dozens of houthi fighters were killed and jets bombed positions in the northern province of saada, considered the houthi main support base. the sers along the border they he share with yemen but saudi officials say there is no plan to send troops at least for now. >> we are using it to attack some force but there is no major land operation. >> the saudi-led airstrikes seem to be weakening houthi fighters who have started to retreat from areas in the south according to local sources. sunni tribesman are on the move to recapture areas they 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 as a critical and suitable time through expert military men. >> the arab league summit has been dominated by yemen's deteriorating security situation. the sawed say the airstrikes will continue until the deposed presidential saleh abandon their positions. they insist that adou rabbo mansour hadi is yemen's leader. >> you reported extensively from yemen. first give us an update what you're hearing on the situation on the groun

positions in the northern province of saada also hit by airstrikes, that area considered a main support base for the houthis. victoria gatenby has year. >> there is no let up, for a fifth consecutive night the saudi-led coalition continues to hit houthi positions. airstrikes continued in other parts of the country. dozens of houthi fighters have been killed and bombed positions in the northern province of saada, considered the houthi's main support base. the saudis deployed soldiers along the border this he share with yemen but continues to there is no plan to send troops for now. >> we are using the apache to attack, but there is no let's say major land operation. >> the saudi-led airstrikes seem to be weakening houthi fighters which seem to be retreating from the south. sunni tribesman are on the move to recap at your areas they he lost. >> 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. >> the arab league summit hob dominated by yemen's deteriorating security situ

theystage two would be to ask tribes to push out of saada. boots on the ground will be a risky initiative. >> thank you very much. >> well, the u.s. secretary of state john kerry has told al jazeera that foreign ministers are working very hard to reach a deal with iran on its future. negotiators have been holding talks before tuesday's deadline. sources say iran is refuseing to budge on key issues, including the continuation of its advanced nuclear research. our diplomatic editor james bays is in lausanne. they're all at the table at this moment. they have all been at the stable today. you have the 9 p 5 plus 1. they're trying to get a deal with the clock taking. and the deadline is midnight on tuesday. there is not much time before this framework deal. they were all here, russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov departed. he clearly felt that they were not ready to get an agreement. they're clearly still sticking points. one of those sticking points, the expert on all this at the international crisis group. first the issue of research and dev

the airstrikes in saada in the north, saudi arabia said it's destroyed all houthi airplanes and communications centers. it says that one air strike in the port city killed dozens have houthi fighters. the houthis are still on the move, reported to oh be marching towards aden, while they've been battling sunni tribes. more now: >> airstrikes hit targets across the country including in the capitol, sanna. jets from the saudi led coalition bombed ammunition depot he is, airports and language range rocket launchers. this is the aftermath of an attack on the air base in the capitol. it destroyed helicopters fighter jets and a fuel facility. the saudi's have deployed thousands of soldiers along the border they share with yemen. >> the houthis are a group of militia that is staged a coup with the backing of the iranians and former president saleh. >> so you had led airstrikes seem to be weakening houthi fighters, who are retreating from areas in the south according to local forces. sunni tribesmen are on the move to recapture areas they lost in the last few weeks. he's are houthi fighters killed in a

. >> we've seen a shift in airstrikes from aden more towards saada and sanna in the last 24 hours. why? >> very critical, as i said, they are very critical and the the hub of the activity, especially saada mosul their leadership is there and that's where the houthi concentrated areas and, you know, they have all their influencing that area. sanna, yes with he might see but it's still -- it's chaos there. as i said, they need, you know, hadi need sort of military council, reform some of his army to do the fight probably. you need a big finance and support from the gulf and the arab world to do that. the campaign did well, you know, they scared the battlement. they have the air supremacy over yemen, but still they need the ground troops on the ground to do that. the best way of doing it is the yemeni them receivers and the hadi army. >> thanks so much for your nationals on that. >> now yemen's neighbors are feeling the effects of the conflict. ships and commercial flights have been diverted to. jabuti. >> this is the port, the crisis in yemen is proving a test for the countries shipp

to take down fighter jets in sa sanaa and saada this is one of the biggest concerns for the saudis. they would like to destroy them before they can make any decision about how to move forward in the mechanics face of this military enter glen with these airstrikes comes the risk of casualty, and we're seeing reports of that happening. >> that's the biggest problem. although there have been statements made by the military establishment, they think they'll do their best to prevent any casualtyies among civilians. the incident today where people were killed in a refugee camp people suffered in 2004-'05-'06. they had stranded in that area along the border of saudi arabia. this is an area where they managed to put some of their fighters. >> that's only going to make the saudi's job that much more difficult. >> very difficult because you have many scenarios, and different partners in yemen. hadi and his supporters would like to see the saudis involved in the intervention force for as long as it takes until his enemies and ali abdullah saleh are completely undermine the houthies. a major po

elsewhere, the strikes have hit several provinces include be saada and there have been running battles in aid deny between the houthi and government forces. there is a blockade of yemen's ports. we have more. >> these are the victims of what appears to be the deadliest saudi-led airstrikes so far. this was a camp in yemen's north for those fleeing the violence which has grimed yemen for a decade. the houthis say women and children are among the dead but witnesses say many killed were fighters and saudi arabia are animate the houthis are to blame. >> they have moved their weapons and fighters to areas where you have civilians. we do our best to prevent civilian casualties. we reply to a source of fire. we have no confirmation this was a refugee camp. >> airstrikes have hit nine provinces, including sanna. the target is a military base and weapons storage facility which belong to the yemen republicken guard. the focus is on houthi strongholds and protecting the port. saudi describes houthi command centers like this one. coalition forces control the skies, naval forces moving to block yem

as we said earlier they've bombed positions in the northern province of saada considered the houthis major support base. >>> the battle will continue until houthis withdraw their weapons and withdraw from sanaa. hashem ahelbarra has more. >> bombed ammunition depots, in sanaa, sadaa and aden. a fuel facility, the saudis have also deployed thousands of soldiers along the border they share with yemen. >> translator: the houthis are a group of militias that staged a coup. they have expanded because of the backing of former president ali abdalla saleh and the rebels. >> started to retreat from areas in the south according to local sources. sunni tribes men are on the move to recapture areas they lost in the last few weeks. these are houthi fighters killed in an ambush in the southern city of lahege. dominated by yemen's deteriorating security situation. the saudis and their allies say the air strikes will continue until houthis and the deposed president ali abdalla saleh disband their militias. they also insist that abd rabbu mansour hadi is the legitimate mat leader. >> the move came af

dozens of houthi 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. but saudi officials continue to say that there is no plan to send troops, at least for now. >> we will attack for the militias, but there is no major land operation. >> the saudi-led airstrikes seam to be weakening houthi fighters who started to retreat from areas in the south. tribesmen are on the move to recapture areas they 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. >> the arab league summit in egypt has been dominated by yemen's deteriorating security situation, the saudis and their allies say the airstrikes will continue until the houthis and deposeed president disband their militia. they assist that abd rabbuh mansur hadi, who has fled the country, is yemen's legitimate leader. >> hashem joins us

they bombed positions in saada, the main support base. >>> air strikes hit targets across the country. including in the capital sanaa. jets from the saudi arabia-led coalition have bombed ammunition depots airports and long-range rocket launchers in sanaa, ibb and hugayhah. this is the aftermath of an attack on the al-daylami airbase. it destroyed helicopters, fighter jets and facilities. the saudis deployed thousands along the border that they share with yemen. >> translation: the houthis are a group of militias that staged a coup. they have expanded because of the packing of the former president, and the iranians. >> saudi arabia-led air strikes seem to be weakening houthi fighters that retreat from areas in the south. sunni sunni sunni tribesman are on the move. these are houthi fighters killed in an ambush in the southern city. the summit in egypt has been dominated by yemen's security situation. the saudis and their allies say the air strikes will continue until the houthis and the deposed president ali abdullah saleh disband their militias. they also insist that the president wh

jed from the saudi led coalition bombed ammunition, depots and rocket launchers in sanna saada, and other areas. this is the air base in the capitol. it destroyed helicopters fighter jets, and a fuel facility. the saudi's deployed thousands of soldiers along the border they share with yemen. >> the houthis are a group of militia's that staged a coup backed by al sal and the iranians. houthi fighters have started to retreat from areas in the south according to local sources. sunni tribesmen are on the move to recapture areas they lost in the last few weeks. these are houthi fighters killed in an ambush while in the southern city of lahaj. yemen's deteriorating supreme court situation saudis and allies say the airstrikes will continue until the houthis and the deposed presidential saleh disband their militias. they he also insist that president adou rabbo mansour hadi, who has fled the country is yemen's legitimate leader. >> yemen was on the verge of collapse, which brought reaction from the arab states and international community, coming after all other means to achieve a peaceful solutio

dozens of houthi fighters have been killed and jets have bombed positions in the northern province of saada. the saudi's deployed soldiers along their border with yemen. sawed officials continues to there is no plan to send troops at least for now. >> we are using the apache to talk some concentration of force for the militias, but there is no lets say major land operation. >> the saudi-led airstrikes seem to be weakening houthi fighters who have started to retreat from areas in the south according to local sources. tribesmen are recapturing areas they 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 through expert military men. >> the arab league summit has been dominated by yemens security situation. the saudis and their allies say the airstrikes will continue until the houthis and depose president ali abdullah saleh disband their positions and insist president adou rabbo mansour hadi is the legitimate president. >> if we can start with this air strike that's breaking news

elsewhere, strikes ever hit several provinces including the houthi stronghold of saada. there has also been fighting in aden and saudi arabia said it has completed a blockade of yemen's ports manufacture government officials say the houthis are to blame for airstrikes on that refugee camp. >> houthis have moved the weapons and fighters to areas where you have civilians and we stress that we do our best to prevent civilian casualties. >> yemen's leaders insist iran is backing the houthi rebels. tehran denies that allegation p.m. iraqi forces have recaptured several key areas in their offensive to take back tikrit from isil. government troops backed by shia militias liberated four neighborhoods in southern tikrit. they raised the iraqi flag over the city's main hospital buildings. the u.s. denies that an american drone strike killed two iranian military advisors operating in iraq. >> the fighting in tikrit is gaining traction in our digit albeit this morning. iraqi security forces have been hampered by booby traps and mines planted by islamic state fighters. they have been