continues. a global security conference in munich, the u.s. secretary of state is talking about a turning point in the search for a political solution. russia's prime minister warned of a new cold war. inside syria, government forces have made progress toward encircling forces in aleppo. russia is continuing it's bombing campaign. to complicate matters further, kurdish targets inside syria. more on the glom diplo59ic front. this report on the turkish border with syria. >> reporter: this high ground gives the syrian army and its alleys an advantage. the main rebel supply lies on the northern countryside of aleppo is within the rake kind ofl of fire. the only entrance to the opposition controlled enclave in a divided city of aleppo. opposition fighters, rebel commanders say a proposed end of the fighting will only benefit the government. >> translator: the battle for aleppo was carried out by the international community who called themselves friends of syria. we will not stop fighting until all siege is lifted. >> reporter: the people of aleppo have come together to prepare for the

airstrikes reportedly killed 26 people. well, the talks in munich world leaders agree to aim for hostility within seven days as well as providing humanitarian assistance. the syrian government and opposition groups have yet to agree, and the groups isil and al nusra front from not loued. the u.s. said in a their arab partners needed to think hard about their actions in syria, saying all sides should negotiate instead of parking a new world war. let's given to what syria's president had to say in that interview. >> we have fully believed in negotiation and political actions since the beginning of this crisis. however, if we negotiate it does not mean that we stop fighting terrorism. >> well, al jazeera's dana is on the border. >> described as an embattled leader for the first time in a public address. he made a rare admission that the army is suffering from a lack, and the army is now forced to concentrate on what the regime calls the core territories, damascus, the coastal heartland, the heartland of the alawite community as well as homs. which links damascus to the heartland. now their ai

-- >> saudi arabia's foreign minister talking there at a security conference in munich and making the point that if one was to say that daesh, isil, or isis, the islamic state of iraq and the levant is to be called islamic, then you might just as well say the ku klux klan in the united states is a christian movement. we will make advances in saudi arabia. he said we will deal with daesh. we will deal with the houthis in yemen. we will deal with the security situation in our region. and the importance of those comments particularly today is because the russian prime minister had said earlier that if gulf states increased their involvement in conflicts in the middle east, particularly syria, then there was a risk of another world war. well the saudi foreign minister saying as far as he is concerned, as far as his country is concerned, the fight to bring terrorist organizations in those countries, will continue until the job is done. let's bring in my colleague, zana hoda, in the turkish city near the border with syria. zana, i'm not going to ask you to comment on what he has said vis-a-

limit the fighting in syria three the decision comes after talks in munich. under the agreement, a cessation of hostilities will start in a wii's time in certain areas. 'se humanitarian -- in a week time in certain areas. giventarian aid will be to besieged towns. its part, russia says it will continue its air bombings. few expected it, but the international serious support group has come to an agreement in munich. u.s. secretary of state john kerry has announced humanitarian aid to stricken areas in syria will get moving next week, as well as the first steps toward getting warring parties to put down their guns. john kerry: we have agreed to implement a nationwide cessation of hostilities to begin in a target of one week's time. that is ambitious, but everybody is determined to move as rapidly as possible to try to achieve this. >> the cessation of hostilities will apply to all warring factions, bar two. the islamic state group, the one g can agree on range a legitimate target. also one of the most effective rebel energies -- rebel entity's fighting the damascus regime. russiaas b

agenda. and they're covering events for us, dominic kane live for us in munich. it is easy to see how there are those on both sides who think this is going a little chance of success when you see how many disagreements there are over the targets that have been picked for attacks by both sides. >> that's right, david, for the past two days, the aftermath of thursday night, friday morning's agreement on a sensation of hostilities has been the talking point here. today no different. today we've heard from a succession of leaders, foreign ministers about precisely this issue. and specifically today we heard from the french prime minister basically saying that the russian bombing in his words, the russian bombing of civilians had to stop there is still a very significant sky very generals of opinion on syria. >> only a short while after the agreement on syria was reached in this city, the u.s. secretary of state was back in munich, for a security conference. although some politicians had held thursdays deliberations as as a step forward others expressed extreme skepticism. in his address t

-assad's words come as russian airstrikes reportedly killed 36 people. talks in munich world leaders agree to aim for a halt in hostilities in syria within seven days as well providing humanitarian assistance. but the syrian government and opposition groups have yet to gray. and armed groups like isil an and al nusra front were not included in that deal. russia's prime minister said that the u.s. and arab partners needed to think hard about their actions in syria, saying all sides should negotiate despite what they call a new world war. live who what they had to say in that interview. >> we have fully believed in negotiations and in political actions since the beginning o. however f we negotiate, it doesn't mean that we stop fighting terrorism. the two tracks are inevitable in syria. first negotiations, and second through fighting terrorism. >> and al jazeera's dana is on the border with syria. >> clearly the syrian president is speaking from a position of rank. just a few months ago last july he was described as an embattled leader first in a public address he made an address and sa

been put forward by the international group in munich. >> reporter: yes. the munich deal calls for a pause in the fighting within april week, but we understand from rebels on the ground their opinion, really, is that it is unrealistic because of a major loophole in that deal, which allows russian air strikes to continue because al-nusra front, the al-qaeda linked group in syria, as well as i.s.i.l. is not included in this deal. so what rebels feel is that russia will use them as an excuse and say what are they bombarding because reknow russia labels most of the opposition groups on the ground as terrorist organizations. i can tell you there is a lot of defiance on the part of the rebels. they know they're losing ground but they're refusing to give up. they no longer have to control land, control villages and towns. they can launch counter-attacks, counter escalation, guerilla tactics. for them this is not over. what is clear is that they will not agree to any permanent ceasefire until the bashar al-assad regime is toppled and militias leave the countries. the main syrian opposition b

continues. at a global security conference in munich, the u.s. secretary of state was talking about a turning point in search of a political solution while russia's prime minister warned of a new cold war. inside syria itself they've circled rebel forces in aleppo. russia has continued it's bombing campaign and to complicate matters further they have continued bombing kurdish fighters inside syria. first this report from dana, who is on the turkish border of syria. >> this high ground gives the allies an advantage disrupting the supply line is not their own objective. they're not far from the only entrance to the opposition controlled enclave in the divided city of aleppo. opposition fighters are trying to keep the roads open to prevent a siege of aleppo. inside the city rebel commanders say a proposed pause in the fighting will only benefit the government. >> the battle of aleppo is carried out by the international community who calls themselves the friends of syria. but we are told that they will not stop until bombardments stop. >> the people of aleppo have come together to prepare

dominic kane in munich where world leaders are meeting at a security conference, another in moscow who will talk about the prime minister's comments at that conference, but first let's go to our correspondent in southern turkey close to the syrian border where syrian government forces have been making further advances towards recapping tour aleppo. the battle for aleppo has been characterised as being a real significant battle in terms of the overall war. we've just heard from the president who seems to think that he can continue fighting and talk at the same time. >> reporter: yes. the syrian government and its backer russia believe that they can change the balance of power on the ground enough to make the rebels, the different armed groups, surrender, but there is defiance from the opposition. they say they will fight back and even if they lost ground, they can easily change their tactics and launch counter offences. they remain defiant vowing that they will not surrender, but undoubtedly they have lost ground in such a strategic province for the so-called moderate opposition. at

communicators tonight. at his speech in munich this weekend, secretary of state john fory criticized russia repeated aggression in ukraine and syria. representatives from several nations were meeting at the city's annual security conference which included talks on ending the syrian civil war and addressing the refugee crisis. this is 35 minutes. >> john, if i could invite you to the podium. this is a particularly important moment for us and i hope for you also. , thisnormal circumstances might be the last time that you speak here as secretary of state. welcome. we are really happy to have you. >> thank you very much. well, thank you for reminding me -- [laughter] that everything i am doing now is a last. depending on what i decide to do. maybe not. [laughter] [applause] i am really happy to be back in munich. i am very happy to share thoughts with this, the 52nd edition of the security conference. i think if you think back, 1963, the first year of the munich security conference, this forum has always been about the pursuit of peace. back then, here in germany, as elsewhere, the cold

either side >>> dominic kane is standing by in munich to tell us what we can expect later on. going first to our correspondent who is in southern turkey, close to the border with syria. the early signs are not terribly encouraging that the cessation of hostilities will gain ground, the government notching up some significant victories. >> reporter: yes. like you mentioned, the government has advanced from the pro government towns. they are now positioned on a strategic hill which actually gives them the - the range of fire really within the distance of the main rebel supply line that links the northern countryside of aleppo to the western countryside of aleppo. so now they're able to disrupt these supply lines and they're positioned approximately 7 kilometers from the main entrance to the rebel controlled east of aleppo city. they're close to achieving one of their objectives and that is to lay siege to the city. in fact, we've spoken to activists inside aleppo and they're saying that people are increasingly worried that this is an eventuality and it will happen soon. we do know tha

to the u.s. russian plan agreed in munich to pause the fighting within a week. rebel commanders say it is unrealistic because russian airstrikes can continue to target isil and al qaeda-linked al nusra front. they believe that moscow will continue to exploit those groups to continue targeting the rebels. for the first time in years the opposition risks losing it's heartland in the north and it's lifeline the turkish border. the rebel commander say that the fall of aleppo won't be the end of the war. instead of direct confronttation they plan to resort to irregular warfare to listen the government's grip on the ground. >> all right, now there is a security conference in bavaria in munich, that's where we find dominic kane many there are diplomats, hence the diplomatic lang, but then are on option sides of the conflict, and they have made it pretty clear about what they think the others are doing. >> well, that's right. we've seen a succession of speakers speaking about the importance in the regional middle east and the powers, as it were, who from president el-sisi brought to deliber

the munich security conference taking place in that german city emphasising again the size of the alliance against violent extremism, talking up the optimism that he himself feels with the regard to the possibility of this cessation of hostilities in syria taking effect within a week. he will be personally chairing a task force, he said, along with the russian foreign minister lavrov to work out the modalities. the very complex modalities to end the fighting. at the same time he said the u.n. is ready. it has got trucks loaded up with aid ready to take in to the people, the vast numbers of people within syria who are in desperate need of basic supplies. he said they're ready to go. so this is the conference that has been taking place over the last couple of days. syria seems to have dominated it from the very start. they have concentrated somewhat on ukraine as well. he spent a little bit of time talking about the u.s. commitment to a strong europe. he mentioned that he would - that the united states would like to see brilt an in a strong-- britain in a strong e.u. i'm not sure ho

reports from munich. >>> 19 delegations and sponsors of international peace efforts in syria gathering in an effort to get things back on track but the most important meeting happens several hours earlier on the 15th floor of the same munich hotel. this is where russian foreign minister sergei fedorov and u.s. secretary of state john kerry came face-to-face and if you look at those faces you can tell from the very start this was a difficult meeting. the russians proposed a ceasefire from march the first but the u.s. said that would mean three weeks more aerial bombardment and called for it to begin as early as this weekend. when they finally addressed the media, it was in the early hours of the munich morning and it was clear neither man got exactly what he wanted but instead they announced an ambitious target of just one week in which to stop the violence. >> we have agreed to implement a nationwide cessation of hostilities to begin in a target of one week's time. that is ambitious but everyone is determined to move as rapidly as possible to try to achieve this. this will apply to any

john kerry and sergei fedorov are hosting the talks in munich, a ceasefire to be on the first of march has been suggested by russia but the u.s. wants it to begin immediately. meanwhile on the ground there is continued fighter near syria border with turkey and they captured an air base which was originally controlled by the syrian military before it was seized by rebels. elsewhere nato defense minister meeting in brussels and agreed to sent war ships to the aegean sea to stop mugingly refugees and migrants to europe. more on that in a moment but first to munich and our diplomatic editor james base and is there much cause for optimism? >> i don't think so at this stage. certainly there is a great deal of effort going on, 19 delegations now meeting the so called international syria support group, the international supporters and backers of the process trying to get the process and talks in geneva back on track but in many ways it was a meeting that happened a few hours ago that was most important of the day between sergei fedorov and the u.s. secretary of state john kerry. you just

about ending the conflict in syria at an international security conference in munich. husband has been amongst-- russia has been amongst the most sceptical voice in this. dominic kane reports from munich >> reporter: only a short while after the agreement on syria was reached in this city. the u.s. secretary of state was back in munich for a security conference. although some politicians had hailed thursday's deliberations as a step forward, others had expressed extreme scepticism. in his address to the conference, john kerry addressed that scepticism by expressing how critical it is to make the cessation of hostilities work. >> this conflict will still require a political solution at some point in time in order to make peace, no matter what happens. this is the most. this is a hinge point decision. decisions made in the coming days and week and few months could end the war in syria or it could define a very difficult set of choices for the future >> reporter: quite how difficult is becoming clear this weekend in munich. the french prime minister has accused the russians of bombing civ

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munich, a ceasefire to begin on the 1st of march has suggested by russia but the u.s. wants it to begin immediately. meanwhile ago there is continued fighting with near the border of turkey. turkish fighters captured an air base that was originally controlled by the syrian pill military it was it was ceased by rebel. nato as has agreed to send troops to stop smuggling. james, we have been waiting for this news conference for sometime now. do we know whether it's afternoon live going to go ahead this evening? >> reporter: well, i think it is. i think we have to hear from someone about what this meeting has achieved or has not achieved. earlier on the u.n. special envoy stefan dee my stew a told me this was an absolutely crucial meeting. lelet me remind you why it is crucial. last we're there were talks between the on opposition delegation and government delegation they never sat down together and never even really god to have the proximity talks but were in geneva at the same time but those talks basically were on hold because of the russian bam board. because of the syrian army's advanc

continue on their path. now what happens now? next thursday in munich will be the next diplomatic push. that's when the issg, the international syria support group will be meeting in munich. that's a group of more than 12 countries and alliances all with an interest in syria. they will be meeting in munich trying to figure out how to get all sides back together. it's important to point out the russian ambassador said that russia plans to bring new proposals to the talks next tuesday, but what those proposals are, he wouldn't get into. the divide on the security council is this. on one side you have the u.k., france and the u.s. saying there must be humanitarian talks in conjunction with the political talks. they must happen simultaneously. on the other hand you have russia saying that there can be no sort of ceasefire or humanitarian talks as a precondition to political talks. so that is a stark wall, if you will, on the security council, and quite frankly this was just a chance to hear again about why the talks broke down and for really all sides to blame each other. >> gabriel elizon

government and itself backer, russia. they say that the munich deal will only give them time to make further gains on the ground, and force the armed groups to surrender. but a pause in the fighting and the delivery of much-needed aid cannot come fast enough for the people. the battle for aleppo, has according to the united nations left more than 50,000 people homeless, adding to the millions who have been displaced over the years. >> translator: what have the people done to deserve this? they are not sparing anyone? not the children, not the elderly, not the women. this is enough. >> reporter: the conflict has laid waste to much of aleppo and the rest of syria. in this deeply divided country, claims of victory will have little meaning for anyone without a wider peace. >> zana in the last few minutes we heard from bashar al-assad in an interview, and he is quoted as saying that he will retake the whole country, and says that this could take a long time. what do you make of this? >> reporter: well, it's a very different rhetoric, because just a few months ago, the syrian president, really for

: within a week the bombardment is supposed to stop, but the russian, u.s. agreement reached in munich is being received with scepticism on the ground. >> translator: i don't think the international community is serious about a ceasefire for now. they are postponing the peace talking to give the regime more time to take more ground. it means the rebels won't be able to regain the territory after a ceasefire is in place. >> reporter: south towards damascus the aerial bombardment is only intensifying, and the casualties are rising. the rebels no longer control supply lines into their strong holds, and the u.n. is warning that the 120,000 people inside risk hunger and disease. members of the opposition inside and outside of syria, have told us they have little faith in the syrian government and itself backer russia. they say the munich deal will just give them time to make further gains. but a pause in the fighting and the delivery of aid to the hundreds of thousands trapped in besieged areas cannot come fast enough for the people. the battle for aleppo has left more than 50,000 people homel

going nowhere as the fighting continues. at a global security conference in munich the u.s. secretary of state was turning about a-- talking about a turn point. the prime minister is saying a cold war. they're encircling opposition force new zealand aleppo. russia is continuing its bombing campaign. to complicate matters further, turkish forces began shelling kurdish targets inside syria. we will have more on the diplomatic front in a moment from dominic kane but first our correspondent on the border. >> reporter: this gives an advantage, the main rebel supply line from the west to the northern countryside of aleppo is now within range of fire. disrupting the supply line is not their only objective. it is not far from the only entrance to the opposition controlled enclave in aleppo. opposition fighters are trying to keep the roads open to prevent a siege of eastern aleppo where tens of thousands people live. a pause in the fighting will only benefit the government it is said. >> translation: the battle for aleppo was carried out by the international community. they will not

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runs counter, frankly, to the commitment made in munich on to our shared interest in seeing the violence reduced, civilians allowed to receive humanitarian assistance which is of critical importance and more importantly ultimately achieving aof negotiated peaceful resolution of the dispute which is both for the wellbeing of the people of syria and for a to comel transition into effect which reflects the will of the syrian people. it's also essential in our judgment ultimately for the long-term success of the so we'llsil campaign continue our efforts both to support those on the ground who are fighting isil. we'll do our best in partnership with our many allies in the about 65.now, turkey remains an important as dor in that effort many others. and we'll stay focused on the weht against isil even as work intensively on the and thel track requisite steps discussed and in principle in munich to achieve a cessation of hostilities in humanitarian access. pool?thing else from the question] i couldn't hear that one. could anybody? want to try one more time, a little louder. i don't want

outside the beltway know what is going on. inside it. >> in a speech to the munich security conference, secretary of state john kerry criticized russia for its actions in ukraine and syria. other conference attendees from world powers are discussing how to end the civil war in syria and address the humanitarian crisis. the secretary's remarks are about 40 minutes. >> john? if i could invite you to the podium. this is a particularly much important moment for us, and i hope for you too, because under normal circumstances this might be the last time you speak here as a secretary of state. so welcome. we are very happy to have you. [applause] sec. kerry: thank you very much. wolfgang, thank you for reminding me-- [laughter] everything that i am doing now is-- depending on what i decide to do. so, maybe not. [laughter] [applause] i am really happy to be back in munich. i am very happy to share thoughts with this, the 52nd edition of the security conference. i think if you think back, 1963, the first year of the munich security conference, this forum has always been about the pursuit of peac

plan agreed to in munich to pause the fighting within a week. rebel commanders say it is unrealistic because russian airstrikes continue to target isil and al qaeda linked al nusra front. they believe that russia will exploit those groups to continue targeting the rebels. >> the offensive has weakened groups considered by the west as moderates. they're strongest around aleppo. for the first time in years the opposition risks losing it's heartland in the north and it's lifeline the turkish border. but rebel commanders say the fall of aleppo won't be the end of the war. instead of direct confrontation they planned to resort to irregular warfare to loosen the government's grip on the ground. al jazeera, southern turkey. >> and dominic kane with us now. he's head of the security conference in munich. all of those there are supposed to be pretty much on the same page, aren't they. they want the cessation of hostilities. they want to defeat isil and they want to see an end to the war in syria. but in public it is taking on a pretty nasty note. >> that's right, david. at first i

-assad even more firmly in power. >> jamie mcintire at the pentagon. the discussions in munich have had no effect on syria at least at present. zeina khodr has more. >> rebels understand the need to hold ground, if they do thought, the government will be one step further to aleppo city, where tens of thousands of people live. the opposition is trying to prevent its stronghold from being besieged. >> translator: they are killing us but we will remain steadfast. we are still on the front lines. we will liberate every inch of territory they exushed. we won'captured. we are here. >> reporter: within a week the bombardment is supposed to stop but being received with skepticism on the ground. >> translator: i don't think the international community represented by the u.s. and russia is serious about a ceasefire for now. they postpone peace talks to give the regime more opportunity to gain more ground. >> reporter: the government is on the offensive in more than one quarter in syria. the aerial bombardment is only intensifying and the casualties are rising. the rebels no longer control sup

to lay down their arms. >> there is opposition to u.s.-russian plan agreed to in munich to pause the fighting within a week. rebel commanders say it is unrealistic because russian airstrikes can continue to target isil and alqaida-linked al nusra front. they believe moscow will exploit the presence of those groups to continue targeting the rebels. >> the defensive have weakened groups considered by the west as moderates. they are strongest around alep aleppo. and for the first time in years the opposition risks losing it's heartland in the north and it's lifeline the turkish border but rebel commanders say the fall of aleppo won't be the end of the war. instead of direct confrontation they plan to resort to irregular warfare to loosen their grip on the ground. >> elsewhere in syria reports are emerging that as many as 20 people have lost their lives in russian airstrikes in the homs province. a video posted online, which we cannot verify, appears to show people weeping over the bodies of victim who is are said to include children. [ sobbing ] >> for god's sake, we're being exterminat

. mr. obama urged russia to end its air campaign. and in munich, senator john mccain accused them of using syria as a live fire exercise. >> russia has indiscriminately bombed civilians and moderate groups for months with impunity. intelligence leaders have stated publicly that russia's intervention has stabilized the asought regime and helped it get back on the offensive. and now, as we sit here today, syrian, iranian, hezbollah and russian forces are accelerating their siege of aleppo. it is no accident that mr. putin has agreed on a cessation of hostilities when he did. >> russian airstrikes have no doubt shifted the momentum of this conflict. the syrian army says that moscow's support has helped to push back isis militants. cnn's fred pleitgen was given exclusive access to the front lines against isis and has this report from eastern syria. >> reporter: in the eastern syrian desert, on the fringe of isis's self-declared caliphate, the syrian army readies its artillery canons, tanks and armored personnel carriers have dug in. we are right on the front line with isis. the soldiers

night talks in munich. russia is continuing with its air strikes however. leaders want the hostilities halted within a week. i.s.i.l. and al-nusra are not included in the deal. it is agreed to push for the humanitarian aid for those in need. supplies will be dropped by air to some besieged towns and villages as early as next week. these steps will be monitored by the task force funded by russia and the u.s. >> reporter: 19 delegations. the sponsors of international peace efforts in syria gathering in an effort to get things back on track. but the most important meeting happened several hours earlier on 15th floor of the same munich hotel. this is where russian foreign minister and u.s. secretary of state john kerry came face-to-face. if you look at those faces, you can tell from the very start this was a difficult meeting. the russians proposed a ceasefire from march 1 but the u.s. said that would mean three weeks more aerial bombardment and called for it to begin as early as this weekend. when they finally addressed the media, it was in the early hours of the munich mornin

- this cessation of hostilities that worked out in munich last week. that is a good thing. that is taken out of cooperation between russia and the united states, at the military level. and it will be structured for the purpose of implementing the state of the groups in munich. where they disagree on the nuts and bolts of what is going on in this area, and the kremlin said that vladimir putin expressed the need of double standard. the kremlin believes that the united states is hypocritical and saying that it's acting on terrorism, but supporting groups in syria. physically working against the korean states. they found it's with the agreement. a ceasefire sustained hostilities where they worked. i suppose that there's minimum cooperation. >> all right. thank you for that. rory challands then on the ongoing diplomatic debate and effort to get a form of peace established in syria, where, of course, so much of the talk of syria was about the effort, the suspicion of hostilities, has been coming out of munich. the security conference has been taking place there. and they've been talking

world powers in munich to put an end to the civil war. the leaders agreed to halt has stilts within a week, but armed groups, isil and al-nusra front are not included in the deal. the deal includes the deliver of human aid in besieged towns and villages. all this will be monitored by the task force by russia and united states but r.b.i. is pressing on with air raids on cities including homs. we are a report from the syrian border. >> rebel fighters understand the need to hold ground on this front line. if they are defeated, the syrian government and allies will be one step closer to aleppo city where tens of thousands live. after losing much territory in this northern province, the opposition is trying to prevent its stronghold inside syria's second largest city from being besieged. >>> they are killing us, but we will remain steadfast. we are still on the front lines. we will liberate every inch of territory they captured. we won't surrender. we are here. >> within a week, the bombardment is supposed to stop, but the russian-u.s. agreement reached in muenich for moss stilts being see

sound very much as though the announcement coming out of munich made by john kerry and the other international players that there should be acisation to host aislity-- hostilities. >> reporter: there are opposition to that deal. many have been telling us it's an unreally particular plan because at the end of the day it doesn't stop russian bombardment because two groups on the ground, i.s.i.l. as well as the syrian al-qaeda branch al-nusra front are not included in this deal. they believe that russia can exploit their presence and continue bombardments saying and saying they're confronting i.s.i.l. and al-nusra. i can tell you that a week ago there was a sense of frustration and desperation but more and more commanders are telling us that they're going to fight back. they have other tactics that they can use. they can capture territory, but the biggest question is can the government hold that territory. they can retreat and launch attacks. what we're seeing now is more of a defines, but undoubtedly the ongoing offensive, not just in aleppo, but other strong holds in northern homs

including any syrians. >> reporter: no. the u.s. and russia agreed to this deal in munich a cup of days ago. they want an end to hostilities at the end of this week and allow aid to enter into besieged area. this is the first time he spoke since that. he doesn't believe a ceasefire will bring an end to the conflict saying that the government considers every person who holds a weapon or carries arms against the state are terrorists, not changing the position of the government since the start of this conflict. he also said that it's unrealistic and for the syrian government a solution would involve what he calls reconciliation agreements on the ground, but the opposition would call a surrender. what has been happening is agreements have been reached after a siege has been laid and people starve from the lack of food and medicine. it is not just the syrian president who is questioning the munich deal. the opposition is saying it allows russia to continue to target rebel groups. they believe the fact that al-nusra are not included in this deal, russia would use their presence to exploit and

munich. syrian government troops backed y russia need to cut off rebel supply lines. the fighting has pushed housands of refugees to join thousands more stuck on the turkish border. in business another volatile day on the stock markets. as ill get the latest european shares continue to fall. we will slash back to the 1960's first our top from paris. >> first to the united states nd crucial new hampshire primary under way now. 1.3 state is home to just million people but turning into the battleground that could crowded republican field. we are covering the primary and joins us now from there. jessica, it is still very early. of new hampshire were hit by the snow. out to the ade it poll so far. >> there is heavy snowfall but i them.think it will stop the polls have opened and the was the n of dixville first to vote at midnight. lost s surprisingly trump there because he's leading in the polls yet maybe they are a moderate in that area near the border with canada. the republican candidate who won that very small vote are only a few people in the town, kasich won he is certainly one t

there you have the secretary of state john kerry addressing the munich security conference. our correspondent dominic kane is in munich and has been listening to the speech. center stage, of course, to the remarks of john kerry, the situation regarding ukraine. >> reporter: that's right. you heard there his comments making clear that the minzk agreement is the only way forward. that, of course, was an agreement that the russians and ukrainians wanted to ceasing fire. he also talked about the normandy format in which the governments come together to find progress, to try to find common ground, a way forward. we know that the format which met this morning, nothing tangible came out of that. we also heard from john kerry about the commitment to nato which the american government seize as being central to its policy in europe and how the american government was going to increase four-fold its investment about a combat brigade >>> can i just jump in so that we can go back to john kerry and listen. >> we welcome the announcement of countries in europe that have decided to join this fi

ground. >> now this all happens on the eve of a big meeting in munich by the international syria's support group, a group that includes russia and the united states. they're meeting in munich in less than 24 hours to try to get the syrian peace talks from geneva back on track. those talks are scheduled debttively for later this month. as we all know we're put on hold after they fell through in geneva just recently. so now those talks are trying to get back on track, we'll see if that happens with these talks in munich. starting on thursday. >> gabriel elizondo with the latest from the u.n. thank you. >>> well, as you heard a little earlier, turkey's president has launched a fierce talk on u.s. policy on syria and washington's support for syrian kurdish rebels. >> all america, you cannot introduce pkk, pyd or ypg to us. we know them very well. we are the ones who know daesh in these groups. you haven't had a grasp of them. and that's why the region is a bloodbath. >> strong words, well, al jazeera's roslind jordan is in washington, d.c. she has the latest on the u.s. reaction. >> th

earlier today by the u.s. secreary of state john kerry. the deal was reached in munich between the u.s., russia, and more than a dozen other countries. let's go through what it calls for. it calls for a cessation of hostilities to begin in one week. the break in fighting should allow humanitarian aid into areas where it is needed. diplomats also discussed ways of restarting peace talks between the syrian government and the opposition. the future of those talks remains unclear. they were not able to convince russia to in syria. we will have more on that in a moment. we begin our coverage at the munich security conference, where serious cease-fire was announced. -- syria's cease-fire was announced. >> hours after a key diplomatic agreement to stop the fighting, the conference chairman said syria represents a new trend. >> today's conflicts more and more tend to transcend state borders. in some areas, to a stunning extent. take the war in syria for example. it has turned into a full-fledged regional conflict. >> meanwhile in syria, fighting continued. the deal specifies a cessation of

conference in munich. top diplomats from more than a dozen countries dealing with what's been described as a, quote, bleak global environment. and it's the situation in syria and the european refugee crisis that are overshadowing their talks. the meetings come just days after ministers from the united states, from russia and other nations all announced that they've agreed to a pause in the fighting in syria to take effect in a week. but there are fears that at least two issues will scuttle any lasting peace in that nation. the continued russian airstrikes on aleppo and the insistence by the syrian president, bashar al assad, that he would continue fighting enemies that he deems terrorists. let's get the very latest from munich. our cnn international diplomatic editor, nic robertson, is live for us this hour. nic, good to have you with us. so there's so many issues that are playing out in the world. what is the mood there among leaders in munich? >> reporter: well, there's concern about this peace plan for syria at the moment. the focus for the concern would be this next week in aleppo. it's

this evening? >> reporter: well, it's been long meetings taking place here in munich. the meeting underway right now coming up towards four hours is the international syria support group. that is the international and middle eastern regional players who are trying, all of these countries, to get back on track. the process that was underway until last week in geneva that barely started in geneva, of trying to get the two sides around the table to start talks on peace in syria. obviously, that process ended because of the russian bombardment and the syrian military advance. and it doesn't look very hopeful here, certainly on the ground grounds of a ceasefire which everyone says they want, but the russians say we'll do a ceasefire from the first of march. that will give them three more weeks of bombardment and that's why the u.s. is saying we need a ceasefire to start very soon, possibly as soon as this weekend. and there doesn't seem to be any agreement. there is clearly a gap between the two sides on that. i do know that they are also working up some possible ideas on humanitarian

kerry spoke after the meeting in munich. >> i'm pleased to say that, as a result, today in munich we believe we have made progress on both the humanitarian front and the cessation of hostilities front, and these two fronts, this progress, has the potential, fully implemented, fully followed through on, to be able to change the daily lives of the syrian people. >> rose: joining me from munich, steffan de mistura. he is the u.n. special envoy for syria. he participated in yesterday's meetings. welcome, sir. it's a pleasure to have you here. >> thank you very much. i'm glad to be with you. >> rose: tell me you believe we have achieved at these meetings, because you have seen the ups and the downs and you have experienced first hand the misery of the syrian people and the great desire and feed for peace. >> well, first of all, let's look at what happened yesterday. it was not a declaration. it was not a statement. it was a commitment. secondly, it was not a commitment about something generic. it was about concrete things -- humanitarian aid to reach those besieged areas, stopping the bom

. ♪ talks have started in munich aimed at revising the floundering syria peace process and u.s. secretary of state john kerry and sergei fedorov are hosting discussions and said a ceasefire to start on the first of march but the u.s. says it will push for the ceasefire to begin immediately. meanwhile on the ground there is continued fighting near syria's border with turkey in the latest battles they captured an air base which was originally controlled by the syrian military before it was seized by rebels. elsewhere nato defense ministers meeting in brussels agreed to send war ships to the aegean sea to stop smuggling refugees and migrants to europe and lots to get through first and we will start in munich and speak to our editor james base and the talks have finally got underway james, but very difficult challenges ahead of everyone there. >> very difficult challenges. we have the full international syria support group, 19 different delegations of international and regional players trying to get the whole process back on track because remember those geneva talks between the syr

hours ago in bavaria, near bad aibling...its about 40 miles southeast of munich. at least eight people are dead and about 150 people are injured. a police spokesperson says this is the biggest accident in that region in years. as zika continues to spread, the white house has big plans to tackle the virus across the country. 10news reporter emerald morrow is live at the mosquito control center in clearwater. emerald, the obama administration will be asking congress for a lot of money. nearly two billion dollars in emergency funds to put towards keeping the zika virus in check. - and some of that money will end up going to mosquito control programs... - because it doesn't take much for mosquitos to breed...they only need about a capful of water... the president wants to give more than 800 million dollars to the cdc to help them with research on the zika virus - and to help them figure out ways to prevent the virus from spreading - and because there is no cure...he also wants 200 million dollars to go towards vaccine development and research. - here's what he told cbs' gayle king. what of

president this year. protesters take to the streets in munich calling on leaders to stop wars, particularly the ongoing conflict in syria. a deadly chain crash, what caused the pile up. >>> welcome back. here is a look at the top stories. supreme court justice scalia has died at the age of 29. he was-- 79. he was the longest serving member of the country's high court and was consistently its most conservative justice amid news of his death, a republican presidential candidates are preparing for a debate tonight. the supreme court is to be a major part of the discussion. al jazeera's senior political correspondent michael shaw is in is an diego this evening. is it really really too soon how the impact will impact-- death of zcalia will impact the elections? >> it could. we lost a great jurist today, whether you liked or did not like him, he was regarded as a brilliant jurist. he was always respected. to that he had a very great friendship with ginsberg who could not have been more polar opposite. i think it is just important to remember that. then the politics are inevitable. t