Coming resident coming under rocket fire we meet a group of runners taking on one of toughest endurance event ever the u. S. Led Coalition Must do more to help the Iraqi Forces Win the fight against i. S. I. L. Thats the message of kurdish leader who say they cant do the job by themselves and need boots on the ground. This report from iraq where Kurdish Peshmerga battle i. S. I. L. Kurdish peshmerga troops have been winning battles, but the war against Islamic State of iraq and levant is far from over. Support provided by the u. S. Coalition is helpful, but they say its not enough. They say the slow pace of offensive allows i. S. I. L. To regain moment up. The Regional Security council chancellor oversees provisions. He tells me that the International Community needs to engage more. It requires Ground Troops because it will take time for iraqi forces to be ready to defeat i. S. I. L. To wait until the training and the forces are complete until they come into a position that will take a
Rival protests. For and against houthi rebels. Also ahead. There has to be a way of bringing more forces. Iraqi Kurdish Forces tell al jazeera they cant drive out isil without foreign boots on the ground. Plus president under pressure, an u. N. Delegation in haiti as anger on the streets rises against him. First to ukraine where 27 people have been killed in rocket fire in the governmentheld port of mariupol. This is the scene on the ground after the strike hit a local market. Local Officials Say 97 people were injured. The fighting in ukraines east has been intensifying. Separatists already have the upper hand in donetsk. Two days ago shells hit a bus in the eastern city, 13 people were killed there. Now take a look at the devastation caused by fighting at donetsk airport utter destruction. The bodies of ukrainian soldiers litter the area. They were forced from the area earlier this week, and this is what the airport looked likely before a huge contrast. Lets go to Charles Stratford w
Eastern ukraine descends into horrors of mariupol as rockets fall on residential areas. And all the day sport. Novak djokovic is in action at the Australian Open. We find out why the african cup of nations ecuadorial guinea will turn to buy footballers around the world. The u. S. Led Coalition Must do more to help forces win the fight against i. S. I. L. That is a message from kurdish leaders who say they cant do the job by themselves and need boots on the ground. Zeina khodr reports from Northern Iraq where Kurdish Peshmerga forces are battling i. S. I. L. Kurdish peshmerga have been winning battles, but the war against the Islamic State of iraq and levant is far from over. Air support has helped them but commanders say it is not enough. The slow pace of the offensive allows i. S. I. L. To regain momentum. The Kurdish Security Council Representative oversees the military operations on the ground and told me that the International Community needs to engage more. This he said would requ
Ground. Iraqi Kurdish Forces say the only way to defeat i. S. I. L. Is if foreign soldiers join the salt. And join the fight. And the latest from the australian open. Novak djokovic reaches the next round. All the latest in the programme. Thousands of people chanting down with the houthis are taking part in protests in yemens capital. It is the biggest demonstration against the shia whose take over caused the resignation of the president. A rival prohouthi demonstration is taking place a different part of the city. The editorinchief joins me live from sanaa. Can you tell me what you have been seeing and give us a sense of size of the demonstrations taking place against the houthis. The protests were unexpected. Yesterday they were in the hundreds, and no one expected them this quickly, even the houthis themselves. They were 400 to 500 yesterday. Today its 20,000. Protesters against the houthis. It ran forward in support of the president , chanted and called for him to stand again. And
Isil is if foreign soldiers join the fight. And brazils worst drought in decades. The environment minister sounds the alarm. At least 16 people are dead in ukraine after heavy shelling in the sport city of mariyopal. Charles stratford is in donetsk with more. Were hearing more from the Defense Council in ukraine. Blaming russia for the bloody crimes pointing a finger directly at vladimir putin. Something that the rebels flatly deny. Why is the port city of mariupol so important. It is a major port that the rebels always said that they need. There can be no dpr no Donetsk People Republic without this port. This has not been attacked by the rebels for a number of months now but it is important because its a direct link from here and crimea. It is a port that is used for cargo. The attack comes at a significant time. The day after here, president poroshenko said he was not interested in truce talks rain moreany more, and it comes at a time after recent gains very recent gains by the rebel