number four is sinjar. sinjar was the name -- main connector between rockland mosul. shah.he is the cutting off connection between iraq and mosul and making sure they cannot travel those roads anymore and so it's been sinjar, shabad the cutting off the connection between raqqa and mosul. sinjar is where isil broke into the international scene with everything we know about the yazidis. in fact they used to take, they would take these young women off of sinjar would mount and collect them separate them and bring them to shah.he and trade them as slaves. what we are we are doing here is not only a military operation but a moral imperative to take these areas away from isil. sinjar was very important because it cut off the main highway into muscle. muscle everybody else about. we are -- we don't put a timeline on it that mosul has started. we are working to constrict it. we are cooling -- pooling our information intelligence to basically learn more about them based upon that intelligence in again most importantly working local politics. i'm in constant touch with the dipl

concerned about hundreds of iraqi civilians stranded by fighting near sinjar in the north. kurdish forces recaptured the town in november 15 months after isil killed or enslaved members of the yazidi religious minority. lets take you to the capital of kosovo, thousands gathering there at an opposition independence day protest. they are demanding the resignation of the government. stefan, what's been happening? >> well, i have never seen so many people in recent kosovo history in the streets. the whole pedestrian zone in the city center is clogged. people from all overcame here today to celebrate independence day and to support the opposition protest, because the opposition leaders are demanding resignation from the prime minister and foreign minister, the presidential candidate hire in kosovo. this government has agreed with the government of serbia to establish association of the certain minority policies here in kosovo. given the fact that there are still people missing from the war from the end of the 1990's, there were 12,000 people killed during the war with serbian fo

. >> more than 500 sunni arabs have been caught near the town of sinjar. we have reports now from baghdad. >> back in november they took back sinjar. it had been occupied by isil since august of 2014. it was seen as a crucial victory against the group, but not for everyone. sunni arab residents in areas like these found themselves trapped. they had been living under the rule of isil as an occupying force, but peshmerga forces became suspicious, believing they were isil sympathyest. they were reported to have been refused to enter the area. >> we have serious concerns because around mid-november last year 1,800 individuals who are arab sunni who is are from the tribe here had fled from their villages, and they got trapped between the front lines of the peshmerga and isil, which is located about a kilometer or two kilometers away from them. >> with you that's an accusation that the kurdish regional government denies. >> what we reject from this report is the generalization of the report. general indication of the topic of the report. they say they're surroun

bodies and mass graves. >> translator: our homes in sinjar have been destroyed. our friends, sons and daughters were slaughtered. mass graves now sit in our villages. we have nowhere left to go to. >> athens used to be a transit point but many are stuck in the capital including victoria square. it's been turned into a temporary refugee camp. most are from afghanistan. they are no longer permitted to cross the border. >> they are not allowed to cross the borders. they're feeling sad and kind of hopeless. >> reporter: for now, these victims of war and failed governments wait. their struggle to find a new place to find a new home is paused they say but not over. every day they remain in greece they stay beyond a welcome they never had. mohammad adow, al jazeera, athens. >>> authorities in france have begun to dismantle a camp in calais. dispersing the activists opposing the dit mantling of the camp known as the jungle. they're being moved to nearby shipping containers. >>> 93 refugees have arrived in rome, foreign minister hopes the scheme can be a model for other n

more than 500 sunni arabs are caught near the town of sinjar.han reports. >> reporter: back in november kurdish peshmerga forces and the u.s.-lead coalition took back sinjar. it has been occupied by isil since august 2014. it was seen as a crucial victory against the group but not for everyone. sunni arab villagers found themselves trapped. kurdish peshmerga forces became suspicious of them, believing they were isil sympathizers. the u.n. says nearly 560 sunni arabs are facing a desperate situation. >> around mid-november last year, about 1,900 individuals who were arab sunnis, had fled from their village and got trapped between the front lines of the peshmerga and isil located about a kilometer or two kilometers away from them. >> but that's an accusation that the kurdish regional government denies. >> what we reject is the generalization of the topic of the report. when it says that peshmergas are surrounding the civilians, arab sunni civilians. i have cases of hundred thousand civilians. even today civilians have passed these front lines. >>

. >>> concerns for iraqi fighters, more than 500 sunni arabs are caught near the town of sinjar. imran khan reports from baghdad. >> back in november, kurdish peshmerga forces took back sinjar. it had been occupied by i.s.i.l. since august of 2014. it was seen as a crucial victory against the group but not for everyone. sunni arabs in villages like these found themselves trapped. kurdish peshmerga forces became suspicious believing they were i.s.i.l. sympathizers. there were reports they refused to allow them into kurdish territory. 550 sunni arabs are facing a desperate situation. >> around mid november of last year about 1800 individuals who -- arab sunnies had fled from their villages, in ta toof. talafar. >> generalize of the topic of the report when i.t. says that peshmerga are surrounding the arab sunni civilians. i have cases of hundred of thousands of civilians and i have cases on a daily basis, even today, the civilians have passed lines of peshmerga areas. >> it is clear there is significant tension. what we have been told off the record by some sources within the kurdi

beheaded bodies and mass graves. >> translator: our homes in sinjar have been destroyed. our friends, sons and daughters have been destroyed. last graves sit in our villages. we have nowhere left to go to. >> reporter: this stream of refugees has become a serious problem for greece. athens used to be a place for tourists but now, refugees are no nno longer allowed to cross e border. >> what happens to refugees that they are no longer allowed to cross the borders? they are feeling sad and kind of helpless. >> reporter: their struggle to find a new place to call home is be close but not over. every day they remain in greece they stay beyond a welcome they never had. mohammad adow, al jazeera, athens. >> many of those refugees arriving in greece will be hoping to head to germany. more than a million refugees settled there last year. , a jobs fair is set up to help them attain work. >> they came to germany as refugees now job seekers, drawn to this berlin hotel with the prospect of meeting hundreds of potential employers for what organizers have perhaps optimistically called

these area are from the sinjar area of northern iraq. a member of the is yazidi minority, beheadbodies and mass graves. >> translator: our homes in sinjar have been destroyed. our friends, sons and daughters were slaughtered pnl mass terrorists now sit in our homes. >> capital including victoria square has been turned into a temporary refugee camp. most are from afghanistan. they are no longer permitted to cross the border. >> translator: countries they are not allowed to cross borders. they are feeling sad and kind of hopeless. >> reporter: for now these victims of war and failed governments wait. their struggle to find new place to call home is paused they say but not over. every day they remain in greece they stay beyond a welcome they never had. mohammad adow, al jazeera, athens. >> the french authorities have started dismantling part of the camp used in calais by hundreds of refugees and migrants. opposing the demolition of the camp which is known as the jungle. several tents were set alight by anarchists. they have been moved to ne

. >> our homes in sinjar have been destroyed. our friends, sons, and daughters were slaughtered. mass graves now sit in our villages. we have nowhere to go back to. >> the stream of refugees has become a serious problem for greece. athens was seen as a transit point but many are now in the capital including sick tore i can't square, it has been turned into a refugee camp. many are from afghanistan. they are no longer permitted to cross the border. >> they're not allowed to cross the border. they're feeling sad and kind of hopeless. >> for now these victims of war and failed governments wait. their struggle to find a new place to call home is paused but not over. every day they remain in greece they live beyond welcome. >> now greek government officials say they're trying their best to deal with their crisis. however, they say they're overwhelmed. so much so that they now are considering declaring a state of emergency. greece's minister say they have brought up contingency plans they have brought over from the european union. there is a feeling in greece that a declaration of the

now what happened in november is the coalition and kurdish forces took control of sinjar mountain.rab families fled, at least 559 sunni arabs were then stuck in this no man's land. now they haven't been allowed to leave. there have been negotiations that have gone on between the sunni arabs and the kurdish forces, but they haven't been able to cross into safe territory. one of the reasons we have been told unishlally and privately is that a lot of the kurds see the sunni arabs as being collaborators by isil. but the sunni arabs say they are being shelled by the isil fighters, and given an ultimatum that may need to move back into isil territory. they are very much stuck in the middle. and it is a becoming a very desperate situation. at least two women and two children have died as a result of starvation. negotiations are going on with the kurdish government, however, nothing seems to have been moved and it just goes to show that there is real suspicion of sunni arabs that have fled isil territory. a got of the kurds don't trust them, they are claiming they are isil fighters in disg

. >> reporter: this is the story of a boy escaping from sinjar in northern iraq. hoping to reach his family in germany. he was lucky to end up at the shelter in greece. >> it's scary, you never know what the smuggler will do to you. he can take you to the forest and rob and kill you. some of my friends work hard to get money. now they have disappeared. >> a 16-year-old said he lost contact with his companions. it's a story, despite the risks, the young travellers will keep trying to escape across the border, walking under the cover of darkness, homing that they'll be safe and a step closer to their destination. >>> medical staff in einteript stage a sit-in protest. the demonstration is being held in slains to highlight a ban on public protest. >> ner sit in is being reported out of other areas. there has been reported attacks on doctors and the shooting death of a taxi driver. >> reporter: it's scenes like this president abdul fatah al-sisi is hoping to avoid. the funeral of a 24-year-old taxi driver shot and killed by a police officer during an argument. i want t

and they were able to restrict the access into sinjar, which softened the target. then they were able to go in, backed up by the air force and take that city back. that's what i'm talking about. utilizing our special forces in conjunction with the ground forces that are there. now, that becomes an easy thing if we do things the way we should. we should have strong relationships with all of the people this that region, because it's in their best interest to keep the place out of the hands of isis. >> do you support troops on the ground in >> that's not what i . i said putting our people in with their people. i think their people have to be the main ones. there are several syrians who are moderate sunnis who are -- >> how can you tell the difference between the moderates and the extremists? you're putting my husband and others in danger when you don't know what the enemy really looks like. >> obviously, you can never be 1,000% sure that this person doesn't have some connection. but you can be generally sure from their geography, where they live and what they've been

. >> that is the story of a boy who escaped from the town of sinjar in northern iraq hoping to reach his family in germany. he was lucky enough to end up in a shelter here in greece. >> it's very scary. you never know what smuggling will do to you. they'll take you to the forest and rob, rape or kill you. some of my friends worked hard to get money. they were robbed and beaten, and now they have disappeared. >> a 16-year-old algerian said that he lost contact with his travel companions. they have also gone silent on social media. it's a story that many told us, still, despite the risk these young christianers will continue to try to sneak into borderers, and hopining by daybreak they'll be safe and one step closer to their destination. >> after spending 43 years in solitary confinement one of america's longest serving prisoners has been released. albert woodfox's conviction was twice overturned yet he still remained in custody. he was kept in isolation because of his ties with the black panther movement. al jazeera's jonathan martin reports. >> on his 69th birthday, albert woodfox wa

this men are from the sinjar area of northern iraq, the member of the yazidi minority, they show pictures of their hometown, beheaded bodies and mass graves. >> our home have been destroyed. our men, sons, and daughters have been slaughtered. we have nowhere to go back to. >> it has become a serious problem for greece. often seen as a transit point but many now at the capital including victoria square that has been turned into a temporary refugee camp. they're no longer permitted to cross the border. >> they're not allowed across the border. they're feeling sad and hopeless. >> for now these victims of war and failed governments who wait. they struggle to find a new place to call home. but not over. every day they remain in greece they pay beyond thei a welcome they never had. greek officials say they're overwhelmed by the refugee crisis, and now they are considering declaring a state of emergency. greeks has confirmed that there has been a plan submitted to the european union. there is a feeling here if they declare a state of emergency, then other e.u. member countries will be obliged t

. >> reporter: that is the story of a boy who escaped from the town in sinjar in northern iraq hoping to reach his family in germany. he was lucky to end up in a shelter in greece. >> translation: it is very scary p. we don't know what the smuggler will do to you, take you into the forest, rob and rape you. it happens and it will continue. some of my friend friends worked hard for money but were beaten and now sdamentd. >> reporter: a 16-year-old says he lost contact with his travelling campaigns. they have gone silent on social media. still, despite the risks, these travellers will try to sneak across border and hoping that by day break they will be safe and one step closer to their designation >>> a new documentary film about the refugee crisis has won the golden bear at this year's berlin film festival >> the golden bear for best film goes to this one >>> it focuses on the life of a young boy living on an italian island. he spent six months filming on the island. always good to hear from you. click on the icon on our website and you can drop us an email or talk to anyone via facebo

we have liberated sinjar and other places. we're hammering d.a.e.s.h.'s heavy weapons. its training camps, supplies routes and infrastructure, and minimum tree campaign to end d.a.e.s.h.'s terrorism is, in fact, expanding by the day-- military campaign. it is not just enough. you have to also ensure that they can't get back up. that's why the second line of effort that we're pursuing is also critical, destroying their economic life line. in recent months we have learned more about d.a.e.s.h.'s sources of income, which has allowed us to be more strategic in targeting and hitting their oil production, their refinerys, tanker trucks, cash centers, illicit banking facilities. for d.a.e.s.h. lower revenues means fewer resources to finance military action and smaller pay checks to lure and sustain new fighters. already we are seeing the results of this. they've had to cut their pay checks to their fighters by 50% and in some cases they have to cut it off entirely and they don't have the ability as a result to continue this expansion. this also gives a boost to our third line

. >> such as ramadi, sinjar. as we all know, the assistant secretary just went in with a couple of his colleagues, france and britain went into kabani the other day and he can tell you what he saw and what is happening. beyond our official support, we have another challenge. we have to help the government of iraq remove the thousands of lethal explosives that are left behind by the terrorists. what happens is when d.a.e.s.h. leaves, almost every house they put a booby trap hoping that when the family comes back or somebody opens the door or walks in, they're blown up. so the war continues in that sense. we, many of the countries around this table, have particular expertise in ordinance removal and we need to do this. it also means we need to back the broad-based diplomatic effort to deescalate the conflict and achieve a political transition in syria. we've done a lot of work. everybody at this thabl, a lot of you on the telephone, a lot of us have been talking together. the talks officially begin now in geneva. i

these men are from the sinjar area of northern iraq, the member of the yazidi minority shows me pictures of atrocities he says were committed by isil fighters in his hometown. he showed bodies and mass graves. >> our homes in 16ary have been destroyed, our friends, as soon as and daughters were clottiered. mass graves are in our villages. we have nowhere to go back to. >> it has become a serious problem for greece. athens used to be a transit point, but now many are stuck in the capital. it's been turned into a refugee camp. most from afghanistan are no longer permitted to cross the border. >> they are not allowed to cross the borders. they are feeling sad and kind of hopeless. >> for now, these victims of war wait. their struggle to find a new place to call home is paused, but not over. every day they remain in greece, they wait for a welcome they never had. >> 16 iraqi army soldiers and tribal fighters have been killed in an isil shelling of their barracks south of fallujah. isil fired about 20 mortar shells hitting positions held by the iraqi army division in the village. at least 70

sinjar was captured 15 months after a minority were living in the region. israel supreme court has refused to end the administrative detention of a palestinian journalist on a hunger strike. he has been detained in israel without charge since last november. on tuesday the court rejected his request to be transferred to a west bank hospital. his lawyers say he would end his hunger strike if he was moved to a palestinian hospital. the band that was playing when gunmen stormed the bataclan theater in paris in november has returned to the city. the eagles of death metal returned. meanwhile the french national assembly has extended the state of emergency by another three months. >> reporter: the second extension to the state of emergency which gives sweeping powers to the police was approved by an overwhelming majority of people in the parliament. it reflects the opinion of people across the country still traumatised by the attacks in paris which killed 130 people. for another three months the police will be able to conduct searches and order house arrests witho

what happened in november is the coalition and kurdish forces took control of sinjar mountain. arab families fled, at least 559 sunny arabs were then stuck in this no man's land. now they haven't been allowed to leave. there have been negotiations that have gone on between sunni arabs and the kurdish forces, but they haven't been able to cross into safe territory. we have been told unishlally and very privately is that a lot of the kurds see the sunni arabs as siding with isil. but the sunni arabs they are being bombed by isil. and it is becoming a very desperate situation at least two women and two children have died as a result of starvation. it just goes to show you that there is real suspicion of sunni ararabs. a lot of the kurds simply don't trust them. they are saying they are isil fighters in disguise, and the sunni arabs say they just want to get to safety. >>> a proposal by four major oil producing countries to cap output has been rejected by iran. tehran inning tends to increase crude exports to their previous level. on tuesday, russia, saudi arabia, qatar, and venezu

number four is sinjar. it was the main connector between raqqah and most you will. it is the last cutting off piece of raqqah and mosul and make sure they can't travel those roads anymore so it's been sinjar, shidaddi, cutting off raqqah and mosul. was primarily kurdish peshmerga fighters. what we have weg know about the yazidi slaves, they used to take their -- they would take these young women off sinjar mountain, collect them, separate them and then bring them to shidaddi to kind of trade them as slaves. so what we're doing here is not only a military operation, it's kind of a moral imperative to -- away e areas away r from isil. mosul, of course, everybody talks about. when are we going to move on mosul? we don't answer that question because we won't put a time line on it. mosul, we are trying to constrict it. we're pulling all our information, our intelligence, basically learn more about them, do air strikes. and again most importantly, working the local politics. so i'm in constant with our ambassador on the ground in baghdad, our diplomats in the field and ta

they liberated sinjar from isil, about three or four months ago. very successful operation.yo sinjar is where isil came in and enslaved thousands of yazidis, killing many of the young men tr and taking off the women to e to deslave the women. that's why we have to destroy this barbaric terrorist organization, but in response to the specific request about the genocide determination that's something my lawyers are workin. on. >> do you see any reason why the administration won't get a verdict on the 18th? >> no. >> there was an amendment that i put in -- or i had put into the omnibus bill that requires a strategy to defeat isis. oing and it was passed into law that there would be a strategy by the administration to -- what we're going to do to defeat isis by june the 18th. i think there is no real concrete strategy to defeat isis. not contained, but to defeat to isis. june 18th is the deadline. do you see any reason we won't get the strategy by june the 18th? >> well, in terms of strategy,ta look, we're going to suffocate this network every single wh

sinjar got off the main highway into muscle. everybody asks about when we are going to move on mosel. we are pulling all of our information, intelligence to basically learn more. most importantly, working with local politics. i'm in constant touch with their diplomats in the field in erbil. what we have done, you will see more on the map where we sat up a joint headquarters, on the headquarters that will fight isil. sunni tribes, local notable province, it is the iraqi peshmerga in iraq army. the president of the kurdistan region and prime minister abadi to talk about how we will do the mosul politically. that is something we're focused on and coming along fairly well. i will skip seven because seven is to create. an iconic city is where i saw moved in totally depopulated the city, killed thousands of people and massacres they put on youtube. it was retaken. and then we focus very hard after the military options on what we call stabilization and that means getting people back to their homes, getting the lights back on. extremely

we have liberated sinjar. we are hammering daesh's heavy weapons, it's training camps, supply routes, infrastructure. and it's terrorism and military campaign is expanding by the day. but it's not enough just to dock them down, militarily, which we are doing. you have to ensure that they cannot get back up. that is why the second line of the hurt we are pursuing is critical. -- line of effort we are pursuing is critical, destroying their economic lifeline. we have learned more about daesh's sources of income, which is let us target their oil production, refineries, tanker trucks, cash centers, elicited banking facilities. for daesh, lower revenues means fewer resources to finance military action and the smaller paychecks to lure stain new fighters. already we are seeing the results of this. they have had to cut their paychecks by 50%. in some cases, they've had to cut it off entirely. they don't have the ability to continue this expansion. this also gives a boost to our third line of attack, which is to reduce

we have liberated sinjar. we are hammering daesh's heavy weapons, it's training camps, supply routes, infrastructure. and it's terrorism and military campaign is expanding by the day. but it's not enough just to dock them down, militarily, which we are doing. you have to ensure that they cannot get back up. that is why the second line of the hurt we are pursuing is critical. -- line of effort we are pursuing is critical, destroying their economic lifeline. we have learned more about daesh's sources of income, which is let us target their oil production, refineries, tanker trucks, cash centers, elicited banking facilities. for daesh, lower revenues means fewer resources to finance military action and the smaller paychecks to lure stain new fighters. already we are seeing the results of this. they have had to cut their paychecks by 50%. in some cases, they've had to cut it off entirely. they don't have the ability to continue this expansion. this also gives a boost to our third line of attack, which is to reduce

in sinjar, they liberated them isil. very successful operation. sinjar is where they came in and enslaved thousands and killing many of the young men and taking women, thousands of them are enslave the women. have to destroy terroristsc organization. it is something that lawyers are working on right now. poe: do you see why the administration won't be able to comply with the verdict? mr. mcgurk: no. we'll meet the deadline, i think. poe: i have the omnibus in a strategyput that requires to defeat isis. passed in to law there would be a strategy of what we're going to do to defeat isil 18th.e or as i think there's no real concrete strategy to defeat not contain but defeat isis. deadline.is the do you see any reason why we thet be able to get strategy? mcgurk: we're going to receive gait the network. is an anaconda strategy. its ability to control the territory. and syria, we're working to take away the territory. ande looking to cut off slice the foreign terrorist. strategy we'll have a that's concrete. the train and equip, that was a disaster. and

. >> back in november kurdish peshmerga forces took back si sinjar. it was seen as a crucial victory against the group, but not for everyone. sunni arab residents in villages like these found themselves trapped after the offensive. they had been living under the rule of isil as an occupying force, but they became suspicious believing they were isil sympathizers. they were arefused to be allowed in the kurdish-controlled area. now they're facing a desperate situation. >> they have concerns because over the last year 1,800 individuals who are arab sunnies who are from a tribe had fled from their villages, and they got trapped between the lines of the peshmerga and isil. >> but that's an accusation that the kurdish regional government denies. when it vase that peshmerga is surrounding the sunni civilians. there are cases of hundreds of thousands of civilians, even today that the civilians have crossed lines. >> despite the denial it is clear that there is some significant tension. >> we've been told off the record by some sources within the kurdish regio

. >> that is the story of a boy who escaped from the town of sinjar in northern iraq hoping to reach his family in germany. he was lucky enough to end up in a shelter here in greece. it's very scary. you never know what smugglers will do to you. they can take you to the forest, rob, rape or kill you. it happens. it happens and it will continue. some of my friends worked hard to get money. they were robbed and beaten, and now they've disappeared. >> ahmed, a 16-year-old algerian said he lost contact with his travel companion. they've also gone silent on social media. it's a story many told us. still despite the risks these young travelers will continue to cross borders walking under the cover of darkness hoping by daybreak they'll be safe and one step closer to their destinati destination. al jazeera. on the greek macedonian border. >> coming up here on the program. the latest on the acrimonious presidential contest. we'll be live from the u.s. state of south carolina where ballots are being cast. political tensions are high in niger as the sitting president vows to crush any security

500 sunni arabs are caught in the battles between isil fighters and kurdish forces near the town of sinjar. >> the area had been occupied by isil since 2014. sunni arab residents and villa villages like these found themselves trapped about. they had been living under the rule of isil as an occupying force, but they became issues. believing they were. >> around last year 800 individuals who are arab sunnies who are particularly from our tribe had fled from their villages and they got trapped near the village between the front lines of the peshmerga and isil, which is located about a kilometer to two kilometers away from them. >> but that's an accusation that the kurdish regional government denies. >> what we reject is the generalization of the report. when it says that peshmergas are surrounding the civilians there are hundreds of thousands and even today the civilians have passed the cross lines. >> despite the denial it is clear there is significant tension. >> what we've been told off the record by some sources in the kurdish region is that these people are not allowed to move because th

aid drops have been conducted before on mount sinjar. the idea that russian anti aircraft missiles would shoot down a u.s. aircraft is very, very hard to believe. i think the u.s. and world governments must do everything in their power now to you keep people from starving. we see the images from madaya and the starving town. starvation is spreading in the towns. they can't just sit back and watch this happen. there needs to be real action now. >> mount sinjar is in iraq, the u.s. has been dropping aid in iraq. i want to talk about this, the people that do get out, including the many many children that are refugees in places like lebanon, where you are and places like jordan, 700,000 school aged children who are refugees are not currently in school. places like lebanon and jordan are already under strain. you heard king abdullah saying his population is under a boiling point. how can the west help aid in those countries? is that where the aid needs to go at this point? >> the money needing to inside and outside syria. the suffering is int

kurdish forces recaptured sinjar, 15 months after i.s.i.l. killed or captured members of the group from the area. >> for more on this. i'm joined by bokondji imama in baghdad. sunni arabs - what sort of help are they getting? >> they are not getting any help. that's the problem. there's 559 stuck in no man's land, between a kurdish front line and i.s.i.l. held territory to the west of where the kurds are now. the issue ute seems to be that the kurds believe, we've been told u.n. officially. that they are accused of being collaborators with i.s.i.l. i.s.i.l. has been telling them, and they issued an ultimatum is what we are hearing, that they need to move back into the territory. to give you background, when this happened in november. it was seen as the kurdish forces, taking back the territory from i.s.i.l., what happens is a number of arab families, occupation of i.s.i.l. but they could only get to the no man's land. they won't have to go any further at the time. were being told by the kurds that negotiations were under way allowing them to

. >> our homes in sinjar have been destroyed. our friends, sons and daughters were slaughtered.e have nowhere to go back to. >> the team of refugees has become a serious problem for greece. often seen as a transit point it's bee been turned into an refugee camp and they're often not permitted to cross the border. >> they're not allowed to cross the border. they're feeling sad and hopele hopeless. >> every day they remain in greece they live hard. >> mohammed, the european union-made some changes in the process for refugees and migrants lately. greece is now picking up the price among others. who do they blame, and who do they want to step in to solve this? >> well, sami, this area has become a place where they come. the greece government is dealing with with the crisis the best it can. the immigration minister said they're on the verge of declaring a state of emergency they declare a state of emergency. and will other areas come to the assistance of greece even though they face their own economic problems. there are some helping the refugees with food. others are giving them pla

. >> that's the story of a boy who escaped from the town of sinjar in northern iraq hoping to reach his family in germany. he was lucky enough to end up in a shelter here in greece. >> it's very scary. you never know what a smuggler will do to you. he can take you to the forest, rob, rape or kill you. it happens, and it will continue. some of my friends worked hard to get money. they were robbed and beaten, and now they've disappeared. >> ahmed, a 16-year-old algerian said he lost contact with his travel companions. they have gone silent on social media. it's a story that many told us. still, despite the risks these young travelers will keep on trying to sneak across borders walking undercover of darkness and hoping that by daybreak they will be safe and one step closer to their destination. al jazeera, on the greek-macedonian border. >> nationalist demonstrate necessary ukraine have vandalized two russian banks in the capital. the protesters threw rocks through the windows through the bank building as well as offices belonging to the country's richest man. the demonstrations came as te

in sinjar, they liberated them from isil. about three or four months ago. very successful operation. sinjar is where they came in and enslaved thousands and killing many of the young men and taking off the women, thousands of them to enslave the women. this is why we have to destroy the barbaric terrorists organization. an response to a specific request about genocide determination, that is something that lawyers are working on right now. mr. poe: do you see why the administration won't be able to comply with the verdict? mr. mcgurk: no. we'll meet the deadline, i think. mr. poe: i have the omnibus bill -- i had put in a strategy to defeat isis. it was passed in to law there would be a strategy of what we're going to do to defeat isil by june 18th. or as i think there's no real concrete strategy to defeat isis, not contain but defeat isis. june 18 is the deadline. do you see any reason why we won't be able to get the strategy? mr. mcgurk: we're going to suffocate this network every single which way. it is an anaconda strategy. constant pressure. the financi

. >> and kristi laurie and calvin bush both finished far behind registering sinjar percentages and both left early spending time in new hampshire trying to get a start on their opponents. >> d stay with local10 for complete coverage of the new hampshire primary. glenna milberg is traveling there. she will bring you her live reports starting this saturday. >> legendary comedian bill cosby was back in a pennsylvania courtroom today trying to get a judge to throw out the sexual assault case against him. our jani is in the newsroom now with what happened in court today. janine. >> calvin, costs bee's attorneys say he had an immunity deacan the former prosecutor and should not face charges. as part of that deal the 78-year-old cosby testified in his accuser's 2005 lawsuit admitting he gave the women three pills before engaging in what he calls consensual sex acts at his home. well, today that former prosecutor was back@in court. >> bill cosby entering court today without answering questions from reporters i hoping to walk out of charges filed against him. testifying for the defense his forme

. >> reporter: this says his story, a yazidi boy who escaped from sinjar in northern iraq hoping to reachermany. he was lucky enough to end up in a shelter here in greece. >> translator: it's very scary. you never know what the smuggler will do to you. he can take new to the forest, rob, rape, or kill you. it happens, it happened and will continue. some of nigh friends worked hard to get money, they were robbed and beaten and now they have disappeared. >> reporter: a 16-year-old algeria says he lost contact with his travel companions. they also have gone silent on social media. it's a story many told us. still despite the risks, these young travelers will keep on trying to sneak across borders, walking undercover of darkness and hoping by daybreak, they will be safe and one step closer to their destination. hoda hamid al jazeera on the greek macedonian border. >>> a german police chief has admitted that his officers struggled to contain control when an angry mob surrounded a bus carrying refugee to his a shelter. at least 100 protesters tried to stop the refugees getting off the bus. lead

we have liberated sinjar. h'sare hammering daes heavy weapons, it's training camps, supply routes, infrastructure. and it's terrorism and military campaign is expanding by the day. but it's not enough just to dock them down, militarily, which we are doing. you have to ensure that they cannot get back up. that is why the second line of the hurt we are pursuing is critical. -- line of effort we are pursuing is critical, destroying their economic lifeline. we have learned more about daesh's sources of income, which is let us target their oil production, refineries, tanker trucks, cash centers, elicited banking facilities. for daesh, lower revenues means fewer resources to finance military action and the smaller paychecks to lure stain new fighters. already we are seeing the results of this. they have had to cut their paychecks by 50%. in some cases, they've had to cut it off entirely. they don't have the ability to continue this expansion. this also gives a boost to our third line of attack, which is to reduce th

this 15-year-old described what happened to his family in sinjar province.my dad, my uncles. they kidnapped 25 relatives, including women. >> reporter: isis has enslaved yazidi women and girls. bragging about it in videos. >> where is my yazidi girl? >> reporter: they are pushing the white house to formally accuse isis of genocide. religious freedom advocates say it's past time. >> you've got killings by a number of barbaric methods, beheadings, rape of young girls, a number of actions with the intent to inflict violence, death and other forms of mental stress which will drive those communities from the middle east. >> reporter: u.s. officials tell cnn inside the obama mrg administration a debate has been going on of whether to accuse isis of genocide. >> i share just a huge sense of revulsion over these acts, obviously. >> reporter: but kerry says the administration's lawyers have to first make a judgment that what isis is doing meets the standard of genocide. advocates say it should since they appearing to targeting yazidis and christians baseod their reli

downplay that as my colleague was mentioning, we all remember what happened with those trapped on mount sinjar and the quick intervention that helped to save continued es and the genocide going on against yazidis. we don't want to downplay that in any way but i think it's important that ewe recognize it's not just yazidis who are suffering from genocide. in fact the state department is reporting on international religious freedom from 2014 acknowledged that isil was systematically targeting religious minorities it considered heretical an that their disproportionately affected religious minorities, with between 00,000 and 200,000 christians and 300,000 yazidis displaced in iraq. now these numbers are only got b greater since that time. in syria, the same report states that isil has executed christians, kidnapped priests and forced tens of thousands to flee across the desert or face isil's genocidal campaign. leaders from across the world, including european union parliament and pope francis have recognized that genocide is being committed by isil against many ethno-religious groups and the unit

although i did not personally know frank pallone sinjar, i know he raised a good son. so we thank them for that. and will continue on from there. next jointed it also with my colleague who is wearing denver broncos orange and congratulations for the super bowl. they must be good team as they beat the steelers. now on with our hearing. good morning. we are reminded, on nearly a daily basis, that there are those who seek to do us harm through a variety of means, including biological attacks. the threats from attack and disease outbreaks are growing and ever changing, and we are ill prepared to detect and respond to these threats as rapidly as needed. put simply, we have been caught flat-footed too many times in the past. we face a deadly enemy we cannot see. see. our methods defined are woefully inadequate. we may not even know it's there until it's too late and this is frightening. the federal government's ambivalence towards biological threats must end. today, the biological threats confronting the u.s. generally fall within three distinct categories, one, naturally-oc