he managed to flee last month to his hometown of south yemen, where he comes from originally and he's trying to consolidate his power there. he has this militia that's allied to him, and because the army is -- part of the army is with him, but in adan there is who are allied to the former president, who is coordinated for the rebels. and they're trying to isolate him there, while he's trying to consolidate his power. >> now britain is concerned that it has sent some military trainers to the south of ukraine to help the government in its fight against the pro-russian rebels. russia's support for the separatists will be discussed later by european union leaders. they're gathering in brussels. i've been speaking to tom burridge, who's in southern ukraine. i asked tom how significant this latest british involvement is. >> reporter: i think it's symbolic. i don't think anyone's suggesting that it will shift the military balance in the east of ukraine in any real ways but these instructors have arrived and have been working for a few days can ukrainian troops training them in first aid and

yemen. shots have been fired at people protesting outside of the security forces building in the south of yemen. and we're being told that houthis are now sending hundreds of fighters to the area by air. on friday, twin blasts hit two houthi mosques in sanaa and another hit where 137 people

today our targets were focused on the movements of the houthi militias between the north and south of yementhe governments of supply lines. that's why the coalition forces -- it was essential for the coalition forces to cut off these lines of supply. that's why we targeted one of the bridges intensely used by the houthi groups in moving the supplies and the ballistic missiles. the video shows that this bridge was targeted. as you are aware, as we speak, the houthi militias are trying to deploy reinforces towards sana'a, that's why in addition to the operations carried out on the first day of our mission, this was a significant one -- on this occasion we reiterate that we targeted such a bridge only for military purposes to cut off the lines of supply as the houthis are moving the ballistic missiles through this line of supplies. that's why we request our brothers from among the yemeni people to -- to keep away from the gatherings of houthi fighters and the lines of supplies as the coalition forces will be attracting all of the movements initiated by the houthi fighters, and the houthi milit

only on al jazeera america >>> houthi fighters in yemen take over tiaz airport as they push south towards the president's strong held. -- stronghold. >>> hello, i'm martine den. >> you are with al jazeera live from doha. also to come on the programme - libyan peace talks on the verge of collapse as fighting rages for control of the capital. >>> the so-called miracle sea. we join thousands of south koreans celebrating a tidal festival >>> and ireland's rugby as far as in celebration mode as the six nations tournament reaches a thrilling conclusion. >>> they'll start yemen, where houthi rebels have taken over the airport in imtiaz tyab. yemen's third largest city. they have fired gunshots in the air to disperse in the city. fighters are pushing south from the capital in the direction of aden in the direction where the president is holding on to power. anti-aircraft guns opened fire at an unidentified plane flying over a compound. in the united states they have pulled out their last remaining social forces giving the statement by way of explanation: >>> al jazeera's correspondent reports. >>

yemen has been destroyed. this is multiple in the northern cities and south of yemen. it's motor pool intense which has been targeted directly. this is the motor pool. during this period we continue the mouth militias move mobilized its elements towards the saudi borders. and they're doing their role to deter these movements using artillery and the apatchly helicopters to prevent the outy militias grouping in front of the southern borders, and we'll continue to prevent this kind of grouping. we confirm movement by houthi militias to go towards the board points between yemen and the kingdom, and we're targeting more than one kind of grouping. and we shall target any kind of grouping here. we will not allow the houthi political shahs to bring their forces near the southern border. of course on the novel side the assadthethe assad navy and saudi citizens from aden to the kingdom. we have removeed almost 86 people of different nationalities, thankfully they have arrived safely this morning . the navy in all its elements participated using apache forces. they have arrived s

and looted the south. >> he has dominated yemen for almost four decades. >> not only that he keeps committing the same crime. so back in 1994 committed crimes and war against the south then in 2004, 2010 committed six wars against the houthis who he is aligned with today. and then in 2011, this guy committed also massacres against the peace process. >> when people rose up against him during the arab spring. and he was almost killed but now he has managed to sort of worm his way into possibly having power and this is creating a serious issue you have a tremendous divide, you have shia on the one side, you have houthis and saleh then the houthis on one side who are very divided, you have possibly i.s.i.l. now aqap, you doubt whether it is i.s.i.l. >> i, you know, this could be i.s.i.l, could be saleh saleh always uses these kind of political events to basically advance on the ground advance his preliminary agenda and avoid accountability just like i just said. so you know, aqap today denied responsibility. and based on today's attacks they started declaring war saleh started declarin

the for a time, wasn't there a left-wing government and south yemen? >> indeed.he marxist government was in the south and the disappeared in 1990 when north and south became unified. the southerners had second thoughts about it and a war broke out in 2004, which lasted a few weeks. basically, the saudis at that stage were supporting, as they were then, the x marxists. it is a curious relationship because at some time or the other, the saudis have supported most of the different factions within yemen. amy:i iona craig, can you talk about the meeting that took place yesterday, a kind of sunni meeting? >> i think at the moment in yemen, you have to realize that the situation has got to where it is now largely because of domestic politics as well. people try and frame this as a ran versus saudi -- iran versus audi battle, but it has been caused by domestic politics. the reason the houthis about to get to where they are today, is because of the support of the former president saleh. at least since 2012, 2013. although their old enemies, they are now supporting each ot

they have bridged the former line between north and south yemen.looks like it would be moved easily but we are not surprised because of the coordination, complete coordination between the remains of the army which is controlled by the former dictator and the houthis while the malitian have been given at a time addresses of the army. the stability in the city is threatened as well in taiz, itself. it's a very big sort of turning point now arrested it's quite worrying because this might take us down a sliding steep slope towards confrontation and who knows? knows? civil war and the disilitigration of yemen. >> that's the plan of the former president and the dictator and houthi, to control the looks. i don't think they will be moving south. they want to get the old north yemen into their hands and pushing and saying we've got al-qaeda terrorists in the south. that's what the former dictator has played a big roam in that. two days only ago, the commander of the head quarters of the project or the special forces security forces, left the headquarters fo

he managed to flee last month, to his hometown of south yemen, adan, where he comes from originally, and he's trying to -- since going there, he's trying to consolidate his power there. so he has this militia that's allied to him, and because the army is just -- part of the army is now with him, but in adan there is these, at least two or three army units, who are allies to the former president, who is allies to the houthi rebels. and they're trying to isolate him there, while he's trying to consolidate his power. >> thanks very much. >>> britain is concerned that it sent military trainers to the south of ukraine to help the government in its fight against the proof h-russian rebels. russia's support for the separatists is to be discussed later today. i spoke to tom barrage and asked him how symbolic he thinks the british involvement is. >> i don't think anyone is suggesting for a minute it will shift the military involvement in the east of ukraine in any real way. but these instructors have arrived now, have been working for a few days with ukrainian troops, and that tallies with th

. >> we begin in yemen where 20 houthi rebels have been killed in the south of the country. they expand the area beyond the northern heartland deploying fighters to central and southern regions. it comes a day after targeting of houthis killing 137 people in two mosques in sanaa. there have been demonstrations in the south. anti-houthi protesters gather where gunmen fired into the air trying to disperse the crowd but there were no reports of any casualties. well houthis who have taken over the capitol of sanaa have now flown hundreds of fighters to taiz where mr. president hadi has been taking refugee since escaping forced house arrest in sanaa last month. there have been fighting between hadi loyalists and those loyal to ali abdullah saleh. al-qaeda fighters killing around 20 soldiers before being driven out by the army. president hadi has given his first speech since fleeing from the capital. he called on the houthi >> as the president my job is to invite all political parties and components including those who carried out the coup to come together and create targets and g

. >> with each day houthi fighters move further south yemen's moving closer to all out war. these are the rebels, taking over the third largest city and here they are taking over the airport. here's what the reason might be. >> the houthis attacking through the air from sanna to aden, they now can attack aden from only minutes away. >> ousted president adou rabbo mansour hadi is trying to hold power from aden. >> i stress the following firstly, the evacuation of all armed militia's from the militaries the withdrawal of all gunman from snap and other cities. >> that is unlikely. the united states is pulling its troops out of an air base in the south, a serious setback for the fight against al-qaeda, which has an off shoot based in yemen. >> this makes all the sense in the world for the limited number of troops there specifically to take on the war and the fight against al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula. they don't want those forces caught in what may become a full blown civil war. >> that would become a conflict with the houthis an one side and the on the other al-qaeda possi

. >> it shocked many people but houthies have advanced this far south. yemen's third largest city. especially the locals. every day this week they have taken a stand chanting for the rebels to leave. >> we swear that we'll drive out all houthies in taiz and teach them a lesson they'll never forget. >> houthi fighters replied with gunfire and tear gas, several people were killed. many more injured. paramedics say some of the shoot shooters wore police uniforms. other reports say that the internal security officers themselves, the ones meant to be keeping the peace to join the houthies. these forces are said to be loyal to yemen's long time ruler ali abdullah saleh who now' pearce to be backing the houthies. the people here are no longer sure who they can trust. the houthi unit has morphed from a smaller unit fighting for government jobs, and in september it took over the capital of sanaa. alabd rabbuh mansur hadi escaped to the south and it's in the south where most of the fighting is taking place and the tribes hearsay they're protecting their region against the rebels. saudi arabi

saudi says it has destroyed air defenses and hit targets in aden in yemen's south. yemen's health ministry said at least 18 civilians have been killed in a residential area in the capitol sanna. knew these are the latest pictures coming to us from the yemeni capitol showing the aftermath of the airstrikes. iran which supports the houthis have called for the strikes to end immediately. a specks man for the houthis in yemen says they will not back down. >> the aim of this aggression to to accident the resolve of the yemeni people and push them from that you are demands. our resolve will continue until the results have been materialized. we are capable of standing up to this aggression. we will not call for outside intervention. we are not seeking the support of iran or any other force. we are confident of our forces, our abilities and the will of our people. >> you are a specialist in this area, so obviously the right person to have here at the moment. just wondering what iran's response to this is going to be. >> iran happen supporting the houthis for the past years with arm

we know to the south of yemen they have been pushing for independence. will he be able to convince them to support him to resist the houthis coming towards him. now, the secessionist southern movement has taken a wait and see attitude. the question is whether hardy will maintain the support, particularly if he manages to remind quiet. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> now, the iraqi ministry of defense released video of air strikes in areas north of baghdad. more than 50 i.s.i.l. fighters were killed according to the video. the iraqi army is holding ground, but i.s.i.l. continues to hold parts of tikrit. >> activists say syrian rebels captured army members after a helicopter went down in idlib province. richard martin reports. >> reporter: the final moments of the syria military helicopter were captured on this amateur video. the pilot forced to make an emergency landing. these pictures said to show the wreckage in a rebel held area in idlib province. the human rights group that tracks violence says it believes four of the crew were taken hostage

we have more on the fight for yemen. [ gunfire ] it shocked many people that houthies have advanced this far south. taiz yemen's third-largest city, every day they've taken a stand, chanting for the rebels to leave. >> we swear that we'll drive out all houthies from taize and teach them a lesson they'll never forget. >> houthi fighters reply with gunfire and tear gas. several people were killed. many more injured. paramedics say some of the shooters worry police uniforms. other reports say that the internal security officers themselves the ones meant to be keeping the peace could join the houthies. these forces are said to be loyal to yemen's long-time ruler ali abdullah saleh who now' now appears to be backing the houthies. people here are no longer sure who they are trust. the houthi rebel unit has morphed from a small unity group to a large force. president abd rabbuh mansur hadi has escaped to the south and it's in the south that most of the fighting has taken place right now. the tribes hearsay they're protecting their region against the rebels. saudi arabia has sent soldiers to protect its b

it seems that the mouthys are deploying their forces to the south, to the central part of yemen. is your country heading to a new civil war, do you think? >> of course, the situation is very complicated. we have so many scenarios and we have the movements of houthis to the south. this is a very serious indication, and the consequences on yemen on the houthis themselves and the political scene of the whole country. there is a sort of silence from the international community. we have condemnation statements and the outies are imposel reality on the ground. towards the south as well. they've done that to the north and east, and we need to know that the houthis don't have all the--their own issues but they're supported by iran and are encouraged to move towards the south. we need to know that yemen has a strategic position on the map at the same time. the consequences will be that. >> you say the outies are being supported by iran. they, of course, accuse president hadi of being supported by saudi arabia. before i talk to you about what you would like to see the international communit

return to the dialogue table to assure that yemen does not fall into civil war. >> we know he that the yemeni president has set up his base in aden in the south of the country. meanwhile, the houthis control sanna. is the country effectively split geographickically and politically and what does this mean? >> the split is dramatic by now in yemen. president hadi controls aden, but does not control beyond it. the strategic location of staiz will allow the houthis to conduct airstrikes and reach aden within minutes. president hadi right now last night also took control of an air base which is 40 miles away from aden just to make sure he has enough capability to counter strike any air strike that comes from the houthis whether from sanna or aden. factions are trying to meet and call for a halt in escalation and give negotiations more time, especially between the houthi's and president hadi. >> just a final thought from you. we saw the united states pull its special forces training teams out of yemen. what does this mean for the counter terrorism effort in the country? what happens now? >> what happens now the u.s. cannot operate in a country wher

but air strikes against the houthis as they continue their push south. >> the yemen foreign minister says we really don't have much time. >> the next day or two are really critical. once the houthis enter the area where president haid is hadi is located he would be forced to abandon the three largest cities if he is forced into the country or into tribal areas further east. >> if that happens, if the houthis and their merch mentors iran get control of aden how difficult would it be to take back the country? >> it is extremely difficult to dislodge any armed group from the city. and one once the houthis are in aden they essentially control a large portion of the country's infrastructure and economy and it would be extremely difficult. >> now you're expecting the houthi rebels, you call them rebels but pretty organized forces and by and large they have the yemen military or a large part of the yemen military on their side. do you expect them to make a movement pretty soon from ta'izz down to aden? aden? they are not going to go back are they? >> unless there is mediation or peaceful wa

houthi rebels conned their advance south and yemen's embattled government calls on gulf nations for military help. hello there i'm felicity barr and you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up: a handshake in berlin and more pressure on athens to implement structural reform. >>> the son of aing senegalese president and a candidate himself is jailed for cruchtion. we corruption. and we meet the south africa cartoonist drawing discontent. >>> hello, with the security situation in yemen continuing to deteriorate, the government has appealed for military help from its gulf neighbors. houthi rebels control of the capital sanaa back in september and have now set their sights on other centers like ta'izz. the port of aden is also in his site. president abd rabbu mansour hadi fled house arrest in sanaa and is trying to establish the government in aden. saudi arabia's foreign minister says the standoff in yemen can be resolved peacefully, he won't see a political solution but says gulf countries will take the necessary steps if that doesn't happy. charlie angela has the story. >> resi

minister said he will take necessary measures to protect yemen's sovereignty. >> reporter: it shocked many people but houthis have advanced this far south'izz yemen's third largest city. every day they have taken a stand chanting for the houthis to leave. houthi fighters relied with gunfire and tear gas. several were killed many more injured. paramedics say some of the shooters wore police uniforms. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: other reports say the internal security officers themselves, the ones meant to be keeping the peace have joined the houthis. these forces are said to be loyal to yemen's long-time ruler ali abdullah saleh. people here are no longer sure who they can trust. the houthi rebel group has morphed from a small armed unit fighting for more government jobs and autonomy, into a larger force. in september it took over the capitol. the president hadi escaped to aden in the south. and it's in the south that most of the fighting is taking place right now. the tribes here say they are protecting their region against the rebels. saudi arabia has sent soldiers to protect its border with yemen. the saudi foreign minister had this to s

yemen. thank you for being with us. how is this conflict impacting the people in the south?well thank you very much for having me on your show rob. yeah, the people in the south have probably paid the biggest price of all for this conflict and for what has been going on for the past two decades, but particularly the most recent days. the city is now going through wide-spread looting and disorder. civilians are worried. they are staying in doors. people arer worried that food and water and electricity will be cut soon. >> will this effect the amount of support that the houthis get in yemen? >> i can tell you that the houthis have very little support in the southern provinces. a lot of the militias and military units that are loyal to president hadi are able to secure many of the southern provinces, the only issue are pockets of yemeni militants that are supporting president hadi. but they have very little support in south yemen. >> do you think this crisis is sectarian in nature? there seems to be a dividing line that a lot of people are being attracted to if you would like,

. >>> the shiite rebel leader in yemen called on fighters to head south where yemen's president has taken refuge. rebels have seized yemen's capital and more than 100 provinces. more than 100 people were killed in a mosque bombing over the weekend and the u.s. made the call to pull out the last of its special forces out of yemen because of the escalating violence there. during an emergency meeting yesterday, the u.n. special enjoe for yemen told world leaders the country is being pushed to quote, the edge of a civil war. >>> 4:15 now. we're learning more about an isis hit list that includes names and personal information of about 100 members of the u.s. military. a group calling itself the islamic state hacking division posted this information online. they say the dozens of americans on this list should be killed in their own land as they walk their street thinking their are safe. that's what the quote says. defense officials tell nbc news that some names listed are service members while others have not yet been confirmed. they also say the threat is all about, quote, intimidation and pro

basis that russia now is very hesitant about sanctions on all sorts of issues whether it be south sudan, yemen or anything else. so i think all right james. thank you very much. >>> now, opposition activists in syria say fighters have killed at least 13 civilians. people were shot, burned and stabbed before forces were forced back. >>> delegates at a donor's conference are planning to -- do you really think $1 a day is enough for a person to live on? we hear the u.n. is supposed to help with our rent. we've never received it once. the international aid agency has issued a report where it says many donors do not come through on the money promised in public. but the u.n. here in lebanon says it has received most of the funds. >> even though the money is coming at an increasing pace it's not matching the pace of increasing needs. >>reporter: lebanon has 1.2 registered syrian refugees. over half live in informal camps. they will tell you there's no dignity to living like this. refugees need to renew their registration every year with the u.n. and that's what most of these people are doing. it's a

they've been targeting locations in north and south yemen over the past 24 hours. we know particularly the land along the saudi poureder where they say houthi rebels were mobilizing. any resolution here will give the green light for further concerted arab action. this could be no small war. it has to be said, riyadh deeply concerned about the area along what is the 2,000-kilometer border with yemen, becoming an iranian stronghold threatening its eastern province where the kingdom's rich oil deposit lie. the uae over the past couple of hours has confirmed it has been actively involved in the air alongside saudi. and egypt's foreign minister confirming to me that if needed, cairo is prepared to offer ground troops to this coalition of the arab willing intent. of course, on returning stability to a country in chaos. now, here is the nuance, of course. iran has strongly condemned what they call a saudi invasion of yemen saying that its continuation more likely than not to provide further opportunities on the ground for terrorism and extremism. remember, we've witnessed

it hit targets in the city of aden in yemen's south. the yemen health ministry says 18 civilians have been killed in a residential area of the capital sanaa. these are the latest pictures coming to us from the yemeni capital showing the aftermath of the air strikes. iran that supported the houthis called for the houthis to end the strike. let's bring in the editing chief of the "yemen post," hakim al-masmari. we've been looking at the photos of the aftermath of the strikes. what is the latest what is happening on the ground. >> right now sanaa is normal again. the strikes are where the houthis could launch attacks against saudi arabia. so in the heart of the city it's as. if nothing happened. if it goes towards the airport area, that's where the damages are. the entire airport runway has been damaged. military planes have been damaged and the air base in the south has been damaged by the air strikes. saudi arabia tried to handicap the abilities to attack and counter attack the air strike. we expect the houthis to launch their on-ground f

oppose the weekend takeover of the town a strategic victory for the houthi as they move farther south. as yemendges ever closer to civil war, the embattled president called on the u.n. in a letter tuesday, he asked the security council to pass a resolution to authorize regional allies to fight the iran-backed shiite rebels together. arab states have said they are ready to take action. >> we hope that this can be done peacefully. if it is not done peacefully, we will take action to protect the region from the aggression. reporter: saudi arabia is becoming -- it is building up forces along its border with yemen, raising fears the conflict in the impoverished country could spiral into a proxy war between iran and saudi arabia. genie: now in the united states, the planned troop withdrawal from afghanistan will be slowed down. president barack obama is hosting the afghan president in washington now. ashraf gunny is due to aggress -- ashraf ghani is due to address congress. the original plan was to cut the number by around half. also on tuesday, barack obama commented on his differences with israeli

other parts of yemen, the south and central yemen which is more accepting. we might see not as much in terms of anger at the attacks, and perhaps they'll point to the houthis and blame them for the attacks. >> the houthis showed a place of anti-aircraft weapons and military equipment in civilian areas, and the problem is that in these big cities in these populated areas there's a lot of military bases, a lot of security bases which have been attacked, and, for example, again the attack in sanaa was in a place which is heavily populated. densely populator. the images spread and people feeling the affect of the attack. people are scared of the attacks, of houthis being present in areas that they live in. i am sure the saudis want to expand the coalition and show that it's not just saudi arabia that are leading the attack in yemen, they have support from other countries. this is dominated by the saudis perhaps the egyptians will play a bigger role should there be ground forces. >> i wanted to raise the point - when we talk about strikes from the see, yemen is b

update you on the top stories. 20 houthies have within killed in fighting against tribesmen in the south of yemen. it appears they're trying to expand their territory beyond the strongholds. libya's capital is threatening peace talks in morocco. >>> and pope francis has urged italian to turn their backs on the mafia. he visits scampia one of the poorest neighborhoods in naples. >>> a bus veered off a bridge as it tried to avoid another vehicle. the driver and four passengers were able to jump from the vehicle as it fell. >>> the u.s. secretary of state is making a quick stop over in london to discuss iran's nuclear abraham. program. he's on his way back after a long certificates of talks in switzerland. iran wants answer sanctions lifted as well as it's ability to continue atomic research. >> we are united in our goal, our approach, our resolve and our determination to insure that iran's program is entirely peaceful. over the past months the p 5 plus 1 have made substantial progress towards that fundamental goal. though important gaps remain. >> james bays has been covering the talks taking place

coming up in the next 60 minutes, yemen's houthies head south deploying hundreds of troops and call for an offensive against the embattled president. >>> intense fighting around libya's capital kills a militia leader loyal to the tripoli government and threatens peace talks in morocco. >>> a renewed call for peace in turkey. >>> and one of naple's dangerous neighborhoods visited by pope francis, and tells its residents to resist the mafia. >>> battle for control of yemen is intensifying a day after suicide-bombers killed 137 people in two shia mosques in sanaa. 20 shia houthi rebels have been killed in the south. she haven't now called for an offensive. and appear to be trying to expand the territory that they hold. now all that brings them closer to aden, where president hadi has been taking refuge. on thursday, the southern port city was the scene of fierce fighting between hadi loyalists and those loyal to ali abdullah saleh. al-qaeda fighters briefly capture the capitol of the province killing around 20 soldiers before being driven out by the army. >> reporter: people gather to prot

we'll bring you of course more on the situation in aden in the south of yemen when we have more information> now nine people have been arrested in tunisia following the deadly attack on a museum in the capitol tunis on wednesday. 24 hours and one policeman were killed when gunmen stormed the bardo museum. let's get the latest from jacky rowland. jacky tell us more first about these arrests. >> reporter: yes, we understand that four people have been arrested accused of being directly involved in the attack and the further five people have been arrested suspected of having some kind of correction with the people behind the attack. as we're speaking. the tunisian prime minister has been speaking on television giving more details about the security operations that we can expect to see in the coming days and weeks, not just here in the capitol, but all over the country. first of all he acknowledged that there has been lapsed in security. he described what was needed now in his opinion was as he put it a war on terror and he outlined the kind of measures that people can expect to see. more spot c

. >> 1 of our top stories, 20s houthis have been killed in the south of yemen.try to expand the territory they control and have called for an offensive against president hadi more fighting threatening peace talks. a senior commander has been killed in the clashes. u.s. secretary john kerry has been meeting at heathrow airport to discuss iran's nuclear program. he is on his way back from switzerland. he says progress was made on reaching an agreement with iran. the kurdish rebels in turkey has renewed his call for peace with the government. abdullah aracharan's announcement was read during the celebrations. bernard smith reports. >> in the heart of kurdish turkey celebrations to mark the start of spring. the jailed leader of the kurdistan worker's party, abdulah orchaland called to end the conflict. would recard it historic and to decide to strategies and tactics in line with the spirit of this new era. >> reporter: the call for congress is an attempt to kickstart a stalled peace process that began two years ago. he wants a new constitution and citizenship curren

it hit a target in yemen's south. these are the latest pictures coming from yemen showing the aftermath from the air strike. 17 have been killed in a residential part of the capital sanaa. the iranian foreign ministry is asking for a halt. now how event unfolded. >> reporter: the saudi arabia embassy in washington d.c. was the venue for riyadh to announce the operation. the saudi ambassador didn't oi nouns what they hoped to achieve. >> the process is abide by the process or they'll not be allowed to take over the country. >> reporter: you'll bomb until they agree to take part in the process. . >> we'll do what is takes to prevent the legitimate government of yemen from falling. >> reporter: several hours in the u.s. revealed its part in the attack. a planning cell was coordinate to provide military and intelligence reports. in addition the saudi action occurred as the u.s. secretary of state john kerry was getting ready for the latest round of talks in switzerland, talks that have been presented as going well. iranian

ability since it was unified and before that it was the source of fighting between the two halves south of yemen. >> rose: my conversation recorded this week in damascus by bashar al-assad. there is a number alarming to me is that 90% of the civilian casualties come from the syrian army. >> how did you get that? >> rose: that was a report issued in the last six months. >> as i said earlier the war is not the traditional war. it's not about capturing and gaining land. it's about winning the heart and miebdz of the syrians. we can not sustain that position as a government and me as president while the rest of the world, the great powers and regional powers are against me and my people are against me. that's impossible. this has no leg to stand on so this is not realistic and is against our interest as government is to kill the people. what do we get? what's the benefit of killing the people? >> rose: the argument is you -- there are weapons of war that have been used that most people look down on, one is chlorine gas. they believe it has been used here. there is evidence to that and they would lik

destroyed houthi air defenses and a control base in sanaa, and hit targets in the city of aden in yemen's south. caroline malone has the latest on the ground in yemen. >> reporter: a residential district was targeted by air strikes according to the houthi rebels. the tv said this is what is left of part of this distribute in sanaa. the houthi controlled channel says there has been civilian casualties, and showed scenes from the local hospital. >> translation: one of my children was killed another went out crying to the nab ours, but didn't come back. the rest of us are injured, and as you can see, in hospital. may god take revenge on them. we are muslim like them. why can't they leave us yemenis to sort out our own problems. >>> 100 planes were led in a military action. they have only targeted houthi militias, the houthis called for people to join protests against the military action. >> hakim al-masmari is the editor-in-chief of the "yemen post," and joins us from sanaa. a frightening couple of hours. >> very worrying. the death toll is clear. the houthis announce that 19 were killed, mostly c

hadi is trying to establish a power base in aden in yemen south. >>> venezuela's president says he will ask congress for more powers. after u.s. declared his government a security threat and imposed sanctions against several officials. >>> undermining a group of nuclear thoughts, a group of senators wrote iran saying any deal wouldn't be with congress. >>> undermining state security for her past months. joint offensive troops in niger has taken another two towns in northeastern nigeria. danasak and malam faturi. about 50 soldiers from niger and chad died in the fighting. crossing into borno state in northeastern nigeria on saturday. created a international force. mohamed idris has been following the conflict. >> countries boko haram recently targeted. so far the coalition forces have reclaimed more than 30 towns and villages from the boko haram. for chad, niger and cameroon, defeating boko haram is crucial. there is also the fear that the group if left unchecked will expand its area of control and become a bigger threat. nigeria which is unable to crush boko haram for the past five year

south. taiz yemen's third largest city. every day this week they've taken a stand chanting for the rebels to leave. >> we swear that we'll drive out all houthies from taiz and teach them a lesson they'll never forget. >> houthi fighters reply with gunfire and tear gas. several were killed. many more injured. other reports say that the internal security officers themselves, the ones meant to be keeping the peace to join the houthis. these forces are said to be loyal to yemen's long-time ruler ali abdullah saleh. people here are no longer sure who they can trust. the houthies have morphed from a mall unit to a larger force. in september it took over the capital of sanaa. president abd rabbuh mansur hadi escaped to aden in the south and it's in the south where most of the fighting it taking place right now. the tribes hearsay they're protecting their region against the rebels. saudi arabia has sent soldiers to protect its border with yemen. the saudi foreign minister had this to say. >> we hope that this will be ended peaceful

in other parts of yemen they say the south and central yemen which are more accepting of these airstrikes, and welcoming we might see not as much in terms of anger at the attacks and perhaps they will point to the houthis and blame them for the attacks that happened. >> a p.r. coup, you called it a question, of course, as the allegation was leveled at houthi fighters, are they likely to be storing arms, weapons and being in the around civilian populated areas, despite being around the displaced camp of this sort. >> the houthis have shown anti-aircraft weapons and various other ammunitions and military equipment in civilian areas. the problem is in these big cities, in these populated areas, you have a lot of military bases, a lot of security bases which have been attacked, and for example the attack in sanaa in a heavily populated area. densely populated area. those images were widely spread. >> the two other major developments through the day. a bombardment from the sea and allegedly from the egypt warships, the first time that's happened trying to hit houthies marching down south towar

yemen. shots have been fired at people protesting outside of the security forces building in the south of yemen. and we're being told that houthis are now sending hundreds of fighters to the area by air. on friday, twin blasts hit two houthi mosques in sanaa and another hit where 137 people were killed. many fear that yemen is descending into civil war. there was reaction to the attacks in sanaa. it has been called terrorist attacks. the statement stress the need for all political parties which support the security and stability of yemen to participate in negotiations in riyadh. meanwhile, the u.s. has pulled its forces from an air base after an attack by an al-qaeda-linked group. 21 yemeni soldiers have been killed. earlier we spoke to a spokesman for the houthi fighters. he said the violence in yemen is in cooperation with president hadi. >> a lot of al-qaeda fighters are in these villages. also what has happened due to militias that are affiliated with hadi, these are the results of what hadi has done in cooperation with al-qaeda. if the saudis want a solution in yemen they can use their inf

the houthis are a pro [ inaudible ] movement where in the south of yemen they are 99% sunni. he reason why the houthis are in control in the south is because of their religious backgrounds which help them. and that's why hadi fled to aden in the first place last month. >> thank you hakeem. editor and chief of the yemen post. >>> and we are getting reports that at least ten people have been killed in fighting between houthi fighters and armed sunni tribesmen in marreeb in central yemen. the oil rich area has experienced sporadic fighting between the houthis and the tribesmen, some of who support al-qaeda. we'll bring you more as that comes us to. >>> moving on to tunisia and nine people have been arrested following the attack of a museum in the capitol on wednesday. 24 foreign tourists and one tunisia policeman was killed when guardmen stormed the museum in tunis. let's cross to jacky rowland now who is in tunis for us. the military now deployed. i imagine security being beefed up across the country. >> reporter: yes. during the day, high-level meetings have been held between p

and in all of their activity at thises on the ground in yemen they have pushed south not using any ofavy bases however they remember expanding using their forces on the ground and just traditional alliances with local forces. so it's possible that if they are angered enough they'll try to age saudi back and kind of retaliate. of the from their narrative it seems that they are very angry and they want to seek revenge and that's not yemen's best interests. >> good to talk to you he writes on her blog, check it out. >>> saudi arabia is the world's largest oil exporter, but some investors feel yemeni unrest could have a negative impact on oil production. >> yemen sits along the key strategic route for crude oil and gas trans support. houthis run most of the north including the capital sanaa. the yemeni army controls large swaths of the central and western parts of the country. but it's the port city of aden that is crucial. >> meanwhile the a qauda affiliate aqap has its strong hold in south central yemen. >> beyond political instability the fear in the west is that the upheaval could spl

yemen. we are joined live frow from aden in the south of yemen. how significant is this aviation deal signed between the houthi's and iran, what does it actually mean? >> it means a lot for the houthis and it is a matter of shock for people here in the south, particularly president hadi and his entourage. just a couple of days ago the leader of the houthis described the relationship between yemen and saudi arabia as historic. he said saudi arabia is sewing troubles in yemen and our countries. he did not mention iran by the name, other countries that respect themselves and we should ever ties with those countries. in the statement today by the yemen official news agency, under houthi control they describe this as a break-through decision between the two countries and also a delegation from the houthis which again this news agency described as an official government delegation has left for iran to discuss economic relations between the two countries. the fear here in the past, particularly hadi and his entourage is that these flights are unnecessary

. >>> a power base in aden in yemen south. >>> asking for more powers to fight what he calls imperialism. after the u.s. called his government a terrorist threat and sanctioned several officials in venezuela. >>> first lady of ivory coast has been sanctioned. from her violence stemming from the 2010 elections. open letter to iran saying that any nuclear deal wouldn't last after president obama leaves office. iran's foreign minister has criticized the move. he says the politicians don't understand their own constitution and called the letter a piece of propaganda. patty culhane reports. >> first, the lower house tried to scuttle nuclear negotiations with iran, in an unprecedented move inviteing prime minister benjamin netanyahu to address the group. 47 senators then giving a kind of civics lesson, telling iran they're only dealing with the current president not the government of the united states. it goes on to warn the next president can kill the deal with the stroke of a pen. and future congresses could modify the terms. >> i think it's somewhat ironic to see some members of congress wa

has rescued two saudi pilots off the south coast of yemen, they ejected out of their planes supposedly for technical problems. >>> gunmen from al shabaab stormed a hotel in mogadishu. armed men debt detonated explosives. doctors excusing andreas lubitz from work, suspicion that lubitz was hiding an illness before a crash killed hundreds of people. >>> yemeni president abd rabbu mansour hadi has arrived at a summit from the middle east, miami hannah reports. mike han hannah reports. >> rebel houthi forces have seized the capital sanaa and advancing on the port city aden. arab coalition is carrying out the campaign, describing the actions of the houthis as a threat to the security. yemen's leader, abd rabbu mansour hadi sought refuge in re yad. in riyadh. rapid intervention in the region the secretary-general of the arab league has been tasked with the next month. two rival governments allied to armed factions are competing for power. and linked to this in the minds of arab leaders is the rise of the self-declared islamic state of iraq and the levant. or i.s.i.l. which is continuing to c

yemen. the shiite rebel leader is promise to go send fighters to the south where gem yemen's end battled has taken refuge. the the third largest city with nine of 21 provinces special un envoy says yemen is quote on the edge of civil war. >> congress is seeking answers about apparent secret service breach that took place earlier this month outside the white house. a house oversight panel is asking the agency's director allow four employees who witnessed the episode to testify at a hearing tomorrow. their l gays that is two senior agents had been drinking, and drove into a secure area. >>> almost 4:43, all these cool temperatures, can't seem to get out offer. >> can we please get rid of it this morning. >> the word this morning is brrr. >> hashtag brrr, as many as it takes, right? yes, it is chilly outside, at least nice warm willing trend for mid week. >> okay. >> i know, i wish i could finally tell that you at least down the road here in our long-term forecast models at least it looks like there is some casino of long lived warming trend and there is just not. it is like the northeast for w

saudi arabia launching airstrikes on its neighbor to the south yemen. neral jack king, thank you for your time today. overnight this is what happened. down here in yemen saudi arabia they have share a common border. they have been concerned about rebel forces, al qaeda forces in yemen for years. here is the red sea to the west. we'll go in on this section of yemen. capital city of sana'a. over the last week alone the shiia rebels have taken sana'a, they moved down to t air z and over to aden. also there is an air pace the u.s. has been using for years now going after al qaeda targets, people like an an warp al-awlaki. >> it's significant because what is happening here is the strategically the balance of power and the political order as we know it in the middle east is shifting. and it's shifting obviously in favor of iran. these are iranian-backed movement. the houthis taking over a country gaining influence significantly in iraq. saudi arabia is being done at the expense of suffereddive arabia man the case of p.m. -- at the expense of saudi arabia. our

warplanes firing missiles in south yemen near the president's office according to reports as that countryhe president left his compound after shiite rebels offer ad cash bounty for him. the state department insists that the united states is committed to yemen even though we pulled our people out. >> we had to take steps as you know to pull back our personnel, pull out our u.s. government personnel. but it doesn't mean that we have changed our commitment. our hope is to return to yemen, have a diplomatic presence in yemen, when the circumstances allow for that. martha: that would be nice. mike baker former cia covert operations officer and president of diligence and intelligence security firm. mike what does that mean? >> she might as well gotten in front of the camera, i like puppies. i like world peace. we're committed to yemen. no kidding. of course we're committed to yemen but we're not doing anything about it. yemen, we've been talking about it for a while. people have been saying from the state department we're worried about it because it may descend into civil war. it is already the

south. ta'izz yemen's third largest city, especially the locals. every day this week, they've taken a stand chanting for the rebels to leave. >> translator: we swear that we'll drive out all houthis from ta'izz and teach them a lesson they'll never forget. >> reporter: houthi fighters applied with gun fire and tear gas. many were killed, many more injured. many of the shooters wore police uniforms. other reports say the internal security officers themselves, the ones meant to be keeping the peace, have joined the houthis. these forces are said to be loyal to yemen's long time ruler ali abdalla saleh out saleh ousted in the uprising and appear to be backing the houthis, people are no longer sure who they can trust. the houthi group has morphed from a small military unit into a larger force. in september it took over the capital sanaa. president abd rabbu mansour hadi escaped to the south. and it's in the south that most of the fighting is taking place right now. this is the kmer area and the tribes here say they are protecting their region against t