. . play. this is d w news live from but in the syrian government deploys it's on me to a key kurdish held town to deter a turkish attack and syrian interrogation actually in the us is closing a flashpoint town is bracing for an assault so muskets says kurdish forces requested support but where does that leave the kurds whose main ally the u.s. is preparing to leave the region also coming up in thailand same sex couples get ready to exercise their rights to that partnership but it's a new your being introduced early next year full short of full equality with heterosexual couples. can't israel down the walls music great artists and an advocate for peace be renowned right at a loss all dies in the age of seventy nine. five hundred on freaked out you could join me and other twists in the syrian civil war as government forces officer port to the kurds at their request all the deployment of the syrian army to the town of man beach comes ahead of a threatened turkish assault baron while russia welcomes the move turkey decries it is sending its effect. and for ministers to moscow for talks o

the government of besar al-assad to stop the slaughter of the syrian people and move toward a democratic government. the use of sanctions are a critical tool of us foreign policy and that is what we are talking about today, the implementation of additional sanctions. they often allow the united states to have a strong impact on a country and serve united states national security interests without having to implement military measures and put us troops in harm's way. i believe and most of us believe hr 1677 helps meet those interests. how does it work? here's how it works. first of all, it imposes for sanctions on entities conducting business with the besar al-assad regime and its military and intelligence agencies. a number of regime controlled industries including in the airline, telecommunications and energy sectors will also be targeted. it aims to encourage negotiations by allowing the president to waive sanctions if the parties are engaged in meaningful negotiations in violence against civilians, the bill also authorizes the secretary of state to support entities that are

come. into systems. w. . this is d. w. news line from but the syrian government deploys its army to a key kurdish held town to deter a turkish attack damascus says its forces went to man beach at the request of kurdish forces and chose to prevent a bloodbath so what does that leave the kurdish militia use main ally the u.s. is preparing to leave the region also coming up tensions rise in the democratic republic of congo ahead of sunday's delayed presidential election opposition candidate school for a general strike off storage was suspended voted to end some of the a key strongholds. and the indonesians struggle to get back to daily life evolved in last weekend's devastating tsunami we meet the fisherman abuse program has gone and so does the tourist who used to find his carriage. and. i'm going to home free glad you could join me another twist in the syrian civil war as government forces office a port to the codes at their request now the deployment of the syrian army to the town of mt man the beach comes ahead of a threatened turkish assault there and while russia welcomes the mov

syrian army says it's now in control of the kurdish held city of monti but is it how would that change the dynamics of the nearly eight year long war and how will ankara react this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm richelle carey the northern city of one of the last remaining flashpoints in syria's war and yet another example of a complicated syrian jigsaw puzzle it was under the control of kurdish forces but syria says its army is now in the city for the first time in six years at the invitation of the kurds u.s. backed kurdish group considered a terrorist organization by turkey there's an all out offensive on monday by turkish forces and that fear has heightened after president trumps shop decision to withdraw american troops from syria turkey and russia now say they have agreed on coordinating with each other to fight with they called terrorism and syria so why is man beach so important the city lies northeast of aleppo and just thirty kilometers south of the turkish border it's considered one of the strategic areas for the kurds who hold almost thirty percent of

respect the decision of all the syrians and trick you will not ever see in that however i mean such case is very unrealistic at the moment given the fact that thousands and thousands of people were killed by the assad regime and also millions have been displaced of course at the end of the it is the syrians as a whole without exclusion of any group if they decide it is not turkey's place or anyone's place to criticize their decision ok to me we're with that look just like just want to welcome back welcome back i want to bring an end to metering in this because he talked a lot about russia i met a dmitri as in moscow so who are talking you talk touched on this a bit earlier but what role does russia play and making sure that this doesn't escalate and become more complicated as the met said you know it's a possibility but he doesn't think is likely what role does russia play in that dmitri. well i think i don't disagree with the math math. on the main points i think that rush and durkin now are indeed allies in the bringing peace to syria because. if you just forget the lies from the weste

interview with bashar al assad in which the syrian president is confronted with photos of people tortured to death or casandra jacks the claim that they were killed by his own security forces oh you can bet you thought you just spoke by guy just thinking it was i was there and my friend died in front of my eyes because of torture and until this very moment there's people who are dying because of torture if we are giving the civilians who are we defending syria it goes towards assad dismisses criticism as efforts to demonize his regime if it were to drive that i've been tortured everyone i met in the prison being tortured so. it's a big lie. it is a way of defense of the government against the people you know the execution is part of the syrian or the syrian government was if you want to do it they can make it legally but with me here for decades they don't get anything think with. execution according to the law after trial is a legal action don't allow too many lawyers do and even for the prisoners they all hold that. one or two minutes to get their decision and. the people who s

position is that syrians themselves should elect their government eve syrians want us and it's not the business of the united states it's not the business all over the european union to tell them who their new president should be so in that sense the position of mr charles shrug and the position of the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov they are identical there in fact the same and sergey lavrov at today's meeting in moscow with his turkish colleague says that we want the so-called constituents know can meet here or syrians which comprises both their position members and their representatives of the government we wanted to start working as soon as possible in geneva as for russia's role in syria look russia does not have a russian minority in syria historically syria was never a part of russian empire so we don't want to force anything on syrians what we want to avoid is that syria become said base for some kind of a islamist terrorist organization or islamist terrorist state. like isis tried to be let me remind you of that thousands of russian citizens unfortunately who became mil

minister sergey lavrov has specifically mentioned the work being done regarding syrian constitutional committee that plays a very important role in a political solution to syria's crisis from let's take a listen. during the talks we specifically mentioned that russia and turkey with the participation of iranian colleagues did everything promise to create a syrian constitutional committee this is being done by all states as mediators between the syrian government and opposition and we hope that those including our western partners he called us down a group to finish his work as soon. as possible would not interfere in his continued work all in all there was a feeling that both sides both russia and turkey are rather optimistic on how things develop on the ground and they have expressed believe that the new year will bring more positive changes to syria and maybe a long awaited peace will finally returning to this war torn country. reporting there meanwhile turkish armored vehicles have reportedly been seen entering the northern city of turkey's be boosting its military presence on both

the syrian trees claim it's entered man bridge after the kurds call for help. to dad as a volatile democratic republic of congo braces for a munch delayed election. and turning scraps into holiday meals how prove ian chef is helping the poor the malnutrition. free foreign tourists are among the dead or four people killed in a roadside bomb attack near the giza pyramids in egypt at least ten others were wounded when a tour bus was hit south of the capital cairo the attack comes as egypt's vital tourism industry struggles to get back on its feet of the years of political turmoil and violence whole challenge jan reports. egypt security services quickly cordoned off the area where the roadside bomb exploded the improvised homemade bomb was placed near a wall on more u.t.s. street in a district near the giza pyramids the dead were part of a group of fourteen vietnamese on a tour bus being driven around historic sites because in the. fall of the most important think is to provide medical care to all those who were injured we give our deepest condolences to those who lost their lives in t

in syria where are we in the syrian war. well unfortunately where we are in the syrian war is where we've been for the last seven years which is very little focus on the needs and protection of the syrian civilian population and very great focus on various international and regional power dynamics that have treated syria as a chessboard as a carving board for zones of influence for various states which is very sad i'm glad that there are peace negotiations and they continue to be under way i'm glad there's a process to discuss a new constitution new elections that will hopefully result in a political transition but unfortunately. russia's role in the syrian conflict has been very akin to america's role in the yemen conflict except much worse because russia has actually been actively engaged in the bombardment of syria and supporting the syrian bombardment of syria which has taken on. of thousands of lives and been in grave violation of the international laws of war. mr watson you've just compared to russia conduct in syria today american conduct in in in yemen but from what i know t

syrian army says it has entered the northern city of mann bridge after a request from syrian kurds for protection but u.s. forces on the ground say they've seen no indication that claim is true the kurdish armed group the white b.g. says it feared an attack from turkey following the u.s. decision to withdraw all its troops russia has welcomed the move but syrian opposition sources have also told i understand there's no sign of government forces in the city the syrian army made the announcement on state television but it hasn't broadcast any images of its forces in man beach. based on the full commitment of the army and the armed forces to assume national responsibility for the imposition of the state sovereignty over every inch of the territories of the syrian arab republic and in response to the appeal of the people in. the general command of the army and the armed forces announces the entry of units of the syrian arab army to be and raising the flag of the syrian arab republic the armed forces guarantee the full security of all syrians and others who are present in the region or turk

from berlin. the syrian government deploys its army to a key kurdish held town to deter a kurdish attack, as syrian and kurdish back forces move in. damascus says kurdish forces requested it support. but where does that leave the kurds, whose main ally, the u.s., prepares to leave the region. tensions rise in the democratic republic of the congo ahead of sunday's delayed presidential election. opposition candidates call for a general strike. indonesians struggle to get back to daily life after last weekend's devastating t tsunami we meeeet one man w who made a living from the sea, but now the tourists who bought his fish are gone. ♪ helena: i am helena humphrey. another twist in the syrian civil war, as government forces offer support to the kurds at their request. the deployment of the syrian army comes ahead of a threatened turkish assault. while russia welcomes the move and russia -- turkey decries it, ankara is sending its defense and foreign ministers to moscow for talks. following the u.s. withdrawal of troops from the region. reporter: the syrian army is on its march to s

poised to suit a tux the city and else kurdish militias will syrian troops come to be a you don't the cuts also coming up germany discusses a proposed tax on practicing muslims to pay for most and given the so-called mosque attacks we do submit to the church tax that german protestants and roman catholics pay. i'm having a home free glad you could join me reports from syria say the government of president bashar al assad has sent troops to the north of the country that is ahead of an expected offensive by turkey turkish backed militias have been gathering close to the town of man bitch which is currently held by the syrian democratic forces a largely kurdish allied supported by the united states this month turkish president richard type who want to now say his country would attack it's unclear when the operation will stop. but the mood in the town is tense. there is nothing remarkable about the streets of man bitch busy with traffic and locals out doing their shopping. but the residents of this northern syrian time and no strangers to conflict for several years they suffered the bruta

seat it's coming up also the headlines to the syrian forces now saying the event of the northern city of. the move comes at the request of civilians and kurds in the area. troops for an offensive coming up. for its riot control despite a number of serious injuries among the protesters caused by rubber bullets. internationals news h.q. here in moscow it's kevin going with you for the next thirty minutes you're very welcome first the u.s. state of alabama is looking into a discredited pro democratic party operation and whether it is legally impacted on the senate race there back in twenty seventeen the operation involving more than a thousand fake russian language twitter accounts designed to appear as if they were backing a republican rival the information is concerning the impact it had on the election is something that's significant for us to explore and we'll go from there. seems those behind the alabama scheme were meant to be tracking fake russian accounts but it's kind of motion reports next may have created their own some of the activity pointed to as alleged russian meddling in

problem but i live in the syrian military and as a key kurdish held town to prevent a tough talk a syrian and turkish backed forces close in the flashpoint town of mann bridge is bracing for an assault on the syrian government says kurdish forces requested that supporters. also coming up egypt says its security forces have killed forty suspected terrorists stops a day off for a deadly attack on tourists near one of the country's most popular attractions. and with tens of thousands made homeless by indonesia's tsunami disaster d.w. meets one volunteer to take up part to help those in need of. a minute and then thanks so much for joining me. there's a new twist and a new alliance in syria with president bashar al assad's military now offering support to the kurds in the north syria's military says it has entered the strategic town of man big whether kurdish militia is bracing for a military assault by turkey the syrian government says kurdish forces requested help after the u.s. announced it would withdraw all its soldiers from syria but there is doubt where the syrian troops have ac

postmarked violence or comes children to secure. the news live from burning the syrian government deploys gates only to a key kurdish town to deter a turkish attack damascus says its forces went to man bridge at the request of kurdish forces anxious to prevent a bloodbath but where does that leave because it's militia whose main ally the u.s. is preparing to leave the region also coming up. could italians hold on romanians the student be putting on german military uniforms but it may start recruiting nationals from other e.u. countries to help fill vacancies in germany's own truces. tensions rise in the democratic republic of congo ahead of sunday's delayed presidential election opposition candidate school for a general strike offshore forging suspended voting in some of their strongholds. an indonesian struggle to get back to daily life often last weekend's devastating tsunami we meet the fisherman whose boat has gone and so have the tourists who used to buy his catch. with. time and a home for you thanks for joining me another choice in the syrian civil war as government forces

look at the powerful women who have long held sway over bangladeshi politics also coming up syrian and chargeback forces close in on a key kurdish held town in northern syria damascus says the kurdish forces were busted the regime supports the breakdown the situation. and egypt says its security forces have killed forty suspected terrorists and rates one day after a deadly attack near the giza pyramids. i'm carl kasell and welcome to the program. final campaigning has wrapped up in bangladesh as the country prepares for elections on sunday one hundred four million voters in the predominantly muslim country are eligible to cast their ballots a minister shake a scene up is seeking her third consecutive term in office and her fourth overall tensions are running high in the country the opposition says that thousands of their supporters have been arrested by authorities at least ten people have been killed and hundreds injured in election eyelets collated c.-a a former prime minister and a leader of the main opposition of bangladesh nationalist party has been barred from running she's servi

to w. . this is e w news live from bombing the syrian government deploys its army to a key kurdish held talented into a tug ish attack as syrian and turkish backseats is closed in the flashpoint town is bracing for an assault damascus says kurdish forces requested support but where does that leave the kurds whose main ally the u.s. is preparing to leave the region also coming up tensions rise in the democratic republic of congo ahead of sunday's delayed presidential election opposition candidates call for a general strike call for all parties suspend voting in some of the key strongholds . and indonesians struggled to get back to daily life after last weekend's devastating tsunami we meet one man who made a living from the sea but now the tourists that pull his fish. from humphrey thanks for joining me and other twists in the syrian civil war as government forces officer pause to the kurds at their request well the deployment of the syrian army to man beach comes ahead of a threatened turkish assault that while russia welcomes the move in turkey to cry is it ankara is sending its d

this is d.w. news live from berlin the syrian military enters the cheat kurdish held town to the turkish attack as syrian and turkish backed forces close in the flashpoint town of man pages bracing for an assault on the syrian government says kurdish forces requested it support also coming up with tens of thousands made homeless by indonesia's tsunami disaster catches up with one volunteer doing her part to help those in need. plus israel of having the world lose a great heart has to understand and look at the people the celebrated right samos all those dying at the age of seven thousand nine. hundred ninety three was mackinnon thanks so much for joining me another twist in the syrian civil war a syrian government forces off a support to the kurds at the own request. the deployment of the syrian army to the town of mann bridge comes ahead of a threatened turkish assault turkey sees the u.s. backed kurdish forces as a terrorist group russia is welcoming the syrian move but turkey has condemned it is now sending its defense and foreign ministers to moscow for talks on the shifting

what he's done is he supported an ally the centrally the syrian kurds. in a conflict where they were the ground troops and the americans provided advisors and the air force they they went far beyond areas that had any kurdish population at the urging of the united states and then at the moment which victory was very close to you now says the pullout of the troops and makes this decision a call with turkish president aired a wide. and a half aired a lot says that he's going to go in and of course his target arab wants target is not the remnants of isis it is the syrian kurds and in fact the purpose of the call was to get aired was not to go in and it had just the opposite impact and the message there is that the united states is not a reliable ally that at least under this administration you can't trust the united states and that's a message that will be taken aboard not just up by the syrian kurds but by the afghan government perhaps by the kurdistan well already by the kurdistan regional government there rack which was double crossed by the americans in twenty seventeen by the iraqi

from doha also coming up the u.s. rejects the syrian military is claim it's ended man but just to the kurds call for help. israel is the problem with the. result has a lot of problems. aiming for an alliance the israeli prime minister meets brazil's new leader who has promised to move his country's embassy to jerusalem. and turning scraps into hearty meals how a peruvian chef is helping the poor malnutrition. three foreign tourists among four dead in a roadside bomb attack near the giza pyramids in egypt at least ten others were injured when a top bus was hit south of the capital cairo the attack comes as egypt's vital tourism industry struggles to get back on its feet after years of political turmoil and violence old job jan reports. egypt security services quickly cordoned off the area where the roadside bomb exploded the improvised homemade bomb was placed near a wall on more you tube. a street in a district near the giza pyramids the dead were part of a group of fourteen vietnamese on a tour bus being driven around historic sites because in the city not the most important thin

border as competing forces look to take control of the syrian city of man. taping her brother house and died in vain the people pushing for change in the democratic republic of congo's election plus. a need for them a place the kids need go to school. we meet a man he calls himself robin hood making a living from kenya. so then security forces in egypt say they've killed forty people they're calling terrorists during a gun battle following friday's attack on a tourist bus three foreigners in their egyptian gaiety died in that bomb blast just outside kyra it happened near the ancient pyramids at giza matheson as i just . a burned out shell all the trimmings of a tour bus hit by a roadside bomb near qana. we saw people carry the dead bodies some people brought the wounded inside an ambulance to take them to hospital and residents of the area helped carry the injured all of them would tolerate. fourteen vietnamese tourists were on board when the bomb exploded in a district close to the giza parent hear anything about. sometimes attacks such as this one can of course it may even happen

>> the syrian army arrives at a northern town, coming to the aid of kurds. we will be speaking to our correspondent in a minute. democratic of congo called for a strike over the plan to postpone voting for one million people. the country's leaders say there is no reason to delay the vote. congress chooses to delay budget deliberations until next wednesday. there is no obvious end in sight to the government shutdown. hundreds of thousands of federal workers do not know when they will do next be paid. thank you for tuning in. the syrian army says it has entered a town in the north of the country for the first time in years. militia urge the government to protect the town from turkish attacks. post troops.wed to we speak to jasper mortimer. havear syrian troops arrived at the outskirts of the city but they have not taken control from the ypg. what is the syrian army's mission there?? eplace amemerican .ontrol thesee are supported by the u.u. military. the syrian government doeses not want to have a battle with the u.s. m military. days, forcesew gather on n one side and the fre riria

around the kurdish city of the syrian government has reportedly sent troops after threats of a turkish offensive against the kurds middle east correspondent details this has been confirmed by r.t. sources that syrian troops have arrived in the province of man bridge which is in northern syria and it is an area that is controlled by the u.s. backed kurdish fighters they've arrived with some forty pickup trucks two tanks alawi's and armored personnel carriers it follows a request that was given last week by the kurds to the syrian soldiers to come and assist them and we are hearing. that they are planning an offensive so certainly the situation on the ground is intensifying not only between the troops but also between those who support them in other words the united states versus turkey now this comes hot on the heels of the surprise announcement by the american president that the united states will be withdrawing american troops from syria. we do not support and we would oppose efforts to move south and in gaijin activities against the syrian democratic forces kurdish commanders

urgent assumes. storage. w. this is d w news live in the syrian military entered a key kurdish held town to deter a turkish attack the syrian and turkish backed forces close in the flashpoint town of mountain bridge is bracing for an assault on the syrian government says kurdish forces requested its supporters also coming up with tens of thousands make over the find in asia tsunami disaster p.w. catches up with one volunteer doing her part to help those in need that. i knew it was because thanks so much for joining me another twist in the syrian civil war as syrian government forces also supports to the kurds at their request. the deployment of the syrian army to the town of money comes ahead of a threatened turkish assault turkey sees the u.s. backed kurdish forces as a terrorist group russia is welcoming the syrian news but turkey has condemned it and encouraged now sending its defense and foreign ministers to moscow for talks on the shifting situation all this off to the surprise u.s. announcement that it's pulling its troops out of the region region the syrian flag visible from

the city and oust kurdish militias will syrian troops come to be aid the cut things are coming on in egypt raises the threat level around town that resulted in the threat slights and told people to stay away from the cocaine or let the rubbish in the street is a deadly tsunami and that we can. count a little bank account of all favorite stories of twenty eight soon then move on library bringing the joy of books to children get me out of downtown oakland. i'm having a home free you could join me reports from syria say the government of president bashar assad has sent troops to the know the country. is ahead of an expected offensive by turkey turkish backed militias have been gathering close to the town of mandates which is currently held by the syrian democratic forces he could issue a law it's supported by the united states. and earlier this month turkish president there wanted else that his country would attack it's unclear when the operation will start but the mood on the streets at the tell is tense. there is nothing remarkable about the streets of man dead busy with traffic and l

syria of what he calls terror organizations comes as fifty turkish tanks have been sent to the syrian border in preparation for a possible attack on kurdish y.p. g. forces from gaza near the turkish syrian border have another reports. of turkey stunts roll into syria and korea has been bolstering its military positions along with south of the border as it prepares for what it calls a full fledged offensive on the kurdish held city of mumbai city. syrian rebels backed by tuckey are also on the move inside areas of syria under techies sway and along the eight hundred twenty two kilometer border between the two countries kurdish forces a miles from friday that they had been forced to cut a deal with president bashar assad after they were abundant by donald trump or monster the complete withdrawal of u.s. troops from syria a little over a week ago. here syrian troops deployed in support of kurdish forces seem on the edge of mom bitch their deployment creates a government buffer achi a call small from syria which fully separates the tukey and its proxies from the kurds but are yet to enter

look for common ground in the. positive step for the syrian peace process. changes are serious future also ahead on the program. president. civil rights groups we look at. the terms of violations in neighboring. global security in the. states russia's own security must be strengthened if washington goes ahead with pulling on a crucial nuclear weapon. in the afternoon in brasilia five pm in zurich and seven in the evening here in moscow this choose the december the eighteenth welcome to r.t. international our top story the fate of syria has been in switzerland geneva a meeting hosted by the un special syria envoy stuff de mistura top diplomats from russia iran and turkey have agreed to launch a committee for drafting a new constitution early next year. of a very useful meeting was the secretary general special envoy agreed to take efforts aimed at convening the first session of the constitutional community ingenue good in the next year steps will lead to the launch of a viable and lasting syrian led syrian and un facilitate the political process in their closing statement the th

syrian and turkish backed forces closing in on a kurdish held town in northern syria damascus says the kurdish forces requested the regimes of force will break down the situation with an expert on the region. and egypt says its security forces have killed forty suspected terrorists in raids one day after a deadly attack near the kids appear. on call naslund welcome to the program final campaigning has wrapped up in bangladesh as the country prepares for elections on sunday one hundred four million voters in the predominantly muslim country are eligible to cast their ballots prime minister shaikh has seen a is thinking seeking her third term in office and her fourth overall tensions are running high in the country the opposition says thousands of their supporters have been arrested by authorities at least ten people have been killed and hundreds injured. in pre-election violence. a former prime minister and the leader of the main opposition bangladesh nationalist party has been barred from running she's serving prison time for corruption a move the opposition says is politically motivat

ambassador jeffrey and his new position as special representative for syrian engagement, and his more active and pro--- approach. this is an opportunity for the ministration to plan how it plans to achieve those goals. with at least half 1 million killed, millions more displaced, and the security of the united states and our allies on the line, the administration owes it to the american people to put forth a comprehensive effective and most importantly, achievable strategy in syria. after more than seven years of conflict, i am deeply appreciative of our men and women in and out of uniform who have contributed so much of their time and energy and into many cases, their lives in an effort against isys, and for the syrian people. likewise too many good syrians have been taken from us, many of whom were simply families trying to escape the brutality of both isys and of the asad regime. many of whom, like the pro- democracy leader sarris, who refused despite threat after threat to give into the murders and terror that took over his country. unfortunately it was assassinated, and regime forces co

will be a tough choice between wa way and the us way. the syrian army reported on friday that it had entered the northern city of man beach at the request of civilians on kurdish fighters in the area it comes as the kurds try to strengthen the city's defense amid a predicted turkish offensive. we invited the syrian government which we belong to to send its armed forces to take over these positions and protect month beach and the feast of turkish threats. in response to the request of the population of man beach the syrian government and its armed forces announce it is sending in troops to man big turkey later claim that the syrian army was using psychological warfare and that the situation among beach was unclear and cora considers kurdish fighters to be terrorists or the turmoil in mandates follows donald trump surprise decision to pull u.s. troops out of the country the locals there fear a possible turkish offensive now as america had been giving support to syrian kurdish fighters there. but i can show all the people in man which welcome the syrian arab everyone feel safe and secur

is al jazeera live from doha also coming up the u.s. rejects the syrian military is claim it and the man but after the call for help. to dad as a volatile democratic republic of congo braces for a much delayed election. israel is the promise for this is the land of promise. and i ming for an alliance the israeli prime minister meets brazil's new leader who has promised to move his country's embassy to jerusalem. three foreign tourists are among four dead in a roadside bomb attack near the giza pyramids in egypt at least ten others were injured when a top bus was hit south of the capsule cairo the attack comes as egypt's vital tourism industry struggles to get back on its feet after years of political turmoil and violence paul chana jan reports. egypt and security services quickly cordoned off the area where the roadside bomb exploded the improvised homemade bomb was placed near a wall on mar u.t.s. street in a district near the giza pyramids the dead were part of a group of fourteen vietnamese on a tour bus being driven around historic sites is an issue that not the most important th

taking place as we speak russia iran the syrian government and turkey are ready to fill any vacuum created by the u.s. exit israel reportedly feels abandoned by washington and without the cover of their u.s. allies the kurds in syria the fierce fighters who helped defeat isis are now sitting ducks if turkey decides to attack trumps snap decision has produced clear winners and losers a member of syria's parliament foreshadowed much of this just a few days ago take a listen. to some of the kurds who in the end are syrian citizens equal to any others are still betting on the americans. but if one draws lessons from history we saw how they have been their allies in vietnam how they abandoned their agents in lebanon and fled in korea in many places the americans always abandoned their allies and paid agents. there can be a dream to a stop a kurdish state by the so-called syrian democratic forces other groups because firstly the syrian government doesn't allow it. syria is one state that has sovereignty over all its territory and of course its neighbors iraq and turkey won't accept an et

. syrian forces say they vented the northern city of man bridge developing story potentially the move comes at the request of civilians and kurds in the area while turkey massa's troops for an offensive it's thought live comment coming up and friends plans a boost in its riot control arsenal despite a number of serious injuries among the yellow vest protesters caused by rubber bullets. even just past nine pm this friday night the twenty eighth of january moscow life from art international's news h.q. it's kevin owen with you for the next thirty minutes we're going to stay with me for this bulletin and there's breaking news to start with as well we just aired this but half an hour ago some updates now we're hearing tonight at least two people have been killed after a tourist bus it's a roadside bomb near gazer authorities say the deceased from vietnam seems ten other people have been injured as well chinese nationals are among some of them according to early reports the blast some very close to the famous case of pyramids an area on the outskirts of the capital cairo authorities are at

principles through interaction with the syrians but there's and the u.n. secretary general special envoy in syria on the basis of which the rules of procedure that will ensure it's efficient and sustained the will work will be determined by the work of the constitutional committee should be governed by a sense of compromise and constructive engagement aimed at three chin general agreement of its members which would enable the outcome to receive the widest possible support by the syrian people three agreed to take efforts aimed at convening the first session of the constitutional committee in geneva go to next year for express their conviction that these steps will lead to the launch of a viable and lasting syrian led syrian owned and un facilitate that political process in line with the decisions of the syrian national dialogue on groups and such as in the un security council resolution two into two fifty four five reform this strong commitment to the sovereignty of independence unity and syria the integrity of the syrian they're up republic and emphasize that these principles shou

targets in the damascus area it injured three syrian soldiers and it also destroyed or extensively damaged an arms depot now the russian defense ministry pointing out that the israeli operations came as two passenger flights were coming into land in both beirut and damascus and that the civilian lives were potentially endangered we've heard from the syrian side that they were forced to activate their ground to air defense missile systems after the rockets were fired from israel and we're hearing from israel that they were forced to activate their air defense missile systems after rockets were fired from syria now all of this comes as the situation particularly in northern syria is school age the latest reports suggest that as many as forty pickup trucks two tanks alawi's an armored personnel vehicles belonging to the syrian army have entered the northern syrian province of man bridge now this is an area that is controlled by the kurds r.t. sources on the ground have confirmed that what we're hearing from syrian sources are reinforcements have in fact entered the province this follo

this is deja news coming to you live from berlin the syrian army enters a key kurdish town to deter a turkish attack to moscow says it's entered munk rich at the request of kurdish forces anxious to prevent of blogspot but is this the end of the kurdish hope for a nation as a crucial ally of the united states is set to abandon them also coming up tensions rise in the democratic republic of congo ahead of sunday's presidential election opposition candidates score for a general strike after a party suspends voting in some of the key strongholds. and interviews you struggled to get back to didn't leave their daily lives after last weekend's devastating tsunami relief the fisherman whose books has gone and still have the tourists who used to buy his cash. colored welcome. the syrian army says it's entered and taken control of the kurdish held town of mam bridge where turkey has threatened an offensive the flashpoint town in northern syria has been under good control for the last six years goodish minissha a large damascus to intervene after turkish backed syrian rebels advanced on mom b

interview with bashar al assad in which the syrian president is confronted with photos of people tortured to death would reject the claim that they were killed by his own security forces you can bet you thought you just forgot i just think he was i was there. my friends died in front of my eyes because of torture and until this very moment there's people who are dying because of torture if we are giving the civilians who are we defending syria against scored for assad dismisses criticism as efforts to demonize his regime if you were to drive has been tortured everyone i met in the prison being tortured. to lie it's a big lie and it's it's it is a wave to fans but the government against the people you know it's a cue from this part of the city and if the student government was sitting also with vick and they could legally book this be there for decades they don't need anything secret. execution according to that over for trial. because i think that i . don't allow to any lawyers do and defend for the prisoners. hold on. one or two minutes to their decision and. execution the people who saw. o

. tens of evils they receive it is syrians you know everywhere every town has its own uprising so i think what what is what what is me is that if the army doesn't move quickly enough to remove or bashir i don't think anybody and i will to rest of this year with any reforms he has given he has his chances he has been actually setting or reform and he the only way for for him to go now. yes let me let me bring back into this for for just a moment doug what other countries could have some sort of influence in this. this is this is i think it's a mistake to think that external countries can have any real influence on what is a very serious so internal problem it's a matter of in fact several serious internal crises that have not been resolved i think that many of sudan's neighbors are going to be very nervous about what is happening. right now the western countries like the u.k. and the united states have very different interests in the u.k. well first of all the u.k. government can do nothing while it's in broiled in this breck's it vate and the only interest they seem to have in sudan

prepares for what it calls a full fledged offensive on the cottage held city of mumbai is syria syrian rebels back by tuckey also on the move inside areas of syria under techies sway and along the eight hundred twenty two kilometer border between the two countries kaddish forces a miles from friday that they had been forced to cut a deal with the regime of president bashar assad after they were abundant by donald trump or nonstop the complete withdrawal of u.s. troops from syria a little over a week ago here syrian troops deployed in support of cottage forces us seen on the edge of mom beach their deployment creates a government buffer achi across north from syria which fully separates the tukey and its proxies from the kurds but they are yet to enter the city of money bitch as they claimed on friday. we haven't seen any movement of the syrian army in miami beach all we see are the military council of money huge numbers the conflicting reports from them but perhaps sure the cales thoughts likely to ensue and of the sixty to one hundred day timetable for the withdrawal of u.s. troops wi

its troops from areas under the control of the syrian kurdish armed group the wipe e.g. the turkish deployment coinciding with reports that the syrian army and its allies are massing troops south of members and intending to move in there have also been reports that the syrian kurdish group the white p.g. is cutting some sort of a deal with the syrian army to enter the city so the turkish army sending these troops really has a message that we won't allow this city to fall into anybody's hands except its rightful owners now who are the rightful owners the members is a predominantly arab area and turkey believes and the syrian opposition as well that the y.p. g. has taken control of predominantly arab areas in the fight against eisel to create its own autonomy state and presumably then the turkish authorities would not be a total happy with any kind of deal being struck between the wife and the syrian army why why does that upset the same much. well because turkey will need security guarantees from the syrian army firm guarantees not just from the syrian army but from russia which is r

supported forces may be poised to attack the city and oust kodesh militias will syrian troops come to the aid of the cups also coming up. germany discusses a proposed tax on practicing misled to pay more than him off the so-called moscow tax would be similar to the church tax the german processed ins from roman catholics. and the woman takes only a male dominated world of two million municipal politics we have a report on so what abderrahim the first woman to say as they met on china's years capital city chewed it. up on the back of one of all favorite stories of twenty eight seen them move by a library bringing the joy of books to children in the afghan capital kabul. time have a home for it glad you could join me reports from syria say the government of president bashar al assad has sent troops to the north of the country that is ahead . of an expected offensive by turkey turkish that militias have been gathering close to the town of man beach which is currently held by the syrian democratic forces that's a largely kurdish alliance supported by the united states this month turkish p