Soldiers from niger and chad have joined the fight against boko haram in nigeria. Recaptured the town of damasak. Crossing the border into borno state on saturday. This is latest offensive inside nigeria. On friday the African Union introived theapproved the force of nations. The joint force has made great progress so far. Bring us up to date on the latest fighting. Absolutely a lot of progress has been achieved by troops from chad niger also the Nigerian Army is claiming victory over boko haram from a lot of areas. Attacking boko haram positions. So the latest offensive against boko haram by chad and niger is a good report. At least within the nigerian border so they can launch a major offensive against the group. It was thought to be a major nigerian problem until boko haram started expressing its ideas into cameroon, establishing base he there. Of recent last month and early this month we have seen how boko haram fighters attacked positions inside chad. Has that given fight against
Syrian rebels are forced to Work Together and we go to myanmar, home to one of the worlds most unusual vineyards we start in france where the recovery operation has resumed in the alps where a german jetliner crashed. These are live pictures coming from seyneles alpes, with the search is located. There efforts could be hampered by bad weather. A german plane came down on tuesday, killing all 150 people on board. Our correspondent Jacky Rowland is there and joins us now. The resumption of the operation got under way at first light. Yes thats right. So far the weather has been clear. We have been seeing helicopters taking off. Because of the mountainous terrain is active. They are having to winch the teams down on to the hillside and they are having to walk for several kilometres to reach the crash site which, in itself is spread out over an area of four acres. The investigators are saying that the debris in the case of the plane debris they are seeing pieces no larger than 23 car doors,
Financial summit. An historic journey. Indias Prime Minister arrived in the tamil heartland of sri lanka. And hep for Nigeria Government includes mercenaries as part of the campaign so at least eight people are confirmed dead after cyclone pam hit vanuatu. Thousand prepared to spend a second night in shelters after finding their homes destroyed. Emergency teams were sent into the country, which lies to the east. Venturing out of their homes to assess the devastation left by Tropical Cyclone pam. Vanuatu, a group of island in the pacific was hit by winds up to 270 k hr on friday. The category 5 storm. The most severe on the scale uprooted trees and tore apart homes. Power was cut. As the storm waged. Residents could do little to wait. I was in the bathroom. Back against the door. I looked at the roof sounded like it was lifting. All they can do during this is think about people in vanuatu who have absolutely no shelter. This is going to be a horrific humanitarian disaster. As pictures o
The government admits mercenaries are part of the campaign against the rebel group in iraq at least 8 people are confirmed dead after cyclone pam hit vanuatu. U. N. Emergency teams are being rushed to the island after 270 k hr winds caused widespread destruction. Gerald tan has the latest. Destruction in the wake of cyclone pam. Aid workers described the scenes as unbelievable. The category 5 storm uprooted trees, tore down powerlines and ripped off roofs. Many buildings stand, but it is feared the damage to villages in remote islands will be extensive. Communication is down. Assessing the full impact could take time. There has been a destructive cyclone, and hitting a country that is using a lot of the chances meaning they are vulnerable to this intensity. We are planning for the force case scenario. The approach of the cyclone was terrifying. Seas confirmed as driving rain and strong winds swept into venue art u. Winds vanuatu. Windare getting stronger by the minute. Its shaping up t
Cowboys are crossing the line, by paying big money to a Football Player bringing shame to the game and league to a footballer with a Domestic Violence prop. Im ali velshi on Al Jazeera America, and this is real money. Nearly 14 years into the war in afghanistan today president obama announced he will halt u. S. Troop withdrawals planned for the next few months. The decision after a facetoface request from the afghanistany president ashraf ghani. He knows the United States well spending a decades in the u. S. When president obama stood at the white house next to ashraf ghani, he announced troops continue. President ghani requested some flexibility on drawdown time lines, i consulted with general campbell and we will maintain 9800 troops to the end of the year ashraf ghani thank the the u. S. Troops and families that paid the ultimate sacrifice in blood. You stood shoulder to shoulder, and i would like to say thank you, and for the american taxpayer for his and this. Reporter Ashraf Ghan