thank you >>> a hotel siege in somali is now over. police say al-shabab fighters took control of the hotel, killing 20 people. we have more. >> as somali's fighters attacked the hotel in the capital. witnesses say some jumped out of the windows. a survivor said gunmen killed everyone they could find. it started with a bombing. armed men entered the hotel and the fire fight began. >> a suicide car bomber went off at the rare entrance, and gunmen attacked, and that caused casualties. i saw injured people taken to the hospitals. among those killed is the ambassador to switzerland. the attack came a day after somali government spokesman announced the capture of commanders much the two men were involved in planning attacks and assassinations. officially al-shabab was pushed out of mogadishu, and other centers in 2011. the group has retreated and launched attacks on government and foreign targets. until somali's western backed government can assert its own control, it may not be able to stop attacks like these. >>> nigerians are heading to

for a somali community, it is a chilling replay of the past.2007 more than 20 somali minnesotans left to go fight with al shabab. now a second wave but this time isis recruiting them. approximately 15 people have left minnesota to fight with isis. >> we've had a number of people travel from the twin cities a number of people attempt to travel and as we speak there are people making preparations to travel. >> reporter: still going on. >> ongoing. >> reporter: the most vulnerable are also some of the community's youngest. like ahmed. what was he like? >> good kid. i never picture whatup hearing right now. >> reporter: 19-year-old hamza ahmed and three companions took a bus from here in downtown minneapolis to new york's jfk airport in november. his destination, istanbul. but he never made it. instead, he's here in jail awaiting trial charged with attempting to provide material support to isis. 19-year-old kid. >> that's who they're recruiting. 18- to 20-year-olds is the focus of the recruiting by isis right now. >> reporter: others recruited doug

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as for somali - i urge all partners to support the progress in the country. while stepping up efforts to stablilize the areas, recover from al-shabab control. national dialogue is critical in sudan, and i urge that the process take place in a credible and conducive environment. peace in darfur providing a good framework towards the route causes of conflict. implementation efforts must continue. in closing. i am pleased by the ever strengthening cooperation between the united nations and the league of arab states. this must be a year of global action for sustainable development and community. we will reach the target date for the millennium development goals and conduct a new generation of sustainable development goals in september and a meaningful climate change agreement in december in paris. next month the president of the united nations general assembly and leaders from different faith communities for special events to promote mutual understanding. the united nations counterterrorism center brings the summit to the general assembly in september, a comprehe

we have more. >> reporter: somali fighters attacked a hotel in mogadishu. some jumped out of the windows, witnesses say. a survivor said gunmen killed everyone they could find. it started with a bombing. men entered the hotel, and a firefight began. >> translation: a suicide car bomber went off at the west entrance gunmen attacked and it caused damages. i saw injured people taken to the hospitals. >> among those killed was the somali ambassador to switzerland. the attack came a day after a somali spokesman announced the capture of top al-shabab commanders, they were involved in planning attacks and attacking nations. officially al-shabab was pushed out of mogadishu and other centers in 2011. the group retreated into small areas of influence, and launched attacks on government or foreign target. until the deposit and troops can assert its own control, it may not be able to stop attacks like these. to yemen, where saudi arabia strikes continue. they hit a weapons storage unit and the headquarters for special forces. over the past 12 hours, fighter jets hit sa

among those killed were somalis permanent representative to the u.n. in geneva. many government officials were caught in the siege. the hotel is popular among diplomats, and journalists. the group launches frequent attacks in government and foreign governments often killing civilians and a later siege in mogadishu is further proof of its threat and instability in somalia. >> hundreds of thousands of people have queued to pay their respect to singapore prime's founding father lee kuan yew. he died on monday. he was 91. >>> china's president is promoting what he calls the 21st century initiative for regional economic growth. xi jinping expressed his plan at the forum this weekend. the far-reaching plans call for the creation of railways, highways and internet networks extending to you're asia. xi said it will bring higher economic growth. >>> last year 63,700 migrants requested political asylum in italy, and the majority of them came in boats from africa. the report said that italy received a record number of asylum seekers this past year. the biggest number of asy

is isis targeting the somali community in minnesota? reporter: how aggressively? >> aggressively. they're recruiting westerners but they're recruiting here. >> reporter: through online propaganda, their efforts are working. for the somali community in minneapolis it is a chilling replay of the recent past. >> reporter: in 2007 many went to fight with al shabab. now a second wave, but this time it's isis recruiting them. approximately 15 people have left minnesota to fight with isis. >> we have had a number of people travel from the twin cities. we've had a number of people attempt to travel. and as we speak there are people making preparations to travel. it is ongoing. >> reporter: the most vulnerable are some of the community's youngest like hamza ahmed arrested in february. what was he like? >> a good kid. >> reporter: authorities say hamza ahmed and three companions took a bus to jfk airport in november. his destination, istanbul but he never made it. instead, he's here in jail awaiting trial, charged with attempting to provide mater

now that it's banned farmers are left with a somali market which they say is sending them broke. we have this explaining from central kenya. >> reporter: growing cat is what families in he is lielands has done for generations. farmers sell most to somali but complain the middlemen manipulate the market forcing them to sell it cheap. >> people want to maximise the profit. and we have no other market we are desperate. they sit and take the most out of us. that's why they lower the price. >> reporter: formers say they used to get $600 now it's town to $200 a bag. several european countries stopped importing it because of social in health reasons, leading to insomnia high blood pressure. the market was lucrative. farmers need somali the biggest and only market. >> reporter: it's a mild narcotic people that use it say they can chew the leaves keeps them awake, puts them in a good move and suppresses the appetite. every day planes leave from mogadishu, carrying 60,000 tonnes of khat. it's a multi-million trade but kenyans feel the somali cartels are benefitting. >> they must take into

and in the face of the n bonds between the terrorist organizations and the ideology within somali and other organisations, i would like to say that egypt supports somali in implementing the 2016 vision in order to materialize the people's aspirations. no matter how grave our - the challenges facing us are, egypt will continue to support the palestinian cause, simply for the reason that dissolving the palestinian cause is the key to restoring stability to the region. this cannot be achieved unless the rights of the palestinian people have been restored as the international community recognised the rights of the palestinian people to have the state established with jerusalem as its capital. this requires the israeli occupation of the palestinian land be brought to an end based on the international resolution and the arab peace initiative with the need to stop the israeli settlement expansion, and the continued violation and desecration of sanctity. we cannot speak of the challenges facing security without renewing the established springs mr namely ridding the region of nuclear and weapo

farmers sell most of it to somalia, but they complain somali middlemen manipulate the market forcingm to sell their plants cheap. >> they want to maximize their profit, and they know we are desperate of market. we have no other market. so they sit down and intend to maximize. and that's why they lower the price. rrm >> reporter: farmers say they used to get $600 a bag. now prices are down to $200 a bag. european countries have stopped importing the problem because of health problems. the european market was the most lucrative. farmers in kenya need somalia. it's a mild narcotic but people who use it regularly, say they can chew the leaves for hours, puts them in a good mood and help suppress their appetite. planes leave every day caring the plant. but kenyans say it is the powerful somali cartels who are benefits from the industry. >> they must take into account the means of the farmer who toils in the farm. unfortunately they are very short sided. >> reporter: recently kenyan farmers stopped selling to somali in protest. but they got desperate, so sales resumed, but the price war is

many somali cartels who are benefit be approximating.they must take into requirement their needs. to produce enough for them. unfortunately they are very short sighted can see only the profits they can make. >> so sales resumed but the price war is still a constant battle. >> translator: the problem will persist if the farmers increase the the prices. we insist on paying less. >> reporter: it's nighttime and the vehicles head to capital nairobi. diversifying into other crops could be a solution but it's frustrated the community and changing a way of life is still difficult for some. haru mutasa, al jazeera mogadishu in the highlands. >> some residents accuse fire services of being too slow in their response. >>> tuesday marks world wildlife day. causes sophisticated network of crime. demand from china has caused a booming smuggling trade the cost of tusks have tripled in the last four years. the number of tusks have quadrupled in the last three years. killing elephants faster than being born. >> their tusks sawn off these elephants perform. four times day. britain's prince william

in somali there is one healthcare worker for every 600 people. for comparison in the united states, that number is one worker for 18. the organization says it has cost three times more to fight ebola than it would have to prevent it. the west african nations face costs to recover from all the ravages from ebola, as we said earlier, liberia's president is asking for a plan. the centers for disease coal showed a stole. more than # 1,000 cases and 3500 deaths. liberia had 9200 cases confirmed. guinea had the fewest more than 3200 but had the highest mortality rate. more than 21 hunt died there. combined 24,000 confirmed cases in the three west african nations, and more than 14,300 deaths. for more we are joined by the doctor, and joins us from miami, spending a month in nigeria, working as part of the global ebola response network. good to see you again. you have a lot of experience dealing with health emergencies around the world. with the ebola conference comes the criticism that the world failed in response to ebola, that they moved too slowly an

kenyan farmers stopped selling to somali in protest over low prices they were straight.couldn't pay food and represent. so they resume. price war is a bootle. >> the problem will persist. >> we will just on paying less. >> reporter: it's fight time. vehicles head to nir oby. diversifying into other crops could be a solution. changing a way of life is difficult for some. >>> a large fire has swept through shalenty towns in -- shanty towns in manila destroying hundreds of homes, affecting more than 2,000 families. some residents accuse firefighters of being too slow to tackle the blaze. >> thousands of thai airline staff could lose their jobs if they approve a 2-year plant. >> thai airways has been operating at a loss. >> thailand's main international airports seem to be busy as ever. last year there was a 7% drop in the number of travellers. thai airways, the national carrier is in trouble not just because of a drop in tourists but its 6.1 billion debt. >> it's been reported the airline may be technically insolvent with debt outstripping assets and insufficient debt cover

in the somali context, clan is very important.ome people joined because their clan supported al-shabaab. those folks have to be treated very differently from the irredeemables. those folks can be reached through development projects and hopefully, getting more opportunities into the societies -- as i mentioned earlier, the leadership to people who really subscribe to the ideology development will have no effect on them. host: another caller from great britain. good morning. caller: hello. i'm calling from the united kingdom, but i am somali. i just came from this area. all should bob is a big threat, not only to the united states and north america but to africa. we understand that it is a big red. -- a big threat. they have a lot of opportunities. what the u.s. government is doing to make sure that our children are not attracted to al-shabaab so that the children are not on their mission -- >> are you still on the phone? let me ask you the question that is asked in this who knows the region so well, why so much animosity toward th

at least 20 people were killed,Ñi including a somali diplomat to the united nations.roup, al-shabab claimed responsibility for the attack, which began with a car bomb, followed by armed gunmen storming the hotel building. six gunmen were among those killed. the al-shabab extremists, who are linked to al-qaeda, have been waging similar attacks against civilian targets and the somali government since 2006.Ñi american astronaut scott kelly and two russian cosmonauts arrived at the international space station last night, for a nearly a year long spaceçóñrÑi mission, the longest ever by an american astronaut. kelly and the others will undergo extensive medical tests to see how they rebs("ur:u(r long trip. kelly's twin brother, retired astronaut mark kelly, on the left, will undergo similar tests while on earth so nasa can compare how two identical humans respond to different conditions. the republican governor of arkansas, asa hutchinson, saysñr he will sign a bill, allowing businesses there not to provide services to groups whose lifestyle violate the owner's religious be

and atlantic council talks of the threat that the somali terrorist group al-shabaab poses. we will take your phone calls and look for comments on facebook and twitter. live at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. the american israel public affairs committee is holding its and a policy conference in washington d.c. this weekend. the group known as aipac is described as america pro israel lobby. we will have remarks live 5 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> the c-span cities tour takes book tv and american history tv on the road. learning about history and literary life. we take a visit to galveston, texas. >> the opening the canal sailing ships were almost dealt a death blow. with that opening of the canal some ships had a shorter route to the far east india, all those markets. sailing ships needed to find a way to make their own living. instead of higher valued cargo, they started caring lower valued cargo. coal. oil. cotton. carried any kind of cargo that did not require getting to market at a fast pace. >> watch our events from galveston saturday, march 7 at new eastern on book tv. sunday,

like most parents and certainly most somali immigrant parents, you know they were not exactly followingme as a shock. i even talked to a young man who played basketball with him a couple of days before he took off for minneapolis and he said he had no clue that this young man was about to do this. so it came up in a hurry and he basically got away before anyone could stop him. the opposite happened with his friend abdul yusef, another young man a year or two younger, actually planning to fly off just about the same time and follow the same path over to isis. but in this case when he applied for an expedited passport, the man at the passport office got suspicious because he asked him why did he need the passport. this young man was quite vague about why he needed it. he talked about going to turkey to meet some facebook friends. didn't seem convincing so the passport officer alerted the fbi and the fbi took a look at this young man and ended up being stopped at the airport. >> fascinating stuff. thank you so much for your reporting. all still online on the "new york times" website. wheth

home to the largest somali immigrant population in the united states.inneapolis to speak with this community who is actively trying to fight this right alongside the fbi. far from the deserts of syria and iraq isis terrorists are eyeing vulnerable young men and women here. >> is isis targeting the somali community in minnesota? >> yes. >> no question? >> no question. >> how aggressively? >> aggressively. they're recruiting westerners but they're recruiting here. >> through online propaganda their efforts are working. for the somali community in minneapolis, it is a chilling replay of the recent past. >> in 2007 more than 20 somali minnesotans left here to fight with the terrorist group al shabaab. now a second wave but this time it is isis recruiting them. approximately 15 people have left minnesota to fight with isis. >> we have had a number of people travel from the twin cities we've had a number of people attempt to travel and as we speak, there are people making preparations to travel. >> it is still going on? >> it is ongoing. >> the most vulnerabl

. >> the attack came just a day after somali government said two men were involved in planning attacks and assassinations. the group has retreated to spall areas of influence and frequently launches attacks on government and foreign targets. until somalia's western-backed government assisted by troops can assert its own control it can thought stop attacks like these. osama ben javi, al jazeera. >>> the incumbent in nigeria gmc is facing a former president as his opponent. oil rich niger delta region. his presidency has been mired by boko haram insurgency in the north. the armed group has staged multiple attacks again mostly in the north. his miernlg opponent is major opponent is muhammedu hukari. a muslim from the falani ethnic group and comes from the ketsina state in northern nigeria nigeria's military says it's pushed boko haram out of the base in gwoza north of the country. success on borno state. from abuja yvonne ndege reports. >> in a rare public address nyjer's military spokesperson gave this statement. >> many of the terrorists have died and many have been captured in the proc

. >> iraqi forces and militia men are trying to drive fighters out of the city of somali. targets are being attacked to cut off supply lines. i.s.i.l. fighters attacked from strongholds in tikrit and the tigris river. the anti-i.s.i.l. operation is being overseen. >> i came here to the command center to announce the start of the operation. the priority that we have right now is to secure the safety of all of our civilians. i instructed the security forces to make sure they put the safety and security of our people first and last. we have a large number of residents in these areas that volunteered to help the army liberate the glorious land >>> a u.s.-led coalition jets continue to strike i.s.i.l. targets in syria. a group of forces rejected a temporary truce fans for the city of aleppo. it was proposed by the united nations envoy. zeina khodr is in beirut. >> the opposition has rejected the proposal after two days of talks in the turkish boarder town. they did release a statement. many took part in the meeting. they are saying that the initiative is not comprehensive enoug

somali capital started on friday. it took special forces 12 hours to free the hostages and clear the hotel. 24 people were killed including six attackers. among the hotel was the ambassador to switzerland. a 45-year-old somali woman from virginia. the u.s. stepped up a campaign in a battle for tikrit. the coalition forces carried out 18 air strikes. eight of those strikes targeted tikrit. where the ground forces have been battling i.s.i.l. for control. the military said it took out i.s.i.l. vehicles and a potential car bomb. getting information about the germanwings plane crash, german authorities claim there's no indication that co-pilot andreas lubitz was motivated by terrorism. [ ♪ ] >>> today near the crash site the families of the victims held a memorial. the service in the village of verp was attended -- le vernet was attended by local residents. many say they were deeply affected by the crash and came out in support. it is believed the co-pilot andreas lubitz was suffering clinical depression. he was apparently

the attack came just a day after somali government spokesman announced the capture of top al shabaab commanders, involved in attacks and assassinations. officially al shabaab was pushed out of mogadishu in 2011 but secretly launches attacks on government and foreign targets. assisted by african troops cannot assert its own control it may not be able to stop attacks like these. osama ben javi, al jazeera. >> an italian court has overturned the conviction of amanda knox, who has vowed to never return to italy. she was accused of murdering meredith kercher in 2007. >>> fueling suspicious that the co-pilot andreas lubitz was hiding a mental condition before the crash. >> president pays his respects. as more information emerged about the co-pilot of the crashed plane germany's head of state joined hundreds of people at this church. the small town is mourning 16 people and two teachers killed in the french alps as they returned from a school trip to spain. >> translator: came out of the church from the midst of people who lost the most precious thing to them, a child a loved one. i sat in

. >> in the capitol mogadishu government forces stormed the hotel, among those killed was somali's permanent envoy to united nations in geneva. the attack led from friday to sunday morning. a former girlfriend from andreas lubitz said he had vowed to do something that the world would remember him by. a memorial will be held in the town of digne les bains. in the french alps. >> residents came together to remember them. >> it's terrible, horrible for the families. there are no words for this. i'm broken. >> on the mountain side, the task of recovering remains and wreckage continues. it will take another two weeks. the second black box is still missing but the need for its data is less urgent, now the cause of the crash is clear. trying to understand what drove co-pilot andrea lubitz to such a heinous act is the focus of the investigation. one german newspaper quotes a former girlfriend saying lubitz worried his health problems threatened his career. he talked about doing something dramatic that people would remember him for. german doctors said he was undergoing treatment for an unspecified c

somali leaders deny this. >> translator: there is a process we follow.take them to court and if they don't agree with the outcome, they are allowed to appeal. if they are not satisfied with the appeals court, they can take it to the high court. if the high court upholds the decision, they still have a chance if the family of their victims pardons them and sets them free. >> reporter: but as the grave digger waits for an execution he and his cell mates mo their days are numbered. al jazerra somalia. >>> coming up, global views of the syrian conflict. >> plus the intersection of art and fashion in the world of designer alexander mcqueen. savage beauty the retrospective of his work still drawing thaws of fans five years after his death. >>> in our global view segment we look at how news outlets across the globe are reacting to air yeahvarious stories tonight we look at syria. the headline in the guardian. is the op ed blasts what it calls the hostility of british government to syrian refugees, writing, quote not only is the u.k.'s hospitality at this miserl

in a statement al jazeera has said that: >>> seven people have died in a blast in the somali capitol.ice say the casualties may rise and that there may be hostages. al-shabab gunmen have claimed responsibility. an explosion and gunfire was heard at a hotel on thursday. a government spokesman announced that it had captured a top come pander of al-shabab who was planning an attack. >>> german prosecutors say they found doctors notes excusing a pilot from work on the day he flew a passenger plane into a mountain. it added to suspicions that he was hiding an illness before the crash which killed 150 people. nadine barber reports. >> reporter: a president paying his respects. as more information emergeded, germany's head of state joined hundreds of people at this church. this small town in mourning over the death of 16 pupils killed in the plane. >> i came out amidst people who had lost the most precious thing to them. a child, a loved one. i wanted to mourn with them. >> reporter: in germany many people are struggling to understand why lubitz apparently blew the airbus into the mountains

among those killed were somali's permanent representative to the u.n. in geneva. many government officials will were caught in the siege. the hotel is popular among diplomat politicians and journalists. just the day early they announced the capture of two al-shabab commanders. a campaign and stone strikes has not managed to stamp out al-shabab. they target and often killing civilians, and further siege of mogadishu is further proof of their threat in somalia. >> building boats in the faroe islands is not only an art form, but a tradition that is centuries old. there are very few skilled people left who can build the boat alone and by hand. jonah hull catches up to one man who is trying to stop the craft from dying out. >> the my father learned it from my grandfather and my great grandfather passed it on. i'm the fourth generation of my family to mr. these boats. >> long ships that explored the north atlantic more than a thousand years ago. he's one of the few skilled crafts men still building them alone and by hand. >> it's the urge that keeps me going. when i wak

the pentagon has killed the leader of the somali militant group in a drone strike. the man accused of planning the attack on a shopping mall in kenya two years ago was hit by a drone equipped with hellfire missiles in southern somalia last friday. the most terrific event in the conflict in bosnia. the police and serbia arrested seven people on suspicious of war crimes. they are accused of direct involvement in the massacre in which more than 8000 civilians were murdered. the arrests are the work of wartime prosecutors in bosnia and serbia. the u.s. market soared after federal reserve signaled it may move slowly to raise interest rates. the fed forecasted the u.s. unemployment rate can fall further without stirring inflation. we have michelle fleury with us to explain. my thought had been, they are going to raise rates and the markets would fall on that news? no, the markets liked what they heard. where they elated by what they heard? michelle: let me take you back to the statement the federal reserve releases. this is what had investors on edge leading up to this. i

strategy of taking out terrorists who threaten us is one that we have successfully pursued in yemen and somaliears. >> reporter: but many critics argue that cooperation is gone. >> without that intelligence we cannot effectively stop it. >> reporter: as the u.s. continues to back the yemeni president, it has called for a no-fly zone and military intervention from gulf countries. the u.s. urging a political solution to the crisis. direct foreign intervention is unlikely. >> this is a situation analogous to what we have seen elsewhere in the arab world where parties on the ground who don't see their interests as being proxies to some foreign power will accept help where they can find it to sort things out internally within yemen. [ sirens blaring ] >> reporter: increasing instability and sectarian division now hamper the efforts in an already volatile region. >>> the u.s.-lead coalition fighting the islamic state of iraq and the levant says it has carried out eight more air strikes in syria and a further six in iraq. isil suffered heavy losses from the strike east of fallujah >>> talks aimed at

farmers complain somali middle men manipulate the market, forcing them to sell their plants cheap. >> people maximize for profit, so want to maximize their profit and we have no other market, so they sit down and lower the price. >> farmers used to get $600 a bag. now prices can go down just $200 a bag. several european countries stopped importing the plant because of social and health reasons. some doctors say it can lead to insomnia, high blood pressure and heart problems. the european market was the most lucrative. farmers in kenya need somalia, now their biggest and sometimes only market. >> it's a mild narcotic. people chew the leaf for hours. they say it helps keep them awake, always puts them in a good mood and helps suppress their appetite. >> every day, 16 planes leave for somalia, carrying 60 tons of khat each. it's a multi-million dollars trade, but it is cartel's benefiting. >> they want to continue benefiting from this industry, they must take into account the means and requirement of the farmer, who toils in the farm to procude it for them. unfortunately, they are very s

. >>> bring you some breaking news coming out of somali right now. getting reports of gunfire and an explosion in the capitol mogadishu. >>> a three-day lockdown aimed at stopping the spread of sooeb in effect in sierra leone. the president has ordered everyone to stay in doors. the world health organization says sierra leone is trying to bring new infection rates to zero. >> it's simply being done to mobilize the community, to reinforce the need for vigilance, for the behaviors that we know really make a huge difference increasing hygiene, and understanding what the symptoms of ebola look like how important it is that those people be tested and be taken for treatment, and that anyone who is known to have been in contact with somebody who has ebola is on a list and followed up. we're seeing these things now being done in sierra leone. most of the new cases we're seeing and numbers of new cases are falling right now, and most of the new cases we're seeing are now coming from what we call contact lists, which means that the sierra leonian authorities w

coming up al-shabab fighters storm a hotel in the somali capital. the siege is over. >>> election day in nigeria, millions head to the polls to pick the next leader. plus - a look at h

it is the somali based rebel grab al shabab which says it carried out attacks. there is a demand for greater security in ken in a near somalia. >> you were in an ambush last week. tell us about it. >> yes, thank you very much. we have actually been having a serious problem of terror cells from somalia coming the last few years. the incidents have been -- in december, we lost about 64 civilians. in the recent past, there have been a series of attacks in the town. >> can you tell us -- >> can you tell us about your personal experience, as well? i'm quite keen to know what you went through, as well, because that personal experience gives you a lot of knowledge of how this works. >> yeah, absolutely. last week -- the road along the border with somalia and my convoy were attacked and two vehicles -- in that attack. the point of attack, they left in two minutes before the attack was -- the target was on my convoy and my life, this is the fifth time -- the last two in that convoy where we lost a leader former chairman of the coalition government. i lost two of my stuar

. >> kenyan and somali forces have recertain a keyport town from al shabaab.ouday was a stronghold. and their operational hub it was taken in a major beach assault. several fighters were killed. iraq ministry of defense has released videos. according to the ministry more than 70 isil fighters were killed in the strikes in samara and sala hadin. isil continues to holds parts of tikrit inthey have asked for u.s.-led airstrikes to retake the key city city. >> act visits say syrian if's -- pictures posted social media are said to show the helicopter going down near jabalawazia in idlib progressive. they say the helicopter had a mechanical problem. >> lebanese military says it doesn't have sufficient once again troshing take on isil and fighters along the border with syria. al jazeera was given access to a military front line. >> reporter: each day here in the mountainous border with syria, the lebanese army is looking for any sign of movement by the enemy. when soldiers spot it, they attack. we are concealing the identity of this captain to protect him. >> even if

that has been completed for years, with hundreds killed by drone strikes targetting suspects across somali, afghanistan and yemen. the global security think tank the stimson center questioned a report question whether the drone programme made it difficult not impossible to judge if the strikes are legal under u.s. and international law. >> until recently the administration said they could neither confirm or deny the assistance of any programme. you have what amounts to a 13-year long secret war, killing an estimated 3,000 to 4,000 people. since promising to be more trans transparent. according to the bij. u.s. armed forces conducted multiple drone strikes in 2015. one on january 28th in pakistan another in yemen on march 1st. >>> mr joffar is an any that joins us from the a.c.l.u. what does the a.c.l.u. want to achieve with this lawsuit? >> this is an effort to compel the administration to be more transparent about its targeted killing programme. this is the third time we have sued for more information about the programme. this time we are seeking information about the rules that govern th

. >> kenyan and somali have retaken a key port town from al shabaab.trong hold from the armed group and their operational hub. it was taken in a major beach assault launched sunday morning. several al shabaab fighters were killed. >>> six days until nigeria's presidential elections. some of the candidates have just taken part in a televised debate. president good"goodluck" jonathan took place with other candidates. his main rival abstained from the debate claiming it would not have been fair or balanced. joining us live is our correspondent: how did it go? >> well it was well for president "goodluck" jonathan." i said one of the maven issues would be the security situation in the northeast. it appears i was wrong. the big issue for nigerians was corruption and the president did answer questions head-on about what he intends to do if he wins this election taking place next saturday about corruption. i said he had put in preventible preventative measures, fighting corruption was about strengthening institutions and he talked about examples of what he had

militants have stormed a hotel in the somali capital mogadishu killing at least nine people. fierce gunfight has taken place inside of the popular hotel. how should bob -- al-shabab said that it has carried out the attacks. now the fight against the islamic state in iraq. a prolonged battle is taking place for the strategic city of tikrit. wednesday, the u.s. started airstrikes to help in the effort at the request of iraq's government, which as troops on the ground trying to defeat the militants holed up in the city center. for more, i spoke with the deputy special envoy for the global coalition to counter islamic state. do you think the u.s.-launched airstrikes in tikrit because the iraqi forces were not able to two retake the city -- not able to retake the city themselves? >> this operation started about two half weeks ago and it did stall. we had a number of meetings with the prime minister and iraqi commanders, and they had requested coalition air support. we bring unique capabilities to this fight. we have very precise intelligence. with the iraqis have found in the cour

this is in the town of wadir the somali based group of al-shabab says it carried out attack 20 people swine flu in the northern state. the h 1-n 1 flu virus killed 1500 people in india this year. the government is now sending antiviral drugs to the area lack of awareness and education of the virus is blamed for its spread. international press institute is calling on myanmar to investigation that journalists being attacked by police and para military groups and are targeted as part of a campaign of intimidation as we report. >> reporter: he is afraid to go home, he was following up on the lead for a story when he was attacked. the reporter had invited a man to talk about his role in a para military organization. the man along with two friends met him and persuaded him to follow them to a house. >> translator: they hit me. then they went through my bag and took my phone and voice recorder and said to me you reporters are troublemakers. >> reporter: the three men admitted to being part of a para military force used by the local government to break up a protest in early march and allows o

joined strike in somali killed al-shabab who planned the west gate mall in kenya two years ago and threee were killed near the town and 67 people died in the west gate attack in 2013. stay with africa i.s.i.l. has accepted a pledge of allegiance from boko haram fighters in nigeria, in an audio message posted online a spokesman for i.s.i.l. is heard saying the counterfeit has now expanded to west africa until recently boko haram was in control of an area the size of belgium, this is a region where it has been most active over the years now the nigerian military says it has taken control of many areas. the military says boko haram is now cornered into these areas. it does have control of several towns and battles are ongoing and we will bring in correspondent and i.s.i.l. accepting this pledge of allegiance from boko haram and what does it mean and what is next for boko haram? >> well many people here are seeing this as empty, as superficial and as part of a propaganda game going on and do not accept there is any cooperation or real collaboration between boko haram and i.s.i.l. that is the

libya, eritrea and somali. so now you have this big anti-colonial power basically saying italy should regain control of its colonies. and it's colonies meanwhile have made it very clear abundantly clear that if italy steps a toenail back -- it is going to be war. it is going to be war to the end. now, the naacp says, oh, russia's role in this sorry business. robeson and the council on african affairs go silent. silent. and, then i need put an asterisk beside that. as best i can tell, they went silent. i went to the robeson, dubois papers and the al feas papers. i went to the council of african affairs newsletters. i went through the fbi file on r obeson and the mi-5 file, hunting, looking for something that robeson said that said, my gosh, you cannot do this because our anti-colonialism is so strong that to somehow think it is ok to put italy, just because the soviets a, i saw n othing. nothing. the naacp goes ballistic, in fact. in fact, holds a huge multi-organization meeting of folks who represent 6 million

two somali men convicted for trying to bomb the london transit system in 2005 live less than two milesaway from emwazi. >> glor: charlie d'agata, thank you very much. in moscow today, tens ofto thousands took part in a march of mourning. they honored boris nemtsovrn russian president putin's outspoken critic. he was gunned down near the kremlin friday night and today demonstrators chanted we will not forget, we will not forgivemo and heroes don't die. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has arrived in washington tonight. he's giving a speech to congresst. on tuesday to make his casess against the deal on iran's nuclear program. netanyahu was invited by house republicans. the white house was not consulted in advance. here's julianna goldman. >> the prime minister is welcome in the united states at any time. we have an unparalleled close security relationship with israel. >> reporter: secretary of state s john kerry tried today to play down the strains in the u.s.- israel alliance, but he didn't hide the obama administration's anger over how the speech was arranged. >> obviously, i

minnesota have the largest somalie-muslim population in all of north america. 100,000 somali muslims live in the twin cities of minneapolis-st. paul. not every somalians are terrorist. united states cities who live in the twin cities have travelled overseas over the past years and joined terrorist groups like isis. more than any other state and city in the entire country. minnesota and thatsuomalia muslim population. we had a threat by al-shabab linked to al-qaeda calling for attacks on mall of america in mississippi -- minneapolis. if you have the large population living within the shadow of that shopping mall you may have a problem. dozens of u.s. citizens from the same area are going overseas to join terrorist groups. the worst of the worst; isis. it seems to be following the european model. i document in the book the problems western europe is having in britain, france germany, sweden of all places. where a large number of muslim immigrants are coming to these countries. and they are not assimilating. and they are not intoegrateing and they are forming self-segregate self-segrega

. >> at least ten people are dead including a somali diplomat. hotel is considered high security often frequented by politicians diplomats and security. islamic group al shabaab claimed responsibility for the astack. >>> iraqi leaders vowed that thousands of shia militias would cooperate with the americans in the fight against i.s.i.l. in tikrit. most fighters decided to boycott the event grant grand ayatollah ali al sistani. >> staging areas and fighting positions. >> translator: the fighting capabilities have been badly hit. and our troops are prepared to launch the ground operation to liberate the city at the lowest possible loss. >> reporter: iraq initially reached out to iran for assistance. iran had been helping to push i.s.i.l. out of the city. when theing forces stalled iraq went to u.s. for assistance. the u.s. air strikes have also generated a battle of words. iranian led shiite groups had been fighting alongside the iraqi military. the u.s. said it agreed to assist only if had slight groups left. now thousands of the shiite groups have

it's the somali based rebel group saying it carried out the attack. >> still ahead - claims of human rights abuses. we talk to a tatar who says his son disappeared after it was annexed by russia >>> and calls off for a search that crashed in indonesia >>> and arsenal's heroic performance, yet monaco makes the champion's league. details coming up. >>> police fired tear gas at thousands protesting in germany. this is frankfurt rallying against capitalism. trying to destruct the service. one officer was injured, 300 detained. the european central bank is what it was about. because it was part of the troika which the bail out. along with the european commission and monetary fund. it monitored the terms of the loop, things like austerity, spending. it was blamed for my unemployment. the president called for more spending for countries like germany. it has been ignored. let's go to near the european central bank. it's the thing in front of them. a billion dollar building. >> it's now surrounded by a loud protest as you can hear. you have to raise my voice, thousands are here to put off the

somali troops have taken control of the hotel of fighters. the armed men killed at least 20 people and wounded dozens more. >> fighters will hold up for 1 hours in this hotel. they blasted their way in and sprayed bullets at anyone in their way. witnesses say some people jumped out of windows to escape, and loud explosions were heard. >> a suicide car bomb went off in the rear entrance of the hotel. and then gunmen attacked. that caused more casualties. i saw injured people being taken to the mogadishu hospital. >> an unit engaged the attackers that lasted until saturday morning. the african union mission in somalia also joined the operation to ask you rescue hostages. many officials were caught in the seen. >> the group it is further proof of the threat and instability in somalia. al jazeera. >> the state of indiana is dealing with a sudden h.i.v. epidemic. they have declared a public health emergency. john hedron went there to find out why. >> in rural indiana they say an hiv epidemic caught them off guard. >> the health department is shock

it's a staging grouped for counterterrorism operations in yemen and somali. this base gives the american forces a chance to strike al qaeda and allies. the pentagon used djibouti to carry and train forces and carry out drone warfare. general assembly jap -- germany, japan and spain followed and set up bases. >> the foreign forces pay a fee. there's millions injected into the local economy through spending. finally, and importantly, there's the issue of job creation. thousands of jobs have been created by the presence of military forces a key issue where unemployment is a problem. >> reporter: djibouti for now, reaps the men fits of its location. >>> tunisian's prime minister says the suspected master mind on the museum barda attack has been killed. he died in a raid. eight others were killed in the battle. 22 people died when gunmen attacked the bardo museum on 18 march. that attack prompted dens of thousands to march in solidarity through the capital. the prejudice president francis hollande joined them. >> to the united states with a clash over gay marriage

. >> in somali al-shabab fighters detonated a car bomb outside headquarters. the men were looking for the president when they tried to storm the compound. there are reports of casualties more details as we get it. >> somalia's government executed more people than any other country in sub-saharan africa. >> 150 death sentences within handed down. 86 have been executed. we visit a death row. >> reporter: there are more than 35 men in this sell. 29 will be shot in the coming weeks. this man is one of them. a former government police officer, convicted of killing a young man. he is coming to terms with his fate. >> translation: you can get the execution call any morning. that's what we spend our time waiting for. that's what my cell mates are waiting for. it's the same for etch >>> in this prison there are more than 370 inmates. this is where the rest of the 28 prisoners spend their days. conditions are tough. the air is shot and thick. on the day of their execution. they are taken to a field about 2km from here. where they face a firing squad. meriam ibrahim is p

aid workers say numbers could be higher as 200,000 somali refugees living in southern yemen could flee back through djibouti >>> dozens of palestinian protesters clashed with israeli troops in the west bank. it was a demonstration to a lead-up of the marking of land day calling for the end of an occupation in palestine. some of the crowd threw stones the military responded with rubber bullets. one demonstrator was wounded, another arrested. i spoke with rami koori, a senior fellow at the american university in beirut. >> there's no israeli-palestinian peace process now. the israeli prime minister designate binyamin netanyahu basically said in the election campaign that there wasn't going to be a two-state solution, or a palestinian state in his case or the palestinian solution. there's no real move going on. people will explore whether it makes sense to revive a direct negotiating process, or is it more productive to look at other routes >>> fun in tomorrow we'll look at the fragile relationship between israel and palestine on "the week ahead". tomorrow 8:30 eastern, 5:30 pacific >>> t

somali leaders deny this.rocess we follow, if they don't agree with the outcome they are allowed to appeal, if they are not satisfied with the appeals court, they can take it to the high court, the f the high cut upholds the decision, they still have a chance if the family pardons them and sets them free. al jazeera, somalia. >> in south sudan oil production has been slashed by a third when fighting broke out, many oil wells have been damaged or are under rebel control, the government relies almost exclusively on oil to pay it's bills and the infrastructure is suffering. katherine sawyer reports. >> this is how you find most university lecture halls in south sudan, almost empty many of the lecturers are on strike. they had a pay cut last year, and now they want that money back. but the government says it cannot ard to it, and here is why. oath nickon flicks started oil production has been reduced by more than half, oil accounts for more than 9% of the government's income. >> i must try my best to increase the

. >> well rets not forget somali either. the state has ceased to exist in yemen. somalia has not had an effective government in 25 years. so i think the president is still following the ideology that terrorism is not a threat. >> okay. i think we managed to wade through it. i mean, it's so confusing. but i think the term you should walk away with is hot mess. great to see you ambassador. >> thank you. >>> conspiracy theories are running wild tonight after details leak of an army training plan to take thousands of troops and infiltrate them into american neighborhoods. we'll investigate. >>> plus, as bowe bergdahl is officially charged with desertion and leaving his fellow soldiers behind on the battlefield, three of the men who served with him will join us live to talk about what happened to them when they went public with questions about bergdahl almost a year ago. they return tonight. >> the guy's on national television last night. his squad mates, platoon mates were not correct. >> i'm saying we don't know the fact pattern yet here. >> i think his squad mates h