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they're over extended in syria. they're weak end internally and economically and politically it has never been so isolated from the west. they will want a political solution at in spoint in the not too distant future >>> is that a reasonable expectation? >> not unreasonable. the west will want a democratic transition in syria. russia doesn't have any confidence that is going to take place. russia would prefer to have a better strong man in syria than bashar al-assad. he was a loser before the russians came in. the russians would like to work with the u.s. on some kind of a transition to a more stable situation, probably involving some kind of strong rule until some democratic transition occurs and russian is not sure that will ever occur >>> the u.s. would love to see a too. >> an end game move is to remove bashar al-assad from power. so long as he continues to be in power the conflict will continue there. >> as long as they continue in power, there will be groups fighting bashar al-assad and the fighting will not s
they're over extended in syria. they're weak end internally and economically and politically it has never been so isolated from the west. they will want a political solution at in spoint in the not too distant future >>> is that a reasonable expectation? >> not unreasonable. the west will want a democratic transition in syria. russia doesn't have any confidence that is going to take place. russia would prefer to have a better strong man in syria than bashar al-assad. he was a...
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syria is fighting one of those wars on terror, so-called. >>> on syria's state-controlled media. aleppo and other forces went to areas that are rebel held. carefully taking it. >> the aim is military decisiveness. raising the use over and over again. >> show footbinge by the syrian army. >> they really almost entirely ignored the refugees, it's obvious why. whether there's a battle over territories. that pump or aleppo, this is very much that. it is seen as a nationalist battle territory. they are going aleppo, raising the syria flag. aleppo will return to the home ground. it is what is at stake according to syrian media. this is called an outside power. some media outlets acted as proxies. state funded channels from russia, saudi arabia and qatar have been accused of reflecting patron government stances. and western news channels exposed some of their own dwelling on concern of casualties. beginning that same issue when the plane did the bombing. when the plane did the bombing. then channels like almanar next door in lebanon, beaming their signals and narratives into syria. >> i
syria is fighting one of those wars on terror, so-called. >>> on syria's state-controlled media. aleppo and other forces went to areas that are rebel held. carefully taking it. >> the aim is military decisiveness. raising the use over and over again. >> show footbinge by the syrian army. >> they really almost entirely ignored the refugees, it's obvious why. whether there's a battle over territories. that pump or aleppo, this is very much that. it is seen as a...
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isn't about syria, it is about russia. let's take a closer look at what putin's motives might be. russian president vladimir putin feels snubbed by the west, and wants to make russia great again. the war in syria has given him another opportunity to show his country is a world power. the ongoing and -- airstrikes are aimed at securing russian influence in the region with, or without bashar al-assad. hisn does not want to lose country's net -- mediterranean naval base. russia also has agreements with syria to export oil and gas reserves. putin says hitting the opponents is striking a blow against terrorism. terrorist.who is a and the president will achieve one other thing with military action in syria. thousands more civilians are now fleeing further bombardment, as the flood of refugees swell, europe grows ever more divided during is it all part of a grand strategy? alan, here is something i don't really get. before the latest environment -- bombardment, when putin was willing to sit down with talks, people were saying, ru
isn't about syria, it is about russia. let's take a closer look at what putin's motives might be. russian president vladimir putin feels snubbed by the west, and wants to make russia great again. the war in syria has given him another opportunity to show his country is a world power. the ongoing and -- airstrikes are aimed at securing russian influence in the region with, or without bashar al-assad. hisn does not want to lose country's net -- mediterranean naval base. russia also has agreements...
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services inside syria has all but collapsed, hospitals have been hit. the m.s.f. calling on the warring sides to respect these facilities, because targeting them is against international law. that is in idlib. in azaz, the hospital, a school and other locations were also targeted, people were killed. as azaz being close to the turkish border is part of an ongoing battle for a very strategic corner of syria. >> as this fighting escalates inside the country, turkey and russia exchanging this war of words, turkish foreign minister speaking just a short time ago, leveling accusations at russia, what did he have to say? >> well, like i mentioned, this border town of azaz is now a front line really between russia and turkey, turkey making it very clear that this talk about is a red line for yours and we will not allow it to fall. it is controlled by the opposition, opposition groups that are backed by turkey, but the y.p.g., the kurdish armed group is advancing, and it is very close to storming azaz, so the turkish government making it very clear that they will not allo
services inside syria has all but collapsed, hospitals have been hit. the m.s.f. calling on the warring sides to respect these facilities, because targeting them is against international law. that is in idlib. in azaz, the hospital, a school and other locations were also targeted, people were killed. as azaz being close to the turkish border is part of an ongoing battle for a very strategic corner of syria. >> as this fighting escalates inside the country, turkey and russia exchanging...
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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 how that went down, but nonetheless europe figured highly in his speech. ukraine also factored in. he was critical of russian saying that the minsk agreement needs to be implemented fully otherwise sanctions are going to be maintained, robust sanctions are going to be maintained against russia. again, syria seems to be the all consuming topic that has up so much of the time of the delegates as they attend this conference. our correspondent is standing by and will keep us updated on the developments coming out of munich as this conference comes to a close at al jazeera. so remember, don't go away. stay with us here at al jazeera. and psychopaths who try to hijack it. isil is as much islamic as the kkk is christian. stoorgt
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 how that went down, but nonetheless europe figured highly in his speech. ukraine also factored in. he was critical of russian saying that the minsk agreement needs to be...
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>> turkey targets kurdish fighters inside syria. hello, i'm david foster, also in al jazeera, egypt's president said that he will hand power back to parliament and that no, sir has been restored. >>> now the pope this a country dominated by catholics has done something that non-of his predecessors have managed to do. plus... >> an i'm in florida in the everglades where the burmese python hunt is underway and why they're so eagle for get rid of yet another invasive species. >> any pause of fighting agreed by world powers this week will happen. russia's foreign minister said that the deal is more likely to fail than succeed. global leaders have been meeting for syria's war at the top of the 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 afte
>> turkey targets kurdish fighters inside syria. hello, i'm david foster, also in al jazeera, egypt's president said that he will hand power back to parliament and that no, sir has been restored. >>> now the pope this a country dominated by catholics has done something that non-of his predecessors have managed to do. plus... >> an i'm in florida in the everglades where the burmese python hunt is underway and why they're so eagle for get rid of yet another invasive species....
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i couldn't keep them in syria any more. i told my children that the crisis is only temporary and that it will all be over and we can go home soon. i hope they don't blame me for not giving me an education because i'm doing the best that i can. they will have a normal life when they go back to syria. i want them to grow up god willing >>> four farmers are accused of killing two black workers. they were said to be collecting wages but the farmers said they were attacking them. >> reporter: the court proceedings have started. the magistrate is busy inside the court behind me. also behind me various supporters have showed up to show support. this is the economic freedom fighters. they're sporting the farm workers who were killed. the barbed wire was put here to separate people from each other. letter here to support the black workers who were killed and behind them is another mob for the white farmers. people are protesting in various quarters. they're not taking chances. the court is underway. we are expecting it to be adjourn
i couldn't keep them in syria any more. i told my children that the crisis is only temporary and that it will all be over and we can go home soon. i hope they don't blame me for not giving me an education because i'm doing the best that i can. they will have a normal life when they go back to syria. i want them to grow up god willing >>> four farmers are accused of killing two black workers. they were said to be collecting wages but the farmers said they were attacking them. >>...
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in congress wait we have to work out syria, putin has helped us in syria and he has played both sides successful trying to delay the process. >> is there anything because of what's happened in ukraine and russian sanctions have hurt the russian economy that he might be any more inclined to change his position on ukraine? >> this is syria once rudd russt involved in ukraine, that's the eighth conflict zone. whether it is the crimea or the dundun bas, the westba. dunbas, what's the plan to deal with russia now. >> vice president biden has talked with president petro poroshenko to talk about these imf bailouts, why is that not happening, is there a lot of division inside the ukrainian policpoliceparliament? >> it is a lot of change. >> ukrainiapolls, down in the 2d 30s, ars an yatsenyuk yuck his g likabilities is ricing. >> they have to redo the prosecutors office and all the judges, it is a massive. >> ing i'm very bullish on ukraine, ukraine has a lot of people who are underemployed overeducated and is vastly rich in natural resources. anybody who's investing in ukraine now a country o
in congress wait we have to work out syria, putin has helped us in syria and he has played both sides successful trying to delay the process. >> is there anything because of what's happened in ukraine and russian sanctions have hurt the russian economy that he might be any more inclined to change his position on ukraine? >> this is syria once rudd russt involved in ukraine, that's the eighth conflict zone. whether it is the crimea or the dundun bas, the westba. dunbas, what's the...
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this is one corner of syria. in another corner, activists call the forgetting corner, people are starving and living under fear. >>> the u.s. secretary of state john kerry is describing a catastrophe in syria not seen since world war ii. john kerry has been speaking at a conference in rome about a fighting isil, a conference involving 23 other nations. >> the situation on the ground for the syrian people is unfathomable. we haven't seen away catastrophe like this since world war ii and it's unfolding before our eyes. people in madaya eating leaves and grass or animals of one type or another that they can capture. >> we expect to hear from from john kerry in the next few minutes. diplomats have been meetinging rome to discuss the threat of isil in syria, iraq and libya, the press conference due to start in the next few minutes. we will bring it to you live here. let's bring in hasham in rome. tell us about this coalition against isil in iraq and syria. >> the gathering here in rome is an opportunity for the intern
this is one corner of syria. in another corner, activists call the forgetting corner, people are starving and living under fear. >>> the u.s. secretary of state john kerry is describing a catastrophe in syria not seen since world war ii. john kerry has been speaking at a conference in rome about a fighting isil, a conference involving 23 other nations. >> the situation on the ground for the syrian people is unfathomable. we haven't seen away catastrophe like this since world war...
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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 hostilities in a week. in munich, jordan's king abdullah urged the international community to come together. >> today, we share interests in a coalition victory in syria and iraq and the end for daesh requires our concentrated and dedicated action. >> the deal has produced cautious optimism, but there is a sense that the cooperative mood may not last. >> the best moment for trying and testing the will of those who have committed themselves yesterday. >> russia's role has been criticized in the conflict. the french defense minister pointed to moscow's airstrikes in support of the syrian regime as a major contributor to instability. >> last night's agreement can permit progress if it leads to a cease-fire. if it leads to general humanitarian access and if it includes an end to the indiscriminate bombing by the syrian regime and by russia. >> meanwhile, syrian
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 hostilities in a week. in munich, jordan's king abdullah urged the international community to come together. >> today, we share interests in a coalition victory in syria and iraq and the end for daesh requires our concentrated and dedicated action. >> the deal has produced cautious optimism, but there is a sense...
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those who visited syria and iraq to work with isis don't have a stamp on their passport from syria. they don't have a stamp from iraq. they have a stamp on their passport for turkey. we ought to look at whether we should provide the visa waiver. to those who have visited turkey. we have to look at the european friends and make sure they don't give a new passport to somebody who doesn't like the stamps on their old passport without telling us it did have a stamp from libya or iraq or turkey. i do think we will have to look at this the so waiver idea -- visa waiver idea. as long as they can get a new passport that does not and have visa waiver without letting us know they visited turkey and saudi -- syria or iraq. or libya. i want to focus on the questions. we were serious and world war ii. we had a strategic bombing program designed to destroy the economic capacity of europe. i believe we killed 90,000 french civilians. and then we were welcomed by the french people as liberators. we were serious in the war. we won the war. paides de gaulle never french civil servants and occupied fr
those who visited syria and iraq to work with isis don't have a stamp on their passport from syria. they don't have a stamp from iraq. they have a stamp on their passport for turkey. we ought to look at whether we should provide the visa waiver. to those who have visited turkey. we have to look at the european friends and make sure they don't give a new passport to somebody who doesn't like the stamps on their old passport without telling us it did have a stamp from libya or iraq or turkey. i...
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has urged turkey to halt military strikes on syria. turkey's prime minister has demanded fighters withdraw from its border. >>> and republican presidential hopefuls are currently taking part in a debate in south carolina. the state due to hold a prime minister this week. polls show donald trump and ted cruz the front runners. >>> now more than 25,000 people are hoping to use the crossing to enter egypt from the southern gaza strip this weekend. we have reports on that. >> these palestinians have been waiting patiently to leave the gaza strip for months. some for years. >> we have over 25,000 registered humanitarian cases in the gaza strip. our best estimate, there will be 24,000 people in need of help still suffering. >> this keen imaginer is in need of medical attention. he lost his leg us during the gaza war. >> he needs surgeries and therapy. we've been trying to get help for more than a year. we've been applying for permits and renewing them. >> the economic realities in the strip worsened after that w
has urged turkey to halt military strikes on syria. turkey's prime minister has demanded fighters withdraw from its border. >>> and republican presidential hopefuls are currently taking part in a debate in south carolina. the state due to hold a prime minister this week. polls show donald trump and ted cruz the front runners. >>> now more than 25,000 people are hoping to use the crossing to enter egypt from the southern gaza strip this weekend. we have reports on that....
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and besieged towns in syria remain desperate. these are exclusive pictures obtained by al jazeera from inside madaya where two women died of malnutrition on tuesday. doctors without boarders estimates more than 300 people in madaya are now malnourished. ♪ >>> italy is demanding an investigation into the death of a student in cairo, whose body was found bearing signs of having been tortured. he disappeared on the 25th of january. the italian government has urgently summoned the egyptian ambassador to a meeting to express its concern. >> reporter: on thursday the italian fvm has summoned the egyptian ambassador to italy following the suspicious death of an italian student who has been living in cairo. he disappeared on the 25th of january, the fifth anniversary of the uprising that lead to the depotion of president morsi. his body was found with signs of torture, cigarette butts, of stab wounds, and he must have suffered, it was said, a slow death. they are calling for an investigation calling for it to be fair. the local authori
and besieged towns in syria remain desperate. these are exclusive pictures obtained by al jazeera from inside madaya where two women died of malnutrition on tuesday. doctors without boarders estimates more than 300 people in madaya are now malnourished. ♪ >>> italy is demanding an investigation into the death of a student in cairo, whose body was found bearing signs of having been tortured. he disappeared on the 25th of january. the italian government has urgently summoned the...
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as in southern syria. manpower shortages, however, will continue to undermine the syrian regime's ability to accomplish strategic battlefield objectives. the opposition has less equipment and firepower and its groups lack unity, they sometimes have competing battlefield interests and fight among themselves. meanwhile, some 250,000 people have been killed as this war has dragged on. the humanitarian situation in syria continues to deteriorate. as of last month there are approximately 4 .4 million syrian refugee and another 6.5 million internally displaced persons which represent one-half of syria's preconflict population. in libya despite the december agreement to form a new government of national accord, establishing authority and security across the country will be difficult at best with hundreds of militia groups operating throughout the country. isil has established its most developed branch outside of syria and libya, in libya, outside of syria and iraq in libya and maintains a presence in tripoli and
as in southern syria. manpower shortages, however, will continue to undermine the syrian regime's ability to accomplish strategic battlefield objectives. the opposition has less equipment and firepower and its groups lack unity, they sometimes have competing battlefield interests and fight among themselves. meanwhile, some 250,000 people have been killed as this war has dragged on. the humanitarian situation in syria continues to deteriorate. as of last month there are approximately 4 .4...
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talking about convergence, what does that mean beyond a ceasefire in syria. do the arabs and russians agree on what happens next? >> reporter: it's interesting. these diplomats we're talking about are a good many things, issues around the region. there was a lot of diplomatic speak there couched in messages of cooperation appeared converge entity views. really i think for russia the problem at the moment is that as its influence in the middle east increases because of its role in the syrian conflict, it is losing some friends amongst sunni arab states. really what russia needs to do, if it's going to try and salvage those relationships, is try and build a kind of bigger umbrella of views and values and things like that. so we were hearing there from the u.a.e. foreign minister basically saying that stability and security and values like that are things that russia and all of these countries can agree on. lavrov was talking about tackling terrorism as something all these countries can agree on. trying to put away some of the differences about syria and concent
talking about convergence, what does that mean beyond a ceasefire in syria. do the arabs and russians agree on what happens next? >> reporter: it's interesting. these diplomats we're talking about are a good many things, issues around the region. there was a lot of diplomatic speak there couched in messages of cooperation appeared converge entity views. really i think for russia the problem at the moment is that as its influence in the middle east increases because of its role in the...
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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 possibility of a siege. doctors, activists, lawyers, journalists created what they call a united revolutionary front and at that call to arms has been answered by civilians. men of fighting a
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...
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attacks on medical facilities and schools in syria. the u.n. envoy staffan de mistura is set to meet syria's foreign minister on tuesday. >>> at least one person has been killed in kampala, kizza besigye was held before being released. >>> where it was decideds he would remain in police custody. his arrest last week has prompted protests across the country. divya gopalan now explains. >> reporter: classes are boycotted, classrooms remain empty. hundreds gather to protest against the arrest of their student leader, on sedition charges. the government allegation antiindian slogans were chanted during a rally. up to three days in detention, his court appearance is overshadowed by scuffles outside the courtroom. journalists and kumar supporters says they wear tacked just after a decision was made to extend his detention. a decision that angered many on campus. >> we are extremely anguished like this. why i are they make a criminal t of him? we'll continue no matter how long it takes. >> there have been warnings from government ministers and right w
attacks on medical facilities and schools in syria. the u.n. envoy staffan de mistura is set to meet syria's foreign minister on tuesday. >>> at least one person has been killed in kampala, kizza besigye was held before being released. >>> where it was decideds he would remain in police custody. his arrest last week has prompted protests across the country. divya gopalan now explains. >> reporter: classes are boycotted, classrooms remain empty. hundreds gather to protest...
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in syria. what are the strategies you have outland. >> we want to get this done and accelerate the campaign. we've proposed a number of ways of accelerating. i'll come to them in a moment. i just want to point out, every time general dunnford and i have come to the president with a request to do more to accelerate the defeat of i.s.i.l, he said yes. >> rose: the president has not been reluctant to increase our effort against i.s.i.s. at all. he has been fully supportive of everything you and general dun dunnford have recommended. >> i ide go further around say he is encouraging us to look for opportunities to do more because our strategy and the right strategy is -- let me take iraq first -- is to enable the iraqi security forms. so that is a process that involves training them, it involves equipping them. and then when they go into battle, helping to make them successful as we did in ray made. that's our overall strategic approach. why is that the strategic approach? because it takes capable,
in syria. what are the strategies you have outland. >> we want to get this done and accelerate the campaign. we've proposed a number of ways of accelerating. i'll come to them in a moment. i just want to point out, every time general dunnford and i have come to the president with a request to do more to accelerate the defeat of i.s.i.l, he said yes. >> rose: the president has not been reluctant to increase our effort against i.s.i.s. at all. he has been fully supportive of...
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at least 46 have died in a double car bombing in homs, syria. syrian state television said bombs killed 30 others in a southern suburb of damascus. >>> authorities in fiji trying to restore power after it was hit by tropical storm winston which killed at least six. >>> protestors from indias jat caste continue to demand special status for that community. water supplies to the capital were cut after demonstrations turned violent. >>> it's described as the greatest disaster waiting to happen in iraq, the mosul dam has already had hundreds of millions of dollars worth of repairs to stop it bursting, but needs more because of the risk of collapse being greater than first feared. with the government in iraq being in a difficult financial situation, it doesn't look like it will get that money. if this dam ever fails, millions of people will be affect and northern iraq flooded. a 50-meter wall of water will come crashing down. since the dam was built, engineers say it has unstable foundations. now the u.s. core of army engineers say there is a signific
at least 46 have died in a double car bombing in homs, syria. syrian state television said bombs killed 30 others in a southern suburb of damascus. >>> authorities in fiji trying to restore power after it was hit by tropical storm winston which killed at least six. >>> protestors from indias jat caste continue to demand special status for that community. water supplies to the capital were cut after demonstrations turned violent. >>> it's described as the greatest...
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-lead coalition until syria. so the u.s. telling turkey, these are our allies we will continue to support them. so the relationship with the united states worsening, the relationship with russia worsening, and turkey is finding itself caught in the whole syrian crisis, and the crisis has spilled over the border. >> and we know that will be featuring very heavily in the thinking of officials there, and many people in the wake of this bombing in the turkish capitol, ankara, now. zana thank you. we are now speaking to our analyst on the phone from ankara. can you give us your initial thoughts on this bombing? if you can hear me, i was just asking you about your reaction to this bombing in the capitol, ankara. i'm not sure if you can hear me. but just wanted to get your thoughts on the circumstances surrounding this attack, who might have been behind this attack. okay. we'll get back to her a little bit later on. we'll try to reestablish a connection with her, and try to get her thoughts on what we're seeing unfold right now in
-lead coalition until syria. so the u.s. telling turkey, these are our allies we will continue to support them. so the relationship with the united states worsening, the relationship with russia worsening, and turkey is finding itself caught in the whole syrian crisis, and the crisis has spilled over the border. >> and we know that will be featuring very heavily in the thinking of officials there, and many people in the wake of this bombing in the turkish capitol, ankara, now. zana thank...
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clear they want to be part of syria. it makes clear they want to have positive relations with their neighbors. they don't want to interfere in the relations. distances with the pkk. work inl remain a progress. it is something we're going to work on every day. we will continue to work with itself againstct pkk militarism which is killingy dangerous and turkish soldiers and police officers every day. mr. thank you, sir. now mr. sherman of california. representative sherman: i know visa waiver program was mentioned earlier. those who visit libya. it is not a right that we extend europeans. in reducing it. we don't provide the waivers to people from brazil. -- brazil, etling et cetera. a visa waiverave system. those who visited syria and iraq have a stamp on their passport. they don't have a stamp from iraq. they have a stamp on their passport for turkey. we ought to look at whether we should provide the visa waiver. we have to look at the european sure they don't give a new passport to somebody on doesn't like the stamps th
clear they want to be part of syria. it makes clear they want to have positive relations with their neighbors. they don't want to interfere in the relations. distances with the pkk. work inl remain a progress. it is something we're going to work on every day. we will continue to work with itself againstct pkk militarism which is killingy dangerous and turkish soldiers and police officers every day. mr. thank you, sir. now mr. sherman of california. representative sherman: i know visa waiver...
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in syria, mr. chairman, you hit something on the head because what is happening with the russian air strikes is that they're primarily focused on the opposition. and what is happening with opposition forces, we were working with to fight isil, if you look on this map, just to the north of alone peppo, we we working with local opposition forces to move east to fight isil and that was a very sophisticated endeavor. but as the russian air strike campaign has begun particularly north of aleppo, the fighters peeled off the line to fight the regime advance and this is causing us real problems for the counter-isil campaign. we tell the russians this very clearly, you say you are fighting isil but what you are doing is having a very detrimental effect in the fight against isil. >> thank you. i was going to ask you, ambassador, also, in addition to this job as mr. engle pointed out, you helped negotiate the release of the americans being held by iran and last year the families of these americans sat at this
in syria, mr. chairman, you hit something on the head because what is happening with the russian air strikes is that they're primarily focused on the opposition. and what is happening with opposition forces, we were working with to fight isil, if you look on this map, just to the north of alone peppo, we we working with local opposition forces to move east to fight isil and that was a very sophisticated endeavor. but as the russian air strike campaign has begun particularly north of aleppo, the...
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the two tracks are inevitable in syria. first through negotiations and second through fighting terrorism. >> just over the boarder in turkey, is my colleague, zana hoda. she september us this. >> reporter: what the syrian government and itself backer, russia is trying to do is not just change the balance of power on the ground in the favor of the regime. what they are trying to do is weaken the opposition if not wipe it out all together, and it's not a coincidence that we're seeing a large-scale offensive in two provinces simultaneously. the northern province and the southern province, because these two areas are the last remaining strong hold of what is known as the moderate rebels. the rebels that the international community wants to deal with, and who are taking part, really, in the political process. and the syrian foreign minister made it very, very clear, we are not interested in a ceasefire. there will be no let up in the army advance, until we seal both the turkey and the jordanian border. those have been the lifeli
the two tracks are inevitable in syria. first through negotiations and second through fighting terrorism. >> just over the boarder in turkey, is my colleague, zana hoda. she september us this. >> reporter: what the syrian government and itself backer, russia is trying to do is not just change the balance of power on the ground in the favor of the regime. what they are trying to do is weaken the opposition if not wipe it out all together, and it's not a coincidence that we're seeing...
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in syria. the narrative on the front line fighting i.s.i.l. as far as the turkish government is concerned the y.p.g. is simply a proxy for the syrian regime used in the essential region. that's obviously to instigate matters further. the y.p.g. opened an office in the past couple of weeks in russia. and as we know relationships between russia and turkey deteriorated since turkey downed a russian air force jet that violated its air space. this is not just about turkish security on its homeland here. it saw a dip or an increase in the number of attacks taking place in the past couple of months, it's about the wider region add conflict. particularly what is going on in syria. >> live were ankara. let's condition and go to zeina khodr. joining us from southern turkish strikes in iraq. tell us about that. >> yes, turkish air force targetting the position of the p.k.k. in the northern iraq mountains like jamal mentioned. turkey has been at war with the p.k.k. for some time now, and the strikes happening a few hours after the bombing in ankara. turke
in syria. the narrative on the front line fighting i.s.i.l. as far as the turkish government is concerned the y.p.g. is simply a proxy for the syrian regime used in the essential region. that's obviously to instigate matters further. the y.p.g. opened an office in the past couple of weeks in russia. and as we know relationships between russia and turkey deteriorated since turkey downed a russian air force jet that violated its air space. this is not just about turkish security on its homeland...
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in syria so far as the y.p.g. and the syrian regime, based on the allies, bashar al-assad, trying to destabilize the areas. allowing for y.p.g. to open up. that is something that angered ankara considering that the international community has what is standard when it comes to terrorism, when attacks are taking place in paris, when they find the communities wrapped around the country. they have not received the same amount of support. president recep tayyip erdogan, and others have been passionate saying they expect allies to put their money where their mouth is, the people to consider terrorists. obviously it is to be an ongoing war in syria. as far as turks or anyone is concerned. it's making it more difficult. right now it is russia who patrols the skies over syria. turkey are the perpetrators, who they believe are the perpetrators of the attack. they need to have the conflict in syria, or come to an agreement or a deal that they will be liable for. it is very difficult considering the current relationship betwe
in syria so far as the y.p.g. and the syrian regime, based on the allies, bashar al-assad, trying to destabilize the areas. allowing for y.p.g. to open up. that is something that angered ankara considering that the international community has what is standard when it comes to terrorism, when attacks are taking place in paris, when they find the communities wrapped around the country. they have not received the same amount of support. president recep tayyip erdogan, and others have been...
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secretary of state describes the deplorable situation in syria pushing the warring sides to talk. ♪ we have the latest news on al jazeera and coming up, a blow for donald trump and nail-biting result for hillary clinton in a vote for the long race to the white house. w.h.o. has a global emergency over the zika virus but brazil says the olympics will go ahead and google over takes apple as the world's most valuable company. ♪ first to the war against i.s.i.l. and u.s. secretary of state john kerry is describing a catastrophe not seen since world war ii. he has spoken at a conference in rome involving 23 nae -- nations and highlighted iraq and libya and had strong words for syria. >> on the ground for the syrian people is unfathomable and have not seen something like this since world war ii and it's unfolding before our eyes and people in madaya eating leaves and grass or animals of one kind or another they managed to capture. people who have not had a resupply for months. 113 requests by the united nation to provide supply and only 13 have been granted by the assad regime. starvation
secretary of state describes the deplorable situation in syria pushing the warring sides to talk. ♪ we have the latest news on al jazeera and coming up, a blow for donald trump and nail-biting result for hillary clinton in a vote for the long race to the white house. w.h.o. has a global emergency over the zika virus but brazil says the olympics will go ahead and google over takes apple as the world's most valuable company. ♪ first to the war against i.s.i.l. and u.s. secretary of state john...
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forces in syria are consistently looking for ways to increase efficiency. clarisa ward is the first journalist to visit aairfield amid a deepening relationship between the u.s. and its kurdish al allies. she joins us live from erbil with this cnn exclusive. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, christine. as the u.s. ratchets up its military presence inside syria with at least 50 u.s. special forces troops on the ground, it is also exploring military ways to pursue the fight against isis beyond just airstrikes. now, we managed to find this small agricultural airstrip in a remote corner of northeastern syria. when we arrived on the scene, it was clear that works were ongoing. there was a large berm of freshly dug-up earth that was clearly intended to obscure what was going on behind it. but we could see the runway quite clearly. we saw a tractor. we saw workers on the scene,
forces in syria are consistently looking for ways to increase efficiency. clarisa ward is the first journalist to visit aairfield amid a deepening relationship between the u.s. and its kurdish al allies. she joins us live from erbil with this cnn exclusive. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, christine. as the u.s. ratchets up its military presence inside syria with at least 50 u.s. special forces troops on the ground, it is also exploring military ways to pursue the fight against...
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inside syria. the u.s. argues what it is trying to do is expand the work against isil to help eliminate the health of isil, and it is using all diplomatic means to resolve the civil war inside syria. in particular the u.s. is very reluctant to do what such as the turkish president, and the outgoing foreign minister have been suggesting which is a morrow bust military engagement. inside syria. the obama administration has been very reluctant to do that because it is conscious of starting another war in the middle east. now at one point the presidential envoy dealing with the coalition is that the u.s. is very much looking to support other members of the coalition particularly those from airplane countries who want to do more to defeat isil and who want to find a diplomatic solution to the civil war. he was very diplomatic on wednesday that the u.s. wasn't going to essentially take the lead because he stressed this isn't just a fight that concerns the united states. it can turn--it concerns the entir
inside syria. the u.s. argues what it is trying to do is expand the work against isil to help eliminate the health of isil, and it is using all diplomatic means to resolve the civil war inside syria. in particular the u.s. is very reluctant to do what such as the turkish president, and the outgoing foreign minister have been suggesting which is a morrow bust military engagement. inside syria. the obama administration has been very reluctant to do that because it is conscious of starting another...
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we need time to rebuild syria but we will start, it will be the beginning of rebuilding syria when we step down assad. it's the only way we can rebuild syria. >> thank you so much for joining us on al jazeera. we wish you and your family the best. thank you. >> thank you, thank you so much. >>> and when we come back a partisan fight to fill that vacancy on the supreme court justice scalia and fall out on the campaign trail. >>> treating addiction that they believe could help save lives. ♪ >> mdma helps with the therapeutic connection. >> exclusive access to the... >> our fears are dancing between us. >> techknows team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> this is what innovation looks like. >>...can affect and surprise us. >> i feel like we're making an impact. >> awesome. >> techknow, where technology meets humanity. >> only on al jazeera america. welcome back for your world this morning, the death of supreme court justice scalia is leading to contentious debate over who will replace him. >> republicans promising to black the nomination who it may be and the candida
we need time to rebuild syria but we will start, it will be the beginning of rebuilding syria when we step down assad. it's the only way we can rebuild syria. >> thank you so much for joining us on al jazeera. we wish you and your family the best. thank you. >> thank you, thank you so much. >>> and when we come back a partisan fight to fill that vacancy on the supreme court justice scalia and fall out on the campaign trail. >>> treating addiction that they believe...
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disagreement over syria. we heard from the u.s. secretary of state john kerry that this opportunity was a hinge around which the syrian crisis could turn, and this was an opportunity for both sides all sides to seek peace. then we heard from sergei lavrov, his counter part from russia, that this secession would not succeed. we heard from the french prime minister that they had to stop bombing civilians, then we heard from his russian counterpart that that was not the case and russia had natural interests in syria and had no secret scenarios it was playing out. there is sill a divergent of opinion over 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 applications had held deliberationsed a a step forward. others have expressed extreme skepticism. in his address to the conference, john kerry addressed that skepticism by stressing how critical it is to make the secession of hostilities work.
disagreement over syria. we heard from the u.s. secretary of state john kerry that this opportunity was a hinge around which the syrian crisis could turn, and this was an opportunity for both sides all sides to seek peace. then we heard from sergei lavrov, his counter part from russia, that this secession would not succeed. we heard from the french prime minister that they had to stop bombing civilians, then we heard from his russian counterpart that that was not the case and russia had natural...
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syria's president says his forces will retake all of the country. just hours after an international call for cessation of hostilitieses. >>> doctors protest in egypt after the release of police accused of attacking their colleagues. >>> key testimonies are ruled inadmitable at the international criminal court. >>> and tractors on their way to greece's parliament over protests over more austerity measures. >>> one of the most powerful men in fee foo once upon a time, given the foot by the world governing body. details coming up later in the program. ♪ >>> syria's president says he is confident that his forces will retake the whole of syria, but he has also said that negotiations are worth pursuing. bashar al-assad's words come as word powers discuss the implementation of a cessation of hostilities. despite this diplomacy in germany, the violence continues on the -- ground in syria, russia air strikes are reported to have killed 18 people in homs. 6 people died in air strikes east of damascus, and two more were killed in dara. >> translator: we have
syria's president says his forces will retake all of the country. just hours after an international call for cessation of hostilitieses. >>> doctors protest in egypt after the release of police accused of attacking their colleagues. >>> key testimonies are ruled inadmitable at the international criminal court. >>> and tractors on their way to greece's parliament over protests over more austerity measures. >>> one of the most powerful men in fee foo once upon...
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syria's president despise calls of hostilities. bashar al-assad vows to retake the entire country. >>> doctors protesting egypt after the release of police officers accused of attacking their colleagues. >>> farmer as fury tractor drive to greece's parliament against more austerity measures. >>> the catholic pope meets the russian orthodox patriarch for the first time in more than a millennium. >> given the boot of world's football governing body. those details coming up later in the program. >> hello, syria's president said that their force also retake the whole country. but they said that negotiations are worth pursuing. bashar al-assad's words come as russian 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 syri
syria's president despise calls of hostilities. bashar al-assad vows to retake the entire country. >>> doctors protesting egypt after the release of police officers accused of attacking their colleagues. >>> farmer as fury tractor drive to greece's parliament against more austerity measures. >>> the catholic pope meets the russian orthodox patriarch for the first time in more than a millennium. >> given the boot of world's football governing body. those details...
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in syria. there you can see the live shot of john mckain, the u.s. senator, who has been addressing that security conference that is taking place in munich where we have heard so many of the world leaders talking about the situation in syria. as you know, there was an agreement between the united states, russia and other interested parties with regard to syria to try to get acisation of hostilities. today is the last day of this conference and the conference has been hearing from the former u.n. secretary general because me, of course, is a former special envoy to syria as well, but this time he was talking about africa and he said that africa is a lot better than many believe to be the case. he said the threat of groups like boko haram and al-shabab continue to destabilize the continent. >> we cannot ignore that from the west to the east the flood of jihad is being raised. more than a dozen subsaharan countries are concerned and tens of thousands have already died. boko haram actually killed m
in syria. there you can see the live shot of john mckain, the u.s. senator, who has been addressing that security conference that is taking place in munich where we have heard so many of the world leaders talking about the situation in syria. as you know, there was an agreement between the united states, russia and other interested parties with regard to syria to try to get acisation of hostilities. today is the last day of this conference and the conference has been hearing from the former...
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, one is humanitarian access to all those in syria. whoever is presents humanitarian access in madaya and aleppo, they were criminals. and the regime today, when they are talking here, people are eating crass, they don't have water to drink. they are lucky, at least they have some in turkey, jordan and lebanon. those in syria don't have anything to eat or drink. all of us, a statesman of this century, we are responsible for this. now geneva talks unfortunately, despite our efforts, the first phase was not hopeful. why? because when the regime was going to geneva, the aid bombardment was continuing in aleppo, in latakia, against civilians. schools, hospitals. we have to be honest with each other. for the last five years, all the refugees escaped from aid bombard. by the gix regime forces. and dash, a terrorist organization emerged. we had two enemies of humanity. regime and terrorism - we have to be shoulder to shoulder, working against these - those who are committing war crimes. who can explain to me or the people of syria the mentali
, one is humanitarian access to all those in syria. whoever is presents humanitarian access in madaya and aleppo, they were criminals. and the regime today, when they are talking here, people are eating crass, they don't have water to drink. they are lucky, at least they have some in turkey, jordan and lebanon. those in syria don't have anything to eat or drink. all of us, a statesman of this century, we are responsible for this. now geneva talks unfortunately, despite our efforts, the first...
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>> syria's president despise calls for hostility. and they vow to retake the entire country. >> hello there, i'm felicity barr, and this is al jazeera live from london. coming up, farmers' fury tractor drive their way to greece's parliament in riot against austerity measures. >>> the catholic pope meets the russian orthodox patriarch for the first time i in a millennium. >>> and doctors refuse to treat officers who are accused of attacking their colleagues. hello, syria's president has said his forces will retake the whole country, but he also said negotiations are worth pursuing. bashar al-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 a
>> syria's president despise calls for hostility. and they vow to retake the entire country. >> hello there, i'm felicity barr, and this is al jazeera live from london. coming up, farmers' fury tractor drive their way to greece's parliament in riot against austerity measures. >>> the catholic pope meets the russian orthodox patriarch for the first time i in a millennium. >>> and doctors refuse to treat officers who are accused of attacking their colleagues. hello,...
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in the north syria kurdish fighters made gains. russian air strikes in support of the syrian regime hit hospitals as well as rebel targets. at the united nations a stark warning from france, russia's actions were making things worse. >> this millitaryise kalation is the direct result of the brutal offensive in the north of syria led by the syrian regime and its allies and here russia must understand that its unconditional support to bashar al-assad is a dead-end and a dead-end that will be extremely dangerous. >> reporter: french president francois hollande says turkey's actions put it at risk of war with russia. peace negotiations were postponed and the u.n. syria envoy staffan de mistura said no dates were set for resumption of talks. meanwhile russia called an urgent u.n. security council meeting and drafted a resolution calling on syria's neighbors and others to respect its territory and stop interfering in syrian affairs. >> there are elements of resolution, repeated everywhere, so i cannot imagine how they could refuse that >
in the north syria kurdish fighters made gains. russian air strikes in support of the syrian regime hit hospitals as well as rebel targets. at the united nations a stark warning from france, russia's actions were making things worse. >> this millitaryise kalation is the direct result of the brutal offensive in the north of syria led by the syrian regime and its allies and here russia must understand that its unconditional support to bashar al-assad is a dead-end and a dead-end that will...
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. >>> and turkey has been shelling syria for a second day. these are the latest pictures we have from outside the town where kurdish fighters pushed out rebels from a former military air base, ankara wants fighters from the armed group to withdraw from areas near the border with turkey. the united states has held strikes around a kurdish town. and saudi military personnel and jets arrived at the base. they will joining the fight against i.s.i.l. >> translation: the latest deployments, helping the air campaign. saudi arabia spoke with the international coalition to fight. they are matching words with action. today we are forcing the air campaign and take details on how to start the operation. some planes arrived. the rest within hours. >> we have been hearing from our correspondent zeina khodr. from southern turkey, on the border with syria. >> the second stage, the positions of allies in the northern countryside of aleppo. turkish authorities making it clear that they will not tolerate expansion. what has been happening in the past week or so
. >>> and turkey has been shelling syria for a second day. these are the latest pictures we have from outside the town where kurdish fighters pushed out rebels from a former military air base, ankara wants fighters from the armed group to withdraw from areas near the border with turkey. the united states has held strikes around a kurdish town. and saudi military personnel and jets arrived at the base. they will joining the fight against i.s.i.l. >> translation: the latest...
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newspaper the fighting there are serious doubts as to the success of the plans for partial truce in syria whether it can become a reality or not. india students standoff and the police are blocked from a college campus and now there is a proposal to diffuse the crisis. ♪ okay, top story and starting the program with the continuing refugee crisis in europe, the international organization for migration says that since the beginning of this year more than 100,000 refugees and migrants arrived in greece and italy and most of them 97,000 people landed on the greek islands and more than 7,000 crossed into italy, more than 400 people lost their lives so far this year mainly on that sea crossing from the turkish coast to the greek islands and afghan refugees remain stranded at bashed wire fendss on greece macedonia border after being blocked from crossing and restrictions on afghans and allowing people from syria and iraq to cross over and those have a sit in on the greek side of the border and we have two reporters tracking that story for you and we are in kabul and hamad is in greece as well.
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reports progress on a potential syria cease-fire. hello there, i'm barbara serra, you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up on the program, caste protests in northern india. ten people are dead, water supplies are cut off and roads are blocked. >>> fijians are told to stay in for a second night as officials assess the damage. >>> and in niger one of the president's rivals is behind bars. and promoting the urban garden. venezuelans are encouraged to grow their own food to combat shortages. thank you for joining us. syria has suffered two devastated sets of explosion explosions in just 24 hours. in the first homs was hit by a double car bombing in the city. at least 46 people were killed, and more than 100 injured in one of the deadliest attacks today in the government. just hours later a southern suburb of damascus suffered another explosion killing 83 people and injures dozens. 31 villages in aleppo have been effected. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry has reached a provisional agreement with russia on terms of
reports progress on a potential syria cease-fire. hello there, i'm barbara serra, you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up on the program, caste protests in northern india. ten people are dead, water supplies are cut off and roads are blocked. >>> fijians are told to stay in for a second night as officials assess the damage. >>> and in niger one of the president's rivals is behind bars. and promoting the urban garden. venezuelans are encouraged to grow their...
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syria. it's not clear to me or definitely not clear to the syrians how these various military forces are aligned with one another or against each other. it's definitely complicating the situation. >>> the latest assault on syria comes days after world leaders agreed to work toward a cessation of hostilities. the area east of damascus has been a rebel stronghold since 2013. there is aid consisting of medicine and milk for children. according to u.n. figures, nearly half a million people in syria are living in areas besieged by either government or rebel forces. >> those in central african republic are choosing between two prime ministers in a runoff vote. the election is held after two years of fighting between muslim and christian communities, as barnard smith reports. >> there was frustration with delays and long lines of voters in the presidential runoff election in central african republic. poll stations did open on time. they were busy. in the first round in december, turnout had been st
syria. it's not clear to me or definitely not clear to the syrians how these various military forces are aligned with one another or against each other. it's definitely complicating the situation. >>> the latest assault on syria comes days after world leaders agreed to work toward a cessation of hostilities. the area east of damascus has been a rebel stronghold since 2013. there is aid consisting of medicine and milk for children. according to u.n. figures, nearly half a million people...
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geopolitical situation in syria. instead, it focuses on the experience of one man and his story. it gives us an insight into the life of rank-and-file government fighters. the new york times that this particular fighter during a reporting trip in april 2014. they stayed in touch with him for over a year with social media messaging sites. suddenly in may 2015, the messages stopped her this article pieces together what they think happens to him. he belonged to a subgroup, which we do not hear a lot about, which is the sunni loyalists to assad. >> and most of the sunni majority are fighting against assad. >> exactly to the new york times says if all of the sunnis in syria have rebelled against assad, than it is much less likely he would still be in powder at all. this story has human details. it says his favorite tobacco was apple flavored and he was secretly in love with a woman he thought he would never be able to afford to mary. on facebook, he mainly put images of his nephews, rather than political posts. he said,er
geopolitical situation in syria. instead, it focuses on the experience of one man and his story. it gives us an insight into the life of rank-and-file government fighters. the new york times that this particular fighter during a reporting trip in april 2014. they stayed in touch with him for over a year with social media messaging sites. suddenly in may 2015, the messages stopped her this article pieces together what they think happens to him. he belonged to a subgroup, which we do not hear a...