they operate in somalia is somalia has been a vacuum for a long time. this was a breeding ground for them. in the last two years, the african union mission in somalia has made operations against the territory to control al-shabaab in the territories are shrinking day after day. the plans are by the end of the year, there will not be -- sorry -- there will not be a territory controlled by al-shabaab in somalia. that does not mean it's the end of the war. the war will continue. when they lost their military front, they just came back to the metropolitan places like mogadishu were more than 2 million people are living. societyt blended into and they had assassinations and bombings and suicide bombings. this is not just military. it is multifaceted. front,rs an economic poverty and grievances are the two areas where al-shabaab benefits within society. it's a society that has been without function over two decades. wars ande been conflicts internally so displacement of over 2 million people. they are not living in their home places in somalia. almost 1.5 mil

how free is the media in somalia?there are number of times when shabaab infiltration has been suspected in different organizations. not only the media, government offices, agencies, ministries. and this security people they go after that. if there is a suspect in a media house, it's not immune from that type of thing. what we know is that 90% of the shabaab operations and the shabaab operations are on the media not in the field. >> woodruff: 90%? they've been given some of our media, i won't say all of them. some of our media they might not be, the capability and the capacity is very limited to understand between the neutrality and what to be and what not to be. >> woodruff: last question. what do you want americans to know about somalia that they may not know? >> what we want to know the americans, somalia is not the somalia of 1970 and 1980's today and even 1990's. somalia is a different now just coming on the corner of we have on the road to democratic institutions to be put in place. we say the united states come

effecting parliament, the dangerous jump of being a politician in somalia.sport once again the beautiful game turns ugly as fans in chilly clash with riot police, details later. ♪ ♪ hello again, you are with al jazeera news hour, reminder of our top stories. u.s. surveillance aircraft are flying over syria to spy on islamic state fighters, president obama gave the go ahead after war planes recently attacked i.s. fighters in iraq. the presidential candidate is threatening to pull out of an election, and he says the ordered process is a joke. the united states and some of its nato allies have condemned air strikes for the united arab in egypt and libya and being urged to stop interfering in libyan affairs after anti-government malitias were targeted. and let's talk a little bit more about the on going situation in libya and we can speak to the founder and director of the institute which provides analysis on libyan issues and joins us from beirut and thank you for talking to us. first of all, what do you make of the intervention then surrounding the united arab

we are waiting for the government response. >> somalia has known little peace. warlords and profit ears battle for controls. a massive plea has been fuelling the conflict between them. just a few days ago, this was one of the biggest arms market. the traders abandoned it. the massive trade in guns here under ground as well. >> reporter: in a city suburb we met a young man trying to sell an ak-47 rife. with the market watched by the government. they are officially part of mogadishu's iltrade in arm. -- illegal trade in arms. >> translation: we'll continue to sell arms to anyone that needs them, until the government provides us with alternative employment. this is our job, the only one we know and all that we care about. the whole of somalia will be no easy task. many believe it can't be done by force. months and years of negotiating with militia me and clan elders. the government will have to reassure those who bear arms that it has the capacity to fully protect them now. >>> some of the stories coming up, we meet the medical workers bringing bangladesh up to she

shabaab going in somalia that kenya is a part of?ho holds the balance of power in that struggle at the moment, do you think? >> the fight against al shabaab, they will be coming this the next few days. somali's president is saying the troops are trying to push al shabaab further from our territory inside. they are calling it on oh radiation indian ocean. they are pushing al that bab and the president says they are winning the fight, saying attacks reduced in ken yachlt we have not had any attack for the last few months save for what happened in the area of the coastal region of kenya. >> thanks, dennis. now three civilians killed in the eastern ukrainian city of donetsk after fighting of pro russian rebels. they battle to retake rebel-held territory. >>> bail granted to the british man held in prison in rio on charges of illegally selling world cup tickets. ray w with helan sold vip packages on behalf of fifa. he deny it is charges. >>> a losing candidate in tunisia has launched a legal challenge against the result. prabowo subianto.

right now, somalia's government is doing everything it can to take illegal guns off of the streets.ut as mohammed adow reports, people aren't necessarily willing to cooperate. here, african union peacekeepers and government troops raid the houses of people they call whether or notteds and suspected militia leaders. officials call this operation a success and say it will continue until they bring back a measure of stability to the country. >> we will not stop until we reach a point where we will need only a warrant of arrest and not guns to arrest criminals. the current chaos cannot continue forever. but not every militia leader has been disarmed. this man is one of those keen on keeping their private armies. he says his men fight for the government and that has earned him enemies. >> the government should provide adequate security for people who might be targeted or let them keep their weapons. i believe people like me won't be disarmed. we are waiting to see the government's response. >> somal i can't has known little peace for the last 24 years. clan war lords or profit easier hav

the united nations a warning that the world must act now to prevent a famine in somalia.will be the second famine in three years. in 2011 more than a quarter of a million died of malnutrition and starvation. as it stands, more than 2,000 children under the age of five are malnourished and humanitarian aid is low. out nearly 3 million people are in need of care. >> from southern somalia we have this report. >> in drought stricken somali, anxiety set in. several taking a toll on the population. the lives are dying. sources of water dry up. people say they are fearing for their lives. >> i doubt if we cap live like this. we could have escaped. the drought is everywhere. >> reporter: it's a condition that worsens by the day. across the region, thousands are on the move. they are joining camps for displaced people like this, 40km from the border, one of a few places where aid can reach with ease. in is one of the new arrivesals. >> i said conflict and hunger. people were killed for no reason we were left to our own means and getting no help. >> for years, this town was control

and somalia launches a campaign to stop a fateful trade in weapons. welcome to the programme. israel's prime minister warned gaza residents to leave a site where hamas members may be operating. binyamin netanyahu has said his army will attack locations they believe hamas is using. his comments come after an israeli strike destroyed a multi-storey building in gaza. jane ferguson has more from gaza. >> israeli air strikes continued throughout saturday night into sunday, across the gaza strip. several multistory buildings were collapsed entirely - one in rafah city and one in gaza city. people were given notice to get out of the buildings. most did. however, that means that now there's a lot of families who are homeless this morning and gaza. they join up to 300,000 people who are sheltering in u.n. schools here. unschools have been designated to be an area safe for people to shelter in. however, today was meant to be the first day of school for 500,000 palestinian children across the gaza strip. as far as the palestinian authorities are concerned, they will not be able to return

from southern somalia, we have this report. in drought stricken somalia sever things are taking a toll on the population. people are dying, and water is drying up. people here say they fear for their lives. >> i doubt if we can live like this for a few more days. we could have escaped, but don't know where to go. the drought is everywhere. >> reporter: it's a continue that worsens by the day. thousands are on the move. they are joining camps for displaced people, just meter from the border. just one of a few places where aid can reach with ease. >> this is one of the knew arrivals. >> translation: i fled conflict and hunger. people were being killed. we were left to our own means and getting no help. >> reporter: nowhere has this conflict affected than this up to. it was controlled by al-shabab fighters for years. six months ago government forces, supported by ethiopia troops took back control of the town. the fighters didn't go far. people are suffering from a blockade imposed by the armed group. a combination of draught, conf

this is a new concept to most in somalia.re's been municipal authorities, as the current administration tries to assert its influences, its efforts to meet taxes is meeting resistance. >> reporter: this market was shot for three days in protest over what was called government taxes. >> translation: we are not against paying taxes. we disagree with paying tax on goods 20 minutes after they leave the port where we pay duty on them. >> reporter: the idea of paying taxes for social services may seem outlandish where a few see functioning hospitals or schools. officials say if the somalia government is to win itself of or rid itself of foreign aid, businessmen have to play their part. for now, that remains an uphill task. russian incur jens, probes aid convoys whatever they are, they are now morphed into something else, what more and more in ukraine, and western capitals seem comfortable with calling an invasion. it is inside story.

a few days ago, this was one of somalia's biggest arms market. the traders have up ended it.n one of the cities suburbs, we met this young man trying to sell an ak-47 rifle. with the market closely closely watched by the government? >> they are part of mogadishu's illegal trade in arms. >> we will continue to sell arms to anyone who needs them until the government provides us with alternative employment, this is our job, the only one we know and all that we care about. >> disarming the whole of somal i can't will be no easy task. many believe it can be done just by force. maybe even years of negotiating with militiamen and klan elders. they will have to reassure those hubert arms that it has the capacity to fully protect them now. mohammed ado, al jazeera, mogadishu, somalia. >> al jazeera is demanding the release of its three journalists in egypt. they have been hemmed 239 days. they are accused of helping the outlawed miss lim brotherhood. two were given seven or years sentences. mohammed received an extra three years because he had a spent bullet in his possession which he

her return to somalia after living in california for nearly 40 years. grew up in mogadishu. >> i had a fantastic childhood in this beautiful city, metropolitan mogadishu, and my dream is to make sure the young generation and future generations enjoy the kind of childhood i enjoyed. >> reporter: it's perhaps that vision that keeps everyone here moving forward, the dream of a peaceful somalia that for now remains elusive. >>> just ahead in the news hour: we'll go to myanmar where school children are preserving and promoting their own language again. >>> my view of the events are very different. >> and formula one championship leader responds after crashing with his teammate lewis hamilton. ♪ >>> the languages of minority groups in myanmar are making a come back. for more than 50 years the military allowed only burmese to be taught in schools. traditional languages are now being revived in classrooms. >> reporter: this teacher is teaching children to read and write in their mort tongue. most of these children are from an ethnic minority. this is the first

. ♪ >> when people think of somalia, they often think of pirates. government's leader says the pirates are mostly gone and the economy is growing. bloomberg's international correspondent hans nichols sat down with the somalian president at the u.s. africa summit in washington. open for business. somalia has ades, transitional government. >> there is are obviously some concerns. forces have made great strides. they have had -- had a surge. is it successful? >> indeed. today,he last time, [indiscernible] >> will you need more to finish the job question mark >> so they can take over the responsibility in somalia. in terms of equipment, in terms of capacity. the forces in somalia, they did the best job they can. they continue to finalize. [indiscernible] to take over as soon as possible. >> you talk about the natural resources, some of the riches somalia has. where are you on concession and concession boss? have you granted concessions question mark >> not yet. so molly has been paired -- has been come -- has been preparing the ground for that. before t

. >>> the united nations is warning that the world must act now to prevent a famine in somalia. it would be the second pham jip in three years. -- famine in three years. in 2011 a quarter of a million died of malnutrition. more than 200,000 children under the age of five are acutely malnourished. humanitarian aid is low. out of 900 million that aid agencies appealed for. 30% has been received. nearly 3 million people are in need of urgent life-saving care. we have this report. >> reporter: in drought-stricken southern somalia, a familiar feeling of anxiety is setting in. several failed rains in winter taking a toll. the livestock are starting to die. sources of water dry up. people say that they are fearing for their lives. >> translation: i doubt if we can live like this for a few more days. we could have escaped, but don't know where to go. the draught is everywhere. >> it's a condition that worsens by the day. across the region, thousands are on the move. they are joining camps for displaced people like this. 40km from the kenyan border, one of a few places where aid can reac

. >>> the united nations is warning that the world must act now to prevent a famine in somalia. droughts and conflict is beginning to leave thousands without access to food. we have reports from southern somalia. >> in droughts stricken southern somalian, familiarity is setting in. the livestock have already started dying and sources of water dry up. people hearsay they're fearing for their lives. >> i doubt if we can go on living like this for even a few more days. we could have escaped but we don't know where to go. the drought is everywhere. >> reporter: it is a condition that worsens by the day. across this region thousands are on the move. they are joining to places like this just 40 kilometers from the kenyan border just one of the few places are aid can reach with ease. one of the new arivals. >> i fled conflict and hunger. people were being killed for no reason. we were left to our own means and we're getting no help from outside. >> reporter: nowhere has this conflict affected more than the town. for years it was controlled by al-shabaab fighters. six months ago governm

. >> there is plenty more still to come this news hour including reporting from southern somalia where conflict and droughts have pushed hundreds of thousands of theme to the brink of starvation, and why these wild horses could be dragged away. we'll have the latest on a bi bitter battle that is brewing in wyoming. >>> and in sports we'll tell how qualifies first to belgium's grand prix. those stories coming up later in this program. >> ivory coast has closed borders with guinea and liberia in efforts to the spread of ebola. the disease has killed more than 1400 people since the outbreak was first identified in guinea in march. there have been no reported cases in ivory coast. >>> the united nations said the world must act now to prevent a famine in somalia. conflict is leaving thousands without food. >> reporter: in drought-stricken southern somalia, a familiar feeling sets in. the livestock have already started indicting and sources of water dry up, and they're fearing for their lives. >> i doubt if we can go on living like this for even a few more days. we could have escaped but we

some are from eritrea and somalia. they can claim asylum if they want to. many are working in crimea, a suburb of italy. the fighting surrounded them. >> translation: the first rocket landed. it didn't hit anyone. 20 people were killed. when the third landed. they were scattered. we decided to leave. a tunisian coast guard rescues the dingy after two days at sea. this is the maritime border. migrants and asylum seekers can't cross by land. tunisia and egypt say they can't let them in. they are forced to make this dangerous journey across the waters. it's the only way out. >> reporter: there are reports that fighters are preparing to battle for libya's border region. the fear is the conflict could spill over into tunisia, sending more migrants out to sea. we are prepared to sewcure the borders. >> the lawlessness has led to this, the red crescent in libya saying it's found 300 bodies off the coast of tripoli since yule. >> and this is why so many people drown. a fisherman shows us the ripped rubber dingy. on this occasion, it was pulled to the shore, saving

just a few days ago this was one of somalia's biggest markets. traders have taken the trade in guns underground. >> in one of the suburbs we met a young man trying to sell an ak-47 rifle. with the market watched by the government, they are now officially part of mogadishu's trade in arms. >> translation: we will continue to sell arms to anyone who needs them, until the government provides them with alternative employment. this is all that we know or care about. >> reporter: ties arming the whole of somalia will be no easy task. many believe it can be done by force, but years of negotiating militiaman and gan elders. the government will have to be assured that those who bear arms, that he has the capacity to protect them now. >>> lots to come on the al jazeera newshour. we are back in the capital of yemen, where houthi protesters continue chants to change. plus... >> deep sea treasures three stories under ground in mexico cities new aquarium. i'm adam raney, we'll tell you about the new attraction. >>> and in sport - relief for arsenal as they lea

getting over to somalia and liasing with shabaab is not an easy thing.re are multiple testimonies from members of the community that attest to this. i think that the same thing is now going on with syria. it's a little bit more shadowy, at least on the open source side. you don't have indictments handed down about these recruiting networks, but i believe that they're there. there's some testimony related to people from europe who have gone over to syria that strongly suggest that recruiting networks are in place and helping people who get to southern turkey to liase with jihadist groups and other groups in syria. >> appreciate you both being on. you can find out more on cnn.com. >>> just ahead tonight in this hour, on the very same day that isis says it's executing hundreds of kurdish soldiers in iraq and the video is just gruesome, lined them up, shot him, president obama says he doesn't have a strategy yet for going after isis in syria, where it has its home base. mentoring tomorrow's innovators. we build it raising roofs, preserving habitats and servi

. >>> somalia has seen a quarter of a century of conflict. there are half a million guns in circulation. getting them off the streets is a priority for troops charged with keeping the peace. >> reporter: after years of struggling for control, the somalia government releases the need to scoop up illegal weapons. peacekeepers and troops braved the houses of people they called warlords and militia leaders. officials call the operation a success and say they'll continue until they bring back a measure of stability to the country. >> we will not stop until we reach a point where he need a warrant of arrest, and not guns to arrest criminals. the counter chaos will continue. >> not every militia leader will be disarmed. this man was one keen of keeping private armies. >> these men fight for the government, and that has earned him enemies. >> the government should provide security for people that might be targeted or let them keep their weapons. i believe people like me will not be disarmed. we are waiting to see the government's response. >> somalia

he, too, died as a militant fighter, this time in somalia. this woman tells the "new york daily news" referring to her son and douglas mccain "they both were sort of searching, it seemed like, i think both of them had a really strong desire to be needed and be of value." they had quite a few friends in school who were somali immigrants and an african-american friend whose family was muslim." what is the reaction from there? >> reporter: carol, this isn't new but concerning as you can imagine. you talked about the two individuals that knew each other in high school, castergard went to fight in somalia back in 2009. he died there. he even possibly was in a promotional video which targets minnesota young men and women. mccain and castergard played basketball together, went to rob onbinsdale high school together. this concerned locals and the fbi here that they are targeting, they are the extremists minneapolis and the reason is because there are originally a lot of somalis here and the al shabaab group obviously was targeting the somalis to have

soth earn somalia, a familiar feeling of anxiety is setting in, in the population. the livestock already started dying. sources of water dry up. people hearsay they are fearing for their lives. >> i doubt if we can go on living about this. we could escape but i don't know where to go. the drought is everywhere. >> the condition worsens across the day. across this region, thousands are on the move. they are joining camp for displaced people like this one just 40 kilometers from the kenyan border, just one of a few places where aid can reach with ease. mala kali is one of the new arrivals. >> reporter: i saw conflict and hunger. people were being killed for no reason. we were left to our own means, and we are getting no help from outside. >> reporter: nowhere has this conflict affected more than the town of hadu. for years, it was controlled by al shack obvious fighte-- al-sa fighters. the fighters didn't go far. now, people are suffering from a complete blockade enforced by the armed group. at combination of drought, conflict and high food prices caused by the al-sha

he was lured back to somalia in 2008. he died a year later fighting for the militant group plamd for atrocities like the nairobi mall attack last year. the recruiter's strongest tools are videos like these all over the internet. >> this is the best place to be. >> promising glory as a fighter. twisting the meaning of islam. because of poverty and isolation, he says, young people are vulnerable. >> no jobs. >> jobs are little. >> reporter: they're recruiting sfwhim. >> the new frontier. >> the idea is to get young people away from all negative influences. >> reporter: this man says his nonprofit reached some 10,000 children in recent years starting with kindergarteners trying to keep them in school and on the right track. a constant up hill fight against the militants. >> they're recruiting by the day, by the hour, by the minute. >> reporter: federal authorities are investigating whether another fighter is from minnesota. a man who some in some community believe they know. ron allen, nbc news, minneapolis. >>> the nfl's ne

disarming the whole of somalia is no easy task. many believe it can't be done by force, but months and years of negotiating with militiaman, and clan elders. the government will also have to reassure those that bear arms that it has the capacity to protect them now. >> thousands of smallest quakes were reported over the bast week in iceland in the area of bardabunga. an euption is possible, but the threat is not so great that planes need to be grounded. that is good news. >> rebecca is here with details. what is the latest. . >> radar coverage is so spotty. by looking at the satellite photos that we have a cluster of thunder storms wrapping around to the north of haiti, and sweeping up towards the south-east bahamas. again, rain fall you can't see much on the radar in the last eight hours. we talk about the amount and rain fall, it's impressive when we look at the totals over satellite. you see the dark red areas, not just in the higher elevations and mountains, around 4,000 feet, but further south to the coast. the storm system, t

he went back to somalia and carried out suicide bombing.nd i sit more more than 20 somali mothers crying, their children gone and killed. and i was speechless. i didn't know how to console them, because i have nothing to tell them. the only thing that is left to do is to make sure that we have to stop this from happening again. and we need the help of everybody to help us come and make sure that this has to stop. >> omar jamal, thank you for coming on cnn. we appreciate it. >> thank you, don. >> thank you. >>> when we come right back, more on isis and how it is recruiting americans. we're going to talk to a former jihadist. this is bill. his doubleheader day at the park starts with back pain... and a choice. take 4 advil in a day or just 2 aleve for all day relief. peanuts! peanuts! crowd cheers! without a prescription for frequent heartburn. get complete protection. because the best moments in life aren't experienced from the sidelines. now there's nothing holding you back. this is nexium level protection™. the #1 prescribed acid-blocking

. >>> the somalia government is seizing weapons from the warlords that have been fighting each other. it's a hard task because citizens don't believe it will make the country safer. . >> reporter: after years of struggling the somalia government seems to have realised the need to scoop up illegal weapons. here african union peacekeepers and government troops raid the houses of people they call war lards and suspected militia leaders. officials call the operation a success, and say they'll continue until they bring back a measure of stability to the country. >> we will not stop until we reach a point where we need a warrant of arrest, and not guns to arrest criminals. the current chaos cannot continue. >> not every militia leader has been disarmed. this man is keen on keeping the private armies. use from a former war lard say the men fight for the government. and that earned him enemies. >> reporter: the government should provide adequate security for people that may be targeted or let them keep their weapons. i believe people like me will not be disaround, we are waiting to see the go

this is a chapter 7 intervention in somalia.they break out into anarchy fighting between war worlds in the early 1990s and interventional aid marshals itself to try to diffuse the crisis to get aid to the people who need it. we have almost street to street or neighborhood fighting in mogadishu between war lords. the international community rallies. the united states gets involved. i think i was a senior at the time when this was happening. >> it was december of 1992. >> that's exactly what i would have been. it date me. >> not as much as it dates me. >> i remember better than i do. i remember my u.s. history teacher in high school had this political cartoon that showed sapt a santa claus on a sled with his elves having machine guns. that's kind of the international perspective on somalia that this place is worth -- if santa claus is going to pay attention to this, right, than we should, too. there was actually a will there until the tragic events of which -- >> october of 1993 in an effort to relief another part of the fint veng

my next guest was born in somalia.ow an american where she's free to speck out against the treatment of women in some islamic societies. you'll recall when bran dice university invited her to receive an honorary degree, then rescinded under pressure from critics who called her a islamicphobe. and she joins me now. [ applause ] i want to thank you so much for being here. you have been a heroic and clear voice of reality when it comes to the world of islam, and a lot of americans see groups like isis and hamas, the view people have of islam is not very positive because of this. how does that differ from the islam that you grew up with as a girl in somalia? >> the islam i grew up with in somalia i would say is the islam of the masses. if i take one individual to represent the masses of peace-loving muslims, it would be my grandmother. i grew up with her. she prayed, she was pious. but she minded her own business. in my grandmother's islam, there was no jihad. there was no sharia. there was a lot to comment on her beliefs,

this report. >> in drought-stricken southern somalia, a familiar feeling of anxiety is stepping in. several are taking a toll on the population. the livestock is dying, and sources of water dry up. people here say they are fearing for their lives. >> i doubt if we can go on living like this for a few days, we could have escaped and don't know where to go. the drought is everywhere. it's a condition that worsens by the day. across the region, thousands are on the move. they are joining camps for displaced people like this, 40km from the kenyan border. one of a few places where aid can reach with ease. in is one of the new arrivals. >> i fled conflict and hunger. people were killed for no reason. we were left to our own means and getting no help from outside. >> nowhere has this occurred more than this town. for years it was controlled by al-shabab fighters. six months ago government forces supported by troops took back control of the town. al-shabab fighters didn't go far. now people are suffering from a complete blockade imposed by the armed group. a combination of drought. conflict

he was one of the ones that went to somalia and fought for al shabaab. and it's unclear -- we knew that they were friends in high school. they played basketball together. it's unclear if they stayed in contact over the years, but that high school which is in the suburb called new hope here in the minneapolis area, they're just absolutely floored by the fact that two of their students in, of all places, suburban minneapolis, have died fighting for extremist groups. >> but neither one, correct me if i'm wrong, really somali-americans, right? >> reporter: correct. correct, they're not, but they were fighting -- the first was fighting in somalia, and the second one was fighting in syria. >> i guess the question is, are they trying to recruit just americans like douglas mccain, for whatever reason he converted from christianity to islam, or are they specifically trying to recruit somali-americans, you know, young men whose parents came from somalia, settled in the minneapolis-st. paul area in minnesota? who are they primarily going after? >> reporter: well, t

from germany a satellite signal is broadcast and relayed to afghanistan pakistan yemen or somalia. in mandalay bay everyone demonstrates flying across the robots performing myriad tasks more or less successfully. you want me to. be sort of. doing things like areas where i'm going to sort of keep this up and. choices. but above all robots obstinately observe check compare data and calculate the best shot at. how entertaining this war seems played like a video game while you are comfortably installed in an armchair less than ten miles away from your home home sweet. enemies are turned into insects a few pixels wide and their hapless efforts can be observed with the amused i am an entomologist. of the word white. i believe. you can even post images of a successful attack on youtube and brag about your drone achievements. as in civilian life the internet overhaul the organization of the military the battlefield has become a completely digitized space vehicle. each fighter each weapon carrying platform or sensor device is connected like parts of a big war producing factory. militaries d

that's what we were aware of while we were in somalia. in those days we waited too long to take action. warnings went out in may and july and we still see very few action taking place. >> what action should take place? >> we should invest to make sure that people do not move out. we should make sure that people stay with the productive capacity is. we need support for water part of a structure that is coordinated and effected. >> how do you get that support then to those who have been affected. we were talking about how al-shabaab is preventing food to getting to those who need it? how do you get around it? >> you're right, the condition today are much worse, but it is correct to say that all of somalia is not accessible. we have to stay in keeping with people do remain and we have to make sure where we can cannot access directly, we have rapid instrument. we have to remember to do a lot of work because still a number of worrying signals in terms of immigration are coming from the camp as well where we can access them. >> luk uca, thank y

my next guest was born in somalia. she's now an american where she's free to speck out against the treatment of women in some islamic societies. you'll recall when bran dice university invited her to receive an honorary degree, then rescinded under pressure from critics who called her a islamicphobe. and she joins me now. [ applause ] i want to thank you so much for being here. you have been a heroic and clear voice of reality when it comes to the world of islam, and a lot of americans see groups like isis and hamas, the view people have of islam is not very positive because of this. how does that differ from the islam that you grew up with as a girl in somalia? >> the islam i grew up with in somalia i would say is the islam of the masses. if i take one individual to represent the masses of peace-loving muslims, it would be my grandmother. i grew up with her. she prayed, she was pious. but she minded her own business. in my grandmother's islam, there was no jihad. there was no sharia. there was a lot to comment on her

taxation is a new concept here for many people in somalia.the current administration tries to assert its influence, its efforts to introduce taxes are meeting steep resistance. just this week, the capitol's main business center was shut for three days in protest, of what traders are calling exsoesh important taxes. >> translator: what we disagree with is being asked to pay taxes on goods just 20 minutes after they leave the port where we fully pay duty on them. >> reporter: the idea of paying tax on social services may seem outlandish, but officials say if the somali government is ever to rid itself of foreign aid and provide services to the people, businessmen will have to pay their part. for now, though, that remains an uphill task. >>> still to come, the elite police force sent to an exclusive resort town to protect mexico's rich and powerful from kidnappers. >>> germany considers a law making it illegal to email employees outside of work. >>> and we'll have sport later with sunna. >> al jazeera america presents... labor day marathons >> o

. >> reporter: these people were injured during a heavy fire fight in somalia's capitol.ice say at least four of the dead are civilians. the government says the fighting started when the guards of a former city official fired on its soldiers and african union troops. the sposhters say it was a politically motivated attack. some of those injured say they were targeted. >> i was outside the house when a soldier shot me at close range. i lost consciousness for a while. i am saying that the shoulder shot me deliberately and knew i was an ordinary civilian. >> the african union supporting the government says it seized this cche of arms from his house. >> 20 of his men wereard arrested after the fight. he was arrested later. political figures, it's common for them to keep weapons like these. some opposition say the government with the pizza keepers' support is targeting -- peacekeepers support is targeting electionstion something that bo forces deny. we spoke to abdullah sheik hassan said his house was raided and he is now in hiding. >> after that, they come. [waiting for audio

was this family from somalia? >> reporter: yeah, he is the second known somalian has been killed last few years. another american somali was killed in somalia. this is the first known american-somali fighter killed in iraq. the other one, douglas macarthur mccain was born and raised in america. this is tied to a mosque in minneapolis in somali communities there. there is concern all the young men being recruited for islamic extremist groups, not only in somalia but entire middle east. it is a serious, serious problem. >> conor powell, thank you very much. we talked talked about stories y joined al-shabaab and joining isis and missing from the minneapolis area. turning to the white house, president obama is weighing expanded us air strikes against ice sighs, going after the terror group in syria. doug mckelway reporting live from the white house. hi, doug. >> reporter: heather, the president may be inching closer whether to launch airstrikes within syria against ice sighs of the white house announced a short while

who fills that power vacuum, or do you end with up, you know, somalia at your doorstep? >> exactly.'t want, would not want to happen is have a somalia-like situation where al qaeda-like groups come if. they're going to have to come in as soon as it's done and let international humanitarian aid in. stand up some sort of palestinian government whether it's fatar, somebody else. they have to show the pl palestinians, yes, hamas is gone but we're not going to let the place slip into chaos like somalia. that's very important for the international as well as israeli follow- follow-up. >> very quickly, bob maginnis, how long from a military point of view can they keep this up? they called up reservists. it's been going on for a long time, especially by israeli standards. >> yeah, well the israelis, of course, pulled back some of their forces into the outside of the fence, outside of gaza. they've indicated, and i think in what netanyahu said today, some window of opportunity for them to shift around and do this strategically. so i really think that over the next maybe 72 hours we'll find t

her son troy also became radicalized and died as a militant fighter in somalia. she tells the "new york daily news"ing recovering to her son, quote, they both were sort of searching it seemed like. i think both of them had a really strong desire to be needed and of value. they had quite a few friends in school who were somali immigrants and an african-american friend whose family was muslim. what's the local reaction there? >> well, carol, these two went to high school together in a suburb called new hope. the reaction is astoundment on some level but on another level they're hearing -- they've been hearing about this for years. in fact, castgarr went and fought in somalia in 2009 and died in a battle there. mccain knew him growing up and it's unclear when they last communicated. mccain started to change his attitude according to friends and family members in recent years after 2009 when he would have been associating with castgarr. minneapolis specifically is targeted by extremist groups for recruitment and part of the reason is there's a large somali-muslim pop