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>> ivan watson, thank you. crisis in yemen. on thursday al qaeda fighters overran an airport and oil export terminal in yemen after seizing the city of alqa. in washington the officials tell the l.a. times they are concerned about the air campaign which caused hundreds of civilian casualties. now the u.n. worried about a humanitarian crisis. asking for a cease-fire by all sides. let's bring in nima elbagir. let's talk about the moves in yemen. >> reporter: al qaeda are clearly moving into the security vacuum christine. they have taken the third largest airport in yemen. they have as you said...

About the saudi air campaign which is caused hundreds of civilian casualties. now the united nations is worried about a humanitarian crisis and calling for a cease-fire from all sides. let's get the latest from nima elbagir in yemen. >> reporter: al qaeda are clearly moving into the security vacuum. they have taken the third largest airport in yemen. they have as you said, an oil platform now. they moved in to repel the houthis advances. they seem to be putting up their black flags in a number of areas that they don't have complete control of. they seem to be trying to honeycomb that territory...

Concerned about the air campaign which caused hundreds of civilian casualties. now the united nations worried about a humanitarian crisis calling for a cease-fire by all sides. for the latest, let's bring in nima elbagir in yemen. >> reporter: al qaeda clearly moving into the security vacuum. they have taken the third largest airport in yemen. they have as you said an oil platform now. they moved in to repel the houthi advances in the district. they seem to be putting up their black flags where they don't have complete control of. they seem to be trying to honeycomb that territory that has not...

We are hearing reports that al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is taking advantage of the security vacuum to take more territory. they have taken the port city and now the reuters is reporting that the black flags of al qaeda have been flying in a number of districts. all this, as the humanitarian issue has worsened. the u.n. and unicef tell us it is nowhere near enough aid at this time. >> thank you, nima. a complicated situation. 40 minutes past the hour. time for an early start on your money. european stocks headed for a 15-year high. greece came up with the money and avoided default for n...

Nonexistent u.s. presence in yemen on the counter terrorism operations there. the country is a main base for one of al qaeda's most powerful franchises al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, aqap. now with no real government in charge of the country after the houthi shia rebels pushed the president out of power in sanaa. the u.s. lost its ally in the war on terror there. it's this kind of political instability and the security vacuum that is something we have seen extremist groups exploit so much whether it is in yemen or elsewhere. now like we're seeing happening in libya or here in iraq for exam...