government has bombed a rebel held on a claim of the capital damascus mine thousand people died in the attack on east and twenty three were killed on sunday meanwhile a new round of un back talks are centered again on tuesday aimed at ending the six and a half of war on diplomatic editor reports. peace talks in geneva was supposed to stop this bloodshed. but as we've seen many times before the timetable of failed diplomacy is actually creasing the agony of the people of syria . parts of aleppo province. and the outskirts of damascus bombarded the assad government has been intensifying its own slaughter in the days and hours before talks judah's start. assad didn't leave a single corner that hasn't been destroyed if you want to fight it don't target civilians instead take on the armed groups at the front lines god willing they'll teach you a lesson briefing the u.n. security council in new york the man who's supposed to lead the talks on tuesday stefan de mistura condemned the violence he noted that the syrian government had perspire its travel to geneva but he said they needed to atten

twenty three people were killed in a syrian airstrike in the damascus suburb of. the area has been on the government's siege for four years and three hundred fifty thousand people are in desperate need of aid. thirty seven people were killed in russian air strikes on a gathering of displaced people and there are province. say fifteen children were among the victims some of binge of aid to as just returned from syria. just across the border in turkey. despite a cease fire agreement between iran turkey and russia the violence in syria does not seem to be coming to an end the airstrikes in the hooter district of damascus targeted three different residential areas according to activists on the ground the number of casualties is on the rise they're saying that they are not able to provide help to all of the victims because they have very limited supplies inside. and a number of hospitals have also been targeted in the last few months they say that because of this siege and the assad government has not been allowing any medical aid or medical supplies to come in and they're not able to t

vulnerable. comes from the town of near damascus. under siege since twenty twelve it's one of the towns that has been most affected by the violence. throughout the country syrians have been documenting the day to day repression by their with. in twenty alive and these videos were the only way to expose to the rest of the world what was happening inside syria the regime had closed its borders to many foreign journalists amateur videos flooded the internet. they've now become precious archives of history like this one filmed in damascus in november twentieth eleven. the secret. in action. no one dare even mention the word. it instills immediate fear. in this police state it's well known when they take people away they will disappear. little bit and try hard a lot all. he has been they must go if he must have houses mr cornell can live with us here. or in them. but i think that the press can with the best of us feel have had visions he thought about all analysts say that it cannot as it fell i kind of work modeled on the data of the whole. the me the on the south email us flooded. senate and on

to damascus the appointment by prime minister saad hariri has been sharply criticized by his cabinet which says it legitimizes the regime and reports. this is lebanon's new embassador to syria the first since the start of the war arriving in damascus saad zakia comes from the ministry of foreign affairs and was appointed by prime minister saad hariri earlier this week but it's lebanese president michel own who is closely linked to the iranian backed hezbollah movement one of us its closest allies who is said to have pushed for the upgrade in diplomatic ties but not everyone is happy about the decision we believe that as long as city is seen in the arab league is empty my decision of the out of state. embassy in damascus should be empty off and i'm back but i think that presenting your credentials to wash out a lesson is giving credit to somebody who can tough a million syrian lebanese syrian diplomacy has long been complex both nations gained independence from france in the one nine hundred forty s. but it wasn't until two thousand and nine that full diplomatic ties were established

towards democracy... >> smith: a new u.s. ambassador, robert ford, was just arriving in damascus. >> democracy taking place in a lot of these countries... >> demanding change, they're fed up... >> smith: at the time, it seemed syria's dictator would be next to fall. >> protesters in tahrir square drove hosni mubarak out of power... >> mubarak actually left power in cairo the weekend after i got there. and in my first meeting with bashar al-assad, i asked him point blank, "looks like kind of a difficult time for authoritarian regimes. what kinds of steps are you thinking of to get ahead of the problem?" and he kind of brushed it aside and said, "it'll never happen here." not three weeks after that meeting, the arab spring started in the haria market in damascus. >> the uprising of the syrian people was a secular one. one of its slogans was, "wahed, wahed, wahed." >> smith: one, one, one? >> one, one, one. "we are united." >> this is an uprising of the syrian people against a dictatorship. >> wahed, wahed, wahed! >> smith: within a matter of weeks, tens of thousands more syrians jo

outskirts of damascus. the british—based syrian observatory for human rights said the victims died in air strikes and shelling in four towns in the eastern ghouta district. syrian state media blamed rebel shelling in damascus. the russian ambassador has dismissed criticism of his country's decision to veto a un security council resolution which would have extended an international inquiry into chemical weapons attacks in syria. this is the 10th time moscow has used its veto powers at the united nations in support of its ally since the start of the conflict. the lebanese politician saad hariri, who shocked his country when he resigned as prime minister, says he will return to beirut within days. he's in paris, where he's been holding talks with president macron. mr hariri announced he was standing down while in saudi arabia a fortnight ago, and he hasn't been home since. mr hariri says he'll be in beirut to celebrate lebanon's independence day on wednesday. search teams say they have detected failed satellite calls from a submarine which disappeared three days ago. the sanjuan, which has a

the rebel held at damascus suburb. the area has been under government siege for years and three hundred fifty thousand people there are in desperate need of aid. thirty seven people were killed in russian air strikes on a gathering of displaced people in the province the monitoring group says fifteen children were among the victims there's only been jevon aid has just returned from syria just across the border in turkey. despite a cease fire agreement between iran turkey and russia the violence in syria does not seem to be coming to an end the airstrikes in the hooter district of damascus targeted three different residential areas according to activists on the ground the number of casualties is on the rise they're saying that they are not able to provide help to all of the victims because they have very limited supplies inside. and a number of hospitals have also been targeted in the last few months they say that because of this siege and the assad government has not been allowing any medical aid or medical supplies to come in and they're not able to treat patients as they would

damascus it is the second such attack in forty eight hours and on sunday twenty three people were killed by shelling in air strikes including a number of children the attacks have come at a key moment in the conflict a new round of un backed talks are scheduled to begin on tuesday aimed at ending the six and a half year war opposition groups and government representatives a jew to meet in geneva but u.n. officials have been unable to confirm that the government delegation is planning to travel is james pace. peace talks in geneva was supposed to stop this bloodshed. but as we've seen many times before the time table of failed diplomacy is actually creasing the agony of the people of syria. parts of aleppo province. and the outskirts of damascus bombarded the assad government has been intensifying its onslaught in the days and hours before talks judah's start. assad didn't leave a single corner that hasn't been destroyed if you want to fight it don't target civilians instead take on the armed groups at the front lines god willing they'll teach you a lesson briefing the u.n. security counc

stronghold damascus. to this is al jazeera live from london also coming up. thousands more protesters take to the streets in pakistan the government in the military agree not to use force to disperse them. on during his head to the polls to vote for a new president but a change at the top looks unlikely. and displaced by al-shabaab and living in fear i mean the kenyan villages who say they're too scared to return to their homes. first to syria where at least fifty people have been killed in just twenty four hours in government and russian asked rice twenty three people were killed in a syrian air strike in the damascus suburb of eastern ghouta the area has been on a government siege for a full he is and three hundred fifty thousand people on desperate need of age. thirty seven people were killed in russian asterix on a gathering of displaced people indoors or province or displaced activists say fifteen children were among the victims. osama bin job aid has just returned from syria together just across the border in turkey. this right a ceasefire agreement between iran turke

happen in middle school? jonathan: that football game today at damascus high school. gamepeople watching the between damascus and walkersville. the winner goes on to the state semifinals. want some inspirational stories for a change? you gotta check out the american dream. saturdays, 1pm, newschannel8 >> and now the toyota sports local toyota dealers. scott: high school football at its finest tonight in montgomery county. forget about game of the week. damascusof the year, hosting walkersville. the swarming hornets have won 39 games in a row ,the lions have won 20 straight. somebody's streak would end tonight. nice run up the middle setting up the field goal attempt. up to the task, splitting the upper rights -- splitting the uprights from 37 yards out. quarterback calling his own number, knock-down inside of the 10 yard line. fromthere, the score. damascus low-scoring defensive battle, advancing to the state semifinals. >> he blocked the safety. caught me, but i'm glad that we capitalized on that drive. >> we are just trying to win another state championship. scott: what a game

on lebanon pressure coming from damascus to normalize fellatio syria and there were discussions last week here on whether eleven and should be the person to reappoint and the best leader to damascus so we definitely know as prime minister has been in a difficult position and there are many divisions in love and on along political and also along religious lines what does horary represent and where does the country go from here. well how did it is with their future movement which is the main representative in terms of parties at this in light. of lebanon and so of course the division in this country has become extremely over the past years the division between this alliance and she has especially when it comes to what should happen inside syria what should happen with syria and one of the main problems of course lebanon is facing his resignation puts and danger the elections that are planned for next year or next year we were planning to have a parliamentary elections here and of course this makes it all very difficult and makes it all very difficult not only for lebanon but also for t

so much social media talk saying that damascus is the underdog. do you take it personally? they are posted in the locker room. there is locateer room material in there. >> the excitement is building here already. they are expecting 3,000 people for the game. highlight and post game reaction at tonight at 11:00. i am telling you that you are missing a good one tonight in damascus. jonathan: we'll get highlights later. >> the tree is lit and crowds are into it. this is a great evening to ge out and enjoy. have a good night! running a small business is demanding. and that's why small business owners need more. like internet that's up to the challenge. the gig-speed network from comcast business gives you more. with speeds up to 20 times faster than the average. that means powering more devices, more video conferencing, and more downloads in seconds, not minutes. get fast internet and add phone and tv for only $24.90 more per month. comcast is building america's largest gig-speed network to give small businesses more. call 1-800-501-6000 today. before we start, i just want to say if any

damascus. the taxi driver had to break and reverse against traffic. marking the roundabout on the main street of little baghdad was a large mural of assad who ruled syria for three decades, painted in the style of a psychedelic rock poster. every shop window deglaze is displayed a photograph of his son bashar in mustache and aviator sunglasses and army fatigues. an obvious attempt to look less like the nerdy ophthalmologist he had been before taking the presidency in 2000 when his father died. aside from the student of electrical wires and taxis in fiery motorcycle cards the neighborhood looked medieval, drab, low rise tenements emerged like dead teeth pounded dirt. the air smells of roasted meat and baking bread. a cart overloaded with watermelons, at the roadside, and to register that he had no legs. farther along were gold shops where widows performed alchemy turning the jewelry into bread. some did the same with their bodies once the gold was gone. >> the magnificent shrine for the granddaughter of the prophet mohammed with turquoise minarets and gilded dome. the shrine was the onl

in more syrian government attacks on a rebel—held enclave on the outskirts of damascus. activists monitoring the conflict say towns in the eastern ghouta district have been subjected to air strikes and artillery fire and conditions for the enclave's 400,000 people are dire. with me is alanjohnston, our middle east analyst. earlier we spoke with alanjohnston, our middle east analyst. what is the military situation? we are talking about a large area, on the eastern edge of damascus, a tract of towns and villages and farmland, home to hundreds of thousands of people, but very much in rebel hands, all through the syrian war. in recent weeks we have seen the government forces step up their pressure on the enclave, carrying out air strikes and other attacks and more of the same today, various sources talking about air strikes beginning sunday morning, and heavy artillery fire, looks to be three or four areas within the east that were targeted, and there have been these civilian casualties, part of a pattern we have seen in recent weeks. even allowing for the people who have died or been

civilians and the last remaining rebel stronghold near damascus. live from london also coming up. protesters take to the streets for a second day in pakistan calling for the resignation of a government minister. under in his head to the polls to vote for a new president but a change at the top looks unlikely. and creative diplomacy the japanese artists are using their work to try to bridge the deepening divide with north korea . first to syria where at least fifty people have been killed in just twenty four hours in government and russian ass trikes twenty three people were killed in a syrian air strike in the damascus suburb of easton go to the area has been under government siege for four he is a three hundred fifty thousand people are in desperate need of aid. thirty seven people were killed in russian ass trikes on a gathering of displaced people in darryl province a british base activists say fifteen children were among the victims. of a joins us now from gaziantep on the turkey syria border so these airstrikes in eastern in spite of it falling under a deescalation zone abso

government in strike in the rebel held damascus suburb of eastern ghouta the area has been on the government for four years and three hundred fifty thousand people there are in desperate need of aid meanwhile thirty seven people were killed in russian airstrikes on a gathering of displaced people and their province a monitoring group says fifteen children were among the victims. well solomon jolly has just returned from syria just across the border and turkey. this write a cease fire agreement between iran turkey and russia the violence in syria does not seem to be coming to an end the airstrikes in the hooter district of damascus targeted three different residential areas according to activists on the ground the number of casualties is on the rise they're saying that they are not able to provide help to all of the victims because they have very limited supplies inside. and a number of hospitals have also been targeted in the last few months they say that because of the siege and the assad government has not been allowing any medical aid or medical supplies to come in and they're

dietrich studies in beirut and in damascus we have jamie mackie he is the syria commentator and co-founder of syrian digital media group all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate adele let me go to you the best dressed man in television love the bow tie of course adele you know we over the last few days we've seen a. whole series of diplomatic activity trying to bring some kind of closure to this very long and bloody and destructive conflict in syria it's. being spearheaded by the russians and the iranians and the turks they've been in consultation with other players in the region including israel and also a telephone call between putin trump are the pieces falling into place go ahead adele well let's hope so we have. historic context. with the russian rule. to measure developments in the region would have more achieved one is the celebrated and now counter version and the iranian. control over the program and second the ending of the war in syria by defeating terrorism it could have ended in different way the

criticizing her on twitter so. well to help evacuate five hundred starving people from the siege damascus. and dutch prosecutors confirm the vile of bosnian croat war criminal down the course did contain a deadly chemical. european and african leaders have drawn up an emergency evacuation plan for refugees and migrants and during terrible conditions in libyan detention camps between four hundred and seven hundred thousand africans are thought to be trapped in libya it's not clear how the deal will be enforced but most of them are expected to be sent back to their home countries a plan was agreed at a joint e.u. african union summit in ivory coast's it was their. well the theme of this summit was huge but there is no doubt the from the outset it was dominated by the issue of the refugee slave trade in libya and by migration we heard from the host of the summit the president of the ivory coast in the beginning who said that everyone had a collective responsibility to do something when at the end of the summit what leaders decided is that they would try and repatch reate those migrants and r

on the outskirts of the capital damascus three people died in the air strikes on tuesday at least nineteen were killed in separate air strikes earlier the rebel area has come under heavy bombardment in the last forty eight hours and the united nations saying the asset government has now agreed to a cease fire in the area on diplomatic and to james bays is in geneva and i asked the u.n. special envoy to syria about that ceasefire for eastern ghouta he sent us this update. here in geneva currently only one of the two sides is represented and that's the opposition delegation the government delayed their trip here they will now be here on wednesday the opposition have been meeting here at their hotel with stefan de mistura the u.n. special envoy and he said he had some good news about the fighting in syria fighting that could derail these talks yet again i was just informed by a do russian then do it today or to people a meeting there day of russians have their proposals to end a government the effects of the eighty five on is difficult because we were and are very content up on seoul

washington moscow damascus ankara until iran that is giving us a reason to say that things may be looking promising here. you know politics professor hammer and he told us the talks were a positive development but the tough days lie ahead. fast on a faux. fur and talks in sochi have. pushed the part of the process forward of course things have shifted in change of enormously on the ground and hopefully these talks will help pave the way for. the conflict to come to an end but i think that it looks good on paper but it i'm sure it's going to be very complicated and the weeks and months ahead there's a lot to do and it's not clear if the americans and their allies are going to help this process move forward or whether they are going to improve and competed but i think what is what is very positive is that these countries seem. to be determined obviously all three of them have their own opinions but i think the very fact that they're getting to get they they're getting together and they're making these statements public show that there is a strong degree of determination. some media

troops dietrich studies in beirut and in damascus we have any makea here is a syria commentator and co-founder of syrian digital media group all right gentlemen cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate adel let me go to you the best dressed man in television love the bow tie of course adele you know we over the last few days we've seen a. whole series of diplomatic activity trying to bring some kind of closure to this very long and bloody and destructive conflict in syria it's being spearheaded by the russians and the iranians and the turks they've been in consultation with other players in the region including israel and also a telephone call between putin and trump are the pieces falling into place go ahead adele well let's hope so we have. historic context. with the russian rule these two measured developments in the region would have not achieved one is the celebrated and now counter version and the iranian. control over the program and second the ending of the war in syria by defeating terrorism it could have ended in different

that's on the outskirts of damascus well the airstrikes have been increasing as mortals are due to get under way in geneva on tuesday the process is run by the un and aims to bring more than six years of war to an end it's led by the u.n. special envoy stefan de mistura he's managed to bring the syrian government and the opposition to the table in the past but has so far failed to get any agreement syrian opposition negotiators say they'll be in geneva and that there are no preconditions this will be the eighth round of talks in geneva previous attempts of stalled because of disagreements mainly over whether president bashar al assad should stay in power we can go live to james frey's now our diplomatic editor who is in geneva the scene for those talks to get under way tomorrow that's tuesday so round eight james can we have any optimism that they will yield anything that will end fighting on the ground in syria. i don't think we can be too optimistic knowing the grim history of all this we're going to get some more details you mentioned stefan de mistura who's convening this proce

resume damascus the endless distortion of the chemical weapons stored in damascus these weapons were indeed withdrawn and destroyed under the o.p.c. w.'s oversight these are stacked lee reminiscent of the situation around iraq nearly fifteen years ago a united states representatives at the time deliberately misled the international community including the security council in doing so they set the stage for intervention which at least unspeakable tragedy on both iraq and the whole region. russia's president vladimir putin will host the leaders of turkey and iran in sochi next week for talks on syria the trio will discuss finding a political solution to the civil war or some avenge of a report from gaziantep in turkey near the border with syria and a warning you may find some images disturbing. more syrian soldiers and militia fighters from iran backed groups in syria and iraq have arrived and. it's been a week since the syrian government's claim that it took isis last stronghold since then isis has launched dozens of attacks and its fighters hiding in tunnels inside the city managed t

ghouta that's near the capital damascus the region's been risk besieged by the government ever since twenty thirteen and that schools food and medical shortages the government is stepped up the pace of attacks in recent weeks humanitarian access has remained exceedingly limited we were in the country's east russian jets have targeted eisel in rural areas near the city of. reports are saying that thirty four civilians may have been killed i saw was driven out of the city earlier this month and now only controls pockets of the countryside. well elsewhere in syria al jazeera has been granted access to the border city near turkey in the north of syria and turkish forces and their allies pushed us all out of this area in august last year as a binge of aid is there for us in bedded the turkish forces. this flimsy wall is what separates people on the other side from the cold blowing wind that we can feel in this camp we are in jobless and in one of the camps that have been set up for i.d.p.'s majority of them have come from homs people have been telling us about the conditions they we

beirut and damascus we have any mackie here is the syria commentator and co-founder of syrian digital media group all right gentlemen cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate adel let me go to you the best dressed man in television love the bow tie of course adel you know we over the last few days we've seen a. whole series of diplomatic activity trying to bring some kind of closure to this very long and bloody and destructive conflict in syria it's being spearheaded by the russians and the iranians and the turks they've been in consultation with other players in the region including israel and also a telephone call between putin and trump are the pieces falling into place go ahead adele well let's hope so we have. historic context. with russia ruled these two major developments in the region would have not achieved one is the celebrated and now counter version and the iranian. control over the program and second the ending of the war in syria by defeating terrorism it could have ended in different way the russians the main objecti

damascus the appointment by lebanese prime minister saad hariri has been sharply criticized by many in the cabinet which says it legitimizes the asaad regime into a tired reports now from beirut. this is lebanon's new embassador to syria the first since the start of the war arriving in damascus saad zakia comes from the ministry of foreign affairs and was appointed by prime minister saad hariri earlier this week but it's lebanese president michel own who is closely linked to the iranian backed hezbollah movement one of us its closest allies who is said to have pushed for the upgrade in diplomatic ties but on everyone is happy about the decision we believe that as long as city is seat in the arab league is empty my decision of the out of state. embassy in damascus should be empty off and i'm back but i think that presenting it could then should to wash out unless it is giving credit to somebody who can tough a million syrian lebanese syrian diplomacy has long been complex both nations gained independence from france in the one nine hundred forty s. but it wasn't until two thousand and nine

down during the transitionon period. it turned out to be our most worried about situation. damascus,ch ally of russia is taking a parallel track in peace talks. setting up discussions beyond the united nations stalled and somewhat unsuccessful effort. damascus has said it will not negotiate with the departure of president assad as a precondition for talks. it is something the opposition may be willing to concede. forof the main issues up didiscussion this week along wih finding a path towards a new constitution and you and let elections. the clearer map of cease-fire arrangement has emerged largely enabled by him on.. -- oman. must begin to stitch the process into concrete results enabling citizens to determine their own future freely. --while the u.s. and france the only legitimate forum for a resolution in syria, russia's next set of parallel talks are going to move ahead early next year. genie: pope francis has given a historic open-air mass to thousands of worshipers in myanmar. the country has been clouded by controversy over what critics say is the popes sidestepping of the perse

killed in syrian government attacks on a rebel—held enclave on the outskirts of damascus. activists say towns in the eastern ghouta district have been targeted by air raids and heavy artillery fire. this report by our middle east regional editor, alan johnston, includes pictures viewers may find upsetting. after the bombs and the shells have fallen, the medics do their best with what little they have. some seem almost resigned to the horror of it all. others are too young to understand anything of syria's war, all they know is the pain and the fear. there are those for whom nothing can be done. the scene of one of the attacks, it hardly seems worth cleaning up. some things can be patched and repaired, and life will go on. but nobody here will forget what has just happened. translation: there are martyrs, including two children, one of whom was 12 years old. this is a residential area. there are no checkpoints here, no army post. everyone knows it is a popular neighbourhood. these people have lived under siege for years. government forces surround the enclave, pressuring the rebels h

lavelle to remind you we're discussing syria. ok dan let me go back to you in damascus ok we've already talked about the russian raney and turkish initiative here but let's turn it upside down the other side as it were here. are they going to go along with this is israel going to go along with this don't think so these are the other obstacles here go ahead danny i completely agree i mean i mean we can we have to separate the israeli interest from the saudi arabian interests but saudi arabia will continue to have an intransigent style stance towards the crisis in syria as it has done throughout because syria for saudi arabia it's an issue of national security and the huge faces in saudi arabia from policy in syria have actually reflected so negatively on the state that it's now beginning to lash out regionally it's being to lash out in the media even. the complete you know the arab spring peter if you look at it it was stopped in syria if if they are bring managed to get rid of the syrian government this would have continued on until we had a completely new middle east but it was

damascus. the british—based observatory for human rights said the victims died in air strikes and shelling in four towns. syrian state media blamed rebels shelling in damascus. the russian ambassador has dismissed criticism of his country's decision to veto a un security council resolution, which would have extended an international inquiry into chemical weapons attacks in syria. it's the 10th time moscow has used its veto powers at the united nations in support of its ally since the conflict began. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come... we will look at tributes for the ac/dc guitarist, malcolm young, who has died at the age of 64. police looking for 19—year—old gaia pope say a body has been found on land near swanage. officers made the discovery at 3pm today near the coastal path where items of her clothing were found. she went missing in ii items of her clothing were found. she went missing in 11 days ago. three people arrested on suspicion of her murder have been released. her sister said the teenager was the light of her life and a cousin gave a statement. this a

and files to however they did stress they never made it to the site of the attack damascus denies it carried out the attack hearing at the u.n. security council is currently ongoing and we'll bring you more later in the program as we get it. in the meantime the international olympic committee has dismissed reports the russian national anthem could be banned from the twenty eighteen winter olympics the claim was made in the new york times ahead of the i.o.c. decision on what action to take against russia for alleged state sponsored doping shouted devinsky reports from the limpid headquarters in switzerland. well the article by the new york times suggests that unnamed sources from the international olympic committee have said that they are discussing a possible ban on the russian national anthem at the winter games in twenty eighteen there also it says in the article discussing a menu of other possible penalties against russia including not allowing delicate and athletes to take part in the opening ceremony now we are asked the i.o.c. for a response to that report and whether those

damascus his objections the u.n. said that isis basically we can go off to isis and we're there to take them out but that doesn't mean we just walk away and let isis two point zero pop back around but that remark about the u.n. isn't one hundred percent true the u.s. does not have a u.n. mandate to deploy along station troops in syria a u.n. security council resolution only authorized sanctions to be used against eisel such as freezing assets or an arms embargo but nowhere is troop deployment to a sovereign country mention the syrian democratic forces one of the groups who the u.s. backs and who happens to be at odds with damascus have welcomed america's long term plan for syria. they have a strategy for decades to come there will be military economic and political agreements in the long term between the leadership of the movement areas and the us administration so while i feel is on its way out all signs point to the pentagon digging in on a former u.s. diplomat questions the reasons behind washington not wanting to withdrawal from syria even the elimination of isis any attempt to

statement from damascus and from the russian foreign ministry will try and get that the day goes on this of course doesn't mean isis is the fee that as an ideology it's not to feel that as a group which can still cause casualties terror attacks both in the middle east and of course in europe as their primary many are asking what comes next now as in northern parts of syria this latest development brings to a head many groups with very different interests the syrian army militias there to the west of the euphrates there as the f. to syria democratic forces there backed by washington a coalition of kurdish arab militias there pushing in from the north and from the east very key area with oil through is located there as well now as we said they've got different interests damascus has said repeatedly assad has said they want to recapture all territory they lost in syria in some areas of the country because of declared autonomy carrying out their own policies their own elections it's unclear how washington's position will pan out as well with support for the as the if so there's a lot of nego

commonwealth cup. you ready? up in damascus, the swarming hornets went from 41 straight wins, first quarter, last name hard to say, this is not hard to see, his name was t.d. i said. tough 25 yard one here, the longest damascus wins 42-7. and he practiced that all summer the back flip. he's pretty good. >> yeah, he's good. >> quick note and doug don't go to the wizards game either. you're back luck. mri on his left knee and has been bothering him about his knee so his questionable tomorrow. that's bad news, by the way. >> all right. >>> when you see a deer running through your yard, you may walk outside to get a closer look. but when you see a moose, it's time to get inside. an estimated 1,500 pound moose was caught dodging this traffic outside toronto today. it ran through business parking lots, knocked down a fence in a neighborhood. natural resource officers had hoped to frank wallize or trap it but moose kept on moving. >> so we're hoping to allow it some time to relax. it's not very good -- it's not a good idea to approach that animal. as soon as it gets scared it starts to mov

used to be in damascus because it's mostly people. and you have this. syrian experience damascus experience they moved to berlin here they are taking advantages from learning their culture somehow and taking the best of both. city of the city. to. techno music a lot of things that i was not that much into but like i played basketball in all of those cities this is something that never change. food wherever i go and now i'm starting to mixing it with more plates from all over the world having the advantage of this so this is how it gets always like mixture a mixture. like richness i would say a rich. mixture is richness. that's all for today thanks for joining us we love hearing from you do drop us a line three thousand. more on facebook see you next time like now. you in the next hit the dance floor at the twenty seventeen showmen press pool. we look at this year's must have accessories. find out who is behind this year's food and design concept. check out the scrumptious cuisine on. prices so if you build. your own. thirty minutes. what drives the economy. is the. made in german