with a yemeni journalist based in the capital sanaa. give us an idea of what the mood is like there in the capital. >> reporter: shocking. people can't believe what the houthis are doing and what they want to do in the days to come. i'll be honest with you, what happened right now is nothing compared to what will happen in the next couple of weeks. the houthis don't want just authority that is only by their follo

it come two week before the elections >>> akmed idris has been following the latest and has more. >> the nigerian military deployed in large number to condane an onslaught by boko haram fighters, it is coming hours after vigilantes from the city chased boko haram from the city after they launched an attack on four fronds on the city of maiduguri. they were conducting operations before news got to them that boko haram launched fansive on the city trying to -- offensive on the city trying to enter maiduguri. it is strat eeg yik us of military and air force and other establishments in the city. it is considered as the birthplace of boko haram. elsewhere two bombs went off in the city of gombe and another town a bomb blast killed seven. all this happened as the boko haram fighters are facing a lot of pressure from multinational soldiers from cameroon chad nigeria and niger. as they coordinate effort in an attempt to take back territories seized by boko haram in the north-east of the country >>> the greek and french finance minister met in paris. it's the first meeting since the party too

armed idris reporting from abuja >>> at least four people have been killed in a bomb blast in the syrian capital of damascus. an explosion went off in the city center. what do you know steph, at this point? >> what we are being told is seven are dead. 20 injured. it appears to have been a lebanese bus carrying shia lebanese piil scrums from beirut to dammartin-en-goele. this is a shrine in the center of damascus. this happens every weekend. it is unusual because the capital is secure. the center of it. we have not seen an attack like in in over a year. there is fighting but we have not had an incident like in in a long time. what we are hearing is that this happened in the center of dammartin-en-goeledamn damascus. why shia because we know they are fighting inside syria. there's a lot of back and forth and with the leader of hezbollah, when he spoke on friday accusing the nusra front being aligned with israel. we have not had a claim of responsibility but shows the complications and allegiances of the war. to highlight the rarity and unusual for an attack like this to happen on a bus in

ahmed idris reports. >> reporter: this man has been looking for a new house for his growing family. a third child asked two days ago. he thought they deserved a better place to live. he has given up on moving out. >> translation: i used to pay a traction of income as rent. now i'm asked to pay three times the amount. i searched for an alternative. but fas have increased. i'll be lucky to remain after rent expires. >> he's not alone. many are homeless after not affording the increases. maiduguri is a city struggling with a large number of displaced perps, making it difficult to find a place to live. rent has gone up. owners are trying to cash in by putting up new buildings. the landscape is exchanging thousands are displaced by the attacks. they are trying to avoid refugee camps and are pushing rent up and home owners are not complaining. many came in from the up to s and villages when there's a rise in demand you expect rents to go up. everything is expensive around here. home owners have their preference displaced persons who have the money to pay. this put the residents at a disad

akmed idris reports from maiduguri, where a local group is defending the town. >> reporter: for three years, these members of the state-sponsored militia stopped boko haram taking maiduguri. but at a huge cost. more than a dozen were killed in a month. the civilian joint task force is poorly armed and they say the government's strategy needs to change. >> i believe they are attacking, not defensive. we are always afraid. if we are attacking them with what little we have i know with the little arms that we have if we attack them they have no power to attack us. >> reporter: for now, the city is faced. but boxed in by boko haram from all directions. >> they are taken over by the boko haram. most of the people move out of the local government, some of them are in camps. some of them are in neighbour's houses. we have 1.5 million people not in the cities. the city is full up. >> reporter: after five years of violence and suffering, residents say they have had enough. >> all of us are determined not to run. this is our last line of defense. people are running away. there's no way we can go

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