by the syrian free army and the syrian opposition also i'd like to remind you that the syrian opposition has already thought of the radar station on the edges of the golan heights last year so this comes as a continuation of the effort to destroy the syrian army by the opposition and now by the monsters themselves by the israelis so what we are witnessing now is a reflection of the political impasse that the syrian opposition as suffering from being able to achieve anything significant on the ground they have resorted to help from the zionists directly i don't think that the israelis have a policy of making public comments of strikes be it sussan nations or strikes that they launch outside the boundaries of international law officials in the u.s. say the attack was actually carried out to stop illegal supplies of weapons to hezbollah is it justified a is this the case. well i could barely hear the question but the five got it right you are asking about a convoy of a shipment of arms to hizbullah and fucked we do not know of this is true we know what the syrian government has said. basica

syrians is that this is was prepared for by people who call themselves syrians and call themselves evolutionists and. democracy and the proles have better syria by destroying the syrian. bases and allowing israel to be able to do this now with. one hundred percent yes this could be in other forms it's not necessarily a direct attack syria has been known for it and you think through other ways. in the long term for example i would expect syria to provide these resistance forces with their i want one of those three thousand years because they know this is what israel fears don't want and i think this will be the form of retaliation do you think this will open the door for others to think they might be able to take a swing at syria now and se other side mean those who are the rebels and how many all of the rebels hold little love for israel i mean if television has to take sides in the civil war how will that be viewed by the wearing sides. so your first question i hope there will be enough reasoning. for people to do because if syria managed to to absorb this with the syrian government feel that i

national council and also in the free syrian army now the domestic syrian opposition made it very clear from the start yes they want change but they want to work with president assad and the syrian government is the only legitimate force there so if the only legit. some of the forty's in syria he is still refusing to recognize that there is a genuine uprising among the syrian people and is instead blaming terrorists is totally right with that view of what's happening in syria at the moment it is largely an islamist are price and an uprising which is being backed once again by certain western countries now it's absolutely legitimate to call for change within a country but you cannot take weapons and bring about change in the white by killing innocent civilians and of course what we're seeing is once again what happened in afghanistan in the one nine hundred eighty s. when america for example back to the mujahedeen against the soviet army and we in the west we're told and what you had seen including a lot and were very contrite is and then of course things go wrong with nine eleven so it'

army and the syrian official police and they are controlling most of the country there are only some areas in the countryside where rebel fighters are in some areas in the countryside where the syrian army withdrew from these areas because they thought that these areas were not important strategically but over all the syrian central government under the lead. ship of president as that controls most of the syrian territory and most and all of the sensitive positions and specially the positions that have to do with with weapons and there was you know you remember and i'm sure the viewers remember a few months ago there was this big noise about chemical weapons and about the number of weapons falling into the hands of you know or you know the syrian authorities losing your trial over these weapons and that was not the case the syrian government controlled says they could confront this and the even even the russians the chinese and the the iranians know very well they had adequate reports about that and they actually transferred these reports to the international community and i think th

one of the syrian cameraman was also slightly wounded like me . meanwhile dozens of people were killed in a series of attacks on damascus petrol stations this week opposition forces accused the government of a deadly bombing on wednesday although authorities blamed rebels for a terrorist attack on thursday middle east expert pepe escobar believes a willingness to end the syrian conflict must also come from outside the country. very sad to see to everybody all over the world that the top geopolitical threat of two thousand and thirteen is going to be the political tragedy of two thousand and eleven the rape of syria the only possibility would be that the opposition. in a syrian way this sides not to listen to the saudis the turks their americans the brits and the french. government and they will work out a transitional government or at least the transitional period leading to free and fair elections is this going to happen not likely. and i president assad has outlined a political solution to the syrian conflict in a rare address to the nation he p

the vast majority of syrians who've sought refuge in turkey have been sunni muslims. they hope for the imminent fall of the assad regime. they hope to soon return to their country. the question for turks yet unanswered is whether there'll be a new wave of refugees, this time from the alawite and other minority communities in syria. for "religion and ethics newsweekly," this is fred de sam lazaro along the turkish-syrian border. >>> we have a special report today about two catholic schools, ea in its own way, trying to fight off declining enrollments and rising costs. in an upscale neighborhood in new york, the emphasis is on enrichment. in inner-city philadelphia, what's new is private management. in both cities, the challenge is not just to keep schools open but, as school officials say, to preserve the value of a catholic education for both rich and poor. bob faw reports. >> this enrichment music class at st. stephen catholic school in new york city is part of a new experiment to help save catholic schools. in a philadelphia suburb at conwell-egan catholic high scho

in a syrian way this sides not to listen to the saudis the turks the. americans the brits and the french. government and they will work out a transitional government or at least the transitional period leading to free and fair elections is this going to happen not likely. now the syrian president bashar assad is making a speech in damascus so this will be his first public address in months we can cross live now to show you the live pictures here and there he is and as he continues to address the public he's well aware of the certainly the. bankers who are manipulating this. economy this fiscal cliff. it doesn't really focus on the true underlying problems that we're going to see more of this going forward in two thousand and thirteen anything. from the mob what they're pitchforks and torches they're coming after these people they want to just delay that day of reckoning for many months if they can but that day is reckoning in twenty thirteen it's coming. twenty third soon watch because reporter programs available for you are just a click away. i would n

more than 150 syrians are forced to live here. they need everything -- clothes and shoes for the children, food, mattresses, blankets. most of them had to buy their tents themselves, and even have to pay rent to pitch the tents. apart from one tank of drinking water, there is no sanitation. >> we eat bread and drink tea. sometimes, we buy flour and egg bread. we do not have anything anymore. sometimes we go hungry. sometimes not. we lost my daughter's pants in the flood. she needs new pants, but where am i supposed to get them? >> sometimes, local construction workers bring the refugees a truckload of building rubble. they sift through it with their bare hands for useful items like wood or plastic sheeting or metal to sell for scrappe. it is particularly hard for the children. the refugee agency tries to find schools for them to attend, but it is not always possible. especially for kids from unofficial refugee camps. >> i do not go to school here. in syria, i did, but bashar bom bed our school. >> syria needs freedom, the children

national council and also in the free syrian army. almost two years of anti-government protests change little in bahrain fresh reform demonstrations against the wall of a police crackdown some experts say it's their brutality that is fueling the uprising warn that coming up and orthodox believers the world over are celebrating the birth of christ there will be more on the spectacular ceremony later in the program. earlier this week barack obama worked out a last minute tax hike deal with congress to stop the country falling off the so-called fiscal cliff economists fade a slip back into recession if washington failed to implement the reform of the bush era tax code the wealthy so income tax go up and middle class households will also see their tax bills rise charlie mcgrath from wide awake news says creating a sense of panic over the problem has helped the u.s. government ignore the needs of the people listening to me when the cameras are off and it's time to pass a trillion dollar nearly trillion dollar defense bill they have no prob

syrian voices who are independent or claim to be independent to take part if he. dissipated that there will be rejection of his offers from certain parties and in his speech he said yes after i finish the some parties will reject that this is not is not directed to those who are going to reject it that's exactly what he said and he called upon all syrian opposition and all syrian parties and independent and dependent personalities inside and outside outside syria to take part as long as they denounce extremism as long as denounce terrorism and as long as they do not have an agenda. and operate by external powers i mean in his view to stabilize syria i mean you raise a good point because as you say he did say that the syrian president did say that he was willing to speak to certain members of the opposition however not those that some might see as puppets of the west so it is quite unclear at this moment who exactly is he willing to to talk. well. he clarified what he means by external and internal opposition he said and internal opposition or internal figures may

anything would have to come from the syrian reality and interests of the syrian people. [applause] [chanting] dear sisters, dear brothers, the country is above everybody. syria is over and above everybody. politically, it will be strengthened. we will defend its territory. the syrians are forgiven, but they will not give up their dignity. here are many people that came to fight against terrorism. some provided vital information that helped in order to frustrate planned terrorist actions against the people. those were fought against terrorists by defending their areas or even to demonstrate against the murderous, armed people, and those who died against this and those who fight side-by-side with armed forces in order to fight, to defend the different areas and towns, and the infrastructure. i would like to give one example in north syria. the brave men of this town, which is on the border of turkey, they stood for a number of days, defending against terrorist attacks. they managed to defend and defeat these terrorists that were coming from turkey. i pay tribute to them. [

herbal uses by the syrian free army and the syrian opposition also i'd like to remind you that the syrian opposition has already thought of the radar station on the edges of the golan heights last year so this comes as a continuation of the of for to destroy the syrian army by the opposition and now by the masters themselves by the israelis so what we are witnessing now is a reflection of the political impasse that the syrian opposition as suffering from being able to achieve anything significant on the ground they have resorted to help from the zionists directly i don't think that this is a policy of making public comments of strikes be it assassinations or strikes that they launch outside the boundaries of international law officials in the u.s. say the attack was actually carried out to stop illegal supplies of weapons to hezbollah is it justified it is the case. well i could barely hear the question but the five got it right you are asking about a convoy of a shipment of arms to hizbullah and fucked we do not know of this is true we know what the syrian government has said. basically

in return, the syrian government agreed to free over 2000 syrian prisoners, including more than 70 women. syrian opposition fighters insist that the iranians are members of the powerful revolutionary guard. they accused him of spying for the syrian government and helping with the crackdown on dissent. last august, rebels released a video showing iranian military identification cards that they said were taken from the prisoners. i humanitarian relief foundation said nationals were among those that were free. >> syria agreed to release 2100 prisoners. we hope that many innocent victims will be released and rescued as soon as possible. we should appreciate this initiative. >> the syrian opposition considers the iranian hostage is a major marketing ship. the prisoner exchange took place just days after assad promised to continue fighting the rebels. it is seen as an indication that the syrian government is willing to negotiate with the rebels, despite public declarations of the contrary. >> in mali, there are fears that violence could escalate. rebel fighters have told al jazeera they took p

national council and also in the free syrian army. almost two years of antigovernment protests change little in bahrain fresh reform demonstrations shatter against the wall of the police crackdown some experts say it's their brutality that is fueling the uprising more on that coming up and orthodox believers the world over celebrating the birth of christ there will be more on the spectacular ceremony later in the program. earlier this week barack obama worked out a last minute tax hike deal with congress to stop the country falling off the so-called fiscal cliff economists feared a slip back into recession if washington failed to implement the reform of the bush era tax code the wealthy saw income tax go up or middle class households will also see their tax bills rise charlie mcgrath from wide awake news says creating a sense of panic over the problem has helped the u.s. government ignore the needs of the papal visit enemy when the cameras are off and it's time to pass a trillion dollar nearly trillion dollar defense bill they have no

that further proof came with the syrian t.v. report in which sami was betrayed him all the capture example fighters he talked about coming from tunisia to fight for the syrian people still explanation wasn't enough to please the minds of his parents if anything it made matters worse these simply can't understand how intimately transformed into a jihadist notice all they do have seen this. year ago certainly began praying and i was very happy because i'm a muslim and i thought it was a good thing. maybe after that he started going to a mosque and heard something that made. official reports claim some four hundred out of the five. controlled by radical islamists and their followers to take part in jihad in foreign countries the exact number of tunisians fighting in syria or libya or iraq is not known but the families and friends of those who went off to fight in a foreign land are saying that even one death is already one too many especially for those who are fighting a foreign leader in a different country the government says tha

to the armed opposition the so-called free syrian army and his political wing of the syrian national council which is a form based opposition movement and it's very important to make this clear in particular for western audiences who are unfortunately not fed for picture it comes to syria the free syrian army is a lethal cocktail or various groups including many islamist groups and many groups linked to al qaida and the free syrian army or the f.s.a. it's more commonly referred to has been responsible for heinous vial terrorist attacks in the last couple of years in syria so it's it's it's pretty clear why president assad will not talk to the armed opposition and its political wing and the political wing being the syrian national coalition which of course is influenced by the e.u. and the u.s. so who is there left to talk to then much of the opposition is influenced by the west who does it talk to next then this is another important point to clarify if there is a domestic opposition. parties which want to see political change in syria but they do not extremist groups islamist groups

national council and also in the free syrian army. almost two years of anti-government protests change little in bahrain. fresh approach reform demonstrations against the wall of a police crackdown some experts say it's their brutality that is fueling the uprising warn that coming up. and orthodox believe is the world over are celebrating the birth of christ we'll bring you more later in the program from moscow's main cathedral. earlier this week barack obama worked out a last minute tax hike deal with congress to stop the country falling off the so-called fiscal cliff economists fade a slip back into recession if washington failed to implement the reform of the bush era tax code the wealthy so income tax go up and middle class households also sort will also see their tax bills rise charlie mcgrath from wide awake news says creating a sense of panic over the problem has helped the u.s. government ignore the needs of the people listening to me when the cameras are off and it's time to pass a trillion dollar nearly trillion dollar defen

people the syrian government and it's for more aggression against the syrian state and the syrian people and syrian sovereignty. if the airstrike really took place what was its purpose and did it have anything to do with iran. well at this stage it's very difficult to say but i think what is important is that the united states knew about their strike before hand they did nothing about it the european union as usual so silent about it there was no condemnation for killing syrians two for bombing the country for damaging the country's infrastructure. the e.u. in the united states just like when we allow israel to destroy gaza to impose a siege on the people of gaza to make ordinary women and children suffer. here again be allowed the israeli regime to do what it likes they support apartheid in palestine so basically it's just a continuation of what we've already seen and that is full support for regime that is more or less out of control that attacks countries at will but but i think that it hurts the regime really more than anything else because of first of all it shows that the war again

further proof came with a syrian t.v. report in which sami was featured among the captured rebel fighters he talked about coming from tunisia to fight for the syrian people still explanation wasn't enough to ease the minds of his parents if anything it made matters worse these simply can't understand how intimidating man transformed into a jihadist noticing what they do have seen this. a year ago certainly began praying and i was very happy because i'm a muslim and i thought it was a good thing. maybe after that he started going to a mosque and heard something that made him go off to syria. official reports claim some four hundred out of the five thousand mosques controlled by radical islamists who call on their followers to take part in jihad in foreign countries the exact number of tunisians fighting in syria or libya or rock is not known but the families and friends of those who went off to fight in a foreign land are saying that even one death is already one too many especially for those who are fighting a foreign lea

and we support the syrian people. and they are going to win and they have the will to win. >> so, you say the syrian president want bashar al assad to be tried for war crimes? >> translator: the syrian people, through their revolution, and through the movement will, when the bloodshed stops, move to a new stage where they will have an independent parliament and the government of their choosing. and then they will decide what they want to do against those who committed crimes against them. it is the syrian people who decide. >> it's clear that president morsi feels that time is running out for the syrian leader, that the syrian leader can either do it the easy way or the hard way but he wants him gone. he wants him gone right away. he says that's what the syrian people want, the syrian people deserve, and he wants to make sure that that happens. wolf blitzer, cnn, cairo. >> you can see wolf blitzer's full interview with mohammed morsi on "the situation room" this week. >>> mcchrystal stepped down after the article in "

the u-n's looking for dooors to give more to hhlp those affectee by syrian ccnflict. the ongoing crisis is just months away from reaching the two ear mark. 3 the crisis in syria shows no signs of coming tt an end. amateur videooshows what's launching strikesson the city of homs. another clip aftermaah of n assault just - damassus. the nearly two &ptens of thousands and left even more ppople displaced. it's also deetroyed a couutless number offbuildingg, officials with the u-nnsay the syrian people are goong through extreme hardshii as a humanitarian operations ng/ un 3 direcctr:"ss many having been injurrd, livelihoods destroyed and people now barely surviving, shortages f food, water, medicine, the very basics" john &passistance.john ginn/ un n pumanitarian operations directtr:"the humanitarian operrtion in syria is already verr big, but it hhs to inccease" meanwhile,, syrian opposittin leaders meeting in iitanbul have postponed work on forming a haitham al-maleh / member of syrian natiooallcoaliiioo"we cceated a roup to study he government, how we can create build t

further proof came with a syrian t.v. report in which sami was featured among the captured rebel fighters he talked about coming from tunisia to fight for the syrian people still the explanation wasn't enough to ease the minds of his parents if anything it made matters worse they simply can't understand how intimidating man transformed into a jihadist noticing when they do have some coups. a year ago sami began praying and i was very happy because i'm a muslim and i thought it was a good thing. maybe after that he started going to a mosque and heard something that made him go off to syria. official reports claim some four hundred out of the five thousand mosques in tunisia are controlled by radical islamists who call their followers to take part in jihad in foreign countries the exact number of tunisians fighting in syria or libya or rock is not known but the families and friends of those who went off to fight in a foreign land are saying that even one death is already one too many especially for those who are fighting a

further proof came with a syrian t.v. report in which sami was future and among the captured rebel fighters he talked about his coming from tunisia to fight for the syrian people still the explanation wasn't enough to ease the minds of his parents if anything it made matters worse these simply can't understand how intimidating man transformed into a jihadist notice all they do have was. a year ago sami began to pray and i was very happy because i'm a muslim and i thought it was a good thing. maybe after that he started going to a mosque and heard something that made him go to syria. official reports claim some four hundred out of the five thousand mosques are controlled by radical islamists who call in their followers to take part in jihad in foreign countries the exact number of tunisians fighting in syria or libya or rock is not known but the families and friends of those who went off to fight in a foreign land are saying that even one death is already one too many especially for those who are fighting a foreign leader

further proof came with the syrian t.v. report in which sami was featured him all the captured rebel fighters he talked about coming from tunisia to fight for the syrian people still explanation wasn't enough to ease the minds of his parents if anything it made matters worse these simply can't understand how intimidating man transformed into a jihadist notice how well they do have seen this. a year ago certainly began praying and i was very happy because i'm a muslim and i thought it was a good thing. maybe after that he started going to a mosque and heard something that made him go off to syria. i think the reports claim some four hundred out of the five thousand mosques are controlled by radical islamists who call on their followers to take part in jihad in foreign countries the exact number of fighting in syria or libya or iraq is not known but the families and friends of those who went off to fight in a foreign land are saying that even one death is already one too many especially. for those who are fighting a foreign l

national council and also in the free syrian army. almost two years of anti-government protests change little in bahrain fresh prey reform demonstrations against the wall of a police crackdown some experts say it's their brutality that is fueling the uprising coming up and orthodox believers the world over are celebrating the birth of christ there will be more on the spectacular ceremony later in the program. early this week barack obama worked out a last minute tax hike deal with congress to stop the country falling off the so-called fiscal cliff economists feared a slip back into recession if washington failed to implement the reform of the bush era tax code the wealthiest or income tax go up and middle class households will also see their tax bills rise charlie mcgrath from wide awake news says creating a sense of panic over the problem has helped the u.s. government ignore than. an enemy when the cameras are off and it's time to pass a trillion dollar nearly trillion dollar defense bill they have no problem whatsoever coming to co

one of the syrian cameraman was also slightly wounded like me. well couldn't say whether he and his colleagues were deliberately targeted by the syrian rebels but clearly some organizations are very much concerned with how the rebels have been handling journalists in the country especially the reporters without borders which issued a report last year saying that the rebels were particularly bad in terms of handling journalists and they were attacking them deliberately they are few but the same pretty much goes for the pro-government forces whose shelling and of hillary strikes led to many deaths among journalists last year fifty journalists international journalists and local and domestic journalists were killed in syria raising very serious concerns about how journalists would operate in this country and definitely working in a conflict zone for journalists is always a great risk but it looks in the syrian case this goes beyond any possible extremes . cheese and extinct life from tel aviv and it's a many thanks indeed and middle east expert pepp

the world food organization says it is unable to feed 1 million syrians. also coming up, political uncertainty in venezuela. it is confirmed hugo chavez will not be sworn in on thursday. the president of the central african republic tells al jazeera the rebels have been backed by foreign powers. it is called the dream liner. now it is more of a nightmare for boeing. we will tell you why. about 1 million people inside syria are getting hungry because you win agencies cannot get food aid in side. the food organization is handing out rations to one and a half million people. it leaves many who are desperately in need without food. the un says more than 60,000 people have been killed in the uprising that began in march of 2011. the u.n. refugee agency says nearly 100,000 refugees have escaped violence in syria in the last month alone, and there are more than 590,000 refugees, up from before. many of those people have escaped the jordan camp, where winter storms are making already difficult conditions worse. tents have been flooded. many people are stranded, an

people the syrian government and its her more aggression against the syrian state and the syrian people and syrian sovereignty. if the airstrike really took place what was its purpose and did it have anything to do with iran. well at this stage it's very difficult to say but i think what is important is that the united states knew about their strike before hand they did nothing about it the european union as usual so is silent about it there is no condemnation for killing syrians two for bombing the country for damaging the country's infrastructure. believe in the united states just like when they allow israel to destroy gaza to impose a siege on the people of gaza to make ordinary women and children suffer. here again be allowed the israeli regime to do what it likes they support apartheid in palestine so basically it's just a continuation of what we've already seen and that is full support for a regime that is more or less out of control that attacks countries at will but but i think that it hurts the regime really more than anything else because of first of all it shows that the war

national council and also in the free syrian army. almost two years of anti-government protests changed little in bahrain fresh from demonstrations shatter against the wall of a police crackdown some experts say is their brutality that is fueling the uprising more on that coming up and orthodox believe is the world over are celebrating the birth of christ there will be more on the spectacular ceremony later in the program . early this week barack obama worked out a last minute tax hike deal with congress to stop the country falling off the so-called fiscal cliff economists feared a slip back into recession if washington failed to implement the reform of the bush era tax code the wealthy saw income tax go up or middle class households will also see their tax bills rise charlie mcgrath from wide awake news says creating a sense of panic over the problem has helped the u.s. government ignore the needs of the papal visit enemy when the cameras are off and it's time to pass a trillion dollar nearly trillion dollar defense bill they have no

national council and also in the free syrian army. almost two years of anti-government protests change little in bahrain fresh probe reform demonstrations shatter against the wall of a police crackdown some experts say it's their brutality that is fueling the uprising born that coming up and orthodox believers the world over are celebrating the birth of christ there will be more on the spectacular ceremony later in the program. earlier this week barack obama worked out a last minute tax hike deal with congress to stop the country falling off the so-called fiscal cliff economists feared a slip back into recession of washington failed to implement the reform of the bush era tax code the wealthy still income tax go up and middle class households will also see their tax bills rise charlie mcgrath from wide awake news says creating a sense of panic over the problem has helped the u.s. government ignore the needs of the people as an enemy when the cameras are off and it's time to pass a trillion dollar nearly trillion dollar defense bill th

national council and also in the free syrian army. almost two years of anti-government protests change little in bahrain fresh pro-reform demonstrations shatter against the wall of a police crackdown some experts say it's their brutality that is fueling the uprising more on that coming up for you here on r.t. . and the christmas spirit is now coming and has arrived in town for orthodox believers the world over as they're celebrating the birth of christ we'll bring you more later in the program from russia's main cathedral and where we see pictures of the moment. the first earlier this week barack obama signed a last minute deal that increases taxes on the wealthiest americans and prevented the country forming over the so-called fiscal cliff and they sure was on the brink of a financial nosedive with billions of dollars in tax hikes automatically coming into effect if the law hadn't been passed charlie mcgrath from wide awake news thinks the fate of americans has never been a top priority for the u.s. government. when the cameras are o

to the armed opposition the so-called free syrian army and its political wing of the syrian national council which is a foreign based opposition movement and it's very important to make this clear in particular to western audiences who are unfortunately not fed the full picture when it comes to syria the free syrian army is a lethal cocktail or various groups including many islamist groups and many groups linked to al qaida and the free syrian army or the f.s.a. it's more commonly referred to has been responsible for heinous vial terrorist attacks in the last couple of years in syria so it's it's it's pretty clear why president assad will not talk to the armed opposition and its political wing and the political wing being the syrian national coalition which of course is influenced by the e.u. and the u.s. so who is there left to talk to then much of the opposition is influenced by the west who does it talk to next then this is another important point to clarify if there is a domestic opposition. parties which want to see political change in syria but they do not extremist groups isla

national council and also in the free syrian army. almost two years of anti-government protest change little in bahrain fresh demonstrations shatter against the wall of a police crackdown some experts say it's the brutality that is fueling the uprising more on that for you coming up very shortly. and the christmas spirit is only now coming to town for orthodox believers the world over as they celebrate the birth of christ we'll bring you more later in the program from russia's main cathedral. but first earlier this week barack obama signed a last minute deal it increases taxes on the wealthiest americans it prevented the country forming over the so-called fiscal cliff the nation was on the brink of a financial nosedive with billions of dollars in tax hikes automatically coming into effect if the law hadn't been passed on the graph from wide awake news thinks the fate of americans is never been a top priority for the u.s. government is an enemy when the cameras are off and it's time to pass a trillion dollar nearly trillion dollar defe

that further proof came with a syrian t.v. report in which sami was featured among the capture example fighters he talked about coming from tunisia to fight for the syrian people still explanation wasn't enough to please the minds of his parents if anything it made matters worse these simply can't understand how intimidating man can formed into a jihadist notice how well they do have this. began and i was very happy because i'm a muslim and i thought it was a good thing. maybe after that he started going to a mosque and heard something that made. official reports claim some four hundred out of the five. controlled by radical islamists who call in their followers to take part in jihad in foreign countries. the exact number of tunisians fighting in syria or libya or iraq is not known but the families and friends of those who went off to fight in a foreign land are saying that even one death is already one too many especially for those who are fighting a foreign leader in a different country the government says that they're watch

further proof came with the syrian t.v. report in which sami was betrayed him all the capture example fighters he talked about coming from tunisia to fight for the syrian people still explanation wasn't enough to lose the minds of his parents if anything it made matters worse these simply can't understand how intimidating man transformed into a jihadist notice how well they do have this. a year ago suddenly began training and i was very happy because i'm a muslim and i thought it was a good thing maybe after that he started going to a mosque and heard something that made me go off to syria i think reports claim some four hundred out of the five thousand mosques in tunisia are controlled by radical islamists who call on their followers to take part in jihad in foreign countries the exact number of tunisians fighting in syria or libya or iraq is not known but the families and friends of those who went off to fight in a foreign land are saying that even one death is already one too many especially for those who are. fighting a

army and no one knows who they are both is my point is well it was initially it was syrian national council no wait syrian national coalition after all never called terrorists mark go ahead tell us want to know in the last year you were all terrorists may though they commit terrorist acts i think the tone is changed also because what we have seen is that the western media which has done a very good job of preventing presenting an extremely black and white simplistic cartoonish. good versus bad narrative of what's going on hasn't been able to conceal the atrocities the sheer bloody atrocities that have been committed by the rebels and they can't hide the true nature of the conflict any longer which is an ethno religious conflict the fact that this revolution has always been a sunni and not just a sunni butt. they will harvest for me because there are plenty of some of these that actually support the government. and this is a sunni sectarian and jihadist you had us from around the world from the united states japan china as well as a little bit at least yes many from libya they have d

and the week's top stories this is the wicklow analyse you with me here thanks for joining us this syrian conflict a sore new violence in the first week of the new year it also led to more casualties among journalists covering the crisis once your own correspondent was reportedly killed and a reporter for all she's arabic channel was among a number of media workers injured when his crew came under rebel sniper fire outside damascus on his correspondent in the return of a city. the year has just started but syria's very poor record of handling international journalists covering the conflict isn't looking to get any better so far because this week earlier reported the pro-government sole journalist a syrian journalist was killed in the country he was wounded on she was then later died in hospital and my colleague from r.t. arabic. was among a group of journalists who were injured who were targeted in the crossfire when they were covering movement of a governmental convoy through the country and. that we were moving from street to street and when we reached the dock my colleagues and i got c

further proof came with a syrian t.v. report in which sami was featured among the captured rebel fighters he talked about coming from tunisia to fight for the syrian people still the explanation wasn't enough to ease the minds of his parents if anything it made matters worse they simply can't understand how intimidating man transformed into a jihadist. they do have. a year ago suddenly began training and i was very happy because i'm a muslim and i thought it was a good thing. maybe after that he started going to a mosque and heard something that made him go off to syria. official reports claim some four hundred out of the five thousand mosques in tunisia are controlled by radical islamists who call in their followers to take part in jihad in foreign countries the exact number of tunisians fighting in syria or libya or iraq is not known but the families and friends of those who went off to fight in a for land are saying that even one death is already one too many especially for those who are fighting a foreign leader in a

>> the syrian opposition described the speech as a waste of time. opposition figure says they will take nothing less then assad stepping down. >> he spent the first part of of his speech saying there are no partners for any political solution. then offered what he called political solution that calls for number one crushing the opposition so we could have three hand in controlling the country. he did not offer to step down, something that had to be there to start a negotiation because he has shown that he's a dictator. >> the syrian president spoke confidentially for about an hour to massive crowds of cheering loyalists. they interrupted him several times, offering -- and at the end of his speech, supporters rushed to the stage to congratulate him. the syrian president refuses to hold dialogue with so-called terrorists. a word he uses to describe armed rebels fighting syrian troops on the ground. syrian opposition and rebels refuse any arrangement that doesn't include assad leaving power. and now with neither side agreeing to hailt in violence, syri

well this is what the syrian government was afraid of and was hinting since month one. scenario of weapon of mass destruction and the chemical weapons to be used in syria the syrian government was saying that look if this in your view would happen this will happen by the opposition not by the syrian government because we are committed not to use and we are the government and we have our international commitment so we not use such a weapon but in this case one position have a get hold of such a weapon this is a very dangerous and very very serious matter and i think they don't have i think of the legal bounding. limits to not to use it so the danger or the danger of now is to be used and then as as what happened today if they use it and then blame the government for it to initiate some kind of international response against the syrian government this is a dangerous position and i think that this is what the syrian government should have always been saying that this kind of. message this kind of. using of weapons against civilians was used by the opposition by the rebels

opposition chief was out her tit for the first time has said that he will have talks with the syrian regime under the syrian president bashar assad not in the past he has said that he will not have talks and that any kind of circumstances whatsoever but he is giving preconditions around the statement he has said that the leads to be the release of a hundred and sixty thousand prisoners now it is quite clear that assad will not do this what is not clear is where this figure of happen driven sixty thousand indeed comes from the announcement comes amid international warnings that syria might fall into the hands of radical islamists if indeed no solution is found so we are hearing reports from the international community that the country is falling apart and certainly we're hearing reports that it looks like a star is not going anywhere we've heard from the u.n. arab league mediator left brahimi who told the united nations security council that assad may be able to hold on to power for now and he has warned that syria is breaking up before everyone's eyes he admitted that there was no pr

under the syrian president bashar assad not in the past he has said that he will not have talks and that any kind of circumstances whatsoever but he is giving preconditions around the statement he has said that they leads to be the release of one hundred and sixty thousand prisoners now it is quite clear that assad will not do this what is not clear is where this figure all happen driven sixty thousand indeed comes from the announcement comes amid international warnings that syria right forward into the hands of radical islamists if indeed no solution is found so we are hearing reports from the international community that the country is falling apart and certainly we're hearing reports that it looks like a star is not going anywhere we've heard from the u.n. arab league mediator left brahimi who told the united nations security council that assad may be able to hold on to power for now and he has warned that syria is breaking up before everyone's eyes he admitted that there was no progress in efforts to establish its political transition. well as they are reporting them well they'r

to the armed opposition the so-called free syrian army and its political wing of the syrian national council which is a form based opposition movement and it's very important to make this clear in particular for western audiences who are unfortunately not read the full picture it comes to syria the free syrian army is a lethal cocktail or various groups including many islamist groups and many groups linked to al qaida and the free syrian army or the f.s.a. it's more commonly referred to you has been responsible for heinous vial terrorist attacks in the last couple of years in syria so it's it's it's pretty clear why president assad will not talk to the armed opposition and its political wing and the political wing being the syrian national coalition which of course is influenced by the e.u. and the u.s. so who is there left to talk to then much of the opposition is influenced by the west does he talk to them this is another important point to clarify if there is a domestic opposition. parties which want to see political change in syria but they do not extremist groups islamist groups

further proof came with the syrian t.v. report in which sami was controlled amol the captor example fighters he talked about his coming from tunisia to fight for the syrian people still explanation wasn't enough to lose the minds of his parents if anything it made matters worse these simply can't understand how intimidating man transformed into a jihadist notice all they do have this. a year ago suddenly began praying and i was very happy because i'm a muslim and i thought it was a good thing maybe after that he started going to the mosque and heard something that made me go off to syria i think the reports claim some four hundred out of the five thousand mosques are controlled by radical islamists and their followers to take part in jihad in foreign countries the exact number of fighting in syria or libya or iraq is not known but the families and friends of those who went off to fight in a foreign land are saying that even one death is already one too many especially for those who are fighting a foreign leader in a differe

that further proof came with the syrian t.v. report in which sami was featured among the capture example fighters he talked about coming from tunisia to fight for the syrian people still explanation wasn't enough to lose the minds of his parents if anything it made matters worse these simply can't understand how intimately transformed into a jihadist notice how well they do have us. a year ago certainly began to pray and i was very happy because i'm a muslim and i thought it was a good thing. maybe after that he started going to and heard something that made. official reports claim some four hundred out of the five. controlled by radical islamists who call in their followers to take part in jihad in foreign countries. the exact number of tunisians fighting in syria or libya or iraq is not known but the families and friends of those who went off to fight in a foreign land are saying that even one death is already one too many especially for those who are fighting a foreign leader in a different country the government says that th

with me thanks for joining us and it's the syrian conflict a sore need of violence in the first week of the new year it also led to more casualties among journalists covering the crisis one c. one correspondent was reportedly killed and a reporter for arab channel was among a number of media workers injured when his crew came under rebel sniper fire outside damascus on his correspondent in the region. to details for us. the year has just started but syria's very poor record of handling international journalists covering the conflict isn't looking to get any better so far because this week earlier reported the pro-government sole journalist a syrian journalist was killed in the country he was wounded on tuesday and later died in hospital and my colleague from r.t. arabic. was among a group of journalists who were injured who were targeted in the crossfire when they were covering movement of a governmental convoy through the country. and that we were moving from street to street and when we reached the dock my colleagues and i got caught in crossfire we tried to escape running one afte

and we support the syrian people. and they are going to win and they have the will to win. >> you say the syrian president want bashar al assad to be tried for war crimes? >> translator: the syrian people, through their revolution, and through the movement will, when the bloodshed stops, move to a new stage where they will have an independent parliament and the government of their choosing. and nen they will decide what they want to do against those who committed crimes against them. it is the syrian people who decide. >> it's clear that president morsi feels that time is running out for the syrian leader, that the sir issian leader can either do it the easy way or the hard way but he wants him gone. he wants him gone right away. he says that's what the syrian people want, the syrian people deserve, and he wants to make sure that that happens. wolf blitzer, cnn, cairo. >> you can see wolf blitzers a full interview with mohammed more soint situation room this week. >>> a tense situation today along the bored we are pak

six months there's an advance of the syrian army and the syrian official police and they are controlling most of the country there are only some areas in the country where rebel fighters in some areas in the countryside where the syrian army withdrew from these areas because they thought that these areas were not important strategically but over all the syrian central government under the leadership of president assad controls most of the syrian territory obviously it's difficult because there are many fighters infiltrating from outside syria there are many a lot of money being infiltrated being pumped into syria to these rebel groups by neighboring country especially by by turkey by qatar by other european and by the united states there is a sponsorship of these these terror groups severe weather is becoming the new norm for the u.s. that's according to a draft of the country's national climate assessment released on friday with a flickering electrical grid crumbling roads and bridges america's infrastructure appears unprepared for what mother nature can throw at it are these marine imp

many of them are not syrians. they came for sinister ideologies and falls ideologies that they call jihad, which is far from jihad and islam. the people we are facing are those ideologues of al qaeda. three decades ago, we know how they were sponsored by the west and by arab money. after the demise of the soviet union, they went from afghanistan. they went into the west. they tried to get rid of them in afghanistan and in iraq. because this terrorism has infiltrated through western societies themselves, this event has come to the arab world, especially in syria, because now the opportunity is available for them so that the number of terrorists can be increased and syria -- in syria, and therefore they can get rid of two adversaries. one is the terrorist. the second is syria. it causes concern to the west. another organization issued a report a month ago to retreat from terrorist activities. this happened in east asia. they come now to syria, and some of them come from western countries. wherever they come from, it

past six months there's an advance of the syrian army and the syrian official police and they are controlling most of the country there are only some areas in the country where rebel fighters in some areas in the countryside where the syrian army withdrew from these areas because they thought that these areas were not important strategically. but over all this is central government under the leadership of president assad controls most of the syrian territory obviously it's difficult because there are many fighters infiltrating from outside syria there are many a lot of money being infiltrated being pumped into syria to these rebel groups by neighboring country especially by by turkey by qatar by other european and by the united states there is a sponsorship of these terror groups well the syrian rebels back by both western and arab states there are more questions of who exactly is fighting in their ranks the masters claims and mercenaries from abroad are bringing radicalism which is only intensifying the conflict. looks now at how they stand opposite tracks incompetence from far beyond the co