>> united in grief - 10 years on emotional memorials are held for the victims of the indian ocean tsunami. you're watching al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha. also coming up, dozens killed in air strikes in i.s.i.l.-controlled territory deadly attack - african union base in somali and front row at the swahili

fashion week it was one of the worst natural disasters in recorded history, the morning after christmas 10 years ago a massive quake struck. the impact was devastating. nearly a quarter of a million were killed from indonesia to somali, decimating entire communities, now, a decade later, commemorations, a way to pay tribute. this was the scene earlier in the thai fishing village struck by the tsunami. prayers have been held in indonesia, which was hit. al jazeera's correspondent is in the indonesian city. >> reporter: the ocean tsunami is clear on people's muned. -- minds. it's immortalized in this ship,

carried 10km in. and seen her, the bodies. 1,,000 schools destroyed, and 250 rows of home, 30,000 new houses. in 2004 many were not aware of the dangers of a tsunami. warning systems are in place and warranting shelters built. 10 years litre. and why it is more likely than ever before. memories will stay forever memorials are being held for tens of thousands in sri lanka who died >> reporter: the seas here, the scene of a catastrophe when the tsunami hit, a religious service

to remember the nearly 5,500 people who were killed when the tidal wave hit a south bound train travelling down south was packed. it stopped down the road when the first wave hit. despite a lag him the tsunami hitting the eastern side of sri lanka, the message was not conveyed to this part of the country. it left colombo. only to get engulfed in waters. the villagers scrambled up into the train, despite advice not to do so. they thought the train, a massive structure of steel would offer refuge and protection. it was not the case. the wall of water whacked into the train. it keeled over like match botches. it sent them to a watery grave. today, this monument you see behind me is basically a monument. 500 of those people whose bodies

were not buried in a grave behind me. people used the monument to pay their respects, to offer prayers, to remember that fateful day and in thailand people have been paying tribute to the thousands of victims that lived there. half of them are tourists, when the waves struck at 10:00a.m.. >> this exact spot where 10 years ago to today the tsunami came in devastating this area. it is a beach resore. here at the resort behind me the swedish government planned a memorial service. more than 500 citizens were killed as a result of the tsunami. now everything has been built back. the memories are painful.

if you look behind me on this tree, it's like you are zooming into a personal tragedy, having looked at the wider effects of the tsunami across the region. as you can see, it looks as if there's a family that was taken away as a result of the wave - a mother, small child, and a man, garlanded. when you talk to people here who were affected by the tsunami, they say the memory is as fresh as if it happened today. at the same time what happened proved to be a lesson in resilience, teaching the wort about the need to prepare for the risks of terrible disasters that scientists predict will get worse as a result of climate change.

>> never before has a tsunami caused damn. it haunted the len. causing them to start work. the existing siz mick monitor -- seismic monitoring system is up and run. 100 see level stations with devisions to detect abnormal waves, it's fed to national monitoring stations the systems are supposed to send out warnings. ports, coast guards and critical facilities. some countries, including india, are including mobile phones and s.m.s. messaging. the message to specific locations, depending on the risk. the u.n. says the system could save 1,000 lives per year over the next 100 years

two separate u.s. drones killed several people in pakistan's north waziristan, near the afghan border. the identities of the victims are unknown. it comes as pakistan ramps up an anti-terror strategy, following an attack on an army-run school. almost 150 people were killed. 132 of them children. to syria where government air strikes are taking a toll on civilians and rebel fighters. dozens of people have been killed in the city of duma, and the province of aleppo, where i.s.i.l. fighters have a strong presence. charles stratford reports. >> reporter: the syrian airport, the commercial area in aleppo to the north of the country. it's been almost four years since the violence began. what started as a protest movement, the government descending into a war, claiming the lives of 200,000 people.

civilians, including children, die in fighting every day. >> the jets have been bombing the area, killing and injuring the greatest number of people. we came to try and rescue a number of people. >> united nations estimated 300 people have been killed by barrel bombs in aleppo since last december. there's evidence that gatherings have been targeted. >> then there are the thousands of people taken prisoner or who have disappeared. this woman looks after her brothers on the family farm in southern syria. >> i left school to care for my brothers. our mother was captured. we love her. we hope she'll be released. my mother was killed in the war. >> activists say more than 170 people have been in government

prisons. what began as a so-called arab spring uprising in 2011 spire ald into a war, drawing in global powers, giving birth to groups such as i.s.i.l., fighting for control across the borders. more than 3 million fled the conflict. 6.5 million are internally displaced. the longer the war goes on, the more complex it gets, the more difficult ending the violence becomes. >> and in the city of aleppo. five fans united into one rebel group. they call themselves al-shamia front. they say they have come together to fight the syrian regime it said forces. in somalia, al-shabab fighters attacked the headquarters.

nine were killed, including five al-shabab fighters. and three afghan union soldiers. the attack took place at a military base. the head of the african union's mission to somalia says the attack is a wake-up call. >> we are worried, and this is why we are adapting quickly to the new tactics, and we'll investigate what happened and prevent any such event happening again. while many are in a hurry to exit somalia. we are supported by friends of africa. we can move away. this is not only somali's battle of war, it's a global war. >> the latest attack is part of the throat to overthrow the

government and present its own version of islamic war. it was a group that took over southern somali in 2006. the union was defeated in 2007. al-shabab continued the attacks in southern and central somali. the un-banked african union in somali was formed in 2007. kenyan troops were part of it. troops have been forced out of several areas. the group's attacks became aggressive and were not limited to somali. more than 16 were killed on an attack in nairobi in kenya. 28 non-muslims had been killed. john simon is the former u.s. ambassador. even though al-shabab is on the retreat. the group poses a threat to the

somali governance. >> as a general rule al-shabab is definitely on the run, chased out of mogadishu, chased out of the areas, they have lost territory, and are definitely in a weaker position than they have been in the past. because they are weaker doesn't many they are in its infancy, building up the basic institutions of government. it doesn't have control of the entire territory of somali. it will be a long period of time when this government is going to require external support to exert its influence across the country sudan expelled two senior united nations officials. the u.n. says the resident coordinator and director have been asked to leave.

the expulsions come after a rise in tensions. the u.n. chief has condemned a move, urging it immediately to reverse its decision. still it some con al jazeera, including [ ♪ music ] ..how the growing economy means more money to spend on clothe and a booming fashion industry. we look at how jordan bans things that are sensitive or challenging.

hello again, the top stories on al jazeera, memorials are under way marking a decade suns the devastating indian ocean tsunami, killing a quarter of a million people. this is the scene in a village struck by the tsunami strikes are taking controls on civilians. dozens have been killed in duma, in aleppo, where i.s.i.l. fighters have a strong presence. al-shabab fighters attacked the african union headquarters in mogadishu. nine people were killed, including five fighters and three african union soldiers. in iraq a kurdish offensive that opened a corridor for thousands of minority yazidi to escape from mt sinjar is gaining momentum. i.s.i.l. captured large villages. the group appears to be pulling

back. we have this exclusive report from a village retaken by kurdish forces. >> reporter: kurdish peshmerga fighters raise the flag in a village recaptured from i.s.i.l., they want to make clear who is leading here. this is the man leading them. the general says the offensive has been a success. >> we have strategic data back from i.s.i.l. we have seized roads along the border. whoever controlled the areas has the upper hand. >> towns and villages they have recovered from i.s.i.l. are deserted. most of the residents live in camps or have crossed the nesh syrian border. this newly retaken town has

taken. here they have tyres creating a smoke clean to hide them from the jet fighters, and to the left are a network of tunnels used to navigate around town. they used doors of abandoned houses to cover the town. here one of the houses i.s.i.l. uses lies in ruins. it was hit by coalition supporting the peshmerga offensive. the air re >> translation: the air strikes have been helpful to our offensive. they guided the jets, it helped increasing accuracy. fighters and civilians from the yazidi minority have been trapped on top of the mournt an

since september. four years ago the road is impossible. it was under the control of i.s.i.l. it's now an escape route for the thousands of yazidi trapped on the mountains. most of all houses were destroyed in the fighting say the man. i.s.i.l. left behind providing explosive devices like this in most villages and towns they lost. one more thing stopping people returning to their homes. and the father of the jordanian air force pilot captured by i.s.i.l. called on a group to treat him well. he is is the first man to be taken by the group, i.s.i.l. said it shot down his fighter jet. the united states says the plane crashed. >> translation: i do not want to

describe him as a hostage. i call him a guest. he is a guest among brothers of hours in syria's islamic state. i ask them in the name of god, and with the dignity of the prophet mohammed, peace be with him, to receive him as a guest and treat him well. >> a firebomb attack in the west bank left an 11-year-old badly burnt. her father was i'm jurd in the attack. the confrontation along the gaza strip on wednesday, in which a hamas member was shot dead and a shoulder badly injured. into police in israel arrested men, ahead of the country's general election. the police are saying those arrested included several members of the party. public funds have allegedly been transferred. close to the party. they have not commented on the

investigation. al jazeera continues to demand the release of our three journalists imprisoned in egypt for 363 days. geulph storm were falsely accused and convicted of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. they are appealing against the convictions. five people have been injured in a suspected attack on a mofb in the swedish town. up to 20 people are returning prayers, serving as a mosque when the fire broke out. they are investigating the incident after a witness saw them throw an object through into the window. >> in jordan, one thing hasn't changed over many decades, that's government censorship of books. there were calls to ban some books. we have this respect.

>> reporter: not every book is welcome in jordan, the government long censored and banned books. politics, history, religion and sex are among the sensitive since the beginning of the year. 52 books were banned by the government. >> if you could decide the peace process or decide anything that the royal family - or the prime minister or something, they don't tolerate this. >> a recently banned book - the thoroughies stopped thous -- authorities stopped thousands reading it online. it talks about protests ending with security forces killing three students.

the generation kept quiet about the incident. my book unburied history, and it generated the authorities. sometimes the truth hurts in a way that is acceptable for authorities. >> reporter: certainly books about the palestinian israelis are sensitive. up until 2007 no one could public a book before the government red it, and it violates the law, there has been similar provision. the law was amended to stop the prior review of books. although this met an improvement in freedom of expression, publishers say books cap we banned if they deal with issues. >> our request for censorship were ignored. the banned 50 to 100 books a

year. >> since 1955 over 200 books have been banned. so many others were banned that we don't know about. authorities don't like to document this. if you ask, they will say no books were banned. >> no matter how how often the censorship is raised. they continue to control what can and can't be red, as part of a measure to maintain security south korea, the u.s. and japan will sign the first ever trilatterle intelligence sharing pact. the agreement will allow them to respond more quickly to provocations by north korea. about 2% of india's population is christian and riz is celebrated. this year in indian-administered kashmir they are keeping celebrations key. many are recovering from floods in september.

we have this report like most years, catholic christians are observing the midnight mass. hit by years of violence and floods, the parishioners are used to the celebration, based on xirksz. most christian traditions are similar to other countries there are some kashmiri ones. >> we follow more culture here, we pud the kashmiri dishes. it is given a lot of importance. >> reporter: the tree this year is smaller. there are a fewer declarations. that is the case for all christian families this year, opting to have celebrations on a

smaller scale. >> translation: nobody celebrated, the muslims did not celebrate eid. this did not - they did suffer, and we did not celebrate. we celebrated in a six way. >> this is a church where christmas mass would be held. it wasn't able to, because of the blood waters, and is damned inside. because of that, mass has been shifted to a small room in site of the compound. it's keeping the spirit of christmas alive. >> reporter: elaborate decorations and separations is off the list. people are still hurting from the floods. >> being with the people,

solidarity. when we are speaking about our community, most of the families are hit by the flood. everyone is in a dilemma. >> despite going through a rough year, these look for strength and faith there has been a boom in africa's fashion industry. the continent is them some of the world's fastest growing plants. it has a rapid by growing population, and young professionals are sharing more on clothes. we have this report. >> reporter: this woman is a savvy young professional who is a growing following amongst the m conscious.

her operation is small but has hopes to sell in a store. she says her clients are a growing number of professionals hungry for modern fashion with a growing flavour. >> i keep it simply as a modern process. >> from the rat to the runway, slowly but surely. it is coming from the inside out. >> the sound of swahili fashion week says there has been a boom in the industry, because violence could easily grow a following on the internet, and because of the increasing fashion shows to showcase their garments. >> it has to be appreciated. at the end of the day, fashion is a business, and we have to grow the industry.

africa's economy is expanding at an average of 4%, and it has the world's biggest youth population. according to the world bank, there are 200 million between the aims of 15 and ta, in sub-saharan africa. that is set to double in the next 30 years. that means a big available workforce for a textile industry, and hopefully for the fashion designers, a middle class who can buy the clothes. >> it's time the world stopped seeing africa through stereotypes and is a legitimate place of business and design. >> some ebola or something, we are more than that. we have huge responses. we have the richness of the culture. the richness of clothing. >> it will be a long road to get on power with other fashion hubs

like new york and paris, but designers are already on their way, making a name for themselves one stitch at a time. just a reminder, you can keep up to date with all the news on the website. aljazeera.com. >> when the framers wrote america's operating manual in 1789 it made it hard for any one branch of government to run out on its own and make law. is that what president obama did on immigration enforcement ? it's inside story. >> hello, i'm ray suarez.