Winds and rains blow towards manila. Starting with an al jazeera exclusive kenyas Police Squads admitted for the first time to carrying out extrajudicial killings, speaking to the Investigative Unit of al jazeera, the officers discussed the involvement in the kenyan assassination programme, targetting suspected muslim radicals. Reporter this is the body of maclebury, one of 21 suspected radical muslims allegedly shot down by police since 2012. He predicted death when i met him last year. Im the one terrorized. My life is the one in danger al jazeeras Investigative Unit spoke to the police hit men involved in the extrajudicial killings. We verified that they were members of the counterterrorism units, and we agreed to conceal the identities. reporter britain and america provided millions of dollars of counterterrorism training and equipment to kenyas police, and the officers claimed western security agencies know about the killings because they provide some of the intelligence in the re
Reporting on efforts to help the water crisis here we begin with a developing story out of syria where state television is reporting israel has carried out two airstrikes in damascus. This video is said to show the aftermath of the strikes. Syri syrias army said they caused damage, but nobody was hurt. Jane ferguson is monitoring the story from beirut. What more do we know . Reporter we know two airstrikes took place in and around the damascus area and in the area close to the International Airport as well as another area where there is a smaller airport nearby that those were both targeted in this attack. News came through. Attack just over two hours ago. Since then, a statement has been released by the syrian army who said that this, these attacks, were in response to what they called victories across syria in recent weeks in areas like aleppo, diazora and dera. They have responded with very strong lang saying that this is evidence that the israelis are supporting what they call terr
Syria has reportedly called on the United Nations to impose sanctions against israel. Syria is accusing israel of carrying out several air strikes on governmentheld areas. Israeli jets bombed a weapons depot near the damascus airport, a depot used by the military. Another strike targets a weapons cash near the town close to the lebanese border. Syrias military condemned the assault calling it an attack on the country. Kazaa says it will not be continuing mediation to rescue lebanese soldiers kidnapped last august in the border town. More than 30 Lebanese Police men and soldiers were taken last year, four have been executed and seven have been released. Lets go Jane Ferguson monitoring the story for us. Whether it be qatar or other countries, this reflects the frustration between those trying to sort out what is going on in lebanon, and the political crisis in that country, which is unable to come to terms with what is happening over the boarder. It is a major setback for those trying t
Step on the political ladder to power. We begin in yemen where two alqaeda hostages have been killed in a failed rescue attempt. American for theo journalist and teacher pierre tais kochi were killed. U. S. President barack obama has killed the deaths as barbaric. Reporter it was the second time u. S. And Yemeni Forces tried to rescue luke somers along with pierkorki held alongside him. They said they found them but neither made it out alive. The rescue operations started Early Morning saturday and they wanted to rescue him, but the alqaeda was very alert and they, one of my sources told me they started to king him and they tried to skaim with him but the operation was very strong. They were surrounded. So they killed him. That operation took place in shabwa promise. Barack obama planed the timing. Earlier this week, a video announced that luke would be killed within 72 hours. Other information also indicated that lukes life was in imminent danger. Based upon this assessment and as soo
Hello welcome to another episode of history live. Im doctor colleen im a Senior Vice President at the White House Historical association and the director of the david Science Center for white house history. The White House Historical association is a nonprofit, Nonpartisan Organization with a mission to educate americans about that rich and diverse history of the white house and the people who live and work there. Our guest this evening is michael he is a retired rear admiral from the navy Civil Engineer corps. He served in a variety of assignments around the world and is 29 year military career. Including as commander of camp david. After retirement thousand ten, Michael Jordan private industry is a chief executive officer of the Building Information Technology company headquartered in his hometown of pittsburgh, pennsylvania. In october 2017, he published his first book inside camp david the private world of the president ial retreat. Mike travels often speaking about the book has be