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let's go to zana hoda on the line from the lebanese capitol. er of people injured, we understand a short while ago. bring us up to date with the details, zana. >> reporter: yes, david, like you mentioned, casualties are being reported. two explosions in the southern suburbs of beirut. this is an area which is mainly populated by shias. this is a popular base for the lebanese movement hezbollah. it has been targeted in the past as we remember there have been numerous occasions of bombings in that area, but there has been a lull over the past few months. now it's still -- we're still getting -- details are still sketchy. some reports suggest that the target was a mosque. other reports suggest that it was a suicide bomber responsible for this explosion. but what we understand that these are almost almostsy -- simultaneous explosions. and the security forces have cordoned off the whole area, and not allowing anybody access. we are trying to get to the site of the explosion and provide you with more details as we get them. but right now there are rep
let's go to zana hoda on the line from the lebanese capitol. er of people injured, we understand a short while ago. bring us up to date with the details, zana. >> reporter: yes, david, like you mentioned, casualties are being reported. two explosions in the southern suburbs of beirut. this is an area which is mainly populated by shias. this is a popular base for the lebanese movement hezbollah. it has been targeted in the past as we remember there have been numerous occasions of bombings...
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let us get an update from zana hoda live on the line from the lebanese capitol. an you tell us, zana. >> reporter: like you mentioned two explosions in beirut's southern suburbs. initial reports are suggesting that this is the work of suicide bombers who approached on foot. now the first bomber, detonated his explosive, and when people gathered, the second bomber -- approximately five minutes later, the second bomber detonated his explosives. we're getting reports that there was a third bomber, but he was killed from the pressure of the previous explosion. this is considered a hezbollah strong hold, but it is more accurate to say that hezbollah supporters live in this area. the explosions went off close to a shia shrine. this is not the first time the southern suburbs of beirut, the popular base of hezbollah has been targeted by explosions, but this is the first time in over a year, and it happened despite stepped up security measures over the past few months. we know the lebanese army has set up check points around the whole area. hezbollah has been taking precau
let us get an update from zana hoda live on the line from the lebanese capitol. an you tell us, zana. >> reporter: like you mentioned two explosions in beirut's southern suburbs. initial reports are suggesting that this is the work of suicide bombers who approached on foot. now the first bomber, detonated his explosive, and when people gathered, the second bomber -- approximately five minutes later, the second bomber detonated his explosives. we're getting reports that there was a third...
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zana hoda, al jazeera, beirut. >>> still ahead on al jazeera.t between fighting and famine, we report on starving yemenese. >>> rome tries 46 local politicians, businessmen, and gangsters accused of digging lucrative public contracts for years. ♪ ♪ >>> hello again a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. egypt's president says he is ready to work with what he described as all of our friends to ensure the safety of foreign tourists after the sinai plane crash. he has been meeting with david cameron in london. >> translator: even after the crash of the russian airplane there was a telephone call with the prime minister and he agreed on more coordination of checking the safety procedures, and i shared complete understanding. and we responded immediately to the demands, and we received the team at the airport, and i say here that we are ready to kwap rit with our friends, and make sure the security measures taken at the airport provide the safety needed for people to come to us. >> the united nations refugee agency expects 5,000 people to make t
zana hoda, al jazeera, beirut. >>> still ahead on al jazeera.t between fighting and famine, we report on starving yemenese. >>> rome tries 46 local politicians, businessmen, and gangsters accused of digging lucrative public contracts for years. ♪ ♪ >>> hello again a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. egypt's president says he is ready to work with what he described as all of our friends to ensure the safety of foreign tourists after the sinai plane crash....
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joining us live on the line from beirut is zana hoda.tart with this claim that the syrian army has broken the siege of this air base, how significant is that? >> reporter: well, undoubtedly it is a significant gain for the government and its allies. like you mentioned the air base was besieged by isil for two years. and the forces on the ground, they advanced. they have now reached the government troops who were inside this facility. what we understand is that the forces are now trying to secure the base, but we have to wait and see whether or not isil will launch a counter offensive. because according to syrian observatory for human rights, isil is sending reinforcement to aleppo. this is the second victory against isil in the past few days. the government a few days ago recaptured a main highway that really was the only route, an important lifeline for the government to send military reinforcements and supplies for civilians who live in the western controlled part of aleppo city. we have to remember that there are many factions in this
joining us live on the line from beirut is zana hoda.tart with this claim that the syrian army has broken the siege of this air base, how significant is that? >> reporter: well, undoubtedly it is a significant gain for the government and its allies. like you mentioned the air base was besieged by isil for two years. and the forces on the ground, they advanced. they have now reached the government troops who were inside this facility. what we understand is that the forces are now trying to...
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zana hoda, al jazeera, beirut. >>> much more coming up on the al jazeera news hour.re in saudi arabia where south american leaders are meeting to try to find a way to save tumbling oil prices. >>> plus the state of the u.s. economy takes center stage during the fourth debate between republican presidential hopefuls. >>> and this nba star looks back after seeing his career nearly end. details on who the star is coming up in a moment. ♪ >>> first, eight police officers have been sentenced to 15 years in prison in south africa for murdering a taxi driver. tania page reports. >> reporter: they were meant to protect, but instead they became killers. it wasn't long before the judge told them their fate. >> each of you are sentenced to 15 years in prisonment. >> reporter: this footage was important evidence. it shows the officers hand cuffing the man to their vehicle. he was dragged to the police station and beaten in a cell, all for blocking a road with his taxi. >> they are distraught with their loss because apart from him being the breadwinner of the family, he was also
zana hoda, al jazeera, beirut. >>> much more coming up on the al jazeera news hour.re in saudi arabia where south american leaders are meeting to try to find a way to save tumbling oil prices. >>> plus the state of the u.s. economy takes center stage during the fourth debate between republican presidential hopefuls. >>> and this nba star looks back after seeing his career nearly end. details on who the star is coming up in a moment. ♪ >>> first, eight...
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zana hoda has more now. >> reporter: these children are among a new generation of stateless people.two year old, one year old, her cousin, they were all born in lebanon. syrians who escaped the war but are faced with another crisis. she says she sees no future for her children. they don't have proper identification papers because she first has to renew her own residency and she doesn't have the money to do that. >> translator: living in lib non-is very difficult. >> reporter: for this family and many others like them, whatever money they can make is spent to survive, but with no id's these children cannot enroll in school and access to health care is hard. they are able to register their newborn children with the u.n. but the children risk becoming stateless if the parents don't register them with the lebanese government, and for some that is a difficult process. some don't have marriage certificates or any identification because they entered lebanon illegally. others are too poor to pay for the paperwork, and many are scared to go to the syrian embassy, because they are wanted or l
zana hoda has more now. >> reporter: these children are among a new generation of stateless people.two year old, one year old, her cousin, they were all born in lebanon. syrians who escaped the war but are faced with another crisis. she says she sees no future for her children. they don't have proper identification papers because she first has to renew her own residency and she doesn't have the money to do that. >> translator: living in lib non-is very difficult. >> reporter:...
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joining us from beirut is zana hoda, so how significant is this base?porter: well, undoubtedly very significant, like you mentioned this air base, this facility was under siege for the past two years. it's the only air base, really, that the syrian government has in this whole region, so capturing it would give it a launching pad if it plans to continue operations to try to retake areas in -- in adepot city as well as aleppo province. we have seen soldiers inside the base, join with the soldiers who are inside. we understand from reports that they are trying to secure the area. but this is a question, will they be able to hold the base? because we understand from the syrian observatory for human rights is that isil is sending reinforcements from its strong hold towards aleppo, possible counter offensive. but this is really the second significant gain made by the government and its allies on the ground in the past few days against isil. the government managed to reopen a road to reach areas it controls in the western part of aleppo city, so gains being m
joining us from beirut is zana hoda, so how significant is this base?porter: well, undoubtedly very significant, like you mentioned this air base, this facility was under siege for the past two years. it's the only air base, really, that the syrian government has in this whole region, so capturing it would give it a launching pad if it plans to continue operations to try to retake areas in -- in adepot city as well as aleppo province. we have seen soldiers inside the base, join with the...
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zana hoda has more. >> reporter: this is a significant break through and a strategic gain.ge of the military airport has now been broken. isil has been pushed back. the syrian government and its allies now have an air base in the north of the country. if the military is able to hold ground, it gives it a better position to support a planned offensive in and around aleppo city against opposition forces. they have won this battle, but the war has many fronts and the government and its allies have mounted multiple offenses across northern syria. and until now there has been little success. there has always been little success on the diplomatic front, but the u.n. special envoy says there is a momentum that shouldn't be missed. world and regional leaders are scheduled to hold another round of talks on saturday, but even before a u.n.-lead peace process can begin, the players need to agree on who will take part. the syrian government has long called its opponents terrorists. moscow has presented candidates it says it has talked to, and it is not just those friendly with russia,
zana hoda has more. >> reporter: this is a significant break through and a strategic gain.ge of the military airport has now been broken. isil has been pushed back. the syrian government and its allies now have an air base in the north of the country. if the military is able to hold ground, it gives it a better position to support a planned offensive in and around aleppo city against opposition forces. they have won this battle, but the war has many fronts and the government and its...
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zana hoda reports. >> reporter: this is just one battle in a war that is focusing on syria's highwaysopposition has advanced in the hama countryside, taking control of most of the town on the main road in the west of the country. there has been weeks of fighting since the government in syria, along its with allies pushed into this region. they have been backed by russian air strikes, but the rebels have managed to take back town in this region. it is close to a main highway that runs through syrias majority cities. the government wants to take full control of the countryside to push further north. >> translator: the regime pushed into northern hama, and southern idlib to regain though highways. they cannot air drop supplies to their forces, but the opposition has turned the tables and cut the road. the government is in a difficult position now. >> reporter: but it has regained ground on another front. it's forces have recaptured an important supply route. this road is a lifeline for the military and the people who live in western-controlled districts in the divided city of aleppo, but
zana hoda reports. >> reporter: this is just one battle in a war that is focusing on syria's highwaysopposition has advanced in the hama countryside, taking control of most of the town on the main road in the west of the country. there has been weeks of fighting since the government in syria, along its with allies pushed into this region. they have been backed by russian air strikes, but the rebels have managed to take back town in this region. it is close to a main highway that runs...
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meanwhile people displaced by the conflict are now facing the onset of winter as zana hoda reports. >er: it's a daily struggle for survival, and the number of syrians faced with this reality is only growing. this woman says she can no longer cope. she has been living in this tent for weeks. her family is among the more than 100,000 syrians who have been displaced by recent fighting. >> translator: which came here because of the bombing. we need help. >> reporter: winter has arrived and the displaced have little protection. they come from the northern countryside, only one of the battle grounds where the syrian government and its allies have launched offensives to recapture territory. >> translator: we have left because of the syrian government bombing and the russian planes. people fled from 45 towns to the countryside. we're living in the orchards no organization is giving us help. >> reporter: the united nations has been overwhelmed by the scale of the crisis. further south in homs the u.n. managed to deliver aid for the first time in six months to the opposition's last strong hold
meanwhile people displaced by the conflict are now facing the onset of winter as zana hoda reports. >er: it's a daily struggle for survival, and the number of syrians faced with this reality is only growing. this woman says she can no longer cope. she has been living in this tent for weeks. her family is among the more than 100,000 syrians who have been displaced by recent fighting. >> translator: which came here because of the bombing. we need help. >> reporter: winter has...
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zana hoda has more on the growing problem of newborns who find themselves without a nationality. >> reportere children are among a new generation of stateless people. they were all born in lebanon. syrians who escaped from the war and face another crisis. she says she sees no future for her children. they don't have proper identification papers, because she first has to renew her own residency, and she doesn't have the money to do that. >> translator: living in lebanon is very difficult. i can't go out with the children because they haven't been registered. and we can't go back to syria, because i have no proof that they are mine. >> reporter: with no id's these children cannot enroll in schools and access to healthcare is hard. syrian refugees are able to register their children with the u.n., but the children risk becoming stateless if they don't register them with the lebanese government. but parents need proper documentation. some don't have any documentation because they entered illegally, others are too poor to pay for the paperwork, and there are many who are scared to go to the syria
zana hoda has more on the growing problem of newborns who find themselves without a nationality. >> reportere children are among a new generation of stateless people. they were all born in lebanon. syrians who escaped from the war and face another crisis. she says she sees no future for her children. they don't have proper identification papers, because she first has to renew her own residency, and she doesn't have the money to do that. >> translator: living in lebanon is very...