in turkey syria iran israel saudi arabia in egypt and libya. strongman around the mideast are building closer ties with vladimir putin. and he provides incentives in syria his troops are fighting to defend the bashir al assad regime in return russia gets to military bases on syrian territory nato southeastern tip. countries in the region are buying russian weapons systems even nato member turkey. russian nuclear plants are also in demand russia provides them fully operational to egypt for example and promises investments along the suez canal. offers diplomatic services as well mediating for instance between arch enemies iran and saudi arabia and between syria and turkey and between libya and german chancellor angela merkel. is russia ousting the united states as power broker in the middle east. just in the moment we were talking about the methods being employed by the russian leadership. tell us a little bit more about what the strategic goal will to take. first of all is mention. original power. in the middle east through the old soviet. influ

hello welcome to worlds apart the formation of a constitutional committee for syria has been billed as a sign of hope for the long suffering syrian people the people's hopes for peace were dashed too many times over the last 8 years is there any reason to believe that this time around things will be different to discuss that i'm now joined by a. former deputy special envoy of the un secretary-general for syria mr ramsey it's good to talk to you thank you very much for your time thank you very much for inviting me now you step down from based post a few months ago but i'm sure emotionally and professionally you still care about what's going on in syria given the scale of suffering given the scale of divisions how significant or insignificant is this latest development aren't we all sort of overselling the whole that is there well 1st let me say that i remain of course very much attached as you said that motion syria this is the 1st this is the reason why i took the draw 1st with the u.n. to try to help bring about a settlement to meet the aspirations of certain people you know coming fr

in turkey syria iran israel saudi arabia in egypt and libya. strongman around the mideast are building closer ties with. israel. and he provides incentives in syria his troops are fighting to defend bashir al assad regime in return russia gets to military bases on syrian territory and nato southeastern tip . countries in the region are buying russian weapons systems even nato member turkey. russian nuclear plants are also in demand russia provides them fully operational to egypt for example and promises investments along the suez canal. offers diplomatic services as well mediating for instance between arch enemies iran and saudi arabia and between syria and turkey and between libya and german chancellor angela merkel. is russia ousting the united states as power broker in the middle east. just in a moment we were talking about the methods being employed by the russian leadership . tell us a little bit more about what the strategic goal where does he want to take. first of all as mentioned. original power. in the middle east the old soviet. infl

recently especially in places like in syria and recently in libya but i think this is all because the americans have chosen to step back from that region at least militarily and at the moment politically they don't seem to be interested in and they can get any any peace deals or be an involved watch so when the russians so that void i mean we can go back to this and the course of the conversation to speak of all started but the russians saw an opportunity that it's can step in and try and. embrace the fact that it was once a big power in the world at once a big power in it and really still a snow is once again the german magazine cicero described russia is the central actor in the whole mideast region is that over the top reserve plausible i think it is a little bit over the top but i mean it as i said it is only a big part of the moment because the americans have chose to be if the americans decide to step back and decide to be involved as they once were then that russians would not stand a chance to stay the big powers the big the big players they out at the moment but want to be ru

in turkey syria iran israel saudi arabia in egypt and libya. strongman around the mideast are building closer ties with vladimir putin. and he provides incentives in syria his troops are fighting to defend bashir al assad regime in return russia gets to military bases on syrian territory nato southeastern tip. countries in the region are buying russian weapons systems even nato member turkey. russian nuclear plants are also in demand russia provides them fully operational to egypt for example and promises investments along the suez canal. offers diplomatic services as well mediating for instance between arch enemies iran and saudi arabia and between syria and turkey and between libya and german chancellor angela merkel. is russia ousting the united states as power broker in the middle east. just in a moment we were talking about the methods being employed by the russian leadership . tell us a little bit more about what the strategic goals where does he want to take all this. well 1st of all as mentioned there establishment russia is a major ori

policies and in syria anybody who's been observing us with regard to syria you know step all seaside into. not to defeat isis that's precisely what syria what the this is a brush and our allies have been doing and that's precisely why generals for that matter who was assassinated by the us was a highly regarded region because it was largely a view this is one of the reasons that isis was defeated so clearly the grant doesn't have to do with that it has to do in my opinion just trying trying but i think they will fail to control the narrative on syria but i think as we've said they've been caught out lying the west and media of whether it's british or american are canadian to what degree do you think they'll do god even money we know generally doesn't come with strings attached there are concerns the u.s. will dictate directly how stories are covered your view. well absolutely but i think that more people are becoming disenchanted with western media given how transparently a bald faced lie may have they have been over the course of the war in syria and but the thing is like if they wa

in turkey syria iran israel saudi arabia in egypt and libya. around the mideast are building closer ties with vladimir putin's. that he provides incentives. syria his troops are fighting to defend bashir al assad regime in return russia gets to military bases on syrian territory and nato southeastern tip . countries in the region are buying russian weapons systems even nato member turkey. russian nuclear plants are also in demand russia provides them fully operational to egypt for example and promises investments along the suez canal. offers diplomatic services as well mediating for instance between arch enemies iran and saudi arabia and between syria and turkey and between libya and german chancellor angela merkel. ousting the united states is power broker in the middle east. just in a moment we were talking about the methods being employed by the russian leadership . tell us a little bit more about what the strategic goal will to take all this. first of all is mention. original power. in the middle east through the old soviet. influence and i

for open source research is but to understand what's really going on in syria all of that media needs to be analyzed interpreted and authenticated and that's what the 2 investigators i interviewed for this piece had . weisman are doing in different ways in different countries on the same story. it is the most documented war in history producing millions of images and videos that shape how we see the carnage inflicted on syria the conflict that has been open season on civilians humanitarian work with and reporters. even atrocities open to subjective interpretation and control of information is used as a weapon where the age old photo of war is not just the byproduct but arrived at by design. when an incident occurred today immediately smartphones are switching on sometimes dozens even hundreds of videos around a single incident where are those people filmy what can we see in their images how can we make sense of all this material that otherwise seems completely counter when it comes to syria there is more tendency on depending on. he was exonerated contents videos photos because of the

but understand what's really going on in syria all of that media needs to be analyzed interpreted and offensive kate and that's what the 2 investigators i interviewed for this piece had the wise men are doing in different ways in different countries on the same story. it is the most documented war in history producing millions of images and videos that shape how we see the carnage inflicted on syria the conflict that has been open season on civilians humanitarian workers and reporters were even atrocities open to subjective interpretation and control of information is used as a weapon where the age old photo of war is not just the byproduct but arrived at by design. when an incident occurred today immediately smartphones are switching on sometimes dozens even hundreds of videos around a single incident where are those people filming what can we see in their images and how can we make sense of all this material that otherwise seems completely chaotic when it comes to syria there is more tendency on depending on. you is rated contents videos photos because of the inaccessibility and the

certainly on the level of non-state armed groups but even complex chains of command in syria. on the side of the syrian army we have seen the complexities also with russia's involvement in syria of how you partner with. amongst 2 armies and where are the rules and responsibility of each one of those armies and i think this workshop that you have alluded to is a great opportunity to look. for just will not be publicized trying to get some information out if you will for the benefit of general audience you you mentioned those principles that guide the legal use of force in an armed conflict one of those principles with the military in the south city as well and i think all the military is operating. on the syrian battlefield with claim that they take all these principles into account who is their job whether they do their proper it i think it's not about together it's not about the judgment it's about not knowing generally it's well it's about is looking at your rules of media and then see what you can introduce in your decision making process to have at the end of the day bette

the welcome to worlds apart of the war in syria may be winding down and the level of violence has subsided dramatically but return to normal lives still seems like a pipe dream after almost a decade of proxy war is syria now doing 2 years if not decades of proxy piece all to discuss that i'm now joined by peter mauer president of the international committee of the red cross mr maher it's always good to talk to you thank you very much for finding time for having me now you are now in moscow to take part in a workshop that deals with what essentially are the laws of wars the geneva conventions but this is not how this event is officially called instead it makes reference to international rules governing military operations is it just me quibbling over semantics are has they indeed been a shift on the battlefield from the loss to the rules with the latter i assume being last restrictive well i think there have been many shifts in the battlefields over the last decades and recently we have seen that it is more important may be just to teach to generalities or flaws in try and in the geneva con

kick you late concerns obviously one of the big issues that we have seen recently in yemen in iraq in syria in all the context in the middle east is for instance urban warfare and so one of the big questions today also in the experiences of the past couple of years is always what are and what do the classical principles of international humanitarian law distinction proportionality precaution mean when you are confronted with urban contexts of warfare with densely populated areas in which you use modern technology modern weapons and what are your obligations to precaution and the obvious that i see or see as the advocate for protection of civilians may not always have the same. appreciation and the same exactly according to judge military operations us military story so it's really about this dialogue between the humanitarian protection perspective and the military necessity perspective now there has been no one has been lambasted more for supposing disregard total disregard of the humanitarian law down the syrian authorities and i take it from some of your interviews that this phrase total

but understand what's really going on in syria all of that media needs to be analyzed interpreted an authenticated and that's what the 2 investigators i interviewed for this piece had the wise men are doing in different ways in different countries on the same story. it is the most documented war in history producing millions of images and videos that shape how we see the carnage inflicted on syria a conflict that has been open season on civilians humanitarian workers and reporters. even atrocities are open to subjective interpretation and control of information if used as a weapon where the age old photo of war is not just the byproduct but arrived at by design. when an incident occurred today immediately smartphones are switching on sometimes dozens even hundreds of videos around a single incident where are those people filmy what can we see in their images and how can we make sense of all this material that otherwise seems completely chaotic when it comes to syria there is more tendency on depending on. us it's rated contents videos photos because of the inaccessibility and the sec

secretary general in syria ambassador as the war in syria hopefully winding down there is another political and geopolitical confrontation brewing up and the region i mean between iran and the united states and its allies do you think this tensions but in washington may have any impact on the syrian peace process are those 2 related as far as you're concerned well everything is interconnected as you know but i've seen some. news in the past few days or hope that what we had always felt. is probably going to happen is that there is a desire by both washington and tehran to deescalate oh really yes i just well i mean looks like the french president was able in spite of everything to move them closer to one another just seems. apparently it is true that there could have been an agreement between both to deescalate but it has not materialized but. i hope because any conflict aeration there will certainly have implications not only for the region but quite beyond saw and i'm hoping that. it will be pursued by france and others to make sure that. the you know there is no confrontation between the

for open source research is but to understand what's really going on in syria all of that media needs to be analyzed interpreted and authenticated and that's what the 2 investigators i interviewed for this piece had the wise men are doing in different ways in different countries on the same story. it is the most documented war in history producing millions of images and videos that shape how we see the carnage inflicted on syria the conflict that has been open season on civilians humanitarian workers and reporters. even atrocities open to subjective interpretation and control of information is used as a weapon where the age old folk of war is not just the byproduct but arrived at by design. when an incident occurred today immediately smartphones are switching on sometimes dozens even hundreds of videos around a single incident where are those people filmy what can we see in their images how can we make sense of all this material that otherwise seems completely counter when it comes to syria there is more tendency on depending on. you is rated content videos photos because of the end.

the very long process in bringing about a peaceful settlement peaceful and political settlement in syria. it is something that we've been working for as you know for some time i've said it before no suit again i think we could have had it earlier it will help syrians you know go in the opposition but also independents to put their minds together and work out. a new constitutional framework you know i think. ambassador i'm sure you know that there have been a number of internationally mediated efforts to resolve this conflict since 2011 and some of them failed because of a recalcitrant so they syrian actors many other well at least some of them bailed because of the positions of foreign powers what has changed on the ground to give you this faint hope that you just articulated though it's may lead to something beyond talks well 1st of all i mean you referred to the situation in. the world of the war is certainly warranted and i think people are tired in syria and beyond and i think this is. a mechanism that allows the syrians to get together and do something about now. positions have chan

syria's territorial integrity or ethnic balance in syria how can you explain the fact that you favor one ethnic group which is linked to a picnic a terrorist network the so-called kurds against all the arab kurdish non-peak. the arabs the christians the turkoman all the others serious they are coming to us telling us the oppression that they are living under under the vi p.g. mr callan we've talked about some of the criticism of your actions especially from our allies but what you really want to stamp out is criticism at home isn't it on october the 10th your broadcast regulator. on the turkish media not to say anything critical about your action in turkey that there would be as they put it is 0 tolerance of any broadcasting that might negatively impact the morale and motivation of soldiers or may mislead citizens through incomplete falsified or partially. information that serves the aims of terror in other words you put it anything that the government doesn't like and you're in deep trouble so much for press freedom while you kind of freedom that media outlets in turkey the only a l

is the same as p y d y p g p y d y p g in syria is the p.k. he is the one he said this on record now he's changed his position it's not for me to comment on his flip flopping on this issues but we have had a very clear policy line on this issue we do not want to see any terrorist element taking over piece of land rolling over people in syria whether by k.k.k. or isis or al qaida or any other groups and you have according to the pentagon that's exactly the effect of what you've done the pentagon said just a week ago quotes quoting information from the defense intelligence agency the terrorist organization that talking about isis exploited the turkish incursion and movement of u.s. forces to reconstitute capabilities and resources within syria and strengthen its ability to plan attacks abroad that's exactly what you didn't want to happen isn't it well to the contrary actually it was p y d y p g in. that release about $800.00 isis terrorists. in prison when president from spoke to our president about what turkey is going to do about the isis pris

recently especially in places like in syria and recently in libya but i think this is all because the americans have chosen to step back from the region at least militarily and at the moment politically they don't seem to be interested in and they coming any any peace deals or being involved much so when russia so that void i mean we can go back to this and the course of the conversation to speak of all started but the russia saw an opportunity that it's can step in and try and really embrace the fact that it was once a big power in the world at once a big power and been really still a snow is once again the german magazine cicero described russia or is the central actor in the whole mideast region is that over the top result plausible i think it is a little bit over the top i mean it is as i said it is only a big part of the moment because the americans have chose to be if the americans decide to step back and decide to be involved as they once were then the russians would not stand a chance to stay the big powers the big the big players they out at the moment but want to be russia i

that many of these men forged in syria. together with the brainy and forces they have helped to keep syrian dictator bashar al assad and his regime in power it's estimated that in the process hezbollah lost more than 1500 combatants. as far as power center is located in south beirut the die here as the suburbs annoying has a mainly shiite population here the self-styled party of god has established what it calls a marshall cemetery. this is the last resting place of men who lost their lives in the wars against israel or in syria they include the son of hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah many relatives pay regular visits to the cemetery which lies close to downtown beirut. having a fallen soldier a so-called model in the family is seen as a distinction. that manda had done and yes i have family here 2 brothers and an uncle 3 martyrs he there are in every mother even if she doesn't have any marjorie's must give her children encouragement and educate them to this and that is why as you know because we are fighting for our land

they were advancing deep into northern syria. ahrar al—sharqiya was one such group was arabs from a part of eastern syria 110w controlled by the kurds. their cameraman was posting updates as they went. early in the morning of october 12th, hevrin and fahad were driving along the n4 highway, a key road controlled by the kurds, running just 30 kilometres parallel to the turkish border. the situation was changing fast. ahrar al—sharqiya had set up a roadblock on the n4 highway ahrar al—sharqiya had shot up their car as they were trying to drive through the roadblock. fa had was killed. later that morning, the militants withdrew. leaving an armoured car, and hevrin khalaf‘s body metres away. i've come meet to a group of volunteers that have been documenting abuse and war crimes since the days of is. they've been investigating the murders of hevrin and fahad. this woman is leading the investigation. in the video, you can just make out a woman's voice. she is saying, the arabic words for "leader of the party". this is the last

in syria and beyond and i think this is. a mechanism that allows the syrians to get together and do something about now. positions have changed i told you i mean we could have had an agreement a year ago and why it's happening now because positions have changed has the positions how the positions changed within syria or is it the status of foreign partners all foreign splines various affair inside that have well. as you know the syrian. conflict has 3 levels there's the international there's the regional and of course there is a good message local. positions have changed both of the regional. in the sense that at some point there were countries that did not see. much meaning towards a constitutional committee i think that it changed i think they have come around and that has influenced the syrian parties. a messenger i know that when it comes to syria you like quoting his own men they french political economist who used to say that to solve an intractable problem you need to change the context now apparently the context has

alone welcome to worlds apart of the war in syria may be winding down and the level of violence has subsided dramatically but a return to normal life still seems like a pipe dream after almost a decade of proxy war is syria now doing 2 years if not decades of proxy piece well to discuss that i'm now joined by peter mauer president of the international committee of the red cross mr maher it's always good to talk to you thank you very much for finding titus for having me now you are now in moscow to take part in the warshaw that deals with what essentially are the laws of wars the geneva conventions but this is not how this event is officially called instead it makes reference to international rules governing military operations is it just me quibbling over semantics or has they indeed been a shift on the battlefield from the loss to the rules with the letter i assume being last restrictive. well i think there have been many shifts in the battlefields over the last decades and recently we have seen that it is more important and maybe did just to teach the generalities of flaws in try and in th

come around to and that has influenced the syrian parties now a messenger i know that when it comes to syria you like quoting his own men they french political economist who used to say that to solve an intractable problem you need to change the context now apparently the context has been changed as you said but. there was also a big believer in coordinating diplomatic and military policy is among european nations particularly britain france and the united states he's even credited for shortening the 2nd world war through his coordination efforts do you think the syrian war would have been shortened a more specifically do you think the coordination among western powers on the syrian front did it ultimately how to prolong or to shorten the syrian conflict as you pointed out when there was basically talking about europe and we're talking you later oh he was advising them merican president as well but in the middle east it's it's not just the region it's beyond the region and beyond the region there are 2 camps in the region there were 2 camps so that really complicates things enormously so the

alone welcome to worlds apart the war in syria may be winding down and the level of violence has subsided dramatically but i return to normal life still seems like a pipe dream after almost a decade of proxy war is syria now doing 2 years if not decades of proxy piece well to discuss that i'm now joined by peter mauer president of the international committee of the red cross mr maher it's always good to talk to you thank you very much for finding techniques for having me now you are now in moscow to take part in the warshaw that deals with what essentially are the laws of wars the geneva conventions but this is not how this event is officially called instead it makes reference to international rules governing military operations is it just me quibbling over semantics or has they indeed been a shift on the battlefield from the loss to the rules with the letter i assume being last restrictive. well i think there have been many shifts in the battlefield over the last decades and recently we have seen that it is more important than may be just to teach the generalities or flaws in try and in

is the same as p y d y p g p y d y p g in syria he is the p.k. he's the one he said this on record now he's changed his position it's not for me to comment on his flip flopping on this issues but we have had a very clear policy line on this issue we do not want to see any terrorist element taking over piece of land rolling over people in syria whether by k.k.k. or isis or al qaeda or any other groups and you have according to the pentagon that's exactly the effect of what you've done the pentagon said just a week ago crates quoting information from the defense intelligence agency the terrorist organization that talking about isis exploited the turkish incursion and movement of u.s. forces to reconstitute capabilities and resources within syria and strengthen its ability to plan attacks abroad that's exactly what you didn't want to happen isn't it well to the contrary actually it was p y d y p g in. that release about 800 isis terrorists in prison when president trump spoke to our president about what he's going to do about the isis prisoners and

is the same as p y d y p g p y d y p g in syria is the p.k. he is the one he said this on record now he's changed his position it's not for me to comment on his flip flopping on this issues but we have had a very clear policy line on this issue we do not want to see any terrorist element taking over a piece of land rolling over people in syria whether by k.k. or isis or al qaida or any other groups here but according to the pentagon that's exactly the effect of what you've done the pentagon said just a week ago quotes quoting information from the defense intelligence agency the terrorist organization talking about isis exploited the turkish incursion and movement of u.s. forces to reconstitute capabilities and resources within syria and strengthen its ability to plan attacks abroad that's exactly what you didn't want to happen isn't it well to the contrary actually it was p y d y p g intolerably out and russell on that release about $800.00 isis terrorists in prison when president from spoke to our president about what turkey is going to do ab

that many of these men forged in syria. together with the iranian forces that have helped to keep syrian dictator bashar al assad and his regime in power it's estimated that in the process hezbollah lost more than 1500 combatants. as well as power center is located in south beirut the die here as the suburbs are 9 has a mainly shiite population here the self-styled party of god has established what it calls a marsh a cemetery. this is the last resting place of men who lost their lives in the wars against israel or in syria they include the son of hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah. many relatives pay regular visits to the cemetery which lies close to downtown beirut. having a fallen soldier a so-called mata in the family is seen as a distinction. and i am the head that yes i have family here 2 brothers and an uncle 3 martyrs he the market every mother even if she doesn't have any marjorie's must give her children encouragement and educate them to this and that is why as you know because we are fighting for our land and our h

to see it ending like he'd like to see the war in afghanistan and like he'd like to see the war in syria and hence i think iraq is up for grabs and after the vote in the parliament yeah we probably see a diminished u.s. presence in iraq thank you mon this hour joining us there of course we've been giving you rolling coverage of these events we've seen today the iraqi parliament right now debating a motion to ask foreign forces particularly american forces to leave iraq which would be a very significant development we're going to chain you to follow that the news continues here on al-jazeera right off to the east coast. told to al-jazeera we were told to go to the ministry of ration has this been addressed by took a listen what is the proposal office. for. we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter is there a. hello i'm richard gaisford you're watching a special edition of the listening post on a new kind of reporting open source journalism citizen journalism allows anybody with a mobile phone to document a news story to produce content that is now routinely us

is the same as p y d y p g p y d y p g in syria is the p.k. he is the one he said this on record now he's changed his position it's not for me to comment on his flip flopping on this issues but we have had a very clear policy line on this issue we do not want to see any terrorist element taking over a piece of land rolling over people in syria whether by k.k.k. or isis or al qaida or any other groups and you have according to the pentagon that's exactly the effect of what you've done the pentagon said just a week ago quotes quoting information from the defense intelligence agency the terrorist organization talking about isis exploited the turkish incursion and movement of u.s. forces to reconstitute capabilities and resources within syria and strengthen its ability to plan attacks abroad that's exactly what you didn't want to happen isn't it well to the contrary actually it was p y d y p g intolerably out and russell on that release about $800.00 isis terrorists in prison when president from spoke to our president about what he's going to do a

the shrines in southern iraq to them this was a this this this is what he was doing in syria and to demist justify to them its national defense to iranians iraq is always going to be a launching pad against iran whether by the united states by another arab government just as it was by sat down now we don't agree with iran strategic plan but you know soleimani or the guy who is going to replace him or the guy is going to replace that one is not it is not sort of their freelancing personal on their own the whole point about the nuclear deal with the world nor all the protests that have gone on in iraq what we do 'd over a year ago you will hear it. one thing the regime pointed out we know but we know there was any point to your apparently saying that's what all the iranian know you have done with what it is i believe i mean i think what's going on in the middle there is it that we i think there is a domestic dimension domestic political dimension to both of these both inside iran i've been watching these protests around saudi can tell you that as a political dimension in iraq where th

that many of these men fought in syria. together with the brainy and forces they have helped to keep syrian dictator bashar al assad and his regime in power it's estimated that in the process hezbollah lost more than 1500 combatants. as well as power center is located in south beirut the die here as the suburbs are known has a mainly shiite population here the self-styled party of god has established what it calls a marsh a cemetery. this is the last resting place of men who lost their lives in the wars against israel or in syria they include the son of hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah many relatives pay regular visits to the cemetery which lies close to downtown beirut. having a fallen soldier a so-called masa in the family is seen as a distinction. and then the headline and yes i have family here 2 brothers and an uncle 3 martyrs he the attack in every mother even if she doesn't have any marjorie's must give her children encouragement and educate them to this and that is why as you know because we are fighting for our la

syria that is and. presidents and putin in their talk came to important results and i'm pleased that last night it has been possible to have at least 2 humanitarian. openings towards the because there is a great need to great human suffering in terms of people fleeing certain zones and so i am glad that there has been talks about a ceasefire there and again with syria will likely be there is there is no military solution there is a solution of negotiation that is what we're going for and that is why. we strive that there should be another humanitarian opening towards the north east and syria where there is also a readiness to have talks and secondly that especially the process with the un and pederson that we support they switch leads the. meetings and the working group about the constitution so that sit people should be have a possibility to come back to syria go back to syria people who have fled many syrians are now in turkey and of course turkey is very carrying a very great responsibility there and

rebel stronghold russia's military support has helped prop up syria's president bashar al assad and guaranteed moscow an important geopolitical foothold in the middle east as the us pulls its troops out of syria russia has remained. forces and our military equipment have demonstrated the growing power of the russian army and navy and the high combat capability of its forces. russia also condemned the us assassination of the reigning in general. this week as reckless and has repeatedly back to iran and its ongoing confrontation with the us . and consistently criticizes american policy in the middle east and has tried to present russia as a more reliable partner after u.s. president trump decided to pull out of the iran nuclear deal in 2018 the russian leader has repeatedly said his country would continue to support the agreement. well games really believe that the only sensible decision is for all the participants in the iran nuclear deal to honor the commitments and that is exactly what russia intends to do meet in the blueprint. this week which in called for a cease fire in libya a

rebel strongholds russia's military support has helped to prop up syria's president bashar al assad and guaranteed moscow an important geopolitical foothold in the middle east as the us pulls its troops out of syria russia has remained. and our military equipment have demonstrated the growing power of the russian army and navy and the high combat capability of its forces. russia also condemned the us assassination of the reigning in general. this week as reckless and has repeatedly back to iran and its ongoing confrontation with the us . inconsistently criticizes american policy in the middle east and has tried to present russia as a more reliable partner after u.s. president trump decided to pull out of the iran nuclear deal in 2018 the russian leader has repeatedly said his country would continue to support the agreement. well games really believe that the only sensible decision is for all the participants in the iran nuclear deal to honor their commitments and that is exactly what russia intends to do. this week which in called for a cease fire in libya as well fighting there has

syria was sent out from the arab league syria should once again become the member of the arab family. if you can reach the beginning of the mistral loughborough view now for noon rise you tell in television money. as we see in the trailer we've been we've been talking a lot for sure with you about believe crimes or so what were the mistakes of various retailing governments in the rest and year is in regard to flee. the jail and so what could we do now. and what do you expect from believin conference in berlin. as for the mistakes. past well the greatest mistake was made by a tele. which those were our colleagues from native who made that mistake should use the 2011 they made a decision to start bombing in libya all the from the regime violate the un security council resolution it really was not the main culprit i'm not going to give you the exact names of those well led the effort but i can the day probably you know the names of those beetles they stayed heard of libya has been demolished released to rubble hasn't been restored since there's been. too how besides the warring sides the

and france which syria for that investigation could actually or. britain's national broadcaster is to launch a new educational series to help young children d. tech to fake news with american actress angelina jolie as its star producer parties and quarter comments now on whether the b.b.c. should be taking a critical look at its own coverage as well. it's a crusade against fake news and the b.b.c. has elected itself to lead the charge its latest show is aimed at protecting youthful eyes and ears from poisonous propaganda there's a gap in provision for young people who want to understand how the news is made and the values that stand behind it they need the tools to distinguish the real from the fools online and the skills to think critically about information wherever they encounter it and the new programs producer is none other than angelina jolie as a parent i'm happy to be able to give my support to a program that aims to help children learn more about the lives of other young people around the world i hope it will help children find information

the shrines in southern iraq to them this was a this this this is what soleimani was doing in syria and to them is justified to them its national defense to iranians iraq is always going to be a launching pad against iran whether by the united states by another arab government just as it was by sat down now we don't agree with the iran strategic plan but you know soleimani or the guy who is going to replace him or the guy is going to replace that one is not it is not sort of their freelancing personal on their own the whole point about the nuclear deal which we were in or all the protests that have gone on in iraq we do so over 'd a year and. one thing the regime pointed out we know but we know there was any point to your apparently saying that's what all the iranian know you have done with what it is i believe and i mean i think that what's going on in the middle there is it that we i think there is a domestic dimension of domestic political dimension to both of these both inside iran i've been watching these protests around so i can tell you that as a political dimension in iraq w

syria's own producer said the attack was staged. after almost 6 months of investigations i can prove without a doubt that the duma hospital certainly staged no fatalities occurred in the hospital for a network with a history of having its strings pulled by british intelligence services and affinities for a certain line of political agendas it's no wonder viewers are struggling to see the b.b.c. as impartial they're staying with the story a little bit longer former b.b.c. journalist breeze ses the broadcaster is attempting to reach bill frost level of trust since the b.b.c. who the general public is due in late in daily weekly and i would say really possibly 2 years ago they could have turned things around but it's just got worse and worse really over the last he is a meaningless and bitsy lead to be around the programs that a lot of people incredibly disappointed the b.b.c. in how they handled the run up to the election i think they do what they can you know they that picking certain celebrities or influences to touch themselves to

is the same as p y d y p g p y d y p g in syria he's the p.k. he's the one he said this on record now he's changed his position it's not for me to comment on his flip flopping on this issues but we have had a very clear policy line on this issue we do not want to see any terrorist element taking over a piece of land rolling over people in syria whether by k.k.k. or isis or al qaeda or any other groups and you have according to the pentagon that's exactly the effect of what you've done the pentagon said just a week ago crates quoting information from the defense intelligence agency the terrorist organization there talking about isis exploited the turkish incursion and movement of u.s. forces to reconstitute capabilities and resources within syria and strengthen its ability to plan attacks abroad that's exactly what you didn't want to happen is that well to the contrary actually it was p y d y p g in. that release about 800 isis terrorists in prison when president trump spoke to our president about what he's going to do about the isis prisoners on

a messenger i know that when it comes to syria you like quoting his own man a french political economist who used to say that to solve an intractable problem you need to change the context now apparently the context has been changed as you said but. there was also a big believer in coordinating diplomatic and military policy is among european nations particularly britain france and the united states and he's even credited for shortening the 2nd world war through his coordination efforts do you think the syrian war would have been shorter and more specifically do you think the coordination among western powers on the syrian front did ultimately how to prolong or to shorten the syrian conflict as you pointed out when there was basically talking about europe and we're talking your waiter or he was advising them merican president as well but in the middle east it's it's not just the region it's beyond the region and beyond the region there are 2 camps in the region the return camps so that really complicates things enormously so the context has changed in the sense that when it 1st started o

that many of these men forged in syria. together with the brainy and forces that have helped to keep syrian dictator bashar al assad and his regime in power it's estimated that in the process hezbollah lost more than 1500 combatants. hezbollah's power center is located in south beirut the die here as the suburbs are 9 has a mainly shiite population here the self-styled party of god has established what it calls a marshall cemetery. this is the last resting place of men who lost their lives in the wars against israel or in syria they include the son of hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah many relatives pay regular visits to the cemetery which lies close to downtown beirut. having a fallen soldier a so-called masa in the family is seen as a distinction. and i am to have them yes i have family here that's 2 brothers and uncles 3 martyrs he walk in every mother even if she doesn't have any martyrs must give her children encouragement and educate them to this and that is why as you know because we are fighting for our land and our

has been able to do and i think that is extremely important is that to keep syria on the. international radar with with all the suffering and tragedy that is happening you know sometimes people just forget about it and say look this is a conflict that will not be resolved no i think you one was capable of keeping it on the radar but also there's another aspect which is screaming important is the humanitarian assistance in spite of all what was happening the u.n. without the you when i think the situation would have been a lot worse in terms of the humanitarian situation in syria on both sides of the political divide so the u.n. does play a role but its role is a function of how the security council operates and as you know there has been not much agreement in the school well at least until now let's hope that not only i'll change back exactly well ambassador it's been a great pleasure for me talking to you thank you very much for great pleasure thank you very much for having me encourage our viewers to keep this conversation going in our social media pages. the same place

is controlled much of north—eastern syria. with a rule of terror for three young years. —— three long yea rs. three young years. —— three long years. killing opponents and enforcing the strictest form of islam. the syrian capital was seen as countless crimes. this is the notorious black stadium, under is, it was routinely used for educations —— executions and torture. in 2019, as a leader of her party, hevrin hosted a celebration. ferhad remadan was there as well. just a few weeks later, they were both killed. but the victory over isa by a majority kurdish force also sowed seeds of resentment among the population in the traditional arab lands where is had ruled. hevrin‘s party sought to defuse this resentment, by reaching out to the arab population. it wasn'tjust hevrin‘s party, that was what washington was trying to do as well, and they were keen to find allies. i have come to meet hevrin‘s colleagues. arabs, and christians together. do you think one of the consequences of the american withdrawal was hevrin

that you come to syria and investigate and it was the u.s. u.k. and france which syria for that investigation could actually for. britain's national broadcasters to launch a new educational series to help young children detect a fake news with american actress angelina jolie as its star producer artie's dumb a quarter looks at how the b.b.c. or whether the b.b.c. rather should be taking a critical look at its own coverage as well. it's a crusade against fake news and the b.b.c. has elected itself to lead the charge its latest show is aimed at protecting youthful eyes and ears from poisonous propaganda there's a gap in provision for young people who want to understand how the news is made and the values that stand behind it they need the tools to distinguish the real from the fools online and the skills to think critically about information wherever they encounter it and the new programs producer is none other than angelina jolie as a parent i'm happy to be able to give my support to a program that aims to help children learn more about the lives o

one of the many of these men fought in syria. together with the iranian forces they have helped to keep syrian dictator bashar al assad and his regime in power it's estimated that in the process hezbollah lost more than 1500 combatants. as well as power center is located in south beirut the die here as the suburbs are 9 has a mainly shiite population here the self-styled party of god has established what it calls a march a cemetery. this is the last resting place of men who lost their lives in the wars against israel or in syria they include the son of hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah. many relatives pay regular visits to the cemetery which lies close to downtown beirut. having a fallen soldier a so-called mafia in the family is seen as a distinction. and the headline and yes i have family here 2 brothers and an uncle 3 martyrs the the market every mother even if she doesn't have any marjorie's must give her children encouragement and educate them to this and that is why as you know because we are fighting for our land and our h

syria's own producer said the attack was staged. after almost 6 months of this to go sions i can prove with the host producing was staged no fatalities occurred in the host but look for a network with a history of having its strings pulled by british intelligence services and affinities for a certain line of political agendas it's no wonder viewers are struggling to see the b.b.c. as impartial. before a b.b.c. journalist ought to bring these sayings the broadcaster is attempting to rebuild faith in the organization amongst the public level of trust since the b.b.c. who the general public is due in late and daily weekly and i would say really possibly 2 years ago they could send things around but it just got worse and worse really ever the last 2 years of being lifted in bits to lead to the b.b.c. panorama programmes and i don't want of people who credibly disappointed the b.b.c. in how they handled the run up to the election i think they're doing what they can you know they that thinking certain celebrities are influences to touch t

the shrines in southern iraq to them this was a this this this is what soleimani was doing in syria and to demist justified to them its national defense to iranians iraq is always going to be a launching pad against iran whether by the united states by another arab government just as it was by sat down now we don't agree with iran's strategic plan but you know soleimani or the guy who is going to replace him or the guy is going to replace that one is not it is not sort of their freelancing personal on their own the whole point about the nuclear deal which we were in or all the protests that have gone on in iraq we do so over 'd a year and. one thing the regime pointed out we know but we know there was a boy to your apparently saying that's what all the iranian know you have done with what it is i believe i mean i think that what's going on in the middle there is it that we i think there is a domestic dimension a domestic political dimension to both of these both inside iran i've been watching these protests in iran starting to get sorted out as a political dimension in iraq where th

forces questions british government and the media narratives used to justify 2800 british bombing of syria after revelations from wiki leaks and a top o.p.c. w inspector giving evidence to the un and is the u.s.s.r. as role in the defeat of the nazis being whitewashed from nato nation culture we investigate the re framing of history with columbia university's professor joseph wilson told the similar coming up in today's going on the ground 1st to a country that major nation media appears to have lost interest in since britain in the usa failed to overthrow its government syria just as we approach the 2 year anniversary of a british warplane attack reported here by the state mandated b.b.c. with afterburners glowing and loaded with storm shadow cruise missiles for tornadoes take to the skies as britain's contribution to raids launched overnight in response to syria's alleged use of chemical weapons the word alleged there taking a lot of the weight in b.b.c. reporters breathless coverage because this week the un security council again focuses on the alleged chemical attack after last week's

what happened to syria what happened to iraq what happened to yemen so even in the good times. between the u.s. and iran things were going really terribly bad in also suppresses in the middle east in the arab world in iraq in yemen in syria and other places so those who are talking about apocalyptic scenarios in the region should be reminded that syria and iraq and yemen were not exactly living the best of times the last several years because of the proxy wars between iran and the united states and i think it's those proxy wars that will continue unabated for the next decade to come so we're looking now for the next reaction from the next step we've been hearing fierce rhetoric from the iranian side the u.s. have been saying that this is preemptive action that they took because to save american lives at war you'd expect since happen next what do you think is going to it's a player to be honest hal i'm very curious about the message that was apparently sent by the united states to iran through the swiss emissaries and i'm because i have the sense that although this was seen as a