but they will never accept depopulating the mainly sunni village of zabadani.anese authorities say they have detained fugitive sunni cleric azit circumstances are unclear. some reports say he was disguised and used fake identification when he was taken in an airport. he has been on the run since june last year. >> that's when his followers engaged in a two-day battle with the lebanese army in the city of sider. >>> pro-government forces appear to be gaining more ground from houthi rebels. a report ofs troops loyal to hadi are taking control of the security headquarters in tiaz. the capture of the third larming est city in yemen would be a major gain for the anti-houthi forces. pro-government forces also say they are in full control of shabawa, recaptured from the rebels. >> hack e-mail ismardi is the edit he haddor of the post. he says if they lose territory, they will soon be forced to consider sharing power. >> the houthis have thousands of fighters, but again, on the ground, when you are defeated in numerous provinces, when you suddenly lose four or five pro

the warring sides have provided rebels with safe passage out of zabadani in he is change for civilians're monitoring developments in syria from across the border in beirut. >> the main rebel movement involved in these negotiations, saying that it will no longer awide by the cease-fire and that negotiations are now over. a few days ago a cease-fire was reached on two front lines in syria. one in the north and one in the damascus country side. and the warring parties were involved in negotiations that would have seen rebel fighters get safe passage to leave the town of zabadani in exchange civilians in the villages--these are two shia villages populated by government loyalists. they would be evacuated. what they sundays that the development has another demand, and that was not just the fighters that zabadani would have to leave, but in changing the demography. they're saying that they will not accept it. so these negotiations really were about a population that would be really unprecedented. we've seen people being displaced from one place to another, and we've seen parties carve out dif

involved in the negotiations that would have seen rebel fighters get safe passage to leave the town of zabadani in exchange civilians in the villages, two shia groups. they have another demand not just the fighters that they would have to leave, but the civilians as well for the opposition that means depopulating the area, changing the demography. they're saying they will not accept it. these negotiations were really about a population swap, which is really unprecedented. yes, we've seen people being displaced from one area to another, and we have seep this would be a deliberate agreement to swap populations, allow who are "r" in idlib. they've been holding out. they would leave and the sunni population of. zoo now the rebels are saying that these negotiations. >> pulling back to patriot missile defense and 250 soldiers from turkey. they were sent to protect attacks by syria. they were sent in the anti-missile weapons in turkey in 2013 intended to shield turkey from missiles and aircraft. german defend said that the decision was made because the attacks from syria have di di membershipped. >> 4

we understand from opposition sources is that the government is demanding that the population of zabadanio leave with the fighters in one way or another. this has been described as a population swap, which is quite dangerous, and it will really be the first time a substantial number of people will be moved. so, now, we understand from rebel sources that they are not going to acct this. this is a red line for them. they don't want any demographic changes. some government forces told us an hour ago that the negotiations will continue. but it's clear now with the statement that a cease-fire has broken down and they are not interested in negotiations. >> zeina, it's been reported as well now that lebanese officials have detained a hard line sunni leader in connection with all of this. what more do we know about that? >> it's not connected apart from the fact that the sunni leader was a supporter of the syrian opposition. he has been on the run for two years now. he's a fugitive, wanted by the leb an ease authorities, wanted by the leb an ease judiciary in fact. we understand from the national

the 48 hour truce has held in the rebel-town of zabadani. talks resumed after talks on a broader deal and evacuation of civilians broke down. >>> the lebanese capital of beirut is waiting for more protections due to begin in the next hour. they began more than a month ago when rubbish began to pile up in the streets. >> it would appear that lebano lebanon's rubbish crisis has been sold. but a few minutes drive away and you have to start holding your nose. the smell is revolting. authorities seem to be trying to resolve the problem, or at least make it go away. waste is taken off the streets, but the question that many have been asking is where to since the mind landfil mainland fill is closed. meter after meter rubbish as far as the eye can see. the capital's waste is being dumped by the sea next to beir beirut's ports. now it is being lined with rubbish. beirut is surrounded by mountains and greenery from mount lebanon, the nature here is breathtaking. but that, too, is under threat. >> we're on top of one of the dozen of mountains surround

. >> for the government and its allies the town of zabadani is important. recapturing it would help secure the international highway that links lebanon and syria and further consolidate their control of an enclave that includes the kalamoon region on the border, damascus, homms and coastal city home to many allowites who are loyal to the president. >> the government and its allies can no longer defend the entire country. there their forces have been withdrawing to lines that they are able to defend even president bashar al assad acknowledged there is a lack of manpower which means they have to pick their battles in areas of strategic importance. syria has been partitioned with front lines separating people according to sects and loyalties. the deal to transfer the besieged sunni and shia communities in zabadani may have fallen part. the fact that a population swap was on the table shows there is a new syria emerging, one with different borders and where forced migration may become policy. zeina khodr, beirut. >> an isil suicide attack has killed at least se

involved in the negotiations that would have seen rebel fighters get safe passage to leave the town of zabadani in exchange civilians in the villages, two shia villages populated by government loyalists, they would be evacuated. what we understand is that the government had another demand, and that was not just the fighters would have to leave, but the civilians would have to leave. for the opposition that means changing the demography. they're saying they will not accept this. this was really about a population swap which was unprecedented. we've seen people being displaced from one area to another, and we've seen the different parties trying to carve out different zones, but this would be a deliberate agreement to swap populations to allow the shia, who are in idlib. they've been holding out even though much of idlib pro since is now with the rebels, they would leave and the sunni population would leave to the rebel-controlled nor. now the rebels are saying that these negotiations, this we're now over, and what we're expecting really over the next few days is really battles on--in both these

the truce set on wednesday was supposed to cover zabadani and the government-held villages of alfruaya. overnight talks on broader deal and the evacuation of civilians broke down. >>> new pictures have emerged of the conscious caused by saudi-led forces in yemen. these show the aftermath of shelling in tiaz, yemen's third largest city. the red cross and human rights watch have criticized the saudi coalition for, as they put it, indiscriminately shelling civilian areas with cluster munitions. ten years it is now since hurricane katrina swamped much of new orleans. 80% of the city was flooded. the storm ripped through and devastated the u.s. gulf coast. events have been held in new orleans including a replay ceremony in memory of those who died. it was new orleans that bore the brunt of the hurricane. the storm broke the barriers that were supposed to keep it from flooding the levees. more than 180 0, more than half of the victims elderly, $80,000,000,000 in property damages thought to be the costliest hurricane in u.s. history. warm greetings for this man a few days ago, but this was a

the truce was found in the rebel-held town of zabadani.tilities resumed on saturday after talks on the broader deal and evacuation of civilians broke down. >>> tropical storm erikia has proud flooding, triggered mudslides and destroyed roads. the storm has set the island back 20 years. the u.s. hurricane center aggravated that the storm has lost team over cuba and has been downgraded to a trough of low pressure. >>> tension between columbi colombia and venezuela has gone a notch up. >> at a rally on friday when president nicholas maduro announced the closure of yesterday another closure in colombia. >> to clean our country of paramilitary activity, crime, smuggling, kidnapping and drug trafficking. this is why i have extended the closure of the border. >> the closure of several border crossings began what has been a continuous escalations of tensions between the two countries. diplomatic talks earlier this week failed to ease tensions. both countries have now recalled their ambassadors. and in the streets people continue to line up for hou