now we will hunt them and defeat them and seize their stronghold on saada province. >> reporter: but the new army has a long way to go. lacking training and resources, it remains outnumbered and outgunned by forces allied with the houthis. and some of these fighters are more loyal to their tribal leaders than the army. in the past few months, many military units defected and joined the rebels. for now there are two armies fighting for control. the one in the north is mainly shia and the one in the south is mainly sunni, leaving an uncertain future. hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera. >>> the u.s. president has appealed directly to his country's jewish community in a bid to win support for the iranian nuclear deal. barack obama is promoting the deal so that congress doesn't try to kill it off. kimberly halkett reports. >> reporter: the u.s. president appealed directly to jewish americans in an online web address that an agreement with iran is israel's and the region's best hope for peace. >> this deal blocks every way, every pathway, that iran might take, in order to obtain a nuclear weapon

against the rebels in the past now we will hunt them and defeat them and seize their territory in the saada province. >> it remains outnumbered and outgunned by forces allied with the houthis. on some of these fighters are more loyal to their tribal leaders than the army. in the past few months, many military units defected and joined the rebels. for now, there are two armies fighting for control. the one in the north is mainly shia and the one in the south is mainly sunni, leaving an uncertain future, hashem ahelbarra, al jazeera. >> former president saleh has aligned himself with the houthis courtney kealy has the story. >> ali abdullah saleh nearly died in a bombing in 2011, suffering burns to his face and wounds to his torso. after numerous operations now 73 years old, saleh has regained much of his strength. the former yemeni leader may not hold a title but has great power. at his 71th birthday celebration his followers made their feelings clear. >> this shows the love the yemenis have for him. he still has the respect of the people. >> saleh was born in a simple family and had little

they're joining with government forces to recapture the province of saada. >> we regret not taking up arms against the rebels in the past. now we'll shunt them and defeat them and seize their stronghold on saada province. [ gunfire ] >> but the new army has a long way to go. lacking training and resources it remains outnumbered and outgunned by the houthis. in the past few months many military units defected and joined the rebels. now there are two armies fighting for control. the one in the north is mostly shia. the one in the south mainly sunni, leaving a uncertain future. >> it's been a frustrating battle for al jazeera journalists facing retrial in egypt. their verdict was supposed to be announced earlier this month, but it was pushed back until august 29th. now the three journalists hope that it will be the end of their long struggle to clear their names. we have the latest. >> for the past 20 months these al jazeera journalists have been waiting to hear the words "not guilty." the egyptian judiciary now has another chance to deliver the justice they say they denver. mohamed fahm

. >>> aim is to santa saada, the main northern stronghold of the houthis. >>> bomb blast, when a bus was struck, north of cairo. egypt has been battling a growing insurgency since the 2013 ousting of presiden mohamm. >> reporting from beirut. >> outside the prime minister's office in beirut. they want to protect the building after violence the night before. antigovernment protesters have been taking place here for weeks now, triggered after a rubbish crisis april the capital's main office was closed. lebanon has been in political limbo for over two years now as a result of the sectarian divide here. that along with widespread corruption has meant that basic services like water and electricity are not being delivered. and the way security forces have been dealing with the protesters has further angered people. on monday a demonstration was held outside the justice ministry demanding the accountability of one person killed and dozens injured, as a result of blast the. the hashta alternative to the pl status quo. >> we are on the grass roots of the people. we are actually dragging the p

>> yeah, it makes me saada sad a lot. a lot. >> dennis, jr.nsferred from county jail to an adult prison when he was 16. less than three months later, he hanged himself in his cell. nevlynn said she had noticed a change in the tone of his letters. >> it wasn't him. it wasn't something that he would right. even when i opened the letter, and you know you see eyes and tears falling from it, it was like, what is he going through? like don't do that. you know. it was like, you know, that last cry for help, that's all i got you know what i am saying. >> she says she doesn't know exactly why her brother took his own life. but she says one thing is clear, he never should have been sent to an adult facility. >> you can't sit here and tell me you will be okay with your child, your son mingling with an adult your age. these are babies in prison, you know . ♪ ♪ >> the policies that have september thousands of youth to adult prisons in michigan are now being questioned. but so far, the laws are you main in place . meanwhile, former and current prisoners con

they're joining with government forces to recapture the fallen saada. >> we're starting operations, we regret not taking up arms against the houthis in the beg begin. >> the new army has a long way to go. lacking training and resources, which remains outnumbered and outgunned. some of these fighters are more loyal to their tribal leaders than the army. in the past few months many units defected and joined the rebels. now there are two armies fighting for control. the one in the north is mainly shia. and the one in the south is mainly sunni, leaving an uncertain future. hashem ahelbarra. al jazeera. >> children who were orphaned by the violence by boko haram in nigeria, are trying to deal with the traumas. >> in is what boko haram does not want them to have: an education. these children's parents were killed by boko haram in nigeria. now they're in school for a new start, but the transition has not been easy. >> we are trying gradually to bring them out of the tragedy, help them to forget some of the bad experience. this is a gradual force to come out of the bad situation. >> it's been