omar saleh reports. >> the humanitarian situation is in yemen is only worsening by the day. people are panicking and preparing for the worst. this cue queue is for a sack of wheat. >> the sack of wheat is almost $40 so the poor people can't afford to eat anymore. >> translator: some people come and buy 20 sacks whereas many others want to get one sack. i've been trying to buy one for the last two days. >> reporter: the fighting and air strikes have led to fuel shortages too and people are scared. >> translator: i've been here since last night. our kids and the elderly are at home. they are terrified of the bombing and the vibrations. we don't have wheat and flour. it is a tough situation. >> reporter: the air strikes are hurting houthi targets but they are also killing civilians. many here are searching for the bodies of their family members. >> this is the home of my brother hamed. they hit his home at 2:00 a.m. it was a random bombing at civilians. we woke up to see the housing destroyed into rubble. >> reporter: people say they have been without clean water for five days,

let's hear from omar al saleh. >> reporter: almost two weeks of air strikes and the humanitarian situation in yemen is only worsening by the day. there is a rush to pie food. people are panicking and preparing for worst. going the sack of wheat is $40 so the poor people can't afford to eat anymore. >> i've been trying to buy a sack of flour for the past two days. >> shortages people are scared. >> i've been here since last night. our kids and the elderly are at home. they're terrified of the bombing and the vibrations. we don't have wheat and flour. it is a tough situation. >> the air strikes are hitting houthi targets but also killing civilians. many here are searching for the body of their family members. >> this is the home of my brother hamid they hit his home at 2:00 a.m. we woke up to find the house reduced to rubble. >> reporter: in aden in the south the humanitarian situation is not any better. people say they have been without clean water for five days no electricity and stores are being cleared out of food. the international red cross is saying it's preparing two planes loaded wi

omar al saleh is following developments for us from the capital baghdad.n reports say that isil is losing ground there what are you hearing? >> reporter: well, sammy in fact anbar which is iraq's largest province in terms of size remains 70% of that province remains under isil's control. including parts of the provincial capital romadi as well as the city of fallujah. the gains in that report were as a reference rather to little advance by the iraqi army in an area outside of romadi. however, that small village rather remains the city center of it remains under isil. sammy, i have to tell you that the iraqi government is trying to capitalize on the successes they made in tikrit where they cleared it from isil. so now they want to quickly take on isil in anbar and also think about mosul. however, the americans are telling the iraqi government to stop and not to rush things because anbar and mosul are totally different battles and the iraqi forces are not ready for it. >> now the iraqi prime minister will be asking for help for weapons from the u.s. has he m

. >> all right omar saleh thanks very much. >>> now, pakistan's parliament is meeting in islambad tocuss whether to sends troops to join the saudi-led coalition in yemen. with more on that, al jazerra's kamal hyder is in the pakistani capital of a big decision, kamal for pakistan, what are some of the issues involved as they consider this request from the saudis? >> reporter: well, as far as support for saudi arabia is concerned. the government has already said that the red line will be any intrusion in to saudi sovereign territory. so pakistan has made its position clear. but what is proving to be a bigger controversy here is the fact that some opposition parties don't want pakistan to sends its troops in to yemen because they say it's a quagmire. parliament will be debating a joint session of parliament is right now underway, you can see behind me. and they will now be deliberating on whether the government's decision needs support. we have been told behind the scenes from certain sources that the government has already made a key decision, that saudi arabia is a strategic partner

omar saleh baghdad. >>> at the time they were all employees of the anymore black water and were providing security for state department officials in iraq. one man faces a life sentence after being found glif first degree murder. others face many f decades of imprisonment. shihab brittanzi joins us. >> the prosecution arguing for very severe terms. the judge has indicated he will stick to the guidelines, the mandatory sentencing guidelines that he has. so that would be as you suggested, 30 years minimum for use of a machine gun in a crime. three of these people face. they also face, the fourth faces life in prison, for murder. many ways began this entire incident, in 2007 this heavily armored blackwater convoy approached this square in baghdad, they were trying to get control of this traffic junction. a small white car a kia approached the convoy, didn't stop in time apparently in the judgment of the sniper, opened fire, he killed the occupants of the car a medical student and his mother and then that car was blown up. in the meantime, the other members of the armored convoy opened fire wi

omar al saleh has more. >> this family lives in a camp on the city ofback of baqubah. she bach baqubah. shia publishes militias. >> recapture and kill dl diyala from i.s.i.l. diyala province is on the border with iran and its influence is evident. this border crossing was closed for 30 years. now, it's wide open. the popular mobilization force and shia militias are the real power here. some analysts fear that the victory over i.s.i.l. may have strengthened the shia fighters. >> translator: after the liberation of diyala we witnessed the increasing attacks on sunnies. this social phenomenon is tearing out the integrity of the shia people. there is a sectarian and ethnic strife currently e-currently taking place in diyala. >> fighters are only defending their country he denies any wrongdoing. >> the talk of changing the demography is not true. we felt the danger of i.s.i.l. reaching diyala. we stopped them. what the sunni politician he are accusing us of doing is defaming the integrity of the iraq fighters. >> reporter: prime haider al-abadi curb he says the criminal act

omar al saleh, al jazeera baghdad. >>> russian is trying to capitalize on the thawing tensions with iran, by shipping military systems to iran. tim friend reports. >> the s-300 missile system is one of the most potent air defense weapons in the world with a range of up to 200 kilometers. it can track down and strike multiple targets simultaneously. russia had suspended the $800 million deal because of strong objections from the u.s. and israel. but according to the russian foreign minister the preliminary agreement on settling the iranian nuclear standoff meant russia's voluntary suspension of the deal was no longer necessary. >> translator: the 300 is exclusively uf a a defensive weapon and will not threaten the security of any country can except of course israel. >> relief of sanctions for arms and the white house also objected to the missile sale. >> i'm not in a position to obviously speculate on the decision making process that russia is engaged in right now but i do think it's safe to say that russia understands that the united states certainly takes very seriously the safety and s

omar al saleh has the story. >> a sea of people on the run escaping i.s.i.l. about to fully control the city of ramadi. they have been driving for the last two days, taking everything they can. man, woman child. this bridge in southern baghdad they are angry with their politicians and tribal leaders. >> they didn't care about us. look what happened to us, look at our conditions. they sold us. >> we left everything behind. >> reporter: . >> translator: where are the politician he and sheiks? sitting in theirs homes. >> reporter: some say bodies are scattered in ramadi. i.s.i.l. fighters are making gains. closing in on the city center. more than 75% of anbar is under i.s.i.l.'s control. the government has sent reenforcements put this is going to be a long battle. this is their enthuse home but everyone herenew home but onlyafter being sponsored by the highest religious body. more than 200 live in this building. we are not allowed to film them due to their privacy. they were living in tough conditions. they were allowed in, after being sponsored by the sunni endo

omar al saleh, al jazeera. >> yemen is one of the poorest countries in the world. even before this latest crisis yemen relied heavily on food aid. 90% of the country's food is imported. >>> according to the united nations, the battle in yemen has displaced 120,000 people. >>> the state department condemned the clash in yemen, at the same time, the u.n jamal from oakland california, hoping to bring his pregnant wife and two-year-old daughter back to the u.s. he arrived in country two weeks before fighting escalated. >>> past president for unrest there, mohamed kubadi says, what's happening there bears the fingerprints of ali abdullah saleh. >> the objective is to get the group to the negotiating table. but the man in the back seat, is the man mr. saleh and he wants this sampsonian option. either he gets the victory or he brings down the temple on everybody. >> pakistan, parliament in islamabad, expressed agreement with the saudi coalition. kamal hyder has more. >> reporter: prime minister held a high level meeting with the air chief and the military chief, and now o

omar al saleh al jazeera. >> officials describe men as blood thirsty armed and dangerous. they say the suspects are linked to yesterday's massacre at a university that left 150 dead including four attackers. katherine soy reports. >> reporter: families in mourning. their loved ones were unexpectedly and brutally taken away. this truck has been used all days to take bodies from the university to the mortuary. at this military camp we find survivors. tired, traumatized and some like this student with gunshot wounds. christine onango is packed and ready to be evacuated. she had everything. >> they were telling the lady to move out those who failed to obey that will be banned. you know what they did they moved out they were just surrendering they were holding up their hands. >> the men were treated more harshly. >> arguing please don't kill me don't do this. they were just slaughtering them. >> and she hopes this is the last time she sees gair garrissa. >> police and the military continue to gather crucial evidence. >> those who are being rescued are being bussed back to their

omar al saleh, al jazerra baghdad. >>> indonesia wants to tighten its terrorism laws after hundreds of nationals joined ice it's fighters in iraq and syria. if the new plan is approved the government will be able to cancel people's citizenship. step vaessen reports many fear these measures might have an opposite effect. >> reporter: he left his village to stud any egypt two years ago. but 18-year-old never came back. he died as the first known indonesian suicide bomb air broad. allegedly killing dozens iraq, fighting for isil. he lived in the same vellum as two brothers who were executed for the no thousand two bali bombings we went to their boring school. >> since he was 15 years old he wanted to dais a martyr. i asked him to come back, but he didn't want to. he said this is what he really walted. i was shocked when i heard what he did. was this his solution? did he really dare to do this. >> reporter: according to the government he is of one of around 200 indonesians to join isil. the daughter of this shop owner left to syria with her sister and children but she was turned back at th

omar al saleh, al jazeera, baghdad baghdad. >>> polls have closed in togo where the current president is the clear favorite to win a third term. he has ruled since 2005 taking over from his father who was in charge for the previous 38 years. a report now from the capitol, lomeh. >> the voter register isn't perfect according to observers. the candidates have agreed to it. 3.5 million people are casting their ballots across togo. a street trader is one of them. >> we want the country to move forward. everything is going okay so far. >> the election campaign has been dominated by the president. in the capital posters and billboards for the ruling party are everywhere. he wants a third term in. something that's become controversial in africa. togo is one of two countries in the west african region without a constitutional term limit for presidents. two bills have been put to parliament. nothing has been passed. >> very soon the country moves in that direction so that we are also what we do here is in conformity with what is going on the rest of the western. >> voting has been calm and pea