we have reports from northern iraq. >> reporter: winding through the hills in northern iraq.ne of christianity's most sacred sites comes into view. this is monastery once home to a line of christian pay patriarchs who governed mesopotamia. >> if isil reaches here they will destroy this historic place. it is so, so important to christians and all of iraq's history. >> just 12 kilometers away is the front line with isil. the kurds who in the 18th century ransacked this place and now are protecting it. this monastery is made up of a series of caves. it's been carefully preserved because this is a very important pilgrimage site. few tourists come here any more because of the threat on their door step. isil has set out to destroy christianity and iraq and wants the world to know about it. in mosul churches linked to the very first apostles have been ransacked and thousands of precious artifacts destroyed. one little was saved has been moved between churches and has been closely guided in secret locations across iraq. >> they say they have just--you have five minutes and i take it

kurdish authorities want to make clear that northern iraq and its oil fields are open for business. >> the cape abilitiy for exporting oil is happening >>> it's not so smooth. erbil promise to receive 550,000 barrels a day, to receive a share from baghdad, a billion a month. the kurdistan government is falling short on the oil promises. the kurdistan regional government is not yet meting quotas because of technical problems and pipeline capacity problems on the iraqi side. critics suggest the region wants to keep some to met local demand. compounding matters, money from baghdad is coming in fits and starts. it's having a follow-on effect for the fighters on the front line. >> because of the economic crisis because of the issue of oil. we are in april. we received the money for february. there's 2-3 months we haven't received money. oil companies have waited for their money. they owe the biggest investor more than $230 million in export payments. analysts say investors will not hang around forever. >> the government has to pay them and when they get the returns, they sell the oil and w

isil -- and how u.s. allies are also helping to divide iraq more than ever. >> when isil advanced this summer people across the country's northern provinces fled, some of them to neighboring syria. >> we're on a floating bridge between syria and iraq and this is the bridge refugees are flooding through every day into the country. how long have you been coming? how many days? >> the u-s began bombing isil in part to rescue stranded yazidis on a mountaintop. but as refugees continued to leave the area two weeks later they said the help was not enough. >> there were so many allegations about what went on on mount sinjar, president obama called it an impending act of genocide others called it a humanitarian crisis. unfortunately it seems the entire incident was used as a sound bite in a presidential speech to justify us intervention once that sound bite was used no one remembered them anymore. >> where are you coming from? >> they've been on the mountain for about two weeks? how did they escape? >> for families tied to the land such displacement can be devastating. >> here comes another truck now. they're just now leaving syria abou

. >>> in northern iraq the car against isil has hit the region's economy despite the rich oil fields.ernment renewing its efforts to stay and help develop the region, kim vinnell reports from erbil. >> reporter: with the governor in town exhibit tours at the international oil and gas fair put their best feet forward. it's a chance to network. and take stock of what has been a rocky few months. there is the fight against isil, plummeting oil prices and an ongoing budget dispute between erbil and baghdad. but kurdish authorities wants to make clear northern iraq and it's oil fields are open for business. >> there is agreement in baghdad and also development monthly because the capacity of the region for exporting the oil will be increasing. >> reporter: but in reality things aren't running quite so smoothly. in december, erbil agreed to produce 550,000-barrels of oil a day. in order to receive its lotted share of the national budget from baghdad about a billion dollars a month. but the kurdistan regional government is falling slightly short on its oil promises. the regional government s

. >> winding through the hills in northern iraq. one of christianities most sacred sites comes into view. this is the monsterry monastery. >> this place is from the seventh century. a lot of christian monks are buried here. if isil reaches here they will destroy this historic place. it is so important to christians and all of iraq's history. >> just 12 kilometers away is the front line with isil. the kurds, who in the 18th center ransacked this place and now are protecting it. >> this monastery is made up of a series of caves. this is an important pilgrimage site. very few tourists come here any more because of the threat on the door step. isil has set out to destroy rashty in christianty in iraq. thousands of fresh artifacts have been destroyed. what little has been saved has been closely guarded in secret locations across iraq. >> they came and said you have just five minutes and i take this. my passport, and these books. >> in erbil we track down nicodemus sharif. this bible is handwritten in aramaic. losing this history. >> thes

a blast near the united states consulate in erbil in northern iraq. three people were killed in the blast. that is the headquarters of iraq's kurdish region. straight to ben wedeman. you've spent a lot of time in that region familiar with that consulate in erbil. what do we know about this attack? >> we understand wolf, the explosion took place at about 5:50 p.m. local time. according to kurdish security forces there was a small ied explosion into the consulate, a christian neighborhood very popular with expats. now when that bomb went off, shortly afterwards another -- a car started to approach the consulate. kurdish supreme court forces outside the consulate opened fire on that car, but the car subsequently exploded. as you said killing at least three people wounding five according to our sources in the area. now, also what happened afterwards there is a parentally an hour-long exchange of gunfire according to eyewitnesses we've spoken to who were in that immediate area. now, this is a part of town where there's high security and this is a part of ir

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al jazeera northern iraq. >> south korea is marking one year since the ferry capsized killing more than 300 people, most of those on board were high school students. harry fawcett takes a look back at the disaster. >> on april 16th last year south korea was confronted with these painful images. a passenger ferry full of school children sinking off the southern coast. the mobile phone footage that emerged over the succeeding days authority more. those children caught between laughter and fear obeying repeated instructions to stay put, trapping them beneath the water. they believe their children are still there. >> how can we go back to a normal life. we know where they are. how can we live without finding our kids and husbands? the government has to help us. >> the last few weeks this has been a daily commute for park and her husband getting as close as they can to the presidential of course, demanding that they return all victims to their families by raising the wreck. a year after the disaster which rocked this country many families still find themselves still fighting on. some to reco

>> well we have been working in northern iraq to document the abuses of isil since the initial attacksegan, and this research represents interviews with 20 women and girls, some as young as 12 some as old as in their mid-60s. and these are a handful of women and girls who have been able to escape and been willing to come forward. >> so we could be talking about dozens of girls that were abused. >> the united nations says about 3,000 men, women, and children where still missing and suspected still to be in isil's captivity. we also received about 5,000 names from a group working in northern iraq that is documenting people who are missing who are believed to have been abducted and are believed to be dead. so it is a substantial number. >> what kind of treatment did the women, and in this case the 12 year old girl describe? >> they describe multiple sexual assaults. they describe being physically tortured and greaten. forced to convert, forced to marry. >> what happens to these women who were brutalized? i read parts of the report and i know some of them contemplated suicide. >> well that

but kurdish authorities want to make clear northern iraq and it's oil fields are open to business. >> there's development because the region for exporting the oil will be increasing. >> but in reality things aren't running quite so smoothly in desks they agreed to produce 550,000 barrels of oil a day in order to receive it's allotted share of the national budget from baghdad about $1 billion a month put the government is talc short of it's promises. >> they say it is not yet meeting it's quota for the problems and because of pipeline problems on the side. critics have suggested that perhaps the region wants to keep the oil but that's being rejected. >> compounding matters money is coming only -- the deputy head of the peshmerga says it is having an effect on the fighters on the front line. >> because of the economic crisis in the region, especially pause of the issue of oil. >> there are two or three months we haven't received the money. >> international oil companies are awaiting for their money too, the kurdish regional government owes the piggest investor more than $230 million in

aid agencies say displaced people are in need of shelter >>> in northern iraq the war against i.s.i.l. hit the region's economy. the kurdish regional economy is renewing efforts to stay and redevelop the region. kim vinnell reports from erbip. >> reporter: with the governor in town exhibitors at the oil and gas fair put their best feet forward. it's a chance to network. and take stock of what has been a rocky few months. there's the fight against i.s.i.l. plummeting oil prices, and an ongoing budget dispute between erbil and baghdad. kurdish authorities want to make clear that northern iraq and its oil fields are open for business. >> there's agreement with baghdad and development. the region for exporting the i oil is increasing. >> reporter: in reality, it's not so smooth. in december erbil great to agreed to produce 50,000 barrels a day, to receive a share from baghdad, a billion a month. the kurdistan government is falling short on the oil promises. the kurdistan regional government is not yet meeting quotas because of technical problems and pipeline capacity problems on the iraqi

isil has lost nearly 30% of the territory it once controlled in northern iraq, but during a visit to white house tomorrow iraq's prime minister is expected to warn that the battle is far from over. jamie macintyre is live from the pentagon. is this offensive a significant blow to isil or not? >> reporter: nobody here at the pentagon is declaring victory. what they are saying is after months of air strikes, that ildz is slowly being pushed back and that isil no longer has the ability to maneuver freely in that 25 to 30% of iraq that it once called. the u.s. central command released another group of videos with the allied air campaign now into its ninth month, the pentagon is anxious to show the slow war of attrition is producing results on the ground. it released a map comparing the territory isil controlled last year to now when the pentagon claims the group has lost its freedom to operate in roughly 25 to 30% of iraq where it once held sway. a spokesman said it showed the combine effort of iraq and the u.s.-lead coalition is having a significant effect. >> it's still early. this is a

go long. >>> isis has released more than 200 ethnic yazidis in northern iraq. they were reunited with their family on wednesday. isis killed or captured hundreds when they overran the towns last summer. yazidis are one of the oldest religious communities in the world. >>> meanwhile, the iraqi army is fresh off its victory in isis in tikrit and planning its next military moves. >> it's hoping to regain ground in anbar in baghdad. arwa damon reports. >> reporter: past the flattened farmhouses, amid the date palms, craters left by roadside bombs. positions fortified with sandbags line the new-tranquil road. the isis fighters even dug trenches that lead all the way up to these fighting positions. since june, isis was only pushed back three miles, along this this particular battle line in anbar province, west of baghdad. it took month for the paramilitary force part of the predominantly volunteer shia volunteer army to break through this line of defense. "we tried to advance from the front," he says, "but we couldn't. we flanked them from behind." and that was only

. >> in northern iraq, one of christianity most sacred sites comes into view.his is the monastery once home to a line of christian patriarch patriarchs who governed western mesopotamia. >> if isil reaches here they will destroy this historic place. it is so, so important to christians and to all of iraq's history. >> just 12 kilometers away is the front line with isil. the kurds, who in the 18th century ransacked this place, and now are protecting it. >> this monastery is made up of a series of caves. it's been carefully preserved. this is a very important pilgrimage site. isil has set out to destroy christianity and iraq and wants the world to know about it. in mosul churches linked to the very first apostles have been ransacked and precious artifacts have been destroyed. what little has been saved has been moved between horses and is closely guarded in secret locations across iraq. >> they came and said you just have five minutes. i take this, and my passport, and this five books. >> in erbil we track down nicodemus shirif who agreed to show us some of what h

. >>> in northern iraq isil has freed hundreds of women and girls from the why yazidi community. many describe how they were forced to become sex slaves. >> the hours in the camp can seem endless. the youngest find ways to pass the time. but there are children here who no longer want to play. their innocence stolen in the most brutal way. 17-year-old shareen does not want to be identified, and we're not using her real name. isil arrived in her hometown of sinjar and forced everybody on buses. each time fighters came to choose the girls me wanted. eventually her name was called. >> i said to my mother, i want to kill myself. i was given permission to go to the toilet, i wanted to do it then but my mother convinced me not to. >> the worse was yet to come. separated from her mother, sharine was taken and for four months was kept as a sex slave. >> i was so afraid all the time. i didn't know when he would rape me again but i believed in myself. i knew i would escape. >> using an secret cell phone on saturday sherine made it happen. she took a tacky taxi and made it to a friend of a r

reporting now from northern iraq. >> in step with each other and now with the iraqi army too. these volunteer fighters have for the first time taken orders from baghdad to unify countless militias. this group is diverse with arab christians, and all of them are eager to go back. >> one of my sons is here. he was a soldier and the other one will come in the next intake. i have ten children, and i came to be a volunteer not for money, but to get my city back as soon as possible. >> they call themselves the national guard. a force which officially doesn't exist. it's the same that the prime minister al-abadi wants to give to the force for volunteers. it's an uneasy union, and they say they will answer to al-abadi himself. mosul is on the other side of this hill. about 12 kilometers away. and the line is being protected by kurdish peshmerga forces. leading the soldiers through this camp, they will have three months, and even if the commanders here admit they're under prepared and under resourced. >> if we are doing the fighting with these kinds of weapons the balance will not be i

those st >>> new video is out showing isis apparently destroying an ancient archeological site in northern iraq. it's near mosul. iraq announced last month that the terror group has bull disoazed -- bulldozed the area. they breakdown walls with sledgehammers, knocked down artifacts and blew up buildings. >>> in florida one man was killed and another injured at disney world's exotic driving experience. the driver of a lamborghini lost control and hit a guardrail. this happened yesterday. a 36-year-old passenger in the car who worked at the track was killed in the crash. for about $200 to $400 the attraction lets drivers get behind the wheels of lamb again anies -- lamborghinis, porsches or ferraris. the driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. >>> police are searching in florida for two in a tack -- attack on panama beach. >> reporter: the alleged attack was caught on cell phone video. it's so graphic, the images had to be blurred but bay county florida sheriffs saw it unedited. >> probably one of the most repulsive, sickening things i've seen this year. >> reporter: investigators s

in northern iraq. >> reporter: winding through the hills in northern iraq one of christianity's mostd sites comes in to view. was in once home to a line of christian patriarchs who governed part of ancient mess potania. >> this is from the 7th century. a lot of christian monks are here who followed father hermit. he is also buried here if isil reaches here, they will destroy this historic place. it is so so important to christians and to all of iraq's history. >> just 12 kilometers away is the front line with isil. the kurds, who in the 18th century, ransacked this place are now protecting it. >> this monastery is made up of a series of caves. it's been carefully preserved because this is a very important pilgrimage site but very futurerists coming here any more because of the threat on the doorstep. >> isil set out to destroy christianity in iraq and wants the world to know about it. in mosul, churches linked to the very first apostles have been ransacked and thousands of precious artifacts destroyed. what little was saved has been moved between churches and is being closely guarded

. >> reporter: winding through the hills in northern iraq one of christianitys most sacred sites comesnd this is the monestary and used to be with patriarchs. >> from the 7th century and monks are buried here and also buried here if i.s.i.l. reaches here they will destroy the historic place and it's so important to christians and all of iraq's history. >>> just 12 kilometers away is the front line with i.s.i.l. the kurds who in the 18th century ransacked this place are now protecting it. this monestary is made up of a series of caves and preserved because this is an important pilgram site with few tourists because of the threat on the doorstep and i.s.i.l. set out to destroy christianity and wants the worlds to know about it and the first have been ransacked and thousands of artifacts destroyed. what little was saved was moved between churches and being closely guarded in secret locations across iraq. >> they came and told me say they have just you have five minutes and i take it my clothes and my passport and these five books. >> reporter: in irbil we tracked down the archbishop of mo

all of that changed when isis invaded northern iraq.is fighters took over they destroyed several churches and monasteries and set their sights on this one. when it became clear they were trying to seize it the monks who lived in that monastery got to work trying to save their library. some of their books are more than 1,000 years old. they took them away to an unknown location. that was back in august. so far kurdish fighters have been able to keep the monastery safe from isis fighters but the monks wouldn't say where they took the manuscripts until today, when moments later, the monks went public with their story. they showed the world the manuscripts were tucked away in an apartment in a nearby town. and here they are, displayed on book shelves in an undisclosed location successfully hidden from the terrorists who would otherwise destroy them. some of these are over a thousand years old. the monks saved them by sneaking them away and keeping them in this secret hiding place, protecting them from those who had done so much damage to th

see him gone, and turkey is suspicious of the fight in islamic state in iraq and the levant in northern iraq. it says that iran is tries to increase its influence there. there are a lot of suspicions over what iran is up to, according to turkey. and it's interesting it's only last night that president met with saudi and in yemen turkey has thrown its support behind saudi arabia. we do know that turkey suggested that it might offer logistical support for the saudis. >> and is this like throw train relations further between the two countries? >> well, ultimately turkey and iran need each other economically. they're hopeing to increase bilateral trade this year to about $30 billion. turkey needs iran's gas and iran needs turkey's foreign exchange money. turkey does not impose sanctions on iran like europe and the united states, so they are vital trade partners. politically while there may be differences trade-wise these two countries still need each other. >> bernard smith live for news istanbul. >>> now the u.n. security council has been discussing how to help thousands of refugees, mostly pal

>>reporter: winding through the hills in northern iraq one of christianties most sacred sights comes into view. this is the monastery, once home to a line of christians who governed much of southern mesopotamia. >> isil will destroy this historic place. it's so important to iraq's history and to christians. >>reporter: just 12 kilometers away is the front line with isil. the kurds who in the 18th century ransacked this place are now protecting it. >> this monastery is made up of a series of caves and carefully preserved because this is a very important pilgrimage site. but very few tourists visit because of the danger. >> they came and they told me that you have just -- you have five minutes. and i take my clothes, this and my passport and this five books and this. >>reporter: we tracked down the arch bishop of mosul who agreed to show us some of what we saved. this bible is handwritten in aramaic. >> this is the name of the father and son and the holy spirit. >>reporter: and if that call continues to go unanswered he says the legacy of the first people of this country will be wiped

. >> isil still controls huge areas of northern iraq. most of the western province of anbar and various areas north of the capital of baghdad. >> malaysia's parliament has introduced a law that introduces indefinite detention without trial, a policy revoked three years ago. it was passed after 17 people were detained on suspicion of planning attacks in the capital of kuala lumpur kuala lumpur. >> 62 turkish military office who were jailed for plotting to topple the then prime minister erdogan has been acquitted. other officers were acquitted in the same case last week. the judge ruled that some of the digital evidence against them was inadmissible. among that evidence documents said to be from 2003, which used a typeface, which did not exist until 2007. >>> turkey's restored access to social networking sites the day after they were blocked over images of the hostage held at gunpoint. he decide last tuesday in a chutea shootout between security forces and his captors. there are photos of him holding a gun to his head. the court ordered th

when isis claims it's trying to achieve the caliphate and the caliphate is in northern iraq and syria caliphate could be in cyberspace for inspirational purposes. but it's got to be territory associated with it. so when you have a terror attack like what took place in erbil, they aren't looking to hold territory, they are looking tore exert forms of terror on to the population. and erbil is a rather modern open city. we've all been there before and we know that commerce kind of takes place. it would look like any place that you would see in america. so this really strikes to the heart of the vulnerability of the iraqi people. the advances that isis is making and it keeps people's heads on a swivel. you take that relative to the advances that are taking place now in ramadi where isis wants to hold on to territory, that's a tad different. but still it's symbolic and it took place outside the american consulate. that's what's worrisome. >> it's symbolic. but as far as strategy from a strategic sense it doesn't mean that much. >> well joe, it does. because this is what terror is all about

. >> the streets of tikrit may be quiet now but isil still controls huge areas of northern iraq most of the western province of anbar and various areas north of the capital of baghdad. >> syrian-born clerics have been found dead in london. he was found in his car in the wembley area of the city. he was the lead imam of a nearby mosque and was said to be an open critic of the assad regime in syria. a postmortem is due to take place soon. >>> more is needed to attack security threats. an it was passed hours after 17 people were detained. >>> turkey has restored access to social networking sites the day after they were blocked because of images of a hostage being held at gun point. the prosecutor died last tuesday in a shootout between security forces and his captors. >>> well turkey's president president erdogan is on his way, or at least he's already in iran. and the iranian president among other things, syria and yemen. here is bernard smith in istanbul. >> reporter: all smiles as turkey's president calls on his iranian counter part. he has accused to try to dominate the region with

he wants to see him gone and suspicious of the fight in northern iraq. it sees that as iran's attempt to increase its influence there. so turkey is suspicious of iran's motives in the region. iran, of course, has bridled 65 iranian mps signed a motion yesterday calling for erdogan fought to be welcome in iran. interestingly last night erdogan received the interior minister. now these two countries have been at odds over the coup that in egypt. we don't know what they talked about, but it might have offered logistical support in yemen. >> is this likely to train relations further between the two countries? >> well, they do both economically need each other frankly. turkey needs iranian gas and iran needs turkey's foreign exchange both countries hopeing to increase bilateral trade by 30 background this year. whatever their political differences might be, economically these two countries do need each other's support. >> bernard smith live for us in istanbul. thank you. now as we mentioned the pakistani parliament debating for a second day. ally saudi arabia

has lost nearly 30% of the territory it controlled in northern iraq. pentagon maps show the territories i.s.i.l. held in august last year, and then what it looks like now that i.s.i.l. fighters have been forced to the south and west. u.s. and coalition air strikes pushed the group out of strategic areas, including territories from tikrit sin jar mountain. >> a volunteer sheriff's deputy in oklahoma was caught on tape fatally shooting a black man. today the deputy is charged with manslaughter. heidi zhou-castro joins us from tulsa. this is an example the role video is playing in the investigations. >> you are right. this video certainly contributed to the charge that reservist robert base is facing. that is second degree manslaughter involving culpable negligence. oklahoma law defines that as a failure to do something that a reasonable person would have done. in this case not accidentally shooting and killing a man who is already on the ground. >> stop right here. >> reporter: 44-year-old eric harris made a run for it police say after he tried to sell a

. >>> isil has released 216 yazidis from northern iraq. they had been abducted eight months ago. >>> greek prime minister is in moscow today. russia's president says greece has not asked for money. rory challands has more on why these talks have some in the e.u. worried. >> reporter: there is a nightmare scenario that goes like this. greece decides it doesn't want to pay its debt defaults leaves the euro zone and runs straight into the arms of russia. russia offers a aid package, in return for weakening sanctions on moscow. that's a possible scenario but maybe not that likely. greece is saying it wants to sort out its financial problems within the euro zone and you have to ask whether russia can afford to bail out greece when it has plenty of economic problems of its own. maybe smaller trade packages like lifting of russia's embargo on fruit and vegetables just for greece or an energy package for athens. but greece will have to offer something in return and the big question is what will that be? >> rory challands reporting from moscow. >>>

. >>> isis has released a video which it claims shows destruction of the ancient city in northern iraq. militants are shown using sledgehammers and electric drills to destroy artifacts at a 3,000-year-old city before leveling it with explosives. the ruins of the city were one of the most famous archeological sites in the world. >>> when nbc "nightly news" continues on this sunday, remembering two soldiers who hold a sad distinction in america's longest war. >>> and later, thieves make off with tens of millions of jewels. they're caught, but only on tape. >>> the pentagon has identified the american killed last year as 22-year-old army specialist john dawson of massachusetts. several others were wounded when their escort mission came under attack wednesday. specialist dawson is the first american military death there in over three months when u.s. declared the war officially over. until his death, we thought perhaps we thought the last americans to die in the conflict, something even their loved ones told us they didn't dare believe. their names are somber footnotes to america's longest

>>reporter: winding through the hills in northern iraq one of christianty's most sacred sites comes into view. this is a monastery once home to a line of christian leaders who governed part of ancient mess approximate tamemesopotamia mesopotamia. >> this place is so so important to iraq and christianty. >>reporter: the kurds who in the 18th century ransacked this place are now protecting it. this monastery is made up of a series of caves. it's been carefully preserved. very few come here anymore because of the threat on their door step. isil has set out to destroy christianty in iraq and wants the world to know about it. in mosul, churches linked to the very first apostles have been destroyed. what little was saved has been moved between churches and is being closely guarded in secret locations across iraq. >> they came and said you have just five minutes and i take my clothes, this and my passport and these five books and this. >>reporter: we tracked down the arch bishop of mosul who agreed to show us some of what he saved. >> this is matthew. >>reporter: this bible is handwritten in ar

it is in the autonomous kurdish region of northern iraq. working very closely and have for many years with the u.s. government they consider very close allies. and it wasn't just in erbil it was in an area of erbil, a neighborhood very close to the airport. you do go to cafes. it is not like being in baghdad or parts of central or let alone northern iraq these days. we do have some new information about the casualties from that attack. a car bomb that exploded in front of the u.s. consulate there. a medical official in erbil has told us that an american woman was injured. that she has second-degree burns. that she's being treated at a local hospital. that her condition is not considered to be life-threatening. that she worked as a teacher in an elementary school and that the director of the school identified her as american. >> so, richard all of this is happening against a pretty violent backdrop across the country. we know there were two car bombs in baghdad. the largest oil refinery there's fighting happening around there. give us a sens

. >> in northern iraq hundreds of girls and women were raped and beaten while held by the group. some described desperate escapes in the night. we have this report from a refugee camp. >> the camp can seem endless. the youngest hind ways to pass the time. there are children who no longer want to play. their innocence stolen in the most brutal way. 17-year-old charean doesn't want to be identified and we are not using her real name. in august last year i.s.i.l. fighters went to her home town forcing everyone to buses. shunted between schools, fighters came to choose the girls they wanted. her name was call. >> translation: i said to my mother i want to kill myself. i was given the prime ministers to go to the toilet. i wanted to do it then. my mother convinced me not to. >> reporter: separated from her mother she was taken and for four months was kept as a sex slave. >> translation: i was so afraid all the time. i didn't know when he would rape me again. i believed in myself, knew that i would escapement using a cell phone, shaheen made it happen. hidden by a burka, she made it ha

. >> al jazeera, northern iraq. >> all right still to come on al jazeera. >> anguish and accusedry monny as south korea mourns the 312 victims of the ferry disaster year ago. and you might think we are playing this clip backwards but actually, this is the next great step in space exploration. we will explain why shortly. >> on al jazeera america ali velshi looks at the issues affecting us all... >> we're taking a hard look at the most important issues out there that get you the answers that you deserve. >> real money with ali velshi only on al jazeera america hello, again welcome back. the newly instaled vice president, enpaged the houthis rebels to end their offensive. a goodwill gesture that could open the door to peace efforts. between libya & italy. about 400 others have thought to have drowned when their boats sank earlier this week. turn now to of tour story this hour the war in yemen. there is growing concern about the freedom of the press. journalists are now facing increasing threats. >> pead yeah freedom is under increasing attack, jump lis have been used to being intimidated t

controls huge areas of northern iraq. most of the western province of anbar, and various areas north of the capital baghdad. >>> hundreds of kenyan university students have been marching through nairobi calling for better security after the garissa university attack. they want compensation for the families of 148 victims, construction of a memorial and tightened security on campuses. the students stopped at the office of the president uhuru kenyatta to present their demands. >>> a vigil is held for the victims, mohammed adow joins us from nairobi. tell us more about what is happening at the moment. >> well a sombre mood here tonight here in the heart of nairobi. hundreds of kenyans turned up around dusk and gathered in this square where i am standing behind me and they lit candles, wrote notes and stand in memorial of the 147 students killed in the garissa attack. they are asking questions, and some are chanting why were they gunned down. why were they gunned down. they had placards with pictures of some of the students w

in northern iraq. both countries hope to increase bilateral trade to $30 billion. we may expect more conciliation rather than confrontation when recep tayyip erdogan arrives in tehran. >>> in the u.s. a jury will deliberate in the case of the boston bomber on tuesday. >> dzhokhar tsarnaev is charged with killing people by planting explosions at the finish line of the boston marathon. defense lawyers admitted the 21-year-old's role in the attack. each is focussing on whether dzhokhar tsarnaev deserves to die for his crimes. >>> shopkeepers that live in the capital kabul shut up shop against five-fold increases in their taxes. the government says it's trying to get off international aid. the businesses say it shouldn't be their problem. jennifer glasse reports. >> reporter: shops are chiefed across the capital. -- closed across the capital. kabul's market is like a ghost town. the reason why is clear. the shutdown means central kabul looks like this when it usually looks like this. shopkeepers say they had no choice when the tax bill arrived. >> last year we paid $30

kim very mel, al jazerra northern iraq. >>> in syrian, at least eight people have been killed in a governmentouth cease suburb of duh damascus, a main roundabout was she would and homes were destroyed. it has been bombarded by government air strikes and or artillery. >>> 24 south africa thousands of migrant workers have been forced by their homes -- from their hopes by a yes sent series of after tacks. we have been speaking to of some of the victims of violence in the port city of durban. >> reporter: these my grand workers in south safe what say they will do anything to protect themselves and their families. >> we are sick and tired of this. they kill us, lots. we didn't kill and we didn't kill maybe one person. >> reporter: there has been a wave of fighting between immigrants and locals in some areas. here in the port city of durban, police say at least four people have been killed. thousands have fled their homes gloria ya is from mozambique and came to south africa near 20 year old and said the men that chased her and her nine-year-old daughter out of their home insisted they doesn't belo

wants to see him gone and turkey suspicious are iran's involvement in the fight against isil in northern iraq. it suspects that iran is using that fight as cover to extend its influence there. interestingly, before the turkish president left for iran, he had a meeting with the saudi arabian interior minister. there are differences between the two countries significant differences politically notably over saudi arabia's support for the coup that ended with the out of thing of president mohamed morsi, but despite that, turkey's thrown its weight behind the saudi campaign in yemen and has offered logistical support. no indication what they were talking about last night but some believe logistical support. >> to what degree will this strain relation between the two countries? they have a lot at stake economically. >> well, yeah, well, there are considerable notable political strains between the two but they need each other economically. they hope to increase bilateral trade this year. they need each other because turkey need's iran's gas and iran facing sanctions from the united states and the eu

watching us live on the website by clicking on the "watch now" icon: >> khanki [han-kee] refugee camp northern iraqfamily is burying a young woman they say was killed while escaping the group calling itself the islamic state. her father told us what happened.

. >> isis has released a video which it claims shows destruction of the ancient city in northern iraq. militants are shown using sledge hammers and electric drills to destroy artifacts at 3,000-year-old city before leveling it with explosives. the ruins were one of the host famous sites in the world. >>> when nbc nightly news continues on this sunday remembering two soldiers who hold a sad distinction in america's longest war. >>> later, thieves make off with in my world, wall isn't a street. return on investment isn't the only return i'm looking forward to. for some every dollar is earned with sweat, sacrifice, courage. which is why usaa is honored to help our members with everything from investing for retirement to saving for college. our commitment to current and former military members and their families is without equal. start investing with as little as fifty dollars. meet the world's newest energy superpower. surprised? in fact, america is now the world's number one natural gas producer... and we could soon become number one in oil. because hydraulic fracturing technology is sa

kim with al jazeera, northern iraq. >>> the head of the international monetary fund says greece willd to delay its debt repayments. christine says such a move never granted to advance economy and the fund needs to protect its reputation for safety. >> my advice is to get on with the work and the work needs to address both you know the short term and the medium term of the economy and the objective that we all pursue is to actually restore the stability of the greek economy. >> reporter: russian president putin has been answering questions from the public during his annual televised call in. the four hours the russian leader addressed key issues from the crisis in ukraine to his optimistic outlook for the economy, and rory challenge reports. >> reporter: putin is an old hand at this now he has been doing these phone ins since 2001. this year putin started by addressing what is clearly on many russian's minds, the economy. be patient he urged them the recession will end. >> translator: with the strengthening of the rubble and growth in the markets and some other indicators i think it m

released on social media seems to show isis militants destroying the ancient city of nimrud in northern iraq. the militants have vowed to demolish statues and artifacts that they deem are symbols of idol worship. but they take it a step further, in this case finally blowing up the entire city. this is the latest in a string of attacks targeting ancient landmarks and historical artifacts. u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon has called similar attacks a war crime. >>> let's head now to kenya where one student is dead and more than 140 others are injured after a stampede at the university of nairobi. officials there say the students mistook an exploding electricity transformer for a terrorist attack. they were mistaken. many of the students were hurt when they jumped from upper floors of their dormitories. this all comes a little bit a week after al shabaab rebels attacked kenya's garissa university college, killing 148 people. >>> remember the jersey jam debacle? well, the legal fees are adding up. still ahead, find out how much the north jersey town at the center of the scandal has spent so fa

consulate in erbil, in northern iraq, was the target of a car bomb. at least two people outside were killed. five were hurt. but the vehicle never got even close to the fortified compound. isis claimed responsibility. attacks are rare in erbil, which is a kurdish strongmohammad the secret service and the national parks service have come up with a way to keep intruders from climbing over the white house fence. the technical term for it is anti-climb spikes. here's homeland security correspondent jeff pegues. >> reporter: the temporary steel spikes will measure half an inch. they'll be positioned on the white house perimeter fence at a five-degree angle. last september a man jumped the white house fence and made it deep into the mansion just over a month later another man scaled the fence but was quickly arrested. in january a drone landed on the white house grounds. then on wednesday, that gyrocopter pierced restricted airspace and came down on the west lawn of the capitol building. former secretary of homeland security tom ridge says breaches often le

extremists have destroyed more priceless artifacts, this time in hatra, a unesco world heritage site in northern iraq not far from tikrit, where iraqi forces recently declared victory over isis. isis posted this video online showing some of its fighters taking sledgehammers to, and firing assault rifles at, ancient relics. in the more than 2,000-year-old city. it was the capital of the first arab kingdom. isis says the relics promote idolatry. the head of unesco said today isis's actions amount to" cultural cleansing." there are reports of new military gains by islamic extremists in neighboring syria. an international monitoring group say isis and al qaeda's official syrian wing, the nusra front, made gains overnight and now control about 90% of a palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of damascus, the nation's capital. there are an estimated 18,000 people living in the camp. they are said to be suffering through shortages of food, water and medication. a series of anti-islam demonstrations across australia today prompted clashes with other protesters who denounced the gatherings as racist. the an