Extending his record to 48 fights with a victory over manny pacquiao. Developments in the war in yemen this hour, sources in aden told al jazeera that arab special forces are in the city. We have these exclusive pictures that urologist said to be those Ground Troops. Saudi arabia denials the reports that its troops have entered the port city of aden to support the forces of the exiled president adou Rabbo Mansour hadi. Pro hadi Officials Say at least 40 special force soldiers have landed on what they call a reconnaissance mission. According to the spokesman for the southern Popular Resistance the soldiers arrived sunday to target houthi fighters. There are reports that fighting has already taken place between these troops and the houthis around the airport in aden. Saudi arabia has denied that it has any troops on the ground in yemen. Lets go to riyadh now and speak to our correspondent. The saudis seem to be quite unequivocal at this stage muhammed. Not quite so. If we listen carefully if you have listened carefully to the Brigadier General the spokesperson of the Coalition Forces, he dodged the question by al jazeera in this respect but also, he on a couple of occasions when he was asked again and again he also said i can confirm that the Coalition Forces have not put troops on the ground today in aden, and he used this word today. To me, its like why did he repeat the word today. That to me means there is something going on and he said we dont reveal an operation that is going on, so these are his words. He on the one handled denied and on the other hand left the door open for speculation that there might be something really going on in cooperation and in coordination with the Coalition Forces there in aden. I guess leaving the door open because there is every chance that this will happen at some point. Weve had a war there for sometime weve had airstrikes and campaigns of the like, troops near the border, troops going in at some point would seem like some sort of natural progression. Yeah, thats true, but also let me remind that, you know, the saudis have threatened to use the card of grand invasion, but there was every expectation that this might not happen. They have been trying to avoid it by heavy airstrikes, trying to achieve the goals from air and not have to send troops on the ground. Also Everybody Knows that the heavy cost of sending troops, the arab troops are not familiar with the ground there and their allies have been in the last several weeks trying to achieve the goals on the ground in yemen without sending troops and they have been mobilizing trying to help with weapons and cash and every other type of help to help the pro hadi troops and militias in aden and other parts of yemen to do the job. Its clear that there is bod coordination on the ground, centralized leadership and command in yemen we havent seen that materializing yet and we have seen that its different groups scattered there in their efforts and right now also, its a bit confusing that, you know if the saudis and their allies want really to launch a grand invasion, why are they not talking about it in the open. They have always been clear in their reports about what they do in yemen and we have to wait and see why this is seemingly being done in a clan did he say tine way at this particular stage and whether there will be a Ground Invasion there on a wider scale in the next few days or weeks. Thank you muhammed, for that. Weve got al jazeera arabic correspondent in aden who just sent this report. It is confirmed beyond doubt by sources in the command in the Popular Resistance in aden. We spoke to some of those troops who spoke to us in a clearly no one yemeni dialects. It was clear on the battlefield. We could notice the difference in the military gear from the soldiers from those arabic countries. Even if the coalition kept its secret there are limited Ground Troops. Similar Ground Troops were dispatched to other stirs but the major battle is in airport in the airport which carries great military significance. We are joined in studio now from the department of defense at the Kings College in london. Thank you for your time. Very careful with the word yes there is no one there today leaving the door open, it seems. Right. First, we have to look at the separation in the broader framework of the military operation being conducted in the last 20 years, i would say. If you look at this operation started by a traditional faze, which was guaranteeing our supremacy and the anti air defense system, that is what they did at the operation. Houthis could no longer be resupplied. Now we transition into this phase into one which is much more on trying to wear down the houthis. Last week, for instance, there was the bombing of the airport in sanna and it was a clear sign that they are trying to avoid houthis being resupplied. By doing that, basically, they are reducing the force of the houthis on the ground. Why do it that way then . The only reason i said it, you think of an army like the saudi army its well stocked its got a lot of the countries on sight in support unless it could in theory go in there and take on the houthis. Right but if youre on the ground it means that you will have to conduct some kind of counter campaign. As weve seen in the past in history, its very, very costly,ized bloody. What you do here is rather creating a security parameter where they make sure that houthis will not get resupplied and then they just wear them down from where they are so now probably were in this phase and also the coalitions wants to impose some kind not impose, but reestablish some kind of government structure in yemen. If you want to do that in such a divided country you better try to go for youve got to be careful because focusing on whether there are troops on the ground today or not theres got to be all sorts of advisors and people related to all sides of other countries at the gulf, all in there at the moment. Right. Trying to get first maneuver advantage, isnt it . First you have to define objective and find best way to achieve it. Going with a grand operation would not be thewisest way to do it, because it will be very costly. What instead what you do is you play with time by trying to avoid them to get resupplied. Then you strengthen your position in the negotiation because at the end of the day there will be a negotiation for governance in yemen. You weaken the houthis at the same time you strengthen the supporters of hadi so at one point, there will be a settlement. Thats the whole idea behind it. Pleasure talking to you. Thank you for your time. Also on the ground in aden, fighters loyal to the exiled president hadi they have regained another area held by former president Ali Abdullah Saleh. After fierce battles another region has been under rebel control since march. The fighting continues across yemen with the humanitarian situation getting increasingly desperate. It is difficult for hospitals to treat those in need of care. This is a Dialysis Treatment Center in western yemen. Its run down, overcrowded and there are frequent power cuts. Electricity is out most of the time. Many patients have died. Many have kidney failure and rely on dialysis treatment. The lack of fuel impacted the centers operation name lip the dialysis process. Patients are behind their scheduled sessions. The life of many patients is under grave threat. The Dialysis Center has backup generators, but theres no power for them. Today the centers in ruins. Power is out and the generators are out of order. Theres no electricity and patients are lined up. The centers generators arent working because theres no fuel. Like other cities in yemen whos data has been without electricity for a third consecutive week, some say the fighters loyal to Ali Abdullah Saleh are seizing the fuel and stockpiling it to use in the war against pro government forces, exacerbating the suffering of people who are already seriously ill. The United Nations says the Syrian Government must stop bombing and shelling the yarmouk refugee camp. Its becoming increasingly worried for the safety of civilians. The camp on the outskirts of damascus was bombed overnight on friday. Thousands fled the camp when armed groups entered it months ago. A reported helicopter attack dropping chlorine bombs have been reported. Medics wash the body of a man they say was exposed to chlorine gas. Syrian activists say the government dropped barrels containing the toxic gas on the town. Its the second alleged chemical attack on the town this week and its not the first time the Syrian Opposition has raised concerns. In 2013, United Nations investigators confirmed the use of sarin nerve agent outside the capitol damascus without establishing who carried out the attack. The u. S. And many other governments have accused Bashar Al Assad of attacking the people with chemical weapons accusations dismissed by the leaders in damascus. Last month United NationsSecurity Council ambassadors were shown this video. Doctors are trying to revive three child victims of an apparent chlorine gas attack. It was too late. Rebels say Chemical Attacks have increased in Northern Syria following major gains by the opposition in the province. This is a military parade on the outskirts of the capitol damascus the biggest show of force by Syrian Rebels only weeks after they captured the city of idlib. The army of islam is tasked with securing the capitol once the regime of Bashar Al Assad is toppled. Today we stand united against the iranians. They want to spread their influence here and have a persian state established here. I assure you we will fight and defeat them. Across the country, rebels are shifting tactics. In the north armed factions merged under the army to capture idlib. Now their eyes are set on attack here. It is assads stronghold. The u. S. Has retrained from arming Syrian Opposition fighters. It was concerned about its weapons landing in the hands of the group like alnusra front an alqaeda affiliate. Nusra is now joining moderate groups in their fight to repel isil from syria. Qatar and turkey provide significant assistance. Assad fighters still hold ground in major cities. More rebel groups are now considering joining forces to defeat assad. Al jazeera. At least 13 people have been killed in two explosions in the iraqi capitol baghdad the bombs going off minutes apart in a commercial area. The first was a car bomb detonating near cafes the second struck in the same neighborhood . Lawmakers blame isil for these attacks saying fighters have infiltrated sunni refugees fleeing to the capitol from other parts of iraq. Its been a bloody few nights. This neighborhood was rocked by two bombs in quick succession late sunday. The latest attack according to some lawmakers was committed by the Islamic State of iraq and the levant coming into baghdad disguised as displaced residents. Isils claimed responsibility for the bombings, saying nothing about its fighters in disguise. Those fleeing isil violence have wound up in camps across baghdad. They were already afraid of revenge attacks a fear heightened after these bombings. This is all nonsense. We fled isil in anbar came with the clothes on our backs. Shoe i cant sunni, we are all iraqi. Why do they blame us . Look at the way we live. There are allegations that the displaced are behind the attacks. This is a move by politicians to in flame sectarian hatred. Look at this camp, its mainly women, children and babies. There is no isil here. Baghdad used to be a mixed city almost evenly split between shia and sunni. The demographics changed after 2006 as many sunnis left. Between 2006 and 2008, it is still felt today since then, shia communities generally stick to their own neighborhoods but this new blame game has many people worried that there will be a rush to that sectarian blood letting and that this city will yet see more violence. Al jazeera baghdad. Egyptian army said its killed 29 fighters in 11 days of raised in northern sinai. 133 suspects have also been arrested in the latest phase of a year long security crackdown. Groups based in sinai have been attacking Security Forces since president Mohamed Morsi was overthrown in 2013. Were on the greek island where coast guards are struggling with a surge of migrants crossing from turkey. Asylum seekers in south africa refuse to leave their camp despite promises of safety from the police. The annual press Freedom Prize was awarded to a syrian journalist. That coincides with World Press Freedom day being marked across the world. Journalists at hour sister channel held a vigil in their studios in new york a few hours ago. In sarajevo, balkans remembered the many journalists and cameramen and women who put their lives on the line every day to report the story. A journalist we all know well and someone who knows firsthand about the lack of press freedom peter greste, who spent many days with colleagues in an egyptian jail. How are you . Im fine, its wonderful to be here again. Its been a very long time and really nice to be back in front of the camera. Love live to see you back on al jazeera here with us. Lets talk about World Press Freedom day after spending 400 days in jail. Its something which even though a case like yours in particular, the rest of our al jazeera staff goes on, but yours has dipped out of the lime light a little bit. We cant let the whole picture be lost. No, we cant our struggle or justice is still on going our case before the court for the three of us and Mohamed FahmyBaher Mohammed and myself are all accused. More broadly im very concerned about press freedom. As a result of this experience, ive become closely associated with the wider issue globally and i feel very passionate about it very strongly about it. I think what were seeing if you look at a recent survey by Freedom House its found that press freedom around the globe is the lowest level were seeing since records began. The last three years were particularly bad in terms of journalists that were killed or imprisoned. We have a problem that really needs to be addressed we need to talk about it. The Freedom House reported out of the 93 nations in the world that only 14 truly have press freedom. That is a scary thought for any of us who do the job. Correct me if im wrong please. I will correct you, it was 14 of the world population. Still not much. Still not much. Its a spectacularly low figure. Thats less than one in seven of us around the world. A lot of governments might dispute the definition of a free press, but weve seen that shrink. Theres all sorts of reasons for that. I think one reason is that the war on terror has narrowed the Space Available for journalists to operate. Were seeing legislation limiting the scope of journalists work in the name of national security, on the other hand extremist groups, radical groups like isis taking the heads or journalists. Were seeing the mutual space that journalists have traditionally been able to operate in seem to vanish to the point the media itself is the front lines in a lot of these battles. Does it put you off everything youve been through and everything youve learned does it put you off . No, in fact, if anything, it makes me feel quite energized. I wouldnt be doing this job i wouldnt be a journalists if i didnt believe in what we do. What ive seen since freed from prison has made me very concerned about it, but i feel we need to do something to make sure that journalists do get a lot of protection. I had a lot of support from my professional colleagues around the world from governments and there are an awful lot of people who are still imprisoned around the world who dont get the support i have. I feel almost a sense of moral responsibility to stand up and fight for this. Its a long time since i said this peter greste, live, thanks for joining us. Thank you. More migrants have been saved from the mediterranean sea. 3,690 people were saved in separate rescue operations. The italian french navy and coast guard ships spotted them off the coast of libya add them to the unprecedented numbers rescued this year. Both coast guards are overwhelmed by the numbers arrives from greece and turkey are expected to triple alone. Its the end of a long and dangerous journey. The greek coast guard plucked these syrians from a raft. Among them, an 8yearold, who drove to turkey with his parents and three siblings. Im coming from, i and my family coming. I want any assistance. These children have seen their city reduced to rubble. More than once, their parents say, mens throats have been cut before their eyes. They are not rich, he works in the Water Utility she is a teacher. They spent all their savings on this crossing, three and a half thousand dollars. Others by pass the smugglers. These two men controlsed earlier the same night with this dingy. Its only 5. 5 kilometers. On a calm night its an easy crossing. The coast guard picked up 1500 people so far, more than it collected all of last year. Thats because tactics have change bed. We were facing kind of an invasion of very fast, fast boats with smuggler onboard and a kind of a sophisticated transportation and we needed to deploy our patrol boats in order to be able to tackle this situation, also to make some as well. Smugglers tried to bullet proof their engine casings in vain. They put the people in rubber dingies. As soon as they see the coast guard, they are told to slash the boats. They are temporarily housing and f