His post in afghanistan. Good evening, i am antonia mora, this is al jazerra america. Tonight saudi arabia and its gulf allies is launch ago offense enough yemen and the u. S. Is lending sport. Mike viqueira joins us now from washington. Miming, how much of a role do we know the u. S. Is playing . Reporter well, there is latebreaking news on that front. Its certainly a dramatic escalation and a volatile part of the world. And though, antonio the u. S. Isnt joining in these strikes strikes that are led by saudi arabia and 10 other gulf nations, the United States is lending its full support. The sound of bombs filling the night skies over the yemeni capital of sanaa that evening. The announced attacks coming a few hours earlier in the washington. The message delivered by is saudi arabias ambassador said the use of the force was a last resort but a necessary one. The objective is to defend the legitimate government of president hadi from the take over attempts by the houthi militias in ye
In over a century. The iraqi deposit is now confident that victory in tikrit is just days away, the Iraqi Military has been advancing on several fronts. On wednesday forces recapture some neighborhoods only leaving some patterson of the center city in i. S. I. L. Hands. About 3,000 rake soldiers and police have been attacking positions held by i. S. I. L. As they try to reach the city center. They are backed by 20,000 militia men and sunni tribes tribesmen. Suicide bombers and booby trapped buildings is slowed then them down. Stopping i. S. I. L. Suicide bombers in a vehicle from reaching a baker barracks. The forces are triumph ant. Ant. Thank god. We dead mated their car bombs. In baghdad veterans have been queuing up, an organization by iraqi artists. Should participate in this Blood Donation campaign. This is a simple thing i offer to my country. Reporter elsewhere in the capital, the Prime Minister said forces fighting i. S. I. L. Had made huge gains but also had to protect civili
Cannes, well be live from the red carpet where stars have been told not to take selfies. And we have all the sport with madrid, the center of the football dram on and off the pitch. Hello there, a warm welcome to the news hour. The army has taken control in burundis capital announcing it has deposed the president after weeks of protest. It was decided that the president violated the constitution in seeking a third term. The coup leader ordered the closure of airport and land borders and the news was greeted by celebrations on the streets of the capital. Malcolm web was there. Dozens came to the city center amid cheering protesters. The military has announced that they have taken control of the country. The army is very popular among the protesters here. Theyre seen as being neutral and a benevolent force in their goal to stop its president from running for a third term. They say a force in their goal to end the of the constitution that ended the 2005 civil war. The president has been r
Hours. Hello, yemens new Vice President has urged the rebels to end their offensive on the port city. Called eight goodwill gesture. There other developments the u. N. Envoy jamal has resigned amido criticism of his failure to broker an end to the crisis. And heavy fighting has broken out in and around the central city opening up a new front for the houthiss. They and their allying are battling an army preguyed. More details. This is the man likely to be yemens next president. Currently Vice President and Prime Minister. His task is to pull together a nation on the brink of civil war. He says he is willing to work with his opponents and forces loyal to the former president but only if they can. We must give them a chance, we should be united behind our project. Show immediately instead of destroying the country. Yemens biggest challenge is the deteriorating humanitarian situation hundreds of yemen freeze have been killed since the start of the conflict, three weeks ago. The city is bea
Office. A sentencing in the attacksens malala yousafzai. Its been a very difficult day for the people of nepal and military personnel. The people are looking for aid help and assistance in one of the countries worst natural disasters. The military are also working around the clock bringing in survivors that managed to live after the earthquake on saturday. Helicopters have been coming in on 24 hour base to military bases helping doctors to give medical assist answer. A 15yearold boy was recovered from the rubble in katmandu giving heart to rescue services trying to find survivors with international teams, sniffer dogs around katmandu and the valley around the epicenter. I was at one Military Hospital today where i managed to meet and talk to patients e. Patients who survived the earthquake. The seepor doctor in charge told me about the types of injuries people in occurred and help that is required internationally. We have severe brain injuries. We have had chest traumas. Most of the pa