Fighters repelling attacks, and the refugee situation. For the first time the United States has carried out air strikes in syria. They targeted fighters begonging to the Islamic State of iraq and levant, saudi arabia, u. A. E. , jordan and bahrain were involved. Qatar is said to be providing support. Pentagon forces say u. S. Fighter jets started to hit targets on monday. Most of the areas targeted are targeted near the iraqi border. Fighters, checkpoints and weapon depots are under fire. It has been in i. S. I. L. Hands, it was the capital until mosul fell in june. Washington informed the u. N. Envoy of the attack against the i. S. I. L. Targets in rafah. This statement was released john kirby went on to say . Lets go to our correspondent imran khan, joining us live from the iraqi capital baghdad now. Imran, how will the u. S. Air strikes in syria be received by the Iraqi Government . Well, the official line is that they will be welcomed. The iraqies said in order to defeat i. S. I. L
Doha. Firing tear gas at protesters on the border of syria as tens of thousands of kurds flee from isil. One year later, kenyans remember the victims of the West Gate Mall siege. We begin in yemen where the situation continues to escalate between rebels and progovernment forces. In the past hour we have been getting reports of the rebels major making major advances inside the capitol sanaa. They have also managed to capture Strategic Sites around the city. Now, the yemeni Prime Minister has resigned. Lets go straight to al jazeeras mohammed v, i know that just in the last hour, you had to leave the Bureau Position because the fighting was getting too close. It sounds incredibly volatile. Whats happening . Reporter thats correct the. Whats happening, now, it is something more. Its something quite major advanced by the hutis with their arms and heavy weapons. Most of the places they occupy in the last few hours are without a major fight. There. Some sporadic clashes but the houthis took
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Bombardment still. And ill have your sport. Including special tribute to Philip Hughes who died on thursday, as kraus cricket australia announces an investigation. Into player safety there has been fierce fighting in iraq. The oil city of kirkuk is in the middle. Kurdish peshawar have been involved in a fiercele fierce battle for three days. I. S. I. L. Holds thousands of kilometres of territory shown here in yellow. In the shaded area, most backs the sunni armed group. In the past few days there has been heavy fighting. Lets cross live to imran khan. Lets begin with the fight for kirkuk. Who has the upper hand now. What is the latest there . At the moment what we are seeing, and this is typical of the tactics that we see from i. S. I. L. , is when they are pushed out of an area, they take refuge in a country side, and that is problematic for iraqi forces. The fight at the moment is for the town. You take the major towns, you deny i. S. I. L. Cover. They then go into the countryside an