suicide bombers have attacked an army camp in northern mali. it was the first since july.st week rebels pulled out of a seize fire agreement with the government. >> reporter: the tell tale signs of an explosion lie all around. it's understood that two soup side bombers drove up to this army base, and then detonated their device. but rather than killing military personnel their blast took the lives of people passing by. no group has claimed it carried out this attack, which is the first in tim buck true. since july's presidential election. it comes days after the president told the united nations his country was committed to the democratic path. >> mali is back. mali again takes up its place, its rightful place in keeping with its rich history in the community of free and democratic states. the mali people stand ready to take part of full-fledged part in building a world of peace. >> reporter: as part of that he told the u.n. of new elections to be held in november. elections which should have been held last year. but back at home, the separatists who have been in peace tal

. >> since clashes between armed rebels and government forces inpted in northern mali 2012, hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes. in mauritania, many are living in a camp in the eastern desert ist borders mali, and it from there that are correspondence sent this story. >> he is fighting for his life. this type of malaria can kill. his mother waits and watches over him. he needs an urgent blood transfusion. you back you a and of the nearby town is his one chance, but despite the best efforts of the doctors, the transfusion came to your late. children always suffer the most in refugee camps, and this is no exception. many of the refugees have been here for more than a year, and after the rainy season, shelters have been destroyed. malaria and malnutrition are preying on the young and vulnerable. besides disease and hunger, there are other problems. a lack of shelter, and issues with registering for food handouts. refugees who were given food on arrival claim that they have now been taken off the distribution lists. this mother of three tells me her famil

. >> since clashes between armed rebels and government forces inpted in northern mali 2012, hundredsf thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes. in mauritania, many are living in a camp in the eastern desert ist borders mali, and it from there that are correspondence sent this story. >> he is fighting for his life. this type of malaria can kill. his mother waits and watches over him. he needs an urgent blood transfusion. you back you a and of the nearby town is his one chance, but despite the best efforts of the doctors, the transfusion came to your late. children always suffer the most in refugee camps, and this is no exception. many of the refugees have been here for more than a year, and after the rainy season, shelters have been destroyed. malaria and malnutrition are preying on the young and vulnerable. besides disease and hunger, there are other problems. a lack of shelter, and issues with registering for food handouts. refugees who were given food on arrival claim that they have now been taken off the distribution lists. this mother of three tells me her family

. >> there has been an explosion in northern mali, at a storage facility. four were killed when an army base was attacked in timbuktu. a few days ago rebels pulled out of a ceasefire agreement. >> a vote is being counted after parliamentary elections in guinea. the vote was supposed to happen to 2010. >> syria - is a secondary students killed in the north of the country, dying in a government air strike in the city of rafa. the students were preparing for classes. >> 43 rebels groups merged to form a front against president bashar al-assad. it will be the biggest acting in the area. it leaves the free syrian army more isolated than ever. >> rebels fighting in the damascus area united but not under the free syrian army. the new group is called the islam army and includes more than the groups seen as religiously moderate. a military commander appears saying the islam army will be more efficient and more organised and calls on other rebel groups to join the new army. this is not the only setback for the free syrian army. a few weeks ago the most powerful group

states, these guys would have had a much rougher time than they would getting into kenya or mali or even northern nigeria. so there's a lot of work to be done against -- this kind of stuff will be with us for a long time. we are going to have to get our own security better and help other countries. likely this would not have happened in the united states. >> i don't know a single mall in the united states where you go through three security checkpoints as they drive. >> they can't get into the country. not like that. the brothers in above the than were individual made their own bomb based on the internet. that's going to be much harder. these guys couldn't have done this here because they couldn't have gotten into the country. certainly couldn't have rented a store and brought arms in. >> dozens of people, americans who have joined al shabaab over the years, committed suicide attacks. obviously there is a concern about radicalization of elements here in the united states. >> there is except that all those people on an nsa list someplace. when they go in and out of the country even though they're

states, these guys would have had a much rougher time than they would getting into kenya or mali or even northerneria. so there's a lot of work to be done against -- this kind of stuff will be with us for a long time. we are going to have to get our own security better and help other countries. likely this would not have happened in the united states. >> i don't know a single mall in the united states where you go through three security checkpoints as they drive. >> they can't get into the country. not like that. the brothers in above the than were individual made their own bomb based on the internet. that's going to be much harder. these guys couldn't have done this here because they couldn't have gotten into the country. certainly couldn't have rented a store and brought arms in. >> dozens of people, americans who have joined al shabaab over the years, committed suicide attacks. obviously there is a concern about radicalization of elements here in the united states. >> there is except that all those people on an nsa list someplace. when they go in and out of the country even though they're amer

al-qaeda affiliated groups in northern and eastern syria not even if a nation has more on the dark consequences of rising extremism she visited the ancient christian village of mali which hasn't yet recovered from a siege by radicals further in the syrian village of my luna is where the aramaic language believed to have been spoken by jesus christ was in daily use but not so much these days after jihadists attacked this mostly christian village in syria more than two weeks ago local residents were forced to flee the battlefield that was once the need flamed and calm organized life. many of them to graph huge with christian families in all damascus we try to meet them all of the thirty hours vocal music stores for us all that. many refused to talk because their relatives remain missing they say is the missed kidnapped people and they fear these could put them in even more danger and these people know well about danger three members of and two on its family were killed on the first days of the violence siege. in the morning by the shouts of a lot closer to the doors and all gathered in one interview i thought i was the one that and we won't harm you and one mikel a

northern nigeria and being near a cell. they have attacked a lot of charges. but they haven't attacked outside of nigeria itself. in malie french army basically defeated the al qaeda affiliate in mali at the beginning of this year. it waxes and wanes. the attack on the algerian gas facility. so it depends be. you overall i would say that there in most cases these groups are not doing particularly well. most people in most part of the world don't want to live under a taliban style rule. >> it has been able to recruit a number of americans of somali descent. there was an american convert to islam who tried to go over there. i think he was apprehended in kenya. who are the people who have been recruited and how have they been recruited? >> a lot of them come from a neighborhood in minneapolis, the average income is $17,000. 20% unemployment rate. and you know, i think the pitch is, you know, as you've said at the beginning of the show, a christian army has invaded from ethiopia. you can have an exciting time, you know, it's part of a -- experience of brotherhood and it's for the religion and that's appealing. most of these

northern nigeria and being near a cell. they have attacked a lot of charges. but they haven't attacked outside of nigeria itself. in malinch army basically defeated the al qaeda affiliate in mali at the beginning of this year. it waxes and wanes. the attack on the algerian gas facility. so it depends be. you overall i would say that there in most cases these groups are not doing particularly well. most people in most part of the world don't want to live under a taliban style rule. >> it has been able to recruit a number of americans of somali descent. there was an american convert to islam who tried to go over there. i think he was apprehended in kenya. who are the people who have been recruited and how have they been recruited? >> a lot of them come from a neighborhood in minneapolis, the average income is $17,000. 20% unemployment rate. and you know, i think the pitch is, you know, as you've said at the beginning of the show, a christian army has invaded from ethiopia. you can have an exciting time, you know, it's part of a -- experience of brotherhood and it's for the religion and that's appealing. most of these folk

by showing the king that [inaudible] and the indication to the war against the federalists in northern mali. it is a very important struggle that we have to all of them to pay attention and unfortunately this kind of videos, you will find some time that -- i mean, propaganda order publicity and that goes against -- it's not against the freedom of press and freedom of expression. but it goes against the declaration of 2009, which insisted on freedom of the press and incitement of terrorism, as well against the revolution resolution, which is part of the participation or verification of terrorist acts. including the sophisticated technology of communication and resources to support criminal acts. it is against the european council of human rights involving the publication of ideas and so once again and this is a way to combat this terrorism is through domestic policing, calling for the social and economic ability to fall into extremist oversight to the more responsible media and we are always asking for the corporation that could decide the countries as well as the organizations. i think he o