and says it was the perfect haven. >> zon eeshia malaysia the southern philippines were similar enough. he spoke the languages, he had three filipino wives, won whom was the of the leader. so this means marrying into their extended family. he was a funder distributed money among the communities. he relied on them they relied on him. that is immediate personal loyalties. his death came at a heavy price. 44 members of the special farmed forces were killed. >> it was a successful provision. it's tragic at the expense, the cost of 44 lies. we could have launched and perhaps have the same objective. perhaps we could have done it a little difference. >> it jeopardised police talks, the islamic liberation front. the raid was in its territory. 15 members were killed along with five other civilians. there are questions about the ceasefire agreement between the rebels and the government. >> the philippine government considers the death of marwon as bittersweet. they may have lost officers but said a dead officer is worth more. many are skeptical. the place will remain a haven for wanted men >>>

for over a decade he has evaded arrest by hiding in the southern philippines. maria has been following his movements and said now provided the perfect haven. >> indonesia malaysia, the southern philippines were similar enough he spoke the languages, he had at least three filipino wives. one of whom was the wife of the leader of the organization. it means marrying into their extended families. he was a funder. he distributed money freely among the communities. he relied on them, but they relied on him. that's immediate personal loyalties. >> but his death came at a heavy price. 44 members of the special armed forces were killed. >> it was a successful operation, but it's tragic at the expense of loss of 44 lives. what we know now we could have launched that particular operation in a different way. perhaps the same objective but perhaps we could have done it a little different. >> it has jeopardized peace talks with the islamic liberation front. the raid, number one, was in its territory. 15 members of the mlif were killed along with five other civilians. there a

what is the nature of support in the struggles in the southern philippines, in the middle east. in north africa where there is instability, where there is bad governance, where there's an ongoing conflict about the fate of these societies. >> when i was with gallop we did research all over the world on public sympathy for violence against the civilians not just for muslim communities, but what we found was muslim communities were less likely than anyone else to condemn unequivocally attacks on civilians for political reasons. you mentioned the grieve appses. they are widely shared. what the terrorists have done is they have hijacked muslim grievances. it would be a disservice to the fight against terrorism to conflate the legitimate grievances with the illegitimate actions of a few that are wide by condemned. >> when you were helping the department of homeland security, part of the group trying to get to the bottom of these questions, were they - did you see them over time refining their approach understanding better, able to get a handle on what they were looking for and what t

malaysia southern philippines, similar lapping winls, he had three filipino wives, one of whom was the wife of the leader. so he distributed money freely among them. he relied on them. they relied on him. and had immediate personal loyalties. >> 44 members of the special armed forces were killed. it was a special operation. it's a cost of 44 lives. what we know now, we could launch that operation. she has the same objective. perhaps we could have done it. it is also jeopardised peace talks in the powful group, the islamic immigration front. 15 members of the mif were killed along with five others and there were questions about the ceasefire agreement between the rebels and the government. the philippine considers every one as bittersweet. it may have lost fers but said a dead terrorist means more lives would be saved. many are skeptical. as long as there are awned rebellion, it will remain >>> the wife of a child opposition leader is calling on supporters to hold a vigil outside his village. she made the plea after her husband began to serve a 5-year innocence for sodomy. anwar lost hi

indonesia, the southern philippines were similar enough. they poke the languages. one of whom was the wife of the leader. so this means marrying into their extended family. he distributed freely among the community. he relied on them. and that is immediate personal loyalties. >> his death came at a heavy price. 44 members of the armed forces were killed. it's tragic at the expense of the cost of 44 lives. what we know now is we could have had a deeper operation, perhaps with the same objective. perhaps we could have done it a little different. they net peace talks. the more islamic front. the raid was an example. members were killed and there were questions about the ceasefire agreement between the rebels and the government. the philippine government considered the death. they have loft police officers but a dead terrorist - more lives will be made in the future. many remained skeptical. the place will remain hidden from wanted men. >> a verdict is expected on wednesday, in a belgium court in the trial against young muslims. they are accused of joining i.s.i.l. ira

ever since his unit came under heavy fire from a criminal group in the southern philippines. >> translatort like new year's eve. you didn't know where the explosions were coming from. since then, i haven't been able to sleep. maybe from thinking too much. >> reporter: the military has been fighting two of the longest-running conflicts in the world. almost 90% of its troops see active combat. but it isn't just the fighting that can trigger anxiety disorders. there is also loneliness from being way from their families, boredom during quiet months and financial problems. there are 120,000 men and women in the philippine armed forces and this is the only psychiatric clinic dedicated to their needs. all of the beds are full right now. and there aren't enough doctors. despite the clinic running at capacity psychiatrists say there are fewer patients than before. and they put that down to having institutionalized preventive methods. >> one way of did he stigmatizing is through education. we do lectures providing. ways to cope. >> reporter: he is grateful for his seven-month stay here, he's been ab

. >> reporter: reporting from. [ inaudible ] in the southern philippines, this is the scene of a recenthat left more than 60 people dead. >> the new al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. at 7:00, a thorough wrapup of the day's events. then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective on the news. weeknights, on al jazeera america . >>> hello again, you are with al jazerra. a reminder of the top story recovering and the u.n. mediator mediator the mediator for yemen i should say says right political factions has agreed on a people's transitional council to help govern and guide the country out of its political crisis it comes after shia houthi rebels seized power earlier this month. crossing over to mo hal he had he's joining us from the south of yemen. first tell us what this announcement means really on the ground? >> reporter: on the face of it, if looks like a agreement but the u.n. resident envoy himself said this is not the agreement nor an agreement per se because it's not something that

we saw this happen in northern islands in the southern philippines. what the philippines wants to see is larger countries like france and the united states take on a firmer stand, cutting down carbon emissions and gree to help nations like the philippines combat the effect when it hits here. >> thank you. here in manila. >> another country with high hopes is malaysia coastal erosion takes a toll on wildlife and communities, a problem shared by many asia pacific nations. >> 70 years ago the coastline used to be there, and now it's here. this is the effect of rising sea levels causing coastal erosion. the sea has been battering the shores for decades. the fishermen - times are tough for these men. they earn a living in the inland waterways. sea levels rise weakening coastlines, sand and soil. more salt water enters the yest uaries. fresh water fish die. >> i have been fishing for over 20 years, i used to catch two kilos of fish in two hours. i barely catch one keel scro in four ours. >> erosion is a threat to coastal villages depending on the eco fm for

. >> coming up how it's bringing new grief to the residents of the southern philippines. >>> and not but two powerful storms sweeping ashore in northeastern ausa. >>> two cyclones swept through western ausa on thursday forcing coastal evacuations. meteorologists there say it's the first time they have seen powerful twin storms making land fall at nearly the same time. despite strong winds, there are no reports of serious injuries >>> rebels in the philippines extended what may be an olive branch one month after 44 police commanders were killed in a fire fight. >> thursday rebels handed over 16 assault rifles seized from police during that battle. the morrow islamic liberation front has waged a decades-long war with the government of the philippines. a peace deal last year grants them autonomy but al jazeera reports last month's flare up is causing new concerns. >>reporter: grieving is now a way of life. her husband was a fighter with the islamic liberation front killed by government forces. >> my children have lost their father. my son saw his father's body on the ground. they still

this corporal has been here for six months, since the unit came under fire from the southern philippines. >> it felt like new year's leave. they didn't know where the explosions were coming from. since then i haven't been able to sleep, maybe from thinking too much. >> reporter: the military has been fighting two long-running conflict. 90% of troops see active combat. it's not just the fighting that triggers disorders, there's loneliness from being away from families boredom and financial problems. >> there are 120,000 then and women in the armed forces. this is the only psychiatric clinic dedicated to their needs. beds are full and there are not enough doctors. >> the psychiatrists say that there are fewer patients than before, and put it down to having institutionalized prevented methods. >> this stigmatizing is through education, we do lectures providing knowledge, anxiety, depression. >> the second lieutenant is grateful for his stay here. he's been able to process what happened to him and is recovering. >> i thought my men would harm them. it was in my head. most of the patients wan

a botched police raid last month have left more than 60 people killed in the southern philippines and led by suspended police chief a known close friend of the president. >> he is now facing growing calls for his resignation. protestors say he has failed to address the issues that have long plagued this country poverty, corruption, and injustice. >> he didn't fulfill his promise. where is justice? where is the promise of jobs, of opportunities? the current situation is abusive to millions of filipinos. >> but under aquino, the philippines is the fastest growing economy in asia after china. foreign investment that ha doled in the last years. negotiation with southeast asia's post powerful group the islamic liberation front is in final stages. talk of a pending military coup is ripe, although not everybody here agrees. >> we've sort of gotten used to we want quick fixes. this has to change, because we need our institutions to be stronger. the people should demand for him to be accountable in the sense of explaining or acknowledging his mistakes and then, and this one mistake has really

. >> indonesia and malaysia the southern philippines were similar enough. he spoke the languages.d at least three filipino wives, one of whom was the wife of the leader. so this means marrying into their extended families. he was a funder. he distributed money freely among the communities. he relied on them but they relied on him. and that is immediate personal loyalties. but his death came at a heavy price. 44 members of the special armed forces were killed. >> it is tragedy at the expense of the host of 44 lives. what we know how we could have launch that particular operation that way, perhaps the same objective, but perhaps we could have done it a little different. >> reporter: it has also jeopardized peace talks in southeast asias most powerful group. the raid was in its territory. at least 15 members of the mlif were killed along with at least five other civilians and there are questions of the agreement. this may have lost police officers but it says a dead terrorists means more lives will be saved in the future. still many here remain skeptical, because for as long as there

tests indicate he died in a pre-dawn raid last month, on muslim rebels in the southern philippines. 44e commandos also died. bin hir is linked to the 2002 night club bombing in bali, indonesia, that killed 202 people, including seven americans. >> ifill: the man who's likely to be the new pentagon boss signaled today he'd favor giving guns to ukraine, to fight pro- russian rebels. that came amid signs the white house may reverse its opposition to taking that step. ashton carter addressed the issue at his senate confirmation hearing. >> i very much am inclined in that direction mr. chairman, because i think we need to support ukrainians in defending themselves. the nature of those arms, i can't say right now because i don't have-- i haven't conferred with our military leaders or ukrainian leaders. >> ifill: after a lunch break, carter partially qualified his statement by saying that sanctions on russia should continue as the main center of the u.s. effort. he's expected to win easy confirmation as secretary of defense. >> woodruff: at a separate hearing, a top u.s. diplomat ruled out gi