from the perspective of the shia south, the killing the cleric and then the slaughter of the shia in the south followed by the assassination of another cleric is a narrative of sectarian repression from the perspective of these two people. so we have these competing narratives of what was going on and what was happening. from the perspective of the regime, probably not a sectarian intent, but from the perception of those who were on the receiving end of this repression, it certainly had a sectarian effect and fed into long narratives, both on the part of the kurds and the shia of repression by either the sunni or the arabs, depending on which camp you're from. with that said, i think we are at a point where this is both the best and the worst time to attempt reconciliation. it is the best time because i think objectively speaking when you look at the situations, all three sides have realized that iraq needs to stay together and it is exponentially better for all sides to stay together, the iraqi sunni for all intents and purposes live in syria. who wants to live in syria right now. t

from the perspective of the shia south, the killing the cleric and then the slaughter of the shia in the south followed by the assassination of another cleric is a narrative of sectarian repression from the perspective of these two people. so we have these competing narratives of what was going on and what was happening. from the perspective of the regime, probably not a sectarian intent, but from the perception of those who were on the receiving end of this repression, it certainly had a sectarian effect and fed into long narratives, both on the part of the kurds and the shia of repression by either the sunni or the arabs, depending on which camp you're from. with that said, i think we are at a point where this is both the best and the worst time to attempt reconciliation. it is the best time because i think objectively speaking when you look at the situations, all three sides have realized that iraq needs to stay together and it is exponentially better for all sides to stay together, the iraqi sunni for all intents and purposes live in syria. who wants to live in syria right now. t

and the shia are less loud sort, in their complaints, but those looking at the micro shia community and listen to them talking within their community. there is much more dissatisfaction and i think consequencesy more that are coming very soon. so far as we speak, there is a the provincereate of basra, and that is going to done mainly really as movement of revenge towards what the government in baghdad is doing. doesn'tat feeds iraq have any kind of reppation in notdad to speak of, it has time.r a long be changingoing to the rules of the game. there is another movement at a and i don't know where it will go is the --called republic. here the calls are will from the rest of iraq. so there is a division there for the first time in my own in iraq, when i went to went to self provinces in the middle euphrates and central iraq, the lack of commitment of the shia, where i grew up, in two words, the unity of iraq has not seen in my own lifetime differently. know, are not, you committed any more because of the blood that was shed, because are notact that people be.ed the way they should the sout

they're recruiting all sorts of shias, afghan shias. there are shias from all over the place.iran is summoning them to the syria battlefield. iran is really going all out. so, what gets iran to change its playbook then? okay so is they want assad to stay, don't want him to lose. very hard. what gets them to change? what gets them to change would be the fear, the perception that assad is going to lose. until there is a perception that assad is going to fall, iran will not change its view. now this gets us into a whole discussion of what needs to be done to create that perception. we can certainly talk about that in the q&a. jeffrey white of the washington institute put out a great piece on the crucial role that assad's air force played in this conflict and idea a that sort of neutralizing assad's air force would strip the cloak of shield that assad feels. that could be something to talk about. in any way, as far as iran, they'll not deviate. one thing that is forcing -- could possibly force iran's hand a little bit, oil prices as we mentioned. iran under pressure, severe econom

. >> item believe in a shia versus sunni conflict. -- i don't leave in a shia versus sunni conflict. we are all one people and that does not help. i think it goes deeper, or slightly different than that. we look at as major international phenomenon, there is a common ground to hold us together and i'm hoping that is where a lot of the leaders are taking this. leadersre one of the that raises the specter of the shia crescent. >> yes, and i raised it from a political view. again, the jihadists global problem, the political point of view that we need to tackle. i don't believe that from a religious point of view there are any obstacles between us. and actually, it was last summer or the summer before last where some irresponsible members on both sides of the divide, clerics tried to create a clash andeen the shia and sunni we had a conflict where we brought sunni and shia leaders from all of the world to say, but, whatever is happening in aleppo, it has nothing to do with international strife. -- internal strife. and we held a meeting on the imams stoodhere two -- onen sunni, one shia s

as i said, it is not every sunni killed every shia. referred to so many families from those provinces at the risk of their lives rescued them and sent them back. that's there. but also if you look at from the other side, all of the other internal displaced people from fallujaha, where are they? i dined with them in car ballet. sunnis who are hosted right now. the same thing. nothing of that nature happened in the south in basra and nass rea and other places, there was no sort of counter act where the sunnis were slaughtered and shia areas. none of that happened. but your question i think refers to what they were doing in the fight. you are referring here to groups that have been acting out of the -- they have their own leadership, their structure. and they have done sort of a mixed bag. a lot of the footage that was shown was very disturbing to say the least, and no less than the torture that happened elsewhere. but also let's face it, there are those groups, whether you like them or not, they were the only ones who did any successful

in the shia versus sunni conflict. we're all one people, and that doesn't help. i think it goes deeper or slightly different than that. but if we look at this major international phenomenon, there's a common ground that brings us all together and i'm hoping that's where a lot of the leaders go. >> charlie: there was a leader in the middle east who raised the specter of the sheer crescent. >> yes, and i raised it from a political view. and, again, some from the jihadist global problem again for the political point of view, we need to be able to tackle it. i don't believe that from a religious point of view there is any obstacles between us, and actually it was last summer or the summer before last where some irresponsible members on both sides of the divide, clerics try to create a clash inside between shia and sunnis. and we had a conference where we brought sunni and shia leaders from all over the world to say whatever is happening at syria and lebanon at that point has nothing to do with interreligious strife and the

the sunni shia brothers will never [ inaudible ] revelations.ow these men seem to have put all differences aside. they say they have a new common enemy to fight. >>> a be it of a side bar to this. iranian state television says they plan on helping iraq rebuild their army. >>> now the very difficult search to retrieve and identify bodies from the airasia flight is continuing. it went down in the java sea on sunday with 162 on board. the bodies of at least seven passengers and crew have been recovered. here is scott heidler who is in the area. >> reporter: search and rescue operation is ongoing, when it is nightfall we know some ships on the water will still continue to do a little bit of surveying, but most of the operations will stop at night. earlier in the day, it was still very tough going as well heavy rain low visibility and high tide, but the search and rescue people were able to bring some of the bodies back here to this airport, where the aircraft took off early sunday morning. two so far we're expecting five more this evening. the bodie

shias and shia commemorations have been i.s.i.l.'s biggest target. the iraqi government is doing everything it can to protect those making the journey. >> translator: there is a clear cut, i saw the district's commander officers and soldiers deployed along the road leading to car karbala. >> reporter: iran has even launched air strikes in iraq. after initial denials, the iranian government has acknowledged they launched the attack. so sensitive the iraqi minister of defense continues to deny their involvement. >> if they are supporting this, there are beneficial effects. iran has clear security interests, protection of its borders, protection of the people. i.s.i.l. is not simply challenging to iraq but to iran as well. if there is involvement in the air the way there's clear involvement of the iranian revolutionary guards corps on the ground. >> in karbala, some sunni officials say they believe iran and pro-iranian iraqi forces are using the battle as an excuse to move out large numbers of sunnis. >> the central government in baghdad is totally sile

>> the iraqi military combined most importantly with a large variety of shia political yas are making gain against i.s.i.l. the baji front, there are areas that continue in places like ticity like tikrit. all of that is very much a work in progress so while the army, the military continues to make gains with those u.s. and other air strikes, i.s.i.l. still controls thousands of square kilometers of iraq and syria. >> jane ah arraf, in iraq. >>> the damage to homes near kobani's border crossing, is extensive. on saturday, i.s.i.l. fighters attempted to take control of this area. but these syrian kurdish fighters say the border remains under their control. they say i.s.i.l. fighters attacked them from the turkey side, with the help of the turkish government. one of its toughest challenges. the group released a video which it says shows its latest assault. >> we managed to patrol the border crossing and now we're advancing towards the other positions where the kurdish parties are. with god's permission we will glenwillcleanse the area. >> backed up by u.s. air strikes and iraq's semi aut

shia houthies are locked in a power struggle with its president. and a cargo ship carrying a thousand migrants has been brought in to port by the italian coast guard. it was abandoned in rough seas by people smugglers. >> the search has been hampered by bad weather. >> they were welcomed by somber military ceremony, the first two bodies of the victims of the airasia crash of december 28th. bad weather and long wait has been hampering the search for bodies south of borneo. >> the transport of the bodies from the ship to the mainland is very difficult. that's why the ship has come to the harbor, which is a much more time-consuming process than evacuating them by helicopter. >> a very tragic moment. three days after they had departed for singapore their bodies have returned here. many more have yet to be recovered. the bodies will be brought to the police hospitals for identification, but relatives have supplied data and dna records to help with the identification process. out of respect for the victims and their relatives the government has asked to

shia and shia commemorations have been i.s.i.l.'s biggest target. the iraqi government has done everything it can to protect those making the journey. >> protect pilgrims from any possible attack. i saw the district officers and soldiers deployed along the road leading to karbala. >> many tied to iran in the fight against i.s.i.l. iran is even launched air strikes in iraq. after initial denials the iranian government has acknowledged that it launched the attacks at the request of the iraqi government. it's so sensitive the iraqi ministry of defense continues to deny iranian air attacks. >> iran has clear security interests on its borders. protection of its borders, protection of its people, but i.s.i.l. not only l clear involvement of the iranian revolutionary guards corps on the ground. >> in dialla, pro-iranian forces are using the battle to move out large numbers of sunnis. >> we feel that a foreign regional agenda to change dialla regionally. no positive steps have taken place on the ground. >> iraqi officials say when people have been ordered f

where he was advising iraqi troops and shia volunteers. >>> we are approaching a grim anniversary, infew hours, three al jazerra journalists will have been in prison in egypt for a fuel her our colleagues were arrested on december 29th, 2013, they were falsely accused of aiding the outlawed muslim brotherhood and damaging egypt's reputation abroad, they say they were just doing their jobs as journalist >>> a presidential election as taken place in a midst a deep economic slump. the role is mostly ceremonial. and the incumbent is expected to earn a second term. but if not there will be a run-off election. >>> heavy snowfall has left about 15,000 people stranded in the french alps a storm dumped massive snow on mountain roads just as holdiday makers were heading to and from popular ski resorts after crisman, a man died when his car slid in to a ravine emma hayward reports. >> reporter: just over a week ago there were worry about his a lack of snowed of the ski season. but now france has been hit by a deluge. making the journey for those heading to the country's many ski resorts in the a

shia b rarvetiontanzi reports. >> michael brown shot by a police officer in august. protesters were quick to gather at the scene. police say an officer approached martin and his companion at a petrol station. then this happened. >> this individual, backed away to the east just for a few steps. turned back around, the officer started engaging him in conversation again, then the individual produced a pistol with his arms straight out, over the hood of the police car. at that point, the officer produced his service revolver and shot. >> since august, americans have protested for what they say is a lack of responsibility of police officers. the mayor of new york has attempted to curtail the protests in his city following the killings of two police officers by gunmen. but that didn't stop the crowds from returning on thursday night. >> it is necessary not to let that action become the face of this whole series of events, because it's still young black men that are taking a beating and getting shot and in fact coops are relatively safe. >> reporter: the swift reaction and

now to iraq, where a suicide bomber has killed at least 21 shia pilgrims. the bomber blew himself up inside a tent offering drinks and food for shia visitors to a shrine. >>> a funeral for one of iran's most senior generals last been held killed in samarra are there to advise iraqi soldiers. iranian soldiers are not on active military duty in iraq. in syria dozens much inmates inside one of the country's prisons have gone on hunger strike demanding to be released. not facing any charges and detained since the start of the conflict. cara malone has more. >> reporter: we don't want our food, we want our freedom about in the central prison of homs. this video comes from online sources but confirming to al jazeera that hunger strikes are happening. they have written messages on the walls some of the inmates have been here for years. they have put up their untouched rations in front of them. many of the 2,000 detainees in this priz on prison were arrested in 2011 when the uprising began in homs. >> there is an overwhelming sense of anger because 90% of them have

security tight there for shia pilgrims that will be marking. [ inaudible ] >> reporter: yes, and thereen remarkably few attacks, iraqi officials say that's because of fighting over the past few weeks to very much ally root out rice i'll long the outskirts of baghdad in an area that's parts of the pan sit route where millions of visitors have congregated. it shows you as well how fragment third degree fight is. there are 35,000 iraqi security forces in a and around for the gathering one of the biggest relidge you go gathers in the world. in the west of the country in anbar where you can't send in shia militias and the iraqi military is entrusted the trikes are calling for help so desperate that they are calling for help even from american to his come and help on the ground. something the iraqi government has says will never happen. >> jane, thank you very much for that. >>> interim man police are investigating reports a man was running an influential twitter account supporting isil. according to media accounts the account had more than 17,000 followers and provided news on isil in engli

shias and shia commemorations have been i.s.i.l.'s biggest target. the iraqi government is doing everything it can to those making the journey. >> there's military deployment to approach pilgrims from attack. i saw the district commander officers and soldiers deployed along the road. iraqi government forces have been backed by the shia militias. iran launched air strikes in iraq. after initial denials, it acknowledged that it launched the attacks. at the request of the iraqi government. it's so sensitive that the iraqi military of defense... >> iran has clear security interests on protection of its borders and people. i.s.i.l. is not a threat to the people of iraq or syria, but the people of iran as well. i wouldn't be surprised if there are images and if there's involved in the air, the way there is clear involved of the iranian guard score personnel on the ground. >> in diyala, where some fierce fighting takes place, some sunni officials believe iran and pro-iranian forces are using the battle as an excuse. >> translation: the distral government in

they are involved in a sunni-shia conflict. they're involved in the arab-persian conflict with their involved in one way or another. at least all the states that have kurds in the state versus kurd conflict, and the authoritarian governments don't even like democratic islamists. so all of these governments are constantly recalibrating their policy, depending on what their top threat is at the moment. as soon as a threat receives even a little bit then they go on to the next threat. the contradictions and inconsistencies in turkish policy is just a sign there being jerked in several different directions at the same time by their equities in all of these conflicts. it's kind of a six dimensional chess, for each of these commentgovernments are playing d that's what all the coalition's are temporary. all the commitments are conditional, and all of the coalitions will tend to fade as they begin marginally to have some success. >> but, you know, look, the default decision on the part of any of these governments is we can get the amer

and this could force officers or working with the shia officers as well. so it's not surprising to those who have followed sulimani in the past years. >> very broad part of that region, michael pregent good to have you with us. >>> from the host of meet the press chuck todd joins us next. >>> also oil prices are plunging. we'll look at the positives and the negatives for us here in the u.s. what do you think? >> a dirty deal. struck at the heart of government. >> egypt mismanaged its gas industry. >> taking the country to the brink of economic ruin. >> it's obvious that egypt was being ripped off. it's basically saying to the israelis, "look if you want to screw us, here's a tool you can use to screw us". >> al jazeera exposes those who made a fortune betraying an entire nation. >> you don't feel that you owe an explanation to the egyptian people? >> no... no... >> al jazeera investigates. egypt's lost power. december 17th. 10:00 eastern. on aljazeera america. >> barack obama swept into the white house in 2008 with his message of hope and change and the pr

iran and shia militias played a controversial roll in iraq. with weakened iraqi security forces they couldn't take on i.s.i.l. or secure baghdad without them. it left the iraqi government treading a fine line between relying on iran for help, and maintaining its independence >>> president obama is addressing questions about race relations raised across the country. demonstrators are protesting decisions by two grand juries no to indict police officers. they are staging dye-ins and mall march. president obama spoke about what is happening and how to address race relations nationwide. >> when you deal with something deeply rooted as racism or bias in any society, you have to have vigilance, but recognise that it will take time, and you have to be steady >>> that interview airs in full tomorrow night. in chicago, several churches launched protests after this morning's services. members of 100 churches marched in response to the michael brown and eric garner grand jury decisions. demonstrators shut down streets which one paster said is important t

shia britainzi.n port-au-prince there. >> supporters of the opposition pakistan party are staging sit-ins in 18 different location. the party by former cricketer imran khan. >> pakistan's second largest city is at a virtual standstill. imrawn khaimrawnimron khan, is s demand is for the setting up of a judicial commission to probe into allegations of massive rigging. he wanted the prime minister to resign earlier but said that he is willing to call off his nationwide protest of shutting down the country on the 18th, if the government agrees to the formation of a judicial commission. however, the government it seems has also shown its determination not to buckle under demands of the pti. one thing is quite clear, imran has considerable support in the city of la-hor, his workers are out in great numbers and choke point in order to make sure that the strike and the protest is successful. >> china says it won't comply with a deadline to attend an international court hearing at the hague. an international

we did not do the kind of things ipg you are talking about. >> sunni tribes and the shia, iraqi army deteriorated significantly. >> in terms of incubates isil, probably the most direct one was the civil war in syria and like the ungoverned space in syria where isil was able to develop and then the second factor is the difficulties in the northwest of iraq, which resulted from the alienation of the sunni tribes and so on as the result of the sectarian policies might have disrupted. >> thank you. >> let me ask you about the -- taken place so far. anything approaching a conventional -- such thing ever exist again, forces on the ground would have direct contact wi with, ask for targets to be assign assigned i'm really value your your view as to the degree of isil and hearing the last few days, new players have arrived, possibly in iran, actually conducting air strikes in iraq and how that is all coordinated and up to date assessment on how you see that. >> air strike, we believe, have contained the momentum that isil once had. isil are able to generate localized tactical advances in cert

and this could force officers or working with the shia officers as well. so it's not surprising to those who have followed sulimani in the past years. >> very broad part of that region, michael pregent good to have you with us. >>> from the host of meet the press chuck todd joins us next. >>> also oil prices are plunging. we'll look at the positives and the negatives for us here in the u.s. what do you think? >> i'm ali velshi, the news has become this thing where you talk to experts about people, and al jazeera has really tried to talk to people, about their stories. we are not meant to be your first choice for entertainment. we are ment to be your first choice for the news. >> barack obama swept into the white house in 2008 with his message of hope and change and the promise to end the political polarization plaguing washington. after six years in office, partisan politicking has, failed to master the political process and partly because of unrelenting republican, the pair paradoxes of the obama presidency is laid out in the book. the moderator of meet t

central question, though, is in a crisis the iraqis fight together, and they'll come together, the shia, the kurds, the government, and the minorities, but the question is will that last? will unified iraq emerge out of this crisis? i think that's really an unanswerable question right now. >> we'll take one more break on inside story. when we come back hazard the really-documented cruelty of the isil government helped galvanize support. has this self-proclaimed state overplayed its hand? maiden mys it can't defeat? that's "inside story." stay with us. >> i'm ali velshi, the news has become this thing where you talk to experts about people, and al jazeera has really tried to talk to people, about their stories. we are not meant to be your first choice for entertainment. we are ment to be your first choice for the news. >> you're watching "inside story" on al jazeera america. i'm ray suarez. the islamic state fight to create a new country from syria and the role ethnic minorities have played in the struggle of hearts and minds on and off the battlefield, how are things looking militarily

. >> suicide-bombers killed 21 shia pilgrims in iraq. it happened north of baghdad. the bomber detonated inside a tempt offering drinks and food in to those headed to a shrine next week. 45 others have been injured, 14 people have been reported to be killed in yemen in fighting between tribesman and mouth rebels. it happened north of sanaa. they say tribal members resisted when houthi stormed a home of a tribal chief. >> these houses belong to members of a yemeni tribe. the houthi accused them of having close ties with the party. the people said they had to fight back to defend themselves. angry residents say all through the district there has been heavy shelling, tribal leaders have been targeted and their homes have been destroyed and looted. their describes have earlier announced that they will not take part of armed conflicts. yemen neigh anies are also angry at the government and the army for failing to protect them. and the struggling government has been trying to regain control. the president has made changes in the military. some of the appointments like that

. >> reporter: this is a strategic front in the fight against isil, it's a mainly shia city north of and near one of iraq's biggest air bases. federal police fighting with shia militias built these sand barricades after isil rolled into northern iraq. u.s. air strikes have weaken isil's ability to launch huge attacks. but here they are using explosives to keep isil off balance. the reresidents have been told to stock up while the battle rages. >> translator: there is no work or jobs in balad now. all because of isil, may god put his wrath on them. >> reporter: she would normally rely on her two sons, but both of them are out of work. surrounded by fighting with only one way out of the city, most people have stayed in balad, but they are left with no jobs and no money. jafar has taken to fixing kerosine heaters to make a living. >> reporter: the city has been under siege for more than five months already. there are no jobs. there is hardly electricity. we are running short of gas and kerosine oil for the heaters as winter approaches. >> reporter: he is recovering from a shrapnel wound

for shias they kill the men and take the women and children as slaves. these slaves are not sold on a market like people think in europe. they are given to an officer or somebody who has gained merit, and he can sell them, and he can give them to a friend. it is horrible. unacceptable. >> why do you think you were allowed to leave this part of the world with your life, with your health when other journalists and aid workers have been brutally murdered by this group? >> these people who have been murdered have been called or sold to i.s. i negotiated with i.s. for seven months to get a guarantee. that is the reason why i could come home safe and why i am still alive. but i must say the biggest danger during this very hard part of 10 days were the airplanes of the united states and of president assad. >> i wanted to ask you as well about the level of support that this group has among local communities? >> here i can only -- the other things i have seen them or have not seen them. but here i can only give impressions. i had the impression that the support i

the intervention is seen -- seen as a shia country helping another shia government. there have been signs of iran's involvement. an iranian commander was caught on camera celebrating the liberation of the embassy. to hope iraq push back the islamic state trooper -- to help iraq push back the islamic state troops, they are effectively fighting on the same side. >> the hong kong leaders urged protesters to go home, saying protesters -- saying to surrender is not to fail. they have not been charged. the protest was declared illegal. the three were joined by dozens of supporters planning to turn themselves in. their actions may have little impact on student protesters. for more analysis, we are joined by our international affairs editor. why now? >> they are older. they get more weary of protests. they're not going to go as far. i say that tongue-in-cheek. the people may have had the idea to protest beijing's decision not to reform the election process to keep vetting candidates. they were taken over by tens of thousands of younger, mostly students, who came out into the

iraqi federal police, fighting with shia militias built these sand barricades in june.ice are firing back at isil gunmen in the fields and orchards. u.s. air strikes have weakened isil's ability to launch the huge attacks it did in any summer, but here it is using snipers and explosives to keep them off balance. 150,000 residents have been told to stock up on food and fuel while the battle rages. >> translator: there is no work or jobs here now. life almost stopped here all always of isil. may god impose his wrath on them. >> reporter: both of her sons are out of work. surrounded by fighting with only one way out of the city, most people have stayed, but they are left with no jobs and no money. this man has taken to fixing kerosine heaters to make a living. >> translator: the city has been under siege for more than five months already. there are no jobs. we are running short of gas and kerosine oil. >> reporter: he is recovering from a shrapnel wound. one of the things they have in common is iraqi forcing fighting an unpredictable and adaptable enemy. iraq is asking the

the truth is the sunnis before them didn't allow space for the shias and when the shias took over, theyidn't -- they may have done things to moment this. you put out a paper called from buka into bakane. >> buka was a facility where, you know, anybody could get arrested because of activities against the coalition and the iraqi government, they used to take them and put them there in that dettension facility. >> there were a did you say proportionate number of people loyal to saddam and baathists? >> baathists and islamists. the baathists and islamists met together and we have a new brand of terrorism that has saddam, bin laden. one of the detainees, buka is baghdad e. and if you look at thenu 1, you know e tier leaders, the tier 1 leadership of is, mows of these visits were baathists who met al baghdad e in buka. the oil and the fire got to know each other in buka and we have the new brand, explosive brand of trailer in i.s it was re-branded with baathists giving strategy to us lammic ideal log. >> we worry about thesewestern fighters going offered. >> we have today about 16,000 foreign

it has-s happening in mosques around the world as well. >> we know he was shia and converted to sunni. >> to that point, mike, couldn't you also say that he's trying to maybe say he has a purpose? i mean, this is a thug, this is a guy well known for a very terrible past. and you could argue he's hiding behind this black flag to prove that he's fighting for something. that he is fighting for this so-called religion war. >> yeah, i mean, look, i think we can c-- we can't really separate if someone is a criminal, mentally deranged or a jihadist. they fit within the same diagram. i want to pick occupy dan's point. what i think is interesting here, just in terms of how someone becomes disenfranchised, we would expect the group that did this amazing chart where most of the fighters are coming from from around the world to go into syria, saudi arabia is number one on there. you don't see or you wouldn't expect to see many people being disenfranchised from iran, which is shooe shia dominated, which has the proxy force hezbollah which has been fighting in syria against islamic militants for a

also in yemen 13 students, some teachers and parents have been detained by shia houthi fighters at aol who have been detained by houthis in the province and we have the details. >> reporter: students chanted civil rule, no military government. they carried signs saying we need to learn but we can't because malitias are on our campus. the university has become a classroom of civil disobedience, students have taken to the streets on an almost daily basis since shia rebel houthi fighters have taken over the capitol as well as other provinces in yemen and say they need to be purged from the university and anger is fueled by the tact that houthis repeatedly detained students. >> translator: their presence is not legitimate, only administrative bodies have the right to follow the educational process a the university and refuse to drag the university to the square of sectarian and political conflicts. >> reporter: but that's exactly what happened. the houthis accused of taking over academic institutes and not only here but other provinces as well, a member of the houthis says they stepped i

it is a predominantly shia muslim area.as been unrest in the sunni-ruled islands since an up rise buying the shia most three years ago. >>> al jazerra continues to demands the release of our three journalist who his have now been held in prison in he just a minute for 346 days. peter guest, mohamed fahmy and bahar mohamed were jailed on charges of helper the outlawed muslim brotherhood, their appeal against their convictions peter and mohamed sentence today seven years, mohamed an additional three years for having a spent bullet which he says he picked up a at a protest. >>> the u.s. government is stepping up security ahead of the release of a censored version of a report in to cia interrogation techniques. it's the first time the agency has brought to account for methods use odd al qaeda suspect. the full report won't be released but a summary is expected to be controversial. here is more. >> this is the most trans parent aheatransparentadministration i. >> reporter: that is being tested. first reports in the use of tortur

the governor of mosul says baghdad plans to use shia militias in the battle for mosul and that woulde. >> i need the weapons first, the training, and the financing these fighters. and also i need the air force support when we enter mosul. especially to cut the supply off isis from outside the city. >> reporter: for now, the men train on. their plight is just one example of how rebuilding iraq may rest less in the air power and bombing runs of the united states and its allies than in bridging the differences between the central government and local leaders. mohamed adow al jazerra, outside mosul iraq. >>> security officials say five bombs have exploded in the capital sanaa killing one and wounded many others, witnesses say one of the bombs exploded after a houthi rebel tried to dismantle it. >>> pakistan's prime minister wants to fast track death row executions, 55 inmates now face the death penalty within the next six weeks, six men have been hanged since friday after the country lifted its freeze on capital punishment from what it calls terror-related cases. the decision follows a t

. >>> shia houthi fighters in yemen has attacked at area north of the capital sanaa.f the rebels' effort to consolidate further control of the country even after ideal earlier this year. randle reports. >> reporter: smoke billowing in the distance a sure sign that houthi shia rebels are still trying to get a foot hold north of the capital. this is our hub, yemen's main opposition party. local reports say their main building was bombed in yes cent days along with six schools and three mosques. several tribal elders and leaders have been seized. they characterize the houthi offensive as an unjust war. >> translator: we call on our brothers to stick to the agreement. the agreement that they signed alongside the other political parties. >> reporter: what is happening in our hub is not an isolated incidents. houthis have expanded their control since seizing the town earlier this year. the violence can be seen as the outcome as well as the cause of the political transition that has been continually stalled. casting the future of yemen and its people purchasing never to doub

security forces supported by shia militias have been involved in they have fighting with isil for thethe town is located 90-kilometers south of tikrit. meanwhile, the iraqi army backed by militias are fighting isil in a town which is about 100-kilometers north of the capital. the army says some areas of the town are now clear of isil fighters, but the croup still has a large presence. >>> as 2014 draws to a close, al jazerra is reflect on the ground the year through the eyes of four families affected by major world events. in the second part of our series jayna meets a family that's been displaced by recent fighting in baghdad after surviving more than a decade of chaos in iraq. >> reporter: abdullah has a family of chess players. one of his two sons now in the u.s. was an iraqi chess champion. his children from a second marriage are eager to learn. here in baghdad, he has rebuilt his life. he has tried to move forward from almost unmanageable tragedy tragedy. 10 years ago his wife, five daughters, a son and his nephew, were killed when an american tank opened fire on them at a checkp

. >> jimmy: brad pitt, shia -- shia lebeouf. >> sh -- lebeouf. >> jimmy: shia lebeouf. >> lebuff. >>osh! >> fantastic cast. >> jimmy: it was -- it's a war movie. it's a tank movie. >> tanks, yeah. >> jimmy: it's just -- it's emotional. [ laughter ] i'm just repeating every word. >> everything that you say, i'll repeat it. >> jimmy: please stop doing that. >> all right. >> jimmy: i don't want you to do it anymore. >> all right. >> jimmy: a good film. >> it's a good film. >> jimmy: yes, it is. [ laughter ] but it looks like it's a lot of work. was it a crazy amount of work? was it stressful? >> it was an incredibly stressful movie. >> jimmy: did you feel like you almost were, almost like did you go to boot camp or anything? >> we went to boot camp. we did a lot of work for this. >> jimmy: i could tell. >> we about had a good four to five months before filming where we just prepped and did a a lot of crazy stuff. but boot camp was by far the hardest thing that we had to do. >> jimmy: i mean, imagine being in -- the army, or any of the -- serving our country, but at that age. >> yeah. >>

the shia are clearly the majority. it is the flip of syria. >> the turks do not surprise you at all, do they? >> for me, erdogan is really going down the putin track and it is really sad to see. what they have in common is something we should all remember -- do not stay too long. erdogan retired after bringing the turkish economy to world-class. he would be living somewhere in a nice house and people would remember him so well. now, he will be remembered -- >> like ataturk or something? >> or as a guy that really turned the country in a way that enriched so many more people not just at the top, but the bottom as well. instead, he will go out as a hateful, crony capitalist -- before he is gone, i'm not sure what he will do. i think he has really soiled his image. imagine if putin had not come back. he would've been remembered as the guy that took pressure from the chaos at the end of the yeltzin era to some kind of stability and the country had a positive slope. i think he will go down as an utterly failed tyrant unless