Charged with desertion. Cracks. We only share when were scared. A top general says allied nations need to better share information or risk being ineffective against future threats. And child soldiers on the battlefield. Sometimes for them to be in the army is safer than them to be out there in the civil population where they get victimized. Tens of thousands given no choice but to take up arms. Hear one mans incredible story of how he escaped. Good evening and thank you for joining us on al jazeera america. Im antonio mora. We begin with breaking news out of yemen. Tonight saudi arabia says it and other gulf states have launched an offensive against shia Houthi Rebels threatening to overrun yemen. Earlier today the rebels attacked the southern port city of aden. [ gun shots ] they seized the airport and a military base. The countrys embattled president already fled to aden has left the country. Mike viqueria is monitoring all the developments from washington. Mike, what do the saudis a
We are hearing today from ukraines former president , Viktor Yanukovych. Russian sources says he still considers himself to be the leader. Where the government is ensureig his safety, local government buildings in crimea. In kiev, the Ukrainian Parliament approved the interim government, nick shifrin, this is fascinating to me. We know the opposition there in Independence Square. Taking over the government, formed the coalition government, then we have the opposition government forming in crimea. About. Yes, the opposition to the opposition, so to speak, tony. As you said, there is a new government in parliament about a thousand feet behind me, Independence Square, about 6,000 miles from here a huge concern. Crimea never wanted to be part of the independent ukraine, after it became independent after the soviet union separated, it is expected they will have a push back, everybody here looks to the west and europe. A huge concern here, from this government, that crimea threatens the new