haider al-abadi's cabinet approved the move. it still has to get through parliament. the move could unsettle iraq's delicate sectarian balance. here is why. the six posts under threats are three vice presidents and three prime ministers, all of whom represent various political blocks. nouri al-maliki is one of the shia vice presidents, and has been a polarizing fig ur since the u.s. withdrawal in 2011, blamed for stoking sectarian tension. whilst he was prime minister. another former prime minister is alawi and also is a vice president, he is recorded as a moderate, and has been a strong critic of hard line shia politicians inyuding nouri al-maliki. we have more from baghdad. >> the political establishment in iraq shaken up after haider al-abadi's decision to dismiss the three vice presidents and three deputy prime ministers. what is interesting about the decision is that already the cabinet here has approved prime minister haider al-abadi's decision, there was an emergency meeting by the council of ministers in which the action was approved. now it must move to parli

haider al-abadi tried to stop shia groups meddling in state affairs. it didn't work. >> reporter: the protests emerged from a grassroots movement. but there's fear they may be hijacked by political forces who are stronger than the state. haider al-abadi needs to make people's expectations to ensure credibility. there's more at stake, including the future of iraq as a state >>> thousands of experts gathered in stockholm for world water week. the theme is water for development, focussing on making sure resources used efficiently, and we have enough for the growing needs. normally 40% of the world's water is consumed in four countries, china, india, the u.s. and braz ail. -- brazil. 750 million don't have access to safe water. 40 million live in sub-saharan africa. from kenya, catherine wambua-soi reports on a scheme developed for people without water. >>> this card has never been more important for people in this township on the outskirts of nairobi. it pays for water. at half a u.s. cent. this person and several other card holders gets 20 litres of clea

iraq's prime minister haider al-abadi ordered military commanders to face trial for abandoning positions in ramadi this year. i.s.i.l. took over the city in may after months of fighting. we have more. >> haider al-abadi came out ratifying recommendations that has been made to him, and members in iraq's military that conducted an investigation into officers abandoning their post when i.s.i.l. took over the city of mike amadio last year. the prime minister is dagreeing with the assessment of the military officers saying any of them were in the army, abandoning their posts, must be court marshalled. it's not clear when they'll happen or if they have happened behind closed doors. this is following up on hours, and hours of investigations by members of the iraqi military. they came up with the recommendation, and it was approval recommended that the previous prime minister and members that abandoned their post should be court martial led and that may happen soon >>> children are among dozens of migrants boarding inflatable rafts in turkey hoping to reach cos. emma haywood reports >>> it's unc

some say haider al-abadi is a weak leader. they called on him to break ranks with his ruling coalition. >> translation: if he can't reform the system, he should resign or leave iraq. let him stay in his party. >> reporter: many blame the head of the party, nouri al-maliki, who was prime minister for eight years for institutionalizing corruption and believe he's a powerful figure preventing haider al-abadi from taking action against corrupt officials. >> translation: he can't take any political decision on his own. he needs to get rid of political pressure from his party. >> reporter: the turn out was lower than previous fridays. people seemed to be losing hope. >> haider al-abadi's credibility and political career are at stake. people are questioning his sincerity, whether he is the person to carry out reforms. he contacted on some promises to reduce the seats in government, the budget for personal security, for officials. apart from that, little changed. >> that is why the slogan for the protest was a message - we assign the

in terms of mr haider al-abadi. why he's looking at the fall of ramadi and not the fall of mossuals. it's affected in every ruling state to court martial anyone that has not followed the rules. we need to follow the rules equally and more effectively as we go along. we don't think the government is doing that. we know now that the iraqi army is not effectively trained or equipment. i don't think anyone is expecting the army to withstand the big assaults as we have heard them from the i am not s i.s. the more leading role is by the militias supporting the army, they are taking a backseat role. in order to effectively carry out the battle against i.s.i.s., we need to strengthen the army and investigate as to why they have withdrawn from those places. taking a few generals, i don't think it's going to achieve much. >> government forces are battling houthi rebels for control of the city. fighters loyal to haider al-abadi say 50 houthis have been killed in fighting in tiaz south-wests of the capital. the main security he

let's hear from haider al-abadi. in pakistan administered kashmir. >> although the indian prime minister and the pakistani minister, sharif agreed to resume talks, there was an indication it was a step forward. now the pakistani side said it analysed the indian foreign minister's statement at a press conference in which india put two conditions - pakistan says india cannot unilaterally put conditions for talks, they should be unconditional. they cannot do this alone. they object to the second point, that the pakistanis will not be allowed to meet the kashmiri leaders likely to attend the talks, and india would not accept a third party. therefore pakistan coming to the conclusion that the talks would not be productive. the fear is that with the breakdown of the talks, the tensions along the cin of control -- line of control in the disputed region of kashmir was likely to get worse before it got better. >> india described pakistan's decision to back out of the national security advisor's talks as unfortunate. the stall

i don't think haider al-abadi started with us. what he did was name and shame individuals. that is not the way to go forward. we need to tackle the deep state that is accused of a number of non-governmental organizations of being deeply corrupt and unrepresentative of iraqi people, that is the reason why we have thousands upon thousands flogging the streets, demonstrating against the government. unless we treat the root causes of problems, we are not going to produce anything. >> good to speak to you. pro-government forces are backing houthi rebels for control of the third-largest. fighters say 50 houthis have been killed in tiaz. south-west of the capital sanaa, the main security headquarters was taken by pro-government forces on saturday. they are also in full control, which had substantial oil reserves, and that means they hold five of yemen's six provinces in the south. >> in pakistan, the home minister of punjab and 11 others have been killed in a suicide attack. 32 others have been injured. rescuers are on the scene trying to help those buried under the rubble >>> chi

most of the folks were glad that haider al-abadi made the move. made the decision, but were pessimistic about when it would be put into effect. because corruption was rampant in parliament, because parliamentarians as many on the streets told us were looking out for themselves and not the country, they believed it would not get pass the. right now a lot of pressure on government and parliament to pass the resolutions to look to the people in iraq, that they are doing their best to fight corruption and get a return to the basic services like electricity, clean water to the citizens in this country. it's a dire time. >> thank you very much for that >>> the director of the iraq foundation for development and democracy joins me live from london, thank you for joining us on al jazeera. a significant move this, isn't it? >> it is no doubt one of the most significant steps taken in iraq since the occupation in 2003. the iraqi process has reached an impasse. it cannot function or render a result. if a mistake happens, the blame is thrown on the other side

haider al-abadi's proposal needs to be approved by the cabinet and the parliament, but could upset the sectarian balance. we have more details from the iraqi cap fall in baghdad >>> the iraqi prime minister's decision to rid the government of the positions of vice president and deputy prime minister sent shock waves throughout the government establishment, it's not surprising considering how much pressure the prime minister has been under because of mounting protests growing in cities throughout the countries, activists calling on the government to end rampant corruption. the people have been coming out. all that we have spoken with, saying they are apolitical in nature. they want a return to basic services. they want electricity, airconditioning at a time when iraq is experiencing a blazingly hot record heatwave. they want clean drinking water, clean water to bathe in for them and their families. the country is at a juncture were there is mounting anger towards the government and the prime minister showing that he's doing his utmost. on friday, the decision issued by the religious aut

haider al-abadi. as imran khan reports from baghdad he is expected to ask for more help. >> iraq is not only a country in war, but in economic crisis. loss could be around $with 22 billion. aid agencies say they are running out of money. be haider al-abadi wants the world leaders to step up. >> stepping up coalition air strikes and helping iraq reconstruct its war torn infrastructure and for humanitarian aid. is. >> reporter: the u.s. has approximately 3,000 u.s. troops in iraq, training and equipping government forces. 2,000 antitank missiles and the administration has pledged to speed up other weapons shipments. relations between the u.s. and iraq have been strained of late. earlier this month u.s. defense secretary accused the iraqi army of not having the will to fight. some iraqis say that's not fair. >> translator: i.s.i.l. is well quipped and well funded. iraq is in debt. it needs the g7 to support iraq financially and to bridge the debt gap. >> reporter: the meeting between the prime minister a

. >> prime minister haider al-abadi promised to do that. these protests a show of support for a pledge to fight corruption, reforming the sectarian political system will not be easy. the prime minister said he is facing powerful enemies. >> translation: there are people that want to bring down the political process. they have money and run television and radio stations. we will stand in their way. >> they have the backing of the highest society in iraq. the grand ayatollah sistani. whose has considerable influence over the shia population, through his statement he urged haider al-abadi to press ahead with reforms. it was a message of support and to his rival - don't stand in his way. he took over and replaced nouri al-maliki a year ago, accused of sectarian practices. after i.s.i.l. took over much of the mainland. his mission was to reconcile the communities, and reassert state authority. he's been challenged by forces within the leadership. shia militias, known as the popular mobilization forces replaced an army that collapsed in the face

haider al-abadi's proposal still needs to be approved by the parliament but it could upset iraq's delicate balance. mohammed jamjun, do you believe they played a part in the decision they made today? >> very good question, leading up to today on many occasions in the past weeks, you have heard from iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi, warned repeatedly iraqi politicians that they must get their act together, they must show the public that they're doing their utmost to fight corruption. he sense thread was a bit of revolutionary sentiment growing from this protest and government officials best be warned about the protests on the street. there is a direct correlation. one more thing to note. just on friday you had the highest religious authority, shia authority, to the highest shia cleric, ali al sistani, to give him a green light, to show the iraqi public they are battling corruption. we are at one of the protests and there were thousands of people in tahrir square, all of them saying these were apolitical protests that even though there are a number of security challenges in iraq the peop

. >> haider and his wife have 12 children. she says the taliban forced her to feed them and the villagers were caught in the middle. the taliban occupied the whole vehicle. the government forces have talking them. what could we do? we would have died if we stayed so we left. >> across the camp people tell similar stories. the summer heat keeps growing. there are no bathrooms or running water here and many people are angry. we have lost everything this man says and no one hems us. >> we have been here six days in the sun without a piece of bread. why doesn't anyone care about us? >> people left their homes with what they could. some had time to lock up. others didn't. government announcements on t.v. urged people to leave before afghan forces engaged the taliban. >> we told them that these people should leave the area the government. but it was only for one or two days, not to stay longer time. we are right now encouraging them to go back. >> but this camp keeps growing. in most areas the fighting continues. >> where it may be

few here believe that prime minister haider al-abadi's promises of reform will save the industry. that's because there are other major issues affecting iraq's agricultural sector. i.s.i.l.'s takeover of the northern portion of the country is providing danger over food shortage. long term food security concerns including shortages and sharp price increases. government officials insist they are made efforts to reverse output by modernizing irrigation channels but these farmers say it is not enough. >> translator: we just aren't getting the water we need to grow our crops properly. you can see the low water level in the tributary, it is not enough. they disregard these basic facts. >> reporter: so many problems facing iraq's vital agricultural sector, it is no surprise farmers are thinking of giving it up, a trend had a could put an even more pr pressure on a struggling industry. imtiaz tyab, al jazeera, southern iraq. >> the head of the united nations refugee agency has inspected shelters for those arriving on the greek island of lesbos. relocate 60,000 to other european countries.

. >>> iraq's prime minister haider al-abadi has ordered military commanders to face trial for abandoning positions in ramadi earlier this year. let's go to mohammed jamjoom who joins us from baghdad. mohammed this is a big story. what is the latest you're hearing on this? >> shiulie, military officers, anybody who is military grade or above, must now be court martialed. what's not exactly clear is when those court mart yals have marte on behind could closed doors. it was also previously recommended that those who abandoned their posts should be court martialed. shiulie. >> it's been soundly criticized for how it has crit handled or not handled i.s.i.l. >> that the correct. the iraqi government is making great gains against i.s.i.l, those claims treated as propaganda. don't think they are making that much headway against the islamic state of iraq and the levant. now we should mention that this move today by the prime minister was very much expected, in fact this is part and parcel of the sweeping reform measures that prime minister abadi has been introducing and has been met with agreemen

haider al-abadi accuses houthis of using force to stop the transition to democracy. saudi-led air strikes continued to pummel targets inside yemen, and the battle in the city of taiz. live to hashem ahelbarra in riyadh. haider al-abadi says he will not go until he has list of demands met. talk us through them. this is the stance of the yemeni government and abd-rabbu mansour hadi they say they are having the backing of the g.c.c. and the international community, and have to be recognised as the only authority in yemen, and are frustrated how the government in yemen treats those that used force to seize power. they want their demands met. if they are met they'll go to geneva. basically the houthis have to pull out. release prisoners, and stop using force to undermine the transition to democracy, if we have garnds that the houthis will apply by that they'll go to geneva but not go to geneva to talk to the houthis, because they'll drag on for months and months without a political settlement if the area. this is the sentiment of the government and backed by many politica

prime minister haider al-abadi spoke about that. that's far from saying that the strategy is unsound. or that it's not working. in truth, if you look at the last nine or 10 months that we operate against the group as a coalition, we make solid progress. >> to syria, where the army says it is now in full control of the town on the road in the province of idlib. meanwhile, government planes hit the rebel controlled town in northern aleppo. at least three people were killed in the attacks. there's ongoing fighting between rebel and i.s.i.l. in the east, with the rebels saying they killed 30 i.s.i.l. fighters. >>> the laider of the world's catholics, pope francis healed a mass in sarajevo, urging bosnian serb croat and muslim communities to leave their troubled past behind. comes at the end of the bosnian war. laurence lee joins us live. from sarajevo. what else did he say. >> it's a record of reconciliation the idea that he wants peaceful reconciliation. the mass finished as you can see, and the stadium is clearing. the main events tod

iraq's prime minister haider al-abadi is there, and is due to meet the u.s. president on monday. imran khan reports from baghdad on what haider al-abadi will be asking for. >> reporter: iraq is not only a country of war, it's a country in economic crisis. a slump in oil prices left iraq with a budget deficit, which according to economist could be around $22 billion. aid agencies warn that they are running out of money to affect 3 million affected by war. add the conflict itself and iraq is in trouble. international support is a failure, and haider al-abadi wants world leaders to step up. >> translation: we are looking at strengthening military aid, stepping up air strikes and helping iraq reconstruct war-torn infrastructure and humanitarian aid. >> reporter: the u.s. has 3,000 troops in iraq training and equipping forces. it sent tank missiles to help in the armoured vehicles for car bombing. the administration planned to speed up other shipments. relations between the u.s. and iraq have been strained. u.s. defense secretary accused the iraqi army of not having the will to fight.

. >> raim prime minister hasiraqis revealed a number of new measures, haider al-abadi wants to get rid of six posts, three deputy prime minister and three vice presidents. nouri al maliki. mohammed jamjoom is in baghdad, from there he sent this report. >> iraq's government shocked the country with its announcement, that the prime minister and council of ministers would seek to cancel the positions of some of its top leadership. a decree garnering strong concerns on the street of the capital. >> translator: this is a real test for the blocks of parliament. if they refuse the prime minister's decree they will be singled out and will be held accountable. >> reporter: prime minister haider al-abadi's proposal cancels the positions of three vice presidents and three deputy prime ministers just one of the proposals he's putting forward to cancel the wasteful spending. abadi, is answering the protests of his citizens. demanding electricity, air conditioning, clean water and most importantly an end to corruption in parliament. by sunday just hours after abadi's announcement that sentiment had

prime minister haider al-abadi spoke about that. that's far from saying that the strategy is unsound. in truth, if you look at the last nine or 10 months that we operate against the group as a coalition, we make solid progress. >> to syria, where the army says it is now in full control of the town on the road in the province of idlib. meanwhile, government planes hit the rebel controlled town in northern aleppo. at least three people were killed in the attacks. there's ongoing fighting between rebel and i.s.i.l. in the east with the rebels saying they killed 30 i.s.i.l. fighters. >>> an egyptian appeals court threw out an appeal putting hamas on the terrorist look. in january it was ruled a terrorist organization, and extended it against a group a month later. hamas is an offshoot of the muslim brotherhood. cairo accused the group of helping fighters carry out attacks in sinai peninsula. >>> a leading israeli human rights group says the fast majority of police investigations into violence against palestinians by israeli citizens liv

and a critical time for prime minister haider al-abadi. tumbling price of oil and thousands of citizens have been protesting. analysts say after investing years ago and billions of dollars in iraq the obama administration is nervous. >> i think there's a very clear understanding in washington that we need baghdad to essentially be healthy. that the iraqi government is a very critical component to our counterinsurgency success within iraq. and so right now, the fact that there is a bit of domestic turmoil going on is not just a domestic issue but is very much an international one that kerry is certainly aware of and concerned about. >> reporter: so kerry bought abadi some relief, $150 million for food and shelter for iraqis displaced by i.s.i.l. and a word of caution, this is not the time for partisan infighting. >> it is important the have stability, a functioning government as rapidly as possible in order to move forward so that all of these operation is are not affected. >> reporter: but there is little the u.s. can do to ensure that pol

some say haider al-abadi is a bad leader. >> if he can't reform the system then he should either resign or leave iraq. let him stay in his dowa party. >> reporter: many here blame the head of the party, nouri al-maliki who was head of the party for eight years, for institutionalized corruption. they believe he is one of the powerful parties behind the scenes preventing hard preventir al-abadi from taking control. >> he needs to review political pressure from his party. >> people seem to be losin losig hope. abadi's political career and credibility are at stake. people wonder whether he is the person to carry out reforms. abadi has reacted to certain issues, he reduced the budget, reduced the number of official positions. little other than that has changed. we sony the task to you but you failed. there are other at the rally who presented an alternative. they say shia militias and political backers who are in positions of power are the legitimate leaders. >> translator: this is the last chance for abadi, he can't give us tranquilizers and expect us to be sient. >> it is now where a strug

some say haider al-abadi is a weak prime minister. >> let him stay in his party. >> many blamed the head of the party nouri al-maliki who was head of the party for eight years. powerful figures behind the scenes, preventing abadi from taking action against corrupt officials. >> he can't take any political initiative on his own. he needs to make way from pressure from his party. >> people seem to be losing hope. abadi's credibility and political career are at stake. people have started to question his sincerity and whether he is the person to carry out reforms. abadi has acted on some of his propositions. he reduced the number of seats in government. he reduced the budget for personal security for security officials. apart from that little has changed. that's why the slogan for this friday's message was for abadi. we assigned the task to you but you failed. political backers who are in positions of power are the legitimate leaders. >> this is the last chance for abadi. he can't give us tranquilizers and expect us to remain silent. if he is the son of iraq he must join the party of people.

prime minister haider al-abadi has ordered iraqis not abandon their positions. this amateur video purports to represent forces fleeing. watch their tank flee, only a day ago the government in baghdad sent reenforcements to help its battered forces in ramadi. meanwhile, the international migration office says 8,000 have been displaced just over the past 48 hours. well the u.s. led coalition has been hitting i.s.i.l. position he with air strikes in ramadi and elsewhere in iraq. but on friday i.s.i.l. fighters took control of large parts of ramadi including the government headquarters. soldiers are said to be heading back to the headquarters in baghdad which is only 100 kilometers away. zeina khodr has more. >> i.s.i.l. has managed to overrun the last government stronghold in ramadi. i.s.i.l. has been on the offensive the last couple of days the government unable to repel their advance. the provincial headquarters of anbar want these militias to join the fight. this is a decision that will not be welcome by all in anbar anbar provincial council is allied with the g

that town is part of the haider al-abadi district. this area is strategic for the government and is where the security forces can launch an assault against i.s.i.l. in ramada, and it's the last line of defense for the air base. >>> this fight would be difficult, because i.s.i.l. has been in this province for a long time. they are being used and it's hard to know who are they. >> anbar is a sunni muslim province and not all the tribes support the iraq shia-led government. there's a history of mistrust. here the government has allies. without the help of the popular mobilization force they would have lost the district to i.s.i.l. we will remain and fight with them >>> the armed tribesman are a small force, and they are also lightly armed. the government has been criticized for not providing them with proper weapons, and the training needed to face i.s.i.l. the iraqi government promised to speed up the pace of integrating sunnis into the regular forces. there are many influential leaders who are not taking the promises seriously. they re

prime minister haider al-abadi recently announced an 18th-corruption push. >>> prices of commodities are on the rise and that along with a series of corruption scanlts co. dilma rousseff is the most unpopular president in decades. >> ever since this woman's husband lost his job, this woman has become the sole breadwinner. even at countied prices, few of her clients are buying these days and she can barrel make ends meet. >> translator: i constantly have a headache, there is no jobs, no future, no end in sight. we need to choose which bill to pay every month. we also had to negotiate a discount at school. >> the brazilian middle class, flourished over the last decade and is now losing its privilege. >>> at this market they sell almost everything at unbeatable prices but even here vendors are struggling. there are plenty of people but few are buying. emanuel silva has owned this kiosk for 15 years. he comes from the northeast, once a strong hold of president dilma rousseff. >> i wengt to the process, she is sinking the country. we cut many things. we cancel the internet, we don't call

. >>> thousands of iraqis have marched through baghdad to back reforms announced by prime minister haider al-abadi, coming in response to weeks of political corruption and u unsatisfactory public services. mohammed jamjoom has the story. going i'm left with no other options but go out and fight corruption. >> reporter: the medical student and activist like so many other members of his generation says he tired of feeling despair and decided to do something about it. >> reporter: we created groups to help our friends and families because they are all in need of important services that aren't being provided. the most basic ones are electricity, clean water, and jobs. >> reporter: now he meets regularly with a growing group of like minded activists discussing and debating strategy they use every tool at their disposal to plan demonstrations. social media has become as important as physical publications and spreading the word. >> all these protests are peaceful in nature. >> but it's not just violence he wants to avoid. he wants to keep politics out of the protests, too. so far it's been worki

through the streets of baghdad in a show of support for recent reforms announced by prime minister haider al-abadi. widespread corruption has led to youth driving the protest, mohammed jamjoom has more. >> reporter: tired of seemingly endless roadblocks, he and his friends decided it was time to hit the streets. >> translator: i'm left with no other option but to go out and fight corruption. >> reporter: the medical student and activist like so many others of his generation says he tired of feeling despair and decided to do something about it. >> translator: we created groups to help our friends and families because they are all in need of important services. that rnd bein aren't being prov. the most basic are electricity clean water and jobs. >> reporter: now he meets regularly with a group of like minded activists. they use every tool at their disposal to plan demonstrations. social media has become as important as physical publications in spreading the word in conveying their most important message. >> all trees protesters are peaceful in nature. but it isn't just violence he wants to

. >> reporter: prime minister haider al-abadi has announced reforms but they have been blocked by parliament because he didn't achieve their permission. the we have to affirm the need to authority to circumvent the reform steps. >> activists are already calling for more agitation against corrupt officials. but far from materializing into improvements on the ground. osama ben javad, al jazeera. >> rescuers in brazil are using drones and airns to searc an aih for people still missing after two dams burst. >>> sierra leone has been declared ebola free from the world health organization. the virus has killed more than 4,000 people and more than 11,000 across west africa. nina de vries has more from the capital freetown. >> people celebrated the end of the worst ebola outbreak in history. streets were packed as they danced and cheered. but for these ebola survivors, it is not a time to celebrate but to mourn. this boy lost nine of his family members, including his mother and father. >> it's a very painful and sad day. >> people now want to get back to their normal lives. >> translator: we have be

the people here are throwing their weight behind the prime minister, haider al-abadi who has promised reforms, the challenge comes within his rule alliance. the power would unite powerful forces against him even the shia community's highest cleric in iraq is warning that politicians who will be hurt by the reforms won't give up their power and privileges easily. >> the demonstrators should not allow anyone to divert them from their objectives. they may try further their own interests. >> the protesters have made it a point to only display the iraqi flag, it is subdividing the majority shia community whose political and security factions have grown stronger than the state. zeina khodr, al jazeera, baghdad. >> angry that authorities have failed to clear the streets of mountains of rubbish. it's been building up following the closure of the city's mainland fill site last month. jamal el shael reports. >> at a glance it would appear that jordan' lebanon's rubbish m has been resolved. but you have to start holding your nose. resolving the problem on making it go away. waste has been taken

of iraqis have marched through the streets of baghdad to show support for the reforms suggested by haider al-abadi. aal jazeera's mohammed jamjoom has more. >> he and his friends decided it was time to hit the streets. >> i'm left with no other option but to go out and fight corruption. >> reporter: the medical student and activist like so many of his generation says he tired of despair and decided to do something about it. >> we create groups to help our friends and families because they are all in need of important services that aren't being provided. the most basic ones are electricity, clean water, and jobs. >> reporter: now he meets regularly with a growing group of like minded activists discussing and debating strategy they use every tool at their disposal to plan demonstrations. social media has become as important as physical publications in predding the spe word and creating their peaceful protesters. but it's not just violence he wants to avoid. he wants to keep politics out of the conversation too, so far it's been working. later in the day as thousands gather in baghdad's tahr

his supporters began a sit in at the gates to the system, frustrated that prime minister haider al-abadi has not carried out government reforms to change the cabinet. he promised to carry out a reshuffle of the cabinet this week. this is what muqtada had to say. >> translation: we are here calling for reforms. those in the green zone claim there's no poverty or corruption in iraq. we are at the walls of the green zone. tomorrow we'll be at its heart. i'm the representative of the iraqi people. i will enter the green zone, why you hold your ground here. we are peaceful demonstrators, and will remain as such. >> this is a seemingly simple gesture, it carries ramifications and speaks volumes. >> this is one of the revered shia clerics. formerly leading a militia rising up against american forces. now a mainstream political figure. for weeks he's rally hundreds of thousands of supporters in public squares and near the green zone is where diplomats live and work and is presented. he has said that his followers will storm the green zone. instead of that, he appeared today saying that they had

brokered talks with the president haider al-abadi says he will not take part unless houthi rebels pull back. hashem ahelbarra has more from riyadh. >> president abd-rabbu mansour hadi, in exile has set companies with the geneva talks. he said that before going to geneva, they should stop interfering with the decisions made by the government. they should release political prisoners, including the minister of defence. he has been held for months by the houthis. it's - these are conditions that could undermine chances to go to geneva, because the houthis say that they are willing to go geneva but under no conditions and this is what the international community is trying to other out. they are holding meetings in the capital riyadh and members of the political parties. if he wan convince him to go to geneva that could be a significant step forward. they still insist on conditions and it could be a blow to the diplomatic way out to yemen >>> a burning object widely reported to be a plane crashed in northern yemen. al jazeera obtained pictures which show the remains of two f-15 fuel tanks an

from the prime minister hardy haider al-abadi. thanks so much for being on the program. what more can you tell us about the christians who are being targeted in the iraqi capital? >> well, in general we are suffering same as other iraqis. today, almost 3 million iraqis are out of their homes from three major provinces plus some more in be kirkuk and di diyalla. to aman and beirut, so we are suffering too much, especially recently these days. there is a very dangerous situation, some people the cover of the popular mobilization, thet arethey are gangs and mafia for money, kidnapping doctors or rich people, we have two people killed within last two weeks in baghdad and four case of kidnapping for money. so today the president prime minister treas a address a very strong message against them, for the last two days there have been military region in treatment in the region against militia so i can't say people are that confident and people are disappointed, know enough care of them those are displaced until now and shelters and the other suffering north of iraq and trg regio

international support is a failure, and haider al-abadi wants world leaders to step up. >> translation: we are looking at strengthening military aid, stepping up coalition air strikes and helping iraq reconstruct war-torn infrastructure and humanitarian aid. >> reporter: the u.s. has 3,000 troops in iraq, training and equipping forces. it sent 2,000 anti-tank missiles to help curtail isil's armoured vehicles for car bombing. the administration planned to speed up other shipments. relations between the u.s. and iraq have been strained. u.s. defense secretary accused the iraqi army of not having the will to fight. some iraqis say that is not fair. >> translation: i.s.i.l. is well equipped and well funded. iraq is in debt. iraq needs more support to kill i.s.i.l. financing and the g7 to support iraq financially, and bridge the debt gap >>> the meeting between the prime minister and u.s. president obama in germany is supposed to be a review of what is happening in iraq. >> here in the capital, this sideline meeting means little. what people are concerned about is rising food prices, electr

. >> prime minister haider al-abadi has announced reforms. but the reforms have been blocked by parliament. because he announced them without seeking approval from legislators. that stalemate has also stopped the cleric, who has warned people against block anticorruption reforms. >> translator: we have to firm that the need to circumvent or delay the reform steps. >> activists are already calling for more action against corrupt officials. but far from improving conditions on the ground. osama ben javad, al jazeera. >>> policy on refugees, thousands of supporters at the alternative for germany movement were met with hundreds of counterprotesters. at least 10 were arrested after scuffles. germany faces a record influx of 1 million refugees this year. >>> demanding early elections and an end to corruption. country's politicians are still trying ofind a new prime minister. initial talks with political and civil society leaders failed to find a candidate in romania, victor ponta resigned this week, triggered by a night club fire killing 39 people.

iraq's prime minister haider al-abadi says it will have repercussi repercussions. in lebanon hezbollah has called nimr al-nimr's death an assassination. a group of british soldiers who served in iraq could be prosecuted for war crimes. the detective in charge of the iraq historic allegations team says that serious allegations are underinvestigation. the ministry of defense set up the unit five years ago to examine allegations of abuse torture and murder. >> reporter: the british soldier filmed here abusing prisoners was subsequently jailed. nearly seven years after the end of combat allegations remain unresolved and unpunished. ihat chief told the independent newspaper: >>> he went on: >>> it now has a case load of more than 1500 adelaide victims, including 280 said-- alleged victims-- said to have been killed. ihat needs more support. >> there does need to be investigation where wrongdoing takes place, but there needs to be a far more effective means of screaming out the spurious cases from the serious ones. >> reporter: human rights lawyers are critical that war

iraq's prime minister haider al-abadi warns that the execution of nimr al-nimr will have repercussions on regional security. hezbollah has taken a step further calling them them's death an assassination. people in a besieged city in yemen are calling for help from the united nation. protesters in thies formed a human chain to highlight their suffering. people are asking the u.n. to help lifts the houthi rebel siege which is blocking vital supplies. pro-government forces backed by saudi arabia have set up their own blockade of the rebel held capital. police in israel have identified a suspect in friday's shooting in a bar in tel aviv. they're looking for 31 year old an israeli palestinian. two people were shot dead and at least eight others wounded. benjamin netanyahu called the killing a despicable crime. >> translation: among the muslim cities in israel there are many who speak out against violence. everyone knows there is a wild insitement by islamic. incitement in mosques and in educational system and on social media. we are acting against that aggressively against that incite >>> i

on monday, haider al-abadi was nominated to replayers al-maliki. he's got 30 days to form a new government. however, maliki says the nomination is a violation of constitution and asking forces to stay out of the political crisis. >> translator: i really urge you the iraqi military to uproot the clawct and a islamic state . >> talking about deal forces in the north of the country, kurdish forces continue their battle against islamic state fighters. the u.s. has been backing the kurdish forces with air strikes on the islamic state fighters in the area. however this continues on the humanitarian crisis, as islamic state advance on their town. giving more aid to groups in the northern iraq to deal with the disaster. jenna rupp is live in erbil, first of all the word that comes to mind is stalemate. you have one man with all the support and the other man who doesn't want to go anywhere. >> reporter: yep, that's pretty much it but the plans is tipping towards prime minister nouri al-maliki's successor, haider al-abadi has a month now according to the con

nonetheless, his most likely ally is haider al-abadi's faction, although whether haider al-abadi remains the candidate,l you coread this as a no-confidence vote for him. whether he can remain as prime ministert s not clear. do have an election, a successful one, and haider al-abadi has accepted he has lost this election. the peaceful transfer of power is the big story really. laura: what do you think this ection tells us about th future direction of iraq 15 years after the u.s.-led invasion? douglas: ts is more or less status quo. the really interesting story is haider al-abadi's success in sunni areas. he did not do well in the shia eats inbut he got 12 nineveh province. in mosul, a purely sunni heartland, defeating the aditional nineveh-based party. we are seeing some breaking down of snow-sectarianism in iraq. laura: what was the view of muqtada al-sadr when you were in government douglas: i think it is safe to say a decade ago no one saw muqtada al-sadr being in this e, anti-iranian, mildly pro-saudi nationalist anticorruption candidate. that is not where anyone pictured him a decade

is his lyrical drivers -- of ali haider gallantly -- of ali haider illani, says he believes it is his political opponents. if we don't get my brother, -- >> if we don't get my brother by this evening, we will not let the election happen in this area. impactaz, what sort of is this likely to have on the election? well, at this stage, it is wait and see. if they g -- the gillani family and this area, the most popular province and all of pakistan, if they boycott this poll, a number of national assembly seats are held there am a provincial assembly seats are held there. it could skew the election result. if the poll goes ahead as planned. there is a lot of concern as to what may happen if ali haider is not returned to his family safe. we still don't know who is behind these attacks. we don't know what group is taking responsibility. in the four weeks of this election campaign, there have been a number of attacks on campaign rallies. over 100 people have been killed and many more injured. the latest abduction adding to the uncertainty as pakistan goes towards this historic poll, which wou

today the lesson has been learned by haider al—abadi, but haider al—abadi is in a difficult situation, he needs all the support. neither west is aware to fight islamic state and the islamic militants we have to fight them either as well as militarily. i think the opportunity is open and they hope the west will seize this chance to build the damaged areas and prove to the iraqis that the west is on their side, not only using them to defeat al-qaeda or isis. let's talk now to hanan razek from bbc arabic. thank you for being with us. this is an important day. high important? it isa an important day. high important? it is a massive boost for the iraqi forces and the prime minister, haider al—abadi, and also a massive boost in the fight against the so—called islamic state. mosul used to be the second—largest city in iraq. it was the biggest city they could capture in the country. now they are defeated in this city there will have two retreats to some rule, small areas and times. it means the victory against islamic state is imminent in the whole of the region, not just imminent in th

we're actually--i mentioned haider al abadi, because we're actually standing by. he may be the next speaker to address the u.n. security council. we'll stand by for that. we're listening to mr. wayne yi, the foreign minute storefe minister for china. and it's to the point where it's stressing the free syrian army will be trained. >> right. >> hang on a second, before we go to break, and before i get this question to you, let's see if haider al abadi is next. >> before we go to our next speaker, first i said earlier that we had 101 cosponsors for this resolution. i just received an update that we now have 104. it's worth noting the overwhelming interest and support in this issue. and consistent with our earlier agreement and past president, as i mentioned, we have opened this forum to leaders of countries that are not currently on the council, but obviously have an extraordinarily deep interest, not only in the problem that we've discussed today, the issue of foreign fighters, but also are critical in us solving this problem. and so i want to now welcome and give t

>> well we have to spend more time with haider al-abadi than iranians spend time with haider al-abadi. when you have the kutz force on the ground in anbar, tikrit and spending time in the international zone meeting with iraqi officials, and u.s. embassy personnel meeting with a body for an hour -- meeting with haider al-abadi for a day. that needs to change. we need to hug baghdad tighter. we have no leverage because we don't want to do what is necessary, and the sunnis are asking us to do more. >> why is the u.s. reluctant to talk to the haider al-abadi government. the iranians are happier than the u.s. is. >> we are talking to the iraqi government, we just thing the amount of time we spend with it when it is not. at paris tomorrow general allan will attend in john kerry's place. that's a good thing. he'll talk about what needs to be down to bring iraq back into the security forces. he was responsible when it went from the most dangerous to the most secure. he is the voice they need to pay attention to to bring sunnis into the fold. >> good to get your thoughts on that situation. mic

because haider al-abadi is not exactly from the other political option. he's from the prime minister's party and coalition. he's going to be hard pressed to say this is some sort of coup. >> options for nouri al-maliki, security forces in the capitol, how much that armed security infrastructure is controlled by nouri al-maliki? >> well, mr. maliki has a very bad habit of getting units under the direct control of the prime minister. so he does have a number of units. but as to how really loyal to him they are, and the degree to which he put them under him, because he didn't want them under someone else, that's another matter. so i'm-i'm not convince they'd we're going osee a civil war break out, a civil war among shia i should say, break out in baghdad. i think it's something that he needs to calm down, and i'm sure there are a lot of people talking to him tonight, telling him this is not the way to go. so we'll have to see how this plays out but obviously it's a very unwelcome side light to what was very welcome news, that is the choice of another prime m

so who is haider al abadi. he was born in baghdad and lived in britain for many years after his family was targeted by saddam hug saddam hussein. he was a key adviser to prime minister nouri al-maliki. like al maliki he is shia muslim and part of the state of law coalition. he was deputy speaker of parliament just a few weeks ago but was considered contender in the role of prime minister in the last two elections. we spoke with an analyst who said that al abadi must name a cabinet in the next 30 days in. >> they have assigned haider al abadi, now he must form a cabinet within 30 days. containing all the parties and blocs inside the parliament. thirdly if he failed within to days if he failed to form a cabinet then the president must assign the second majority bloc inside the parliament. now we have now a matter of issues about 30 days. now mr. maliki is depending now on these 30 days that he will push all these blocs, all the iraqi blocs, sunni, shia, kurds, to not make a promise for haider al abadi, that they

. >> reporter: prime minister haider al-abadi promised to do just that. but reforming iraq sectarian based political system will not be easy. teen prime minister said he is facing -- even the prime minister said he is facing difficult adversaries. >> we will and in their way. >> abadi has the backing of the highest shia authority in iraq. grand ayatollah ali al sistani. it was a message of support to abadi and to his rivals not to stand in his way. he approached nouri al-maliki. he has been challenged by political forces from within the shia leadership. shia militias who are known as the popular mobilization forces have replaced asn army that collapsed in the face of i.s.i.l. forces. allies of maliki who still has the largest single block in the iraqi parliament. >> translator: there are serious divisions within the shia house. this is very dangerous. abadi tried oask iran to stop shia groups from meddling in affairs but it didn't work. >> many cases stronger than the state. abadi needs to meet people's expectations in order to ensure his credibility but

haider al-abadi - dr haider al-abadi will have a difficult time in persuading those otherwise. >> what about the project of integrating the various communities of iraq into one. certainly it's a priority of his, to win over the sunni elements as well as bringing in the peshmerga as well. whether it's bearing any fruit yet. >> i think i was speaking this morning with one of my colleagues and there is a political understanding that the national guard needs to have a reality within the law. that will constitute a second army. the iraqi national army, and na national guard will constitute each individual province. the danger of that sectarian forces and not a national guard as the quotation should be for national unitedy defending all iraq against dangers. but the idea there's a political standing at present. we need to integrate with the public mobilization in the national guards we need to integrate fighting into the national guard to unite the force against i.s.i.l. and that will become the nucleus for reuniting the country, or creating a true public reconciliation. observers of iraq wo