Thanks soldiers as they reclaim the country many dead and missing after a landslide in northwest columbia. Sport a man asked to keep the peace in a final. Turkish referee is controversial too hello, shia militias are gat gath aring near the ricky city are gathering near the iraqi stay of ramadi. I. S. I. L. Reportedly killed 500 civilians and soldiers. The u. N. Says 25,000 have fled the city. The shia groups are mobilizing at an army base 30km east of ramadi the capital of anbar province. The Iraqi Government called them in after its own soldiers fled. The u. S. Coalition stepped up air strikes in the area in the last 72 hours. Iran, which backed the shia militias said it will help, if asked. I. S. I. L. Is advancing eased to the base where the shia militias are. Zeina khodr has details. The deployment of the shia militias is controversial. A shia force entering the sunni heartland. Many warn this could cause tensions the possibility of clashes. At the end of the day it means the gove
Welcome to the program. South sudan says its retain the province of malacao. After 17 months of fighting, the upper nile has become the area of target. South sudan depends on you crude, could spem disaster for a government thats battling surging inflation. Catherine soy reports. Upper nile state was vitamin. Whoever controls the state capital controls the only functioning oil fields. Rebel leader riek machars leadership overrun mallaka last thursday. Outside help. We fought for 21 years to liberate this country. And khartoum lowers our ability. Capable of protecting itself. Reporter after days of fighting Government Troops also regained the oil fields, a Thriving Community many residents fled to neighboring area which where the oil fields are. For now theyll stay here. Theres nothing to go back to. The conflict has devastated many is lives. Oil production is low, there is a critical shortage of foreign currency. These traders get their produce from neighboring countries. Many others ha
To some breaking news, though first. Coming to us out of kenya alshabab says it has killed 25 Police Officers in the east of the country. Apparently these fighters ambushed them in a Village North of the town garissa. Lets speak now for mohamed adow who joins us new from ethiopia. Mo what do you know . I know this is breaking as we speak. Reporter yeah, well, richelle Garissa Police are confirm that go they have lost 20 policemen. They were targeted in two different attacks. And policemen who were in a vehicle patrolling the area between the refugees camps and right at the border of somalia and kenya were targeted in an attack. Plus there was an i. E. D. And then they opened fire. And in the seconds incidents they said the Police Officers who were killed were said to be reacting to the distress call from the officers who were targeted in the first attack. Police are confirming up to 20 killed. And they say the policemen who were attacked some of them the survivors fled on foot and ende
The thrill is gone and b. B. King dies age 79. Highest profile fixture sees the game hitting a new low as players are targeted with pepper spray. Hello. A key strategic target in iraq has been taken from fighters of the Islamic State of iraq and the levant. I. S. I. L. Have overrun the Regional Headquarters in ramadi. That is the capital of iraqs largest province anbar. Fighters in the compound, Government Troops still retain control of two districts in the city. I. S. I. L. Renewed their offensive on ramadi in an. More than 130,000 have fled their homes. Zeina khodr has the latest. Reporter the symbol of Government Authority in ramadi is now under control of Islamic State of iraq and the levant. Ramadi has long been a city that has been fought over. It was also the Iraqi Governments main stronghold in anbar province. But i. S. I. L. Fighters launched an all out assault on friday. They managed to penetrate using suicide bombers. Government forces and their local sunni allies were not a
Saints. Hello there. Thank you for joining us. The battle for the iraqi city of ramirez is intensify ramadi with some reports that the city has fallen to isil fighters. 22 security officials. This amateur video shows what appears to be their forces driving into the city. The u. S. Led coalition is hitting isil positions in ramadi and in iraq. The council, sunni, is allowing shia malitias to join the fight. It is in the northeast of iraq and the capitol of Anbar Province which has been mostly under isil control. It is 100 kilometers from baghdad. More now from the capitol. Reporter isil is one of step closer to taking the whole city of ramadi. They are besieging Government Forces inside the anbar command center headquarters. Isil on the offensive, the government on the defensive. Now, the Anbar Provincial Council actsking shia Led Coalition to join the fight. This is not going to be welcome by many sunnis who it is allied to the government and the council is not representative of all su