of israel in espionage. >>> and we're in southern yemen in the port city of aden where people say shifting power to their cityill only bring trouble. ♪ >>> it is a tactic designed to spread fear. in iraq over 100 men and 9 boys, some of them just nine years old have been kidnapped by the islamic state of iraq and the levant. they belong to one of the biggest tribes in the country. iraq's defense minister is a member of the tribe. all of those come from a single village east of tikrit in an area where isil is involved in fierce fighting with government forces. we'll hear from a our correspondent there in just a moment. but first we'll go to syria where isil forces are under attack from kurdish forces. zana hoda reports. >> reporter: syria's kurds have been war at war with the islamic state of iraq and the levant for months. isil fighters were defeat in ka banny. they have recaptured some territory, but lost several villages. it's not an easy fight. aircraft have been helping the kurds by targeting isil positions from the air. it's a province in northeastern syria, where isil controls pockets of territory. it's

he made a declaration from the city of aden, home to a southern secessionist movement. >>> ukrainian nd pro-russia separatists have exchanged dozens of prisoners as part of a larger ceasefire deal signed last week. the swap took place west of the rebel held city of luhansk despite the step towards peace ukraine accuses rebels the november keeping their side of the ceasefire agreement. >>> nigerian force have his retaken the northeastern borden down from boko haram. a town at nigeria's border from chad, niner and woman ron was the scene of what is feared to have been the armed groups worst atrocity in its six-year insurgency. these photos show the town before boko haram moved in. a town of 3,000 homes schools and clinics. the red is lush vegetation, identify days later new satellite pictures show that vegetation is badly damaged and the whole area has been flatten the. more from the capital abuja. >> reporter: the recapture is a hugely significant and symbolic victory for the nigerian army because it really has been the thorn in the side of the fight against the group over the last six

from al jazeera's headquarters in doha i'm jane dutton we are in yemen's southern city of aden whereng power to their city will bring trouble. >> bombing every day. we can't give him quite into that. >> you can't. >> we can't. >>

. >> at least three people have been killed in yemen's southern city of aden. separatist groups are fight special unit security forces. they reportedly took over a number of state buildings from the special forces. as we mentioned the security council of the united nations has pass add resolution calling on hooti rebels to hand back power. they took the capitol in december and dissolved the parliament earlier this month. the council demand the houthis withdraw. this was the first resolution on yemen since the takeover of the houthis, calling for the withdrawal as well as the return of weapons seized from the government. it demands the release of president hadi, the prime minister and members of the cabinet under house arrest. no sanctions will be applied but the text warns of further set if it is ignored. disappointment was expressed at the resolution. we have the latest. >> extremely disappointing that's what several of the different political parties opposed to the coup, opposed to the houthi power group told us when we asked their view of the resolution. they

hadi has now arrived in the port city of aden in southern yemen. joining us here on set he has covered yemen extensively to tell us how significant this latest development is. we are hearing hadi is now in aden and seems to have fled his house arrest. >> exactly. most likely he fled yesterday from the capital san all. sansanaa hemanaged somehow to get out of the house and taken in a convoy towards a en, he's now in aden, we are expect to go see what he's likely to say. we know for sure his presidential plane has been moved to the airport of aden about three months ago and his aids are still based there in aid al jazerra den this will be a major setback for the houthis for some reason wanted him to be confine today a longer are period in his house. aden is definitely going to be greeted that's hero. aden his power pace and have massive, massive toward in the southern provinces. >> you just said that we are waiting to expect to hear what he has to say. are he expecting him to say something? what happens next? >> this is a man that has health problems

from al jazeera's headquarters in doha i'm jane dutton we are in yemen's southern city of aden where people say shifting power to their city will bring trouble. >> bombing every day. we can't give him quite into that. >> you can't. >> we can't. >> ukraine's ceasefire - not taking taking hold in mariupol. >>> and trying to entice children abroad back home >>> the u.n. special envoy is in turkey trying to secure opposition support for a freeze in fighting in aleppo. the syrian government has agreed to suspend air strikes and shelling on aleppo for six weeks. hampering a potential deal are i.s.i.l. fighters around aleppo. they are unlikely to observe any ceasefire. the al qaeda-linked al nusra front is an obstacle. dismissing the u.n. proposal as a conspiracy allowing syrian forces to launch more assaults. there's a disconnect between the syrian opposition and fighters on the ground. if politicians are a good plan opposition fighters may not comply. zeina khodr is in beirut. talk us through the plan and what is on the agenda. >> well he ha been trying for months to get the wars sides to

there have been protests across the country in support of the president who has fled to the southern city of aden translator: i talked with his excellency, the president, on how to make sure yemen doesn't become a home for terrorists and extremist organizations. >>> some yemenis fear that his move to aden could cause further instability in the country. >> reporter: this is aden yemen's de facto capitol since the president arrived here. the houthis put him under house arrest for weeks in sana'a but he managed to escape. and now he is trying to rule from aden. >> translator: no, no no. aiden is the capitol of only the south. we don't want the north here. we want independence. >> reporter: it's not a secret that there is a long history of bitterness between the north and the south, so instead of being overjoyed from this shift of power, people we talked to expressed apprehension and mistrust. >> translator: there is zero trust between the north and the south. the southerners were the first to demand unity. but they have received nothing in return hady is a southerner, but doesn't speak for the cause

now he's in the southern city of aden but his presence there is worrying some as we now explain. >> this is aden, yemen's de facto capitol since president hadi arrived here. the houthi militia made the call a few weeks ago and put him under house arrest, but he managed to escape, and now he's trying to rule from aden. but the reaction of people here may surprise many. >> they're shouting no, no, no. we don't need the in order here. we want independence. >> it's not the secret that there is a long history between the north and the south. instead of being overjoyed by the shift of power people we talk to express apprehension and mistrust. >> there is zero trust from the north and the south. they have received nothing. hadi is a southerner, but he does not speak for the cause of the south. if he does so, and if he makes the right decisions to address our problems, then we will support him. >> people here hope for a better future and a return to what they perceive to be a better past. the symbol of the flag of southern yemen. since the two yemens united in 1990 people here tell us that the s

houthi rebels say that yemen's president is wanted for justice after fleeing to the southern city of adenhe stepped down last month after the rebel group seized the presidential palace and placed him under house arrest. >>> meanwhile a french woman and her driver have been kidnapped in yemen's capitol. >>> there has been heavy fighting in the iraqi town. isil forces ceased large parts of the town on monday. the head of the anbar province shall council says they have also recaptured the police station. meanwhile isil have released a video online that appears to show them fighting iraqi troops. >>> there was heavy shelling in fallujah by the iraqi army. the army has been trying to drive isil forces out of fallujah for more than a year now. >>> there have been two bomb blasts in northern nigeria. the first happened at a bus station, 12 were killed there, 35 others were wounded. further north another blast at a police station. there have now been three attacks in the last four days. let's go live now to the capitol of nigeria. ivan? >> reporter: adrian the details of what happened are still c

more protests from houthi rebels as the president flees to the southern city of aden. >>> the u.s.ing for more sanctions against russia. >> i'm alan fish center

the yemeni army controls a large swath of central and western yemen, as well as the southern city of aden. u.s. security officials say the al qaeda the greatest group to threaten the security of the u.s. arabian peninsula oil must travel out of the arabian gulf. the narrow entrance to the red sea and finally the suez canal. many through yemeni waters. >>> some say they're leaving shelves bare and leaving the locals high and dry. >>> soon more drones in the air we'll have concerns and the privacy straight ahead. can one man really change centuries of tradition? that's the topic of sour regular sunday segment the week lady, 11:30 eastern 8:30 pacific. rebecca joining us. >> getting colder, add in a little bit of wind it feels how much colder. i'm show you how far below zero we're going to be coming up. ing up. >> welcome back. once again, new england is in the throws of another winter storm, the fourth in less than a month here. in fact boston got another foot of snow on top of the six feet they have low pressure been dealing with. on top of biting winds. the mayor is telling people just to

more protests from houthi rebels as the president flees to the southern city of aden. >>> the u.s. is looking for more sanctions against russia. >> i'm alan fish center harlem, new york. it's 50 years since the assassination of the american civil rights leader malcolm x. we're asking if his legacy is greater than just the street named after him. >> to nigeria where military say they have captured a down from boko haram fighters. boko haram had taken over a town, hundreds of people are reported killed. now is this a success for the nigerian army? let's talk with yvonne, our correspondent on the line from abuja. what more have you got yvonne. >> reporter: well, the military said it has recaptureed the town and it is a significant victory it was symbolic for them and for the nation, really, for the capture of this down, baga. it has been at the center of the worst violence we've seen perpetrated by the group. reports of 200 people were killed in the cross fire the. this has been called victory and they would recapture this town to show ultimately the nigerian people that the offensive

president hadi now has fred to the southern city of aden. >>> ofavalanches have killed people in afghanistan. it's been described as the worst in 30 years. >>> in china, a secret meeting an american news network suggested that the culprits were terrorists trying to build a nuclear bomb, but sky cables raise a very different theory. >> the two groups of armed men launch a dairy break in at this south africa plant in 2007. when spotted they shot one man in the chest and ran away. one american news network dubbed it an assault. >> it's the kind of things that keeps presidents awake at night. >> "60 minutes" on cbs raiseed a theory that they may be trying to build a nuclear bomb. >> how much highly enriched ukraine yumriched uranium would a group need become. >> just a six pack's worth. >> playing down the nuclear theory and they didn't mention spice either. they said it was low-level crime by petty criminals. >> it's probably a burglary attempt. >> by the south africa spy cables reveal a state espionage of the reactor. >> many have shown interest in the pbmr research and development. >> the gov

let's get more live from the southern city of aden in yemen. what more can you tell bus these reports of russian-made weapons that are head to go houthi controlled areas are they destined for the houthis? >> that is what we understand. we understand as you say that the vessel arrived and that carried russian weapons that were intended for the houthi fighters and it has reached its destination. also what we understand, there were at least between 15-20 fighter jets that flew into yemen's air force base that were transferred a few months back and now in the past 24 hours they were flown to the houthi strong howstronghold in the north a clear indication of the houthis attempt to go beef up their military might not only on the ground but by air, as well. the significance of the fighter jets for the houthis is obviously it gives them that long reach that maybe they don't have on the ground to reach eastern and southern cities in yemen which so far they have failed to capture or to take control of. all of this, as you say when the other side of the po

. >> now to yemen where at least three people have been killed in the southern city of aden. separatist groups from the south are fight, security force there is. they reportedly took over a number of state buildings from the special forces. now the u.n. security council has expressed alarm at the unrest in yemen and it's passed a resolution calling on houthi rebels to hand back power. they took the capital in september and dissolved party this month. the members demanded the houthis withdraw from sanna but did not allow for the use of force, this is the first resolution on yemen since the takeover. it called for the houthi withdrawal as well as weapons seized from the government. it called for the release of the president and members of the parliament under arrest. the text warns of further steps if the resolution is ignored. >> extremely disappointing that's what several of the different political parties opposed to the coup, opposed to the hoot's power grab has told us when we asked their view with the u.n. security council resolution. they say it was weak, didn't have the w

from the southern city of aden he issued a statement with a list of demands.id that all decisions, accomplishing political measures and appointments taken since september 21st, when the houthis over iran sanaa. he called for the malitias to leave the capital, all government ministers and high-ranking officials who have been abducted or under house arrest. previous agreements such as the gulf initiative and the national dialogue should be maintained and built upon as the basis for legitimacy. have you also called on the international community to continue to support legitimacy in yemen to protect the political process and to offer economic support. according to men yemenis, the statement ignores several key issues. most importantly, the question of his resignation. hadi's escape is seen as a game-changer. a couple of days ago, his opponent as well as some of his former supporters agreed on a new legislative body intended to lead up to a new form of government. the hadi's re-emergence has made it difficult to ignore him and to go go ahead with that plan. his res

he is now running the country from the southern city of aden where several other countries have movedir embassies to try to show support for the president. >>> there has been another win against isis and they are coming slowly. this time by kurdish fighters in northeast syria. the local militia with the help of assyrian christians and coalition air strikes. they drove back the isis militants and took control of a key town along the syrian border with turkey and iraq. while in iraq there has been a new round of violence they say from the islamic state. at least 37 people have been killed in the latest series of attacks. for the very latest we go to john huddy. he joins us from the mideast bureau in jerusalem. >> reporter: there were a series of car bomb attacks today in iraq that killed close to two dozen people one with the continued fighting and also a major ground offensive that continues to rage on in iraq. iraqi forces at this point are in a pretty fierce battle for control of the city of samara between tikrit and baghdad. isis militants for quite awhile have been trying to push t

he arrived in the southern port city of aden on saturday, holding meetings with security officials. supporters want him to clarify his position on the houthi takeover and his own legitimacy as president. the governor of aden said the president owes it to the people to stay in office. >> president adou rabbo mansour hadi insists that he will continue to carry out his duties because he has an obligation towards the citizens and the voters in order to implement the transitional phase and the outcome of the national dialogue. this is the important issue that he is concerned with, because he always reiterated that the time has come to deal with the central government that struggles because of the differences of the various parties. it is always about one thing sanna and the neglect of all the other cities in the other districts. he will call for the government to convene in aden with any ministers who can intend until the house arrest imposed on the prime minister will be lifted. >> witness to say a suicide attack in northeastern nigeria say the female bomber could have been as young as

yemen's president has and on television for the first time in weeks, after arriving in the southern port city of aden on saturday. he has held meetings with security fishes officials. he wanted to clarify his position on the takeover and the governor said president hadi owes it to the people to stay in. >> president abdul hadi insists he will continue to carry out his political duties because he has an obligation towards the citizens and the voters in order to implement the transitional phase and the outcome of the national dialogue. this is the important issue that he is concerned with because he always reiterated that the time has has come to deal with the central government that struggles because of the differences of the various parties it is about sanaa and the neglect of other cities in the districts. he will come on the government to convene in aden with any of the ministers who can attend until the house arrest on the prime minister will be lifted. >> at least two people have been killed 10 wounded in an explosion in the eastern ukrainian city of karkiv. in the capital, thousands have taken p

he's now in the southern port city of aden after fleeing from sanaa where he was held under house arresthugy the houthi rebels. the secure thank you council has urged all party to his resolve their differences through talks. the u.n. support for hadi is a significant step, but the houthi houthis' concerns also need to be addressed. >> i think it's an important move both for yemen's international standing and current crisis it's going through, hadi benefits from the u.n.'s voice of support. i think the houthis themselves, you know, this is an opportunity for them to kind of demonstrate to the world that it's not just, you know, a religious sectarian shia movement, but it can responds with criticism to the you were's report with, you know a bid toward saying, look, . the u.n.'s call is a point for further negotiation and we understand that international commune atcommunity wants progress and we can step up to the plate as welch the u.n. has committed to a broad-based political movement and currently hadi represents for i think international audience as well as in yemen the brightest hopes.

and changing yemen's capital from sanaa to the southern port city of aden until the houthis withdrawitias. but even though aden has so far been the safest of yemen's major cities, there are those who do not welcome this initiative. supporters of the separatists movement staged protests on sunday against the presence of these politicians. they say they don't want the problems of the north brought here. they are not interested in what happens in sanaa they say and want to form their own state. >> translator: we confirm that we will make significant decisions regarding transferring the capital sanaa temporarily to the province of aden until we end the coup and the militants' seizure of the country. we call to the international knew at this to support this move. >> reporter: earlier on sunday explosives were found at the original venue where this meeting was due to take plays place forcing it to be delayed to for several hours elsewhere tribal leaders met on sunday to agree on a strategy to defend the province from what appears to be an imminent houthi advance. yet another sign of how vo

of the houthi rebels. they dissolved parliament and have taken power in a coup. we have more from the southern port city of aden. >> we spoke to several political parties including a main sunni party, and they said they have not given final answers. they say that they are not pinning a lot of hopes on the organizations because they believe they have not considered the past forcibly taking over the country in the past. ban ki-moon spoke about the former president abd-rabbu mansour hadi and had this to say. >> the situation is very very seriously deteriorating. with the houthis taking power and making this government a vacuum of power. there must be restoration of legitimacy of president abd-rabbu mansour hadi. we have to address this through all the security council, and initiatives. >> sunday saw another day of protests in several cities across the country. the largest was in tiaz where thousands took to the streets. people in the south and east say they'll continue to protest. until the government proposed by the coup leaders is toppled. >> coming up on the newshour - reaction from nigeria's main opposition le

and changing yemen's capital to the southern port city of aden until the houthis withdraw militias. there are those that welcome the initiative. supporters of the herat movement stage protests against that. we confirm we will make decisions transferring the capital to aden until we end the coup. they met on sunday to look at defending the province from a houthi veins. yemenis are opposed to the coup but the success depend on how much support it receives from the international community, that's why the type of resolution is so important because many say the struggle for power in yemen is not just an internal one >>> yemen, of course is at the crossroads of africa asia and the middle east the modern republic of yemen was formed in 1990. when western leading north yemen and communist south yemen were moved. there are renewed tensions with the sunnis in the south. and al-q'aida and arabian peninsula, based in yemen, have been capitalizing on all the unrest. >> i'm joined by a journalist. she has written and reported extensively on the country and has been following recent events. thank

after arriving in the southern port city of aden on saturday hadi supporters want him to clarify hisition on the houthi takeover and his legitimacy as president. mohammed vall reports. >> reporter: this is the first time president abdel hadi has been seen since his escape from sanaa. he is shown holding a meeting with army commanders. his initial statement left many questions unanswered. most importantly on whether he still wants to resign from. but after this meeting, the governor of aden said: >> translator: president hadi insists he will continue to carry out his political duties because he has an obligation towards the citizens and the voters in order to implement the transitional phase and the outcome of the national dialogue. >> the new element here is the call for government ministers to move to aden which implies that aden will be a defactor capital of yes, ma'amep at the moment. but hadi's supporters are asking if he has withdrawn his nomination. it dealt a below with the houthis had agreed on a roadmap that suits goals. now talks are stalled. >> we are now talking about a p

let's get more now live from southern yemeni port city of aden. they have threatened to take over the government by force if no deal was reached. what is the next move by the houthies now? >> well, darren, there are these last-ditch attempts to salvage political solution to these political crisis, as you say. there are two possible outcomes of this. one is some presidential council would have different figures. another is the possibility that the--there would be presidents announced or vice president rather representing over the different factions. it's important to know that the houthies and houthies fighters on the ground have essentially already taken over the government albeit unofficially that they control. they're trying to force the other political parties to accept whereby there would be some kind of civil government. >> there were several incidents today. again, a town that was in the control of the houthi fighters. they tried to recapture it today, they feel that their fighters were killed, and elsewhere there were large number of anti-h

of israel in espionage. >>> and we're in southern yemen in the port city of aden where people say shifting power to

these cities are wary that the houthis could, considering the significance of the southern cities and the fact that the ports - the ports of aden they are beat up not only by the security apparatus like the police but they are opposed to the coup and say they will not take orders from sanaa. but by popular committees set up in order to protect the houthi advancement. so very divisive situation here >>> it sounds very divisive. as we know yemen is a divided country. no doubt the coup could deepen the divisions further. how do you see this playing out? >> well it's very difficult to say. it's not only a division between nose the minority and those opposed to the coup but there's a decision generally on those to separate from yemen altogether. there's a large separatist movement in this feud that is taking place in sanaa. it's an opportunity. we have seen them. but also obviously a lot of people are waiting to see how this plays out. the gulf corporation council. for example, the military opponent to the take over was the general who was in favour of the arab spring uprising. he'd been inside saudi arabia. his troops on the ground

city of aleppo. >> it's good to have you with us. also coming up in the negligent 30 minutes, we are in yemen southern city aden where people say shifting power to their city will only bring trouble. >> secret documents reveal the role of israel's national airline in spying. >> we are in nepal where a traditional artist is paying off in help to go protect the past. beginning with the news a isil fighters in iraq kidnapped 106 people from the powerful tribe one of iraq's largest, also oldest tribes. they were taken from a mostly sunni village. we have more from baghdad. >> there's no word on the state of the men and boys taken. the sheik tells us 127 of the tribesmen were originally kidnapped. this was three days ago the news just filtering out now because of the difficult communications there. it's a village east of tikrit where fighting has been going on. when they took the men they also took nine boys there between nine and 10 years of age and they continue to be held. the sheik tells us he believes its in retaliation for relatives fighting against isil. the tribe was also involved in another attack by isil 10 days ago in which isil s

he made the declaration from the port city of aden home to the southern successional movements >>> foreignnitaries are gathered in kiev since the ousting of president viktor yanukovych. the service will be held in independence square at the site of pro and anti-government demonstrations. president petro porashenko is expected to attend >>> more on the top story. we take a look at the significance of the turkish group in syria. it belongs to the grandfather of the otto man empire. turkey has increased presence during the civil war. i.s.i.l. warned that it would destroy the tomb as part of a campaign to destroy shrines. the turkey parliament on actions against i.s.i.l. are heading there. turkish military analyst joins us to talk about this. let me ask you - do you think this is a one off, or is i.s.i.l. trying to drag foreigners into the conflict here. >> it is a wider area in syria and protecting the soldiers and relocating. it has apparently been - there's a risk that turkey may be dragged into the syrian conflict directly. the turkish-syrian relations - they are problematic. it was a priv

he's in the southern port si of aden after being put -- port city of aden after being put under house arrest. the houthis took over power in a coup this month. the security council urged parties to resolve differences though talks. >> there has been rallies across the country in support of harvey. he met the secretary-general of the gulf cooperation council. he says abd-rabbu mansour hadi has the backing of the g.c.c. >> translation: i had talks with his excellency the president, on how to make sure yemen is not a pleas for extremist organizations. support will continue as before. the g.c.c. leaders are happy for his excellency's escape. >> an associate professor of religious studies at the university of california, and says that the support for abd-rabbu mansour hadi is a significant step but the houthi's concerns need to be addressed. >> it's an important move for yemen's international standing and the crisis it's going through. abd-rabbu mansour hadi benefits from the voice of support, and the houthis - this is an opportunity for them to kind of demonstrate to the world that it's n

city of aleppo. >> it's good to have you with us. also coming up in the negligent 30 minutes, we are in yemen southern city aden where people say shifting power to their city will only bring trouble. >> secret documents reveal the role of israel's national airline in spying. >> we are in nepal where a traditional artist is paying off in help to go protect the past.

city of taiz. now let's go now to jamal al shayal waiting for us in aden, in southern yemen. >> fawzfauzia there have been demonstrations in aden, fadada and in mareb and several other spots. leading up to this declaration there were several protests that took place even against the houthi forcible takeover. they often came under fire and people were killed and abducted in that protest. divided in terms of the popular response in terms of local governance, mayors across the country said they will refuse to take any orders or decrease coming out of sanaa. a lot of opposition indeed fauzia. >> we know that yemen is already a very divided country. how do you see this playing out among so many divisions? >> those divisions could only increase unless some sort of negotiations or negotiation process is resurrected. even in a popular aspect, the people coming out to protest the houthis being a shia minority has essentially made this power grab. the tribes from mareb the central and northern portions of yemen say they are threatening to cut off electricity supply unless houthis rescind their coup and give po

of hard weaponry and fuel being sent to them. >> jamal thank you for updating us on that. speaking for us from southern yemen in aden. >>> now people in the live i can't city assessing the damage a -- assessing the damage a day avi i didn't want lane offed attacks on targets. cairo says the strikes killed several isil fighters in the raid. but civilians include children appear to have been affected as well. meanwhile security in egypt has been stepped up. armed vehicles have been deployed on roads and highways in every province of egypt. their job is to keep public buildings and property safe and secure. >>> egypt had reportedly been planning an operation against isil for months, in coordination with the u.n. backed government. delegates from that government are in cairo to discuss the next steps. meanwhile, france has called on the u.n. security council to take action against armed groups in libya italy has also indicated it would participate in any military i want sense in libya. and soon after launching those air strikes in lake yeah, egypt signed a multi billion dollars deal with france for new military hardware. nadine barber reports now from paris. >

and changing yemen's capital from sanaa to the southern port city until the houthis withdraw the militias. aden has been the safest of the cities there are those who do in the welcome in initiative. supporters of the movement staged protests on sunday against the presence of these politicians. they say they do not want the problems of the north brought here. they are not interested in what's and want to form their own state. >> we confirm that we make significant decisions regarding transferring sanaa temporarily to the province of aiden, we end the coup and the seizure of the country, we call on the community to support the move. >> earlier on sunday explosives were found at the venue where it was due to take place forcing is to be delayed for hours. elsewhere tribal leaders met on sunday to agree on a strategy to defend the province from what appears to be an imminent houthi advance. yet another sign of how volatile the security situation is. that declaration is the most significant step taken so far by yemeni politicians opposed to the coup. the success depends on how much support it receives from the internationa

defend the southern regions from possible houthi advance and members of the security services who are understood to be loyal to the houthies. aden so far has been the safest of the main cities but that could change. >> opposition fighters in the south claims to have taken several towns from the al-qaeda linked al nusra front. it began with a large scale last week. activists and monitors say dozens of people have been killed. >>> still ahead walking in minefields. how people in senegal are paying the price for decades of conflict. plus. [music] >> one of the world's fastest aging nations. we explain south korea's looming population crisis. >> tech know, every monday go where science meets humanity. >> this is some of the best driving i've every done, even though i can't see. >> tech know. >> we're here in the vortex. >> tonight, 5:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> start with one issue. add guests from all sides of the debate and a host willing to ask the tough questions and you'll get the inside story. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". weeknights at 11:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> you're watching al jazeera. a reminder of the top stories. egyptian wa

defend the southern regions from any possible houthi advance and members of the security services who it is understood are loyal to the houthis. aden so far has been the safest of the local cities but that could change if the situation deteriorates further. >>> the measured murder of a young woman 20-year-old found stab to debt in the city of messin. bernard smith reports from the city of istanbul. >> she fought back against her attacker and that cost her life. police say the 20-year-old woman was the last passenger on a mini bus when the driver tried to rape her before beating her to death with a crowbar. the brutality of the attack shocked many people in this country. the daughters of turkey's president visited her mother to offer their support. >> she sacrificed herself to protect her honor. i want them to be sentenced with the heaviest penalty. my daughter didn't deserve this. >> reporter: the mini bus driver who police say has confessed bears the scars of her resistance. with the help of his father they cut off her hands burned her and dumped her in a riverbed in southern turkey. as details spread over the country in the weekend women protested in more than 30 cities. >> t