killed by the syrian dictator. iranian forces and their allies. dictators are evil, whether they are religious or secular, royals or oligarchs, they are evil. so with that, mister president, i ask unanimous consent we proceed to consideration of calendar number 620, hr 167 that the committee reported amendment be agreed to. it will be considered red a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider, be considered made and laid upon the table. >> mister president. >> from kentucky. >> preserving the right to object, donald trump announced we have won the war against isis and syria. our troops are coming home. thank you, mister president. the syrian civil war is largely over, but syria is a mess and desperately needs reconstruction. these sanctions will delay and possibly prevent reconstruction of syria in the beginning of a healing time. now is the time for diplomacy. there are many actors including russia, iran, turkey, the us but this is the time for diplomacy and new sanctions. >> senator from idaho. >> with a

syrian air force has bombed. many places in syria but then that there are people that are going to prison and there's a period now because the army the army i mean the army was and the defensive last was of the country and that the at back of the isis and i forget the groups that so this is this is shadowed in the in the media the role of al qaeda i forget that group in north and syria and on the borders of lebanon and in southern syria and the role of isis in destroying syria and the east and the bad so now they are got to rid of most of those still some remnants and. need some cooperation with turkey and russia in order to get get that of us at the in the gods of religion and. which is the. sham in syria so i mean the there is there is should. be a cooperation between russia durkee in order to get there of the remnants of this these sort of are going to be ok and you know to a disease that they should they should meet with the with the turkish obsessions about the. y.p. . who are going to zation constitute an a

the syrian flag visible from a distance flying over several rooftops the syrian army is on its march towards man beach to secure the town against a turkish attack. syrian television has broadcast triumphal news. and after we received a call for help from the kurdish people our troops have moved into the center of town but so far that doesn't actually seem to be the case video taken in man beach on friday afternoon shows an empty city with syrian troops nowhere in sight they are reported to still be twenty five kilometers from town to the north the turks and allied rebel forces are on the march towards town turkey has said it will never accept a contiguous kurdish homeland on its borders turkish president richard tayyip erdogan has held fast to his plans to invade northern syria. we have a clearly stated goal to teach the kurdish terror groups a lesson and drive them out of this region. didn't you. that goal may have just gotten much easier to achieve with washington's unexpected announcement that it's withdrawing troops from the area. the kurds have stood by the u.s. as allies in the

syrian air forces bombed. many places in syria but then that there are people that are going to prison and there's a theory now because the army the army i mean the army was and the defensive last was of the country and that the at back of isis and i that i forget that the groups that so this is this is shadowed in the media the role of al qaeda i forget that group and not that in syria and on the borders of lebanon and in southern syria and the role of isis in destroying syria and the east and the bad so now they are got to rid of most of those still some remnants and. need some cooperation with turkey and russia in order to get get that of what us at the in the gods of religion and. which is the. sham in syria so i mean the there is this should. be a cooperation between russia durkee in order to get there of the remnants of this these thought of going to. you know to a disease that they should they should meet with the with the turkish obsessions about the. y.p. . who are going to zation constitute an affair

syrian air forces bombed. many places in syria but then that there are people that are going to prison and as ever here and now the army their army i mean the army was and the defensive last waltz of the country and that the at back of isis and i that i forget the groups that so this is this is shadowed in the in the media the role of al qaeda i forget that group and not that in syria and on the borders of lebanon and in southern syria and the role of isis in destroying syria and the east and the bad so now they are got threat of most of those still some remnants and. need some cooperation with turkey and russia in order to get get that of us at the in the gods of religion and. which is the. sham in syria so i mean the there is there should. be a cooperation between russia durkee in order to get there of the remnants of this these sort of are going to be ok and you know to a disease that they should they should meet with the with the turkish obsessions about the. y.p. . who are going to zation constitute an af

the syrian flag visible from a distance flying over several rooftops the syrian army is on its march towards man beach to secure the town against a turkish attack. syrian television has broadcast triumphal news. after we received a call for help from the kurdish people our troops have moved into the center of town but so far that doesn't actually seem to be the case video taken in man beach on friday afternoon shows an empty city with syrian troops nowhere in sight they are reported to still be twenty five kilometers from town to the north the turks and allied rebel forces are on the march towards town turkey has said it will never accept a contiguous kurdish homeland on its borders turkish president richard. has held fast to his plans to invade northern syria. we have a clearly stated goal to teach the kurdish terror groups a lesson and drive them out of this region. didn't you. that goal may have just gotten much easier to achieve with washington's unexpected announcement that it's withdrawing troops from the area. the kurds have stood by the u.s. as allies in the fight against so-

the syrian flag visible from a distance flying over several rooftops the syrian army is on its march towards manned bitch to secure the town against a turkish attack. syrian television has broadcast triumphal news. after we received a call for help from the kurdish people our troops have moved into the center of town but so far that doesn't actually seem to be the case video taken in man beach on friday afternoon shows an empty city with syrian troops nowhere in sight they are reported to still be twenty five kilometers from town to the north the turks and allied rebel forces are on the march towards town turkey has said it will never accept a contiguous kurdish homeland on its borders turkish president. has held fast to his plans to invade northern syria. we have a clearly stated goal to teach the kurdish terror groups a lesson and drive them out of this region. didn't you. that goal may have just gotten much easier to achieve with washington's unexpected announcement that it's withdrawing troops from the area. the kurds have stood by the u.s. as allies in the fight against so-calle

and the only question remains whether any syrian government will ever deliver to the syrians what all human beings deserve which is their rights which is their freedom well misreads and i don't know if you are aware of that or maybe disagree with my assertion but. i think from the russian point of view the efforts to mediate that conflict have been stalled for a number of years because of primarily the american and saudi administrations we demanded the departure of president assad as a precondition for talks you've been very critical. of the russian conduct but why are we never hearing any blame laid at the feet of the obama administration which for three years straight refused to negotiate any political process in that country well i mean i don't know that it's really useful to anybody to. have a blame game competition you have to understand the origin of this conflict you make it seem as if it's just russia bombing the syrian people but it's far more complicated than that do you want me to answer the question or do you want to talk please go hat ok great thanks as i was saying we sh

and the only question remains whether any syrian government will ever deliver to the syrians what all human beings deserve which is their rights which is their freedom well misreads and i don't know if you are aware of that though maybe disagree with my assertion but. i think from the russian point of view the efforts to mediate that conflict have been stalled for a number of years because of primarily the american and saudi administrations we demand that the departure of president assad as a precondition for talks you've been very critical. of the russian conduct but why are we never hearing any blame laid at the feet of the obama administration which for three years straight. refused to negotiate any political process in that country well i mean i don't know that it's really useful to anybody to. have a blame game competition we have to understand the origin of this conflict you make it seem as if it's just russia bombing the syrian people but it's far more complicated than that do you want me to answer the question or do you want to talk please go hat ok great thanks as i was sayin

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 a distance flying over several rooftops the syrian army is on its march towards man beach to secure the town against a turkish attack. syrian television has broadcast triumphal news. after we received a call for help from the kurdish people our troops have moved into the center of town but so far that doesn't actually seem to be the case video taken in man beach on friday afternoon shows an empty city with syrian troops nowhere in sight they are reported to still be twenty five

as we know yesterday syrian state television declared announced basically that a syrian army entered man beach but after that kurds on the broad beach they reported that the syrian troops just amassed south borders of the city so it's still unclear whether the troops are in the city or around the city but anyways it's kind of some sort of things are in the works arbitrations or on hold because today. there is a important meeting between affording and defense ministries of russia and turkey in moscow ok that's a crucial meeting and then what will depend on it what do you think is likely to come of it. well in the first place i think that the bow of both sides russia in turkey they want to avoid any major light scale escalation on the ground so this is why both ministers foreign minister and defense minister came to discuss and try to reach a acceptable compromise. for all parties not only moscow and ancora but also for kurds for for damascus because the equation now is getting more and more complicated if we again if we take into account that americans really withdraw from from syria

of all syrians and others who are. resident in the region army commanders say troops arrived in mumbai john friday morning to fly the syrian flag over government buildings for the first time in six years without claims being disputed by people living in the united states military and the tech is competent it say's assad's forces remain confined to the countryside surrounding my sooty in we know that syria is making psychological effects a psychological edge in men we know there is a situation where they are in flag has been hoisted but there is nothing confirmed serious yet. peeled by city and cuts for help from the said regina is being seen as their first major concession since seizing control of lot and he has often wolfen and is considered and creating them any elf sell through when the tech is military and allied city and rebel fighters launched a ground offensive to take up to the majority cottage region of a free in almost a year ago the kaddish y p d militia fulfilled two months before heading to withdrawal to t

that is the hope for these syrians the hope for justice and a life in freedom. which beast how we can compete get a team that you have to stand up and just sit here. and then for this also i think it's very important just a somber count to build a town council shrub's just it's. right here in my son's court kids i hope for the truth of the league good to close a happy life shared it with my children and hope the source of my children and their children will become a friend achieving their dreams and love of life and really i. think that. i would not be if she's not. as i would think. it would not be my should perish in front of my. son. i pray maybe i should see that you're not my. impetus hoke of mine i think of my daughter. and so i wanted to feel comfortable in the future when she might ask me. this what did you do better than this has to come out on the fourth i want to be able to send an unambiguous message to my daughter now faced with and that we did do something massive mind off the shaken the soviet at first you must have been. why would x. and i will l

that is the hope for these syrians the hope for justice and a life in freedom. now we can get a team that i have done for years in syria. and then for this also i think it's very important for somebody accountable it comes from sources. here including me myself for the kids i hope for those. bloody good to blow for a happy life short of my children i hope the source of my children and their children would become us playing catch up in her dreams of life and the like but. i can't get that. i would not leave just like. i could not leave my should perish suffering like i. said. maybe i succeeded if you're not look i missed her. inputs hoke of mine i think of my daughter. and so i wanted to feel comfortable in the future when she might ask me for this what did you do back this has to come out on the fourth i want to be able to send an unambiguous message to my daughter now faced with the time that we did do something matters my daughter shaken the soviet at first you must have been. why will act and i will live as a person has a bright side and no one has the right

of peace and the only question remains whether any syrian government will ever deliver to the syrians what all human beings deserve which is their rights which is their freedom well misreads and i don't know if you are aware of that maybe disagree with my assertion but. i think from the russian point of view the efforts to mediate that conflict have been stalled for a number of years because of primarily the american and saudi administrations we demanded the departure of president assad as a precondition for talks you've been very critical. of the russian conduct but why are we never hearing any blame laid at the feet of the obama administration which for three years straight that refused to negotiate any political process in that country well i mean i don't know that it's really useful to anybody to. have a blame game competition we have to understand the origin of this conflict you make it seem as if it's just russia bombing the syrian people but it's far more complicated than that do you want me to answer the question or do you want to talk please go hat ok great thanks as i was sa

syrian air force has bombed. many places in syria but then that there are people that are going to prison and end up here and now because the army their army i mean the army was and the defensive last was of the country and that the at back of the isis and i forget the groups that so this is this is shadowed in the in the media the role of al qaeda i forget that group in north and syria and on the borders of lebanon and in southern syria and the role of isis in destroying syria and the east and the bad so now they are got to rid of most of those still some remnants and. need some cooperation with turkey and russia in order to get get that of what us at the in the gods of religion and. which is the. sham in syria so i mean the there is there is should. be a cooperation between durkee in order to get there of the immense of this these thought of going to. you know to a disease that they should they should meet with the with the turkish obsessions about the. the y.p. . who are going to zation constitute an affair wi

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 secure a town again

they're all syrians inside the country. one of the challenges about syria is all of these people are inside and we are forbidden from getting in and actually looking at that time. what we tend to do is triangleate, and so if someone else misses it, someone else catches it. our partners themselves have their own third-party monitors , as well. and what happened is about a year ago, one of the third-party monitors thought that there was a problem that hts was diverting or getting usaid aistance -- u.s. aid assistance and they had it all at same time. by february, we found out that happeninge actually and we immediately suspended and ended those programs. in the northwest that's we now have three. that was one of the three programs that we have suspended. we didn't wait for the ig to come back with their findings and we immediately suspend while people investigate. what we have now put in place over the course of seven years is we've had to deal with different iterations in this difficult kinetic environment is we now have the

and the only question remains whether any syrian government will ever deliver to the syrians what all human beings deserve which is their rights which is their freedom well misreads and i don't know if you are aware of that maybe disagree with my assertion but. i think from the russian point of view the efforts to mediate that conflict have been stalled for a number of years because of primarily the american and saudi administrations we demand that the departure of president assad as a precondition for talks you've been very critical. of the russian conduct but why are we never hearing any blame laid at the feet of the obama administration which for three years straight refused to negotiate any political process in that country well i mean i don't know that it's really useful to anybody to. have a blame game competition we have to understand the origin of this guy. if you make it seem as if it's just russia bombing the syrian people but it's far more complicated than that do you want me to answer the question or do you want to talk please go hat ok great thanks as i was saying we shou

turkish and syrian opposition forces have control over a nearby neighborhood. and they sometimes fire it as. the u.s. forces are still patrolling but they haven't stopped. for now residents can continue their daily lives as normal but as the new year approaches the prospect of a peaceful twenty nineteen grows ever dema. and i'm joined now by international security analyst hines a show it's a welcome heins why is turkey so intent on attacking the kurdish fighters in man bijan and elsewhere bearing in mind that the kurds are the main force fighting the so-called islamic state. her lou you put your finger exactly on the dilemma that we have here of one man's freedom fighter is another man's terrorist from the turkish perspective the kurds are probably part of the p.k. k. which they call a terrorist organization that wants to set up a turkey a kurdish independence state and therefore form a turkish for interview that is an absolute no go and as a report rightly pointed out that the lines are being drilled with the spotlights will be different from the ones that we'

allow the 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 regi

and the only question remains whether any syrian government will ever deliver to the syrians what all human beings deserve which is their rights which is their freedom well misreads and i don't know if you are aware of that though maybe disagree with my assertion but. i think from the russian point of view the efforts to mediate that conflict have been stalled for a number of years because of primarily the american and saudi administrations we demanded the departure of president assad as a precondition for talks you've been very critical. of the russian conduct but why are we never hearing any blame laid at the feet of the obama administration which for three years. refused to negotiate any political process in that country well i mean i don't know that it's really useful to anybody to. have a blame game competition we have to understand the origin of this conflict you make it seem as if it's just russia bombing the syrian people but it's far more complicated than that do you want me to answer the question or do you want to talk please go hat ok great thanks as i was saying we shouldn

and the only question remains whether any syrian government will ever deliver to the syrians what all human beings deserve which is their rights which is their freedom well misreads and i don't know if you are aware of that oh maybe disagree with my assertion but. i think from the russian point of view the efforts to mediate that conflict have been stalled for a number of years because of primarily the american and saudi administrations we demanded the departure of president assad as a precondition for talks you've been very critical. of the russian conduct but why are we never hearing any blame laid at the feet of the obama administration which for three years straight refused to negotiate any political process in that country well i mean i don't know that it's really useful to to anybody. have a blame game competition you have to understand the origin of this conflict you make it seem as if it's just russia bombing the syrian people but it's far more complicated than that do you want me to answer the question or do you want to talk please go hat ok great thanks as i was saying we sh

and the only question remains whether any syrian government will ever deliver to the syrians what all human beings deserve which is their rights which is their freedom well misreads and i don't know if you are aware of that or maybe disagree with my assertion but. i think from the russian point of view the efforts to mediate the conflict have been stalled for a number of years because of primarily the american and saudi administrations we demanded the departure of president assad as a precondition for talks you've been very critical. of the russian conduct but why are we never hearing any blame laid at the feet of the obama administration which for three years straight refused to negotiate any political process in that country well i mean i don't know that it's really useful to anybody to. have a blame game competition we have to understand the origin of this conflict you make it seem as if it's just russia bombing the syrian people but it's far more complicated than that if you want me to answer the question or do you want to talk please go hat ok great thanks as i was saying we shou

and the syrian army supported by the russian army. its sovereignty over its territory and this is what it's doing right now entering members whether by call from the civilians or by the kurds or not it is the duty of the syrian army to control the territory the syrians let me remind the viewers perhaps maybe it would be a good idea to remind the viewers that this issue of kurdish tension with turkey has been all along the case since more than twenty or thirty years and you know when the syrian regime was in full control in syria the situation was under control and it is not until the kurds made some miscalculations by you know going for this plan for change in syria that they created this tension in the north in their southern borders and on the borders between syria and turkey so now what is happening is that the russians are playing major part in. creating a certain step below. in the region trying to see if these these kurds can be controlled so that they don't pose a. security threat the syrian army yes or if we are to take in the

syrian although. the one in the country is president assad he's the dominant political as well as military falls and the three major polls have emerged turkey iran and russia and it's interesting and maybe for a lot of people frustrating the old west to put it this way does not play any major role in shaping the poles syrian post was hearing all and i would go so far as to say the post-war middle east. no role for the united states and no role for the european union i mean talk about the post war syria and the order that we could potentially be seeing now some people might say it's a power struggle and with that in mind and that potentially emerging might u.s. troops then decide to stay in the country no date has actually been set at the moment that without. difficult to say as we've seen over the last two years for the u.s. president trump is rather unpredictable so it might be the case that he's revising his defoliant decision all the decision of this week but as far as i can see the overarching goa

this is deja vu news coming to you live from berlin the syrian army enters a key goodish town to deter a turkish attack damascus is it entered mom bitch at the request of kurdish forces anxious to prevent a bloodbath but is this the end of kurdish hopes for nationhood as a crucial ally the united states is said to abandon them coming up again since rise of the democratic republic of congo ahead of sunday's gilead presidential election opposition candidate scored for a general strike after a call to suspend voting in some of the key strongholds. and indonesian struggle to get back to daily life often last weekend's devastating tsunami warning that made a living from the sea but now the tourists are dorsets bourses fish are gone. hello and welcome i'm under thought she the syrian army says it's entered the kurdish health of mom bij returned he has threatened and a friend since the flashpoint town in the northern syrian region has been under kurdish control since they captured it from the so-called islamic state in two thousand and sixteen when turkish backed syrian rebel forces started m

the syrian army says it's entered the northern city of mended invited in by syrian kurds fearing an attack by turkey but the u.s. military says it's seen no evidence to back that claim the syrian kurdish alliance marks a major shift still weeks since u.s. president donald trump announce he wants to police troops out of syria or member it is one of the last remaining flashpoints of the war it has a strategic location just thirty kilometers south of the turkish border in early two thousand and fourteen i saw defeated local rebel forces and took control of the city in june two thousand and sixteen an offensive bank by u.s. backed coalition with the main armed syrian kurdish group the why p.g. read took man bridge and the surrounding region coalition forces including u.s. and french troops remain on the outskirts of manage but with a pullout of u.s. troops from syria why p.g. fears turkey will seek to drive them out ankara considers the wife e.g. a terrorist group i'm about to reports from the guardian tap near the turkish syrian border. syrian kurds say they're being forced to cut a deal with

on syrian soil but not on the syrian government's control so i think these issue was mainly how to deal with the problem of the p y d which is located in which and also in the east of euphrates do you expect anything to develop around the city of members in the coming days with both turkey and syria bolstering. militaries there. well i think there is a huge coordination between ankara and moscow and damascus as part of this coordination. all sides all three sides agreed that disarmament is necessary that the syrian government has to take over control of mom which this arming again on their land that this arming the the because turkey has here serious security concerns and the raisings you flags in which is a positive step but as all sides are asked on a process on the line it's a matter of syrian territorial integrity as well as the sort of reality of this country and the server indeed of syria does not accept the existence of formerly u.s. supported u.s. armed and u.s. paid armed groups so this bill be the topic of the next weeks or next days maybe. i think in the long in the short ter

all been syrian militias and the syrian government right i mean as you point out that seems to be the moves that has changed everything at the moment in this current situation we've heard from the turkish president had won saying that he just wants to remove what he calls a terrorist organization of course referring to the white p.g. can we expect to stay out of syria then if the syrian army takes over from the kurdish troops i mean turkey has not stayed out of syria where its two main military operations which have led to some. occupied syrian territory by the turkish forces i don't expect any major military adventure been spoiled the target for one simple reason the turkey has accomplished they are made just tricky to gold to avoid. or you know to avoid the kurdish independent state in the middle east which has been the overarching foreign policy goal of all to governments for the last decades and they accomplish this goal without intervening another time with occupying another part of syria on behalf idea do not see me to read for military ben and since we understand let's say than

backs the syrian government has hailed the army's move. to produce is definitely a positive step toward stabilizing the situation. on the computer this trend to expand the areas of government control is a positive one going to be to them. as the diplomats argue over how to fill the void that u.s. forces will soon leave the fate of man beach hangs in the balance and may become clearer when turkey's top ministers meet their russian counterparts in moscow on saturday. and to discuss these latest developments in syria i'm joined now by international security analyst marcus calling good to see you at this the i'm not to talk about marcus let's start off them with the kurdish forces in syria why no apparent marriage of convenience with the syrian army i mean couple of days ago we were discussing the implications of the u.s. withdrawal from syria and today we have seen at least one meeting placate kings the kurds in all but here have lost their most important ally with them with withdrawal or no withdrawal of u.s. forces from syria and their fall

lie with theges syrian government forces. syrian democratic forces are largely kurdish. i expect them to side with the syrian government forces and they hold the central part of the town at the moment. turkey has made it clear what it is going to do with the kurdish militia. airpower intervenes, it could stop in advance by the rebels. heard that turkey is aiming to teach kurdish militants in syria a lesson. what does he mean by that? what erdodogan wants to d do is for turkish forces to march into theheastern s syria, held by kurdish militia, the northernmomost strip off northeastern syria is aa kurdish majority area. he wants to send turkish troops into the northeastern syria, .lobber the ypg russia is opposed to this. the spokeswoman for the russian foreign ministry told the press that when america leaves northern syria, the syrian government shows to inherit control. that i is according to international law. the syrianargue government has lost its legitimacy. arepoint is the russians rooting for the syrian government to take control. the turkish defense f foreign mini

the syrian army says it sent to the northern city of man bijan vining in vite it in rather by syrian kurds but the u.s. military says see no evidence to back that claim the kurds fear an attack by turkey when u.s. troops withdraw from the area the syrian kurdish alliance marks a major shift just a week since president donald trump announced a troop pullout or man bije is one of the last remaining flashpoints of the war it's located thirty kilometers south of the turkish border in early two thousand and fourteen eisel defeated local rebel forces and took control of the city. in june two thousand and sixteen an offensive by the main armed syrian kurdish group the y p g read top man bridge and the surrounding region why fiji is backed by the u.s. coalition forces including u.s. and french troops remain on the outskirts of the city with the pullout of u.s. troops from syria the y.p. g. fears turkey will move in ankara considers the y b j a terrorist group i have a doubt that reports from ghazi untapped near the turkish syrian border. syrian kurds say they're being forced to cut a deal wi

and threatened by turkey the kurds turned to bashar al assad for protection and the 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 monday which is one of the last remaining flashpoints in syria's war and yet another example of the 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 monday just so important the city lies northeast of aleppo and just thirty kilometers south of the

welcome to the program the syrian army says it sent to the strategic city of manby to request from syrian kurds for protection the y.p. g. theory is that turkish attacks following the u.s. decision to withdraw troops from the area russia has welcomed the move but syrian opposition sources have told al-jazeera there's no sign of government forces actually in the city where the syrian army made the announcement on state t.v. which hasn't broadcast any pictures of troops 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 so this is what's happened in syria recently on december the nineteenth donald trump ignored pentagon adv

government and the syrian arab army on syrian president bashar al assad because the syrian state is the only guarantor for the syrian people. who are list take this story to the middle east. is standing by in beirut good evening to you. i want to pick up on that syrian and ask you does the departure of u.s. troops from syria mean that syrian president bashar al assad has won the civil war in his country. well that is absolutely right bashar assad has indeed won the war in syria barring groups that are currently president which is a serious border with turkey and the presence of the kurdish forces in the north east now the presence of the kurdish forces that meant something meant to be in opposition with the american troops and with the american troops now leaving means that. facing no real opposition except for the groups in it so it would be correct to say that he has won this eighty a long war you know yesterday's announcement has reshuffled the geo political deck in syria and increasingly the entire region there are losers there are winners from this decision here is what the kur

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 three foreign ministers of russia ir

government and the syrian arab army and syrian president bashar al assad because the syrian state is the only guarantor for the syrian people. this heartless take this story to the middle east. is standing by in beirut good evening to you i'm sorry i want to pick up on that syrian lawmaker and ask you does the departure of u.s. troops from syria mean that syrian president bashar al assad has won the civil war in his country well that is absolutely right bashar assad has indeed won the war in syria barring groups that are part of the president which is a city has bought it with turkey and the presence of the kurdish forces in the north east now the presence of the kurdish forces that meant something meant to be in opposition with the american troops and with the american troops now leaving means that. facing no real opposition except for the troops in there so it would be correct to say that he has won this eighty on the war you know yesterday's announcement has reshuffled the geo political deck in syria and you know increasingly the entire region they are losers they are winners from

arab republic the syrian kurdish y p g said it had asked for the syrian military to take control of turkey which sees the why fiji as a terrorist group has been amassing troops near its southern border with syria follows donald trump's decision to order a complete withdrawal of u.s. forces in the area leaving the kurds without its most powerful ally. nigeria to military bases in the fight for control around lake chad intense fighting in the. street. creased attacks on military outposts recently the main opposition in the democratic republic of congo is appealing for calm so the presidential election can go ahead on sunday just days before voting. to areas where polls are delayed until march next year protesters are angry over their exclusion. foreign minister has been demoted in a major government reshuffle ordered to step down following the international outcry over the murder of journalist. those were the headlines of more news in half an hour we continue with one o one east to stay with us. the week began with. a truce in the u.s. china trade. the world's largest supplier of liqu

syrian. into a new game and to delay any. political solution or statement do you think turkey can be persuaded not to attack the kurds who after all have been held in the fight against eisel over the years. yes i think everybody know that. i've been there about the fight against isis but again we we can see that don't you and us provide i says with. a with a logistic support. is a share the same as in the very using isis to achieve geopolitical gause not only in syria about in various that's why i think of all of this gave them. up to die to impose the political solution on syria before the liberation. before liberation of other areas that's why i think american withdrawal without any. i could remind with the russian or as we have a feeling government as is just light of that. to make the situation invest more difficult for syrian army. allies of the i think it's a success for syria for syrian government. given syria a strong position in potential negotiation and again it's an indicator. for the u.s. projects it's going to be

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 bri

regime and the syrian regime symbolically moved incentives and the militias put the syrian national flag and said now we're in control of. somehow they could also be a face saving solution for the turks because turkey now can buy time and doesn't have to move in as it promised. what about the kurds so that the kurds have now asked syrian troops to move into that city what do they want why ask for those troops well. kurdish forces have hate dealy when they conquered. vehicles from the so-called islamic state militias and this is they lost about three hundred people so this was a highly symbolic victory for them and since then monday has been contested area the. location because from the if you if you conquer vision you can enter both cornish contents are both areas that are still held by the force of forces in the east very close to the shores of the euphrates river and therefore it's a strategic place and it's very important to keep this and it's also very important for the turkish forces of course to take it if they want to defeat the wipe e.g. the kurdish militias but if the syria

the syrian government says its forces have entered the northern city of money b.j. at the request of civilians and kurdish fighters in the area the kurds are trying to strengthen the city's defenses amid fears of a turkish and sieve our middle east correspondent paul slayer has latest. what we see happening is that the conflict in the northern syrian city of monday's continues to escalate now we obvious even reports from the syrian military that they soldiers have entered the city at the request of the kurdish fighters and civilians who live there and the concern from locals is that they need assistance against a possible upcoming offensive from the turkish side 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 freeze of turkish threats. yeah in response to the request of the population of. the syrian government and its armed forces announce it is sending in troops to man page however right now we are receiving reaction from the turkish side and they say that the claims from the

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 the s

welcome to the program the syrian army says it sent to the strategic city of man be a request from syrian kurds for protection the white b.g. theory is turkish attacks following the u.s. decision to withdraw troops from the area russia has welcomed the mood but syrian opposition sources say there are no signs yet of government forces in the city or turkey's president says the situation in monday's is still unclear. we know that syria is making psychological effects a psychological edge didn't we know that there is a situation where they are in flake has been hoisted but there is nothing confirmed serious yet i spoke with my friends with intelligent about an hour ago and there is nothing certain and aspirant ok so this is what's happened in syria recently on december nineteenth donald trump ignored pentagon advice and announced the withdrawal of all u.s. troops in syria about two. thousand have been training fighters against isis syrian kurds and u.s. allies criticize trumps decision some arab nations have normalized relations with syria both the us rain reopen their embassies in damascus

turkish and syrian opposition forces have control over a nearby neighborhood. and they sometimes fire it as. the u.s. forces are still patrolling but they haven't stopped. for nine residents can continue their daily lives as normal but as the new year approaches the prospect of a peaceful twenty nineteen grows epidemic. and those developments in syria come as u.s. forces in the country start to withdraw the americans with that to help kurdish militias fight the so-called islamic states until the president declared the jihadists defeat it made a quick visit us troops in neighboring iraq yesterday where he defended his decision to pull out of syria. the reception was everything he could have hoped for it was donald trump's first visit to a u.s. military base in a combat region and just a week after a controversial move to u.s. forces from syria. first of all at ease at ease let's have a good time but what a job you have done what they have done and i made it clear from the beginning that our mission in syria was to strip isis of its military strong halls were not

positives the step for the syrian peace process as top diplomats from russia iran and turkey agree to work on constitutional changes for syria's future also. but. as anger rises over nicaraguan president daniel ortega has cracked down on the media and civil rights groups we look at why the u.s. imposes sanctions on the country turns a blind eye to violations in neighboring honduras. and are broadcasting live direct from our studios moscow this is our intention national insurance house by the time. and one of the first journalists to report on the infamous trumped up russia dossier michael isikoff has said that it contains claims that are likely false isikoff said he believes the more salacious accusations made in the document may never be proven his comments have drawn praise from the u.s. president. thank you to michael isikoff yahoo for honesty what this means is that the pfizer warrants and the whole russian witch hunt is a fraud and a hoax which should be ended immediately also it was paid for by crook hillary and d.n.c. are the only of the trunk of comments now on the sudden turn

store to watch the next few days syrian forces say they've entered the northern city of man be it comes at the request they say of civilians and kurds in the area or turkey masses troops for possible offensive. france plans of control still despite a number of serious injuries among those yellow vests protesters of late caused by rubber bullets. there very early saturday morning twenty ninth of december here in moscow life martin discredited pro democratic party operation and whether or not it illegally impacted on the senate race there back in twenty seventeen the operation involved 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. those behind the alabama scheme were meant to be tracking fake russian accounts but next was kind of moping reports this morning that in fact created their own some of the activity pointed to as alleged russian meddling in the united states was actual

this is the united states and the syrian democratic forces. we have a significant piece of syria that is now peaceful and stabilized, and isis has been thrown out of that part of syria. but the president's decision which was announced by a tweet is dangerous, premature, and wholly inconsistent with the facts on the ground in syria and our own military's advice. i was listening to senator rubio earlier today talking about what's the plan, what's the plan if we withdraw. well, i'll tell you what the plan is. there is no plan. there is no follow-on what are we going to do if we withdraw from syria. what we know is that the work of our combined joint task force operation inherent resolve and its partner forces, the syrian democratic forces, is truly remarkable. again, we can see it. we can see it in this brown section of the country where we have control and there is peace and stability. senator graham and i, when we visited this summer, we went to mambidge which was controlled by isis for three years. we walked through the market there without an