A typhoon sweeps through. Home sweet home, were in mexico where one community has found a rather unusual solution to deal with the rising cost of housing. Its been a year since a u. S. Led coalition began airstrikes against isil in iraq. The campaign was expanded to syria months later. The rapid advance of isil across both countries and overall threat to regional stability prompted several countries to come together to take action. The coalition assembled by washington includes bahrain, jordan, qatar and the united arab emirates, as well as saudi arabia. Its carried out 6,000 strikes since the Campaign Began at a cost of 3. 2 billion. Mosul and fallujah have been hit, as well as the contested city of baiji. The coalitions carried out 1400 attacks in syria, focusing on isil strongholds of raqqa and deazur as well as kobane. Speaking to iraqis, they say the campaign against isil is not working. With hopes as faded as the pictures that surround them, its a mournful atmosphere for the patrons of the kay fay. Here, they sit and smoke what small comforts are provided. Not even these mementos of ires glorious past are enough to counter all the reminders of its dangerous present. The majority, they didnt see effects on the ground, nothing on the ground. Political analyst tells me that in the year since the u. S. Led coalition began its airstrikes against Islamic State of iraq and the levant, many iraqis have grown more distrustful than ever of their Governments Alliance to the united states. They think the exercise, they have policy and they want use this war for their global policy. A short walk away, the mood is livelier, but not much happier. During the recent record heatwave, though, anger and anxiety seemed to rise faster than the temperature. Here in baghdad is a real sense of concern about the effectiveness of the airstrikes against isil, especially at a time when the group has a stronghold just 90 minutes away from the capital. Rich with history, this is where the citys intellectual elite have traditionally come to buy books, discuss issues and debate ideas. On this day, many express concerns over the Coalition Strategy to defeat isil. Throughout the year, we havent even any tangible results and it leaves us with a very big question mark before whether the coalition is serious about fighting isil on the ground or not. We asked them to review their strategy in dealing seriously with iraqi forces to help them fight isil. Others blame sectarian politics constantly playing out in the ranks of iraqs government. I think the problem in iraq is mutual trust and Everybody Knows what were talking about. Theres lack of moot automobile trust. With so much at stake, this man has this warning. If this is not revolved, isil is going to be Walking Around baghdad in know time. In a city where writers once reined and poe yet ruled, artistry no longer alleviates dread. Amid volumes of fiction and nonfiction, its fear thats being expressed most vividly now. Al jazeera, baghdad. A member of the Iraqi Parliament says the air campaign is a failure. From the beginning, we say the air campaign is not enough to fight isil and now after one year, we find isil, they have more ground, they have more power, they get more cities in iraq and we are facing very organized, a criminal organization, you are not fortunate there is no serious action from the Central Government or from the air guard to help the local people, the tribal people who are fighting isil on the ground. We find more displaced people. We find more refugees, iraqi refugees inside their country, and no one helped them. We are facing a humanitarian crisis, and a very bad situation for children, no education, no future for them, so i think the air campaign alone is not enough, and its uses. A consultant fellow in International Diplomacy joins us live now from london. What are your thoughts one year on after the start of the u. S. Led air camtain against isil in iraq . Well, the point has been made by the many people that have just spoken in the last few minutes, the air campaign has not been effective at fighting daish. It was never going to be able to do that. Ive said on many occasions that air power is very powerful, but its perishable. You have to exploit the benefits of air power with action on the ground and there hasnt been any real sufficient action on the ground. None of the Coalition Members have deployed troops, and of course, the western powers have rightly refrained from doing so. What we are left with is a few very brave souls in anbar and elsewhere taking daish on and losing, because even the iraqi army wasnt able to hold them. What we really need is a major strategic rethink. We need a single political strategy supported by a single military strategy which uses both air power and land power. Its been pointed out that isis has gone from strength to strength in certain parts of iraq in particular. Lets hear from the m. P. Of nineveh province. The curse of criminal gangs of daish have carried out a heinous crime to humanity and world consciousle wilbur row their borrows to. They killed in cold blood. Whoever carries it out cannot be considered human. 2,070 citizens were killed because they believed in the concept of a united country. Do you believe that a military strategy will defeat isil at any point . Of course it will. Isil, unlike alqaeda has defined itself in territorial terms. They became the socalled Islamic State, declared a caliphate only when they captured territory. It should be possible to recapture most, if not all of that territory in a reasonable amount of time. These people, theyre not an organized army. They managed to capture the huge amount of territory that you talked about in a matter of days and weeks. Its been a year and theyve not really been denied that territory. As soon as they are, they will be on the back foot, and they will lose the support they are getting throughout the world with volunteerion coming over, so with what we need is commitment and a will to win, and that, im afraid, that willingness to defeat them and win against them is what is missing. What about the deeper perhaps more complex causes that many say have led to the rice of isil, that is of disaffection among many people in the middle east, isnt that something that has to be addressed both by governments and by the Governments International partners. Yes, indeed. Those issues have got to be addressed. The problem is you cannot address those issues now. They have to be addressed immediately after daish has been removed from the scene. If they are not addressed, then whatever organization thats going to champion the grievances that daish allegedly does will come up and replace it, just as daish has replaced alqaeda. The narrative is the same, the grievances are the same and the injustices they exploit are the same. Youre absolutely right, we do need to consider those deeper issues, but those deeper issues cannot be considered and cannot be addressed until daish has been removed from the scene, and what the government of iraq needs to do is to make sure that it becomes a government of national unit, that it delivers justice for all and treats all its people equally, which im afraid the maliki regime did not do so. Thank you very much from the rim services of london. A man was buried who died from burns suffered in an israeli settler attack on his home. His house was fire bombed last week in an attack which also killed his 18monthold baby son. His wife and 4yearold son remain in hospital in a critical condition. We have this report from the occupied west bank. Amidst the sadness is anger, anger at the fact that no meaningful progress has been made in the case around the death of the 18monthold and now his father. The israeli authorities have put a gag order on this case, but we understand that nobody has not arrested in connection with this case. In the background of all of that, the palestinian leadership are saying they will take this case all the way to the International Criminal court. They are saying that the deaths and injuries of the wife and child constitute a war crime. In islamabad, two people were killed after kabul suffered its worst day of violence this year. Three bombs went off in 24 hours, killing 54 and injuring hundreds more. The Afghanistan Taliban maimed responsibility. Dozens gathered to donate blood for people injured in the attacks. People say they dont feel safe in kabul. I feel danger even now. When i see a crowd, i think maybe a suicide talk, a car bomb will happen, on a motor bike, anything is possible. To yemen, the alliance of fighters battling houthis say theyve recaptured more territory in the south. They cured the port of aden. The Popular Resistance forces, which are backed by the Saudiled Coalition and the government in exile say they hope to enter zinzabar in the coming days. The iclc accused both sides of breaking the laws of war, adding to the suffering of the yemeni people. Still to come, his death at the hands of a white Police Officer sparked weeks of protest, now a year on, the u. S. City of ferguson remembers the teenager, michael brown. Haitians prepare to vote in longdelayed elections. In sport, england reclaimed the ashes, coming up in sport. The ousted egyptian president Mohamed Morsi complained that hes being given food in prison he suspects may have been tampered with. He made the comments in court in cairo where he and 10 others appeared for charges of espionage and of leaking classified documents. He yelled at the judge from his prison cage saying there were fifth amendments in prison that he said were life threatening p. M. He said he stopped eating prison food and is suffering from hypoglycemia. A man convicted of a mass shooting at a Movie Theater in 2012 has been spared the death penalty. I will never got to say i love you a. J. And have him hug me again. Families gathered after the verdict to remember the 12 people who died when james holmes opened fire at the cinema in aurora, colorado. Holmes was sentenced to life in jail with no chance of parole. Hundreds of people in chile cell outside a hospital where Manuel Contrera was being treated since september. He was serving a 500 year sentence. They say he was behind the murder torture of thousands of people in the 1970s and 1980s. A typhoon slammed into taiwan, killing six and injuring hundreds. The storm moved on to the high was not strait. It left behind it a path of destruction. A family is rescued from their home, caught in the strongest recorded typhoon on the machine net this year. It weakened before engulfing taiwan with heavy rain and strong winds. 2 million homes loft electricity and 80,000 dont have water after the storm. In the main city of taipei, the river rose higher than the road and under all this water, theres a play ground, park and baseball fields. A community of Indigenous People had to abandon their homes and seek shelter in this evacuation center. This woman says shes had to leave her home because of the constant flood risk. Because we are from the tribe, we are very poor. We have lived here for long time to work at a coal mine nearby. Now it is impossible for us to move. The area never used to flood. We thought we were safe there. In the mountainous terrain of taiwan, there is always the risk of landslides and flash floods. People and authorities are well aware of it, so there have been few fatalities, only wide speed damage. The typhoon dumped 300 millimeters of rain across the island. Here, it caused a mud slide that completely destroyed two homes and a road. While taiwan cleans up, china is prepared for the worst now that the devastating progress is across the Taiwan Strait by the storm. In myanmar, 330,000 people have been affected by the monsoon rains which triggered landslides and left villages underwater. Almost 90 people have been killed so far. Aid agencies reckoned 47 million is needed to cope with this emergency. Sunday marks a year since a white Police Officer in the u. S. City of ferguson shot and killed michael brown, an unnamed black teenager. His death sparked protests and a National Discussion about race and police brutality. We look at what has changed since then. A tribute to one of their own, young people in ferguson came out to mark the anniversary of Michael Browns death. This benefit, one of many this weekend was organized by his father, mike brown senior. Backstage was time to reflect on the incident that ended the 18yearold said life and forever changed this community. I believe ferguson sparked a fire that burned through the whole country. Every city, whenever a cop kills a black person thats unarmed unjustly, people are going to come out and respond. It was right here mike brown was shot after confronted by police for shoplifting. His body lay in the street for hours. Now its a makeshift memorial. A federal investigation has six cleared the officer involved, Darren Wilson of criminal wrongdoing, but it found a disturbing pattern of policing here in ferguson, where minorities were targeted unfairly for minor violations in order to raise revenue for the city through fines. That treatment fueled the sometimes violent response to browns death. Protestors squared off against police, who home run criticized for their heavy handed response. Sympathy marches spread across the country as did stories of other unarmed black men killed by police. The slogan black lives matter was born. Browns mother became a spokesperson for a movement. My sons life and death has a bigger purpose on it, but it has given of me a voice for him to let people know that we are dealing with some social injustice. Ferguson now has a new police chief and city manager, both black. Theres a new judge, too, and a law that limits how much revenue municipalities can collect from fines and tickets. The mayor remains in Office Despite attempts to remove them. I hope people recognize that the city of ferguson from day one has tried to engage, has tried to listen. City residents believe theres a lot more work to be done, still, one year later, the call for change that started in ferguson has grown too loud to ignore. Lets go live now to kristin whos in ferguson. Although the actual anniversary is 24 hours away, how are the people of ferguson planning to mark today . Well, there are a number of events scheduled by a number of different groups, taking place all throughout the weekend and into monday, all have one common theme and thats remembering mike brown and the issues that his death raised about race and police brutally, not only here in ferguson, but around the country. I just came from a location not far from here where mike brown was shot in the street. Its a makeshift memorial with memorials and flower and people were gathered for a march to the local high school, including mike brown senior. They plan a job fair and back to school giveaway, things to help the people in the community, as well. Were hearing reports, also of civil dice obedience happening later on monday, but of course, the main event will be on sunday, the actual one Year Anniversary of mike browns death when there will be a moment of silence, not only a moment of silence, but actually four and a half minutes of silence to represent the four and a half hours that his body was left laying in the street before he was taken away and treated with the respect that his family said that he deserved. Weve already heard in your report from Michael Browns mother, but you also managed to catch up with his father, havent you . Thats right. I talked to him at this event just a short time ago. He said that he is still struggling with the loss, but trying to keep the memory of his son alive. Heres what he had to say. We have been dragged left and right. We still havent had a chance to just mourn, so saying that, you know, its like it just repeated itself, it just popped back up like it was fresh from last year, you know . Its hard. Its hard. How has that event changed your life and the way you approach it now . Me personally, for one, i have to keep the truth out there. Theres two incidents where they tried to put out what happened that day, they tried to crucify my son with an incident of him getting killed, so me standing up and putting out the truth, and letting it be known that his backbone was strong, you know, he wasnt what people was putting out to make him look like that type of bad guy. So that was mike brown senior talking about the loss of his son and his efforts to keep a positive image of his son going. We talked to a lot of people around ferguson, about how they are feeling one year later and there is a sense that reforms are happening, change is happening, but its just not fast enough for a lot of people here on the ground. You do sense a bit of an us versus them mentality that still exists between some citizens and the Police Department here. We have seen these efforts to come together. I can say right here outside of the Police Department in forego son last night, some protestors had gathered, a small group, maybe 20, these are the hard core activists that have been coming out here again and again and again in the last year and Police Officers came out dressed in casual clothes and actually had a conversation with the people, this is an effort that were seeing around the region of police trying to engage with the community more so that its not such and a very car yell relationship. As many people told me, its going to take a lot of time to how many the wounds that began one year ago. Thank you for that from ferguson. Still to come here on the al jazeera news hour that is a relic of the soviet past, russias army in the middle of a much trumpeted modernization program. Why are young soldiers abandoning their posts . We have a story of the countries army deserters. In sport, tennis world number five advances in washington in the u. S. Open final. Details coming up. 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