tends to be quite dangerous is that the sun's eyes knows very well about the . ready ready ready of the gun fire is heard and serious capital fight. so say the entering damascus and the biggest challenge to present a shot, the sides and the position fights is take control of some city. it is a capital repetition, the

ontario johnston. this is all just here, a nice from to also coming up, trying to rebuild shots with nice people in the southern 11 and they're still on edge. it's very, a tax. the attribute to the far far things and saves from says no to the signing promptly once again. the awesome breaking news. now it's a serial opposition fight to say that entering the capital damascus. well, these are the latest pictures from the syrian capital appear in to show government forces leaving the city. there's no confirmation from the student government forces . he said previously that they were ready to defend the capital. when it comes to sal is officer in a position fights as

a take him to the knowledge assistant holmes, lightning offensive a scene and take cities including alaska. i'm a, i'm in a matter of days. protest is gather the central homes, taking down a statute for president half as a said father to come and present a shop center console you has more now from the tech here, syria border to the city of homes is known to be the capital of the revolution. in 2011 at home city, it was the 1st to rise up against the shore resolved and his government. and during the civil war, both the government forces and their position have foot over again. the control of the city is located at a strategic point at the heart of the country and connecting damascus to the coastal cities like the top gun charges. that's why it was very important for the searing of position to gain the city. not only because they want to isolate damascus, but also it is the heart of the revolution for them. and finally,

we heard the serial position announcing that they have full control over the physics which phase the way for them to approach damascus as they are in the outskirts. and but so far, it's too early to say whether damascus is going to the pal strongly against the position or the military is going to withdraw as they did in other places. there are days ahead and but within a few days maybe it's re we'll see who's going to have the upper hand over the country. the non custodial al to 0 outside onto gets the report the leader of hyatt talk. yeah. i'll some promise to protect people in the area is the group controls. why don't you brothers? we are living in the final moments of the liberation of homes by the will of god. this is a historic event that will distinguish between truth and false that we are following which are heading, as we have advised them in the past to show compassion to the people. whoever lays down the weapon is to be granted safety and whoever fleas is not to be pursued. nor

calling law says a syrian journalist, he says the message of unity from hyatt, the outcomes of leadership pocket explains its success on the battlefield. it was stages by the political administration of the, of the opposition forces, lately that especially addressing the elevate sex here in the, in syria, that serial must be uni 5. and we, we must not allow the, a software game mistakes in the past. and in the, in the dividing the sir is even people in to and actually pushing them to sectarian mores. even though it's difficult. but we as syria is, must move on and must, for give the, the mistakes of the, of the past. and also this is actually very smart from the political administration dressing all serious to come under the free cereal umbrella as they say. and

calling for all officers and those who are fighting beside us, that you still have a chance. and we're not here to just to kill you or just do a rush to over here to the nearby syria away from a the, a saw a ruler that's actually was reflected by the firm directions from the wizard opperation to its members that do not harm a member, a member who dropped his weapon, do not harm someone who loved the battle and also did not harm in the civil is not caught in a treat. this acted was reflected. the people's reassurance of, uh, you know, continuing their lives of the cities of where they fall and how about a house. and it just over a week fights of captured launch pots of syrian an unprecedented defensive. well, these areas and rather controlled by government forces, but by around in russia, the green areas show temperature controlled by the opposition and group hyatt

alshaun and the turkish backed syrian national army. on november 27th, they launched a surprise offensive from capturing series 2nd largest city in napa, your position is now pushing southwards. it's taking control of the city of how and how many laws alone, a major highway that links the city to homes and the capital damascus. moscow has responded by increasing strikes in northern city. the yellow areas are controlled by the suit and democratic forces. they are kurdish lead fights is supported by us troops and they've been fighting against government forces and i saw fights is in the area. but adam comments is a form of diplomats and the format, pensive, unofficial. he joins us now from washington, dc, welcome to entre 0. so how precarious is this situation for the shot a side now, can he survive this challenge to the government with damascus on the threat? a thank you, carrie. i think all indications are pouring to the fall of damascus is imminent. i

would caution that it's possible underline possible that there are some moments of the state and regimes that would choose to fight and the last stand around damascus as possible so that the opposition fighters as their logistical lines get longer and longer as they go farther and farther away from those logistical lines, there could be some issues with ammunition or a few or some of those things, but of course you don't know as well how much fuel in that munition they're picking up along the way. and so i think also the key thing that happened yesterday from a strategic standpoint, the fact that russia and iran diplomatically, at least in public, stated that they're looking for diplomatic solution. and there doesn't seem to be the rush of military equipment personnel from russian iran. i think those are very, very uh, those are the key signs that you can see from yesterday. that could be the last

indicative of the impending fall of damascus. and if uh, the opposition does take full control that it's, that's nothing given. take care of a citizen and there is, it is one thing, but the governing is another matter is indeed it is. i think throughout uh throughout time, throughout history. throughout that since the air of spring is always been the challenge of that, the very technical, operational, and pragmatic level. whoever takes over some dried water, remove rubbish, move trash provides services, provide governments. and of course us, it has been the country and his regime has, you've had to be part of, of, of that there's party and, but, and belong in order to be part of even of running any part of institution or element of the state. and so when that's completely remove, they increase challenges. i think also because the many of the opposition fund errors are related to designated terrace organizations. i think this creates

a tremendous challenge to the united states for other countries as far as trying to provide aid to the certain people. and of course, the conditions next door with the, with lebanon and, and the consulate there with, with a 0 as a, as a help matters, because as a back and forth of so many refugees internally displaced people. well, yes, it's a big question, isn't it? to me it how much this affects the regional balance across the middle east going forward. and i think it was what were mentioned earlier. this is a supply line from a ron a to a rock through syria, to the us it or seem to has the law. and so these, the names have changed these paradigms that lasted for decades of changed. so lots of paradigm shifts and lots of things that have been changed or been in the past few decades. of course, the last several months, we had direct conflict, direct confrontation between iran and israel. and now,

one of the key links between iran and it's proxies across the lavon is considerably uh, separate right now, i'm sure they'll be other ways in a smuggling, but it's just become a lot more difficult. we don't have the political capital and political support that are on his hands in the past. unemployment, so leave it there. thanks very much indeed for joining us here announcing 0. thank you. the assyrians, around the world have been gathering to celebrate the all positions advances in homes. these were the scenes with no regions. capital was low, but syrians gathered waving flags associated to empty ascent seats. in this town pool the fireworks celebrate, and the capture of homes you and says, there are at least 3000000 registered. suing refugees into you. also, celebrations and 11 and germany, which both have dodge serial calculations. the foreign ministers of iran. it's

a kit and russia have discussed syria in though how they released the joint statement involving countertops, saudi arabia, egypt, jordan, n 0 say the continuation of a syrian cross. this constitutes a dangerous moment for the region statement calls for a political solution. on the end of it, but it treat operations in syria, russian foreign minister studying abroad for spoken to al jazeera, his honest, if he thought the syrian army could resist the recent offensive militarily of russia, phelps, the syrian, i mean, we use the air force, which is base, it's made me him and we failed this year and i need to come to the depths of stairs for what use the forecast. i cannot use them, nothing. the business of guessing we agreed today was around and talked to you to issue a strong calls which i described. and we would be doing some specific steps to

make sure that this call is keyed. the is where the fullest is killed. at least $63.00 palestinians across the gauze since dawn on friday. but that includes at least 23 people who are killed by striking a house on this refugee camp in the center of the strip women and children are among the victims. many bodies remain buried under the rubble for destroyed building power. assume reports now from their off of the on the latest fighting in northern goza, a monitor on hospital has been completely cocked off from electricity off side. this venue repeated attacks on the key generate says on if you tack, i'm in the hospital. the medical teams have expressed

a deep concerns over the deterioration of the medical cases inside intensive care unit. and even do so. when the people who are in a very desperate needful advance committee killed cad, now they are a coach right now. and the crippled the ongoing military operation in the notes that day by day is a relatively escalate thing with no late top on the ground. they've been calling the international community to immediately to, to provide them with the protection. but the, you know, that part of gauze what has been on the unrelenting military operations that had been the vast majority of a medical hospital alongside with the civil infrastructure in to buying the russell power companies out there that i had to start with. people remain 5th for the safety in southern lebanon, less than 2 weeks into a c spot with israel. and they just foundations to is ready as strikes of killed 6 people and wounded several office. same as well. the has more from time.

here is without water. one of the oldest cities in the world struggling to reconnect the most basic surfaces is real bomb, the main pumping station during the war, cutting off the cities drinking water. it was against this backdrop of destruction . the prime minister naji mccarthy held a cabinet session to discuss the way for those to the about the stability in the south. and it's reconstruction is key to the stability in the whole middle east region. and security and safety will only return to the implementation of resolutions, international resolutions and the protection of our homeland and sovereignty. the meeting of the congress, top civilian and military leaders as well as representatives of the united nations, took place 10 days into the seas. far with as well. now, so reconstruction budget and trip deployments to the south of the country it. but even as the session was underway and his rarely drone hovered over the base a day earlier, israel carried out another air striking the south of the country. by the time of the meeting, israel had violated ceased for our turns more than $100.00 times. and saturday

evening after the meeting, there were more deadly rates on lebanese border villages. pier is essentially a tourist town. what parts of it have been so heavily bombed that some streets field post apocalyptic? and israel's continued action in the south of lebanon, has people here, doubting the stability of the ceasefire. shattered glasses and abundance. here, reopening his shop. hus on improvised left with no window display, he decided to display what was left of his window. when i 1st came, the destruction was horrible. and i thought that we have to like, move on, you know, and continue with life continue with love, continue with our with anything that's available. you know, it doesn't have to be like materialistic people here. say they've grown accustomed to coming under attack and bouncing back. all they want now is peace and for visitors to return. we need their support, we need the smile, we need their presence for us to feel, you know,

stronger and not we're not alone. you know, you don't have to do anything. you can just pass by and say, hi, i a loving these people say their country exist in the margins between war and peace. but with israel still occupying villages in the south of the country, still carrying out their strikes and rates, still killing lebanese people. the worry is this is a one sided ceasefire and the margins maybe getting to say. then before i be able to 0 tier, southern women. so the head, don't know this era, south korea's form of defense ministers arrested in the political full. that would be lies to sell the winter winds in blowing snow into harkwriter and home shrew. carry on doing the same on sunday where they real call. what can you can see that reflected hobbins

max of months, 11 bills, low share. those are the most is going to be speaking of the sage apparent. but any loss one day, i think by monday it'll be very few showers left. i'm predominantly to studies guys, the most part they do quite a bit of a bit in western china and lowering temperatures, which is typical for this time of the year. equally typical is the number of fund of stones one drew out into these room blazing with the prevalent breeze. and ne, we vietnam's at risk of the seasonal fairly heavy rain, but say that's no place. and blazer has been flooded. do you know, and so from time that's using a little bit to still with concentration of krispy, semaphore west and java, half of the time being the southern philippines as well. whereas where it's been so west over the last week from china or west woodson southwards, including sometimes frank, it's much dryer picture now. the circulation here is heading towards trying to get, might get there in a day of ser, know also that his interesting change. shoddy, rather in new delhi, how didn't know what impact his time means of the quantities much better on sunday,

it could be with in new delhi, but apart from morning phone, call to you so unhealthy to some is better. a unique perspective. we don't want to head to well, but we no longer have any private spaces on the incident. that's a scary well on heard voices a year into this genocide, it still remains large. one section, connect with our community and tap into conversations you find elsewhere, but humanity. the number of people who want to stop sending weapons has gone up and up despite what they hear in the mainstream media in the united states. the stream on out just the or the

watching out. just a reminder of our top story, this story and 5 to say that into the syrian capital damascus video has the most appearing to show. so which is the leasing office. ition forces were confirmed to reach the outskirts of the cat. meanwhile, serious, the largest city, hans, as now for the total position for 6. responsive and lightning offensive seem to take several 16 was in a hold of joins us by phone, phone by route, and neighboring 11, and saying, what are you hearing about the situation in and around damascus as well. what we are hearing is that the armed opposition has entered the capital, the seat of power of president the chart, and a said, and from what we are seeing is that they are not facing

any resistance. there were reports of gunfire, but now we are getting reports that the opposition has taken control of serious the t. v and radio, the main headquarters in the capital. again, this is a fast moving story. it's been a fast moving story in the past 10 days. and in the past few hours, the bottles for damascus begun yesterday late yesterday when a southern rebels were pushing towards the southern country side of damascus. after clearing southern provinces from government troops, they made their way kilometer by kilometer towards the outer edges of damascus. they reached the suburbs and then we saw the people, people, the people of these towns and villages take to the streets, start in,

taking down a posters and statues of, of, of the city president and some towns and villages. they didn't even wait for the armed opposition to arrive. and we also saw the, the rebels, the northern rebels push from the north south towards damascus. so they were in circling at the capital. it may be too early to say that damascus has fallen, that this is the end of the chart. i said 24 year rule and it's not just as far less as little as i said dynasty because before him his father, it may be too early to declare or this. but there is no doubt that this is a historic moment in serious history in serious um, more in the struggle of the opposition of for control of,

of the country. so what we, what we are, what we can confirm is that the armed opposition has entered, has entered the syrian capital. there's chaos that he's chaos at the, at damascus international airport. so what we really saw over the past 10 days is that the syrian army crumbled crumbled in the face of the opposition's advance, there was little or no will to fight. we have to remember a lot of these men, these army soldiers were con, scripts. they were forced to join the army when a sad claimed victory a few years back when he rustled territory back from the opposition in the strategy which was known as surrender dice or die and stars. because the government strategy was till they seized the areas to bomb people into submission. a lot of of the young man were forced to join the armies rags. and so this is a, he started

a said fail to build, to rebuild a lawyer, army. and so there's no doubt these are these are extra ordinary moments for syrians who have been watching in disbelief over the past 10 days and saying they were getting reports from the roy. it says, news agency that says that source is, are saying that the shop on a side has left the mess. good. somebody, if that is the case that really is dramatic development, isn't it? no doubt lashawn i said, has, has been abandoned in many, many ways by his allies. and he, he remained in power because of the support that he received from the russian military, from, from, from the iranian. and there are other allies among the 11 on hezbollah. they send

thousands of men to help fight and, and, and saved the regime back in 2015. the regime was, was vulnerable and it was losing territory for, you know, the opposition was making advances. it was those russian airstrikes is intense bombing campaign. and the presence of iranian, and the running back groups on the ground that really kept his regime in power. and since this rebel offensive, we did not see these allies mobilize in support of us. and either they were unwilling or an or not capable of doing so. we have to remember we have been on, has been allow, is just coming out of a, of a, of a war with israel out it for, for, for weeks they lost hundreds of fighters if not a few 1000 of fighters and an intense bombing campaign. so in many ways he, he could have, he would have not been able to survive with it,

with an army which was not loyal. and now he saw himself abandoned by his out, as we don't know where he is. we can only speculate. did he leave syria? did he head to the light heartland? he comes from the light sect and this is the, his core support base that he moved to the, the province talked to his province, which is where a most of the loyalists and his supporters have moved to as the rebels moved into hama. and then of the city, the city of homes. but perhaps the, even though it may be too early for us to say again, the voskus has fallen in the end of his, his rule. and the dynasty. there is something which, which syrians are celebrating today, and that is the freedom of tens of thousands of, of, of syrian prisoners. detainees who have been locked up in prisons for not just

years, for that cage without trial, without charge, without due process, and without their families, even knowing their fate, whether they're alive or whether they are dead, which we saw in the past few days as rebels for example moved into hama, they went to the hama central prison, and they opened the gates and you know, thousands of, of, of, of prisoners that flooded outside the prison. and many of them had no idea of what has been happening in their own country. families were scrambling to find out whether or not their loved ones were still we're still alive. and now we are seeing video of prisoners being released from the notorious sydney, a prison that is in damascus. this is a prison which is known as a human slaughterhouse. we are talking about and this has been documented by human rights groups, thousands of people who have been tortured and executed in this prison.

so i'm watching videos of people scrambling out of sydney, a prison, their families searching to find out who is alive, who is and who is dead. it is, it is the way of a said ruled here. yeah. that, that lead people to do to, to take to the streets back in 2011 and demand for justice, freedom and democracy. and they did the unthinkable doc then in 2011. and i will never forget this because syria with this highly controlled country, a turing, altering a word against those in power would get you killed. and they did the unthinkable. and they took to the streets. yes, we keep talking about the last 10 days. the last with fast moving developments in the past 10 days. but this was in the making for 13 years since people took to the

streets in march, 2011, demanding freedom justice and dignity, and zayna. how might these a dramatic and fast moving developments impact the regional balance across the middle east going forward? it will no doubt if indeed damascus has fallen. if indeed this is the end of a president, bashar assad through this is a major blow for his ally. iran in, in the region. and the past 2 years, the region has transformed. we've seen the growing power and influence of iran spread across the region, whether it was in iraq in syria and lebanon as well. they had a local allies in these countries and the balance of power was in events favor

what we've seen, not just in the past few days in syria and this rapidly changing balance of power is, is also another not in, for example, if it has been an ally of iran has, has been severely weakened, its military capability is degraded in and is really bombing campaign that last is for weeks. and they targeted their, their military infrastructure, their fighters, they destroyed areas where their supporters live making. it's very difficult for the group to pick up the, you know, the pieces and a ceasefire deals came into effect and nothing on a button that says fire deal has been lost in one way or the other is being told to, to disarm. and what this release has been doing this really military as it is,

is ensure that it is unable to re arm. and in recent days we've seen a hit on intense bombing campaigns. by the way, it is not just another one, but then syria as well because what, what, what is really military was doing is trying to prevent. and while we see that the, the bombing campaign has been intense in the past few weeks. it's been a strategy for years now that they did not want a bond to militarily entrench itself in, in syria. so this shift and balance of power is indeed, i'm sorry, i said through is now over, is a major blow to a run, but it's too early to say what comes next for syria? there is no agreement. if you like in place, we've seen, you know, major out of the powers as well as russia around turkey. the major stakeholders interior meet in dow. huh. and they issued a statement after their meeting, but it, it, it, it, that statement was so out of touch of the, from the rehab.