somalia has been devastated by decades of civil unrest. four years ago the government pushed al-shabab out of major cities, including mogadishu, with the help of african union soldiers. attacks like this show that somalia's government and its supporters still have much more work to do >>> friday is the deadline for the formation of a transitional government in south sudan. the president and his rival rebel leader signed a peace deal in august. our correspondent is live there now. they signed the deal back in august last year. why are they not able to form this unity government? >> reporter: well, that is a very good question. until about a week ago it really looked like we were on track to form this government. all the different parties had agreed which ministries would go to which side, even some ministers had been appointed and documents had been signed. it was just last week the first vice president decided rather than coming here he would call his office for talks. they were supposed to come back today. they're still not here. there's

somalia has been devastated by decades of civil unrest. four years ago somalia government pushed al-shabab out of major cities including mogadishu with the help of african union soldiers but attacks like this showed that somalia government and supporters have much more work to do, al jazeera. >>> we have been speaking to a horn of africa analyst and says this attack shows how strong al-shabab still is. >> despite being a weak opposition probably in years al-shabab is capable of exacting that kind of damage and have demonstrated these probably over the last couple of years and they have uganda forces and done this to burundi although not this scale of kenya and people of mogadishu this is a continuation of what they have been doing for the last few years. over the last few years is intervention of kenya and reached with the forces al-shabab has, you know, reluctantly let go of some of the territories and keeping territories exacting taxes for people and law an order and now they are capable of doing what they are doing now. in the past if t

somalia has been devastated by decades of civil unrest. four years ago the government pushed al-shabab out of major cities, including mogudishi with the help of african union soldiers. the government and its supporters still have much more work to do >>> al jazeera journalist has been following. he said the attack was designed to send a message to the government >> they have been saying that al-shabab is a spent force. what we've seen recently is al-shabab saying they're not a spent force and what better place to announce their presence than on a seafront restaurant in the heart of the capital. it's not only that they've lost the city, but they have been pushed out by the somalia government forces and the african union forces from almost all the major towns in the country. what they still control is the outskirts of every city in the rural areas. they're still very powerful. what we have seen recently in how they recently attacked three military bases, so they're not going for the soft targets like restaurants or hotels, but also governmen

. >>> kenyan troops have been attacking southern somalia after friday's attack by al shabab. they raided a kenyan military base and killed soldiers, criticized for revealing new details about the number of soldiers killed. catherine soy has more. >> the remains of some of the soldiers killed by al shabab fighters in somalia's get toe region are brought back home. the fighters overran a military base on friday, killing many soldiers and abducting several others. these soldiers had only been there for a fortnight following a routine troop rotation of the african peacekeeping mission. two other deadly attacks on troops happened last year during similar rotations. >> most tactical errors caused by the massive complete changeover of a battalion or company occupying a business captured by al shabab. this tactical error happens because there isn't a smooth handledover and transition from the previous battalion into the new one. >> the attack appears well timed to take advantage of the troop rotation when fresh troops arrive. >> military commanders are not revealing details of the at

somalia has been devastated by decades of civil unrest.r years ago somalia's government pushed al-shabab out with the help of african union soldiers but attacks like this sow somalia government and supporters still have much more work to do, mary ann with al jazeera. >>> atlanta area police officer is expected to be arrested today for killing an unarmed black man last year, on thursday the grand jury indicted robert olson on aggravated assault and felony murder and shooting and killing 27 anthony hill after responding to a call about a naked man who was behaving er radically and he was airforce vet and family says he struggled with mental health problems. >>> daniel holts claw is beginning the first day of 263 year prison term and sentenced for sexually assaulting women in poor communities on duty and heidi joe castro was in the courtroom. >> reporter: showed no emotion as the judge read his sentence but there was a murmur from the audience parked with their victims and supporters followed by tears of joy and relief. >> we stopped the seri

they've been very good at planning operations even outside somalia. last friday fighters from the group attacked an african union military base in south-west somalia. al-shabab says 100 kenyan soldiers were killed, but the government hasn't confirmed that figure. in april last year they killed 147 people in an attack on garissa university college in kenya. in september 2013 fighters from the group stormed the west gate shopping mall killing 67 people. the country has been devastated by decades of civil unrest. four years ago the government pushed al-shabab out of major cities, including mogadishu, with the help of african union soldiers. attacks like this show that the government and its supporters still have much more work to d . >>> today, friday, is the deadline for the formation of a transitional unity government in south sudan. the president and his rival the rebel leader signed a deal in august. going live to our correspondent who is in the south sudan capital. it looks unlikely that this coalition government is going to be unveiled today. why?

and the continued troops in somalia is once again the focus of debate. a cartoonist who once worked for amazon in somalia draws a sketch of the military. it's a current debate on an exit strategy. >> we depend others, to set up a buffer zone, to depend our borders. that's the reason we cross. to depend the industry. by that measure, it was a failure. >> he says what happened cannot be shrouded in secrecy, and the current debate on the exit strategy should focus on why the troops were sent there in the first place. we may never know precisely how many soldiers died or what exactly happened. but the president has vowed that they'll revenge their death, and the forces in somalia will not withdraw, at least not yet. catherine soy, al jazeera, nairobi. >> amnesty international says children as young as search are working in mines in the democratic republic of congo. the cobalt is used in lithium batteries and cell phone brands, the group is suspected of processing the mines and have been alerted to the practice. >> burkina faso is slowly coming to terms with

as many as 22 people have been killed in an attack on a restaurant in somalia's capital. members of the armed group al-shabab stormed the beach area on mogadishu on thursday night. friday is the deadline for the formation of a transition unity government in south sudan. the president and his rival leader signed a deal in august but they've been clashing about how to share power. south korean president park geun-hye has called for a meeting of five countries, excluding north korea to discuss pyongyang's nuclear program. the international community is seeking to impose new sanctions on north korea in response to its fourth nuclear test on january 6. myanmar has begun releasing the first of about a hundred political prisoners on friday. the prison, one of the largest prisons, houses political prisoner and is notorious for its poor conditions. going to wayne hay who is following that story. wayne, tell us more. >> reporter: yes, the latest number of political prisoner who have been released on friday that we are hearing is more than 50 now. so certainly it is being reported t

somalia has been devastated by decades of civil unrest. four years ago, the government pushed al shabab out of major stirs, including mogadishu with the help of african union soldiers. >>> warring parties in south sudan have until the end of friday to form a unity government. the president and his rival signed a peace deal in august, but the two men have been clashing about how to share power. so you had sudan's spokesperson said the government is committed to the peace deal. >> the security arrangement is to be in place and the list of the names to be appointed in the portfolios, i mean the names of the other stakeholders have to be submitted before the 22nd, even if they were submitted, then the government would have been formed so that agreement is incorporated into the constitution of south sudan. >> we otherwise the challenges that the south sudanese are undergoing but looking for a way out, the way forward apartment way forward is that now, the 28 are now in place, all the governors have returned to their estates. we are just waiting

somalia has been devastated by decades of civil unrest, four years ago somalia government pushed al-shababf major cities including mogadishu with the help of african union soldiers but attacks like this show somalia government and its supporters still have much more work to do. al jazeera. >>> just days after libya agreed to form a unity government there is a fracture that could affect that union. the spokesman for libya's national army says he has now defectled from its chief and brigadier general who you can see here has accused hasta of embezzlement and accumulating too much power and has called the army chief another version of the former leader moammar gadhafi. >> translator: by god we've had it with the constant violations, the assassinations, the abuse, burning residences, demolishing them and forcing civilians to flee to tripoli and elsewhere, i here by dis-associate myself with them. >> reporter: he has been a pretty controversial figure in a power figure since the 1960s and loyal to moammar gadhafi and turned against the leader after forced in exile in the late 1980s following a

somalia has been devastated by decades of civil unrest. four years ago the country's government pushed al-shabab out of major cities with the help of african union soldiers, but attacks like this show that the government and its supporters still have much more work to do >>> new signs of difficulty are emerging in the planned syrian peace talks. secretary kerry says government and rebel negotiators will not meet face-to-face in monday's talks. the u.n.'s envoy will travel back and forth between rooms making offers. the u.s. and russia support opposing sides in syrian's civil war. norweigian police say they have temporarily defortations of refugees across a remote area into russia. the decision came after three asylum seekers took refuge in a church in less than 24 hours after 13 men were dedeported. it is illegal to cross that border on foot. many refugees got into norway by riding bicycles through snow at temperatures below freezing. norway recently changed the rules of deportation of people deemed migrants and not refugees. >> reporter:

four years ago somalia's government pushed al-shabab out of major cities, including mogadishu with the african union soldiers, but attacks like this show that the government and its supporters still have much more work to do. >>> and the president of neighboring kenya has promised to destroy al-shabab. he vowed to defeat al-shabab after visiting soldiers recently injured in fighting against the armed group. al-shabab claimed it killed more than 100 soldiers when it attacked an army base last week. >> the friday attack has only renewed our determination to destroy al-shabab and all terrorist groups that threaten kenya. every kenyan must understand that this is a war that requires that we all be united as a nation and that we stand shoulder to shoulder to face the enemy of humanity; that we should not be deterred no matter the challenge that they try to push our way. >>> a splinter taliban group which claims responsibility for an attack -- pakistan claims more attacks will come. >> reporter: importantly, the pakistanis have told them that they have evidence that the controllers for the d

the continued presence of kenyan troops in somalia is once again the focus of debate. this man who once worked for amazon draws a sketch. he said it should focus on why the troops were sent there in the first place >> we went in unilaterally to "defend" ourselves, set up a buffer zone. that was the reason we went across to protected ourselves. by that measure, it was a failure. it is a mess because of the attacks but al-shabab. it increased after we went across >> reporter: he says what happened cannot be shrouded in secrecy and an exit strategy should focus on why the troops were sent there in the first place. we may never know precisely how many soldiers died or what exactly happened, but the president has vowed that the government will avenge their deaths and he says that kenyan forces in somalia will not withdraw, at least not yet >>> the tv show is giving palestinians a chance to choose a new president, at least in theory. auditions are being held for contestants who think they can do a better job than the real president. >> reporter: it has all the ingredients of

this is from somalia's national intelligence and security age y agency.y the al-shabab fighters attacked a civilian area on lido beach, a barbaric quote and to kill newly graduated university students. the national security agency is now in control and cleaning the remaining, this is its word cleaning the remaining of the terrorists and the head of the operation, that is the terrorist operation, there has been captured. those are the claims of national intelligence and security agency, we are in control. the al-shabab leader has been captured and civilians have been saved. we don't know whether there have been any fatalities there but according to al-shabab the fighters we just spoke to from their official accounts say they still have both hotels under their full control and more than 20 people have been killed. that's the very latest we have from ouagadougou, we will bring it to you here when we get more information. the international criminal court is determining whether there is enough evidence for a former uganda rebel commander to stand trial for cri

al shabab launched several raised in somalia on bases last year. >> the u.n. has documented cases of security forces in burundi gang raping women during searches of opposition supporters' homes. at least nine mass graves have been reported in and around the captain it will bujumbura. one is said to contain the bodies of 100 people, all reportedly killed on december 11 in 2015. violence has worsened in burundi since the current president decided to run for a third term. opponents say the move was illegal. more than 400 have been killed and 200,000 others fled the country. >>> health workers in sierra leone say a woman who initially tested positive for ebola died this week. she came into contact with at least 27 others. this comes just a day after the world health organization declared the west african ebola epidemic to be over. guinea, sierra leone and liberia struggled to contain the outbreak after the first reported case back in december, 2013. >>> still to come on the program, an oil refinery in flames in southern yemen after a bomb was set off. >>> comedy h

somalia. this entire area is littered with these various terrorist groups. al they are dangerous. and they are very, very aggressive. fortunately, the united states government working with the french government as well as the local governments in the area is pushing back very, very strongly. and we must also carry out the economic and social development upon which a lot of this terrorism is able to breed and grow. >> a lot americans probably will be surprised there are american troops there on the scene together with french troops ready to get -- come to the assistance of the government and maybe storm this hotel where hostages are being held and terrorists may be inside. are you surprised there are u.s. troops there?

randy: a deadly terror attack strikes somalia. more than 20 people were killed overnight in mogadishu. the al-shabaab attack started late thursday. a gunman and bombers killed as special forces. marines are declared that after a chopper crash off the coast of hawaii. corporal christopher orlando was among those who died. five date search showed no sign of those marines. emily: a toddler found wandering on the highway. the two-year-old was running slipped out an open door. no charles -- charges have been filed. randy: as for the game with the bruins last night, the three-game winning streak came to an end. jimmy hayes, the connects come back with their own good the connects score the next two goals and 4-2 is the final. emily: the patriots are caring for a showdown in denver. we will give you complete coverage. beginning tomorrow night and all day sunday. he lost a leg in battle and wheelchair. his neighborhood. that' s a pretty interesting center. he gets a lot of praise for this. he says it' s just his way of giving back to the c

they have been very good at planning operations even outside somalia. also don't forget west gate in kenya. >> but it is still a regional organization, it is not exported as al quaida violence, or am i wrong in there? >> they will go after other countries in the horn, but they are not like islamic state, but it is still i think the most relevant franchise in the world, and they showed that again today. >> why haven't they beaten them? because as i said, senior official that said listen, we have control, all of the urban centers they have a little bit of land here. until you get the human intelligence, you get the accomplicesy on the ground, under wraps. what we have seen tonight, was an attack on the hotel, on the restaurant, that we have seen now twice. any government cannot really cover that. so i think security services have to tell people that the threat is not over yet, because then we are embolding those groups by saying they are dead, and then they come back. >> they used to get a lot of their money, and they are what eight to 10,000 they used to

al-shabaab has increased its activity in somalia in recent weeks... previously targeting kenyan peace- keeping troops. 3 3 a student from the university of virginia is under arrest in nortrtkorea this evening... charged with "plotting to destroy north korean unity." otto warmbier (worm-bee-air) was wrapping up a five- day trip through the country when he was detained earlier this month before boarding a plane to china.his arrest comes as washington and its allies are pushing hard to slap tougher sanctions on the country for its recent nuclear test. 3 3 3 dr. ben carson's election campaign retutus to sioux city tomorrowow. just three days s after a campaign volunteer died in a car accident near atlantic.carson will take part in the "revive 7-1-4" event at the orpheum theatre tomorrow at 1.his campaign says the event is a pause from normal campaigning "to put the focus where it should be"... on what god can do for america. campaign that's doing something g ke this. and just inging a group of faithth leaders together in the community together in unity, i

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in somalia's capitol. a british inquiry into the former spy turned british agent.as concluded but vladimir putin the russian president probably approved the murder. and at least one policeman has died as riots over mass unemployment have spilled into a third day and moved to several cities. international criminal court is trying to work out whether there is enough evidence for a former uganda rebel command tore stand trial for crimes against humanity. dominique facing 70 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, in northern uganda, he is a former childson who rose through the ranks of the rebel group slaughtering civilians and ordered cannibalism dozens have gathers here, in 2004, been charged with orders people have gathers and they are watch progress seedings on the t.v. as well as inside one of the classrooms behind and the officials here are answering questions one of the limited factors is the proceedings are broadcast in english, and most people here don't speak english, because their education was interrupted by the war. so they are not getting to un

al shabaab has carried out a number of attacks in somalia and neighboring kenya. >>> a man disappeared last wednesday and his wife said he called her saying he needed to assist in an investigation, but he didn't say where he was. his colleagues did not return from trips last year, and a hong kong official said they suspect the 5 missing people have been detained by missing authorities. beijing has not commented on the disappearances. >>> the lead up to the philippines presidential election has taken an odd turn, and one is taking the panel to court after being disqualified. one was disqualified from running and the election administrative committee disqualified her last month and said she failed to meet the minimum residency requirements for becoming a president. she took legal action demanding that her disqualification be rescinded. >>> authorities in eastern india are trying to get a sense of the impact of a magnitude 6.7 earthquake. they say 6 people are dead and 50 others are injured. the u.s. geological survey says the quake struck around 4:30 a.m. the morning on monday, west of t

activity in somalia in recent weeks... previously targeting kenyan peace- keeping troops. 3 3 a student from the university of virginia is under arrest in north korea this evening... charged with "plotting to destroy north korean unity." otto warmbier (worm-bee-air) was wrapping up a five- day trip through the country when he was detained earlier this month before boarding a plane to china.his arrest comes as washington and its allies are pushing hard to slap tougher sanctions on the country for its recent nuclear test. 3 3 3 dr. ben carson's election campaign returns to sioux city tomorrow... just three days after a campaign volunteer died in a car accident near atlantic.carson will take part in the "revive 7-1-4" event at the orpheum theatre tomorrow at 1.his campaign says the event is a pause from normal campaigning "to put the focus where it should be"... on what god can do for america. 3 "i don't know of any other something like this. and just bringing a group of faith leaders together in the community together in uni

he decides to join jihadists in somalia. >> and i had to join that.i had to join a call to my religious belief. >> he returns to denmark where he says he gathers military supplies preparing himself for war. >> i said good-bye to my children, to my family. >> then at the last minute, a phone call from somalia. >> he said, we lost the airport. >> in mogadishu? >> in mogadishu. >> what does that mean? >> he said, you can't come, it's too dangerous for you. >> what's going through your mind them? >> obviously it's allah's will that i don't go. and i'm so deeply disappointed and devastated. i feel betrayed, you know? >> betrayed by his god, unable to fight for his religion, he says. just as fast as islam had taken hold, doubt and questions enter. >> i sat down in front of a laptop, and i'd type contradictions and why i'm daring to ask this question. i hit enter, and i saw plenty of websites talking about contradictions in the koran. it took some time to research them, but once i concluded that they were genuinely contradictions, that's when i wiped totally

southern somalia. the african union mission to somalia said troops had been attacked but denied the military -- militants had seized the base. a olympicect of stadium denies copying a design. -- he that she admits admits that there are similarities. lined upial candidates once again to debate and it did not disappoint. donald trump and ted cruz wasted no time in taking off the gloves i grinned whether -- arguing a u.s. citizen. reporter: last night the republican debate felt more like a dual. the head-to-head before -- allies.two former cruz'sas questioned eligibility. >> there is a big? on your head. have spent my entire life defending the constitution between the u.s. supreme court and i will not be taking legal advice from donald trump. >> everyone understands that the values in new york city are socially liberal and pro-abortion or procaine gay marriage, focus around money and the media. reporter: the billionaire had a powerful comeback. the response to the attacks on 9/11. >> everyone in the world

the somalias in minnesota are somalias, too, as well as americans, and they can be influential on people who might be recruited. so, it's really a global problem. needs a global solution. very much agree with that underlying sentiment i get from your question. >> yes, thank you very much. my name is is greta morris, i'm a retired diplomacy officer. you've mentioned a couple of times the need for overall and very strong and capable leadership of the u.s. information effort. and of course mentioned edward h. murrah and i'm just wondering what you see as the ideal profile for a director of that, a leader of that effort. and secondly, should that be a whole of government effort or are we talking about someone at the state department or nsc or perhaps overall the various entities that are a part of this information effort. >> i appreciate your question. i feel a little uncomfortable. might be presumption of me to put my own architecture up there and say, this is what it should be. i think better heads than mine can figure this out. i would say one thing. i think that the next president needs

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a terror attack has ended in somalia. more than 20 people are killed at a beachfront restaurant began last thursday. the gunman and bombers were killed by special forces. randy: a boost in school security this morning after another threat city's public schools. the spokesman says the bomb threat calm came in through the e-mail yesterday about today. investigators have found no evidence to substan ate this. they say extra securities in place this morning as precaution. emily: an investigation underway at the boston's oldest public school over a message in a two boston latin students posted a video on youtube calling on the school to hold students account for racist behavior and negative racially tinged comments. school officials are holding a meeting today the black student group to discuss ways of ekree aing more inclusive climb mate. the old avenue bridge in boston is coming down. the coast guard says it is concerned the bridge could collapse. now word of a potential collapse comes a as the city revealed a plan to spend

september 2013, fighters from the group stormed the west gate shopping mall killing 67 people. >> somalia has been devastated by decades of civil unrest. four years ago, the government pushed them out of major cities burr attacks like this show they have much more to do. >> a former u.s. marine held in an iranian prison for 4 1/2 years is finally home tonight, amir arrived in flint michigan earlier today, he was released from custody saturday along with four other americans. he was visiting relatives in 2011 when he was arrested and charged wees peaian knowledge. stocked finishes higher today, the dough climbed almost 116 points. crude open -- closed up more than 4% wednesday. today's rise followed rallies in the european markets and after the central european bank hinted at new pack kangs in march. so where is all the oil coming from? >> yes, the answer is saudi arabia. which is plagued the oil card before in the 70's when supplies were with held, now it is a different game, crude is quite literally flooding the market. the saudis strive to maintain their share by knocking others off the

catherine soi reports. >> reporter: the military honors its soldiers killed in somalia.had just been deployed to the base when the gunmen attacked, using vehicles that had benefited with explosives. many solders are said to have died in the blast. their remains have been difficult to identify. it has been a week since the peace-keeping base was overrun by al-shabab fighters. several families were at this memorial service, some inconsolable. james's brother is still missing. >> we have been told that there are some soldiers, a group of soldiers that are still missing. maybe they ran away. they got into the bush and hide. >> reporter: military commanders say that special forces are carrying out a search and rescue mission, and have killed the man who lead the attack, but we still don't know how many soldiers were killed or may still be missing. the government is facing heavy criticism for its silence as to details in the attacks. the fact that the troops seem to have been caught completely off guard is embarrassing for the military. but the focus is on unity. >> every keny

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it wants to push foreign forces out of somalia and set up a government guided by islamic law. here is what is coming up. an oil fine rein flames after a bomb rocks southern yemen. >> reporter: in between denmark and sweden which has turned into a new people smugging route because countries have closed their borders to refugees. ling route because countries have closed their borders to refugees. >>> the top stories on al jazeera. authorities say they're searching for an indonesian believed to be the coordinator of the attacks in jakarta. three men suspected linked to the blast have been arrested. the u.n. secretary general says the use of starvation in the weapon of syrian conflict is a war crime. ban ki-moon has criticized those involved. an estimated 400,000 people are living under siege in syria. u.s. republican presidential hopefuls have been taking in their sixth rounds of debates. donald trump and ted cruz clashed on the stage. in yemen houthi fighters have relieved a minister and four others as a confidence-building measure before talks. the u.n. special envoy to yemen s

our correspondent sent this update. >> reporter: the attack in southwestern somalia not far away fromder, a group of al-shabab fighters say to have carried out the attack. they first rammed the gate to the camp, and then fought their way into the camp. residents said they saw kenyan soldiers fleeing from the camp. some in vehicles, some on foot, and they say they saw many bodies. al-shabab fighters are said to have taken from the camp arms and ammunitions. it's not the first time al-shabab fighters are attacking african union peace keeper bases. this is the fourth time in two years that they have carried out such an attack. and there are two main reasons. first of all they want to show that they are still a force to be reckoned with, despite losing some of their major strong holds and their main sources of revenue to african union peace keepers. they also want to use these attacks to rearm themselves to get arms and ammunitions from these bases that they have been attacking, because they no longer have access to the sea ports, which they used to use for rearming themselves. >>> a new

in egypt they are exporting shiaism, in somalia, sudan, the islands, and in other places too. it is a chance for everybody to come and make a stand together and send strong message to iran that this is not accept >>> sure. a xhen sta common stand, but so have had a muted response to this and they have called for more wisdom. even withinment g.c.c. we are seeing two different reactions with some countries the more vulnerable, like sudan and somalia, choosing to cut ties with iran you whereas the other are downgrading relations. isn't it going to be difficult to find common ground within the arab league as a whole? >> no. even if the g.c.c. conference there wasn't the same stand from everybody. everybody individual country has its own relations with iran. some of them have separate more than others. bahrain, for example, they found monday norring cells in kuwait also, the emtheir islands being occupied, saudi arabia have more to worry about. -- monitoring cells. they have very good relations. at least we could come up with a strong message to iran as happened in the g.c.c. confe

if they go back to somalia and discovered with a u.n. ration card, they are at risk of being slaughtered for being part of infidels. >> it survives based on u.s. and u.n. la largesse. >> it does. yes. >> and the aid programs are partially responsible for the conditions there. >> it's very complicated but there is this thing called donor fatigue. the donors have set up these structures but they are not always financing them. at the moment the rations are cut because of all the rations for syria. people are trapped with nothing to eat and that is kind of our responsibility. >> that is a fascinating sad sometimes not too strange story. ben rawlins, city of thorns. thank you. >> it is morning in china where stock markets have been forced to shut down after plunging again. after the csi 300 index dropped almost 5.5%. when the markets reopened, the circuit breaker stopped. adrian brown, the slan shanghai plummeted more than 7%, the shenzhen more than 7.5%. >> what has happened has been unprecedented. the opening session lasted just 12 minutes

a memorial service was held to honor their soldiers killed in somalia last week. al-shabab said it was responsible for the attack. the kenyan government has yet to release an official death toll. >> reporter: the military honoured its soldiers killed in southern somalia. they had just been deployed to the base when the gunmen attacked using vehicles that had been fitted with explosives. >> we commit to you our country in this moment. >> reporter: many soldiers are said to have died in the blast. their remains have been difficult to identify. it has been a week since the african union peace keeping base was over run by al-shabab fighters. several families were at this me more yale service. some inkon solable. this man's brother is still missing. >> we were told that there were a group of soldiers that are still missing over there. maybe they ran away. they got to the bush and hide. >> reporter: military commanders say that special forces are carrying out a search and rescue region and have killed the man who have led the attack. we still don't know how many soldier

kenya military says its troops are battling al-shabab fighters who stormed an african union base in somaliahe fighters are in control of the compound which is west of mogidashu close to border and lost raids on the bases last year. u.s. frontrunner donald trump ended a truce in spectacular style and questioned whether the senator cruz should be allowed to stand for president, the bitter exchange came during the latest debate against hopefuls and reports on charleston in south carolina. >> reporter: the smaller the field the brighter the spotlight, the nastier the exchanges and seven candidates on stage on the first caucus two weeks away and attacks on president obama and hillary clinton and each other. >> worried about strengthening our military and worried most of all of keeping your homes and families safe and secure. you cannot give hillary clinton a third term of barack obama's leadership. >> the idea that somehow we are better off today than the day that barack obama was inaugurated the president of the united states is an alternative universe. >> the next commander-in-chief is standin

it has a little over 5,000 troops in somalia under the banner fighting somalia's al-shabab there. just recently burundi - burundi is a member of the a.u. peace and security council. very telling details, but we are to hear a formal decision. we will hear the formal position of the heads of state towards the end of the day. we are hearing that a decision has more or less be made, so we will legality you know what-- let you know what official decision will come out towards the end of the day >>> thank you for that. plenty more sometime ahead here on al jazeera. we will take a quick break, but when we come back, myanmar's future leaders are serenaded by their former military masters. plus. >> reporter: i'm in india's capital where one third of people have reduced lung function because of the air pollution this winter. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >>> you're wachls aal jazeera. the top stories. the opposition delegation have arrived i

terrorists in somalia killed more than 20- people during an attack. they set off car bombs and stormed a popular beachside restaurant.. some of the victims were women and children. somalia troops were finally able to take control over the restaurant.. four attackers were killed.. one is in custody./// demetria, how are the roads this morning? demetria obilor accident in the southwest on durango and patrick lane. lane restrictions on the strip as crews continue filming the new bourne movie. < > back to you! ((kirsten joyce)) > a product furniture look like new... for less than 15 bucks! ((brian loftus)) but is it too good to be true? michelle mortensen puts the old amish wood milk to the test in today's try it before you buy it. ((kirsten joyce)) > and it's time for today's facebook contest. register to win on our facebook page. > people can spend hundreds ... even thousands trying to make old wood furniture look new again. ((kirsten joyce)) but a furniture polish promises to do all that and much more for less than 15 bucks. 8 on your side's michelle m

. >> this new clip which comes out of somalia features trump announcing his controversial plan to ban muslims from coming is on the story from the white house this morning. >> reporter: hi, dan, good morning. for weeks there's been a fierce trump's call to ban muslims but now this morning for the first time we're seeing a terror group fight. >> take heed. >> reporter: a terrorist group is including a clip of donald trump in a recruitment video. >> donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. >> reporter: the militant group al shabaab, al qaeda's affiliate in somalia, highlighting trump's call to ban muslims entering the u.s. trump's words sandwiched between the propaganda words of anwar al awlaki killed four years ago. >> the west will eventually turn against its muslims citizens. >> reporter: this the first known instance of extremists using trump's language to attract followers although not by isis as hillary clinton predicted. >> he is becoming isis' best recruiter. >> reporter: the democratic front-runner ignited a war of word

it was 500 west of the capitol mogidishu by the capitol and we are in somalia with an update on thenion base that was attacked. >> reporter: thank you very much, al jazeera. and today somali national come to be al-shabab and that has come to be positive with the camp and it will follow their unsung troops under attack by the international troops. that operation is ongoing as of now and we are waiting informati information. >> what do you mean exactly when you say it's ongoing because al-shabab has said it has taken complete control off that au camp, are you denying that? >> al-shabab is something where al-shabab is talking about overcome even when they have not. >> are you denying that al-shabab does not have complete control of that au camp? >> now that we now of troops and i'm getting the penalties in fighting so that is propaganda. >> what about any reports of ash -- casualties or deaths have any been reported so far? >> and in the camps we have the third and the proper account of what happened today for the media. >> and how long do you expect this operation to continue for? >>