. >> i'm in the niger delta. i'll show you what is behind what some say is causing nigeria's worst oil crisis in five years. >>> hello again, let me take you through the main stories this hour in al jazeera. the u.s. expanded air strikes in iraq against the islamic state group. they bombarded sites near the haditha dam. the parliament is scheduled to vote on monday. >> flights and flash floods killed more than 160 people in pakistan. 120 people decide across the border in indian-administered kashmir. >> a tenuous ceasefire in ukraine is jeopardised by fighting in the east. the truce was struck between the government forces and pro-russian separatists. both blame each other for the breaches. >>> president mahmoud abbas threatens to crease -- cae a unity government with hamas. political infighting comes after nearly 50 days of infighting with gaza. the arab league is being asked for $40 million to help rebuild the strif. andrew simmonds has this report. >> reporter: delivery runsar as crucial now as they were in th

. >> i'm in the niger delta. i'll show you what is behind what is causing nigeria's worst oil crisis in five years. >>> let's kick things off first of all with iraq, where the parliament is expected to convene on monday, to vote for a new inclusive government. the army battles the islamic state group. the military is getting help from the united states, which expanded air strikes against rebels in the north of the country. let's go to john hendren. live in erbil. where is the fighting leaving the standoff between the is, and the iraqi army. well, the attacks around the haditha dam occurred in the last 24 hours or so. the u.s. launched five or six air strikes in the 24 hour period. they were concerned that the islamic state fighters, who had taken over the up to of haed eetha would take -- haditha would take over the hydroelectric dam. they launched strikes against a command post and vehicles, and some were carrying artillery. they would have been large explosions. the iraqi army is in control of the dam, and they

the majority of the stolen crude does not get refined here in the niger delta. larger bunkering operation involve transferring the crude to barges, then to barges in the atlantic ocean, and europe, latin america l and as far as asia. >> those have protected the appliance, those that have -- the pipelines, the nigerian economy, as abuja, as are participating in the which is about. >> reporter: despite low level arrests there have been no serious large scale prosecutions no. those are held to account, nigeria's riches will keep burning away. be al jazeera, southern nigeria. >> al jazeera's investigative team has found boeing workers have serious concerns about the safety of the sphaif 787 dream r aircraft. the 787 dreamliner has been dogged with problems, eventually grounded due to safety concerns last year. will jordan reports. >> this is a boeing factory in the u.s. state of south carolina. workers here in charleston are assembling the company's flagship product, the 787 dreamliner. little faith in the plane they build. >> you fly one? >> no. >> you won't fly in

. >> reporter: setting off at the break of dawn, these men are on a mission in the niger delta, part of a force drawing from agencies and civilians packed with thefts. an hour into their patrol, they arrest suspects. they order them to reveal the location of illegal business. they maining their way from the -- make their way from the open creek into the mangrove. they trike gold. this is where stolen crude is refined. they destroy the site and set it on fire. we have to move back. it's a dangerous business, explosions could happen at any moment, and the fire could extend over the water. with respect seconds, the area is engulfed in darkness. >> this is where they do it. everywhere is smoking. despite these efforts, oil theft in nigeria is at its highest levels in five years since the government game amnesty to former rebels in the area. $$8 million were lost in theft. giants reduced their on shore presence, selling off fields as a result of theft. tucked in the forest we find these men cooking oil. the sites have been destroyed, but they came back. >> there's nothing we do for a livi

we look at 90 meter of revolution around the niger river delta. what we have now is fuzzy. we go to the recent release. africa is the first nation included, and will be used to have a better tell - high elevation to low elevation. that will give you a better idea of where we have flood concerns and sea level rises. >> thank you. coming up next, a college student dies, raising concerns about binge drinking on campus. we look at the impact. >> happy meals take on a new meaning at one mcdonald's. and we tell you why. >>> this is al jazeera america, i'm john seigenthaler. president obama makes his case to the world about the fight against i.s.i.l. students walk out of school to protest a change in textbooks. and why one mcdonald's restaurant is giving its employees a big break. >>> and in our top story world leaders are focused today on how to stop i.s.i.l. president obama took his case for help with a broad coalition to the united nations. james bays has more from the u.n. >>> president obama invited fellow world leaders to this special session of the u.n. security council abo