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. they've received new weapons air dropped by the saudi-led coalition, but they remain largely outgunned and outnumbered by their rivals. aden is a battleground and locals are caught in the middle. president hadi, who fled to saudi arabia could be restructur

in the port city of aden, fighters loyal to yemen's president mansur hadi continue their push against houthis. clashes have taken place between the so-called popular resistence and the houthi rebels there. >>> now, the u.n.'s refugee agency says 1,600 yemenis are trying to escape the fighting and they have arrived in djibouti and somalia. they sailed across the gulf of aden in crowded boats and ships the u.n. h.c.r. expect 100,000 more of them to arrive in somalia and around 30,000 more to arrive in djibouti over the coming months. the u.n. says 600 people have already been killed in the conflict. >>> so the humanitarian situation, of course, is getting worse in yemen. food surprise are running short as the violence traps many people within their homes. the world food program is saying it will need to distribute food to over 100,000 displaced people in the city aden alone over the next few days, before the fighting began in yemen the wfp estimated that over 10 million people were already short of food. they now say the escalating violence has left more than 12 million yemenis in need

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 fighting continues in and around the southern port city of aden. pular resistance committee ground forces are making some progress pushing the houthis back. the popular resistance committees are effectively the armed local militia that saudis are relying on to do the fighting on the grown, as the houthis are still holed up in aden. we know that extra troops and equipment has been deployed to the southwestern border with yemen, which lies next to . and also he said that coalition ships are still in place in the waters around yemen, so they are continuing to inspect any cargo or shipment going into yemen. of course those ships stationed around the gulf of aden. joining me is a visiting fellow of foreign relations and a yemen specialist. let me start by getting you thoughts there. there seems to have been some progress in pushing the houthis back and we know this is almost certainly the case in two provinces. >> yeah the key is we're seeing progress against the houthis because there is a committed local ground force there. additionally that's why you h

fighting tips in the port city of aden in southern yemen. saudi arabia has been dropping weapons and aid to groups fighting the houthis, said to be backed by iran. 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 qaeda

much of it centered in the district and to the east in the port city where fighters link to do the former president ali abdullah saleh has seized army headquarters. >> the streets have become a battleground and people of the city are caught in the cross fire. >> power supplies has been cut off from the district and it's going through an intense battle on thursday. people have been injured and a lot of people are dieing in hospital 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 need them to help aden and we name aden a di sassfer zone di sassfer--disaster zone. >> they are struggling to cope. the saudi-led coalition has dropped weapons and ammunition. >> we thank the kingdom of saudi arabia and other countries for dropping supplies. we'll be victorious and carry on fighting as heroes. >> along the coast to the east fighters allied with toppled president ali abdullah saleh stormed the jail on thursday and freed prisoners testimony some of those fighters are known to be former

. >> houthi rebels and governmentloyalists fight for the port city of aden, as royalists make gains. i'm adrian finnegan. also on the program. al shabaab the garrissa university where 148 lost their life. >>> animals banned in the circuses in mexico but no one knows what will happen to them next. yemen is descending further into chaos as the saudi led offensive enters its 10th day. most recent development saudi led air strikes have pushed houthis back but fighting continues in the port city of aden in southern yemen. saudi arabia has been dropping weapons and aid to ra the forces. 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 ga

. >>> much of the fighting is taking place in the port city of aden. mal 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 and

forces led by saudi arabia are carrying out airstrikes on hello advancing on the outskirts of the port city of aden. 12 houthi fighters have been killed. we have the latest. >> the battle is raging. fighters loyal to abd rabbuh mansur hadi are struggling to cope. >> we're the southern youth resistence in aden, and we're blaming the houthi. there must be forces on the ground. the people here are under bombardment. there are deaths. there they arethere, there are families under siege we can't get to them. >> forces loyal to ali abdullah saleh are strong and are fighting back. the saudis may now be using another tactic to confront the houthis. oh local tv station shows pictures of weapons and ammunition dropped by the saudi- saudi-led coalition jets in aden. meanwhile those loyal to hadi are engaged in street battles in the city. coalition jets bomb houthi forces and allies in and around the airport. a number of airstrikes force the rebels to leave the presidential palace a day after they captured it. >> they cannot keep that. they were just on the top of the mountains, and i'm sure they'll be

yemen's houthi rebels have made gains in the southern port city of aden despite efforts by soud saudi-led forces to stop their ad vance. they are said to have captured the government headquarters. witnesses say the fighters also bombarded residential areas sitting fire to buildings. meanwhile, a scenario houthi figure has indicated they would be willing to sit down for peace talks bi only if the saudi led coalition stops its airstrikes. the international red cross says the saudi-led coalition has given it the red light to send supplies to yemen. it plans to send two. more now on the days developments. >> most of the heavy fighting on sunday took place in the district's in the south of aden not far from the city's port. heavy fighting was reported in kalua as houthi rebels. managed to infiltrate the area. they were met with strong resistance from fighters loyal to president abdula mansura abdula mansura hadi. 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 humanit

. >> reporter: all right still to come on the program [gunfire] we will have a report on the port cityn where much of the war in yemen is being played out, plus outbursts at the u.n. security is called at the north korean diplomate refuses to stop talking. ♪ ♪ hello again and reminder of the top stories on al jazeera, two people have been rescued from the buildings in nepal five days after an earthquake killed 5800 people there and u.n. says people in rural areas are in need of help. harsh punishment if they are guilty of sexually abusing children in the network and happened at a center for displaced people between december 2013 and june last year and nigeria army have 300 women and girls that were rescued from boko haram and rescued from the forest on tuesday. saudi arabia says its forces driven away groups of houthi rebels and supporters in the southern yemen district and thousands of rebels killed in the battle as well as three saudi soldiers and meanwhile yemen presidential office is warning embassys in the port city of aiden to make sure no houthi fighters are on their premises an

they seize the presidential pals in the port city of aden. and corruption crackdown. a's former security chief is charged with bribery and disclosure of state secrets. thank you for being was. it's an historical agreement curbing iran's nuclear programme and the easing of sanctions. talks in switzerland led to a framework deal. the iranian foreign minister says it's a win-win for all sides. they have three months to sort out the details. our diplomatic editor reports from lausanne. >> reporter: after round-the-clock make or break negotiations these world leaders celebrate what they hope will be a historic moment. the e.u. high representative made the announcement with the foreign minister. details of how iran's nuclear programme will be restricted over a 25-year period. the sentry finaling cut from 90,000 to 6,000. >> the stockpile will be limited for specific durations, and there'll be no other enrichment facility. and this is the fate of the once secret bunker built inside a mountain. >> it will be converted from an enrichment site to nuclear physics and technology c

much of the fighting is taking place in the port city of adan jamal with more. >> on the offensive andhing forward. fighters loyal to yemen's president continue to make gains in the port city they manage to capture a tank used by houthis destroyed another and reportedly killed at least ten fighters on wednesday. the gained made by popular resistence committees have led to the surrender of 50 soldiers formerly loyal to the president, and ally of the houthis. opponents have also suffered losing three of their fighters were killed in a battle near the airport as they managed to force their enemies to retreat. video has also emerged of residential areas being targeted. bombs were destroyed. the saudi arabian led coalition, continues to pound the houthis and their allies from the air. among the targets allegedly used as a base, reduce to rubble within seconds. although the coalition has limited attacks al jazeera has been told a ground offensive is being concerned. >> we find that we have a necessity to go to the next step of the phases. i think that will be one of the options. >> it appear

here in the port city of durban four people have been killed. thousands have fled their homes. gloria is from mozambique. she came to south africa 20 years ago but she said the men who chased her and her nine-year-old daughter out of their home insist that she doesn't belong here. >> they said we know you're not from south africa. will you please get out. we're coming for you. so i ran away. >> they get food and other basic necessities from aid agencies. right now they don't know how long they'll be here. >> they come from countries such asthma louie mozambique and the d other areas. >> now people are beginning to protest. >> it's going to be dark soon. most teams would rather be in their homes but they say they can't leave just yesterday not until they're sure some of their neighbors won't attack them again. >> the european parliament has called the massacre of armenians by ottoman forces in 1915 as genocide. turkish president said that it will be ignored. >>> iraqi troop numbers have been boosted in anbar province to fight isil. earlier 13 soldiers were killed in battles with

let's take a closer look at the situation on the ground in the southern port city of aiden and it hasthe scene of some of the heaviest fighting and humanitarian situation is fast deteriorating and we report. >> reporter: aiden is one of many battle grounds in yemen, for weeks the southern port city has been witnessing fierce fighting these men are loyal to president abd rabbuh mansur hadi and say they have made advances against houthi fighters and forces loyal to former president saleh and they seized important buildings in aiden and with the saudi-led coalition air strikes they managed to expand their control. >> translator: they came and invaded our territory and humiliated us and they took our money and came with weapons, so many women have become widows and so many children are now orphans. >> reporter: humanitarian situation is only worsening, there is a lack of fuel as well as essentials like food and water, efforts to find a political solution failed and u.n. is hoping the warring sides would agree to a ceasefire but the leader of houthis rejected the call and showed no sign of

nearly 200 prisoners with links to al qaeda have escaped from a prison in the port city of mukalla. dozens of attack annerers took control of the central city and bank and radio station. ian lee joins us. ian, a chaotic situation already and now 200 al qaeda linked militants essentially let out of a prison. >> reporter: that's right, christine. this happened in the eastern part of the country. an area that has been relatively left alone during this recent crisis. a lot of that taking place in the western part of the country. al qaeda are really not showing a presence during this fighting. laying low. they had some attacks that had been attributed to them. they have been content with allowing the houthis rebels and government militias fight each other. now we are seeing that this jail break took place in the eastern part of the country. an area well known for being infested with al qaeda fighters. this attack taking place going after this government prison. this is a bold move by al qaeda and shows that their resurgence. the united states have been battling for years and they pulled o

the dairy factory became an inferno in the western port city of hedada, dozens were killed. on monday a strike hit a refugee cam many called it a violation of international law. accusations dismissby the houthi coalition. >> the saudis are the ones that attacked the dairy factory. the the houthis used hughts houthis used propaganda. >> sources loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh and intense ground fighting has moved to the port city of aden. a secessionist group has said it has helped take over the southern city's international airport and surrounding area. the secessionist is only one group of that is now helping the houthis on the ground. each has its own agenda. the groups include those loyal to ali abdullah saleh. gaining control of yemen won't come easily but the region's stability depends on it. pulling support for their intervention parties are desperate to leave. about 350 citizens left for djibouti last night. there are growing concerns about humanitarian hashem ahelbarra al jazeera. >> from the syrian government, that's according to the syrian observatory f

here in the port city of durban, police say at least four people have been killed.fled their homes gloria ya is from mozambique and came to south africa near 20 year old and said the men that chased her and her nine-year-old daughter out of their home insisted they doesn't belong here. >> translator: she said we know that not from south africa. can you get out. you must go because when we are done here we are coming for you so i ran away. >> reporter: here in this sports field. there is safe any numbers they get food and aways i can necessities from aid agencies. right now they don't know how long they'll be here. there is supposed to be more than a thousand families here. they say that they are confused. and they can't understand why as africans, they are not welcome. some locals accuse immigrants from other african countries of taking their jobs. the unemployment rate is official at around 25%. but others say the anger is misguided. >> this is a protest against the angry south africans screaming and shouting for the government for them for their voices to be heard

in aden fighters loyal to abd rabbuh mansur hadi are trying to prevent the port city falling under houthiontrol. these men have never had military training for some it's the first time they are using a weapon. >> most of the men here have nothing but this gun. they have never had any kind of training. but thank god the resilience has been heroic, and they're the oning keeping the houthis from controlling aden. >>> on the outskirts of aden battles continue to control the area. local resistence fighters were able to push back the houthies. [ gunfire ] and in the west of the capital army units of resistence fighters are attacking other houthi positions. >> we call on these militants to come and do it. this is for yemen. >> reporter: fighters loyal to president hadi have been on the offensive in the last few days. they have been pushing forward in sanaa areas largely controlled by houthies and loyalists supporting deposeed president ali abdullah saleh. >> stay with us if you can. people of togo will get their chance to choose. will it be a third term in power for their country's president? >>

. >> intense fighting taking place in the port city of aden where rockets have reportedly landed on housesrld health organization says at least 643 people have died and more than 200200 have been injured since -- 2,200 have been injured since inch 19th. the first medical surprise have arrived. doctors without borders says they have made it to some of the hospitals in aden. >> reporter: war planes strike houthi positions in the capital sanaa. building near a tv channel owned by the houthis was hit. the saudi-led coalition has stepped up its military campaign to prevent houthi fighters from capturing the port city of aden. street battles show in signs of stopping. forces loyal to president hadi are trying to repel a push by houthi fighter to control the city. but the houthis backed by army units loyal to former president saleh hold ground. the saudi-led coalition has warned its military campaign won't stop until the houthis disband. in the meantime, iran has deployed two navy vessels near yemen, it's a move that is likely to create more tension in the region. saudi arabia accuses iran of del

campaign against houthi fighters is entering its third week, intense fighting is taking place in the port city where rockets have reportedly landed on houses. meanwhile, the world health organization says at least 643 people have died and more than 2,200 have been injured since march 19th. the first medical supplies have started arriving. doctors without boosterrers says they have made it to some of the hospitals in aden. and two iranian warship as received in the gulf after den do what teheran describes as an anti piracy operation. but u.s. secretary of state john kerry says iran is providing support to houthi rebels . >> there have been -- there are obviously surprise coming from iran, there are a number of flights every single week flying in. we traced those flights and we know this. we are well aware of the support that iran has been given to yemen and iran needs to recognize that the united states is not going to stand by while the region is destabilized or while people engage, you know, in overt warfare across lines international boundaries and in other countries. >> more now on the situ

there has been intensifying in the port city aden. >> reporter: the streets of aden have become a battle ground. and the people of this port city are caught in the crossfire. >> aden has no water for the past 20 hours. power splay has been cut off after going through an intense battle on thursday. it is getting more difficult in hospitals as well. who adopted shortages of supplies. they can't treat the injured. days of fighting destroyed much of the city center. battles are fierce. hospitals overwhelmed and people are desperate for help. >> translation: we urge countries to help us. we need them to help aden and we declare it a disaster zone. >> forces are putting up a tough strike but are struggling to cope. the saudi led area has houthi supporters besieged by fighters. we thank the kingdom and the gulf countries as well as the brother in arm's countries. we'll bravely carry on fighting as heroes. >> along the course to the east. fighters toppled stormed the gaol on thursday. some of those fighters are known to be former members of al qaeda. they have parts of the military base and ther

paul brennan has the latest from the sicily port city. >> reporter: details appear to be that the tunisiain together with the ship's mate from that boat which went down late on saturday night or the ship's mate we understand is syrian and charged with facilitating or promoting illegal immigration and i think the actual word is favoring but the closest translation is facilitating and essentially shorthand that is people trafficking but the serious charge is a charge of reckless multiple homicide and it's clear the authorities here particularly given international pressure there has been to try to tackle people trafficking over the past week keen to be seen to do something as quickly possible to sent the message out to the people trafficicics and if they are could they will be dealt with the courts. >>> 27 survivors from the shipwreck off libya coast on sunday, just a few of the many who do make it across the mediterranean and for majority of those when they do reach europe it's a struggle for survivor el and phil met one man in rome who made the treacherous journey from libya. >> reporter:

intense ground fighting moved to the port city of aden. a successist group says it hoped to take over the southern cities international airport, and the surrounding area. >> the secessionist is one of a number of groups now fighting the houthis on the ground. each has its own agenda. players include forces loyal to president abd-rabbu mansour hadi, and various. the saudi arabia foreign minister says regaining control of yemen will not come but the region defends on it. saudis are building support. foreigners are trapped in yemen, straight to leave. about 350 citizens left for djibouti aboard the ship last night. for all those that remain there are growing concerns and no sign of a ceasefire soon. >>> it's believed the fighter is from the islamic state of iraq and levant that they have now withdrawn from the palestinian refugee camp in syria's capital. i.s.i.l. fighters ceased a large part of the camp in damascus. the camp has been the scene of fighting between rival groups since 2012. a government siege saw wide-spread starvation this the c

fighters loyal to the government regained control from the complex in the southern port city: suhadi lived here before being forced to flee to saudi arabia. the saudi-led coalition in the missile path like this one, is a priority. he line says it has destroyed much of the air defense capability did so it can't be used used. the operation of the houti groups is becoming more isolated. they cannot contact each other across different areas because we have targeted their communications infrastructure and their equipment, especially near the saudi border. strikes like these also have a human cost. united nations says more than 760 people have been killed in the conflict and around 150,000 have been displaced. the u.n. is urging all parties to support those in need. >> wir thankful to the kingdom of saudi arabia to cover the costs for now. we recognize the needs are not -- are much larger than what the last appeal was. therefore, we do urge all of the other partners to continue to provide their assistance. >> saudi arabia and its allies say they want to restore a legitimate government and n

it comes after houthi fighters withdraw from the presidential palace in the port city. we have more on this latest development. >> fighting raged all night as saudi-led coalition jets bombed houthies and their allies. meanwhile the so-called popular committees loyal to president abd rabbuh mansur hadi are also engaged in street battles in aden. saudi tv says that the number of airstrikes forced the rebels and forced those loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh to give up the presidential palace just a day after they captureed it. >> aden is a peninsula and these people are blocked. the unfortunate things, they're really hitting civilians from the tops of the hills where they're remaining there. >> but despite the ninth day of the aerials they're still fighting back the saudis could be using another tactic to come bat the houthis. these pictures show boxes of weapons and ammunition dropped by syrian-led coalition jets into the city. the battle could be a long one and the number of casualties continue to grow. the u.s. said it is concerned. >> i call on all parties i

saudi-led coalition has stepped up its military campaign to prevent outy fighters were capturing the port city of aden. last week battles showed no signs of stopping. forces loyal to president abd rabbuh mansur hadi are trying to repel a push by houthi fight tours control the city. but the houthies backed by army units loyal to former president ali abdullah sale hold ground. saudis have said their military campaign won't stop until houthis disband. in the meantime u saudi arabia accuses iran of delivering weapons to the houthis to destabilize the region. but for tehran, the ships are part of an anti-piracy campaign and diplomacy is the only way through yemen's crisis. >> there is no doubt that yemen could not be governed by one political faction. they should stand together to form a government of national unity. >> airstrikes have now entered a third week. it's aim according to saudi army officers is to destroy middle capabilities of the houthis and their allyies. >> army commanders and units loyal to former president saleh have told us they decided to join the legitimate government. they're b

what is the status of the port city and capital, as well? reporter: the port city of aden is in complete control of the houthis. there are some resistance that happened, but in general, the houthis are in control. these air strikes have basically not weakened the houthis' manpower. yet they've weakened the houthis militarily and have destroyed many of their weapon depots, but the manpower is increasing by the day. and saudi arabia has not succeeded in weakening them in that manner. the houthis know the power is not by the weapons they have or the missiles. that's not how they control sanaa. it opens with basic weapons and by their manpower. that's the same way they took over a couple of cities before cease-fire. that their war is expected to be long terms. we expect the huth toes start there week because of the intensified fighting. shops have been closed. the country is in civil war, especially since the president who's in riyadh now dismiss ed military officials and are hiring new ones. there will be two militaries. a houthi military and t

they regained control of the complex in the southern port city of aiden from houthi fighters and theiance said it destroyed most of the air defense capabilities and cannot be used by the houthis. >> translator: the operation of the houthi groups is becoming more isolated and cannot contact each other across different areas because we targeted communications infrastructure and equipment especially near the saudi border. >> reporter: meanwhile oxfan is criticized the coalition after a warehouse in the region was hit by an air strike and the organization said it shared detailed information about the location of its facilities and that the warehouse had no military value. grant is the head of the advocacy section and is live on the line from onman and good to have you with us the general line from saudi authorities is that they do not target any civilian targets. can you exclude the possibility that this attack occurred as a result of houthi fire or fire by some other groups in other words, how sure are you this was the result of the saudi-led coalition? >> the answer to that is fairly s

. >> well, let's take a closer look at the situation on the ground in the port city of aden in southern yemen. it's been the scene of some of the most heavy fighting and humanitarian situation there is deteriorating there quickly. >> aden is has been the bat ground forbattle ground. they say they have made advances against houthi fighters and forces loyal to ali abdullah saleh. with the help of airstrikes they've managed to expand their control. >> they came in and invadeed our territory. they humiliate the us and took our money. they women with their weapons. so many women have become widows and so many children are now orphans. >> the humanitarian situation is only wearsening. thereworsening. the leader of the houthis have shown no sign of backing down. >> the saudi regime has no right interfering in our issue this is our problem, our country this is our regime. we should determine our fate, and we should choose our government and we as yemenis should decide our regime. >> there is lots more ahead on the situation in yemen and on the al jazeera news hour including on the wrong side of

government forces are said to have recaptured an air base north of the port city of aden. abd-rabbu mansour hadi loyalists have been cornered in the area home to the presidential palace and offices. we have the latest in the reports. >> reporter: the saudi-led coalition lamps up sir strikes in aden. war planes strike bridges on the roads leading to the seaport city. the same, according to saudi army officers is to prevent houthi fighters sending reinforcement. radar systems, command centers and checkpoints have been hit. houthis target people. we are working in coordination with tribesman. >> reporter: violent in aden shows no sign of slowing. after days of fighting and running battles, many parts of the city have been destroyed. homes, shops, vehicles lay in ruins, civilians are being killed. houthi rebels and fighters loyal to ali abdullah saleh, the former president, are infiltrating districts near the city's port. these are fighters loyal to president abd-rabbu mansour hadi, and they are putting up a fierce fight. they have received new weapons, air dropped by the saudi

yemen's houthi rebltz have made gains in the southern port city of aden despite efforts to halt their ad vance. the houthis are said to have captured aden's headquarters. they say the fight bombarded residential areas setting fire to buildings there. meanwhile, a senior houthi figure has indicated this would be willing to set down for peace talks but only if the saudi-led coalition stops it's airstrikes. elsewhere, they arere are reports yemeni trieblzmen have taken back the eastern port towel of makalla. after it was overrun bu forces. >> a saudi spokesman has talked about the operation in ade civilians and their homes instead of military targets. >> they have resulted today to stop water pump bevels working and electricity was not there in so many parts of aden. this is the malitias. this is expected also from them. they don't have any goals. they only destroy the infrastructure that target the individuals, the citizens. >> al jazeera's omar alsalla has a full wrap now of the latest developments in yemen. >> reporter: most of the heavy fighting on sunday took place in the districts

one of the key places that the houthis are taking over is the port city of aiden. eing an increase in fighting. special forces loyal to the houthis, loyal to the former president here landed in a part of aiden where there hadn't been fighting until now and have taken their fight into the heart of the old city. this is an important area. so that instability in aiden itself is becoming worse and of course this is a town that -- this is a town that the saudi air force is trying to keep in the hands of the southern separatists, in the hands of the pro hati internationally recognized government carol. >> nic robertson. >> robert menendez expected in federal court to face federal corruption charges. he accepted a gift and campaign donation of almost $1 million. prosecutors don't know the difference between friendship and corruption. he vows to stay in office so let's head to our justice reporter evan perez. he's in newark new jersey this morning with more. good morning. >> reporter: evan can you hear me? i don't think evan can hear me. i don't think evan can -- we're goin

the houthis to put down their weapons. pull out of cities like the town of taiz like the port cities the important port city in the south liket down their weapons and pull out. we are learning from saudi sources as well that the expectation that the former ousted president who had been backing the houthis with yemen part of the deal was that he would leave the country. the saudis believe that is being honored, that he's leaving the country, even the defense minister arrested by the houthis they believe is being released so that was also part of the deal. but it seems like some part of the cease-fire are impact but some of the houthis on the ground abrogating that deal. eye avery tenuous situation. not clear if the cessation is going to hold. >> nic robertson, thank you so much. >>> there's a tense standoff continuing offshore. u.s. allied ships are preparing the gulf of aden to prep the ships if yemenis enter the u.s. territorial waters. they believe it could be carrying weapons for houthi rebels. president obama said the navy is there to assure the shipping efforts. >> what we've seen if there are weapons delivered to facti

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the heart of yemen's second largest city aden. seizing president mansour hadi's last strong hold before the left the country last week. the rebels stormed in to the heart of the port tanks and armored vehicles despite air strikes by the saudi-led coalition, they reached as far as the central district their deepest move in to aden, but the coalition say they are work to go isolate the fighters in the city. >> they are being hunted down and targeted at various locations within the city. we are in close contact with popular resistence fighters and we will rid the city of both infiltrators. >> reporter: the coalition has been targeting the houthis and their allies, forces loyal to the hadi president set soar president saleh. over the past two days they are focused on yemen and approaching the city from east and the north. thursday's advance was a major blow to the coalition which has waged an eight-day aerial campaign. >> the houthis have a right to be part of the political process in yemen and we are not denying this. in fact that was it the g.c.c. initiative that opened the door for the houthi to his participate in the yemeni political process. theythey cannot be a

we spoke to a person in the aden port city and he said that people there are in need of help. >> a majority are left in the dark. some parts of the city the war has been going for five days due to the damages done by the houthi rebels to the main pipeline. flights are limit. most of the foreign doctors have been evacuated by their countries due to the lack of security. there's over 1500 wounded civilians, and there's a lack of all kinds of medicines. >> moving to the other top stories now. in syria hundreds of civilians escaped to safety after the yarmouk camp was shelled. fighters from islamic state of iraq and levant have taken control of the most of the camp. i.s.i.l.'s presence gives a foothold from the presidential ball as. >> the yarmouk neighbourhood has been recognised. both areas have seen fierce fighting. yarmouk was established in 1967 to house palestinian refugees. more than 150,000 lived alongside the syrians. many fled since the conflict began. it's home to 18,000, who attacked conditions. yarmouk has been besieged by troops leading to shortages of food water and medicine. dal

it is a strategic care base. 35km away interest the port city of aden which is the second important city and also the eyes of the government in exile, saudi arabia are on the city to be liberated. they want to government to shift to it. it's strategic for every party in the war. elsewhere in yemen fighting is raging on. in aden in hore mix street to treat fighting as you mentioned, and several dying, civilians and others. and tiaz, in the center and between aden and sanaa. the houthis and loyalists have been on the outskirts in the military bases. because of the heavy bombardment they have adopted a new strategy going into the center of the town and occupying places buildings, and trying to mix with the population even though the population of tiaz is no good host for them. it is a majority sunni population and they are pro-abd-rabbu mansour hadi. that is understandably the support of the air strikes. more and more people are joining those popular committees to try to defeat the houthis and the ali abdullah saleh loyalists. >> thank you mohammed adow reporting from jizan >>> the united n

the red cross worker in the past hour reporting that the port city is a ghost town. the city scale of destruction, he said clearer by the day. the red cross has been struggling to get any humanitarian aid into aden. it will be days before they fly in supplies and materials. the red cross is asking for a 24 hour cease-fire and the russians provided the united nations asked for a humanitarian corridor. at this stage, saying their members are considering that. as you rightly point out, on the ground things deteriorating. some are still held by houthis militia. many supported by the iranians. the air strikes really are not set up what they are supposed to do. we have been reporting now for days the jihadists and al qaeda bringing some 300 prisoners from a jail and one of those prisoners, a senior commander of al qaeda, seen in the presidential palace just days ago in aden. things are very very difficult on the ground as i say with the red cross hoping to get in today and things will get clearer as aid workers come in. >> becky anderson thank you for that. on the phone fro

. >> he used to operate in the training camp. 60-kilometers from the port city. the camp is under the command of mohamed also known as gamadi the the center of the attack. in which al-shabaab gunman killed 148 people. it is a huge camp. almost all of the activities of the camp are gears towards carrying out attacks. >> we also met two youth arrested while on their way to join al-shabaab. they are from the central province. we were heading far away when we were arrested. we were given a map of the cities to pass through we had run out of funds and decided to go on foot. >> for now the kenyan trained troops celebrate their modest gains. >> they say they will need more support to effectively secure the border and hopefully live up to kenya's dream of getting a battle zone to share it's territory from law less somalia. mohamed al jazeera, somalia. >> there has been a deadly explosion in afghanistan second biggest city, three dead a bomb near in police station. at least 17 people were hurt, several police officers among them there's been no claim of responsibility so f

. >> reporter: the latest pictures of the fighting in the port city of aden. stronghold of the saudi-backed president, abdrabbuh mansour hadi. here on the streets fighters loyal to the president. opposing them are the houthi militia, backed by iran. and this the latest video released of the air viks being carried out by the saudi-led coalition. they're targeting houthi positions in northern central, and southern yemen, trying to halt the rebel's southward sweep over recent months. today, iran's president called for an end to the air strikes. hassan rouhani said it was a mistake and called for broad-based talks to talk about the crisis. but manyt from the americans, this warning to iran. >> we're well aware of the support that iran has been giving to yemen. and iran needs to recognize that the united states is not going to stand by while the region is destabilized or while people engage you know, in overt warfare across lines, international boundaries, and other countries. >> aid groups want to halt the fighting to enable more aid to get in. the world health org

certainly out of san in a and the port city of aden. as much as can be done is what they're looking for. they're quite surprised at the resistence that the houthis have shed? >> i think the sense was if saudi arabia went in with airstrikes that alone would send a signal, and also make a difference for the youthys to at least get them in the negotiating table and get them to retreat a little bit. that has not happened. of course these airstrikes have contributed to some of the chaos on the ground and the humanitarian crisis we're seeing unfolding here in the recent days. they need help. but this is really kind of like a counter--textbook example of the administration here sees how to fight these kinds of wars. it's done on the cheap because the u.s. is providing assistance but it's mostly behind the scenes. >> they want to see the houthis defeated as much as the saudis want to see them defeated, but they're not going to get its fingers dirt by getting involved directly right? >> area, they certainly do want to see stability brought back t

government sources are said to have captured the air bars north of the port city in aden. e been cornered in aden which is home to the presidential palace and government offices. a report on the latest violence. >> reporter: the saudi-led coalition ramps up air strikes in aden. war planes strike bridges on the main roads that lead to the seaport city. the aim, according to saudi army officers is to prevent houthi fighters from sending reinforcement. radar systems command centers and checkpoints have also been hit. >> translator: the houthis target buildings and people. they have managed to move to certain areas to take cover from the air strikes. we are working in coordination with the tribes men and popular committees. >> reporter: by violence in aden shows no signs of slowing. afternoon 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 fighters loyal to saleh the former president are infiltrating districts near the city's ports. these are fight

. >> on the ground, fighting between houthis and tribesmen continues in the port city of aden and from the air saudi-led coalition forces target sites now held by the houthis including the presidential palace. further east of aden military planes struck parts of shabwa province. forces loyal to former president ali abdullah saleh. >> translator: up to now no action on the ground, control of our camp for almost four days. >> reporter: there are growing concerns about the impact the fighting is having on millions of yemenis who were even before the conflict among some of the world's poorest people. the eighth agency doctors without borders says aid is slowly arriving in sanaa. >> what is essential now is that an acute crisis that does not involve into a chronical one. we have all seen what has happened in syria where we have entered into fifth year of not only fighting but killing including killing civilians. now i think that there is still a window of opportunity when fighting and killing in yemen could be stopped. >> saudi-led air strikes to defeat houthi fighters and reinstate the gov

. >> late on thursday a medical team and supplies arrived in the port city of aden by boat. but properly distributing the aid could prove difficult. the u.n. says roads are being cut off and boats are being prevented from leaving many ports. >> i would like to share with you again that the situation in yemen is getting worse 50 hour. conflict is now affecting 15 of the 22 governments in the country. the situation is dire if not catastrophic. >> are concerns now with the long lasting humanitarian toll on the population. >> we expect in the coming weeks there to be an upsurge in malnutrition across the country whether areas of could been flict or not. situation is people's revenues are going down, cost of living going up and government services weakened if not falling apart. >> and this attack on grain silos thursday night near aden could worsen the malnutrition. they were a critical supply for wheat. >>> former presidents ali abdullah saleh blame the rng fighting acknowledge and as the attacks continue conditions for the civilian population are likely to get worse. erica woods

these pictures are said to show rebels on top of the presidential palace in the southern city of aiden. the portthere. president haidi had been there until a week ago. on thursday the houthis also took control of the commercial center of the city. and attacks on the presidential palace is a major blow to the saudi-led coalition which is being carrying out air strikes for about the last week. saudi arabia experienced the first casualty since the campaign started, the interior ministry saying a border guard, a border guard soldier was killed by gunfire from across the yemen border and ten soldiers apparently hurt. in another development al-qaeda has been taken advantage of turmoil to expand the foot hold in the country and fighters from the groups in an eastern city and freeing hundreds of people among them an al-qaeda leader. now the saudi-led coalition spokesman confirmed houthi attacks on yemen but says they are now working that is if coalition to isolate the houthi fighters in the port city. >> translator: we manage to stand off all houthi fighters on the outskirts of aiden and say the situati

forces loyal to ali abdullah saleh are trying to push their way into the area and trying to prevent the port city from falling under control. street to street, battles continue in the city, trying to force the houthis to retreat or surrender. though the north in ta'izz, the birth place of the uprising, pro government forces take control of an area of the city. ta'izz is seen as the gateway of the city, the humanitarian situation is only worsening. there's a lack of fuel as well as essentials like food and water. after a month of bombing most people in yemen want the war to end. in 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 pres

. >> late on thursday another plane arrived in the port city of aden by boat. properly distributing the aid could prove difficult. the u.n. said that wrote are being cut off boats are being prevented from leaving many ports. >> i would like to share with you again that the intense situation in yemen is getting worse by the hour. conflict is affecting 15 out of the 22 governs 22 governors. >> the question now is the willing-lasting humanitarian toll. >> we. >> it was already a country where main live under the poverty line. that's not going to get period. people's revenues are going down. cost of live something going up, and government services are weakened if not falling apart. >> and this attack on grain silo on thursday night could worsen the malnutrition. there were usual stores for wheat. forces loyal to the blame the saudi-led coalition for the suffering. but whoever is to blame yemen was already one of the most impoverished nations before the fighting began and conditions are likely to get worse. >> pakistan has voted against joining the coalition. saudi a

. >> gun battles across the port city of aden as the battle for yemen intensifies. i'm lauren taylor, this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up: sudan's president casts his vote in an election boycotted by the main opposition parties. his legacy can be seen every day. in the technology all around us. that story coming up. >> hello first to yemen where the saudi-led coalition has been intensify its strikes on multiple targets in the south of the country. that's where houthi rebels are advancing. planes are targeting shebwa, heavy fighting on the ground there, tribesmen are getting involved. what's concerned the houthi incursion in some areas, saudi arabia says it's stepped up attacks on the houthis. >> the air attacks amounted to 120 yesterday and this number is going to increase. the militias will never be allowed to stay longer. all the fronts have been busy. we're targeting all the infrastructure on the houthis targeting their command centers. >> ahmed faiziz explained what is happening there. >> translator: the shebwa tribes are engaged in a ground offe