tv NEWSHOUR Al Jazeera December 8, 2024 6:00pm-7:01pm AST
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so i'll just say is mobile app available in your favorites apps to just set for it and typed on a new app from out to 0 new at you think? is it the the hello, i'm sammy say them. this is the news out live from the coming off in the next 60 minutes. opposition forces in syria top hold president bush, auto assets free and, and to is 20 full year rule celebrations in many parts of syria as well as among the diaspora. co few declared
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in damascus, but celebrations are disrupted by multiple strikes on the capsule believes to be and his right of the attack opposition lead out on how much the july they arrives in the syrian capital where what kind of transitional governing body is underway. and this writing will planes target displace palestinians and a tens compton central gaza family of 5 is killed. the it's $1500.00 gmc died 6 pm in damascus. a city now under the control of opposition forces based off the 24 years of rule by shot, an asset i'm 13 years of civil war fights is toppled as soon as of the president
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and his father is they took over the council and all the major cities as his whereabouts right now. well, that's on no, no rush is following ministry says he's left syria and there have been celebrations right across many parts of the country among the syrian diaspora and other parts of the middle east. and in europe, the fights of se they've released hundreds of prisoners who unjustly the time by us as regime opposition forces have taken over government buildings, including the presidential palace. they've also imposed the cuff you as they work to set up a transitional government. however, in the past hour celebrations have been disrupted by multiple strikes in the capital, damascus. lodge fires have broken out sick black smoke can be seen rising across the city. i'll just as my boss, your correspondent, is outside one of the targeted buildings in damascus. so that's listening
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of the sound of terrifying cry, color 5 that in damascus. at the moment of celebration for many syrians, let's go live now to zane bus hobby joins us from. must not, that's a boat of crossing between 11 and, and syria. i you called overemphasize the dramatic juxtaposition zane of, of the scenes we are seeing of celebration. now being contrasted by these pictures of fire and black smoke. that is absolutely correct the journey from berry to this border crossing is about an hour hour and a half. it's taking us all day just to get here because we're bottlenecks at the border towns, 234 border towns that we've crossed to get here. there were people out on the
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street that was celebrating and they were packing into this central squares of the towns. they were in simply elated at the fact that there is this transition. there is this flux, there is this change happening in their country that was happening throughout the day. in the last few hours we've been hearing reports of these strikes, social media as been a flurry with pictures of celebration. now pictures of the attacks that are, that we've seen the attack that we've report leasing, happening in damascus. so as people throughout the day were coming towards the border, hoping to go into syria, there may now be some pause as to how easy it will be to return to their homes. what we're hearing about this attack is that it reported the end is where the raid targeted an air defense based and that munitions depot in damascus. we're also hearing is really military has deployed forces of creating a buffer zone in the golan heights. they say to protect is rarely communities around that area. they say they are not interfering and internal events in syria
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that they are doing these things to secure this is really civilians in the hemispheres of, of these change just happening inside syria. but this really just goes to show that israel is taking the opportunity of instability of this flux in another era of neighboring country to really forced itself as the premier military power. and to go along with this around the same time that those rates in damascus happened. there was yet another air strikes on southern 11 on a target in southern lebanon. and that is for 2 weeks into the seas far between 11 on israel. and they continue to take shots in the south of the country. and this really sums up the, the delicacy of the transitional moment. right zane, the we, we have this takeover of damascus announcement. is that gonna put together transitional authority? a few. and yet the situation can literally go up in flames very quickly and were running those pictures in a box next to use. and just so you know, so view as can see what's going on live from damascus.
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very, very, literally go up in flames. that is absolutely correct. the task ahead was going to be difficult to begin with. earlier today we were reporting how this lightning speed assault on siri and cities, happened with relatively low numbers of people killed and injured. really the syrian military, just sort of melting away as opposition fighters continue to go from one place to the next. and there was a lot of design, i'm very sorry, i don't have to interrupt you because the leader of hey, it's a heavy to shanice. speaking of 12 to 0, by sure, less this and then of the phone, and most of this sort of diem has in prison. thousands of its own citizens, unjustly. and without any crime, are we
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on the right? so let me o knows all this, right. and we have been fighting, and today we are rewarded with this victory. please listen to me. i have something else to say. at this moment, we should come together for a moment to observe some silence and all for some prayers to pray to god that it might be. and thank him for this makes it a the
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god will not say leave this victory is full in the city and they would all fall of this victory. a syria for people with listening to the woods, coming to us from those pictures. these are pictures which are filmed inside the med most in damascus. and that is how much of july the, the leader of hey, it's a heavy at a sham or h t s speaking officer. i'll position fulcher forces have captured damascus. let's take this lives back to zane bus with all the he's up must not border crossing between 11 and then syria and zane yukon over emphasize the symbolic message that of having of how to do loudly speaking in the my a mosque. it's
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a very historical place, a place association and tradition not only with past events, john the baptist, the month of the mold in the same, but also associated with traditions and expectations of a 2nd coming. so a lot of all of symbolic messages being sent the right absolutely, absolutely. a massive turning point in damascus, a massive turning point in the air of region, a massive turning point for syria and its neighboring countries. and coming with relatively little violence. but it cannot be ignored, that this victory speech that yolanda is making. after announcing that a former prime minister in syria would take over the transitional government at the way forward is peaceful that the way forward is of syrian multiplicity. this victory speech is happening as israel is dropping bombs on damascus. again, it has been doing it throughout the course of the last year or so throughout the course course of the war with gaza. and we're seeing it happen again. it is bombing,
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syria. it is bombing loving on it is continued to bomb palestine, and we have seen like dominoes following era leaders like the leaders of a groups like how much we seen has in this role of 11 and the leader of his is bull killed. we've seen now a domino effect with the fall of president bush or alyssa in damascus. what is happening is certainly to the benefit of these really military, of these really governments. they are getting what they have said. they have wanted all the long week or neighbors. so they, they can push their regional agenda. so this victory speech very symbolic, very regionally significant, but happening as bombs are falling from the sky, fired by israeli plains. right zane. we're going to thank you for that. and now this is our big correspond. it is outside one of the targeted buildings in damascus. so we're gonna cut in and listening to what he's saying. it's clear that these explosions to keep most of the
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eyes and fly adams suggest that these are likely to be feel depot or mandatory. and i munition depot, i will try to open the camera. i was to give you an idea about the magnitude of these explosions and fly out of the entire security headquarters as a gallery filled out by massive fire. very likely to be filled with the reservoirs viewing depot may have had the other but now what is the significance of the security premises or there's headquarters. they need the the yeah, the and the wrong. they for flash back to the phone about a game. and they are saying that is and plans or live is according to the local residents. we spoke to the customs authority,
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which is part of the state of massachusetts, was run by randi mcclure and his aides. in other words, it is immediately under the control of an as said by next day, this could be home to some secret or confidential documents or uh, weapons and ammunition. and that's why this could be added then center act. this is one possibility, especially that they accept logins and fire started. all of a sudden, at that time, residents did not see any war planes or drawings in the skies. what are the other buildings or, and for us to talk so that now engulfed in fire. this is the customs
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authority, the also together with the information and data center affiliated to the security intelligence. uh, you know, it is the back of my heart because i was graduated from the university but a few meters behind this road. i, you know, it for certain that this is the security and then in terms of security and military security premises by the face of its own. and according to the nature of x, it blows in this intelligence and data center was responsible for collecting data from the dental intelligence. and there's also has been a false move me and dramatic day in syria. and as we've been hearing audio launch, crowds gathered on the streets of damascus to celebrate officer opposition forces
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to control of the capital acts as i'm of which has more on the full of assets of face that defines syria for decades, vanishes from view. boston are lots of sports re once watching over every street corner now toward down is opposition fighters. search through damascus. the stature will be spotter also crumbles. marketing via the 53 years of the family room. the streets of the capital now flow, we sprouts celebrating with tanks and vehicles. in the early hours of sunday, the scene unfolding it damascus has main square captures a historic transformation from state television came and announcements, few serious thought they would never hear the victory of the great sermon revolution. at the fall of the criminal aside, rosie bite, then it was clear,
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your assad government had fallen out of the city of damascus has been liberated the tyrant, the shar alyssa has been toppled. all the prisoners have been released from the prison of damascus. we wished that all our fighters and citizens preserve and maintain the property of the state of syria. long live syria. the quoted shows prisoners emerging from one of the capitals, the tories prisons after years spent in detention now the walk free, the at the presidential palace and the west of damascus opposition fighters entered the comp time walking through its college doors and gardens. you know, move that was on think about just a few days ago. the ultimate symbol of a saw, its power is now standing yearly, quite serious prime minister address donation from his home, urging the opposition to ensure an orderly transition. find any warehouse on the
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office and i expect in a peaceful manner to guarantee the continuity of the public authorities and the institutions and state apparatus and to guarantee the safety and security for all citizens. and we are extending our hands even to the opposition, will extend their hands and gave assurances. they will not cause any harm to any citizens who belong to the syria of ours. jubilation on the streets of homes. serious through the largest city were opposition fighters launched their offensive towards the mass because the people lined the streets with this history. the making of mohammed l. gilani, the men leading the opposition forces is calling for unit one to fit them. we urge a fellow which i had seen as we have advised them in the past to show compassion to the people. whoever lays down the weapon is to be ground and safety like and
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whoever please is not to be proceeding to. uh, is serious answers this new chapter questions remain about the bush shuttle asides whereabouts? the last track fly from damascus. a russian meet aircraft disappear from radar authors circling over holmes. adding a final question mark through this dramatic can to a decades long 3 x, those i move, which will just there are correspondent zayna folded as being in the syrian capital . those people take in the news about assets. she says there's a mix of jubilation and concern for the future is a report from damascus. we are in damascus. what was the tower of the president? and i said his will is now over the opposition has taken control. 8 of the capital for the past 10 days, the rebels pushed from there
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a strong hold in the northwest of the country, making their way south to damascus. while grubbers comes govern, serial also made their way towards the capital. i wanna show you, these are the uniforms of the, the, this is celebratory. fire people are, are, you know, welcoming the new reality in this country. so the syrian army leaving without suffice, there was very little resistance. in fact, this is what happened and make their way up to the mazda of the serial army a chromebook. now, many will say that this is because of the present, because many of the, many of the former conscripts were former rebels and they reconcile. so
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people here who live in the city are still in our home. we're not please a lot of traffic industries which is understandable because people are we. 6 them their concern, this is the country and in the past, people were very much worried about the opposition. they didn't know who these people are and how they intend to govern the country. we were a serial, a television and radio from the are they also called on serious, serious across the world countries as we made our way from left on to the syrians returning some people haven't been here for years because they were
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warranted by the res, seem simply because the, this is a starting point, interiors history is what comes next weekend. but the opposition is trying to ensure that this is going to be an order the days ahead. if that is possible, then a further else as 0. how does this note all does been speaking to syrians in jordan? she reports from the border crossing between jordan and syria, a joy and disbelief here of the jordanian syrian border of thousands of syrians who haven't been able to return to their country some for more than a decade. are now finally able to go home. surely i use, i can describe how is she i'm of your doing. i've been away from loved ones for 13
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years. i have been trying for 3 days. our country is beautiful and the homeland is so precious. we were born and raised to our country, syria is beautiful jordan chairs of more than 370 kilometers of borders with syria . so there are a lot of concerns for the states here about what comes next. in the meantime, 700000 syrians, whose thoughts refuge here in jordan can now dare to dream. to make this final journey through those gates back home. we would all day address data on the job of crossing between jordan and syria. it took a strong minutes to hopes the full of asset and so they will not pose a threat to neighboring countries. how concrete done was speaking. they'll have forum here and cut to the new administration must be established in an orderly manner. the principal over the inclusiveness must never be compromised.
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there must never be a desire for it, but it is time to unite and reconstruct the country. today we call on all actors in and outside the region to act with prudence and come and to refrain from steps desktop for the beast of allies. the region. as the total integrity and units of syria must be preserved on sending costs. all new joins us live from tie in total care that's near the syrian border and no doubt sent him to keep back the opposition for years. do they feel that lysis developments this transition? it, it boose and on the lines the, the position of and correct as well. of course it is the turkish politicians mainly presents as on n for a minister. how come down, who have been directly mold and sit in the syria case. they have expressed their
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support to the military offensive lot the by the opposition. however, let's clarify this, this all uh, this operation led by, has suffered, as john had another company. at 1st, it was the uh, factions within the syrian national army that we know as the free syrian army. and then when i left for us, capture it the s n, i assume national army completely johnston and lots of operation tied to think. tell her thoughts. so basically, yes, as a name is it as a corporate, as corporate was, as an a is full. so within this i'll position it, but let's not forget h t as an affair, state vs that may have thoughts among each other, the amount to over over territory and overpowered a for a long time. they were not on the same page. so that's why it is the foreign minister surface for administer on the lines. there's also underlines the order on the lines, the unity among the off position,
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because after you capture territory and you're all expressed in fish r a southern on enterprise, then you will have the reality on the ground. he wants to go, who's going to govern and who's going to have the say it over the people. that's why it was underlined, but to carefully backs this, the operation right now and backs the all positions, stones, and victory on the ground. and how much concern is that in anchorage know how much focus on what happens, particularly with the syrian codes and the pulse? do they take well, you know, the syrian codes mainly the, not the codes, but say this is how could i differentiate the p k k. and what to kit calls? it's series of shoes as the p y, d n y, p g are considered as a risk factors. the closer to his board there's, which could affect to kids 3rd toilet integrity. the p k. k also opposed to the
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some workers far to that is band and to kid the e u n, the united states has an emission to have its own state is it was a separate, this is up into again now they say we are not separate this, but we want to know austin, on this region, and also you have a curtis wilson on this region in northern iraq. if there is another one in northern syria to get a view is that it could also have a spillover effect over to kid that could totally it the soul. and so toria inside with it. that's why the us support. so the codes to to the p y, d y, p g is a concern for to see and the development regarding the east inside just for you 1st, the survey is going to be a massive for to get this why they launched on the operation towards admin bitch led by the curse, and they have full control over the system right now. back to. all right, thanks so much. so i'm across all of that. and just over a week,
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fights is captured, launch ponce of syria. it is sweeping offensive. this was the map showing areas of control, late homes task today. those in raids, controlled by iran and russian backed government forces. the green areas show tertiary control by the opposition on group hey, at the heavy of the shot and the turkish back syrian national army on november, the 27th say launched a surprise offensive for me to the capturing serious 2nd largest city of a lot of sites on site today, the opposition announced it had complete control of the strategic city of homes, also known as the house of serious revolution, causing damascus off from the asset regime stronghold on the coast. so this is where things stand currently off to the opposition took over the capsule, damascus and declared the end of the shadow. i said, 24 years rule nature, highly a isn't
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a senior associated fellow at the royal united services institute to joins us here in del huh. good to have you with us. first of all, let's start with a simple one. if, if there is possible to have a simple one in this complex situation who runs serious tonight, who would you call the mom of july? or is it more complex than that? and i think you have to recognize what's the, what's happening in syria today is essentially intrinsically most consequentially. the syrian story, if people want to call, i know to find out who's running math isn't 0, they're going to be calling the syrians. they're not going to be calling extremely appointed agents or something like that. and i think that's important just to point out, because i think there's a great deal of concern to what happened over the past week. isn't actually a syrian effort that this has come from somewhere else. this is the responsibility of someone else. um, but of course when you get onto the ground in syria,
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there are different groups of gelatin is of course, the most prominent of them around different how much coordination is there between them. so right now, um, now the, the, the ground, the sort of settling, i think you're going to see really, how much coordination there continues to be. it's an open question. there was certainly coordination over the past week and or, and before that in order to accomplish the advance that you've seen quite dramatically unfold. the real question will be, okay there's, there's going to be a transitional government. there's going to be a transitional process. is everybody buying into that process straight away? how do you bring people in? how do you make sure that the 10th is wide enough? so the odds for those from the outside, all of those are questions that the we cancelled them rebels anymore because they are the ones in power. well, what about the could? so they going to be positive this by, you know, they gonna remain having a set for an area that they control. again, this a good question center,
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but i think that the reality is, is that everything seems to be quite open at present. it's not chaos. we haven't seen the scenes of, you know, other may have more and a thing like that, i think for the which many of hit which i'm a 100. and by the way, which was many, were not unjustified in being concerned about as a possibility. i think what you've seen of over more than 10 years, um, as a, you know, some people will be supportive of the uprising. some people will be opposed and they will create all sorts of ways. what about the minorities that we're hearing and i think those are very good concerns and i'm, but we're doing a single bell, so you're going to add a line. so having any problems on the treatment of christians of she and so far not . so actually what we've seen is that across the advances, in order for the rebels to have made those advances, they need to have or they needed to have engaged with those communities on the ground. they needed to have a develop that sort of social capital to call a social capital on the ground in order for this,
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for it to be rather quick rather bloodless. um, and you've seen that with as my alias. yeah. communities where they've, they've accepted the take over and you've seen christian communities, at least on a go to the social media we, we see all these things on the screen right now. of course it's early days, so i think people ought to be cautious. but it is definitely should there to help could could, could we really the editing into the fact that we haven't seen the scenario that some were talking about. but if damascus falls with a consolidation of some of the regime elements in coastal areas is how the white areas and some kind of best in emerge that doesn't seem to be the case. so it goes, all right, so uh the russians have gone. the arrangements have gone and i think that once the regime, remember, the regime was something of a husk and when it collapsed, indeed many a suspected that what would be left over would be this, this small core. but so the core that would keep on fighting. i think that that's
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core turned out to be far less interested in pursuing the course of action when they realize they'd be on their own. and uh, we've seen up and down the country. um, you know, the scenes of exhilaration at the end of the and the short i said regime is i'm just as region is the region of his father, a scores of prisoners being released of to so many years and decades. and we've also seen series that had nothing to do with any of these verbal groups also joined in. and i think all of that is positive in terms of assign for the future. but if people can, can perceive the transition going forward as one that takes on board all of these communities and isn't just for one or 2 then. and that's going to be positive for any event shall transition the problem in every transition from addict atoria or to the property. both arts and the regime is that people don't feel that they have buying into the process. the more by end is from the wide breadth of the pluralism,
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the mix up syria, the better. and i think we should there to help. thank you so much for your analysis. let's, let's hope for the best, you know, to be innocent civilians. all right, now the russian foreign ministry is released the statement on the situation in syria. you dish up of all of of joins us live from moscow. so to mulch was changes most go giving any indication of how it might be viewing the new old or that's a rising there in damascus. so according to that statement, russia is in contact with old groups, so they still were in a position most graceful during the dramatic events and see where it was. extreme concern, according to the russian for ministry. mashallah san has resigned as president, unless the country often be negotiations with bill position. russia did not participate in those negotiations that now well, so understand that russia has judged old policies to the conflicts in syria to take
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into account all the interests of o. 8 asked nick and religious groups in the country on to refrain from using violence, as well as to manage the peaceful transition of power using political means. the rules so was from on us out of who is a member of the political community seat of the national coalitional position and revolutionary forces. he has said that the syrian opposition hopes for good relations with most of the countries have common interest. the new d. o, we know that russia has bases in syria. any signals on what? posterior, what future there is for, for the russian bases that but once again, according to the statement by direction minnes trip defense, the ministry passed. so now it's russian bases and syria are in high latch right now, and there is no serious threat to the safety. we understand that some sewer in sciences
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did and to talk two's the reason russian naval base and taught twos, a number of sources where that's the situation around the russian ministry bases and tattoos and latan can remain calm, but tends. but the fates, oh, the russian base. your base is very unclear right now. and out on december, the 7th, russian foreign minister villarreal for fulton, that's russian ships, had no less to base for russia. see where it has been, its strongest outline, the middle east of cools restaurant, alice not allowed russia to have those bases in tattoos and, and i base into may need me a lot, talk care and exchange for most cuz police co and ministry support russia, games a key strategic enable praise, a presence in the mediterranean and receive says influence in the region. allegedly russia used it's naval base in tattoos for transferring its most series to africa, to sedan. molly and central african republic,
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and according to some sol says there is no panic of the russian miniature base intox who's right now that could mean the i'm elements of agreements between russia, enter tier. as we know, russia has withdrawn almost all of its ground forces from syria, as it's been almost entirely focused on the ukraine, conflicts for nearly 3 years now. so obviously, uh, what's going to happen next, next remains to be seen. all right, thanks so much. julia shuffled all about that from moscow as across every other side of the world's capital of novel major, patsy calhane, joining us from washington, dc and coffee that you know, it's kinda hard to scale through the wires and find a lot of statements coming in from the bible administration, is it just me or they be very cautious? it's not just you, this is very, very surprising. usually when anything happens in the world, especially in the middle east, the us presidents tends to take the lead. the only thing we've heard is from major
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general patrick, patrick ryder at the pentagon, saying that the $900.00 us troops that are in syria are going to continue on their mission to, to try and defeat i. so as it they will protect themselves basically sending the message to the american forces should not be targeted. we'd heard earlier from the state department that they said the cheryl outside has the blood of his own people on his hands that they wanted to see a peaceful transfer of power. but so far and it is sunday, but so far, really nothing else from the binding administration. and this is a very unusual times, usually incoming president stay pretty quiet until they're actually president again . but we've heard from you as of incoming president, donald trump, he said to tweet before did by damascus, fell, are posted on social media that the united states should have nothing to do with the this is not our fight, stay out of it basically. and we do know that the, when he was president, he ordered us forces out of serious. busy he said in the message on social media that he is likely to continue on that path. but again,
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when he comes from the white house, just basically saying we're monitoring the situation and talking to our allies in the region. so if you're not wrong, certainly it is a very different sort of approach that we're used to seeing from us presidents. all right, nice, thanks patty. call hain that. a 12 a guys 10 full days, leg. sure. in peace and security, a dime university joins us from dom in the united kingdom. good to have you with us . so following on from what patsy was talking about, that why you always seeing the us quite tight lipped to think at this point a well, i think, yeah, we have to remember the bite and of course is a lame duck president at this stage and everyone is more or less waiting to see what happens is the trumpet administration. now we have had trump push out some tweaks yesterday saying that, you know, what's happening in syria at she basically remains series business. the us has no interest in getting involved. the question is how does that square and with the
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reactions he's on the ground, we have $900.00 us troops in syria. there's all sorts of worries about the resurgence of an islamic state in the east of the country. and what will be done to visit is prevent not from taking place at so you know, even if the us wants to stay out of syria, syria may end up drawing in lots of these external plays or not just from the ron at to the us. so i think it's unlikely that we'll see the us just neatly disengaged . what we might see under a trumpet ministration is trump uh, working very closely with the other, wanting to keep it as we know they go along very well. previously, trump likes his autocratic strong meds as one was one of those and remains one of those. so the question is, how much will the us exist? agency in a post regina, serious, and how much will they defer to turnkey and carry out this? been a broader american 1st isolation is plan of having the us is regional allies,
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basically police things locally and stopped us from getting involved and wasting is money and time. okay, if, if we look at the, the reactions coming in from some of the western capital's power as button. so follow the sentiment or the message seems to be well coming, the full of the asset government and kind of stopping bed. does that indicates an openness to welcoming the transition of, of changing the position towards the h t s. so a willingness to perhaps establish links with a new administration this as well as going to require a significant change. don't forget the eligibility, the 80 s leda has a 10000000 dollar us balance on his head. h t us just because it is a terrorist organization at the moment, takes us, is singing all the writing notes. you know, they're talking about reconciliation, about civilian government, about rehabilitating previous members of the regime roles and assuming them well
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handing them out to the job 6. well, this sounds very good to you are paying capsules and indeed to the us. the question is, what happens next? what will we see when, for example, there is inevitable? i realize in crime and instability because these things always happen in golden spaces have waged us respond. how will it pursue, for example, is the gender of a civic going on the serial or how would it approach minorities? so i think no one is from the west is going to set. should any t is will be end of the saturday. the question is, what comes next? i think, and they are withholding judgment to see exactly how events on the ground on forward in the next few days or weeks. ok. thank you for your perspective. with the full of a shuttle. i said it's closest ally, iran will now be forced to reconsider its position in the middle east. it is 1st
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reaction to the wrong as cold for syrians to decide the country's future without foreign intervention. those of jabari takes a look at the long standing relationship between the 2 countries. of the outside regime in syria has been errands consistent allies since the 1979 revolution. as such, tyrone has seen the survival of the syrian government as being crucial to its interests . since syria provides a vital thoroughfare to hezbollah, 11 altima iran, so revolutionary guard has described syria as their owns 35th province. that recent events which led to the downfall of the outside regime show a remarkable shift. in this longstanding relationship, syria was once error on close this error of ally. but now it appears everything tyrone had built and fought to preserve for 40 years to make it its main foothold in the air of world has been lost. last may, the late,
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the radian president abraham ray, you see, made a rare visit to damascus during which he reiterate to its r. ron's continuing support for us on promises were made to help rebuild the country after 13 years of civil war. but now the axis of resistance that iran has formed with its allies 11 on the palestinian territories, syria, iraq, again, and has been weakened, making israel, the dominant force in the region. there are other p ally, his beloved has been battered after an intense period of fighting with israel and 11 on syria. was a crucial passage way for a wrong to supply hezbollah with money, weapons, and trading. political, diplomatic and logistical support that is no longer the case. the iran deployed commanders and troops to syria in 2012. the start of the anti government uprising, helping to defeat both the opponents of the outside regime. and these lumnick state group, according to officials into her on the costs,
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was hard with thousands of members of the revolutionary guard killed a new, the $50000000000.00 spent to ensure assets, survival error owns for administer, a boss out of she who is traveled to damascus bag that and doha, for consultations on syria. and although he at 1st struck the phi, it towed he later set the short list out space would be left to god's will. he was one of the last officials to see a side during his final days and power. yet another concern for iran was israel's threat to, to attack any mobilization of arabian troops in syria to flights by private, radiant airline on route to damascus. or turned around this past week after warnings by israel, that it would shoot them down if they entered steering airspace according to arrange an ad is rarely official. israel said the flights were transferring weapons as well on the side regime had been described as their rounds, right. and left wings with both now having been clipped. it's not clear how to iran
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will deal with the new reality of which we can position in the region door. so jabari alpha 0, it is right. a prime minister by any means nothing. yeah. well, he says he's right, the forces have seized the buffer zone in the occupied golden heights following the all positions takeover in syria. we gave the, these really army the order to take over those positions to ensure that no hostile force and budgets. so for right next to the border visual, this is a temporary defensive position until a suitable arrangement as well. equally, we send a hand to piece to all those beyond our border in syria, to the jews, to the goods, to the christians, and to the muslims who want to live in peace with israel. but go to follow events very carefully. if we can establish a neighborly relations and a peaceful relations with the new forces emerging in syria, that's our desire. but if we do not,
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we'll do whatever it takes to defend the state of israel and the border of as long as a model on the chart as i'll just say we're a senior political unless he joins us now from london. milan got a whole bunch of questions for you to analyze, try and go through them. but 1st of all, can we take a moment to put in to perspective just how momentous this moment is. and i'm not talking about looking back to a revolution that began in 2011. but for those who remember the 1980 to massacre and how about the uprisings in 9th and demonstrations in 1973. and i love how, how much and homes this is the combination. is it not of a generational struggle? you know, after 60 years more than 6 decades of the dictates of shipping depression, it's certainly a stress or no way,
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everything for the part in the doesn't days. and certainly, as you said, this has been long getting to making the regime while maintaining the appearances of roof i do and i tend confidence. it turned out to be so empty, such an empty shell. it's beyond belief. i mean, okay, if you want, honestly let me give you a bit of honesty. none of us, no one, no one the guy, no, expecting the machine to call. oh, fast. that's the contagion would be within days. and the break down within would be within hours that ask us to look for that the front of the fastest will come after those 2 decades of ours and p or that the acid there's. you can still see people model long as we analyze this. what does this mean for the big picture of the region? and i want to start with, we ran the sound like that of israel. is this a,
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a boost of these? right? finally, this is this a boost phase rel, does it see this as a wind in terms of cutting off the flow of arms to has the law? so it's going to depend on what happens next. i don't know yet the constellations how they're going to work themselves out in the next few weeks that i don't years is what's happening here. the part of the vision of transform, the middle east from the, the 4 digit, the contagion from the city water movement. and how much then guys to hire the who to shout and see. we don't know or is this just neither is the city and people are fighting for freedom from that are and, and depression finally succeeded in a moment, told the regime weakness and when turkey and others were able to support a process led by suddenly we have the phone up to about this and perhaps opening
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a new page. i think the most, i mean we could say just very briefly that it's kind of take a long time for syria to hear the tunes, to build or rebuild its institutions and it's economy. and to rebuild this political system, especially if it's gonna move towards a more pluralistic and democratic system. so i think she is going to be busy with celia and it's just better now after 6 decades of dictatorship. and so the idea of the long, projecting file or the ideal as well, i think all of that is going to be changing, moving forward. what that does it mean? that is, our needs to be stick on the friday saying is that the exposed once again for the criminal government, it has because while everyone else has looked at how they cannot be able to support the new transition in syria, including a new one of russia and turkey and everyone else is what i was thinking of how they can take advantage of it. and this is the thing i was talking about just loud.
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celia is talking about senior syrians, just like we are talking about unity, he's talking about christians, drew's almost lives. i mean, the med, it shows the device is still colonial, so criminal that he can speak or why city come together for the syria people write a briefly, what does this mean? so it has been a divisive issue for the arrow pool. so those on supporting the ad spring, those afraid of it. what does this mean for that divide? what she says? she asked freely a briefly let me tell you quickly. this is 201320122013 . it was, i said, and what he did, you can see it in terms of function that says to see for the conservation after the actually before, sir, you know, who will see syria the way it's going to come together. hopefully, transitions towards democracy, hopefully rebuild the country,
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hopefully for all syrians, by how that will set an example for other countries around the area about how students for who would want i hope to be back later on. i still got a long list, but for now, thanks so much puddle on the shot of the. the separations have been taking place in many places across syria. generalist, nor part of much has reached, hama was syrians of celebrating the end of assets rule because of celebrations, of the people of i'm a is, are no god during celebrating the parent of the vice president bus on a sunday it has fallen. now, syrians are celebrating in all of the government, it's, as you can see behind me, the evil of how the outcome, please return it to their homes. are there or you know, uh city and most of these people are uh,
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actually also from homes and also from damascus and also from the all. and all of those people are now returning to their homes. are new to their homeless, after more than 14 years old, been governed by a starter as the most. some of the 0 poll reese is joining us live from sweden's castle stone comb, with crowds from the city and community that has been gathering to celebrate the full of a size and pull. judging by the flags behind you, i take it. these people are quite jubilant. about what's happened i've been them so yeah, it's been a 2 to 3 hours also installed somebody either around $250000.00 people with serial roots in sweden on the people board in syria and living in sweden. they found the
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biggest for a new born group. thousands of them have come here to study a story in the middle of stone. today to celebrate this was the 1st for the good news i've had. for now i love it a long time. i want to bring in one of the people who left as a refuge, a the change the law, the now you came here when you are fit, said, what does this news to me do about the whole of the boss? all the sides. right james? i don't remember ever before, this is huge. this is a big deal for everyone. for every, every single person we finish or you look through, it's amazing how you are searching. when you look what was your experience in syria and the years, months before you left than most of the like big i that's all i like in sweden that we only want it
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might be people in syria, this won't be the speech is what sort of thing but unfortunately, we're met by lewis and my phone being the wife, you know, killing us things. this was very tiring and being here. i mean one of the very lucky ones here and see them safely. being able to speak to my mind and hopefully without being afraid. so this is a big many syrians in sweden all at suite as such ones now, but thing many of hoping to go all of them is that the experiences of your friends, what are your plans? i mean, of course i am very lucky to be here. i'm happy, i mean, i want to thank students for everything that isn't us, but zeros my whole life and i wish very much that one day i will be able to go back there and live my life. and with my kids and my family and tell them everything about throughout the true meaning about being, you know, in their home because we still, we are strangers here. oh yeah. and the lot all
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a sudden in this. thank you very much. now somebody, this celebration has been going on for a few hours. most people, the no be sleeping. right, right. somebody to reset the post. take a look at some of the other news now. then garzo is right. strikes have continued across the street. these are the scenes off during the tank of the park and gauze, the city, at least 5 people were killed and several others injured gauze as health ministry size as well as floor has killed more than 44000 people. protests in george's capsule. tbilisi are in the 11th day. then strays is all angry with prime minister
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. it'll actually come by the decision to suspend talks to join the european union until 2028. so just president and opposition politicians say, paula entry elections last month would riggs with the help of russia opposition figures have been detained during the protest. about a 100 indian fathers have attempted to resume the protest, march towards new delhi police fire. the gas on march is that the northern punjab? how the on the board a just about to under comments was north of the capital. the farm is on demanding legal guarantees of mull state support for the crops, the debts wave in come to him from jobs for the since february and police halted the march to gone. and now where the former president, john demonte mohammed had states the political come back, winning sundays, presidential elections, struggling, economy, dominated. the policy has gone to faces a debt default in hines, lation,
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the governing, new patriotic policy, candidates, vice president mohammed to follow me. it has conceded defeat, say, his rival, one decisively. you haven't addressed this update from across. so the 17 hours for government projects and the vice president level board meeting which was to go back by the time and during the defense is fine and also contain the economy because they're pretty bad shape. and game is expected to do much to fix the bad from the bottom and just find the serious and good morning. but
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again, as needed to fix that. that is what they all pulled up here. all right . so recap, headlines this out by shotwell assets, 24 year rule of syria is over, for the opposition fights is to go with the mass cuz all the major cities assets, whereabouts right now still on the bushes, farm is free. those says he's left, the country opposition forces are taken out of the government buildings including the presidential palace and also impose because who is a, was a set off of transitional dump. while celebrations have been disrupted by multiple explosions in the capital, damascus, imagery, advice, and display, which, how's the customs and intelligence type forces? find the right fit for this news back in the moment. today's news of
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december 2024 in doha katasha, shea come on the award for translation and international understanding from the arabic language to mankind. the the, the composition falls in syria top hold president bus shuttle assets, bringing an end to east $24.00. you the on saturdays a, this is i'll just say are live from del also coming up. the celebrations in many parts of syria as the country faces a new political chapter with
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