you know agreeing that al—shabab can be defeated by the use of force.w of you know the authorities not just a question now of you know the authorities notjust inside somalia, but the neighbouring countries of kenya and ethiopia and including the regional authorities that is inter—governmental authority as well as african union and eastern african community, so figure out a political solution, because al—sha bab community, so figure out a political solution, because al—shabab will not be completed defeated by force. solution, because al—shabab will not be completed defeated by forcem needs that political solution and certainly getting other groups together. i'm afraid we have to leave it there. thank you very much. riot police have clashed with protesters inside a major shopping centre near hong kong's border with mainland china. the retail outlet near the chinese city of shenzhen is popular with shoppers from the mainland. 0ur asia pacific regional editor michael bristow reports. in a few days, it will be a new year, but in hong kong it's now an old sto

air strikes on al-shabab in recent years. the militant group has carried out attacks in somalia, as well as in neighboring kenya and uganda. al-shabab was blamed for two truck bombings in 2017 that killed nearly 600 people, also in mogadishu. in paris today, thousands marched to protest the french government's plan to change its pension programs. the demonstrators joined forces with the so-called yellow vests, a moveme for social and economic justice that is in its 59th weekend of protests. the nationwideension reform marches and actions have disrupted transit across france .r much of the past month scuffles broke out with police today, and some demonstrators burned construction terials. french president emmanuel macron wants to raise the re age from 62 to 64, and reform pension categories. unions are opposed. and are calling for a major day of action against the proposals on january 9. in lafayette, louisiana today, five people died when a small private plane crashed in a wooded area near a post office. local officials said

a generation were used and discriminated an outcast by the bigger clans who were liberated and al shabab rule who would not accept al-shabaab bad and then you have big clients who are not happy with the government who feel badly treated by the government who are loyal to al shabaab when they have to be loyal to sew up about half support they are very strong militarily they control large parts of somalia and in fact even in will get additional they they collect taxes they do whatever they want literally so i don't buy this idea has been weakened they are right there extra let me if i may bring in mohamed you're a former spokes person of course or head of strategic communications for the somali government has the somali government i mean the it sounds like from talking to our guest in the show so far it sounds like the somali government has failed to heal some rifts really within somali society between clans at least and that is feeding support for a chabad. but sunny i think to be honest it's not the best of time to analyze the government's efforts to add security when just slightly over

shabab people. fled to live on the only trees this is a vegetable market there's no one here i haven't seen anyone other than journalists taking pictures of me and. most of those fleeing are hitting. north towards the turkish border. we ran away from the rockets out of our old and explosive shells. we were asking for allows mercy and for the united nations to see what happened to us because of bashar al assad and the russian army. they are killing us. with heavy shelling. and a strikes. syrian troops have been pushing into it live. and identified syrian pennell said the offensive is to clear the province of terrorism. i left the syrian army cares about civilians lives what that. the military calls upon them to leave the areas where the terrorists are not. that should go to the areas under the control of the syrian army come to save them from terrorists and terrorism and i've been with you more than 40000 people have been displaced by the time and in recent weeks. to hong kong now where demonstrators

kind of attack bears all the hallmarks of previous attacks by the islamist expecting this group al shabab what does this tell us about of the security situation in mogadishu i mean is it even possible to prevent these kinds of attacks well that's a very important question of because the parts are the ones that the government also mahdi mogadishu has been saying that that is so much improvement in security and the fact that they really struggled for their lives cameras and increased the number of figurative bottom of all across the city too much to ease the attacks and then again such an attack of these multitudes and then brings the whole system back to square one because that kind of a bombing that today is probably the deadliest so far this year there was some others is to happen in turkey 17 and that security experts are trying to say the other targets are the took place today is most similar to the last attack even though it was of such a scale but does it say it's at securing look at issue from a sort of attack a very big challenge for some odd authorities as the militant group has b

somalia's al qaeda affiliate al shabab has claimed responsibility for that attack. we'll continue to gather information and bring you developments as we learn more. >>> still ahead on "cnn newsroom" live, deadly fires raging in australia and they're putting these beloved animals at risk. ahead, how one hospital is helping to sayre the koalas. >>> plus, nasa has unveiled a new rover that will collect samples on mars. a mission out to the red planet. stay with us. so i can sleep great and wake up human. don't eat me i taste terrible. fight your worst symptoms so you can sleep great and wake up human. new mucinex nightshift cold and flu. >>> a tractor-trailer jack knifing there on a highway on friday. you can see police officers scrambling to get out of the way as the truck barrels ahead. officers were responding to multiple accidents that day. a local tv news crew was on the scene. they captured the video. two people were injured, we understand. dense fog created hazardous driving conditions at the time there. >>> in australia, as bush fires rage on, we now know that

. >>>> the islamist t militantnt p al-shabab said it was responsible for identifying deadly somali capital. at least 19 people were killed. accordance to dan has sentenced 27 members to death for killing a protesteter earlier this yr. a family of the net accused of ststabbing five peoplele in a rabbi's home in new york say he has a long h history of mental illness. they maintain he hadad not expressed an interest images and. turkey's government is rushing about through parliament that would approve the deployment of troops to libya. the turkish foreign minister met with the opposition to discuss legislation. that is expected to pass without difficulty. the government says it is answering a request for military assistance. pro-government forces are struggling to fend off an offensive rival force led by a militia. let's go to dorian jones in istanbul. welcome. what is behind his turkish move? dorian: the turkish president erdogan says that they have a hold over libya. president erdogan says they are committed to supporting the internationally recognized live in government of national court.

this is all to do with al shab b shabab. main victims are constantly the somali people themselves. we know this went off at a busy intersection which was bordering a university. so young people, young somalis are part of the many victims. this is not the first time this has happened. remember october 2017, over 500 were killed in yet another truck bomb. but the u.s. and africa command have been strident about this. they say this an organization that wants to eventually attack the united states homeland itself. so while al shabab is operating, they are always being hit back by u.s. an africa command. >> thank you very much for that reporting. please keep us posted on the developments there. >>> coming up, we're going to speak to a man who fought back surviving a stabbing spree in new york. "new day" continues right now. >> breaking news out of texas after a gunman opened fire during a sunday morning church service. >> two parishioners returned fire. and within six seconds, the suspect is taken down. >> the citizens who were i

officials have blamed the attack on the militant group al-shabab. it was the worst attack in two years in s somalia.. one day after r the bombing,g, e pentagonon said it killed d at t four people in airstrikes targeting al-shabab. the united states is carrying out an increasing number of airstrikes in somalia, killing at least 800 people since april 2017. the taliban's ruling council has agreed to a temporary ceasefire in afghanistan, opening a window for the signing of a potential peace deal with the united states. the trump administration has demanded a ceasefire as a pre-condition of signing the peace agagreement, which comes amid start-and-stop negotiations between u.s. and taliban officials in qatar. a peace deal could lead to the end of the u.s. war in afghanistan, the longest war in u.s. history.. in yemen, at least 10 people were killed in a missile strike on a military parade for a united arab emirates-backed separatist group in southern yemen sunday. officials blamed the strike on houthi r rebels, whoho have nott reresponded to the allegat

the president has blamed al shabab militants for the attack.asis to force him to testify at donald trump's impeachment trial. nearly 2000 people have taken shelter in evacuation centres as tropical cyclone sarai batters fiji. the cyclone has brought high winds and rain, causing flooding to rivers and coastal areas on the pacific island nation. one man is believed to have drowned and another man is reported missing. james ra nsley reports. tropical cyclone sarai wreaking havocin tropical cyclone sarai wreaking havoc in mvg. this vehicle, carrying six people and a cow, washed into a raging river. it is thought they all made it to safety. winds of up to 90 mph and swells up to five metres have parted the small island nation, calling flooding and widespread damage. authorities are urging people to remain vigilant. an 18—year—old student is believed to be the country's latest drowning victim. the man is believed to have been swept away by strong currents when he was swimming with his friends. more than 2000 people are in evacuation centre ‘s across

and i remember 10 years ago exactly 10 years ago a similar park happened and people were saying of shabab will be defeated al shabaab as we can but i don't buy this narrative that al-shabaab has been weakened i think al shabaab by still very strong they control large territories of southern and central samarra yes they have been pushed out of major cities but in villages and towns and rural areas the military this knowledge as i still are strong they know what they're good at look conventional army they don't face conventional armies but they're good at guerrilla tactics so they are there they are very strong and i would say their supporters i would divide them into 3 types one. young man who grew up within ideology who genuinely believe in al-shabaab and there are thousands of them and then you have much people who belong to minority clans who for a generation were used and discriminated an outcast by the bigger clans who were liberated and al-shabaab rule who would not accept al-shabaab bad and then you have big clients who are not happy with the government who feel badly treated by the

the somali islamist militant group al shabab says it carried out the attack.ighters attacked the bus in wajir district as it was heading for the ethiopian border. american musician r kelly has been charged with bribing a government official so that he could marry an under—age girl in 1994. the girl is named only as jane doe in the documents, but has widely been identified by us media as singer aaliyah. they got married when she was 15 and r kelly was 27. the certificate, leaked at the time, listed her age as 18. michael do at school today? he completed his adoption and invited his classmates to court to watch! bit, but a call today across the board. —— cooler day. john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building in new york. there has been a cloud standing here in individual, as the flowers been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the wars of the old city of dubrovnik. this warning, witnesses said, shows were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of the amount they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths under p

the somali islamist militant group al shabab says it carried out the attack.that several armed fighters attacked the bus in wajir district as it was heading for the ethiopian border. a huge strike by public sector workers has is causing widespread disruption across france for the second day running. unions say they'll continue the action over the weekend unless the government drops its plans for pension reform. the french prime minister, edouard philippe, defended the changes and said the current system could not last. a teenager has pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of a boy who was thrown from the tenth floor of london's tate modern museum. 18—year—old jonty bravery admitted to the offence, which took place in august this year. the six—year—old survived but suffered life—changing injuries. r kelly has been charged with bribing a us government official in order to get a fraudulent identification document to marry an under—age girl in 1994. the girl, named only as jane doe in the documents, has widely been identified by us media as singer aaliyah. they go

army some probably prevent a thorough takeover of the whole central somalia out by by basically the shabab in 2010 so they have that thorough impact but they haven't brought the security architecture. in due to the dialogue between the regional states under central government to any level where it's actually providing safety for its ordinary citizens it can provide. protection for against ship of taking over the country but it can appropriately provide yet that safety for its ordinary citizens as proven by these attacks. police in india have arrested more than a 1000 people during the past 24 hours a protest against the new citizenship law the arrests deterring demonstrators from a 15th day of action and citizens nationwide they condemning the legislation is divisive discriminatory and the opposition leader rather showed his support by visiting the northeast instead of a song where the protests began and so for hours at one of the city and sites in new delhi. homeowner out of those people who were detained or they just seem to know that maybe i am going to be met by one who would be named

just this month, five were killed when islamist militant group al—shabab targeted this hotel which iserce gun battle with security forces. no group has yet claimed responsibility for the blast, but for citizens of this bustling capital city, it is a horribly familiar scene. a navy seal diver who helped rescue a youth football team trapped in a flooded cave in thailand has died from a blood infection he picked up during the rescue. petty officer beirut pakbara had been under medical supervision since the rescue 18 months ago, but his condition worsened. he died yesterday. riot police have clashed with protesters inside a major shopping centre near hong kong's border with mainland china. pepper spray and batons were used by security forces after demonstrators marched through the mall in sheung shui. the retail outlet near the chinese city of shenzhen is popular with shoppers from the mainland. protesters in hong kong have been targeting shopping centres across the area in recent days. a mother whose husband and two children drowned in a swimming pool on the costa del sol on christmas ev

the president has blamed al shabab militants for the attack.ed after the home addresses of more than 1,000 recipients of new years honours were accidentally published online. let's return now to our top story, that deadly bomb attack in somalia. ahmed hirsi is a community activist with the largest somalian community in the united states, in minneapolis. hejoins me now. what does this attack tell us about the capabilities of al—shabaab? first of all, thank you for having mei first of all, thank you for having me i appreciate the space and i would also like to set my condolences to the families of the victims. we have to find solutions, to find long—term ways to protect and save lives. somali forces are due to take over from african union forces in may, 2020. does this attack showed the somali forces are clearly not ready to do that? actually, it is the opposite. i feel we have been waiting for this moment to arrive. the somali forces have been ready from day one. we know al—shabaab. 0ur trips are ready to fight, if the international community al

the somali islamist militant group al shabab says it carried out the attack.that several armed fighters attacked the bus in wajir district as it was heading for the ethiopian border. a woman who'd alleged she'd been raped in northern india has died in hospital after being set on fire. she was attacked earlier this week as she was on her way to court. five men, including her alleged rapist, have been arrested. a huge strike by public sector workers has caused widespread disruption across france for the second day running. unions say they'll continue the action over the weekend unless the government drops its plans for pension reform. french prime minister edouard philippe defended the changes and said the current system could not last. gunmen in baghdad have opened fire on anti—government protesters,and bystanders, killing at least 14 people, four of them policemen. dozens of people have been wounded. iraq has seen weeks of demonstrations, fuelled by anger at corruption — and interference by neighbouring iran. gareth barlow reports. gunfire. gunfire cracks thro

the somali islamist militant group al shabab says it carried out the attack. told the bbc that several armed fighters attacked the bus in wajir district as it was heading for the ethiopian border. more than a dozen people have been rescued in nairobi after the colla pse rescued in nairobi after the collapse of a building. it is feared more are still buried. a second deadly shooting has taken place at a us naval base in less than a week after a gunman opened fire killing three people. the shooter who has been identified as a member of the saudi air force was in the us for flight training. the gunman was shot dead by officers while several other people were injured. investigators are looking to see if the shooting was terror—related. the attack comes two days after a us sailor killed two civilians at a base in hawaii. here's our north america correspondent with more on the gunman. we know that he was a saudi citizen, a trainee pilot, a trainee aviator on this base. he had every right to be there, clearly he did not have a right to carry fire arm on the base. thi

but we know that it bears all the hallmarks of the al qaeda affiliated group, al shabab.ant check point, as usual, these attacks come at checkpoints, hotels where politicians and government people gather. they come indiscriminately, wherever they may. remember january 15, 2019, al shabab attacked a hotel in kenya, thousands of miles away from mogadishu. the key thing is it's the somalis suffering from these atax. we know that this checkpoint was very near a university. so without doubt, young students were hoping to be the brightest and the best of somali society will be among the dead. 79 dead. we know over 100 injured. this is their modus on op randi. >> giving us insight into who was who was injured, into who was killed. 79 people killed and more than is 100 injured. thank you for the reporting. we'll stay in touch with you. we'll be right back after the break. cevennes >>> we continue following the breaking news this hour out of new york state. that's where fivebbed wheel the came together to celebrate the seventh night of hanukkah inside a rabbi's home. a witness say

citizen fighting with the terror group al shabab. he has advocated for attacks against americans, which is why the fbi says they urgently want him apprehended. the bureau is asking for tips that could lead to his capture. >>> san francisco transportation planners want your feedback on a controversial plan that would introduce congestion pricing to the city's traffic clogged downtown. >> the transportation authority announce add new ten-minute survey trying to gauge public opinion about the plan to charge for driving downtown and south of market during busy times. the survey looks at public support for public transit improvements in the area. taking the survey gives you a chance to win a membership or a safeway gift card. >>> 2019 is almost over and this morning san francisco-based you be uber released the top trends. the golden gate bridge was the number one tourist destination in 2019. pier 39 was the top destination for ride hailing customers. the most popular day march 22nd. the most ordered food of 2019 chicken tikka uber plans t

so while al shabab is operating, they are always being hit back by u.s. an africa command. >> thank you very much for that reporting. please keep us posted on the developments there. >>> coming up, we're going to speak to a man who fought back surviving a stabbing spree in new york. "new day" continues right now. >> breaking news out of texas after a gunman opened fire during a sunday morning church service. >> two parishioners returned fire. and within six seconds, the suspect is taken down. >> the citizens who were inside that church undoubtedly saved 200 other parishioners. >> a congregation is going to build on that legacy. >> thomas allegedly began his stabbing spree. >> i consider this an act of nick terrorism. >> if there was ever a time where we say no to religious bigotry, this is the time. >>> welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. this is "new day." alisyn is off. poppy harlow is with me. >> good to be here. i wish it were better news. >> a lot of sad news. we begin with two attacks on places of worship. the first

just this month, five were killed when islamist militant group al—shabab targeted this hotel which isry officers, leading to a fierce gun battle with security forces. no group has yet claimed responsibility for the blast, but for citizens of this bustling capital city, it is a horribly familiar scene. in a moment we join viewers on bbc one for a round—up of the day's national news with my colleague kate silverton. a mother whose husband and 2 children drowned, in a swimming pool, on the costa del sol, on christmas eve, insists they all knew how to swim. olubunmi diya says they were "dragged into the middle" of the pool, and couldn't get out. the hotel's operator said, exhaustive police investigations had confirmed the pool was working normally, and there was no malfunction of any kind. our correspondent, helena wilkinson, gave me an update a short while ago on mrs diya's response to the police investigation. what she has said, it contradicts what the police in spain have been putting out in terms of information. mrs diya has put out a statement saying she is disturbed by what she desc

now the somali government says an al shabab operative has been killed in an air strike in southern somalia a spokesman says sunday's operation took place in coordination with the u.s. africa command it comes a day after a devastating truck bombing killed at least 80 people in mogadishu the government has blamed for that attack some of the wounded have been flown to turkey for specialist treatment how do reports now from nairobi in neighboring kenya. they survived saturday's truck bomb blast in mogadishu some of the worst some victims had been airlifted to hospital in turkey clinics and hospitals in mogadishu are struggling to cope with the dozens of wounded. from the time the explosion occurred up until now the government leaders have been working hard to provide the services needed by those injured. explosion it's now possible for us to elope 16 of some of the seriously injured in the attack to our brothers in turkey. a truck loaded with explosives has degenerated as a security checkpoint in the capital somalis president is blaming the armed group al-shabaab and mohamad abdalla for my jos

no group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack, but the militant group al—shabab has in theshire, claimed the £161 million euromillions prize in 2011. at the time, it was one of europe's biggest ever lottery wins after a series of rollovers boosted the jackpot. a report is calling for a radical overhaul of britain's railways to end what it calls "nightmare railjourneys". the campaign for better transport says the current system of franchising should be replaced by more flexible contracts, which would allow greater competition on inter—city routes. it comes just weeks before the department for transport is expected to publish its plans for a review of the railways. the duchess of cambridge has praised the work of midwives in an open letter to the profession. highlighting the work they do, kate middleton said it was of "fundamental importance" to the early years development of children. kensington palace released these pictures of the duchess after she spent two days at a maternity unit. she described the experience as "a privilege". all the sport and the weather coming up all

piracy how to deal with shabab. where would somalia go? and somalia is part of the region. so the remit really became one where i was the only person who had such a role. which was unusual. and a lot of the people, the leaders in the region i think were surprised, pleased, that there was an attention being given at a political level. and frankly, you know, you gave me a kind of a -- an open book as it were to be an entrepreneurial as possible in dealing with all the different crises. but what emerged and i think this is where from a european perspective, we could play to one comparative advantage that we have, which is that in the e.u., we're dealing daily with squabbles among member states. the question is we created a framework within which at the very least you don't pull guns out on the horn. and we haven't for a while. and therefore trying to get a whole region which was, you know, despite its geographical name in the horn of africa is a pretty disaggregated place. it's not integrated in the way that other regions are and therefore getting the countries among themselve

armisen probably prevent a thorough takeover of the whole central somalia out by by basically the shabab in 2010 so they had that thorough impact but they haven't brought the security architecture the indeed the dialogue between the regional states under central government to any level where it's actually providing safety for its ordinary citizens it can provide. protection for against chevron taking over the country but it can appropriately provide yes that safety for its ordinary citizens as proven by this attack and that then leads me to the final question how do you provide that safety and security what is a pathway to the future here and is the government capable of being able to deliver on that. well you need to have an accent to the army and they're accountable police services and also i think also security institutions as a more local level you need to have not only somali ownership but also ownership of these institutions at the local level level and then actually the population needs to see that they are caring about their own population that they are providing security at the

the pentagon has a multimillion dollar bounty out for the leader of shabab, they really struck the grouprikes have been picking up in intensity and troops on the ground, assisting the government. they targeted american soldiers unsuccessfully. what makes it particularly disappointing is somalia has just begun turning a corner, it is improving in some places. the money started to flow into the country. some have begun to return but today's attack reminds us that this is a huge setback and is only the beginning of somalia returning to normal. leland: a lot of problems going back to the 80s and 90s. alicia: the four american troops injured in a rocket attack friday back on duty, the attack targeted and iraqi base in kirkuk, also killing a civilian us defense contractor. a separate defense official tells fox it is unlikely isis carried out the attack. they have not seen a sophisticated rocket attack. >> eddie gallagher. eddie gallagher was perfectly okay with anyone moving in the new york times, reportedly showed testimony by fellow navy seals earlier this year. gauthier was found not guilty