after two years of difficult negotiations and a long siege, hundreds of rebel fighters and families leave the syrian city of homs you're watching al jazeera from doha, coming up - french police identify the third attacker who blue himself up at a bataclan concert during the paris attack. afghan security forces end an attack on an afghan airport, 22 people are dead.

>> i'm in the jungles of eastern columbia where f.a.r.c. rebels are preparing for peace after 50 years of conflict. hundreds of people, including rebel fighters have began to leave the syrian city of homs. it's part of the a ceasefire negotiated between the opposition and the government. zeina khodr has more. >> reporter: this is the result of more than two years of sporadic negotiations. hundreds of people, including fighters and their families are leaving the city of homs. this was a last stronghold held by the city of the revolution. >> the ceasefire coming into effect. the government helping to negotiate. >> the first numbers of people from homs left.

others will follow. 160 families left, 300 fighters against the truce and wounded and amputees. it's part of bashar al-assad's forces and the opposition in the neighbourhood. >> the evacuation of fighters and families is the first phase of the agreement. they'll head to opposition controlled areas further north. the syrian government in turn will lift the siege of the district and end military provisions, but the warring sides are interpreting it differently. it means it will be returned to state control and cleared of weapons, fighters that say will have the legal status settled. and all rebels would leave the district within two months. the opposition denied it would return to government control. >> i'd like to reayour the world in the everyone left, those

whose families are outside of syria. neither armed groups have left. there's no mass departure. this is the neighbourhood, and we should genned it. >> opposition activists say the rebels had no choice put to accept the deal. he has been besieged by government forces by more than two years. no aid entered for over four months to the tens of thousands of people who live there. some may describe the deal as a surrender forced by the blockade. >> the deal is similar to one reached more than a year ago. more than 2,000 fighters were granted safe passage to opposition areas. they agreed to the deal after they were starved and outgunned. few people have returned. >> the international community is working to revive peace negotiations, start the political process and bring

about a nationwide ceasefire. that will not be easy. while the agreements may silence the gun, they are doing little to bring about peace and rech son ailiation. >> the -- reconciliation. >> the u.s. said the collision's focus should be on closing the border between turkey and syria to stop the flow of volunteers and supplies to i.s.i.l. omar, in the nearly five years of the syrian conflict. why is it that ankara decided to keep the border open? >> well, as far as the turks or the turkish government is concerned, they haven't. and they are trying their best since the start of uprising or the civil war, the accusations aimed at turkey, that gave a blind eye policy allowing foreign fighters in and out of turkey. things changed. and it involved.

the government says it's involved heavily in the coalition against i.s.i.l. and fighting i.s.i.l. the accusation are specified about one stretch of land. less than 100 kill somesters to the north-west, aloig fighters to go in and out the government says turkey deployed more than 50,000 troops and they are building border control. i think turkey is trying to do that. they want to and accept the

offer as a no fly don. getting a substantial achievement allowing them to get what they want in terms of political aims in syria. >> thank you for that, omar salah from istanbul a search is under way after a boat carrying refugees capsized near a greek island. five children among 11 refugees that drowned. 13 others are missing. a boat carrying refugees sang off the turkish coast. more than 800,000 refugees arrived in europe by sea so far this year. thousands of others drowned trying. >> the jordanian government was accused of months of delays. the satellite showing a camp inside jordan on the nearby

border with syria. human rights watch says refugees are delayed by up to three months before leaving the desert region and going to the transit centers. the jordanian government blamed security concerns for similar delays. >> a third gunman that took part in an attack has been identified. many of the 130 people killed in the attacks in the french capital die the at the music ven eye. jacky rowland has the latest. >> the french prime minister confirmed the investigators have been able to identify the body of the third man that took part in the attacks on the concert hall. that was three attackers. armed with automatic weapons and wearing explosive vests. at the time when anti-terror police stormed the hall, two of the men blew themselves up, and a third man killed by police.

the prime minister said that the man in question was originally from straws bourg, but had travelled to syria with a brother and friends, and returned in order to take part in the attacks. french media reported that the information came via a text message sent by the man's mother. the message said simply "your son died as a martyr in paris. the mother contacted the police. according to the reports, it was via the dn a sample that the police identified the body parts a taliban attack on a highly fortified combat has been repelled. at least 22 people were killed on the assault on the kandahar

airport. including a naval base. it has three sections for civilians, the afghan military, u.s. and iaf forces. >> more than 10 taliban fighters entered the cool building, with no resistance, despite multiple checkpoints, at least one suicide bomber blew himself up. let's get the latest live from kabul. are we closer to understanding how the taliban were able to gained access to what is meant to be a secure site? >> just been an hour ago afghan security officers confirmed to us that the operation is over. they told us the number of casualty from afghan security forces and family may be higher than 22. we are getting a conflicting report about the number of

attackers. taliban spokesman said there were 10 of their fighters involved in this attack. afghan security forces believe there were 14 attackers. we are expecting a press conference by afghan army core commander to answer questions they raised. how could the taliban manage to enter the your base inside the kandahar here to get there and get guns on ammunition. and to be able to fight for over 20 hours. it's the latest on the taliban attack on the kandahar airport. the republican hopeful donald trump has initiated a backcrash calling for muslims not to be

allowed to enter the united states. he's been described as un-american, unhinged and racist. his supporters appear to be unshakeable. >> reporter: when it comes to u.s. presidential elections, few places are as pivotal as the state of florida. not because it's a microcosm, but voters put democratic canned gaits in office in years past. we came to palm beach gardens to talk about why republicans think donald trump is the best man to be president in 2010. how are you. >> good to see you? . >> reporter: good to see you. may i come in. >> yes, yes. >> reporter: for sid, who has been active in republican party policies, there's no doubt that donald trump is the right candidate at the might moment in u.s. politics. >> he has taken a sledgehammer

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with the myers prime aring approaching he remind in a position. his control of the narrative may dom mate the headlines around the world. >> thank you very much still to come on al jazeera - myanmar opens its stock exchange, but investors can't hit the trading floor just yet. find out why. >> and lights, camera but no action. why thailand is struggling to maintain its hollywood connection.

welcome back, a recap of the top stories on al jazeera. hundreds of rebel fighters and their family begin to leave the syrian city of homs. part of a deal negotiated between the opposition and the government french police identified the third gunman who took part in an attack on a concert hall in paris last month, and they say he was a 23-year-old from the city of strasburg. afghan security forceseneded a taliban attack on kandahar airport. the afghan defence ministry say 37 died on the all the on the heavily fortified compound. >> gulf leaders arrive in the saudi capital for a regional summit. security issues and the conflict in syria and yemen are high on

the agenda. also taking place is a meeting between syria's fractured opposition and rebel groups. they are trying to increase ahead of talks with the government. earlier i spoke to an assistant professor at the university. and a senior columnist for the saudi arabia gazette. he told me this agreement over the role of bashar al-assad is a major stumbling block. >> one of the major subjects they are discuss something how to support the syrians, and find a peaceful solution to their problems, and get them to agree on one voice, and one committee to represent them. at the same time the syrian conference is going on to achieve that goal.

they are looking for the same goal. >> let me ask you about this priority for the g.c.c. leaders and the members meeting in riyadh, making sure that bashar al-assad leaves. >> everyone agrees he has to leave. it's when and how. some say they should wait, but are not sure of what rule he should get. others say he should believe before and have no rule at all. >> it's for them top decide. saudi arabia is supporting, is providing the venue, but it's not intervening, in their discussions and decisions venezuela's president reshuffled his cabinet following his defeat in the parliamentary election. losing control of the national

assembly for the first time since 1999. president maduro is vowing to veto plans for a law for gaoled opposition including leopoldo lopez. >> a brazil court suspended a committee who were going to impeach the president. voters who voted for the independent review protested on tuesday. the president was accused of mismanaging the government the government in columbia are close to signing a peace deal with f.a.r.c. rebels. fighters in eastern columbia laid down their weapons. we have this report. >> reporter: f.a.r.c. and riyadh fighters exercising at dawn the rifles in hand. >> these gathered in this camp are not here to practice how to

fight. >> reporter: it's time to start an education offensive, including a literacy campaign, mathematics, political guidelines and bol varyian ideals. they do not leave the first class. the strongest military faction of the group. he tells the rebels about the change in focus. recently forkadds highest commander ordered the end of new weapons and explosions, the priority, preparing the rebels for civilian life. for the past three years f.a.r.c. held peace stalks in havana, while the conflict on the ground continued. thee declared a unilateral ceasefire while the government suspended air strikes. >> nonetheless government jets demri overhead.

ending this class and sending them to their trenches. f.a.r.c. rebels have been at war with the columbian government for 51 years. successful offensives and desertions have reduced numbers, one of the f.a.r.c. peace negotiators in havana were sent back to lecture them on the agreements. >> we are entering the transitional phase which the government calls post conflict. we call national normalization. >> today he is discussing the joint deal to find 25,000 people who disappeared in the war. >> many of the fighters need basic education. they also have been at war since 2015, and may have to try to find regular jobs. >> translation: we are convinced that this time there's a real possibility to reach a political

solution, that's why we are developing education plans, plans that have nothing to do with weapons, war and military activity. these classes may hardly be enough to prepare the rebels for what had come. they appear to show the f.a.r.c. are serious about helping the fighters to leave the jungle and a coca-cola christmas china announced a serious of emergency response measures as thick smog blankets the capital. more than 2,000 factories stopped work. millions of vehicles banned from the road. smog is effecting the city and other provinces, where people are encouraged to use public transport. >> australia coal industry is bracing for job losses after a mining company announced plans to slash the workforce.

anglo america said it would cut 85,000 job. four of its coal mines are up for sale. andrew thomas has more from sydney. >> the trouble for australia is the prices tumbled for just about everything the country pulls out of the ground. iron ore around $40 a tonne. liquified gas, and the oil price and the price of coal fell by half in two years. it's not clear how many of the jobs anglo america is cutting will go in australia. many will. they will not just be at the coalface, it and other mining companies employ a lot of white collar staff in the big cities, perth, brisbane and here in the commercial capital of australia. there are managers, accountants and lawyers in the building behind me, all nervous.

thousands have been made redundant. another big company announced that it was cutting four fifth of the have beens, anothers couple of run dread lo. there. chevron cutting jobs, many in perth. australia is not reliant on mining, it has a diversified economy. the dollar sunk two since friday, and has fallen 40% against the u.s. dollar since 2011. all of this hits confidence. an example of that. house prices - the only way was up. property prices in some mining towns are half of what they were. in sydney house prices are dropping. falling exports for mining mean less fax for the government, hitting revenue and spending. it's down across the board. >> myanmar launched a stock market, but only six companies are listed on the yangon stock

exchange and it isn't open for business, traders are not ready yet. florence louie reports. >> a little fanfare, a lot of excitement and the stock exchange is officially launched. >> it's a step forward as myanmar liberalizes its economy of liberal rule. ending in 2007. >> this morning we had a dream, and this morning it's come true the exchange is not operational yet. firms that broker and underwrite transactions are not ready, nor are the fixed companies. some observer says local businesses may find it diff to adapt to the stringent regulations imposed on the entities. >> a lot of enterprises are excited by the idea. it's a great atmosphere to have.

they may not stay so excited once they find out what changes in governance, scrutiny and culture. the stock exchange is not the first step into the market. it had an exchange several days ago. that shot in the 1960s after the takeover it was exchanged. it allows over the counter trading, but only in two companies. for decades, a military dictate orship and sanctions stifled the economy. >> there has been growth in recent years, spurred by reforms that started when a company took over. investment opportunities have not kept up. investiers by gold or property. late lit internet connectivity allow some to venture into online trading into commodities

and foreign tradings. >> it will be a welcome edition. it will be a while before it's open for trading the producers of some blockbuster films from james bond to star wars used thailand as a backdrop to tell the story. sometimes the country has been in the leading rolled. as scott heidler reports, that trend appears to be in decline. >> reporter: from the stunning land escape to the confused manmade beauty of the bangkok, thailand served as the living set for dozens of international films. that number has been shrinking in the last few years. partly industry leaders say because the country does not have a film incentive programme. one where studios get a rebate from the money spent in

thailand. chris has been lobbying the government. he worked on dozens of hollywood and international film production here. >> a lot of thailand's neighbours have incentives in play, australia, new zealand, and have great incentives. if you are cost effective, and producers might take your economy to nim land. often they make the short list. >> reporter: more frequently thailand is not making the short list. last year the numbers were down 12% from 2013. and this year, so far, it's shaping up to be worse. the numbers are down 33% from last year. if film incentives are improved, and it's hope it could happen. the programme will provide a boost to the indigenous film industry, as local thai

productions filmed here will benefit from the rebate programme, and small independent films can use that to kick start financing. and that will build the abilities and capacity. studios and tied professionals. even more, some feel higher profile films produced and coming from thailand can act as an international gate way. >> they have been waiting for a long time for the world to understand the different conciliation between countries and culture. and what can be the better tool than movies. >> now the decision rests with the government. looking for a second half. now, three herds men have been arrested for allegedly poisoning a famous pride of

loins. two lions from the pride feature in a series, the herds men accused of enticing the loins with poisoned meet after their cattle were killed. more on the web site aljazeera.com. against muslims. once again, donald trump is in the news again and this time it's his outrageous comment