a hundreds of opposition fighters and their families are evacuated from three towns. evacuated from three towns. this is al jazeera. also ahead on the program. uganda hoofs talks of restoring security to burundi. a suicide bombing at the kabul airport skills at least one person and wounds 13 others. stylish, luxuryish and affordable. the poor man's sports car

around 100 wounded syrian rebel fighters thanked their families road accident trapped in the regime town are being evacuated. this is part of an iranian, turkish and u.n. brokered deal between the syrian government and the opposition. they're being escorted by the international red cross as they head to turkey to be treated for their wounds. as part of the agreement, around 300 supporters of the syrian regime are given safe passage to the capital damascus vi aturkey and lebanon. we have on the phone, tell us what it is you're seeing now? what is happening at this moment. >> right now we have information that we have is that the first

bachelor of 30 wounded fighters and civilians have started entering the buses for the transfer of them. 123 are expected to be crossing to turkey. as of now roughly 243 are expected wound ed. right now in lebanon we know that the international red cross has crossed over to the no man's lands between syria and aleppo at some point they will be returning to syria. could you explain this process for us? >> yes. it's a very complicated process. the agreement was made back in december 24, which was a ceasefire between the main

oppositi opposition. that went on in turkey. hezbollah, which is an a lie back it back in july. it was perceived for these fighters were holidayed up and a few thousand that are holidayed-- holed up. the agreement is that they go vi alebanon. we're going to be seeing this - this is the first phase, the first batch. they will be crossing from damascus to lebanon via turkey. the two towns, roughly 243 predominantly shia will be coming via turkey.

this is a very complex agreement that it has been three times now that has failed, but today it seems like at least for now it is the first part of the agreement has come through we're thinking this could be a matter of hours of a continuous process or a matter of days? >> well, hopefully it will be within hours. like i said the plan is to have them leave the areas at the same time. they have not yet entered the rebel control area. it is a very long day. it will be a very long day for the u.n. this has all been brokered under the u.n. we expect it to go on for a few hours. at least we can say the first part and at least 30 wounded have been transferred

thank you so much. there is, obviously, another significant part to the story and our correspondent joins us live near the turkey-syria border with the other part of this story. tell us more again about the other aspect to this story. >> reporter: basically, we're expecting hundred pro-syrian government fighters to be given safe passage from the predominantly shia villages in the northern part of idlib. it it was under the control of the government. basically you have pro-government shia militias operating there. as part of this deal, as soon as

the syrian fighters are given passage, they're going to travel from northern idlib crossing the southern city. they will then be taken to a domestic airport. there has been attempts in the past to broker a deal between the syrian opposition and the government. those talks colonel-- collapsed for different reasons. there were concerns from ratty opposition about the ongoing fighting. one of the main obstacles to the deal in past were differences within the opposition. just to give you an idea. you have the al-nusra front which controls these areas, but you have different groups.

some of the groups have the view that why do weave to fallout from this area. we're here to fight, and fight until the end, so the government kills us. so what. we have other rebels who will come in and continue the fight. i think the international community, the different players in the region, they think this could move forward the political process. this is why this deal today is significant. if it succeeds, that could give us an idea about how things are going to move forward. if it collapsed, that is going to be a bad sign there can be a lot of ramifications for this process. it has now just begun and it remains to be seen. iraqi forces are claiming victory over i.s.i.l. in the city of ramadi after recapturing the main government building. i.s.i.l. sees ramadi more than 100 companies west of baghdad--

seized ramadi. -- kilometres west of baghdad. i.s.i.l. still controls some parts of the city. >> reporter: these are some of the first pictures after iraqi troops entered some parts of southern ramadi. they launched a major offensive on tuesday in a final push to retake the city. they're helped by iraqi and coalition air sport but progress has been slow. -- support. in areas they have taken booby traps and houses left with explosives. what began as a quick application to defeat just a few hundred i.s.i.l. fighters is proving to be much harder than the iraqi forces had anticipated, but they're still determined. >> translation: god willing in the next few days, we don't want to p incite fighting, but our troops will take over.

>> reporter: i.s.i.l. has not only planted land mines but also suicide attackers have been hiding in the houses. fating is concentrated in the northern and southern areas. the awe has police headquarters and provincial buildings. these important locations have been taken over. they are considered key to taking over the city of ramadi. the anti terrorism forces say that i.s.i.l. fighters have been drawn towards the east of the city. in the north there have been multiple i.s.i.l. attacks. if government forces take these forces, they will be able to cross the river and enter the city from the north. it's urban warfare and the battles are being fought, one house and one building at a time. more civilians have left their homes, but there are concerns that some are still trapped between the two warring sides. what comes next after iraqi forces retake the city of ramadi

is equally important if not more. the popular mobilization forkss, sympathy amilitias, are not taking the drive seat. it will be a challenge for the shia majority government to rebuild and rehabilitate what used to be a sunni majority citcity talks aimed at ending months of unrest in burundi are due to begin in uganda. the government, opposition parties and civil society groups are expected to meet. violence began in april when the president announced his intention to run run for a controversial third time. rights groups explain security forces for many of the killings. our correspondent live from bujumbura. what has been the reaction in burundi to far?

>> reporter:-- so far? >> reporter: it doesn't seem that he can hear us right now. we will try to circle back in a moment. in the meantime, let's continue with more of the day's news. a suicide bomber in the afghan capital has killed at least one person and wounded 13 others near the airport. it happened near the military area of nato forces. witnesses say the bomber walked to a car and detonated explosives he is was wearing. the taliban has claimed responsibility. a political analyst and the founder of the afghanistan center for research and policy studies and he joins us now from kabul. what new trends are you noticing in the violence in afghanistan as it pertains to the taliban? >> the taliban have continued

their pressure on the afghan government following the fall of conduse last september. there was heavy fighting in the last couple of weeks. in the hell mends province - helmand province they're trying to capture. they have failed, but today the attack in kabul near the airport and a few days ago they attacked the american forces north of kabul near the bagram air base. they will continue the pressure on the afghan government even during the winter time. during the winter there is a slow down and less fighting, but this time this year the taliban are pushing and this is the ends of 2015. it was a bloody year, but you're expecting an even bloodier, more bloodier year 2016 because everybody is thinking the taliban will put pressure on the

afghan government in order to mark points. eventual peace talks with the government and the pakistanis are trying to restart the talks within the government in the taliban how should we expect the afghan government to respond. >> the afghan government itself is in difficult moment because the national unity government is struggling and several security, the economy, also political because we have not been able to advance and the premises that the government made are still not yet tangible to the afghan people. so the afghan government is also trying hard to convince the taliban to come and negotiate. this is why the president, despite criticism from political

leaders inside of afghanistan went to pakistan and tried to convince the pakistanis that peace is a mutual benefit of pack sedan. we saw the pakistanis still have influence over taliban because the taliban are also divided after the death of their leader. now struggle over taliban leader. they are fighting among taliban inside afghanistan. so even pakistanis are losing control over some of the taliban groups all right. thank you for that. lots more still to come on al jazeera. high profile names in u.s. sports are linked to doping allegations and an al jazeera investigation. the latest high profile target of a chinese government track down on corruption. rruption. bring your family and friends together

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you're watching al jazeera. a look at the headlines. the international red cross is over seeing the evacuation of syrian fighters and families. they're being transferred to turkey. the supporters from two villages that idlib will head to damascus. this is all part of an iran jane turkish and u.n. brokered deal between the syrian government

and opposition. talks aimed at ending months of unrest in burundi are due to begin. violence began in april when the president announced his intention to run to a third term. a suicide bomber in the afghan capital has killed at least one person and wounded 13 others. the attack happened near the military entrance of the airport which is used by nato forces. an al jazeera investigation into sports doping in the u.s. has revealed possible connections between medical professionals and athletes. the highest profile allegation revolves around peyton manning. he has denied any wrongdoing. >> reporter: on hidden camera footage a pharmacist in texas, charlie sly, advises british athlete liam collinss on the use of drugs banned in professional

sport >> i can give you some. it is delta 2. it's a steroid, but it will be great for you for strengthening you. there's a bunch of football players who take this and basketball. >> reporter: liam collins isn't a drug cheat. he is working undercover for our investigative unit to expose what athletes call the dark side. the alleged use of performance-enhancing substances. charlie sly claimed connections to several top sports men in american football and baseball. one player tailor teegarden was discussed his own use. i used it last year. i was scared, to be honest with you. i took it for, like, two weeks and i was also taking peptides too. >> reporter: sly also alleges that when he worked at an anti ageing clinic a banned substance was shipped to the wife football

star peyton manning. >> all the time we would be sending ashleigh manning drugs. all the time. everywhere. it would never be under peyton's name. >> reporter: an interview with espn peyton manning has now responded to the allegations in the program >> it is completely fabricated. complete trash, garbage. there's more adjectives that i would like to use, but it really makes me sick. >> reporter: we spoke to the geyer institute who gave us the start date charlie sly worked in their pharmacy in 2011. in the last 24 hours, sly issued his own video denial. >> i am recanting any such statements and there is no truth to any statement of mine that al jazeera plans to air. >> reporter: our investigation also infiltrated a doping network in canada. we filmed a pharmacist and doctor who supply our undercover athletes with an array of banned

drugs and offered to destroy medical records to cover it up. >> we do ten injections. if we want to go aborigine black op so to speak, i can document everything on this chart, my own chart and there is a decoy. >> reporter: others didn't respond for requests for comment. other athletes and medical professionals named in the program who did respond deny the allegations. al jazeera's undercover investigation raises new questions about the possible use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport. dechlt ebra davis shall - debra davis talks aimed at ending months of unrest in burundi are due to begin in uganda. what has the reaction been in

burundi? >> reporter: the people of burundi have welcomed the talks that are being hosted by the ugandan president in the small town outside the capital. for many the talks represent the best possible chance of ending the months of violence. something that has had devastating impact on their lives and also all their country, but civil society organizations have been raising arguments about the composition about the delegates at these talks with them saying that these talks should be between the president and those opposed to him running a third time in office. they say this is the gist of what started the conflict. they're saying that the opposition parties will remain in burundi some of them taking positions in parliament and also in government should not be considered as part of the conflict that is right now going on in burundi because they've

already accepted the president. they say the people are opposed to all talks with who fled the trial. they also called on parties of the talks not to sign any agreement that puts in place an arrangement where the president is going to remain in power we know that some failed coup leaders are going to appear in court. what more can you tell us about that? >> reporter: this is the third appearance for the suspects of the failed coup attempt in may. two weeks ago 28 of them were brought to a court about 100 kilometres from bujumbura. now it is just the eight who are considered the leaders of the failed coup plotters who will be brought to court this week. today will be the hearing of

their case, a case that the government says they want to expedite very quickly and they want to conclude as soon as possible. they will clue the foreign minister and five former generals in the army. they face the death penalties if they are convicted of the charge of plotting and carrying out a coup team thank you for that. suspected boko haram fighters have killed at least 15 people in northern eastern nigeria. they have attacked a village. it is feared the death toll might be much higher. at least ten gunmen were also killed in the attack. south korea and japan have reached a deal on a longstanding dispute over war time sexual slavery. foreign ministers of both countries have been holding talks. the japanese foreign minister says the prime minister is offering an apology.

tokyo ask offering 8-- is offering 8.75 billion dollars in compensation. up to 200,000 women, many of them korean, are said to have been sexually enslaved by japan in world war ii. they were known as comfort women. the head of china telecom has become the latest high profile target of a government crack down on corruption. the ruling communist party says it is being investigated for discipline rye violations. >> reporter: chan show bing is boss of the tell company since august. according to a posting on the website of the anti chinese corruption watchdog he is being investigated for serious violations of discipline. that is generally a euphemism for corruption here in china. it is also significant because

just a few weeks ago the man who was boss of one of the biggest private conglomerates in this country vanished from view for several days after police confirmed that he was helping them with their inquiry. so this widening anti corruption campaign is focusing not just on the private sector, but also increasingly on the state-owned sector and there may be a reason for that because there has been a lot of resistance amongst the state-owned enterprises against some of the structural reforms that the president xi jinping wants carried out in order to get the economy moving again. what we have had, i think, is another reminder that as this campaign continues no-one is untouchable flooding has forced more than 150,000 people from their homes across south america. paraguay is the worst affected country. local need why rah reported at least five people have died and many trapped in their homes. in argentina, the north-east is the worst hit region.

the president cancelled his christmas holidays to visit one of the worst affected areas, concordia. nearly 10,000 people have been evacuated there. the record rain across the region ask being attributed to the el nino weather pattern. at least 11 people have died as a string of tornadoes swept through north texas. twisters toppled homes. the worst area was north-east of dallas where eight people died. the extreme weather will continue over the next few days. the philippines is known for its lush tropical beauty. it's probably not the first country that springs to mind when you think of sports car design. a group of young engineers aims to change that. our correspondent reports from laguna where they're building

stylish, luxurious and affordable super cars. >> reporter: this is a car being described as the first super car, weighing 650 kilos it umps out 517 horse power and reaches a top speed of 200 km/h. it is designed and developed by young filipino car enthusiasts. because they could never afford to buy such a car, they decided to build one >> translation: it all started when we were challenged that we couldn't do it and make one and it run. >> reporter: but necessity did using parts that they found locally adopting the overall design for the filipino market. the engine is japanese. >> translation: the thing about this car is that it isn't too delicate in how it is made. what i mean is in the philippine context, which is there is a lot of traffic, a lot of humps, many

uneven roads. it has adapted to that. >> reporter: it has been called the poor man sport's car, but that doesn't bother its builders who see it as a showcase of filipino ingen ute. a way of recycling up. it all begins in here. there are no machines nor assembly lines, each piece. the car's body is crafted and moulded by hand. it takes between six to eight months to complete a car. so far only four proceed toe types have been produced. the developers say there has been been much interest from buyers but it will be a while longer before ready for the market. >> translation: we want it to serve as inspiration to each filipino. >> reporter: what they've done, the developers say, is create a work of art by making the most of what they had the latest star wars movie

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