it's the group that controls much of northern mali.ll their military leader. [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: yes, this is omar, hello. no, no, listen, i do not speak to a woman. if you would like to speak to me, give me a man. the necessary to respect our religion. we do not speak to women, do you hear me? no, we do not speak with women. it is necessary to speak. it is necessary to give a man to speak with us. [ speaking foreign language ] and he wasn't on the other end of the line. the journalist you're about to hear from now has asked we not use his name. he's asked we keep his face in shadow. the reason, he's afraid if the radicals were to hear him on this show, that his life could be at risk. you just heard my conversation when i called answer din, the military leader of one of the militias, and he said he would not talk to a woman. does that surprise you? >> yeah, this is new. we used to see those people not shaking women hands but not talking to women, this is very new. in west africa. so we heard that they don't tal

i was on the border regions of northern mali.nessed for myself how desperate the security situation is. how terrified people are of the radicals. islamic radicals have seized the northern half of mali after a rebellion and coup left the country rudderless. today, issuing this great warning. >> i'm very concerned about mali. obviously had a coup there. the government has collapsed. the current government is shaky. it's struggling with international recognition. north of the niger river in mali is basically completely ungoverned space and aqim, the al qaeda affiliate in that region, has basically moved in and established a very troubling presence. >> we can tell you from being on the ground there that's true. in fact, that is true also for south of the niger river as well. sheen went on to say the defense department is weighing its options. "outfront" tonight a man who knows the security situation in mali. as well as anyone in the world. rudy atala is the defense department's former africa counterterrorism director. spent several y

a little bit of a perfect storm because the targets are based in southern libya as well as in northern mali and then also there was this coup that actually in mali that actually was about the to our group deleon as well where a lot of the generals and and sort of mid high level military officers wanted more resources to flood into our rebellion and actually by having a good sort of froze their war and then the rebels took over but yeah i mean a large part of that was the fact that we we essentially at least temporarily destabilize the central government of libya and moammar gadhafi was a strong man who was able to keep hammerlock on the most of the country and when when the rebels had a free hand to help their brother and in northern mali they did and it's created this area that no longer has a state government control over it but are we supposed to say every time that there is a perfect storm or to certain point do you start once again maybe pointing to you experiences that you've had in the past where when you intervene where you take a lot of action if you if you want to talk about afgha

well this is our armed islamists in mali's northern desert region have destroyed holy sites in the city of timbuktu earlier this week militants with ties to al qaeda claimed control of the region following a violent shootout that left at least twenty people dead middle east expert by me as a kiwi believes it's up to the people of mali themselves to find a solution saying that u.s. or nato intervention would only further destabilize the region. all of this of course is related to the war that was waged against libya last year during two thousand and eleven which brought about the displacement of many of the two iraq forces who had been settled in libya for many many years they were well armed and of course with them entering the situation inside of northern mali is further destabilize and polarize the situation and savard north of the country and of course affected the capital up of mako as well the nato forces led by the united states destroy the social fabric and national infrastructure and the national economy of libya libya was the most prosperous of the most stable state on the afri

radical islamists in northern mali says they have nearly completed the destruction of shrines to muslim saints. the group says the monuments are unislamic. >> this is the aftermath of the attack. mosques damaged and mausoleums destroy. the group behind the attack says under sharia law, they should be no higher than 15 centimeters. they have attacked three large mosques, 16 cemeteries and mausoleums, and concern for 700,000 manuscripts that are in libraries. the condemnation has been universal. >> we are extremely concerned about the construction. it is a world heritage site. >> the united states strongly condemns the destruction of the world heritage sites by islamic militants. we call on all parties to protect the cultural heritage. >> leaders were to hold a summit this weekend to solve the crisis. these events made it even more pressing. timbuktu has long been a center of learning, with its rich heritage dating back to the 1400's. this week's destruction has been likened to the taliban blowing up in 2001. >> this is gmt from "bbc world news." i am george alagiah. the headlines -- barc

i'm live from a refugee camp miles from the border of northern mali.ave fled the country, more than twice as many as syria. they are fleaing radical s extremists here is leon panetta shortly after the killing of tonight president obama said al kay da is on the run. >> we're rin reach of strategically defeating al qaeda. i think now is the moment. >> but here on the frontier of northern mali, al kay da is gaining strength. we have heard some horrible stories about what is happening and you're going to hear them now. today i called the military leader. it's the main islamic group linked to al kay da here. >> yes, this is omar, hello. >> translator: no, no. listen. i do not speak to a woman. if you would like to speak to me, give me a man. we do not speak to women. do you hear me?

many many years they were well armed and of course with them entering the situation inside of northern mali is further destabilizing polarize the situation and sap and north of the country and of course affected the capital up of mochel as well the nato forces led by the united states destroy the social fabric and national infrastructure and the national economy of libya libya was the most prosperous of the most stable state on the african continent as a result of the destabilization activities on the part of nato the twenty six thousand air missions that were flown over the country over a seven month period ten thousand air strikes against libya the naval blockade the freezing of foreign assets this of course dislodged in this place hundreds of thousands of people inside the country and hundreds of thousands or more in the regional context if the u.s. had not been a beam in libya last year we would not happy current situation we have right now in mali so u.s. and nato intervention is not the solution the solution has to be found in mali itself within west africa itself among the people. do

many many years they were well armed and of course with them entering the situation inside of northern mali is further destabilizing polarize the situation inside the north of the country and of course affected the capital up of mochel as well if the u.s. is not intervene in libya last year we would not happy current situation that we have right now in mali. but the libyan revolution has so far failed to bring peace almost fifty people killed as a result of tribal warfare in just the last several days alone ethnic groups in the south of the country have been locked in bitter conflict reportedly to control smuggling in the saharan district of cool for now both sides are using heavy weapons including armored vehicles libya's interim government has deployed its forces to the area as a buffer between the conflicting camps. all throughout the world update japan has restarted its first nuclear reactor since the fukushima disaster protesters have gathered across the country to demonstrate against the move japan's prime minister yoshihiko noda ordered the restart last month saying the current livin

the bad news is what happened in mali, the coup, and allocated taking up -- al qaeda taking up northern mali and boco in nigeria. where does this go? will they focus and try to be transnational? that is what we will really need to pay attention to going forward to make sure we contain that threat. >> congressman adam smith, ninth congressional district and ranking democrat on the house armed services committee. thank you for joining us on "newsmakers." we continue the conversation with jeremy herb and frank oliveri. in a new book come out of the top 10 issues that need to be addressed come he mrs. -- names foreign policy twice. it will not get the attention it needs. >> it's very important. there's a lot going on. our nation seems to be very focused inward right now. our finances dictate limitation does to the role the u.s. can play abroad. they will not for the military in any more. they're very concerned. you have a military that has been in some kind of war since 1991. they're looking to be more robust with the state department, more diplomatically involved. it is very, very important and

many many years they were well armed and of course with them entering the situation inside of northern mali is further destabilizing polarize the situation and sadly what the current through it of course affected the capital up of moscow as well if the u.s. is going to be in libya last year with not happy current situation that we have right now in mali now let's have a quick look at some other stories making headlines around the world june was one of the rocks bloodiest months since the rule of u.s. troops last year but they have a two hundred fifty people killed shia neighborhoods and security forces were the main targets for attacks in the last few days alone there's been a spate of bombings and shootings across the country it's in the midst of a political crisis with shiite sunni insurgent could couldn't for prime minister nuri al maliki to resign for sidelining his opponents. japan has restarted its first nuclear reactor since the fukushima disaster protesters have gathered across the country to demonstrate against the move japan's prime minister ordered the restart last month saying c

many many years they were well armed and of course with them entering the situation inside of northern mali it's further destabilizing polarize the situation inside the north of the currency and of course affected the capital up of moscow as well if the us is not going to be in libya last year we would not have the current situation that we have right now in mali. the deadline for drilling our songes extradition to sweden has passed but the whistleblower remains holed up in a quarter was in the same london has defined a british police demands to turn himself in he waits for a decision on his asylum plea acquittals president says considering their quest takes time as he has to weigh all possible outcomes a soldier's main fear is that sweden might hunt him over to the u. was where he would face the death penalty for publishing leaked american secrets in a while ecuadorian embassy around the globe received scores of messages with calls to approve their appeal and civil adman's they found over the national security also blowers coalition says the u.s. is ready to pull any strings to prevent the

many many years they were well armed and of course with them entering the situation inside of northern mali is further destabilizing polarize the situation inside the north of the current through it of course affected the capital up of moscow as well if the u.s. is not going to be in libya last year we would not have the current situation that we have right now in mali. this week seventeen pakistani soldiers were captured under beheaded by taliban militants seven more died in a separate roadside bombing experts believe the country's paying a high price for helping the u.s. and its fight against islamist in afghanistan but as we can now reports it's a war that wouldn't have been possible without pakistan's support. it's not only u.s. bombs that fly in pakistan but also the stream of demands an accusation from washington there are several things that where asking the pakistanis to do more and better number one they've got to do more about the safe havens inside their own country even ridiculed the u.s. defense secretary has laughed at pakistan for being in the dark on the bin laden raid. lite

many many years they were well armed and of course with them entering the situation inside of northern mali is further destabilizing polarize the situation and sad north of the country and of course affected the capital up of moscow as well if the us is not going to be in libya last year we would not happy current situation that we have right now in mali. and you which was driven between moscow and washington this week as u.s. senate has backed sanctions against russian officials it suspects of human rights abuses moscow says it's an interference in its internal affairs and has warned of a simic trickle response the so-called magnitsky list primarily targets people allegedly linked to the death of the russian lawyer magnitsky he died while in custody facing tax evasion and occasion three years ago the us congress has yet to vote on the bill political analyst martin safe says that the move is extremely ill timed in terms of u.s. russia relations. the united states and russia are the two great thermonuclear powers in the world russia remains the preeminent strategic partner in the eurasian la

many many years they were well armed and of course with them entering the situation inside of northern mali is further destabilizing polarize the situation inside the north of the current through it of course affected the capital up of moscow as well if the us is not going to be in libya last year we will not have the current situation that we have right now in mali. and as always much more available to us home including outrage engine upon what people are angry about a nuclear reactor being restarted after the government breaks its promise to use only conventional energy falling to figure she meant disaster find more detail called. plus an unusual beauty contest in a zero three hundred contestants advice to be crowned the fast advent mysql holocaust survivor. this week seventeen pakistani soldiers were captured under beheaded by taliban militants seven more died in a separate roadside bombing there's believed the country's play at paying a high price for helping the u.s. in its fight against islam it's an afghanistan that is guy in nature can now reports it's a war that wouldn't have been

this community leader has warned that timbuktu is on the verge of losing its soul, northern mali couldthe next al qaeda central. funded by hostage taking and cocaine smuggling. the capital bamoko 600 miles south seems powerless the coup against this the presidential palace was led by a lowly captain. and there's no credible government to negotiate with the rebel north. these attacks on africa's heritage won't provoke military intervention but african states may intervene eventually fearing an area the size of france is now al qaeda's front line. >> sreenivasan: earlier this week the u.n. strongly condemned the destruction and called for an immediate end to these repugnant acts. unemployment in ireland hit an 18-year high in june. the 14.9% rate reflects the country's struggle to boost economic growth even as it cuts back on pensions and public sector jobs. ireland received a bailout loan from the european union and international monetary fund in 2010. in the u.s. presidential campaign, for the first time republican mitt romney called the requirement that all americans buy health insura

many many years they were well armed and of course with them entering the situation inside of northern mali is further destabilizing polarize the situation. the current through the course of the capital up. as well if the u.s. intervene in libya last year with the current situation that we have right now in mali. well they're not far from mali libya is now descending into greater chaos almost fifty people killed as a result of tribal warfare in just the last several days alone ethnic groups in the south of the country have been locked in a bitter conflict to wrest power and territory from rival groups both sides are using heavy weapons including vehicles from a pentagon official michael maloof says he's not surprised. i think it was expected you've got so many tribes out there and so many elements that are looking for power for themselves and i think part of the problem is because of the lack of. support from folks from the united states and elsewhere who just basically bomb the place in the market they're not really trying to help to pull together any kind of coalition and i think given th

i'm live from a refugee camp miles from the border of northern maly.fled the country, more than twice as many as syria. they're flegel indicated linked extremists. here here is leon panetta shortly after the killing of osama bin laden. >> we're in reach of defeating al qaeda. i think we had them on the run. i think now is the moment. >> reporter: but here on the frontier of northern mally, al qaeda and other extremists are getti getting strength. and the fear is this could become a new safe haven for terrorists. we have heard horrible stories about what is happening and you're going to hear them. but sharia law is the rule. today i called the military leader for an czar al din, the main islamic radical group linked to al qaeda here. we wanted to tell you their side of the story, but here's what happened. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> translator: yes, this is omar. hello? >> hello. >> translator: yes, what do you want? >> good morning. good morning. do you speak english? >> translator: no, no. french is it. >> no, no. i have some help. can you ask

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i'm live from a refugee camp miles from the border of northern mali.uarter million refugees have fled the country, more than twice as many as syria. they are fleaing radical s extremists here is leon panetta shortly after the killing of tonight president obama said al kay da is on the run. >> we're rin reach of strategically defeating

this community leader has warned that timbuktu is on the verge of losing its soul, northern mali couldthe next al qaeda central. funded by hostage taking and cocaine smuggling. the capital bamoko 600 miles south seems powerless the coup against this the presidential palace was led by a lowly captain. and there's no credible government to negotiate with the rebel north. these attacks on africa's heritage won't provoke military intervention but african states may intervene eventually fearing an area the size of france is now al qaeda's front line. >> sreenivasan: earlier this week the u.n. strongly condemned the destruction and called for an immediate end to these repugnant acts. unemployment in ireland hit an 18-year high in june. the 14.9% rate reflects the country's struggle to boost economic growth even as it cuts back on pensions and public sector jobs. ireland received a bailout loan from the european union and international monetary fund in 2010. in the u.s. presidential campaign, for the first time republican mitt romney called the requirement that all americans buy health insura

. >>> a couple in northern mali was stoned to death this weekend for having an adulterous relationshipthey were executed according to sharia law. this is not the only violence people in mali are experiencing. as you know, we've been talking a lot about that. what we saw there, if you want to help some of the people in mali including children like this one we saw there, we've partnered with save the children to send food and medicine to the refugees who are fleeing the radical islamists in control of much of the northern country. >>> it has been 361 days since the u.s. lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? >>> now our third story "outfront," mayor michael bloomberg and his so-called nanny state. he's taking on baby formula now. starting in september, bloomberg will implement his "latch-on nyc" initiative. new mothers will be encouraged to breastfeed. nurses have to sign out the baby formula and explain to them why it's not the best thing to do. this is a "voluntary" initiative. but so far, two-thirds of new york city hospitals have already latched on to the idea.