blast at government compound in sadr city a houthi city in northern yemen. rival forces clash at international stlairpt and air strikes targeted president abd rabbu mansour hadi's compound. kim vanel has the latest. >> workers struggle to save the injured. their clothes covered with blood. this was the second suicide bombing in the space of a few minutes. the first attacker detonated outside, having been stopped by security. the second, took advantage of the confusion to cause maximum damage. that explosion was caught by those filming the fallout. >> translator: we were in the mosque during the sermon. we first heard an explosion outside near the security perimeter and then it became participant that when the first explosion happened they used the chaos and the vacuum to enter the mosque during the prayer and blow us up. >> reporter: it was one of two targeting sanaa mosques shia houthis. >> i really don't believe the i.s.i.l. propaganda, yemen doesn't have the ground for i.s.i.l. at least not yet. i think these attacks are politically motivated and whoever

same operations were in the northern part of yemen. there was another exit heading towards the saudi border. the locations where the militia controls and the equipment taken from the army to prevent them from losing the army equipment. now they are moving towards -- under pressure. that's why they have to move to these two towns and attempt to enter them. and they will have to try to have safe haven there. but we already destroyed some military vehicles. the coalition welcomes all efforts with regards to help the refugees and the people overcome all resistance. but we ask the organizations and the countries that are willing to -- to do that through the diplomatic channels so we can coordinate these efforts along with the military. there will be no errors or any misunderstandings misunderstandings. last night, we declared that the airport was closed for a limited time and now it is open operational. there is some random firing. the security forces investigated this matter and now things are back to normal. now i will take questions. was

development of the war so far dozens of people killed allegedly displaced people in a camp in northern yemen, both sides blaming each other. we heard the foreign minister there, saudi foreign minister. an aid tack, if it is the responsibility for the coalition who have the jets of course in the air what is that likely to do to the integrity of the saudi led coalition and the operation at a whole? >> i think it would be a propaganda victory for the houthis and the forces. i guess this shows the rest of the world that yemens, this is a foreign congregation against yemen that they are at risk. yes it will have the effect on locals in yemen especially places like sanaa yet not as many civilian targets being hit they will be next, they will have the fear of getting struck by these strikes. >> it is the collateral damage that is common in any conflict. is it do you think a tactic of the houthis to store their weapons and arm amounts in civilian-pobtedpopulated areas? >> there have been numerous reports over the last few days of antiair craft stores in civilian areas. it is not beyond the realm of

. >> well, they've also been strikes on the houthi stronghold in northern yemen. more now from our correspondents. >> airstrikes against houthi rebels. this video posted by an activist appears to show arab coalition fighters hitting houthi positions in the early hours of saturday. the coalition said that it's targets west of the capital of sanaa. they hit air defense sites. also attacked were missile brigades. and the yemeni air base and international airport all in or near the capital of sanaa. >> we will have concentration of forces until we clarify all the area they're controlling now. >> the houthies remain defiant but their main ally former president ali abdullah saleh has called for negotiations. >> we propose the following initiative. first is to stop the saudi-led campaign. that would coincide with the operations by the houthi movement. and an honest return to the negotiating table to the u.n. >> international recognized governments say political dialogue is still an option but only under conditions. >> we insisted on the importance of dialogue. we always

and a blast at sadr city in northern yemen. >>> political dispute in libya between the country's two parliaments deadlock talks on iran's nuclear program have been suspended until wednesday. iran's negotiators have returned home saying they need more consultation. u.s. secretary of state john kerry will use the weekend to are brief his european counterparts on progress. >>> not only to celebrate their country but also to condemn wednesday's museum attack. jacky rowland reports from the capital, tunis. >> reporter: it's independence day in tunisia and that means flags and processions. it's a national holiday but celebrations have been overshadowed by the shooting two days earlier. >> security challenge and the challenge of winning the war against terrorism. tunisia is in a war against terrorism. we won't win unless we stand together. >> there is a visible presence, not just police but army. guarding the french embassy. the second largest party in the governing coalition say the security measures need to go further. >> translator: the countries that fought terrorism in europe, special

the government compound in northern yemen was also targeted. >> reporter: the attackers new the mosquesould be packed for friday prayers. in the heart of yemen's capitol, sana'a two mosques were targeted. both belong to the sect of islam who control the capitol. witnesses stay the first explosion was inside one mosque. another one off at the gate when people fled. rescuers struggled to deal with the high number of casual advertise. dozens of bodies were taken out. the hospitals appealed for blood donations nchlts >>> the attacks happened a day after intense fighting in the airport in aden. that's where yemen's president has been trying to build a power base ever since he was forced out of the capitol by the houthi advance. for hours, intense battles raged between his supporters and fighters who support ali abdullah saleh. as these skirmishes continued an air strike hit another part of the country. >> translator: what has happened today is a crime to be condemned by everyone in yemen. the blame lies on those supporting suicide attacks. everyone knows in yemen that there is coalition betw

there are shia that are completely different from a we see in iran in northern yemen. they did not have a shia identity. over the last three years, and the press, we suddenly see the iranian discovery of the who these -- booties. they -- houthis. they were preaching sectarian hatred, and they were trying to sponsor these schools inside of northern yemen, where the houthi s live. they have had dissemination mayday march on sanna, and ultimately the question is whether they are under the thumb of the iranians. originally, they were not. one of the things that is quite interesting, and it shows you that we are not always just divorced from what happens in the middle east, the houthis originally did not want to go into the capital of yemen. they waited for a reaction. now they are moving further down. they seized the seat, judicially, of the yemeni monarchy, which is overthrown in the 1960's. here is a thing -- we have a sectarian fault line. the houthis are accused of being like hezbollah, a proxy of the court, and iran. the saudi's have been afraid to start action becaus

saudi arabia targeted sanaa in northern yemen. the houthis seized power in a coup last month. german police searched the family home and apartment of andreas lubitz believed to have crashed an airbus a 380 deliberately into the french alps. all on board were killed. a 3-day lockdown has come effect in sierra leone. the president ordered everyone to stay indoors from friday morning until sunday night. more on the saudi arabia-led air strikes. the u.s. is one of the nations supporting the operation. there are questions about the extent of america's involvement. white house correspondent patty culhane reports. >> reporter: within hours of the air strikes u.s. officials came out to voice support, promising logistics and intelligence help. the congress opened questions about how much the u.s. is involved. the top general in the region admitted the saudis informed him before the first guns fell. >> isn't that a commentary on our relationship with saudi arabia and the other 13 in the coalition, that they would literally the day of their attacks, they tell you that the united states o

there was also a blast in northern yemen at a houthi strong hold.amic state of iraq and the levant has claimed responsibility for those attacks. this just a day after 13 people were killed in aden. rival forces clashed at the international airport, and military jets opened fire on president hadi's compound nearby. >> reporter: the attackers new the mosques would be packed for friday prayers. in the heart of yemen's capitol, sana'a two mosques were targeted both longs to the sect of shia islam, the power base for houthi fighters who control the capitol. witnesses say the first explosion was inside the mosque another went off at the gate when people fled. rescuers struggled to deal with the high number of casualties. one after another dozens of bodies were taken out. the hospitals appealed for blood blood -- donations. the attacks happen a day after attacks in the southern port city of aden where the president has been trying to build a power base. for hours intense battled raged between his supporters and fighters who support another former president

anti air defense systems in northern yemen ever also been hit, part of a second round of airstrikes against the shia group. the houthi-controlled health ministry said 39 have been killed in the past 24 hours. >> >> german police searched the family home and apartment of the germanwings co he pilot believed to have deliberately crashed germanwings. all 150 onboard were killed. >> syria's president is open to dialogue with the united states. bashar al assad mailed the comment in a television interview, but said no pressure should be put on syria's sovereignty. >> campaigning is winding down ahead of nigeria's presidential election leading candidates now delivering final messages before saturday's vote. opposition leader is challenging good luck jonathan for the leadership of africa's most populace country. he called on nigeria's to come out en masse and vote the incompetent government from office. access to quality education will be the key issue. people demand the government provide free schooling across the country. we report where the government's been trying to improve the education syste

. >>> aid workers say an air strike has killed dozens of people at refugee camp in northern yemen. fighter jets from saudi arabia and other sunni arab nations have been carrying out raids against shia rebels. officials at doctors without borders said the attack killed at least 29 people. they said they treated 34 people for injuries, including women and children. staff at the international organization for migration said the toll was even higher. they said 40 people died at about 200 were wounded. the refugee camp is near the border with saudi arabia a stronghold of houthi rebels. a spokesperson for the saudi military said the pilots may have been responding to enemy fire. he said they haven't been able to confirm whether a refugee camp was struck. thousands of people in yemen have fled fighting between government forces and insurgents over the past five years. saudi leaders have previously said they would target militants who gathered near the border. >>> here on "newsline" it's time now for a check on world weather. a typhoon is already rolling through the western pacific and it'

reminder of our top stories saudi arabia and its allies targeted houthi antiair defense systems in northern yemenart of a second round of air strikes against the shia group, the houthis seized power in a cue last month. a lock down to stop ebola has come in force in sierra leone, president ordered everyone to stay in doors from friday morning until sunday night. candidates in nigeria are delivering their final messages before saturday's presidential vote, opposition leader is challenging goodluck jonathan for the most populus country. u.s. supporting u.s. led operation in yemen but questions of the extent of its involvement and patty explains. >> reporter: within hours of the first air strikes in yemen officials came out to voice support for the saudi-led effort promising logistics and help and in congress open questions about how much the u.s. is really involved. the top general in the region admitted the saudis informed him right before the first bombs fell. >> isn't that quite a commentary on our relationship with saudi arabia and the other 13 countries and their coalition, that they would and

refugee camp in northern yemen it is not clear who is responsible. right now aiden is last bastion to those loyal to saudi backed president. who fled last week. 150,000 saudi troops are ready to march in yemen egypt has deploy warships to the region. pakistan today entering his ill ties it is -- hostilities it is sending troops to saudi arabia to give military support to mainly gulf state coalition over the week, leaders of arab league alling for -- calling for creation much their own military force. >> should we expect arab sunni nations to coexist with the icra ayatollahs and their ambition. >> and latest on the airbus coby if a denture were to be put under a microscope we can see all the bacteria that still exists. polident's unique micro clean formula works in just 3 minutes, killing 99.99% of odor causing bacteria. for a cleaner, fresher brighter denture every day. congratulations. you're down with crestor. yes! when diet and exercise aren't enough, adding crestor lowers bad cholesterol up to 55%. crestor is not for people with liver disease or w

there is a blast at a government compound in a houthi stronghold in northern yemen. the islamic state in iraq and the levant has claimed responsibility for the attacks. military jets open fired on the compound nearby. >> reporter: the attackers knew that the mosques would be attacked for fry prayers. in the heart of yemen's capitol of sanaa two mosques were targeted. both belong to shia islam the fighters who control the capitol. an explosion went off in the mosque. another went off at the gate when people fled. [ sirens ] they would struggle with the high number of casualties, one after another dozens of bodies were taken out. the hospitals appealed for blood donations. the attacks happened a day after intense fighting at the airport in the city of aden. that's where they've been trying to build a power base ever since president hadi has been forced out of the capital by the houthi advance. houthi leaders. >> what's happened today will be condemned by everyone in yemen. everyone knows in yemen that there is coalition that is supported by international countries. >>

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anti air defense systems in northern yemen ever also been hit as part of a second round of airstrikesagainst the shia group. the houthi controlled health ministry said 39 people have been killed in the past 24 hours of military operations. >> german prosecutors say germanwings co pilot andreas lubitz hit details of a mental illness from his employer, accused of deliberately flying the plane into the french pals killing all 150 people onboard. police searched his home and found a torn up sick note covering the day of the crash. >> the military claims to have destroyed boko haram in an area before people go to the polls for presidential elections. >> the war in yemen let's take a look at the players here. at the birth place of the shia houthi movement, since 2004, the houthis have been fighting the government. they want more say in how the country is run. their regional ally is iran. they've found support from the formerformer president al saleh. it was almost impossible to stop the houthi advance. the head of middle east analysis joins me now live from london, good to have you with us.

movements initiated by the houthi fighters, and the houthi militias in the north and south of yemen on the northernrline or close to the southern provinces. our operation continues targeting their air defense systems being rocket launchers or anti-craft artillery. we continue to target the blalistic missiles. and this shows a number of the strikes carried out by the coalition forces today with the participation of air forces from different countries. an example this is an operation carried out by the united arab emirates air force within the past 24 hours. this video shows that the craft -- the jet fighter is being surveyed by the recon crafts and then the target is being hit on the ground. this video shows how the ballistic missile launchers are being targeted and -- as you can see, this is a direct hit. also the weapon depo and the ammunition depot, including sam-6 rockets were also targeted and hit by the united arab imrates fighters and this was a direct hit of the weapons ammunition, and depot. what we are trying to stress here is that coalition air forces have dominated the scenes across the

a fifth bomber targeted another mosque in northern yemen. he couldn't get past security. there was no casualties in that particular attack. this is the first high caliber attack carried out by isis in yemen. joining me now is our foreign correspondent. isis' points of attack are widening outside of syria and iraq. >> we're seeing this in a very spectacular fashion. this attack was in so many ways if you will a turning point for a country that has been marred by violence. now if you have isis carrying out these types of attacks, killing 137 people, you can imagine it is going to potentially drag that country more into a state of chaos and collapse. the u.s. has a robust counterterrorism operation. if you have a completely failed yemen completely engulfed in civil war, you're sitting on one of the most important access water points in the world. piracy could once again become a major international issue. this could be a disastrous situation. >> yemen is a problem for us vis-a-vis al qaeda. last june we have obama saying you look at yemen, a very impoverished country, we do h

the rebels control a growing swath of northern yemen, and have extended their reach westward. e battled the sunni- dominated "al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula," which holds sway in much of central yemen. adding to the chaos: the islamic state" group, also sunni, claimed today's bombings, and warned of a flood of attacks to oust the houthis. that drew a skeptical response in washington. >> it does appear that these kinds of claims are often made for a perception that they have, that it benefits their propaganda efforts. >> woodruff: the u.s. has struggled to maintain any influence in yemen, through president abd rabbuh mansur hadi. forces loyal to him are fighting to maintain a power base in the south. >> woodruff: we'll take a closer look at the chaos in yemen after the news summary. iran, the u.s. and five other powers broke off nuclear talks in switzerland today. the iranian delegation returned home for the funeral of their president's mother. secretary of state john kerry said the discussions had been "very productive," and in washington, his spokesman urged patience. >> we

the rebels, allied with iran, have already captured much of northern yemen. today, they seized two key towns in the south before being forced to withdraw a few hours later. the rebels also entered a port on the red sea, near a key sea lane for oil shipments. >> woodruff: there's word the islamic state group has recruited at least 400 children as fighters in syria in the last three months. the syrian observatory for human rights reports the young recruits are under 18. one appeared in a video this month, executing an accused spy. >> ifill: in nigeria reports circulated today of another mass kidnapping by boko haram. this time, residents say theç islamist militants took more than 400 women and children from a northern town this month. nigerian officials could not immediately confirm the account. >> woodruff: actress/director angelina jolie revealed today she's had a new round of preventive surgery, to head off cancer. she wrote in "the new york times" that surgeons removed her ovaries and fallopian tubes after a blood test showed a possible early sign of cancer

headquarters at al jazeera and saudi arabia and allies targeted houthi air defense systems in northern yemen second round of air strikes against the shia group and the health ministry says 39 people have been killed in the past 24 hours. german police have searched the family home and apartment of andreas lubitz the germanwings copilot believed to deliberately crashed an air bus in the french alps and all 150 people on board were killed. syria's president says he is open to dialog with the united states to try and end the conflict in his country and bashar al-assad had an interview with c.b.s. and said no pressure should be put on their sovereignty. more on the saudi-led air strikes in yemen, the u.s. is one of the nations supporting the operation but there are questions about the extent of america's involvement, our white house correspondent patty reports. >> reporter: within hours of the first air strikes in yemen u.s. officials came out to voice support for the audi, led effort promising logistics and intelligent help but in congress open questions about how much the u.s. is really involv

there are shia that are completely different from a we see in iran in northern yemen.y did not have a shia identity. over the last three years, and the press, we suddenly see the iranian discovery of the who these -- booties. they -- houthis. they were preaching sectarian hatred, and they were trying to sponsor these schools inside of northern yemen, where the houthi s live. they have had dissemination mayday march on sanna, and ultimately the question is whether they are under the thumb of the iranians. originally, they were not. one of the things that is quite interesting, and it shows you that we are not always just divorced from what happens in the middle east, the houthis originally did not want to go into the capital of yemen. they waited for a reaction. now they are moving further down. they seized the seat, judicially, of the yemeni monarchy, which is overthrown in the 1960's. here is a thing -- we have a sectarian fault line. the houthis are accused of being like hezbollah, a proxy of the court, and iran. the saudi's have been afraid to start action because th

yemen has been destroyed. this is multiple in the northern cities and south of yemen. it's motor pool intense which has been targeted directly. this is the motor pool. during this period we continue the mouth militias move mobilized its elements towards the saudi borders. and they're doing their role to deter these movements using artillery and the apatchly helicopters to prevent the outy militias grouping in front of the southern borders, and we'll continue to prevent this kind of grouping. we confirm movement by houthi militias to go towards the board points between yemen and the kingdom, and we're targeting more than one kind of grouping. and we shall target any kind of grouping here. we will not allow the houthi political shahs to bring their forces near the southern border. of course on the novel side the assadthethe assad navy and saudi citizens from aden to the kingdom. we have removeed almost 86 people of different nationalities, thankfully they have arrived safely this morning . the navy in all its elements participated using apache forces. they have arrived s

. >> i think it will be damaging especially in the northern parts of yemen, where the attacks were as it shows in the report where there'll be numerous attacks and air strikes. >> other parts, in the south and central that are accepting, we might see not as much in terms of anger at the attacks. and perhaps they'll point to the houthis and blame them tore the attacks. the houthis showed they placed anti-aircraft weapons. in these populated areas, you have a lot of military and security bases which are attacked. and the attack was in a heavily populated area. those images were spread on social media. people filming from the windows and feeling the effects of the attacks. people are scared of the attacks and scared of houthis being present in areas that they live in. i am sure the saudis want to expand the coalition to show it's not just saudi arabia leading the attacks. having said that it clearly is dominated by saudi arabia. perhaps the egyptians will play a role in the future should there be ground forces. i want to raise the point when we talk about strikes, yemen is not fought fro

the saudis now report their amassing their own troops in saudi arabia but on the border with yemen, that northern to protect saudi arabia from infiltration bror does it mean the saudi troops might be moving into yemen given their understandable concern of what's going on in this neighboring state? >> it's a little bit of both. but i think the saudis are posturing more some sort of possible military intervention. they don't want to do this. but they have committed to supporting the democratically elected president, al hadi. but i'm not sure the saudis want to get involved in yemen. it's a tough fighting environment. other countries have tried and been unsuccessful. so it's a real tough decision for the saudis but they don't want to see control of yemen to what they believe is a proxy group for iran their major rival across the persian gulf. >> looks like iran's making a major inroad in yemen as they have in iraq in syria, in lebanon and other places as well. that's a great concern to the saudis as all of us know. thanks, guys, very much. always helping us better appreciate what's going on. >>> jus

tikrit was taken by the islamic militants last year as they made a quick advance across northern iraq. >>> yemen's president arrives in sawed a i a rain use after fleeing his own country. he was forced out of iran backed shiite rebels who have now expanded their control to the capitol city of yemen. this is as saudi arabia anal is stepped up their air strikes campaign in yemen against the rebels. >> secretary of state john kerry sits down with the the iranian foreign minister in switzerland to reach an agreement to grant iran from international sanctionness exchange for kirk its nuclear program. iran says it nuclear program is for peaceful purposes but many believe they are trying to acquire nuclear weapons. >> i think the bottom line for the united states toys make enough progress on a political framework and understanding that they can get back to congress before it breaks for recess and give classified briefings to show the amount of progress that has been made to show it is real, tangible, iranians are compromising and that will create political space to get them to the end of june. >> the dea

the northern and western parts of yemen are incredibly mountainous and of course that's houthi territory and the houthis know this like the back of their hand and they are going to do everything in their power to make sure that it would be a very long and difficult campaign for the saudis and the egyptians. >> egypt has gone into yemen before with disastrous results. do you think it's a chance for history to repeat itself? >> hopefully for the jean-baptiste it is a possibility. , they will have studied what happened in 1960s when 150,000 egyptians came under gamal abdel nasser at the time. that means any campaign that experiences losses of that type has significant weaknesses and is in effect doomed to failure. if they've learned from that, there is a chance that they may be able to succeed but it is a very difficult thing and very difficult campaign particularly because the houthis are so adept at guerilla tactics. >> saudi pilots went down, meanwhile, u.s. is insisting none of our troops will be involved. do you think there's a potential to change? >> there's always a potential but the

. >> then you have the iranian situation, and in the middle east in northern africa. yemen specifically. you have a situation where the saudis feel they've not only they not only have to bomb the area there, into the border but possibly in the future use ground troops? >> well the saudis have been saying for some time through different means they see a void that's been built in the middle east that the united states isn't playing its traditional role in the region and that what has happened is that iran's interests have risen everywhere. everywhere around saudi arabia and this both the deal and what we've seen unfold in yemen is a punctuation point, i think, for the saudis to say, we're going to show muscle here. this is -- what we see unfolding with potential ground invasion of yemen, the bombing of yemen, kwordingation of the gcc countries is essentially a note that this is training the saudis to play a much more active role throughout the middle east. >> talk to me about the arab league. in the past pretty ineffective. they've had no role in syria. actually based in syri

jets have bombed positions in the northern sadaa the houthi main support base. along the border they share with yemen, saudi officials say there is no plan to send troops at least for now. >> to attack some concentration of force for the militia but there's no let's say major land operation in the schedule. >> reporter: the saudi led air strikes seem to be weakening the houthis according to local sources. tribes are on the move to recapture areas they have lost in the last few weeks. >> i believe if this military operation had not happened on time the price would have been higher. it came at a suitable and critical time and through expert military men. >> reporter: the arab league summit in egypt until the houthis and the deposed president, ali abdullah saleh and they insist that abd rabbu mansour hadi be re placed back in the government. >> targeting missile locations. >> we're looking to track down the storage places of houthi mixes. moving the missiles to different locations, we'll continue to look and destroy them. we're basically targeting the houthi ammunition stores and vehicles. we have targe

northern philippines. there is excitement here as the tribe welcomes a new arrival. >> we begin with yemen humanitarian workers. 45 people have been killed. airstrikers have hit a camp for displaced people in the north. a coalition has been bombing houthi rebels who control the capital of sanaa. houthies have ended the southern city. and they've launched a new offensive on the city of aden and there have been new battles in the central province. >> yemeni describes men and shia houthi rebels engage in fierce fighting around the town in eastern yemen. local sources say several houthi fighters have been killed. the houthies are trying to move through this area to the oil rich province, but local tribesmen are not the only ones determined to stop their advance. this attack is by the saudi-led coalition targeting houthi military positions. airstrikes have also hit houthi fighters. dozens of outy fighters have been killed, and jets have bombed positions in the northern province of saada considered the houthi's main support base. the saudis have deployed thousands of soldiers along the border they share with yemen b

and jets have bombed position in the northern province considered the houthi's main base and they deployed thousands of soldiers on the border they share with yemenaudi officials continue to say there is no plan to send troops at least for now. >> attacking some concentration of force for malitia but there is no let's say major land operation operation. >> reporter: the saudi-led air strikes seem to be weakening houthi fighters restreeting in the south according to forces and trying to recapture areas they lost in the last few weeks. >> translator: if the military operation would not have happened the price would be higher and came at a suitable time with expert military men. >> reporter: the arab league summit in egypt has been dominated by yemen security situation and saudis and allies say the air strikes will continue until the houthis and deposed president disband malitias and also insist that president haidi who fled the country is yemen's leader and victoria with al jazeera. >>> we can talk to our correspondent who reported extensively from yemen and do we know how far the saudi-led coalition succeeded in attaining its objective? >> they sa

yemen. all of northern africa seems to be falling to this power vacuum being filled by the terrorists. >> and isis joining with al qaeda. i seemthink it all seems to be blurred anymore. >> it is. aqap seems to fight bow boko haram seems to back isis. the elements in yemen greatly disturb me because of their potential to take the united states. >> let's talk about what is going on in iraq. i was in baghdad a couple of weeks ago. people seemed confident that the iraqi security forces would be able to retake tikrit. we're seeing that stalled. >> i think it's -- it's matter of leadership and policy. i think that we're not letting the military do their job here. it's a policy of not a policy to degrade and destroy and defeat. when the president launched the air strikes in syria, he touted yemen as a 340dle for terrorist negotiations. we have no intelligence in syria. that's a major problem. we have to get more aggressive in taking out isis where they exist. and the head of the snake is in iraq and syria. >> you saw the threats against the u.s. military and the hit list with 100 names on it. they p

present themselves as victims of the former regime and to show that they have strength in the northern parts of yemen. so i they participated in yemen's national dialogue with 33 members and they also were able to secure an entire committee in this dialogue just to discuss their concerns. so while they were engaging in the dialogue, they were engaging in warfare outside of the dialogue. they were fighting the selfies which is a group in yemen that belongs to the sunni sect. what's happening now because of the war between the houthis who are shia and the slafys who are sunni. the it's all about power and politics. we need to keep that in mind. the houthis dade subsidy lift. it was a essential move yemen had to make in order to keep its economy from collapsing. so when the people took streets the houthis capitalized and demanded that the subsidy lift would be removed. so to reinstate the subsidies and then they pretty much held protest and within six days they took control of the capital. september 21st they surrounded all the government buildings and took charge of everything there. having said that.

what are you hearing about the saudi troops that we're hearing are massing along the northern border with yemenst of many events where the sunni arabs push back against iranian influence around their borders. i think saudi arabia will go in and take on the houthis because you are giving iran yemen. iran has influence in iraq. without our leadership the sunni arabs will take matters into their own hands. you will have a war with blood letting like you haven't seen in 1,000 years. all of this is allowing this vacuum to be filled by iran. >>> investigators may have a clue as to what happened to the plane. a usable cockpit audio file from one of the black boxes. stay with us. ♪ at mfs, we believe in the power of active management. every day, our teams collaborate around the world to actively uncover, discuss and debate investment opportunities. which leads to better decisions for our clients. it's a uniquely collaborative approach you won't find anywhere else. put our global active management expertise to work for you. mfs. there is no expertise without collaboration. the promise of the cloud is th

northern part of the country without support from ali abdullah saleh. saleh has the backing of soldiers with sophisticated weaponry that you can see in yemen. if for some reason they break from the houthis, you will see houthis undermind to the point where they will have only one option which is to retreat to their power base in saada. >> it seems to be at least over the past few days, the news and focus is on these saudi-led airstrikes targeting the houthis. we musn't forget yemen is a mix of other factors and factions. you mentioned factions. you have the houthis arched sunni tribesman, you have al-qaeda, as well and the presence of isil. >> to think that airstrikes would solve the prop of yemen i think is an overstatement for the simple reason as you said we are talking about a country which has different political factions. adou rabbo mansour hadi represents the sunni but is not popular among the sunnis. he he has backing in places, but people in aden and the south who are sunnis don't like him. they say this is someone who further undermind the south. sunni bribesmen are more loyal to the muslim brotherhood party than hadi. the biggest

yemen. all of northern africa seems to be falling to this power vacuum that is being filled by the terrorists. >> and isis inining with al qaeda. i think it all seems to be blurred anymore. >> it is getting more blurry. i know that aqap very much fights isis. on the other hand, boko haram recently pledged to isis. i think you'll see more and more going over to isis because they are the game in town. the elements in yemen greatly disturb me because of their potential to attack the united states. >> let's talk about what is going on in iraq. i was in baghdad a couple of weeks ago. people seemed confident that the iraqi security forces would be able to retake tikrit. which then they could go on and do mosul. we're seeing that stalled. >> i think it's -- it's a matter of leadership and policy. i think that we're not letting the military do their job here. it's a policy of containment, not a policy to degrade and destroy and defeat isis in the region. when the president launched the air strikes in syria, he touted yemen as a model for terrorist -- counterterrorism operations. we can't let the same

yemen. they targeted a northern stronghold, an oil-rich area in the east, and the rebel- controlled capital.audi press agency released this video showing saudi arabian air force jets bombing an airport today in sanaa. a spokesman for the operation said the saudi-led coalition is prepared to take further military action if warranted. >> ( translated ): there are no plans at this stage for ground forces operations. but if the need arises, the saudi ground forces and those of the friends are ready and will repel any aggression. >> woodruff: meanwhile, four egyptian warships are en route to the coast of yemen to secure the strategic sea passage off its coast. in somalia, al-shabaab militants stormed a hotel popular with government officials and foreigners today, killing at least nine people. the incident happened in the heart of the capital, mogadishu. somali police said a suicide bomber detonated a car filled with explosives at the hotel's gate. that allowed militant gunmen to enter the building where they exchanged fire with security forces. an unknown number of people are still trapped inside

air strikes with some of their gcc allies are going to run this shiite group back into the northern part of yemenentirely right. the big thing we're hearing right now is the sunni arab nations coming together. that means primarily egypt and saudi arabia with saudi money and egyptian military power, and considering intervention. but the saudis are sort of a peaceful lot. they have a long history of not getting involved in foreign wars and using their money, their diplomacy, their intelligence service. they've got very modern military forces pretty well trained. but they're reluctant to get involved in the ground war. as richard knows better than most, the egyptians were there decades ago and had a desperate experience fighting in yemen. so i wouldn't expect much of it. yemen's a mess and will stay so. >> i'm going to get to richard and his perspective in a second. before i do do you, general, expect to see the u.s. take a role in yemen beyond just providing intelligence? >> well we're also providing some logistical support. i'd be unsurprised if we don't do air-to-air refueling, that sort of thing

yemen. camp is in the northern haja province.m tawrnhumanitarian workers say at least 40 have been killed there. bombing houthi rebels entering the southern city of dalah. the houthis have also launched a fresh offensive on the southern city of aden and there's battle around tribes men in the southern province. the saudi military has released are figures victoria gatenby has this report on the recent fighting. >> yemeni tribes men and houthi rebels, several houthi fighters have been killed. the houthis are trying to move through this area through the oil rich province of mareb. this attack is by the saudi led coalition attacking houthi rebels. in houdaida dozens of houthi fighters have been killed and jets have bombed position he in sadaa which is considered the main houthi support base. saudi officials continue to say there is no plan to send troops at least for now. >> translator: we use the apache to attack some concentration of force for the militia but there is no let's say major land operation in the schedule actually. >> r

we can't simply -- we can't simply look away from what's happening in yemen today or in northern iraq or eastern syria and imagine that it's some far-away place. and in this sense i think that the french government has been admirabley out in front, i would argue, of the american administration in the action it took in mali and the general seriousness of the threat and it has to be confronted not just in the form of marches and statements about solidarity but it has to be confronted kinetically, so to speak. so that's an important point. i would add -- let me add just two points. i know i'm running up against my time limit. i think as i said earlier, because we're coming to grips with the fact that this is a war on western values like free speech, one of the best responses is to have more free speech. if i were a french -- if i were part of the french political debate, i would advocate for two things, one of which would be what i once heard someone say is a pedigogy of insult. people have to get used to having their sacred cows gored and it is not going to help if it is left only to "c

he said he would "raise yemen's flag" in the houthis' northern stronghold. hadi called on all political groups to attend peace talks in saudi arabia. >> i call on all political parties to feel the seriousness of the current phase and ignore inadequate partisan views. i call on them to actively participate in the talks to be held in the secretary-general of the gulf cooperation council, to come up with resolutions in order to avoid yemen's plunging into secession and violence and have determination to correct the tract of the political process. aamy: who in yemen supports them, iona craig? >> at the moment, and hadi's position in aden he has been encouraging and employing local militias. they were set up to fight al qaeda in 2011 an answer of sharia. and now, aligned to hadi. more recently, after the bombing of his compound in aden a couple of days ago, there have been units of the air force that of also aligned themselves withh. there were fighter jets flown from the eastern province down to aden. obviously, without air power, he is also going to be struggli