well, zana hoda has been following events from rome. , as we were explaining there are two meetings, ahead of the big one in rome. explain how the one in tunis is effecting what is going on in rome. >> reporter: well, the meetings in tunis and the agreement that was reached in tunis will reflect positively on that conference you are talking about that will be held here in rome on sunday. we heard representatives from the two rival camps, the two parliaments agree to sign the u.n.-draft deal, calling for a national unity government, but the u.n. special envoy to libya, martin cobbler, was very clear when he said that, yes, this is an achievement, but problems remain, and issues still need to be tackled, and in his words the new government will be responsible for solving those issues, but we know there are a lot of thornny issues that the warring sides need to agreement on. there are armed groups on the ground. they will have to be disarmed. now the question is are all of the armed political actors in libya on board? another question is wh

zana hoda, al jazeera, rome. >> the deal to set up a unity government was brokened by the u.n.s tunisia. our correspondent has more from the tap call. >> reporter: i think the reason why these talks have succeeded while others have failed is because of the sense of urgency. the u.n. special envoy to libya talked about the clock ticking. the fact that groups affiliating to isil has taken more important territory effecting the oil industry, that has been a wake-up call for these delegates who have been fighting it out for so long. a presidential council will rule alongside the unity government. but where will the unity government be placed? that is still not clear. so all of these potentially could impact on the stability of this new unity government. ♪ >>> now a car bomb has exploded in a heavily fortified area of the afghan capitol kabul. three gunmen attacked a guest house during evening rush hour. embassy staff were safe. the taliban has claimed responsibility. >> translator: a car was blown up, we turned off our lights and our night operation special forces have started sear

zana hoda has the latest. >> reporter: this is not the first time there have been reports of gas useda weapon in syria. opposition sources say these people were exposed to gas when government helicopters fired missiles in the residential area, that rebel-held neighborhood on the outskirts of damascus has been a battleground for some time now. >> translator: his rockets were carrying sarin gas and as a result five people were killed, including a 12-year-old boy, and more than 30 injured, mostly civilians. the sarin gas was used in the west neighborhood of the city. the victims showed certain sympt symptoms. this later caused the death of the five victims. >> reporter: it was one of the opposition-controlled areas in the countryside around the capitol where chemical agents were deployed in 2013. it didn't blame any side, but many western governments said the forces loyal to the syrian government were responsible. a deal was later reached between russia and the u.s. to destroy syria's chemical weapon arsenal. the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons confirmed that the equ

zana hoda is monitoring those talks in switzerland. zana, what is the latest?reporter: well, despite the inis -- incidence of violence that you mentioned, a positive development, the exchange of hundreds of prisoners. this is being described as a goodwill gesture. this is not what the yemeni government has been demanding. what the government wants for the houthi rebels and their allies to release high-profile prisoners, including the defense minister. you mentioned the violence on the ground. the ceasefire is being violated, but overall, we're not hearing either side declaring this ceasefire dead. but we did hear from the saudi-lead coalition saying thatry committed to this ceasefire, but they reserve the right to retaliate. the saudi press agency says a saudi border guard was killed by houthi rebels. so it's a fragile truce, really. and this is what the ambassador had to say. >> if we are also declaring all of these violation of the ceasefire, we will stick to the ceasefire. we think this is the only option for us to go further down the path of peace, and achi

zana hoda has more. >> reporter: it has been described as the final assault to recapture ramadi froml. [ explosion ] >> reporter: the iraqi military says it's troops are moving in on the center of the city. the provincial capitol of the maintain sunny anbar province has been under isil control for months. ramadi is an urban battleground, progress has been slow. isil is fighting back using suicide bombers. it's not known how many armed men isil has in the city, but it is believed it could be up to 300. there are also civilians trapped inside. the iraqi government dropped leaflets calling on people to leave, but isil is reportedly stopping them to they can use them as human shields. ramadi's fall was an embarrassment for the iraqi government. the iraqi government didn't put up much of a fight and withdrew quickly. months later they are back on the front lines, and a spokesman said the fight is being legaled by special force and paramilitary troops are not taking part. but sunni tribal forces are involved. >> there is significant support from the coalition air forces, and from tribal fi

zana hoda sends us this report. >> reporter: it is progress in it's a.en's warring sides are in the same room talking. the u.n. brought them together in the hope that the internationally recognized government and the houthi rebels and their allies will reach an agreement to end the conflict. negotiations are being held behind closed doors? the swiss town. back in yemen there have been incidents of violence in some areas, but the ceasefire appears to be holding. the agreement to cease hostilities appears to be having a positive effect on the ground. the world health organization announced that desperately needed aid and medical supplies have started to be sent to yemen. >> [ inaudible ] all right moves to ta'izz today, but we are also targeting all of the areas, which we believe they are in desperate need for support in different parts of the country. >> reporter: the needs are huge. the u.n. says millions of yemenis are in the brink of famine. the yemeni government delegation at the talks says it would be ready to extend the truce beyond negotiations, bu

zana hoda reports. ♪ [ gunfire ] >> reporter: it has been described as the final assault to recapturefrom isil. the iraqi military says its troops are moving in on the center of the city. the provinceal capitol has been under isil control for months. progress has been slow. isil is fighting back, using suicide bombers. it is not known how many men the armed group has in the city, but iraqi intelligence believes there could be up to 300. there are also civilians trapped inside, and reports of casualties. the iraqi military dropped leaflets a few days ago calling on people to leave, but isil is reportedly stopping them, so they can use them as human shields. isil stormed ramadi in may at the time much of iraq's western province was already under the arm's group control. the fall was an embarrassment for the iraqi government. the iraqi government didn't put up much of a fight and withdrew quickly. now they are back. and the fight is being lead by iraqi special forces. a member of parliament said sunni tribal forces are involved. >> there is a big support from the coalition air forces. th

zana hoda has more. >> reporter: undoubtedly a positive development. a pilsner swap.involves hundreds of prisoners. the warring sides agreeing to this deal. it is being described as a goodwill gesture, but this is not what the yemeni government delegation at the talks have been demanding. what they want is for a prisoner swap involving high-ranking officials including the defense minister who remains in the custody of the houthi rebels. this is a positive development, but at the same time on the ground in yemen, that's fire is not holding. there have been reports of violence, incidents of violence, ever since the ceasefire took effect on tuesday. but at the end of the day, neither one of these sides, the warring sides, have declared the ceasefire officially dead, and that's the question, really, i put to the yemeni ambassador to the united nations, and this is what he had to say. >> if we are also declaring all of these violations of the ceasefire that we will stick to the ceasefire. we think this is the only option for us to go further down the path of peace and -- a

zana hoda reports. >> reporter: this is not the first time there have been reports of gas used as a weaponsyria. opposition sources say these people were exposed to gas when government helicopters fired missiles in the residential area. the rebel held neighborhood has been a battle ground for sometime now. >> translator: these rockets were carrying sarin gas, and five people were killed, and more than 30 injured. mostly civilians. the sarin gas was used in the western neighborhood of the city. the victims showed symptoms such as running nose, saliva, and later developed into bleeding, shortness of breath and diluted pupils. >> reporter: chemical agents were deployed against this same population in 2013. a investigation team later confirmed that sarin had been used. many western governments said the forces loyal to the syrian government were responsible. a deal was later reached to destroy syria's chemical weapons arsenal. the organization then confirmed that syria's equipment for producing, mixing, and filling chemical weapons had been destroyed. since then there have been reports of chemi

zana hoda reports. >> reporter: it is being described as the final assault to recapture ramadi from isile iraqi military says its troops are moving in on the center of the city. the provincial capitol of the mainly sunni anbar province has been under isil's control for months. for months those forces have been trying to reach the center of the complex isil is fighting back using suicide bombers. iraqi intelligence believes there could be up to 300 forces in the city. there are also civilians trapped inside and there are reports of casualties. the iraqi military dropped leaflets a few days ago calling on people to leave but isil is reported by stopping them so they can use them as human shields. isil stormed ramadi in may. ramadi's fall was annen enbare raszment for the government. the iraqi army withdrew quickly. months later they are back on the front lines, and a spokesman said the fight is being lead by special forces and paramilitary forces are taking part. >> there is big support from the coalition air forces, there is big support from the tribal fighters as well. they attacked isil

zana hoda reports. >> reporter: this is not the first time there have been reports of gas used as a weaponsyria. opposition sources say these people were exposed to gas when government helicopters fired missiles in a residential area. that rebel-held area on the outskirts of damascus has been a battleground for sometime now. >> translator: these rockets were carrying sarin gas and as a result five people were killed, including a 12-year-old boy, and more than 30 injured. mostly civilians. the sarin gas was used in the western neighborhood of the city. the victims showed certain symptoms, such as runny nose, saliva, shortness of breath, and dilated pupils. >> reporter: it was one of the opposition-controlled areas where chemical agents were deployed in 2013. hundreds of people were killed. a u.n. investigation team then concluded that sarin gas was use used. a deal was later reached to destroy syria's chemical weapon arsenal. it was then confirmed that syria's equipment for producing, mixing, and filling chemical weapons had been destroyed. since then, however, there have been reports of ch

let's get the latest from zana hoda. >> reporter: reports of violations to the ceasefire, by neithere has declared the ceasefire dead. it appears to be holding, and negotiations are gotten off to a positive start. the very fact they are still sitting in the same room is positive in itself. what we understand now from the united nations is that the declaration of the cessation of hostilities having a positive effect on the ground. much needed aid and medical supplies will be delivered to the yemenies, especially to the city of ta'izz which has been the scene of fierce fighting. the u.n. has said this is going to be a difficult and complex process. both sides, their positions wide apart. the yemeni government wants the houthi rebels to implement u.n. security council resolution 226 calling for the houthis to lay down their arms and withdraw from the areas they are captured. the houthis are not going to give up power without a fight. at the end of the day they still control the capitol. >>> the war in yemen has crippled the country as come at a massive human cost. more than 5,800 civili

zana hoda reports. >> reporter: this is the result of more than two years of sporadic and difficult negotiationsndreds of people, including fighters and their families are leaving this district in the city of homs. it was the last rebel strong hold in a city long known by the opposition as the capitol of the resolution. a ceasefire deal has come into effect. the united nations helped broken the agreement. >> translator: the first batch of people from the neighborhood of homs has left. other groups will follow, about 160 families left the neighborhood, and about 300 fighters who are against the truce, as well as a number of wounded and amputees. it's part of a truce between assad's forces and the opposition in the neighborhood. >> reporter: the evacuation is the first phase of the agreement, they will head to opposition-controlled areas further north. the syrian government in turn will lift the siege of the district and end military operations there. but the warring sides seem to be interpreting other deals differently. the government says it means it will return to state control, is cleared of w

zana hoda has the latest. >> reporter: italy is where world leaders will meet on sunday to give whatials here are calling a decisive push for efforts to bring about a national unity government in libya. a u.n.-draft deal has been on the table for months and now members of the rival parliaments, say it will be signed on december 16th. that follows last week's agreement in tunis which saw the warring parties agree on the urgent need to work together. the latest announce was made in tunis by the u.n. special envoy who held last-minute discussions with the two sides. but even cobbler said the way forward won't be easy. >> many problems remain, but this has to be solved by the new government in place. that's what governments are there for. that's why the implementation phase will start with many open problems and united nations is always ready to support the new government of national accord. >> reporter: libya has been at war since the overthrow of moammar gadhafi. there are armed groups who have rejected previous attempts to disarm. it is not clear if all of them are backing the u.n. de