People to leave their homes and tens of thousands have been killed as fighting continues across the country. Were heading to malakal, a town thats changed hands more than six times since fighting began in december 2013. Despite millions in International Aid and government coffers once flush with oil money almost no roads have been built in south sudan. Most commercial airlines stopped flying when the war started so were traveling with soldiers on United Nations flights. Theres a lot of armed guards across this airport. Its a un base in malakal. There was an attack here a few months ago. Several un workers were kidnapped. So now theres heavy security everywhere. Even the un now seems to operate in fear of the government it helped build. We were told Government Forces pushed the opposition a few miles down river just days before we arrived, but things were still tense. This was a town of a hundred and fiftythousand people. It now feels like a ghost town. Weve come to south sudan to find
Killed as fighting continues across the country. Were heading to malakal, a town thats changed hands more than six times since fighting began in december 2013. Despite millions in International Aid and government coffers once flush with oil money almost no roads have been built in south sudan. Most commercial airlines stopped flying when the war started so were traveling with soldiers on United Nations flights. Theres a lot of armed guards across this airport. Its a un base in malakal. There was an attack here a few months ago. Several un workers were kidnapped. So now theres heavy security everywhere. Even the un now seems to operate in fear of the government it helped build. We were told Government Forces pushed the opposition a few miles down river just days before we arrived, but things were still tense. This was a town of a hundred and fiftythousand people. It now feels like a ghost town. Weve come to south sudan to find out how a country born of so much promise, has turned into a
Dimension, its caused 2 Million People to leave their homes and tens of thousands have been killed as fighting continues across the country. Were heading to malakal, a town thats changed hands more than six times since fighting began in december 2013. Despite millions in International Aid and government coffers once flush with oil money almost no roads have been built in south sudan. Most commercial airlines stopped flying when the war started so were traveling with soldiers on United Nations flights. Theres a lot of armed guards across this airport. Its a un base in malakal. There was an attack here a few months ago. Several un workers were kidnapped. So now theres heavy security everywhere. Even the un now seems to operate in fear of the government it helped build. We were told Government Forces pushed the opposition a few miles down river just days before we arrived, but things were still tense. This was a town of a hundred and fiftythousand people. It now feels like a ghost town. W
Left iraq. John kerry this weekend speaking about the escalating violence in iraq, saying the u. S. Will not be putting minister soldiers on the ground. A stripping of car bombings killed 18 in baghdad. The Iraqi Government and sunni tribes have been trying to slow the influence of the al qaeda fighters. We have the latest on the fight to gain control after a standoff the iraqi army is ready to go into fallujah and fight the group i. S. I. L. The agreement to do so was heartfelt. Local sunni tribes insisted they be part of the decision, and others disagreed saying i. S. I. L. Was protecting fallujah. Its an example of the fighting between sunni and shiite factions. Translation theres increased coordination between the army and tribesman. The army provides the tribes with weapons and everything they need in the battle against the terrorists. It may be resolved in one or two days. That may be optimistic. The iraqi army sent out video. They are limited to the cities. Others are in the des
Is good afternoon and welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im Morgan Radford. Deadly sectarian violence continues to escalate in iraq from the capital to its western provinces. In baghdad today, another series of suspected sunni militant car bombs killed as many as 100 people. Meanwhile, battling Iraqi Security forces right near fallujah. Secretary of state john kerry said the u. S. Will support the Iraqi Government but wouldnt put any more troops on the ground. The Anbar Province is notorious for, slammic state of iraq and the levant are reportedly still in control of two key cities there. Al jazeeras imran khan has the story. The iraqi army is ready to go into fallujah and fight the group isil. Other tribes disagreed saying isil fighters were in fact protecting fallujah. The standoff is the indication of the standoff of sunni tribes and the shia led government. Now nouri al maliki, has the upper hand. The army provides the tribes with all the weapons they need against the terrorists, one o