Start in yemen. Air attacks condition. And. And, of course im the first kenyanamerican to be president of the United States. A National Address from president obama as he ends his trip to his fathers homeland syrias president says the army is struggling to contain i. S. I. L. And rebel groups. He said his troops are tired and lacking manpower and they must define key regions to hold on to during the conflict. Translation we have new recruits every day. The military is carrying out the mission, its required to give up areas, in order to hold on more important areas. We are in a fateful period. Theres no compromised solutions. A retired military analyst joins us on the phone. What do you make of comments from the president. Is he making the best of a bad situation. I look at this and he is to leave the areas not as we sud. He lost a lot. The southern areas are doing well. Going on to the main city like damascus and other areas. And committing to the nation or intervention. Its easier, after a while. That is under pressure, and they wont be able to defend themselves more. Of course theres iranian and hezbollah there. I think hell be forced to in the future. The u. N. Envoy has been in damascus saying the idea of a dialogue or negotiations would have come up at geneva iii, but says any dialogue not based on talk of combatting terrorism is meaningless. Can you see another negotiation taking place . I think that the initiative and no fly gown and buffer gown will fix it. Hell come to negotiation. He doesnt do well on the ground. The lack of manpower. This effect him. The only way possible, to do to the area. Thats the way i see it. The nofly zone affect him in the future and might be a fall. Its reported that the syrian army roughly halved in size from just 300,000. Why is that . Well, it is very difficult for him. The forces they can not sustain that. He didnt have theibility to do that. When he has the air power in the area, the advantage in that. But that will not solve the problem. The boots on the ground to hold on the area. It shoes the world that im uncontrolled. It doesnt though the part or area. He lost it. The last attack by i. S. I. L. The only thing for him, is the lebanese border with hezbollah, and that he will hang on to very much. Very interesting to get your analysis on the situation inside syria. Thank you for joining us. Now, two soldiers have been killed in a car bomb explosion in Southern Turkey and the Turkish Armed forces launched more air strikes. They targeted i. S. I. L. In syria. The white house welcomed turkeys involvement to combat i. S. I. L. And the p. K. K. The sir can observatory for human rights said villages north of aleppo have been targeted. In Northern Iraq they hit the headquarters of p. K. K. Zeina khodr has been following event for us. Describe for us where you are, and the significance of where you are. You mentioned a syrian boarder town behind me controlled by Islamic State of iraq and levant, the last stretch of territory is that it shares with turkey this has been the reality for a year and a half. Its been a quiet border until thursday. When i. S. I. L. Attacked a Turkish Military outpost and turkey retaliated and started to bomb i. S. I. L. Target inside syria. Turkey declaring war on i. S. I. L. We fear that i. S. I. L. May carry out a retaliatory attacks. They believe the turkish army will not be able to stock that. We have seen controls along the border. Its doing little to calm the fears of the people here. Turkey didnt just declare war on i. S. I. L. It declared war on the p. K. K. Turkey is at wore on two fronts the jets hitting the target across the border in iraq and syria, a day after beginning an air campaign in i. S. I. L. And syria. Jets began hitting p. K. K. Or working progresses. The pkk declared the already strained 2013 ceasefire dead. Turkish officials are not faced talking about a longtermed fight. Reporter whenever we see a decrease or the vanishing of the threat well make a reassessment. The third wave operations are a part of this. This is a major shift in policy. For turkey i. S. I. L. Declared war on a Cultural Center in ser usualing on monday many believe the decision to fight against the armed group has a lot to do with the battlefield in northern syria. The government is concerned about i. S. I. L. Threatening Syrian Opposition groups in the stronghold in aleppo province, and is worried about what it sees as the growing strength of syrias kurds. Sirriass kurds, or ypp is linked. Turkey says it would be a red line if kurds create a state in northern syria. Officials and u. S. Air strikes were helping the kurds gain ground from i. S. I. L. Now those believe that a deal with the United States addresses turkeys concerns. Translation turkey doesnt want the y perform p to take more ypp to take more territory. Now the u. S. And turkey are working together to clear aleppo from i. S. I. L. Turkeys fear is that syrias kurds, or i. S. I. L. Could drive out Syrian Opposition groups from aleppo and the important Border Crossing. Its no coincidence that turkish jets targeted i. S. I. L. Close to the pront line. It seems turkey is hoping for a longheld demand inside syria will emerge. Our aim is to get rid of the i. S. I. L. Threat in syria and iraq. After that the safe zones will be formed naturally. This may come at a price. The Peace Process with the separatist movement seems to have ended and Turkish Police conducted raids against hundreds of p. K. K. And i. S. I. L. Sympathizers. It seems the government believes there could be attempts to destabilize turkey from within. You mentioned that the people where you are on the border areas are squared. What do other turks feel about the twopronged attack against i. S. I. L. And the kurds. Well, undoubtedly people are worried. Its been a while now that you know, turks are were afraid that turkey would be dragged into the conflict in syria. A lot of people here have been saying that theres so many players in the syrian conflict. We could be attacked by anyone anywhere. People are afraid. The attack the decision by turkey to target p. K. K. Positions like we mentioned renders the Peace Process dead. And now we are seeing security incidents, disturbances in the Eastern Province prop. K. K. Sympathizers were clashing with the police. Earlier you mentioned two Army Soldiers were killed. No one claimed responsibility. But turkish officials are pointing the finger at the p. K. K. This complicates the fight against i. S. I. L. , especially for the United States. Yes, the u. S. Said that turkey had the right to defend itself against the p. K. K. But is urging restraint, and is saying theres no connection with the kirkish air strikes against the p. K. K. And cooperation with turkey and the u. S. Simply saying the Coalition Strategy is not the fight the p. K. K. , but i. S. I. L. Thank you for that report turkeys renewed air strikes against p. K. K. Targets are the first since a truce agreed in 2013. Turkey long had a strained relationship with the kurds and was concerned about the expansion of kurdish territory in neighbouring syria. Turkey shared a 900km long border with syria, stretching from iraq to the mediterranean sea. A Kurdish Administration largely oversowing the province since the civil war started in syria, four years ago. In january, Syrian Kurdish fighters took control of the border town of kobane from the Islamic State of iraq and levant. Last month the y. P. G. Captured the town in Raqqa Province with the support of u. S. Air strikes. The victory was significant, cutting off the supply route of i. S. I. L. Fighters from turkey to strongholds of raqqa city. More than that it opened a land corridor between two kurdishadministered area. The kurds have uninterrupted control and pushed to the last Border Crossing under i. S. I. L. s grip. Translation the y. P. G. Is at the doorstep of jirablas if they capture that theyll push south. Afran is on the edge of aleppo. The turkish government is nervous of expanse, considering the y. P. G. A terrorist organization and does not want it to control more of the shared border with syria. More to come. Im in gaza where palestinians were wounded during the war, and are still struggling to find Proper Health care. The struggle to weed out a chemical used over the world from frances farming and gardening industry. And poised for a second Tour De France final. All those details in sport. President obama has made a National Address in his fathers homeland. The u. S. President spoke to thousands of kenyans in a key event on his trip to the east african nation. Andrew simmonds is in the stadium where president obama made the speech. It was a positive message he had to deliver. It was. He was given a rapturous welcome. More than 3,000 people from all walks of life. His sister made the first address. A lighthearted remark talking about her battered old volkswagen used to pick up president obama when he was a senator and the exhaust fell off on the way to her home. This year they travelled in the beast, the big limousine that president obama uses. When he got to the podium he got straight into it. He talk beside his grandfather being a chef a servant to British Colonial masters. He talked of his father that had to go to the states to get an education, and rounded on everyone and said you have got the opportunity. Kenyans can making is of their lives, they can get education, crack down on corruption and move forward with business and kenya was at a crossroads. A choice between peril and promise. He said effectively that there was a situation whereby they needed to turn away from dependency on foreign powers, to make life their own. This is what he had to say about corruption. The corruption and grownyism and tribalism that confronts young nations. Thats recent history. What they tell us is an arc of province. From engage the with the wider world, foreign rule, and speaks of incredible progress. Lets bring in robert ali a blogger on kenya. What did you make of the speech . Its a speech trying to correct with kenyan roots. It mentioned kenyan life struggles and changes, which everyone here connects with, from the leaders to the Civic Society to the students. It was a very balanced speech. Dont you think people may have been pot ronized by people saying dont be dependent on aid. I think president barack obama was careful on how he used his language. He said it in such a way that most of the kenyans were convinced that as long as somebody doesnt hurt, they need to have them. They were targetting the leaders sitting next to him, and was letting them know that he was going to talk about them, but not targetting a specific person, but telling kenyans, drive us to the kenyas future. Its not the western or eastern countries, but kenyans that make sure the changes they surmount the challenges. They returned to the issues of human rights. This building the stadium behind us the open air stadium was used as a Detention Center for suspects. Many in the. Who were drawn in accused of all sorts of things what do you make of that . President obama was categorical. Thats what alshabab wants, to use the divisions to make sure every one of us mights against each other. Hes told that you cant crack down on minorities. Protecting minorities. The message was specific to the go. The government was trying to close down muslim n. G. O. S. President obama said you cant do that. That you lose war on terror. Do you think business is a success, that it make a difference to corruption . I hope it makes a difference. I hope it encourages more kenyans to stand up against corruption and inspires many that no matter where you come from, they can make it big. When they do something, theyll think what is the impact on the population. Thank you very much indeed for your thoughts and now preparations being made for the president of the United States to leave for ethiopia. That will happen later today. In a later stage hell address the African Union. The first u. S. President to do so. Back to you. Well watch closely. Thank you for bringing us the latest from kenya. A Saudiled Coalition air strikes are hitting targets in yemen, ahead of a pause in the fighting. Air attacks have been lunched at a military Recruitment Center south of yemen. Following earlier bombings at a camp in sanaa. Its less than 11 hours since a temporary ceasefire begins. Let he remind you who is in control of what. A large part of the south contested by fighters to the left its a Battle Ground where all sides are fighting for control. Some viewers may find some of the images in this report thats coming up disturbing. Reporter Saudiled Coalition military planes are arriving in aden. After four months of fighting its under the control of progovernment fighters. Its after taking control of the city that the Saudiled Coalition announced a five day pause in the aerial campaign. The truth comes at the request to allow in humanitarian aid. Saudi arabia warns that it will respond to any attack. The goal of the new truce is to lift the siege and impose on cities and reach the areas with muchneeded humanitarian aid. Its a muchneeded move for the houthis. Reporter its said that saudi strikes are killing civilians. Coalition strikes hit tefrl houthi positions in tiaz, but the rebels say the residential area was hit. Dozens were killed. Houthi activists uploaded this video, that appears to show bodies of women and children. Al jazeera cannot independently verify the pictures. Battles it tiaz means little aid made it through, and the humanitarian situation is worse. Survivors are damaged or held by fighters. They have held off houthi advances in their positions. Translation our goal is to liberate tiaz in full. We want to build a modern civil state for us and our children. Back in aden the destruction from months of fighting is everywhere. Since forces took control, journalists are trying to document the damage. Aid agencies welcomed the pause, but are calling for a ceasefire to reach those that need aid. The situation is dire. We are talking about more than 20 Million People in need of urgent humanitarian assistance crosscutting all sectors of health care, water, food and shelter. We need a resolution to this conflict. Whichever site prevails it will be left with a yemen tattered and exhausted a prohouthi activist joins us from sanaa. Thank you for being was. We have a humanitarian pause due to take effect from midnight tonight. Will houthis honour that ceasefire . I think that the houthi and parties inside yemen, they have to look deeply in this ceasefire, because its strange. Saudi has declared this ceasefire without any cooperation, with parties in yemen, or any u. N. Involvement. And it comes this declaration came straight away after the saudi arabia targeted a complex for worker and engineers at the power plan. This was used as well as shelter for the displaced people from tiaz. And as well as in the same day, there was a huge counterattack in aiden by the yemeni army. They destroyed 22 armoured vehicles killed dozens including the Top Commander of saudi operations in aden. To come and declare the ceasefire, the saudi, i think, wont use it to reposition troops and loyalists in aiden after the loss yesterday, and will use the ceasefire to bring more troops in the aid of humanitarian aid. Keep in mind people watching your channel, at the end of ramadan there was a ceasefire, that they have been working for two months to have it. The saudi refused it. They were the first side to violate the ceasefires. The point is in one may have been declared by the Saudiled Coalition, but are the houthis going to honour it or have they not decided whether or not they will. You cant have a ceasefire from one side but cooperation on all sides. People living in the areas, lets look at the reason for the ceasefire. So people can get humanitarian aid. What is the situation for the people in the crossfire of the fighting. Do they not desperately need the aid . Of course they desperately need the aid. How come the saudi not honour the ceasefire, why they concerned about humanitarian aid for aden and didnt during the same thing during the two previous ceasefire that was violated. You are put ght the reasons for calling the ceasefire ahead of the people who may benefit from it. No, but how will we know that those people will get the benefit. The u. N. Must be involved in the ceasefire. They must watch and bring aid. They should be the one. Not only one side with the aggression, the one that starred the law, the ones that lost a lot and wont use the ceasefire to cover the crime. All those things will be studied by parties inside yemen. They do do want this ceasefire to end in the advantage of the saudi troops. The parties in yemen, they welcome any ceasefire. It has fileated. 11 hours before the ceasefire is due to take effect. Well wait and see whether it will be honoured. Well take to time to talk to us. Now in myanmar, 10 people have died during floods triggered by torrential monsoon rains. States have been affected as well as the regions, up to 12,000 houses have been damaged. More on the flooding. We talk to ever tonne, he has more on that for us. Its one of those situations where we have a surge in the monsoon rains. We talk about something of a lull. Looking at the satellite. A huge massive cloud from myanmar, across bangladesh and a good part of northern india and we talked about the flooding in pakistan. Look at the numbers we have across the region. We see the massive cloud. Look at some of the numbers we see here. 186mm of rain in 24 hours. Th