but the army of islam leadership is clearly divided some factions deny that the withdrawal agreement has been wrapped up but that's caused a delay in the withdrawal of both fighters and civilians from devastated duma meaning that they can't be given humanitarian help for the time being. water food medication electricity and fuel are scarce while infrastructure is practically nonexistent. only a few have been able to leave for no sick children like those seen here would have to two weeks ago the army of islam has only ever load a tiny number of people to leave the city. it has been accused of using civilians as human shields the u.n. estimates that ten thousand people remain in duma and are in urgent need of aid. on the outskirts of duma buses await the army of islam fighters for days no russian envoys have been negotiating a withdrawal agreement with the rebels as long as the fighters remain in place it will remain near impossible for civilians to flee east and. other. talks underway today in ankara between the presidents of turkey russia and iran they all have large but also conflict

stronghold in eastern guta progress forces say they have reached a deal with the largest rebel group army of islam to pull out of the territory but some members of the group deny their surrender is imminent fighters from another smaller rebel group however are leaving hundreds of people have been killed in fighting in eastern guta in recent weeks. the road to eastern ghouta passers by ruined buildings and abandoned lifeless villages. on the roadside corpses rebels that nobody has stopped to bury displaying victory signs assad soldiers approach the center of eastern go to the offensive has lasted more than a month with russian warplanes carrying out crucial air strikes. and. the rebel terrorists finally over the syrian army has been able to free eastern gota we thank our president. and to put a stop over from the last rebels are leaving the area the conditions of their withdrawal were negotiated late into the evening many are now trying to get to the city of idlib in the north one of their last remaining strongholds. and her children were taking prisoner by the rebels for four weeks and held as hos

meanwhile the first batch of rebel fighters are leaving duma a bus carrying dozens of army of islam soldiers and their families is driven out of the city as part of the agreement hundreds of hostages and prisoners of war also being a free. nigeria's army says it's a rescued one hundred forty nine hostages held by boko haram in northeastern borno state the women and children were being held by the group in the village of getting money kuta former brazilian president silva has begun his twelve year jail term for corruption new arrived it could be cheaper prison under the cover of darkness off to finally agreeing to turn himself in following a twelve standoff with authorities state the top stories head on al-jazeera coming up next it's what is. china's big brother is always watching at home. one of the best agaves how far china will go to control its citizens. on an easier.

well richelle the main group in duma in eastern guta the army of islam. we know they've been in negotiations with the russians for several days over control or over what's going to happen with doom and we understand the regionally the army of islam is trying to get the russian military police to come in and the army of islam would rain would retain security control of this eastern damascus suburb of of do the russians it seem do were happy with that the syrian regime not so that's as far as those negotiations got we understand however we do know that agreement has been reached for humanitarian and injured individuals individuals to be taken out of the duma to be bussed out we've seen some pictures on syrian state television certainly of a couple of women and children period behind drop curtains on those buses syrian state media says the gesture is surrendering control of duma but that's been completely denied by them no confirmation by them about they're simply saying that they're allowing humanitarian cases out and also they say what they call some fright

conflict and they've never stopped to ask themselves how we ended up on the side of the jihadists the army of islam these are not people normally given to flying flags for the army of islam but they're ready to fly the flags of the whole alphabet soup of these islamist fanatic formations that are operating in syria it's one in the same time ridiculous but also obscene and when real journalists went there like robert fisk the multiplayer awarded british journalist of the year more times than i can remember when he went there on his own feet walked around with our mind our with our guard nothing just him and his notebook and pencil and told them there was no chemical attack in duma well it's is as if he'd never existed as if they'd never heard of him robert who they might as well have been asking george curry to tell his story one at a time but i believe it athan adams george galloway pretty short a broadcaster and former and pay thank you. thank you for watching at home she will have more news feed and house and. car.

we're receiving reports that buses have begun entering doomer as part of the agreement between the army of islam and russia the pact includes a cease fire in the evacuation of civilians from the area will produce more on that as we get it in the meantime let's speak to she have returns he joins us from washington d.c. and she had but let's talk more on the chemical attack the alleged chemical attack at what's been the reaction there in the united states. well overnight we have a statement from the state department calling for an international response something always half of it over half of the statement they're attacking russia for its support of assad and then this morning sunday morning in the u.s. donald trump began tweeting amongst the sentiments he expressed he actually mentioned president putin by name which is something that he doesn't do it hasn't done in the past when he said president putin russia and iran are responsible for backing animal a big price to pay so there's some debate now is one of what that actually means big price to pay but he continued if president obama had crossed

northeast of damascus under an evacuation deal it's believed all members of the group known as the army of islam have now left the area of do mair and the nearby calamine rebels have agreed to lay down arms it's expected they'll begin leaving within days said horta reports from beirut in neighboring lebanon. so its allies regaining control of more territory from the opposition the town of demand is no back under state control after the rebels lay down their arms and agreed to be evacuated to the north of the country to other rebel controlled territories in the north of the country the remaining rebel factions in the eastern caliban enclave have also agreed to surrender without a fight there was the threat of military action and this is what the government has been doing it was using the strength of military action to bring about a surrender in this eastern caliban enclave being really strategic for the government because it lies along the main highway between to mask this and baghdad the government is using this tactic as well with the with the rebels in the countryside of homes in the northern

leaving the area while for regime forces say they've cut a deal with the largest rebel group the army of islam but some members of the group deny that sources also tell the news that hundreds of wounded fighters from a different group have been bused out of the area all together while now in the antigovernment activist and citizen journalist nor adam sent d.w. news exclusive footage video diaries showing the final days of rebel control in the besieged area. they force us to be that's our goal. that's where we are. they destroy our. goal you can see this suction this job. now there are families. no longer you. know. we don't know if i did that what do you what we would do. for saving is that was why i was fighting this conflict has been a big deal. i was arrested for twenty of the century and. it's gone down there i should and the u.n. and of course we are we know we've. got three countries t. of the power of all the war going to the fight here and russia. as. my missis if. i did you. instead of. yes if i write the speech. by the. way. i've been lost like more than twenty five or twenty six rig

and in the last few hours buses have begun entering doomer as part of the agreement between the army of islam in russia the pipes includes a ceasefire in the evacuation of civilians from the area where let's say were to announce an intoxicant and he joins us live from amman to tell us a bit more about this agreement. the last remaining group nic rebel group in duma is jaish is slam their options had been increasingly limited they've lost territory and they'd lost fighters about four thousand of their fighters and their families were evacuated in recent weeks so now according to people who helped negotiate this agreement jaish agreed with the russian forces to begin evacuating with their families as well as with anyone else who wants to leave it's expected that they will travel to northern syria it's worth noting that opposition and human rights groups call these evacuation forced displacement and say that this is a violation of international law now in addition to people being allowed safe passage there's still a number of people who are expected to want to stay they've been given assurances

it's always hard to say because in the last few days of islam or the. army of islam this opposition group did not say much about the these negotiations with they didn't comment very much we saw a couple of people or maybe a thousand came out of the duma but there were news about the dispute inside this rebel group itself so we don't know at the moment it might be possible that they now really reach an agreement. because there will be because of this pressure of this military pressure by russia and by this your interview in the last few days and the regime has used chemical weapons before including and the u.n. has also accused rebels of using chemical weapons why has this war been so brutal. i think this war became very brutal because it's very fast became a proxy war people from outside. jihadist groups from outside came inside syria and it became as possible between two major enemies in the region maybe and iran so i think that's that's what made it so. so bad for for the people for the for the civilians there because yeah it's not only normal let's say a

east ghouta is almost over ninety percent has been liberated by syria's government the army of islam nuestra. it is in the mists they've lost opting to take the buses to rebel territories. the vast majority of rebels surrendered and negotiations are underway for the handover of the last weddle stronghold on the cusp of victory as is now tradition assad goes against all reason and logic he's won this battle and launches chemical weapons at civilians according to his enemies he can't help it the united states continues to use all efforts available to hold those who use chemical weapons in syria and otherwise a cannibal the regime's history of using chemical weapons against its own people is not in dispute. russia warned repeatedly that this may happen they had intelligence a month ago that rebels were preparing to stage these attacks why not if they can't fight if they can't win why not try to provoke an international intervention it's worked before that is not to say we're jumping to conclusions by all means these allegations are false for a very simple reason now i have a landslide vi

east ghouta is almost over ninety percent has been liberated by syria's government the army of islam nuestra the al qaeda affiliate other mists they've lost opting to take the buses to rebel territories. the vast majority of rebels surrendered and negotiations are underway for the handover of the last rebel stronghold on the cusp of victory as is now tradition assad goes against all reason and logic he's won this battle and launches chemical weapons at civilians according to his enemies he can't help it united states continues to use all efforts available to hold those who use chemical weapons in syria and otherwise accountable to regimes history of using chemical weapons against its own people is not in dispute. russia warned repeatedly that this may happen they had intelligence a month ago that rebels were preparing to stage these attacks why not if they can't fight if they can't win why not try to provoke an international intervention it's worked before that is not to say we're jumping to conclusions by all means these allegations are false for a very simple reason now i have a lan

the fighters of this army of islam refused to surrender. one of the questions being asked is why would the assad regime use chemical weapons now. one of the heries is there isn't much of a price to pay internationally. the trump administration launched cruise missiles and tomahawks at a syrian air base a year ago. arthel: we'll see if that changes. conor powell, thank you very much. eric: president trump responding to the tragedy in syria. last year the president ordered a missile attack on the syrian air base. he called for troops in syria to come home within the next six months. reporter: this attack that caused dozen of people to choke to death violates every single agreed upon law, norm and code of human decency the international community has agreed upon in the last 70 years. and it poses a direct threat to the national security interests of the united states. take a listen to senator graham. >> i was asked what would be the biggest challenge and i said syria. pompeo and bolton need to explain to the president of the united states, what

amman well in the last few hours buses have begun entering as part of the agreement between the army of islam and russia the pact includes a ceasefire and the evacuation of civilians from the area. there's been a high turnout in hungary's general election at about sixty eight point one percent prime minister viktor orban is expected to win a term they one politician from his ruling for it as party said it's likely to lose its super majority in parliament obama needs to retain a two thirds majority to continue pushing ahead with changes to the constitution for us results are expected in the next hour nigeria's army says it has rescued one hundred forty nine hostages held by boko haram in northeastern borno state that women and children were being held by the armed group in the village of getty mehdi coda nigerian soldiers killed three of the fighters an injured and number five there is rescued do not include kidnapped schoolgirls from chibok who are still missing. former president lula da silva has started his twelve year jail term for corruption and do not arrive to prison under the cover of

these gases meanwhile the first batch of rebel fighters leaving duma a bus carrying dozens of army of islam soldiers and their families is driven out of the city as part of the agreement hundreds of hostages and prisoners of war also being a free. nigeria's army says it's a rescued one hundred forty nine hostages held by boko haram in northeastern borno state that women and children were being held by the group in the village of getting money kuta. former brazilian president. has begun his twelve year jail term for corruption new arrived it could be cheaper prison under the cover of darkness after finally agreeing to turn himself in following a twelve standoff with authorities your state the top stories head on al-jazeera coming up next it's with us. china's big brother is always watching at home and abroad. one on one east investigates how far china will go to control its citizens lead on an easier. thanks. he leave. leave. leave. leave leave leave leave leave leave leave leave leave leave. leave. all of it out if you like ok yeah date. me. because the soviets not to stand. for anything th

pro-regime forces say they have cut a deal with the largest rebel group, the army of islam, but some members of the group tonight that. hundreds of fighters from a different group have been bused out of the area. now, an antigovernment activist and citizen journalist, nor adam -- nour adam, has sent a video diary showing the final days of rebel control in the besieged area. nour: more buses into eastern ghouta. [wind blowing] nour: they forced us to leave. that is our home. that is where we are -- we all grow up. they have destroyed our school, our home. you can see the destruction. until now, there are families, whole families, under the rubble. no one can help them, help them. right now, we are leaving. and we do not know the day after that what we will do. for seven years, i was fighting, and taking videos and photos. i was being arrested for one year, in the jail. that is gone. we have russia, iran, and a sod. -- and assad. the power of all the world countries of the world fight us, iran and russia and assad. my message to the world -- yourself instead of us. yesterday, my friend

position of course which is the army of islam the number of this army is i don't thin thousand fighters and by actually eliminating them or evacuating them from this area that would be actually securing the whole area and that's an important point you make about judicial islam because i mean does this final push now signal the collapse of this ten day cease fire deal that was supposed to evacuate the opposition fighters from last long well the original negotiations was. going from the very beginning to stay in the area under. agreement with the russians by saying we can administer the area and that of the flag of the regime but we'll keep our fighters inside there will police the area they will stay inside population will stay inside the city and we will accept the sovereignty of the regime on on the city or on the area this is something that seems to me not accepting that they are putting this pressure on the slum in order to evacuate the area and and just give it back to the government to see what happens now then to judge. because the russians as you say have been mediating between t

in the last few hours buses have begun entering do murtha's part of the agreement between the army of islam and russia the pact includes a cease fire and the evacuation of civilians from the area a member of hungary and prime minister viktor all bans a ruling if it is party says it is likely to lose its super majority in parliament obama still expected to win a third term in sunday's elections after campaigning heavily against immigration however he needs to retain a two thirds majority to continue pushing ahead with changes to the constitution preliminary results are expected any moment now nigeria's army says it has rescued one hundred forty nine hostages held by boko haram in northeastern borno state the women and children were being held by the armed group in the village of yet it could only coulda nigerian soldiers killed three of the fighters and injured another five those rescued do not include kidnapped schoolgirls from the book who are still missing police in germany say they may have foiled a potential attack on the berlin half marathon on sunday they've arrested six people aged b

northeast of damascus under an evacuation deal it's believed all members of a group known as the army of islam has now left the area of doom where a nearby kalman rebels have agreed to lay down arms and it's expected they'll begin leaving within days the heir to the british throne and prince charles is to succeed queen elizabeth as head of the commonwealth when she's no longer in the role in a sense what comes after talks between leaders of the fifty three member states at windsor castle on thursday the queen publicly endorsed her son for the job had been previous calls to will take the position around other members of the alliance so the africa's president cyril ramaphosa has visited northwest province amid violent protests over poor local services more than twenty people have been arrested since the demonstrations began in and around the city of mine came on wooden stake these have fired rubber bullets to disperse crowds who in turn have set cars alight and set up wall blocks the demonstrators are calling for the region's premier who's a member of the ruling a.n.c. party to step down. you ar

lay down their arms in an evacuation deal negotiated by russia members of a rabbit known as the army of islam of already started leaving to match it to the north opposition fighters and collette muna still holding out despite government asked rice and harder reports from lebanon. they surrendered without a fight rebels and to mayor have agreed to leave accepting an offer from the syrian and russian military for safe passage to rebel areas in northern syria hundreds of fighters are to be evacuated along with a few thousand of their family members they didn't want to repeat of the pro-government alliances military assault against what was once the rebel enclave of eastern quarter but. after the brutal regime displays that people often used to it now wants to do the same here sold to prevent further destruction we accept the surrender this will save the lives of civilians. as part of the deal the rebels handed over there medium sized and heavy weapons the town in the region northeast of damascus has been under siege for years more than one hundred thousand people live there half of them internal

literally head shopping woud be jihadists of joey all islam literally they call themselves the army of islam this was in who is in control of doing right and there were eight there is no western journalists on the ground with them of course there is a couple of local gong goes paid by the us government and white helmets why are you helmet syrian american matter is unworkable of information isn't always the brotherhood right there had been well who had jumped in and there is an interesting detail that i would like to add to all of the syrian war several western journalists were kidnapped and they were never kidnapped by us forces they were always kidnapped by the so-called position fighters more their ads and the moderates. photographer and american photographer basically it was was torture when he was held hostage they can recall an italian journalist was taken hostage by the group that the west supported and he had to go through enormous humiliations before they let him go so the same story with why are there no western drawn this there because these are not ideas that it's not safe n

weakened or even toppled might stage something and what we know as well is that should the slum the army of islam the militant group that was just ousted from duma they have a position of chlorine gas they used it and they acknowledged its usage two years ago in aleppo against kurdish militia they issued a statement saying you know we've done it somewhat so in a sense somebody could stage this yes but going back to what really this is all about it's probably the two super well the the the u.k. the united states and russia and france thinking well russia might have had too much influence now let's try and curtail these things down if you speak to people in damascus they would tell you we've got nothing to do with this most probably this has more to do with the script parties in london than to do with anything that the syrian government has or. probably my do in the future all we need to do now is to wait for christmas so to you know fall over our heads and then you know it's somebody else's business what can we do doesn't sound pretty hopeful what you're saying barrie made whatever the c.w. says i

we're receiving reports that buses have begun entering duma as part of the agreement between the army of islam and russia the pact includes a cease fire and the evacuation of civilians from the area polls have officially closed in hungary's general election although some stations remain open to allow remaining queues of people to vote and zuma gratian prime minister viktor orban is expected to win a third term however voter turnout appears to be far higher than in the two thousand and fourteen election which could point to a strong showing for all bands nearest rivals. nigeria's army says it has a rescued one hundred forty nine hostages held by boko haram in northeastern borno state the women and children were being held by the armed group in the village of yeti monday could a nigerian soldiers killed three of the fighters for the brazilian president lula da silva has begun his twelve year term for corruption a little arrived at the prison under the cover of darkness after finally agreeing to hand him self in following a twelve hour standoff with or thora t. s. police in germany say they may h

east ghouta is almost over ninety percent has been liberated by syria's government the army of islam nuestra the al qaeda affiliate other islam ists they've lost opting to take the busses to rebel territories. the un security council is holding an emergency meeting about syria the talks will examine both the alleged chemical attack and go to but also quote international threats to peace and security let's listen in a. meeting of the security council and gore i'm sorry i'm hearing my only depredation here. you know. i thought again jim thank you. the emergency meeting of the security council underscores the gravity of events in recent days in theory and the consequences for the civilians and big place you know moment of increased international danger and it's drawing in national regional international actors into dangerous situations of potential or actual confrontation. it did an important thing good to go until station mr president there is an urgent need for did council do find a way to address this situation with unity and purpose how did we reach this point march so devastating v