Tribesmen are afraid to return home one of the most powerful rebel groups in syrias capital has been dealt a blow. Its leader has been killed in an air strike. Zahran alloush died alongside five of his commanders in an air strike east of damascus. His group is the largest rebel faction around the capital. They attended the opposition conference in the saudi capital just this month. They cooperate with other rebel groups but they are in conflict with i. S. I. L. A report from our correspondent in turkey just across the border from syria on what his death means. Reporter he was the most powerful rebel commander in damascus. His headquarters were only a few kilometres away from president Bashar Alassads palace. He was released from prison in a germ amnesty months after the uprising against Bashar Alassad began in syria. Many of his jail inmates would later become rebel commanders. He rose to prominence in 2013 when he convinced many armed groups to form an army of more than 20,000 welltra
Declaration. What it might mean for his complicated relationship with his own party. Well dig into that in just a moment. We start with that breaking news weve been following here on the terrorist attack on two mosques in new zealand. At least 49 people are dead so far. Hospitals also treating dozens for gunshot wounds in what appears to be a carefully planned racist attack on muslims. The shooter was apparently wearing a body camera of sorts and streamed the attack in real time on facebook. Australian Officials Say theyve charged a man in his late 20s from australia. New zealand officials telling us that. Now nbc news has obtained the mosque attack suspects apparently manifesto. In that manifesto, he writes in part, quote, are you a supporter of donald trump . This is a q a he conducted with himself. His response as a symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose, sure. As a policy maker and leader, dear god, no. Well dig into that in just a moment. Nbcs sarah james is in christ
Hello and welcome to bbc news. Thousands of holidaymakers have been fleeing coastal areas of New South Wales, after being warned it is not safe for them to stay in bushfire hit parts of eastern australia. There are trafficjams on major roads, although the evacuation is hampered by a lack of fuel. The authorities are urging tourists and residents to leave while they can. Saturday is forecast to be another punishing day in south eastern australia with more hot, dry and windy weather. A tourist leave zone has been declared for a 180 kilometre stretch of the New South Wales coast from batemans bay to wonboyn. Almost 1,300 homes have been destroyed in the state since the fire crisis began. Phil mercer is in sydney. Hes got the latest. Weve seen pictures of the lines of cars as people try to get out. Thats right, thousands of people are heeding the official warning to leave those parts of the New South Wales south coast while they can. The authorities are extremely nervous about conditions f
Hello and welcome to world news today. Iran has announced it is rolling back its commitments under the landmark nuclear deal following the assasination of the iranian general Qasem Soleimani by the us in baghdad on friday. In a statement, tehran said it would remove all limits on uranium enrichment, but those steps could be reversed if washington lifted its sanctions on tehran. It comes as soleimanis remains have been returned to iran with great ceremony. The multi city funeral procession has been followed by enormous crowds. Here you can see the huge crowds in the city of masshad as his coffin was brought onto a stage. The crowds were so large that its journey on to tehran had to be postponed. Meanwhile, in neighbouring iraq, where soleimani was killed, the parliament has passed a resolution ordering all foreign troops out of the country and banning them from using iraqs land, air and waters for any reason. James robbins reports. Tens of thousands of iranians are mourning general sole
Hello and welcome to bbc news. President trump has arrived back at the white house from his holiday base in florida with a new warning for iran. Hes said hes willing to target iranian cultural sites in retaliation for the killing of americans. Tensions between the two countries are at boiling point following the us killing of irans general soleimani. For its part, tehran has announced a rollback of its commitments under the landmark nuclear deal. James robbins has the latest. Hundreds of thousands of iranians have been mourning general soleimani and apparently getting behind their leaders promising revenge. The chants are familiar, including death to america, but the context has radically changed. The war of words from both sides is intensifying. President trump has now tweeted a new threat of massive retaliation, perhaps disproportionate. Earlier, he wrote if iran strikes any americans or american assets, we have targeted 52 iranians sites, some at a very high level and important to i