battle to go slow slow isil's advance in kobane, there has been fierce fighting there overnight. hello, this is al jazerra live from doug doha. i am adrian finnegan. also on the program. the u.k. is sent to begin health checked for some air and train travelers as fear of the ebola virus spreads. in mexico arrests another drug cartel leader the second in over a week. there is growing speculation about the whereabouts the north korea's leader as the country celebrates a major political anniversary. ♪

♪ there has been more fierce fighting in the southern and eastern parts of the town of kobane on the syria-turkey border. that's what spokes people for kurdish troops told al jazerra. a thursday night the united states hit the embattled syrian town with seven air strikes, activists say the u.s. led coalition targeted four isil position on his a southern suburb and three in an eastern one. nine kurdish fighters were reported killed overnight and a number of isil fighters were also killed. kurdish forces capitalized on the air strikes and managed to stop isil from reaching the townsendetownsender and makeingr advances live now to near the turkish-sear request boredder, al jazerra's stefanie decker is there, stephanopoulos, de stef n see behind and you bring us up to speed on the latest. >> reporter: we are actually outside a town close to cobane. it's quite hazy.

there is a massive plume of black smoke coming from there, also smaller ones in the distance which the camera probably can't pick you feel so as you were saying this is a very much ongoing battle, very fluid ore night heavy fighting even when we were there yesterday you can hear it. the fierce street battles that are going on. you hear the weapons going off constantly, explosions, mortars, it's a very fluid situation. they haven't managed to reach, this is isil, the townsender. we are told by our sources inside that they have imagined to push them back that they are in the east and the south as you said there were air strikes also we have been hearing a plane overhead, we haven't heard any air strikes but there is the presence in the sky monitoring. but it is a situation that is angering many here. many kurds who are watching this unfold, you have residents of kobane over 100,000 that have fled. many will be sitting opposite kobane, actually watching this battle unfold in a surreal way, as the turkish military will sit and they are watching it from a far but not intervening and its

really what's happening with kobane has turned in to symbolism it's a real symbolic fight as we have seen now, overnight people were killed in protests across the country think many of them based in the south east of turkey where it's a majority kurdish population but also in the capital and in istanbul it's a problem for turkey's government to try to contain the turkish anger and stepping up the fight against isil as the coalition is demanding of it. >> stefanie, thanks indeed. it stefanie dekker more on the ainge their stephanie was talking about. kurds have held demonstrations right across turkey. accusing them of doing nothing to safeco ba save kobane from f. they threw stones and molotov cocktails at police who responded with water cannons and tear gas, bernard smith reports. >> reporter: across this kurdish city the sounds of clattering pots and pans echoed through the apartment blocks. unlike earlier this week in there were no deaths or

violence, just noisy protests. political leaders in this city have called for calm. and the streets tonight have been relatively peaceful. but not quiet. this is another very effective way of getting a message across. kurds here are frustrated at what they believe is the turkish government's failure to stop syrian city of kobane falling to the islamic state of iraq and the levant. >> translator: we want aid to be sent to co back i but when they say no this these it upsets people. why are they sending tons of weapon to his others but when it's kurds they don't do anything. >> translator: if kobane falls europe and turkey will bear the responsibility. >> reporter: but there has been violence elsewhere this turkey. this was the capital on wednesday, where police and student fought. and this was the border with iraq. the protesters want the turkish

government to provide weapon to his kurds in co ban and i allow reinforcements through. but anchorrer is suspicious, it sees those sear yearn kurds as extension of the kurdish p.k. k. which waged a long bloody conflict with turkey. bernard smith, al jazerra, turkey. after u.s. led air strikes kurdish forces have managed to retake territory from isil fighters in the iraqi town which is on the border of syria. but the kurdish take over of the region could further alienate sunni arabs who live there. zeina explain. >> reporter: this hospital was the islamic state and iraq and the levant's last strong hold in the town. but with the help of u.s. led coalition air strikes kurdish forces fought their way in. isil wanted to use this border region as a main supply line between its strong holds in iraq and syria. this is not just strategic

territory. kurdish forces have taken over villages once inhabited by iraq sunni arabs, they are no longer here, they fled. and the majority of them retreated with isil. this is the only resident left in this town. >> translator: some people in ran i can't are with isil and others welcomed the kurdish advance in to the town. >> reporter: he said he didn't support isil but was uneasy when he en counters the authorities. he said they thought he was a suicide bomber because he was an arab. the kurds are now holding their ground and they deny that their push in to this ring sun about taking over sunni arab land. >> translator: we gave them freedom from isil once the eric tribes can control the area we will leave and let them take control. >> reporter: in most sunni areas of iraq the people have shown little sign of turning against isil. but here in rabia, the

influential tribe says it plan to his do just that. its leaders have promised to bring men to the frontline, not just to defend their town. >> translator: we will fight isil from here and move forward. we thank the kurds for the sacrifices they made. we want we won't forget this and we will fight with them. >> reporter: this could be a turning point in the war with isil, but this is just one corner of iraq fork many people it is just too late. family have his been torn apart and for him iraq as a nation has been destroyed, zeina, rabia. a suicide bombing in the northeastern city in iraq has reported to kill six people and injured 13. the attack happened in a predominantly shia neighborhood of the city. it's the capital of the religious his mixed capital where kurdish and pe peshmerga

forces have been battling isil. in syria, activists say 25 people have been killed in government attacks outside damascus the air strikes targeted a crowded market northwest of the capital. this is a strong hold of opposition fighters. the first group of syrian refugees has arrived in uruguay. the five families will be moving in to homes on the outskirts of the capital. uruguay is the first south american country to take in syrian refugees and to pay for their resettle: it's expected to take another 120 refugees by next year. passengers traveling through some london airports and rail terminals will now face checks for ebola. the government says people traveling from liberia, sierra-y loan and guinea will be questioned about their recent contacts and may face medical tests. it follows the death i've british man in macedonia who is thought to have contracted the disease.

simon mcgregor-wood reports. >> reporter: macedonian officials say the man arrived here october 2nd, he was 58 and soon fell ill. his condition deteriorated on thursday, and he died authoritily after being ahead admitted to hospital, his traveling companions said they had not been to a country affected by i bola. >> his colleague says he was complaining of stomach problems for the last three days, he refuse today eat and not communicate bug didn't seek until helpful the they toll said he complained of vomiting and fatigue. >> reporter: authorities say they cannot yet confirm he had the virus, samples have been sent to germany where results are expected in 48 hours, his friends and the hotel where the two stayed are under quarantine. in london the british government announced ebola screening will now start. first at london's heathrow air for at the euro star train term until. travelers from sierra lie own, liberia and guinea will be asked

about recent travel. who they ever been in contact with and their onward travel plans, medical assessment could be given by train staff o on si. the goff is responds to go growing public fears about the spread of ebola in to europe. health officials have said it's almost inevitable given the scale of the out break and people's ability to travel. the world health organization says over 3,800 people have died. out of 8,033 infected up to october 5th. the global reaction to the out break is picking up pace, these american medics are among the many volunteers training to be deployed to be worst affected country in west calf africa. >> with the proper rate we can get the mortality rate down this 30% that's what i am hoping for think of i am not going over there to carry body bags. >> reporter: in spain the first ebola infection outside west africa has been con firmed the nurse in question remained in a madrid hospital. but spanish health workers have been complaining about their government's handling of the

case and about their own safety. >> translator: we are demonstrating because from the beginning of this crisis, the situation happened because everything was poorly planned. you can't improvise. you can't dismantle a hospital and then want it to be cutting edge. you can't bring in second class gear for a top class situation. most of us work at hospitals, i work in emergency, i want to treat patient, but i want guarantees when i am treating them. >> reporter: health officials say despite signs the virus is spreading out from its end center in west africa the chances of infection in europe and elsewhere remain very low, given the media coverage and the nature of the disease, governments are aware they must do more to reassure nervous populations, simon mcgregor-wood, al jazerra. >> the ebola out break has led to the deaths of more than 3,000 people. look lie gear i can't 200210 people have died from the virus, in sierra leone, ebola has killeddal 879 people.

in guinea where the out break began, 768 people have died. nigeria, eight people have died. we'll get a weather up up next on al jazerra then. >> reporter: i will be telling you how farmers here are hoping to. [ inaudible ] a small congested commute. how the daylight commute in china offense begins with a cough and a wheeze.

>> protestors are gathering... >> there's an air of tension right now... >> the crowd chanting for democracy... >> this is another significant development... >> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live...

hello again, the top stories here on al jazerra. there has been more fighting in the southern and eastern parts of the town of kobane on the syria-turkey border. on thursday night the your honot the air vinnie town with seven air strikes. more confrontations in turkey between police and protesters. the demonstrators accuse the government of the not doing enough to help the kurdish fighters defending the syrian town of kobane which is on the turkey border. the u.k. is introducing ebola checks. at airports and euro star rail terminals. macedonia is check to go see if a brit, man who died in its capital was suffering from the disease. bliss in mexico have arrested the alleged leader of the powerful juarez drug cartel. they say all it took was a routine traffic stop. he was car captured. a report from mexico city. >> reporter: mexican security forces parading one of the

country's most wanted drug cartel leaders. 51-year-old vincent chan fuentes known as the general was the leader of the once powerful juarez cartel. federal police arrested him along with his body guard on thursday. not a single shot was fired. he's the second cartel leader to be detained in a week. >> one of the main criminal that his the mexican justice needed to arrest this effort from the government and the work involved in this talk is one of the fruits that we hope to have many more of so as to return the country to peace and security. >> reporter: fuentes wages a flooie turf war in juarez against el chapo guzman the head of the cartel. the thousand thousands were killed and juarez became known as one of the most violent cities in the world. and he lost the war and the cartel was weakened. >> he was one of the major

players in one of the bloodiest episodes in contemporary mexican history. the war throughout juarez cost over 11,000 deaths. >> reporter: the president's government like those before it, continue to go after kingpin leaders like el chapo he was arrested earlier this year, despite those arrest there has been little long-term impact on the flow of drugs going north. the timing of this arrest is crucial for the government and its defense of its strategy to try to improve security. it's facing increasing criticism both here and abroad over its handling of the 43 students that went missing at the hands of local police i. more mass graves were found on thursday near the site where the students disappeared. over 30 people, including dozens of police, have been arrested. 10s of thousands protested on wednesday, demanding that the president resign.

they say his government failed to act after it was confirmed that local police working with organized crime were responsib responsible. a sobering reality for eye country and a president trying to show its security is improving and not unraveling. rachel los angeles vin, al jazerra, mexico city. north korea marking its 69th anniversary of it's ruling working parties but authorities a kim jong unhasn't made an appearance fueling spec lax about his heck. he was seen limping in july a source close says the 31-year-old lead has hurt his leg and is recuperating. let's bring in harry faucet who is live in seoul, this intriguing, where on earth is kim jong un. >> reporter: nobody knows. the south korean government earlier this week said that they believed he was somewhere north

or the northern outskirts, but nobody knows for sure. and what is clear, is that he appears not to have made an appearance at the year's marking of this anniversary. it's not a major figure, 69, it's it's not a big anniversary it's know not a huge issue that he hasn't turned up. certainly in the last two years he has come to the palace of the sun, the mausoleum where his father and grandfather both lie in state. and he has made his respects to them just after midnight. so the very beginning of the this day. and he didn't do that. at least there has been no reporting from the north korean state media of his appearing there so far, it seems that he has yet again been a no show as he has been for lots of events since september 3nd the last time he was seen in public. >> the world's media is pretty intrigued by all of this. we are all very interesting. what do people in south korea

make of it? are they as interested? >> reporter: well, certainly the usual brand of professional north korea watchers and the south korean government are very interested. and they are as usual any you be of competing theories circulating around such circles in seoul. the most extreme one being that there has been some kind of coup or leadership crisis in the north korean capital. some people point to go the fact that three very senior north korean leaders came south last weekend to make an unexpected last-minute visit to south korea. but the opposite line really has been taken by the south korean government, they are saying that this shows that north korea is still very much in the grip of the rule, the stable rule of kim jong-un they came bearing a message from the president of south career and his rule seems to be operating normally. that gives greater weight to what is mainly being talked

about which is there is some kind of health problem that perhaps his apparent recent weight gain, combined with some activity has given him injuries to one are both legs oranger little and it's that that's keeping him out of sight because it's very important for the north korean propaganda machine to have the usual energetic jolly figure of kim jong-unspares doing his various rounds of military encampments and so on it would be harm think to feel that machine if he was seen to be ailing in a pretty obvious way. >> many thanks harry? south korean activists have send antly leaflets in to the north. around 200,000 were sent across the bore border attached to bals condemning the leadership of kim jong-un. hundreds of dvds showing life in south korea were sent. thousands of student protesting

in chile demanding a greater say on education reforms. they want an immediate overhaul of a system they say makes huge profits, more now from tom ackerman. >> reporter: this is how the mostly peaceful demonstration ended. students and police fighting after a fire was lit on a downtown street. water cannon disbursed the crowd and several attes arrests made. the protesters say the president has failed to consult about the legislation. they want to end state subsidy to his schools that make a profit the first step toward free university education. but the previous testers say the president should be focusing first on more financing for public education at all levels. your honor the dictatorshiunderp education was privatized. >> we are not only fighting for

a better education but to build a different society. a more democratic society. >> reporter: around three through people is unde turned uh smaller crowd than from the fred cesc tour. several major student groups failed to join the demonstration, tom ackerman, al jazerra. india and pakistan continue to think blame each other for firing. thousands have sought shelter in temporary leaf camps fearing further attacks. at least 21 people have been killed in this the heaviest shelling in years between the two countries think. physically and friends of the former haitian leader have been to his wake in the capital port-au-prince, baby doc as he was widely known will not receive a state funeral despite the fact that he ruled the country for 15 years, he died on saturday of a heart attack.

avenues facing charges of human rights abuses and allegations that his he stole hundreds of millions of dollars during his time in office. the head of the u.n. mission to the central african republic has condemned an attack against u.n. peacekeepers in the capital. one pakistani peacekeeper was killed in the ambushing bush, eight others injured. in the past two days fighting has been the most intense since u.n. peacekeepers took over from a an african union force last month. it's unclear who was behind the attack. simon adams the executive director at the global center for responsibility to protect says more needs to be done to address underlying tensions. >> the situation has generally been did he tear your or eightindeteriorating over the lh reprisal killings on both sides of the reledge, today it was tragic and unexpected but link

today this crisis. there has been calls by both the sides for a transitional president to stand down. there has been attempts obviously by the u.n. peacekeeping mission to try to keep the transition going. but i think there has been an underlying tension that have not been resolved and that's where where he knead to see the u.n. working with the transitional government to work on better dialogue and also as i said to more aggressively protect extremely vulnerable saville generallies especially those in p.k. five. a muslim enclave which is under very real and immediate threat of being over run. zimbabwe is hoping to begin exporting beef to russia. as moscow seeks new suppliers for meat of the agricultural minister says russia will dispatch a technical team. russia recently banned imports from the u.s. and the european union. and is looking for new supplie

suppliers. >> reporter: zimbabweans love eating beef and which is one of main farmer supplying the domestic market. if government officials have their way, some of the national heard could end up on plates in russia one day. >> we are an industry that has potential to grow a lot bigger than what we have now. and i think the market pool will stimulate growth. which is positive for the country. it's positive for employment. and positive for the industry. >> reporter: more than a decade ago commercial farms were seesed from many, but not all whites during the lands reform program. economy stagnated it the industry was hang by a threat. after mt. that it stalled for year old, now the country is trying to grow its cattle herd but farmers say they need capital. banks here don gift on you loans easily. economist say investment is needed to train people and build

infrastructure. government officials say they can and kill one day support to russia and other markets. >> we have 3 million cattle that. head is bigger compared to the combined head of botswana. [ inaudible ] i don't understand because when cattle. [ inaudible ] cattle out a day is water in the grass. which is there. and we have. [ inaudible ] capacity to slaughter and we have done it before. [ inaudible ] one or two things that doesn't mean that we don't have the capacity. >> reporter: some believe that exporting beef to russia consistently and in large volumes is unrealistic, some business people are optimistic hoping russians one day get the beef from here. in nicaragua heavy rain has triggered floods and mudslides which have damages thousands of homes five land slides hit the conception join volcano area the

rain is expected to continue in to the weekend. china issued the first air pollution alert for autumn in central and northern parts of the country. many people are returning to work from holidays with more traffic comes more smog. rob mcbride reports from beijing. back to work and back to the smog. it's a scene that is did he pressingly familiar with day jinx'beijing's computers. the first badly polluted day with only a winter of more pollution to look forward to. just outside beijing, preparation says are well underway at the complex which will host the annual apex summit. normally a chance for the most nation to show off the best it has to offer, china is hoping it won't be remembered for its smog. the venue includes a convention center, hotel, and very much i. pitch villas, ironically it's being construct today the highest green standards. use being inning owe -- indications like clean energy

and wastewater treatment. but on a day like today, you can't see much of it through the haze. officials are working with local industries to cut down on pollution ahead of the gathering. but it only offers a brief respite. for people like manuela, a little too brief, too late. she made the decision several months ago to leave after enduring worse earning pollution over nine years. for her son, checking the daily air pollution reading had become too much of a habit. >> every morning he wakes up in the morning and the first thing that he does, he checks the apps on the phone see how much is the pollution, to see if he can play outside or if he has to stay inside. and i can't stand it anymore. it's two years, the last two years it ro got really bad and i think it's time to go. >> reporter: for most people, though, leaving is not an

option. as they brace for the smoggy months ahead think rob mcbride, al jazerra, beijing. just a reminder that you can keep up-to-date with al jazerra's style of real news any time any place, just head to the website the aljazerra.com. -- jewel is plastic, visa, mastercard, american express and discover reported 546 million cards in use. the sensis card said the number waiters may not know that i host a daily nags at news programme, but hackers rooting in my credit card records already do. it's "inside story". [ ♪ music ] hello, i'm ray suarez. another day, another data breach.