stefanie dekker has been covering the story in beirut. she's with us live. what is the significance of the palestinian refugee camp to i.s.i.l.? >> well its location location location. certainly it lies south of the capital. 7-10km away from the center. it is that close. it is a show of force. if they remain in the camp 90% are in control to yarmouk it will be a huge concern. people in damascus - we have spoken to residents concerned about it. here they come to beirut they are not going back at the moment. there is that huge concern. the fighting is ongoing. they are fighting a group, and it's the closest that they have gotten to the capsule. >> what does it say about the saudi regime's ability to hold on for territory, given max domi's four years in the war in. ? >> well the syrian army has been besieging yarmouk for over two years now. there are different groups inside the camp. there's as stringent checkpoints in the camp. the capital is tightly controlled much yes, we have seen reverse in gains made by the syrian army. they made gains last year not much

people will come from beirut and be back. with the development they are not going back at the moment. people are concerned in the capital that it's that close. the capital is tightly controlled by the syrian army and by the president bashar al-assad's forces. but, yes, it's hugely concerning for people in damascus. again, at the moment it's a fluid situation, the fighting is ongoing. the closest they've gotten to the capital as of yet. >> thank you, stefanie dekker >>> to egypt - with we are getting reports that the former president hosni mubarak and his two sons have arrived at the police academy to attend the retrial on corruption trials. hosni mubarak's son faces a separate trial for stock market situation. that was for the death of protesters in 2011 when he was ousted >>> going home at last after being forced to work as fishermen without pay >>> and scores of deaths among the palestinian party. party. >> there de-watering the ground... >> this is the first time anybodies done this before >> techknow's team of experts sho

paul wood bc news beirut. >> a short time ago, i spoke to the bbc's jim muir also in beirut. and he told me that some refugees have appeared to fled beirut under their own steam, while others may have had help. >> certainly, people will have fled willy nilly, and some will have fled into rebel-held suburbs close to the camp but the government media are reporting that up to 2,000, that's roughly 400 families, were systemically evacuated through a couple of safe corridors that are set up into a government-held area where according to the state media, they are being looked after in shelters and given everything they need by the syrian authorities. so it seems to be a mixture of both, with the implications that the fighting seems to have died down just a bit. there are reports of missiles hitting the camp this morning, but otherwise the clashes seem to have eased off somewhat from what we hear or indeed what we don't hear. because we're not getting a lot of news just in the last few hours. >> is it possible to say who exactly the fighting is between, because it does seem a partic

reagan's for crisis was the marine barracks bombing in beirut in 1983. handled it badly, didn't have a clear admission. weinberger was supposed to it. i can't say much more than he handled that one worley. the next one was the twa hijacking, the no deal deal, found himself in carter's shoes made a deal as i mentioned earlier, one american petty officer, navy sailor. the worst thing was 1988 1981-'88, back and forth with libya. we try to poke gaddafi in the offer, they responded we went back and forth and in 1986 the libyans bombs a disco in berlin. a lot of americans were killed. lot of people were killed, we bombed targets in libya, reagan wanted to show he would take bold and effective action but immediately libya and their agents hijack a pan am plane in karachi, purchased three hostages in beirut and killed them and ultimately -- it was tit-for-tat. we didn't deter anybody. it was bold but ineffective so that was reagan's theory. and it was successful in pushing the iraqis out of kuwait but looks more complicated than that and i want to read you, bus

well al jazeera's stephanie dekker is live for us in beirut. tell us more about what is happening in this refugee camp. >> reporter: well, we know that the fight something ongoing particularly between isil in one group inside the camp and this is a palestinian group believed to be affiliated with hamas. there are other groups in this camp like al-qaeda-affiliate al-qaeda-affiliateddal newsed al nusra front. they blame isil for killing one of its leaders and then kidnapped a number of isil fighters. this is when isil stormed the camp. when i say camp, it's misleading. it is a town that used to be home to 160,000 palestinian refugees and now 18,000 people, why is this so significant? it has been absolutely dire there. people tell you it's probably one of the worst places to be in this conflict. under siege for over two years. they don't have food, water electricity. they're entirely dependent on aid. aid has been trickleing in sporadiccally. if isil does come in to the camp that aid won't reach the people, and geographically this town is on the o

stephanie decker reports from beirut. >> this is the closest that isil has ever managed to get to the syrian capital of damascus. the palestinian camp yarmouk lies 70 kilometers away from the capitol. we've spoken to people here who came from damascus to beirut because that highway is open, and they're telling us that they are afraid. it is a fluid situation but certainly the presence of isil so close to the capital is hugely concerning, also the plight of the civilians in yarmouk, a camp that has been under siege for two years. they're fully dependent on aid and handouts. they have no water or electricity. they have no food. there has been sporadic trickle of aid coming in to the camp, but with fighting in its fourth day nothing has managed to get in. this is a message that we're hearing from activists there. the humanitarian situation a huge concern. >> al-shabab is threaten to go stage more attacks in kenya. many are struggling to come to terms with the attacks on an university on thursday. we have more reports from garissa. >> a survivor has just been rescued. many are describing

reagan's first crisis was the marine barracks bombing in beirut in 1983. it was the debacle and he handled it badly. the marines didn't have a clear mission. weinberger was opposed to it. i can't say much more than they handled that one poorly. the next one was the twa hijacking and i talked to you about that no deal deal that he found himself admitted theo as i mentioned earlier and i was successfully done as navy sailor. the worst thing was 1988 -- 1981 to 1988 back eight, back-and-forth with libya. we try to poke and try to polka try to poke and off via the eye. he responded, they responded. we went back and forth and in 1986 a lot of americans were killed. we bombed targets in libya and reagan wanted to show he was going to take bold and effective action. immediately they had their agents hijack a pan am plane in karachi. he purchased three hostages in beirut and killed them and ultimately it is a for tat. he didn't deter anybody. it was bold, but it was in effect they've been on and on. and then the persian gulf war which was successful in pushing the

we have spoken to people here who came from damascus to beirut because that highway is open, and they're telling us that they're afraid to go back at the moment. it is a fluid situation but certainly the presence of isil so close to the capital is hugely concerning, and also in yarmouk, 18,000 people remain there. they're fully dependent on hand outs and aid. they have no electricity, they have no food. now with this fighting into its fourth day nothing has managed to get in. this is a message that we're hearing from activists there. a huge concern. >> in egypt former president hosni mubarak and his two sons have been in court on corruption charges. his sons still face a separate can trial for alleged stock market manipulation. in november hosni mubarak was acquitted of causing the death of 800 protesters during the up rising that forced him from power. we can now go to the saudi-led coalition press conference. let's listen in. >> stability towards the yemeni people and stability towards the region. when the coalition was formed it was fully aware of the responsibilities towards the yeme

school at the american university of beirut. amy: peter balakian, you are a poet as well as an author. i was wondering if you could share a poem about the armenian genocide? >> i'm happy to. in light of the beautiful and moving stories of survivors that you have brought together today i would like to read a short column of mine called "after the survivors are gone." i tried to imagine to see persimmon treat after the flash but not the sake because my own tree had been hacked, i tried to kiss the lips of armenia at the table and the altar, we said some words written ages ago and we settled for just the line -- one and breadth for candles lit and snuffed let us remember the law has failed us let us remember the child naked waiting to be shot on a bright day with tulips blooming around the ditch we shall not forget the earth the artifact, the particular song, the dirt of an idiom things that stick in the ear. >> beautiful. amy: your thoughts, simon, when you listen to peter? >> peter so well connect the history of what happened to

from beirut. they report on the significance of this delivery. >> the ceremony was simply. at the beirut airport, french and saudi officials were happy, and lebanese officials were relieved. >> lebanon's victory against terrorism is a victory to all nations threatened by terrorism. they waited a year and a half for this. the first shipment of a 3 billion deal with france and to bolster the capabilities of a weakened army. at a critical time i.s.i.l. al nusra front and other groups tried to infiltrate lebanon. i think it is a serious threat. those terrorists are on the borders between syria and lebanon. >> reporter: monday's delivery was light weapons, while the green cases may not have looked imposing the lebanese government insists this is a game changer. some military analysts are not assured. >> the lebanese army needs sophisticated weapons and as soon as possible. you cannot wait two years for that delivery. as more soldiers are deployed to a shared border with syria, they don't have the weapons they need the most and will not for a while. details are sketchy, analysts

our correspondent there, live in beirut >>> now the e.u. has just filed antitrust charges against google over its search engine. the internet search giant has been accused of illegally rigging the market. google says the charges are wide of the mark. antitrust investigators suspect the u.s. company has been abusing its dominance by manipulating search results. the e.u.'s competition commissioner says google has 10 weeks to respond to the charges. >> today we have adopted a statement of objection to google. it outlines our preliminary view that google's favourable treatment of its comparison shopping service - you probably know it as google shopping is an abuse of google's dom than the position in general search. google now has 10 weeks to respond. and, of course i will carefully consider the response before deciding how to proceed. >>> let go live to our correspondent, simon mcgregor-wood, who is in london. these are serious charges, simon. >> they are charges, although to be slightly pedantic they are not yet formal legal charges. what the

tarmac in beirut. ultimately reagan made a deal with the israelis to meet the terrorist demands and promised assad he would retaliate. it is a no deal deal. and when asked about it we did make a deal, but he negotiated cautious way. all of a sudden he was in jimmy's shoes. he did the same thing jimmy carter did. a couple weeks later "the wall street journal" called him jimmy reagan because he betrayed the promise he made that he would take swift and effective action. i was there for a lot of the times where we didn't really take their effect in action during crises. even as people looked back at president reagan's in some cases the good old days when i am here to tell you it's much harder to do what governor reagan said he was going to do when he became president. this is my going away. i was at duty navy running the white house situation room. i had nothing to do with the parties involved. i had been recruited to come over and take over the situation room, which is not just a conference room. if the i

and he's in beirut and he can tell us more from the point of view. let me start by asking about the situation next door where you are, and in syria, because that is proving to be a country that is providing a large number of refugees entering into the european problem, isn't it? >> yes, you are rite. when you talk about lebanon, there's no way you can ignore the fact that this is a tiny country that is bursting at the scenes with syrian refugees a fourth of the population now is syrian refugees. the term that we hear most with refugees be that palestinians or syrian, talk about being on the boat, smuggling is death. the refugees who spend their life savings smuggling on to the insecure voyages, they know it's a terrifying horrific matter, and they know most of the time they may not make it to the investigation. they simply have no recourse here in lebanon. they don't, in syria, and here there's no opportunity for them. a short while ago we spoke with an official with the camps here in beirut. they told us that there are indications now that there are

bbc news beirut. >>> rallies are taking place in the kenyan capital of nairobi. the third and final -- religious leaders organized a march, but the pictures we can show you here. this is nairobi. the students on the streets are demanding greater security after those al shabaab gunmen killed 147 people. after this march, a vigil is going to be held for those who were killed. >>> indonesia's attorney general says illegal processes will no longer hinder the execution of drug smugglers. the statement was made after the appeal, which challenged the president's refusal to pardon them was rejected. they were part of a group of nine caught in 2005 trying to smuggle heroin into australia. their lawyer will be making a further appeal to the constitutional courts. the attorney general says that is irrelevant. >> translator: the administer court rejected the claim. we know clemency is not an argument in the court. it is finished now. we heard they will file a judicial review to the court. that's their business. we are not affected at all. and, if they file it it won't change

. >>> okay, we can go live now to our correspondent who is in beirut. and monitoring the situation in syria from there. mohamed, and syria national day should be a day of celebration and of national unity. but clearly that is not the case. so many syrians. >> reporter: you are absolutely right martin, he with haven't seen the entirety of the interviewed that bashar al-assad gave. we are not hearing much of a surprise. in the sound bite that you just aired a couple of minutes a ago al-assad is laying blame on the terrorism that's going on in syria at the doorstep of scandinavian crypts, as we know there are a large number of fighters that have joined the ranks of isis, these past several months that have come from nordic countries countries and so he's saying that. later in the interview he goes onto praise sweden because sweden has accepted more syrian refugees than any other european country. in fact, at this time there is at least 40,000 syrians now resideing in sweden. that's just the number of registered refugees. it's expected the number is higher

are they flew between beirut and algeria several times to let the of hostages off time to mount on the tarmac and ultimately he made ted deal to meet this terrorist demands to promise a side he would not make them is somebody asks about it you did make a deal. then he was in jimmy's issues. then the "wall street journal" called him reagan because he betrayed the policy that he would take swift and effective action. but the point is as people look back to president reagan in here to tell you it is much harder than but he said people do when he became president. i was active duty riding the situation room. and i was recruited to take over the room because it is not just a conference room but the president's intelligence center his alert center with staff that works 24/7 over there. calling people in the middle of the night with communications and head of state. it is the nerve center that is the name of my first book. and i have a front row seat and allows me to gave interviews with heavyweights from succeeding administrations. people like bob mcnamara from the kennedy administration and

alex marquardt, abc news, beirut. >>> back here in the states now. proving april is the cruelest month. tax day is wednesday. if you haven't filed yet, you have probably spent part of this weekend trying to finish up. if you try to reach out to the irs for help, you may still be waiting. here's abc business and chief economics correspondent rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: tonight, the clock ticking. just three days to your tax deadline. crunch time when so many of us call the irs with those last-minute questions. >> welcome to the internal revenue service. >> reporter: but this year, help might not be a quick call away, according to irs commissioner john koskinen. >> more than 6 out of 10 people who called could not reach a live assister. that is simply unacceptable. >> reporter: koskinen says budget cuts are to blame for the short staffing. and many tax filers finding out the hard way. >> i called the irs friday morning with what i thought was a pretty simple refund question. >> reporter: 44 minutes, then 63. jennifer norman instagramming her time wait

stephanie decker joins us live from beirut. the situation is scribbled as more desperate than ever. what is the u.n. doing about it? >> the head of the u.n. body that deals with palestinian refugees provide the u.n. security council yesterday on that monday, saying exactly what you said, that it was a more desperate situation than ever, calling on the international community to put political pressure on the ground to try and solve this to open a humanitarian corridor for these civilians to get out. around 2,000 have managed to get out, but there are still 16,000 caught in this camp. there's also negotiations going on on the ground, a member of the p.l.o., the body that deals with the represention of palestinians is talk to the u.n. and government to solve this. when you're dealing with isil, any form of negotiation is very difficult. >> the camp once housed 170,000 refugees and only 10% remain. fewer than 20,000. give us a better idea of what life is like for the people that remain. >> that's right. we're hearing about this camp now, but it has been under siege for over two years. w

thank you for joining us from beirut. >> thank you. >> well, many yemenis are turning to social media to talk about what's happening in their country. semi for some people, social media is the only way they can speak out about what is happening in yemen. >> we have so much response right now from our online community in yemen. let me show you a couple of the hashtags we are actually following now. #our yes ma'am and the other one -- #our yemenand #war impact of the saudi-led air strikes on yemen right now. if you want to be partly of that conversation it's easy to do, tweet us @ajstream. still being able to send us information and be part of that conversation. let me share a tweet with you. this comes from the information minister in yemen. and her name is nadia she says the more i deeg into dig into why yemen is miserable, the sadder i become. we are going to be digging into yemen and the saudi-led air strikes. 1932 gmt see you then, thursday. >> thank you femi, looking forward to the relaunch of the stream. >>> excavating the sites of 12 unmarked graves, it is believed they could se

. >> crossing to beirut. let's talk to a former official with the i.c.c. what are the chances of a prosecution against israel being brought by the palestinians before the i.c.c.? >> there's a lot of chance to see officials from israel before the international criminal court. palestine has lomed a declaration under article 12 on 1 january 2015 which enables jurisdiction over crimes committed since 2014 and until now. so it's possible after the end of the preliminary area to see the i.c.c. . >> how long would a preliminary examination take? >> usually it - there is no official standards for a time line of examination. but since the situation in palestine was under preliminary examination between 2009 and 2013 so that there has been much of examination in the situation, it's estimated that this phase will end this year and a conclusion would be issued before the end of this year before sources in the office of the prosecutor. o >>> i was speaking to a palestinian opposition and he said they'd go before the dossiers saying one issue was settle. and second was

she met her husband at the american university in beirut. she is quite accomplished as having earned her master's degree from columbia university and of course she is worked extensively on women's and children's issues in afghanistan. i'm sure she will be sharing those experiences with us here tonight. providing the moderation is as always, nina easton, a senior associate here at csis and also a columnist. please welcome the speakers. [applause] >> thank you all for coming. thank you for that terrific introduction. i wanted to get one shout out to one other piece that we do. a weekly podcast. you can find it on your smartphone and it is a great way to hear women talk about pressing foreign-policy matters. thank you so much for being here. it is just truly an honor. it was delightful to get to know you over the course of these last couple of days. it is interesting because your predecessor was a doctor. a professional woman, but never seen in public. you have come in and become quite visible. and have been accused of making waves. which we li

stefanie dekker, beirut. >> also on skype in beirut. thank you for joining us. private funding for the syrian crisis has always been low. why aren't we seeing a greater international response? >> well, i think we're seeing a limited response on both fronts, both in terms of funding for the humanitarian issue going on, there was a big donor conference that took place in kuwait last month and less than half the money needed was supplied by governments. it still represented some really generous pledges fully a half a million from the u.s. government, there are millions of people in need of humanitarian assistance, we're about to arrive at 4 million refugees in neighboring countries and that's having a profound effect on the infrastructure in places like lebanon where i am and jordan and iraq and other areas engulfed in the crisis, but the lack of political response we really need to see greater pressure put on parties to stop the fighting. humanitarian aid the scale of more and more people who need food water basics to keep surviving is only going to grow, unless t

stephanie dekker reports from beirut. >> this is the closest that isil has managed to get to the syrian capital of damascus. yarmouk lies 7 to 10 kilometers away from the capital and people are hugely concerned about this. we have spoken to people who came here from damascus to beirut because that highway is open and they're telling us that they're afraid to go back at the moment. it is a fluid situation but certainly the presence of isis so close to the capital is hugely concerning and the flight of yarmouk. yarmouk is a camp that has been under siege for two years. and the people there are fully dependent on hands outs. they have no water electricity or food. there has been a sporadic trickle of aid coming into the camp but now in the fighting's fourth day nothing has managed to come in. >> palestine liberation organization has called on the united nations and the syrian government to get the refugees out of the camp immediately. in this statement the plo said that the priority must be to save the palestinian refugee camp by creating a safe panels for them out of the deathtrap that al

then, in 1985, terry anderson, the associated press -- in beirut, was muscled into a green mercedes. seven years past the four he could meet his daughter who was born while he was chained to a wall. one capture told him, don't worry this is political. when anderson asked his guard gave him a new red bible. the associated press executives worked with u.s. officials to get him released. the situation changed after 9/11 , journalists were targeted for what they wrote, what they represented. in 2002, wall street journal reporter daniel pearl was executed as he pursued al qaeda activity in pakistan. in the year since, in the years since, the victims have increased. the threat can be seen in france, near the normandy beaches. any tree shaded park, the monument to reporters, 20 eight columns have been engraved since world war ii, with more than 2000 names. men and women who have fallen on battlefields, assassinate, or killed in accidents while covering the news. since 2001, many of the names have been those of journalist hired in their own societies to get stories that outsiders cannot reac

reporting live from beirut. she explained what needs to be done to solve this crisis. >> first of all it's important -- that the sight recognized that they shared responsibility to rescue people. and that means also to allocate a profit of resources. but then it's most important for people for example the syrians who were one of the main groups. the conflict to come to europe for a better future and to find peace. it is also good if ensure that they can be transferring regularly to europe are vettenned. for example our humanitarian problems and then it is equally important to better reflect on strategic states. or somalia, there are countries in war to ensure a solution is found there. otherwise, of course, people would always attempt to depart and to find a better future in europe, or elsewhere. >> saudi led coalition forces continue to carry out air strikes. the capitol was hit the airport there was the main target in the latest air raids. at least 20 of them had houthis positions inside the province and is a

let's go live to beirut in neighbouring lebanon, and talk to our correspondent. what can you tell us? >> well there's a new horrifying staggering number put out by the syrian observatory for human rights. the number 220,000. it's over 220,000. over 220 in syria have been killed since the beginning of the conflict. there's an uptick in the chaos, in the violence of the past several weeks especially in idlib province if you remember the city of idlib became the second provincial capital to fall to the rebels a group, a coalition led by the al nusra front. the city fell in the last part of march. in the intervening time there has been an upswimming in the aerial bombardment by syrian forces. over 120 aerial attacks just over the course of the past 36 hours, and we are told dozens of those attacks were comprised of barrel bombs reigning down on idlib. it is getting bloodier and bloodier by the hour. in the numbers i told you about, we are told 11,000 are children. and over 65,000 civilians. it gives you an idea how bad it is in syria and how the death toll is growing

stephanie dekker, al jazeera, beirut. >> forensic teams in iraq are excavating 12 mass gravesites said to contain the remains of 17 soldiers. tikrit was recaptureed last week. >>> an iraqi army push to retake mosul. a new video released showing of training in urban warfare. the battle drills have been taking place at the complex south of baghdad. shop keepers in the afghan capital have closed their dollars to protest what they say is a five-fold tax increase. the government there says it is trying to achieve economic independence after relying on billions of dollar of aid for years. from kabul jennifer glasse has more. >> shops are closed across the capital. kabul central market is almost like a ghost town. the reason why is clear. the shutdown means central kabul looks like this. when it usually looks like this. shop keepers say they had no choice when their tax bills arrived. >> last year we paid $300 tore shop. this year the government wants more than $200. >> store owners say they can't afford that and tack their complaints to the streets. the finance ministry say it's just followi

stephanie dekker, al jazeera, beirut. >> and three people have been killed and dozens injured in northern syria's idleb area. people dug through the republic to find trapped bodies. ten others were injured when barely bombs were dropped india has launched an. air quality index. 13 of the world's most polluted cities are in india. the prime minister said that the air pollution is the result of country's developing economy and changing lifestyles. >>> the turkish football league has been suspended for a week after a gun attack on the fenerbahce's team bus. no players were injured officials have described it as an act of terrorism and said they won't may another game until the attacker is found. >>> twitter and facebook has complied with turkey's request to remove images of a prosecutor in istanbul. turkey blocked access to several social plea organizations after they refused to remove photos of the prosecutor being held at gunpoint. for more go to our website at www.aljazeera.com. . >> intense fighting in yemen as humanitarian crisis gets worse. rolling stone retracts a controversial story

. >>> stefanie dekker joins us live from beirut, why this offensive to take i.s.i.l. now it now? >> i think timing does have to do with what happened earlier before april 1st when that palestinian group you mentioned accused i.s.i.l. of killing one of its leaders. it then kidnapped a few i.s.i.l. fighters and then this whole battle started. as you mentioned yarmouk is very close to the syrian capital seven to ten kilometers from damascus. perhaps they've seen it as a weak point. we know sleeper cells of i.s.i.l. has been in that area certainly to the south of it throughout for the last year or so. so i think also giving them a launching point for damascus will be crucial. we've talked to people from damascus, who visit here because that road does stay open. they are so fearful at the moment they don't want to to back. it is causing concern at the capital to have i.s.i.l. so close. we know i.s.i.l. has taken a majorities of the camp but it's a fluid situation. >> it is a palestinian group at a that's defending this camp, and not government. what does that say about the conflict fo

i was in beirut when the marines were in beirut in 1983, covering it for pbs. i was in afghanistan in 2004 as an embedded journalist. i can tell you, from these years of observation and involvement that we need to have a new doctrine that articulates for us the national security policy of the united states. and from that doctrine, we can reshape the united states military. you cannot reshape the military without a strategy, clearly understood. the third area we really need to focus on is basic governance. we need to be working toward a governing style that will allow the congress and the presidency to work together, and also people of different parties to work together. what should you be looking for in terms of leadership? first of all, when i go around the country and i talk to people, i hear over and over again that we need leaders that we can trust. we need leaders that will tell us what the problems are, with -- tell us what their beliefs are about the problems, and how they want to fix it. there is a consistency in that. this kind of leadership course the

it was a simple ceremony held at the beirut airport earlier today but you had some heavy hitters there and saudi embassador to lebanon and french defense and lebanese defense minister and all spoke of the importance of this for lebanon and region and lebanese defense minister at one.said it will be a victory for lebanon and region against terrorism and the threat will go down but the question is have weapons arrived today will they be enough to counter terrorism and the threat of terrorism in this country, sammy. >> perhaps adding to this as you probably know some of the guys with the biggest guns in lebanon have been groups like hezbollah and not the central government and being a close ally to iran, is part of this to undermine the influence, the iran yanukovich influence -- iran influence as well? >> that is a good point and saudis have been distract over the fact that hezbollah has been stronger military than lebanese army and one of the reasons the saudis agreed to do this, the saudis have been upset that hezbollah entered the fray when they entered the syrian civil war and backed

stephanie dekker, al jazeera, beirut. >> meanwhile palestinians are protesting in front of the united nations headquarters in gaza city. they want the u.n. to do more to help people trapped in yarmouk. the iraqi prime minister has promised to work with the kurds to push isil fighters from the province. haider al-abadi met in the kurdish city of erbil. but did not set a time plan to take over. >> well, the kenyan air force has launched strikes on somali. the police have are in operations. on thursday al-shabab attacked an university, killing 148 peoplement. >> we recommend that the kenyan government engage the international community in deploying in all the sectors along the kenya-somalia border. >> catherine soi has been given access to the scene. >> we finally have been allowed into this campus. it's a big compound with many buildings. and that water tower you see over there is at the entrance where two security guards were killed by the gunmen, then came here. this is where it happened. they killed the student. it took about 12 hours. some of the surviving students, they watched the

collinics are no longer functioning properly but with isil in control of most of the camp stefanie dekker beirut. >> pal stirnian leader mahmoud abbas is al tragedy and et cetera doing all he can to help. >> the palestinian liberation organization in forecastusc has formed a crisis cell to handle this tragedy trying to work it out with the least losses. we are in touch with our brothers there to find a way out, protect our people from this tragedy iraq's prime primary says it's ill can't be defeated as long as it continues to attract foreign fighters. in an interview with german magazine der speigel, abadi said more than 40 percent of the fighters come from abroad. he is urging governments around the world to do more than 20 injured in a suicide attack in misrata. he said members of the same family are among the dead. >> silicone on al jazeera. >> i am trying to kill a bad deal. >> israeli prime minister steps up his attack on the iran nuclear deal. and scientists turn the large haydron clyderback on after a two-year upgrade. welcome back with al jazeera. let's take you through the top stories.

billion dollar deal funded by saudi arabia, on the front page, you can see a photo of that ceremony in beirut attended by the defense minister from france. his lebanese counterpart, you can see they are in the middle of the saudi investor to lebanon. they are going to take on the jihadist threat. you can see the headline here saying this is the beginning of a long, strategic corporation. lots of state papers are focusing on a steel saying it could perhaps shift the balance in the region. chris: ok, let's end on a lighter note. running a marathon is already a big task, particularly the case of one person in boston. florence: that is right, the boston marathon held yesterday. a 35-year-old woman, amy keal ran the boston marathon while seven months pregnant. the articles in the "daily beast ." quite a full belly. is it safe? the "daily beast" says it depends on the case. if she is an elite athlete running is not pregnant -- running while pregnant on an issue for seven fact, women who exercise regularly will have a better pregnancy. i do not know anything about that, but i do think it is impressi

stefanie dekker, al jazeera beirut. >> and the palestinian ambassador to the u.n. says floos closed door meeting to discuss the recent events in yarmouk. >> we hope that the security council will adopt a position to secure safety passage through u.n. agencies particularly to save and protect the 18,000, maybe 16,000 now in the security -- in the refugee camp. and we hope that all countries will help in securing this objective of the -- of the safety passage secure passage and for the refugees to be saved. >> meanwhile protesters are inside the u.n hoping for help for those inside the yarmouk camp. >>> ukraine's president petro poroshenko has lifted his objections to a potential referendum in the east of the country. the ukrainian government had objections last year. the separatists who are still in control of parts of eastern ukraine have dismissed is his rks gesture. >>> impact the war is having on children. 7.9 million children live in ukraine but in the past year more than 100 have been killed in fighting in the east of the country. 140,000 have been forced to f

i was in beirut when the marines were in beirut in 1983, covering it for pbs. i was in afghanistan in 2004 as an embedded journalist. i can tell you, from these years of observation and involvement that we need to have a new doctrine that articulates for us the national security policy of the united states. and from that doctrine, we can reshape the united states military. you cannot reshape the military without a strategy, clearly understood. the third area we really need to focus on is basic governance. we need to be working toward a governing style that will allow the congress and the presidency to work together, and also people of different parties to work together. what should you be looking for in terms of leadership? first of all, when i go around the country and i talk to people, i hear over and over again that we need leaders that we can trust. we need leaders that will tell us what the problems are, with -- tell us what their beliefs are about the problems, and how they want to fix it. there is a consistency in that. this kind of leadership course the

stefanie dekker has more from beirut. >> reporter: a diplomatic push is under way to open a humanitarian corridor for civilians trapped in yarmouk to get out. the head of the palestinian refugees agency addressed the u.n. security council calling for international pressure, it's difficult to contain the situation on the ground. i.s.i.l. controls 60% of the yarmouk camp. fighting palestinian groups have brought reinforcements to the groups but at the moment the situation is fluid. from the people we have been speaking to inside the camp they tell you that i.s.i.l. has snipers on buildings making it difficult to move in the camp. and people dependent on aid have been besieged. there's no running water, electricity or food. medical supplies are making their way into the camp to help treat the wounding. the syrian movement is using barrel bombs and shelling the camp. people are trapped between the siege - meaning they are dependent on medical aid. they are trapped between infighting between groups and, of course bombing from the air. incredibly difficult situation. some managed to get out. t

they control human beirut, lebanon, damascus, syria baghdad, iraq. these these are becoming iranian satellites increasing influence across the region and are close to a nuclear weapon a nuclear weapon and we are bending over backwards to cut a deal to the.where it is shameful as an american. i we will i we will be honest, to see our government kowtow to a terrorist regime. you know that you know that we live in a world turned upside down when our administration reportedly is talking about sanctioning israel it wants to lift sanctions on iran. we are in a world today where everything that is good is evil and everything that is evil is good. iran is driving for a nuclear weapon. upper apparently the west is going to accept. accept. why should every american care? my should've room watching at home care about a nuclear armed iran? again, it is over they're. why why should we worry. it is thousands of miles away. well, in addition to working on developing nuclear weapons they are developing intercontinental ballistic missiles icbms that could reach the e

. >>> al jazeera's stefanie dekker has more from beirut in neighbouring lebanon. >> a diplomatic push is under way to open a humanitarian corridor. the agency that deals with refugees addressed the security council calling for international pressure. it's difficult to contain the situation on the ground. i.s.i.l. controls 60% of the yar nook camps. -- yarmouk camps. the situation is fluid. from the people inside the camp they'll tell you that i.s.i.l. has snipers on buildings making it difficult to move. the people are dependent on aid. they have been besieged for years, with no water, electricity or food is making their way into the camp to treat the wounded much the syria government is using barrel bombs and shelling the camp since the fighting began. people are trapped between the siege - meaning they are dependent on medical aid. they are trapped between infighting between groups and the bombing from the air. a difficult situation. some managed to get out. the majority 16,000, are trapped >>> security forces in tikrit say it's now safe for residents to return. last week tikrit was

stephanie dekker, al jazeera, beirut. >> shia militaries have started leaving the iraqi city of tikrit after reaching a deal with officials. shia groups have been blamed for several days of looting and arrest season, which has seen several buildings targeted. iraqi government claimed victory over isil in tikrit. >>> much more still to come only al jazeeracome on al jazeera. an alabama is free after spending 30 years on death row. >> i'll tell you about how women are protecting rhinos in the krueger national park. >> al jazeera america international news. shining a light on the untold stories. >> believe in yourself and you'll get there. >> making the connections to the bigger picture. >> shouldn't you have been tougher? >> get the international news you need to know. al jazeera america. >> welcome back. let's take you to the top story now. the u.n. security council has met to discuss the humanitarian situation in yemen. there have been continued airstrikes in the southern city of aden. nine people killed and dozens injured on saturday. kenya's president has pledged a response to the at

. >> stephanie dekker has more now from beirut. >> we're being told that the fight something ongoing between i was and a group a palestinian group believed to be affiliated with groups. they seem to be remaining neutral. it started as a turf war--not a turf war but a tit for at that time between the two groups. accusing isil of killing one of its leaders. they then since kidnapped isil fighters and this is when isil stormed the camp. yarmouk used to be home to 160,000 palestinian refugees and syrians, now the desperate scenes we've seen over the years now aid trickles in. these people have no food, water or electricity, and they're entirely competent on dependent on that aid. if you look at it gentlemen graphically the yarmouk camp is very close to the damascus, certainly the regime will not be happy with isil taking hold so close to the capital. that is the the home is not at the ways, a fluid situation especially one that is concerning for civilians, who have always said that they're caught between groups infighting and the siege of syrian regime. >> nigeria's new president said it

. >> a retired lebanese army general joins us from beirut. the end of the air strikes. it doesn't mean the fighting on the ground, the conflict as a whole will end, does it? > yes, we always said and according to the military science are signs and the books and as we learnt that air strike has never been and it will not be enough to determine who they are, and the targets, but cannot achieve objectives, and especially political and strategic objects. that happens, finally, i think, the storm has been stopped. and operation started. but i think it is time to ensure a ceasefire. the question is why it's stopped. and is this operation. it did achieve its goals. i think why it stopped is because finally the saudis and president abd-rabbu mansour hadi has been convinced that it will not achieve any goals, even if it were to remain for months. interesting, if you allow me to jump in on that point. has anything been achieved militarily then? >> yes. in some respect, okay if - you want to say they did decrease the military power of the houthis. yes. if this is a military point

and she except some things and not others. >> could you have covered beirut from cairo? >> no, absolutely not. the question should be do you think you need this information to know about this, what is happening in the world. and okay i think it's important, i think you need to know it. and i think it's important enough that i have in fact, risk my life to cover stories that i thought were important enough. as they are always considered risks. and i know that if i died i won't be able to file the story anyway. and the process is every step of the way, not just when i sit in my office and the that i'm going to go do this, every step of the way i say is this worth it. having to go from here to there, and there's a chance that someone is going to shoot at me on the way. and that is the way that journalists operate. they are not stupid. and there is a risky profession so his being is being a policeman, so is being a fireman. and i have talked about the importance of journalists and journalism and the principles in the world that we play in any democratic system of society. we

mohammed has the latest from beirut. >> reporter: over 220,000 people killed in the past four years of fighting in syria, that number being provided by the syrian observatory for human rights who say that over 60,000 people killed since the fighting began in syria were civilians, and over 11,000 of those killed were children. they also reported that clashes have intensified especially in idlib province, the second provincial capitol to have been overtaken by rebels. that happened at the end of march, and since then there have been more air raids in that area. in the past 36 hours, we're told there have been over 120 air raids, and that civilians are really really suffering. it has gotten so much bloodier. it has gotten so bad, in fact human rights watch released a report in which they accuse the syria regime of using chlorine in barrel bombs. >>> dozens more migrants are feared drowned off of the coast of italy when their ship capsized. it's the latest incident involving people trying to get from africa to europe. more than 500 migrants arrived in italy today after being rescued. the i

stefanie dekker, al jazeera beirut. >>> security council has been meeting to discuss what's happening, in yarmouk and our diplomatic editor james bays has been keeping an eye on that. talking about a humanitarian catastrophe, meeting to talk about it, actually doing anything? >> i think that is question, what can they actually do? the situation across syria after four years of war is desperate but at one place is worse than anywhere else is syria yarmouk camp where earn,000 people are trapped. the reports of i.s.i.l. gaining more control in the camp causing the council security council some concern. the meeting behind closed doors to try get the latest from unrwa, the part of the u.n. that deals with palestine and the palestinian refugees. briefing the security council ambassadors and afterwards he spoakd with reporters. >> the situation -- spoke with recorders. >> the situation that the inhabitant the of yarmouk face is one of the most sever ever. you know they have gone through much over the past two years in terms of being deprived of possibilities to move freely out of the camp. t

stefanie dekker, al jazeera, beirut. >> palestinian leader. tragic. he is doing all he can to help. palestinian liberation organization in damascus as formed a crisis cell to handle this tragedy. they are trying to work it out. we are in touch with our brothers there to find a way out and protect our people from this tragedy. iraq's prime minister says isil can't be defeated as long as it continues to attract foreign fighters in an interview with german magazine der speigel, abadi said more than 40% of the group's fighters come from abroad. he is urging governments around the world to do more to stop their citizens being recruited. four people have been killed and more than 20 injured in a suicide attack in the libyan city of mizrata. a military source has toldays that members of the same family are among the dead. turkey's president has condemned an attack on a bus carrying players from the finabachi team. only the driver is he injured. the attack followed the team's 5-1 win in the turkish super league. two al jazeera journalists held by the nigerian military since the 24th of marc

mohamed has the latest from beirut over 220,000 people killed. that is staggering number being provided by the syrian observatory for human rights that say that over 65,000 people killed since the fighting began were civilians and that over 11,000 of those killed were children. the syrian observatory also reporting the clashes have been intensified especially in the province, of course, being the second provincial capitol to have been overtaken by rebels that happened at the end of march since then, there have been more air raids by the syrian regime, according to activists in that area. over the course of the past 36 hours we are told there are 120 air raids that dozens of barrel bombs have been dropped in that area, and that civilians are really really suffering. that it has gotten so much bloodier, it has gotten so bad that just tuesday human rights watch release add report, in which they accuse the regime of using chemical warfare, using chlorine there barrel bombs that were dropped over the past two weeks in march. >> and aid group says doze

then, in 1985, terry anderson, the associated press -- in beirut, was muscled into a green mercedes. seven years passed before he could meet his daughter who was born while he was chained to a wall. one capture told him, don't worry, this is political. when anderson asked his guard gave him a new red bible. the associated press executives worked with u.s. officials to get him released. the situation changed after 9/11 , journalists were targeted for what they wrote, what they represented. in 2002, wall street journal reporter daniel pearl was executed as he pursued al qaeda activity in pakistan. in the years since, the victims have increased. the threat can be seen in france, near the normandy beaches. in a tree shaded park, the monument to reporters, 20 eight -- 28 columns have been engraved since world war ii, with more than 2000 names. men and women who have fallen on battlefield, assassinated, or killed in accidents while covering the news. since 2001, many of the names have been those of journalist journalists -- journalists hired in their own societies to get stories that outsi