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

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effectively carry out the battle against i.s.i.s., we need to strengthen the army and investigate as to why they have withdrawn from those places.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

prime minister held off on asking for additional military support >>> clearly we see prime minister haider al-abadi taking charge and in short order you had the i.s.i.l. attacks. there was a crisis bringing the two countries together in a way we haven't seen in iraq in many years. this is a crisis that affects iraq and the united states. the threat of i.s.i.l. going beyond the borders of iraq. there was a common interest threat, and as a result common reason to talk together and in a way that has worked out well for both countries so far. >> in northern iraq hundreds of girls and women were raped and beaten while held by the group. some described desperate escapes in the night. we have this report from a refugee camp. >> the camp can seem endless. the youngest hind ways to pass the time. there are children who no longer want to play. their innocence stolen in the most brutal way. 17-year-old charean doesn't want to be identified and we are not using her real name. in august last year i.s.i.l. fighters went to her home town forcing everyone to buses. shunted between schools, fighters came t

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

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

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

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

>> the problem that if we're going to talk about legal issues the president actually assigned haider al abadi. this is first. now haider al abadi must form a cabinet in 30 days containing all the parties and blocks inside the parliament. thirdly, if he failed within 30 days, if he fails 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 are depending now on these 30 days that he would push all these blocs, sunni, shia, curds, not to make a promise for haider al abadi that they would support him. this is all he can do. the interior court did manage to or allow him to be the biggest bloc that supposed to be the candidate for the president to the prime minister. >> okay, so this now leads to the question what about the fighting with the islamic state group given that the elite forces are loyal to nouri al-maliki. >> yes, this is the main issue actually. just as i said before. this filthis is one of the major failures that mr. maliki's cabinet failed to do. now, the americans

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

haider al-abadi, 50,000 bogus names on the army payroll. jane, is this part of haider al-abadi's wears to root out corruption as he said he wanted to do when he took power? >> absolutely. and this is just one of the series of steps darlene. they were basically forced into retirement. which means they don't spend time in jail or get punished in anyway. an effort to reform the institutions. what we're talking about is a tip of the iceberg. what we're talking about is 50,000 soldiers who did not exist but were still on the payroll. that means of course an incredible waste of money but also these army units didn't have the strength that they should have had. combine that with the corruption that led to this in the first place, army generals are essentially disappearing as i.s.i.l. got closer to mosul, it is basically undermining the sense of security here. >> jane, what is the latest on the ground? >> the iraqi military combined most importantly with a large variety of shia political yas are making gain against i.s.i.l. the baji front, there ar

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

>> 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

president made the comments after meeting with the iraq prime minister haider al-abadi. despite months after months of u.s. led air strikes. >> when a finalized plan is presented to me by the pentagon then i will share it with the american people. it's not-we don't not -- we don't yet have a complete strategy because it requires commitments on the part of the iraqis as well. >> rosalyn jordan has more from washington d.c. >> it should not be surprising that president barack obama said the u.s. doesn't have a complete strategy for dealing with i.s.i.l. in iraq and syria but telling reporters on monday that the fight against i.s.i.l. in iraq is led by the iraqi government not by the obama administration so it would be inappropriate for the administration to try to dictate exactly how the i.s.i.l. fighters should be taken on particularly right now in anbar province. one thing that is also being stressed by u.s. officials is that the u.s. is basically trying to look at how to train fighters. it's already trained more than 8900 fighters in the iraqi military. however they say

said haider al-abadi >>> reports of looting, helping the iraqi army capturing the city. hundreds of shops and homes have been broken into or said on fire since wednesday. the foreign minister of iran warned that the country would not respect the terms of the thursday nuclear agreement if the west violates the deal. the agreement includes the lifting of sanctions against iran. >> reporter: we will protothe world that we are committed to promises and others are seeking pretext against us. if at any time we'll decide how to act. any time a deal is finalised we'll act if the other side violates an agreement. then we'll return to counter levels >>> still ahead. how the u.s. city of los angeles is trying to get the homeless off the streets. >> i'm in mumbai supporters say a ban on bulls is protecting the animals. we'll speak to others who say the ban is killing their livelihood. >> i hear gunshots. >> a bullet came right there through the window. >> it absolutely is a crisis. >> real reporting. >> this is what we do. >> america tonight. tuesday through friday. 10:00 eastern. o

. ♪ hello, this is al jazeera, live from doha i'm adrian and ahead iraq prime minister haider al-abadi seeking support against the fight against i.s.i.l. angela merkel and alon visit moscow with peace in ukraine but can they convince vladimir putin. the cost of falling oil prices and how the drop is causing more pain for nigerian consumers. ♪ we begin in jordan where the result to destroy the islamic state of iraq and lavonte is growing stronger and widened campaign against i.s.i.l. carrying out dozens of strikes targeting the group's position and all of this in response to the killing of the pilot muath al-kaseasbeh and let's go live to aman and jordan. so jordan itself carrying out military operations against i.s.i.l., how are ordinary jordanians reacting are they rallying against i.s.i.l. now? >> well this is what we are seeing here adrian in downtown aman, this huge rally with thousands of jordanians supporting and in support of the government, the king and army and the people here are saying muath al-kaseasbeh was killed in a barbaric manner and people say the only positive thin

now, haider al-abadi has support. we expected him to have his first public address today, addressing the nation since his appointment. but it was cancelled with no explanation. he really has a lot of challenges ahead he needs to create and form a government, a broad-based government, one that represents all communities. each should feel they have a say in governing the future of this country. a lot of challenges ahead, but there's optimism that this is a positive first step. breaking the political deadlock will not end the crisis because iraq is at war, the iraqi army collapsed and the territory is mainly the heartland in the hand of the islamic state group. >> as far as the battle against islamic state, the kurdish fighters have support from the u.s., and we hear they'll have weapons from france. are they making progress against the islamic state? >> well, it's a very difficult fight. first we have to remember that the islamic state group is well armed and well trained. they do have weapons, they managed to capture a

haider al-abadi is on a visit to the united arab emirates for talks. they have been a key military backer, attempting to roll back the houthi advance >>> former u.s. president jimmy carter has said cancer spread to other parts of his body. he is rearranging his schedule to undergo further treatment. since leaving the white house he travelled the world to champion human rights. the u.s. environmental protection agency says water quality from a colorado river returned before 11 million litres of toxic. the city can start taking drinking water from the river again >>> lawyers for a man held in guantanamo bay accused the obama administration of endangering his life. he was cleared for release in 2009. he has been on hunger strike for more than eight years, the condition described as life threatening. we have this report >>> the u.s. military held this man at guantanamo since early 2002. in 2009, the obama decided that he no lodger posed a security -- longer posed a security risk and should be released. it's 2015, he is still at guantanamo. his lawyer filed

haider al-abadi says his country needs the support of the world to defeat i.s.i.l. but is not getting it. we have a report from paris where there was a meeting with allies. >> reporter: in iraq, the bullets and bombs continue. fighting so severe it looks nowhere near over. the hot desert landscape, a tangled web of militaries and militias, all trying to stop the advance of i.s.i.l. in paris, a stark juxtaposition. in this ornate setting diplomats desperate to find a solution for iraq in its battle against i.s.i.l., or as the group is called in arabic, d.a.e.s.h. >> translation: the international community, the international coalition, has to support us, has to support us to destroy d.a.e.s.h. >> reporter: iraq's foreign ministers called d.a.e.s.h.'s demeans a blemic on the world. by the end of day, common ground had been found. >> translation: the exchanges that we had today allowed us to reaffirm our unity and common determination to combat d.a.e.s.h. terrorists. >> the handshakes and hopefulness meant to show how resolute the coalition remains. >> this will be, as

haider al-abadi was promised an extra 2 million in aide. >> in northern iraq hundreds of girls and women say they were raped and beaten while held by the group. some were freed others described attacks in the middle of the night. kim vinnell reports from a refugee camp >>> the hours can seem endless the the youngest hind ways to pass the time. there are children who no longer want to play. their innocence stolen in the most brutal way. 17-year-old charean doesn't want to be identified and we are not using her real name. in august last year i.s.i.l. fighters went to her home town forcing everyone to buses. shunted between schools, fighters came to choose the girls they wanted. her name was called eventually. >> translation: i said to my mother i want to kill myself. i was given the permission to go to the toilet. i wanted to do it then. my mother convinced me not to. >> reporter: separated from her mother she was taken and for four months was kept as a sex slave. >> translation: i was so afraid all the time. i didn't know when he would rape me again. i believed in myself, knew that i woul

president made the comments after meeting with haider al-abadi on the sidelines of the summit in germany. i.s.i.l. conditions to gain ground in iraq and syria despite months of u.s. led air strikes. >> when a finalised plan is presented to me from the pentagon i'll share it with the american people. we don't yet have a complete strategy. because it requires commitments on the part of the iraqis as well. >> louis jordon has more from br -- rosalind jordan has more. >> the president said the administration doesn't have a complete strategy for dealing with i.s.i.l. in iraq and syria, officials are telling reporters that the situation is this - the fight against i.s.i.l. in iraq is led by the iraqi government, not the obama administration so it would be inappropriate for the administration to try to tick date how the i.s.i.l. fighters should be taken on particularly right now in anbar province one thing that is stressed by u.s. official is that the u.s. is basically trying to look at how to train fighters. it's trined more than 89 fighters in the iraqi military. however, they say that one of

patty culhane has more. >> as haider al-abadi arrived in washington, staff in baghdad made it clear that he was coming for reinforcement for the fight against islamic state of iraq and levant. on the list, surveillance drones, attack helicopters and fighter jets - needing them to take back mosul and anbar. did he get it? when asked, this is how president obama responded. >> i think this is why we are having this meeting. to make sure we are improving our coordination, to make sure iraq is in a position to succeed. . >> his press secretary wept further. >> there is no specific request. >> the u.s. is pledging more humanitarian aid, $200 million, a little less than last year. president obama said all foreign assistance has to go to the government of iraq, sending the message that sovereignty is protected and when it comes to accountability, that they'd be responsible for any war crimes committed with the equipment. >> human rights groups complained the u.s. and iraqi officials are not doing enough on that front. >> we have seen no evidence that the u.s. has replaced the resources to know w

it's an uneasy union, one these men don't trust, but say they'll answer to haider al-abadi himself. mosul is on the other side of this hill. the front line is protected by kurdish, peshmerga forces. there has been about 11,000 soldiers through this camp in the past three months. commanders admit they are under prepared and under resourced. >> if we are doing the fighting with these weapons the balance will not be in our favour, and we will not succeed. >> you've had 11,000 soldiers through here and, what maybe a dozen weapons. >> i'm asking where is that support and equipment. we are the first army base closest to mosul. and we don't have a pistol. >> reporter: they say the iraqi army needs them to keep the people of mosul on side. this man agrees. he is the former head of an anti-i.s.i.l. a sleeper cell trying to gather information on i.s.i.l. and its leaders. >> translation: from the very start, what i.s.i.l. is doing - i mean killing and beheading, the shias are doing the same. i.s.i.l. is beating girls, making slaves destroying mosques and homes. the same is done by shi'a militi

we caught up with prime minister haider al-abadi at the reopening of the museum on saturday. that was reopening after distribution of antiquities in mosul by i.s.i.l. i asked the prime minister whether the government was, indeed going to take back the territories, this is what he said. >> i think we are now discussing the whole operation. by kicking daesh out of iraq. i -- d.a.e.s.h. out of iraq i can't give timetables but we are working with people in these places and other areas. they'll be with us. i think there is - i'm overseeing the whole organization of this military organization. it has to be military security to save other people and look after the well being of the people. >> ail of that the planning that has to go into this. not just the ground operations and the police force, all of these things that take time. the sfoction a little closer to baghdad. troops are massing in samarra and other pleases due to be a major offensive due to other officials in the coming days. >> in the news ahead - we meet the senegalese migrants returning home from libya after failing to

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

commanders and the iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi. he's been it israel, jordan and saudi arabia. and his visit coming as i.s.i.l. claims responsibility for a suicide car bombs, one of many attacks in shia neighbourhoods on wednesday. this is one attack on mainly shia areas. 17 others died in those explosions targetting marketplaces. we'll talk to imran khan who is in baghdad. . >> the defense secretary comes to down after a bloody week i.s.i.l. claiming victory for several car bomb attacks in the capital and anbar provincement the defence minister will meet with haider al-abadi and generals. but not leaders of the popular mobilization forces, the shia militias one thing they'll discuss is the delivery of the f-16 aircraft that are used to great effect. they have four at the moment. total consignment is 26. it may be a schedule to be discussed and look at regional influences and powers. and for that iran. one thing that will not be suffed is syria. a lot of people criticized the u.s.-led iraq strategy, saying iraq is being put under to

haider al-abadi. under the iraqi accusation there is a important step to eun unite iraq's community. >> and john, on martha's vineyard he stated that some have been escaping from mowrnltt sinjar and they are being helped to find safe place. >> what are the figures? >> lieu 10th bill mayville, he said there have since thursday when the president gave the order for this to go ahead been 14 successful missions, 15 targeted air strikes for which we assume that one of them was not successful but the numbers go on are from there. 310 bundles have been dropped on mount sinjar, 16,000 gallons of water, those 73,000 mres meals ready to eat, 50 to 60 sorties taking place, a movement of aircraft of one sort or another, represent jet or even drone. but the lieutenant general did go on to say that he felt the operation scope was limited. onoarnd -- on the other hand, i. is has been hobbled. >> women and children on a mountain in iraq many are members of a religious minority called yazidis. they were trapped on sin

haider al-abadi said his country is not getting the the support it needs >>> u.s. president obama signed legislation to collect phone records of americans. the freedom act was signed. it overhauls surveillance laws. >> the u.s. government will have to to actions information, which it could do automatically, it needs a court ford from the pfizer court. there's many not celebrating the resumption in surveillance the a.c.l.u. saying the most intrusive tools are intact. still, i can't tell you what it shows is a shift in american attitudes, the fact that there was a debate was significant. for so many years, the provisions that expired were rubber-stamped. now, that was not the case. they lapsed for more than a day and a half. it showed a shift in the attitudes. where after september 11th attacks, americans were willing to trade privacy for what they perceived to be increased security, it's no longer the case, with the younder americans they were less trusting of the government and willing to change the authorities. >>> edward snowden, a former caction for the national

. >> 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

secretary of state john kerry is in baghdad where he met iraq's prime minister haider al abadi. president barack obama is expected to announce a new strategy against the islamic state fighters in iraq. king a abdullah is holding a coalition that includes nine mostly european countries as well as the u.s. john kerry has announced $48 million in additional u.s. aid to help iraqis forced from their homes by the fighting. he's praised the creation of iraq's new government and said more must be done to give stability back to the country. >> obviously the hard work is very far from over. we all know that. in many ways it's just beginning. establishing a government doesn't mean a lot if it is not able to governor effectively or doesn't governor inclusively. and it particularly needs to governor inclusively in order to represent the interests of all the iraqi people. >> we talk with john hedron who joins us from erbil. what do iraqi politicians want from this trip? >> reporter: i think iraqi politicians are looking for significant american help in this effort to battlis battle islamic s

the americans have supported the new prime minister haider al abadi. the u.n., saudi arabia, iran, which used to be a strong ally of maliki. so now his only tactic now is to go to the courts and say this is unconstitutional. >> and are the courts free, biased, political? >> in iraq, because the thing is that maliki belongs to the shia section of the society. and what is apparent now is that there is a majority of the shia who wants maliki to move out and sees him as an obstacle to resolving this political crisis. >> it looks like he will have to go, even though it may be messy in the process? >> he can hinder it a little bit, but he doesn't have much choices. >> okay. looking at the spread of isis, or i.s. now, the news from earlier today is that they have taken another town near aleppo. and that wave of power is absolutely incredible in a relatively short space of time. is enough being done not only to help the yazidis but also to fight against them? >> when the international community is looking at how to deal with it, the united states and the europ

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

"syria needed to ease the international pressure" haider told me. "we wanted to protect the people and not be dragged into an unpredictable conflict with america." the u.s.-based n.t.i. think tank says syria's chemical arsenal is spread between multiple research, production, and storage sites. across the country that's now a complex patchwork of battle zones and shifting front lines. still, haider said he believes international inspectors will be able to do their work. essentially you're telling me that all the government facilities are not only secure but accessible? "yes," he said. "our facilities are in safe locations, still protected by the syrian government so access will be fairly easy." easy? well, that's unlikely. but the challenges of securing the weapons amid the fighting won't be clear until the inspectors are actually on syrian soil. >> pelley: and liz palmer is joining us from the syrian capital again tonight. liz, what's the sense in damascus? is there a sense of relief? >> reporter: there was a great collective sigh of relief when the

is this going to -- is that -- will that work significantly in haider ail badi's favor? >> absolutely. >> the americans have made it very clear -- >> obviously, the americans are helping out with air strikes and small arms to kurdish fighters, but a lot of people say they lack a comprehensive, coordinated strategy because it spans two countries, iraq and syria. are they going to -- are they willing to commit that the forces that in essence -- tears a mismatch between what they're doing now and the level of the threat they describe. >> again, it's a very important question. the americans have made it very clear they will not become a factor in the civil war in iraq unless there is an inclusive government. a government that basically bringing in all social government. once there's an inclusive government the americans are on record to intensify the support and they basicallile will escalate the involvement on the side of the iraqi government. this is the keyword for the americans and even the iranians are willing to go on board. i think the iranians and the americans and e

prime minister haider al-abadi said the troops couldn't fight. there was arguments over who would control ramadi after it was taken by iraqi security forces. was it going to be the iraqi security forces, the popular mobilization forces, the mainly shia militias, the sunni militias themselves. there was a lot of politics, a few practical delays. what happened now is an agreement has been made. the iraqi security forces have gone in. the iraqi army and the counterterrorism forces went in and took key territory. >> what is going on now is the battle that we see when i.s.i.l. is on the back foot, they wait until iraqi security forces get in. then they start shelling. they hope the iraqi security forces will suffer a significant defeat and pull back, and they'll come into the city again, and that's when we see the gorilla warfare in sinjar and other places. the type of fight that the iraqi security forces face and when going into the center of ramadi we have seen before. this is a fight led by the iraqi security forces. it's interesting now the u.s. i

prime minister haider al-abadi says i.s.i.l. stole around 200 of them after the fall of the area alone. weaponry that they bought from the americans being used against them. once again we have seen a number of these suicide aarticulates using humvees. but the first time in a very long time that a tank vehicle was used as a carrier of explosives. >> they now fear because of revenge attacks from shia militia, many won't return. and reports of revenge attacks we turn to imran khan once again. >> reporter: this home in be kirkuk life under i.s.i.l. has left a deep psychological scar. >> translator: life was meaningless senseless because of them. all basic services stopped. we had no water. no electricity i.s.i.l. oppressed us, wouldn't let us even smile. they even stopped our transportation so we couldn't even visit our friends and family. >> reporter: but there's a twist to that story. i.s.i.l. is why they left, fear of government linked security forces is why they won't go back. >> translator: we wish we could go back to tikrit bu

the new prime minister haider al-abadi faces a difficult task of rebuilding trust between iraq, sunni and kurdish communicate yes following accusations that the government failed to reach a unity government. he takes over a time when rebels in the islamic state of iraq and levant, in control of large areas in northern iraq. key posts have not been filled because of disagreement over candidates. we'll go to baghdad and speak to john hendren. we have been here before, chance of progress today? >> no chance at all. this is the second time they haven't been able to make it work. the prime minister had a bloody nose when offering up his team. he offered an interior to a member of his own party, and that upset other groups, reminding people of the past prime minister nouri al-maliki, who kept both positions for himself, consolidating power. there has been backroom deals over the past couple of days. nothing happened out of that. it will be sunday we are told by the speaker, until we get a decision on that. if this does not work out for haider al-abadi, he will look week in his first days in

earlier today vice president biden and i called hain haider al-abadi. to congratulate him and encourage him to create a government inclusive of all rakes. >> john terret in washington. john. >> good evening john. the pentagon put up an operation is director in the form of lieutenant general bill mayville, over four nights the following has happened. 14 successful missions he said, 15 targeted air strikes, 310 bundles sent down to the stranded yazidis on mount sinjar. 75,000 meals ready to eat and 15,000 gallons of water. every day there are between 50 and 60 aircraft sorties. helicopters to aircraft to even drone. lieutenant mayville is speaking to what the mission is going to achieve. >> we're going to do what we need to do to protect our facilities, protect our embassy. to protect our american citizens and to reduce the siege as well as protect those aircraft that are providing support to mount sinjar. >> and john late word this evening from cen centcom, add 1, 3 and 4:30 eastern daylight time according to u.s. jets, attacks on multiple checkpoints in

. >> iraq's prime minister, haider al-abadi has ordered the arrest of anyone working in areas under government control. push into other i.s.i.l. controlled areas ever anbar province. but as the fighting intensifies winning the trust of a man like keist will be difficult. al jazeera. >>> took place in jalalabad a dozen civilians were also injured. the taliban has claimed spoobilitiesd. responsibility. >>> thousands of children are born with pirts defects. ab drew sim ons. >>> ment. >> maybe only this little one is clinging on to life. his heart mass been stopped a medicine takes over. >> without this, he could not have survived. dr. igor leads what he calls the chernobyl heart team. >> this baby was so big and so strange defect, not usual very high probability can be related to chernobyl testing. after all this intense intricate surgery the tiny help is over again, there is every chance this baby will survive. >> the blood pressure is 96, over 52. so. >> whints the hour, the surgeon who, dr. olga earns less than a taxi driver in ukraine's underfunded poorly queapt health service. she reassures

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.

haider al-abadi wants the cessation ever reciting to of re crueting. recruiting. catherine soy is in nigeria. >> people are stilling afraid hear in garrissa. even if there's a dusk to dawn curfew people are very afraid. they are saying these attacks have happened so often they are tired of what they call empty promises and empty statements by their politicians and the government as well, they just want the government to do right by them. they blame police officers in this region, of a laxityies, they want the issue of radicalization of youth why it's so easy for youth in these areas to be radicalized and recruited into al shabaab they want that issue to be addressed once and for all, adrian. >> those responsible for the attack in garrissa, what does he mean by that? >> reporter: advertise statement yesterday was very hard-worded, it was very tough. and he said that most of these people who are carrying out these attacks he said that the standards, some of the standards, the recruiters and the organizers of these attacks are in the country they are kenyan, and just

fighter jets have hit targets in sadr haider. and the port and other areas. a weapons storage unit was a target. weaponsor being gathered -- weapons are being gathered near the border. >> reporter: for a third night tarts were surrounded -- targets were surrounded. missile launchers, supply routes and weapons depios were targeted. >> beware the attack by the coalition. now the airbase is under the control of the yemeni army. we continue to target the movement their concentration of forces until we clarify all the areas that they are controlling now. >> reporter: in the meantime yemen's president abd-rabbu mansour hadi arrived in egypt to attend the arab summit. he is widely recognised as yemen's leader. he'll call for support from the arab leaders to end the houthi takeover of his country. the shia houthis swept through the kapt in september. they stormed the presidential palace in january, he resigned under protest. he escaped to aden and attracted a resignation. abd-rabbu mansour hadi is ilgait mitt. they want to form a presidential body and healed election

and just 24 hours after nouri al-maliki agreed to stop down as iraq's prime minister, haider al-abadi has won the support of shiite cleric. will also be willing to take up arms against islamic state fighters. we'll have reaction from kristin saloomey, jane arath is in erbil in northern iraq. first zena hoder has a report. >> now that nouri al-maliki has relinquished control to a new prime minister. there are bombings nearly every day. people are hopeful that a transition of power will help bring back security. >> handing over the post to haider al-abadi is significant indication that nouri al-maliki is keying for the safety of iraqis and iraq. >> the cleric ali al sistani, now all eyes are on haider al-abadi, a new prime minister would has less than a month to form a new government. it will be a challenging task. maliki has been accused of consolidating power and aliena alienating sunnies. prominent sunni tribal leaders hold sway on the ground. they welcomed maliki's departure but says it will not prove to be the solution. >> translator: we are ready to cooperate with the new governme

. >>> secretary of state john kerry is in baghdad to meet the new iraqi prime minister haider al-abadi. the trip comes hours ahead of a live televised address by the u.s. president. president obama is expected to announce a new strategy to tackle the islamic state group, which currently controls a third of iraq. kerry will visit jordan, and saudi arabia, where king abdullah is hosting a meeting. the coalition include nine mostly european counties, as well as the united states. >>> in a moment we'll be speaking live to our correspondent in jordan. first to john hendren, in the iraqi city of erbil for us. there has been a lot of american pressure on the iraqis to form a government. john kerry in baghdad. what is on the agenda there. what is he hoping to achieve? >> john kerry is here, first of all, to show support for the 2-day old administration of haider al-abadi. he will likely continue to press haider al-abadi to make this an inclusive government including all groups as the cabinet gets filled out and other positions are announced. he is likely, as we told by state officials, about w

and that prime minister shawki al-badani -- prime minister haider al-abadi wanted to send a message, that the bad old days of sectarianism had disappeared, that this was about bringing in it wases from all of iraq society, and making sure this was an iraqi national army. we have been told that the allegations of corruption levelled against some of the officers were a concern to the prime minister and wanted to clean house. a lot of officers were loyal to the prime minister, prime minister nouri al-maliki. 10 have been given early retirement, and 26 removed from their post, awaiting reassignment. prime minister haider al-abadi's office has been briefing journalists saying that this was not about apportioning blame or assigning blame for the failings of the iraqi army, when islamabad swept through parts of its territory, but more about putting the right officers in the right places to be effective in the fight against i.s.i.l. >>> there has been intense fighting in aleppo between government fighters and the rebels. this photo appears to show the aftermath of an attack. rebels warn they

haider al-abadi spoke to a german magazine and wants governments around the world to do more to protect young people from being recruited to join the armed group. >> indonesia's governments is taking legal action against a thai company accused of forcing fishermen into slavery. more than 300 have been rescued. there are fears that hundreds more are dropped in similar conditions. al jazeera's correspondent is on the island of tual. >> a rescue operation the region has not seen a convoy of vessels protected by the indonesian navy bringing 315 fishermen to safety men from myanmar smuggled to indonesia, forced to work without a salary. many say they were abused. the company allegedly changed their identities giving them thai names and documents. indonesian officials are registering them under their real names, before handing them to their authorities. the government in thailand denied allegations of slavery and said it will present all the evidence soon. >> translation: all the evidence will be studied by the judicial team. a special team will be put on the case dealing with the acts. >> th

haider al-abadi warned them to respect their sovereignty. the comments made on the third day of a visit to washington. they are working on taking tikrit from i.s.i.l. >>> representatives from libya's two rival governments resumed un-brokered talks in morocco, and followed an air strike hitting an airport ner tripoli. the united nations is pushing for a unity government to end the unrest in libya, that is four years after the ousting of former leader muammar gaddafi >>> a chinese court sentenced a female journalist to 7 years in prison. gao was accused of leaking state secret to foreign news organize situations. she was famous for hard-hitting reports on political elites. we have more on the sentencing. >> reporter: the conviction of a 71-year-old journalist is no surprise to those watching here as the state controls china's courts. she was arrested nearly a year ago for divulging state secret. the secret in question is an internal party memo document number nine. in that document it is revealed that the chinese party leadership is concerned