. >> let's go to zeina khodr. zeina, what does this tell us about the dynamics of the rebel groups? >> reporter: from the beginning jane the syrian opposition movement has never been united nationsed. they mayunitedunited.some are secular some have different political positions but what is happening today is the incident involves division 30. this is a group that is ready to fight i.s.i.l. instead of the syrian government and this is a group willing to cooperate with the united states. now, not many are willing. nusra's actions today was really a message to the united states, as well as to the division 13, any other rebel force thinking about cooperating with the united states, nusra saying that they not only targeted the base of the division 30 but it abducted its commander and several of its fighters, accusing them of working for interests of the united states. it is designated as a terrorist organization by the u.s. the coalition fight against i.s.i.l. doesn't include the u.s. but somehow works under the color of nusra giving this strong methodic message not just with the u.s. bu

zeina khodr, zeina there was more than one reference there to the syrian crisis being solved by syrians without interference from outside. >> reporter: yes. that was what the russian foreign minister said. we have to remember both russia and iran are allies of the syrian government. and both of these countries now have been leading really a diplomatic push to try to revive peace talks, di diplomacy has failed over the past few years, these two countries put forward proposals but so far those proposals have been rejected by the opposition and their regional backers. what russia first proposed was broadening the international coalition which is fighting against isil to include the syrian government. this is the way russia believes the fight against isil will be won. saudsaudi arabia reject that. the syrian national coalition which is the main syrian opposition in exile rejected that. they don't believe that any legitimacy should be given to the syrian government. we also know that iran has its a own peace proposal and it has been calling for dialogue saying -- it's about formal a national

zeina khodr joins us now.aring of yet more air strikes on this area this morning. >> reporter: yes. accord to this syrian observatory for human rights, there were three air strikes targeting douma early this morning. there is still no word on casualties. the syrian observatory also reporting that the government targeted other areas in this region. which is in the damascus countryside. targeting areas. now, this area really is a rebel strong hold. it has been a rebel strong hold for many years. and the government has not been able to recapture these territories. but over the years it has been targeting it. at the etched day the military still controls the skies. the government needs to make sure that the rebels are pushed back and defends their seat of power in damascus, like you mentioned this was one of the most deadliest attacks in the course of the syrian war. the high death toll is because first of all, the first air strike targeted a crowded marketplace. it was rush hour and people were there. and then wh

zeina khodr is live in baghdad. zeina how important is this person? >> reporter: he was a high ranking military official in charge of i.s.i.l.'s military operation in iraq. he was a high ranking member who had military knowledge as well as knowledge of the area. at the end of the day, the man is an iraqi which gives hm some sort of credibility and legitimacy among the population. if he was a foreigner from teubs or saudi arabia it would be hard to interact -- from tunis or saudi arabia h it would be hardo interact. its strict interpretation of islam the fact that they don't accept any dissent, like i said he was an iraqi from the area who knows the ground and knows the people. we have to remember that i.s.i.l. yes it is a secretive organization but there has been intelligence reports that this organization does not have a centralized command structure. they learn from the past, many of these people were members of al qaeda in iraq, central command structure really lessened its control. allows overall operation to continue in case a top official is kil

zeina hodor reports. >> a suicide truck bomb killed at least two soldiers and injured 20. authorities are blaming the outallowed kurdistan worker's party or the p.k.k. sunday's bombs is seen as an escalation in the continuing conflict between turkey and the p.k.k. which has spilled on to this street. scenes like these have been recurring in mainly kurdish areas of the country. >> we wanted to organize a match urging the continuation of peace talks. there is chaos in kurdistan. who wanted to create this atmosphere? it was the government. >> turkey disagrees. it blamed the p.k.k. for violating a ceasefire and killing a civilian and 21 security personnel over recent days. >> the game is clear, three terrorists organizations are targeting turkeys democracy freedom and public order. their actions in june were messages to us and a declaration of war. the turning point was not when we declared war on july 23. >> the turkish government says there can be no talks if the talks continue. >> turkey began a campaign of airstrikes on p.k.k. bases in northern iraq, and isil in syria over

zeina khodr. migrants have broken down several security fences by the euro tunnel. scaled fences near channel tunnel to hom on to freight trains or trucks destined for britain. prime minister be. >> they came from foxton united, a resident group campaigning for better treatment of migrants trying to reach the u.k. they say channel tunnel authorities have to do more to save migrant lives. in particular, the lives of those trying oget through channel tunnel from calais who are clinging to train cars. >> we need to street our fellow human beings with respect. >> there needs to be a european initiative that sets up properly managed refugee camps where people can be properly prepared and properly processed acknowledge rather than left to live like animals in the junk jungle. >> a few yarsdz away, protestors with an altogether different view. both implacably opposed to immigration of any kind. noisy and with usual symbols of english nationalism. >> the country's on its knees. we need to concentrate on our people here, our veterans, our homeless allowing more people into t

let's get more on the cease-fire in syria now with zeina khodr.st of all, what happened with the collapse of the -- the apparent collapse of this cease-fire? >> reporter: well, the rebel movement announced that. it said the seats fire has now collapsed and negotiations have broken down. like you mentioned, there was a cease-fire on two front lines in syria. one in the north of the current treat, in idlib and one in the damascus countryside. now, what we understand early this morning, rebels fired mortars two shia villages and the government bombarded zabadani. what we know is that rebels are not happy with the way in which negotiations are heading, but we understand that they were told to hold fire and reach an agreement whereby opposition fighters will be given safe passage and in return, the people in two shia villages in the north populated by government supporters will be allowed to leave. but what we understand from opposition sources is that the government is demanding that the population of zabadani also leave with the fighters in one way o

zeina khodr, al jazeera, turkey. >>> u.s. president has unveiled what he says is an ambitious national plan to tackle climate change. barack obama announced even tougher cuts to greenhouse gas emissions to u.s. power plants than previously expected. it's a challenge to do more. the president says it's the most important step the nation has taken to deal with global warming. >> like cutting every ounce of emissions from electricity from 108 million american homes or taking 160 million cars off the road. by 2030 we will reduce premature deaths from powerpoints by nearly 30% and thanks to this there will be 90,000 fewer asthma attacks per year. >> patty culhane has more. >> an impassioned announcement by president obama. focusing on coal fired power plants, that provides about 30% of the energy used in this country. are power plants need to find a way to cut their emissions in 15 years time. half of the states are suing the government to stop this, probably going to end up in the supreme court and getting to the point could take

zeina khodr, al jazeera, diyalla. >>> the u.n u.s. president is calling for recognition of climate change. talks are ahead of a summit this year. here is a taste of what will be on the agenda. rich countries will deliver on the promise of how they plan to mobilize $100 million a year by 2020 to help poor and developing nations. all countries will have to submit their plans on how they will reduce emission he but so far only around 50 countries have actually done this. many analysts predict the commitments will not deliver enough reductions of the temperature rise to the targeted 2° celsius. it is feared the world is headed for more weather events as the ice caps melt and natural conditions are adversely affected. daniel lak reports. >> this week president obama will see for himself both the glorious landscape of alaska and how it's being devastated by climate change. glaciers, permafrost and sea ice are all melting and as the president has said coastal erosion is washing away communities forcing people to flee. >> if a country was thr

zeina khodr has the report. >> a large force containing sunni forces, dozens of haider al-abadi's men has been killed in ambushes over recent days. it is proving to be a difficult fight, this battle is important for the government whose army and police units were abandoned after i.s.i.l. invaded anbar province. to avoid worsening sectarian tensions, those militias were immediately deployed to anbar when ramadi fell. it watts a request by the government whose army wasn't able to stop its advances. >> some western embassies should review their positions. we won't let anyone interfere in our are business, this is a red line. >> amery belongs to a political party that has a great position in parliament. >> amerie is the number 1 man, the force has become a military institution and the u.s. ask worried about its strength especially in the i.s.i.l. phase. he wants to increase his numbers. number around 100,000 men. they were given official status by the government which pays some of their salaries. they have largely replates placed the army in the place of deediyalla and, the government con

zeina khodr, al jazeera, beirut. >> egypt's president has approved new laws against terrorism but new legislation will be used to crush dissent. any group considered to be part of a, quote, terror group, will get the death penalty. >>> what they are saying is resonating with everyone on the campaign trail, it seldom does. >> a group of student athletes at northwestern university will not be allowed to unionize. , the athletes claim that the university that they are employees of the university. a point the board did not address in its decision but it did say allowing these athletes to unionize would upset the balance of competition in the ncaa. there is no way to appeal the ruling. >>> the white house is launching a new initiative against heroin use, so they can better understand the origination of abuse. the goal is to shift from a punishment based model to a system focused on treating low level offenders. >>> holding court with iowans, among them wisconsin governor scott walker. , h echoing front runner donald trump. earlier we spoke to joe watkins, former aide to je george h.w. b. >

zeina khodr is live in baghdad. how significant is the strike then. >> well, undoubtedly he was a high langing official, and a man with military skills in background. he was serving in the iraqi army, in charge of i.s.i.l.'s military operations in iraq. i say was the charge. there's no confirmation from the group, other sources, that he was killed. i spoke to the iraqis that have contact in mosul. what it said was that their contact informed them that i.s.i.l. lost a high-ranking member. but in one way for another. in man had a legitimacy or credibility if you like, because he was an iraqi or a foreigner. he knows the area, the people, the culture. this, of course, is an advantage, specially since i.s.i.l. lost a lot of support among the population because of this interpretation of islam, the way it rules, the very fact that it doesn't accept any form of dissent. undoubtedly this is a setback. we have to remember something. i.s.i.l. is a secretive organization. there's intelligent information that the power structur

zeina khodr has more. >> tell them to wait for roads and facilities to be rebuilt but they believe the kurdish forbes who recaptured the area want to make jalalla part of the region they captured in the north. trz the kurds are destroying our >> translator: the curds are changing the dynamics there. >> the authorities in bagged are not addressing the issue with the kurdish regional government and representatives of diyalla's sunnis say they don't have much power. >> translator: the parties who are now in control operate outside of the state and some have military wings. we hope this will change as part of the reforms promised by the government. >> reporter: there has long been an uneasy relationship between the sunni, shia and kurdish communities. fault lines have run through these communities for years, this war has brought a new reality, one that has created a new authority on the ground. shia militias also known as the popular mobilization forces have become the new power here. were accused of reprisal killings against sunnies. many feel the action he of these groups are continuatio

zeina khodr has the story. >> they hope the syrian economy will collapse. >> the islamic court welcomedecision and the people welcomed being paid in turkish lira. >> when the civil war began in march 2011, one u.s. dollar could be exchanged for 47 pounds. the rate now is at least 190 powptdz. tharepounds. the decision will help people because of the lira stability against u.s. dollar. but there are others that think it may be part of turkey's plan to create a safe haven. >> what you might call a de facto zone, we might say the opposition's decision might be in advance getting ready to governance in this area somehow. >> reporter: the turkish government hopes the military campaign to get rid of, it has been years since the government lost control of much of northern syria. but it has been fighting to keep the western half of aleppo city which was once syria's financial capital and there are errors that its main ally rawn is suggesting placing the divided city under international protection as part of a peace deal. the opposition's decision to stop using syrian pounds in the north, is sig

zeina khodr reports. >> the plane dropped the bomb in a crowded marketplace. it is all-too-familiar place for the people in the rebel stronghold of duma. sunday's attack was the worst yet. civil defense workers and others gathered at the site of the explosion to help move the wounded when more air raids hit. more than 100 people were killed and dozens of others were wounded. doctors at the field hospital struggled to help those who lived. many were critically injured. according to activists on the ground, the victims were civilians, women and children among them. u.n. humanitarian chief stephen o'brien, the u.n. has been unable to stop the violence or bring about a political settlement but o'brien has condemned the duma strikes. >> i'm absolutely horrified about the total disregard for civilian life by all parties. unacceptable and must stop. i appeal to every party engaged in violence and fighting to protect civilians. and to respect international humanitarian law. >> reporter: syrian state media don't mention the attack on duma but a source is quoted by sayi

zeina khodr has this report. >> reporter: the plane dropped the bomb in a crowded marketplace. it is an all-too-familiar scene for the people of the rebel stronghold of duma. this town is regularly targeted by syrian government air strikes but the sunday attack was the worst yet. civil defense workers and others gathered at the site of the destruction when more air raids hit. more than 100 were killed and dozens others wounded. doctors at the field hospital struggled to help those who survived, many of them critically injured. according to activists on the ground, the victims were civilians, women and children among them. u.n. humanitarian chief stephen o'brien visited the battered city of homs. the u.n. has been unable to stop violence or bring about a political settlement but o'brien has condemned duma strikes. >> i'm absolutely horrified by the total disregard of civilian life by alt parties in this conflict. attacks on civilians are unlawful unacceptable and must stop. i appeal to every party engaged in violence and fighting, to protect civilians. and to r respect internati

zeina khodr reports. >> their town of jalalla was cleared of i.s.i.l. ten months ago. they believe the kurdish forces who recaptured the area want to make jalalla part of the region they govern in the north. >> translator: the kurds are destroying our homes and they want to change the demographics so arabs won't be the majority there. >> the representatives are seeking help from the head of diyalla's provincial capital who is himself from jalulla. but the authorities in baghdad are not addressing the issue. representatives from the sunnies say they don't have much power. >> translator: the parties who are now in control operate outside of this state and some have military wings. we hope this will change as part of the reforms promised by the government. >> reporter: there has long been an uneasy relationship between the sunni, shia and cushtkurdish communities. there have been fault lines for years. that war has brought a new reality, one that has created a new authority on the ground. shia militias also known as the popular mobilization forces have become the real pow

zeina khodr reports. >> the momentum is growing, so is the number of protesters. for the first time, joining a spontaneous protest. muqtada al sadr. , has supporters in government and parliament. >> we need support from different forces in iraq. so sadr members very important to us, actually the evaluation in baghdad is too much maybe about 50-50. >> reporter: people are no longer just asking for better services. they want crups official corrupo leave government service. they won't back down. >> no one can stand in front of the iraqi people. the people taking the wealth of the country won't be able to do that any longer. >> that won't be easy. abadi has done nothing but reduce the number of government seats and cut spending.. >> abadi is president and commander in chief but his hands are tied, the government is strong. >> the power struggle among iraq's shia factions is now out in the open. this is not an anti-government protest at least not yet. the people here are throwing their weight behind the prime minister, haider al-abadi who has promised reforms, the chal

zeina hoarder reports. >> reporter: it's a protest movement that brought in to the open the power struggleshia politicians. every friday iraqis from different sects and walks of life at first demanded better services, now they want change. >> people don't just want water and electricity went political reform and government institutions. >> reporter: prime minister baddie promise today do that. these have been a pledge to fight corruption, but reforming the iraq's sectarian based polighpolitical system will note easy everybody the prime minister said he's facing powerful enemies. >> translator: there are people that want to bring down the political process, they have money, they run television and radio stations but we will stand in their way. >> reporter: he has the backing of the highest shia reluge us rs authority in iraq, who has influence over the shia population. through his spokesman he urged him to press for reforms. it was a message of support and a message to his rivals not to stand in the way. he took office over a year ago after isil captured much of the sunni heartland think he

they have been the coalition's sources on the ground but cracks are now emerging. >> that was zeina khodr reporting there. >>> dozens of people taken captive by the boko haram group. sol years freed 178 people on sunday. more than 100 of them were children nearly 70 were women. nigerian officials say a senior borm official was also captured in the operation. the group has been trying establish an islamic state for several years in the northeastern part of the country. >>> inturg russiast. petersburgy several gay activist were attacked by military veterans. russia passed a law in 2013 prohibiting, quote, propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations. >>> tragedy unfolds in front of a crowd. the horrifying accident had a killed a pilot and shot spectators at an air show. plus, the white house reveals a plan to combat climate change. what president obama is going to announce first thing tomorrow. >> just the fact that jesus walked here is aplaysing. >> a rare agreement between israel jordan and the palestinians. ah are. >> a reduction helicopter pilot died after a crash at an air show today.

zeina khodr, al jazeera southern turkey. >> let's speak more about this from assel ashraf. thank you for coming in to speak with us. syrian fighters, do you think they would have been able to carve out the territory they already have including recent gains in the city of hasaka without there being some sort of tacit cooperation? >> it seems it depends how you define cooperation. they have often exploited the government's attacks against daesh so they can take territory. they're not opposed wasted their energy fighting government forces when they could much more effectively fight daesh and get the territory they need closer to home. so they haven't gone towards damascus when instead they have concentrated on the border regions which are much more important to them, the kurdish regions. so i think there's a de facto cooperation because they are both fighting a common enemy. there is no evidence so far of a deal being done or even you know any communication coordination happening. >> there's no evidence of that. but the kurdish ypg has been the most effective ground force in t

zeina khodr, al jazeera, baghdad. >>> it was one of the worst natural disasters in u.s. history. when hurricane katrina came ashore no one knew how bad it was going to be. no one who ever survived the storm could forget how bad it actually was. relations between the u.c. and iran, tonight at 9:00 p.m. from havana, cuba, a look at the island nation that has been cut off from the united states, for almost 50 years, antonio mora, shows how warming relations with the u.s. may impact them. them. >> katrina was really a wake-up call. >> one of the worst catastrophes in u.s. history. >> most of south louisiana is all sediment, plant growth and decay... there's always a risk of flooding. >> now, new cutting edge technology that could help prevent future disasters... >> the system has really evolved. >> and what it means for new orleans. >> our big take away is new orleans is on a good track, but the job is not done here. >> techknow investigates 10 years after katrina. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey and here's a look at your top stories. three american men who

zeina khodr, al jazeera, baghdad. >> in the full eight people have been killed, protesters having the confrontation i with police. near kathmandu. >>> the protesters from the ta revenueu ethnic group want oseparate state to be handed down in the writing of a new constitution. that constitution, i spoke to subina shrestha in the nepalese capital, kathmandu. >> police and protesters clashed today, and reports of large number of protesters carrying household implements came out on the streets and they say that the police open fired on them where the police say they got attacked. the majority of those dead are said to be policemen. this entire region has been tense for the past two weeks andands this because of nepal'sw accusation being written where saits are being demarcated. people in the far western district especially wh the tarua separatist group of, other groups are saying that the far western region should not be broken. so in the past few weeks there had been small clashes but this large clash was absolutely unprecedented. >> coming up on the newshour, i.s.i.l. reportedly attacks

zeina khodr, al jazeera, baghdad. >> in our in context report tonight we are focusing on an alarming report, a spike in the number of executions. an amnesty international report, in the first two months of 2015, saudi arabia executed more than 215 people, average of 1 person every two days. of the more than 2,000 executions recorded since 1985, foreign nationals make up nearly half of them. that's especially alarming when you consider foreigners are only a third of saudi arabia's 30 million people. joining us from london is savad, saudi arabian researcher. it's good to see you. it's hard to know where to start. one person executed on average every other day. 30 years ago the saudis executed only 18 people in 1985. what has changed? >> it is unclear what has changed. what is basically clear is that the authorities are trying apparently to make a point out of the numbers of executions. in the last couple of years we've seen the number more or less steady around 90. but ever since august 2014 that number has skyrocketed and it is complete unclear why it has happened. needles tneedless t

zeina khodr, al jazeera. >>> insisting national elections next weekend should go ahead as scheduled. >> otto molina diaz denies allegations and says he will not resign. david mercer joins us via skype of ann teagu antuiga. >> this is the first time the president has appeared in public, if you will, for more than two weeks now. last sun he did issue a video statement where he appeared quite nervous and maybe uncomfortable where he denied charges and also said that he would not step down, would not resign today. he appeared much more comfortable, much more confident. his press conference landed about 20 minutes and then he took about 40 minutes of questions from local press who had been waiting to talk to him for along time. as youd, the main focus of his speech was that due processes here in guatemala need to be respected, he does not want to be tried on the street, making mention of the street protests that have been occurring for the last months. mostly speculation and accusations that have made their way through the press. he says due process should remain respected and denied aall

zeina khodr reports. >> reporter: these people are demanding to go home. their town of jalula was cleared of i.s.i.l. ten months ago. officials tell them to wait for the roads and facilities to be rebuilt but they believe the kurdish forces who recaptured the area want to make sure it is part of the region they govern in the north. >> translator: the kurds are destroying our homes and they want to change the demographics so arabs won't be the majority there. >> reporter: the representative of the town want to make sure it is kurdish, but the authorities in baghdad are not addressing the issue with kurdish regional government and representatives say they don't have much power. >> translator: the parties who are now in control operate outside of the state and some have military wings. we hope this will change as part of the reforms promised by the government. >> reporter: there has long been a break between the three communities, fault lines have run through this province for years. they have worsened since the start of the war against i.s.i.l. that war has

more from zeina khodr, who is on the turkey-syrian border. let's start with the attacks on police in south-eastern turkey. >> well a dramatic escalation. yes, the attacks have been continuing for some time now. turkish police men, turkish army soldiers have been targeted. what we understand from the governor of this province in the east of the country, this time around it involved a suicide bomber who used a truck and detonated explosives outside an army base killing two soldiers wounding more than 24 others. the p.k.k. used suicide bombings in the past but the last time was in 2012. turkey for its part keeping up the pressure on the p.k.k. targetting the bases in the mountains, in northern iraq and some of their positions in the east of the country. turkey making clear that it did not declare war on the p.k.k. they were launching attacks before all this happened. and that the p.k.k. violated the ceasefire, and was responsible for not laying down the arms as part of the agreement. so the two sides far apart, tensions on the streets as you men

zeina khodr, al jazeera, beirut. >> jimmy carter revealed he has cancer. carter says he is rearranging his schedule to get treatment at emory university in atlanta. he will make more statement when he gets more information. the 39th president is 90 years old. >>> coming up, anxious migrants cooped up in a stadium in the summer heat as it boils over. and later a vee volt by travelers at -- a revolt by travelers at british airports about boarding passes. passes. >> on the greek island of kos, riot police fought with migrants for the second day in a row. 2500 migrants are being forced to stay in a stadium until they can get their immigration papers but with so many people the process is slow and as they wait they're trapped in high temperatures without food or enough water. the government said today it would charter a commercial ship to house the migrants. doctors without borders say the conditions are inhumane. these are amongst the tens of thousands who cross mediterranean, brought to si toy today, naval and choafg and cand ships. >>> mrs. deny any wrongdoi

zeina khodr reports from across the border in southern turkey. >> i.s.i.l.'s capital for almost two years raqqa, these people hide their identities to protect their families and colleagues back home. some of them have been killed but this has not stopped them in raqqa from a campaign to save their city. their information suggests that u.s. coalition led air strikes have done little to banish i.s.i.l. from inside the city, working in i.s.i.l.'s favor. >> translator: the u.s. support for the kurdish militia has caused acre among the arabs. pushed the arabs out. many of them went south to raqqa and now some are saying they fear the kurds more than i.s.i.l. >> putting together a army to fight i.s.i.l. what it's called the new syrian army, there are those who warn against this. >> translator: any force linked to the u.s., will be looked upon in this way, the u.s. won't work with them because they are religious. >> reporter: the new syrian forces are supposed to lead the force against i.s.i.l. but have been linked to el nusra front. >> nusra is not the only obstacl

zeina khodr has the report. >> the plane dropped the bomb in a crowded marketplace. it is an all too familiar scene for the people of the rebel stronghold of duma. this town is regularly targeted by syrian air strikes but sunday's was the worst yet. civil air defense workers gathered, while more air raids hilt. doctors at the field hospital struggled to help those who survived. many of them were critically injured. according to activists on the ground the victims were civilians. women and children were among them. the attacks coincided with a visit of the u.n. humanitarian chief stephen o'brien to syria where he met officials and visited the battered city of homs. obey brian has condemned the duma strikes. >> i'm absolutely horrified by the told disregard much civilian liflife by all parties on this conflict. attacks on civilians are unlawful unacceptable and must stop. i appeal to every party engaged in violence and fighting to protect civilians. >> a military force was quoted as saying that targeted the headquarters of the rebel group the islam army. a day earlier

many have fled to the town to escape isil fighters in anbar province more from zeina khodr. >> one of few towns in anbar province where the state has a presence, the roads beyond this checkpoint lead to issim-controlled areas in north, west, and central iraq. this is the only lifeline from those cut off from the rest of the world but only a few make it out. >> i managed to escape but my family is still there. they don't allow people to leave. they tell the people that they should die alongside them. sometimes, they tell you, if you want to leave, you have to leave your women and children behind. >> some 300,000 people fled when isil captured ramadi, the proofvincial capital of anbar in may. as fighting intensefies between isil and government fors, the human crisis is worsening. >> there is fighting and the airplanes are striking. life is difficult. instead of add vantszing, the army had to pull back. we had to drive in the dessert to reach here. >> many of these people have relatives they left behind. hundreds of thousands are believed to be in isil-controlled cities and towns while i

zeina khodr, beirut. >> an isil suicide attack has killed at least seventeen security people in anbar prove incident just northeast of the city of falujah, two trucks filled with explosives targeted a group of soldiers and shia militia men who had been fighting alongside them. iraq's prime minister has ordered military commanders to face trial for abandoning positions in ramadi earlier this year. located in the anbar province, ramadi is the capitol of the sunni hartland. in may, the predominantly shia government battled isil in an offensive that lasted three days. isil pushed military forces out and took over the city. the prime minister said anyone of officer grade or above who left their post during the battle must be court martialed. mohammed jamjoon has more on this from baghdad. >> reporter: abadi tonight ratifying recommendations that had been made to him by members of iraq's military that had conducted an investigation in to officers having abandoned their posts when isil took over the city of ramadi last year. now, the prime minister is now agreeing with the assessment of thos

to leave the region zeina khodr reports. >> reporter: another attack against turkish security personnel. this time it involved a suicide truck bomb. at least two soldiers were killed, 20 injured. authorities are blaming the outlawed kurdish workers party or the p.k.k. sunday's bombing is seen as an escalation in the conflict between turkey and the p.k.k., which spilled on to the streets. scenes like these have been occurring. in mainly kurdish areas of the country. you kurds have been calling for an end to the operations. >> translation: we wanted to organise a march urging the continuation of peace talks. as you know, there's chaos in kurdistan. who wanted to create it atmosphere. it was the caretaker a.k. party. >> turkey disagrees, blaming the p.k.k. for violating a ceasefire and killing security personnel. >> translation: the game is clear, three terrorist organizations are targetting turkey's democracy, freedom, their actions a declaration of war. the turning point was not when we declared war on july 23rdrd. >> reporter: the turkish government says there can be no talks if the att

zeina khodr. >> the saudi-led coalition has led more strikes.here are reports howe howe targets have been hit but rebels say the strikes are killing yemeni civilians. aid groups estimate 4,000 people very many died in the conflict since march. >> in syria, fighting between pro-government forces and rebels has resumed in a number of key locations after a cease-fire ended. the 48-hour truce was in the rebel-held town of zebedoni and the government held villages of alfua and kafraya. at a time facilities restored after overnight talks on a broader deal and the evacuation of civilians broke down. activists in lebanon are calling for more anti-government protests in beirut later on saturday. they began more than a month ago when rubbish started pile up on the streets following the closure of the capitol's mainland phil site. and as jamal now reports, there is no lasting solution to the crisis. >> at a glance, it would appear that lebanon's rubbish crisis has been solved at least in the upper class neighborhood where the rubbish scapes are now empty.

zeina khodr, al jazerra, baghdad. >>> u.n.eneral ban ki-moon is visiting nigeria to meet the country a respects president. ban is expected to discuss development, climate change, human rights and countering violence. he also marked the 40 anniversary of an attack on a u.n. building in the capital abuja by the rebel group boko haram. >>> more than 2 million farm workers, including children travel around mexico picking fruit and vegetables with much of the produce destined for the united states or europe, they earn a fraction of what agricultural workers are paid in the u.s. and often endure terrible conditions, john hulman has more from the mexico state of jalisco. >> reporter: these children are on hair way to work. they are part of the army of poor mexicans moving across the country to pick crops. it's illegal for eight-year-old eduardo to be harvesting these tomatoes. but his family needs the money. his sister liliana, dreams of using some of it to study. >> translator: i have to buy ruck sacks and all those things so i can

. >> zeina khodr sent us this update from baghdad. >> reporter: i've been speaking with iraqis who have contacts inside mosul. what they have been telling me is their contacts inform them that i.s.i.l. did indeed lose a high ranking official. a high ranking official has been killed but they still cannot confirm who. now, what we understand is that was a high ranking member of the council and in charge of the iraq's military operations in iraq. so if indeed it was confirmed that he was killed, it will be a blow to the operation. we also have to remember that i.s.i.l. is really a predecessor of al qaeda in iraq. most of the leadership came from al qaeda in iraq and they learned from the past and they made sure that the organization will not just depend on you know a few leaders replacing them. it would be easy to do but this man had military skills, he's from mosul so he knows the city quite well. he is also -- he knows the people of the area which really gives him credentials and gives him the skills that i.s.i.l. needs and what really makes it a strong force, at the end of the day we ha

zeina khodr reports. >> reporter: this is thought to be an air strike carried out by the u.s. to support allies in syria, targetting positions of the al qaeda-linked al nusra front in northern aleppo. it came too late. nusra fighters attacked the base of division 30 and abducted the commander and several of his fen. it was a message to the us, and syrians that cooperate with it. >> the 30 infantry subdivision is a group trained by u.s. in turkey. they entered u.s. a few days ago, it is a national army in america is trying to create in syria. america classified them as a terrorist group. the main goal is to fight nusra. >> reporter: little information has been made public about division 30 until a few days ago. it received training from the u.s. in turkey as part of a programme to build a force to fight i.s.i.l. it appears they did not want to be filmed because working with the u.s. could create enemies among the syrian opposition. >> translation: the american stooges - they are wrong, we are wrong. we are ready to coordinate. i'm announcing this through your channel. we'll fig

so all of these groups fighting isil but no unity among them. >> that was zeina khodr.kib police using water canon and tear gas to break up demonstrations, people calling for peace. the crowd gathered outside the pro-kurdish people's party calling for an end to turkish air was crafts. i will bring in from the outside, it may appear odd that the president of a largely autonomous kurdish region is asking kurdish pkk forces to get out to protect civilians. the sense might be that he's glad to see them away from there anyway. >> that's true. historically, the krg's -- >> this is the kurdistan regional government? >> kurdistan regional government parties and pkk have been rival s. there is a historic rivalry but a contemporary issue here the kurdish regional government and ankara the turkish government have over the last 10 years established an incredibly good working relationship built mainly on economics because they land-locked krg needs to export oil through turkey. it's the only way they can do it. there are other trade links through turkey. what has happened repeatedly

more from zeina khodr, on the turkey syria bored erm. >> attacks have been continuing, there has been numerous incidents, 22 soldiers and police men killed. the latest incidents really signals an escalation because according to the governor of agriprovince, in the east of the country, a suicide bomber barked an agricultural vehicle outside an army base, and detonated the explosives, killing two army soldiers, and wounding 24 others. the governor blames the p.k.k., but there has been no claim of responsibility. these tacks continue, turkey, for its part, keeping up the pressure on the p.k.k., targetting bases both in northern iraq and on turkish soil. as the ongoing campaign against the p.k.k. causing tensions between the turkish government and the kurdish population, they have been taking to the streets, denounlsing the air strikes, urging the turkish government, saying violence is not going to solve this issue. the pro-kurdish party, the h.d.p. accusing turkey they focus the campaign on the p.k.k. turkey denies this saying they are targetting two terrorist organizations and we heard

zeina khodr, al jazeera, southern turkey. >>> posted troops on syria's southern border. last month a turkish fighter was killed on the southern border, fighting syrian incursions into its territory. >>> another night of violence in a town in southeastern turkey and has been growing in the region since the military stepped autops up attacks on kuh forces. turks have been showing their anger on the government. thousands moved through central paris in the german city of cologne. >>> pro government forces in yemen have taken the city of zinzibar from forces to launch their offensive on the capital of the southern avian province. on tuesday they seized the kia base of al anad to its north. >>> yemen's third largest city of ta'izz continues to be hit. at least eight civilians were killed in the latest round of fighting. pictures appear to show blood stained floors of one home. houthi forces still control ta'izz but government forces are pushing north to try to retake city. meanwhile, the united arab emirates says three of its forces have been killed taking part in the saudi-le

zeina khodr reports from across the border. >> these men are from the syrian city, i.s.i.l.'capital for two years. they are safe in turkey, but hide identities to protect families and colleagues. some have been killed. this has not stopped them and their performers. information suggests that u.s.-led coalition air strikes did little damage to i.s.i.l. in the city. the activists told us that the over all strategy is working in their favour. >> translation: the u.s. support caused anger among arabs. it can push the arabs out. many went south to many went south to raqqa, some say they fear the kurds more than i.s.i.l. the u.s. is trying to put together an army of its own, what it calls the new syrian forces, who partner with modern factions on the ground. there are those that warn against this. >> translation: any force linked to the u.s. and doesn't fight the syrian government will be looked upon with suspicious. there are many powerful groups, but the u.s. will not work with them because they are religious. the new syrian forces is supposed to lead the ground assault. against

zeina khodr reports. >> this involved al suicide truck bomb three. >> two soldiers were killed and moren 20 injured. authorities are blaming the outlawed kurdistan worker's party or the pkk sunday's bomb something being seen as an escalation which has spilled on to the streets. scenes like this these have been recurring in mainly cud issues areaaries of the country. kurds have been calling for an end to the military operation. >> we wanted to organize a match urging the continuation of peace talks. but as you know there is chaos in kurdistan. who wanted to create this atmosphere? you. >> turkey disagrees. it has blamed the pkk for violating a cease-fire and killing a civilian in 21 security personnel over recent days. >> the game is clear. three terrorist organizations are targeting turkey's democracy, freedom and public order. their actions in june were messages to us and a declaration of war. the turning point was not when we declared war on july 23rdrd. >> the turkish government says there can be no talks if the attacks continue. turkey began a campaign of airstrikes on pkk bateses i

zeina khodr, al jazerra, beirut. >>> ray parliamentary investigation has blamed some of iraq's highestls in power at the time for the fall of mosul city to isil in june 2014. most prominently, the country's former prime minister nouri al-maliki is named in the report and may now face trial. separately the current prime minister al ba al badi has callr military commanders to be court marshaled for ban dunning their posts in the fall of ramadi. the top ranks of politics, al badi has reduced his cabinet by a third firing ministers and merging ministries. mohamed january joh jamjoon has. >> reporter: formally recommending that al-maliki be proprosecuted for the fall of te city of mosul this past year. not just al-maliki, other officials. dozens of in the province where mosul is. they are recommend that go they be charged with and prosecute today the fall of mosul. this is a very significant development. this panel in parliament has been investigating this for months. they made their recommend recom, they have passed it on for the speaker of parliament. the speaker of parliament has since p

zeina khodr has more. he was i.s.i.l.'s man in iraq. in control of the operations. his position in i.s.i.l.'s chain of command was confirmed by the white house which released this statement: he was reportedly killed near mosul on august 18th, as he travelled in a vehicle with another operative who also died. this is not the first time the u.s. claimed to have killed him. he was reported dead in an attack in 2014 as well. a former officer under saddam hussein, who served in the u.s., he played an instrumental roll in the capture of mosul. his growth is a blow to i.s.i.l. the group should be prepared for event utilities. i.s.i.l. is a secretive organization. intelligence indicates that group power is not centralized. many were leaders of al qaeda and iraq. it had a four-command structure, proving to be a weakness. i.s.i.l. leaders learnt from that experience. it created a system that gives leaders flexibility. operations are not there if officials are killed. it's been over a year. i.s.i.l. is deeply entrenched in mosul, where it controls all aspects of life. there ar

zeina khodr has the latest. >> another attack against turkish security personnel. this time it involved a suicide truck bomb. at least two soldiers were killed with more than 20 injured. authorities are plameblame, the kurdistan worker's party or the pkk. sunday's bombing in the continuing conflict which has spilled on to the streets. scenes like these have kurds calling for an end to the military operations. >> we wanted to continue the piece talks as you know there is chaos in kurdistan. who createquated to create in the atmosphere? >> turkey disagrees. it has blamed the pkk for violating a cease-fire and killing a civilian and quote 1 security personnel over recent days terrorists organizations. their messages to us in a declaration of war. the turning point was not when we declared war on july 23rdrd. >> the >> the continue. opponents believe he is serving the interest of his close ally turkey. many kurds believe turkey's real agenda is keeping territorial ambitions in check. >> our wonder how turkey comes. >> means they are protecting isil. >> the kurds both i

meanwhile as zeina khodr reports, there's no let up in the fighting in syria. >> the rebel stronghold has been targeted by government air strikes. many people were killed and injured. the military says the latest was retaliation for the seat of power. casualties were scored as rockets and water bombs landed. rebels occasionally fire mortars. many say the attack was a message to the syrian government, and the foreign minister mohammad javad zarif was spected there later. mohammad javad zarif repeatedly called for talks about gulf arab leaders, worried about iran's growing influence in the region. >> translation: we want to extend the hand of cooperation to all in the region. we are ready top exchange ideas for joint action to combat extremism, terrorism and sectarianism. >> there are a few details about the proposal. iran's meter reported that it would involve a ceasefire. amending the constitution and holding elections understand international supervision. the main problem is perfect for bashar al-assad. >> the issue today is the fate of the president bashar al-assad. this iranian ini

. -- zeina khodr reports. >> reporter: the rebel stronghold of duma was one of several opposition-held areas targeted by air strikes. many were killed and injured. the military regularly attacked the region in retaliation for assault on the government seat of power. casualties were caused as rockets landed. rebels fire mortar into the capital, the countryside. the barrage was intense and lasted for two hours. many say the attack was the message for the syrian government and the ally, whose main foreign minister was expected in damascus later. he has been in beirut as part of the efforts to promote peace. zarif called for talks with gulf arab leaders, worried about iran's growing influence in the region. >> translation: we want to extend the hand of cooperation to all in the region. we are ready to cooperate and top exchange ideas for joint action to combat extremism, terrorism and sectarianism. >> there are a few details about the iran peace proposal. iran's media reported that it would involve a ceasefire. the forming of a national government, amending the constitution and holding ele

zeina khodr reports. >> reporter: u.s. military advisor in iraq have been training and equipping sunni tribesman in anbar province as parts of a strategy to defeat i.s.i.l., hundreds are on the front lines. the obama administration believes their role will be crucial to recapture the sunni region, it is backed by the iraqi government. there are powerful voices raising questions. this is a top commander of the popular mobilization forces, which groups shia paramilitary forces that largely replaced the army on the ground. >> if the americans are cobb certained with the sunnis -- concerned with the soounies, they should not violate but give them capabilities. >> reporter: this man heads the military wing of the extreme islamic iraq counsel. . he doesn't hide his good relations with iran. after all it was founded in the '80s. >> sunni politicians fear that commanders are growing in strength. for them, the u.s. training programme is a step in the right direction, to create the national guard. >> it's been a good start. the u.s.

more on this cease-fire now in syria's zeina khodr is live for us in beirut. what happened here?reporter: well, the rebel group which was leading the negotiations on behalf of the opposition, they issued a statement saying that they would no longer abide by the cease-fire and that negotiations have broken down and they are now over. like you mentioned, a cease-fire came in to effect in two front lines. the rebels agreed to stop targeting these two shia villages in idlib prove incident. we ha we have to remember much of idlib is under the control of the opposition but these two shia villages really have been holding out since then. and the other front line is in the damascus countriciled. the government and its lebanese ally decided to hold their offensive. what we understand from ahshim is that the government was demanding not just the opposition fighters will leave zebadani but the people, themselves. we have no confirmation but this is according to ashim. this is why they refused to continue to talk to the government about this, because they are against and they reject any demo