right behind us in that campaign. tribal warriors in south africa proclaim a new king of the zulus after a year long family feud. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. we start in somalia where a security commander has told the afp news agency that somali forces have ended a deadly siege by al shabab jihadists at a hotel in the capital mogadishu. there s been no independent verification of the claim, but the building had been targetted by heavy weapons and has been largely destroyed. it s reported all those who remained inside have been killed. the militant group says some of its fighters managed to escape. it s not yet known how many people died during the siege witnesses say at least 20. among the reported victims is the hotel s owner. the somali government has not yet commented on the attack. witnesses say security forces have bombarded the hotel with heavy weapons and much of the building has been severely damaged. anxious relatives gathere
U. S. Defense secretary ash carter lands in saudi arabia final outside why fishermen in south africa damage their waters to feed an asian appetite. But we start in iraq where more than 20 iraqi soldiers and the fighters supporting them have been killed in twin Suicide Attacks. Now, i. S. I. L. Fighters are being blamed. It happened in the town of alcama, east of fallujah. 24 others were injured. 22 people have been killed after a series of explosions across baghdad. This is the moment when a car packed with explosives detonated and 14 died after a blast outside a busy clothing shop in a shia neighbourhood in the capital. Live to al jazeeras imran khan and we are getting an idea in the fallujah situation of how difficult it is for the Iraqi Government to route i. S. I. L. In the Anbar Province. Thats right, and you are seeing it in baghdad as well. Once again i. S. I. L. Fighters are using car bombs to great advantage. This pioneered and was something they could use against the Security
We start in iraq where more than 20 soldiers and fighters supporting them have been killed in twin Suicide Attacks. I. S. I. L. Fighters are being blamed. It happened in alcamar east of fall usualinger 24 others injured. 22 have been killed in a series of explosions across baghdad. And 14 died after a blast outside a busy clothing shop in a shia neighbourhood in the capital. Imran khan has more from baghdad. Once again we are seeing the use of car becomes and security car becomes against Iraqi Security forces to i. S. I. L. Fighters to great expect. This is a technology they pion either. It is difficult to deal with. At this stage what the Iraqi Security forces are doing is taking key towns and villages outside the city. Theyll use them as staging posts to go into the cities of ramadi and fallujah. This is where the battle is fit. The i. S. I. L. Fighters have bases, they have been there for a year know the territory well. They have car bombs to use. The Iraqi Security forces are facin
Call the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to order. We thank our witnesses for being here, and im looking forward to your testimony. As much of the world concentrates on the isis threat and instability in the middle east, the Committee Takes this opportunity to consider efforts by the United States and other partners to counter extremism in the Subsaharan African area. Longterm development has been the norm across much of africa including here tell you what. Ben, even with large letters i cant see anymore. [laughter] including here in our committee with the recent signing of the power africa legislation, which were all very proud of and appreciate the way the administration has led on that effort also, that we hope will help bring investment to a key sector for Economic Growth and opportunity. Whereas in the middle east we have been reacting to abhorrent state and terrorist violence and the uprooting of millions of people, in africa weve had the opportunity of years of influence thro
Support against terrorism. So i strongly support that. But as you each pointed out, the recruitment of terrorists is because theres a void, and there are individuals who feel that they have no other choice and theyre prime for recruitment. So my concern is, are we giving countries a free pass who are our partners in our counterterrorism campaigns on human rights and poor governance . I say that, and i give you many examples. In ethiopia, they just had a parliamentary election. Not a single opposition leader, the person was elected. Weve seen the Security Forces there who have killed hundreds of protesters. In chad we have a dozen military officers who have been arrested because they wouldnt vote for the president. In somalia we have a report in yesterdays Washington Post that theyre using children for spies. Weve had extrajudicial killings by the military in nigeria and kenya. And yet, i dont see a response by the america, u. S. , in regards to these activities. Am i wrong . Are we giv