Of years from people giving thanks for what they think is an act of divine intervention. Tens of thousands of syrians are fleeing in the provinces russian backed Government Forces close in the last rebel held province the renewed ground an air offensive the scene more than 40 the edges recaptured by the Syrian Government many syrians are on the move north towards the Turkish Border for now syrian Government Forces are focused on capturing the town of mud out on them on which sits on the strategic m 5 highway mom of the doe has more now from a talk on turkeys border with syria. They see no letup in the mass exodus of civilians from syrias last it will help strong. Tens of thousands of russian to its the Turkish Border scrambling to escape the aerial onslaught from brushwood and city and forces on. The asterix shelling and but obama talks on it lip appears designed to do just thought push people out there now quote it with nowhere else to go. Here now on. May god take revenge on all those who caused this what if we done to deserve this what have we done i plead to god for mercy god to punish them for displacing us because in all of this for humiliating us for god sake we are being prepared to live. Long queues of cars and trucks loaded with peoples belongings i had the north to attack is border crossing. Awful comms for the displaced off School Forcing the new displaced to set up camp in the open here they bomb shops and tweaks to stay warm in the biting Winter Weather techies aid workers say theyre doing all they come to help at a bakery yvonne by the charity i object its tough walk around the clock to bake bread for the ever increasing number of displaced citizens who shot some of the winter conditions our diet we have provided them down with top mules bread accommodation and heating materials but the families have so many means. Syrian Government Forces advancing towards the strategic city. As they push deeper into the northwest and the problems but out to no money is on the m 5 highway assads forces are determined to cut in order to reopen that route linking the couplet of damascus with the city of aleppo syrias largest just like the rest of it live provinces but i didnt know a man had been out of food for city in families who fled other areas damascus had a captured during that 8 and a half year civil war its now almost visited anonymously we have come in i fled from a sorry 2 years ago after the destruction of our homes since then i have been forced to flee with my family 3 more times and here we are again the new fighting comes despite an agreement in august by that he does of Turkey Russia and iran to commit to this collision efforts in the end the techies president of egypt table 2 on how to put that to say them kyra come all tongil unneutered fiji for all on its own a spokesman for the tuckers president now say is their boss russia for us ceasefire to avoid the must suck off civilians in toms and villages with tekken by syrian Government Forces but washes deploy involved in the operation in keen to help its cover the last bit of territory under the control of rebels its not clear if the technician plea will be heard mohammad on the wall just zita untucked. Turkeys president. Has made an unannounced trip to tunisia to discuss ways of bringing stability to neighboring libya ankaras offered military support to the internationally recognized government in its fight against warlord honey for hafta law but ive had has more now from tripoli. Turkeys president over the landed in tunis to discuss trouble is brewing in next door in libya and encourage it to nieces new president faces a year to help secure a ceasefire. The internationally recognized a government in tripoli has yet to request that turkish troops intervene in the conflict. We are not guests without an invitation and if it comes we shall look into it we are in constant communication with them however we should raise an issue the force is present in libya more than 5000. 00 troops from sudan what are they doing there we should ask why are these forces present in libya a request was made to turkey and thats why turkey answered the call based on the agreement related to our Economic Zone we have signed agreements to rely on and our moves are based on legality and lawful forms however the other foreign troops have no legality to be present on libyan soil in addition have tar is not a legitimate representative of the libyan People Forces loyal to the world khalifa hefted are bringing the fighting closer to the capital if turkey sends its a troops and with russia backing to have to his forces the next few weeks could prove crucial for libya they are now the 2 key dynamics that will determine whether a mediation takes place because have to believe that International Apathy towards what hes doing in libya backing from france paralyze the e. U. The u. A. E. Giving him the weapons you are giving him not just the he believes that the world is telling him were willing to accept a military victory provided you can clean up tripoli quickly and this is why how it is attacking tripoli but if you find this war with this battle which has already taken 8 months is becoming protracted and now techie sending troops and now theres all this hostage mediterranean it may well be the International Money comes in and says look after you had 8 months to really trouble say look i turned a blind eye to it i called you an ally in terrorism you couldnt take tripoli were very sorry about this but its not time now to go to mediation its about how long the d. N. A. Can last beyond turkey and russia the conflict has a growing number of International Backers playing a rule both in fighting and efforts towards mediation his recent military cooperation with libya view and that the government has been criticized by some. Regional and International Powers but president. He deals with libyas legitimate government while the other countries backing her are dealing with illegitimate institutions would have. To police. Security forces in a bikini a fast around a dozen soldiers have been killed in an ambush the attack took place in soon province thats part of the volatile sal region it comes just a day after the country suffered one of its deadliest ever attacks but 2 days of National Mourning was declared after a raid in the same region killed 35 civilians a warning some viewers may find the following images in afghan interest as report disturbing. Officials in brooklyn a fossil say these are the bodies of some of the men who were attacked positions and civilians in the north the military says it killed at least 80 of the attackers. Its one of the worst attacks by armed groups since 2014. This attack on a restaurant in order to create 2017 killed dozens of people. The government of but can a fossil has declared 2 days of National Mourning for victims of tuesdays attack well since. We have to think about solidarity and National Cohesion people women for the most part were getting water and got murdered in cold blood by the terrorists while they were retreating we must show compassion with the populations that is why all flags will fly at half mast for 2 days and all christmas celebrations are cancelled. Over there are thousands of International Forces in west africa sale region violence has increased in the past form and there are fears of more attacks the same gun countries have played a major role in the global war on terror clearly in hosted military bases joint bases facilities for example ive cause hes not going to be hosting an act of terror Training Camp so the. New global war on terror and i salute all receiving the backlash for contribution. In november the Army Launched a new offensive against local and foreign groups operating in the country many believe the recent attack in more than a fossil was a response to this new offensive burkina faso has seen many attacks in the past 5 years that killed more than 700 people with half a 1000000 forced from their homes the crisis in northern mali has. Security problems with charges kenya did with myself regularly cross the border to launch attacks. To kill a fossil is due to hold its president ial elections in 2020 and president wants to restore peace before the vote but is still clear if his army is up to the task rabbit increase. A project. Iraqs largest parliamentary bloc has nominated danny to be the next Prime Minister danny has been the governor of the oil rich province of basra since 2017 the shia candidates appointment has been rejected by iraqi protesters were calling for an independent candidate his nomination comes out the Prime Minister. Resigned last month under pressure from government protests some of the fault in is in baghdad she explained why its taken so long to nominate a candidate. Well danny has now officially been nominated by the iranian backed corelation which was the cleric the largest bloc in parliament weve seen many names floated throughout the past 3 weeks but this was the 1st time that representatives of the correlation actually met with president to officially hand over the nomination now much of the delay that weve seen throughout the past weeks has been because it was not exactly clear who is the largest bloc in parliament president. Requests for clarification to the iraqi speaker of parliament who dont confirm that it is indeed been there now in terms of the options Going Forward for the president he cannot challenge the speaker of the parliament which block is supposed to be nominating by. What he can do is actually reject the candid that has put forward on the ground fed this may not be a candid this is acceptable to the street and this may not be acceptable to the other Political Parties because lets remember that the Prime Minister has to be a consensus candidate is accepted by all of the parties and as of now were still waiting to hear their reaction especially from it on which is the bloc that is led by shiite cleric. Accounted for ivory coast president ial election has flown to spain. A warrant for his arrest former Prime Minister and rebel leader. Was charged with what prosecutors called an attempt against the states author. Has the moral duty of many Senior Army Figures who previously served as rebel commanders. Most of the coming are not just there including critics fear more discrimination against muslims in india as the government unveils plans for a population register. And the question i would have christmas is recognized in muslim majority sudan for the 1st time in 8 years more enough to stay with us. Hello again welcome back to International Weather forecast was quite chilly here across the central areas of china we are going to see the temperatures dropping from many locations where you are in the teens we are now expecting you to come down to about 7 degrees with the rain in your forecast by the time we do go towards thursday it only gets a little bit chilly or as we go towards friday with a temper there of about 5 degrees even hong kong youre coming down to about 21 by the time we get towards friday well for the philippines finally the typhoon will be moving away by the time we get towards thursday afternoon and into friday we have seen some very heavy rain across much of the area over the holiday week and were going to be seeing some more rain probably on thursday friday will be a better day as a system makes its way to the South China Sea we will be watching it as it makes its way towards the west for any potential interaction with vietnam as we go towards the end of the weekend as well down towards jakarta though it is going to be quite a rainy day for you with the temps are there of 31. 00 degrees well across india theres plenty of clouds across much of the interior that is a few rain showers also incorporated in there but down towards the south for sri lanka it is much Better Weather few we are seeing some sun in the forecast for the temps are there of about 30 degrees and by the time we do get towards friday it is going to remain dry at 29. 00 and should i a 29. 00 as well. The weather sponsored by countdown and. What happens when plans for a new life are brewed. De railed by committing serious crimes from Drug Trafficking to the bring to mind only i dont remember how many times it stopped the way her boyfriend spoke to me and even her aljazeera world goes inside an italian prison meeting men and women from north africa who left home only to face life behind bars double exile on aljazeera. Welcome back im out of our top stories here the south thousands of syrians continue to flee the last rebel held stronghold of in the government offensive intensifies have taken control of dozens of towns in the last week. Hes president has made an unannounced trip to tennessee to push for stability in libya and carouse offered military support to the internationally recognized government in its fight against the warlord and if i have to offer. A suffered a 2nd deadly attack on its northern soon province just a day after 35 civilians were killed the Security Forces say around a dozen soldiers were killed on patrol. Protests have been taking place in the indian capital new delhi against plans for a National Population register the governments approved more than 500000000. 00 in funding for the project but critics fear it could be used to further discriminate against muslims for the 1st time indians will be asked to share information about the birthplace of their parents and also have to give details of their identity documents well confirmation of the National Register follows weeks of demonstrations over a new citizenship law which critics say discriminates it provides a pathway to citizenship for religious minorities in 3 countries in the region but excludes muslims aljazeera as it is about iran and was at a protest in the capital where she spoke to a well known critic of the legislation booker prize winner. In the capital new. Year and to protest the protests have been. Proving that this National Population the government says that is just. A person. Just over formed the basis of the National Register of. The country. And here at this rally. Now that there are protests against the citizenship act and the National Register of citizens the government is using a back door in the form of the National Population re just we know the economy is ravaged theyve destroyed the economy with the monetized a hiding that it and a lying about it to the people. Who made. No protest over the country and why the government is. On the population just when the economy is adding. The worst state in 60 years to stay. On the register 10 states have said they want to implement citizenship carry out the National Register office of the government getting some pushback from the country and. Believe. This approved funding for the National Nation by just. A 2nd to continue until the Supreme Court hears petition again. Next month. And 27 activists have been abducted while on a peace march the Peoples Peace Movement says the group was taken. In the western district. Has not responded to the claims. Thats been recognized. For the 1st time since 2011 Transitional Government says it wants to promote the inclusion of all religions appointed a cop to christian one of the highest government posts. The sounds of the choir singing on Christmas Day this year has a different feel. As to denise from a christian minority he says the muslim majority country declaring the day an official holiday is a Welcome Change from the way things have been for the past 80 years. In the past we felt like we were part of the people of this country we christians were treated as the lowest caste lower than all other religions but this year the government gave us recognition by making christmas an official holiday nationwide. Sudans previous government stop recognizing christmas after predominantly Christian South sudan gained independence in 2011 christians make up about 5 percent of the 41000000 population and many have reported persecution in the past in september a Transitional Government was sworn in after months of political turmoil it has since appointed the 1st christian from the coptic minority to a position of power its also called on minorities of other religions including jews who have left the country to come back home many christians now say they feel part of the society for the 1st time signs of christmas on the perimeter of churches here in and some markets like this one here sudans Transitional Government has pledged to be inclusive when it came to power in august and this month the United States removed from its list of countries where religious freedoms are a threat a list its been on for 20 years now many here and abroad want to see just how far the government would go to keep its promises. The government has also granted School Holidays on sundays for christians some have criticized the recent wave of changes but the government insists its determined to create religious equality. But at the moment we have to stand in equal distance from all religions to be able to create a more religiously tolerant country its about being sudanese not the religion that you follow christian leaders here say the changes will help bring unity. In the way of living and to get a good thing. Dividing people among themselves by Political Parties by political entities and the government unfortunately i hope they change it up and. Actually is a change. Continue to change our way of doing things our mentality and our way of dealing with one another. These are shippers now feel better able to worship how they want but this freedom is new theyll be hoping it lasts people morgan aljazeera. The leaders of eritrea and ethiopia meeting to revive stalled peace talks eritrean president working arrived in the ethiopian capital addis ababa on wednesday where he held talks with Prime Minister. The 2 countries signed an historic peace deal last year ending a 2 decade military standoff but uncertainty remains over Economic Cooperation and border crossings. A wildfire has destroyed an estimated 150. 00 homes in chile and injured a dozen firefighters the fire started in the forest. West of the capital santiago and quickly spread into residential areas a red alert is in place in the port city charlotte billets reports. A neighborhood wiped out by a wildfire that tore down from the hills a valid part of me so christmassy. I live over there and my house was burnt my cousins and uncles were all relatives in this street this is my mothers house that house was built by my father i was born here. The port town is renowned for its colorful wooden houses its lift is charcoal hundreds of residents spent Christmas Day sifting through the debris isom said a skate the place. We were preparing dinner with the family with everything that had already happened in so with protests we were very sad because we could not work and now we have finally lost what we need to live and stay here. I managed to get the pets and the t. V. Out but i couldnt take more because the police took me away there was nothing more that could be done. The fire began on tuesday fanned by strong winds and a hot dry start to summer firefighters began a ground an aerial if it limit the destruction to move swiftly into the dance neighborhood. At least 60 homes have already been damaged and this number is likely to increase because many are in bad shape so its difficult to count in these minutes. That number soon. Residents of what they could before they were evacuated some using buckets of water to douse the fire annoyed i feel powerless because all the houses are praying another fires coming here and theres my moms house down this Government Official surveyed where the blaze began speculating it had been started deliberately. Because if any but the im going to feel there is evidence being investigated by the prosecution post investigators are carrying out all the Due Diligence to find possible responsibility and if proven to demand the highest penalty. For now though its residents who are paying the penalty harmless they sleeping in School Buildings clearing out whats left to start again charlotte dallas aljazeera. Several people are missing and feared dead after a typhoon tore through the central philippines destroying over 100 homes. Made landfall in the Eastern Province of some off on tuesday with gusts up to 150 kilometers an hour well them 4000 people were evacuated thousands of holidaymakers remain stranded off the flights were grounded and Ferry Services hold that thought to be low is in the capital and says travel is unlikely to remain stuck for several days we are outside the main port them off manila where traditionally over the Holiday Season thousands of passengers wait to board their respective passenger ferries going back to their provinces in different islands in the philippines now christmas is a very important occasion for this predominantly catholic country and as you can see families are waiting here theyve got their packages here but theyve had to spend their Christmas Eve here because this is here this type of phone or locally known as a personal or maybe a landfall in the Central Region of the philippines Christmas Eve one and that has grounded all types of travel in the country and so here they are this is where they spent their Christmas Eve theyve only had food thats been given to them by the Philippine Coast guard and you have children here who have basically nowhere to sleep and they have nowhere to bathe and theyre saying this is has been a very difficult christmas for them i dont look at me at night im very sad and ive been crying for days i told my child that i cant do anything they did not let us board the ferry because theres a typhoon and we understand that. My wife wants us to be together but to be out of here and theres nothing that we can do now the situation here isnt unique across the. Entry in different ports thousands more are stranded and it is likely that they will remain stranded until the typhoon leaves the philippines the passengers here tell us that they have not been assured that they can leave immediately as soon as the typhoon leaves the philippines theyve also been told that it is likely that it will be one more week before they can actually get on their fareast go back to their provinces so it is likely that they will be spending new years here as well. Now its a mexican tradition depictions of divine intervention for hundreds of years kept the moment they felt their prayers were answered today the sometimes surreal works are popular as pieces of art from mexico city aljazeera as alan fischer reports. They are from the devote the pious and the grateful a thank you mark in recovery good fortune or success in mexico they are called eggs paintings delivered to the church a devotion or gift after prayers were answered. With those who wanted their story to be known ordered these little paintings they were made by artists that worked near the churches people told them their story and they would interpret it painted erode a few lines about it at the bottom of the painting. The idea of giving gifts and things has been around for thousands of years and even as the survey see the mexico is becoming less religious there are still those commissioning paintings to mark what they see as divine intervention. One of the artists most in demand is alfredo view from a small studio in a working class syria in the west of mexico city hes been painting for more than 30 years he started after losing his job as a builder grew out of i started doing what i thought i could do drawing in small pieces of paper cardboard in solace in sardine cans anywhere and at some point i want to sell them on. And that was it that its difficult to start as an artist. People give thanks for many things recovery from illness a man being released from prison after a car he was accused of stealing turned up a prostitute who wanted more customers praying for someones return after the 911 attacks in new york who wanted. To the full as an ex voto painter i hear many stories are my favorites are love stories giving thanks for having found the love of their life because his partner came back when she thought it was over those are nice because the feelings are nice there are always 2nd chances or a lot of photos work is always in demand he said exhibitions in canada germany and even at the world famous lived in paris. But his greatest joy creating for those who live nearby for those who want a permanent reminder of the day when the prayers were answered alan fischer aljazeera mexico city. Pope francis has defended my grandson call for peace in his christmas message addressing the crowds gathered in st Peters Square he highlighted conflicts around the world and condemned the persecution of christian minority went on to call for an immediate end to the war in syria. May christ bring his lights to the many children suffering from war and conflicts in the middle east and in various countries of the world may bring comfort to the beloved Syrian People who still see no end to the hostilities that have lacerated their country over the last decade. The consciences of men and women of good will inspire governments and the International Community to find solutions that will guarantee the security and the care existence. In the region and to their unspeakable suffering. Time for a quick check of the top stories on aljazeera thousands of syrians continued to flee the last rebel held stronghold of government offensive intensifies taken control of dozens of towns in the last week and they are pushing towards moderate on the man which lies on the key highway. May god take revenge on all those who caused this what have we done to deserve this what have we done i plead to god for. God to punish them for displacing us for all of this for humiliating us for gods sake with being alive. Became a fast suffered a 2nd deadly attack near the border with mali it happened the day after 35 civilians were killed near an army base the latest attack happened while Security Forces were on patrol nearby where violence is surgeons the government launched an offensive in the bend as a mini dress explains from. Many believe the recent attack in more than brigade a fossil was a response to this new offensive but you know fossil has seen many attacks in the past 5 years that killed more than 700 people with half a 1000000 forced from their homes the crisis in northern mali has. Security problems with largest actually it did with al qaida and i still regularly cross the border to launch attacks turkeys president has made an unannounced trip to tunisia to push for stability in libya ankaras offered military support to the internationally recognized government in its fight against the wall orderly for have topped iraqs largest parliamentary bloc has nominated danny to be the next Prime Minister and danny has been the governor. Since 2017 the shia candidates appointment has been rejected by protesters are calling for an independent candidate his nomination comes after the Prime Minister resigned last month under pressure from protesters several people are missing and feared dead after a typhoon tore through the central philippines destroying 100 homes typhoon fanfan made landfall in the Eastern Province of some are on tuesday with gas over 250 kilometers an hour more than 4000 people were evacuated thousands of holidaymakers remain stranded after flights were grounded and Ferry Services hooted well those are the headlines the news continues here on aljazeera after inside story stage and dance watching have enough. Capturing ad lib syrian and Russian Forces in yet another push to take control of this rebel held region how much of a chance do they stand this time around what will the human cost be this story. Hello welcome to the show im sammys a than opposition rebel groups in syria have been trying to overthrow the president for the past 8 years now it could become the final battle between his forces and rebels the region is the last rebel held stronghold dominated by the armed group a at the how do you have a sham the government with russian help launched a new offensive to rita