♪ yemen's exiled government declares the southern port city of adan has been liberated but the fightingoes on. ♪ >> hello. this is al jazeera, live from doha. on the program: angela merkel tells german mps to back an 85 million greek bail-out. >> few answers and still no justice for 298 people killed when the jet was brought down. >> a gunman kills .4 marines at a u.s. navy building in tennessee. >> yemen's government says the southern port city of aden has been liberated from houthi rebels. the leadership in exile says the province is under the control of fighters loyal to the government. the announcement comes after they took control of aden's seaport and its international airport. senior officials return after three months after being forced today flee. they are told the victory is still ongoing to the city. they say they are battling houthi and rebel malitias on pockets on the outskirts. a political analyst tells us there are still pockets of houthi fighters wen aden but that they are being cleared out. >> there have been airstrikes in aden small clashes. but they are being cleared

. >>> yemen's exiled government declares that the southern port city of aden has been liberated. the fighting goes on. >>> german m.p.s are on vote on the 85 billion euro greek bailout. ♪ ♪ >>> growing calls to investigate the downing of mh17. britain has joined the netherlands and australia in pushing for u.n. support. saying justice must be delivered for the victims. you rain vinnie m.ukrainian m.p.s have gathered. 298 people aboard the malaysia airlines plane were killed. 2/3 of them were dutch. early investigations suggest a russian-made missile was used toe take down the plane as it flew over rebel-held territory. emma hayward is in moscow for us. before we get to russian reaction, just talk us through the ceremony and how it's being marked today. >> reporter: well, jane, there has been a small ceremony in the village close to the crash site around 30 pima tending. coming from different local villages. there is another events, though, taking place right now where a cruz fix is being taken to the crash side, a plaque there is also going to be dedicated. i understand this has

yemen's exiled government declares that the southern port city of aden has been liberated. >>> memorialervices are held in ukraine and around the world to mark one year since mh 17 was shot down overrebel territory. >>> plus musicians spread of message of peace and burundi prepares for presidential elections. ♪ >>> in yemen, the exiled government has declared the port city of aden has liberated from houthi rebels. president hadi says the province is now under control of fighters loyal to his government. but as natasha ghoneim reports there is still fighting in some areas. >> reporter: there were smiles for the camera and cheers all around and fighters in aden continue to soak in what is hoped to be a game-changing victory. these fighters have fight for almost 4 months to drive out the houthi rebels in aden. fighting with the houthis continues on the outskirts. >> translator: there are [ inaudible ]. we will definitely by the help of god clear up this area in the next few days and feel victory. >> reporter: president hadi says aden will be the first in a series of victories. but the hout

aid ship to arrive since the war began has docked at the southern port.carying enough food to feed 180,000 people for a month. >> the prime minister says the suspect has been identified and there may be links to isil. the u.s. defense secretary says ground troops are needed to defeat isil. at an air base, ashton carter thanked those taking part, but said this alone was not enough. we all know that the lasting defeat of isil is going to require not just air power but capable forces on the ground, and those forces have to be local. because after all the people who live there are local. >> and at the moment, we have tremendous air power and we do not have the ground power that we need in all places where isil is operating. >> touring the middle east to bring reassurance over regional security, a week after a deal was reached over iran's nuclear program. earlier he met israel's prime minister, and visit is perceived as an offer of reassurance in the wake of that deal, which netanyahu described as a big mistake. he has urged the congress to reject the agreemen

members of the compiled president are returning to the southern port city for the first time fightingced them to leave he will announce within the coming few days we have secured the entire city and have returned home. this is mart of a manage to the city, where the government will be based and work towards liberating the rest of the company. >> after houthis rebels drove them out of the capitol last september they were forced to three several months ago as the country slips further into conflict. this week, forces retook the airport in adan. congratulations to the people of adan. >> but in the city, people were offering condolences instead. hospitals were filled with the dead and injuries after shelling in a residential area sources say eight civilians and at least 46 fighters before killed. they were supposed to see a low in fighting and get access to much needed aid but the u.n. brokered a truce to give agencies safe passage to dangerous areas. but i fell apart right after it began. >> the needs are water health food, nutrition pretty much everything that you can imagine we have a

yellen's exiled government declares that the southern port city of aden has been liberated. but the fighting goes on. ♪ ♪ >>> i am jane dutton, you are watching al jazerra. also on the program. one year on from mh17, few answers and still no justice for the 298 people killed when the jet was brought down. >>> a gunman kills four marines at a u.s. navy building in tennessee. german m.p.s are voting on the 85 billion euro greek bailout. ♪ ♪ >>> yemen's government says the southern port city of aden has been liberated from houthi rebels. the leadership in exile says the province is now under the control of fighters loyal to the government. the announcement comes after they took control of aden's seaport and its international airport. senior ministers return to aden on thursday, three months after being forced to flee. president hadi is telling yemenis a victory in aden is just the beginning of retaking control of the nation, but clashes are still going on in the southern city fighters loyal to the government say they are still battling houthis and rebel militias in pockets on t

. >> yemen's exiled government declares the southern port city of aden has been liberated. >> memorial services held in ukraine and around the world to mark one year since m.h.17 was shot down over rebel territory. >> australia's cricket ears are piling on, we've got an update coming up. japan's government forced to back down over tokes controversial olympic stadium. >> the germ map michigan p.'s backed a new bailout for greece. german chancellor angela merkel said it was the last chance to resolve the crisis. urging support for the 85 billion euro package of support, she told parliament it would be irresponsible to refuse to help greece. let's go to berlin now. dominic kane live for us there. how many of the lawmakers voted no? >> 439 members of the parliament voted in favor of the motion, which means that 65 members of governing parties chose not to vote yes. 119 members voted no, and 40 abstained, which means that there was a substantial number of supporters of angela merkel's party who chose not to endorse her position. with me here outside the parliament is the leftwing party. cou

they have been making significant advances to recapture the southern port city, which if they do wouldip the balance in this war. they call it operation golden arrow. it's the first time fighters on the ground have engaged with the saudi-lead coalition. these exclusive pictures show new reinforcements including armored personnel carriers driven by pro-hadi fighters. this is home to several security compounds, including the coast guard and social forces military base. >> translator: we're now going to focus our attention on other areas in the city and by the bravery of these young fighters we will recapture all of aden. >> reporter: aden is yemen's second city. retaking it would then lead to an offensive to recapture sana'a. there has also been fierce fighting in ta'izz. there pro-hadi fighters managed to propel an attack. most of those fighting for president hadi have never fought a war before but they have the advantage of air cover from the saudi-lead coalition which is adamant about defeating the houthis and saleh. almost three months of air strikes have failed to change the situati

the water is in short supply the first aid ship has arrived has docks at and southern port, the world food program is carrying enough for 100 for month. with adan's airport due to reopen within the next 24 hours. and now this morning we thought that conditioning are suitable, doing onboard food about 3,000 tons of food, which is good enough to feed about 180,000 people for at least one month. but i will highlight here, we managed to get food for about 27,000 people from our hubs in other parts of the country. as i said, we are happy to see adan through the sea. >> a soldier has been killed in fighting. the general command of the forces has said one was killed in adan he is the third to die in the conflict, although they have yet to confirm that it has deployed ground forces to yemen. the suspect has been identified in a suicide bombing which killed 32 people in the sates the explosion happened near the syrian boarder. these are the victims laying the loved ones to rest. in south eastern turkey, relatives and friends experience their darkest day. the agree is far too powerful to contai

. >>> yemen's exiled government declares that the southern port city of aden has been liberated. the fighting goes on. >>> german m.p.s are on vote on the 85 billion euro greek

they have been making significant advances to recapture the southern port city which would tip the balance in the war. they call this operation golden arrow. it's the first time fighters have engaged in a giant operation with the saudi arabiaen-led coalition. this exclusive pictures show new reinforcements including armored personnel carriers. on tuesday they managed to capture an area that's home to several security compounds including the coast guard and special forces military base. >> translator: we are going to focus our attention on other areas in the city. by the bravery of these young fighters we'll recapture it. >> reporter: it's the second city taken control which would allow the government to return to the country and launch a campaign to recapture the capital. there's also been fierce fighting on the road. there the fighters managed to repel and attack the allies who attempted a raid on the main prison compound. most of those fighting presidents have never fought a war before, but they have the advantage of air cover from the saudi led coalition. almost three months of air stri

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you an inside look at the nation and people that call yellen's exiled government declares thate southern port city of aden has been liberated. but the fighting goes on. ♪ ♪ >>> i am jane dutton, you are watching al jazerra. also on the program. one year on from mh17, few answers and still no justice for the 298 people killed when the jet was brought down. >>> a gunman kills four marines at a u.s. navy building in tennessee. german m.p.s are voting on

earlier they regained control on the southern port city. several ministers loyal to the exiled president have been meeting for the first time since houthis were pushed out of the city. they are trying to find ways to take control. >> there was a rally in support of the confederate flag. the banner was removed last week. >> reporter: this is free speech in america a protest by the white supremist group they marched on to the steps of the state capital building surrounded by police. they came to object to the removal of the confederate battle flag from the state grounds. aa flag waved by the man who shot nine people dead last month. some stood silently. others shouted abuse at the crowd. there were fights, there were squirmishes. there were arguments. and there were arrests. the ku klux klan, this is about heritage. they were shouting at the people who turned out in force to oppose them. for many this was about more than removing a flag. >> the they are bringing our people out. >> what do you want to see happen? >> a white revolution. it's th

collaboration between progovernment fighters and the saudi coalition led to the houthis defeat in the southern port city. victoria, al jazeera. >> the united nations aid chief stephen o'brien is warning that millions of people inside sudan. >> now refugees in neighboring nations and another 166,000 are crammed into u.n. peace keeping bases across the country many of them since the war began, in september 2013. was originally designed for they are doing their best. and worked very hard to support each other. from the outside world with people who are here to get great humanitarian action, and effect. to ensure that they are given the necessary healthy start, that they need to be. they have shot death a palestinian man in the occupied west bank, it has happened at the man's home. on suspicious of security, neighbors said he was shot several times in the chest. as he tried to help his son who suffered a leg wound. >> they have more from east jerusalem. they are set to be demolished under a court ruling. >> it has implemented what is a construction freeze in the occupied west bank, but now the governme

the collaboration between fighters in aden, and the saudi coalition lead to defeat in the southern port city. it's the first in a series of victories, leading him to gaining control of the country >>> let's take you live now to jeddah in saudi arabia where you can see the egyptian foreign minister, who has been having a meeting with the saudi foreign minister. this is a meeting that's been going on for a little whi, bilateral talks amount at furthering the relations between the two countries. now, our political analyst is watching the pictures with us. and it's always of note when two of the arab world's biggest powers meet. what is the basis of their relationship, would you say, at this point? >> look, it started a couple of years ago when abdul fatah al-sisi took over through a cout d'etat and elections. but when king solomon took over things were not as rosy as they were before. and somehow they went through a cooling period. because king souleiman was different to king abdullah didn't want a tension or hate red that saudi arabia had with muslim brotherhood. the ones that president a

the collaboration between fighters in aden and the saudi coalition lead to defeat in the southern port city. it's the first in a series of victories, leading him to gaining control of the country >>> israeli forces shot dead a 52-year-old palestinian man in the occupied west bang as they tried to arrest his son. it happened in hebron. he was shot several times in the chest as he tried to help his son, who was shot in the leg >>> well there has been weeks of violence in the occupied palestinian territories as israel carries out arrest operations. wednesday a man was shot dead during a rain on houses near janine. last month soldiers killed a palestinian who opened fire at troops at a checkpoint. israeli soldiers killed 16 palestinians in the occupied west bank since the beginning of the year >>> for the first time in a year israel is expected to approve an additional 906 housing units in existing illegal settlements, the slow down had been attributed by some israeli officials to u.s. pressure. but any announcement would come just days after a visit by the u.s. defense secretary >>> iran'

the collaboration led to the houthi's defeat in the southern port city. president hadi says it's a first in a series of victories that will lead to him regaining control of the country. >>> israeli forces have shot dead a 52-year-old palestinian man in the occupied west bank as they tried to arrest his son. it happened at the man's home in hebron. he was shot several times in the chest as he tried to help his son who was shot in the leg. there have been weeks of violence in the occupied palestinian territories, as israel carries out arrest operations. on wednesday troops shot dead a man during a raid on several houses. last month soldiers killed a palestinian who opened fire at troops at a checkpoint. israelis have killed at least 16 palestinians in the west bank since the beginning of the year. >>> israel is expected to approve an additional 906 new housing units in existing illegal settlements. the slowdown had been attributed to u.s. pressure. any new announcement will come just days after a visit by the u.s. defense secretary. >>> the iranian presiden

rebels have attacked the southern port city of aden. truce was supposed to come into force on friday to allow aid to be delivered to more than 21 million people. jamal reports. >> there is no cease-fire in yemen. after the un's announcement of a humanitarian pause in fighting there have been two straight days of air strikes and gun battles. houthi malitias and fighters have continued shelling several towns and cities. residential areas were attacked in aden taiz. popular committees fighting on behalf of hadi haven't laid down their weapons either. they fought off the houthis' advances in taiz and aden. the saudi-led coalition any requests >> to increase. al jazeera. >> israel has released a palestinian prisoner who endured a 55 day hunger strike after being held without charge for nearly a year. he is a senior member of the jihad movement held until israeli detention for long periods a report from janen in the occupied west bank. >> reporter: a hero's welcome for a man who is no stranger to israeli prime ministers. he has spent nearly s

. >> houthis lost control of a southern port city to forces loyal to the president. >> yemeni activists released a video showing mutilated bodies of rebels in aiden. it showed bodies thrown at a truck. the man filming is asked to stop. >> it was said to be those loyal to abd-rabbu mansour hadi. unpopular resist assistance >>> the u.s. coalition conducted 23 air strikes on i.s.i.l. targets in syria and iraq. in raqqa a stronghold in syria private access has been banned. syrian activists say it forced residents and fighters to use internet cafes where it can be monitored. it warned providers to cut connections within four days. >> more to come on al jazeera, as liberia discharges the last of their ebola patients. we talk to the children who lost children >>> and a special fund launched. >> find out - is there anyone out there. more on that. stay with us. >> al jazeera america, weekday mornings. catch up on what happened overnight with a full morning brief. get a first hand look with in-depth reports and investigations. start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. open your eyes to a wo

members of hadi's cabinet are returning to the southern port city for the first time since fighting forcedm to leave. >> translator: we will announce within the coming few days that we have secured the entire city of aden and return home. this is part of a plan to ensure return of all members of the yemeni government to the city where the government will be based. it's a work towards liberating the rest of the country. >> reporter: hadi and his cabinet had been attempting to run the country from aden but they were forced to flee several months ago, as the country slipped further into conflict. this week government forces retook the international airport in aden. >> translator: congratulations to the people of aden. >> reporter: but in the city of ta'izz people were offering condolences instead. hospitals were filled with the dead and injured after shelling in a residential area. sources say eight civilians and at least 46 houthi and rebel militia fighters were killed. yemenese were supposed to see a lull in fighting and get access to much-needed aid. the u.n. brokerered a trust last friday

they have been making significant advances to recapture the southern port city which, if they do willalance. they call this operation golden arrow, the first time fighters on the ground engaged with a joint operation with a saudi-led opposition which has been conducting air strikes for almost three months. these pictures show new reinforcements including armoured personnel carriers driven by pro-abd-rabbu mansour hadi fighters. they captured areas home to compounds, and the special forces military base. >> translation: we are going to focus our attention on other areas in the city and by the bravery of young fighters we'll recapture all of aden. >> aden is the second city taking control of it would allow for president abd-rabbu mansour hadi and his government to return to the country and potentially launch a campaign to recapture the capital from houthi rebels and allies loyal to deposed president ali abdullah saleh. >> there's fierce fighting in tiaz which is on the road between aden and sanaa. there pro-abd-rabbu mansour hadi fighters propelled an attack by houthis and their allies,

members of abd-rabbu mansour hadi's cabinet are returning to the southern port city for the first time since fighting forced them to leave. >> translation: we will announce within the coming few days that we have secured the entire city of aden, and we want to return home. the three ministers returning, it will be part of a plan to return all yemeni government to the city, where they'll be based, working towards liberating the rest of the country >> abd-rabbu mansour hadi and his cabinet attempted to run the government from aiden, after houthi rebels drove them out of sanaa last september. they were forced to flee aden as the country slipped further into conflict. this week government forces retook the international airport in aden. >> congratulations to the people of aden. >> in the city of tiaz, people offered condolences, hospitals filled with dead and injured, after shelling in a residential area. sources say eight civilians and 46 houthis and rebel militia fighters were killed. yemenis were supposed to see a lull in fighting and get access to much-needed aid. the u.n. brokered a t

it stopped at the southern port city of aden. the world food program carried 3,000 tonnes of supplies. it's estimated close to 13 million yemenis don't have access to food. it can't feel the gap. >> the world food program director for the middle east gave us on update on the situation in yemen. >> it was difficult. it's been waiting outside aiden for more than two weeks now, waiting for the right moment to come in. now, this morning, we thought the conditions are suitable. it's carrying on board food 3,000 tonnes of food enough to feed 180,000 people for one month. i would like to highlight here on 14 july we managed to get food for 27,000 people from here to other parts of the country in to aden. we are happy to see that >>> staying in aden a soldiers has been killed in the fighting there. the officer died in the conflict. they are yet to confirm ground forces to yemen. houthi rebels have been losing ground in aden >>> in the saudi-led coalition they have carried out air strikes targetting houthi positions. they've been fighting

. >> reporter: in the southern port city of aiden more aid arrived with the u.n.he big challenge after storing supplies will reef supplies cutoff by fighting and aid agencies say the blockade has made matters worse worse. >> insecurity because of the ground safety and also the extreme application of the resolution 2216 of the united nation which, in fact the weapon is extremely restrictions which hampers the life of everybody. >> reporter: for now a one-sided truce is in effect with a country where two previous ceasefires have failed and civilians are continuing to pay the price. al jazeera. >>> malaysia has been known to be a home for human traffickers in asia but improved the record on cracking down on people smuggling and we report on why human rights activists disagree. >> muslims in malaysia rummage through bags of donated goods and mohamed and his pregnant wife fled from ethnic violence in myanmar three months ago, only to be trapped by human traffic traffickers who they say starved and tortured them. they would give us a small amount of rice and water. when

this houthi attack in the southern port city of aden what does in a tell us about the presence of houthiighters? >> they are mean to go send a strong message. a few days ago, you had this very significant push by saudi-backed forces that achieved a major victory in aden. yesterday, you had the return of a number of ministers to the city. yesterday and the day before. and with the houthis remainare meaning to say is we are here. we have the power to fight back. obviously, they have done so by killing a number of civilians which isn't going to do anything to endear the people of aden who generally were pretty happen that they were defeated recently. but in the larger picture, they are saying that, you know they will not go down without a fight effectively in the city of aden. >> regaining full control of aden was a big part of the rationale behind saudi military action in yemen. roughly how divided is the city between the houthis and saudi-backed fighters? >> i think you have seen a decent amount of progress from the sawedudi-back fighters. i would say they are on their way to comen consol

. >> reporter: in the southern port city of aiden more help has arrived with the coordinator and thest challenge after storing the supplies is reach places cutoff by fighting and the blockade has made matters worse. >> the problem with this conflict is insecurity because of the ground fighting but also the extreme application of the resolution 2216 of the united nation which, in fact with the weapon is a restriction and hampered the life of everybody. >> reporter: for now a one-sided truce is in effect in a country where two previous ceasefires failed and civilians continue to pay the price. al jazeera. >>> burundi's main opposition party turned up in parliament despite earlier threatening to boycott the first session since the election and we have called for a fresh vote and denounced the president's third term win and pierre nkurunziza got 60% of the vote last week but the vote was neither legitimate and report. >> reporter: supporters has been mixed and some say they are angry and frustrated and disappointed and cannot understand why they called for him to boycott elections and th

yemen's government in exile has declared the southern port city of aden has been liberated. president hadi who fled to saudi arabia says the proof incident is under control of fighters loyal to his government. a triple attack in northeastern nigeria has killed at least 13 people. the attacks on the city of damaturu targeted worshippers starting eitl. the services to mark the downing of mh 17, all on board the malaysian airliner were killed. german's chancellor is pushing germany to back a bail-out. angela merkel tells parliament it would be irresponsible to refuse to help agrees. let's go to berlin. dominic kane is there. what are we waiting for, dominic? >> reporter: the last speaker will be going to the lectern. and will have six to 10 minutes to speak to the leaders of the bundeslag. we won't know the result for around half an hour. the buldestag has been debating the motion to give the power the authority to thresh out how much german money will be given to gleas as guarantees and what sort of shape will it take? when that agreement is arrived at it comes back for anothe

despite the apparent ceasefire in yemen there has been heavy fighting at the air base outside the southern portiden. yemen's biggest air base is currently held by houthi fighters but the last five days has been under siege by president haidi and air strikes continued despite a five-day truce which began on sunday to allow humanitarian supplies in and reports the shaky truth is trying to help those who need it. >> reporter: the markets in aiden have once again come to life even though the saudi-led coalition unilateral truce is barely holding and they say houthis and loyalists fire missiles towards the area airport and targeted a rocket launch pad in the province. the houthis have not committed to pause in the fighting and see it as a ploy with reenforced areas and roads to aiden checkpoints established to monitor all movement but the relative calm and fighting means much-needed aid is arriving getting aid to aiden is the first step of reaching millions of impoverished people running out of basic supplies. >> 80% of yemen people are in need of assistance and nine million need urgent medical help

in the southern port city of aden more aid has arrived along with the humanitarian coordinator remember challenge of scoring the surprise will be to reach areas cut off by the fighting. aid agencies say the coalition blockade has made matters worse. >> the problem with the conflict is primary of course is it's violent situation because of the ground fighting, but also extreme application of the resolution 2216 of the united nations which in fact,. [ inaudible ] weapon extremely restriction which hamper the life of everybody. >> reporter: for now a one-sided truce in "america tonight" in effect in a country where two previous ceasefires have failed and sale sale civilians are continue to go pay the price. >>> syria's flooding is affecting almost -- serious flatting is affecting people in pakistan. at least 51 people have been killed the worst hit areas are in the northeast where many people are still stranded. caroline malone reports. >> reporter: villages are deserted at some of the flood-hit parts. in other parts of the district, people are trying to dig themselves out of the rubble. t

it's the first such vessel to arrive in the southern port city of aden since the war began four monthse u.n. says close to 13 million yemenis don't have access to enough food. mohamed hadi is the middle east director for the u.n.'s world food program he gave up as uneight on the situation in aden. >> it was difficult get the vessel to aden. it's been waiting outside aden for more than two weeks now. waiting for the right moment to come in. and now this morning we felt that the conditions are suitable for that vessel to berth. it is carrying on board food, about 3,000-tons of food which is enough to feed 180,000 people for at least one month. but i would like it highlight here that also on 14th of july we managed to get food for about 27,000 people from our hubs in other parts of the country in to aden. but as i said, we are happy to see that we are also accessing aden through the sea. >>> the death of a black woman after a routine traffic stop in the u.s. state of texas is now being investigated as homicide. >> get out of the car! i will light you up. get out. >> wow. >> now! >> wow. >

they have been making significant advances to recapture the southern port city which if they do would the balance in this war. they call it operation golden arrow. it's the first time fighters on the ground have engaged in a joint operation with the saudi-lead coalition. these pictures show new reinforcements including personnel carriers driven by pro-hadi fighters. they managed to capture an area that are home to several compounds. >> translator: we're now going to focus our attention on other areas in the city and by the bravery of these young fighters we will recapture all of aden. >>> aden is yes, ma'am opinion's second city, taking control of it would allow for president hadi and his government to return to the country and potentially launch a campaign to recapture the capitol sana'a. there's also been fierce fighting in ta'izz which is on the road between aden and sana'a. there pro-hadi fighters managed to repel an attack by the houthis and their allies. most of those fighting for president hadi have never fought a war before. but they have the advantage of air cover from the sa

biggest defeat since the conflict began members of the president cabinet are returning to the southern port city, for the first time since fighting forced them to leave. we will announce in a few days that we secure the entire city and will return home as for the three returning to adan this is part of a plan to ensure gradual return of the government of the city, with the government will be based and to work towards liberating the rest of the country. >> his cabinet has been attempting to run the government from adan after houthis rebels drove them out of the capitol last september. >> but they were forced to flee adan several months ago as the country slipped fourth zero conflict. this week, the government forces retook the international airport, in adan. congratulations to the people in adan. >> yemenis were supposed to see a lull in fighting and get access to much needed aid. and u.n. breaker as truce last friday, to give humanitarian agency safe passage to dangerous areas. but it fell apart almost right after it began. >> the needs are water health food, nutrition and pretty much every

they've been making significant advances to recapture the southern port city, which if they do will tip the balance in this war. they'll call this operation golden arrow. it's the first time that fighters on the ground have engaged in a joint operation of the saudi arabia led coalition these exclusive pictures show new reinforcements on tuesday they managed to capture the area home to several compounds including coast guard and special forces military base. >> by the bravery of these young fighters we'll recapture all of aden. >> aden is yemen's second city. taking control of it would allow president hadi and his government to return to his country and recapture. there is also fiercefiesing in taiz. there fighters managed to repel and attack most of those fighting for president hadi had never fought a war before. but they have the damage of air cover from the saudi-led coalition. now that these fighters appear to be coordinating their efforts with the airstrikes and in the absence of any real peace talks this could be the decisive battle for yemen. al jazeera. >> an independent journali

. >> well, despite the cease-fire in yemen there have been heavy fighting outside of the southern port city of aden. yemen's biggest air base is currently held by houthi fighters but for the last five days have been under siege airstrikes in the area have continued despite are a five-day truce to allow human may tarn supplies in. >> a saudi airstrike targeted a rocket launch pad in the nearby province. the houthis have not committed to a pause in the fighting and see it as a way to. >> over 9 million need urgent medical help. thethe help of children has stopped completely. >> the mood in the houthi held capital of sanaa is grim, and many just want the war to be over. >> we're entering the fifth month of war and destruction. yemen does not deserve this. the children do not deserve this. in the end the warring sides will sit down and negotiate and it's impossible to resolve this conflict except through dialogue. they should do it now. >> there has been no pause in the fighting. there are reports of shelling and pro government fighters and houthis are sending reinforcements. >> in areas w

they have made significant advance to say recapture the southern port city, which if they do would tip the balance in this war. they call this operation golden arrow. it's the first time fighters on the ground have engaged in a joint operation with the and you had led coalition, which has been conducting airstrikes for almost three months now. these exclusive pictures show new reinforcements, armored personnel carriers driven by pro hadi fighters. tuesday, they managed to capture the area, home to several security compounds including the coast guard and the special forces military base. >> we've got to focus attention on other areas in the city and by the bravery of these young fighters, we will recapture all of aden. >> aden is yemen's second city, taking control of it would law for president hadi and his government to return to the country and launch a campaign to recapture sanna from houthi rebels and allies loyal to the deposed president ali abdullah saleh. there's been fierce fighting in taiz, which is on the road between aden and sanna. pro hadi fighters repelled and attack by ho

members of exiled president adou rabbo mansour hadi's cabinet are returning to the southern port city for the first time since fighting forced them to leave. >> we will announce within the coming few days that we secured the entire city and will return home. it's the three ministers returning to aden is part of a plan for gradual return of all government to the city where the government will be based as we look toward liberating the country. >> hadi and his cabinet had been attempting to run the government from aden after houthi rebels drove them out of the capital sanna last september. they were forced to three aden as the country slipped further into conflict. this week, government forces retook the international airport in aden. >> congratulations to the people of aden. >> in the city of taiz, people offered condolences. hospitals were filled with the dead and injured after shelling in a residential area. sources say eight civilians and at least 46 houthi and rebel militia fighters were killed. yemenese were supposed to see a lull in fighting and get access to much needed aid. the

members of the president's cabinet are returning to the southern port city for the first time since fighting forced them to leave. >> we will announce within the coming few days that we would prefer the interir sitting. as for the three ministers, this is part of a plan to return members to the city. where the government will be based. abd-rabbu mansour hadi and his cabinet had been attempting to run the government from aden. after rebels drove them out of the capital. they were forced to flee aden several months ago as the country sleeped into confict. saudi forces retook control of the airport in aden. >> congratulations to the people of aden. >> in the city of taiz people were offering condolences instead. hospitals were filled with the dead and injured after shelling in a residential area. sources say eight civilians, and 46 houthi and rebel militia fighters were killed. yemenis were supposed to see a lull in fighting and get access to much-needed aid. the u.n. brokered a truce last friday, to give humanitarian agencies safe passage to dangerous areas. it fell apart after it began. >> th

. >>> and yemen's government in exile has declared the southern port city of aden liberated. says the province is now under control of fighters loyal to his government. >>> in greece two separate wildfires are pouring more misery on top of the country's economic woes. strong winds and high temperatures caused the blaze to spread quickly. mohammed mohammed mohammed june jam has more. >> reporter: the wildfires are still very much visible. the fear t at this hour is that those blazes could re-kindle, and we have seen fires that have been put out seemingly come back to life. athens is not the only area in greece where there have been fires today. there is a huge fire south of attens. a lot of concern right now as to whether these fires will spread. the prime addressed the country. he is meeting with officials. he has urged people to remain calm, but he is also asking for support from italy fransz fransz -- france and other european countries. this is typically the season where wildfires occur in greece and there have been at least two local officials, two mayors of two municipal

saudi forces have bombed houthi positions in sanaa and rebel forces have attacked in the southern port city of aden. humanitarian aid was supposed to come in on friday to allow distribution to millions of people. >> there is no ceasefire about yemen. after the u.n. announcement of humanitarian pause in fighting, there have been two days of straight fighting, air strikes and battles. continued shelling of several towns and statistician. residential areas were under siege, rebels in support of abd rabbu mansour hadi have not put down their weapons either. the saudi led coalition which has been bombing yemen for more than two months now said it didn't receive any request by yemen's legitimate government to halt its air strikes. coalition aircraft bombed areas of the capital sanaa. these pictures show the aftermath. many are questioning on what grounds did the u.n. announce the ceasefire? with neither side demonstrating any willingness to stop the fighting. but the need for a ceasefire is more apparent now than ever. the relative humidity situation humanitarian situation is more needed tha

defeat since the conflict began membered of compiled president's cabinet are returning to the southern port city, for the first time since fighting forced them to leave. >> we will announce that we secured the entire city, and return home. the three returning this is part of a plan to ensure all members of the government to the city, where the government will be based as we work towards liberating the rest of the country. >> may had been attempting to run the government. after houthis rebels drove them out last september. but they were forced to three several months ago as the country slipped further into conflict. this week, government courses retook the international airport in adan. >> congratulations to the people of adan. >> but in the city, people were offering condolences instead. n't hows were filled with the dead and injured after shelling in a residential area sources say eight civilians and at least 46 houthis and rebel fighters were kid. yes men these were supposed to see a lull in fighting, the u.n. broker as truce to give humanitarian agencies passage to dangerous areas but it

. >>> there's been fighting on the outskirts of yemen's southern port city of aden ahead of a ceasefire due to come into effect in less than three hours' time. the saudi-led coalition that supports the exile government compared it to alive for aid mint industry. this is the third one bombing houthi rebel fighters and arm forces not available. the aerial campaign started on may 26. a five-day seed fear to dli food, fuel and medicine although there was still some fighting between rival sights. the ujs earlier this month failed almost immediately after saudi arabia said it wasn't asked to stop the rate. we report now on the dire situation inside the country and a worning some viewers may find images in his report disturbing. >> saudi-led coalition's military plain is landing in aden. it's after taking this strategic city from houthi rebel that is the so you haddy debt lobbying announced in the aerial pain. it said it comes at the request of the president to allow any humanity tearian. salve ya we respond to any attacks. >> the goal of the new truce is to help lift the siege imposed on citi

the airport in yemen's southern port city of aiden has reopened after being closed for four months.di military with weapons was the first aircraft to land there earlier on wednesday. the airport was retaken from houthi rebel last week from fighters and forces loyal to the government in exile. at least 25 people have been killed and 38 others wounded in a suicide attack in afghanistan. a bomber detonated explosives at a central market in amar district, that is in the northern province jennifer glasse has more from the capitol kabul. >> reporter: the province has been an area where there has been a lot of taliban fighting and taliban still control a number of villages and offensives going on up there as afghan military tries to clear the area and as a matter of fact the president has been up there saying it is his home area and says he will not leave until the taliban are cleared from that area. the apparent target of the suicide attack was afghan security forces but we understand the hospital is full of injured civilians. >>> the kurdish group pkk says it was behind the killing of tw

. >> reporter: in the southern port city of aiden more aid has arrived along with the u.n.itarian coordinator, the biggest change after storing supplies is reach areas cutoff by fighting and the coalition blockade has made matters worse. >> the problem with this conflict is a security because of the ground facing and also extreme application of the resolution 2216 of the united nations which, in fact with the weapon and it's extremely safety restriction which hands off the life of everybody. >> reporter: for now a one-sided truce is in effect with a country where two previous ceasefires have failed and civilians are continuing to pay the price. al jazeera. >>> at least six people have been killed in the state of punjab northern india and still on going and attacked a bus and stormed a police station near the border with pakistan. and we are joined live from new deli and the attacks ongoing, tell us what is happening. >> that's right. at this point the army operation that is taking place is ongoing. we have an update on the death toll there and hearing from the ground, the t

despite the ceasefire in yemen heavy fighter at the air base outside the southern port city aiden and biggest air base is held by houthi fighters and for five days has been under siege by forces loyal to president haidi and air strikes have continued despite a five-day truce that began on sunday to allow humanitarian supplies. that shaky truce is helping some food and some medicine reach those who desperately need it. >> reporter: the markets in aiden have once again come to life even though the saudi-led coalition truce is barely holding. on the outskirts government fighters and loyalists fight missiles towards the airport. meanwhile a saudi air strike targeted a launch pad in the province. the houthis have not committed to the pause in the fighting and see it as a coalition ploy to reenforce government-held areas and roads leading to aiden checkpoints established to monitor all movement. but the relative calm in the fighting means much-needed aid is arriving. getting aid to aiden is the first step in reaching millions of people who are fast running out of basic supplies. >> translat

loyal to ousted president abd-rabbu mansour hadi killed at least 35 people on sunday, near the southern port city of aden. meanwhile, a mass funeral was held saturday for 53 soldiers killed when saudi-led airstrikes erroneously hit a military base filled with troops loyal to hadi fighting on the same side as the saudis. the united states backs the saudi bombing campaign in yemen despite reports of widespread civilian casualties. a new independent review has revealed how members of the american psychological association members, the world's largest group of psychologists lied about their close collaboration with officials at the pentagon and cia to weaken the association's ethical guidelines and allow psychologists to participate in the government's interrogation programs after 9/11. the 542-page report was commissioned by the psychological association's board of directors last year. it undermines the apa's repeated denials that some of its 130,000 members were complicit in torture. we'll have more on the report after headlines. negotiations over iran's nuclear program have entered their 17th