This is al jazeera live from doha. Also ahead catalonia leader feel sick hour five if the region has declared independence saying he wants more talks with the Spanish Government the Philippines Army announces a major victory in the battle against isolating fighters in the south and. Anger and sorrow somalis are in mourning after at least two hundred seventy six people were killed in a bombing in mogadishu. Thank you for joining us the Iraqi Military says its forces have captured the k. One base from Kurdish Forces just outside the city of kirkuk the iraqi army and allied forces are advancing on the city and have also taken a gas facility to the south coke is a disputed area and the Kurdish Regional government believes it should be part of its territory for it has more from erbil in northern iraq. We understand that this offensive is focused on oil fields to the north west the self all of the oil rich city of kirkuk and also the k. One military base q on military bases taking control of
This is al jazeera live from doha. Also ahead nashton d. N. A. Limbo knew we cant understand this because of a year ins and confusion. The Spanish Government reminds Catalan Leaders they have until thursday to withdraw their beds for independence. For the first time in fifteen years israel approves construction of illegal settlement units in hebron in the occupied west bank also heads. Anger and sorrow somalis are in mourning after at least two hundred seventy six people were killed in a bombing in mogadishu. Thousands of people are leaving the rocky city of kirkuk as Government Forces advance on Kurdish Military positions around the city the Iraqi Military says its forces have captured the k. One air base and the local airport which was under peshmerga control the iraqi army and allied forces have also been moving on oil and gas positions lets go straight to stratford who is outside of kurt coke on the outskirts of the city surprisingly fast moving story tell us about whats happening
One air base and the local airport which was under peshmerga control the army and its allied forces have also been moving on oil and gas positions the iraqi Prime Minister has called for calm all this follows last months secession referendum in iraqs kurdish region. Strafford. Were on the outskirts of kirkuk weve been here an hour or so now thousands of families cars moving out of kirkuk as you can see here weve also seen quite a few patients moving away from the center to see if we understand that the Iraqi Military is in control of this very Strategic Military base the k. One base that has taken control of by the peshmerga when the Iraqi Military fled and islip pensive in twenty fourteen were now also hearing that the Iraqi Military are in control of the airport which is quite close to the center of the city were hearing of ongoing skirmishes clashes in various areas on the outskirts of the city certainly people weve spoken to inside there say that there are a lot of volunteers kurdi
Opposition from Kurdish Forces. Looking like itll be your watching al jazeera live from doha also coming up. We can understand this present and confusion the Spanish Government reminds Catalan Leaders they have until thursday to withdraw the bid for independence. Thank you hes now the worlds youngest elected leader the victories for austria sebastian signals the nation shot into the political right also in the bever sector this ridiculous horrible unfair most definitely last thing. Attacks on sodas to help fight obesity is one of americas largest cities loses its face. Breaking news out of iraq this hour the iraqi army says its taking control of the city of kirkuk according to the Security Forces troops moved inside the government building in central kirkuk with no opposition from Kurdish Forces deployed in the city a dozen humvees from the u. S. Trained Counterterrorism Service arrived at the building into position in that vicinity alongside the local city police lets take it straight
Want to aljazeera live from a headquarters and. Also ahead the philippine president rodriguez says the city of morocco we has been liberated from an isolating Group Despite fighting still continuing. The u. N. Releases dramatic new video showing the scale of the road and refugee crisis five hundred eighty two thousand have now fled violence in me in mar. Leaving no stone unturned so mali rescuers look for survivors two days after the countrys worst ever bomb attack killed over three hundred in the capital. Hello we begin with the latest developments in iraq where Kurdish Forces have been withdrawing in large numbers theyve pulled out of several towns in the face of an advance by iraqi troops the territory included singe our mahmud away. And the towns that were seized by Kurdish Peshmerga and recent years after defeating eisel there are now under the control of iraqi shah militias and Government Troops who have also taken over all all the oil fields near clear kook iraqi forces moved in