their actions are decreasing but still are against the people of yemen, and against the citizens in the city of adeny of aden who may not except for defending their cities that's why you have noticed in some of the [ inaudible ] by the news agencies that the fire houses the fire citizens they attack innocent people, they are now rockets in the area of aden and their actions are decreasing and the coalition forces are working hard to prevent any support to come outside of the city of aden and we need to make sure also that the provincial areas might be in danger but we are quite capable of the safety of the people and we ask the all mighty to help us and to observe the citizens of the city of aden and to enable the popular committees to put an end to them or convince them to surrender. regarding the aerial campaign this is it quite clear now, we need also to know that it is important to attack the locations of the camps and breaks of the houthi militias and prevent any military support, and prevent them from moving or from having any support. the [ inaudible ] is also one of our targets and they are

the things of the buildings that are being targeted by these militia militias. they do not attack any military locations. they only attack buildings and they've barricaded in some places of the city of aden. the work with the popular people of the tribes of yemen the work is ongoing and the support of the coalition and provided them with the necessary inflammation. according to the plans and locations and these days are targeted in campaigns and coalition forces are targeting these areas. as we said. there is also continued support from the tribes in aden and outside of aden. and the aid is to help the people of the city to defend the cities. and the air raids are ongoing. these houthi militias will have two options. either to stay where they are in the camps of the yemeni army diseased by them, and the targeted by the coalition they're easy target for the warplanes. we have targeted more than one road leading to aden or to prevent these militias from moving towards the city of aden. they are carried out certain raids on these places of militias. whether these locations are for the rebels or for those supporting the ousted president ali abdullah saleh. this has been mentioned and we need

of aden. the other part of aden are stable and without problems. today the red cross i mentioned in a statement through the spokesperson of the organization that a situation in the cityf aden is under control and -- the practices of the houthi's -- militias are also monitored. the houthis militias targeted the hospitals, the ambulances the houses of the civilians, and this means that they are not targeting military locations. they are sporadically targeting civilians and other innocent people. the coalition forces are trying to isolate the houthi's militias in the city of aden. the continuous support is there from the popular committees and the brave people of the city of aden and these things made by the houthis will be decreasing day after day, and the city will -- and be in a safe position. regarding the aerial targets, we are concentrating on sharing the camps, the military camps, and the convoys of the houthis, all of the convoys of ali abdullah saleh, the former ousted president of yemen, these have been targeted directly in sana'a in ta'izz in ibb, and in every location where we find such convoys. the coalition forces asked the commanders of the yemeni army wh

this is the daily brief of today, and now i open the floor for questions. [ speaking non-english ] >> the houthis fighters have been trying to enter inside the city of adenthis would cause you to reconsider your ground operation. first, allow me to give you an idea about the situation inside the city of aden. as you may know and it is known to many that the time between the call perpetrated by the houthis is, again the legitimate government and the military campaign. during that campaign, houthis managed to take control of the yemeni sources and resources. they were also able to deploy troops from now and then inside the city in addition, part of the yemeni armed forces defected and joined sides with the houthis. they managed to arrange the ranks before the military campaign that's -- and they fall with respect to movement inside the city of aden. one or two neighborhoods within the city are under their control. the popular resistance from honest yemeni men said they are standing up to them, engaging in fighting pore radic fighting with them from -- sporadic fighting from now and then. and in order to provide assistance so the popular resistance inside t

these things and minimize the power of these militias, and prevent them from being able to reorganize themselves. what has been stored in aden and the surrounding of the cityunnels and schools and institutes have seen a lot of equipment, a lot of ammunitions, and this is not going to continue because these militias were trying to dominate the city of aden and to put an end to the legitimate government but the storm is there to put an end to all of these actions and activities. these are the operations of yesterday on the technical institute, and we said that the institute was under the control of these militias. that's why we have got -- and we have confirmed the information that they are there, and we have targeted this institute yesterday. it's not strange anymore. at the moment we have seen the second explosion. it was big because fuel is there in the building and you will heard that every day. the civil institutions have been turned into a place to store weapons and equipment and ammunitions by those militias. that's why we deal with this thing by attacking and targeting these places and we depend on intelligence accurate information. we deem with thes

the district of [ inaudible ] and around the aden airport. operations are ongoing, and we dropped a lot of goods and commodities, and ammunitions, and the -- to the elements of the resistance committees in the city and this has, by the way a good sort of impact. these operations and the follow-up operations will continue. we need to stress now that in all sectors of the republic of yemen, the houthi militias now are in the defensive, and they have some personal ambitions, but we need to control this. they are trying to take care of the gains they have already obtained but we are continuing our operations and we will prevent them at all from turning -- from the defensive attitude to the offensive attitude and we will target the locations and their positions in coordination with the resistance committees in order to help also the resistance committees to start attacking the houthis, and yesterday, the tribes and the -- the resistance committees have received more weapons and ammunition and they express their love to the yemeni people and to yemen as a nation and we appreciate these committees and we urge all -- everyone else to follow the steps of the resistance committees in order to put annen to

the port city of aden has been the scene of intense fighting. much of it has centered around the crater district. and to the east lies the port city of mukalla on the outskirts of that town fighters linked to ali abdullah saleh. >> the streets of aden have become a battleground. and the people of this city are caught in the cross fire. >> aden has been without water for the past 20 hours or so. also supplies have been cut off from the district of crater after going through an intense battle on thursday. this is getting more difficult in hospitals as well where doctors have these shortages of supplies that cannot treat the injured. and a lot of people are dieing in hospitals as well. >> days of fighting has destroyed much of the city center. the battles are fierce. hospitals are overwhelmed and the people are desperate for help. >> we urge all countries and organizations to help us. we need them to help aden. and we declare aden as a disaster zone. >> forces loyal to and abd rabbuh mansur hadi are putting up a fight but are struggleing to cope. sa

the early hours of wednesday. in washington, the saudi ambassador to the united states said the situation in aden required continued military action. >> we are seeing movement by the houthis that is very disturbing in the cityf aden where we see movement of houthi troops into aden from three different directions. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: clashes also resumed in the areas of this province. on wednesday the saudi-lead coalition targeted fighters. but the houthis seem far from being broken. they have marched in the capitol sana'a, which they still control. they chanted victory, denounced the saudi-lead strikes and renewed allegiance to their houthi leader. yemeny army soldiers loyal to the houthis and former president saleh joined the march. >> translator: we took to the streets to condemn the saudis. fight us like men. we will always face you as the yemenies are solid like rocks. >> reporter: say they any peace deal would be based on the agreement signed last september, the day after they took control of the capitol sana'a. meanwhile the human toll of the conflict is continuing to rise. >> translator: they simply were blindly and randomly targeting all of us. >> translator: it's gone beyond our capabilities i

in the district fierce battles, aden has become the center of this war. parts of the city have now been without water or electricity for two days. there are fears of a growing humanitarian crisis. >> we had random shellings by houthis on homes, civilians, and i feel like the humanitarian crisis in aden is getting worse by the hour. we wish that there were compressions between the houthis so that we can pass by with medical supplies. the houthis along with their allies fighting back. the report is on their list of targets. >> the situation now is stable and the houthi rebel fighters and security and the popular committees are fighting off the extremist group in the district of aden and are currently completing the cleanse. god be praised, they were graduate vict odors. >> the spokesman for the sawedudi saudi-led coalition says they were retreating the houthi convoy of trucks heading to aden. the houthis concluded. the tactic is that they don't have -- it's more of a shore of force. they targeted water pumps and electricity. they are in parts of aden. they tried to move toda

the early hours of thursday. in washington the saudi ambassador to the united states said that the situation in aden required continued military action. >> we're seeing movements by the houthis that are very disturbing in the city of aden where we see skirmishes and troops moving in from three different directions. >> clashes resume in the areas on wednesday the saudi-led coalition. but the houthies seem far from broken. they marched into sanaa. they chanted victory and denounced the saudi-led strikes and yemeni armies, loyal to the hosties and former president saleh join the march. >> bombarding the residential areas, we're telling them shape on you. why don't you face us on the ground. why don't you fight us like men. we'll always face you like yemenys solid like rocks. >> they say that any base rule should be in the base of the center. >> houthies target any woman any child any man they simply were randomly targeting all of us. we're no longer able to receive more cases. s goneit's gone beyond our capabilities. nine patients in reach room. we're short staff and we don't have enough medical equipment and medicine. >> the international community of the red cross has declared the humanitarian situation in yemen

difficulties is that some ambulances have been hijacked in the city of aden. our staff is not able to reach our hospital because of the situation, because they are afraid to move. because they don't know what's happening in the city at this moment. sometimes they sleep in the hospital since more than ten days. another big, big problem for us is that until now we were able to send a medical team and some supply to support our team in aden. and we tried to manage. we hope that we will have the help of the coalition to give some supply. because still we have some shortage of painkillers for example. >> so you're there as the spokesman, the spokesperson. you're talking there about the challenges for your organization. what, what needs to happen so that you can actually go out and help people. what about this talk of this cease-fire? >> we are on this line. we request to the different groups who fight in aden to do, to give the possibility to injured people to reach hospital, to be treated because today some people who were injured cannot be treated because they can

government forces are said to have captured the air base, which is north of the port city of aden. but loyalists have been cornered in the district of aden, which is home to the presidential palace in government offices. >> the saudi-led coalition wraps up airstrikes in aden. warplanes strike bridges of the main roads that lady to the sea port city. the aim according to saudi-army officers is to prevent houthi fighters from sending reinforcement. radar systems command centers and checkpoint have also been hit. >> the houthies talked of buildings and people. they managed to move to certain areas to take cover from the airstrikes. while working in coordination with the tribesmen and popular committees. >> but violence in aden showed no signs of slowing. after days of heavy fighting and running battles many parts of the city have been destroyed. homes, shops and vehicles lie in ruins. civilians are being killed. houthi rebels along with fight fighters loyal to ali abdullah saleh the former president these are fighters loyal to abd rabbuh mansur hadi, and they're putting up a fight. the

the early hours of wednesday. in washington, the saudi ambassador to the united states said the situation in aden required continued military action. >> we are seeing movement by the houthis that is very disturbing in the city of aden. where we see squirmishes, and we see movement of houthi troops into aden from three different directions. >> reporter: clashes resumed in other areas. on wednesday, the saudi-led coalition targeted houthis and fighters in tiaz and other areas. the houthis seemed far from being broken. they marched in sanaa, which they still control. they chanted victory, denounced the saudi-led strikes and renewed allegiance to the houthi leader. yemeni army soldiers and officers loyal to the houthis and former president joined the march. >> we took to the street to condemn shelling of civilians, bombarding of residential areas. we say shame on you. why don't you face us on the ground. why don't you face us on the ground and fight like men, we'll face you, houthis are as solid as rocks. >> the houthis say they won the war. any peace deal should be based on the agreement signed last september. the day after they took control of sanaa. meanwhile, the human toll of the conflict is continuing to

the outskirts of aden. moments later the checkpoint is hit. armed vehicles tanks, missile launchers are also struck. >> there is a houthi presence in and around the city of aden we have intensified attacks north of aden. the fighters feel the heat. wherever they go we'll target them. the houthis are desperate to get into the cities to take over. >> reporter: saudi arabia said the military campaign will take time accusing iran of helping the houthis to destabilize the region. >> iran and hezbollah train houthis, if they are present in yemen, they'll meet the same fate. let me stress we will not allow anyone to provide assistance to the houthis, through the air or sea. >> they are rallying international support behind the military campaign. attacks will stop only if the houthis pull out from the cities they control and recognise abd-rabbu mansour hadi as a legitimate leader. >> we are not warmongers. when they beat the drums of war, we are ready. >> reporter: for the time being air strikes continue across yemen, showing no slins of slowing down -- no signs of slowing down. there's no indication that bashar al-assad is in yemen in the near future. >> the

of wednesday. in washington, the saudi ambassador to the united states says the situation in aden requires a continued military action. >> we are seeing movements by the houthis that is very disturbing in the city. where we see skirmishes and we see movement of houthi troops in to aden from three different directions. >> reporter: clashes also resumed in the areas in. on wednesday the saudi-led coalition targeted houthi and saleh fighters in taiz and aden. but the houthis seem far from being broken, they have matched in the capital sanaa which they still control. they chanted victory. denounced the saudi-led strikes and renewed allegiance to the houthi leader. yemeni army soldiers and officers loyal to the houthis and to the former president is los angeles, joined the march. >> translator: we took to the street to condemn shelling of civilians bombarding residential areas and we are telling them shape on you why development you face us on the ground, fight us like men, we will always face you like yemenises sol solid as rocks. >> reporter: they say they won the war and anything going forward to be based on the agreement signed. meanwhile the toll of human conflict is continue to go rise. >> tra

to fight against the houthis backed by iran. >>> now control part of the city of mukala. streets of aden have book battle ground. large parts of the city lie deserted. supported by saudi air strikes and weapons they have been able to push the houthis back for now. the united nations security council is set to meet later on saturday to discuss a pause thlt air strikes. >>> a survivors has been found hiding at garrissa. that's according to recovery operations. a woman is now taken to hospital. the people of garrissa are struggling to come to terms. they led a demonstration. they are concerned with the violence and the government did nothing to prevent it. malcolm webb what is the have situation like there malcolm? >> we just heard another victim has been recovered one more person come out alive. meanwhile here with me is the governor of garrissa county, some people have been complaining that the the security isn't adequate or wasn't adequate to protect the people. what's been done to rectify it? >> i think it's not fair to say that security is not doing well. i am confident to say that the

the southern part of the country. forces loyal to the deposed president and houthis are pulling out from areas there. intense ground fighting has moved to the port city of adensecessionist group says it has helped take over the southern city's international airport. and the surrounding area. the secessionists are just one of a number of groups now fighting the houthis on the ground. each has its ona general damn the players include forces loyal to president mansour hadi and various trials. the saudi foreign minister says regaining control of yemen won't come easily. but the region's stability did depends on it. the saudis are billing international support for their military intervention. foreigners trapped in yemen are desperate to leave. about 350 indian suttons left no gentleman beauty aboard this interim january navy ship last night. for all of those who remain, there are growing concerns about humanitarian crieses and no sign of a ceasefire any time soon. >> yemen's foreign minister says his government's main problem aren't the houthis but the foyer president sal los angeles. >> the main thing is if saleh forces stop fighting with them, i think that he w

those that are allied to the former president is said to be in control of the strategic port city of mukala. the streets of aden have ball a battle ground. large parts of the street have become dessert. supported by saudi air strikes, they hope to push the houthis back. for now the united nations security council will meet later to discuss a humanitarian aspect of the air strikes. >> joining me in doha is an advisor to the past three yemeni matters. i want to talk about the fighting in mooukala and who they are loyal to. >> we have to remember the 1994 war. when ali abdullah saleh, waged war against the sutherlands. at that time the spear head of his attack against the islamist. they are now headed by al qaeda. they are linked to those people. they are a fringe group of terrorists working with ali abdullah saleh. he has been growing them or the past 10 years, because al qaeda qaedabecause it's a fundraiser. >> it's a balancing act if he has these guys and the houthis on his side. >> he has been threatening the whole area. he tells them you move on. this was quoted two weeks ago, and he's bribing that he has got

the south of the country. the best way houthi rebels are advancing military planes have pounded the port city of aden including the presidential palace which is in houthi hands. opposition claims hitting targets where there has been heavy fighting on the ground there. tribesmen are getting involved. the concern about the houthi advance in southern areas and it's proximity to the red sea and the gulf of aden key shipping routes for oil. >> the tribes are still sending forces in ground offensives. but up until now we have not seen any action on the grouped. there have been in control for almost four days. >> fellow at the united services institute. he says that airstrikes alone will not achieve the coalition's aims. >> it is not entirely clear who is fighting for whom right now and i'm sure that on the ground, too, there are factions that are not entirely clear who they're fighting against. because it's a very confused situation on the ground. some of these people are fight forgive survival. they're fighting for their own ground because we mouth forget this is not a two-horse race here. it is not houthies versus

thursday, yemen's new vice president called on houthi rebels to end their offensive on the poured city of port city of adenu.n. security councilmembers have heard first person accounts from to be tours treating victims of chlorine attacks, many children. the u.n. says it will try to identify and prosecute the attackers. >>> syrian president bashar al-assad has appeared in a television interview as part of national day celebrations. in the interview he blamed europe for isil's advance across the middle east. more than 220,000 people have been killed in the syrian conflict since it began in 2011. >>> south african police have fired rubber bullets and a stun grenade to disburse a group of migrants were the young men had armed themselves with machetes in a run downed district of east johannesburg. south africa has been hit by a wavy violence against immigrants in the past for weeks the foreigners have complained about a lack of protection and some have start today arm themselves. president jacob zuma has called for an end to these attacks. okay, we can speak now to alex who is a senior reporter at eyewitness n

indonesia, a special report on the hundreds of fishermen freed from the nets of traffickers. >> hello, we begin in yemen where the battle for control of the southern potter city of aden is intensifying. these are the latest of street battles which are raging between outy fighters and troops loyal to president hadi. we have this report. >> the battle for aden is raging. fighters loyal to president abd rabbuh mansur hadi are struggling to cope. >> we are the southern youth resistence in aden. we ean the coalition to parachute troops on the ground because strikes from the air and sea won't be enough. there must be forces on the ground. people here are under bombardments. families remain under siege. we can't get to them. >> despite the knights day of the aerial campaignnine days of aerial campaign, they are fighting back. weapons and ammunition dropped by the saudi coalition jets help those fighting in aden. those loyal to president hadi are engaged in street battles in the city. coalition jets bomb houthi forces in and around the airport. a number of airstrikes force those loyal to leave the presidential palace just a day after capturing it. >> i'm sure they would be o

also the number of groups for example, in the city of aden are like many groups fighting each other. you have the houthis, the supporters of abd-rabbu mansour hadi. it goes on. we have tribesman as well. we have the tribesman and a capital in the south. they have the public committee. the south and the public committees along with military loyal to the current president. the houthi militia, with their own committees and the military that is loyal to them and hardy. these people are fighting inside the capital, and south aden, and they are killing each other. yemenis lookalike. >> it's hard to know who is who. >> and it's in the middle of eternal wars. >> i know you think the international community has do more. what can they do if it's dangerous to be there? >> i think the saudi-led coalition needs to stop bombing. >> and what. let the houthi fighters run rampant. >> they need to support movement on the ground. they need to ship in food and medical supplies. that needs to be done immediately. >> as i ask, if they stop bombing, is that not a capitulation in allowing the houthis to tak

the red cross hopes one of its planes withplanes can land in the capital sanaa later on monday. the battle between houthi rebels and pro-government fighters has continued in the southern city of adenve people killed and 15 injured in the latest fighting. and yemen's president hadi sacked three top military officers. kim vinnell has more. >> reporter: a huge crowd pours over a sea of mangled steel in sanaa. but this is no long air i search for survivors. this is body recovery. for the most part the work is all by hand. the saudi-led coalition says they are only targeting areas with houthis but they are now hiding with civilians. it's further south in aden that the heaviest fighting now taking place. houthi rebels, along with fighters loyal to former president saleh are infiltrating districts near the city's port. aden is the last strong hold of fighters loyal to president mansour hadi. and they are putting up a fierce fight. the city has become a battle ground. the locals are being caught in the middle. >> many have now become traped in their homes because of fighting. there is bodies in the streets. we cannot get close because there are houthi snipers on the roof top. anything tha

a report now. >> reporter: most of the heavy fight okay sunday took place in the districts in the south of aden not far from the city'sort. heavy fighting was reported in makula as fighters illinois to the deposed managed to infiltrate the area. they were met with strong resistance from fighters loyal to president hadi. nearby in the district there were furious battles, too. aden has become the center of this war. parts of the city have now been without water or electricity for two days. there are fears of a agreeing humanitarian crisis. we had random shellings by houthis on homes, and i feel like the humanitarian crisis is getting worse by the hour. we wish that there were xraiingsz between the houthis so that we can pass by with medical supplies. >> despite the 11th day of air raids by the saudi-led coalition, the houthis angels along with their allies fighting back. they are well-armed. the port of aden is on their list of targets. the coalition has air dropped more weapons and equipment for fighters battling the houthis in aden but so far, it's not been enough. coalition jets carried out more airstrikes, lighten l

the saudi arabia air strikes. dozens have been killed in clashes in aden. for several days the southern port city of aden has seen street fighting. food and water and in short supply there. of course it may now have landed in sanaa and human rights groups say the houthis have attacked and detained at least 400 politicians activists and journalists across the country in the past 48 hours. omar saleh reports. >> the humanitarian situation is in yemen is only worsening by the day. people are panicking and preparing for the worst. this cue queue is for a sack of wheat. >> the sack of wheat is almost $40 so the poor people can't afford to eat anymore. >> translator: some people come and buy 20 sacks whereas many others want to get one sack. i've been trying to buy one for the last two days. >> reporter: the fighting and air strikes have led to fuel shortages too and people are scared. >> translator: i've been here since last night. our kids and the elderly are at home. they are terrified of the bombing and the vibrations. we don't have wheat and flour. it is a tough situation. >> reporter: the air strike

the outskirts of aden. moments later the checkpoint is hit. armed vehicles, tanks missile launchers are also struck. >> translator: there is a houthi presence inside and around the city have intense fight our attacks north of aden. the fighters feel the heat whenever they go they will target them. the houthi are desperate to get in to the cities. so they can take over. >> reporter: saudi arabia has said its military campaign will take some time. accusing iran of helping the houthis, to destabilize the region. >> translator: iran and hezbollah trained the houthis. if they are country present in yemen they will meet the same fate as the houthis we ill not allow anyone to provide help to the houthi. >> reporter: international support behind the military campaign is rallying. attacks will stop only if the houthis pull out from the cities they control and recognize hadi as a legitimate leader. >> translator: we are not war mongerers, but when they beat the drums of war, we are ready. yemen's national security is part of the arab national security. >> reporter: for the time being air strikes continue across gem yemen, show no signs of slowing down, there are no indications

intense ground fighting has moved to the port city of aden. cessionist group says it has helped take over the southern city's international airport and the surrounding area. the secessionists are just one of a number of groups now might go the houthis on the ground. each has its ona general own agenda. players include the president and various tribes. they say regaining control of yemen won't come easily but the region's stability depends on it. the saudis are building international support for their military intervention. foreigners trapped in yemen are desperate to leave. about 350 indian citizens left for djibouti aboard this indian navy ship last night. for all of those who remain, there are growing concerns about a humanitarian cries discuss no sign of a ceasefire any time soon. >> the government says the main problem isn't the houthis but the former president saleh. >> the main problem is if the saleh forces stop fighting with them they will start to retreat. our main problem now is not the houthis. they are rebels, they are few they have

again the top stories the red cross said the departure of one of i also eight planes to yemen has been delayed because of logistical problems in the city of aden because of fighting. aden is facing power and water shortages. >> kenya launches airstrikes on al shabab targets in somalia as families in nairobi identify their loved ones killed when the university was attacked in the town of garissa. >> the p.l.o. said a rescue operation is continuing in yarmouk refugee camp. two exits have been opened to allow residents to escape. >> the syrian regime launched airstrikes on the city. a number of people have been killed and dozens injured in the northern syrian province. an air strike on one of its own cities a scene that's become familiar over the last four years. that doesn't make each hit any less destructive for every person affected. survivors try and rescue their neighbors. we're innocent people it's wrong. they shouldn't direct their targets here. >> there is no heavy machinery to rescue people, just people's hands and a will to get people out of the rubble. there's a shortage of water but people do what we can putting out the fires before t

intense ground fighting moved to the port city of aden. a secessionist group says it helped to take over the southern cities international airport and the surrounding area. the secessionists are one of a number of groups now fighting the houthis on the ground. each has its own agenda. the players include forces loyal to president abd-rabbu mansour hadi. and various lives. the saudi arabia foreign minister says gaining control of yemen will not come easily but the region stability depends on it. the saudis are building international support for the military intervention. foreigners dropped in yemen are desperate to leave. about 350 citizens left for djibouti above the membership last night. for those that remain. there are growing concerns about a humanitarian crisis and no signs of a ceasefire soon. >> 122 people have reportedly been killed and 787 injured in ongoing clashes in the southern yemeni city of aden. this video on youtube is said to show fighting in the central district. that's the strong hold of the president, who is currently i

the identity tour year eighting humanitarian situation. hundreds of yemenis have been killed since the start of the conflict three weeks ago. the city of adeng the front of the fighting. >> translator: yemen is facing shortages of election tris at this and fuel. it requires immediate international intervention to vents a catastrophe in yemen. for this we have decided to form a relief and coordination committee. >> reporter: for now the president and vice president won't be able to return home. parts of the country remain under houthi control. the man wants to form the army is detained. the general was captured by houthi fighters on the outskirts of aden. his opponent was backed by the houthi who later put him under house arrest, now he is expected to unite the country. >>> diplomatic sources are telling al jazerra that the united nations has lined up a new special envoy to yemen. he uh-huhs worked for 28 year old with the u.n. in africa and the middle east. he's he is expected essex expected to seed the man who quid on monday. >>> the yemeni ambassador to the u.n. thought of jamal's efforts. >> we think that he did a lot of positive things

world food program says it will need to distribute food for over 100,000 displaced people in the city of adenthe next few days. it is estimated that over 10 million people are already short of food but it now says that the escalating violence has left more than 12 million yemenese in need of assistance. >>> the world food direct no, sir yemen says the embargo is making the situation worse. >> the air strikes are on a constant basis. as i came in here i got a message from my team in aden and sana'a, that the air attacks have been constant and there has been great tension and displaced from their homes, and seeking shelter elsewhere. the situation is bad because the -- the various commercial sectors, are providing food or fuel as well are not functioning. people are hungry. there is no -- embargo on moving shipments into the country, a country that has been totally dependent on commercial imports for both food and fuel have limited access to the food that they could purchase or be able in the local stores. to add to it is the problem of fuel which is now really making things very difficult, bec

situation in yemen is mohammed khobati who was an adviseor for the last three yemeni prime ministers. >> aden is the main city in the south of yemen and was the third or second busiest port in the world. it overlooks the aribabian sea and the aden gulf. so them taking over aden shows they've taken over the first capital. >> is there significance to them taking the presidential palace? >> i think it's just to boost morale. it's on the sidelines and far away on the tip of the peninsula of aden. so they have managed to cross over there. and i think if they could claim it they would claim they're controlling because they're up on the mountains mountains. they are taking the mountains all around just to claim sort of a victory to boost morale because they are, you know facing iran now. >> we're expecting to hear from the saudi defense minister later today about this offensive which is now in its second week. i mean this is an air offensive for the time being. what do you think is going to come out of this speech by the defense minister? are they going to move to the next stage which a lot of people expect would be ground invasion

of the psychological war against the houthis. remember this place here where i am, the at the border with yemen, is only the--one of the flanks of yemen. the other flanks near the city of aden they have send warships to the area, and they say this is not intended to be part of what is going on in yemen. not intended to help the youthys, but part of an operation against the pirates. however, with the saudis who are now at war with yemen this can be otherwise. iran is a threat. iran is a threat with yemen. for them to see iranian warships near the gulf of aden and near the yemeni territory is very alarming and we've seen probably this country is taking every precaution to make sure that no other country including iran will not interfere with glen and yemen. >> addressing a crowd which would restrict iran's nuclear program in exchange for western sanctions being lifted. >> the world must know. the 5 plus 1 must know. the end of the sanctions isn't in this deal then there would be no deal. >> u.n. inspectors have flown to iran for a visit looking at large-scale explosive experiments were carried out near the iraqi border. >>> google has been accused by the european union by ske

the deteriorating humanitarian situation. hundreds of yemenis have been killed since the start of the the city of aden is bearing the brunt of heavy fighting. >> translation: yemen faces a tough situation shortage in food, water and food. it repairs international intervention to prevent a catastrophe in yemen. a top priority of the government is tackling urgent needs. >> for now, the president and vice president won't be able to return home. parts of country remain under houthi control. the man khaled bahah wants to reform the army is detained. he was captured by houthi fighters on the outskirt of aden. he became prime minister in october, his appointment backed by the houthis, who later put him under house arrest. now he is expected to unite and create stability >>> >>> al jazeera understands that ismail ould chekh ahmed has been chosen to precede jamal benomarment the u.n. must endorse ismail ould chekh ahmed for the job. he's worked for the organization for 25 years. we were told what was thought of jamal benomar's efforts. >> we think that jamal benomar did a lot of positive things in the past. his participation in the f

730 people have been killed in air attacks and street battles. >>> much of the fighting is taking place in the port city of adenjamal has more. >> reporter: on the offensive and pushing forward, fighters loyal to yemen's president hadi continued to make gains in the port city of aden. they managed to capture a tank used by houthis, destroyed another, and reportedly killed at least ten fighters on wednesday. the gains made have also lead to the defection and surrender of 50 soldiers formally allied with former president saleh. video has also emerged of residential areas being targeted. homes in an area of aden were destroyed. the saudi arabia lead coalition continues to pound the houthis and their allies from the air. among their targets a metal factory allegedly used as a base reduced to rubble within seconds. although the coalition has limited its attacks to air strikes, al jazeera has been told a ground offensive is being considered. >> the [ inaudible ] where the time would be appropriate, and we find that we have the necessity, the necessity to go to the next step. >> reporter: it appears that the houthis a

of thier. tribal fighters are now trying to force them out. >> the streets have become a battleground. and the people of this port city are caught in the cross fire. >> aden has been without water for the past 20 hours or so. also, power supplies have been cut off from the district of crater after going through an intense battle on thursday. it is getting more difficult in hospitals as well where doctors have these shortages of supplies that cannot treat their injured. and a lot of people are dying in hospitals as well. >> days of fighting has destroyed much of the city center. the battles are fierce. hotels are overwhelmed and the people are desperate for help. >> we urge all countries and organizations to help us. we need them to help aden and we declare aden a disaster zone. >> forces loyal to president abd rabbuh mansur hadi are struggling to cope. the saudi-led coalition has crowd weapons and ammunition and support hadi forces besieged by houthi fighters. >> we thank the saudi nation and our brothers for dropping supplies. >> along the course to the east fighters allied with toppleed president storm the jail on thursday and freed visitors. some of th

the pretty out of the city. a similar scene is here, further south in the city of aden. the fighting continued here on tuesday night into the early hours of wednesday. in washington, the ambassador to the united states said that the situation in aden required continued military action. >> we have seen movements by the houthis that's very disturbing in the city of aden, where we see skirmishes and movement of houthi troops into three different directions. >> the areas in the province-the saudi coalition targets the fighters. [ unintelligible ] they still control. they chanted victory and denounced the houthi leader. the yemeni army and soldiers loyal to the houthi leaders and to the president joins the march. >> we took to the streets shouting at civilians and bombarding the residential areas. telling them, shame on you. why don't you fight us like men? we will always face you. the yemenis are solid like rocks. >> with their agreement with the parties which were signed last september the day after they took their toll on the capital. meanwhile, the human toll of the confl

the deteriorating humanhumanitarian situation. hundreds of yemenis have been killed since the start of the conflict three weeks ago. the city adenbearing the brunt of heavy fighting. >> translator: yemen faces a tough humanitarian situation shortage in food, medicine and basic necessities like electrics at this and fuel. this requires an need international intervention to prevent ca to have truss any generally. we have the urgent needs of the people. >> reporter: for now the president and vice president won't be able to return home. part of the country remain under houthi control. the man bahah wants to reform the army is detained. the general was captured by houthi fighters on the outskirts of aden. bahah became prime minister in october. his appoint. was backed by the houthis who later put him under house arrest. now, he expects today unite yemenis and create stability for the country. al jazerra. >>> now, al jazerra has learned that the united nations has lined up a new special envoy for yemen. ismael from mauritania has work today 20 years for the u.n. in africa and the middle east, he's expected to exceed jamal ben. for his

the city. a similar scene is here in the city of aden. members of hadi's popular resistance committee fighting continued tuesday night and since the early hours of wednesday. in washington, the saudi ambassador to the united states said the situation in aden required continued military action. >> we are seeing movement by the houthis that is very disturbing in the city of aden where we see skirmishes and we seize movement of houthi troops into aden from three different directions, from adala, from adava and from elhej. >> reporter: conflict continued. saudi led coalition targeted fighting in ta'izz and aden. but the houthis seem far from being broken. they've marched in the capital sanaa which they still control. they chanted victory denounced the saudi led strikes and promised alegions answer to their leader. and troops loyal to former president saleh joined the march. >> we're telling them shame on you, why don't you face us on the ground, why don't you face us like men. we are solid like rocks. >> reporter: the houthis say they want th

stay with al jazeera for the latest on the situation with the university in north-eastern kenya >>> reports of fighting in the yemeni city of aden people say it's happening in the crater district and those fighting for abd-rabbu mansour hadi. this comes an saudi-led air strikes pushed houthi rebels back from the city on thursday. the coalition operation has entered the second week demanding the houthis surrender until abd-rabbu mansour hadi is reinstated as leader in sanaa. >> reporter: these are what the saudi-army says are ammunition depots. the saudis say houthi rebels have acquired a huge number of weapons over the past few months. they worry, it's used in revenge attacks. all the targets are destroyed. the dairy factory became an inferno. dozens were killed. on monday evening an air strike hit a refugee camp killing many people. the united nations condemned the attack calling it a violation of international law. the houthis blamed the saudi-led coalition for starting civilians. accusations dismissed by the coalition. >> translation: the houthis were the ones that attacked the diary factory. our sources confirmed the rebels

the city of ibb, call for the implementation of the united nations peace plan. despite saudi arabia indicating the aerial bombing is over, air strikes have continued on the cities of aden, ta'izz and sanaa. in the village south of the capital people say they are too frightened to stay. >> translator: there used to be 54 houses with 75 households living in them. but after the air strikes nobody lives here. >> reporter: saudi arabia and its partners have repeatedly said they will not stop their military attacks until president hadi is reinstated, a demand the houthis have so far rejected. so for the people of yemen the fighting and misery continues. victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >> lots to come here on al jazeera. >> will it be democracy or theater? >> and small businesses in malaysia are hoping to get a big boost, as southeast asians discuss the future. more to come. >> we are the best nation in the world when it comes to exploration. >> and mankind's next giant leap. >> we can become multi-planet species. >> every sunday night... >> i lived that character. >> go one on one with america's movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping... inspiring...

the air. one of the areas of intense fighting is in the city of aden. houthies are said to be under siege in the center of the city. on the diplomatic front the united nations security council has been meeting to meet an iran proposal to allow aid to get in and for the evacuation of foreigners. let's look more closely now at the draft resolution. the draft also calls for the regular pauses in the airstrikes to allow countries and international organizations to evacuate their citizens and personnel from yemen. it goes on to say that any impediment to humanitarian assistance would constitute a violation of international law. jordan's ambassador to the u.n. spoke moments ago and said they want to find a lasting political solution to the crisis. >> as you know, they have been engaged for some time on a draft resolution that deals with the political situation in yemen. we will continue our efforts to reach a consensus on that. we should not forget that the root causes and conditions bolton wanderers led to the current situation and humanitarian situation in y

surgical team from the international committee for the red cross managed to make it by boat to the city of adend a plane has made it to the capitol of sana'a care rig medical supplies. and a unicef plane has always landed in sana'a. it said the situation in yemen was already dire before the fighting broke out and now it is worse. >>> marie claire is the icrc's spokesperson and spoke to us earlier from sana'a. >> the supplies that arrived today are 16.4 tons of exclusively medical and surgical supplies. we have bandages iv fluids and all of the necessary items to treat blast wounds and wounds inflicted by bullets and by bombs. these 16.4 tons arrived today. they are arriving at houses now, and we are starting to send them to the fields as soon as tomorrow. we still need of course to have all of the security guarantees from everyone involved in this conflict be it by air or on the streets or on the ground so that these medical supplies can reach the hospitals safely. >>> barack obama and raul castro have spoken on the phone ahead of an historic meeting. the two leaders are set to some face-to-fac

the government forces are said to have captureed the air base, which is north of the potter city of aden. but hadi loyalists have been corner in the district which is home to the presidential palace and government offices. >> warplanes the aim according to officers s to prevent houthi fighters from sending reinforcement. radar systems and check points have also been hit. >> the houthis target houthis and people while working in the coordination of tribesmen and popular committees. >> but violence in aden shows no signs of slowing. after days of heavy fighting and running battles many parts of the city have been destroyed. homes, shops and vehicles lie in ruins. civilians killed. houthi rebels along with fight fighters loyal to ali an doing la saleh the former president. these are fighters oil loyal to abd rabbuh mansur hadi. they have put up a peace fight. they have set up air drops around the houthi coalition but they're outgunned and outnumbered by their rifles. aid someone a battleground and locals are caught in the middle. president hadi, who fled to saudi arabia could be trying to r

the net of traffickers. we begin in yemen where the battle for control of the port city of aden is indense flying. street battles where 12 rebels have died in the latest violence. saudi-led coalition has been attacking from the air. >> reporter: the battle for aden is raging. fighters loyal to president abd rabbuh mansur hadi are struggling to cope. >> we are the southern youth resistence in aden, and we're confronting the houthis. we urge saudi to parachute troops from the ground. there must be forces on the ground. the people here are under bombardments. there are deaths, and families remain under siege. we can't get to this them. but despite the ninth day of the saudi led aerial campaign the houthis and forces loyal to former president ali abdullah sa saleh remain strong and are fighting back. meanwhile, the they are engaged in street battles in the city. coalition jets bomb houthi forces and their allies in and around the airport. a number of airstrikes force the rebels and forces local to ali abdullah saleh to leave the presidential palace a day after they captured it. >> they were just on the